Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 12401, for Jeremiah Manchester, Rhode Island

SERVICE
NUMBER
R I
Manchester, Jeremiah Phebe
W. 12401
CONTENTS

Rhode Island 490 Phebe Manchester of Newport in the State of R.I. who was a in the  commanded by Captain of the  commanded by R.I. on that  time Widow of Jeremiah Man- chester dec'd late a private in the Revolution
Inscribed on the Roll of R.I. at the rate of 53 Dollars 33 Cents per annum. to commence on the 14th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 18 th day of Feb y 1837 and is at Gray Grist Mill R.I.
Arrears to the 14th of Sept 1836 $293.31 Semi-ann. allowance ending 26.66
{ 3 p. ct. act } $319.97 { 4 July 1836 } { Revolutionary Claim, }  { July 7, 1832 }
Recorded by Al. Al  Clerk. Book A. — Vol. 1. — Page 111 —

10.031.
Rhode Island
Jeremiah Manchester
of Scituate in the State of R. Island who was a private in the Regiment commanded by Colonel Richmond of the R. Island line, for the term of one year - from Nov. 1775.
Inscribed on the Roll of Rhode Island at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 22 d of May 1821.
Certificate of Pension issued the 7 th of Dec r 1822 and sent to the Hon: Job Durfee, H. Rep t U. S.
Arrears to 4th of Sep r 1822.  65.61
Semi anl. all ce ending 4 th March 1823.  48.00
1 yr. 3 mo. 10 4/31 30  $:113.61
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818, } 21 st May 1822.
New Port County.

The Witnesses must be previously certified by the Magistrate before whom they made their affidavits to be credible & disinterested persons.
Dec r 11. 1821
Complied with.

State of Rhode-Island & Providence-Plantations.
Newport sc — Court of Common Pleas, May,
Term, A. D. 182/.
ON this Twenty Second day of May, 182/ , personally appeared in open Court, being a Court of Record within and for the County of Newport in the State of Rhode-Island, &c. Jeremiah Manchester aged Seventy Years residing in the Town of Tiverton in said County, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his Oath declare, that he served in the Revolutionary War as follows:—
That he enlisted in November 1775 for the term of one year in the Camp any command by Capt Christopher Manchester, in the Regiment commanded by Col Wm Reed in the Rhode Island Line, That he continued to serve in said Corps until November 1776 when he was discharged in Tiverton aforesaid, that he was in a Battle on Long Island.
My occupation is that of a House Carpenter, but have not been able to do any work for a year.
My Family consists of self — Wife aged 78 years, one Grand Child aged 12 years.
That he made a previous Declaration on the that he has received a Certificate for a Pension, being No.
Day of 18 , and —And in pursuance of the Act of Con-
gress, passed May 1st, 1820, I do solemnly swear, That I was a resident Citizen of the United States on the 18th day of March, 1818 ; and that I have not since that time, by gift, sale, or in any manner whatever, disposed of my property, or any part thereof, with intent thereby so to diminish it, as to bring myself within the provisions of an Act of Congress, entitled " An Act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States, in the Revolutionary War," passed on the 18th day of March, 1818 ; And that I have not, nor has any person in trust for me, any property or securities, contracts or debts, due to me ; nor have I any income other than what is contained in the Schedule hereto annexed, and by me subscribed.
By
Jeremiah Manchester
A SCHEDULE of Property and Income, (necessary clothing and bedding excepted) of
  Two acres of Land with an old House thereon — 100.   one old Cow — 1 Sheep, Carpenter's Tools — 24..   Sundry other old articles, — 113.50   $137.50 
Pension on said estate — $30..
By
Jeremiah Manchester

Sworn to and declared, on the 22 nd
day of May 1821 before the Court H. Branston Clerk
State of Rhode Island & Providence Plantations Clerks Office Court of Common Pleas for the County of Newport I hereby Certify that the foregoing rec d & the schedule thereto annexed are truly copied from the Records of said Court; That it is the opinion of the said Court, that the amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule, is One hundred Thirty seven Dollars fifty cents. I further Certify that the Court aforesaid is a Court of Record, being so constituted by statute, and possessing original and unlimited Jurisdiction in all civil causes, proceeding according to the course of the Common Law and keeping a Record of its proceedings.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the Seal of our said Court this Seventh Day of July in the year of our L o R d Eighteen hundred Twenty one & forty sixth of Americas Independence.
By order of Court
H. Branston Clerk

744. 3. etc.
Thebe Manchester m th of Jeremiah R. J. D.
old case
12 mo. 76. Capt. Manchester 3 - 77 S th " " 1 mo 78. " Cook
not other services inde- finite - and grade of serg t not duly sustained -
Adm d 16 mo. pri
$53.33
no deduction due in 1875.
Asa Gray Esq r Tiverton R.S.P.

State of Rhode Island & Providence Plantations Clerk's Office of the Court of Probate of the town of Riverton in the County of Newport and State aforesaid
I Asa Gray, Clerk of said Court of Probate, a Court of Record, do hereby certify that Asa Gray is a Justice of the Peace, within and for the County of Newport, in the State aforesaid, duly appointed, commissioned and sworn and fully authorized to act in his said capacity. And I further certify that the Signatures of his name to the certificates on the annexed Depositions of Anna Simmons, of William Albert, and of Nicholas C. Durfee and Nancy Durfee are his genuine Signatures.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and Seal of Office, this twenty fourth day of November in the Year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty Six - And of American Independ- ence the Sixty first.
Asa Gray, Clerk of Probate Court

John Manchester was mar- ried January the twenty fifth 25 1776
William Manchester was Born march the 29th — 1778
John Manchester was Born march the 29th — 1780
The Ben Manchester was Born June the 16th — 1782
January the Mary Manchester was Born January 1785

Derlined was Born February the 13 Day ————— 1788

Declaration of Phebe Manchester In order to obtain the benefit of the third section of the Act of Congress of the 4 th July 1836.
State of Rhode Island
County of Newport ss.
On this Seventh day of November 1836 personally appeared before the Court of Probate of the town of Siverton in said County of Newport, a Court of Record, now sitting, Phebe Manchester , a resident of Siverton , in the County of New- port and State of Rhode Island , aged Eighty nine 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, 1836.
That she is the widow of Jeremiah Manchester , late of said Siverton , who was a Soldier and a Sergeant in the Army of the Revolution, and a Pensioner of the United States under the Act of March 18, 1818, and May 1, 1820 on the Pension Roll of the Rhode Island Agency. That according to the best of her knowledge and belief said Jeremiah in the Autumn of the year 1775, enlisted at said Siverton , where he resided, into the Company of his brother, Capt. Christopher Man- chester (late of said Siverton dec.) in Col. William  Richmond's Regiment of Rhode Island State troops, and served one year as a private in said Company; she believes that for this service he drew his pension, and for the proof of said service, she respectfully refers to the affidavits with his Declaration on file in the Pension Department, she avers that they were married while he belonged to this years service.
After our marriage in 1776, I went to live in the house of his brother, said Capt. Manchester , with his wife, and my husband as soon as he was discharged from the year's service, again enlisted as Sergeant for three months, in another Company of which his said brother was Captain. This was in a Regiment ordered to be raised by the State of Rhode Island , a little before the British took Newport and Col. Col. was appointed to the command of it. my husband was discharged from said Company, having served out his three months, in February or the first of

March 1777. she does not recollect that he ever enlisted or served other than in the Militia after he came out of the three months service
my said husband was enrolled and served as Sergeant in the first or South company of Militia in said Tiverton within the bounds of which he always resided, from March 1777 till as late as into November of the same year, when we removed from said Tiverton to the adjoining town of Dartmouth (now Westport) in the State of Massachusetts said company was under Capt. Isaac Cook in the Regiment of Col: John Cook. I am unable to say how much he served in said company, but according to the best of my knowledge he served more than one half the months from the time he was discharged from the three months service till in November 1777 when we removed to Dartmouth.
After our removal to Dartmouth and in the year 1778 my said husband was absent in the service of his country the greatest part of the time, and I lived in my brother's house. I cannot tell in what companies he served this year. he used to go to Tiverton, where he had always lived, and enter into the service there. I have often heard him tell of being in the Army on Rhode Island in Sullivan's expedition - and also that while he was a Soldier in the service of his country, this year, 1778. he was sent up the river to Freeborn or some place near Salt River, to assist in building boats, he being by trade a Carpenter. - for a proof of his services other than those with his Declaration now in the Department, she refers to the annexed affidavits.
She further declares that she was married to the said Jeremiah Manchester on the twenty fifth day of January in the year Seventeen hundred and Seventy Six at said Tiverton by Othniel Campbell, a Clergyman; and that it was on a Thursday evening; that her husband the aforesaid Jeremiah Manchester died on the twentieth day of February eighteen hundred and twenty five; and that she has remained a widow ever since that period, as will more fully appear by reference to the proof hereto annexed.
She further declares, that the paper hereto annexed, on which are entered their marriage and the births of their children is taken from an old account book of her said husband, that said entries are in the hand writing of her husband the said Jeremiah Manchester, and that she saw him

make said record, in her presence a great many years ago. She has no certificate or other record of her marriage. She further declares that her maiden name was Phebe Tabor that she was born and resided in said Tiverton as also did the said Jeremiah till very late in the year 1777 and near two years after their marriage, they then moved to Dartmouth, then to Little Compton in this State, and then more than forty years ago they moved back to said Tiverton where they resided till the death of her said husband, and where she has ever since resided. She has no documentary evidence of any of said services.
Witness Moses Hunt
Phebe her X Manchester mark
Sworn to and Subscribed on the day and year above written, before and in open Court
Asa Gray Clerk of Prob. Court
And the said Court do certify, that said Phebe Manchester is a credible person, and that they believe the statements herein made are true. And that said Phebe was legally married to said Jeremiah Manchester at the time she has above stated, and is his widow now, having married since the death of her said husband.
I Asa Gray, Clerk of the Court of Probate of the town of Tiverton, in the County of Newport, and State of Rhode Island &c. a Court of Record. Do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Phebe Manchester for a Pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and Seal of said Court this Seventh day of November in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty six. And of American Independence the Sixty first.
Asa Gray, Clerk of Prob. Court

R.S.
Rev WIDOW, &c.  aw
File No. 12487
Phoebe Manchester
Wid of
Jeremiah Manchester
Brn Penn. War
Act: July 28 th 1836.
Index:—Vol. 33 , Page 6
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Jeremiah Manchester
Applicant ————— 78 years his Wife ————— 73 Grandchild ————— 12
One year Service from Nov. 1775 - R. Island property $137.50
2 acres land with an } $100.00 old house ————— }
Service proved by two witnesses - one was his Captain. - The other served with him
Admitted
III
1 yr. 302d \frac{10}{31}  \frac{4}{30}
40 24 62
2.50 1.03
65.61

Jeremiah Manchester R.I. act 1818- when last fr.? G.W.C.
Feby 10. 37.
To the day of his death (20th Feby. 1823)
Third Aud. Office
Feb. 18 1837
A.H.

I William Cook of Tiverton, in the County of Newport and State of Rhode-Islands, aged eighty years, on my oath do testify and say, that I was well acquainted with Jeremiah Manchester of said Tiverton from his youth to the day of his death. He died Eleven years ago. He had been a Pensioner for some time previous to his death for his services in the Revolutionary War - in the first part of the year 1776, in the winter according to the best of my recollection he married Phebe Taber, my wife's sister, said Jeremiah at the time of his marriage, belonged to Capt. Christopher Manchester's Com. in Col. Richmond's Regiment, - said Jeremiah was the brother of Capt. Christo. Manchester. After his marriage with my wife's sister I became still more intimately acquainted with him - we lived within one half mile of each other - after said Jeremiah's time was out in Richmond's Regiment, in the latter part of the year 1776, he immediately enlisted as a sergeant for three months in a company of which his brother Capt. Christopher Manchester was Captain & Col. Cook I believe was appointed to command the Regiment. He was stationed this three months on the shore in Tiverton, but a small distance from our residence and I know he served out his three months as a sergeant. I in 1777 & till 1778 in the spring was serving in the Rhode-Island Brigade, and do not know personally of his services - in the spring or first part of the summer 1778 said Jeremiah came from Dartmouth (now Westport) and adjoining the town of Tiverton, where he now resides, and took the place of my brother George Cook who was a sergeant in Capt. Isaac Cook's Company of Militia in Tiverton, in Col. Cook's Regiment, to which Company I now belonged, and served for my brother not less than a tour of one month as a sergeant, stationed said month at the house of Nancy Hony in Tiverton, in this month he took me and some others to go up the river after some boats. - He was on Rhode-Island in August 1778 in Sullivan's expedition, but I do not recollect what company he was in. I know that I saw him there - he was a good soldier, and I believe he performed more services in the war of the Revolution than I have stated. His widow Phebe Manchester, resides near me in Tiverton and has never married since his

decease, she is a credible person, and in very indigent circumstances — William Cook
State of Rhode Island &c County of Newport
On the Seventh day of November 1836. Before the court of Probate of the town of Kingston, in said County, a court of Record. Personally appeared the above named William Cook, who is known to be a credible witness, and was duly sworn to the foregoing Deposition, and subscribed the same.
Asa Gray, Clerk of Probate Court

I William Albert of Tiverton in the County of Newport and State of Rhode Island aged Seventy Six years, being duly sworn, do on my oath, testify and say, that I was acquainted with Jeremiah Manchester of this town late a Pensioner deceased, in the year 1777 & 1778 I belonged to the middle or Second Company of Militia in said Tiverton, I lived very near the dividing line between my company and the first or South Company of Militia in said Tiverton under Capt. Isaac Cook, both companies belonged to the Regiment of Col: John Cook. I was frequently on duty at Seawall Neck on the Tiverton Shore opposite Rhode Island and the guard posts next Southerly on said Shore in Tiverton, were occupied by the Company of said Captain Cook. In the year 1777 I have often seen said Jeremiah Manchester doing duty in said Company of Capt. Cook as Sergeant, engaged in actual Military Service in defence of his Country and her liberties. I have so seen him both when I was on duty myself and when I was off duty, and visiting the quarters of his Company. Said Jeremiah served as a Sergeant in said Militia Company not less than four month in separate tours of a month at a time in the year 1777 and according to the best of my recollection he served more than that. In the year 1778, and previous to the expedition of Gen. Sullivan said Jeremiah served as Sergeant in said Militia Company of Capt. Cook, not less than one month, stationed just North of Footland in said Tiverton, I was at the same time in the Service in my Company stationed near the same place. I am acquainted with Phebe Manchester of this town, she is the widow of said Jeremiah Manchester and has never married since his decease.
signed in my presence } Beley S Shaw }
William his Albert mark
State of Rhode Island
County of Newport ss. Be it known that on the fourteenth day of November 1836, before the Subscriber a Justice of the Peace in and for said County of Newport, personally appeared William Albert and subscribed his above Deposition and made oath to the truth of the same And I further certify that said Deponent is a credible person, before me Asa Gray Justice of Peace

We Nicholas E. Durfee, and Nancy Durfee, both of Tiverton in the county of Newport and State of Rhode Island of lawful age, do severally on our oaths testify, and say that we are well acquainted with the hand writing of Jeremiah Manchester, late of Tiverton, a pensioner deceased, of whom Phebe Manchester of said Tiverton is widow - we have carefully examined the hand writing on the paper annexed to the Declaration of said Phebe Manchester, wherein is the entries of the Marriage of said Jeremiah, and the births of their children, and we fully believe said entries were made by said Jeremiah, and they are in his own proper handwriting - said Jeremiah Manchester and Phebe Manchester, were living together at the time of his decease, as husband and wife, we have known them living together as such a great many years - they have reared up a family of children as such - we were their neighbors and never heard it surmised that they were not legally married, and we have no doubts of their being husband and wife, legally married - we never knew or heard that said Jeremiah was ever married except to said Phebe
Nicholas E. Durfee
Nancy Durfee
State of Rhode Island
County of Newport } ss. Be it known that on the twenty first day of November 1836, before the subscriber a Justice of the Peace within the said county of Newport, personally appeared the above named Nicholas E. Durfee and Nancy Durfee and subscribed the above Deposition, and were severally sworn to the truth of the same - And I further certify that said Deponents are credible persons - before me, Asa Gray Justice Peace

I Anne Simmons of Tiverton in the County of Newport of Lawful age, do on my oath testify and say, that I was born and lived in Newport in the State of Rhode Island till the autumn of the year 1775 when I came to Tiverton and lived with my uncle Samuel Simmons. I shall be seventy two years of age if I live till the 30 th of December next - I was not quite seven years old when I came to live with my said uncle - I had been there but a short time when Jeremiah Manchester and his wife Phebe came there to make their wedding visit, it was very soon after they were married and I remember it was cold weather - The wife of said Samuel Simmons was the sister of said Jeremiah Manchester. I think said wedding visit was in the winter after I came to live with my uncle, and according to the list of my recollection it was before the British took Rhode Island - I was acquainted with said Jeremiah previous to said visit, and have been since as long as he lived. I was not acquainted with his wife till then, but have been acquainted with her ever since, she has never been married since the death of said Jeremiah, and remains his widow
Anna Simmons
State of Rhode Island, County of Newport } ss.
Be it known, that on the nineteenth day of October 1836, before the subscriber a justice of the Peace in and for said County of Newport, personally appeared Anna Simmons, and subscribed her above Deposition, and was duly sworn to the truth of the same. And I further certify that said Deponent is a credible person before me.
Asa Gray Justice of the Peace

State of Rhode Island &c County of Newport
Town Clerk's Office, Tiverton, November 24. 1836
I Asa Gray, Town Clerk of said town of Tiverton do hereby certify that I have made diligent search for the record of the Marriage of Jeremiah Manchester and Phebe, his wife, in this Office, and am unable to find the same. Asa Gray, Town Clerk

I Christopher Manchester of Tiverton in the County of Newport in the State of Rhode Island Esqr being duly engaged: do testify and say. That I am well acquainted with Jeremiah Manchester of said Tiverton House Carpenter - and that said Jeremiah enlisted at said Tiverton in a Company commanded by me the S d Christopher as Captain, in the Regiment commanded by Colonel William Richmond: and that said Jeremiah enlisted in the Month of November in the year 1775 for the term of twelve months. and was discharged (after serving out said term) at Tiverton in S d State in the Month of November A d 1776 and S d Jeremiah was in a battle on Long Island
Christopher Manchester
Newport ss At Tiverton in said County of Newport The 2 d day of March 1821 Personally came Christopher Manchester and made solemn Oath to the truth of the above deposition by him Subscribed. Taken at the request of Jeremiah Manchester to be used in obtaining the provisions made by the Acts of Congress to provide for certain persons engaged in the Land and Naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary War
Taken before me
Tho s Coughlin Just Court Comm n Rhode Island
Newport ss Newport Dec 24 th 1821 I hereby Certify in addition to the above certificate that the above named Christopher Manch- ester is a creditable and disinterested witness
Tho s Coughlin Just Court Comm n Rhode Island

State of Rhode Island & Providence Plantations Clerks Office Court of Common Pleas for the County of Newport: I hereby certify that Thomas Gay to Eng whose Signature is affixed to the annexed attestations is a Justice of the Court aforesaid duly Commissioned & engaged under the Seal of said State.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the Seal of our said Court this Seventh Day of July in the year of our Lords One Thousand Eighteen Hundred Twenty one Yearly Sixth of American Independence.
H. J. Branton Clerk
Clerks Office Court of Common Pleas for the County of Newport — 24 th December 1821:
I hereby certify that Thomas Gay to whose Signature is affixed to this and the annexed additional certificates of this date, is the same Thomas Gay to whose official character certificate above is given, and that he now is Judge of the Court aforesaid duly Commissioned & therein qualified as such.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and again affixed the Seal of our said Court, the day year last above written.
H. J. Branton Clerk

I Rouse Pearse of Little Compton in the County of Newport in the State of Rhode Island Yeoman being duly engaged according to Law do testify and say that I am acquainted with Jeremiah Manchester of Tiverton in said County House Carpenter and that s d Jeremiah enlisted at s d Tiverton in November A D 1773 in a Company commanded by Captain Christopher Manchester in Colonel William Brimsands Regiment for the term of twelve months and that s d Jeremiah served out s d term and was discharged at s d Tiverton in the Month of November A D 1776 - - -
Rouse Pearse
Newport ss At Tiverton in said County of Newport the 2 d day of March 1821 Personally came Rouse Pearse and made Solemn Oath to the truth of the above Deposition by him subscribed. Taken at the request of Jeremiah Manchester to be used in obtaining the provisions made by the act of Congress to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and Naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary War -
Taken before me
The s Cory J st Just Court Com rs Rhode County of Newport
Newport ss Newport Dec 24 th 1821 I hereby certify in addition to the above that the said Rouse Pearse is a creditable and disinterested witness
The s Cory J st Just Court Com rs Rhode