Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 1933, for Joseph Pulling, Massachusetts

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass.
Pulling, Joseph Sarah
N. 1933
CONTENTS

10. 877 R
New Hampshire
Joseph Pulling
of Cheshire Coy in the state of New Hampshire who was a private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Mixow of the Massachusetts line, for the term of three Years - 1777 -
Inscribed on the Roll of New Hampshire at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 8 of June 1818
Certificate of Pension issued the 20 of May 1819 and sent to Ramona Evans Esq Infra New Hampshire
Arrears to 4th of March 1819  $71.16 Semi-ann. all'ce ending 4 Sept 1819  28. 8 mo. 16 days arrears - $119.16
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }
Continued
4 Sept 1819.
Letter to Thomas I. Dac, July 22/47.
Let. to M. Doan May 24, 1849
Notification sent Sep 19 th 1820 to David Hall Wapacat Mr 18

1 Reported
387 Concord New Hampshire Sarah Pulling widow of Joseph Pulling who served in the Revolutionary war, as a Private
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 76 Dollars 00
Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1848.
Certificate of Pension issued the 24 th day of Oct r 1849
and sent to
Uriel Dean Claremont N. H.
Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act February 29 1848, Page 37 Vol. 1
July
Burk

Joseph Pulling Private Cheshire County, N. Hampshire Col. Nesson's Regiment Massachusetts Line 1777 - 3 years 8 th June, 1818 found on the rolls.
Joseph Pulling Deducted Right of Her Mother from Army List after Furness Regiment admitted
Elisha Huntley, judge.
Edward Evans, Agent, Enfield, N. Hampshire.

I Joseph Pulling of Claremont in the County of Cheshire and State of New Hampshire Do make the following declaration under oath that I lived in the town of Framingham in the County of Middlesex in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts the in the year 1777 or at least the month of April in that year I enlisted as a Soldier in the Revolutionary War into the Company of Capt. Abel Holden in the Regiment commanded by Col. Thomas Nixon in the Massachusetts line for three years and regularly and faithfully served my time out and received at the end of my term an honorable discharge from the Army. The said discharge is now worn out and lost I cannot produce the same. I further say I am very poor in reduced circumstances and in need of the assistance of my Country for Support.
Joseph Pulling
June 9 th - 1818
State of New Hampshire } Cheshire } ss }
Then the above named Joseph Pulling personally appeared before me and made solemn oath that the above declaration by him subscribed was just and true.
Sworn Before me
Elizabeth Wentworth
One of the Justices of the Court of Common Pleas for said County

State of New Hampshire } Colborne Jo }
To the Honorable Secretary of the War Department of the United States
Elisha Huntley Esquire one of the Justices of the Court of Common pleas in and for the County of Coos in the State of New Hampshire to the War Department of the United States that Joseph Pulling of Claremont in the County of Coos having this day made before me an oath with the foregoing declaration which is signed by him and attested by me the said Judge
In consequence of which it appears to me the said Judge that the said Joseph Pulling has satisfactorily proved that he served in the Revolutionary War in the Continental establishment as a private soldier for the term of time mentioned in his declaration against the common enemy of the United States
It likewise appears to me the said Judge from the said declaration and from the enclosed certificate of the Selectmen of the said Claremont who are members of the board by Laws in the said County that the personal circumstances of the said Pulling in life are such that he now stands in need of his Country's assistance for support
Elisha Huntley } one of the Justices of the Court of Common pleas for Coos County

Cheshire. Sept 2 nd 1810
I Salma Hale clerk of the Court of non Pleas for the County of Cheshire certify that Elisha Huntley is one of the Justices of said Court, which is a Court of Records, and that the foregoing are his signatures.
In testimony whereof I hereunto set my hand and affix such a seal as is used by said Court. S. Hale

Joseph Pulling
10:877
Sept. 10/19.
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STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE.
CHESHIRE COUNTY SS.
COURT OF COMMON PLEAS.
ON this eighteenth day of July 1820 personally appeared in open Court
being a court of record for said county, proceeding according to the course of the common law, having a jurisdiction unlimited in point of amount, and keeping a record of its proceedings, Joseph Pulling aged sixty seven years, resident in Claremont in said county, who being first duly sworn, doth on his oath declare, that he served in the Revolutionary war as follows: that he enlisted into the company of capt Abel Holden of the six Massachusetts Regiment for the term of three years and that he continued in service during the whole time for which he enlisted
The date of my original declaration in order to obtain a pension is the eighth day of June  1818 The number of my pension certificate is 10877
And 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, 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. one cow - 1 swine - 2 spinning wheels - 12 tea cups & saucers - 12 plates & 5 bowls, 5 milk pans - 3 pails - 1 tub - 1 iron pot - 1 bake pan - 1 tea kettle - 1 grid iron - 1 toast iron - 1 pair of andirons - 1 pr of shovels & tongs - 1 crane - 1 desk - 2 chests - 1 table - 4 chairs - 1 basket - 1 pr of bellows - 1 axe - 2 iron wagers - 6 knives & forks. - And I further say that my occupation is farming - and that my right and other information are such that I am unable to labor and that I have no family except a wife and that she is fifty six years of age & of general ability of a woman of her age to labor
Joseph Pulling
Sworn to and declared at Newport in said County, on the 18th day of July 1820 before Nahum Parker { Judge of said Court.
I, SALMA HALE, Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas, for the County of Cheshire, do hereby certify that the foregoing oath and the schedule thereto annexed, are truly copied from the record of the said Court; and I do further certify, that it is the opinion of the said Court that the total amount in value of the property in the aforesaid schedule, is forty four dollars and eighty five cents; In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the Court on this 24th day of July A. D. 1820
S. Hale

SCHEDULE,
Of the whole estate (necessary clothing and bedding excepted) and income of Joseph Pulling of Clammont in the County of Cheshire and State of Newhampshire, Applicant for a Pension under the act of Congress of May 1st, 1820.
One cow 10.00 One Swine 4 2 Spinning wheels 4 Crockery ware 2.70 Shovel stong, & iron ware 9.15 Table, chain, chests &c 7.20 Ax & iron wagn 1.50 Knives & forks 30 44.85
Joseph Pulling
We the Subscribers testify and say, that we have viewed the property contained in the above Schedule, shewn to us by Joseph Pulling above named, as his property ; and are of opinion that the sums set against the respective items are their true value.
Cheshire ss. 182 Personally appeared, above named, and made oath to the truth of the above statement, by them subscribed. Before me,
Justice of the Peace. above Justice of the Peace.
I certify, that named, are disinterested and credible witnesses.

No 241 Sarah Pulling wid of Joseph M c H.
act 29 May 1848
Marrid 1798 Instated and 1840
admrs. $96 00 pan pm 4 March 1848
Ulric Dea - Glencoe M c H.

Declaration
In order to obtain the benefits of the Act of Con- gress of 29 th July 1848 for the relief of certain Survi- ving Widows of Officers and Soldiers of the Revolution- ary Army. State of New Hampshire Grafton County ss.
On this 14 th day of October 1848 personally appeared before the Subscriber a justice of the Peace in and for said County, Sarah Pulling a resident of Piermont in the County of Grafton aged 84 years who being first duly sworn according to law, doth hereunto make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefits of the provision made by the Act of Con- gress passed, on the 29 th July 1848 granting pensions to widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary war - That she is the widow of Joseph Pulling who was a soldier in the army of the Revolution and drew a pension under the Act of 18 th March 1818 on the New Hampshire Agency at the rate of Ninety Six dollars per annum. That she was married to the aforesaid Joseph Pulling on the 16 th day of October AD 1798 and that, the aforesaid Joseph Pulling died on the 28 th day of December AD 1840 leaving her declarant his widow. That she now resides in Piermont in said County of Grafton and has resided there for the space of seven years last past, and that previous thereto

She resided in Claremont in the County of Sullivan in said State forty five years.
She further declares that she is still a widow.
Witness Ezra Libbey Lewis Kimball Sally her  X Pulling Mark
Sworn and subscribed on the day and year above written.
Before Lewis Kimball Justice of the Peace
I further certify that the above declarant is personally known to me.
Lewis Kimball Justice of the Peace.
State of New Hampshire. Grafton County, ss.
I Jonas D. Sleeper Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for said County and State aforesaid do hereby certify that Lewis Kimball is a Justice of the Peace in and for said County duly commissioned and qualified - that his commission was dated the 24 th day of June A.D. 1848 and will expire on the 24 th day of June A.D. 1853. and that his signature above written is genuine.
Given under my hand & the seal of said County this 19 th day of October A.D. 1848.
Jonas D. Sleeper Clerk

the 6th day of October A.D. 1848.
J. M. Gilmore Clerk
Sarah Putnam

State of New Hampshire County of Sullivan ss Town Clerk's Office October 5 th 1848.
I Josiah Stevens of Claremont in said County and State aforesaid depose and say that I hold the office of Town Clerk in said Town of Claremont, and that the books belonging to said Office are in my possession among which I find the following record.
Cheshire ss. Oct. Sixteenth Seventeen hundred and ninety eight. Joseph Pulling & Sarah Chase both of Claremont married by Ambrose Cossit Justice Peace
I hereby certify that the above is a true copy of the record, with the exception of the date which is expressed on the record, in plain legible figures as follows. "Oct. 16. 1798. Joseph Pulling & Sarah Chase both of Claremont married by Ambrose Cossit Justice Peace."
Josiah Stevens, Town Clerk
State of New Hampshire,
Sullivan ss. October 5 th 1848 Then the above named Josiah Stevens personally appeared and made solemn oath that the above certificate by him subscribed is true.
Before me Uriel Dyer Justice of the Peace

State of New Hampshire Sullivan County ss. I. T. McGillicutty Clerk of the Superior Court of Judicature of the County & State aforesaid do hereby certify that Uriah Dean is an acting Justice of the Peace in and for said County duly commissioned & qualified that his commission was dated on the 17 th day of June 1846 and will expire the 17 th day of June 1851. and that his signature herewith is genuine Given under my hand and the seal of said County the 6 th day of October A D 1848. I. T. McGillicutty Clerk
Sarah Putnam

Perry  WIDOW, &c.
File No. 1933
Sarah Pulling Widow
Joseph Pulling Ex. Rev. War
Act: July 29 1846
Index:—Vol. M. , Page 144
[Arrangement of 1870.]

No 241 Sarah Pulling NB Let. to H. Dean May 24 '49
act 29 May 1848

Jan 25 1847
with the enclosed Rec care Faint
Dear Mr J. S. Edwards Washington City D.C.
Yours

South Newbury Vt Jan 19. 1847
Hon J. L. Edward
Sir. Mrs. Sarah Puling widow of Joseph Puling late of Claremont New Hampshire deceased and who was a Pensioner at the time of his death has requested me to assist her in getting on to the Pension list as the Widow of her late Husband. They were married as she tells me forty eight years ago last Oct and have always lived together as Husband and Wife to the time of his death which was six years ago last December. If from the above statement she is entitled to a Pension as the Widow of her late Husband, will you sir do me the favor to send me such directions as may be necessary to accomplish that object and I should be much obliged if you will send me a Blank form for her application &c
I am Sir your obedient Servant
Thos. J. Dyer

Claremont April 7 th 1818
This certifies that we the subscribers, Selectmen of S c . Claremont are fully of the opinion that Joseph Pillsbury an Inhabitant of S c . Claremont is a very poor man and in reduced circumstances and stands in need of support from his country
David Dexter
  State of Hampshire } Chesterfield } The foregoing is true to before me Elisha Huntley  John Smith  { Selectmen of Claremont April 7 th 1818 one of the Justices of the court of Common Pleas Hampshire County    Claremont April 7 th 1818  

Joseph Pulling, N.H. ad 18 March 1818 f 96 00 per Ann
To what time was he last paid?
46 A
Pension Office October 20 th 1849
Died 27 th Dec r 1840. P d to his death, (B.D.B.)

Sarah Pulling
Unice Dean Agut Claremont N.H.

State of New Hampshire
Grafton County ss.
On this 3 rd day of July 1849 before David C. Churchill an associate Justice of the Court of Common Pleas within and for the County of Grafton and State of New Hampshire personally appeared Sarah Peeling a resident of Piermont in said County aged upwards of eighty four 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 provisions made by the Act of Congress passed on the 29 th July 1848 under which as in the language of said Act she claims a Pension "of equal amount per annum that her husband would be entitled to if living; under existing Pension laws" to wit ninety six Dollars of which annual amount he was in the receipt until the time of his death he being a New Hampshire Pensioner of the United States under the Act of Congress passed 18 th March 1818. She further in- declares that she is the widow of Joseph Peeling who was a Private in the War of the Revolution and a Pensioner as above stated. She further declares that she was married to the said Joseph Peeling in the month of October in the year Seventeen hundred and ninety eight that her husband the aforesaid Joseph Peeling died on the twenty seventh day of December eighteen hundred and forty that she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service but the marriage took place previous to the second of January eighteen hundred and at the time above stated. She further declares that she is now a widow

and that she has never before made any application for a Pension before a Court of record or a Justice thereof but did some time since assert a claim to a Pension under said Act before a Justice of the Peace within and for said County of Grafton which was forwarded to the Department by her Agent Abrial Dean Esq of Claremont New Hampshire, to which she prays that reference may be had as to the proof of her marriage &c. &c.
Signed and subscribed on the day and year above written before me Sarah x  mark Pillsbury
D. C. Churchill J. C. C. Pleas
I further certify that by reason of bodily infirmity the said Applicant cannot attend the Court. her disability consists of a weakness in her back and her lower limbs
D. C. Churchill J. C. C. Pleas
State of New Hampshire.
Grafton County ss.
I J. D. Sleeper. Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for said County hereby certify that David C. Churchill was on the 3 rd day of July A D 1849 and ever since has been an Associate Justice of said Court of Common Pleas duly Commissioned and qualified. I further certify that the foregoing signatures purporting to be his are genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of said Court this sixth day of July Anno Domini 1849
J. D. Sleeper. Clerk

Sarah Pulling

We Guy King and Charlotte King wife of the said Guy King of Claremont in the county of Sullivan and state of New Hampshire of lawful age severally depose and say that we were present and witnessed the death of Joseph Pulling which took place at Claremont aforesaid on the Twenty eighth day of December A D 1840. That the said Joseph Pulling resided in our house at the time of his death and had resided there for several years previous. That he was a Pensioner of the United States as we have been present several times when he received his payments by the agents who paid him the same, from which we usually received our rent. - he left a widow by the name of Sally Pulling who in the summer following his death removed to Piermont in this state where we have recently heard that she resides -
Guy King Charlotte King
State of New Hampshire Sullivan ss. I Claremont October 14 th 1848 Then the above named Guy King and Charlotte his wife personally appeared and severally made solemn oath that the above affidavit by them signed is true - Before me
Uriel D. Dyer Justice of the Peace

State of Massachusetts Sullivan County ss.
I S. McElhinne Clerk of the Superior Court of Indictment of the County and State aforesaid do hereby certify that Uriah Seawell is an acting Justice of the Peace in and for said County duly commissioned & qualified; that his Commission was dated on the 17 th day of June 1846 and will expire on the 17 th day of June 1851. and that his signature herewith is genuine. Given under my hand and the seal of said County, the 6 th day of October A D 1848. S. McElhinne Clerk