Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 41,073, for Alexander Pixley, Massachusetts

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass.
Pixley, Alexander
S. 41,073
CONTENTS

3392.
Montpelier Vermont.
New Hampshire Co.
Alexander Pixley, Capt Soper, private Massachusetts line 1777. 3 yrs
in the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War.
inscribed on the Roll of New Hampshire at the rate of $8 - Dollars per month, to commence on the 8 th of April, 1818.
Certificate of Pension issued the 7 th of Oct 1818 and delivered to E. Evans, Esq.
Arrears to 4th of Sept 1818 and. 39. 20 Semi-ann. all'ce ending 4 th Mar 1819. 48. 00 $87. 20
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }
Continued Grafton Grafton Co
Rev to Pen Age 26 th Sep 1843 To Montpelier Vermont from 4 th Sep 1843. 17. Nov 1843. No- -tification to Daniel Cobb Strafford Vermont
Pension sent to Geo. Woodward New H. 12 th Sept 1822

Alexander Pisley's
destruction
&
Evidence
Correct
More. Pisley appears in Colliers. his Present. T. John 62 for the time and is no doubt the same man
3. 3.
Evidence
No. 2

State of New Hampshire Grafton ss
On this eighth day of April 1818, before me the subscriber, one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for said County, personally appeared Alexander Pixley aged seventy years, resident in Grafton in said County, who being by me duly sworn, according to law, doth, on his oath, make the following declaration, in order to obtain the pension 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 revolution war;" That he the said Alexander Pixley enlisted into the service of the United States in the war of the revolution in the month of March 1777 for three years in the company commanded by Capt. Jeremiah Doper in Col. Thomas Marshals Regiment and Genl. Patersons Brigade and served in said service until March 1780 when his time of enlistment expired and he received an honorable discharge signed by Col. Thomas Marshall, which by time and accident has been lost, and that he now is and always has been a citizen of the United States, That his circumstances in life are reduced and extremely poor, and that he stands in need of the assistance of his country for support, and that the annexed affidavit is the only evidence of his power at this time to obtain of his service, other than his own declaration.
Sworn to and declared before me, the day and year afore said Judge of the Court aforesaid
I Daniel Blaisdell Judge of said Court, do certify, that it appears to my satisfaction, that the said Alexander Pixley did serve in the war of the revolution, as stated in the preceding declaration, against the common enemy, and that from my own knowledge his circumstances are reduced and extremely poor, and stands in need of his countrys assistance for support, and I now transmit the proceedings and testimony taken and had before me, to the Secretary for the Department of war, pursuant to the directions of the aforesaid act of Congress. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the Court this tenth day of April 1818
Seal of the Court
Daniel Blaisdell
Judge of the Court aforesaid

I Ambros Broley of Derry in the County of Grafton and State of New Hampshire of lawful age do testify and say that I have been well acquainted with Mr. Alexander Pisey of Grafton, who has applied for a pension as a soldier of the revolution, and have been ever since he was young, and lived in the same neighbourhood with him in the year 1777 and was knowing to his entering into the service in said year for three years, he accordingly went into said service and was gone as near as I can recollect about three years and then returned home, and I always understood that he served his time out faithfully and received an honorable discharge -
Canaan Apr. 8, 1818
Ambros Broley
Sworn to before me
Daniel Blairdell
Judge of the Court of Common Pleas -

Alexander Pixley
3392.
Con
March 1819.
Cont.

State of New Hampshire
Grafton At the Court of Common Pleas being a Court of record by law established holden at Haverhill within and for said county of Grafton on the first Tuesday of August in the year of our Lord One thousand eight hundred and twenty by adjournment from the second Tuesday of July last past
Present the Honorable
Ezra Bartlett Daniel Blaisdell } Esquires Justices ~
Personally appeared in Open Court Alexander Pixley ~ aged seventy ~ years resident in Grafton ~ in said county of Grafton who being duly sworn according to law doth on his oath declare that he served in the revolutionary war as follows viz a private Soldier ~ in Capt Amasa Sopers ~ Company and Col. Thomas Marshall's Regiment in the Massachusetts ~ line. That his original declaration is dated 8 th of April 1818 ~ and that he has received a pension and his pension certificate is numbered 3392 ~ And I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18 th 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 an 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 passed on the 18 th 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 schedule hereto annexed and by me subscribed. I further declare I am by occupation

a farmer unable to do more than one quarter of a mans labour, poor broken down old man I have a wife aged 58 years in very poor health unable to do any thing towards her own support I have only one child at home with me named Satura Pixley aged 11 years past unable to support herself. I have other children from home unable to support me & humbly pray the continuance of my countrys bounty Alexander Pixley
Schedule containing the whole estate & income of Alexander Pixley (his necessary cloathing & bedding excepted viz
  1 Old lame horse valued at 10.00   1 Cow . . . . . do . . . . . 13.00   1 hog . . . . . do . . . . . 3.50   1 Sheep . . . . . do . . . . . 1.25   1 Old Gun . . . . . do . . . . . 4.50   1 Steel trap . . . . . do . . . . . 1.25   1 Chain . . . . . do . . . . . 1.50   1 Old saddle 1 do bridle &c . . . . . 2.00   1 Old Woolem Wheel . . . . . 1.00   1 Old Linnen do . . . . . 1.00   other tools & household furniture to the value of . . . . . 5.00   44.00 
The foregoing contains the whole of my property Alexander Pixley
I the subscriber being appointed by Alexander Pixley to appraise his estate by him exhibited to me to appraise & after particular examining said property I have appraised the whole of said property as above set down in the schedule according to the best of my ability Grafton July 8. 1820 Elisha Bullock
} One of the selectmen of said Grafton
State of New Hampshire Grafton ss. Grafton July 8. 1820 Then personally appeared Elisha Bullock and made solemn Oath that he has appraised the real & personal estate of Alexander Pixley of Grafton by him exhibited to him for that purpose which is set down in the within named schedule and the sums of fixed to said property is appraised according to the best of his abilities Sworn to before me Nathan Johnson Jr. Clerk

Sworn to and declared before the justices of said Court on this first day of August in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred & twenty N. Woodworth Clerk
State of New Hampshire
Grafton ss. I George Woodward Clerk of the court of Common Pleas within & for said county of Grafton do hereby certify that the foregoing Oath & schedule thereto annexed are truly copied from the records of said Court. I further certify that it is the opinion of said Court that the total amount of property exhibited in said schedule is forty four dollars
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the seal of said Court on this first day of August in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred & twenty
N. Woodworth Clerk

State of Vermont } On this 17 th Day of June Orange County ss } 1843 before me the subscriber a justice of the Peace for the said County of Orange personally appeared Alexander Pixley now of Strafford in said Orange County who on his oath declares that he is the same person who formerly belonged to the Company commanded by Captain Amasa Doper in the regiment commanded by Colonel Thom- as Marshall in the service of the United States. That his name was placed on the Pension Roll of the State of New Hampshire from which he has lately removed, that he now resides in the State of Vermont where he intends to remain & wishes his pension to be there payable in future the following are his reasons for remov- ing from New Hampshire to Vermont, I wished to live with my son William Pixley of Strafford, Orange County State of Vermont & assist him in buying for a farm, he has there purchased Alex d Pixley
Sworn & subscribed before me the day & year aforesaid Daniel Cobb Justice Peace
I William Pixley of Strafford Orange County & State of Vermont of lawful age testify & say that I am well acquainted with the above named Alexander Pixley & know him to be the person described in

in the foregoing affidavit June 17. 1843.
Wm Pixley
Subscribed & sworn to this 17 th day of June 1843
before me Daniel Cobb Justice Peace
I certify that the above named Wm. Pixley is a person of veracity. Daniel Cobb Justice Peace
State of Vermont } I. Perley to James Clarke of the County Orange County } Court of the County of Orange in
the State of Vermont. do hereby certify that Daniel Cobb is an acting Justice of the Peace in and for said County duly commissioned and qualified; that his commission was dated on the 9 th day of November A.D. 1842 and will expire on the 30 th day of November A.D. 1843. and that the above signatures
above signed, purporting to be his, are genuine.
Given under my hand and the Seal of said County Court this 5 th day of July A.D. 1843
Perley to James Clarke.

July 12 43
Strafford Or. July 7th
free
M rs Evans
Hon J. L. Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions Pension Office City of Washington D.C.

Strefford July 7 th 1843-
at the request of the upturners forward the enclosed
Daniel Cobb
Mr. Cobb July 15 th
Hon. J. S. Cushing Mass. House of Representatives Boston

Pension Agency Concord Sep r 29. 1843
Dear Sir
Alexander Pixley a Pensioner under the Act of 1818 at the rate of Eight Dollars per month has been Paid at this office to the 4th of September inst
Respy Your Obedt Servt Isaac Hill Agent By G. Munk
Hon L. L. Edwards Commis r of Pensions Washington City

41073 INVALID.
Rev
File No. 41073
Alexander Pyle Rev Rev Rev
Act: 18 th March 18 th
Index: —Vol. 8 , Page 393
[Arrangement of 1870.]