Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W 21767, for Matthias Marston, New Hampshire

SERVICE
NUMBER
N.H.
Marston, Matthias Sarah
W 21767
CONTENTS

1026.
New Hampshire Pensions.
Sarah Marston widow of Matthias Marston who was a Private in the N. H. line for 2 years
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 80 Dollars Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1843.
Certificate of Pension issued the 21 st day of July, 1849. and sent to
David Murray, New Market N. H.
[Act of March 3, 1843.]
Recorded in Book A. Vol. 1. Page 19.

of the United States, for the District of New Hampshire, On the sixth day of April 1818 - And I John S. Sherburne District Judge, as aforesaid do certify, that it appears to my satisfac- -tion, that the said Matthias Norton did serve in the revolutionary war, as stated in the preceding declaration, against the common Enemy, and I now transmit the proceedings and testimony taken and had before me, to the Secretary for the Depart- -ment of War, pursuant to the direction of the 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" — And I certify from my own knowledge that the said applicant is in reduced circumstances in life & in need of assistance from his country for support — John S. Sherburne Dist. Judge NH Dist.
United States New Hampshire District ss — Be it known that John S. Sherburne Esq. who hath subscribed the foregoing certificate is one of the Judges of the Circuit Court & Judge of the District Court of the United States for said District — Witness the seal of said Circuit Court this 4 th day of December A.D. 1818. Peyton R. Freeman Clerk

Matthias Morston of Greenland in the county of Rockingham and State of New Hampshire late a private in the company commanded by Capt: Richard Ware, in the third Battalion of New Hampshire Troops commanded by Colonel Alexander Scamell, in the New Hampshire Line, on the Continental Establishment, do hereby make oath & saith, that he enlisted into said Capt: Ware's said Company commanded by Col: Scamell as aforesaid, in said Line on said Establishment, in the month of May 1777, according to his best recollection, and at Greenland aforesaid, that he marched under his said Captain and joined the 2 d Regiment at Ticonderoga in June following . That he enlisted to serve the United States for three years in the war of the Revolution - That he continued in said Service in said Company, (which was commanded by Lieut: James Wedgewood after the death of Capt: Ware, who died of a wound received in Battle,) and faithfully served the United States in said War of the Revolution, for the term of three years, being the Period for which he had enlisted. But the Deponent says his memory which is not good, does not serve him to testify as to the time & place of his discharge - But he well remembers & knows that he was in two battles at the taking of Genl: Burgoyne's Army at Saratoga, and in one of them had the bayonet of his gun shot off, & that he was in the service in said Company, at the battle of Mon- mouth in New Jersey in June 1778, as in that battle. That he has always been a resident Citizen of the United States, and an inhabitant of said Greenland, the place of his birth - and that by reason of his reduced circumstances in life, he is in need of support as is stated from his Country, for support. And the Deponent says, that at the expiration of his aforesaid Service he was honorably discharged.
Matthias Morston
Sworn to, & declared, before me John S. Sherburne, Judge of the District Court

Part 1
+ Matthias Marston
+
Private
Col. Scammons Regiment New Hampshire Line
1777 - 3 years
6 th April, 1818.
Original Correct found on Roll of Capt. Weare
John S. Sherburne, Judge, Portsmouth, N.H.

I James Wedgwood of Greenland in the States of New Hampshire testify and say, that I was a First Lieutenant in the company commanded by Capt Richard Ware, in the third battalion of the New Hampshire Forces commanded by Colonel Alexander Scammon, on the Continental Establish- ment, in the years 1776, 1777, 1778, & 1779. and during most of the time in those years I had the command of said Company. That Matthias Marston of Green- land aforesaid (whom I well know, & who as I under- stand, is an applicant for a pension) enlisted into said Company, at Greenland on the seventh day of May 1777, to serve the States United in said Company for one year, that he continued to serve in said Company and Corps, for one year from, & according to his said Enlistment, and was in action at Stillwater, which preceded, & terminated in the capture of General Burgoyne, & the Army under his command. And that I find the said Matthias Marston's name with the date of his enlistment the said seventh of May, on a pay roll of said Company now in my possession. James Wedgwood
New Hampshire District.
On this 10 th day of September
I James Wedgwood being subscribed to the foregoing deposition personally appeared & made oath to the truth thereof. Witness me
Ezra S. Sherburne Sub Judge Adm for New Hampshire

I John Dearborn of Newmarket in the State of New Hampshire, do hereby depose & say, that I well know Mathias Marston of Greenland in said State, who, as I understand, is an applicant for a pension, as having served in the Revolutionary War. That on or about the twenty fourth day of January 1777, I enlisted into the Company commanded by Cap t Richard Weare, in Col d Alexander Scammon's Regiment, New Hampshire Line on the Continental Establishment. That I enlisted to serve the United States during the war. That I well know, that said Marston belonged to, & continued to serve in said Company, for one year, without interruption, during my service which was from the time of my enlistment to the end of the War.
John Dearborn
New Hampshire District.
Sept r 10 th 1818. John Dearborn made oath to the truth of the foregoing deposition before me. J. S. Shepley Sub Judge U.S.D. Dist.

Greenland April 1 st 1818
The Subscribers being requested to certify to the circumstances Matthias Manton do say they are poor and distressing and have had support from the Town of Greenland for himself and family a number of times, and has not paid a cent of tax for a number of years.
Ebenezer Johnson { Selectmen Stephen M. Weeks { of Thomas Brackett Jr. { Greenland
This may certify that at a legal Town Meeting duly notified and holden at Greenland on the 30 th day of March 1818. Ebenezer Johnson Stephen M. Weeks and Thomas Brackett Junr were chosen Selectmen of said town for the ensuing year
Mess Tho. Philbrook Town Clerk
Greenland April 1 st 1818.
State of New Hampshire Greenland April 6 th 1818 Proclamation ss } Ebenezer Johnson Stephen M. Weeks and Thomas Brackett Jr above named personally appeared and made oath to the truth of the above certificate by them subscribed before Enoch Clark Jus. Peace
State of New Hampshire. I the Subscriber Notary Public do hereby certify -signed & sworn certify that the above signing Enoch Clark is a Justice of the Peace for said County of Rock- -ington & was at the date of his certificate an acting Justice of said County, & with it to be given to such his certificate. Dated all in town named Greenland. Pub: Deon Humphreys Not.

Matthew Marston
16848
32 P no
Peter Chadwick Esq Easton N H

Schedule
containing the whole estate and income of of Matthias Marston (his necessary clothing and bedding excepted) by him subscribed and exhibited to the Court of Sessions for the County of Rockingham on the 16 th day of January 1821 and annexed to his oath viz
  30 old Chairs 60 cts 2 old Tables 2.00 2.60   2 Wheels 1.75 1 pot 21 kettle 1.00 2.75   1 Chest and one Trunk 1.50 1.50   7.00   Clothes, Knives & Forks 71.85 
Matthias Marston
State of New Hampshire
Rockingham ss.
On the 16 th day of January Anno Domini 1821 personally appeared in open Court at Portsmouth in said County before John Harvey Esquire Chief Justice and Heall Burgin John Solson Joseph Walker and John Lang don Esquires Associate Justices of the Court of Sessions for the said County of Rockingham being by law a Court of Record Matthias Marston aged sixty nine years res- -ident in Greenland 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. viz That he enlisted in the Spring of the year 1776. in Captain Richard Wears Company in Colonel Scamells Regiment being the third Regiment

in the New Hampshire line on the Continental establishment for the term of one year - That he cannot rightly ascertain the time he was discharged having lost his discharge but that he served in said Company one year - That he afterwards enlisted in the Massachusetts line in a Company commanded by a Captain. Davis that he served in said Company nine or ten months that he was honorably discharged - That he was in the battles previous to the Capture of Burgoyne That he has no other evidence at present in his power than what he has already exhibited The date of his original declaration made in order to obtain a pension is the sixth day of April 1818. That he has received a pension the number of his pension certificate is 16840. - And I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18 th 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 provision 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 Revolution - any War" passed on the 18 th day of March 1818 And that I have not nor has any person in trust for me any property or securities con -tracts

traits or debts due to me; nor have I any income other than what is contained in the Schedule hereto annexed and by me submitted. My occupation is that of a day labourer but am not of sufficient ability to do more than one third part so much as I used to do. I have in family residing with my wife only aged about sixty five years who is unable to contribute any thing to our support of consequence. Matthias Marston
Sworn to in open Court
Peter Chadwick Clerk.
I Peter Chadwick Clerk of the Court of Sessions for the County of Rockingham 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 calculated in the aforesaid Schedule is seven Dollars and eighty five cents
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of the said Court this 25 th day of January 1823
P. Chadwick

4485 Sarah Mayhew wid. of Matthew (W.H.)
At July 7 1838 Married 1785 died 1831 Allow 25 per share per ann. N.H. Love Col Scammell
David Murray Newmarket N.H.

State of New Hampshire
Rockingham County ss. On this Eight th day of January, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty nine, before the Subscriber Judge of the Court of Probate in and for said County of Rockingham, personally appeared Sarah Marston of Greenland in the County of Rockingham aforesaid aged Seventy five years and upwards, who, first being 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 7 th 1838, entitled An Act granting half pay and Pensions to certain widows; That she is the Widow of Matthias Marston late of said Greenland, dec d , who was a private Soldier in the Army of the Revolution. She declares that she is unable to state the particular service her late husband performed; or to what corps he belonged; but she declares that he was a pensioner at the time of his decease under the Act of March A.D. 1815. She further declares that she was married to the said Matthias Marston at Portsmouth New Hampshire by the Rev d Joseph Buckminster, on the twenty ninth day of January, in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and eighty five That she has not remarried but continues the widow of the said Matthias Marston That she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service, but the marriage took place previous to the first day of January Seven hundred and ninety four, viz at the time a bond was and that previous to her marriage to the said Matthias

her name was Sarah Mitchell.
She further declare that the said Matthias Marston died at said Greenlund, on the Sixteenth day of October A.D. 1831
Witness: John Willy
Sarah
her
Marston
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year first above said
John Sullivan Judge of Probate
I certify that by reason of bodily infirmity the above named Sarah Marston is unable to attend Court for the purpose of making her decla- ration as aforesaid
John Sullivan Judge of Probate

State of New Hampshire Rockingham ss
I John Kelly Registrar of the Court of Probate for said County do hereby certify that the Hon John Sullivan is Judge of said Court of Probate that the foregoing signature purporting to be his is genuine and in his own proper hand writing; and that the foregoing are the original pro- ceedings before him in the matter of the application of Sarah Mason for a Pension
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of said Court of Probate this eighth day of Jan- uary Anno Domini 1839
John Kelly Registrar of Probate

Extract from the Records of the Vathe Church, in the town of Portsmouth, in the County of Rockingham and State of New- Hampshire, under the head of Marriages by the Rev Joseph Buck minister, formerly Pastor of said Church. Seventeen hundred and eighty five, January twenty nine. Matthias Marston & Sarah Mitchell. I certify that the above is a true extract from said Records with the exception of the date, which is of- ferscript on the records in fair legible figures as fol- lows
1785 January 29 Matthias Marston & Sarah Mitchell.
Edwin Hott Pastor of said Church I Edwin Hott of Portsmouth aforesaid, depose and say that I am Pastor of the Church above named, and that the above extract is a true copy from the records of said Church with the exception above mentioned as certified by me
Edwin Hott, Pastor
State of New Hampshire Rockingham County ss January 8 th AD 1839 Subscribed and sworn to by the above named Edwin Hott who is entitled to full credit as a witness
Before me David Burrough Just of the Peace

Elijah Abner Affidavit

1 I Elijah Mearston of Granular county of Rockingham and State of New Hampshire age eighty one years do hereby certify that Matthias Mearston late of said Granular, a Revolutionary Pensioner, was my brother that said Matthias died Oct 16. 1831 that Sarah Mearston widow of said Matthias is now living at said Granular, and has never intermarried but continues the widow of said Matthias Mearston said Matthias & Sarah were married at Portsmouth by Joseph Buckminster upwards of fifty years ago and have resided in this town always from that time until his decease and she said Sarah until now. I further certify and say that Charles Mearston of this town was their son as I have reason to suppose. E. Mearston
State of New Hampshire Rockingham County ss Dec 26. 1838 Subscribed and sworn to by the above Elijah Mearston Who I believe is entitled to full credit as a witness Before me David Hovey Justice

I Charles Marston of Greenland, County of Rocking- ham, and State of New Hampshire age fifty three years and upwards do hereby declare and say that I am a son of Matthias Marston late of said Greenland and late a Revolutionary Officer of the United and Sarah Marston his widow. That my mother the said Sarah Marston is now living and resides in said Greenland - That she has never intermar- ried but continues the widow of the said Mat- thias Marston - That my Father the said Mat- thias Marston died at said Greenland on the sixteenth day of October A.D. 1831 I further declare and say that my Father the said Matthias never left any family record to my knowledge nor do I know any memorandum that recognizes Sarah Marston as the wife of Matthias Marston. Charles Marston
State of New Hampshire Rockingham County ss January 8 th A.D. 1839 Subscribed and sworn to by the above Charles Marston. Who I believe is entitled to full credit as a Witness
Before me David Burrage Justing the Peace

I John Bennet of Portsmouth, County of Rockingham and State of New Hampshire, do hereby say that I held the office of Town Clerk of said Portsmouth - That I have in my possession the original records of said Town; and that said records afford no proof of the marriage of Matthias Mansfield to Sarah Mitchell.
John Bennet, Town Clerk of Portsmouth New Hampshire
State of New Hampshire Rockingham ss Decr 26. 1838 I subscribe and affirm that the above named John Bennet who I believe is entitled to full credit as a Notary.
Before me David Murray Jus Recen

State of New Hampshire Rockingham
John Kelly
Registrar of the Court of Probate for said County do hereby certify that David Murray Esq is a justice of the Peace for said County and that the foregoing signatures purporting to be his attached to the affidavits of Edwin Hott, Elijah Marston, Charles Marston, and John Bannet, are genuine and his own proper handwriting
As testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of said Court this eighth day of January Anno Domini 1839 John Kelly Registrar of Probate

State of New Hampshire Rockingham set.
I John Kelly Register of the Court of Probate for said County do hereby certify that David Murray Esquire is an attorney of the Bar in and for said County duly commissioned and qualified; that his commission was dated on the 17 th day of June 1837 and will expire on the 16 th day of June 1842; or in five years from the date of said Commission and that the foregoing signatures purport- ing to be his (connected with the Affidavits of Edwin Holt, Elijah Newton Charles Mason and John Bennett) are genuine
Given under my hand and the seal of said Court this eighth day of June AD 1839.
John Kelly Register of Probate

4485 Sarah Marston N. H. widow of Matthias — act 1838 Let to D. Murray 17 June 1839.

Mathew Marston. Pat o St. 1818. when p d . d. 1831 Died 16 October 1831 - paid to that time see Comptroller's Book. H H L J. H. H.

3878
New Hampshire
Sarah Marston widow of Matthias Marston, deceased
who was a pensioner under the Act of 1818 and who died on the 1831 of Rockingham in the State of N.H. who was a private in the Com commanded by Captain of the regt commanded by Col. Seammuel in the N. Hampshire line for 2 years.
Inscribed on the Roll of Portsmouth at the rate of 80 Dollars Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1836.
Certificate of Pension issued the 13 day of Aug 1839 I sent to David Murray, New Market, N.H.
Arrears to the 4th of Mar 1839 $240.00
Semi-annual allowance ending 4 Sep 39 40.00
$280.00
{ Act July 7, } 1838. }
Recorded by J.M. Curdy, Clerk, Book 8. Vol. 1. Page 46.

16.040.
New Hampshire
Matthias Morison
m 85 d 31
of Greenland in the state of N.H. who was a Private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Scammel of the N.H. Continental line, for the term of 1777 3 years
Inscribed on the Roll of New Hampshire at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 6 of April 1818
Certificate of Pension issued the 5 of May 1820 and sent to Hon. J. H. Parris U.S. Senate
Arrears to 4th of March 1820 183.69 Semi-annual allowance ending April 1820 48
  22 25 4     8 30 31     176.  $231.69    15.66     1.33     183.69   
{ Revolutionary claim, { Act 18th March, 1818. }
Continued
Note sent to P.D. Church Esq 9 June 1821 Pension New Hampshire

Newmarket, N.H. July 9 th
Free
July 13
W.H.
Adolphus
Sarah M rs H ar vey
James L Edwards Commission Pension Washington D.C.
Additional evidence in the case of Sarah M rs H ar vey who papers are in file

Newmarket N.H. July 8. 1839
Dear Sir - England is widowed. I show that the late Matthew Master of Green lane was the person that served as a Hampshire Man in Captain Richard Weare's Co., and that Sarah Master is his Widow.
Respectfully your Old Servt David Murray
N.B. I have not procured the Certificate of my Official capacity, as that is already on file in this office -
David Murray

Jonathan Screech

I Jonathan Seavey of Hampton County of Rock- ingham, and State of New Hampshire a Revolutionary War Pensioner aged eighty years and upwards of age and say that I was well acquainted with Matthias Marston late of Green Lane etc from my earli- est recollection up to the time of his decease. I further depose and say, that I lived in said Greenland from my infancy until I was about twenty years of age except what time I was in the service. That in the Spring of 1777 Nathaniel Marston Levi Seavey, myself and the said Matthias Marston came from Greenland to Hampton and enlisted under Captain Richard Weare, in Col Seaward's Regt That the first engaged by one Micajah Morrill and a committee of said Hampton, and paid by him a bounty on behalf of said town of Hampton. I further depose and say that said Matthias Marston of said Greenland was the identical Matthias Marston that served in Captain Weare's Company in the campaign of 1777 and that he never lived in Hampton.
Jonathan Seavey
State of New Hampshire Rockingham County ss. June 25. 1839. Subscribed and sworn to by the above named Jonathan Seavey, Who I believe is entitled to full credit as a witness Before me David Murray Justice of the Peace

Elijah H. Burston

I Eliphaz Morsten of Greenland, County of Rocking- ham and State of New Hampshire age Eighty one years and upward depose and say that I am a Son of Nathaniel Morsten formerly of Hampton in said County of Rockingham and late of said Greenland deceased; and a brother of Matthias Morsten a Revolu- tionary Pensioner also late of said Greenland deceased. I further depose and say that I very well knew Captain Richard Wear of said Hampton. I very well remem- ber that early in the Revolution my brother the said Matthias Morsten and several others went from Greenland to Hampton and enlisted under said Richard Wear and was absent about two years. I further depose and say my brother the said Matthias Morsten always lived in Greenland; and that Sarah Morsten now of Newmarket, recently moved from said Greenland is his widow and that she was married to said Mat- thias more than fifty years ago.
Witness David Murray Abigail F. Morsten
July 1 st 1839
Eliphaz
State of New Hampshire Rockingham ss June 25 1839 Subscribed and sworn to by the above named Eliphaz Morsten who I believe is entitled to full credit as a Witness Before me David Murray Justice of the Peace

1373
Sarah Mearston
$80 per am
David Mearay New Market, PH Agent

State of New Hampshire
Rockingham county, ss. On this 18th day of May 1843, personally appeared before the subscriber, a justice of the peace within and for said county of Rockingham, Sarah Mearston a resident of New Market, in said county, aged seventy nine years, who, first being 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 March 3rd 1843, granting pensions to widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary war; that she is the widow of Matthew Mearston late of Greenland, deceased, who was a private in the Revolutionary war, and a pensioner at the time of his death under the act of March 18, 1818; and that she has received a pension under the act of July 7, 1838, at the rate of eighty dollars per annum.
She further declares that she is still a widow.
Witnesses
Charles Marston
David Murray
for Sarah Mearston mark
Sworn to, and subscribed on the day and year above written, before me; and I hereby certify that I am personally acquainted with the declarant.
David Murray Justice of the Peace

State of New Hampshire Rockingham ss. Probate office in said county.
David H. Gregg Register of the Court of Probate for said county certify that David Murray is an acting justice of the Peace duly com- missioned & sworn, that his com- mission was dated the 14 th day of June A.D. 1842 and will expire the 14 th day of June A.D. 1847 and that his signature as here written is genuine.
Given under my hand & the seal of the Court of Probate for said county the 24 th day of May A.D. 1843. David H. Gregg Reg d Probate