Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 44,483, for Ezra Kimball, Massachusetts

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass.
Kimball, Ezra
S 44,483
CONTENTS

11. 926 P
New Hampshire
Ezra Kimball
of New Hampshire in the state of New Hampshire who was a private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Putnam of the Massachusetts line, for the term of three Years
Inscribed on the Roll of New Hampshire at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 4 of April 1818
Certificate of Pension issued the 13 of June 1819 and sent to A N Smith Esq. Willboro' New Hampshire
  Arrears to 4th of March 1819  $88.73    Semi-ann. all'ce ending 4 Sept 1819  48.    11 Mo 1 day's int.      $136.73  
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }
+

From Winball 6/4
Sworn to 4 H. W. P. 1818
5th Reg t Massachusetts Line An Honorable Discharge exhibited t copied into his oath Quot
Admitted

Ezra Winhall a Resident Citizen of New Ipswich in the County of Hillsbo- rough in the State of New Hampshire Tailor man in the twenty fourth year of my age do solemnly declare that on the first day of March A D 1777 I enlisted as a private Soldier in the Continental establishment for the term of three years in the Company commanded by Capt. West in the 5th Regiment commanded by Col. Nathan Putnam in the Massachusetts line which term of three years I faithfully served out & received an honorable discharge here- with exhibited and in the words follow- ing viz: "Sergt. Ezra Winhall of the 5th Massachusetts Regiment is hereby discharged the service of the United States the having served for the term of three years, for which he engaged." Given under my hand at Quarters Soldiers Fortune this nineteenth day of Februa- ry 1780 D. D. S. Col.
William Lloyd Jones
I further state that I have served my country at three different & the three earliest were about two years more

and that I have never been placed on the Pension list of India hills of my country also that I am in extreme poverty & have a pittance & have received the charity of the Town of New Haven with a poor soul -
Ezra G. Hinball Sworn to the fourth day of April A.D. 1880 Before me J. G. Smith } Notary Public of the County of Kern, N. H.
State of New Hampshire Hillsborough ss } On the fourth day of April A.D. 1818 Before me the Subscriber one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas for said County of Hillsborough personally appeared Ezra Ginn hall resident in the Town of New Ipswich in the seventy fourth year of his age and being duly cautioned made solemn oath agreeably to Law in order to obtain a pension under the late Act of Congress entitled "An Act to provide for certain persons engaged in the Land & Naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary War that he enlisted on the first day of March A.D. 1777 as a private Soldier in the Continental establishment for the term of three years in the Company commanded by Capt White in the fifth Regiment commanded by Col Rufus Putnam in the Massachusetts Line in which he continued to serve untill the nineteenth day of February A.D. 1780 when he was honorably discharged at Soldiers Fortune which discharge was signed by Ezra Ginn hall Lt. Col & Commandant there (a true copy of which

discharge is in his Byron Tinkball affidavit) That he has never been on the pension list of the United States & that he is reduced in his circumstances & is now in need of the assistance of his country for his support From all which I hereby certify that it appears to my satisfaction that the said Byron Tinkball did serve in the Revolutionary war against the common enemy on the continental establish- ment more than nine months & I now trans- mit the proceedings & the testimony taken & had before me to the Secretary of the Depart- ment of War in pursuance to the directions in the aforementioned act of Congress. W. Smith } Associate Justice of the } Court of Common Pleas
This certifies that the signature of W. Smith on this paper is in his own hand writing and that he is one of the judges of the Court of Common Pleas for the County of Hillsborough aforesaid In testimony whereof I have here affixed the seal of said Court.
William Eastman Clerk

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Ezra Kimball
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Continued
15 June '19
Ezra Kimball

STATE OF NEW-HAMPSHIRE.
MILLSBOROUGH, SS.
At a Court of Common Pleas for the first district, holden at Amherst in said county of Hillsborough, on this fourth day of July, 1820, being a court of record; having power of fine and imprisonment, and unlimited Jurisdiction in point of amount.
PRESENT
The Hon. { JOSHUA DARLING, } Justices. JEDIDIAH K. SMITH,
Personally appeared, in open court, Ebenezer Kimball aged 75 years, resident in Wendell in said county, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth on his oath declare, that he served in the revolutionary war as follows, to wit:—
That I he enlisted in March 1777 in Capt. Holfield's Company in Col. Rufus Putnam's Regiment in Massachusetts line and served about three years
the date of my original declaration was on the fourth day of April Anno Domini, 18 18 I have received a pension, the certificate of which is numbered 11,926 on the back thereof.
And I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18th day 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 the act of Congress entitled "an act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land or 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 following schedule, by me subscribed.
A few articles of old House furniture valued $15.00

My occupation is a Sailor and not able to pursue it by reason of general debility My family, residing with me, consists of a Wife
Ezra Kimball
Sworn to and declared in open court, on the Anno Domini, 1820.
15th day of July
M. Eastman Clerk
I MOSES EASTMAN, Clerk of the above named Court, do hereby certify, that the foregoing declaration and oath and the schedule thereto annexed, are truly copied from the record of the said Court; and I do further certify, that it is the opinion of the said court, that the total amount in value of the property exhibited, in the foregoing schedule, is
Fifteen Dollars
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said court, on this fourth day of July, 1820.
M. Eastman
Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for the County of Hillsborough.

Rev. and 1812 War Section.
AWJ
May 10, 1934.
John C. N. Parker, 375 Main St., Woburn, Mass.
Sir;
I have to advise you that from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S. 44483, it appears that Ezra Kimball enlisted March 1, 1777 and served as private in Captain Haffield White's Company, Colonel Rufus Putnam's Fifth Massachusetts Regiment and was discharged February 19, 1780 at which time he was a Sergeant.
He also served three other tours of enlistment amounting to about two years more, officers and dates not stated.
He was allowed pension on his application executed April 4, 1818, while a resident of New Ipswich, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, aged seventy three years.
In 1820 he referred to his wife, but did not state her name or age. There is no further family data on file.
Respectfully,
Commissioner.

44 483
INVALID.
Recy
File No. 44 483
Ezra Kimball
Prin. Rev. War
Act: 18 th March 1818
Index:—Vol. 3 , Page 276
[Arrangement of 1870.]
1914 Apr. 23 d First to Mrs.
Beulah J. Packman.
mmr.
1920 Jan'y. 14. Above notified only one history to same person.
1924 May 9. Hist to John
C. H. Parker awz.

let her 1/20
Sec. of Pensions. Washington, D.C.
Quereux!
Will you kindly send me any information you have concerning Ezra Kimball who served in the Mass. Continental line as pirate.
yours truly (Mrs) Buelah G. Jackman 33 Medinah St. Concord, N.H.

Concord, N.H. April 20, 1914.
Pension Bureau,
Washington, D.C.
Gentlemen, -
Will you kindly give me any information you may have on the following names of those serving in the Revolution:
1. James Cofran or Cochrane of Pembroke, N.H. bearing title of Major (Hist. of Pembroke) 2. Abraham Dinsmore ( Dewsmore ) of Temple, N.H. (Desc. records) 3. Joseph Sanborn (Newmarket, N.H.) b. Mch. 31, 1732. 4. Josiah Tilton  Greenfield 5. Thomas Haley b. 1692, d. 1790. 6. John Bartle Invalid Pensions, relation + home. 7. Caleb Manton b. 1699, d. 1778, name in Rev. Doc.

but I am not certain this is the one.
Egera Nimball, pensioner, (daughter's residence.)
John Neally } Nottingham. John Neally Jr. }
Thanking you for any help you may give me I am
Yours Truly
(Mrs) Bessie G. ... 3 Nassau St. Concord, N.H.

I Timothy Drexler one of the subscribers of the affidavits before me say that Rev. Pumbel has lived in this town for thirty years past. That he is not the owner of any real estate in town the for several years past he has not been based on account of his friends.
Timothy Drexler
I, Berge Clamsey one of the subscribers do hereby certify to the above facts.
Berge Clamsey
Subscribed to me this 26th day of March 1898. I have personally appeared the above named Timothy Drexler and Berge Clamsey and solemnly under oath to the truth of the above deposition by them subscribed.
Samuel D. Doolittle J.P.

This certifies that Timothy Fox & Benjamin Champlin are both creditable witnesses in courts of law & that Saml. Batchelder is an acting justice of the Peace for the County of Hillsborough whose official acts as such are entitled to credit by the laws of the State of New Hampshire Y. Smith } a justice of the Court of Common Pleas
This certifies that the signature of the writer on this paper is in his own hand writing and that he is one of the judges of the Court of Common Pleas for the County of Hillsborough aforesaid in testimony whereof I have here affixed the seal of said Court
Wm Eastman Clerk -
Vera Nimbis

375 Main St. Woburn, Mass.
Woburn April 7, 1924
Pension Department Washington D.C.
I am desirous of obtaining an abstract of the services of Ezra Kimball who served in the Revolutionary War.
He was born at Wenham Sept. 11, 1744 and I think served more than one enlistment.
Thanking you in advance for any service you may render me I remain
Yours very truly John C. N. Parker Great great Grandson of Ezra Kimball

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
Washington, D. C., Apr , 1917.
In reply to your request of _____, received _____ for a statement of the military history of Ezra Kimball a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension on file in this Bureau. S. 44 483
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     Nov. 1. 1777 Feb 19. 1780 Pvt & Sgt Hasfield White Putnam Putnam Ezra Newhall N.H.   discharged Dec 19. 1780 at discharge   to about 2 years more - then served later not stated.  
Battles engaged in, _____
Residence of soldier at enlistment, 1
Date of application for pension, Apr 4. 1818. His claim was allowed.
Residence at date of application, Waltham Billingsborough Co. N.H.
Age at date of application, 70 years.
Remarks: in 1820 he returned to his wife but did not state her name etc. There is no further family data on file.
Respectfully,
Commissioner.