Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 2142, for Nathaniel Ford Martin, Connecticut

SERVICE
NUMBER
Martin, Nathaniel Ford. Naomi.
W. 2142 B.Y. Mt. 6028-168-55.
CONTENTS

2326
1856
Connecticut, Hannah Martin, widow of Nathaniel Martin who served in the Revolutionary
war, as a Drum Major Ct Line Increased from $99.
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 103 dollars 83. cents per annum, to commence on the 3d February, 1853.
Certificate of Pension issued 29 th day of February 1856.
and sent to
W. H. Gaylord.
W. Shipman
Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act February 3, 1853, Page 201 Vol. 76.

Conn Feb 53- no 2326
4645-4 Act March 3/55-
April 6/55-
Naomi Martin wid. Death of J. Martin Private
Col. Webb, Sept 29/55
Enf. Dis.
Enf.
Revolution
Revolution Pension a Woman, Aug 5 th 1855.
Beyers
Vol M. page 4
RA RA
Clarmant
Hampton
Conn.

9021. Connecticut
W. H. Hudson 9 Dec 1835
Nathaniel H. Martin of Hampton in the State of Connecticut who was a Pri. in the Conn. commanded by Captain Dorridge of the Regt commanded by Col. Hartington in the Conn. line for 3 Mos. Service Major
191100 -
Inscribed on the Roll of Connecticut at the rate of 99 Dollars 00 Cents per annum, to commence on the 14th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 18 th day of March 1833 and sent to Horner May - Windham Conn.
Arrears to the 14th of March 33 $198 00 Semizant. allowance ending Sep. 33: 49 22 $247 22
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by E. S. Bullock Clerk, Book E Vol. 3 - Page 27

State of Vermont On the 30 th day of A. D. in's appeared before the Court of Probate for the District of Naomi Martin
and that she was then and there sixty seven years of age and that she was then and there the widow of Nathaniel F. Martin who at the time of his death was the owner of certain described real estate situated in the town of ... in the County of ... and that she was then and there the lawful wife of Nathaniel F. Martin
Nathaniel F. Martin a 2 nd time in the year of the Lord one thousand eight hundred and and for the evidence of which she has hereunto set her hand Nathaniel F. Martin
She further avers that she was married to Nathaniel Nathaniel F. Martin on the 27 th day of January in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty nine and that he died on the 26 th day of September A.D. 1847
Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year above written before me and by me the seal of said Court is affixed herunto
Naomi Martin Nasiah C Jackson Judge of Probate for the District of Hampton

This may certify that Nathaniel F Martin of Hampton and Naomi Fitts of Ashford were by me this day joined in Marriage Jan'y 27 th 1839 Dexter Bullard Minister of the Gospel
The above foregoing is a true copy from the Records as recorded in the Records of Marriages in the Records of the Town of Hampton Hampton June 1. 1852 Attest Dyer Hughes Town Clerk
Nathaniel F Martin died September 26 th 1847. The above is a true copy from the Records of deaths as recorded in Hampton Town Records Hampton June 1. 1852 Attest Dyer Hughes Town Clerk
I Eleanor Griffin upon and say that I know Naomi Martin that she was the wife of the above named Nathaniel F. Martin that the said Nathaniel F. is dead and that she is his widow
26 th Nov 1852
State of Connecticut.
Windham County ss to Hampton Jan 1 st 1853
Personally appeared Ebenezer Griffin and made solemn oath to the truth of the foregoing statement by him signed before me
Reuben G. Fairchild Clerk of the Peace
State of Connecticut
Windham County ss to Hampton Sept 23 rd 1853
Personally appeared Dea. Augustus Town clerk for the Town of Hampton and made oath to the truth of the above copy of record by him attested and signed before me
Reuben G. Fairchild Clerk of the Peace

STATE OF CONNECTICUT, Windham County.
ss. County Clerk's Office
I, Wm. Fuller , Clerk of the County Court for the County of Windham, and keeper of the Seal thereof, do hereby certify and make known to whom it doth or may concern, That Dea. G. S. S. G. is and since the 20th day of June, 1857 hath been a JUSTICE OF THE PEACE, within and for the County of Windham, in said State, duly appointed and commissioned, having full power and authority by the laws of said State, to take the acknowledgment of Deeds, and to certify the same; also to administer Oaths, to take affidavits and depositions out of courts, and to give certificates thereof; and that full faith and credit may and ought to be given to his official acts and attestations.
And I further Certify that I believe the foregoing signature of the said Dea. G. S. S. G. to be genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of said Court, at W. H. , this 21 st day of June in the year of our Lord One Thousand Eight Hundred and Fifty Three.
Wm. Fuller Clerk.

Nathaniel F. Martin
advent Private 7 th Drum Major 1 st Private 5 th Drum Major 19 th #99 — Gray

STATE OF CONNECTICUT, County of Windham
} ss. Hampton
On this 27 th day of July 1832 personally appeared in open court, before the court of Probate for the District of Windham in the county of Windham and state of Connecticut, now sitting, Nathaniel L. Martin a resident of Hampton in the county of Windham and state of Connecticut, aged Seventy three years, and who being first duly sworn according to law, doth, on his oath, make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress, passed June 7, 1832—That he entered the Service of the United States, by enlistment into Capt. Trumbull's Company in Col. Ledyard's Connecticut Reg't in Decem r 1775 He served in said Company one year and was at the battle of Long Island. That in May 1777 he enlisted for three years as drummer into Capt. Jonathan Parkers Company & Col. Webb, & Col. Sherman's Regiment, That his name is on the Pension List, Roll of the Connecticut agency as Drum Major under the Act of March 18. 1818. That he resides in said Hampton, & has resided there ever since said town was incorporated. That when he enlisted, he enlisted as Nathaniel Martin but that when he returned from the Service after the war it became necessary to insert the L. in his name for the purpose of distinguishing him, as his name was recorded as Nathaniel L. Martin. That when the new regulations were made by the department under the Act of March 18. 1818. relating to the amount of property of the Pensioner, he ceased to draw his pension money, & whether he was entitled to draw from that time to the present he is yet uninformed
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present, unless he is entitled to an annuity or pension and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any state. except as above stated stated
Sworn to, and subscribed, the day and year aforesaid.
Nath l L. Martin
We, Daniel G. Sprague a clergyman residing in the town of Hampton and Sam l G. Mosely residing in said Hampton hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with Nath l L. Martin who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration, that we believe him to be 73 years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn, and subscribed, the day and year aforesaid.
Daniel G. Sprague Samuel G. Mosely

Rev Farnham Superintendent

State of Connecticut ss } Hampton Dec 2 nd 1838 Windham
Thomas Garrison of said Hampton depose & say that he joined the 2 nd Regiment of Connecticut Troops commanded by Col Charles Webb in the month of June 1777 at Stamford in the state aforesaid and that Nathaniel P. Martin of Hampton in said County joined the Regiment at the same time and place as Drummer in Capt. Parkers Company and drew a Drummers uniform and a Drum and said Martin went as a drummer with Capt. Parkers detachment to New Chester to take cattle out of the British lines and Capt. Parkers & the greater part of the detachment were taken prisoners - & that said Martin was transferred from Capt. Parkers Company to Capt. Grangers as a Drummer for his Company & that he served as a Drummer in said Company until he was appointed Drum Major in which capacity he served until the expiration of the three years of his enlistment - & further the deponent saith not. Thos. Garrison
Windham County ss } Hampton Dec 2 nd 1838 Then personally appeared Thomas Garrison signer of the foregoing deposition & made oath to the truth of the statement therein contained.
Before me Philip Black Justice of Peace

N. F. Martin Hampton

State of Connecticut, County of Windham ss. Hampton Decem. 4 th A.D. 1832. Personally appeared in Open Court before the Court of Probate for the District of Windham Mr Nathaniel F. Martin of Hampton aged, and after being sworn according to law, says, that about the about the time of his birth he had an uncle die in the service in the old French war, of the name of Nath l Ford, his father told my mother that if she would name me Nathaniel Ford I should have a flock of sheep which belonged to my uncle. Mr. Amos Ford also had a son born about the same time which he called Nath. Ford, & by some management he had the flock of sheep & I never got any thing & I deter- mined not to have the Ford in my name. & almost the first act of my life wherein it became necessary for me to sign my name, was my en- listment into Capt. Holbridge's company, in which I signed my name as Nathaniel Martin; and that after the Revolutionary war, where I had served 4 years & some months - In the course of some business I was doing with Col o Ebenezer Moseley he informed me that it was necessary that I should sign my name Nath l F. Martin, that it was so recorded in the town books, & that I had no right to alter it - Col o Breenley was at the time of the deed & then asked - I have signed my name Nath l F. ever since - also that in May

form application under the act of March 18 th 1818. My name was, written in my application Nathaniel Martin alias Nath l F. Martin and I was a drum Major & in my discharge was called Nath l Martin & was so called thro' the war. There is not, nor ever has been any other person in this town or county to my knowledge of the name of Nathaniel Martin or Nath l F. Martin except my son Nathaniel Martin who is about 40 years old resides in Brooklyn in Windham County. No man there any person in the service during the of Gen. Washington that I heard of either name -
That he was born in Hampton (then Windham) on the 24 th day of March in 1759.
Sworn to & subscribed this 4 th day of Decem r . 1832 in open Court
Nath l Martin alias Nath l F. Martin
Windham County, B Hampton Dec r . 4 th 1832 Personally appeared in open Court Ebenezer Phippen Esq r & Judge of the County Court for S d County of Wind- ham & being under oath says that he has lived a near neighbor to Nath l F. Martin Esq r who has acted the above declaration for more than 50 years and knows that he was in the service of the United States during the Revolutionary war & that he had

a pension certificate under the act of March 18 th 1818. That he ceased to draw his pension on account of property — That he is the only man of the name of Nath l Martin or Nathaniel F. Martin in P o town or county or State who was in the Revolutionary war within his knowledge.
Sworn to & Subscribed the day & year aforesaid.
Ebene r Griffin
Personally appeared in open Court before the Court of Probate for the District of Windham on the 4 th day of Decem r . A.D. 1832. Mr. Thomas Farnham of Hampton aged 78 years and after being sworn according to law, said, that he was in the service of the United States during the whole of the Revolutionary war, that he was well acquainted with Nath l F. Martin Esq r who was in the service with him, and that he was a witness for him & gave a deposition for him in his former application under the act of March 18 th 1818. And that he obtained a certificate under said act, and that he is the identical person for whom he deposed that his testimony may be found at the war office with the application of said Nath l F. Martin — Sworn to & Subscribed the day & year aforesaid in open Court.
Chas. Farnsworth

And the Court do hereby declare their opinion That the within named applicant Nathl. D. Martin was a Revolutionary Soldier & that he is the same identical person who obtained the enclosed certificate under the act of March 18. 1818, and that his Statement is correct, and that Eben Goffin Esq r is Judge of the County Court for Middlesex County Yrs r & Thomas Lambson who has signed the foregoing deposition is a resident of 2 Green St t They are all well known to this Court and are credible persons & their Statements are entitled to full credit
Thomas Gray Clerk of the Court of Probate for the District of Middlesex do hereby certify that the within foregoing contain the original proceedings of said Court in the matter of the application of Nathl. D. Martin for a pension - In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & Seal of Office this 4 th day of December A D 1832
Thomas Gray Clerk

And the said court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter; and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above-named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states. And the court further certifies, that Daniel J. Sprague who has sign d the preceding certificate is a Clergyman residing in S t Hampton & Sam d S. Mosely Esq r who has sign d the same is a resident of S t Hampton Va a credible person & their statement is entitled to Credit
I, Thomas Gray clerk of the Court of Probate for the District of Windham in county of Windham do hereby certify, that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court, in the matter of the application of Nath l T. Martin — for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this 27 th day of July A. D. 1832.
Thomas Gray Clerk

46484

STATE OF CONNECTICUT, } ss. COUNTY OF Windham }
On this 28 th day of March A. D. one thousand eight hundred and fifty five personally appeared before me, a Notary Public, within and for the County and State aforesaid, Naomi Martin aged sixty eight years, a resident of Hampton in the State of Connecticut, who being duly sworn according to law, declares that she is the widow of Nathaniel D. Martin deceased, who was a Private in the Company commanded by  Revolutionary War in the  regiment of  commanded by  in the war with Great Britain, declared by the United States on the 18th day of June 1812, that her said husband was a Pensioner at the rate of Ninety nine Dollars per annum , that she is a Pensioner at the same rate under the Act of Feb. 8 th 1858 that her pension certificate was granted on the 7 th day of October 1858 & signed by the McClelland Secretary of the Interior  and was honorably discharged at the  and will appear by the muster rolls at said She further states that she was married to the said Nathaniel D. Martin in Hampton on the twenty seventh day of January A. D. 1839 by one Dexter Bullard a Clergyman and that her name before her said marriage was Naomi Fitts , that her said husband died at Hampton on the twenty sixth day of September A. D. 1848 and that she is now a widow.
She makes this declaration for the purpose of obtaining the bounty land to which she may be entitled under the act approved March 3d, 1855. She also declares that she has not received a warrant for bounty land under this or any other act of Congress, nor made any other application therefor. for proof of her husbands service, her marriage and her husbands death reference may be had to the evidence on file with her application for a pension under the act of February 8 th 1858, and desires that the Warrant when issued may be sent to Horace Gaylord of Ashford Ct.
We, Elizabeth E. Fitts and Oliver D. Clapp residents of Hampton in the State of Connecticut, upon our oaths declare that the foregoing declaration was signed and acknowledged by Naomi Martin in our presence, and that we believe, from the appearance and statements of the applicant, that she is the identical person she represents herself to be.
Elizabeth E. Fitts Oliver D. Clapp
The foregoing declaration and affidavit were sworn to and subscribed before me on the day and year above written; and I certify that I know the affiants to be credible persons, that the claimant is the person she represents herself to be, and that I have no interest in this claim.
Horace Gaylord Notary Public. N.B. See my Notarial commission on file with the Commissioner of Pensions Dated March 25 th 1854 Expires March 25 th 1856

Wall To
of the
in the Service of the United States of America.
G R E E T I N G.
R EPOSING especial Trust and Confidence in your Prudence and good Conduct, I do, by these Presents, appoint you to the in the Service of the United States;---you are, therefore, carefully and diligently to discharge the Duty of a by doing and performing all Manner of Things thereinunto belonging: And I do strictly charge and require all Non-Commissioned Officers and Soldiers, under your Command, to be obedient to your Orders, as And you are to observe and follow such Orders and Directions, from Time to Time, as you shall receive from me, or any of your superior Officers, according to the Rules and Discipline of War, in pursuance of the Trust reposed in you; for which this shall be your sufficient Warrant.
Given under my Hand, at
Given under my Hand, at Washington D.C. this 11th day of April 1861 Simon Sherman Plenipot.

See Major Warren at Fort Monroe
Martin, Nathaniel F. Com. 41242

Nathaniel F. Martin W. F. 2142 Conn.
The widows papers which are missing from this claim cannot be found in the claims of any of the other persons named Nathaniel Martin.
J.M.H.
Dec. 28, 1910.