Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 17289, Jeremiah Bowen, Continental (N.H.) Mass.

SERVICE
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Continental (N.H.) Bowen, Jeremiah Mass.
S. 17289
CONTENTS
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10.310
New Hampshire Jeremiah Bower of Grafton in the State of N.H. who was a Private in the company commanded by Captain [blank] of the regt & commanded by Col. [blank] in the N.H. line for 11 Mos.
Date of death not in age.
Inscribed on the Roll of N.H. at the rate of 56 Dollars 00 Cents per annum to commence on the 14th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 2nd day of Sept 1832 and sent to Col. Oliver Merrill N.H.
Arrears to the 14th of Sept 1833 $3.32 Semi-annual allowance ending Sept 1833 18.33 $21.65
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by [blank] Clerk. Book [blank] Vol. [blank] Page 73.

DECLARATION.
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress, passed June 7, 1832.
State of New-Hampshire, } ss. Keenehill Aug. 16a 1832 County of Grafton
On this Sixteenth day of August 1832, personally appeared in open Court, before the Judges of the Probate for sd County , now sitting, Jeremiah Brown a resident of Keenehill in the County of Grafton and State of N. H. aged 77 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
In April 1775 I enlisted in Capt. Moses M c Scarland's Company in Col. Nix's Regiment for the term of Eight Months. (which term I served at the time of my enlistment I Resided in Dunbarton in the County of Hillsborough and State of New-Hampshire - when my term of eight months was expired I enlisted into the Company Command by Capt. Gilmore in the said Col. Nix's Regiment for one year & after serving 3 4 months as near as I can recollect my father died & sent a message to take my place. I was in and about Cumb. Mass ts Winchester & Brattle Hill and in the vicinity of Boston - Commander in Chief Genl George Washington
He has no further discharge. He was born in Barnstable Maine. He has no record of his age - he lived most of the time since the Revolutionary war in Laconia - He has no documentary evidence & that he knows of no person whose testimony he can procure who can testify to his service except James P. Dutton whom he knows.
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,
Sworn to and subscribed, the 16 th day of August  1832  Jeremiah X Brown
We, Nathl Nix residing in Keenehill and Jeremiah Brown residing in Concord hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with Jeremiah Brown who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be 77 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.
Sworn and subscribed the - 16 th day of August 1832  Jeremiah Brown
And the said Court do hereby declare their 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 Court certifies, that it appears to them that Maj. Nathl Nix resident in the Town of Keenehill and that Jeremiah Brown , who has also signed the same is a resident in the Town of Concord and are credible persons, and that their statement is entitled to credit. Edward Webber Judge of Probate
I, Moses Dow Clerk of the Court of Probate do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of Jeremiah Brown for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this Sixteenth day of August A.D. 1832
Moses Dow

We John Quincy of Lisbon in the County of Grafton and State of New Hampshire Gentleman and Nathl Rix of Haverhill (aforesaid hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Jeremiah Bawen who has subscribed & sworn to the above Declaration, that we believe him to be 69 years of age that he is separated and living in the neighborhood where he tends to have been a soldier of the Revolution and that we concur in the opinion
Sworn to & Subscribed the 15 th day of January Eighteen hundred & thirty three Before me Edward Webber - - Judge of Probate
I enlisted Jan y 1 st 1776 for one year and served until the 1 st of April the same year which makes the whole time of service eleven months as a soldier in the Revolution - witness, Nathl Rix
Jeremiah Bawen marks
Sworn to and Subscribed this 15 th day of January 1833 before me
Edward Webber Judge of Probate
I Moses Dow Register of the Court of Probate aforesaid do hereby certify that the foregoing contains an amendment to the original proceedings of the said court, in the matter of the application of Jeremiah Bawen for a pension
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said court this 16 th day of January 1833
Moses Dow
Ms. B. 1. 6. 4. 31.
Jeremiah Bawen Subscribed

I James P. Pate of Thornton in the county of Grafton & state of New Hampshire do hereby say that I was in the service of the United States in the revolutionary war - I enlisted soon after the battle of Bunkerhill in 1775 & joined the army at Cambridge Massachusetts I enlisted for eight months - I was in Col o Nixon's regiment & in the company commanded by Capt. M c Laren. Jeremiah Bowen then of Pembecata in New Hampshire now of Landaff was in the same regiment of same service with me during said eight months - I was well acquainted with him & he lived to the same mess with him. He served the eight months - part of the time under Capt. M c Laren and the rest of the time under Capt. Gilman to my certain knowledge & memory -
James P. Pate
State of New Hampshire } July 4. 1832 Then personally Grafton } appearing James P. Pate above signed before me I know to be a man of good character for truth, made solemn oath to the truth of the above affidavit before me V. D. Rogers Jus. Peace

Grafton ss- State of New Hampshire Court of Probate at Hanover hille 16 th of August A.D 1832 -
Ordered that the within affidavit of James P. Pate, be attached to the declaration of Jeremiah Barnes for a pension, as evidence thereon -
Attest — Moses Dow Reg d

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Jeremiah Bowen
Plato 11 Months
5 H 4 12 ob
Dec 29 1832
$ 36 66
To Page 189
Nathaniel Rife
Haverhill N.H.

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BRIEF in the case of  Jeremiah Bowen of Landaff  County of Grafton in the State of New Hampshire  (Act 7th June, 1832.)
 1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? Court  2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?  3. How old is he? 77  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. As a Gen.     Asst In 1775- — 8 — Private Capt M. Farland Nixon,   after which — 3 — " Capt. Selman Same  
 5. In what battles was he engaged? None mentioned  6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Landaff  7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditional evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? one living witness & tradition  8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? light 
I Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
Part of the time by substitute  H. C. Easton Examining Clerk.

August 29, 1933
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Jeremiah Bowen-S.17289 BA-J/AWF Am
Mrs. Isaac Smith 611 Westford Street Lowell, Massachusetts
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request the Revolutionary War record of Jeremiah Bowen of Dunbarton, New Hampshire.
The data furnished herein were obtained from the papers on file in pension claim, S.17289, based upon the Revolutionary War service of Jeremiah Bowen.
He was born in Pownalsborough, District of Maine, date not stated, nor are the names of his parents shown.
While residing in Dunbarton, Hillsboro County, New Hampshire, Jeremiah Bowen enlisted sometime in April, 1775 and served in Captains Moses McFarland's and Gilman's companies, Colonel Nixon's Massachusetts regiment; length of service eleven months.
Jeremiah Bowen was allowed pension on his application executed August 16, 1832, then aged seventy-seven years and living in Landaff, Grafton County, New Hampshire.
It is not stated that the soldier, Jeremiah Bowen, was married.
P One Jeremiah Bowen in 1832 was a resident of Piermont, New Hampshire; no relationship to the soldier shown.
In order to obtain the date of last payment of

pension, the name and address to whom sent, and possibly the date of death of the pensioner, Jeremiah Bowen, you should apply to The Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, Washington, D. C., citing all of the following data-
Jeremiah Bowen Certificate No. 10310 Issued April 2, 1833 Rate $36.66 per annum To commence March 4, 1831 Act of June 7, 1832 New Hampshire Agency
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Assistant to Administrator

***** From the papers in the Revolutionary War pension
Aug 3
claim, S. 17289, it appears that Jeremiah Bowen was born at Pownalsborough, Maine, date not stated.
While residing at Dunbarton, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, he enlisted in April 1775 and served eight months in Captain Moses McFarland's Company, Colonel Nixon's New Hampshire Regiment; and he enlisted January 1, 1776 and served three months in Captain Gilman's Company, Colonel Nixon's Regiment.
He was allowed pension on his application executed August 18, 1832, while a resident of Landaff, Grafton County, New Hampshire, aged seventy-seven years.
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The Revolutionary War records of this bureau fail to afford any information in regard to a David Andrews or Andrews as described by you.
Respectfully,
WINFIELD SCOTT Commissioner.
Tombstone data only

Rev. and 1812 War Section.
awf
July 27, 1925
Mrs. K. J. Brummer 11 Brummer Place, Lisbon, N. H.
Madam:
I have to advise you from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S. 17289, it appears that Jeremiah Bowen was born in Pownalsborough, Maine, date not stated.
While residing at Dunbarton, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, he enlisted in April 1775 and served eight months in Captain Moses McFarland's Company, Colonel Nixon's New Hampshire  Massachusetts Regiment.
He enlisted January 1, 1776 and served three months in Captain Gilman's Company, Colonel Nixon's New Hampshire  Massachusetts Regiment.
He was allowed pension on his application exe-

outed August 16, 1832, while a resident of Landaff, Grafton County, New Hampshire, aged seventy-seven years.
Soldier's father was living in 1776, but his name is not stated, nor is there any further data on file as to his family
Respectfully,
WINFIELD SCOTT Commissioner.

U. S. Pension Bureau Washington D. C.
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Gentlemen =
Will you see if in your Revolutionary records there is anything about Jeremiah Bowen , who enlisted in Dunbarton N. H and served at Bunker Hill 1775. In Mass. Soldiers & Sailors it gives service for him and his son Jeremiah Bowen Jr.
Jeremiah's wife was Abigail If he did not get a pension perhaps his wife did. She

records a friend got from your bureau gave his son's birth place as Pownalboro Me. What I am anxious to find out is where Jeremiah Dr. was born.
I am writing a history of his family and would like to go back if possible.
If there is a charge for this record I will mail you a check if you let me know the amount. Thanking you
I remain
Sincerely Yours
Alice Bowen Smith
Aug 19. 1933.

ELEVEN BRÜMMER PLACE LISBON, NEW HAMPSHIRE
June 1, 1925.
To the Pension Bureau Washington, D.C.
Dear Sir:-
Having been appointed by the Regent of Southwaite Chapter, D.A.R., chairman of a committee to locate graves of Revolutionary soldiers in this vicinity. I am writing you for information to help to identify an unmarked grave in the cemetery in Landaff, N.H., supposed to be the grave of Jeremiah Bowne.
By referring to the N. H. Rev. Rolls, Vol II p. 743 I find that there were two men whose names were Jeremiah Bowne, father and son, probably, who were from Dunbarton (Southern New Hamp.) at the Battle of Bunker Hill.
In 1778 and 1779, a Jeremiah Bowne was in

ELEVEN BRÜMMER PLACE LISBON, NEW HAMPSHIRE
Capt. Simon Stevens Co., Col. Timothy Bedell's Regt. doing service in the then called "Frontier" in this vicinity, (Northern New Hamp.) Rev. Rolls Vol. II p. 586.
Can you tell me by any records you have whether this man in Landaff in 1778-9 was one of the men in Dunbarton in 1775?
Please send me the record you have of the services of Jeremiah Bowers who was living in Landaff, N.H. in 1840 and was a pensioner. I think the name of his wife was Sarah.
Thanking you for your assistance in the work of this Committee, I am
Yours truly (Mrs. Karl J.) Mary C. Brümmer. Agostic Grinnell's chapter. S.A.R. Chairman Comm. on Historic Spots.

17.289 INVALID.
File No. 17.289
Jeremiah Brown
Pr. Oct 7 '92
Act: June 7 th 92
Index: —Vol. / , Page 40
[Arrangement of 1870.]
1925 July 27. Hirt to Mrs. Karl J. Brummer aut. 1928 Sept 27. Tombstone Data to Central Branch See request in Mss B. Schurr S. 16645 aut. 1933 Aug 29. 17 ist. to Mrs. Grace Smith aut. 1933 Sept 18. Mrs. Isaac Smude fur. Mich. Jeremiah Brown W 1539 x adv. calypso one - see his letter in Jeremiah Brown W 1539 aut.