Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 19174, James Young, N.H.
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Service N H 
Name Young, James 
Service S19174
carded
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Header: “INVALID.”
File number: S. 19174 (pension)
Name written: James Young
Index: Vol. __, Page 421

Right margin note: “1836 Dec 22 – Rept. rec. H. C. Young Jr.”
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Chicago, Ill., Dec. 21, 1936

Veterans Administration
Washington, D.C.

Gentlemen:—

    My ancestor, James Young, served in Mass. Militia during the revolution and while a resident of Kennebec, Co., Maine received a pension.

    My I therefore receive a copy of the data that he had to obtain or a copy of the pension? He was about 74 in 1833. I need this to qualify for membership in the S.A.R.

Many thanks to hear from you.

Respectfully,  
   (signature)  
   H. C. Young 
   Box 30  
   30 N. LaSalle Street, Room 1325  
   Chicago, Ill.
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(The certificate mentioned as being in the case was not there Nov. 14, 1931 (signed))
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Docket notes:
- “Received 18 March 1839”
- “R. C. Vose”
Name: “James Young”
NH Troops
Marston’s Co., Waldron’s Regiment
2 months
Marston’s Co., Senter’s Regiment
6 months
Handwritten:  10 months as a private
Applicant infirm and certified by Judge in open court
April 4, 1833
10 months, 7 days
$34.19
R. C. ?ose
Augusta, Me
(No genealogical statements.)
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Declaration.

In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th June, 1832.

STATE OF MAINE }
Kennebuc County}. ss.

On this 23rd day of August A.D. 1832 personally appeared 
before the Hon. Nathan Weston, Jun'r, a Justice of the Judicial Courts of said,
State James Young, a resident of Fayette
in the County of Kennebec and State of Maine, aged seventy-two/upwards
years, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth on his oath make the following dec
laration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the Act of Congress passed
June 7, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year
1776 with 
Captain Simon Marston and served in Col. Waldrow's regiment of
the New Hampshire line of troops under the following named officers viz Marston, Capt. Chesly
Lt. Col - Coffin, Major, Waldron Col. that the enlisted as a private in that company & regiment for two months. in February 1776, that he served at Prospect 
Hill & Bunker Hill in April 1776. --
That in July 1777 he again enlisted for six months as a private in the same Capt Marston's company in Lt Col Senter's regiment of the same troops; that he served
at Rhode Island in Providence & Warwick & was discharged at the place in January 1778.
That in September 1779 he again enlisted as a private for two months - _____ Company
Hon. Dave's regiment of the same troops; that he served out this period at the fort on
small island in Portsmouth harbor & was there discharged verbally in November of the
same year - that he cannot recollect the name of his Captain but was enlisted by
Sergeant Locke who served with him.
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… [top portion narrative continues assessment of service]

and to the interrogatories propounded under the instructions of the _____ department. he ans.
That he was born in Brentwood in October 1759
presumed his age in records & that during his revolutionary services his
home was In Deerfield in the same Sate.  That he enlisted was not drafted
or received as a substitute.  That he never received a written discharge.
That he has named much of his officers as he now recollects, that any of his neighbors will testify to his characters for veracity of
their belief of his services. That he removed from Deerfield to this
Fayette where he has lived about forty years. I Moses Hubbard, Jonathan Grave & Francis Hubbard Selectmen of Fayetteville have certifies as
to his character - as have also Joseph H. Underwood & Elias Gray - as per
certificates annexed. --


He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension, except the present,
and declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any agency in the U.S.

(Signed) James Young

Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid, before

Nathan Weston Jun'r [illegible] Justice C.

And the said Judge does further declare his opinion that the above named
applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier and served as he states.

(Signed) Nathan Weston, Judge  
State of Maine, Kennebec County  
August 4, 1833. it has been made to appear to my satisfaction that the above named applicant by reason of age & infirmity cannot without 
prejudice to his health, appear in open court to send his declaration &
again to make oath to the same.
Nathan Weston Jun'r Maine J. C.
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State of Maine.

KENNEBEC, ss. — I, John A. Chandler, Clerk of all  the Judicial Courts held within
and for the County of Kennebec, hereby certify that the Hon. Nathan Weston, Jun'r, be-
fore whom the within proceeding was had, is a Justice of the Supreme Judicial Court of said
State; I also certify that the within contains the original proceedings of the said Judge, in the
matter of the application of James Young for a pension.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand
and seal of the said County this 23rd
day of August
A. D. 1832.

(Signed) John A. Chandler
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Maine   11.4.44
James Young   (handwritten (AB) 11455
of Kennebec, Co. in the State of Maine  
who was a Private in the Company commanded  
by Captain Marston of the Regt. commanded  
by Col. Waldron in the  H. H.
Troops

10 Mo. 7 Dys.    Private    34.19

Inscribed on the Roll of Maine  
at the rate of 34 Dollars 19 Cents per annum  
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 30 day of April  
1833 and sent to
 R. C. Case, Augusta, Me

Arrears to the 4th of March 1833      $ 68.38  
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 Sept. 1833     17.09  
                                       _______  
                                        85.47  

{ Revolutionary Claim.  
  Act June 7, 1832. }

Recorded by J. T. Spraque, Clerk.  
Book E – Vol. 1 – Page 69.
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December 23, 1936

Mr. H. C. Young
30 N. LaSalle Street, Room 1325
Chicago, Illinois

Dear Sir:

    Reference is made to your letter in which you request the
record of your ancestor, James Young, who served in the Massachusetts 
Militia during the Revolutionary War and received pen-
sion for his service while residing in Kennebec County, Maine.

You are furnished herein the history. of James Young, the only soldier of that name who applied for pension while residing
in the State of Maine, the data for which were obtained from the
papers on file I pension claims, S.19174, based upon his service
in the New Hampshire troops.

James Young was born in October, 1779, in Brentwood, New Hampshire.  The names of his parents are not shown.

While a residence of Deerfield, New Hampshire, James Young enlisted and served as a private with the New Hampshire troops,
as follows;  from February, 1776 until April, 1776, in Captain
Simon Marston's Company, Colonel Waldron's Regiment, was on Prospect Hill and Bunker Hill and at the evacuation of Boston: from
July, 1777 until January, 1778, in Captain Simon Marston's Company, Lieutanant Colonel Senter's Regiment, and served on Rhode
 Island: from September, 1779, two months in Colonel Dane's Reg-
iment and was stationed at Portsmouth Harbor.


He was allowed pension on his application executed August
23, 1832, while residing in Fayette, Kennebuc County, Maine, where he lived for about forty years.

    There are no data as to soldier's family.

   I order to obtain the data of last payment of pension, the
name and address of person paid and possibly the date of death of


(Note: marginal handwriting visible)

N.H. State Paper  
Vol – 1 – page   
476 – also  
Vol 2 – page  
268 + 698  
for other  
services  

N H Book gives Dane
(?,?) 
Mrs. F. called
A. G. O. for ?ication &  
they reported
the name 
(Theophilus?)  
Mrs. ? called  
A.G. for our  
information &  
they reported  
the name  
Theophilus  
Dane.

(Note: unreadable items preserved as “?,” per NGSQ standards.)
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…the Revolutionary War pensioner, James Young (S. 19174), you should
address The Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records
Division, this city, and cite the following data:

     James Young, Certificate No. 11455, issued April 30, 1833, 
rate $34.09 annum, commenced March 4, 1831, Act of June 7, 1822
Maine Agency.

Very truly yours,

A. D. Hiller  
Executive Assistant t
to the Administrator