Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 45,570, Mark Green, Mass.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass
Green, Mark
S 45,570
CONTENTS

16.344. P New Hampshire
Mark Green
of Portsmouth in the state of New Hamp re who was a Private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Shepard of the Massachusetts line, for the term of Three Years
Inscribed on the Roll of New Hamp re at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 7 of April 1818
Certificate of Pension issued the 7 of Sep 1819 and to John J Sherburne Esq Portsmouth N Hamp re
  Arrears to 4th of  Sep 1819  135.46    Semi-ann. all ce ending  1/1 1820  48.00    16 Mo 28      31        $183.46  
Rescripting claim. Nov 13th March 1848.
Not entitled
Expt from roll (Nov 1 May 1820) No. of in the list to State of New Hampshire, Portsmouth N Hamp re 8 July 1820.

Mark Green +
Col: Shepard's private regt. 4 Massachusett Regt 1803 to 03 3 years
7. April, 1818.
Not on rolls.
H. Samuels There were no enlistments in the Continental Service in 1801
24 May 1819
John S. Sherburne, judge, Portsmouth, N. H.

We the undersigned selectmen of the Town of Portsmouth in the State of New Hampshire do hereby certify that Mr. Green of said Portsmouth, who was as stated in the Rev- olutionary war & is now as we are informed an applicant for a pension, is by reason of his infirmities & reduced circumstances in life in need of assistance from his country for support —
Portsm d , Decm r . 5. 1818 —
John Glason —
Wm Shaw
Sam l D. Hutchings

United States New Hampshire District ss
Be it known that John S. Sherburne Esquire who hath subscribed the forego- ing certificate is one of the judges of the Circuit Court and Judge of the District Court of the United States for said District - Witness the seal of said Circuit Court this fourth day of December AD 1818 — Payton R Freeman Clerk

Mark Green of Portsmouth in the County of Rock- ingham and State of New Hampshire, late a private in the Company commanded by Capt. Ebenezer Smith in the fourth Massachusetts Regiment com- -manded by Col. Henry Jackson in the Massachusetts Line on the Continental Establishment, declareth -maketh oath and saith, that in March 1801, at a place called Hittery, now called Elliot, in the County of York & State of Massachusetts he enlisted with a Major Samuel Leighton who had orders to enlist Soldiers into the service of the United States, to serve said States in the Continental Army in the war of the Revolution, for three years. That having so enlisted, he the Deponent repaired to West Point in the State of New York, & there joined the company commanded by the said Capt. Ebenezer Smith in the eighth Massachu- -setts Regiment commanded by Col. Michael Jackson in the Massachusetts Line on the Con- -tinental establishment. That the Deponent -served in said Company, Regiment and Line until about the June following, when said Com- -pany was transferred, & he in & with it, into the fourth Massachusetts Regiment commanded by Col. Henry Jackson in the Line and on the Establishment aforesaid, and the Deponent to serve in said Company so transferred into said fourth Regiment, until his discharge, that on excepting that on the regiments being reduced, he was put into another Company, the description of which he doth not remember, where he continued only about two or three weeks, and was then by desire of said Capt. Smith, by exchange, brought into his Company again. That he faithfully served the United States therein, as aforesaid, in said regiments in said Line, on the Continental Establishment in the War of the Revolution, more than three years, and was on the 31 st day of December 1803, honourably discharged

discharged in the State of New York, by General Knose, as appears by his discharge of that Date hereunto annexed.
That the said Deponent, hath always been a resident Citizen of the United States, and in said Portsmouth ever since the Revolution. That by reason of his reduced circumstances in life, he is in need of assistance from his Country for support. Mark Green
Sworn to & of the land before me John S. Shelburne, Judge of the District Court of the United States for the District of New Hampshire, On the Seventh day of April 1818. And I John S. Shelburne, District Judge as aforesaid do Certify that it appears to my Satisfaction that the said Mark Green did serve in the Revolutionary War, as stated in the preceding declaration, against the com- mon Enemy - And I now transmit the proceedings of testimony taken & had before me to the Secretary for the Department of War pursuant to the direction of the Act of Congress entitled "An Act to provide for certain Pensions engaged in the Land & naval service of the United States, in the Revolutionary War" - and I further certify that by the Preamble of said Act - annexed extracts of the Select men of Hampshire District 6th March it appears to my satisfaction that said Green by his reduced circumstances in life is in need of assistance from his country for support. THE J. S. Shelburne Judge

Mark Green of Portsmouth in the County of Rockingham and State of New Hampshire. late a private in the Company commanded by Capt: Ebenezer Smith, in the fourth Massachu- setts regiment commanded by Col: Henry Jackson in the Mas- sachusetts Line on the Continental Establishment, declareth maketh oath, and saith, that in March 1781, at a place called Hittery, now called Elliot, in the County of York and State of Massachusetts he enlisted with a Major Samuel Leighton, who had orders to enlist Soldiers into the service of the United States, to serve said States in the Continental Army in the War of the Revolution, for three years. That having so enlisted, he the Deponent repaired to West Point in the State of New York, & there joined the Company com- manded by the said Capt: Ebenezer Smith in the eighth Massachusetts regiment commanded by Col: Michael Jackson, in the Massachusetts Line, on the Continental Establishment. That the Deponent served in said company regiment & line, until about June following, when said Company was transferred, & he in & with it, into the fourth Massachusetts regiment commanded by Col: Henry Jackson, in the Line & on the Establishments aforesaid, and the Deponent continued to serve in said Company so transferred into said fourth regiment, until his Discharge, excepting that, on the Regiment's being reduced he was put into another company, the description of which he doth not remember, where he continued only about two three weeks, & was then by Desire of s d Capt: Smith, by exchange brought into his company again. That he faithfully served the United States, therein as aforesaid, in said Regiments, in said Line, on the Continental Establishment in the War of the Revolution, more than two years, & was on the 31 st day of December A.D. 1783, honourably discharged, in the State of New York, by General Knox, as appears by his discharge of that date, herunto annexed. That the said Deponent hath always been a resident Citizen of the United States, & in s d Portsmouth ever since the Revolution. That by reason of his reduced circumstances in life, he is in need of assistance from his Country for support.
Mark Green
New Hampshire District
Sworn to by said Mark Green on the tenth day of May
- AD 1819 - Before me J. L. Sherburne City Judge
Sworn
10 th May

Sworn to and declared before me John S. Sherburne Judge of the District Court of the United States for the district of New Hampshire the day & year aforesaid and I John S. Sherburne District Judge as aforesaid do certify that it appears to my satisfaction that the said Mark Green did serve in the Revolutionary war, as stated in the preceding declaration against the common Enemy, and I now transmit the pro- ceedings & testimony taken & had before me to the Secretary for the Department of War pursuant to the directions of the Act of Congress entitled "an act to provide for certain Persons engaged in the Land & Naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary War" and I further certify that by the annexed certificate of the Selectmen of Portsmouth it appears to my satisfaction that said Green by his reduced circumstances in life is in need of assistance from his country for support
J. S. Sherburne Dist. Judge of U.S. for N.H. Dist.

Supplementary Evidence
I certify that I wrote the Declaration of Mark Green an applicant for a pension, as a private in the Army of the revolution, dated April 7. 1818. That I meant to make it conform to his oral information, & his discharge, which he shewed me, & which was annexed. But in committing the narrative to writing it now appears, that I wrote the times of his enlistment and discharge different from the true times. I have no doubt that he informed me that he enlisted in March 1781, and that I intended so to have written, & to have expressed the true date of his discharge. I verily believe the insertion of the wrong dates, was wholly an inadvertent mistake of my own, and that he signed, & attested to his Declaration, believing, that it contained the fact, that he enlisted March 1781.
Dan. Humphreys
Sworn to before me this 21 st of July 1819
M c L. Sherburne Dist. Judge N. H. B.

No 14.344
Mark Green
7/18/84
not called

District of New Hampshire ss -
At a District Court holden at Portsmouth within and for the District of New Hampshire before the honorable John S. Sherburne Esquire Judge of said Court -
On this thirtieth day of June in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred & twenty personally appeared in open Court, being a Court of Record proceeding according to the course of the common law with a jurisdiction unlimited in point of amount keeping a record of their proceedings and having power of fine & imprisonment for said District Mark Green aged fifty eight years resident in Portsmouth in the County of Rockingham in said District who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath declare that he served in the Revolutionary war as follows namely as a private in fourth Massachusetts Regiment commanded by Colonel Jackson in Ebenezer Smiths Company in the Massachusetts line for three years. - that he has a pension commencing the seventh of April 1818 - Certificate numbered 14344.
And I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18 th day of March 1818 and that I have not since that time by gift sale or in any manner disposed of my property or any part thereof with intent thereby to diminish it as to bring myself within the provision of an Act of Congress entitled An Act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land & naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary war passed on the 18 th day of March 1818 and that I have not nor has any person in trust for me

any property or securities contracts or debts due to me nor have I any income other than what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed & by me subscribed - Mark Green
Schedule of the real & personal estate of Mark Green necessary clothing & bedding excepted
house & land $700.- Crockery ware 2.- 8 Windsor chairs 4.- pots & kettles 3.- 12 common do 3.- 1 small brass kettle 1.- 2 looking glasses 12.- Shovel & tongs 1.50 Old maple desk 2.- horse 20.- trucks & cart 30.-
I am a Ship Carpenter by trade but in consequence of a fall I had from the Ship Congress which was built in Piscataqua river in the year 1799 I fractured my thigh bone which has disabled me from working abroad at my trade. I do a little business at boat building in my shop but cannot pursue that business to much advantage in consequence of my lameness. My family consists of eight persons my wife Nancy aged fifty six years & six children at home. Sally aged eighteen years William aged sixteen years John aged fourteen years Elizabeth aged twelve years. Mark aged nine years. Samuel J. aged seven years - The three youngest are at school - William & John are learning the boat builders trade - The two oldest daughters do the family work. I purchased a horse & trucks a few years ago since my lameness to help support me they have rather been an expense than profit Mark Green -
Sworn to & declared on the 30 th day of June A D 1820 before said Court at a Special term of the District

Court of the United States held at said Portsmouth in & for said District -
Attest Peyton R Freeman clerk
I Peyton R Freeman clerk of the District Court of the United States for the District of New Hampshire do certify that the foregoing oath & declaration & the schedule thereto annexed are truly copied from the record of said Court - And I further certify that it is the opinion of the said Court that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in said Schedule is seven hundred & seventy eight dollars and fifty cents
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court on this first day of July AD 1820
Peyton R Freeman clerk -

BY THE HONOURABLE MAJOR-GENERAL K N O X,
Commanding the AMERICAN FORCES on Hudson's River.
Mark Goven Soldier in the fourth Massachusetts Regiment, being enlisted for Three Years, is hereby honourably DISCHARGED from the Service of the United States.
Given in the State of New-York,
the Thirty first Day of December
1783
By the General's Command,
Knox M c Leod
REGISTERED in the Books of the Regiment,
Charles Selby Adjutant

Foster, Joseph Portsmouth N.H.
5 Nov. 1904
Requests military history of MARK GREEN, a revolutionary soldier

26 Middle St. Portsmouth, N.H. November 5 th 1904.
Sir.
I respectfully request that a statement of the military history of Mark GREEN, a soldier of the Revolutionary War, contained in his application for pension, may be sent to me.
Mark Green was a soldier in the 4 th Mass. Regiment and his pension certificate N o 16344 - and the Certificate was signed by the Secretary of War Sept. 7 th 1819. - Act of March 18 th 1818, Roll of the New Hampshire Agency.
Respectfully
Joseph Foster member Board of Managers Paul Jones Club. Sons American Revolution.
For the Commissioner of Pensions, Washington, D.C.

Wits to Portsmouth N.H.
Nov. 16, 1904 Jos. Foster
45570 INVALID.
Pay
File No. 45570
Mark Green
Prin. Rev War
Act: 18 March 1818
Index:—Vol. 3, Page 206
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Portsmouth New Hampshire January 31 st 1829. We the undersigned at the request of Mr Mark Green of Portsmouth in said State, have viewed and examined his property consisting, of a Dwelling House situated at the North part of Portsmouth, near Judge Sherburnes Wharf, and sundry articles of House-hold Furniture, and now certify that the House is worth in our opinion Seven hundred Dollars, and the Furniture is worth not exceeding Ten Dollars and Fifty Cents, and that from our knowledge of said Mark Green, we verily believe the House, and Furniture is all the Property owned by him, and further that he has convinced us, that he is indebted to sundry Persons, to the amount of Three hundred and Thirty Five dollars & Thirteen Cents. And we further State that the said Mark Green is very infirm in health, and not able to do but little Labour for his support.
John Underwood Daniel Pinkham
Sworn and subscribed to January 31 st 1829. Mark Green
Before me
Benjamin Penhallow Notary Public, & a Justice of the Peace and Quorum throughout the State aforesaid
State of New Hampshire Rockingham County ss } Settlement January 31 st 1829 I Benjamin Penhallow Esquire Notary Public in & throughout the State of New Hampshire, duly commissioned & sworn, and residing in Portsmouth in said County & State, Do hereby certify that the above named John Underwood and Daniel Pinkham who have appraised the property of Mr Mark Green of Portsmouth as above mentioned & have signed their names to the same, have both personally appeared before me & made solemn Oath to the truth of their appraisal, & I further certify that I am well acquainted with them both & that they are Reputable & Respectable men, & that full faith & credit is & ought to be paid to their testimony & I further certify that I am well acquainted with Mr Mark Green for whom the appraisal was made & that he also personally appeared & made solemn Oath to the truth of said appraisal & that it is all the property he has & subscribed his name thereto, & that the said Mark Green is a very Respectable man & that his testimony is entitled to full faith & credit.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto subscribed my name & affixed my Notarial Seal of Office the day and year last above mentioned.
Benjamin Penhallow Notary Public.

N.R. 14,344
New Hampshire
Marks Green
of Portsmouth in the State of N. Hampshire who was a private in the company commanded by Captain Smith of the regt commanded by Colonel Jackson in the Massachusetts line, for the term of two years, from 1781 to 1783
Inscribed on the Roll of New Hampshire at the rate of eight Dollars per month, to commence on the 7 day of April 1818, and
Certificate of Pension issued the 7 of September 1819 and sent to J. S. Sherburn Portsmouth, N. H.
Restored to the Roll on 20 day of March 1829 and notification sent to B. Penhallow at Portsmouth, N. H., Pension commencing on the 31 of January 1829
Amount due on 4th of Sept. 1829 }
$ 57.28
{ Revolutionary Claim, Acts March 18, 1818, May 1, 1820

I Parker Foster of (Elliot, (formerly Kittery) in the State of Maine, of Lawful age, Testify and declare, that I am well acquainted with Mr Mark Green of Portsmouth New Hampshire, who was a Soldier of the Revolutionary Army. and was a Soldier myself, in the Army with him, and was in the same Regiment, Viz't in Col! Henry Jacksons 4 th Massachusetts Regiment, and that the said Mark Green was in the 4 th Company of said Regiment, commanded by Cap! Ebenezer Smith, and we both Enlisted for Three years, and served in the Army until the close of the War, when we were both Honorably discharged, in the State of New York, on the last day of December 1783. and that the said Mark Green personally appeared this day with me, Before Benjamin Pinkhallow Esquire a Justice of the Peace, and Notary Public, in Portsmouth New Hampshire, and that he the said Mark Green, is the Identical Mark Green, who served with me in the Revolutionary Army, in the Company and Regiment, as before stated.
Per. Rev. Mark F t
Sworn and Subscribed to at Portsmouth New Hampshire January 29 th 1829.
Before me
Benjamin Pinkhallow Notary Public A Justice of the Peace & Jurorum
I certify that the Deponent is a Reputable person. Throughout the State of New Hampshire. ~
Benjamin Pinkhallow Notary Public, and a Justice of the Peace &c. as above mentioned. ~

I Thomas Harvey of Portsmouth in the State of New Hampshire, of Lawful Age, Testify and declare, that I am well acquainted with Mr Mark Green, of Portsmouth, New Hampshire, who was a Soldier of the Revolutionary army, and was a Soldier myself, in the Army with him, and was was in Col t Reids Regiment, being the 2 d New Hampshire Regiment, and I well knew, that the said Mark Green, was in Col t Henry Jacksons 4 th Massachusetts Regiment, and we both served in the Army until the close of the war, when we were both of us honourably discharged, I was discharged in Newburg, in June 1783. & Mark Green was discharged on the last day of December 1783. in the State of New York, and that I have seen his discharge, and that the said Mark Green personally appeared this day with me Before Benjamin Pinhallow Esquire, a Justice of the Peace, and Notary-Public, in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, and that he is the said Mark Green, is the Identical Mark Green, who served with me in the Revolutionary Army, and in the Regiment, as before stated.
Thomas Harvey
Sworn & subscribed to at Portsmouth New Hampshire January 31 st 1829.
Before me Benjamin Pinhallow Notary Public & a Justice of the Peace & Quorum throughout the State of New Hampshire
I certify that the Deponent is a Reputable person.
Benjamin Pinhallow Notary Public & a Justice of the Peace, &c. as above mentioned.

Mark G. G. G.
Restore - hen: to com: 31 Jan. 1829
Benj. Penhallow Esq. Portsmouth, N. H. 13 Feb. 1829

State of New Hampshire Rockingham ss. the court of common Pleas holden at Portsmouth within and for the county of Rockingham on the third Tuesday of January Anno Domini 1879.
Present the Honorable William Leavitt Chief Justice Timothy Farny Josiah Butts Associate Justices
On the 27th day of January aforesaid personally appeared in open court being a court of record for said State of New Hampshire Mark Green of Portsmouth in said County aged sixty six years who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the pension made by the acts of Congress of the 18th of March 1818 and the act of May 1820 that he the said Mark Green enlisted at Kittery in the State of Massachusetts in February 1781 in a company commanded by Captain Ebenezer Smith in the 8th Regiment com- manded by Colonel Michael Jackson in the line of the State of Massachusetts on the continental establishment for

Said Regiment at West Point that he served in said Regiment until the close of the war, when he was transferred to the Fourth Regiment in the line of said State Commanded by Colonel Henry Jackson that he served in said Fourth Regiment until the 31 st day of December 1883 when he was honorably discharged at Fishkill in the State of New York as will appear by his original discharge now in the pension office. That his name has been placed on the pension list and debt therefrom on account of his property the number of his certificate is 14,344. The following is a schedule of all his property necessary clothing and bedding except a bed.
  The dwelling house I now live in, in said Portsmouth —  500.00    Furniture and provisions —  20.00     $520.00  
Mark Green
And in pursuance of the act of the first of July 1870; I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18 th day of March 1885 and that I have not since that time by gift, sale or in any manner disposed of my property or any part thereof with intent thereby to diminish it as to bring myself within the provisions of an act of Congress entitled "An act to provide for certain persons in

engaged in the Land and Naval Service of the United States in the Revolutionary War" passed on the 18th day of March 1818 and that I have not nor has any person in trust for me any property or securities contracts or debts due to me nor have any income other than what is contained in the foregoing schedule by me subscribed - My occupation is that of a boat builder but from lameness am unable to pursue it. I have in my family my wife aged sixty years - and one son aged sixteen years - Mark Green.
I Peter Chadwick Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for the County of Rocking- ham in the State of New Hampshire do hereby certify that the foregoing oath declaration and schedule are truly copied from the record of said Court; and I do fur- ther certify that it is the opinion of the said Court that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the foregoing schedule is five hundred and twenty dollars -
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and af- fixed the seal of said Court this 30th day of January A.D. 1829
P. Chadwick Clerk