REVOLUTIONARY WAR PENSION APPLICATION – JOSEPH HARRIMAN Contributed by: Sue Bixby ******************************************************************************** USGENWEB ARCHIVES(tm) NOTICE All documents placed in the USGenWeb Archives remain the property of the contributors, who retain publication rights in accordance with US Copyright Laws and Regulations. In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, these documents may be used by anyone for their personal research. They may be used by non-commercial entities so long as all notices and submitter information is included. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit. Any other use, including copying files to other sites, requires permission from the contributors PRIOR to uploading to the other sites. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. http://www.usgwarchives.net ******************************************************************************** From: "New Hampshire Pension Records," 17:330-332; and the microfilmed "Pension Roll Extracts: Revolutionary Pension and Bounty Land Rolls" accessed at the Clayton Public Library, Houston Texas Transcribed and submitted by Susan Bixby, 22 Jan 2004 # S13350; Mass. and NH services; private, Comp. 7, Capt. Brown's command, Col. Nixon's Regt., Mass. line; 18 months Declaration made on 7 July 1832 at the County Court, Franklin County, VT; in "NH Rev. Pension Records," the deposition is dated 23 Jul 1832. The following information is a combination of the two sources: Joseph Harriman [Herriman] a resident of Richford, Franklin County, Vermont, 78 years of age, deposed: that he was born in Hampstead, New Hampshire, 7 May 1754 and lived their(sic) until after the close of the war when he moved to Newbury, Vermont, where he lived 20 years; Then to Jericho, Vermont, then to Underhill, Vermont. From there to Canada and then to Richford, Vermont, where he now resides. Just after the Battle of Lexington, he [Joseph Harriman] left home and arrived at Cambridge, Massachusetts where he enlisted as a volunteer, private, under Capt. Brown, Col. Nixon's Regt.; was in the Battle of Bunker Hill and was fired on by a ship lying in Charlestown Harbor. Retreated to Prospect Hill, Cambridge; remained in the vicinity of Cambridge until May or June, 1776; discharged at Winter Hill having served 3 months over the original term [original term 9 month] at the special request of his officers; re-enlisted a few days after he reached home [Hampstead NH] in June 1776 for 6 months under Capt. Quimby, Lt. Ezekiel Guile [Gile]; marched to Skeensboro, New York, and then to Ticonderoga NY; served at Mt. Independence until Nov. or Dec. 1776 - he was at the engagement on the lake where the Americans were defeated. 31 May 1833 - Objection to application states that he needs to send proof of service by 2 living witnesses. Caleb Stevens (age 66) of Corinth, Vermont, testifies that he knew Harriman when both of them lived at Hampstead; knew of his enlistment, etc. Certificate issued 28 Sep 1833, #18735 (claim allowed) Rate of $60 to commence 4 Mar 1831 Arrears to 4 Sep 1833: $150 Semi-annual allowance ending 4 Mar 1834: $30 Total: $180