Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 16461, for Asa Marston, New Hampshire

SERVICE
NUMBER
N. H.
Marston, Asa
S. 16461
CONTENTS
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1128
New Hampshire
Asa Norton
of Deerfield in the State of N H who was a Private in the company commanded by Captain Gordon of the reg t commanded by Col d Bartlett in the N H line for 12 Days from June 1775
Oct 5, 1832
Inscribed on the Roll of N H at the rate of 11 Dollars 25 Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 27 th day of October 1832 and issued to Asa Norton Deerfield N H
Arrears to 4th of Apr r 1832 $62.16 Semi-annual allowance ending Mar 30 20.72
$82.88
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by J. H. Spencer Clerk, Book D Vol. 1 st Page 170.
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DECLARATION.
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress, passed June 7, 1832.
State of New-Hampshire, } ss. County of Rockingham
On this ninth day of August A.D., 1832, personally appeared in open Court, before the Judges of the Superior Court of Judicature , now sitting, Asa Marshall a resident of Deerfield in the County of Rockingham and State of N. H. aged 74 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 Act of Congress, passed June 7, 1832.
That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers, and served as herein stated - that he was born in the town of New Hampshire in the County of Rockingham and State of New Hampshire on the sixteenth day of March in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and fifty eight - that he has heard his parents say that in a record of his age in said town of New Hampshire but does not know the fact himself - that at the age of eight years he removed with his parents to the town of Stratham in said County of Rockingham and there lived two years - then removed with his parents to said Deerfield where he has lived ever since - that he enlisted as a volunteer and private soldier in Captain Thomas Nuttall's Company of Infantry and Colonel Briggs Poor's Regiment of New Hampshire State Volunteers, or militia in the Army of the Revolution at said Deerfield sometime the last of November or the first of December in the year one thousand seven hundred and seventy five (the precise day he does not now recollect) for the term of two months and served in said Company for himself during said term of two months until he received a verbal discharge the last of January or the first of February in the year one thousand seven hundred and seventy six at a place called Winter Hill in the town of Charlestown in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts , where said Company were stationed the whole of said term of two months, and that he never received any written discharge from his service - that Daniel Page was Lieutenant of said Company - that Lieutenants Colonel H. A. Page , and Major Joseph Gilley were officers in said Colonel Poor's Regiment - that a Regiment commanded by Colonel John Stark and a Regiment commanded by Colonel Briggs were stationed with said Colonel Poor's Regiment at said Winter Hill during said term - that James Brown now residing in said Deerfield and Andrew Scully now residing in Montpelier in the County of Washington and State of Vermont both served as private soldiers in said Company during the whole of said term of two months and were discharged at the same time and place with him the said Marshall and can testify to the facts relative to said service as above stated.
That he again enlisted as a volunteer and private soldier at said Deerfield sometime in the month of December (the precise day he does not now remember) in the year one thousand seven hundred and seventy six in Captain Daniel Gilman's Company of Infantry in Colonel Daniel Gilman's Regiment of New Hampshire State Volunteers in the Army of the Revolution for the term of three months and served for himself in said Company during said term of three months until he received a verbal discharge sometime in the month of March in the year one thousand seven hundred and seventy seven and that he never received any written discharge from said service - that said Company was stationed at a place called Peachkill in the State of New York during the whole of said term of three months, at which place he was discharged as aforesaid - that no other troops were stationed in the immediate vicinity of said Gilman's Regiment to which said Company belonged during said term of three months to his knowledge - that Walter Franklin now residing in the town of Lindisburg in the County of Stratford and State of

any written discharge from said service - that said Company was stationed at a place called Peekskill in the State of New York during the whole of said term of three months, at which place he was discharged as aforesaid - that no other troops were stationed in the immediate vicinity of said Ulster's Regiment to which said Company belonged during said term of three months to his knowledge - that Nathaniel Prudden now residing in the town of Lanesville in the County of Steubenville and State of West Virginia served as a private in said Company during the whole term of his the said three months service and was discharged at the same time and place with him and can testify to the facts relative to said service as above stated - and that there is no other person now living to his, the said Nathaniel's knowledge, who then belonged to said Company, except one Joseph Smith of Steubenville in said County of Steubenville
That he again enlisted as a volunteer and private soldier at said Deerfield sometime the last of May in the year one thousand seven hundred and seventy seven in a Company commanded by Captain Curtis Gilley belonging to the Vermont National Guard or militia for the term of one month and served for himself in said Company the said term of one month until he received a verbal discharge sometime the first of July in the same year, and that he never received any written discharge from said service - that said Company was stationed in the town of Hampton in said State of New Hampshire during the whole of said term of one month, but he does not know whether said Company was considered as constituting a part of the Army of the Revolution - that no other troops than said Company were stationed at said Hampton at that time - that James Brown now residing in said Deerfield served in said Company a part of said term of one month, was discharged at the same time and place with him the said Nathaniel and can testify to the facts relative to said service as above stated - and that he the said Nathaniel does not know of any other person now living who then belonged to said Company.
That he again enlisted as a volunteer and private soldier at said Deerfield sometime the first of July (the day of the month he does not now remember) in the year one thousand seven hundred and eighty in the Company of Infantry commanded by Captain Henry Nutt in Colonel Thomas Barrett's Regiment of New Hampshire State Volunteers or militia in the Army of the Revolution for the term of three months and served in said Company for himself during said term of three months until he received a verbal discharge sometime in the month of October of the same year, and that he never received any written discharge from said service - that he, together with said Company, was stationed at West Point in the State of New York during the whole of said term of three months when and where he was discharged as aforesaid - that General Arnold commanded all the troops then stationed until he the said Arnold deserted to the enemy - that Lieutenant Butman was an officer in said Company, and Nathaniel Chandler was Ensign - that Major Wentworth was Major of said Barrett's Regiment - that Joseph Glene was residing in said Deerfield, and Parker Glene now residing in the town of Hampton in the County of Grafton and State of New Hampshire both served in

containing near an officer in said Company, and brother -arsis Chandler was Ensign - that Major Wentworth was Major of said Bartlett's Regiment - that Joseph Chase was residing in said Deerfield, and Parker Chase now residing in the town of Bampton in the County of Litchfield and State of Connecticut both served in said Company during the whole of said term of three months and were discharged at the said time and place with him the said Abner and can testify to the above facts relative to said service - and that Rev. Nathaniel Wells a resident clergyman in said town of Deerfield, and Hon. Jacob Freese a resident in said Deerfield and Commissioner for said County of Rockingham, now resides in his neighbor- hood, are well acquainted with him and can testify to his character for veracity and that he is reputed in his neighborhood to have served as a soldier in the Army of the Revolution.
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present, and declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of the Agency of any State,
Sworn to and subscribed, the day and year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty two
in a munion
We, Nathaniel Wells a clergyman residing in said Deerfield and Jacob Freese a Commissioner for said County of Rockingham residing in said Deerfield hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with Abner who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be 74 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 of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty two
Nathaniel Wells Jacob Freese
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 certifies, that it appears to them that Nathaniel Wells who has signed the preceding certificate, is a clergyman resident in the town of Deerfield and that Jacob Freese , who has also signed the same is a resident in the same town of Deerfield and are credible persons, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I, Peter Glascow Clerk of the Superior Court of Litchfield do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of Abner for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this eleventh day of August A.D. 1832
Phileadwick Clerk of the Court Rockingham County

Asa Marston Deerfield N.H.
N o 4490.
on Roll of Capt Gordons Co - hand not stated
on Roll of Capt Bullins Co Col Battells reg March 13 July 1780 - discharged 25 Oct 1780 - 3 mo & 13 days
12 Month & 13 days
John LE
$ 41.44
Mr St Clair E Deerfield N.H.

BRIEF in the case of  Asa Marston of the County of Rockingham  in the State of New Hampshire  (Act 7 June, 1832.)
 1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? open Court  2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?  3. How old is he? 74 years 
4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed.
   Period. Duration of Service. Rank. Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served.   Years, Months, Days.     In 1775 Dec. 1 — 2 — Private Gen. Col. Enoch Poor   1776 Dec. — 3 — ditto Capt. Thos. Bartlett   1777 last of May — 4 — d o Col. David Gilman & Capt. David Gordon.   1780 July 1. — 3 12 as d o Capt. Curtis Gilley Col. J. Bartlett Capt. Th o Bartlett.   the rolls of our  
 5. In what battles was he engaged? none  6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Deerfield  7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditional evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? by numerous depositions of living witnesses accompanying his statement & the Certificates of the Court, a Clergyman &c.  8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? all complete. 
I Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
Levin Pelt Examining Clerk.

16. 461
INVALID.
File No. 16.461
Isa Marston
Pr. Rev War
Act: June 7 th 89
Index:—Vol. 9 , Page 245
[Arrangement of 1870.]

VO 4490

Samuel Dinsmore
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF NEW-HAMPSHIRE.
TO ALL WHO SHALL SEE THESE PRESENTS.
GREETING.
KNOW YE, THAT
the within named.
Paul Wentworth is a Justice of the Peace for our County of Strafford, and the within named La St. Clair and Thomas Brubank are Justices of the Peace for the County of Rockingham (and I have no doubt but their signatures are in their own respective hand writings.)
in the said STATE, duly Constituted and Sworn, and that to their ACTS and ATTESTATIONS, as such, full FAITH and CREDIT are and ought to be given, in and out of COURT, within and out of the STATE.
In Testimony Whereof, I have caused the Seal of the State to be hereunto affixed.
GIVEN UNDER MY HAND, at CONCORD, this Twenty fifth day of July in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty- four and in the fifty-seventh year of the Independence of the United States of America.
Samuel Dinsmore
BY THE GOVERNOR.
Nathl. M'Nabb
Secretary of State.

I Nathaniel Rawlin of the town of Sandwich in the county of Strafford and State of New Hampshire and formerly of Deerfield of said State do testify and say that I was well acquainted with Asa Marston then during the years A.D. 1776 & 77 then of said Deerfield that he enlisted with me in the year 1776 in Captain Gordons Company of Militia and was mustered at Exeter N.H. and was attached to the Regiment commanded by Col David Gilman of Pembroke. Thos. Bartlett of Nottingham Lt. Col. and Peter Cossin of Exeter Major - That the said Asa Marston enlisted as I did for the term of three months and did faithfully continue in the service of the United States the whole of said time, during which we marched to Peekskill New York and was there in December January & February until the expiration of our time of enlistment - Sandwich N.H. July 14. 1832. Nathaniel Rawlin
State of N.H. Strafford ss. Sandwich July 14. 1832
Then personally appeared Nathaniel Rawlin and made solemn affirmation that this affidavit by him subscribed, which was done in my presence, con- tains the whole truth & nothing but the truth -
Paul Wentworth, Jus. Peace & Quorum

I Andrew Kealey of Mounthiller in the county of Washington and State of Vermont. testify and say that I was acquainted with Mr. Asa Weston of Deerfield, in the county of Rockingham and that I have known that in the year Seventeen hundred and Seventy five & Six the said Weston was a Soldier in the revolutionary Service entitled for two months in Col Poor's Regiment. and in the Company commanded by Captain William Bartlett and that I was a Soldier in the same company at the same time. I also state that the said Weston lived two months and was a good Soldier. the two months alluded to were December & January. I roomed with said Weston the same time
Andrew Kealey
Rockingham. Is. Deerfield July the 10. 1832 then personally appeared the above named A. Kealey and made oath that the above affidavit by him subscribed is true before me
Thos. Burbank. J. Peace

I, Jacob Smith of Raymond in the County of Rock- ingham and State of New Hampshire of seventy six years of age, testify and declare upon oath that I was formerly acquainted with Ira Marton of Deerfield in the County of Rockingham aforesaid - that I know him to have served as a volunteer and private soldier in Captain Daniel Gor- don's Company of Infantry in Colonel David Gilman's Regiment of New Hampshire State volunteers or militia in the Army of the Revolution for the term of three months from sometime in the month of December in the year one thousand seven hundred and seventy six to sometime in the month of March in the year one thousand seven hundred and seventy seven at which time he received a verbal discharge from said service at a place called Peeks-kill in the State of New York when said Company was stationed during the whole of said term of three months - that I enlisted as a vol- unteer and private soldier and entered said Company with said Marton at the same time and served in said Company during the whole of said term of three months and was discharged at the same time and place with said Smith Marton - and that I have never seen said Marton since we left said service before this day, but have no doubt that he is the identical Ira Marton who served with me in said Gordon's Company as aforesaid - July 29. 1892 -  Jacob Smith
The State of New Hampshire Rockingham ss - Town of Deerfield, July 29. 1892 - Personally appearing the above named Jacob Smith made solemn oath that the above affidavit by him subscribed is true -  Before me, Ira H. Blair Justice of the Peace for said County of Rockingham -
I hereby certify that I have been some acquainted with the above named Jacob Smith, and from information believe his description for identity to be good, and his statement to be entitled to full credit -  Ira H. Blair Justice of the Peace

I, Joseph Chase of Deerfield in the County of Rulandingham and State of New Hampshire of sixty nine years of age, testify and declare upon oath that I am well acquainted with Mr. Manton of said Deerfield - that I know said Manton to have served as a private soldier in Captain Harry Buttrick's Company of Infantry and Colonel Stephen Bartlett's Regiment of New Hampshire State volunteers or militia in the Army of the Revolution for the term of three months from sometime in the month of July in the year one thousand seven hundred and eighty to sometime in the month of October of the same year at which time he received a regular discharge from said service at West Point in the State of New York where said Company was stationed the whole of said term of three months - that I enlisted as a volunteer and private soldier and entered said Company with said Manton at the same time and served in said Company during the whole of said term of three months and was discharged at the same time and place with said Manton and that I have been acquainted with said Manton ever since we entered said Company as aforesaid - July 29. 1892 -
Joseph Chase
The State of New Hampshire Rulandingham ss - I, Clerk of Deerfield, July 29. 1892 - Personally appearing the above named Joseph Chase, made solemn oath that the above affidavit by him subscribed is true -
Before me,
Ira H. Clark
Juratin of the Peace for said County Rulandingham -
I, the Subscriber, hereby certify that I am well acquainted with the above named Joseph Chase, that his character for veracity is good, and that his statement is entitled to full credit -
Ira H. Clark, Juratin of the Peace

I, Parker Chase of Canpton in the County of Grafton and State of New Hampshire of sixty seven years of age, testify and declare upon oath that I am well acquainted with Ira Norton of Deerfield in the County of Rockingham and State of New Hampshire aforesaid - That I know said Norton to have served as a private soldier in Captain Henry Butts Company of Infantry and Colonel Shomer Bartlett, Regiment of New Hampshire State volunteers or militia in the Army of the Revolution for the term of three months from sometime in the month of July in the year one thousand seven hundred and eighty to sometime in the month of October of the same year at which time he received a verbal discharge from said service at West Point in the State of New York where said Company was stationed the whole of said term of three months - that I enlisted as a volunteer and private soldier and entered said Company with said Norton at the same time, and served in said Company during the whole of said term of three months and was discharged at the same time and place with said Norton, and that I have been acquainted with said Norton ever since we entered said Company as aforesaid - July 24. 1832 - Parker Chase
The State of New Hampshire -
Rockingham ss - Sirens of Deerfield, July 24. 1832 - Personally appearing the above named Parker Chase made solemn oath that the above affidavit by him subscribed is true -
Before me,
Ira H. Chase
Junction of the Peace for said County of Rockingham
I hereby certify that I have made enquiry as to the character of the above named Parker Chase, and believe his character for veracity to be good, and that his statement is entitled to full credit -
Ira H. Chase
Junction of the Peace

I, James Brien of Deerfield in the County of Franklin and State of Massachusetts of seventy nine years of age, testify and declare upon oath that I am well acquainted with the Mountain of said Deerfield - that I know him to have served as a private soldier in Captain Thomas Bullock's Company of Infantry, and Colonel Ervick's Passumpsic Regiment of Vermont State volunteers or militia in the Army of the Revolution from sometime the last of November or the first of December in the year one thousand seven hundred and seventy five for the term of two months to sometime in the month of January or February in the year one thousand seven hundred and seventy six at which time he received a verbal discharge from said service at a place called Winter Hill in the town of Charlesburg in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts where said Company was stationed during the whole of said term of two months - that I enlisted as a volunteer and private soldier and entered said Company with said Mountain at the same time and served in said Company during the whole of said term of two months and was discharged at the same time and place with him the said Mountain.
And I further testify and declare upon oath that I know  specify said Mountain to have served as a private soldier in Captain Cutts Biddle's Company of Infantry in the Vermont State volunteers or militia during the War of the Revolution for the term of one month from sometime the last of May in the year one thousand seven hundred and seventy seven to sometime in the month of July of the same year at which time he received a verbal discharge from said service at the town of Hampton in said State of Vermont where said Company was stationed he believes during the whole of said term of one month - that I enlisted as a volunteer and private soldier in said Company at the time with said Mountain - that I hired one Jonathan Blue, now deceased, to serve for me in said Company two weeks of said term of one month - that I then entered said Company at said Hampton and served the remainder of said term of one month in said Company and was discharged at the same time and place with said Mountain and believe him to have served the whole term of one month in said Company as aforesaid - and that I have been

acquainted with said Master ever since we resided in said County or afterwards. James Brown July 20. 1832.
The State of New Hampshire
Rockingham Co - Town of Dunstable, July 20. 1832.
Personally appearing the above named James Brown made solemn oath that the above affidavit  statement herein subscribed is true.
Before me,
Ira H. Blair
Justice of the Peace. for said County of Rockingham.
I hereby certify that I am well acquainted with the above named James Brown, that his character for veracity is good, and that his statement is entitled to full credit.
Ira H. Blair
Justice of the Peace.