Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 44,490, for Ephraim Knight, Massachusetts

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass.
Knight, Ephraim
S 44.490
CONTENTS

12.012
New Hampshire.
Ephraim Knight
of Ossipee in the state of N. Hampshire who was a private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Grafton of the Massachusetts line, for the term of nine months
Inscribed on the Roll of New Hampshire at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 20 of April 1819
Certificate of Pension issued the 18 of June 1819 and sent to John Wilson Esq Bartlett New Hampshire
Arrears to 4th of Sept - 1819 $35.95
Semi-annual payment ending 11 mo. 15 days and $35.95
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }
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44490
INVALID
Revy
File No. 44490
Ephraim up Knight
Rev Rev War
Act: 18 th March 1818
Index:—Vol. 3 , Page 281
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Ephraim Knight New Hampshire
Mrs Wilson Eliz da.
Bartlett, Coos Co. N. Hamp.
Rec d June 7. 1819.
Admitted

I Ephraim Knight a resident citizen of the United States of America and Inhabitant of the Town of Ossipee in the County of Strafford in the State of New Hampshire, on oath declare, that at Tamworth in said County, in the month of August in the year 1779 I enlisted into the army of the United States on the continental establishment, into the company commanded by Capt. — Trisdal of the regiment commanded by Col. — Grooton in the Massachusetts line, to serve in the same as a private soldier in the war of the revolution for the term of ten months, and that I served agreeable to my enlistment, and continued to serve in the Army of the U.S. until the month of August 1780, when I received an honorable discharge, at a place called Peekskill in the State of New York, which I have since lost, and I further declare that I am not born on any pension list, and that by reason of my reduced circumstances in life, am in need of assistance from my country for support, wherefore I pray that this application may be transmitted to the secretary of war to the end that I may be placed on the pension list of the United States aforesaid, agreeable to an act of Congress passed March 18 th 1818, entitled an Act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the revolutionary war
Ephraim Knight

Joseph Ames of Ossipee do testify and say that I was a fellow soldier with the above named Ephraim Knight in the army of the United States in the war of the revolution, from the first part of September 1779 until some time in the month of September July 1780. at or about the middle of said July he was discharged from the service.
Joseph Ames.
Coe's Gr. Mantleth. April 20 th 1819
then personally appearing the above named Joseph Ames and made oath to the above by him subscribed before me.
Silas Merrill } Associate Judge of the C. C. P. in & for said County in the State of N. H. and I further certify that the above named Joseph Ames is considered a man of truth and veracity. S. Merrill

Jonathan Choat of Sandwich in the County of Stafford in the State of New Hampshire, do testify and say that I was a fellow soldier in the revolutionary war in the army of the United States, with the above named Ephraim Knight in the same company and same regiment, for some time in the month of August 1779 until the twentieth day of May 1780 at which time I left the army and left said Knight in the army, and that I served in the same company with said Knight nine months and was discharged and left him then.
Jonathan Choat
Coos Co. N.H. May 13 th 1819
then personally appearing the above named Jonathan Choat and made oath to the above by him subscribed before me
Silas Merrill { Associate Judge and I further testify that the above named { of the court of C.P. Jonathan Choat is considered a man of truth { in & for said county and vicinity { in the State of N.H.
S. Merrill

State of New Hampshire on the 20 th day of April A D 1819 Coos B } before me the subscriber one of judges of the court of common pleas in and for the County aforesaid personally appeared Ephraim Knight aged 62 years resident in the Town of Tamworth in the County of Strafford in said State, who being by me first duly cauti- -oned, and sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the provision made by the late 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, that he the said Ephraim Knight enlisted into the Army of the United States, at Tamworth in the County of Strafford in said State, into the company commanded by Capt. Trisdal of the regiment commanded by Col o — Grooton in the Massachu- -setts line, in the month of August 1774 to serve as a private soldier in the war of the revolution on the continental establishment, for the term of ten months, and that he continued in the service of the of the United States, until the month of August 1780 when he received an honorable discharge from service, at a place called Peekskill in the State of New York, and that he is in reduced circumstances and needs the assistance of his country for support, and that he has no other evidence now in his power of his said services. Sworn to and declared to before me the day and year aforesaid. and I Silas Merriam Judge Ho. as aforesaid do certify that it appears to my satisfaction that the said Ephraim Knight did serve in the revolutionary war, as stated in the preceding declaration, against the common enemy, and that he needs the assistance of his country for support, and I now transmit the proceeding and testimony, taken and heard before me, to the secretary for the department of war, pur- -suant to the direction of the aforesaid act of Congress of March 18 th A D 1818
Silas Merriam } Associate Judge of the C.C. pleas in & for the county of Coos, N.H. H. H. a

I John Willson Clerk, of the court of the court of common pleas in and for the County of Coos, in the State of New Hampshire, do hereby certify.
That the above named Silas Munroe is an associate Judge of the court of common pleas in & for the County of Coos in said State, duly commissioned and sworn to the faithful discharge of the duties attached to the office of an associate judge, in & for said County, and that the above application, caption is in the hand writing of the said judge, in testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed the seal of said court at Lancaster the 20 th day of May A.D. 1819
John Willson C.C.C. Pleas.