Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W 21,689, Walter Bloss, N.H.

SERVICE
N.H.
Bloss, Walter Hannah
NUMBER
W 21,689
CONTENTS

1791 Vermont State Pension Hannah Bloss, widow of Walter Bloss, who served in the Revolutionary war, as a Private
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 35 Dollars 11 . Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1848.
Certificate of Pension issued the 5 , day of Sept. 1848 , and sent to
M c Haywood Guildhall Vt
Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act February 2, 1848, Page 38 Vol. 3 ,
Reported

11421
With Hannah Bloss
Declaration
m 83 d 17
1777 - 1. 12
1778 - June 18 day
1779 - 2. " "
18. 78. Col Chas. Riley
NH. pica —

Declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the act of Congress of the 7 th July 1838 entitled "An act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows"
State of Vermont - } On this 29 th day of October in Essex Probate District } the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty-four personally appeared before the Probate Court for the District of Essex in the County of Essex and State of Vermont Hannah Bloss a resident of Lunenburg in the County of Essex and State of Vermont aged eighty-four years who being first duly sworn doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the pro- vision made by the act of Congress passed July 7 th 1838 entitled "An act granting half-pay and pensions to certain widows": That She is the widow of Walter Bloss who was a private and served in the Revolution- ary war as follows to wit: That he served in Col. Jonathan Chase's Regiment of New Hampshire Militia in 1777 one month and twelve days and travelled to the place of service and back for which 15. 12s. 6 d was allowed him. That in 1778 he served in the same Reg t seven months and 18 days. That in 1779 he served in the same Regiment two months and eleven days all of which is proved by the Roll and certificate of the Secretary of State of the State of New Hampshire herewith transmitted. That She lived with her said husband

in Hamfield New Hampshire two years after their marriage & then moved to Lancaster New Hampshire & lived there one year & from thence moved to Dalton New Hampshire & lived there thirteen or fourteen years & from thence moved to said Lebanon where her husband did died & where she has lived ever since.
She further declares that she was married to the said Walter Bloss at the house of her father in Hamfield New Hampshire on the twenty seventh day of March in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and eighty three by Rev. Mr. Potter minister of the gospel of Lebanon New Hampshire. That her husband the aforesaid Walter Bloss died on the eighth day of August in the year of our Lord eighteen hundred and seventeen at said Lebanon, That she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service but the marriage took place previous to the first day of January seventeen hundred and ninety four viz: at the time above stated, and that she has remained a widow ever since the death of her said husband.
Witness
W. Maynard
Hannah X Bloss mark
Sworn to & subscribed in open Court on the day and year above written
Before me W. Maynard, Probate Register

State of Vermont } W m Raymond Register Probate District } of the Probate Court in and for said District do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Wid Hannah Bloss for a pension =
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 29 th day of October in the year of our Lord eighteen hundred and forty-four.
W m Raymond Register

Aaron Bloss &
W. Heywood
Affidavit

I Aaron Bloss of Lunenburg in the County of Essex and State of Vermont aged fifty seven years depose and say that I am Son of Walter & Hannah Bloss & that I was born as I have always understood from my parents at Dalton New Hampshire. My mother maiden maiden name was Hannah Wilder. My father the said Walter Bloss died at my house in said Lunenburg on the 3 rd day of August 1817. I have often understood from my said father that he served in the Revolutionary War in Col. Choates Regiment and that he was at Ticonderoga in the course of his service & I have heard him relate many circumstances that occurred while he was out in the service. The annexed leaf was taken from a family bible that belonged to my father before his decease & that has remained in my possession ever since. All of the records on said leaf with the last one in the hand writing of my father the said Walter Bloss and the last record of the death of said Walter was made in my presence by my brother Chester W. Bloss about the time of my father's death. I further depose that my mother the said Hannah Bloss has never married but has remained a widow ever since the death of

Lansdown and has since with me my father - even since my recollection and up to my father's death my said father and mother lived together as man & wife and brought up a family of six children - I further depose that our family have always spelt the name Bloss but that other persons frequently call & spell it Blois - Aaron Bloss
State of Vermont } Guilford October 29 th / 1844 Essex County ss } Then Aaron Bloss personally appeared and subscribed and made oath to the truth of the foregoing affidavit before me - And I certify further that I am well acquainted with said Aaron Bloss & that he is a credible witness - Attest M c Harward J. Just. peace

Walter Bloss Born July 20 & 1760
Hannah Wilder Born November 30 & 1760
Walter & Hannah was Married March 27 & 1783
My Father Died Februa- ry 17 & 1786
My Mother Died Novem- ber 30 & 1788
Walter Bloss Died 8th of August 1817 - aged 57.

W m Heywood of Guilhall in the county of Essex and State of Vermont depose and say that as much as three or four years ago I was applied to by Wid. Hannah Bloss of Lemington Vermont to get her on to the pension list under the act of July 7. 1838 & I wrote for evidence to the Secretary of State of New Hampshire but got none and as I then thought that I should not have any thing further to do with the pension business I handed the papers over to Hon. John Kimball of Boston Vermont (who was in the business) to be attended to. Soon afterwards he was taken sick & after a long sickness died during which time I understood that he did nothing for Mrs Bloss. About two months ago I again undertook the business & readily obtained the evidence from the Secretary of Vt. H. which accompanies Mrs Bloss declaration — W m Heywood
State of Vermont } Guilhall October 31 st 1844 Essex County ss } Then William Heywood personally appeared and subscribed and made oath to the truth of the foregoing affidavit before me — and I certify further that I am well acquainted with said William Heywood and that he is a credible witness — Isaac Cummings Justice of Peace

State of Vermont Essex County ss
I Isaac Cummings Clerk of the County Court in and for said County of Essex do hereby certify that W m H o Hayward & Isaac Cummings are both Justices of the peace in and for said County of Essex duly commissioned & qualified and that the signatures within purporting to be theirs are genuine.
In witness whereof I have hereunto affixed the seal of said Court & signed my name at Guildhall in said County this 31 st day of October A.D. 1844
Isaac Cummings Clerk

Reg WIDOW, &c.
File No. 21,689 Hannah Bloss Widow of Walter Bloss Pr. New Was
Act: Feb 22 48
Index:—Vol. A , Page 69
[Arrangement of 1870.]
11421 Hannah Bloss Widow of Walter Pr Sub & Wm Hayward Esq. Q. 14. 1844
Act 7 July 1838

9.105
Vermont. Montpelier Hannah Blois widow of Walter
who was a pensioner under the Act of and who died on the 8 th August 1817 of Essex Co. in the State of Vermont who was a private in the commanded by Captain
Reg t of the commanded by Col. Chase in the N. Hampshire line for Milford for 11 months 11 days
Inscribed on the Roll of Montpelier at the rate of 37 Dollars 91. Cents per annum, to commence on the 4 th day of March, 1836.
Certificate of Pension issued the 28 th day of March 1845 and sent to William Haywards - Guilford Co. Vermont
Total Amount, $
[Act July 7, 1838.]
Recorded by H. S. Evans Clerk, Book D. Vol. 1. Page 123.

87 th June 1844. Reported. 3
6. 7. 29.
Vermont. Montpelier.
Hannah Bliss.
widow of Walter who was a private in the Revolution
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 3 3/4 Dollars 91 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1843.
Certificate of Pension issued the 28 th day of March 1845 and sent to
William Maynard Esq. Guthahale Vermont.
[Act of March 3, 1843.]
Recorded in Book A. 2 Vol. 1. Page 60

North Hill 1880-82 The Board in the action of the Lumbering in favor of the Board is little more than a dis- guised form of your up- L. Root.

Guildhall
1/2
22
2.02 1.00 4.00 1.00 3.69  11.69
3/81 (27) 1/81 (20)  21. 1/81
13.83 11.69  1.34
Elijah Foot. Receipts

Capt. Bliss Bill of Goods

M c Walter Bros. Haverhill Aug 25 th 1888.
Bot of Joseph Bliss
  6 yds Miss Forrest (Tots) @ 5/6- £2..11..0   2 yds Clouded Lamb skin @ 12/6- 1..5..0   1 yd Green 2..3   4 yds Pink Duran & D 3/3 1..3   5 yds Striped Callimania @ 2/10 1..5..7   4 yds Taboreen @ 2/9 1..1..8   1 yd Menile 1..4..0   1 yd Swan Down 1..2..0   1 yd Cotton @ 2/9 3..4   1 yd Shirting 1..0   1 yd 3/ 1 Shawl 4/6. 7..6   1 yd Shirting, 8/- 32 yds Cotton @ 2/4 1/2 1..3..2   1 yd 6/9 6..9   1 yd Lamb skin @ 15/ 15..0   1 yd 1/9 3 yds Cotton Shirting 13/ 14..9   £10..16.. 
And Pay B d order of Wm Walker — which when paid will be in full of Joseph Bliss

Recd. for (one) Walter Brown 10/6/98 - worth

Totton January 16 - 1796 Recd a Black Sniffer Calf of Mrs. Sarah How Calve the first of April in the year 1795. Call it to keep till it is seven years old then to be returned to Cow John Pepper.
Lancaster July 3 d 1787- This May Certify that Walter Bloye Now an Inhabitant of Totton has settled and Paid his several Rates to me in in whose hands they were to Collect for the years 1784 - 1785 & 1786 per me Samuel Johnson Esq r for his year.

Bill Capt Eagurs
Decem 29, 1803

1803 Nov 15 th Nov 27 th
Walter Bloice to Genub. Eager Esq.
To boat between Collie — £ 0:9:6 To 1/2 ton of 3/6 — 0:10
Dinner £ — — — — — 2 £ 0:10:8
Recd Payment by three bushel of indian corn at 3/6
W m Bushel — — — — — 10:6
Genub. Eager £ 0:8:0
Inverness Nov 27 th 1803.

Calton June 20 1799 Walter Blair Boat of Joseph Leo 2 Jinkers — 200/200 3 Horse plows 3/ — on 900 4 Smithings plows & Bangue 1 Sheet Joints — 4/ — on 400 3 on 4 yr trees 11/ on 1800 3 post Campfire — 10 on 200 + 1 Harford 9/6 — on 900 1 panel saw — 12/ — on 1200 1 St. Lino Brop Mark 10/6 on 1000 11 Sash Saw — 8/6 — on 800 1 Campfire — 2/ — on 200 2 Sash Saw — 2/ — on 200 1 Bed — 1/ — on 100 1 Nonrule — 1/6 — on 100 2 Gage — 1/6 — on 100 8 Files — 2/ — on 100 1 Draft Stock & Bits 1/6 on 100 1 Dozen Chisels & Gouges 0/12/6 + 1 Oilstone — 7/ — on 700 1 plow — 12/ — on 1200 1 having plow 2/6 on 200
Carried over £81 4/ 11
5 of the Smallest, Chisels at 3/6 1 Sash saw taken out
— 10/ — Joseph Bill of Sale
10/ — Bill of Sale

Brother over 8/14/51
 1 panul plain 5/10 15 0 11 0  2 mach plains 2/8 10 5 0 11 0  1 Saff plain - 2/6 10 11 0 21 0  1 Robert plain - 2/6 10 11 0 21 0  1 garter round 2/6 10 11 0 21 0  1 Bread plain - - 2/6 10 11 0 21 0  1 halow & round - 2/6 10 11 0 21 0  1 ogo - - - 2/6 10 11 0 21 0  2 chysls - - - 8 - 10 11 0 11 0  * 1 ducks - - - 1/2 - 10 11 0 9 0  1 marking from 1/2 - 10 11 0 11 0  6 Grin blocks - - - 1/2 - 10 11 0 21 0  10 11 0 41 0 5 0
Recd payment By Said Blois Attest Joseph Lee
Zachariah D. Jewell

Letter of Guardian Ship
Recorded 3 rd Jany 1795 in the record Book of the board of Probate V 1
Page 35-36

Guildhall ss State of Vermont. January 5 th 1795 BY the Honorable Oliver Warner Sudd Esq. Judge of the Probate of Wills, &c. for the District of Guildhall TO Walter Bloye
GREETING.
Whereas Clarissa Buchmann
now residing in Sturtevantburgh in the District of Guildhall a Minor, and not of Lawful Age for nominating and choosing a Guardian, and having the Day, I do hereby appoint Walter Bloye of Dutton in the District aforesaid as her Guardian; and the appointing Guardians in such Cases, and the hearing, examining, and allowing the Accounts of such Guardianship, by Virtue of the Law of this State in such Cases provided, appertaining unto me:
Trusting therefore in your Care and Fidelity,
I do by these Presents allow you the said Walter Bloye to be Guardian unto the said Minor, well and faithfully to perform and discharge that Trust and Office unto the said Minor, in and by all Things according to Law, and to render a plain and true Account of your said Guardianship, upon Oath, and all and singular such Estate as shall come to your Hand and Possession by Virtue thereof, and of the Profits and Improvements of the same, so far as the Law will charge you therewith, when you shall be thereunto lawfully required; and shall pay and deliver what and so much of the said Estate as shall be found remaining upon your Account, the same be- ing first examined and allowed by the Judge or Judges of the Probate of Wills, &c. for said District, for the Time being, unto the said Minor, when she shall arrive at full Age, or otherwise as the said Judge or Judges, by his or their Decree or Sentence, pursuant to Law, limit and appoint.—IN TESTIMONY whereof, I have hereunto set my Hand, and Seal of the said Court of Probate.
Dated this fifth Day of January Anno Domini, 1795
Joseph Tracy Clerk Pro.

State of Vermont (Lansdowne March 9 th 1802 County of Essex personally appeared Ebenezer Lane signed and sealed of the within instrument and acknow- ledged the same to be his free act and deed before Me - John L. Phelps Just Peace
Seal Ebenezer Lane to Walter Bloch Recd for Recd March 9 th 1802. And Recorded in Vol 3 Page 134 of the Records of Lansdowne Attest J. Phelps T. Clerk

Know all men by these Presents that I Ebenezer Lane of Lunenburg in the County of Essex & State of Vermont being appointed by the Judge of Probate for the District of Essex in the State aforesaid Guardian to Amasa Groot of Lunenburg aforesaid a distracted Person and by Virtue of a Commission or order of the Judge of Probate of said District dated the 16 th day of September A D 1801 to sell and Dispose of the real Estate of the said Amasa - Do for and in considera- -tion of two Dollars & fifty five cents to me in hand Paid before the deliver- hereof by Walter Bloch of Lunenburg aforesaid the Receipt whereof I hereby acknowledge have given granted bargained & forever Quitclaimed unto him the said Walter his heirs and assigns for- -ever all the right title interest or demand that the said Amasa Groot has or that I the said Ebenezer Lane have by being appointed & commissioned as aforesaid in or unto the following tract or Parcel of Land Situated in Lunenburg aforesaid (Namely) the first Division on of the Right of John Groot - To have and to hold the above granted bargained and Quitclaimed Premises with all the Privileges & appurtenances there unto belonging to him the said Walter Bloch his heirs & assigns forever and I hereby remise Release and Quitclaim all the right and title he the said Amasa Groot has or that I the said Ebenezer Lane have by being appointed Guardian as aforesaid unto the Premises or any part thereof unto him the said Walter his heirs & assigns forever - In witness whereof I have here unto Set my hand and seal this twenty first day of September Anno Domini one thousand Eight hundred & one Signed Sealed & Delivered in Presence of.
Sutler Mannum Perse Mannum
Ebenezer Lane } Guardian to Amasa Groot

1 Guisdall July 25. 1848
Sir
I send inclosed with this the declarations of Wids Mary Jordan. Lewis Leek. Elizabeth Ames and Hannah Bloss in order to obtain pensions under the act of 2 Febry 1848— When the certificates are granted please transmit them to me very respectfully your obedt servant
J. L. Edwards Esq Court of pensions
W. Maywood Esq

11.421.
Hannah Bloss. mid. of Walter
Act July 7 th 38
As of Nov. 11 th 43 prior
$37.90 per an
also Act of Mar. 3 rd 43 to June 17 th 44.
Wm Hayward Esq r Guildhall yet

James L Edmonds Esq House of members Washington D.C.

Guildhall St Nov. 1 st 1844
Sir,
When a decision is made in the case of wid. Hannah Bloss whose declaration & proof are enclosed herewith, you are requested to send the pension certificate or communicate the result to me ————— Respectfully Your obedient servant.
J. L. Edwards Esq. Clerk of Pensions
W. Heywood

Town Clerk's Office
Plainfield N. Hampshire Oct. 21. 1811.
I certify that upon application for evidence of the marriage of Walter Bloss to Hannah Wilder I have searched the Books of record in my possession, and also the Church Records, and am unable to find any record of said marriage
George Bryant Town Clerk.

Guildhall January 17. 1845
Sir; I forward to you the affidavit of Monassah Wilder which I hope will be sufficient to prove the fact that Walter Bloss the late husband of Hannah Bloss (whose declaration for a pension I forwarded to you in Nov last) is the same person called Blois in the Roll & Certificate from the office of the Secretary of State of New Hampshire.
I also send you sundry old papers that I assisted Aaron Bloss (son of Walter Bloss) to select from old papers belonging to said Walter Bloss - You will see that in those papers the name is frequently written Blois by the persons who wrote the papers -
Respectfully your Obedt Servant
W. Heywood Jr
J. L. Edmonds Esq
Commr of pensions

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L. a. 4
William Heywood Jr. Esq Guildhall N.C.

Town Clerks Office Plainfield (Meriden P.O.) Dec 21. 1844.
Dear Sir
Yours of the 11th inst. came duly to hand and I have attended to your request therein contained but have not been able to find the desired evidence of the marriage of Walter Bloss either in the town or church records. And my brother John Bryant of this place with whom you have had some correspondence, thinking it possible that it might be found in Lebanon the late Rev. Mr. Potter's place of residence has so much interested himself in your favor as to go there and make the search this day but without success. The Books and Papers left by Mr. Potter were some three or four years since burned in the house of his son and in the same house that he formerly occupied and nothing of the kind appears on the town record there. He is sorry it so turns out and thinking he may at some time be in want of a like favor charges you nothing for his services in the case. Says he shall at any time feel a willingness to serve you and thinks soon of taking a trip to Massachusetts in pursuit of evidence of service and of going again to Washington on Pension business early in the next session of Congress. Not finding for you record evidence my brother advises me to send you a negative certificate in the case which is herewith attached.
Respectfully yr. Ob t Serv t
George Bryant Town Clerk
Wm H. Ceywood Jr Esq Guildhall Vt. 8

Nonassah Wildis Affidavit
Service Mined
4 days

I Hannah Wilder of Lancaster in the County of Coos and State of New Hampshire aged seventy five years depose and say that I lived in Plainfield New Hampshire from the time that I was ten years of age till about the time that I was sixteen years of age - I further depose that about the year 1780 I became acquainted with Walter Bloss who then lived in said Plainfield and that said Walter Bloss was married to my sister Hannah Wilder now Hannah Bloss in the spring of 1783. I further depose that since my acquain- tance with said Walter Bloss I have always understood that he served in the war of the Revo- lution, but I was not acquainted with him at the time of his service. I further depose that while I lived in said Plainfield I became so far acquainted as to know most of the inhabitants of said Plainfield and there was not to my knowledge any person in said Plainfield by the name of Walter Bloss or Walter Bloss except said Walter Bloss who married my sister. I further depose that the name of said Walter Bloss has usually been pronounced as though it was spelt Bloss & I have frequently seen it spelt Bloss when written by persons not acquainted with the manner that he spelt it.
I further depose that my said sister now resides in Lemington Vermont & is the widow of said Walter Bloss.
On this day personally appeared Hannah Wilder State of New Hampshire - Coos ss. At Lancaster in said County on this 13 th day of January A.D. 1845 then Hannah Wilder personally appeared
(over)

and subscribed and made oath to the truth of the foregoing affidavit before me - and I further certify that I am well acquain- ted with said Manasseh Wildes and that he is a credible witness -
Richard Eastman Justice of the Peace
I James M. Rice, Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas, within and for the County of Coos, State of New Hampshire, do hereby certify that Rich- ard Eastman is a Justice of the Peace within and for said County as above, and that the signature purporting to be his is genuine.
In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court, this thirteenth day of January, A.D. 1845.
James M. Rice Clerk.

Recd of Walter Bloise five Shillings on two years interest his State Note for the year 1788 Recd By the order of George Washington January 4 1790 A. Moore Esq. W. M. D.
August 8 th 1891
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Declaration of Hannah Bloss
all 6729
Admitted
M rs Hayward Jr Guildhall Venus
And further certify that said declaration is personally known to me W th Hayward Jr Justice of the Peace

Declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the Act of Congress of 2 d February 1848 entitled "An act making further provisions for surviving widows and soldiers of the Revolution."
State of Vermont. Essex County ss—
On this 24 th day of July A.D. 1848 personally appeared before the subscriber a petition of the peace in and for the said County of Essex Hannah Bloss a resident of Bennington in said County of Essex aged Eighty eight years who being first duly sworn, according to law doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the provision made by the act of Congress passed on the 2 d February 1848 granting pensions to widows and persons who served during the revolutionary war; that she is the widow of Walter Bloss who was a private and served in the Revolutionary War in a Regiment commanded by Col. Jonathan Chase of the New Hampshire Militia in 1777 one month and 12 days and travelled to the place of service and back for which 1 L. 12 S. 6 - was allowed him. That in 1778 he served in the same Regiment Seven months and 18 days. That in 1779 he served in the same Regiment two months and 14 days all of which is proved by the Roll and certificate of the Secretary of the State of New Hampshire which was transmitted with a declaration made by said Hannah Bloss in order to obtain a pension under the act of 7 July 1838 and that she received a pension under said last named act and under the act of 17 th June 1844 of thirty seven dollars and 91 cents per annum —
She further declares that she is still a widow. Hannah J Bloss made
Sworn and subscribed on the day and year above written before me and I further certify that said declarant is personally known to me W. Heywood Justice of the peace

State of Vermont } I W m W. Hartshorn Clerk of the County Essex County } ss Court for the County and State aforesaid, do hereby certify that William H. Grewood ss is a justice of the Peace in & for said County duly com- missioned & qualified, that his commission was dated on the 30 th day of November 1847 & will expire on the 30 th day of November 1848 & that his official signature within written is genuine - Given under my hand & the seal of said County this 25 th day of July 1848
W m W. Hartshorn Clerk