Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 29680, Nathaniel Burpee, Mass.

SERVICE
NUMBER _____
Mass.
Burpee, Nathanil S. 29680
CONTENTS

10653 Massachusetts
Nathaniel Dyer
of Allen in the State of Mass who was a Miller in the Company commanded by Captain Adams of the Regt commanded by Col Johnson in the Mass time for 7 months
Mrs
Inscribed on the Roll of Massachusetts at the rate of 25 Dollars 67 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March; 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 18th day of April 1833 and sent to Mrs Merrill Salem Mass
Arrears to the 4th of March 1833  51.34 Semi-ant. allowance ending 4 Sept " 12.83
$64.17
{ Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded By N.H. Adkins Clerk, Book C Vol. 2a Page 5
See Genl. Wood July 21/57
74 Eper

Nathaniel Burpee, Son of David and Sarah his wife.
Born January 15 th 1760; Attest. Humphry Hobson. Town Clerk
The above is a true Copy, taken from the Records of the Town of Mowley, August 13 th 1832.
Attest. Thomas Gaye, Town Clerk

3180 Nath Barpee
Museum 7 Mrs
The collection contains in the 11. 12. 14-16 & 18 microscopes not coupled with
Benj Morill Salem Mass

BRIEF in the case of Nathl Burpee y Rowley  of Essex  in the State of Mass.  (Act 7 June, 1832.)
 1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? Albany Probate  2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity? —  3. How old is he? 72  4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed.     Period.  Duration of Service.  Rank.  Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served.    Years,  Months,  Days.      In 1777 July   5   Musician  Leut Adam, Col Johnson    1778 July   2   X  Leut Mullen, Col Wadsworth X doesn't say in what capacity   
 5. In what battles was he engaged? None mentioned  6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Rowley  7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? 2 living witnesses  8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? The ribb. does not pass under the seal no clergyman certificate 
I Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.  H. C. Easton Examining Clerk.

Topsfield Mass. June 18. 1857.
To the Hon. Commissioner of Pensions.
Dr. Sir - Information is desired by the surviving children of Nathaniel Burpee, who was a musician in the Revolutionary War. (and was pensioned under the Act of 1832. - How much time was proved by him - when he made his application for the Pension? (and also for what rank of service. (and under what officers - (and in what year or years?
He was a native of the Town of Rowley in Essex County. (and there died.
Please answer the above to the subscriber
With much respect
I am very respectfully
Your &c.
Ino. G. Hood

Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress, passed June 7, 1832.
STATE OF MASSACHUSETTS: COUNTY OF ESSEX, ss.
On this fourteenth day of August A. D. 1832, personally appeared in open court, before the HONORABLE DANIEL APPLETON WHITE, Judge of the Court of Probate for the County of Essex aforesaid, now sitting, Nathaniel Burpee , a resident of Rowley , in the County of Essex and State of Massachusetts, aged 72 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 July 1777 he at Rowley as a drafted private enlisted in Capt Adams' Company in Col. Johnson's Regiment of Massachusetts Militia and served therein Five months on a Campaign to White Plains: I was honorably discharged: he was a Musician this Campaign:
That in July 1778 at and Rowley he again as a Volunteer private enlisted in Capt. Malloon's Company in Col. Wadsworth's Regiment of Massachusetts Militia and served therein Two months on a campaign to Rhode Island
He was born at Rowley in 1760 & has always lived there: he never had a written discharge, but record of his birth: he is known to Col. Savory & Genl. Gage Esq r .

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.
Nathan Bunker
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid
D. H. White
JUDGE OF PROBATE.
We, [blank] a clergyman, residing in [blank] aforesaid, and [blank] Esquire, a magistrate, residing in [blank] aforesaid, do hereby certify that we are well acquainted with [blank] who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be [blank] years of age; that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Subscribed and sworn to before

And the said Court hereby declares its opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the abovenamed applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies that who has signed the preceding Certificate, is a Clergyman resident in and that the said who has also signed the same is a Magistrate resident at and is a credible person and that their statement is entitled to credit.
D. H. Merrill Judge of Probate
I, NATHANIEL LORD Junior, Register of the Court of Probate for the County of Essex aforesaid, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Nathaniel Burpee for a pension, and that Thomas Gage is a Justice of the Peace and his signatures on the annexed affidavits are genuine
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this fourteenth day of August A. D. 1832.
Nath. Lord Jr.
Signed and sealed anew this eighth day of January, A. D. 1833.
Nath. Lord Jr.

29 680 Rey INVALID
File No. 29, 680
Nathaniel Burpee Musician Rev War
Act: June 7 th 1827
Index:—Vol. 2, Page 98
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Nathaniel Burpee Mar 1832
Geo. G. Whiting
Com. Pension. Washington D.C.
FREE

Affidavit
David Nelson
for
Nath l Burpee

I David Nelson of Mowley in the County of Essex and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, aged seventy-one years and upwards, on oath do testify and declare, - that I am well acquainted with Nathaniel Burpee of Mowley aforesaid, and do know that he enlisted or was drafted to serve in the Company commanded by Capt. Benjamin Adams then of said Mowley, in the Regiment commanded by Col. Johnson then of Andover, in the month of July 1777, to serve for four months, and that he did serve at Bennington and some other places in the state of Vermont, and at Stillwater and Saratoga and some other places in the state of New-York, and that he was in the Battle or surrender at the Capture of Genl. Burgoyne on the 17 th of October of the same year, his term of service was from the 24 th of July July, to about the middle of December, making about four and an half months. My means of knowing the fact of his having so served, are that I was a private in the same company during said term, and in the same service. - The said Burpee served however as a drummer in the aforesaid company. - Which service was in the War of the Revolution. and was performed as a militia man,
David Nelson
Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Essex ss. August 6 th 1832. Then the above named David Nelson made solemn oath that the above written affidavit by him subscribed contains the truth and nothing but the truth, taken at the request of the aforesaid Nathaniel Burpee, to be used in the case and for the purpose of obtaining a pension for services in the War of the Revolution, under the act of congress passed June 7. 1832.
before me - Thomas Gage, Justice of the Peace I further certify that said David Nelson is a credible and disinterested witness
Thomas Gage Justice of Peace

I Jacob Pickard of Needham in the County of Essex and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, aged sixty-nine years and upwards, on oath do testify and declare. — That I am well acquainted with Nathaniel Burpee of Needham aforesaid, and do know that he enlisted in the company commanded by Capt. Maloon then of Methuen, in the Regiment commanded by Col. Wadsworth, then of Danvers, in the month of July in the year 1778, to serve for two months, at a place called Rhode island, in the state of Rhode-island, and that he did serve at the said term on said Rhode-island and at other places in said state of Rhode-island, — my means of knowing the fact of his having so served, are, that I was a private in said company during said term, and in the same service, which service was in the war of the Revolution. — Jacob Pickard
Commonwealth of Massachusetts, County of Essex ss, August 7 th 1832. Then the above named Jacob Pickard made solemn oath that the above written affidavit by him subscribed contains the truth and nothing but the truth, taken at the request of the aforementioned Nathaniel Burpee to be used in the case and for the purpose of obtaining a pension for services in the War of the Revolution, under the Act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832.
• • Before me Thomas Gaye, Justice of the Peace
I further certify that said Jacob Pickard is a credible and disinterested witness
Thomas Gaye Justice of the Peace

I, Isaac Braman a Clergyman residing in said Rowley do hereby certify that I am well acquainted with Nathaniel Burpee who has subscribed & sworn to the annexed Declaration: that I believe him to be 72 years of age: that he is reputed and believed to be a Revolutionary Soldier in the neighbor where he resides & I concur in that opinion
Isaac Braman
Subscribed and sworn to before me
Amos J. Tenney Justice of the Peace
Personally appeared before me a Justice of the Peace in and for the County of Essex in Massachusetts Nathaniel Burpee aforesaid who being duly sworn deposith & saith that
1. He was born in Rowley & always lived there & so now, as before 2 He annexes a Certificate of birth, as before said 3 He lived at Rowley when he enlisted, as before said 4 He was drafted first - & 2dly volunteered do 5 He has told the names of his Officers. do 6 He never had any written discharge. do 7 He has stated the names of persons who can testify to his character.
Nathaniel Burpee
Subscribed & sworn to before me
Thomas Gage Justice of the Peace
The above named Isaac Braman is a respectable Clergyman this Statement is worthy of credit And Amos J. Tenney is a justice of the peace and the above is his genuine signature.
D. A. White Judge of Probate

2333.
New Hampshire
Nathaniel Burpee
of Rockingham in the State of N H who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain [blank] of the Regt commanded by Col Stark in the N H * here for 7 Mo 13 days
N.H. and Mass. ★
Oct 30/05.
Records completed for
Inscribed on the Roll of N H at the rate of 24 Dollars 77 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1834.
Certificate of Pension issued the 23 rd day of Nov 1832 and sent Serial Stroughton & Deerfield N H Bears to 4th of Sept 1832 - $ 37.15 Semi-ant. allowance ending 21 Mar 33. 12.38 $49 53
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by J H M Blair Clerk, Book D- Vol. 1 st Page 143.

3353
Nathaniel Burpee
7 Mo 13 days
77.6.6 $24.74
admitted
on Roll Capt Baker's Co. of Volunteers who marched to Saratoga Sep 1777 enlisted 27 Sep 1777. Discharged Nov 3 1777 1 mo 8 ds
Papers not probably au- thenticated
letter 26 Oct 1892
To Isiah Houghton South Deerfield N.H.

3303
BRIEF in the case of Nathaniel Burpee  Landin, Rockingham by in the State of New Hampshire (Act 7 June, 1832.)
1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? a judge
2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity? — could not attend Court on acct. of bodily infirmity —
3. How old is he? 79
4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed.
   Period. Duration of Service. Rank. Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served.   Years, Months, Days.     In 1775 Nov'r — — 1 — 5 — private Gen. Burnham   Dec'r — March 76 — 3 — — " Gen. Stark   March 1776 — May " — 2 — — " Capt. Benj. Edgely Mass. State Troops   Oct 177 — Dec — x 2 — — " v Capt. Asa Baker New Hampshire Troops  
5. In what battles was he engaged? none mentioned
6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Landin — Charlestown Mass.
7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditional evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? Tradition — living witness
8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect?  no clergyman's certificate
I certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
H. C. Easton Examining Clerk.
1 mo 48 ds & per Roll

State of New Hampshire. County of Rockingham ss.
On this third day of August A.D 1832 personally appeared before Josiah Butler Esquire one of the Associate Justices of the Court of Common Pleas for the State of New Hampshire at Deerfield in said County of Rockingham Nathaniel Burpee, a resident of Candia in the County of Rockingham aforesaid aged seventy nine 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 provision made by the act of Congress passed June 7. 1832.
That he enlisted as a private soldier in Candia aforesaid about the first of November in the year 1775 under Captain Moses Baker and Lieutenant Daniel Runnells in Colonel Burnham's New Hampshire Regiment of State Troops and Revolutionary Army for two months and marched from said Candia to Portsmouth in said County of Rockingham and remained there about two weeks and then marched to Great Island in said County in the vicinity of said Portsmouth and remained there about three weeks and then returned to said Candia in the month of December in the same year. That said Company was disbanded at the expiration of five weeks from his enlistment. That he served as a faithful soldier during said time and was honorably discharged, and returned to said Candia;
That he again enlisted as a private soldier in said Candia in the month of December in said year 1775 under Captain Moses Baker Lieutenant Joseph Dearborn and Ensign Benjamin Goss and he believes in Colonel John Stark's New Hampshire Regiment of State Troops and Revolutionary Army for three months and marched from said Candia to Winter Hill near Boston Massachusetts. That he remained there and served out his said term of enlistment in said Company and Regiment as a faithful soldier and was honorably discharged in March 1776.

That he in March 1778 again enlisted as a private soldier in Charlestown Massachusetts under Captain Benjamin Edgerly in a Regiment of the Massachusetts State Troops and Revolutionary Army for two months and marched from Charlestown to Cambridge Massachusetts & remained there until his time of enlistment expired that  he served said term as a faithful soldier in said Company, was honourably discharged and returned to said Candia in May following - That he knows of no living witness who can testify to support him as to his last term of enlistment and service and has no documentary evidence to prove it - That said Army was under the command of Washington
That he volunteered himself as a private soldier in said Candia the latter part of September or the first of October in the year 1777 under Captain Moses Baker in a Regiment of New Hampshire Volunteers and Revolutionary Army and marched from said Candia to Saratoga in the State of New York and that Regiment constituted at that place a part of the Army under General Horatio Gates - That he was present at the surrender of Burgoyne to General Gates - That he remained there about two months in said Company and then marched to North Hampton Massachusetts to guard the prisoners surrendered by Burgoyne on their way to Boston - That another guard of Troops met them there, and that he was there honourably discharged and returned home to said Candia about the first of December following.
That he was born in Bradford Massachusetts, has a record of his age in his Bible at home that he moved to said Candia in the year 1708 and that he has ever resided there since - That he never received any but verbal discharges from the Army and has no documentary evidence whatever to prove

his services in the army - That he would respectfully name Benjamin Pillsbury Moses Turner John Lane William Duncan Nathaniel Rowe and Henry T. Eaton as persons to whom he is known in his present neighbourhood and who can testify as to his character for veracity and their belief of his services as a soldier of the Revolution.
That he hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity, except the present and he declares that his name is not on the pensions Roll of any Agency in any State -
Nathaniel Rowe
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid before Josiah H. Butler
We John Sargent and Moses Turner both residing in the town of Candia in the county of Rockingham and State of New Hampshire hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Nathaniel Burpee who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration, that we believe him to be seventy ninety nine years of age: That he is reputed and believed in the neighbourhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Witness, to the mark of
Moses Turner Josiah Butler
John Sargent his mark Moses Turner
Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid before Josiah Butler
And the said Justice does hereby declare his opinion, after the investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary soldier and served as he states. And the said Justice further certifies that it appears to him that John Sargent and Moses Turner who signed

The preceding certificate are residents in said town Candia and are credible persons and that their statement is entitled to credit. And the said justice further certifies that the applicant Nathaniel Burpee cannot from bodily infirmity attend court.
I further certify that the foregoing contains Josiah Butler the original proceedings before me in the matter of the application of Nathaniel Burpee for a pension Josiah Butler
I Peter Chadwick Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for the State of New Hampshire within and for the County of Rockingham in said State do hereby certify that Josiah Butler Esquire above named is an Associate Justice of the above named Court and that full faith and credit is to be given to his attestations and that I receive the signatures to be in the proper hand writing of said Josiah Butler
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court this tenth day of August 1832
And I further certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings before the said Associate Justice in the matter of the application of Nathaniel Burpee for a pension
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affix the seal of said Court this tenth day of August Anno Domini 1832
P Chadwick Clerk of the Court Rockingham County

Perkins
12351 INVALID.
File No. 12,351
Nathaniel Burpee Priv. Rev. War
Act: June 7 th 1832
Index:—Vol. 2 , Page 51
[Arrangement of 1870.]

I John Sargent of Candia in the County of Rockingham and State of New Hampshire aged eighty six years the 4 th day of March last past hereby testify and declare that I enlisted as a private soldier in Candia aforesaid about the first of November in the year 1775 under Captain Moses Baker and Lieutenant Daniel Rinnells in Colonel Burnham's New Hampshire Regiment of State Troops and Revolutionary Army for two months and marched from said Candia to Portsmouth in said County of Rockingham and remained at said Portsmouth two weeks or more and then marched to Great Island in said State in the vicinity of said Portsmouth and remained there about three weeks, and returned to said Candia in the month of December in the same year - the said Company being disbanded before the expiration of the term of our enlistment.
I further testify and declare that Nathaniel Burpee now of said Candia and now present served as a private soldier in said Company and Regiment during said period of five weeks and at the same time I did, served as a faithful soldier and was honourably discharged and came home to said Candia with me.
I further testify and declare that I enlisted as a private soldier in said Candia in the month of December in said year 1775 under Captain Moses Baker Lieutenant Joseph Dearborn and Ensign Benjamin Gass and I believe in Colonel John Stark's New Hampshire Regiment of State Troops and Revolutionary Army for three months and marched from said Candia

to Winter Hill, near Boston in the State of Massachusetts. I remained there and served out my said term of enlistment in said Company and Regiment and returned to said Candia in March 1776.
I further testify and declare that said Nathaniel Burpee enlisted into said Company and Regiment at the same time I did, and served as a faithful soldier for said term of three months, was honorably discharged but did just came home with me to said Candia.
August 3. 1832.
John Sargent
State of New Hampshire County of Rockingham ss. Deerfield August 3 d 1832 Then personally appearing the above named John Sargent made solemn oath that the above deposition by him subscribed is just and true.
Before me Josiah Houghton Jus. Peace Thereby certify that the above named deponent is personally known to me and is a credible witness and full credit is due to his statement
Josiah Houghton Jus. Peace

I Sewall Brown of Candia in the County of Rockingham and State of New Hampshire aged seventy seven years the 27 th day of No- vember last past, hereby testify and declare that I volunteered my services as a private soldier in said Candia the latter part of September or first of October in the year 1777. under Captain Moses Baker in a New Hampshire Regiment of Volunteers by whom commanded I have forgotten, and Revo- lutionary Army and marched from said Can- dia to Saratoga in the State of New York and was present at the surrender of General Bur- goyne to General Gates. I remained at Saratoga about two months in said Company and then we marched from said Saratoga to North Hampton Massachusetts with the prisoners surrendered by Burgoyne to guard them on their way to Boston - and then returned to said Candia about the first of December following
I further testify and declare that Nathaniel Burpee now of said Candia and now present served with me during the whole period of time in said Company, was present at the surren- der of Burgoyne - marched with the prisoners to guard them to North Hampton, served as a faithful soldier and was honourably dis- charged and came home with me to said Candia
Deerfield Aug. 2. 1832. Sewall Brown

State of New Hampshire Rockingham County ss. Deerfield August 28 1832 Then the within named Sewall Brown personally appearing made solemn oath that the within deposition by him subscribed is just and true Before me Josiah Houghton Justice Peace
I hereby certify that the within named deponent Sewall Brown is personally known to me and that he is a credible witness and full credit is due to his statement
Josiah Houghton Justice Peace

John Chadwick Clerk of the Superior Court of Indictures for the County of Rockingham in the State of New Hampshire do hereby certify that Isaac Houghton before whom the annexed depositions were taken is a Justice of the Peace in and for said County of Rockingham, and that I believe that his Signature to the certificates thereof are in his own hand writing
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court this eighth day of November Anno Domini 1832
J. Chadwick Clerk of the Court Rockingham County

No. 3353
N. Burpee

State of New Hampshire County of Rockingham ss. I hereby certify that Josiah Houghton Esquire before whom the annexed depositions are taken is a Justice of the Peace within and for the said County of Rocking- ham in said State and that full faith and credit is to be given to his attestations, and that I believe the signatures to be in the proper hand writing of said Houghton
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the Superior Court of Judica- ture of said State this eighth day of August 1832
Richard Clerk of the Superior Court of Judicature of the State of New Hampshire.