Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 6473, for Jacob Lovejoy, New Hampshire

SERVICE
NUMBER
N. H.
Lovejoy, Jacob Elizabeth
R 6473
CONTENTS

Children of Jacob Lovejoy & Elizabeth Lovejoy. Dec th Act June 7 1832 July 7. 1838.

State of New Hampshire County of Grafton ss
On — this twenty fourth day of June 1855, before the subscribers a justice of the Peace in and for said County personally appear- ed Olive Pierce, of Hebron in said County aged Seventy six years who being duly sworn according to law. Doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the acts of June 7. 1832. and July 7. 1838. and various acts of Congress. That she is a child of Jacob Lovejoy deceased who served in the army of the Revolu- tion as follows as she is informed and believes. That he resided in Hebron N.H. and entered the army from that place in May 1770 under Lt. Stearns in Col. David Nob- bers Regt. New Hampshire Militia and served as a Drummer six months That in July of the same year he enlisted again in Capt. Howes Company Col. Balcoms Regt. as a Drummer and served seven months That he applied for a pension under act of June 7. 1832 from Grafton Co. N.H. but was unable to make proof. That he died with- out having received a pension at Hebron. N.H. on twentieth day of

June 1840, leaving a widow him surviving, whose name was Elizabeth Lovejoy to whom he was married in the Town of Hollis N.H. on the seventh day of February - 1773 Her maiden name was Elizabeth Baxter, and she lived with him as his wife, until his death. She survived him and remained a widow until the 13th day April - 1847, when she died in the Town of Hebron aforesaid, leav- ing her surviving the following children viz: Oliver Pierce, Phineas Lovejoy, and Isaac Lovejoy —
and they are the only surviving chil- dren of said marriage and of said Elizabeth Lovejoy and are all of full age. They claim any arrears of Pensions to which they may be entitled
Oliver Pierce
Sworn and subscribed to before me the day and year firstly above mentioned and I certify that Deponent is personally known to me as the man- described in and who has executed the foregoing in and who has executed the foregoing Declaration & her statements are en- titled to credit
N. S. Berry Justice Peace

is personally known to me as the man- produced to be the person described described in and who has executed the foregoing declaration & her statements are sub- mitted to credit
N. S. Berry Justice Peace
The State of New-Hampshire.
Grafton County ss.
I, J. D. SLEEPER, Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas within and for the County of Grafton and State of New Hampshire, do hereby certify that N. S. Berry Esquire, before whom the foregoing and annexed affidavit was taken, was at the time of taking the same, a Justice of the Peace within and for said County of Grafton, duly commissioned and sworn, and to all whose official acts as such Justice of the Peace credit are due, and that the foregoing signature purporting to be his is genuine as I believe.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF I have hereunto subscribed my name, and affixed the Seal of said Court, at Haverhill, this twenty fifth day of June A. D. 1856
J. D. Sleeper Clerk.

No 107 Jacob Loberg,
No 11,
June 7, 1832,
urns.

Sept 29/1778 6 Dec 1/1778
State of New Hampshire } Grafton ss. } A.D. 1834
On this 12 th day of November personally appeared in open Court before the judges of the Court of Common Pleas now sitting, Jacob Lovejoy a resident of Hebron in said County and said State aged 82 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 th . A.D. 1832 - That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers, and served as herein stated - That he enlisted in the year A.D. 1776 sometime in the month of May, as near as he can recollect the middle of the month, into the Company commanded by Lieut. Stearns Col. David Webster's Webster's Regt. and marched to Haver- hill New Hampshire where the Company was stationed for the purpose of protecting the inhab- itants against the Indians, during his stay there assisted in building three or four small forts near Connecticut River, was marched over with the Company into Vermont as far as Peacham for the purpose of protecting the inhab- itants & driving back the Indians - after serving six weeks, the rest of same returned home to Hebron - That he again enlisted the

first of July the same year into the company commanded by Capt. Hove, he thinks Col. Baldwin's Regt., as a company, was marched down Connecticut River as far as Hartford, there waited some time for the arrival of other troops, then marched for White Plains, was present in the Battle — after the Battle, he was employed in building chimneys in the Barracks, built thirteen stack — was discharged and returned home some time after the commu- cement of cold weather, remembers that the ground was hard frozen, but the day does not recollect, thinks in the month of December — making in the whole seven months — that he was born in Hollis N. Hampshire D. 1752, his birth was recorded in the Town Books of said Hollis — when he enlisted was living where he now lives in said Heberian — he entered the service as a volunteer — did not receive any written discharge — that he has no documentary evidence and that he knows of no person whose testimony he can procure who can testify to his services except the deposition annexed — 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 — he refers to Edward Webber a Clergyman residing in Rumney, a Justice of the Peace , & to Jonathan Morse both of Hebron aforesaid, who can testify as to his character for veracity, and their belief of his services as a soldier of the Revolution —
Jacob Lovejoy
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid J. P. Webber Clerk.
We Edward Webber a Clergyman residing in Rumney in said County, a Justice of the Peace and Jonathan Morse, both residing in Hebron aforesaid hereby certify that we are well ac- quainted with Jacob Lovejoy, who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be eighty two 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 year and day aforesaid Edward Webber Jonathan Morse
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 it appears to them that David

Webb who has signed the foregoing certificate is a Cluny man residing in Rumney and Jonathan Moss who has also signed the same are both residents of Hebron aforesaid and are credible persons and that their statement is entitled to credit —
I Stephen P. Webster Clerk of the said Court of Common Pleas do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of Jacob Loryay for a pension —
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 12 day of November A.D. 1834 —
S. P. Webster Clerk

I John Hazelton of New Hampshire, in the County of Grafton, on oath do testify and say that I was a private soldier in the Company commanded by Lieut. Sterns, Col. David Webster's Regt. in the year 1776, in the war of the Revolution, and was stationed at Haverhill in said New Hampshire and do know that one for Harvey, who has signed the declaration to which this is annexed was there and served as a private in said Company, that he served six weeks as near as I can recollect, was discharged and returned home, I think, with me, to Hebron
Hebron Nov. 10th. 1834
John Hazelton
State of New Hampshire Grafton ss. }
November 10th. 1834 Then the above named John Hazelton who is personally known to me, personally came, and made oath in due form of Law to the truth of the above written deposition by him subscribed in my presence. I do also certify that said John Hazelton is believed by me to be a credible Witness —
Robert Burns Jus. Peace
I certify that I am a justice of the Peace and am in commission am a member of Congress & that the above deposition was taken before me am a member of Congress
Robert Burns jus Peace

Recd Proof of the marriage of Jacob Loicjoy.

Copy of the record of marriage of Jacob Lovejoy.
Jacob Lovejoy & Elisabeth Bayton both of Hollis were married February seventh seven hundred hun- dred seventy three p Rev Daniel Emerson
I certify that the above is a true copy of the record of the marriage of Jacob Lovejoy and Elis- abeth Bayton with the exception as follows, which is in fair legible figures Feb. 7 d. 1773
Joseph Cushman Town Clerk. Hollis N.H.
April 13 th 1857.

Children of Jacob Lovejoy & Elizabeth Lovejoy nee H. acts June 7. 1832 & July 7. 1838. —(c)
J. D. Woodward Atty, Plattsburg. N. York

Plattsburg N.Y. April 27. 1857
Sir.
I enclose the application of the children of Jacob Lovejoy of N.Y. whose claim under the act of June 7. 1832 was suspended for want of Evidence which is now furnished.
Respectfully Yours J. D. Woodward.
Hon Geo. Whiting Counsel of Pensions

Plattsburg, N. Y. June 30/55
Sir,
I enclose a power from one of the Children of Jacob Lovejoy of N. H., dec'd and wish you would send me from the his declaration a memorandum of services for which he claimed a pension, and a statement of the objections against an allowance of his claim, or such information as you deem proper to communicate,
Respectfully, Yours J. D. Woodward,
Hon L. P. Waldo. Comm'r of Pensions,

Oliver Purdie N.H.
Power.
child of
Jacob Lovejoy
N.H.
abt 1832,

State of New Hampshire County of Grafton ss.
On this nineteenth day of March 1855 before the subscriber a Justice of the Peace in and for said County personally appeared Olive Pierce a resident of the town of Heteron in said County aged seventy five years and made oath according to law that she is directly interested in a claim against the United States for certain arrears or increase of pension, supposed to be due to him as one of the children of Jacob Lurvey deceased who applied for a pension act 1832 and she hereby appoints J. DOUGLAS WOODWARD, Counsellor at Law, of Plattsburg, N. Y., his Attorney to prosecute said claim, and examine all papers and documents in relation thereto, on file in any of the Departments at Washington City or elsewhere, and to receive from the officer authorised to issue the same, a certificate for any arrears or increase of pension to which Deponent may be entitled, and to do all other acts and things in and about obtaining such arrears or increase of pension as Deponent might or could do, were she personally present at the doing thereof; and she hereby revokes all former powers if any inconsistent with the above, and authorizes her said Attorney to appoint Attorneys, one or more, under him, for any or all the purposes aforesaid, hereby ratifying and confirming whatsoever Deponent's said Attorney or those appointed under him shall lawfully do or cause to be done in the premises. In witness whereof the said Deponent has hereunto set her hand and seal the day and year first above written.
In the presence of Chas. H. Powers A. S. Berry
Olive Pierce [seal]
Sworn to. Subscribed and Acknowledged, before me, on the day and year first above mentioned, and I believe the Deponent to be directly interested in the claim above mentioned, and the identical person therein alleged and described, and I have no interest in the result of said claim and am not concerned in its prosecution.
A. S. Berry Justice Peace.
State of _____ County of _____ ss. I, the subscriber, Clerk of said County, certify that _____ before whom the above affidavit and Power was sworn and acknowledged on the _____ day of _____ 1855 was at said time a Justice of the Peace in and for said County duly qualified, and that I verily believe his signature above written to be genuine; and I have no interest in the result of the claim to which the foregoing paper relates, and am not concerned in its prosecution. Witness my hand and official seal at _____ in said County this _____ day of _____ 1855.
[L. S.]
Clerk.

D. R. LOVEJOY, B. S., E. E. ELECTRICAL ENGINEER, NIAGARA FALLS, NEW YORK.
Mar 12 1902.
Hon. H. Clay Evans.
Dear Sir:--
Under date of Mar 25 1901, I had the honor of addressing you, requesting such data from the records of your office as might be obtained regarding those of the name of Lovejoy who have served in the military at various times, for the purpose of embodying what is pertinent of such records in a history of the Lovejoy Family, upon which I am working. I have since learned through the kind offices of Senator O. H. Platt, of Conn. that it is possible for you to give me at least a portion of such information as I wish for this purpose, and I shall be greatly indebted to you for copies of whatever records as you may feel it expedient to give, as indicated in your letter to Senator Platt, dated Feb 25 1902. The records under your care are of very great value to the genealogist, and I appreciate deeply your kindness in making this concession. Believe me sir--
Yours most respectfully,
D. R. Lovejoy
Compiler of the LOVEJOY GENEALOGY.
Yours (and data) like of Lovejoy in The War Revolutionary War H. Clay Evans Commr

Secy of N. H. Proof of Service—

State of New Hampshire.
SECRETARY OF STATE'S OFFICE.
I DO HEREBY CERTIFY, That from an examination of the Books and Documents, relating to Military Services in the war of the Revolution, which remain in this office, it appears that the name of Jacob Lovejoy is borne upon the Muster Roll of Capt. John Howes's Company, as a  in said Company , Vol. 5. Pages 33 & 34.
Muster Roll of Capt. John Howes's Company in Col. Baldwin's Regiment. We the Subscribers Officers & Soldiers do acknowledge that we have received of M ty  Bellowsford Esq. one of the paymasters of said Regiment the several sums prefixed to our names "Rank" "Drn d " "Trans d Varnes" + + + + + "Jacob Lovejoy" "Rank" "Drn d " "Trans d Varnes" "Cochern th " Bounty & c. "Travel Bidding" 2, 11, 4 "Sum total" 8, 11, 4
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of said State, this Sixteenth day of June 1856 Levi K. Sleeper Secretary of State.
P.S. No date appears in the above Roll, but Rolls before & after dated "1776"

6473 Jacob Lovejay N. Hampshire out 7 June 1832
Rejected. See letter to
Hon. R. Burns H.R. J.D. Woodward July 7 1855
— 1832 —

March 17-1902 D. R. Lovejoy - Niagara Falls NY
Ex'r.
OLD WAR.
No. 6473
Acts of July 14, 1862, and March 3, 1873.
REJECTED
Jacob Lovejoy
P. O. _____
Service: Revolutionary
Enlisted: _____, 18
Discharged: _____, 18
Application filed: _____, 18
Alleges: _____
Re-enlisted: _____
Attorney: _____
P. O. _____