New Hampshire Revolutionary War Records - FamilySearch Historical Records

What is in This Collection?
This collection includes record from 1675-1835, many from the Revolutionary War era. The collections were acquired from the Division of Archives and Records Management, Concord, New Hampshire.
 * Oaths of allegiance,1695-1816
 * Muster rolls and petitions,1710-1779
 * Tax books, 1775-1823
 * Pension rolls, 1794-1834
 * Pension applications, Hillsborough county, 1820-1835
 * Officers account books, 1-3rd regiments

What Can This Collection Tell Me?
The following information may be found in these records:

War Records 
 * Name of soldier
 * Residence, town and county
 * Date of muster or application
 * Description of military service

How Do I Search This Collection?
Before searching this collection, it is helpful to know:
 * The name of your ancestor
 * Other identifying information such as residence, at the time of application in Maine
 * Military unit or units from the Revolutionary War

How Do I Analyze the Results?
Compare each result from your search with what you know to determine if there is a match. This may require viewing multiple records or images. Keep track of your research in a research log.

What Do I Do Next?
When you have located your ancestor’s record, carefully evaluate each piece of information given. These pieces of information may give you new biographical details. Add this new information to your records of each family.

I Found the Person I Was Looking For, What Now?

 * Use the estimated age to calculate a birth date from the date of the application
 * Use the soldier's age and residence to find his family in census, church, and land records
 * Use the military service information to obtain a copy of history service and pension file

I Can't Find the Person I'm Looking For, What Now?

 * Check for variant spellings of the names
 * Look for an index. There are often indexes at the beginning of each volume. In addition local genealogical and historical societies often have indexes to local records
 * Search the records of nearby localities (or military unties, counties, parishes, etc.)
 * Consult the New Hampshire Record Finder to find other records

Research Helps
The following articles will help you research your family in the state of New Hampshire.
 * US Military Basic Search Strategies
 * Beginning Research in United States Military Records
 * New Hampshire Guided Research
 * New Hampshire Record Finder
 * New Hampshire Research Tips and Strategies
 * Step-by-Step New Hampshire Research, 1880-Present

Other FamilySearch Collections
These collections may have additional materials to help you with your research.

FamilySearch Catalog

 * Division of Archives and Records Management, New Hampshire Revolutionary War records, 1675-1835
 * New Hampshire Historical Society, Revolutionary pensioners records of New Hampshire : with a brief abstract showing names of their wives and residence
 * New Hampshire Historical Society, Card index to Revolutionary and other Military War rolls listed in the New Hampshire state papers, vols. 14-17
 * Isaac W. Hammond. Rolls and documents relating to soldiers in the Revolutionary War : with an appendix, embracing some Indian and French war rolls. Manchester, New Hampshire : J.B. Clarke, 1887

FamilySearch Digital Library

 * James C. Neagles and Lila L. Neagles, Locating your Revolutionary War ancestor : a guide to the military records Logan, Utah : Everton Publishers, c1983
 * The Continental Army Washington, D.C. : Center of Military History, U.S. Army, 1983
 * Benson John Lossing,Field-book of the American Revolution : published under the patronage of the National Society, Sons of the American Revolution ... 2 volumes. Reprint of the 1850-1852 ed. published in New York, Harper and Brothers. Cottonport, Louisiana : Polyanthos, 1972
 * Isaac W. Hammond, A. M., comp. and ed. The State of New Hampshire, rolls of the soldiers in the Revolutionary War, 1775, to May, 1777. 4 volumes. Concord, New Hampshire : New Hampshire State Legislature, 1885-1889

Citing This Collection
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