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Pension of Noah Sinclair | |||
S 19770 PENSION of Noah Sinclair New Hampshire, Noah Sinclair of Canterbury, NH, who was
a drummer in the regiment commanded by Colonel Scammel of the New Hampshire line
for the term of three years. I Noah Sinclair of Canterbury in
the County of Rockingham, State of New Hampshire testify and say that on the fifteenth
day of January 1777 I enlisted into the Company commanded by Captain James Gray
in the third New Hampshire Regt in the Revolutionary War of the United States
against the common enemy for three years. I served said time out faithfully and
was honorably discharged as may be seen by the said discharge which accompanies
this declaration. I was in the Battle of Bennington at the taking General Burgoyne
and in Monmoth Battle and in the Battle at Newtown with the Indians. I am now
in the sixty fifth year of my age, am in reduced circumstances in life and need
assistance from my Country for support. Schedule One hundred and sixty acre
of land valued $1000.00 State of New Hampshire,
Rockingham SS, Allenstown Noah Sinclair, aged sixty five
years resident of Canterbury in said County who being first duly sworn according
to law, doth, on his oath declare that he served in the Revolutionary War as follows:
Enlisted in the Company commanded by Captain Dearborn in the regiment commanded
by Col John Stark in New Hampshire line in the month of May 1775 for eight months
in the Revolutionary War against the common enemy, served said time out and enlisted
again in December 1775 into the same service for one year under command of Captain
Amos Morrill in the regiment aforesaid. I served said one year out then enlisted
again into the same service under command of Captain McClary - in the 3rd New
Hampshire Regiment for three years which term he served out and was honorably
discharged at Danbury in Connecticut And I do solemnly swear that I was a resident
citizen of the United States on the 18th day of March 1818. My occupation is a
farmer but am not of sufficient ability to pursue it in ay considerable degree
by reason of a wound in my left arm which I received in said Revolutionary War;
in family residing with me - a wife aged sixty four years; one son Winthrop by
name, aged sixteen; three daughters, Polly aged 25 years, Abigail aged 23 years
and Nancy aged 21 years. Their capacity to contribute to their support is as persons
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