Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 16056, for Jeremiah Pinder, New Hampshire

SERVICE
NUMBER
N.H.
Pinder, Jeremiah Hannah
W 16056
or Tinner (for Pinder)
CONTENTS

3186
let: to David Murray - 6 Mar: '41 - " " same - 24 " - " " same 31 Jan'y '42
Portsmouth N.H.
Mannah Pinder
widow of Jeremiah Pinder decd.
who died on the 3 rd December 1816
of Shafford Co. in the State of N.H.
who was a Private in the Company commanded
by Captain Houlton of the Regt. commanded
by N.H. in the N.H.
line for 6 months & 10 days
Inscribed on the Roll of Portsmouth at the rate of 21 Dollars 10 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1834.
Certificate of Pension issued the 21 st day of Jan'y. 1840 and sent to David Murray New Market N.H.
Arrears to the 4th Sept 1839 $174.35
Semi-annual allowance ending Mar. 40. 10 55
$129.90
{ Revolutionary Claim, Act July 4, 1836, Section the 3 d }
Recorded by N.H. Addison Clerk, Book 4 Vol. 2 nd Page 38

4145 Alan S. Pheys
affidavit -
Dana Murray New Markel NB

I Alvan Tobey of Durham in the county of Strafford and State of New Hampshire do now and say That I am pastor over the Congregational Church in said Durham, formerly under the charge of Rev John Adams - That the Records of said Church afford no proof of the marriage of Jeremiah Pinald & Hannah Murray; since that no marriages have been entered in said Records prior to September 17 th 1817 I further depose and say that, I know of no records ever kept by said Church except what I have in my possession, that have been preserved.
Alvan Tobey
State of New Hampshire
Strafford ss. Nov. 13. 1838. Personally appeared the above named Alvan Tobey and made oath to the truth of the foregoing affidavit by him subscribed, before me
J. A. Richardson, Jus. Peace
I further certify that the said Alvan Tobey is a credible witness J. A. Richardson, Jus. Peace
the truth of the foregoing affidavit by him subscribed, before me I further certify that the said Valentine Smith is a credible witness J. A. Richardson, Jus. Peace

I Samuel Burnham of Durham, in the County of Strafford and State of New Hampshire do hereby say that I hold the Office of Town Clerk of said Town of Durham. That I have in my possession the Original Records of said Town. That said record offers no proof of the marriage of Jeremiah Pierce to Hannah Mowrey. That said Records offer no proof of any marriage prior to year one thousand eight hundred and eighty—
Samuel Burnham
State of New Hampshire
Stratford 17 November 17. 1888. Personally appeared the said Samuel Burnham and made oath to the truth of the foregoing affidavit by him subscribed. — before me
J. A. Richardson Jus. Peace
I also certify that the said Samuel Burnham is a credible witness
J. A. Richardson, Jus. Peace

State of New Hampshire
Strafford County ss. On this seventeenth day of November, one thousand, eight hundred and thirty eight, before the subscriber, a Judge of the Court of Common Pleas, (it being a court of record) in and for said County of Strafford, personally appeared Hannah Pinder, a resident of Durham in said County of Strafford, age eighty eight years, who, first being duly sworn according to law, doth, on her oath, make the following Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the Act of Congress passed July 4 th 1836 That she is the widow of Jeremiah Pinder, late of Durham aforesaid, deceased, who was a private soldier in the War of the Revolution upwards of nineteen months. She declares that according to the best of her knowledge and belief her late husband entered the service at said Durham, in July or August 1776, under Captain John Drew of Col Isaac Nymans Regt for six months, and went with said Drew to Tiendanga. That in the Spring of 1777 he done four months under Captain John Hays at the Fort near Portsmouth N H . That service upwards of three from September 1777 under Captain George Duthant Lieutenant Joseph Thorne in Col Stephen Lucas Regt and was at the taking of Burgoyne. That he spent most of the time in cutting a road through from Stillwater to No form under Captain Weatherpoon and that he served six months at Rhode Island in 1778, under Col Long or Archelaus Moor (she thinks) She further declares that she was married to the said Jeremiah Pinder at said Durham on the first day of December, one thousand seven hundred and seventy four by the Rev John Andrews Pastor of the Congregational Church in said Durham

That her late husband entered the Service first as a Sub- stitute for Benjamin Smith, a son John Smith late of Said Durham deceased, and Brother to Joseph Valentine Smith now living at Said Durham. That just before her Death & Second- ing, her mother her and her child into the home of the Said John Smith when she lived several years while her hus- band was absent in the Service.
She further declares that her late husband the said Jeremiah Pinder died at Durham of disease on the third day of December A.D. 1816 of Dropsy. That she has never intermarried, but con- tinues the said Jeremiah Pinder, and that previous to her Mar- riage to the said Jeremiah, her name was Hannah Murray. She was not married prior to the last period of her late husband's service, but the marriage took place prior to the first day of January last, and she was married for the time above stated.
I Certify that the above four lines were erased before Signed Ezekiel Hove
Witness David Murray Hannah her Pinder Mark
Sworn to and subscribed, on the day and year above written before me Ezekiel Hove one of the Justices of the Court of Common Pleas
I certify the applicant cannot from bodily infirmity attend the Court Ezekiel Hove one of the Justices of the Court of Common Pleas

I Valentine Smith of Durham, County of Strafford and State of New Hampshire aged sixty four years last may depose and say That I am a Brother of Benjamin Smith late of Dutton in the County of Pennebosc and State of Maine deceased - That I am well acquainted with the hand writing of the said Benjamin, and have no doubt that the signature to the within letter purporting to be his, is in his own proper hand writing. I further depose and say that said Benjamin died at said Dutton and have understood on the third day of December A.D. 1837 I further depose and say that I was well acquainted with with Jeremiah Pinder late of said Durham deceased from the latter period of my recollection up to the time of his decease. That I have also been acquainted with Hannah Pinder widow of Jeremiah Pinder of said from my infancy up to the present time. I well re- member that the said Hannah Pinder lived in part of my Father's House in said Durham. When I was very young and have always understood that a part of the time while she lived in my Father's house, her husband the said Jeremiah Pinder was in the service of the United States in the Revolutionary War. That I have always understood by my Father and others, that my Brother Benjamin intended to go in the service, and that my Father engaged the said Jeremiah Pinder to go in his stead, and that part of the conditions were, that my Father should provide a room in his house for the said Jeremiah's wife to live in in his ab- sence. I further depose and say that my Brother Benjamin after- wards entered and went into the service himself and was a Pensioner at the time of his decease.
Valentine Smith
State of New Hampshire, Strafford Co. November 14. 1838. Personally appeared the above named Valentine Smith, and made oath to the truth of the foregoing affidavit before me. I further certify that the said Valentine Smith is a credible witness.
J. A. Richardson, Jus. Peace

Dutton Sept. 27 1884
Dear Sir, I recd your letter dated August, it requesting me to give what information I could respecting Jeremiah Pinden service in the revolutionary war,
he enlisted for six months to go to Ticonderoga in the year 76 who his last was I am not able to tell, his wife went to my Fathers to live while he was gone, you can enquire of John Starbard or Daniel Woodman who his last was —
He enlisted under last John Hayes in the year 77 to go down to the forte at Portsmouth harbour four months
Sept 77 under George Tuttle three months at the capture of John Burgoin Edmond Spendgraff was with him the same time at Rhode Island six months in 78
N.B I was with him at Rhode Island, and the forte and at the capture of John Burgoin
Yours &c.
Benj. Smith

I Comfort Runnels of Durham in the county of Strafford and State of New Hampshire aged 64 by three years come upwards aforesaid and say that I am an only child of Jeremiah Pinder late of said Durham deceased and Hannah Pinder his widow now living at said Durham That I lived with my Father the said Jeremiah and Hannahs and near by them from the time of my birth until the decease of my Father I well remember of living with my mother in the house of Mr John Smith when very young I further depose and say that no record of marriages or births was ever kept by my Father or any one of his family to my knowledge, and that I know of no memorandum which recognizes Hannah Murray as the wife of Jeremiah Pinder I further depose and say that my Father the said Jeremiah Pinder died at said Durham on the third day of December Eighteen hundred and fifteen years That my mother the said Hannah Pinder has never intermarried, but continues the widow of the said Jeremiah Pinder
Comfort Runnels Mark
Witness Joseph Burnham Jr
State of New Hampshire
Strafford ss November 14. 1838. Personally appeared the above named Comfort Runnels and made oath to the truth of the foregoing affidavit by him subscribed before me
J. A. Richardson, Jus. Peace
I further certify that the said Comfort Runnels is a credible person
J. A. Richardson Jus. Peace

Affidavit John Dinner

I John Binder of age of age in the County of Strafford and state of New Hampshire, a Revolutionary Pensioner of the United States, aged seventy five years depose and say that I am a Brother to Jeremiah Pinner late of Durham in said County, deceased - That I lived in said Durham from the time of my birth untill the year seventeen hundred and seventy seven - That some time in the year seventeen hundred and seventy four my Brother was married to Hannah Murray at said Durham by the Rev. John Adams an ordained Minister of the Gospel at Durham aforesaid - That in the year seventeen hundred and seventy six said Jeremiah Pinner enlisted as a private soldier in the army of the Revolution to go to Tiendaroaga - That at the time said Jeremiah enlisted he was living with his wife Hannah aforesaid near the house of Mr John Smith in said Durham That the said Jeremiah Pinner moved his wife Hannah into the house of said John Smith just before he left for Tiendaroaga and that she lived there during his absence in the service and several years after - That I lived in the said Jeremiah Pinner's family while he was in the service and that after his return I enlist- -ed myself - I further depose and say that the said Jeremiah Pinner died at said Durham in Decem- -ber eighteen hundred and sixteen
John Binder
Benefit Run Dep.

State of New Hampshire
Shafford County ss On the seventh day of Novem- ber 1838 Before the subscriber a Justice of the Peace in and for said county of Shafford personally appeared the beforenamed John Pinner and made oath that the foregoing affidavit by him subscribed is true And I further certify that the character of the said John Pinner for truth and veracity is good -
Edward Grant, Justice of the Peace
State of New Hampshire
Shafford County ss - I Francis Cogswell clerk of the court of Common Pleas for said county hereby certify that Edward Grant and John V. Richardson Esquires are Justices of the Peace for said county and that I believe the signatures on the annexed affidavits purporting to be theirs are genuine -
Witness my hand & Seal of said court this 21 st Nov - 1838 -
Francis Cogswell, clerk

State of New Hampshire Stafford County ss. I Francis Goyne Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas hereby certify that Edward Grant Jr. is an acting Justice of the Peace in and for said County duly commissioned and qualified, that his commission was dated on the twenty fourth day of June AD 1836 and expired on the 23d day of June 1839 and that I am well acquainted with his signature and have no doubt that the within purporting to be his is genuine Given under my hand and Seal of said Court this 31 October 1839. F Goyne Clerk
Comfort Revere Esq.

Sign the
Mr Joseph Burnham Jr Durham. N.H.

State of New Hampshire Strafford County ss.
I Francis Cagwell Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for said County hereby certify that Hon. Ezekiel Durd is a Justice of said Court and that I believe the signatures on this sheet purporting to be his are genuine
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my name and seal of said Court this twenty first day of November A.D. 1838 F. Cagwell, Clerk
affirmed the above named Valentine Smith, and made oath to the truth of the foregoing affidavit before me J. A. Richardson, Jus. Peace I further certify that the said Valentine Smith is a credible witness J. A. Richardson, Jus. Peace

State of New Hampshire Shofford county fr.
I Francis Coggswell clerk of the court of common Pleas for said county hereby certify that J. A. Richardson is an acting justice of the Peace within and for said county duly commissioned and qualified. That his commission was dated on the tenth day of June 1836 and expired on the 16th day of June 1839, and that being well acquainted with his handwriting I have no doubt that the signature to the affidavits annexed by a former seal purporting to be his are genuine.
Given under my hand and seal of said court this 31 October 1839
Coggswell, clerk
Subscribed and sworn to before me the truth of the foregoing affidavit by J. A. Richardson
I further certify that the said Valentine Smith is a credible witness
J. A. Richardson, Jus. Peace

Sam L. Brumham deper —

Rev
WIDOW, &c.
No.
16056
Hannah Pinder
Widow of
Jeremiah Pinder Dr Rev War
Act
July 4 th 86
Index: Vol.
M ,
Page
131
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Hannah Pinder
Mother of Jeremiah
WA
As July 4 / 1836
Marrow 1774
deed 1816
Allan 6 mo 10 ds.
$ 21.10 per ann
or val. In Dreev. Gro
Wick. 1600 Milton.
Vol 1. & 2 N H militia
Let to D. Murray 18 Jan y 40
Dana Murray Esq
Newmarket
WA

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Hannah Pinder
W.K.
rolls

Newmarket Oct 31 1839
Dear Sir
I herewith return the claim of Hannah Pinder. I cannot procure any additional evidence in support of her claim. But have written the enclosed letter to Mr. Ely requesting him to give you what information he can, he being acquainted with the claimant, and most of her witnesses. Will you be so kind as to forward it.
Respectfully your obedt Servant
David Hovey
James L Edwards Esq Commr of Pensions Washington D.C.

Co
David Murray Esq
New Market
N.H.
2

State of New Hampshire Office of Sec y of State Feb 10 - 1841 -
I hereby certify that there is a document on file in this office which purports to be an original Muster Book of Col t Badger's Co y raised from said Joseph Badger Regiment directed to the Com tee of Safety and dated Gilmanstown July 23 d 1776 and signed Joseph Badger -
It would seem to appear from the Book that the company had left Gilman- stown as Joseph Badger's Company of the choir of officers by his company at Concord & of some misunderstanding between himself & Col t Eames at that place. He also has made the following memorandum upon his book
"Marched with Col t Badger 44 Marched with Col t Eames 10 Marched with Col t Shepard 9 do with Harker 1 do with Newton 1 65 11
In testimony of the foregoing I have hereunto affixed the Seal of said State which Seal is Sec y of State

FREE
James L. Edwards Esq. Conning Pension Washington D. C.
MS. A. 9. 2. 20

Si,
New Bedford Jan'y 20 1842
Hannah Pindar, wife of Jeremiah Pindar ad claim an increase of pension for services of her late husband from July 23 d Aug 29 1776. under Captain John Drew in Col d Dugman's Regiment. She has been allowed 4 mos from Aug 29. Since which time a Certificate from the Secretary of State has been filed in the pension office showing conclusively that Captain Drew's Company camped at Manchester from Concord to Sara 23 d Aug y 1776. This Certificate was accompanied by an extract from the will of Captain Joseph Badger Company a memo- randum on which shows that Sara mustered out was made at Gilmanton July 23 1776; and that previous to that time several members of Captain Badger Co had marched under Drew from Concord, a third way to Concordia If I am not mistaken, Mary Emerson, widow of John Emerson has been allowed 5 mos & 2 days in Sara Badger Company Sara time of service being established by an extract from Sara will, Mrs. Pindar. pension Certificate is now on file with the other papers. Will you

please examine the paper, and if any further proof is necessary inform the Subscriber
I am very respectfully
Your old Son
David H. Murray
James L. Edwards Esq Committee of Pensions Washington D.C.

Dec 11. 1845.
Rec d of Edward L. Prince, Robert L. White, and L. Edwards Barnes of London, Present.
Also for the purpose of the the Mr. Samuel Prince at the No 3186

Washington Decr 18 th 1895
Sir
I am requested by Mr Munn of New Market, N.H. to look after the claim of Mrs Hannah Pinder of N.H. who applied under act of '36 for pension. I was allowed for a part of the service for which she declared, but believes herself entitled to allowance for her husband's service 5 months at Leonardsville & 4 months at Portsmouth in 1777 under John Thayer for which she has not been allowed.
The claim of Robert Hill, also for pension under act '32. Sir for further proof if I can be permitted to examine & ascertain precisely what is yet lacking in order that his heirs may receive what was due him at his death. Lois Shortridge under the act of 1838 - which claim was not allowed also I wish to examine for the same reasons & by the same request. all of N.H. I have the honor
To be Very Respectfully
Your obed Servt
Katharine Leake
Hon J. L. Edward, Compt. of Pension
Mrs Shortridge I have seen

Pension Office March 6. 1841
Sir,
I return herewith the pension certificate of Mr Hannah Pinder.
A re examination of her claim can- -not be had until such time as the new rules of evidence, rendered necessary by the withdrawal of the New Hampshire rolls shall be adopted by the Department.
I am respectfully Your obt: servant J L Edwars
David Murray Esq New-Market New-Hampshire

Ins barnett

I Joseph Carswell of Strofford New Hampshire do hereby certify that Captain John Drew raised a company of Militia under Col Isaac Wymen last in 1776 That Said Company Served full five months I belonged to the same Company and Served the time of five months. That Said Company Marched from Dover and was mustered at Dover That if General Pierce belonged to Said Company he undoubtedly Served the same time That I do not recollect the man By reference to my declaration made about 19 years ago it will appear that I stated my Service at five months. in Witness Thomas Carswell Joseph Carswell David Murray Clerk
State of New Hampshire Strofford County ss August 6 1839 Subscribed and sworn to by the Said Joseph Carswell Who I hereby Certify is a credible Witness-- Before me David Murray Notary Public

I Edmund Pendergast of Durham County of Strafford and State of New Hampshire aged Seventy eight years and upwards, dispose and say that I was well acqu- ainted with Jeremiah Pinder, (or Pinner as he was some times called) from my youth up to the time of his decease at Saco Durham. That said Jeremi- ah married Hannah Murray at said Durham before the commencement of the Revolutionary War That said Jeremiah served as a private in Capt George Tuthill's Co. Col. Stephen's Co. and Augt 1777 and was at the battle of Bennington, and that I served with him same Co & Augt and that the said Jeremiah Pinder had at that time a Wife and one child living at said Durham.
Edmund Pendergast
State of New Hampshire Octob 29. 1830 Subscribed and Sworn to by the said Edmund Pendergast, Who, I hereby certify is entitled to full credit as a Witness Before me Deac. Murray a Notary Public for the State

I Thomas  Lowell of Durham County of Strafford and State of New Hampshire aged 84, this year and upwards do hereby depose and say that I am the only child of Jonathan Pinder late of said Durham deceased and Hannah Pinder his widow That my Father the said Jonathan Pinder never kept any family record of marriages births or burials. nor is there any memorandum that recognizes Hannah Pinder as the wife of Jonathan Pinder
Witness Joseph Burnham Comfort his + Annals David Merrill Notary
State of New Hampshire Strafford County ss October 31. 1859 Subscribed and sworn to by the said Comfort Annals, who, I hereby certify is entitled to full credit as a witness. Before me David Merrill Notary Public

State of New Hampshire Shofford county. ss.
I Francis Cogswell Clerk of the Superior Court for said County hereby certify that David Murray is a Notary Public for said State duly commissioned and qualified. That his commission was dated on the 24th day of June A.D. 1839 and will expire on the 23rd day of June 1844 and that his signa- tures to the annexed affidavits are genuine —
Given under my hand and Seal of said Court this 31 October 1859.
Cogswell, Clerk.

8 Pundaya - 8 Pundaya

New Market, NC Feb 24 1841
Sir.
I herewith return the Certificate of Hannah Zinder and the accompanying papers in order that her claim may be examined. She has been allowed for four months in 1776 from August 2 d under Captain John Drew 1 st 12 days under Capt George Tuttle in 1777, and 28 days under a Capt Hutton at R Island in 1778.
The certificate of the Secretary of State was pro forma to show that she ought to be allowed at least 5 months and seven days under Captain Drew. It appears that some time to July 23 d 1776 Col o Joseph Badger and Col o Stephen Evans were at Concord; that the Companies raised from their Regiment were then at Concord on their way to Concord. It appears that this muster roll was made at Gilmanton on the 23 d day of July after his return from Concord. It also appears that Capt Drew Company had marched from Concord, as ten of Capt Badger's Company had marched with Capt Drew. The affidavit of Joseph Carson on file also shows that Capt Drew Company was at least five months. The muster made on the 29 th of July is not certain proof of the commencement of service. Some Companies were not mustered until very near the close of the period for which they enlisted. For instance Robert Patten's Company, in Col o Dutton's Regt at R Island in 1777 was raised in June for six months and five days, and was not mustered until the 18 th of December. This is shown by the papers on file in the cases of Molly Willey and Mary Applebee. The case is then for submission for re-examination.
I am very respectfully your obed t Serv t David Murray
James L Edwards Esq r Comm r of Pensions

I Thomas Smith of Newfield county of York & State of Maine aged seventy eight years dispose & say that I am a son of John Smith late of Durham county of Rockingham & State of New Hampshire and a brother of Benjamin Smith late of Dutton, in the county of Penobscot & State of Maine aforesaid deceased. That I lived with my father the said John Smith at said Durham from my birth until the year 1784. That I was well acquainted with Jeremiah Pinder of said Durham before & after the Revolutionary war. I well remember that the said Jeremiah before said war lived with a woman whose maiden name was Hannah Murray by whom he had one child whose name was Comfort Pinder. said Jeremiah & Hannah were reputed husband & wife and lived together as such & I always understood & supposed they were lawfully married but I was not present at the marriage between them. That in the summer of 1776 my brother Benjamin enlisted as a soldier to go to Saratoga. That my father the said John Smith was very much opposed to his going & urged the said Jeremiah Pinder (who was then living with his wife the said Hannah a near neighbour to my father) to take my brother Benjamin's place; & that the said Jeremiah moved his wife Hannah into my father's house just before he the said Jeremiah left for Saratoga in the year 1776 aforesaid. That a part of the contract between my father & the said Jeremiah was, that my father should furnish said Jeremiah's family with House-room during his absence. That my father did receive the said Hannah & her child, Comfort, into his house in the summer of 1776 & that the said Hannah lived there while her husband was absent that year & several years thereafter. That my brother Benjamin did enlist the year following & was out several times in the Revolutionary war & was a pensioner when he died.
Thomas Smith
State of Maine
York county ss November 24 1838 Then personally appeared the above named Thomas Smith a respectable citizen of the town of Newfield whose character for truth is good & made oath that the above deposition by subscribed is true.
Before me Nathan Clifford Jus of the Peace

State of Maine
York ss.
I, Hiram H. Hobbs, Clerk of the Judicial courts within and for the County of York, certify that Nathan Clifford is a justice of the Peace within and for said County of York, and that the within signature, purporting to be his, is genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the Court of Common Pleas for said County, this nineteenth day of December in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty eight.
H. H. Hobbs, Clerk
Please carry this to Clerk of the Court at Alfred and return it tomorrow morning. He will know what to do with it.