Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 42661, John Craig, N.H.

SERVICE
NUMBER _____
Craig, John
S. 42661
CONTENTS

Chic 199 R
15707 John Craig
of Clark Co. in the state of Ohio
who was a Private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Seammel of the New Hampshire line, for the term of three Years
Inscribed on the Roll of Ohio
at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 18 of May 1818
Certificate of Pension issued the 9 of Nov 1819 and sent to Joseph Dayton Esq Springfield Ohio
Arrears to 4th of Febt 1819 $124.67
Semi-ann. all'ce ending 4 March 1820 48.
amt. 15 mo 14/31 4/30 Dollars 172.67
{ Revolutionary claim, Act 18th March, 1818. }
Continued

Notification sent 20 May 1822, to Saul Hinkle, Springfield, Ill.
Date of death not on AB

Re d Sep 28 th 1819 4916 V John Coorcy Declaration
(Admitted) enter the decision of this case in the book of entries.
Joseph Sayton Esqr Judge Springfield Ohio

State of Ohio Clark County, ss personally appeared before the undersigned one of the spe- =ate judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for said County John Craig a citizen of said County: who being duly sworn deposeth and saith, That he was born in the now state of New Hampshire, in the year Seventeen hundred and fifty eight; That he enlisted in the fall of Seventeen hundred and Seventy five, near Boston, under Capt. Abbot, in the Regiment commanded by Col. John Stark: for one year, in which Regt. he served something more than a year. on the following duty viz. marched to Canada by the route of Lake Champlain, down as far as Three River points, to cover Arnold's retreat from Quebec retreated before the British army up to the Lake again; was then order- =ed to Esopus on the Hudson River, thence to Trenton, on the march was taken with a fever, sent back, and furloughed home, so that he got no regular discharge for that years service; This deponent further States that he enlisted again early in the Spring of Seventeen hundred and Seventy Seven for three years, in Concord New Hampshire in Capt. Limermores Company, Third Regiment New Hampshire line Commanded by Col. Schammel, Lieut. Col. Coburn and Major Henry (now as he thinks Genl.) Dearborn; That he arrived at Ticonderoga on Lake Champlain, in May, and continued beating about before the British army until its surrender in October, that he fought in both the principle battles on that occasion, and in many skirmishes during the preceding Summer, that on the day of the surrender he was marched from the ground, passed the Hessian prisoners at Stillwater, crossed the Mohawk in the night and arrived in Albany before morning, being at that time detached from the line into a corps of Volunteers acting as light Infantry under the immediate command of Major Dearborn; That from Albany he was marched to the South and went into winter quarters at Valley Forge, Pennsylvania; the next Spring marched to the White Plains, remained about there during the Summer and went into winter quarters late in the fall in Reading, Connecticut, the next Spring marched under Genl. Sullivan up the Susquehanna and over to the Geneeple River against the Indians: Returned, crossed the Hudson at Kings-ferry, and wintered again in Reading; next Spring Seventeen hundred and eighty marched to West Point where he was discharged about the twentieth of April; That for many years he kept his discharge but by some means has lost it; That he never applied for nor received any pension, or bounty in land or otherwise from the United States as he did not suppose any act of Congress to that effect included his case; That not having enlisted for during the war and having left the service in good health; + This deponent further States that he was one of the early Settlers of Vermont where he resided viz. in Hatterbury on Onion River until he emigrated to the State of Ohio in Eighteen hundred and five. That with industry he has been hitherto able to get a comfortable living for himself and family; but that he finds himself incompetent to the task any longer by reason of, old age, much hard service, and of late fre- =quent sickness: but above all from a wound received in the two years ago: he finds himself not only a cripple for the remainder of his days

but also, with a broken down Constitution, that it is with the deepest Sensibility and feelings of gratitude that he sees his Country step forward at this dark period of his life; and offer him that Success, without which, in all human probability he must spend the evening of his days in want of the common necessaries to support human nature —
and further this deponent not Sworn and Subscribed before me this 18 th day of May in the Year of our Lord one thousand Eight hundred and Eighteen.
Joseph Layton J st Judge John Craig
At the same also appeared before me the under- signed: James Craig Brother as he says of the above named John Craig; who being duly sworn deposeth and saith that the above statement (after having heard it read) is true to best of his knowledge; and he knows that the said John did enlist in Seventeen hundred and Seventy five and was absent from home and as he supposes in the army more than a year; — and the said James further states that himself and the said John his brother went to the rendezvous at Concord, New Hampshire together and both enlisted in the same Company viz. Capt. Livermores Company Third Regiment New Hampshire line; for three years, and both served in said Company together the whole term; except a few months in the summer of Seventeen hundred and Seventy seven; when the said John was detached from the line into a corps serving as light infantry; and that they both were discharged at West Point in April Seventeen hundred and Eighty
And further this deponent saith not Sworn and Subscribed before me this 18 th day of May in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eight
Joseph Layton J st Judge James Craig

The State of Ohio Clark County
Be it remembered that on this 18 th day of May 1818 John Craig an applicant who is the subscriber of the within Certificate personally came before me one of the associate Judges for the County aforesaid, and was sworn and Examined touching the truth of the within statement; from which Examination together with the testimony of James Craig (as above set forth) touching said John Craig's service, I think John Craig is entitled to a pension as provided for by a late law of Congress, for persons in need of assistance who served in the revolutionary war with Great Britain, Given under my hand the day and date above written
Joseph Layton, A.S. Judge
Be it remembered that on this day of 1819 personally came the above named John Craig, who being by me duly sworn according to law, deposeth and saith that the reason why he did not send on the above application sooner to the war department is that whereas there were several similar applications going on from this County and not knowing whether or not a particular form was necessary thought proper to delay awhile to learn the success of some other application but that altho he remains ignorant of their success he cannot delay any longer as his necessities are imperious

State of Ohio Clark County
On this twenty ninth day of April in the year eighteen hundred and twenty two, personally appeared in open court before the Honorable John McLean & Jacob Burnet Judges of the Supreme Court of the State aforesaid in and for Clark County sitting said Court being a Court of Records proceeding according to the course of the common law and having a jurisdiction unlimited in amount, John Craig aged sixty four years resident in said County of Clark, who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath declare that he served in the revolutionary war as follows, that he enlisted sometime in the autumn of Seventeen hundred and seventy five near the Town of Boston and was mustered and did serve in the company commanded by one Abott which company belonged to the Regiment commanded by Colonel John Stark and that the term of his service was more than one year. And the said John Craig further declares as aforesaid that he again enlisted in the Spring of the year Seventeen hundred and seventy seven at Concord in the State of New Hampshire and that he was mustered and served in the company commanded by Capt. Livermore which company was attached to the third Regiment in the New Hampshire line commanded by Colo. Schammell Lieut. Colo. Coburn & Maj. Henry Dearborn that he continued in said Corps in the service of the United States for the

the space of three years & until April in the year Seven- teen hundred and eighty at which time he was dischar- ged honorably at West point in the State of New York that the date of his original declaration he believes was on the eighteenth day of May 1818. -- and that the number of his pension certificate is fifteen thousand seven hundred and seven. And I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the eighteenth day of March Eighteen hundred and eighteen and that I have not since that time by gift sale or in any other manner disposed of my prop- erty or any part thereof with an intent thereby so to di- minish it as to bring myself within the provisions of an act of Congress entitled an act to provide for cer- tain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary war - passed on the eighteenth day of March Eighteen hundred and eighteen and that I have not nor has any person for me in trust for me any property or securities contracts or debts due to me nor have I any income other that what is contained in the schedule herunto an- nexed and by me subscribed That is to say one old horse one cow & calf two yearlings, Eighteen sheep one plough & one set of gears four chairs one tea kettle one small pot one bake oven one stew kettle one broken kettle five head of hogs one axe one hoe one old waggon And the said John Craig doth on his oath further declare as aforesaid that he is by occupation a farmer and that he is unable by reason of his advanced age & bodily infirmities to labour but very little that he has a wife Mary Craig aged sixty-seven or eight years for these about who is unable to support

herself by her labour
John Craig
Sworn and declared on the twenty ninth day of April 1822 in open Court before me Saul Hinkle Clerk of the Supreme Court aforesaid.
Whereupon it is ordered that a copy of this declaration and schedule be duly certified by the Clerk of this Court to the War Department, and that the value of the property contained in said schedule be fixed at sixty three dollars and twenty five cents.
A true copy of the declaration and schedule of John Craig, and of the order of the Court aforesaid in the premises. In Testimony whereof I Saul
Hinkle Clerk of the said Court have hereunto set my hand and affixed my Official seal at Springfield in the County and State aforesaid this third day of May A.D. 1822
Saul Hinkle Clk. S.C.

January 18, 1936
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Mrs. A.O. Shelton R.D.#1 Hillsboro, Ohio
BA-U/REL John Craig-S.42661
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request the record of John S. Craig, who served as a private in the New Hampshire Line, War of the Revolution, and was placed on the pension list in Clark County, Ohio, November 9, 1819.
The data which follow are obtained from the papers on file in Revolutionary War pension claim, S.42661, based upon the military service of John Craig in that war. The name does not appear as John S. Craig.
John Craig was in the state of New Hampshire in 1758; exact date and names of his parents are not shown.
John Craig enlisted near Boston, Massachusetts, in the fall of 1775, served in Captain Abbott's Company, Colonel John Stark's 1 st New Hampshire Regiment, went on the expedition to Canada for the relief of Arnold, and served for more than one year; he enlisted in Concord, New Hampshire, in the spring of 1777, served in Captain Livermore's Company, Colonel Scamell's 3 rd New Hampshire Regiment, was in the battle of Ticonderoga, both battles of Stillwater, was in winter quarters at Valley Forge, in General Sullivan's expedition against the Indians and in many skirmishes and was discharged April 20, 1780.
After the Revolution, he resided in Waterbury, Vermont, until 1805, when he moved to Ohio.
He was allowed pension on his application executed May 18, 1818, while residing in Clark County, Ohio.
In 1822, he stated that his wife, Mary, was aged sixty-seven or sixty-eight years. Her maiden name, date and place of her birth and names of her parents are not shown.
His statements about the father was rather mixed, but Mrs. F. I. Doff thought he meant the three I have cited as Mrs. F. said as if this may.

There is no reference to any children of the soldier, John Craig.
In 1818, James Craig made affidavit in Clark County, Ohio, that he served with his brother John Craig, in Captain Livermore's Company, 3 d New Hampshire Regiment.
In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension, the name and address of person paid and possibly the date of death of the Revolutionary War pensioner, John Craig(S.42661), you should address The Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, this city, and cite the following data:
John Craig. Certificate No. 15707, issued November 9, 1819, rate $8 per month, commenced May 18, 1818, Act of March 18, 1818, Ohio Agency.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Executive Assistant to the Administrator.

Hillsboro Ohio
Commissioner of Pensions.
Would you kindly send me, a copy of pension certificate, of John S. Craig Clark Co., Ohio private, N. H. Continental. Placed on pension roll Nov. 9-1819 and any family data that may be connected with it. Thanking you in advance.
Mrs. A. O. Shelton Resident Hillsboro Ohio R.D. #1
11/21/1882

42 661 INVALID.
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File No. 42,661
John Craig Rev New York
Act: 18 th March 18 th
Index:—Vol. 8 , Page 105
[Arrangement of 1870.]
1936-Jan. 18. Westmoreland MS. 1.1 v. 2, p. 7

John Briggs Declaration New Hampshire 3 Regt Col Scammon April 1777 June 1780
Correct by Rolls
Admitted

District of Ohio Clark county - ss.
On this second day of September 1819 before me the Subscriber one of the Associate Judges of the District & County aforesaid, personally appeared John Craig aged sixty one or sixty two years resident in the County and district aforesaid. Who being, by me first sworn according to law, doth, on his oath make the follow- ing declaration in order to obtain the provision made by the late Act of Congress, entitled, An act to pro- vide for certain persons engaged in the land and na- val service of the United States in the revolutionary war, that he the said John Craig entitled for the term one year sometime in the fall of in the year 1775 near Boston under Capt. Abbot of the regiment commanded by Col. John Stark - served out his time and was discharged that he again enlisted for the term of three years early in the spring of in the year seventeen hundred and sixty seven in Concord in the State of New Hampshire in the Company commanded by Capt. Livermore of the regi- ment commanded by Col. Schummel, in the line of the State of New Hampshire, that he continued to serve in the said Corps or in the service of the United States until sometime about the twentieth of Sept. in the year one thousand seven hundred and sixty when he was discharged from service at West Point in the state of New York - That he was in the battles of Bunkerhill and several skirmishes and that he is in reduced circum- stances and stands in need of the assistance of his coun- try for support and that he has no other evidence now in his power of his services ————— John Craig
Sworn to and declared before me the day and year aforesaid
Joseph Layton, Atty Judge

The State of Ohio Clark County ss
Joseph Layton Associate Judge as aforesaid do Certify that it appears to my satisfaction that John Craig did serve in the revolutionary war, as stated in the preceding declaration against the common enemy for the term of nine months on the Continental establishment and I now transmit the proceedings and testimony had before me to the Secretary for the department of War, pursuant to the directions of the aforesaid Act of Congress, I am also satisfied that he stands in need of the assistance of his country for support given under my hand & seal. This 2 nd day of Sept r 1819 Joseph Layton, Asst Judge
I further certify that the above John Craig made his declaration before me on the 18 th of May 1818 of his services, and had his paper prepared as will appear by the paper accompanying this paper, but retained it with him- self until he could know the success of other papers of a simi- lar kind and on their being returned (or at least some of them) he discovered the deficiencies and has thought proper to again come before me and have his declara- tion made agreeably to the form sent on by the Secretary for the war department. Joseph Layton Asst Judge
State of Ohio Clark County ss
In testimony that Joseph Layton Esquire before whom the foregoing declaration was made & by whom the above certificates were also made was at the time of making the same an associate judge of the Court of Com- mon pleas of said County and that to all his official acts as such full faith & credit is due there to these presents set my name and official seal at Springfield in said County this 4 th day of September 1819.
Thos Armstrong Clerk Clark County