Hi Listers ~ Given Darrell's invitation......I couldn't resist posting my Daniel MARSH's pension file......and hope that there is a "cousin" out there <G> Their "trees" will follow..... Dianne * * * * * * Pension File W.18472 Daniel MARSH * * * * * * * State of Vermont Windsor County On this ninth day of April Anno Domini 1818, before me the subscribed, one of the judges of the County Court, within and for said County of Windsor personally appeared Daniel Marsh, aged 54 years, resident in Woodstock in said county, and for several years past hath been a resident there - who being by me first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the provisions made by the late Act of Congress, entitled "An Act to Provide for Certain Persons Engaged in the Land and Naval Service of the United States in the Revolutionary War". That he, the said Daniel Marsh, enlisted in the State of Massachusetts for nine months and served the same in the regiment commanded by Colonel Bayley & Major Peters of Mendon, Massachusetts. He believes it was in 1779 or 1780 - that his captain's name he does not recollect - that he served the same accordingly and was honorably dismissed but received no written discharge. That soon after he enlisted in the company commanded by Captain Mills in the First Massachusetts Regiment commanded by Colonel Jo. Vose and Lieut. Col. Elijah Vose, both of Milton in the said State of Massachusetts, and served accordingly a few months when on the permission of his said officers he changed his enlistment to that of during said war and became a drummer and served as such to the end of said war at and near West Point in the State of New York, when he received an honorable written discharge at Newburgh Huts about twelve miles from said West Point - That he has lost said discharge and is in reduced circumstances and stands in need of the assistance of his country for support and that he has no other evidence now in his power of his said services. Sworn to and declared before me the day and year first aforesaid. William Strong, Judge Winsor County Court * * * * * * * * * State of Vermont Windsor County District of Hartford On this first day of August A.D. 1838, personally appeared before the Judge of the Probate Court of Hartford District now sitting, Rhoda Marsh a resident of Woodstock in the County of Windsor aforesaid, aged seventy two years, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provisions made by the Act of Congress passed July 7th 1838 entitled " An Act Granting Half Pay and Pensions to Certain Widows". That she is the widow of Daniel Marsh, who was a Revolutionary Pensioner under the act of March 18,1818 who then and until his decease resided in Woodstock aforesaid, and the evidence of the military services of the said Daniel Marsh being now in the Pension Office on which she relies for the support of her claim. She further declares that she was married to the said Daniel Marsh on the 7th day of April, 1785. That her husband, the aforesaid Daniel Marsh died on the 29th day of December 1827. That she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service, but the marriage took place previous to the first day of January, seventeen hundred and ninety-four, viz. at the time above stated. Rhoda Marsh <signature> Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year first above written. John S. Marcy, Judge <signature> I, Oel Billings, Register of the Court of Probate of the District of Hartford, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court in the matter of the application of Rhoda Marsh for a pension. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of office, this first day of August, 1838. Oel Billings <signature>