Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W 20448, for Joseph Leach, Massachusetts

SERVICE
NUMBER
Continental Mass.
Leach Joseph Elizabeth
W 20 H 48
CONTENTS
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New-Hampshire. 17-007 Joseph Leach, of Hillsboro' Co. in the state of N. Hamp. 2 who was a private in the regiment commanded by Colonel L. Baldwin of the Massach'tts line, for the term of One year.
Inscribed on the Roll of New-Hampsh. at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 6. of December, 1819.
Certificate of Pension issued the 19. of May, 1820 and sent to John Harris, judge Hopkinton, New-Hampsh.
Arrears to 4th of March, 1820. $ 23. 42 Semi-anl. all'ce ending 4. Sept r } 48 " 2 mo. \frac{30}{31} } 1820. $ 71. 42
{ Revolutionary claim, { Act 18th March, 1818. }
Discontinued
Motion sent to the Hon. John H. Hopkins Esq. July 1820

446  Concord New Hampshire Elizabeth Leach of Maine the State of N. Hamp who was a capt in the commanded by Captain of the  commanded by in the wife of Joseph Leach late a private & sergeant in the Revolution
Inscribed on the Roll of Concord at the rate of 86 Dollars 67 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 31 day of Jan y 1837 and Sept 11th 1837 Hubbardston Senate U.S.
Arrears to the 4th of Sept 1836 $476.68 Semi-annual allowance ending Feb 37 43.33 $520.01
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act July 4, 1836 }
Recorded by N. H. Gaddison Clerk, Book 1 Vol. 1 Page 29

952. 3. m. Elizabeth Leach wid of H Leach. NW
Adm d $86 86 / 100 per ann
comm g 4 March 1831.
8 mo. pri. 24 66
12 " " 60 86.86
Capt Dodge, Col Baldwin Maj, State troops.
See Capt Dodge to L. H. Allen Mar. 75 to -
H. A. Hubbard U.S.A.

State of New Hampshire shire Merrimack ss
On this twenty fourth day of December in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty six personally appeared before me Horace Chase Judge of the Court of Probate for said County of Merrimack Elizabeth Leach a resident of Dunbarton in the County and State aforesaid aged eighty eight years the first day of May 1896, 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. 1836.
That she is the widow of Joseph Leach late of the same Dunbarton deceased who was a Pensioner of the United States as a private Soldier as she believes in the Revolutionary War - That for the term of his service and the rank he held in the revolutionary army she has no documentary evidence other evidence to show but must refer to his application and the accompanying documents now on file in the Pension Office - that she cannot now recollect at what time her husband the said Joseph Leach was obtained was entered upon the pension list or whether he ever drew in his lifetime, but believes he was admitted as entitled to a pension & obtained his certificate but a few months before his decease which was on the fifth day of August 1820 and that she received a small sum was due to him at the time of his decease
She further declares that she was married to the said Joseph Leach on the eighth day of September A.D. 1774 in the town of Gloucester in Massachusetts by Daniel Fuller then Minister of said Gloucester - that her husband the said Joseph Leach died on the fifth day of August A.D. 1820 and that she has remained a widow ever since that period as will more fully appear by reference to the proof hereto annexed.
Elizabeth Leach
Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year above written Before me Horace Chase Judge of Probate

A true copy of Marriage between Joseph Leach of Manchester and Elizabeth Burnham of this Town entered August 20 th 1774
A true copy of Record
Attest. W m Saville Town Clerk
Gloucester Dec r 9 th 1836
I certify that I am personally acquainted with the Minister whose name is subscribed to the above certificate and that he is a Minister of the Gospel in regular standing in the Town of Gloucester and that his statement is entitled to full credit
A. David Colby Justice of the Peace

Persons Married by Daniel Fuller in Gloucester September 8, 1774. Joseph Seach of Manchester & Elizabeth Burnham Gloucester.
I Plummer Chase of Gloucester in the county of Essex and commonwealth of Massachusetts Minister of the Gospel in the parish that Daniel Fuller was the former Minister now Deceased I Depose and say that the above record of the Marriage of Joseph Seach and Elizabeth Burnham is recorded in Daniel Fuller, church records, now in my possession
Gloucester Dec. 10. 1836. Plummer Chase
Essex ss December 10 - 1836
Plummer Chase above named personally appeared before me David Colby one of the justices of the peace in & for the county of Essex and made oath to the truth of the above deposition by him subscribed
David Colby justice of the peace
Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Essex ss. I John Prince clerk of the court of Common Pleas within & for the county of Essex, hereby certify that David Colby Esq r is a justice of the peace in and for said county of Essex duly appointed & qualified to act & that his foregoing signature is genuine.
Witness my hand & the seal of said court at Salem this tenth day of December 1836.
John Prince Clerk
Horace Chase Judge of Probate Mass. Judge of Probate

I, Samuel Leach of Dunbarton in the County of Merrimack and State of New Hampshire aged fifty five years depose and say that I am the son of Joseph and Elizabeth Leach, that when I was about nine or ten years of age my Father moved with his family from Manchester in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts to Dunbarton aforesaid where he lived till the time of his decease - that my Father was a revolutionary pensioner at the time of his decease, and am very confident that he received his certificate but a short time before his death which was on the fifth day of August Anno Domini 1820 - that after his decease the arrears of his pension due and which was received was according to my best recollection, but for three or four months - that I never knew of his receiving any money himself on account of said pension - that I am not able to state the "time of his service" or the rank he held in the army, as the papers and proofs necessary to make out his case were forwarded to the pension office when they are now supposed to be on file in the pension office - That my Mother before her marriage was Elizabeth Burnham as I have always understood and have no doubt and lived in Gloucester Ms. that I have frequently heard both my Father and Mother relate the circumstance of his being in the Revolutionary Army after their intermarriage and I further depose and say that my parents for many years before my Father's decease lived in the house with me that he died on the fifth day of August 1820 and that my mother Elizabeth Leach now lives with me and has remained a widow ever since the decease of my Father, the said Joseph Leach.
Samuel Leach
State of New Hampshire Merrimack ss. December 26. 1836 Then personally appeared Samuel Leach and made oath that the above affidavit by him subscribed is just and true
Before me Horace Chase Judge of Probate I certify that I am well acquainted with Samuel Leach who has subscribed and made oath to the above affidavit, that his character for truth is good and that his statement is entitled to full credit Horace Chase Judge of Probate
page 18 of 1836

State of New Hampshire. Merimack County.
The subscriber Register of the court of Probate for said county of Merimack hereby certifies and attests, that Horace Chase, Esquire, is Judge of the court of Probate for said county of Merimack, that full faith and confidence may and ought to be given to his acts as such, and that his signature to the declaration of Elizabeth Leach herunto annexed is his genuine signature.
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said court this thirtieth day of December in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty-six.
H. B. Chase. } Register of the court of Probate for the county of Merimack.

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Joseph Leach
17007
Not Ent. 

TO the Justices of the Court of Common Pleas, now sitting at of Hillsborough and State of New-Hampshire.
Hopkinton
within and for the County
July 11 th 1820 Joseph Leach
aged 73 years
resident in Dunbarton
in said County, comes into Court, and, in pursuance of an Act of Congress, passed on the 1st day of May, 1820, brings with him, and in his proper person, exhibits to said Court a Schedule by him subscribed, containing his whole estate, and income, (his necessary clothing and bedding excepted) as follows:
  one half of small Farm valued 800.00   3 Cows ea. 12.00 3 Cattles three years old ea. 18.00 54.00   1 Horse 30.00   1 Desk 8.00 2 Tables 5.00 1 Clock 15.00 28.00   1 Looking Glass 5.00   1 base of Drawers 2.00   3 Chests 2.00 1 Light Stand 1.00 3.00   9 Chairs 4.00 Crockery Ware 5.00 9.00   Iron Ware 5.00   $ 936.00 
He is indebted and pays interest for $ 420.00 yearly to the following persons
  To Betsey Knowlton for the use of 190.00   " Laban Page 210.00   " John Kimball 20.00   $ 420.00 
Joseph Leach
And the said Joseph Leach in pursuance as aforesaid, produceth to said Court the following oath, by him duly taken and subscribed, viz:
I Joseph Leach do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18th 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.
Joseph Leach

And the said Joseph Leach he served in the Revolutionary War, as follows, viz.
doth here in Court further declare on oath, that
That he enlisted into the service of the United States about the middle of May 1775 in the company commanded by Capt. Richard Dodge of the 26 th Regiment under Colonel Loami Baldwin in the Massachusetts line on the continental establishment, and continued in the service to the 2 d day of January 1777 and was honorably discharged at Trenton
That the date of his original declaration in order to obtain a pension is 6 th December 1819 . And the number of his pension certificate is 17,007 That his occupation is Farmer
That the number and names of his family residing with him, and their ages and capacities to contribute to their support, are as follows, viz.
a wife 73 years with himself both infirm and unable to perform hard labor one Daughter Fanny aged 27 of slender health and cannot contribute much towards her support one Daughter a Widow aged 35 years unable to support herself with two young children one aged nine years the other seven years. — Joseph Leach
Wherefore he prays the opinion of the said Court as to the value of the property contained in the said Schedule and that the same together with a copy of the premises be duly certified, to the Secretary of War.
Sworn and declared before the Hon. Joshua Darling J. L. Smith Justices of said Court the 12 th day of July 1820
M. Eastman Clerk
Hillsborough ss.] Court of Common Pleas.
July 12 th 1820.
The aforesaid Schedule and oath, and the above declaration, duly subscribed and sworn by the said Joseph Leach — having been by him exhibited in person and presented to the Court, and the same being seen and considered:
It is the opinion of said Court, that the value of the property, contained in said Schedule is 936.00 and that said Leach is indebted as above
Wherefore the Court order that a copy of the premises with the proceedings thereon, be duly certified, to the Secretary of War.
Attest,
M. Eastman Clerk.
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE.
Hillsborough ss.] I M. Eastman Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas within and for the said County of Hillsborough being a Court of record, do certify, That the foregoing Schedule and oath and the declaration annexed, with the proceedings and opinion of the Court thereon, are truly copied from the records and files of said Court.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court the
12 th day of July 1820
M. Eastman Clerk.

Declaration,
Joseph Leach, of Dunbarton in New Hampshire, aged 71, on oath makes the following Declaration:
That he enlisted as a Sargeant to serve one year from the end of 1775 to the end of 1776 in Capt. Richard Dodge's Company in Col. Loammi Baldwin's Continental Regiment in the Mass ts Line: that the Regiment was encamped at Chelsea near Boston till May 1776: that the said Leach then marched with said Regiment to New York - served during the battles and skirmishes there in the summer campaign, and that he was in the battles at Trenton and Princeton: that he continued to serve from the time of his enlistment till the last of December 1776 when he was honorably discharged & the Regiment disbanded.
That he has hitherto maintained himself by his manual labor on a small farm: that he is now old and infirm, and from his reduced circumstances in life now stands in need of assistance from his country for support. That he never had any pension.
Joseph Leach

State of New Hampshire.
Hillsborough ss: On this sixth day of December, A. D. 1819 the aforementioned Joseph Leach personally appears before me Hon. John Harris Judge of the Court of Probate for said County and subscribes and makes oath to the aforesaid Declaration: and it appearing to my satisfaction that the said Joseph Leach did serve more than nine months at one period of continued service in the Revolutionary Army on the continental Establishment against the common enemy; that the said John Annabel and Robert Annabel are credible and disinterested witnesses: as appears by the certificate of the Justice, who took their affidavit herewith sent and that the said Joseph Leach is in reduced circumstances and stands as appears by the affidavits of Jeremiah Page & Caleb Page herewith transmitted now in need of assistance from his Country for support, I hereby certify the proceedings in the case to the Secretary of the Department of War.
Given under my hand and Seal of Office this twenty seventh day of December A.D. 1819
John Harris Judge of Probate
Declaration re: Leach Joseph

We, John Annabel, and Robert Annabel, both of Hamilton in the county of Essex in Massachusetts, yeomen on oath testify:
That we are severally well acquainted with Joseph Leach of Dunbarton in New Hampshire, formerly of Manchester the town adjacent to said Hamilton; and we know that said Joseph Leach served all the year 1776 as Sergeant in Capt. Rich. d Dodge's company in Col. Manni Baldwin's Continental Regiment in the Mass. ts line: we were both serving all that year in the same company: the said Leach served with us at the encampment at Chelsea near Boston - marched to New York - served there and in the Jerseys till the end of the year 1776 when we were all discharged and the Regiment disbanded.
Robert his Annabel marks
John Annabel
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Essex ss: Nov. 29 th 1819 Then the abovenamed John Annabel and Robert Annabel, credible and disinterested witnesses, subscribed and made oath to the truth of the above Deposition before me.
Matthew Whipple Justice of the Peace

Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Essex. Nov. 1819 I Ichabod Tucker, Clerk of the Supreme Judicial Court of said State hereby certify that Matthew Whipple Esq r is a Justice of the Peace in and for said County of Essex duly quali- fied to administer oaths, and his signature within written is as I verily believe genuine, and the Seal affixed is the Seal of the said Court
W m Ichabod Tucker, Clerk
5677.
Joseph Seach,
Hillsborough Co. N.H.
6. December, 1819.
Col. T. Balcomb's
regiment, Mass.
three, one year -
Decemr. 17 th 1775, to
December, 1776.
Not found on rolls.
Service proved by two credible wit- nesses, certified as such by the judge.
John Harris, judge, Hopkinton, N.H. rec d 25. Jany. 1820
John Tuttle,

In reply to your request of _____, received _____ for a statement of the military history of Joseph Leach a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his and (of his widow's) application for pen- sion on file in this Bureau. W. file 20448.
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     Unit May 1775- to Jan 2, 1777 Sgt. Richard Dodge Lemuel Baldwin Mass.                                                   
Battles engaged in, Trenton Princeton.
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Manchester N.H. at time of marriage.
Date of application for pension, Dec. 6, 1819 His chn. was allowed.
Residence at date of application, Dunbarton, N.H.
Age at date of application, 71 yrs. He died Aug. 5, 1820.
Remarks: He married at Gloucester, Mass. Sept. 8, 1774 Elizabeth Burnham  a Burnham. She was allowed pension on an application executed Dec.  24, 1836 while a resident of Dunbarton, New Hampshire N.H. aged 88 years.  In 1820 soldier mentioned two children, Fanny aged 27 yrs and another daughter (a widow)  aged 35 yrs. with two children aged 9 & 7 yrs. respectively. a son Samuel aged 45 yrs.  in 1836
Very respectfully,

In what time was Joseph
Leah paid, a per annum under
The rate of March 28 1828 2
Paid to Aug. 5, 1820
of N.H. Aug. 5, 1820
H.H.B.
27 July 37

1909 Feb. 25. List to Mrs. Chas. E. Garmian. A.E.O.
Rev
WIDOW, &c.
File No.
20448
Elizabeth Beach
Widow of
Joseph Beach
Joseph Rev War
Act:
July 4th 1936
Index:—Vol.
24
Page
429
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Affidavits
Page Jeremiah
Page Balab

We Jeremiah Page and Caleb Page both of Dunbarton in the County of Hillsborough and State of New Hampshire of lawful age, severally depose and say, that we are well and intimately acquainted with Joseph Leach of said Dunbarton and with his property and circumstances having been his near neighbors for many years now last past; that he owns one half of a small farm in said Dunbarton which half in our opinion does not exceed in value one thousand dollars that all the visible personal property which he has does not exceed in value one hundred and seventy five dollars exclusive of a small quantity of household furniture that we have good & satisfactory reasons to believe that he is in debt several hundred dollars that he is advanced in years and nearly past labor & that he has a family dependent on him for support
Jeremiah Page Caleb Page
State of New Hampshire
Hillsborough ss Dec. 27. 1819 Then the said Jeremiah Page and Caleb Page personally appeared and severally made solemn oath, that the above deposition, by them subscribed, contains the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth. Before me John Harris Justice of the Peace.
I hereby certify, that the said Jeremiah Page and Caleb Page are credible and disinterested witnesses. John Harris Justice of the Peace.

W 20448
Ware Massachusetts
February 12. 1909.
Commissioner of Pensions
Howard Lin.
OWNF 20448
Will you please inform me if you have on your records as having received a pension because of her husband's services in the War of the Revolution; the name of Captain Joseph Leach's widow, of Dunbarton New Hampshire. If so, will you kindly give me any facts about her, or her husband, you may have in your possession.

From an old letter written in 1837 my husband's father John Harper Garman, writes that his grandmother has lately (1837) received a pension for the last five years to the amount of $400, and is to receive an annuity of $80 for the balance of her life, as long as I can not trace it on the Garman line. I think it must be on the Leach line. John Harper Garman's father, Joseph Garman, married an Anne (Bunham) Leach, a daughter of Captain Joseph Leach. I think it must have been her mother
who received the pension. The history of Dunbarton 97.84. says that Mrs. Leach lived to be 102 years, and died in 1849 June 20. Any information you can give me will be most highly appreciated. Thanking you in advance Yours most respectfully, Eliza M. Garman.
Please address Mrs. Charles E. Garman Ware, Mass.

Hopkinton N.H. July 17 }
Free
The Secretary of the Department of War, Washington City, District of Columbia.

Hopkinton NH July 17. 1820
Sir,
Enclosed I send you a schedule of my property with an appraisal of the same by the Court of Common Pleas for the County of Hillsborough, for the purpose of obtaining a new pension certificate. You will have the goodness to direct the certificate to me at the Post Office at Hopkinton NH.
I have the honor to be,
Sir, with the highest respect,
Your most obedient humble serv.
Joseph Seach
The Secretary of the War Department }