Archelaus Batchelder (1744 - 1823)

Born 19 Jun 1744 in Beverly, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Ancestors

Husband of Betty (Putnam) Batchelder — married 11 Nov 1767 in Middleton, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Died 18 Dec 1823 at age 79 in Amherst, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, United States

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Biography

Archelaus Batchelder served with Massachusetts during the American Revolution.

1767 Nov 11: Archelaus Bachelor (Batchelder) and Betty Putnam marriage [Vital Records of Middleton, Massachusetts to 1850, p 68]

Batchelder, Archelaus, Beverly. Ensign, Capt. Asa Prince's co., Col. Mansfield's regt.; muster roll dated Aug. 1, 1775; enlisted April 25, 1775; service, 3 mos. 14 days. Massachusetts Soldiers & Sailors of the Revolutionary War I:766

Batchellor, Archelus, Middleton. Ensign, Capt. Prince's co., Col. Mansfield's regt.; company return dated Oct. 6, 1775. [Massachusetts Soldiers & Sailors of the Revolutionary War I:770]

Batchelor, Archelaus, Ensign, Capt. John Low's co., Col. Mansfield's (Essex Co.) regt.; list of officers of Mass. militia; commissioned June 7, 1775. [Massachusetts Soldiers & Sailors of the Revolutionary War I:171]

1777 Aug 16: He was sergeant in Capt. Goss's company and was wounded at Bennington [History of Wilton NH, 313]

1779: Selectman in Wilton, NH [Livermore & Putnam 313]

1795 May 26: In a petition dated Milford, May 26, 1795, Archelaus Batchelder stated "that he was grievously wounded in the service of the United States in the time of the late war." He stated that he expected to be placed on the pension list, and asked the legislature to intercede in favor of his being granted arrears. [NH State Papers 12:609; $.2-284 Petition of Archelaus Batchelder, Soldier]

Archelaus Batchelor, Hillsboro Co., N. H. ; Sergeant; received, $648.60; service, Mass. Cont. line; pension began Sept. 4, 1794; April 20, 1796; invalid. [Batchelder Genealogy]

1819 Jan 16: Archelaus Batchelder on Hillsborough County, NH, pension list as both Sergeant & Lieutenant, Mass. cont. line [NH State Papers, Volume 30, page 262]

DIED - In this town, Lt. Archelaus Bachelder. [The Farmers' Cabinet, Amherst, New Hampshire, 20 Dec 1823, p. 3]

DEATHS - In Amherst - Lt. Archelaus Batchelder, aged about 80 - a soldier of the revolution. [New-Hampshire Patriot & State Gazette, 29 Dec 1823, p. 3]

Archelaus Batchelder; 1824; Amherst; Adm.; #0767 [Hillsborough Co, NH, Probate; located at NH State Archives, Concord, NH] There are only two documents in this file.
1) Widow Betsy Batchelder declined administration & requested that her daughter Elizabeth be appointed. 20 Feb 1824.
2) Bond, Elizabeth Batchelder, singlewoman, Wm Roby husbandman, & Moses Carleton all of Amherst. Witness Lucinda Claggett & Benjamin Leavitt.

Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Application Files
Publisher: NARA Publication Number: M804
State: New Hampshire
Veteran Surname: Batchelder
Veteran Given Name: Archelaus
Service: Continental Mass. N.H.
Pension Number: S. 45,508
15 pages on footnote.com
Page 2: Archelaus Batchelder, Lieutenant, Capt. Newell, Massachusetts Line, 1 year
p3: verso
p4: Jul 1820, res Amherst, age 77, served 1776 for 1 year, Capt. Ezra Newell's Company, Col. Hutchinson's Regt., Massachusetts line; original declaration 31 Mar 1818, received pension No. 5341; occupation was shoe maker
p5: inventory $65.83; 28 Jun 1820
p6 & 7: Archelaus Batchelder sworn statement; received appointment of Ensign 1775, in Regiment of Foot where John Mansfield Esq was Colonel raised by the congress of the Colony of Mass. Bay; mentioned Capt. Prince's company; Jan 1776 had the honor of receiving Lieutenant in company commanded by Ezra Newell in Colo. Israel Hutchinson's regiment, served as 1st Lt for one year in Trenton Battle, soon after returned to my town in Danverse, Massachusetts; in that year he was offered captain but due to poor health declined; After this I volunteered under John Stark and was in Bennington Battle where I was wounded which was the last of my services in the Revolutionary war; now in my 74th year of age & feeble & have no real estate; attest Uziel Batchelder of Milford; March 1818
p 8 Clerk repeating above.
p9 back of 1906 letter
p10 His name appears on list for pension printed in the American State papers Class q, page 36; rank sergeant-major; Regt. Col. Nichols's; Disability wounded by a musket ball which entered his side; Disabled 16 Aug 1777, Bennington; Residence, Wilton; remarks Militia;
p11; cover re Invalid pension file No 45508
p12 Capt. Emerson's affidavit (verso)
p13 Ephraim Emerson of Salem, 1775 regt. commanded by John Mansfield; Archeleaus Batchelder of Amherst was also a subaltern, believes an ensign; and that he served the whole of the campaign in 1776 & continued in same regt under Israel Hutchinson
p14 statement by Frederick Breed, essentially same thing; also mentioned Capt Ezra Newall of Lynn
p15 statement by Francis Peabody of Middleton

Sources

• Birth: Vital Records of Beverly, Massachusetts to 1850, Vol. 1, page 37.
• Find A Grave: Memorial #31096425
• Batchelder, Batcheller Genealogy. Descendants of Rev. Stephen Bachiler, of England ... who settled in the town of New Hampton, NH, and Joseph, Henry, Joshua and John Batcheller of Essex Co., Massachusetts by Frederick Clifton Pierce (Chicago: by author, 1898). Publication: http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com and http://www.archive.org/stream/batchelderbatche00pier/batchelderbatche00pier_djvu.txt Page: p. 410