Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 21,570, for William Leach, Massachusetts

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass
Leach, William
W 21.570
Polly
CONTENTS

21793 New Hampshire William Leach Merchants in the State of New Hamp. who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain Wood of the Regt. commanded by Col. Glover in the New Hamp. line for 9 months & 21 days
Inscribed on the Roll of New Hampshire at the rate of 32 Dollars 33 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 28 th day of Oct 1835 and Nat. Jan. 1836 Bradford N. Hampshire
Arrears to the 4th of Feb 1836 $80.83 Semi-ann. allowance ending Mar 31 - 16.17 $97.00
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by W. D. D. S. Clerk, Book E Vol. 1st Page 100

544.
New Hampshire Concord.
Polly Seach widow of William Seach
who served in the Revolutionary war, as a Private
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 32 Dollars 33,
Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1848.
Certificate of Pension issued the 28 day of June 1848 and sent to
Samuel Jones Bradford N.H.
Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act February 2, 1848, Page 91 Vol. 1,
Reported

Declaration
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832.
State of New Hampshire } ss County of Merrimack }
On this twenty-fifth day of June, 1833. personally appeared in open Court before the Judges of the Court of Probate for said County, now sitting William Leach a resident of Fishersfield in the said County of Merrimack and State of New Hampshire aged seventy seven years the first of this month 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 1832.
That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated.
In the year 1776 the first of April he was on a visit at Beverly in the County of Essex and Commonwealth of Massachusetts from the town of Salem in the County of Rockingham and State of New Hampshire where he was born 1756 but he has no record of his age only what he has retained in memory; he there enlisted in said town of Beverly in Captain Bonds Company of what was called "years men" in Colonel Glovers Regiment, Captain Bond and Col. Glover lived in in the town of Marblehead in said County and the Regiment was stationed in Beverly until some time in July when we marched to Cambridge Mass and there drew provisions and continued our march through Norwich Conn- -ecticut from thence to New York City, crossed the Hudson at Kings- -bury and continued our march through New Jersey, and crossed the Delaware at East-Town and from thence to Newtown

in Pennsylvania, "General Lee command the troops from the White Plains in N.Y. until he was taken prisoner by the British in the Jerseys" and he continued in said Newton until about the twenty fifth day of December when he marched with the Army recrossed the Delaware and was present and engaged in the Battle of Trenton, he then with the Regiment was ordered back to Newtown and there continued till he was discharged verbally by the captain after having served nearly a month after his time was out by request of his captain and he returned home to Salem and has lived in the State ever since and in said town of Fishkill between forty and fifty years last past. He has no documentary evidence and that he knows of no person "or living witness" whose testimony he can procure at this time who can testify to his service, he has annexed as John Hall's deposition taken before Elijah Peabody Nov. 6. 1823 intended for his benefit under a former law also Thomas Cumins affidavit taken October 30. 1832 taken before Jonathan Harvey Esq. and also the testimony of the Rev. end Jonathan Rowe and Amos Emery to prove his service taken June 13 th 1833 before Samuel Jones Esq.
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.
Yours Sincerely John Lee
Sworn and subscribed the twenty fifth day of June Anno Domini 1833.
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion 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 certifies that it appears to them that Jonathan Rowe who has signed the annexed certificate is a Clergyman resident in the said Town of Fishersfield and that Amos Emery who has also signed the same is a resident in the same Fishersfield and an credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
Horace Chase Judge of Probate
I H. B. Chase, Register of the Court of Probate for the County of Merrimack do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of William Leach for a pension, and that Elijah Peasley was on the 6th day of November 1823, and is now a Justice of the Peace and that Jonathan Harvey, and Samuel Jones who have severally signed the annexed certificates are Justices of the Peace and I believe the signatures of Elijah Peasley, Jonathan Harvey and Samuel Jones are their genuine signatures.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this twenty-fifth day of June A.D. 1833.
H. B. Chase, Register of the Court of Probate for the County of Merrimack
and from them to New-town

William Leach do further testify as amendment to the within declaration that I engaged to serve nine months or from the first of April 1776 to the last day of December 1776 when my time was out. General Sullivan requested Colonel Glover's Regiment to stay one fortnight, and set forth the necessity and after two weeks had expired, another request was made and I stayed I cannot say how long but should think from seven to fifteen days and the most of Capt. Bonds Company. Wm. Leach whole service nine months and from twenty-one to thirty days.
State of New Hampshire Merrimack County October 10 1833 Sworn and subscribed to the foregoing October A.D. 1833 before me. Samuel Jones Justice of the Peace of the District
Henry Leach
No. 994
for the 9 Months 2
21 days
First Paid Col
Second Paid Col
  200.00   203.33   39.03   64.66   16.17   88.63 
Samuel Jones
Bradford
N.H.
enclosure one

I Cyrus B. Leach of Newbury "late Fishersfield" in the County of Merrimack and State of New Hampshire depose and say, that I am a son of Doctor William Leach late of said Newbury deceased, that my father the aforesaid William Leach was a soldier in the Revolutionary War, and was a Pensioned under the Act of Congress of the 7 th June 1832 and died at his house in said Newbury on the sixth day of November Anno Domini 1841 I lived with him at the time and was present at the time he died, I have lived with my father from a child, I never saw any family record made by him, of his and mother marriage, I have often heard my father Doc. William Leach and my mother Polly Leach, say that a record of the ages of their children were on the town Book, Nathan, was my oldest Brother, died in Sutton in July - 1888 I went to Sutton and searched for the Baptist Church records under the administration of Rev. Samuel Ambrose, but I could not find them, his son told me his father's old records were destroyed Cyrus B. Leach
State of New Hampshire Merrimack ss October 11 th 1844
Personally appeared the above named Cyrus B Leach and made oath that the above affidavit by him subscribed is in his belief true
Before me
Benjamin Walley Justice of the Peace

Town Clerk's Office Newbury late (Fisher'sfield)
October 2- 1844
I hereby certify that I hold the office of Town Clerk in the said Town of Newbury in the County of Merrimack and State of New Hampshire
I have carefully searched the records of said Town for the purpose of finding the marriage of Doctor William Leach and Polly Baker but have not been able to find any such record
I find a record of ten Children which are in letters and figures as follows under a heading as follows - "A record of the age of the children of Doct r William Leach and Polly his Wife"
"Nathan Leach son to Dr William Leach Born of Polly Leach his Wife June 24 th A D 1788" "William Leach son to Dr William Leach born of Polly Leach his Wife April 8 th A D 1790" "Polly Leach Jany. Daughter to Dr William Leach Born of Polly Leach his Wife April 29 th A D 1792" "Hannah Leach Daught to Dr William Leach born of Polly Leach his Wife October 25 th 1794"
Attest Paul Towl Town Register"
"Asenath Leach Daughter to Doctor William Leach Born of Polly Leach his Wife June 4 th A D 1796"
Paul Towl Town Clerk
Rebecca Leach Daughter to Dr William Leach and Polly his Wife Born September 6 th 1799 Benjamin Franklin Leach son to Dr William Leach and Polly his Wife Born October 31 st 1801

Cyrus Baldwin Leach son to William Leach and Sally his Wife Born March 20 th 1804 Salome Boron Leach Daughter to William Leach and Polly his Wife Born May 15 th 1807 Thomas Jefferson Leach Son to William Leach and Polly his Wife Born April 19 th 1809
Lucas Nelson Town Clerk of Newbury
The State of New Hampshire Merrimack ss. On the 12 th day of October 1844 the above nam- ed Lucas Nelson personally appeared and made Solemn Oath that the above certificate by him subscribed is true Before me.
Samuel Jones - Justice of the Peace

Declaration
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 3 rd of March 1843. And also the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 17 th June 1844 reviving and extending the act granting Pensions to Widows of Certain Revolutionary soldiers.
The State of New Hampshire.
On this Eleventh day of October A.D. 1844 Personally appeared Before me Benjamin Wadleigh Judge of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Merrimack Polly Leach a resident of Newbury "late Fishersfield" aged seventy five years who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on her oath make the following Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provisions made by the Act of Congress passed the 3 rd day of March 1843 Entitled an act granting a Pension to Certain widows of Revolutionary soldiers. Also to obtain the benefit of an act entitled an act to continue the Pension to certain widows passed June 17 th 1844 —
That she is the widow of Doctor William Leach who was a soldier in the Army of the Revolution and was a Pensioner under the Law of the United States of the 7 th June 1832. and that his Pension Certificate, was returned to the Pension Office September 1842 for arrears of the Pension $5,58- His Pension was thirty two dollars and thirty three cents per annum, reference being had to the Declaration of the said William Leach and the confirmatory papers now on file in the Pension Office for proof of service &c.
She further declares that she was married to the said Doc. William Leach at her fathers house in said Fishersfield, "which town is now called Newbury" on the twenty sixth day of April Seventeen hundred and eighty seven, by

The Reverend Samuel Ambrose, then Minister of Sutton New Hampshire then was present at the wedding of my Brother Benjamin Baker and wife and Dea. John Leach and several other persons all now dead, she has had ten children by said William Leach the oldest was a son born June 24 th 1788, which we named Nathan, that her name before her intermarriage with said William Leach was Polly Baker. That her husband the aforesaid Dea. William Leach died at their house in Newbury in the month of November 1841. She believes on the sixth day of the month. She was not married to him prior to his leaving the service, but the marriage took place previous to the first day of January seven hundred and ninety four (Viz) at the time above stated, and that she has not since been married, and that she still remains the widow, and that she has not been able to obtain record evidence of her marriage, that she has always lived in said town of Fisherfield now Newbury since her marriage with said Dea. Leach Witness Benjamin Wadleigh Polly Leach Cyrus B. Leach
State of New Hampshire Merrimack ss October 11 th 1844
Personally appeared the above named Polly Leach and made oath that the above declaration by her subscribed is in her belief true
Before me
Benjamin Wadleigh A Judge of the Court of Common Pleas for the County of Merrimack

I certify that by reason of age and bodily infirmity the before named Polly Seach (the declarant) is unable to attend Court and for that reason her above declaration was taken before me at her residence in Newbury
Benjamin Wadsworth
A Judge of the Court of Common Pleas for the County of Merrimack
I certify that the Rev. Samuel Ambrose (named in the above declaration) was a regular Ordained Congregationalist of the Baptist denomination that he was Minister of said Sutton N.H. and resided a near neighbour to me more than forty years and untill his decease which I think happened in May 1830 I further certify that some time in the course of the last summer I called on his son who was administrator on his estate for the purpose of examining his record of marriages and his said son informed me that after his father's death among his father's papers he saw his record of marriages but he had not preserved it and now there was no such record in his possession I am now sixty one years of age and have always been well acquainted with the above named William Seach and his wife the aforesaid Polly Seach and also Nathan Seach deceased son of the aforesaid William and Polly Seach I believe he was about five years younger than myself and would if living now be about fifty six years old he died in the aforesaid Sutton I think in July 1808
Benjamin Wadsworth as above

Reg
WIDOW, &c.
File No. 21570
Polly Leach widow of William Leach His Rev Was
Act Feb 2 d 48
Index: Vol. A , Page 430
[Arrangement of 1870.]

May 8, 1845.
Bradford N.H. } May 3 rd .
Polly Leach.
Res Jan. 23, 1845.
Free
Hon. J. L. Edwards.
Commission of Pensions
Washington City
D. C.
not entitled her to a declaration being dated Jan. 23, 1845.

Bradford, Merrimack Co. N.H.
May 3 rd 1845.
Hon J. L. Edwards, Commission of Pension.
Dear Sir I herewith forward you the application of Polly Leach, which you will attend to as soon as convenient. I am yours as ever - J. Loomis

6623
Polly Leach widow of William Leach,
$32:33 per an
acts '43 & 4
'44 } 223
married — 26 April 1787 husband died 6 Nov. 1841
Concord N. H. Roll
Samuel Jones Bradford N. H.

Hon. J. P. C. Con. of Penna. Pension Office Washington City D. C.

Bradford N.H. October 13, 1833
J. L. Edwards Esq. Comr of Pensions
Sir I recd a few days since Dr. William Leach's papers for a Pension returned requesting the claimant to amend his Declaration by stating how long he was engaged to serve and the length of his service. I called on said Leach on the 10 th inst. and I believe he has made the amendment required on his Declaration. I would say by way of explanation that Mr. Leach called on me to write his Declaration, gave a history of his service as he related it to me, and I was not aware that the time was plainly set forth, especially if the affidavit was received, but on receipt of the papers I found they were not so plain as they should have been, presuming all will be right I am in haste yours Dee
Samuel Loomis

State of New Hampshire
Secretary of States Office
I Thomas P. Treadwell, Secretary of the State aforesaid, do hereby certify that Benjamin Wadleigh is a acting judge of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the county of Merrimack, duly commissioned and qualified; that his commission was dated on the 8 th day of January 1833, and will expire on the 8 th day of October 1853. I also certify that Benjamin Wadleigh is an acting justice of the Peace in and for the county of Merrimack duly commissioned and qualified; that his commission was dated on the 20 th day of May 1844 and will expire on the 20 th day of May 1849. And that Samuel Jones is an acting justice of the Peace in and for the county of Merrimack duly commissioned and qualified; that his commission was dated on the 17 th day of December 1843 and will expire on the 17 th day of December 1848. and that the signatures of Benjamin Wadleigh and Samuel Jones to the annexed instruments are genuine
Given under my hand and the Seal of said State, this 14 th day of October, A.D. 1844
Thomas P. Treadwell
Secretary of State

6346
Concord, N. Hampshire
Polly Leach
widow of William Leach
who was a Private
in the Revolution
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 32 Dollars 33 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1843.
Certificate of Pension issued the 6. day of November 1844 and sent to Samuel Jones Bradford. N. H.
[Act of March 3, 1843.]
Recorded in Book A. & June 17. 1844 Vol. 2. Page 18.
Rep.
Sent to Samuel Jones
June 11th 1845
Sent to ditto July 2:45

John Fox

I John Hall of Preston in the State of New York Schenango County on oath testify that I was a soldier in Capt. Bonds company Col: Glover's Continental Regiment in the year 1776 and I further testify that Wm: Leach of Fishersfield in the State of New Hampshire who is here present, enlisted in the above named company and Regiment and that the said Wm: Leach served in the above named Company from the time of his enlistment the first of April 1776 until about the middle Jan: 1777 when the Regiment was disbanded John Hall
State of New Hampshire
Mannimeek 21 November 6th 1823 That the above named John Hall Subscribed their oath that the facts here set forth were just and before me
Elijah Peabody Justice of the peace
I certify that the above Deposition was taken at the time before me at the time here stated and that said Hall was considered a Man of truth and veracity May 27th 1833
Elijah Peabody Justice Peace

I Thomas Currier of New London in the County of Merrimac and State of New Hampshire a soldier of the Revolution testify and say that I have been a neighbor of Dr. William Leach for more than thirty years last past and also knew him well in his young days and have frequently and always understood that he served in the Army of the Revolution as a private soldier on the Continental establishment and my opinion is that he did so serve as the said William Leach declares. I further state John Hall was a soldier of the Revolution told me and that Hall told me that Leach served in the same company with him. I have ever considered the said William Leach a man of the most strict veracity and I know that he is so considered in the neighborhood where he resides Thomas Currier
State of New Hampshire Merrimac ss. }
Merrimac October 30 th . 1832
Then the said Then said Thomas Currier personally appeared and made solemn oath the facts set forth in the above affidavit by him then subscribed were true
Before me Jon a Harvey Justice of the peace
I certify that the said Thomas Currier is a credible witness
Jon a Harvey Justice of the peace

We Jonathan Rowe Clergyman residing in Fishersfield and Amos Emery husbandman residing in said Fishersfield hereby certify that we are well acquainted with William Leach who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration that we believe him to be seventy six years of age that he is reputed and believed in the neighbourhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the revolution, and that we concur in that opinion
Jonathan Rowe Amos Emery
State of New Hampshire Merrimack ss. ) Sworn and subscribed before June 1. 1833. ) me Samuel Jones ( Justice Peace & ) of the Quorum
I certify that Jonathan Rowe is a Clergyman in good standing residing in Fishersfield and that Amos Emery is a resident of the same Fishersfield and are both credible witnesses.
Samuel Jones Justice of the Peace & of the Quorum

Polly Leach
admitted
Samuel Jones Bradford N.H.

Declaration
In order to obtain the benefits of the act of congress of 2 d February 1848 entitled "an act making further provision for surviving widows and soldiers of the Revolution"
State of New Hampshire
Merimack County ss. on this Twentieth day of June 1848. Personally appeared before the subscriber a justice of the Peace in and for the county aforesaid duly authorized by the laws of said State to administer oaths Polly Leach a resident of Newbury in the county of Merimack aged Seventy nine years who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the provision made by the act of congress passed on the 2 d February 1848 granting pensions to widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary War. That she is the widow of William Leach who was a soldier in the army of the Revolution - and that she received a Pension of Thirty two dollars and thirty three cents per annum - under the act of congress of the 17 th of June 1844 and that she further declared that she is still a widow
Witness Sam l V. Jones
Polly Leach
Assenath Leach
Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year above written before me And I further certify that the declarant is personally known to me
Samuel Jones justice of the Peace

State of New-Hampshire.
Office of Secretary of State.
I, Thomas P. Treadwell , Secretary of State aforesaid, do hereby certify, that Samuel Jones _____ is an acting Justice of the Peace, in and for the County of Merrimack _____ duly Commissioned and qualified. His Commission was dated on the 17 th _____ day of Decr. _____ 1843 and will expire on the 17 th _____ day of Decr. _____ 1848 and his signature, as such, to the annexed instrument is genuine.
Given under my hand and the Seal of the State, this 20 th _____ day of June 1848.
Thos. P. Treadwell,
Secretary of State.