Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 21362, James Hobbs, N.H.

SERVICE
NUMBER
N 26
Hobbs, James Sarah
W 21362
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8618
New Hampshire.
(Rep)
Sarah Hobbs,
widow of James Hobbs.
who was a pensioner under the Act of and who died on the 23 rd Feby 1822 of Strafford in the State of NH who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain _____ of the _____ commanded by _____ in the _____ line for 15 Mos 5 days.
Inscribed on the Roll of Portsmouth at the rate of 50 Dollars 50 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1836.
Certificate of Pension issued the 22 nd day of Aug 1844 and sent to Lebanon Base. Freedom. NH
Total amount, $252.75
[Act July 7, 1838.]
Recorded by H. S. Swann Clerk, Book D Vol. 1 Page 31

Declaration In order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress of the 7th July 1838 entitled an act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows
State of New Hampshire
Stafford ss On this sixteenth day of May A D 1839 personally appeared before Daniel C Atkinson Judge of the Court of probate for said county Sarah Hobbs a resident of Effingham in the county of Stafford and State of New Hampshire aged seventy eight years who being first duly sworn according to law doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress passed July 7, 1838, entitled an act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows That she is the widow of James Hobbs late of said Effingham deceased who was a private in the Revolutionary war she further declares that she was married to the said James Hobbs on the twenty fifth day of February in the year seventeen hundred and ninety that her husband the aforesaid James Hobbs died on the twenty third day of February Eighteen hundred and twenty two that she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service but the marriage took place previous to the first of January seventeen hundred and ninety four viz at the time above stated and that she has no documentary evidence in support of her claim
Sarah her Hobbs mark
Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year above written, before me in open court. And I certify the said Sarah to be entitled to full credit.
Daniel C Atkinson Judge of Probate

State of New Hampshire Shafford Gp. I Ira A. Eastman Register of Probate of said County hereby certify that Daniel C. Atkinson is Judge of Probate of said County and that the within signature purporting to be his is genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and af- fixed the seal of the Court of Probate of said County this sixteenth day of May A.D. 1839.
Ira A. Eastman Register of Probate

State of New-Hampshire. Rockingham County ss. February 20, 1839.
Office of the Clerk of the Town of Hampton, in said County ss.
I Josiah Dow junior. Clerk of said town hereby, certify that it appears by the Records of said Town That James Hobbs of Parsonsfield & Sarah Drake of Hampton, were married February, the twenty-fifth A.D. seventeen hundred and ninety, by Mr. Thayer. and I further certify that that the above is a true copy of the Record, with the exception of the date, which is expressed on the Record in fair legible figures as follows; "Feb y 25 th 1790."
I Josiah Dow the above named depose and say that I hold the Office of Clerk in said County, Town & State, aforesaid, and that the above is a true extract from the Records of said Town of Hampton with the exception above named as certified by me.
Josiah Dow the Clerk of the said Town of Hampton
State of New-Hampshire Rockingham County ss. Then February 20, 1839 Then personally appeared the above named Josiah Dow the and made oath that the above extract is true.
Before me. Abraham Nudd

United States of America.
New Hampshire ss.
I hereby certify that Abraham Nudd Esq is a magistrate as within named of that I believe the signature to be genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereto set my hand & affixed the seal of the District Court of the United States for N. H. Dis- -trict this 27 th day of March ad 1839. Charles W. Cutter Clerk

Reg WIDOW, &c.
File No. 21362
Sarah Hobbs Wid. of James Hobbs Rev. Rev. War
Act July 7 th 1838
Index: Vol. 11 , Page 349
[Arrangement of 1870.]

N.H. / act 1838 - 7715
Sarah Hobbs James
Let. to Z. Pease 17 mar '41
to R. McIntire 9. Sep. 1841.
" Z. Pease Oct. 16. 1843
Act 7 July '38

775 Sarah Hobbs N.H.
act 7 July 1838
Adm. 15 Mo. 50 per mth $50.55 per am
Zeblon Pease Freedom N.H.

Freedome N H Februy 15 1841
Sir Herewith I transmit the application of Sarah Hobbs widow of James Hobbs late of Effingham demand. She claims a pension under the provisions of an Act passed July 7, 1838 on account of the Revolutionary services of her late husband. It appears by the testimony of Daniel Lampry who is a pensioner that Mr Hobbs served seven months the first of the war, and also by the testimony of John Drake that he served six months in the year 1776 under Capt. Nay also six weeks at Rhode Island in 1778 under Capt. Leavitt making in all 14 1/2 months. we have no documentary proof in support of this claim but suppose some can be found in the records of the Revolution at the war office.
With Respect & Esteem Yours &c
Zebrulon Pease
J L Edwards
Comm of pensions
Washington
D C

Freedom NH
Dec. 27 1843
Sir
I herewith return the papers relative to the claim of Mrs Sarah Hobbs for a pension under the act of July 7 1838 executed as required in your letter of Oct 16 1843 I have also inclosed a letter to me of the Hon Samuel Cushman late a Member of Congress to whom I directed the papers to have the credibility of Daniel Lamprey established
I would also apprise the Department that Mrs Hobbs did since the appropriation of the five years pension, that it would facilitate the obtaining the pension money to grant it to her administrator as there are a number of heirs
Yours very Respectfully
Zebulon Pease
Hon J L Edwards Comr, Pensions Washington

Freedom Augst 26, 1843
Sir
Yours of 17 March 1841 in answer to the claim of Mrs. Sarah Hobbs widow of James Hobbs you say her claim is suspended for the present on account of the N. Hampshire Records being returned having understood the Department required copies of the entire Records of the Company Rolls in which he served I have procured four copies herewith transmitted which will I presume establish her claim for a certificate
Yours with Respect
Hon. S. L. Edwards Com. Pensions
Zebulon Pease
Washington D.C.

Portsmouth, N.H. 5th Dec 1843.
Dear Sir,
Yours of the 26th ultimo, ad- dressed to an affidavit to prove the credibility of Daniel Lamprey late of Hampton, deceased, was received yesterday. On that day I could not find a gentleman from that neighborhood, but on going on to the Parade this morning I found Deacon Nathl Dearborn of North Hampton, who made affi- davit that he was acquainted with the late Mr Lamprey and that he was a man of credit. This witness is one of the most respectable men in North Hampton.
With Great Respect
Hon. Titus Pease Freedom N.H.
Your Obedient Servant
Samuel Cushman

Parsonfield, Me., Sept r 2. 1841
J. L. Edwards Esq. Commissioner of Pensions, Sir,
M rs Sarah Hobbs widow of James Hobbs of Effingham N.H. wishes me to enquire what is the fate of her applica- -tion for a pension made within a year or two through Zebulon Pease Esq. She wishes to know what deficiencies exist in her proofs if any or whether her case if made out brings her within the provisions of the pension laws. Will you add to the many favors formerly afforded me by you and furnish me with the desired information and oblige
Your friend & serv t Rufus H. White

I, Daniel Samprey of Hampton, in the county of Rockingham & State of New Hampshire, of lawfull age, depose & say that James Hobbs of Hampton served with me in the company commanded by Capt. Henry Elkins afterward by Capt. Moses Leavitt. The said company was stationed about two months on the beach between Newburyport & Portsmouth & was afterward marched to Winter Hill, where we served five months - we were discharged about the last of December 1775 - The term which said Hobbs served was seven months - Daniel Samprey Hampton Feb 21. 1839
State of New Hampshire
Rockingham ss.
Personally appeared before me the above named Daniel Samprey and made solemn oath that the above affidavit by him subscribed is true. I hereby certify that the said Daniel Samprey is a good & credible witness.
In witness whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name & have affixed my seal notarial at Hampton, this twenty first day of February in the year of our Lord One thousand eight hundred & thirty nine.
E. W. Tappan Notary Publick

I Nathaniel Dearborn of North Hampton, County of Rockingham, State of New Hampshire, on oath, depose and say that I was acquainted with the within named Daniel Lamprey, and that he was a person whose state mints were entitled to full credit. Nath l Dearborn
Subscribed and sworn
This 5 th day of December A.D. 1843.
Before me
Samuel Cushman Justice of the Peace and Inquire throughout The State of New Hampshire
United States of America New Hampshire District S.S.
I John L. Hayes Clerk of the Circuit Court of the United States for the District of New Hampshire do hereby certify that the above named Samuel Cushman is a justice of the Peace for the County of Rockingham and that the signature purporting to be his is genuine
John L. Hayes Clerk

I John Drake of Effingham in the county of Stafford and State of New Hampshire a Revolu- tionary soldier and pensioner aged eighty six depose and say that James Hobbs and my self enlisted into the continental service in the town of Hampton New Hampshire in the month of April or May in the year 1776 and Marched to Ticonderoga in New York six months under the command of Capt Samuel Vay in the year 1778 said Hobbs and myself volunteered and went to Rhode Island & served six weeks in the command of Capt Moses Leavitt and I further testify that Sarah Hobbs an applicant for a pension is the widow of the said James Hobbs who died about seventeen years ago and that said widow Sarah Hobbs has never since married our company at Ticonderoga was attached to the Regim- ent commanded by Col. Wingate
Witness Zebulon Pease
John Drake
Abraham Drake
Stafford ss on the 23 day of May 1839 personally appeared John Drake above named and made oath that the above affidavit by him subscribed is in his belief true Before me
Zebulon Pease Justice Peace
I certify that the above named John Drake is a credible witness
Zebulon Pease Justice Peace

State of New Hampshire
Shafford Jp. I Ira A. Eastman Register of Probate of said county hereby certify that the within named T. bulon Pease was on the thirteenth day of May instant a Justice of the Peace duly commissioned within and for said county and that the within signature purporting to be his are genuine, he being present and declaring them to be his. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the seal of the Court of Probate of said county this sixteenth day of May A.D. 1839-
Ira A. Eastman Register of Probate

State of New Hampshire Strafford county ss.
I John H. Smith Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for said County, hereby certify that Jobson Pease was a Justice of the Peace, within and for said county, on the thirteenth day of May A.D. 1839, duly commissioned and qualified, that his commission was dated June 17 th 1834 and expired June 16 th 1839, and that the signatures to this sheet, purporting to be his, are genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court this twentyfirst day of December A.D. 1843.
John H. Smith, Clerk

Free
Mr. S. J. Mayhew 9 Sept. 1841 J. L. Edwards Esq. Commissioner of Pensions Pension Office Washington D. C.

7715 Declaration Sarah Hobbs widow of James — N. H. Act 7 July 1838.
Service proved by Rolls — 15 m. 5 ds.