Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 16,043, for James Mc Clure, Massachusetts

SERVICE
Continental Mass.
McClure James Mehitable
NUMBER
W. 16.043
CONTENTS

641 Portsmouth N Hampshire Mehitable M c Clure widow of James M c Clure dec d .
who died on the 23 rd April 1814 of Stockingham in the State of N. H. who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain M c Swell of the _____ commanded by _____ in the N. Hampshire line for 20 months N. H.
Inscribed on the Roll of Portsmouth N. H. at the rate of 14 Dollars 67 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4 th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 24 th day of March 1837, and sent Peter Chadwick Exeter N. H.
Arrears to the 4 th of Mar '37 $400.02 Semi-annual allowance ending 4 Sept. 37- 3333
$433.35
{ Revolutionary Claim, Act July 4, 1836, Section the 3 rd }
Recorded by M c Clure Clerk, Book A. Vol. Page 30

Jamies McClure and Nahitatell Barpe were Married April 1760. as will shew by a book of Records kept in Candler ton for the purpose of Recording Marriages, Births and Deaths. Page 57. - - - -
A true Copy - Attest. — Samuel Sargent, Town Clerk,
Candler Dec 19 th 1836,

Declaration Nicholas W. Plume

Declaration
In order to obtain the benefit of 3 d Section of The act of Congress of the 4 th July 1836 State of New Hampshire Rockingham County
On the fourteenth day of December AD 1836 per- sonally appeared before Hon. John Harvey Judge of Probate for the County of Rockingham in open Court Mehitable McClure a resident of the Town of Raymond in said County of Rockingham & State of New Hampshire aged eighty seven years years, who being first duly sworn according to law doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress passed July 4 th 1836. That she is the widow of James Mc- Clure who was a private soldier in the war of the Revolution. That he enlisted into a com- pany commanded by Capt Cogswell in April or May 1775 which company as she has heard from him belonged to Col Garrison's Regiment in the Massachusetts line and as she understood from him at the time for the term of eight months - that after the expiration of said term in the same company he again enlisted as he told her in the same company for the term of one year but served for some time longer than the term of his enlistment

which she believes to have been the case as to the best of her recollection he did not return home until the last of the winter or the spring of the year 1777.
She further declares that she was married to the said James McClure in the month of April (but the day of the month she does not recollect) in the year seventeen hundred sixty eight by the Rev. Mr. Hagg of Chester who is dead. and she does not know that any one who was was present at the marriage is now living. That she has endeavored to find the record of her marriage by sending to Chester where she was married but has not been able to obtain it as she understands that the Records of marriages solemnized by Mr. Hagg are mostly lost. — That her husband the aforesaid James McClure died on the twenty third day of April eighteen hundred & fourteen; and that she has remained a widow ever since that period, as will more fully appear by reference to the proof documents annexed —
Memorable her J McClure mark
Sworn and Subscribed the day and year above written Before. John Harvey Judge of Probate.

I John Kelly Register of Probate for the County of Rockingham in the State of New- Hampshire do hereby certify that the fore- going contains the original proceedings of the Court of Probate for said County in the matter of the Application of Mehitable McClure for a Pension
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of said Court this 14 th day of December C A D 10536
John Kelly, Register of Probate

I Nathan Burpee of Boscawen in the County of Merrimack and state of New Hampshire testify and say that in the spring of the year 1795 James McClure of Candia in said state at said Candia enlisted into Capt Thomas Cogswell's Company of Infantry and went with said company to Cambridge in the state of Massachusetts and there remained doing duty in said company as a common soldier eight months being the length of time he enlisted for.
I further testify that about the first of January in the year 1796 said James McClure at said Cambridge or at the adjoining town of Brookline enlisted into the United States service for one year in said Cogswell's Company and the next Spring marched with said company to the city of New York and did the duty of a common soldier in said company until the next December at which time I left said company in which I had done duty as a soldier during the whole time above mentioned.
I further testify that said James McClure married with my sister Mehitable Burpee and that they lived together as man and wife and had several children before he enlisted and likewise after he returned from the service he lived with said Mehitable until his death.
Nathan Burpee
State of New Hampshire
Merrimack ss November 30 1836 Personally appeared Nathan Burpee and made solemn oath that the above affidavit by him subscribed is true.
Before me
Hezekiah Fellows Justice of the peace
I hereby certify that the general character of the above deponent for truth is good.
Hezekiah Fellows my peer

I Peter Chadwick clerk of the Superior Court of Judicature for the County of Rockingham & State of New Hampshire do hereby certify that Hezekiah Fellows before whom the within affidavit was sworn is a Justice of the Peace in & for the County of Rockingham in said State and that his signature to the antedated thereof is genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the Seal of said Court this twentieth day of December A.D. 1836.
P. Chadwick Clerk of said Court

11.443 Maine 11443.
James Samb of Kennebec Co. in the State of Maine who was a Dr. in the Company commanded by Captain Parley of the Regt commanded by Col Mellen in the Mass troops
6. No 2046 - Final - 22.19
Inscribed on the Roll of - Maine at the rate of 22. Dollars 19 - Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 20 day of Apr and sent to. 1833 - R. C. Rose Augusta Me.
Arrears to the 4th of March 33 - 44.38 Semi-ant. allowance ending 4 Sep r 11.09 1/2 55.47 1/2
Revolutionary Claim, { Oct June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by J. P. Spaul Clerk, Book 8 - Vol. 1 - Page 31

James Lamb 245,77
Private - Mass. troops.
Farley's Co. Lt. Col. Mellen Watson Detached Staff.
Lamb's Co. 6 months 20 days.
Six months 20 days as a private.
22,19
Discharge in Open Court
March 26. 1833.
R.C. Rose, Augusta Me.

Declaration.
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
STATE OF MAINE, } ss. KENNEBEC COUNTY, }
On this nineteenth day of July
A. D. 1832 personally appeared
before the Hon. NATHAN WESTON, Jun'r, a Justice of the Supreme Judicial Court, of said
State, James Lamb
a resident of Leeds
in the County of Kennebec
and State of Maine, aged Seventy two
years, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the Act of Congress, passed
June 7, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year 1780 with Captain Farley
and served in Col. Mellen's regiment of
the Massachusetts line or troops under the following named officers: Farley Captain,
Mellen Colonel, that on the sixth day of July 1780, he enlisted as a private for six months in the war of the revolution, and was attached to that company and regiment at West Point. That in August 1780, by order of the General Baron Steuben he was transferred to Capt William Watson's company of Col. Mellen's regiment at Red Bank , under the command of the Marquis La Fayette, that under this enlistment he continued to serve until the last of December 1780, when he was discharged at West Point.
That previously in September 1777 he volunteered in Capt Abijah Lamb's company of Massachusetts troops and marched from Charlestown, in Massachusetts to Saratoga Springs and on this expedition served over twenty days - and was then discharged not having been attached to any which was found such force, that
And to the interrogatories propounded under the instructions of the war department, he answers: that he was born in Charlestown, Massachusetts, where his age is recorded, where his home was during his revolutionary service. That in 1790 he removed to Greene Maine, and in 1801 removed to Leeds Maine where he now lives. That himself and two of his comrades were discharged at the same time, one discharge bearing the names of the three, which being taken by one of his companions, he cannot produce it. That he enlisted, was not drafted or received as a substitute in his first service, and that in his second service he volunteered. That under Capt Farley he served at West Point and that Brig Gen Ebenezer Lamb commanded the Brigade to which Col. Mellen's regiment was attached. That when transferred to La Fayette's troops, he marched South to New Jersey and Pennsylvania and was discharged six days before his six months expired by reason of bodily infirmity. That any of his neighbors will testify to his character for veracity and belief of his services, and he names the Rev Thomas Francis and George Lathrop Esq.
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any agency in any State.
James Lamb
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid, Before
Nathan Weston Jun Not. P. C.
And the said Judge does hereby declare his opinion that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states.
Nathan Weston Jun
July 19

State of Maine.
KENNEBEC, ss.—I, JOHN A. CHANDLER, Clerk of all the Judicial Courts held within and for the County of Kennebec, hereby certify that the Hon. NATHAN WESTON, Jun'r, before whom the within proceedings was had, is a Justice of the Supreme Judicial Court of said State; I also certify that the within contains the original proceedings of the said Judge, in the matter of the application of James Lamb for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of the said Court, this 15 th day of October
A. D. 188 2 ,
J. A. Chandler

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
J. F. 1893/
Washington, D. C., _____, 19_____
In reply to your request of _____, received _____ for a statement of the military history of James Lamb a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pen- sion on file in this Bureau.
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     Sept. 1777 over 20 days Pvt. Abijah Lamb Mass.   July 6 1780 Aug. 1780 " Forsey Mellen   Aug. 1780 Dec. 1780 " William Harkness Ginnah  
Battles engaged in, _____
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Charlton Mass.
Date of application for pension, July 191030
Residence at date of application, Leeds Providence Co. Maine
Age at date of application, 72 yrs. born at Charlton Mass.
Remarks: to date as to family
Respectfully,
Commissioner.

Rev WIDOW, &c.
File No. 16043 Mehitable McClure Widow of James McClure Pr. Rev. War.
Act July 4 th 36
Index: Vol. M , Page 24
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Meritable M c Clure Lord of James WK
Allows 20 m d . per 100,000 per ann. no deduction
Capt. Gossnell M c p. line
Peter Chadwick Esq Exeter WK

I Thomas Patten of Raymond in the County of Rockingham and State of New Hampshire of lawfull age depose and say, that James McClure the husband of the Widow Mehitable McClure died in Candia the twenty third of April in the Year Eighteen hundred and fourteen and that the Widow Mehitable McClure is now living and remains the Widow of the above named James McClure.
Thomas Patten
State of New Hampshire
Rockingham vs.
December 1 st 1836
Personally appeared the above named Thomas Patten and made solemn oath that the above affidavit by him subscribed is true — before me.
Henry Eaton Justice of the Peace
I hereby certify the General Character of the above deponent for truth is good.
Henry Eaton Justice of the Peace

I Thomas Patten depone & say that I was employed by the Widow Mahitah M c Clure to go to Chester and search for the records of her Marriage that she applied at the several places in said Chester where such Record would be most likely to be found and particularly at the Town Clerk's, and at the Rev d W m Clement the present Minister of the Parish over which Mr Hagg was the former Minister but could find no record of the marriage of the James M c Clure to Mahitah Burpee (now M c Clure) & only a few loose worn leaves pages of Births & Marriages by said Hagg
Thomas Patten
Rockingham
Sworn to this 13 th December
AD 1876 Before me
Chadwick Justin Pease

is John Buswell of Candia in the County of Rockingham and State of New Hampshire of lawful age depose and say that James McClure the husband of the Widow Meli- -table McClure died in Candia the twen- -ty third of April in the year Eighteen -hundred and fourteen - and that the Widow Melitable McClure is now living and remains the Widow of the above named James McClure John Buswell
State of New Hampshire Rockingham ss.
December 1 st 1836
Personally appeared the above named John Buswell and made solemn Oath that the above affidavit by him subscribed is true before me Henry Eaton Justice of the Peace
I hereby certify that the General Character of the above deponent for truth is Good
Henry Eaton Justice of the Peace

State of Northampton Rockingham County ss
State of Northampton Rockingham County ss
I Peter Chadwick Clerk of the Superior Court of Judicature for the County & State aforesaid do hereby certify that Henry Eaton before whom the within & annexed affidavits was taken is a Justice of the Peace in and for said County & that his signatures to the certificates thereof are genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the seal of said Court this 13 th day of December A.D. 1836
Peter Chadwick Clerk of said Court

I Samuel Morse of Boscawen in the County of Merrimack and State of New Hampshire, on oath testify and say that James M c Clure of Candia in the State of New Hampshire enlisted at said Candia into the company commanded by Capt Thomas Cogswell on or about the first of May in the year 1775, and went with said company to Cambridge in Massachusetts, where he remained doing duty in said company as a common soldier eight months - said M c Clure enlisted for eight months the same as I did, and I did not miss him while there. Col. Gannick was Col - one of the Regiment at first and after him Col Baldwin.
I further testify and say that about the first of January in the year 1776, the said James M c Clure enlisted again into the year service, either at Brookline or Cambridge in Massachusetts. He and I both enlisted into the United States service for one year into the same Capt Thomas Cogswells company - we had the same officers as before - We were marched the next spring to New York City and James M c Clure as well as myself did duty in said company to the end of the year we enlisted for - I left the service as soon as my time was out, and so did M c Clure as far as I know - He did duty during said year as a common soldier. I well remember Nathan Burpee was a soldier in the same company both the above described terms of time. I further testify that I was at James M c Clures house in Candia where he then lived some time before he enlisted into the eight months service first above mentioned, and there saw his wife and two or three children at his house, his wife was the sister of the above named Nathan Burpee, but what her christian name I do not recollect - they lived together as man and wife. I have been informed James M c Clure died some years since, but that his said wife is now living - Nathan Burpee now resides near me in Boscawen, and is a man of truth and veracity. I further say I am now blind.
, Samuel Morse
State of New Hampshire
Merrimack ss. Boscawen November 30 th 1836. Personally appeared Samuel Morse and made oath that the above Affidavit by him subscribed is true. Before me. Zachariah G. Whittman . Justice of the Peace
I hereby certify that the general character of the above Deponent for truth is good. Zachariah G. Whittman Just. Peace

Dr Peter Chadwick Clerk of the Superior Court of Judicature for the County of Rockingham in the State of New Hampshire do hereby certify that Zachariah J. Whitman before whom the within affidavit was sworn do hereby certify is a Justice of the Peace in and for the County Merrimack in said State and that I fully believe that his signature to the certificate thereof is genuine
In testimony whereof I have here- unto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court this twentieth day of December A.D. 1836
Chadwick Clerk of said Court

Raymond N.H. Dec 21
Paid 12
Col. Peter Chadwick.
Exeter, N.H.

I Jane Moore of Candia in the County of Rockingham and State of New-Hampshire do testify and say, That according to the record of my father's family, I am seventy five years old in my seventy sixth year, and was born in Candia Jan. 5. 1761. I did have a distinct recollection of many of the transactions, which took place in this neighborhood previous to the signing of the declaration of Independence, was well acquainted with Mr. James Mc. Clure and Mehitable Burpee before their Marriage, and from my infancy, recollect perfectly well of their going by my father's house, (Mr. Thomas Patten late of Candia deceased) on their way to Chester to be Married, and my oldest Sister Elizabeth Patten went in company with the said Mehitable's brother Jeremiah Burpee, and that all the company were on horse-back; and that, as was customary in those days, when wedding parties passed, a gun was discharged by some one in my father's family —
I recollect, that my sister Elizabeth was in the fifteenth year, when she went to the said James and Mehitable's wedding —
I also have a perfect recollection, that the said James and Mehitable lived together, as Man & wife, and had three children, previous to his enlistment into the service of his Country, and also, after his return from the army until his death — and that the said Mehitable has remained a widow, and has lived with her children to the present day, and that the said Mehitable Mc. Clure lived with her children in the vicinity of my father's house, during her husband's absence from home, and with the Continental Army — And furthermore that to the best of my knowledge the said Mehitable is a woman of sober life and conversation, and entertains a strict regard for truth & veracity — and been for many years a member of the Congregational Church in Candia —
Jane Moore
State of New-Hampshire — Rockingham, ss. — Candia, Dec. 9. 1836 — Then the above named Jane Moore made solemn oath to the truth of the above affidavit by her subscribed.
Before me,
Rufus E. Patten Justice of the Peace
To all whom it may concern this certifies, that to the best of my knowledge the above named Jane Moore is a woman of sober life and conversation, and entertains a strict regard for truth and veracity
Candia, Dec. 19. 1836
R.E. Patten J. Peace

I Thomas Patten, of Candia in the County of Rockingham and State of New Hampshire, do testify and say, that according to the record of my father's family, (Mr. Thomas Patten late of Candia deceased) I was Born A.D. 1757, March 15, and am in the eightyeth year of my age; and have a distinct recollection of most of the events, that took place in this vicinity immediately preceeding the Revolutionary war, and the declaration of Independence —
I was well acquainted with Mr. James Mc. Clure & Mehitable Bumper before their marriage, and afterwards until the death of the said Mr. Mc. Clure, and from my infancy —
I recollect perfectly well, that the said James & Mehitable lived together, as man and wife previous to the Revolutionary war, and had several children, and that I started from the said MacLure's house in Candia in company with the said Mc. Clure, the same week, that the British evacuated Boston, for the purpose of seeing the Army at Cambridge, and that he the said Mc. Clure joined the American Army, and returned to Candia, and that this was the second time the said James Mc. Clure had been in the service, since the Revolutionary war, and that he returned to Cambridge for the purpose of regaining the Company in which he had formerly served, to march to New-York, and that the said James Mc. Clure & Mehitable his wife have lived in Candia and its vicinity most of the time since their marriage; and that the said Mehitable has remained a widow, and has lived with her children in this vicinity ever since the decease of her husband the said James Mc. Clure and I further testify that the said Mehitable is to the best of my knowledge a woman of truth and veracity —
Thomas Patten
State of New Hampshire - Rockingham ss. Candia Dec. 19, 1836
Then Thomas Patten made solemn oath to the truth of the above affidavit by him subscribed
Before me
Rufus E. Patten. Justice of the Peace
This certifies that Mr. Thomas Patten above mentioned is a man of sober life & conversation and entertains a strict regard for truth and veracity
Candia Dec. 19, 1836
R. E. Patten } J. Peace

State of New Hampshire Rockingham County
I Peter Chadwick Clerk of the Superior Court of Judicature within and for the County of Rockingham aforesaid do here- by certify that Rufus E Patten before whom the affidavits of Jane Moore and Thomas Patten were sworn is a justice of the Peace in and for said County and that his signature to the certificates thereof are genuine
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand affixed the seal of said Court to-wit first  the day of December A.D 1836.
Chadwick Clerk of said Court
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