Old Revolutionary Soldiers and Their Widows Pensions
A Petition For A Pension Under The Foregoing - Mary Morehouse
There is a lists of Pensioners found in the printed volumes of the Legislative Assembly papers, and there are files that support application for these pensions. The records that follow are found in the volumes for 1843 and 1846, Appendix pp. xcvii to cxxi. Contact the Provincial Archives of New Brunswick for the support papers.A Schedule of Old Revolutionary Soldiers and their Widows chargeable on the Relief Fund, 1843.
NEW BRUNSWICK. Schedule of Persons now receiving Relief under the Acts for the Relief of the Old Soldiers of the Revolutionary War and their Widows, specifying their ages, the Counties in which they respectively reside, and the year in which relief was first granted, - Furnished in answer to Address if 8th February. {1843}
1843
CARLETON COUNTY AGE YEAR OF RELIEFGabriel Davenport 80 1939 David Gage 76 1841 John Johnson 83 1842 Ann Wheeler 68 1839 Sarah Lovely 80 1839 Abigail Tompkins 79 1839 Elizabeth Wright 58 1839 Miriam Dwyre 72 1841 Isabella Vail 71 1841 Lavina Carvill 77 1842 Elizabeth Giberson 71 1842 James Dyer 95 1839 George Sinnett 109 1840 Cornelius Akerman 89 1841 Mary Rheims 74 1839 Eunice Thompkins 83 1840 Mary Hallett 75 1840 Elizabeth Clarke 87 1841 Sarah Crane 80 1841 Catherine M'Donald 69 1841 Rachael Jackson 84 1842 Mary Green 73 1843 Mary Tidd 67 1842 Sarah Ann Cox 67 1843 1843
CHARLOTTE COUNTY AGE YEAR OF RELIEFDugald Clarke 91 1841 Rachael Carrick 80 1840 Elizabeth Budd 67 1842 Experience Thompson 77 1840 Margaret Dodd 89 1840 Neal M'Bean 86 1839 Dorcas Kennedy 74 1840 Patience Hastay 61 1839 Sarah Lane 68 1840 Sarah Wallace 67 1841 Niel M'Nichol 93 1839 Isabella Dow 73 1840 James Grierson 95 1839 Margaret Tucker 85 1840 Henry Hervey 91 1840 James Pratt 76 1840 Lydia M'Vicar 80 1840 Elijah Greenlaw 76 1841 John Hanover 86 1840 John Davidson 79 1840 Susanna Waltman 99 1840 Susanna Cox 66 1840 Esther Carmichael 81 1841 Patience M'Farlane 81 1841 Janet Carmichael 63 1841 Duncan M'Farlane 88 1841 Rachel Turner 87 1841 Sarah Haley 92 1841 John Black 83 1840 Elizabeth M'Ilroy 65 1841 Ann Flinn 72 1841 Hannah Linton 65 1842 Henry Pulk 91 1841 Elizabeth Barber 89 1840 Ann Towers 79 1839 Patience Russel 82 1840 Ann Hailey 86 1839 Stephen Pendleson 80 1840 Nancy Leonard 74 1839 Elizabeth George 73 1839 Henry Myers 83 1840 Abigail Hooper 77 1839 Elizabeth Ferries 71 1839 David Quigley 84 1839 Jacob Britney 91 1839 Wm. N. Hawkins 89 1839 Ann Calder 85 1840 Mary Hendrick 75 1839 Catherine Haycock 75 1839 1843
GLOUCESTER COUNTY AGE YEAR OF RELIEFCharles M'Lauchlan 82 1842 (supposed dead) 1843
KENT COUNTY AGE YEAR OF RELIEFHenry Pirie 85 1841 1843
KINGS COUNTY AGE YEAR OF RELIEFAmelia King 65 1840 Esther Marr 63 .... Mary Graham 60 1842 William Solder 88 1841 Samuel Gorum 84 1842 Mary Davis 54 1840 Mary Hatfield 83 1840 Jane Spragg 76 1839 Parnell Benson 75 1840 Grace Shelton 70 1842 Elizabeth Pitt 70 1842 Ann Young 72 1840 Sarah Curry 76 1840 John M'Donald 75 1839 John Sherwood, Sr 81 1840 Hannah Whiting 68 1840 Eleanor Scribner 71 1840 Susannah Belyea 94 1840 Martin Austin 80 1839 John Britney 87 1840 Assaneth Ross 67 1839 Enoch Groom 90 1840 Susannah Dann 72 1839 Elizabeth Gillies 71 1839 William Cox 82 1840 Sarah Cole 67 1840 John Cromwell 86 1842 John Smith 79 1841 Mary Ogden 88 1841 1843
NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY AGE YEAR OF RELIEFAbigail Porter 76 1839 James Murphy 81 .... Sarah Mitchell 68 .... Susannah Beckwith 71 .... John Noble 85 .... Sarah M'Intyre 71 1840 James M'Kinnon 73 .... Amy Gun 63 .... Isabella M'Innes 69 .... James Nowland 100 .... Frederick Weaver 86 .... Elizabeth Robertson 67 .... Frazer Ross 61 .... Ann Parker 84 1841 Mary M'Graw 65 .... William Babcock 85 1842 Huldah Traverse 65 1843 Mary M'Donald 75 .... 1843
QUEENS COUNTY AGE YEAR OF RELIEF1845 January Session {£10 paid to all pensioners}James Appleby 79 1839 Barnet Manzer 94 1839 Mary Sands 60 1839 Joseph Hoyt 78 1839 William Cameron 78 1840 Sarah Foster 76 1839 Jeremiah Johnston 98 1840 Asher Vail 80 1840 Catherine Thorn 73 1840 Elizabeth Green 81 1841 Peter Foshay 80 1841 Sarah Brannen .. 1842 1845 June SessionAshur Vail 85 Gagetown William Cameron 83 Wickham = The above gives the ages of the recipients in the years stated in the headings. Dates near age are those when payments were first made.Joseph Hoyt 84 Petersv. Elizabeth Green .. Johnston Mary Sands 67 Waterbro. James Appleby 85 do Mary Farris 81 - not paid / Lives in Canada or US Sarah Delong 74 Hampstead Catherine Thorne 78 Canning
1843
RESTIGOUCHE COUNTY AGE YEAR OF RELIEFThomas Ferguson 89 1840 James A. Dayle 79 1840 1843
SAINT JOHN COUNTY AGE YEAR OF RELIEFMartha Campbell 68 1840 Phebe Buckhart 68 .... John Stevens 89 .... Rachel Ann Mills 66 .... Abigail Alwood 80 .... Jane Murphy 56 1841 Dinah Kingsley 86 .... {dead} Huldah Debou 87 .... Susannh Craft 88 1842 Catherine Bean 92 1840 {dead} 1843
SUNBURY COUNTY AGE YEAR OF RELIEFElizabeth Prieston 95 1839 Joseph Oblens 80 .... Benjamin M'Donald 78 .... (dead) Eleanor Smith 80 .... (dead) Mary Howe 74 1840 Sarah Buckingham 72 .... Sarah Creekmore 65 .... Mariam Carr 66 .... (since stopped) Priscilla Grass 65 1841 Permelia M'Donald 76 1842 (dead) 1843
WESTMORLAND COUNTY AGE YEAR OF RELIEFPrudence Martin 74 1842 Isabella M'Almon 75 1839 Thomas Gordon 73 1842 Stephen Baxter 86 1841 Richard Budd 82 1840 Joseph Sears 94 1840 Enoch Gooden 68 1840 John Underwood 82 1840 John Ogden 79 1839 Hezekiah Lyon 84 1840 Susan Boiles 68 1839 1843
YORK COUNTY AGE YEAR OF RELIEFMary York 70 1839 Catherine M'Donald 66 .. Nelly Cain 84 .. Thomas Thornton 79 .. Mary Kelly 67 .. John Pond 77 .. Sarah Bate 83 .. John Moore 79 .. Catherine Stewart 79 .. John Manzer 84 .. {since stopped} Ann Munroe 60 .. Abigail Sutherland 65 .. Ann Collings 63 .. Lavinia Carville 74 .. {removed} Musco Wright 88 .. Nathaniel Seabrook 88 1839 Jacob Thompkins .. 1840 {removed} Catherine West 89 .... Catherine Drake 74 .... {dead} Gershom Bonnell 82 .... Holden Turner 80 .... Mary Whitelock 75 .... Lyman Gray 84 .... William Cornelison 70 .... Mary Reach 63 .... Charles Hazelton 82 .... Peter Allan 79 .... {dead} Sarah Anderson 70 .... Mary Fisher 83 .... Catherine Flint 83 .... Andrew Rudh 74 .... Elizabeth Chandler 75 .... John Regan 72 .... Isaac Mills 87 .... Ann Grant 69 .... Catherine Fero 72 .... David Bruce 89 .... Joshua Stone 85 .... Ruth Todd 77 .... Julianna Hillsgrove 90 .... Ruth Beard 88 .... Wm. M'Pherson 88 .... {dead} Donald M'Donald 85 .... Isaac Adams 81 .... Sarah Brown 66 .... {removed} Alexander M'Kenzie 84 .... Martha Dunlap 59 .... Timothy Heustis 74 1841 Sarah Young 82 .... Mary Young 82 .... Mary Fowler 97 .... Lydia Sheppard 64 .... Elizabeth Lawrence 56 .... William Harper 83 .... Joseph Madgett 85 1842 Lucy Ann Vance 81 .... Dorcas Allan 69 .... Sarah West 62 .... Mary M'Pherson 78 .... John Howard 72 .... Elizabeth Brown 69 .... 1846
CARLETON COUNTY AGE RESIDENCECornelius Ackerman 92 Wakefield George Sinnett 112 Brighton James Dyer 98 Brighton Elizabeth Brown 73 Wakefield Mary Hallett 78 Brighton Catherine M'Donald 72 Woodstock Rachael Jackson 87 Woodstock Elizabeth Clarke 90 Northhampton Sarah Ann Cox 70 Woodstock Mary Teed 73 Woodstock Mary Green 76 Wicklow Abigail Davenport 70 Northhampton David Gage 78 Wicklow Mary DeMerchant 76 Kent Sarah Lovely 83 Brighton Nancy Wheeler 70 Brighton Abigail Tompkins 82 Brighton Isabella Vail 74 Brighton Elizabeth Wright 60 Kent Elizabeth Holmes 71 Wicklow 1846
CHARLOTTE COUNTY AGE RESIDENCE
April Session:Note: "do" means "same as"Experience Thompson 79 St Andrews Elizabeth Budd 69 do David Quigley 86 Grand Manan Susanna Wattman 101 St George James Pratt 78 do John Hanover 88 do John Davidson 81 do Susanna Cox 68 do Elijah Greenlaw 79 do Margaret Tucker 87 do Ann Towers 81 St David Rachael Turner 89 St Patricks Janet Carmichael 65 do Ann Flynn 74 do Elizabeth M'Ilroy 67 do Ann Harley 88 West Isles Henry Myers 85 do Nancy Leonard 76 do Abigail Hooper 79 do Mary Flinn 78 do Sarah Lane 70 St Stephen Elizabeth George 75 do Margaret Dodd 91 do John Black 85 Pennfield Sept. Session:
Note: "do" means "same as"Rachael Carrick 82 St Andrews Mary Kendrick 77 CampoBello Catherine Haycock 77 do Sarah Wallace 69 St George Isabella Dow 75 do James Grierson 97 do Hannah Linniken 67 St David Neal M'Bean 88 St Stephen Patience Russell 84 West Isles Thomas M'Donald 89 do Patience Hastay 63 St Stephen Jacob Britney 93 Pennfield
1846
KINGS COUNTY AGE RESIDENCENote: Not in on time:Mary Worden 77 Greenwich Jane Spragg 79 Springfield Hannah Whiting 74 Kingston John Britney 92 Greenwich Elizabeth Pitt 73 Kingston Mary Hatfield 87 Springfield John McDonald 80 Springfield Samuel Gorum 87 Kingston Elizabeth Gillies 78 Springfield Parnell Benson 82 Springfield Pamelia King 69 Sussex Ann Young 78 Kingston Sarah Cole 77 Westfield Sarah Curry 82 Kingston Grace Shelton 73 Westfield Susannah Dann 76 Springfield Mrs. Asseneth Ross 75 Norton William Cox .. Eleanor Scribner .. 1846
NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY AGE FIRST GRANTEDAbigail Porter 78 1839 James Murphy 83 1839 Sarah Mitchel 70 1839 Sarah Beckwith 73 1839 John Noble 87 1839 Sarah M'Intyre 73 1840 Jane M'Kinnon 75 1840 Amy Gunn 65 1840 Isabella M'Innis 71 1840 Frederick Weaver 88 1840 Elizabeth Robinson 69 1840 Frozen Ross 63 1840 Ann Parker 63 1841 Mary M'Graw 67 1841 William Babcock 87 1842 Hulda Travis 67 1843 Mary M'Donald 77 1843 RESTIGOUCHE COUNTY AGE FIRST GRANTED
James A. Doyle 83 Durham SAINT JOHN COUNTY AGE RESIDENCE
Note: "do" means "same as"Elizabeth Ferris 73 St John Phoebe Bookhout 75 do Sussanna Craft 92 do Hulda Debow 92 do Jane Murphy 59 Par Portland Abigail Alwood 85 St John
SUNBURY COUNTY AGE RESIDENCE
Mary Howe ca 81 Maugerville - widow of Nathaniel Howe Priscilla Grass 68 Burton - widow of Jacob Grass Joseph Obbens 87 Lincoln WESTMORLAND COUNTY AGE RESIDENCE
Note: "do" means "same as"John Underwood 87 Shediac Isabella M'Almon 80 Hopewell Prudence Martin 77 do Enoch Gooden 73 Westmorl'd Frederick Baxter 90 do Thomas Gooden 76 do Joseph Sears 99 Sackville John Ogden 85 do Richard Budd 87 Dorchester
YORK COUNTY AGE RESIDENCE
{Signed: Geo. J. Dibblee, Clerk Peace, York County.}Mary York 76 Fredericton Julianna Hillsgrove 98 Fredericton Gershom Bonnell 87 Fredericton Ruth Todd 82 Douglas Elizabeth Whitehead 61 Douglas Joshua Stone 90 Douglas Elizabeth Lawrence 60 Douglas Lydia Shepherd 64 Douglas Ruth Beard 91 Douglas Lucy Ann Vance 86 Douglas Anne Grant 71 Douglas Anne Collins 71 St Marys Abigail Sutherland 69 St Marys Anne Munro 62 St Marys Donald M'Donald 94 St Marys John Pond 82 St Marys Anne Bruce 65 St Marys Mary Whitlock 79 St Marys William Harper 86 Pr. Wm. Elizabeth Chandler 80 Pr. Wm. John Rigar 78 Pr. Wm. Andrew Rush 78 Pr. Wm. Martha Dunlap 67 Southampton Thomas Thornton 85 Southampton Sarah Brown 70 Southn. Sarah Anderson 77 Southn. Catherine Flint 78 Southn. Nathaniel Seabrook 83 Dumfries Sarah West 64 Kingsclear Mary Kelly 81 Kingsclear John Hayward 73 Kingsclear Mary Keach 72 Queensbury Charles Hazelton 88 Queensbury William Cornelison 77 Queensbury
A hand written set of records for Kings County were found in MC 2, Kings County, at PANB. They have additional names recorded below.
July 1839 paid
March 1840 paidJohn Whitnack 27 Nov Martin Austin 28 Oct Richard McDonald 22 Oct Hannah Odell 6 Nov Jarvis Worden 26 Nov October 1840 paidAnn McKenzie 7 Jul Jane Murphy 9 Jul Isaac Corson 23 Jun October 1841 paidAmos Young 14 Jul 1841 William Wright 18 Feb 1841 John Cronk 26 Jan 1841 Jane Nase 3 Mar 1840 {The fact these people are not on the later list MAY mean they died or moved away.}William Pitt 19 Jan 1842
{Mrs. Elizabeth Sewell, knowing my interest in the Morehouse line, gave me a copy of papers on file for Mary Morehouse, d/o Daniel & Jane. This is the Morehouse family whose home was moved to the Kings Landing Historical Site in recent years. This is a sample of what you might find in these petitions. Not every petition had the same type of material.}Following is Mary's petition, and a marriage certificate which represent the file used to secure her pension.
To the Queen's Most Excellent
Majesty. May it Please your Majesty.
The humble Petition of Mary Morehouse of the Parish of Queensbury in the County of York, the Province of - New Brunswick. Most Humbly Sheweth -
That Petitioner is the only Daughter of the late Daniel Morehouse {late Quartermaster on the half pay of the Queen's American Rangers} and of Jane his wife, who were lawfully married as by the accompanying Certificate of Marriage will appear.
That Petitioners Father came to your Majesty's Province of New Brunswick in the year 1783, having previously served in the cause of his King, a period of Seven Years in the Revolutionary War in North America and that he was in the receipt of a Quartermaster's halfpay from the time of his arrival in this Province until his decease in 1835.
That the Queen's American Rangers was one of Four Regiments raised during the Revolutionary War in America, who were put on the same footing with regard to pay, Pensions, e&c. as Regiments of the Line raised in Great Britain.
That Petitioners Father has not preferred any claim, neither has received any compensation other than his halfpay and Military Location of Land, for Losses sustained by reason of leaving his native place on account of Loyalty to his Majesty's Predecessors, and attachment to the British Constitution.
That Petitioner's Mother died in 1830, and previous to the decease of Petitioners Father and consequently did not receive any Pensions from Government, and Petitioner being born 1st. April 1784 is now nearly 59 years of age, and being unmarried, is since the decease of her Father dependant on her Brothers for support and maintenance. Petitioner's age precluding her from much exertion in supporting herself.
Your Petitioner therefore most humbly prays Your Majesty to grant her in consideration on her Father's Service and Loyalty to Your Gracious Majesty's Predecessors, such an allowance towards your Petitioners relief, as to your Majesty may seem meet.
And your Majesty's Petitioner as in duty bound will ever pray -
Queensbury 24th
March 1843 Mary MorehouseThe marriage licence:
There are to Certify, That Daniel Morehouse and Jane Gill, of Lancaster, by authority of a licence dated the same day were lawfully joined in Matrimony the thirtieth Day of April - in the Year of our Lord One Thousand Seven Hundred and eighty three per me, Witness my Hand, Henry Muhlenburg. C.D.M.
{NOTE: Henry Muhlenburg was a Lutheran pastor at Lancaster, Penn. / from Donald Wright.}