Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 5188, Valentine Holt, Mass

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass
Holt, Valentine
A. 5188
CONTENTS

Declaration
In order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress of June 7. 1832 State of Maine
County of Somerset
On this tenth day of March 1846 personally appeared in open Court at a special probate court held at Norridgewock within and for the County of Somerset Valentine Holt a resident of Maine in the County of Somerset and State aforesaid Aged seventy six years who being first duly sworn acknowledging to law doth on this oath make the fol- =lowing declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provisions made by the act of Congress passed June 7. 1832 that he entered into the Army of the United States as a volunteer on the fifteenth day of February seventeen hundred and forty seven in Captain Benjamin Greenham's Company Col. Superior Regiment Massachusetts Line I served as a Waiter to Capt. Greenham who was my Brother in law and served more than nine months I was discharged the last of November according to the best of my recollection there was snow on the ground before I got home I was born in Andover in the County of Essex and Commonwealth of Massachusetts on the twenty fifth day of December seventeen hundred and sixty three and removed with my Father's family to Milton New Hampshire where I resided when I entered the service as aforesaid My Father Joseph Holt sent a man in a Sleigh to carry me to Worcester Massachusetts where I met Capt. Greenham aforesaid in pursuance

of an agreement with my Father. I then proceeded in company with Capt. Farnham to Danbury Connecticut where his company & regiment were in winter quarters. I remained in Danbury aforesaid until Spring when we were ordered to Fishkill New York thence to Newburgh on North River and from there to Saratoga and from there my Brother in law Capt. Farnham sent me to Adoue Massachusetts and Milton New Ha- mpshire on business. I remained at my Father's house in Milton aforesaid four or five days. I then started to join my company to the Militia of that part of the country being called out to repel the advance of General Burgoyne. I joined myself to Captain Goffs company and fought in it at the Battle of Bennington. I then joined my company under Captain Farnham aforesaid at Stillwater where I arrived a few days after the Surrender of General Burgoyne. We were ordered to West Point where I was discharged the last of November as stated before. I enlisted into Captain William Barron Com- pany Colonel Nicholls regiment in the New Hampshire line in June Seventeen hundred and eighty for three months & served according to the best of my recollection nearly four months. I then lived in Milton New Hampshire aforesaid and joined Capt. Barron's company at Ankest. N. Ham- and was mustered there by Colonel Baldwin of the New Hampshire Militia. We were then ordered to Gloversick so called now City of Hudson in the State of New York where the Regiment was organized and marched to Fishkill and from there to Robinson

farm so called near Weir Point After the desertion of General Arnold we were sent to West Point and there discharged in October Seventeen hundred & eighty I well recollect drawing several articles of clothing when I belonged to Kept Farmham Company in my first term I have no documentary evidence and I do not entirely know of any person whose testimony I could produce who can testify to my service I made appli- -cation to Charles C. Vose to assist me to obtain a pension nearly six years since I made a declaration and understood from Mr Vose that I would probably be successful Mr Vose did & I have heard nothing more concerning it I should have done something but have been very poor for many years and have received help from the town while I have been sick I have lived in this State thirty seven years and for more than thirty years in the town of Pierce where I now reside I hereby relinquish every claim whatever to a pension or an annuity except the present and declare that my name is not on the pension roll of any Agency in any State
Valentine Hatt
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid and the said Court does hereby declare his opinion after the investigation of the matter and after hearing the inter- -rogatories presented by the War Department that the above John Mammal Applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier and served as he states and the Court further certifies that it appears to him that Orison Liles who signed the accompanying certificate is a clergyman residing in Mercer Somerset County Maine and that Martin H Burr is a credible person and that their statement is

instilled to credit
Drummond. Drumworth Judge
see 3- Fall Term in 1780- Term. 169
State of Maine County of Somerset ss.
I below Subtitle Register of Probate within & for the County of Somerset aforesaid hereby certify that Hon. Drummond Farns- worth, before whom the foregoing proceedings were had, is the Judge of the Court of Probate of Wills &c. within & for said County, & that the foregoing papers contain the original proceedings in the application of Valentine Hatt for a pension -
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my name & affixed the Seal of said Court of Probate, this twenty fourth day of March A.D. 1840.
C. Sartwell Register

1891 June 15 AS Hubbard history Prov Aug 15 do verifying data in du Prov
Acts of July 14, 1862, and March 3, 1873.
REJECTED
5188
P. O.
Valentine Wolf
Service: _____
Enlisted: _____, 18
Discharged: _____, 18
Application filed: _____, 18
Alleges: _____
Re-enlisted: _____
Attorney: _____
P. O. _____
_____ Recognized. _____ Contract.
_____ Cert. of Dis. Searched for _____, 18
1882-83

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35.046
Valentine Holt
Me
act 7. June 32
Rejected
Set To Claim! May 4 th 40
5788

Your claim under Act of June 7 th 32 has been examined and disallowed. The alleged service as waiter in Capt Yarnham's Co of the Mass Line is not provided for unless you had been previously enlisted and detached from the ranks; and that you were not enlisted and paid as a soldier, is established by the rolls.
The other service under Capt. Barron in 1780 for 3 mos & 16 da is verified by the rolls but is not sufficient to entitle you to a pension. Bureau of Pensions.

South Norridgeville March 25 1840 Col. Jas. L. Edwards
I herewith enclose to you the papers in the case of Valentine Holt in his application for a pension
Respectfully
Yours
D. H. Hensworth
Col. Jas. L. Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions Washington City

State of Maine
We, Oren Sikes, a clergyman residing in Mercer, County of Somerset, and State of Maine, and Martin Burr, Esq., residing in said town, hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Valentine Holt, who has subscribed to the above declaration, that we believe him to be seventy six years of age that he is reputed and believed in the neighbourhood where he resides, to have been a Soldier in the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Oren Sikes
Martin Burr
State of Maine
Somerset ss., — Sworn and subscribed this Twenty second day of March, A. D. 1840.
Before me
Hannibal Ingalls J. Jus of the Peace

of Calvin Shedd of Haverdeewick Somerset County Maine Aged Sixty years doth on his oath testify and say that he is well acquainted with Valentine Stott of Mercer in said County have known him the said Stott for thirty years I have frequently heard the said Stott speak of his service in the War of the Revolution. I told the said Stott to repair my Fathers Mill nearly thirty years ago - and will recall telling the said Stott say that he was in the War of the Revolution. I believe the the said Stott to be a man of good character for truth & veracity
Calvin Shedd
Sworn to and subscribed this twenty third day of March 1840 by the above named Calvin Shedd a person by me well known for many years and of good character
D. H. Haverdeewick Judge

A. S. HUBBARD, 1912 Pierce Street.
SAN FRANCISCO, July 30 th 1891
The within papers relating to Valentine Hall are respectfully returned to the Hon. Commissioner of Pensions. for verification of the dates thereof as given. Also for information, by whom was the application for a pension made.
A S Hubbard
President
Algerian Soudy. Son of the American Revolution.

A. S. Hubbard Golfe
Feby 28. 1891
Valentin Kalt map N.H.
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A. S. HUBBARD, 1912 Pierce Street.
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 28 th 1891
Sir.
Please furnish me with the Revolutionary War record of
Valentine Hakt a pensioner who lived and died in Wilton N.H. probably a Mass. soldier -
Respectfully A S Hubbard
Genl Green. B. Rann. Commissioner of Pensions Washington
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Handwritten wavy lines

Son of Joseph Holt Valentine Holt
In March 1840 of Mercer Somerset Co Mass age 76 years
Born in Andover Essex Co Mass Dec 25 1763 Removed with his father to Milton Middlesex Co Mass
By an agreement at Milton Mass or rather his father sent him in 1777 to Worcester Mass where Capt. Barnham Co. Enlisted July 1777 under Capt. Benj. Barnham & Col. Tupper's Mass reg t as waiter to Capt. Barnham who was his brother in law # Second 9 mo s being during in Nov 1777 } March to Danbury Conn. where he found his Co. & reg t in winter quarters & in the Spring ordered to Tunkill & to Saratoga. His Capt. sent him on barracks to Adams Berkshire Co. Mass & to Milton Mass from where he started in 445 days to join him at  to Albany at Saratoga. The militia of the that part of the country having been called to oppose Genl. Burgoyne he found Capt. Holt's Co. was engaged in the Battle of Bennington Vt (Aug 16 1777) after which he joined Capt. Barnham 5 days after Surrender of Burgoyne.
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He enlisted with Capt. W. Barron & Colo. Artillery of N.H. in June 1860 for 3 mos & served nearly 4 mos under Claverock near Hudson River City at station in the Highlands near West point died Oct 1860. Lived in Maine prior to 1840 about 37 yrs & in Maine over 30 years. Early employed in repairing the mill of of M. Hall in Maine (prob. Norridgewock)