Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 16855, Daniel Hale, Mass.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass.
Hale, Daniel
S. 16855
carded
CONTENTS

3930
New Hampshire
Daniel Hale
of Bradford in the State of New Hampshire who was a pr. Hoop in the Company commanded by Captain Lemish of the Reg t commanded by Col l Little in the Massachusetts for Militia for thirteen months from 1775.
Inscribed on the Roll of New Hampshire at the rate of 44 Dollars 33 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 5. day of Jan y 1833 and seal Mrs J. M. Hooper D R
Arrears to 4th of Sept 1832 44 50 Semi-ant. allowance ending 4 March 1833 27 16
$ 88 66
{ Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832.
Recorded by Henry H. Sylvester Clerk ok D Vol. 1 Page 111
Date of death not on file

Declaration State of New-Hampshire County of Merrimack
On this 23 rd day of October 1832 personally appeared in open court before the Judge of the Court of Probate now sitting, Daniel Hale a resident of Bradford in the County of Merrimack and State of New-Hampshire, aged seventy seven 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 th 1832 —
That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated —
1 st In the month of February or March 1775 he enlisted in Captain Jacob Gericke's Company what was then called minutemen in Col. Little's Regiment for the term of eight months, he then lived in the town of Newbury in the County of Essex and Commonwealth of Massachusetts and he belonged to Captain Chute's of Company of Militia in said Newbury and he was called into service as a Corporal by said Captain Gericke and arrived at Lexington in said Massachusetts the next morning after the Battle with the British at said Lexington and saw two men that was killed in said battle, the men belonged to Danvers in said State, and he believes it was on the twentieth of April 1775 and was then stationed at Cambridge Mass until the battle on Bunker Hill after which he was stationed at Prospect Hill near Boston Mass. until his term was out, which was sometime in December 1775 when he was verbally discharged and he returned home to said Newbury —
2 nd In the month of January 1776 he enlisted in the town of Newbury in a Company of Volunteers for the term of two months and chose Jonathan Poor Captain and marched to the town of Roxbury near Boston Mass. and were employed part of the time on guard and part getting fascines for Dorchester Hill Fort. and served his term out which expired on the first of March 1776 and he was verbally discharged, and he returned home to said Newbury —

3 rd In the month of September 1776 he enlisted in the said town of Newbury, a Corporal in Captain Inshy's Company of State Troops for the term of three months and marched to Fairfield in the State of Connecticut and joined Col. Jonathan Cossowell's Regiment. Page was Lt. Col. Bodwell Major. Beman adjutant Rev. John Cleveland Chaplain and the Regiment stayed about three weeks and then marched to a place called Rye in the State of New York and then to a place called Nine Mills in said State where he was verbally discharged after serving his term of three months, and he returned home to said Newbury where he was born, and lived in said Newbury until about 1790 when he moved to the town of Hopkinton in the State of New Hampshire where he lived about six years and then to Bradford his place of residence where he has lived ever since, he has no record of his age only what he has kept himself - and he has no documentary evidence and knows of no other person but Enoch Adams who can testify to his service - and whose affidavit is hereto annexed. The 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 estate.
Daniel Hale
Sworn and subscribed
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 Orlando G. Phalen who has signed the annexed Certificate is a Clergyman resident in the same Bradford and that John Barnes, who has also signed the same is a resident in the same Bradford and are credible persons, and that this statement is entitled to credit.
Boswell Stevens Judge of Probate
I Henry B. Chase, Register of the Court of Probate for said County of Merrimack do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Daniel Hale for a pension and that Samuel Jones who has signed the annexed Certificate of Thatcher B. Barnes is a Justice of the Peace and of the Quorum and I believe the same is his genuine signature and that Daniel Miller who has signed the annexed Certificate is a Justice of the Peace for said County of Merrimack and I believe the same is his genuine signature.

December 16, 1935
Daniel Hale-S.16855 BA-J/AWF
Mrs. F. R. Porter Grinnell Iowa
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request information in regard to Daniel Hale, soldier of the Revolutionary War from Massachusetts or New York.
The data furnished herein were obtained from the papers on file in pension claim, S. 16855, based upon the service of Daniel Hale. This is the record of the only Daniel Hale found on file in the Revolutionary War records of this office.
Daniel Hale was born and reared in Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts; the date of his birth is not given, nor are the names of his parents stated.
While residing in Newbury, he enlisted sometime in April, 1775, served eight months as corporal in Captain Jacob Gerrish's company, Colonel Little's Massachusetts regiment. He enlisted sometime in January, 1776, served two months in Captain Jonathan Poor's company. He enlisted sometime in September, 1776, served three months as corporal in Captain Insley's (probably meant for Ilsley) company, Colonel Jonathan Cogswell's Massachusetts regiment.
Daniel Hale continued to live in Newbury, Massachusetts until in 1790, when he moved to Hopkinton, New Hampshire, where he lived about six years, and moved to Bradford, Merrimack County, New Hampshire.
He was allowed pension on his application ex-

cuted October 23, 1832, at which time he was aged seventy-seven years and living in Bradford, New Hampshire.
The papers in this claim contain no reference to the family of the soldier, Daniel Hale.
If you desire information relative to the last payment of pension, name and address of person paid, and possibly the date of death of this pensioner, you should apply to The Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, Washington, D. C., and cite the following:
Daniel Hale Certificate # 3930 Issued January 5, 1833 Rate $ 44.33 per annum To commence March 4, 1831 Act of June 7, 1832 New Hampshire Agency.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Executive Assistant to the Administrator

April 23, 1936
Daniel Hale-S.16855 BA-J/AWF
Mrs. F. R. Porter Grinnell Iowa
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request the Revolutionary War record of Daniel Hale, who was an officer in that war and died April 12, 1841 in Chenango County, New York.
You were furnished, December 16, 1935, the record of Daniel Hale, Revolutionary War pension claim, S. 16855. This is the record of the only Daniel Hale, that is found on file in the Revolutionary War records of this office. The surname has been searched under similar spellings.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Executive Assistant to the Administrator

Iowa
Daughters of the American Revolution
Regent MRS. CLYDE E. BRENTON 3440 Grand Ave. Des Moines
Vice-Regent MRS. HARRY E. NAREY Spirit Lake
Recording Secretary MRS. W. H. SNIDER 1711 Grand Avenue Davenport
Corresponding Secretary MRS. IMOGEN B. EMERY 731 Higley Bldg. Cedar Rapids
Treasurer MRS. H. A. WHITE 719 Douglas Court Clinton
Vice-President General, N. S. D. A. R. MRS. B. C. HIGGINS Spencer, Iowa
IOWA Genealogical Records MRS. F. R. PORTER Grinnell
Registrar MRS. C. W. WESTER Cedar Falls
Historian MRS. SARAH PAINE HOFFMAN 519 S. Clinton St. Iowa City
Librarian MRS. EDWIN P. CHASE Atlantic
Auditor MRS. O. S. VON KROG Eldora
Chaplain MRS. W. W. BURNS Sanborn
April, 6, 36 Office of Rev. Pension Records Pension Bureau Interior Department Washington, D.C.
Dear Sir
Do you have the record there of service for Daniel Hale who was an officer in the Rev. war and I believe died April 12, 1841 in Chenango Co. N.Y. His wife was Mary M and I believe he had children Daniel, Israel and John and some daughters but I am interested in one who probably had a dau. Fanny born 1805,
Mrs Erma Sergeant Harrison needs this information to complete the data on the service of Daniel Hale who was either the father or grand father of Fanny Hale who married James Sergeant.
Sincerely yours
Mrs. F. R. Porter
only one in files

Iowa
Daughters of the American Revolution
Regent MRS. CLYDE E. BRENTON 3440 Grand Ave. Des Moines
Vice-Regent MRS. HARRY E. NAREY Spirit Lake
Recording Secretary MRS. W. H. SNIDER 1711 Grand Avenue Davenport
Corresponding Secretary MRS. IMOGEN B. EMERY 731 Higley Bldg. Cedar Rapids
Treasurer MRS. H. A. WHITE 719 Douglas Court Clinton
Vice-President General, N. S. D. A. R. MRS. B. C. HIGGINS Spencer, Iowa
IOWA Genealogical Records MRS. F. R. PORTER Grinnell
Registrar MRS. C. W. WESTER Cedar Falls
Historian MRS. SARAH PAINE HOFFMAN 519 S. Clinton St. Iowa City
Librarian MRS. EDWIN P. CHASE Atlantic
Auditor MRS. O. S. VON KROG Eldora
Chaplain MRS. W. W. BURNS Sanborn
Nov. 24, 35
Veterans Administration, Washington, D.C.
I am writing for the Pension records of Daniel only Hale for one of his descendants who lives here. Erma Sergeant Harrison.
In the Sergeant Genealogy the statement is made "James Sergeant m 1824, Fanny Hale 1804-1875, Daniel Hale was an officer in the Revolutionary war."
Now this family came from Boston in 1798 and settled in South New Berlin, N.Y. and there the children were born. Evidently the Hale family came to the same place or were already living there. Daniel Hale's service may have been in Mass. or in N.Y. The Gen does not state further and the dau. Fanny is the only child mentioned
They removed to Wis. in 1846 then a wilderness. Daniel Hale if still living may have come with them. His Pension record would probably tell.
Would like any records you have there of his service in the war.
Sincerely yours
(Mrs. F. R. P.) Oliver H. Porter

16,855 INVALID.
1935-Dec. 16- list - to Mrs J. R. Porter and 1936-April 23. Mrs J. R. Porter and adoption Daniel Hale in new files
File No. 16,855 Daniel Hale * Brpl Rev Mes
Act: Jan 7th
Index: Vol. 1 , Page 165
[Arrangement of 1870.]
* W. N. Y. Jan. 12, 07.

Bradford N.Y. Nov. 5.
Nov 19.
N. H. 1869
Wm Lloyd Jones
HP 18th
Leopold
Dear Sir,
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180 Perryville Ky Nov 8 th 1861 Dear Sir: In care of Lt. Edward Engum Washington City D.C.

Bradford N.H. November 5 th 1832
To S. L. Edwards Esq. Pension office Washington City D.C.
Sir enclosed I send you Mr. Hales a Pension when examined you may forward him some miles from the P. Office and very inform I believe he has complied with the requirements of the department. I am yours to serve
Samuel Jones

We Orlando G. Thatcher residing a Clergyman, residing in the town of Bradford and John Barnes residing in the same Bradford hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Daniel Hale of the same Bradford, and that we believe him to be seventy seven years of age, that he is reputed and believed, in the neighbourhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.—
Orlando G. Thatcher John Barnes
State of New Hampshire
Merrimack ss. October 8 th 1832
Personally appeared Reverend Orlando G. Thatcher, and John Barnes and made oath in due form of Law that the above Certificate by them signed is true. before me.
Samuel Jones Justice of the Peace and of the Quorum

Daniel Hoale 18689

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court, this 23 d day of October A.D. 1832. Henry B. Chase, Register of Probate.
Daniel Hoale 18689

I Enoch Adams of Salisbury in the County of Merrimack and State of Newham- shire of the age of Seventy Six years-depose and say that in the year 1775 I lived in Newbury in the Commonwealth of Massachus- etts and Mr Daniel Hale now of Bradford in the County of Merrimack and State of New- Hampshire at that time to wit in 1775 lived In said Newbury he is the same Daniel Hale which is now present and with whom I served as a soldier in the revolutionary war from April 1775 to December 1775 in Capt Jacob Gerish's Company in Col Little Regt and the most of the time we served on Fresh- hill near Boston Mass where we was discharged and in September the year 1776 we the said Hale and Adams enlisted for the term of three months in Capt Parley's Company commanded by Col Caggs well and went to New York and served our times out and were verbally discharged at Rice Mills by Enoch Adams
State of New Hampshire Merrimack ss } Personally Appearing August 25. 1832 } Enoch Adams and Sub- scribed to the above Deposition and is a person of good character for truth and made solemn oath that the above Deposition by him subscribed in my presence is true. Befere me Daniel Miller. jus peace