Jonathan Randall Pension

W 18788

PENSION of Jonathan Randall

Vermont 18.741 Certificate of pension issued the 28th day of Sept. 1833
Jonathan Randall of Cabot in the State of Vermont who was a private in the Company commanded by Captain Brown of the Regiment commanded by Col. Gilman in the New Hampshire _ for 13 months and 14 days.

Vermont, Eleanor Randall, widow of Jonathan who served in the Revolutionary War as a private, certificate of pension issued the 7 day of March 1849, West Poultney, VT

Jonathan Randall born March 27, 1759. Eleanor Randall born October 17, 1763, and was married October the 27, 1783 (from bible leaf submitted as part of pension evidence).

State of Vermont
County and District of Caledonia

On this 9th day of July AD 1832, personally appeared before Probate Court now sitting at Danville within and for the District of Caledonia aforesaid, Jonathan Randall, a resident of Cabot in the County, District and State aforesaid aged 73 years who being first duly sworn according to law, doth, on his oath make the following declaration - that immediately after the intelligence of the battle at Lexington reached Chester in the State of New Hampshire the then place of his residence, he volunteered under Captain Hutchins without engaging for any particular time and marched to a place called Winter Hill near Boston in the State of Massachusetts and remained in the service he is confident at least one month. That in the month of April 1776 at said Chester, he enlisted for the term of six months in the New Hampshire militia or State troops, marched to and served the whole term of six months at Great Island, so called, near Portsmouth in said State of New Hampshire, lying just below Portsmouth at the mouth of the Piscataqua River in the Company of Captain Brown and in the regiment of Colonel Gilman, Major Mooney being the Major of said Regiment, Lieutenant Aiken and Ensign Gordon being the subattern officers of said Company - that about the latter part of May or the fore part of June in the year 1780 he enlisted in the army of the United States as he believes on the Continental establishment for the term of six months at Epsom in the State of New Hampshire, being the then place of his residence - in the New Hampshire line in Colonel Dearborn's Regiment in a Company called the Major's Company - thinks the Majors name was Waite, the Lieutenant of the Company was Adjutant of the Regiment, his name was Boynton. The Company was usually commanded by Ensign Neal McGaffey, marched from Epsom to Kingston, New Hampshire, where he passed muster, thence to Worcester, Massachusetts and from thence to West Point in the State of New York - spent much of the season below West Point at Orange Town and in that vicinity was discharged near West Point about the later part of November 1780.
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or an annuity except the present and he declares that his name is not on the pension roll of any agency in any state,
Jonathan Randall
Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid, before Benj. Dening, Judge of Probate.

State of Vermont
Caledonia County SS

On this 30th day of June in the year of our Lord 1843, personally appeared Eleanor Randall, a resident of Cabot in said County in the 80th year of her age, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth, on her oath, make the following declaration; that she is the widow of Jonathan Randall deceased, who was a soldier in the New Hampshire Militia and a pensioner of the United States for his military service, set forth in the original declaration now on file in the War Department, and to which reference is respectfully made in support of this application. She also declares that she was married to the said Jonathan Randall on the twenty seventh day of October in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and eighty three, as will be shown by a leaf taken from a family record herewith annexed, and that no other record can be found of the fact. She further declares that her said husband died on the 5th day of February 1840, that she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service, but previous to the first of January 1794, but as stated above; and that she has not intermarried since the death of her husband.
Eleanor Randall (her mark)

I Samson Osgood of Cabot in the county of Caledonia and State of Vermont, of lawful age, being first duly sworn, do depose, testify and say that at Cabot aforesaid, on the 29th day of June AD 1843, I detached a leaf hereunto annexed, from a New Testament in the possession of and supposed to belong to Eleanor Randall a resident of Cabot, aforesaid, widow of Jonathan Randall deceased, late a pensioner of the United States and a resident of said Cabot.
Samson Osgood, Indifferent Person

I Eleanor Randall of Cabot, in the county of Caledonia and State of Vermont, in the 80th year of my age, being first duly sworn, do depose, testify and say, that I was married to Jonathan Randall, deceased, at Epping, in the county of Rockingham and State of New Hampshire on the twenty seventh day of October in the year of our Lord 1783 by Rev. Mr. Stearns and further say not.
Eleanor Randall

[Soldier's widow, Eleanor, was allowed pension on her application executed June 30, 1843, while residing in Cabot, Vermont. In December 1843, she was residing in Pawlet, Vermont, to be near her son, Jonathan Randall. No other names of children mentioned.]

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			Pension of Jonathan Randall
			W 18788 PENSION of Jonathan Randall Vermont 18.741 Certificate of pension issued the 28th day of Sept. 1833 Jonathan Randall of Cabot in the State of Vermont who was a private in the Company commanded by Captain Brown of the Regiment commanded by Col. Gilman in the New Hampshire _ for 13 months and 14 days. Vermont, Eleanor Randall, widow of Jonathan who served in the Revolutionary War as a private, certificate of pension issued the 7 day of March 1849, West Poultney, VT Jonathan Randall born March 27, 1759. Eleanor Randall born October 17, 1763, and was married October the 27, 1783 (from bible leaf submitted as part of pension evidence). State of Vermont County and District of Caledonia On this 9th day of July AD 1832, personally appeared before Probate Court now sitting at Danville within and for the District of Caledonia aforesaid, Jonathan Randall, a resident of Cabot in the County, District and State aforesaid aged 73 years who being first duly sworn according to law, doth, on his oath make the following declaration - that immediately after the intelligence of the battle at Lexington reached Chester in the State of New Hampshire the then place of his residence, he volunteered under Captain Hutchins without engaging for any particular time and marched to a place called Winter Hill near Boston in the State of Massachusetts and remained in the service he is confident at least one month. That in the month of April 1776 at said Chester, he enlisted for the term of six months in the New Hampshire militia or State troops, marched to and served the whole term of six months at Great Island, so called, near Portsmouth in said State of New Hampshire, lying just below Portsmouth at the mouth of the Piscataqua River in the Company of Captain Brown and in the regiment of Colonel Gilman, Major Mooney being the Major of said Regiment, Lieutenant Aiken and Ensign Gordon being the subattern officers of said Company - that about the latter part of May or the fore part of June in the year 1780 he enlisted in the army of the United States as he believes on the Continental establishment for the term of six months at Epsom in the State of New Hampshire, being the then place of his residence - in the New Hampshire line in Colonel Dearborn's Regiment in a Company called the Major's Company - thinks the Majors name was Waite, the Lieutenant of the Company was Adjutant of the Regiment, his name was Boynton. The Company was usually commanded by Ensign Neal McGaffey, marched from Epsom to Kingston, New Hampshire, where he passed muster, thence to Worcester, Massachusetts and from thence to West Point in the State of New York - spent much of the season below West Point at Orange Town and in that vicinity was discharged near West Point about the later part of November 1780. He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or an annuity except the present and he declares that his name is not on the pension roll of any agency in any state, Jonathan Randall Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid, before Benj. Dening, Judge of Probate. State of Vermont Caledonia County SS On this 30th day of June in the year of our Lord 1843, personally appeared Eleanor Randall, a resident of Cabot in said County in the 80th year of her age, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth, on her oath, make the following declaration; that she is the widow of Jonathan Randall deceased, who was a soldier in the New Hampshire Militia and a pensioner of the United States for his military service, set forth in the original declaration now on file in the War Department, and to which reference is respectfully made in support of this application. She also declares that she was married to the said Jonathan Randall on the twenty seventh day of October in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and eighty three, as will be shown by a leaf taken from a family record herewith annexed, and that no other record can be found of the fact. She further declares that her said husband died on the 5th day of February 1840, that she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service, but previous to the first of January 1794, but as stated above; and that she has not intermarried since the death of her husband. Eleanor Randall (her mark) I Samson Osgood of Cabot in the county of Caledonia and State of Vermont, of lawful age, being first duly sworn, do depose, testify and say that at Cabot aforesaid, on the 29th day of June AD 1843, I detached a leaf hereunto annexed, from a New Testament in the possession of and supposed to belong to Eleanor Randall a resident of Cabot, aforesaid, widow of Jonathan Randall deceased, late a pensioner of the United States and a resident of said Cabot. Samson Osgood, Indifferent Person I Eleanor Randall of Cabot, in the county of Caledonia and State of Vermont, in the 80th year of my age, being first duly sworn, do depose, testify and say, that I was married to Jonathan Randall, deceased, at Epping, in the county of Rockingham and State of New Hampshire on the twenty seventh day of October in the year of our Lord 1783 by Rev. Mr. Stearns and further say not. Eleanor Randall [Soldier's widow, Eleanor, was allowed pension on her application executed June 30, 1843, while residing in Cabot, Vermont. In December 1843, she was residing in Pawlet, Vermont, to be near her son, Jonathan Randall. No other names of children mentioned.]