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Pension of Weymouth Wallace

S 43240

PENSION of Weymouth Wallace

13456 Certificate of Pension issued July 24, 1819

Wallis, Weymouth
His name appears on a list of invalid pensioners returned by the Circuit Court for the district of New Hampshire, submitted to the House of Representatives by the Secretary of War on Dec. 14, 1792 and printed in the American State Papers, class 9, page 58.
Rand: Private
Regt.: Col, Stark
Disability: Wounded in the wrist 17th June, 1775 at the Battle of Bunker Hill
Date of commencement: May 28, 1792
Monthly Allowance: $2.22
Arrears due: $40

Wallis, Weymouth
His name appears on a list of claimants to be placed on the pension list returned by the District Court for the District of New Hampshire, submitted to the House of Representatives by the Secretary of War on April 25, 1794, and printed in the American State Papers class 9, page 108.

Rank: Private
Regt: Col. Starks
Disability: Wounded in the wrist by a shot from the enemy and considerably injured
Residence: Epsom
Monthly allowance: $2.22
Arrears due: $40
Remarks: There is no evidence in this office of the services of this man.

Wallace, Weymouth
His name appears on a list of applicants for invalid pensions returned by the District Court of the District of New Hampshire, submitted to the House of Representatives by the Secretary of War on December 31, 1794 and printed in the American State Papers, class 9, page 139

Rank: Private
Regt: Colonel Stark's
Disability: Wounded in his right arm
When and Where Disabled: June 17, 1775, Bunker's Hill
Residence: Epsom
To what pension entitled: One half
Remarks: Militia


State of New Hampshire
County of Strafford

On this 25th day of April AD 1818 before me the subscriber one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas for said County, personally appears Weymouth Wallace aged sixty seven years, resident of the town of Sandwich, County and State aforesaid, who being by me first duly sworn according to law, doth, on his oath make the following declaration: That he the said Weymouth Wallace in May 1775 enlisted in the town of Epsom in said State for eight months and entered the aforesaid service in the company commanded by Captain Henry Dearborn and regiment commanded by Col. John Stark, New Hampshire line. He continued to serve until June following when in the battle of Bunker Hill he was wounded and so much disabled that he did no more duty during said enlistment that sometime about the month of January 1776 he enlisted at Winter Hill for one year in the company regiment and line aforesaid that he continued to serve in said service of the United States in said war on the continental establishment from January 1778 until the last of December of first of January 1777 when he was dismissed from service at Ticonderoga in the State of New York; that he had no written discharge that he was in the battle of Bunker Hill where he was wounded in consequence of which wound he has since drawn a small pension from said United States and that he is in reduced circumstances and stands in need of the assistance of his country for support.
Sworn and declared before me the day a year aforesaid.
William Badger

Schedule

County of Strafford and State of New Hampshire July 14, 1820
Weymouth Wallace aged 69 years, resident in Sandwich in said County, schedule containing his whole estate and income, his necessary clothing and bedding, as follows:

Estate - 75 acres of poor hard land with the buildings thereon standing.
Live Stock - 2 cows. A 3 yr old heifer, 1 2 yr old heifer, 1 ox, 1 3 year old steer, ½ of an old mare, 6 sheep and 1 lamb, 2 hogs and an old pig
Farm stock - 1 scythe, ½ of an old __ wheels, ½ small wagon, 1 old plough, 1 harrow, 1 ½ small chains, 1 pitch fork, 1 shovel, 1 chest
House goods - 1 old tables, 7 old kitchen chairs, 1 shovel, pair tongs, 2 chests

I am indebted to sundry persons in all the sum of one hundred forty four dollars and ninety three cents.
Weymouth X Wallace (his mark)

And the said Weymouth Wallace doth here in Court further declare on oath that he served in the revolutionary war as follows, viz - nine months in Capt. Henry Dearborn's (___) Company and was wounded in the Battle of Bunker Hill in the year 1775 - one year in the Regiment commanded by Col. John Stark and company commanded by Capt. Amos Morrill, commencing in November or December 1776, ending 1777.
The date of his original declaration in order to obtain a pension is April 25, 1818 and the number of his pension certificate is 13456, that is occupation is that of a farmer, and has not sufficient ability to pursue it - that the number and names of his family residing with him, and their ages and capacities to contribute to their support are as follows, viz - has one daughter named Sally Wallace aged 29 years; 1 granddaughter named Lovinia Mooney aged 21 years; 1 grandson aged 8 years in common __ but without any property.
Weymouth X Wallace (his mark)

Sworn and declared before the said Court the 14th day of July 1820.

Court of Strafford SS
Superior Court of Judication
February 7, 1829

Weymouth Wallace, a resident in said County, aged 77 years, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth, on his oath do make the following declarations in order to obtain the provision made by the acts of Congress of the 18th March 1818 and the first day of May 1820, that he the said Weymouth Wallace enlisted for the term of nine months in May 1776 at Epsom in the State of New Hampshire in the Company commanded by Captain Amos Morrill in the Regiment commanded by Colonel John Stark in the line of the State of New Hampshire on the continental establishment and at the expiration of said nine months he the said Weymouth Wallace again enlisted for the further term of one year, in the same Company and Regiment in the line of the State of New Hampshire, on the Continental Establishment and the he continued to serve in said corps from the time of his first said enlistment until December 1777 when he was discharged from the service in lower Canada, that he was wounded in the Battle of Bunker Hill by a ball which passed through his arm - that he now received a pension of forty eight dollars as an invalid pensioner - that his name has been placed on the pension list under the act of 1818 and dropped therefrom on account of his property. And in pursuance of the act of the first of May 1820, I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States pm the 18th day of March 1818.

Schedule hereto annexed and by me subscribed:
150 acres of land subject to two mortgages which mortgage amount to three hundred and seventy two dollars.
2 cows
1 horse
1 pig
5 sheep
20 bushels corn
100 lb pork
1 bushel green beans
Peat 1.50 cents
1 pair wheels
1 chaise
1 old sleigh and harness
Weymouth X Wallace
(his mark)
Witness Ira A. Bean

I further say that my occupation is that of a farmer that I am so infirm that I cannot perform any labor - that my family consists of a granddaughter who lives with me having no property.
Weymouth X Wallace (his mark)

Sworn to and declared the 7th day of February AD 1829 in open court before the Justice of said Court.
Attest: A. Pierce, Clerk

 
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