Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W 24338, for Joseph Nelson, New Hampshire

SERVICE
NUMBER
N.26
Nelson, Joseph Mary
W 24338
CONTENTS

9.304
Maine
Mary Nelson decd widow of NH Joseph Nelson who was a Private in the Revolution
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 42 Dollars Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1843.
Endoy 15. April 1845.
Certificate of Pension issued the 16 day of Dec. 1852 and sent to
J. J. Coombs Present.
[Acts of March 3, 1843, & June 17, 1844.]
Recorded in Book CS Vol. Page 7.
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The Record of Ages Joseph born December 28 1753 Mary born August 16 1757 Abigail born January 14 1770 John born October 23 1779 Mary born May 19 1780 James born January 27 1782 Margaret born February 8 1785 Joseph born January 8 1787 William born February 1 1789 John born February 18 1791 Abigail born January 27 1793 Mary born September 7 1795 James born February 15 1799 [Faded text continues with similar entries] 1819 1821 1823 1825 1827 1829 1831 1833 1835 1837 1839 1841 1843 1845 1847 1849 1851 1853 1855 1857 1859 1861 1863 1865 1867 1869 1871 1873 1875 1877 1879 1881 1883 1885 1887 1889 1891 1893 1895 1897 1899 1901 1903 1905 1907 1909 1911 1913 1915 1917 1919 1921 1923 1925 1927 1929 1931 1933 1935 1937 1939 1941 1943 1945 1947 1949 1951 1953 1955 1957 1959 1961 1963 1965 1967 1969 1971 1973 1975 1977 1979 1981 1983 1985 1987 1989 1991 1993 1995 1997 1999 2001 2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021

hore well 66  THE  NEW TESTAMENT OF OUR LORD AND SAVIOUR  JESUS CHRIST.
Johnson Joseph N.C. W.H. 1858
TRANSLATED out of the ORIGINAL GREEK,
And with the former Translation,
Diligently compared and Revised, by the special Command, of his Majesty King JAMES I, of England.
Περὶ δὲ τῶν Ἁγίων Πατέρων ἡμῶν ὅτι ἐν τῇ Χριστῷ πάντες ἡμεῖς ἕνα
United States

Aug. 25/37
Henrik Nelson died N o 38.437 Oct 1832
Mary Nelson died N o 14.770 Oct 1838
Joseph Nelson died 20 Aug '36 Mary Nelson died 15 Apr '45 Leaving surviving
Leader Nelson William Nelson Samuel Nelson Moses Nelson Jane Flood & Margaret Gooding
married prior to 1794
J. H. Coombs

STATE OF MAINE.
CUMBERLAND, ss.
Clerk's Office, Supreme Judicial Court,
PORTLAND,
August 19
A. D. 185
I, Charles C. Harmon,
CLERK OF THE SUPREME JUDICIAL COURT,
In and for said COUNTY OF CUMBERLAND, certify that
Abijah M. Billings is an acting Justice of the Peace in and for the County of Kennebec that George H. Hobbs is an
Acting Justice of the Peace,
within and for
the County of Somerset
as appears by
the paper hereto annexed; that they are DULY QUALIFIED TO ACT as such; that the COM-
MISSION of said Billings is dated May 1st A. D. 1848 and will expire
May 1st A. D. 1855 that the commission
of said Hobbs is dated May 19. 1849 and will expire May 19. 1856.
and that the following SIGNATURE purporting to be theirs are GENUINE.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the Seal of the Supreme Judicial Court, for said State, the day and year first above written.
C. C. Harmon
Clerk.

State of Maine Kennebec County ss On this fifthe day of July, in the year of our Lord One Thousand eight hundred and fifty two, personally appeared before the Hon- -orable Daniel Williams Judge of the Court of Probate within and for said County and State, in open court, the same being a court of Record, Leander Nelson a resident of Clinton in said County of Kennebec aged fifty five years, who being duly sworn according to law, on oath makes the following declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the acts of Congress passed June 7 th 1832 — July 7 th 1838 — March 3 rd 1843 and 7 th of June 1844 — And this decla- -rant states that he is son of Joseph Nel- -son deceased and son of Mary Nelson wife and widow of said Joseph Nelson.
That his father the said Joseph Nelson was a soldier of the Revolutionary Army, and served therein eight months in 1775 — six months in 1776 and two months and one day in 1777 — He further declares that his parents were natives of New Hampshire and were married in that State previous to the year 1794 and that his mother's name was Mary

Quimby previous to her marriage. He also states that he has no record evidence of their marriage and that he depends on the respectability of the parties and the age of their children to prove the fact — He also states that the reason his father did not in his life time apply for a pension was his want of funds and his ill health — That he was constantly talking of his claim from time to time but never took the proper measures to carry it into effect.
He also declares that his mother made no effort in her life time to obtain her rights from the cause before stated and through ignorance of her rights. He further states that his father died on the 20th day of August 1836 — That his mother survived and continued a widow until her death, which happened on the fifteenth day of April 1845
He also declares that he the said Leander Nelson, William Nelson, Samuel Nelson, Mary Nelson, Jane Flood and Margaret Gooding are the only surviving children of said Joseph Nelson and Mary Nelson his wife and widow
Attest
Leander Nelson
State of Maine Kennebec ss subscribed and sworn the day of the year first stated
Dea c Williams Judge

State of Maine.
Kennebec County. ss.
I, William R. Smith, Register of the Court of Probate within and for said County, hereby certify that the Hon. Daniel Williams, before whom the foregoing declaration was made, is Judge of Probate in and for the County and State aforesaid, duly commissioned and qualified agreeably to the Constitution and laws of the State, and that the foregoing signature purporting to be his is genuine; and that full faith and credit should be given to his official attestations.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto affixed the seal of said Court of Probate, and subscribed my name this fifth day of July, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty two.
W. R. Smith.
Register of Probate, Kennebec Co.
Maine

STATE OF MAINE.
KENNEBEC COUNTY, ss.
Be it KNOWN, That on this fifth day of July 1852 it has been satisfactorily proved in open COURT OF PROBATE, for said County of Kennebec, being a Court of Record, that Joseph Nelson late of Clinton , in said was a County, Pensioner  of the United States, and that he died at said Clinton on the twentieth day of August 1836 And that Mary Nelson , his widow, survived him, and died unmarried on the fifteenth day of April , 1845 - and that Leander Nelson , William Nelson , Samuel Nelson , Moses Nelson , Dane Flood and Margaret Gooding are the only surviving children of the said Joseph and Mary Nelson , deceased, and that he left no widow .
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto affixed the Office Seal of said Court, and subscribed my name this fifth day of July in the year 1852
A. R. Smith
Register of the Court of Probate, Kennebec County, State of Maine.

State of New Hampshire, Secretary of State's Office.
I do hereby certify, that from an examination of the Books and Documents relating to Military services in the war of the Revolution which remain in this office, it appears that the name of Joseph Nelson is signed to the following receipt:
"We the subscribers officers & soldiers of the tenth company in the second Regiment of Foot whereof Enoch Poor Esq. is Colonel raised by the Congress of the colony of New Hampshire for the defence of the American colonies, do hereby acknowledge to have received of William Whipple Paymaster of the first months wages of said company, our first months wages respectively as witness our hands this 14th. day of July 1775."
The foregoing is signed by Richard Shortridge Capt. Lachariah Beal Lieut. Nathaniel Shrewing Ensign; Thos. Chandler, Daniel Calfe, William Bennett, Serjts, Joseph Nelson &c. &c.
And upon a Pay Roll of Capt.

Richard Shortridge's company in Col. Enoch Poor's Regiment to the 1st. of August 1775" is borne the name of Joseph Nelson as a private in said company - Time of Entry July 15, Time in service 17 days.
And in Vol. 8 Page 77 Army Rolls is the following:
"We the subscribers belong- ing to Capt. Shortridge's Company in Col. Poor's Regt. do hereby acknowledge that we have recd. of Simms Walker Jr. four dollars each man in full satisfaction for the Regimental coats which was prom- is'd us by the colony of New Hampshire. The foregoing is signed by Joseph Nelson and others.
And in Vol. 6 Page 208 Army Rolls is the following order signed by Joseph Nelson and others.
"Fort Sullivan March 18, 1776 Nich: Gilman Esq. Recv. General. Sir,
Please to pay Capt. Elihu Daniels our respc. sums due on his monthly Roll & this receipt shall be our discharge."

And upon a "Pay Roll of Capt. Nathan Wilson's Company in Colo. Thos. Hickmep Regiment in Gen. Harko's Brigade raised out of the Tenth Regiment of New Hampshire Militia 22 d July 1777 & discharged Sep- tember 22, 1777" is borne the name of Joseph Nelson as a private in said company - Time in service 2 months 1 day.
Given under my hand and the Seal of the State This eighteenth day of July 1851.
John L. Wadley Secretary of State.

I Nathan Brackett of Clinton County of Kennebec and State of Maine aged fifty seven years on oath depose and say that I was well acquainted with Joseph Nelson and his wife and widow both now deceased. They were the parents of Luther Nelson of this place said Joseph Nelson was reported to have been a Revolutionary Soldier. I have been informed that there is no record of their marriage. They lived together very respectably as husband and wife and brought up a large family of children. They were always taken and received as having been married by their friends and townsmen. I have no doubt they were married and I never heard any one express a doubt of their being husband and wife. Nathan Brackett
State of Maine Kennebec ss July 21 st 1852 Subscribed and sworn before me and I hereby certify that the above named affiant is personally known to me as a witness of respectability and veracity.
Majah M. Billings Just. peace

I Zebadiah Wyman of Clinton in the County of Kennebec and State of Maine aged fifty six years on oath depose and say that I was well acquainted with Joseph Nelson and his wife and widow Mary Nelson late of this place both now deceased. Said Joseph Nelson was reported to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and was so taken and received among his friends and Townsmen. His widow Mary Nelson survived her husband nearly ten years. I have been info- rmed that there can be no record of their ma- riage found. I was well acquainted with them both — They lived together as married people. They brought up a large family respect- ably and were always supposed to have been married. I have no doubt they were mar- ried and I never heard any one express a doubt of the fact. Zebadiah Wyman
State of Maine Kennebec ss July 21 st 1852 Subscribed and sworn before me and I hereby certify that the above named affiant is well known to me as a witness of veracity.
Abijah M. Billings Justice of the Peace.

State of Maine
I Polly Nelson of Lunenburg in the County of Somerset aged eighty three years on oath depose and say that I am a pensioner of the United States at the rate of $96 per annum. That I am the widow of Daniel Nelson deceased who was also a pensioner of the United States by virtue of his services on board of vessels of the United States in the Revolutionary war.
My late husband had a brother by name of Joseph Nelson who died in Clinton in 1836 who was reported to have been a Revolutionary Soldier. I have often heard my late husband say that his brother Joseph was a Revolutionary Soldier and was entitled to a pension. The said Joseph Nelson's wife was named Mary Prineby before her marriage. She survived her husband and died about seven years ago. I have no recollection that there can not be found any record of their marriage. Although I was not present at their wedding I have no doubt they were married previous to his going in to the army. They were always taken to be husband and wife lived respectably together as such and brought up a large

family of children. They were much older than I and their marriage took place before I was old enough to have been an invited guest, but I have no doubt they were married and I never heard any person lift a single word to the contrary. Polly M. Nelson
State of Maine Somerville ss. subscribed and sworn before me this 21 st day of July 1852, I hereby certify that the above named Polly Nelson is a woman of truth and respectability. Geo A. Noble Jas. of the Peace.

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I Leander Nelson of Clinton in the County of Kennebec and State of Maine of lawful age do hereby depose and say that the annexed ancient document is a family Record of the births of My father and Mother Joseph Nelson and Mary Nelson and their children - The two first are my father and Mother the eleven succeeding are myself, my brothers and sisters. The said record is in my father's own hand writing and was taken by me from a family bible which has been in our family from time immemorial.
Leander Nelson
State of Maine Kennebec July 21 st 1852 Subscribed and sworn before me and hereby certify that the above named affiant is a person of respectability and veracity and I believe the statement made by him about the family Record is true.
Abijah M. Billings Just. peace.

I Nathan Brainerd Clinton in the County of Kennebec and State of Maine age sixty seven years on oath depose and say that I have heard Mr. Luther Nelson's deposition in regard to his father's family Record and have seen the Record and referred to in said deposition. I have no doubt his statement is true. I was well acquainted with his father Mr. Joseph Nelson and with his hand writing, having often seen specimens of the same and also seen him write. I have no hesitation in saying that said Record is the hand writing of said Joseph Nelson.
Nathan Brainerd
State of Maine Kennebec ss July 21 st 1852 Subscribed and sworn before me and I hereby certify that the above named is personally known to me as a witness of respectability and veracity.
Just here

I Gebade Wymen of Clinton in the County of Kennebec and State of Maine aged fifty six years, on oath depose and say that I have seen Mr Leander Nelson's deposition written on this sheet and signed and sworn to by him. I have also seen the Record referred to in said deposition. I have no doubt that the statement made by the said deponent is true, nor have I any doubt that said Record was written by Leander's father the late Joseph Nelson, I having been acquainted with said Joseph for the space of fifteen years to his death. I was also acquainted with his widow who survived him and died in 1845. I have often seen said Joseph Nelson write and know his hand writing. Gebade Wymen
State of Maine, Kennebec ss July 21 st 1852 subscribed and sworn before me and I hereby certify that the above named Wymen is well known to me as a witness of veraci- ty.
Abijah M. Billings Just. Peace

Brief in the case of Jon Nelson dec. & Mary Nelson dec. widow of Jon County and State of Maine acts June 7 1837 & July 7 1838
Claim, ("original," or " for increase ")
Proof exhibited, (if original.)
Is it documentary, traditional, or supported by rolls? If either, state the substance.
Proof of Service Record & Parol
" " Marriage Documentary & Parol
(If for increase.)
Has additional evidence been filed since the admission of the claim? If so, what?
Name and residence of Agent
J. J. Combs
Parent
Thornton F. Fiske
Examining Clerk.

2 Jn Nelson Died 20 Aug 1836. Mary Nelson Died 15 April 1845- leaving Leander Nelson Wm Nelson Saml. Nelson Moses Nelson Jane Hood & Margaret Gooding Married before/94

Washington, Aug 25 th 1852
Sir:
I herewith present you the claim of the children of Joseph Nelson & Mary Nelson his widow, late of the State of Maine, for the pension due their father under Act of 1832, and their mother under the Acts of 1838, &c
The evidence both of service and marriage I think will be found entirely satisfactory.
The Certificate of the Secy. of State of New Hampshire shows 8 months service in Capt Shortridge's Company, Col. Enoch Poor's Regt. in 1775. 8 mo.
In Capt Eliphalet Daniels Company (of Artillery) in 1776 - at least 1 mo.
In Capt. Wilson's Co. Col Stickney's Regt. in 1777- 2 " 1 day 11. " 1 day
The Certificate of the Secy. of State, (marked A.) as to the identity of hand writing is conclusive evidence to identify the father of the claimants with the service proved.
You will please observe that Joseph Nelson is on the Coat roll of Capt Shortridge's Company, which has always

been received as evidence of 8 months service.
There is no record evidence of marriage, but you will find the usual evidence of such a character as leaves no doubt that it took place long prior to 1794. It in fact took place, as I suppose, before the close of the war, but there would be no advantage in claiming under the act of 1836.
I am, very respectfully Your obt Servt J. S. Coombs
H. H. C. Nuttall Esq. Actg Clerk of Pension.

Joseph Nelson dec
adm d June 7 1832 me
12 mos & 18 ds pri 42 42 $ per annum from 4 March 1831 to 20 aug 1836
when he died Payable to Leah Nelson, Wm Nelson, Sam d Nelson, Moses Nelson Jane Flood & Margaret Gooding only surviving children
also Mary Nelson dec widow of Joseph dec me , adm d July 7 1838
12 mos & 18 ds pri 42 42 $ per annum from 20 aug 1836 {when her husband to 15 April 1845 {died,
when she died { except 2 yrs Payable to { 1/3
Leah Nelson, Wm Nelson, Sam d Nelson, Moses Nelson, Jane Flood, Margaret Gooding only surviving children
Certs to J. J. Coombs Present

Letter from Sec. of State N. Hampshire

Secretary's Office, Concord Aug. 11, 1852.
Jacob Herrick Esq.
Dr. Sir,
Yours of the 5 th inst. was duly recd.
I have embraced the earliest opportunity to attend to your case, and have carefully examined the papers and signatures of Joseph Nelson. I have never been called upon for a certificate of the kind before, and had some doubts in my mind about giving a certificate, but finally came to the conclusion to forward one, which I hope may answer your purpose. I also presented the signatures to Geo. Minot Esq. Cashier of the Mechanick's Bank, in this town, who was of the opinion indicated in my certificate.
I enclose a new certificate, bearing the same date of the former one, but I have not been able to add any additional evidence in the case.
Very respectfully John L. Badley Sec. of State.

A

State of New Hampshire Secretary of State's Office,
I John L. Wadley, Secretary of State aforesaid, do hereby certify, that I have carefully compared the signatures of Joseph Nelson to the documents hereto annexed with the signatures of Joseph Nelson as borne upon the rolls and documents named in my certificate of his Revolutionary services, dated July 18. 1851, and am of opinion, that they were signed by one and the same person.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the state this eleventh day of August 1852.
John L. Wadley, Secretary of State.

Leicester July 21 st 1809
Mr Morton Sir I under stand there is a Lot of Land Lying joining the Sackville Farm so called Lying north wards belonging to you and Mr Timothy read the name that give me the information to run the line for you then then Expected to be in your property his name was he because I made Application to Mr read that the lot and he told me the residue net of age but when the land was divided if the lot fell to him I should have the offer of the lot and now your hand since the land is divided and this lot is fell to you and Mr Timothy read the south side is yours and the north is Mr read if you have a mind to sell your half at a reasonable price and give a pay day I will try to pay for the the lot no amount to bid on his read give me leaf to improve on the lot till it was to be south I have fell trees on both parts of the lot and put it into grass not thinking any to do the one any damage if I can have the part belonging to you plus to send me a line by the barren the conditions that I can have it at and if you intend to sell the land will it be any damage if I cultivate on the land and put it into grass give to let me no by a line so no more at present but I remain your obedt Servt J. Dyer

I Leander Nelson of Clinton in the County of Kennebec and State of Maine of lawful age on oath depose and say that the letter hereto annexed dated July 1 st 1809 and comprising twenty five lines was written by my father the late Joseph Nelson. The said letter was written by my father to a Mr Norton who was a land holder in the Town of Clinton. Afterwards my father made different arrangements about purchasing land and said letter was never sent to Mr Norton and has remained in our family ever since. I knew my father's hand writing well having often seen him write and I well know that said letter and signature are genuine. Leander Nelson
State of Maine Kennebec ss July, 21 st 1852 Subscribed and sworn before me and I hereby certify that the above named affiant is personally known to me as a witness of veracity.
Abijah M. Billings Just. Peace.

I Nathan Brattall of Clinton in the County of Kennebec and State of Maine aged sixtyseven years on oath depose and say that I have carefully examined the letter referred to in Luther Nelson's deposition contained on this sheet, and letter purports to have been written by Joseph Nelson to a Mr. Nels. I have no hesitation in saying that the said letter was written by the late Joseph Nelson of this place. I know said Joseph well. I also know his hand writing well having often seen him write and have no hesitation in saying that said letter was written by him and that the signature purporting to be his is his genuine signature. The said Joseph Nelson was the father of Luther Nelson. Nathan Brattall
State of Maine Kennebec ss July 21 st 1832 Subscribed and sworn before me and I hereby certify that Nathan Brattall is personally known to me as a witness of respectability and veracity,
A. K. Billings
Just. Peace.

of Clinton in the County of Rensselaer and State of New York on oath before me say that I have carefully examined the affidavit of Luther Nelson written on this sheet and also a letter purporting to have been written by said Luther's father the late Joseph Nelson. Said letter is dated July 1 st 1809 and contains twenty five lines. I knew said Joseph well. I also know his hand wri- ting, having often seen him write. I have no doubt the late Joseph Nelson father of Luther Nelson wrote said letter and that the sign- ature purporting to be his is genuine.
Isaac W. Mason
State of New York Rensselaer ss July 21 st 1832 subscribed and sworn before me and I hereby certify that said affiant is personally known to me as a witness of respectability and veracity.
Abijah M. Billingsfield, Jr.

38.437. 1-14770 Joseph Nelson

11.417
Name
Mary Nelson nee Joseph widow of Joseph who died on the
of in the State of who was a Private in the commanded by Captain of the commanded by in the line for Revolution
Inscribed on the Roll of Portland at the rate of 42 Dollars Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th  20. Augt 1836 March, 1836. Ending 4 March 1841
Certificate of Pension issued the 16 day of Dec. 1832 and sent to
Arrears to the 4th of J. J. Coombs Semi-annual allowance ending Prest.
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act July 7, 1838. }
Recorded by R. M. Nae Clerk, Book Vol. 1 Page 13

Reg
WIDOW, &c.
File No. 24338
Mary Nelson
wid. of
Joseph Nelson
Rev. War.
Act: March 3rd 1843
June 17th 1844.
Index:—Vol. 12 , Page 78
[Arrangement of 1870.]

33.076
Maine
Joseph Nelson decd,
of _____ in the State of _____ who was a Private in the _____ commanded by Captain _____ of the _____ commanded by _____ in the _____ line for _____
Revolution
Inscribed on the Roll of Portland at the rate of 12 Dollars 7 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Wording 20 Augt 1836
Certificate of Pension issued the 16 day of Decemr 1852 and sent to _____
Arrears to the 4th of J. J. Coombs Semi-annual allowance ending Must.
{ Revolutionary Claim, } Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by R. M. Mac Clerk, Book E Vol. 1 — Page 38 .