Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 37268, for Jonathan Nason, Massachusetts
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Service    Mass

Nason, Jonathan
or Nayson

Number   S. 37268
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[written sideways]   Notification sent to David Sewall Esq
Kenneback Maine 31st July 1822

8389
Jonathan Nason
of Eliot in the Dist: of Maine who was a Private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Prescott of the Massachussets line, for the term of one year.
Inscribed on the Roll of the Dist: of Maine at the rate of Eight Dollars per month, to commence on the 1st of April 1818.
Certificate of Pension issued the 26th of March 1819 and sent to B. Greene, Esq.   South Berwick, Maine
Arrears to 4th of March 1819-11 4/31   89.03
Semi-anl. all'ce ending 4Sept 1819      48.00
                                                               $137.03
{Revolutionary claim. Act 18th March, 1818.
Continental
York County
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37268
Revy INVALID.
File No.   37268
Jonathan Nason
Pri  Rev  War
Act: 18 March 18
Index: ---Vol. 2, Page  294
Indes:--Vol. 2,  Page  294

[Arrangement of a870.]
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Jonathan Nayson

Coon.
I. Borg
Sept. 1019
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STATE OF MAINE.
York ss....At a Circuit Court of common Pleas for the first Eastern Circuit,  begun and holden at York within and for the county of York on the first Tuesday of July being the fourth day of said month in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty, before the Honorable Benjamin Greene  Chief Justice of said Court.

On this fourth day of July in the year 1820, personally appeared in open Court - -
The same preceeding according to the course of the common law, having jurisdiction unlimited in amount, keeping a record of their proceedings, and having "the power of fine and imprisonment," and being a Court of Record for said County Jonathan Nayson aged eighty two years, resident in Eliot in said County who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath declare that he served in the Revolutionary Was as follows, viz. as a private in the company commanded by Capt. Derby in the Regiment commanded by Colonel Prescott in the line of the State of Massachusetts on the Continental Establishment, as is more particularly mentioned and described in his original declaration, made on the first day of April A. D. 1818, and on which said declaration his Certificate of Pension, numbered 8.389 was granted.  And I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18th day of March 1818; and that I have not since that time by gift, sale, or in any manner disposed of my property, or any part thereof, with intent thereby so to diminish it as to bring myself within the provisions of an Act of Congress, entitled "An Act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States, in the Revolutionary War," passed on the 18th day of March, 1818 : and that I have not, nor has any person in trust for me, any property or securities, contracts, or debts due to me: nor have I any income other that what is contained in the schedule hereunto annexed, and by me subscribed; that my occupation and ability to pursue the same, together with the number and other particulars of my family, are in fact and in truth as is herein particularly described, also subscribed by me.
Attest Ichabod Goodwin
Caleb Emers
Jonathan   his x mark   Nayson
Sworn to and declared, on the 4th day of July A. D. 1820.}
Before Benjamin Greene   {Chief Justice of the said Court.
Attest Daniel Sewall Clerk
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SCHEDULE of the real and personal estate, (necessary clothing and bedding excepted) belonging to me the subscriber, viz :
Not any estate real or personal except my pension certificate -
Attest Ichabod Goodwin
Caleb Emery
Jonathan   his x mark   Nayson

SCHEDULE of the family residing with me Johathan Nayson who, by occupation am a day labourer which I am not able to pursue by reason of old age and its attendant bodily infirmities.
NAMES.            AGES.    
Mary Nayson      83
Capacity of each to contribute to their support
Not able to contribute anything to her support.
Attest Ichabod Goodwin
           Caleb Emery
Jonathan   his x mark   Nayson
STATE OF MAINE.
York SS.
I, Daniel Sewall, Clerk of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas, within the county of York, do hereby certify, that the foregoing oath, and the schedules thereto annexed, are truly copied from the Record of the said Court; and I do further certify, that it is the opinion of the said Court that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule, is nothing.  In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court, on this fourteenth day of July, A. D. one thousand eight hundred and twenty.
Daniel Sewall, {Clerk of the said Circuit Court for the County of York
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Jonathan Nason
Private Col. Prescotts
Regt   Massts Line 1775
1 year.
dec 1t April 18??

Admitted
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COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.
York, ss.}  On this first day of April A. D. 1818, before me the subscriber, Chief Justice of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas for the first Easter Circuit in said Commonwealth, personally appreas Jonathan Nason resident in Eliot in said courty of York, who being by me first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the following Declaration in order to obtain the provision made by the late act of congress, entitled "an Act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United states in the revolutionary War :" - That he the said Jonathan Nason, in the Month of May, 1775 enlisted as a private soldier in the continental army under Capt Samuel Leighton of Col [illegible] Regt - Massachusetts Line for the term of eight months & ended that term in said Company & Regt - and at the expiration thereof again enlisted as a private soldier under Capt. Darby of Col. Prescotts Regt Massachusetts Line for the further term of twelve months - that he continued to do his duty in the last mentioned Company & Regiment until the twelve months for which he enlisted expired when he was honorably discharged at Fork Kill in the state of New York - which discharge he has unfortunately lost - 
And in proof of the foregoing explanation made by the above named Jonathan Nason - Bartholomew Witham and Enoch Hutchins two [illegible] wherefor personally appear & being first duly sworn according to law - they upon their oaths do say that the said Jonathan Nason  did serve in the continental army under Capt Darby of Col Prescotts regiment for the full term of twelve months as he has testified, that they served in the same Company and kept with him & know that he did his duty in said Company as a good soldier from his enlistment to his discharge.
That he is reduced in his circumstances and needs the assistance of his country for support, and that he has no other evidence now in his power of his said services.
Sworn to and declared before me the day and year above said.  Benj. Greene
I, BENJAMIN GREENE, Chief Justice of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas for the first Eastern circuit, in the Commonwealth aforesaid, do certify, that it appears to my satisfaction that the said Johathan Nason did serve in the revolutionary was against the common enemy, as he has state in his declaration aforesaid - and that he is reduced in his circumstatnces, and needs the assistance of his country for his support. -And I do now transmit the proceedings and testimony taken and had before me to the Secretary for the Department of War, pursuant to the directions of the before mentioned act of Congress.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court this first day of April Anno Domini, 1818
Benj Greeene