Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 16593, Samuel Haley, N.H.

SERVICE
N. 16.
Haley, Samuel Martha
NUMBER _____
W. 16593
CONTENTS

857. New Hampshire
Samuel Halsey
of Hopkinton in the State of N.H. who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain Morley of the Regt commanded by Col Poor in the N.H. line for 20 months 1775
N o . 79 d o 12 Jan 1837
Inscribed on the Roll of N.H. at the rate of 66 Dollars 60 Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 20 th day of October 1832 and sent John Tully Esq. N.H.
Arrears to 4th of Sept 1832 $ 99.99 Semi-ant. allowance ending 4 Jan 33 33.33 $133.32
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by J. H. Blair Clerk, Book D Vol. 1 st Page 100.

Reported
1397 New Hampshire, Portsmouth Martha Haley
widow of Samuel Haley who was a Private in the Revolution
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 66 Dollars 66 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1843.
Certificate of Pension issued the 7 th day of August 1843 and sent to David Furber East Northwood, N.H.
[Act of March 3, 1843.]
Recorded in Book A, Vol. 1, Page 17.

Samuel Haley
No 5427.

State of New Hampshire Rockingham Co.
I Peter Chadwick Clerk of the Superior Court of Indi- cature for said County do hereby certify that the Hon John Harvey is Judge of Probate for said County; - that the Court of Probate of which he is sole Judge is a Court of record, having by law a seal and a Clerk who is designated Register of Probate; - that John Kelly is Register of Probate for said County and the Clerk of said Court of Probate; - that George W. Plumer is a Justice of the Peace for said County; - and that the signatures of the said John Harvey, John Kelly and George W. Plumer attached to the annexed papers are their genuine signatures.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Superior Court of Indenture this 10th day of August AD 1882.
P Chadwick Clerk of the Court Rockingham County

State of New Hampshire } County of Rockingham } 38
On this sixteenth day of August AD 1932 personally appeared in open court before the Judge of the Court of Probate now sitting at Exeter in and for said County Samuel Haley a resident of Epping — in said County and State aged Seventythree years and upwards 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. 1932. That he entered the service of the United States in the war of the revolution under the following named officers and served as herein stated to wit
That in April or May 1775 he enlisted into a company commanded by Captain Norris of Epping, Lieut Gilman of Epping in the regiment commanded by Col. Root & Major Colley (he believes of the New Hampshire line) — was marched to Winter Hill and stationed there & served in said company as a soldier till regularly discharged in January 1776. — the term of his enlistment having expired —
That on his being so discharged he returned home to said Epping but in the same month (January 1776) he again enlisted into the company commanded by Capt. Lane of Lee and Enrs John Veasey of Northwood and returned to Winter Hill — was there when the enemy left Boston and continued there in the service as

a soldier in said Company till the term of his enlistment which was for three months expired when he was regularly discharged and returned home. He is not certain but believes Capt Lanes Company was a part of Poors Regiment. Col Poor and Col Stark were at Winter hill — and he well recollects that Gen Washington was there.
That in 1776 in August or September he again enlisted in the Company commanded by Captain Daniel Gordon Lieut Reuben Gilman and Ens. Norris — as a soldier — marched through Worcester Mas to Peekskill & Fishkill N York and there remained till the term of his enlistment expired which was four months when he was regularly and honorably discharged, but immediately enlisted again for the purpose of guarding a company of Tories to New Hampshire and having performed that service, about half a months duty. He was discharged honorably and returned home —
That in 1777 he thinks in September he went as a volunteer to Rhode Island and on the Island there was a Brown of Ropes own Captain and was in the service there on the Island about five weeks but had been discharged and left the Island before the battle in which Gen Sullivan was engaged.
That in 1777 in August he again enlisted into the company commanded by Captain Page of Nottingham Lieut Blaindell

and Enr. Hott in Col Sciters regiment — of the New Hampshire militia or of the New Hampshire line — marched in said Company through Boston and Providence to Warwick and Little Hampton R.R. and was stationed at the two last named places and served as a soldier in said Company till the first of Janu- ary 1770 when the term of his enlistment expired and he was honorably dis- charged —
That in September 1770 as he thinks (but is not certain as to the month) he went as a volunteer to Rhode Island and joined a company there which chose Captain Brown of Popham for their Captain, and he served in said Company as a soldier about five weeks when he was honorably discharged and returned home before the battle in which Gen Sullivan was engaged. — He does not recollect to what regiment his company was attached
That he never received any written discharge; that under each of his enlist- ments he served out the full term for which he enlisted; that he may on account of his age and the length of time that has elapsed have in some instance mistaken dates and times but believes that his first service before mentioned was seven months or more; his second service for three months; his third service mentioned above for four months; his fourth service mentioned for four or five months; and his service above mentioned as a volunteer five weeks — making in

all about twenty months; — That he was born in Exeter aforesaid in 1759 as he has been informed and believes but has no authentic record of his age; that when he first entered the service as aforesaid and ever since excepting when in the service he resided in Epsom aforesaid; —
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
Samuel Haley
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid John Kelly Reg. Prob.
We Simon Batchelder aged 74, Nicholas D. Hill aged 73, John Johnson aged 74 and John Buckford aged 72 all of Northwood testify and say that we served in Capt. Pages Company in 1777 and that the Applicant Samuel Haley was a soldier in said Company and served therein as he in his foregoing declaration states
Simon Batchelder
N. D. Hill
John Johnson
John Buckford
Rockingham Probate Court at Exeter in said County August 16. 1832
Sworn to and subscribed in open Court John Kelly Reg. Probate

And the said Court hereby declares its opinion after the investigation of the matter and after finding the interrogatories presented by the War department that the before named Applicant Samuel Haley was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states. And the Court further certifies that it appears unto them Court that the above named Simon Balchholder Nicholas D'ell John Johnson and John Nickford are credible persons and that their statement is entitled to full credit.
John Harvey Judge of Probate
I John Kelly Register of Probate for the County of Rockingham aforesaid and Clerk of said Court of Probate do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Samuel Haley for a pension. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of said Court this sixteenth day of August AD 1832.
John Kelly Reg d of Probate

3123
Declaration Martha Haley
Wid of Samuel N.H.
Ad July 1 1838
Moved 1779
died 12 June 1837.
Allow p hh 66 per ann from June 12 1837.
M c Kelley Exeter N.H.

State of New Hampshire Rockingham Co
On this tenth day of October 1830 personally appeared before the Hon John Harvey Judge of the Court of Probate for said County at a Probate Court held at Exeter in and for said County Martha Haley a resident of Exeter in said County aged eighty years and upwards who being first duly sworn according to law doth on her oath make the follow- ing Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress passed July 9 1830 entitled "An act granting half pay and Pensions to certain widows" That she, the undersigned Samuel Haley late of said Exeter deceased who was a soldier in the Army of the United States in the war of the Revolution and was also a Revolu- tionary Pensioner of the United States in the last of 1832 and was placed on the Pension list Roll of the New Hamp- shire Agency soon after the passage of said act of 1832 in the same year in the year 1833. — And she respectfully refers to her Declaration for a Pension and the evidence accompanying the same for the proof of her several claims in consequence thereof — said Application and evidence being on file at Washington
And she further declares that she was married to the said Samuel Haley on the fifteenth day of December eighteen hundred and seventy seven that her husband the said Samuel Haley died on the twelfth day of June A.D. 1837 that she was not married to him prior to her leaving the service but the marriage took place subsequent to the first of January next ensuing hundred and sixty four. — At the time above stated, and that since the death of the And

Samuel Haley who hath never intermarried but has ever remained and still is the widow of the said Samuel Haley. — She declares that she was married by the Rev Mr Hutchinson of Lee at Lee in said State; that by her said husband she had seven children — the oldest of whom Gordon Haley was fifty seven years old last March and the youngest of her said children was forty years old last May;
witness John Kelly
Martha her + Haley mark
sworn to and subscribed this day and year first above
John Harvey Judge of Probate
I John Kelly Register of the Court of Probate for said County do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of said Court in the matter of the application of Martha Haley for a Pension
On testimony whereof have hereunto set my hand and the seal of said Court this tenth day of October A D 1830
John Kelly Reg Probate

No 5427- Samuel Haley.
Private
in Roll Capt Brown's Company Col Galis Regt March 5 Augst 1778 for 25 days Recd £12:2 in Roll Capt Page's Co Col Venter's Regt March 12 Sep 1777 for 3 Months & 26 days £8:10:1. Balance due him £10:4:9
20 Months.
John K.C.
John Kelly & Exeter N.H.

BRIEF in the case of Samuel Haley of Epping — in the State of New Hampshire — (Act 7 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? 73 & upwards  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 after May — to Jan'y 1776 — Private Gen. Washington Col Norris & Col Poor   1776 Jan'y — 3 — — Col Lane ,   " Aug or Sep — 4. — — Col Gordon .   about \frac{1}{2} in guarding a party of Tories — —   1777 Aug — to 1 Jan'y 1778 — — Capt Page , Col Senter &   1778 he being Sept 8 — about — 5 weeks. — Col Moon  
 5. In what battles was he engaged? none —  6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Epping N.H.  7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditional evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? Living witnesses certified to be credible —  8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? correct 
I Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
Samuel Potts Examining Clerk

Rev WIDOW, &c.
File No. _____
16593
Martha Kelley
Widow of
Samuel Kelley
Pres. Rev. W.
Act: _____
July 7 th 1838.
Index:—Vol. _____
a.
Page 312
[Arrangement of 1870.]

1102
N.H.
Mar 3 43
Martha H. L.
$66:66 per annum
Sister
Edwards
PR. R
Commissioner of Pension City of Washington

The certificate of Martha Haley if granted, or any correspondence necessary, is respectfully requested to be addressed to David Furber Esq. East-wood New Hampshire.
W. B. Parker

1109
[Faint, illegible handwriting on the page below the number 1109]

Declaration,
In order to obtain the benefits of the Act of Congress of the 3d March, 1843, granting pensions for one year to certain widows who have received pensions under the act of July 7. 1838.
State of New Hampshire, ss.
On this fourth day of May A. D. 1843, personally appeared before me, Daniel Tuttle Esquire, a Justice of the Peace in and for the County of Rockingham and State aforesaid, Martha Haley a resident of Offspring in the County of Rockingham aged eightyfour 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 3d March, 1843, granting pensions to widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary War.
That she is the Widow of Samuel Haley who was a Soldier of the Revolution, and served as declared in her declaration under the Act of July 7. 1838, to which she respectfully begs leave to refer. For which she received a pension certificate under said Act of ($66.66) Sixty six dollars and sixty six cents per Annum, on the Rolls of the Agency, at Portsmouth New Hampshire.

She further declares that she is still a widow of the aforementioned Samuel Haley Her
Signed in presence of us Daniel Tuttle Franklin Farber
Martha + Haley mark
Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year before written, before me: - I also certify that this declarant is personally well known to me.
Daniel Tuttle
Justice of the Peace.

District of New Hampshire, Jo: -
I, John Lord Hayes, Clerk of the Courts of the United States for the said District, hereby certify: - That Daniel Tuttle is a justice of the Peace, for the County of Rockingham, and that the signature purporting to be his, to the foregoing instrument, is genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand, and caused the seal of the District Court of the United States to be hereunto affixed, this day nineteenth day of April in the year of Our Lord One thousand eight hundred and forty three.
John L. Hayes Clerk

Joseph S. Laurens

I Thomas M Thompson town clerk of the town of Lee, in the County of Strafford and State of New Hampshire do hereby testify and say, that I have in my possession all the books containing the record of Marriages in said town. And have examined said books and the Record of Marriage of Samuel Slater of Gilmanton, deceased and Martha Slater of Nottingham is not to be found on said records and I further testify, that there is no record of more than twenty Marriages to be found in said records prior to the year Eighteen hundred, the Oct 13 th 1838
Thomas M Thompson
State of New Hampshire
Strafford ss. October 13 th 1838. Then the said Thomas M Thompson who I certify is a credible witness and his statements entitled to credit, made solemn oath that the foregoing certificate by him subscribed is true. And that he is the town clerk of said town of Lee.
Before me Joseph Lawrence Jus Peace
State of New Hampshire ss Strafford ss. I Francis Cogswell Clerk of the Superior Court of Judicature for said County do hereby certify that Joseph Lawrence Esq is a Justice of the Peace for said County and that the signature to the foregoing certificate and also to the certificates on the papers hereto annexed purporting to be his and connected with the affidavits of Thomas M Thompson, Comfort Gliddon, Thomas Burley and Daniel Dow are in my belief genuine and in his own proper hand writing. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of said Court this 19 th day of October A D 1838 F. Cogswell, Clerk.

I Comfort Glidden of Lee in New Hampshire aged seventyseven years do testify and say that I am a sister of Martha Haley of Epping the widow of Samuel Haley deceased and am three years younger than she is. We were the daughters of John Haley of Nottingham. I remember very well when Mr Haley courted her I knew that he was promised to her. I know that the time of their being married was agreed upon by them before their marriage took place; and at the time agreed upon, the said Samuel Haley came to my father's house and took my sister the said Martha away with him for the purpose of being married by the Rev Mr Nutting of Lee at Lee; they returned at the time they were expected home in the afternoon, the wedding supper was prepared at our house, and they, as bridegroom and bride, partook of it with our family; ever since that time, to Mr Haley's death, they lived together as man and wife; and since Mr Haley's death which happened in the month of June 1837 the said Martha has remained unmarried and the widow of the said Samuel Haley. I did not attend the wedding of the said Samuel and Martha but have not and never had a doubt that they were married at the time they went to Mr Nutting for that purpose - and I never heard a doubt expressed of their having been then married. I do not recollect the year of their marriage but it was several years before I was married and I was married in the year 1783. I also know that my said sister's son, Gordon Haley was born more than a year after her marriage and he is now more than fifty seven years old. They went to be married and as I believe were married as aforesaid early in the winter. Since our several marriages, my sister, the said Martha, and myself have always lived in adjoining towns and within four miles of each other and have

been at all times intimate with each other and each other's families
Witness David Furber
Comfort her  7 Gliddon mark
State of New Hampshire
Stratford p October 13th 1830
Then the said Comfort Gliddon, who, I certify is a credible person and her statements entitled to credit, made oath that the foregoing affidavit by her signed is true
Before me Joseph S Laurens Just Peace

24 I Thomas Burley of Ypsing in New Hampshire aged seventy two years testify and say that I was well acquainted with the late Samuel Haley deceased before he was married. I heard of his intention to marry Martha Nealey of Nottingham, with whom I was also acquainted, before the marriage took place; - I heard that they were married, about the time it took place, and soon afterwards he moved her home to his house and always after till his death they lived together as man and wife, and raised up a family of several children the eldest of whom was born after his his parents went to housekeeping - has always lived in my immediate neighborhood - and is now more than fifty and I should think more than fifty five years old: - his name is Gordon Haley. The said Samuel Haley was at the time of his death a revolutionary Pensioner of the United States, - He died in the summer of 1837 and the said Martha hath never since intermarried but remains his widow: I have always lived within one mile of the said Samuel Haley from my birth, until his death, and have always been well acquainted with him and his family.
Thomas Burley
State of New Hampshire & At Nashua Sept 13th 1838 Then the said Thomas Burley, who, I certify, is a credible witness and his statements entitled to credit, made solemn oath that the foregoing affidavit by him subscribed is true. Before me Joseph S. Lawrence Jus Peace

I Daniel Dow of Effingham New Hampshire aged sixty years testify and say that Samuel Halsey who was a Revolutionary Pensioner of the United States died at Effingham on the twelfth day of June eighteen hundred and thirty seven His widow Martha Halsey is still living and has never since his death been married again. I lived in the neighborhood of the said Samuel and Martha and was acquainted with them more than forty years during which time they lived together as man and wife - They have children more than fifty years old, and I never heard an intimation or a suspicion that they were not as they professed to be man and wife. At the time of Mr Halsey's death I was with him and his widow the said Martha has not since been married, but remains his widow still
Daniel Dow
State of New Hampshire Shafford Jp October 13th 1830 Then the said Daniel Dow who I certify is a credible witness and his statements entitled to credit, made solemn oath that the foregoing statement affidavit by him subscribed is true Before me Joseph S Lawrence Just Peace

Joseph S. Lawrence
State of New Hampshire
Stratford County ss.
I Francis C. Cogswell Clerk of the Superior Court of Judicature for said County hereby certify, that Joseph S. Lawrence Esquire, was on the day of the date of the execution of the affidavits hereto annexed by the former seal an acting justice of the Peace in and for said County duly Commissioned and qualified, that his name above written is genuine - That his Commission was dated on the sixth day of December 1833 and continued in force until the fifth day of December 1838 and that he acknowledged that the within signatures to said affidavits purporting to be his are genuine before me - I therefore certify that they are genuine - I also certify that said Lawrence is now an acting justice of the Peace, that his present Commission was dated the twenty first day of May 1839 and will expire on the twentieth day of May 1844 and that he is duly qualified -
Given under my hand and Seal of said Court this third day of June 1839. Francis Cogswell Clerk

Martha Haley N.H.
amt 7. July 38 66.66 from 4 March 36 to 12 June 37.
M rs B. Parker Esq. Portsmouth N.H.

Declaration,
In order to obtain arrear of Pension due March 4 1836, under the act of July 7. 1838.
On this sevent th day of April 1843, personally appeared before me Daniel Tuttle, a Justice of the peace in and for the County of Rockingham, Martha Haley, a resident of Epping in the County of Rockingham, aged Eighty four years, who being duly sworn, according to Law, doth on her oath, make the following declaration, in order to obtain the amount of pension which she claims from the 4 th of March, 1836, to the 13 th of June 1837, from which period she has been already paid under the act of the 7 th July 1838. And the declarant further alleges that she is still the widow of Samuel Haley who was a private soldier, during the revolutionary war: —
That her pension was allowed at the rate of sixty six dollars and sixty six cents per annum, and was paid to her at the Agency in Portsmouth in the State of New Hampshire. And further she saith not.
Witnesses
Daniel Tuttle
David Fisher
Her Martha Haley mark
Sworn to and subscribed, on the day and year above written before me
Daniel Tuttle Justice of the Peace.

District of New Hampshire ss:
I, John L Hages, Clerk of the district Court of the United States for the district of New Hampshire, hereby certify that Daniel Tuttle is a Justice of the Peace for the County of Rockingham in said District, and that his signature to the foregoing instrument, is genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the District Court, this eighth day of April 1843.
John L Hages Clerk

Portsmouth N. H. 22 d March 1843.
Hon. J. L. Edwards, Commissioner of Pensions. Sir:
Enclosed is the claim of Martha, the widow of Samuel Haley of New Hampshire to an arrearage of Pension under the Act of the 7 th July 1838, of 1 year 3 months 9 days - 66.66 per Annum amounting to about $85.00
Her certificate or any correspondence necessary to elucidate this claim, I request may be addressed to me.
I have the honour to be &c &c Sir
Your M c O b t Servant
Wm B. Parker

Portsmouth N. H. 8 th April 1843.
Hon: J. L. Edwards Commissioner of Pensions
Sir
Enclosed is the declaration of Martha the Widow of Samuel Haley of New Hampshire in order to obtain arrears of pension due March 4 th 1836 under the Act of July 7. 1838.
I have the Honor to be &c &c Sir
Your M c O bt . Serv t Wm B. Parker.

Samuel Haley N.H. Concord June 7. Died 12 th June 1857 11.11.11 p.m. aged 78 p o to that place. when paid  A.H.

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Recd B
New Hampshire
Martha Haley.
widow of Samuel Haley, Decd who was a pensioner under the Act of by June, 1832 and who died on the 12th: June, 1837— of Rockingham in the State of N.H. who was a private in the Compys—commanded by Captain Norris — of the Regt — commanded by Col: Poor — in the N.H. — time for 20 Months, —
Inscribed on the Roll of Portsmouth — at the rate of 66 Dollars 66 Cents per annum, commence on the 4th day of March, 1836. 13th June, 1837 —
Certificate of Pension issued the 13th day of July 1839 and sent to Geo Kelley Cyeter, N.H.
arrears to the 4th of Mar: 1839 $116.66 Semi-annual allowance ending 4 Sept 33.33
149.99
{ Act July 7, } 1838. }
Recorded by M c Stewart Clerk, Book A Vol. 1 — Page 43

New Hampshire 3478.
Martha Haley
widow of Samuel Haley
who was a pensioner under the Act of 7 June '32 and who died on the 12th: June, 1837 — of Rockingham (in the) State of N. H. — who was a private — in the company — commanded by Captain Norris — of the commanded by Col: Poor — in the N. H. — line for Lamoine —
Inscribed on the Roll of Portsmouth at the rate of 66 — Dollars 66 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1836. & terminating 12 June, 1837
Certificate of Pension issued the 18th: — day of April 1843 and sent to Wm B. Parker Esq: Portsmouth, N. H. —
Due to the 4th of Semi-annual allowance ending
$ 84.72
[Act July 7, 1832]
Recorded by Nettleton Book 4 — Vol. 1 —