Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 13179, Jonathan Going, Mass.
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Mass.


Going, Jonathan


S. 13179


carded
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27747


New York


Jonathan Going
of Hinsdale in the State of New York
who was a private in the company commanded by Captain Smith of the regiment commanded by Col. C. Jacobs in the regiment R.I. 
line for 14 months  and 26 days


Inscribed on the Roll of New York
at the rate of 49 Dollars 58 cents per annum
to commence on the 4th day of March 1831.


Certificate of Pension issued the day of October 1834 and G. W. Gillett Farmersville

Arrears to the 4th of Sept. 173.53
Semi-anl, allowance ending 4 March 24.78

$198.36

{Revolutionary Claim,}
{Act June 7, 1832}

Recorded by Daniel Boyd Clerk
Book E  Vol. 4  Page 26

31610
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State of New York
Cattaraugus County

On this nineteenth day of June in the year 1834 personally appeared in open court before the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas now sitting Jonathan Going a resident of the town of Hinsdale in the county of Cattaraugus and State of New York aged seventy three years who being first duly sworn according to law doth make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7th, 1832.
That he enlisted in the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated

1st That he entered the service the last of the month of July or first of August 1779 under an enlistment to serve nine months in the Massachusetts troops. that he enlisted under Captain Nathan Smith in a Regiment to be commanded by Colonel Jacobs and immediately marched to Providence in the State of Rhode Island from thence he marched to Swanzey in the south part of Massachusetts and there joined Captain Jacob Haskins Company which was made up of soldiers enlisted and sent on its way.  The Legislature from some cause did not fill up the Regiment and he continued in the service under Capt. Haskins and two Lieutenants one named Plimpton, and the other Loren we drew our provisions at the provision store at Tiverton where Col. Livingstons' Regiment of New York troops were stationed he marched he thinks in the month of October 1779 to Rhode Island and landed at the north east corner of the Island the next day marched to Newport which the British troops left on our arrival without making any resistance in the month of December he obtained a furlow and went home and returned again and was discharged the last of February or first of March 1780.  having served seven months at the time he enlisted he lived in the town of Lunenburg in the county of Worcester in the State of Massachusetts and was discharged by Capt. Haskins at Newport with nine others that were enlisted about the same time and place.

2nd That he enlisted at Lunenburgh in the County of Worcester and State of Massachusetts about the middle of July 1780 for six months as a recruit to fill up the deficiency in the Continental Army occasioned by the expiration of the time of the 3 years men, and marched to Springfield Mass and mustered there from thence marched to West Point on the Hudson river in the State of New York and entered the 15th Regiment of Massachusetts troops commanded by Col. Timothy Bigelow his company was commanded by Captain Phineas Bowman he served in the
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last named company and Regiment until the month of December 1780 when he was transferred to the 5th Regiment of Massachusetts troops commanded by Colonel Rufus Putnam Lieutenant Bancroft commanded the company he served till about the middle of January 1781 and was discharged during the last campaign he marched through to the following places - from Lunenburgh he marched to Springfield from thence to West Point from thence to Robertson's farm three miles from W. Point from thence to Peekskill from thence crossed the north river at Kings' Ferry and marched to Orangetown in New York from thence to Peramus in New Jersey from thence to Totoway from thence to West Point to winter quarters at which places he was discharged. 

3rd - That he enlisted in he thinks the forepart of July 1781 at Lunenburgh in the County and State aforesaid for Three months and marched to West Point and thence joined a Regiment of Militia commanded by Colonel Luke Drury Captain Sibly commanded the Company. he thinks the Lieutenants' name was Mills, Adjutants' name was French. Major Carpenter that he was discharged in the month of October he thinks that probably it might a few days before or after his time was out as he was sick and in the hospital for several weeks before he was discharged.  That this last campaign was spent at West Point and that vicinity  That he has seen General Washington and LaFayette, Knox, Glover, and Patterson, and Baron Steuben.
That he has no documentary evidence in his possession his discharges he left in his father's family when he was twenty one years of age since his father's death he has made enquiry for them but could not find them - and that he knows of no person whose testimony he can procure who can testify to his service except Loran Francis whose affidavit is hereto affixed.
That he was born in Lunenburgh Worcester County in the State of Massachusetts has no record of his age, has lived in Vermont State thirty two year since 1782.  has lived in the state of New York since 1814 that he now resides in Hinsdale Cattaraugus County New York State.  That he is acquainted with John T. Baldwin and George W. Gillet who can testify to his character.
He hereby relinquished every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and declares that his name is not on the Pension Rolls of the Agency of any State.

Jonathan Going

Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid before me Israel Day a Judge of the Court aforesaid
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We John T. Baldwin and George W. Gillet

hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Jonathan Going who has subscribed and sworn to the foregoing declaration that we believe him to be seventy three years of age that he is reputed and believed in the in the neighbourhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution and that we concur in that opinion 

John T. Baldwin
George W. Gillet

Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid 

before me Israel Day a Judge in the Court aforesaid


And the said court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary soldier and served as he states.  And the Court further certified that it appears to them that John T. Baldwin who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman in the town of Franklinsville and county of Cattaraugus and that George W. Gillet who has also signed the preceding certificate is a resident in the town of Farmersville and County of Cattaraugus and is a credible person and their statement is entitled to credit.

Israel Day}
Thomas J. Wheeler}
Andrew Mead}

Judges of the Court aforesaid


I John W. Staunton Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the Original proceedings of the said court in the matter of the application of Jonathan Going for a Pension

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my and seal of my Office this 19th day of June in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred thirty four

John W. Staunton Clerk
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Allegany County
Clerks Office ss.

I Judson W. Sherman Clerk of said County do hereby certify that Benjamin F. Snead was at the date of the within affidavit one of the Justices of the Peace in and for said County duly commissioned and sworn.  And that I am well acquainted with his hand writing and believe his name subscribed to the within affidavit to be his genuine signature.

Witness my hand and seal of Office 
this 11th day of June 1834

J. W. Sherman Clerk

Farmersville June 27, 1834

Hon. J.L. Edwards

Dear Sir:

Enclosed are the papers of Jonathan Going.  He had the necessary papers made out two years since nearly and forwarded to the department which he supposes has been mislaid.
Esq. Hazelton Member of Congress from this district searched or made enquiry for them last winter but they could not be found.  By an early attention to this you will confer a favor on a soldier of the Revolution.   You will direct to me any Communication on the subject.

Yours respectfully,

G.W. Gillet

Farmersville Cattaraugus County
New York

31610 
Jonathan Going
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State of New York
Allegany County

Loring Francis of Candedea Allegany County a soldier of the Revolution being sworn says that he was a private in Capt. John Fish's Company of Massachusetts State Troops in Col. Tyron's Regiment that he enlisted the last of June 1779 in Lunenburgh Worcester County State of Massachusetts and marched immediately to Providence.  That he is personally acquainted with Jonathan Going of Hinsdale Cattaraugus County and that he was acquainted with him before the Revolutionary War in Lunenburgh. That while this deponent was at Providence the said Going marched to Providence in Capt. Haskin's Company as a private, that in the first part of October, or the latter part of September this deponent marched with Col. Tyron's regiment to Newport and that he there saw the said Jonathan Going in actual service in Capt. Haskin's Company and was often on guard with him and that this deponent remained at Newport until the last of December and that when he left, the said Jonathan Going still remained in actual service 

Loring Francis

Sworn and subscribed this 11th day of June 1834
Before me
B.B. Smead

I hereby certify that the above named Loring Francis is a man of moral character and is to be believed under oath.

Dated Angelica
June 11 1834

B.F. Smead Justice
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In reply to your request of May 18th, received May 21, 1910 for a statement of the military history of Jonathan Going a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his application for pension on file in this Bureau.

S. File 13,179


Dates of Enlistment or Appointment

July or August 1779

Length of Service

7 months

Officers under whom service was rendered

Captain Nathan Smith, Col. John Jacobs
Capt. Jacob Haskins  

State

Mass.

Dates of Enlistment or Appointment

Middle of July 1780 

Length of Service 

6 months

Officers under whom service was rendered

Capt. Phineas Bownman, Col. Timothy Bigelow
Col. Rufus Putnam

State 

Mass.

Dates of Enlistment or Appointment

July 1781 to Oct. 1781

Officers under whom service was rendered

Capt. Jonathan Sibley
Col. Luke Drury

Battles engaged in 

Residence of soldier at enlistment 

Lunenburgh, Worcester Co., Mass

Date of application for pension

 June 19, 1834   Allowed

Residence at date of application,

Hinsdale Cattaraugus County, New York

Age at date of application, 

73 from Lunenburgh, Mass

Remarks:

Resided in VT from 1782 to 1814. 

No reference to wife.

Died Aug. 25, 1848 - Agency book
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Rev. and 1812
Wars Section.

August, 7, 1928

Mrs. Blanche D. Hillman
Olean, R.F.D. 1
N.Y.

Madam:

I advise you from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S. 13179, it appears that Jonathan Going was born in Lunenburgh, Worcester County, Massachusetts, date not stated.
While residing at said Lunenburgh, he enlisted and served as private with the Massachusetts Troops, as follows - 
From August 2, 1779 in Captain Jacob Gaskin's Company, Colonel John Jacob's Regiment and was discharged January 31, 1780; from July 5, 1780 in Captain Phineas Bowman's Company, Colonel Timothy Bigelow's Regiment and was discharged January 10, 1781; from July 29, 1781 in Captain Jonathan Sibley's Company, Colonel Luke Drury's Regiment and was discharged October 3, 1781.
He was allowed pension on his application executed June 12, 1834, at which time he was living in Hinsdale,
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Cattaraugus County, New York, aged seventy-three years.  He died August 25, 1848.
There are no data as to family, except that in 1834 he referred to his father's death, name of father not given.
Your letter has been forwarded to the proper division for reply relative to the military record of Alonzo Luddington, Co. I, 154th Regiment, New York Vol.

Respectfully,

Winfield Scott
Commissioner

Letter sent to Rec. Div
Aug. 8, 1928
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March 23, 1927


Mary Pl. Leland
602 1/2 Washington St.
Olean, New York


Madam:

I have to advise you that from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim S. 13179 it appears that Jonathan Going was born in Lunenburgh, Worcester County, Massachusetts, date not stated.
While a resident of Lunenburgh, Massachusetts he enlisted August 8, 1779, served as a private in Captain Jacob Gaskin's Company, Colonel John Jacob's Massachusetts Regiment and was discharged January 31, 1780.
He enlisted July 8, 1780, served as a private in Captain Phineas Bowman's Company, Colonel Timothy Bigelow's Massachusetts Regiment and was discharged January 10, 1781.
He enlisted July 29, 1781, served as a private in Captain Jonathan Sibley's Company, Colonel Luke Drury's Massachusetts Regiment and was discharged October 3,1 781.
He was allowed pension on his application executed June 19, 1834 while a resident of Hinsdale, Cattaraugus County, New York aged seventy-three years.  He died August 25, 1848.

Respectfully,

Winfield Scott
Commissioner

Note on side

This is for tombstone data only
for history add: There is no data on file as is his name except in 1834 he referred to his father's death
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Mrs. Blanche Bandfield Hillman
Local Historian for Hinsdale
Notary and Pension Claimant
Olean, New York, R.F.D. 1

March 31, 1928

Mr. Winfield Scott
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington, D.C.

Dear Sir:

Will you kindly furnish me what data you can in Jonathan Gowing, a Revolutionary Soldier who was a Pensioner at Hinsdale, N.Y. in 1820, or thereabout. My records do not give any date of birth or death of this soldier, yet the history in which his name appears, mentions he was a pensioner.  The authorities here wish to place a marker at his grave, and so I thought you would have record of his age at date of enlistment, and would, no doubt, know when he died, (and where), as his pension would cease - I wanted to ask for the same data for another Revolutionary Soldier from this town, whose grave we wish to mark, but was informed that I must not ask for two such records in the same letter, so will
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write a little later for the other soldier's record - Please send Jonathan Gowing;s military record.

Thanking you, I am yours truly,

Mrs. Blanche B. Hillman
Oleans, NY> R. #1
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Olean, N.Y.
January 1927

Commissioner of Pensions,
Washington, D.C.

Dear Sir:

As a member of the Historic Research Committee, Olean Chapter D.A.R., I would be very glad to receive a copy of the Pension Record, with all the dates, etc. of 

MOSES FAY
JONATHAN GOWING

Soldiers of the Revolution, who are said to be buried in Cattaraugus County, N.Y., and whose graves we hope to locate and mark.

Our Regent, when in Washington last April, visited your Bureau and was told that but two records would be given enquirers, hence this request.

Trusting that this information will be available, I am, with thanks,

Patriotically yours,
Mary P. Leland
602 Wash St.
Olean NY

Mary P. Leland
602 1/2 Washington St.

Handwritten note - If found send tombstone data
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13179
INVALID
Rev. War

File No. 13179
Jonathan Going
Priv. Rev. War

Act:  June 7 1832

Index: --Vol. 1, Page 146

[Arrangement of 1870]


1910 June 3, Hist. to Mrs. Helen W. Gilbert, letter in S. File 13128
Encas Gary - 
1927 - March 23 - Tombstone data to Mary P. Leland 
1928 Aug. 1 Histo. to Mrs. Blanche B. Hillman
Letter sent to Rec. Div. 
for Civil War reply
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George W. Gillet
Farmersville





Upside down

J.L. Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions


G.W. Gillet Esq.
Farmersville
N.Y.
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J.L. Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions


G.W. Gillet Esq.

Farmersville 
N.Y.
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Farmersville, N York
Oct. 4, 1834

Free


Hon. J.L. Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions

Pension Office
Washington City

Admitted
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25


G.W. Gillet Esq

Farmers Ville

Cattaraugus County
N.Y.
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts

Secretary's Office August 22 1834


I hereby Certify, That, from an examination of the Books and Documents, relating to Military Service in the War of the Revolution, which remain in this Department, it appears that the name of the Jonathan "Gowing" as a private is borne on a pay roll of Capt. Jacob Haskin's company, in Col. John Jacob's regt. where he is allowed, from August 8th 1779 to January 31, 1780, five months and twenty nine days.
Jonathan "Gownes" name is borne on a pay roll for the six months men for the Town of Lunenburg, where he is allowed from July 8th 1780 to January 10th 1781, for service and travel six months and twelve days.
Jonathan "Gowing"s name is borne on a Muster Roll of Capt. Jonathan Sibley's company in Col. Luke Drury's regt. where he is allowed from July 29th to October 3rd 1781, for services and travel, two months and 15 days.

Edwin D. Bangs
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We are obliged to spell as we find the name spelt on the roll.
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Admitted 
14 months 26 days priv
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New York State
Cattaragus County

On the first day of October 1834 personally came before the subscribed a Justice of the Peace in and for the County aforesaid Jonathan Going of Hinsdale in the said County who being duly sworn deposeth and says that he has ever spelt his name "Going" that he was taught so to spell it by his father.  That his Grand father spelt it "Gowing" and that the name was spelt different ways by different individuals in the Country from whence he removed - and that he is satisfied he is the person named in the certificate from the Secretary of State of Massachusetts herewith sent and this deponent further says that there was no other person belonging to those companies at the times mentioned by the name of Jonathan "Gowing", Jonathan "Gowers", or Jonthan "Gowings" to his knowledge, and further the deponent saith not.

Jonathan Going

Sworn and subscribed 
the 1st day of October 1834
before me
G.W. Gillet Justice

State of New York
Cattaraugus County

I John W. Staunton Clerk of the said county do hereby certify that George W. Gillet Esquire whose name is subscribed to the above affidavit was at the date of the same a Justice of the Peace in and for the said County duly elected and qualified and that I am well acquainted with his hand writing and verily believe the signature "G.W. Gillet" subscribed to the said affidavit to be his own proper hand writing and signature.  Witness my hand and seal of Office this 1st day of October AD 1834

John W. Staunton  Clerk