Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 5412, for Ziba Huntington, New Hampshire

SERVICE
NUMBER
N 16
Huntington, Ziba
R. 5412
CONTENTS

32.612
Hon ble Liba Huntington, Application for Pension under the Act of June 1832 New. Hampshire
Referred
let Hon H Hubbard
9 th July 1835
at Kendrick 5 th March, 35
Hon H. Hubbard
HR
Direct to Simon Kennett Esq r Librarian M c

Declaration
In order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7, 1832.
State of New Hampshire
County of Grafton ss
On this 1 st day of November 1834 personally appeared in before me the subscriber one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas, for said County of Grafton, Levi Huntington as resident of Lebanon in the County of Grafton and State of New Hampshire aged 74 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, 1832.
That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers, and served as herein stated That in the year 1780 or 1781, he was a member of a company of New Hampshire Militia in said Lebanon commanded by Captain Samuel Prine and according to the best of his recollection he was held at at least six months in said company, to keep guard and do other Military duty on the frontier of said State. That Red Bank Regiment at the time the Indians burned that place that he was on the flank guard of the main body of Militia that drove the savages from their encampment that night and drove them from that region. Served at this time six months .
Refurther states that in the year following he was selected with several others from said Lebanon and was stationed at Newbury in Vermont for the purpose of keeping guard and scouting for Indians and Tories. The term for which we were held at this time was three months and during said term I performed the duty of a Sargent Corporal Charles Nelson was Captain & Munk Lieutenant
In answer to the interrogatories subscribed by the War Department, says.
That he was born at at Norwich, Conn in the year 1760 knows no record of his age was living at Lebanon County of Grafton State of New-

Hampshire and has resided there to this day. Does not positively recollect, but believes he was drafted or detached both times.
Col o House commanded at Royalton. Sickson & Estabrook were lieutenants. There were no other officers at Newbury than are before mentioned. He never had a written discharge as he recollects. He has no documentary evidence whatever. He is well acquainted with the Rev d Phineas Cooke and Timothy Kenrick Esq r who will testify as to his character and their belief in his services as a soldier of the Revolution.
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. Liba Huntington
We Phineas Cooke residing in Lebanon and Timothy Kenrick residing in Lebanon hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Liba Huntington who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration, that we believe him to be 74 years of age, that he is respected and believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn & Subscribed the day and year aforesaid Phineas Cooke Timothy Kenrick
And the said Judge does hereby declare his opinion, after the investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogatory previously the war treatment that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary soldier & service as he states. And the said Judge further certifies that it appears to him that the Rev d Phineas Cooke who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman resident in the town of Lebanon and that Timothy Kenrick who has also signed the same is a resident in the same town & they both are entitled pensioners, and that their statements are entitled to credit.
I Elijah Blood a Judge of the Court of Common Pleas for the County of Bristol, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Judge in the matter of the application of Liba Huntington for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand this first day of November A.D. 1834. Elijah Blood
I further certify that by reason of old age & other bodily infirmity the said Huntington is unable in my opinion to attend the court.
Elijah Blood

State of New Hampshire
Grafton ss
I Stephen P Webster Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas within & for the County of Grafton do hereby certify that Elijah Blairdell Esqr before whom the foregoing Declaration was made, is one of the Justices of said Court of Common Pleas in & for said County and that his signature afore written is a true one.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court this sixth day of November Anno Domini 1834 at Plymouth in said County.
S. P. Webster Clerk

Ex'r.
OLD WAR.
No. 54 12
Acts of July 14, 1862, and March 3, 1873.
REJECTED
Zila Huntington
P. O.
NH
Service: Revolutionary
Enlisted: _____, 18
Discharged: _____, 18
Application filed: _____, 18
Alleges: _____
Re-enlisted: _____
Attorney: _____
P. O. _____

relates to 5412 Ziba Huntington
taken from No 15 412 Joseph Downy

Lebanon NH May 1 st 1851
J. E. Heath, Commissioner of Pensions -
Sir
Having heretofore been the agent for the unadmitted claim of Ziba Huntington of Lebanon NH for Pension under the act of June 7, 1832, I now wish for the assistance of H. H. Sylvester Esq. of Washington D.C. as the agent of said claim. You will please to consider him as the agent for said purpose -
Very Respectfully yours Timothy Renwick

I, Salomon Dow of Hanover in the County of Grafton and State of New Hampshire of lawfull age: testify and say, that according to my best recollection in the year seventeen hundred eighty one, I was detached from the company of Militia in Hanover to which I then belonged and was stationed at Newbury in Vermont; and was there associated with those detached from other Towns. we were there under the command of a Captain Wilson of Lime in said County of Grafton and a Lieutenant Church of said Hanover both of which have for a long time been dead. I think we were holden for not less than one month or more than three months; others say it was three but I am not positive as to the length of time. I further say that Ezra Huntington of Lebanon in said County was one of the detached party and did Sargents duty at the time.
Salomon Dow
Sworn and subscribed to this 21 st day of October A.D. 1834
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my Notarial seal at Lebanon in the County of Grafton and State of New Hampshire this 21 st day of October A.D. 1834
Timothy Kenrick Notary Public

I Joseph Downer of Lebanon in the County of Grafton and State of New Hampshire of lawfull age testify and say that previous to and after the year seventeen hundred and eighty, I belonged to a company of Militia commanded by Captain Samuel Prine of said Lebanon that I called upon and specially holden at one time for six months and called on to keep Guard and do other duty as a Soldier. That I was at Royalton in Vermont after the Indians & Tories pillaged and burnt the Town, and was one of the party and on the flank Guard that drove them from their encampment in the night. I further say that the year afterwards I was detached from said company for three months and Stationed at Newbury in Vermont for the purpose of scouting for Tories and Indians and guarding the Inhabitants for which services I am enrolled on the Pension list of the United States.
I further say that Liba Huntington of Lebanon was a member said company at the time and was with me in both Towns, and I believe she did the duty of a Sargeant.
JOSEPH DOWNER
Sworn and Subscribed to this 22 nd day of October A.D. 1832.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my Seal and Seal at Lebanon in the County of Grafton and State of New Hampshire this 22 nd day of October A.D. 1834.
Timothy Kennick Notary Public

I Martin Dewey of Sanfords age testify and say that at the time in the Revolutionary War that the Indians and Tories plundered and burnt the Town of Royalton in the State of Vermont I was a soldier in a company of Militia in the Town of Lebanon in New Hampshire commanded by Capt Samuel Prine and was holden at least six months for the purpose of keeping guard and other soldier like duty for which and other service I am enrolled on the Pension list of the United States.
I further say that I have not the least doubt but what Dea Huntington who was a member of said company at the time was in actual service and did perform both the terms of duty as Joseph Damer has stated in his affidavit.
Martin Dewey
Sworn and subscribed to this 22 day of Octbr A.D 1834
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my Notarial seal at Lebanon in the County of Grafton and State of New Hampshire this 22 day of October A.D 1834 —
Timothy Kenrick Notary Public