Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 36,531, John Gardner, Continental Mass. Navy
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Continental.       Gardner, John     S36,531
Mass
Navy
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36531
Ray INVALID
File NO 36531
John Garner
Pri.  Rev Nao
18th March 18
Vol 2. Page 150
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Maine
John Gardner
Capt West Uafr. Private
" Gordan. N.G.
In the army of the Unites States during the Revolutionary War
District of Maine
at the rate of 8 Dollars per month to commence on the 18th of April 1818
Certificate of Pension issued the 22 of Jan 1819and sent to Judge Parris Parq Maine
aine
Arrears t0 4th of Sept 1818. 4 mon 30.  36.53
Seminal.all'ee ending 4 March 1819.      48.00
                                                                $84.53
revolutionary claim, Act 18th March 1818
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John Gardner, Private 
Brig, Independence, Carofamfson
May 76 - Jun 77
Col. Allen - Maps 5 line
June 77 - 10 months
Col Washington Vre 
 1 year
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Be it remembered, That on the eighteenth day of April in the year our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and eighteen, personally came John Gardner made the applicant name in the papers hereunto annexed, and after being duly cautioned and examined, made oath that the several statements by him in the annexed application, signed in my presence, are wholly true.
And the said applicant offered in evidence the affidavit of Levi Bryant, who served with the "?" in the war of the revolution, made and signed in my presence; also the certificate of  William Borrows and others municipal officers of the "corhord ?"l ongs.  relative to raise efficiently circumstances in life; all which are here unto commenced.
John Gardner 
Private Soldier Pensioner
Allucion TC. Panice. Judge
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T. John Gardner, a resident of the United States of America, an inhabitant of Lebron in the county of Oxford and Stare of Massachusetts, 
does testify and say, that on the first day of May AD 1776, I shipped aboard the brig Independence which was a government vessel or a marina and did service on board Said brig, under the commanded by Limion Lam, until the twenty fifth  day of November, following when , often an engagement of fire ___ with the British brig Hope commander by George Dawson and the British ship  Nancy, we were obligated to surrender and were taken prisoner of war. We were carried to Halifax in Nova Scotia and put on board the British prison ship vessel Bobonque and there remained until April AD 1777. when we were turned over on board the British vessel Lord Stanley and there continued until the June following, when I made my escape from said vessel and arrived in Machias in the district of "Ofellaine". On the day of my arrival at said Machias, I enlisted in the army of the United  of America on the continental establishments as a private soldier in Cape. Wests company, Col Allen's regiment in  the Massachusetts line, in which company I served thirteen months, when I was, by order of said  Col. Allen , put on board of a boat on duty with seven others and we were all taken prisoner and carried to Halifax. I remained a prisoner of war about two years and seven months when I made my escape from the British Ship Brainbore, then lying in Charlestown harbor in South Carolina and arrived in Wilmington in North Carolina when I immediately enlisted again into the Army of the United States of American on the continental establishment as a private soldier during the war in Capt Gordon's company, Col Washington regiments under the command of Gen Green in which company I served about one year, when I was again taken prisoner of war and carried to England and remainder
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a prisoner of war until the treaty of peace in 1782. I further testity that by reason of my reduced circumstances in life , I stand in need of assistance from my country for support and that I am not home on any pension list of the United States, John Garner (with mark)
I, Levi Bryant of Butchfield in the county of....do testify and say, that I served on board the Brig Independence with the above named John Gardner and I was a fellow prisoner with him for about six months, when we were ... and I testify that said Gardner served on board said Brig Independence as he has above stated and that he remained  a prisoner, to. my certain knowledge of said terms of six months. Levi Bryant
We the Justitions certify that John Gardner of the town of Hebron is in reduced circumstances in life and stands in need of assistance from hi Country for support,
Hebron April 16 1818 J Selectmen of Hebron
W. Barron, Willam Whitman, Stephene Myrick, Bennet Myrick.  T. Glink of Hebron
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John Gardner 
N:5661-
Hebron Con Famiily
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Oxford 
Circuit 'Common Pleas
Paris Oxford
Fourth Tuesday of July 1826
Hnorable Judah Dana
25th July
Oxford John Gardner Aged 61
Private in the compay commanded by Capt Gordon
In regment commanded by Colonel Washington
North Carolina 10th  April A.D. 1817
5661 was granted
John Gardner (and his mark)
Sworn to and declared on the 25th day of July A.D. 1820  Judah Dana Judge of said court
 no real estate -(one mark) John Gardner
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Schedule of the family residing with me   
John Gardner 
who by occupation am a
Farmer 
whch I am unable to pursue by reason of a breach & fits.
Nabby my wife.  59 yrs. not able to labor having Rheumatism
Saba daughter 26 yrs under the Doctors hands in a decline
Sally do 22 yrs  do do weakly
Lucy do  10. yrs. can Cabous
John Gardner
Thomas Clark, OxfordClerk of the Circuits
Court of Common Plea 
I do further certify that it is the opinion of the said Court that the amount in value of property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule is thirty dollars $30.00 
20th July 1820
Thomas Clarke 
Clerk of the Circuit Court of C. P for said county of Oxford