The Revolutionary War pension file of James McClure Attached is a copy of the pension file of Capt. James McClure of Swan Plantation and Brooks, Waldo Co., ME. It contains some interesting facts regarding his Rev. War service and documentation regarding his family. Mary Beth Wheeler -- Please note new email address: mb@thewheelers.com Please change your address book! The Revolutionary War pension file of James McClure contains detailed information regarding his service, personal background and family. The papers are headed "N.H. Service, W23945, James McClure, McCluer, McLuer, or McLure and Mary, widow." They are transcribed below: August 6, 1832 James McClure of the Plantation of Waldo, Maine, seventy-nine years of age, deposed: that he enlisted in the latter part of April, 1775, in New Hampshire troops, under Capt. George Reid, Col. John Stark, from Londonderry, N.H., where he then resided, and served until some time in February 1776 when he received his discharge; that he moved to Acworth, N.H., and in the summer or fall of 1776 enlisted as a Drill Sargeant under Capt. William Keys of Acworth, Col. Benjamin Bellows of Walpole, N.H., as a Volunteer; marched to Ticonderoga, where he served as Fusilier for the regiment about two months; that in 1777 he served as Lieutenant under Capt. Abel Walker of Charlestown, N.H., was stationed at Cavendish, Vt., "to guard the Indians and Tories" and continued in service until after Burgoyne's surrender October 17, 1777, four months; "I also commanded a company of Volunteers from the town of Acworth, N.H. at the time Royalston, Vt., was burnt by the Indians" served ten days; that he was born in Boston, Mass., 17 April 1753; moved to Londonderry when he was three years of age, with his father, and brought up there; after the Revolution lived for some time in Acworth and Charlestown, N.H., and then moved to his present residence, then called Swan Plantation or Tract. (signed) James McCluer (sic) July 28, 1832 DAVID GREGG of Frankfort, Me., testified that in July, 1775 he was transferred into a company of which George Reid was Captain and James McClure Sargeant and went into Canada lines; that he saw McClure, acting as Lieutenant at Bennington, Vt., in 1777 in a regiment commanded by Col. Daniel Runnels. "I have forgotten the Captain's name...." I was there in a company commanded by Capt. Barnes, Col. Nichols, and was with McClure about four months at that time. (signed) David Gregg February 20, 1833 SAMUEL HOUSTON of Belfast, Me., testified to service under Captain George Reid, with James McClure from "the first Monday after the Battle on Bunker's Hill," until February or March 1776 "when I left the place and went into Gen. Washington's Life guard," etc. (signed) Saml Houston Claims allowed as Corporal, Sargeant and Lieutenant. September 8, 1840 Mary McCluer (sic) of Waldo, Me., eighty-four years of age deposed: that she is the widow of James McClure, Revolutionary Pensioner, to whom she married June 16, 1778; and who died May 17, 1840. (signed) Mary McCluer Janary 22, 1841 the Town Clerk of Londonderry, N.H., certified that he can find no records of marriage previous to 1795; and that those were made by the Clerk for 1797. (signed) John N. Anderson January 7, 1841 Robert Nesmith of Rockingham County, N.H., testified that he is the brother of Mary Nesmith of Londonderry and was present at her marriage to James McCluer (sic) then of Londonderry, later of Maine, Revolutionary Pensioner, now deceased. "The marriage ceremony was performed in a small house then standing on the farm on which I now reside. I do not remember the year or day, but it was sometime during the war of the Revolution." (signed) Robert Nesmith December 27, 1845 the Probate Court of Waldo County, Me., certified that Mary, widow of James McClure, Revolutionary Pensioner, died in Waldo, May 5, 1843, leaving nine children surviving to whom on March 17, 1846 the pension due Mary, the widow, was paid. (These three given above are the only Revolutionary Pensioners named James McClure under any spelling of the name, from any state. BMD) Children of James and Mary (Nesmith, McClure as taken from three sources, all on file in the case: (1) Copy of Family Record, made February 23, 1841 by John McClure; (2) Family Record, sent by John McClure December 24, 1845, certified to be in the handwriting of Mary, the widow of James McCluer, then deceased, on the back of the Fly leaf of a New testament, printed in Edinburgh, 1756. (3) The names as given in Certificates from Probate Court December 27, 1845. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Polly McCluer Born November 26, 1778 (Mary in (2) and Mary Nesmith in (3) Martha Rodgers born August 8, 1780; Martha R. Nickerson in (3) James Nesmith, born April 7, 1782, James N. in (2) and (3) Sally, born January 15, 1784. Sarah Brown in (3) Robert born March 23, 1786. John Mcluer born June 16, 1788; John McLure in (3) Thomas Archibald Mcluer, born August 14, 1790; Thomas A. in (2) and (3). Peggy Mcluer, born April 8, 1793; Margaret in (2) and Margaret Varney in (3) Bettsy Cochran Mcluer born August 1, 1795; Eliza in (2) and Eliza. Cochran in (3) *********************** The USGenWeb Project makes no claims or estimates of the validity of the information submitted and reminds you that each new piece of information must be researched and proved or disproved by weight of evidence. It is always best to consult the original material for verification ************************************************* * * * * NOTICE: Printing the files within by non-commercial individuals and libraries is encouraged, as long as all notices and submitter information is included. Any other use, including copying files to other sites requires permission from the submitters PRIOR to uploading to any other sites. We encourage links to the state and county table of contents.