Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 15928, for Gideon Marshall, New Hampshire

SERVICE
NUMBER
N 26
Marshall; Gideon
W. 15928
Abigail
CONTENTS

New Hampshire
Abigail Marshall 3041. widow of Gideon Marshall, decd.
who died on the ~ ~ ~ 1809, of Rockingham the State of N. H. who was a private in the com commanded by Captain Rowe of the regt commanded by Col Poor in the N. H. militia line for 8 months. N. H.
Inscribed on the Roll of Portsmouth at the rate of 26 Dollars 66 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 10 day of Sept 1839, & sent to John Kellogg, and Elyta, N. H.
Arrears to the 4th of Sept 1839 $226.66 Semi-annual allowance ending 4 Mar '40 13.33
$239.99
{ Revolutionary Claim, Act July 4, 1836, Section the 3d }
Recorded by D. M. Courcy, Clerk, Book A. Vol. 2. Page 28.

4392 Declaration Abigail Marshall
Wid of Gideon
W.H.
Act July 4. 1836.
Marned 1770
died. 1809
Allow 8mo s pri. $26 2 / 3
per ann. W.H. militia
Coapl Rove for Poor
m rolls
M c Kelley Esq
" Excelsior W.H.

Declaration
In order to obtain the benefit of the 3 d section of the Act of Congress of the 4 th of July 1836.
State of New Hampshire Rockingham
On this tenth day of October AD 1830 personally appeared before the Hon John Harvey Judge of the Court of Probate for said County at a Probate Court held at Exeter in said County. Abigail Marshall a resident of Farmington Falls in said County aged eighty eight years and upwards 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 th 1836: — That she is the widow of Gideon Marshall late of said Farmington Falls deceased who was a private in the Army of the United States in the war of the Revolution and who according to the best of her knowledge and belief enlisted as a private soldier in the Company commanded by Captain Winthrop Howe in the New Hampshire Regiment commanded by Col Enoch Root about the first of June 1775 and served in said Company at Winter Hill and that vicinity until the first of January 1776 — when she marched with said Company on the day after Brattle Hill battle in June 1775 and did not return home until the January following.
She further declares that she was originally Abigail Randall, being a daughter of Mark Randall of Rye in said County of Rockingham: — That she was married to the said Gideon Marshall at Rye by the Rev. Mr. Parsons, the then settled minister of said Rye on the second day of May 1770 after she was twenty years old; which according to her belief was in the year 1770 and she shall be eighty nine years old on the 5 th of December 1830.

That she had by her said husband six children, the eldest of said children, Abigail, is now living and was sixty seven years old last May; and her second child Robert, is as she believes still living in the State of Maine and is about sixty six years old: — That her husband the said Gideon Marshall died at Hampton Falls aforesaid thirty years ago last Spring; — That she has ever since remained a widow, has never married again but still is the widow of the said Gideon Marshall as will more fully appear by reference to the proof hereto annexed, of which copy annexed to this Declaration.
Witness
Abigail her Marshall mark
Sworn to and subscribed the day & year first above
John Harvey Judge of Probate
I John Kelly Register of the Court of Probate for said County do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Abigail Marshall for a Pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of said Court this tenth day of October A.D. 1830
John Kelly Register of Probate

Robert Marshall Deposition

I Robert Marshall of Hampton Falls in the County of Rockingham State of New Hampshire aged eighty years Depose and say that Gideon Marshall of the same Hampton Falls and my self enlisted into the United States service in the war of the revolution New Hampshire recruits Capt Winthrop's Battery company Lieut Debton Hilliard En. Abraham Sanborn Col Enoch Poor Regiment the first of June seventeen hundred and seventyfive the eighteenth of said June we came Marched to Winter Hill in Charlestown in Massachusetts being the next day after the Bunker Hill Battle and near the Battle ground and we continued in service there until the last day of December following when we marched Gideon was a Corporal but while at Winter Hill he was a Sergeant until discharged said Gideon was married to Abigail Kendall in the spring or summer of Seventeen hundred and seventy by Rev Samuel Parsons of Rye I was at the wedding saw them married and died in eighteen hundred and eight said Abigail has lived a widow since his decease at said Hampton Falls
Rockingham ss Robert Marshall
December 17 th 1838
Subscribed and sworn to Before me Thomas Leavitt Justice Peace I certify that I am well acquainted with said Robert Marshall and consider him entitled to full credit
Thomas Leavitt Justice Peace

John Leachman
Deposition

I John Leach of Hampton Falls county of Rockingham State of New Hampshire of lawful age dispose and say that my father John Leach ever and orderly Sergeant Colt Winthrop. Never was happy United Election Heiland Conner Abraham Salomon Gideon Marshall of said Hampton Falls was a corporal in said company They enlisted the first of June Seventeen hundred and seventyfive New Hampshire recruits They marched in said June to Winterhill in Massachusetts I saw them marched: in August I was in Camp at said Winterhill said Marshall he was then a Sergeant and a Sergeant duty I was there three weeks my father and said Gideon returned the last of Decem- ber first of January following They were near Neighborhood and I lived a neighbor to said Marshall until his death which was to the best of my knowledge in eighteen hundred and eighty seven which time his widow Abigail has lived single in said Hampton Falls they had six children suppose the oldest to about sixty seven Hampton Falls Decem. 6th 1888
Rockingham ss John Leach
December 17 th 1888 said said
John Leach personally appeared before me and subscribed his name and swore Oath to the truth of the above
Thomas Leavitt Justice Peace
I certify that I am well acquainted with said John Leach and consider him entitled to full credit
Thomas Leavitt Justice Peace

I Beraled Smiths of Rye certify and depose that in the books of records of the Church in this place of which I am Pastor is the following records of marriage, among other marriages sol- emnized by the Rev. Samuel Parsons one of my predecessors in his own hands writing, viz. Seventeen hundred and seventy May the second, Gideon Marshal of Hampton Falls & Abigail Randel w h married and that it is a true copy of the records with the exception of the date, which is expressed on the records in fair legible figures as follows "1770 May 2" —
Beraled C Smith Pastor
I Beraled Smiths above named, depose and say that I am Pastor of the Congregational Church in the town of Rye in the County of Rockingham and State of New Hampshire, and that the above is a true extract from the records of said Church with the exception above named, as certified by me —
Beraled Smith
State of New Hampshire
Rockingham ss — December 11, 1838
Sworn and Subscribed
Before me
Thomas J. Parsons Justice Peace

I certify that the Deponent aforesaid is a credible person and that his deposition is entitled to full credit.
Thomas J. Parsons Justice Peace

State of New Hampshire Rockingham
I John Kelly Registrar of the Court of Probate for said County do hereby certify that Thomas Parsons Esquire was a Justice of the Peace for said County on the 11 th day of December last and that the foregoing signatures purporting to be his, attached to the affidavits of Borel Smith, are in my belief genuine and in his own proper hand writing I further certify that Thomas Leavitt Esquire was also a Justice of the Peace for said County on the 17 th day of December last, and that the signatures purporting to be his, on the papers hereto annexed, authenticating the Affi- davits of John Leach and Robert Marshall, are, in my belief, genuine and in his own proper hand writing.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of said Court of Probate this fourth day of March A.D. 1839.
John Kelly Registrar of Probate

State of New Hampshire Bockingham, ss. John Kelly Regis- ter of the Court of Probate for said County do hereby certify that the before named Thomas J. Parsons and Thomas Leavitt Esquires are acting Justices of the Peace in and for said County duly commissioned and qualified That the commission of the said Thomas J. Parsons was dated on the 26 th day of June A D 1837 and will expire on the 25 th day of June A D 1842 and that the foregoing signatures purporting to be his are genuine; — And that the commission of the said Thomas Leavitt was dated on the 21 st day of June 1838 and will expire on the 20 th day of June 1843 and that the signatures purporting to be his connected with the Affidavits of John Leach and Robert Marshall are genuine
Given under my hand and the seal of said Court of Probate this thirtyfirst day of August A D 1839
John Kelly Register of Probate

Rev WIDOW, &c.
File No. 15928
Abigail Marshall Wid of Gideon Marshall Rev. Rev. War
Act July 4 th 1836
Index: Vol. M , Page 8
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Hon J L Edwards Low Pensions City of Washington

Exeter N.H. Aug 31. 1839 Hon J. L. Edwards Comm. Pensions
Sir,
I herewith return the papers in the case of Abigail Marshall's Application duly certified as I suppose under the Rule of May 11
Accompanying the papers already submitted to you is a Certificate of the Secretary of State for N.H. showing that as early as June 3. 1775 Gideon Marshall was a member of Ropes Company
I thank you for the reference to the rolls at Concord
Very Respectfully Yours John Kelly

Gideon Marshall b 1809.
Abigail m 1770
75.8. Capt Rowe s.

A list of lost Wintonian - Cambridge June 3. 1775 Mens Service - Gideon Marshall - age - 24 - occupation S. Wright - Slave of Chadwick - Falls - County - Washington
State of Vt. Hampshire Office of Secretary of State August 17 - 1839
I hereby certify that the foregoing is a true extract from the original now in this office
In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed the Seal of said State.
Josiah Stevens Sec'y of State