1 Reply Latest reply on Jan 10, 2020 1:34 PM by Lisha Penn

Seeking my ancestors Revolutionary War Pension File Final Payment Vouchers

Claudette Darling Dec 30, 2019 2:01 PM

How do I get my ancestors Revolutionary War Pension File Final Payment vouchers? My ancestor was John Reid/Reed, who served in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. I have the records that were on Ancestry.com and Fold3. He lost his right arm in a cannon explosion, and so was able to obtain an Invalid Pension. The last record says, "John Reed, late a Private in Capt. Weare's Co. of the Regt. commanded by Col. Scammel, N.H." It also says "Dead--see letter to A. Peirce, July 2, 1835." John Reed left a wife, Emily, and a daughter, Susan. It would seem that there should have been correspondence, and/or Final Payment Vouchers for the widow and child.

Re: Seeking my ancestors Revolutionary War Pension File Final Payment Vouchers

Lisha Penn Jan 10, 2020 1:34 PM (in response to Claudette Darling)

Dear Ms. Darling,

Thank you for posting your request on History Hub!

We searched the National Archives Catalog and located Case Files of Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Applications Based on Revolutionary War Service in the Records of the Veterans Administration (Record Group 15). Some records are digitized but not all. Other records that may have files pertaining to John Reed include the the Records of the Adjutant General's Office, 1762 -1917 (Record Group 94) and the Records of the Accounting Officers of the Department of Treasury (Record Group 217). For access to and/or copies, please contact the National Archives at Washington, DC - Textual Reference (RDT1) via email at archives1reference@nara.gov. Please ask RDT1 to conduct a search of these records for John Reed’s final pension payment voucher to his widow and other related matters.

On Ancestry, we located John Reed on the list of Revolutionary War pensioners; and his 1827 pension application card. There may be a fee for using Ancestry. Instead, you may view these records online at one NARA's facilities for free via a NARA PC. For the nearest NARA location, please consult our web page at https://www.archives.gov/locations/. Also, some of the images from Ancestry are available for free on Family Search at https://www.familysearch.org/en/.

We hope this is helpful. Best of luck with your family research!
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