Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 18085, for John Lovering, New Hampshire

SERVICE
NUMBER
N. 26.
Lovering John
S. 18085
CONTENTS
carded

125 744.
New Hampshire
John Lovering
of Northamp in the State of N Hampshire who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain Leavitt of the Regt commanded by Col. Moultun in the N H line for 2 yrs 6 mos from 1775-
not on roll for 1775.
Inscribed on the Roll of N Hampshire at the rate of Six Dollars - Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 17 day of October 1832 and Mr William Claggett Portion of Note
Arrears to 4th of Sept 1832 $120
Pension, allowance ending 2 years 6 mos 40
$160
Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832.
Recorded by J. H. H. Clerk Book 5 Vol. 125 Page 167
Col D. agent answering payment and return upon Claggett Eng / week 1835 Set P. clear with 11th 1835 Doll. for both & same thing May 13. 1836 - Sall. for rent Jan 21/37

let to agent suspending payment and notes B from Claggett Esq March
1835
Set P. Chaswick 11 July 1835
Deed. See letter to Genl. Livermore
May 13. 1836 -
Nathl Gordon Jan 21/37

John Loomis PO Exeter
... Public in behalf John Dec. 1 ...

State of New Hampshire County of Rockingham ss
On this fourteenth day of August A.D. 1832 personally ap- peared in open court before the honorable Justices of the Superior Court of Judicature now sitting at Exeter in and for said county of Rockingham in said State being a Court of Record John Sovering aged seventy nine, a resident of Northampton in said county, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the following declara- tion in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832 - That on the 21 st of April 1775 at said Northampton he entered the service of the United States as a volunteer soldier in the company commanded by Captain Moses Leavitt in the Regiment commanded by Colonel Jonathan Moulton of the New Hampshire Militia and served in said company as a soldier until sometime after the surrender of Burgoyne, and was finally regularly discharged from the service about the first of November 1777. That he never was in any engagement, but by order of General Sullivan assisted in taking the cannon away from a place then called Jerry's point in Rotten-grass harbor in 1775 to prevent the same from being used by the British, and also worked in building forts in the vicinity of Port- mouth. Sometime in 1777 he marched to Rhode Island with Capt. John Nason to guard the Tories and prisoners taken from the Portsmouth and Exeter gaols - That he marched from Northampton to Seneca, New York

as a soldier in Capt. John Deans company, was near the battle when Montgomery surrendered but did not arrive in season to be in the engagement. In marching to Saratoga he passed through Londonderry, Peterborough, Keene and Bennington, and at Bennington examined the battle ground where Stark had a battle. That when he was finally discharged from the service he returned to his home in said Northampton, where he has ever resided except when absent on duty, and where he resided when he enlisted into the service, and now resides — That he has no written discharge from the service aforesaid, nor does he recollect that he ever received any written discharge
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 aforesaid
John Searing
Attest Rhadwick Clerk
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion that the before named applicant was a Revolutionary soldier and served as he states

I Peter Chadwick Clerk of the Superior Court of Judicature for the County of Rockingham aforesaid do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of John Severing for a Pension
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court this twelfth day of August Anno Domini 1832
P Chadwick Clerk of the Court Rockingham County
State of New Hampshire Rockingham county ss. August 17, 1832. I certify that John Severing who subscribed the foregoing declaration is in my opinion entitled to full credit in respect to truth. William Glazette, Justice of the peace

N o 3218
Ex d M-6-E

I Ebenezer Lovering of Northampton in the state of New Hampshire aged seventy five years on oath testify and declare that John Lovering of said Northampton is my brother That I recollect that in April 1775 he entered the service of the United States at said Northampton as a volunteer soldier in Captain Moultonborough's company of militia commanded by in the regiment commanded by Col Jonathan Moulton, and that he served in that company until about October 1777  November 1777 and then returned home to said Northampton where he has ever resided except when out in the service - he marched to Rhode Island with Capt. John Nauen in 1777 I think to guard the prisoners - That in 1777 in October he marched in Capt John Dearborn's company of militia to Saratoga and returned home the latter part of November
Ebenezer Lovering
I Thomas Lovering of Northampton aged seventy two years on oath testify and say that the above declaration signed by Ebenezer Lovering is true
Thomas Lovering
Rockingham Superior Court of Justice personally appears in open court Ebenezer Lovering and Thomas Lovering and severally made oath to the truth of the above.
Attest Phadwick Clerk

John Loering
Piscata
New Hampshire
Corr 3218
$80 per annum
on Roll Col
Moulton's reef as Moulton's Fall March of Sep 1777
Adm?
J.L.E
Mr Blaggett Esq
Asst
Plymouth
N 14

BRIEF in the case of  John Lovering  of Northampton, Rockingham Co. in the State of New Hampshire  (Act 7 June, 1832.)
 1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? Before a Court  2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity? — It does not so appear  3. How old is he? 79  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. As a Gen.     In 1775 Apr 21 — to Nov 1777 2 6 volunteer private Colonel Jonathan Moulton, Capt Moses Gerrit N. H. Melish  
 5. In what battles was he engaged? None are mentioned  6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Northampton  7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? by two living witnesses, his brothers  8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? complete 
I Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
Amos C. Eastman Examining Clerk.

May 12 # Lovejoy N.H.
FREE
James L. Edwards Commissioner of Pensions City of Washington D. C.

North Hampton N. H. May 7 th 1836.
James L. Edwards Esq
Commissioner of Pensions.
Sir:
I have understood that my uncle Eben. Loving has been restored to the pension list: My late father was suspended at the same time that my uncle was, for probably the same reasons: My father died on the 7 th day of December last: — About 9 months pension was due him at that date. I would thank you to have the goodness to inform me, by letter if there be any objection to his Children receiving this arrear of pension.
I am, Sir, respectfully
Your Obt Servt
Daniel Loving
my name is
Daniel Loving (editor)
10389
15483
745

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18085
INVALID.
File No. 18,085-
John Loring
Pro Rev War
Act: June 7 th 82
Index:—Vol. 1 , Page 228
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Explanation of John Loening

John Loveng of North Hampton County of Rockingham State of New Hampshire aged eighty two years. next August in explanation of my declaration made in order to obtain a pension in 1832. Depose and say that on the 21 st day of April 1775 I enlisted into a Company commanded by Capt. Moses Leavitt for the term of seven months - which Company belonged to Col. Jonathan Moulton of the New Hampshire Militia and on the 22 nd day of the same April marched with said Company to Ipswich in the State of Massachusetts where we remained twelve days and then were ordered back to North Hampton and stationed at Little Boars Head so called to guard the sea shore for the space of two months. Then marched with said Company to New Castle at the mouth of Portsmouth Harbour and was under the command of General Sullivan removing the cannon from Fort Con- stitution to Portsmouth, after this service was performed we were again ordered back to our former station at Little Boars Head and remained one month and was then marched to Portsmouth and the Islands in Portsmouth Harbour and was employed in build- ing forts twelve days and was then ordered back to North Hampton & remained in said service until the 21 st day of November 1775 - when I was dischar- ged. On the tenth day of April 1776 I again enlist- ed under Lieut. Christopher Smith of Capt. Nath- l McLintock's Company, and ordered to hold myself in readiness to march at a moment's warning to any place where danger from the enemy was to be apprehended - and the first of May, I was ordered with that part of the Company commanded by Lieut. Smith to Little Boars Head where we were stationed for one month and then marched to Portsmouth Harbour and under the command of Capt. McLintock was engaged one month in

building barracks & digging trenches for the term of one month and was then ordered back to Little Boars Head and remained at that Station until the last of November 1876 when I was discharged having served under this engagement seven months and one half.
On the 15th day of February 1877 I enlisted in a company of Militia commanded by Capt. John Haven and marched as a guard over Tories and prisoners taken from Portsmouth & Exeter Goals to the State of Rhode Island in which service I was engaged one month and twelve days - and on the first of April of the same year I enlisted the company of Militia commanded by Capt. Moses Leavitt and marched with said company to Little Boars Head and was stationed there three weeks and was then ordered to the Islands in Portsmouth Harbour under the command of Lieut. David Paige and was stationed there two months - working upon the Intrenchments; at the expiration of which time I was ordered with said company to North Hampton - and there remained until the 15th of September of the same year when I enlisted as a volunteer in a company commanded by Capt. John Seaborn in Col. Jonathan Newtons Regiment and marched to Saratoga in the State of New York and was with the Army under General Gates at the time Burgoyne's Army surrendered and then returned home. In this service I was engaged one month and a half - JOHN SAEVING.

State of Northamptonshire Rockingham
This may certify that on this third day of July A.D. 1835: before me Peter Chadwick a Justice of the Peace in and for the county of Rockingham aforesaid personally appeared the aforementioned John Loving a person entitled to full credit and solemn oath that the foregoing declaration or affidavit is true
Peter Chadwick Justice of the Peace
State of Northamptonshire Rockingham County
I Peter Chadwick Clerk of the Superior Court of Justiciary for the county of Rockingham aforesaid do hereby certify that Peter Chadwick above named is a Magistrate as he has above stated and that his signature above is genuine
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court this third day of July A.D. 1835
Peter Chadwick Clerk of said Court Rockingham County

State of New-Hampshire County of Rockingham
Know all men by these presents. That I Thomas Lovering of Exeter in the County of Rockingham and State of New-Hampshire, heir-at-law of John Lovering, late of North-Hampton in said County, deceased, who was a private in the army of the Revolution, and received a pension of eighty dollars a year, whose pension certificate is numbered 744, and dated Oct. 17. 1832 and made payable at the Portsmouth Agency, New-Hampshire, do hereby appoint Nathaniel Gordon, Esq. of said Exeter my true and lawful attorney to apply for and receive any pension money or arrearages of pension that may not have been paid to the said John Lovering in his lifetime; or that may be now due to his heirs - Hereby ratifying & confirming what ever my said attorney may do by virtue of these presents -
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal this 9th day of December A.D. 1856-
Signed, sealed & delivered Thomas Lovering
James M. Lovering
Signed, sealed and acknowledged by the said Thomas Lovering before me this 9th day of December A.D. 1856
State of New-Hampshire County of Rockingham James M. Lovering Justice of the Peace J. C. G. Conner Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for said County hereby certify that James M. Lovering whose genuine signature appears above, is and was at the time of signing the same an acting justice of the Peace for said County commissioned and duly qualified and that all his acts as such are entitled to full faith & credit.
Given under my hand & the seal of said Court at Exeter in said County this 15th day of December A.D. 1856-
J. C. G. Conner, Clerk

M c Loering Ports o At June 7 $80. When paid 2
HHL p to 4 th March 1835
JH July 9. 1839
L. 1839-Sub

3 d Auditor's Office Bureau No. 37.
Sir There does not appear, from the books of this Office, to have been a restoration in the case of John Living P. H. roll act June 1832,
Very Resp y
Wm G. ...
Auditor
Rev. C. ...
Comm ee of ...
Pen. Off. Jan 4 19 1857.
Sir
Please state whether your books afford any evidence of the restoration of John Living of N.H. to the Pennon roll under the Act of 1832 and if so, to what time.
R. J. Atkinson Esq Baudite
Respectfully J. C. ... Ex Off
Kiplett

3. Cuckoo's Nest Evesham Oct. 3 rd
Sir,
There does not appear from the books of this office, to have been a restoration in the case of John Running M c H. Roll act of 1832,
New Redpoll
Wm. G. Atkinson
Auditor
Rev. C. W. Atkinson
Barnes of Faversham
Pen Off. Jan y 19 1857.
Sir
Please state whether your books afford any evidence of the restoration of John Running of M c H to the Peninnion roll under the Act of 1832 and if so, to what time paid.
R d Atkinson Esq B a audit r
Hiplett
Respectfully J. Cole Ch o Clk

New-Hampshire
Exeter Dec. 16/56
Dear Sir:
The enclosed Power of Attorney is given for the purpose of authorizing the following enquiries -
1st Whether any balance of pension remains due to the heirs of Thomas Leavins, by reason of his dying before the last quarterly payment was due - 2d - Whether any arrears of pension are due them - 3d - The duration of service of Thomas Leavins - 4th - Was he not entitled under a previous law of Congress -
Very Respectfully, Nathl. G. Dorr
Hon. Geo. C. Whitney Comr. of Pensions Washington