Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 35,429, Jeremiah Hodgdon, Mass.
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(8-1776)
SERVICE                              NUMBER
Mass    Hodgdon, Jeremiah S. 35.429
         Hodgedon
CONTENTS
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Left side text: 
8824
Maine 4
Jeremiah Hadgdon
of Sumner in the dist of Maine
who was a private in the regiment commanded by
Colonel Tupper of the Masstts
line, for the term of nine months. 

Inscribed on the Roll of the Dist. of Maine
at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on 
the 13th of April, 1818.

Certificate of Pension issued the 6th of Ap 1819
and sent to AK Parris Esq
Paris, Maine

Arrears to 4th of Mar 1819. 10 mos.   18/20 4/31  85.83
Semi-anl. all'ce ending 4th Sept. 1819  48.00
$133.83

 {Revolutionary Claim, Act 18th March, 1818.}
Continued

Right Side Text:
Notification sent to Thomas Clark Esq 19 Oct 1820
Paris Maine 
Pahess cos? furs and apc
ofme Dec 13, 1836
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Jeremiah Hodgedon
No. 8834

Vertical text : 
Thomas Clark for said county of Oxgord
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STATE OF MAINE
Oxford ss. at a Circuit Court of Common Pleas
begun and holden at Paris within and for the county of Oxford on the fourth Tuesday of July A.D. 1820 before the Honorable Judah Dana Judge of said Court. 
On this 25th day of July in the year above written, personally appeared in open Court, the same having "the power of fine and imprisonment," and being a Court of Record for said county of Oxford, Jeremiah Hodgdon aged 84 years, resident in Hebron in said county, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath declare that he served in the Revolutionary War as follows, viz. as a private in the company commanded by Capt. Richard Mabry in the Regiment commanded by Colonel Benjamin Tupper 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 13th day of April A.D. 1818 - , and on which said declaration his Certificate of Pension, numbered 80734 - 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 than what is contained in the schedule hereto 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 particularly described below, also subscribed by me. 
Jeremiah Hodgdon X his Mark

Sworn to and declared, on the 25th day of July A.D. 1820}
Before Judah Dana Judge of said Court

SCHEDULE of the real and personal estate, (necessary clothing and bedding excepted) belonging to me the subscriber, viz: -
1 cow, 1 swine, sundry articles of household furniture not exceeding in value five Dollars - Money due from the town of Buckfield fifty Dollars- remaining of my property delivered them on their taking me + my wife to support as paupers- and being relieved therefrom by my pension + money remaining of my pension lent to Zadock Fobes fifteen Dollars - I have no real estate whatever-
Jeremiah Hodgedon + his mark
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SCHEDULE of the family residing with me Jeremiah Hodgedon who by occupation am a Laborer which I am not able to pursue by reason of the iniffrmities of old age & from rheumatic deceases that deprive me of all power to labour at any time

Table: 
Name
Thankfully my wife

Age
85 years

Capacity of each to contribute to their support
partially able to contribute to her support only 

Signature of  Jeremiah (his X mark) Hodgedon

Oxford ss.
I Thomas Clark, Clerk of the Circuit Court of Common Please for said county of Oxford 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 is the opinion of the said Court that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule, is eighty four dollars and fifty cents.  $84.50

In Testimony whereof, I have hereunto ser my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court on this 20th day of July A.D. one thousand eigh hundred and twent. 

Signature of Thomas Clark 
Clerk of the Circuit Court of C.P. for said county of Oxford

Vertical Text 
Jeremiah Hodgedon 
No 8834
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Jeremiah Hodgdon
private
Col Benjamin Tupper Regt
Massachusetts Line
1777 9 months

Jeremiah Hodgdon
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[illegible] 13 [illegible]

I Jeremiah Hodgdon, a resident citizen of the United States of America an inhabitant of Sumner in the county of Oxford and State of Massachusetts, do certify and say, that in the month of May AD 1777 I enlisted into the army of the United States of America on the continental establishment for the term of nine months a private soldier in Captain Richard Mabrys company, Col. Benjamin Tuppers regiment and General Joseph L. Pattersons brigade in the Massachusetts line in which company I continued to serve as aforesaid until the third day of March A.D. 1778 when my term of nine months aforesaid having expired. I was verbally discharged and I left the service. I further certify 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 borne on any pension list of the United States. 
Jeremiah Hodgdon X his mark

Witness A.K. Parris
I Joshua Davis of Buckfield in the County of Oxford and State of Massachusetts do testify and say that I was in the continental service in the revolutionary war during the same period that the above named Jeremiah Hodgdon served, and was well acquainted with him in said service, and to my certain knowledge say  Hodgdon served during the full term of nine months and in the manner he has above declared. I further testify that said Hodgdon, by reason of his reduced circumstances in life, stands in need of assistance from his country for support. 
Witness. A.K. Parris

Joshua Davis X his mark
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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. 

MAINE DISTRICT, ss.

Be it remembered, That on the thirteenth day of April in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and eighteen, personally cam Jeremiah Hodgdon the applicant named in the papers hereunto annexed, and after being duly cautioned and examined, made oath that the several statements by him made in the annexed application, signed in my presence, are wholly true. 

And the said applicant further offered in evidence the affidavit of Joshua Davis made & signed in my presence; and the deposition of Amos Brown, taken before Samuel F. Brown, a respectable magistrate appointed by (?) for this purpose; all which are hereunto annexed. 

And it appearing to me in the eamination here had, that the several persons above named are credible witnesses, I do hereby admit the anneed declaration as evidence, and certify the same as being satisfactory proof to me that the said Jeremiah Hodgdon the applicant, served as a private soldier in the revolutionary war, against the common enemy, for the term of nine months [and upwards - crossed out] in continuation on the continental establishment. And I do further certify, that from the declaration of the applicant made before me, under oath as aforesaid, it does appear that in consequences of his reduced circumstances in life,  he is in need of assistance from his country for support ; all which I do hereby certify and transmit to the Secretary of the Department of War, agreeably to the provisions of an act of Congress, passed March 18, 1818, entitle "An Act to provide for certain persons engaged in theland and naval service of the United States in the revolutionary was."

IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set mt hand and caused my Official Seal to be affixed the day and year first mentioned. 

Signature of Albion H. Parris 
Judge of the United States in and 
for the District of Maine.
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35 429
INVALID

File No. 35,429

Jeremiah Hodgdon
Pri Rev War

Act:  18 March 18
Indes: - Vol. 8  Page 232

[Arrangement of 1879.]
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United States of America
District of Main ss.

To Samuel F. Brown of 
Buckfield in said District

Greeting
Wherever at a special District Court of said United States for Maine District, holden at Paris within said District on the thirteenth day of April, A.D. 1818 Jeremiah Hodgdon of Sumner in said District, presented himself and claimed a certificate of his (?) service in the War of the Revolution, on the continental establishment, against the common
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enemy, for the purpose of receiving a pension from said United States agreeably to the provisions of An Act of Congress passed March 18, 1818, entitled "An Act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval services of the United States in the Revolutionary war"; and whereas in the course of the examination here had it appears that the testimony of Amos Brown & Samuel Jenkins (crossed out) of said Buckfield is material and necessary in support of said application : - 

Therefore, to the end, that the testimony aforesaid may be had and by virtue of the power vested in the Court by the laws of the
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United States, you the said Samuel F. Brown, are hereby appointed and authorized, at the proper expense of the applicants to take the deposition of the said Amos Brown and Samuel Jenkins touching the application aforesaid, an do the same, where taken, together with this warrant to certify and return to the Judge of said Court without unnecessary delay

Given under my hand and seal at Paris in said District this thirteenth day of April, one thousand eight hundred and eighteen. 

Signature of Albion K Parris
Judge of the United States
in and for the District of Maine
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I Amos Brown of Buckfield in the County of Oxford and Commonwealth of Massachusetts testify and say that I was a soldier in the American Army during the war of the Revolution, that during a part of long service in said Army, I belonged to the Company commanded by Captain Josiah Jenkins of Col. Samuel Beaver's Regiment, that while in said company I was well knowing the fact that Jeremiah Hodgdon, now of Sumner (?) in the County of Oxford aforesaid was also a member of the same company and did duty therein for the term of nine months, but I have forgotten the particular times of his enlistment and of quitting the army, but I recollect at that he left the army at West Point at the close of the said nine months service and I am fully confident that said Hodgdon served in said army at an other time either before or after said nine months service but as to this I cannot state particularly. 

Amos Brown

Oxford (illegible)
On the eighteenth day of April in the year of our Lord eighteen hundred and eighteen the of aforesaid Document is as examined and continued and sworn to the Deposition aforesaid by him subscribed agreeable to law, taken at the request of Jeremiah Hodgdon and by the special appointment of the Hon. Albion K. Parris, Judge of the United States for the District of Maine and to be used before the District Court of the United States now in special Session at (illegible) within and for said District in
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in an application now pending before said court by the said Hodgedon, made for the purpose of receiving a pension from said United States agreeable to the provisions of an Act of Congress passed 18 March 1818 entitled "An Act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary War"~

Samuel F. Brown Justice of the Peace
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THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES Form VAM-51
12-5-41 | BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD* | Division of Veterans' Administration

Name Hodgdon, John | Grade Private | Line New Hampshire

Warrant Number 3211 | Acreage 100 | Issued July 22, 1796 To James A. Neal, assignee

*The information concerning the issuance of warrants carded on this form is found in volumes 2 to 4 of "Land Warrants Issued Prior to 1800" which are registers of bounty land warrants issued to non-commissioned officers and privates under congressional resolutions of September 16, 1776, and subsequent dates. Other records relative to the applications for warrants appear to have been destroyed in the War Department fire of November 9, 1800. Information concerning warrants surrendered to the Federal Government is to be found in General Land Office records in The National Archives.