Pension: Anna Fifield, widow of Joseph, 1837 :Salisbury, Merrimack, NH

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Submitted by: Rick Giirtman rickman@worldpath.net
Date: October 3, 2000
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Joseph Fifield
Revolutionary War
Widow's
Pension Application

This abstract is from a book called "New Hampshire Revolutionary Pension
Papers, Vol. 12", abstracted & prepared by Mrs. Amos G. Draper 1917-1922
It is available at the New Hampshire Historical Society.

W. 16016
New Hampshire Service

February 15, 1837 Anna Fifield of Salisbury, New Hampshire, 97 years of age,
deposed:

that she is the widow of Joseph Fifield, late of Salisbury, N. H. deceased,
who went to Winter Hill, Mass. in June, 1775 and returned in Dec. 1775,
serving under Col. Stark;

that in April, 1776 he enlisted for eight months; marched to Cambridge,
Mass. where he joined Col. Baldwin's regiment; marched to White Plains, New
York where he served out his term;

that in 1777, soon after the battle of Bennington, he enlisted and was gone
some two or three months;

that in 1778 he volunteered to go to Rhode Island; was absent three months
or more;

that she was married to him at Kingston, New Hampshire by Rev. Mr. Secomb in
May, 1760, her name being Anna Badger;

and that her husband died in Salisbury, N. H. Sept. 29, 1813 aged 73 years.
                                 Anna Fifield

Feb. 15, 1837 Abraham Fifield of Salisbury, N. H., 82 years of age,
testified that immediately after the Battle of Bennington, the army was
re-inforced by new troops and he had four brothers that came from Salisbury,
one of them being Joseph Fifield "who was 12 or 15 years older than I;" that
my brothers and myself, five in all, were attached to the army under Gen.
Stark; marched to Bemis' Heights, joined the army under Gates; served two 
months and returned home together; that many years before the Revolution his
brother Joseph married Anna Badger; and before the close of the Revolution
their oldest son Sherburne Fifield served a term; that Anna Fifield was the
only wife Joseph ever had and has never married since her husband's death.
                                 Abraham Fifield

February 10, 1837 John Elliot of Concord, N. H., "in his 81st year,"
testified that he served 8 months in 1776 in same regiment with Joseph
Fifield and also with his father-in-law Badger; that they all came home to
New Hampshire together; that Fifield served part of the time under Capt.
Webster and part under Capt. Emery; that Fifield had several children at the
time; that in 1775 deponent was in Battle of Bunker Hill and soon afterwards 
Fifield joined Col. Stark's regiment as a volunteer.
                                 John Elliott.

February 14, 1837 John Carter of Concord, N. H. testified to service in 1778
under Capt. Webster at Rhode Island with soldier.
                                 John Carter.

February 16, 1837 Amos Pettengill of Salisbury, N. H. "in his 77th year"
"having been a Deacon of the First Congregational Church in Salisbury more
than 40 years, testified that he moved with his father to Salisbury, sixty 
years ago this month of Feb.; that Joseph Fifield and his family were then
settled here, some of their children being older than deponent; that the
oldest, Sherburne Fifield, served a term in the Revolution; that Joseph
Fifield was always considered to have served as a Revolutionary soldier in
1775, 76, 77, and 78; that Anna has remained a widow, etc.
                                  Amos Pettengill.

February 14, 1837 1837 Samuel Davis of Concord, N. H., testified to service
in 1778 with soldier under Capt. Webster.
                                  Samuel Davis.

February 16, 1837 Jonathon Fifield of Salisbury, N. H., 52 years of age,
testified that he is the youngest son of Joseph and Anna (Badger) Fifield;
that he was the Executor of his father, Joseph's, will; and since his
father's death September 29, 1813, his mother has always lived with him;
that his brother, Sherburne, if living, would be about 76 years old.
                                  Jona. Fifield

February 16, 1837 Joel Eastman of Salisbury, N. H., 76 years of age,
testified that he had lived in Salisbury since he was thirteen years old;
remembers that Joseph Fifield went to White Plains, New York with his,
deponent's father, Edward Eastman; that he went several other times etc.
                                  Joel Eastman

February 15, 1837 William Cate of Salisbury, N. H., 63 years of age,
testified that he has lived in Salisbury about 47 years; knows Anna Fifield
has never remarried since her husband's death etc.
                                  William Cate.

February 15, 1837, Levi Morrill of Salisbury, N. H., 72 years of age,
testified that he had lived in Salisbury about 42 years; knows Anna Fifield
has remained a widow etc.
                                  Levi Morrill.

Claim allowed and Certificate 536, New Hampshire Agency, was issued March 1,
1837, Act of July 4, 1836, Section 3.