Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 23766, Ichabod Colby, Mass. N H

SERVICE
NUMBER _____
mass N 26
Colby, Ichabod Ruth
W. 23766
CONTENTS

21. 684
New Hampshire
Schabod Colby
of Nashua in the State of N.H. who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain Gilcomb of the Regt. commanded by Col. Gern in the N.H. line for 12 months 28 days
Inscribed on the Roll of New Hampshire at the rate of $12 Dollars — Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1834.
Certificate of Pension issued the 10th day of Oct 1833 and sent to Col. Gern Alma Iron Works, P.O. No. 16.
Arrears to the 4th of Sept 1835 $105.00 Semi-ant. allowance ending March 4th — 21.00 $126.00
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by W. Addison Clerk, Book 8 Vol. 1st Page 177

Rep?
536.
N. Hampshire.
Ruth Colby — Widow of Ichabod Colby — who was a pensioner under the Act of 1832 and who died on the 5 th July, 1840 — of Carroll Co. in the State of N. H. who was a Priv. in the Company commanded by Captain Titcomb of the Regt. commanded by Col. Gerris & in the N. H. line for 13 mo.
Inscribed on the Roll of Portsmouth at the rate of 43 Dollars 33 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1836, to 4 July 1840, when her former pension commenced.
Certificate of Pension issued the 28 th day of May 1847 and sent to Claimant, care of M c V. Rust, Wolfboro N.H.
Total amount, $
[Act July 7, 1838.] and H. Res. 23 rd Jan y 45 Recorded by D. H. Wood Clerk, Book D. Vol. 1. Page 27.

Jehabod Colby
2/2/37

JOURNAL OF CLIMATE
In order to obtain the benefits of the Act of 5 & 6 Vict. c. 108, p. 108.
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress, passed June 7, 1832, for the better protection of the rights of the authors and proprietors of maps and charts, I do hereby certify that the within is a true and correct copy of the original now on file in my office, and that the same has been duly registered according to law.
On this day personally appeared John H. [unclear] , a resident of the County of [unclear] , being first duly sworn, before the Judge of the Court, and State of N. H. , aged 70 years, who being first duly sworn, personally appeared in open Court and acknowledged that he entered the service of the Act of Congress, passed June 7, 1832.
And he entered the service of the United States under the following declaration, in order to obtain the status of a naturalized citizen of the United States, and served as herein
under double... as herein... ...the above... ...the War... ...East Kingston, Canada. (overleaf)
He He hereby relinquishes every claim whatsoever to a pension or annuity except the present, and declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of the Agency or any State.
We, the undersigned, members of the Salem Church, do hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with William Lloyd , residing in Alton , and do hereby declare, that we believe him to be 60 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.
And the said Court do hereby declare the  to be  the  fact after the due course of law, 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 the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, who has signed the preceding certificate, and that it appears to them that he is a person who has filed signed the same is a true and correct copy, and that their statements are true.
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DECLARATION.
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress, passed June 7, 1832.
State of New-Hampshire, } ss. At a Court of Probate held at County of Strafford Gilmanton in said County
On this tenth day of September 1832, personally appeared in open Court before the Judge of the County aforesaid, now sitting, Ichabod Colby a resident of Ossipee in the County of Strafford and State of N. H. 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— I enlisted into the service in the year of eighteen hundred years in the year 1777 at Amesbury in the State of Massachusetts under Capt Sitcomb, Lieut Williams and Whitney, Col. Gericke's Regiment for as long a time as Burgoyne's Troops remained our prisoners and was stationed as a guard at Winter Hill till the third day of April following and was then dismissed. — on the first of July 1778 I enlisted again at Amesbury and returned to the same guard under Capt Hove belonging to the above named Regiment and continued there till the Troops left Winter Hill and marched to Connecticut and there left the Troops and returned to Winter Hill and was there discharged the last of October. — I then again enlisted in Candia N.H. the first of July 1780 for three months under Capt Whittier Lieut Gordon, Col. Nichols Regt and marched directly to west point and was in the army under service one year in the whole — I was Born in the year 1760 — I have a record of my age as my Father gave it me — I was living at Amesbury Mass. when I first enlisted — I lived since the War in East Kingston, Candia, Brentwood, Exeter & Ossipee where I now live
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 10th Sept 1832 Ichabod Colby in Court
We, Hephzibah D. Burrell residing in Atton clergyman and Isaac G. Stillings residing in Ossipee hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with
Ichabod Colby, who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be 72 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 10th day of September aforesaid in Court H. D. Burrell I. G. Stillings
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 H. D. Burrell who has signed the preceding certificate, is a clergyman resident in the Atton and that I. G. Stillings, who has also signed the same is a resident in the Atton and are credible persons, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
Daniel C. Atkinson Judge of Probate James Bartlett Reg 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 Ichabod Colby for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court, this 10th day of September A. D. 1832
James Bartlett Reg

9480
Ruth Colby
NH
Act 7 July 38
M 83240
  Map. Poles.  100 8  9.12    NH -   3.18           13. 100  

Carroll Ruth Colby a resident of Wolfborough in said county aforesaid aged eighty one 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 acts of Congress passed July 7 th 1838, and the 23 rd of August 1842, granting pensions to widows of persons who served during the revolutionary war. - That she is the widow of Ichabod Colby who was a soldier in the revolutionary war and was a pensioner of the United States under the act of Congress of June 7 th 1832 and received an annual pension of forty two Dollars to the time of his death, as will appear by his papers now on file in the pension Office, to which she would refer for evidence of the time of his service &c. -
She also declares that she was married to the said Ichabod Colby on the 2 nd day of December 1783; according to the best of my recollection that her husband the aforesaid Ichabod Colby died on the fifth day of July 1840 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 & ninety four (viz) at the time above stated Sworn to and Subscribed on the 2 nd day of January 1841 Kath Colby
Before me Nathl Rogers Justice of C.C. Pleas.
I hereby certify that the applicant cannot from bodily infirmity attend the court
Nathl Rogers Justice of C.C. Pleas

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE.
OFFICE OF SECRETARY OF STATE.
I JOSIAH STEVENS, JR. Secretary of the State aforesaid, do hereby certify that Nathaniel Rogers is an acting Judge of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the county of Carroll duly Commissioned and qualified; that his Commission was dated on the fourth day of January 1841 and will expire on the last  12 th day of December 1846 and that his signature to the annexed instrument is genuine.
Given under my hand and the Seal of said State this fourteenth day of June 1845.
Secretary of State.

Hallowell Nov 1 st 1843
To Thomas Rust.
This certifies that I have examined the original record of Marriages kept by my Grandfather, The Rev. Paine Wingate, formerly of Amesbury Mass. I there found the following record, viz.
February 25 th 1783. Married. Ichabod Colby & Ruth Rowell.
A true copy from the original record.
Joseph Wingate
Kennebec ss. Hallowell, Nov. 3, 1843. Personally appeared the above named Joseph Wingate, and made oath to the truth of the above certificate by him subscribed. Before me
H. H. Baker, Justice of the Peace.
State of Maine
County of Kennebec ss. I the undersigned Clerk of the Jud. Courts for the County of Kennebec, certify that Henry H. Baker Esq. is a magistrate as above said, and the above signature purporting to be his is genuine.
Witness my hand and the seal of the Supr. Jud. Court this sixteenth day of January Anno Dom. 1844.
A. R. Nichols.

Schabod Colby N Hampshire
Print 12 Mar 18 day
5 = 14 06 Apr 30. 1835 P. 367.
22137 42 10 84 00 21 105.00
Pearson Cogswell Esq. Gilman Iron Works P.O Stratford County - A Cogswell Gilmanstown R.H.

BRIEF in the case of  Schabod Gobby  N. H.  of Strafford  in the State of  (Act 7th June, 1832.)
 1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? Open 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.     3 In 17 1/2 months length of service not stated private Col. Fitchcomb. Col. Gerish   1778 " " no 1 stated 5 " Col. Huse.   1 st July 1780 4 " Col. Whitcomb Col. Kimball   He said he served in military duty 31 in all  
 5. In what battles was he engaged? none  6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Amesbury Mass  7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditional evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? traditional  8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? 
The length of service is not clearly stated
I certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
George Taylor
Examining Clerk.
x per Role of service

I, Moses Rowell of London in the County of Merrimack and State of New Hampshire aged seventy nine years, depose & say that I was present when the marriage was solemnized between Ichabod Colby and my sister Ruth Rowell both of Amesbury Massachusetts which took place in the year seventeen hundred & eighty three or about that time by the Rev. Asa Wingate that said Ichabod Colby was a Revolutionary Wariner at the time of his death which was July 5 th 1840 at Wolfborough County of Strafford now Carroll in said State and I further state that Ruth Colby of said Wolfborough is my sister above mentioned and is his Widow now living Moses Rowell
State of New Hampshire Merrimack ss. Personally appeared the above named mentioned Moses Rowell and gave oath  that the foregoing instrument to be his voluntary act and free act according to his belief Before me Preserved Robinson justice of the Peace
London Jan y 5 th 1844

Declaration.
In order to obtain the benefits of the Resolution of Congress of the 23 rd January, 1845. Whereas, the Act of the 30 th of April, 1844, prohibited me from drawing a pension for the same period during which my husband was a pensioner, I now make the following statement under oath, to obtain the benefits of the resolution above mentioned. I am the widow of Ichabod Colby who was a soldier in the War of the Revolution. I have drawn a pension at the rate of Forty-Three Dollars and Thirty-Three cents per annum, from the 5 th day of July, 1840, and now ask for the amount due me from the 1 st day of March, 1836, to the 5 th day of July, 1840, when my former pension commenced.
Ruth Colby
Sworn to and subscribed before me, on this twelfth day of March, in the year one thousand eight hundred and forty-seven, at Wolfborough N. H.
Thomas Rust Justice of the Peace
I certify that the declarant is personally known to me, and that she is the same individual she represents herself to be in the foregoing affidavit.
Thomas Rust Justice of the Peace
I Francis R. Chase Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for the county of Carroll in the state of New Hampshire hereby certify that Thomas Rust above named was on the said twelfth day of March 1847 a Justice of the Peace within & for said county of Carroll duly qualified to admin- ister oaths in said county. and that full credit is to be given to his acts as such Justice. and that the above purporting to be his signature are genuine In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court this fifteenth day of March A D 1847.
Francis R. Chase Clerk

I finished college of Ossipee in the County of Strafford & State of New Hampshire in addition to what I have stated in my former declaration to which this is amended, further express and state, that my first term of enlistment in said enlistment mentioned commenced on the first of December  November A.D. 1777 was for five months, which term I served and was discharged on the third day of April A.D. 1778 under the Officers named in said enlistment, which five months I served at Bunker and Winter Hill in Massachusetts, and I marched from said Bunker to said Winter Hill.
My next term of enlistment commenced on the first of July 1778 for four months, which term I served and was discharged on the last of October 1778. My said enlistment last above mentioned, was into the Company commanded by Capt. Rusk, belonging to the Regiment above named. That I left when I last enlisted in said Bunker, and marched from thence to said Winter Hill, from thence was marched to Springfield in said Massachusetts, and from thence back to said Winter Hill, and was then discharged on said last of October.
I again enlisted in the service of the United States in the New Hampshire line on the first of July 1780 for three months in the Company commanded by Capt. Whittier, Col. Wheelock's Regiment. I served that term, and was discharged on the first of October 1780. Next when I last enlisted I lived in Concord in said State of New Hampshire, and marched from said Concord through parts of New Hampshire, Massachusetts, and part of New York to West Point in the State of New York, and was there discharged.

That I have no written discharge, or other documentary evidence to prove my quiet enlistments, or discharges and know of no other source from which I can obtain evidence of my quiet service, but that I actually performed the service above stated -
Jobab Colby
Stratford N. June 6 th in open Court May 17 th 1833.
Daniel C. Atkinson Judge of Probate
State of New Hampshire Stratford ss I James Bartlett Register of the Court of Probate for said County do hereby certify that Daniel C. Atkinson whose name is subscribed to the above certificate is the Judge of Probate for said County and that said signature is his proper and genuine signature
In testimony whereof I have hereunto cause the seal of said Court to be affixed 17 th day of May A.D. 1833 -
James Bartlett Regt

✓ 9480 Ruth Colby vs St.
 Suspended
Set to Thomas Rust. Oct 10 1843 ✓
Act May 7 th 38

Proof of Marriage, identity, proof of Service &c in support of claim of Ruth Colby
forwarded by Thomas Rust
Mar 27 1844

Rev WIDOW, &c.
File No. 23766
Ruth Colby Widow of Ichabod Colby Brattle St. Mass.
Act: Mar 3 rd 1843
Index:—Vol. A , Page 121
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Wolfborough Aug 15 1843 Dear Sir
I enclose to you the declaration of Ruth Colby, widow of Ichabod Colby who was a pensioner at the time of his decease, the proof of marriage is not such as I could wish; but the best that I have been able to obtain. They have no family record, and the nearest relative of the Minister who solemnized the marriage, is a grandson, living in a distant State from whom I have not been able to gain any proof. Having no doubt myself as to the year of their marriage, I forward the papers, hoping they will be satisfactory to the Department, that the widow may obtain a pension.
Yours respec ly Thomas Rust
Hon J. L. Edwards
P.S. In the month of June or first of July I forwarded the declarations of Polly Leavitt, Mehitable Severance and Hannah Hooper. Have they been rec d ? — Tho Rust

State of New Hampshire.
Office of Secretary of State.
I, Thomas P. Treadwell, Secretary of the State aforesaid, do hereby certify that Preserved Robinson is an acting Justice of the Peace, in and for the County of Merrimack, duly commissioned and qualified; that his Commission was dated on the 14 th day of December 1840 and will expire on the 14 th day of December 1845 and that his signature to the annexed instrument is genuine.
Given under my hand and the Seal of said State this 8 th day of January 1844
Thomas P. Treadwell Secretary of State. By John Town Dept. Secy of State

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
No. 65
Secretary's Office, March 22 1866
I 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 Department, it appears
that the name of Deborah Colby is found upon the pay rolls of Capt. Abner Dole's Company from Dec 10 1777 to April 3. 1778. and upon the pay roll of Capt. Samuel Hovey's Company from July 28 to Dec 19. 1778 as a private
4-22 4-20 9-12

And I further Certify, That, before search made for evidence of said facts, the application hereto annexed was filed in this Office, in the form in which the same now appears; that the search was made by myself and my clerks alone: and that said application and the certificate above set forth, contain all the facts and circumstances which tend to satisfy me of the identity of the party described in the application with the individual who rendered the service.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto affixed the Seal of the Commonwealth, the date above written.

Pension Office, October 10. 1843.
Sir,
The papers in the Case of Rich Colby, claiming a pension under the Act of July 7. 1838, have been examined and are herewith returned, with the exception of the declaration for proper authentication. There is no proof of the identity of the claimant as the person named in the Town Clerk's Certificate. Ichabod Colby's declaration claims for him allowance for five months in 1777, under Captain Titcomb, Colonel Gernish; four months in 1778 under Captain Huse, Massachusetts Service; three months and eighteen days in 1780, under Captain Whitcomb and Colonel Nichols, New Hampshire Service. The last mentioned three months and eighteen days are sufficiently established; the other two terms should be certified by the Secretary of State of Massachusetts.
I am my respectfuly, Your Obedient Servant, G. M. Cummings
Thomas Rust, Esq., Wolfborough, New Hampshire.

6144
New Hampshire, P.
Ruth Colby
widow of Ichabod Colby
N. H. who was a private
in the N. Hampshire line
Aug 23 1844
Certificate issued J. Res. 23. Jan. 1845, dated 21 May '47, to claimants case of W. T. Rust, Wolfboro; N.H.
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 43 Dollars 33
Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1843.
Certificate of Pension issued the 19- day of September 1844
and sent to Thos Rust - Wolfborough N. Hampshire
[Act of March 3, 1843.]
Recorded in Book A Vol. 2 Page 14-

8735.
New Hampshire
Ruth Colby
widow of Ichabod Colby who was a pensioner under the Act of 1832. and who died on the 5. July, 1840 - of Carroll (in the State of N. H. who was a private in the coy: commanded by Captain Titcomb — of the Regt: — commanded by Col: Gerrish in the N. H. — line for 13 Months
Inscribed on the Roll of Portsmouth at the rate of 43 — Dollars 33 — Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1836. 5th: July, 1840
Certificate of Pension issued the 19th: day of September, 1841 and sent to Thos. Rust Wolfborough, N. Hampshire
Total amount, $28.88 —
[Act July 7, 1838.]
Recorded by Wm. Putnam — Clerk, Book 10 Vol. 1 — Page 27 —

9480
Ruth Colley N H
Act 7 July 1838
Adm o 13 months private
Commencing on 5 July 1840 and terminating on 4 March 1841 $43. 33
Adm o act March 1840 $43. 33
Thomas Rust Wolfborough N. Hampshire

352
Ruth Colley
N. H.
Act 7 July 38 & joint resolution
$43. 33 from 4 March 36 to 4 July 1840 when her pre- sent pension com- menced
To Claimant Counsel H. J. Rust Wolfson N. H.

Washington, March 20/(4)
Sir
I have received, and have the honor herewith to enclose an application from Mrs Ruth Colby, of New Hampshire for arrears of pension, which she claims under the Joint Resolution of Congress
Very Respectfully
Yours & such
Geo. M. Phillips
Hon. J. L. Edwards, Court of Pensions