Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 36,731, for Mark Pearson, Massachusetts
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SERVICE
Continental

Pearson, Mark

NUMBER
S. 36,731

Mass & Me residence

CONTENTS 
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6904

Maine
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Mark Pearson
of Pitts[illegible] in the state of Massachusetts
who was a private in the regiment commanded by
Colonel Poor of the New Hampshire
line, for the term on one year
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Inscribed on the Roll of the District of Maine 
at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on 
the 24th of April, 1818.
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Certificate of Pension issued the 15th of Feby 1819
and [illegible]
R. C. Vose
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Arrears to the 4th of Sep 1819 4 mo 11/30 | $34.93
Semi-anl. all'ce ending 4 March 1819 | 40.00
| $82.93

{Revolutionary claim,
Act 18th March, 1818.}

[in pencil]
Continued

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Application sent July 12 1820 to
R. C. Vose Esqr.
August at Maine
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Mark Pearson, Pittston
Kennebec C^o. Cd. Poor??
N. H. Reg. Jany 1776 to Jany 1777

1 year

April 24, 1818.

not on the Rolls [crossed out]
Adm.
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

To the Honorable the Secretary of the Department of War of the United States.
I the subscriber, being Chief Justice of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas, for the Second Eastern Circuit Of Massachusetts, embracing the Counties of Lincoln, Kennebec, and Somerset, do hereby certify to your Honor, that Mark Pearson, a citizen of the United States, now resident in Pittt
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts

Kennebec ss:
The Subscriber, Clerk of all the Judicial Courts, held within the said County of Kennebec, here by certifies, that the Honorable NATHAN WESTON,  junior, Esquire, before whom the annexed proceedings were held, is chief Justice of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas, for the Second Eastern Circuit of Massachusetts , embracing the Counties of Lincoln, Kennebec and Somerset  ; and that by the direction of the said Judge, I have affixed unto his Certificate bearing his signature, the seal of the said Court in which he presides. 
In testimony whereof of , I have hereunto set my hand :  Dated at august , in said County of kennebec, this day tenth day of June, in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and eighteen.       John Davis
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts

I Mark Pearson, aged seventy years, a Citizen of the United States, born in Rowley Massachusetts but now a resident in Pittston in the [crossed-out [illegible]] District of Maine, Upon Oath testify and declare that I enlisted into the Continental establishment against the common enemy during the revolutionary War the first of January 1776 for the period of one year, in the first years service, into the company commanded by Cp. Titcomb and regiment by Col. Poor's [crossed-out Regiment] of the New Hampshire line or troops. I served in said regiment untill the last Oct. 1776. when I was taken sick and put into the Hospital at Mount Independence I remained in the hospital in a poor state of health untill the expiration of my term of [crossed-out my] enlistment & took my verbal and honorable discharge from the army at Mount Independence January first 1777. this was my last Continental service - From my reduced circumstances in life I am in need of assistance from my Country for support I hereby relinquish all claim to any personal heretofore allowed me by the laws of the United States if any, but I am not to [illegible] knowledge borne on any pension in his whatever. I request that I may be placed upon the pension list for the District. 

Mark Pearson


Commonwealth of Massachusetts

Kennebec ss.

On the twenty fourth day of April A D 1818 Mark Pearson after having been carefully examined, made oath to the truth of the foregoing declaration by him subscribed.

Before me
Nathan Weston Jun Chief Justice of Court of Com. Pleas second Eastern Circuit


Commonwealth of Massachusetts

I Arnold Glidden of Pittson aged sixty three years upon Oath testify and declare that I am well acquainted with the above named Mark Pearson, I knew him in the army as I belonged to the same Company & Regt. and now of his having served 10 months of the time as he has above stated as I served with him and I fully believe he served the remainder of the term of his enlistment - I left him in the said Pearson in the Hospital last of Oct. 6 - From his reduced circumstances in life he needs the assistance of his country for support & he [illegible] the character, of a man of truth.

Arnold Glidden
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts

Kennebec ss.

On the twenty fourth day of April A D 1818 Arnold Gledden 
within named after having been carefully examined, made oath to the truth of the deposition by him subscribed.

Before me,
Nathan Weston Jr. Chief Justice of Court of Common Pleas, Second Eastern Circuit
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To whom it may Concern

This May Certify that James Brown is a resident of this Town and is unable to work and is in very humble Circumstances
[illegible] April 23d 1818.

{Elijah Grant
Nathan Brown} Select men of [illegible]
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State of Maine.

I John Davis Clerk, for the County of Kennebec of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas for the second Eastern Circuit, embracing the counties of Lincoln, Kennebec and Somerset, do hereby certify, that the foregoing oath and the Schedule thereto annexed, are truly copied from the record of the said Court; and that the original was exhibited in the aforesaid Schedule, including debts due to the declarant therein stated, is Forty seven dollars and Ten cents; and deducting therefrom the amount of what the declarant owes, as set forth in said Schedule, the value of said property in the opinion of said Court, is Thirty seven dollars and ten Cents.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of said Court on this twentieth day of June 1820.

John Davis Clerk of said Court for the County of Kennebec

[Seal]
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312

Mark Pearson

[illegible]  13th Feb 1817

Mar 1819

Robert C Vose    Augusta
Maine
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302
STATE OF MAINE.

KENNEBEC COUNTY, ss.

On  this third day of June 1820, personally appeared before Nathan Weston Junr Chief Justice of the Court of Common Pleas, for the Counties of Lincoln, Kennebec, and Somerset, being a Court of Record for said Counties, proceeding to the course of the common law, having original jurisdiction, unlimited in amount, keeping a record of their proceedings, and having the power of fine and imprisonment, Mark Pearson aged seventy two years, resident in Pittston in the County of Kennebec within said Circuit, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth, on his oath, declare that he served in the Revolutionary War as follows, viz. in the company commanded by Captain Titcomb in the Regiment commanded by Colonel Poor in the line of the State of New Hampshire on the Continental Establishment, for the period of one year,

that his original declaration was made before Judge Weston on the twenty fourth day of April  1818, that he is now on the Maine Roll, and that his pension certificate is numbered 6904. And I, the said Mark Pearson do further solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States, on the eighteenth day of March one thousand eight hundred and eighteen; and that I have not since that time by gift, sale, or in any manner whatever, 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 eighteenth day of March, one thousand eight hundred and eighteen; 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.

Mark Pearson

The following is a Schedule of my whole Estate and income, necessary clothing and bedding excepted, viz:

one log hut of the value of twenty five dollars one [illegible] of the value of fifteen dollars, one pig of the value of four dollars. Old household Stuff besides necessary bedding, not exceeding two dollars in value. One axe, worth one dollar, one old hoe of the value of ten cents.

I have no debts due to me that can be collected and I owe as much as ten dollars. My income from the above property does not exceed ten dollars a year. I am by occupation a laboring man, but from age and infirmity, am able to do but little labor. My family at home consists of myself and my wife Sarah, aged seventy one years, who is a cripple very Rhuematic unable to labor, or [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] herself [crossed-out without assistance]. Except the foregoing and my necessary clothing and bedding I have no property [crossed-out estate] or income whatever.

Mark Pearson
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subscribed, sworn to and declared both the oath and schedule on the third day of June 1820 before me.

Nathan Weston Jr. 
C. J. C. C. C. Pleas


Above Copy
Attest John Davis Clk

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312

Mark Pearson

6904. 18th Feb 1819

Mar. 1819

Robert C. Vose Augusta
Maine
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36 731
Revy INVALID.
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File No. 36.731
Mark Pearson
Pri Rev War
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Act: 18th March 18'
Index: - Vol. 2, Page 820

[Arrangement of 1870.]
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Mark Pearson
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I Samuel Groves do testify and say that I served as a Soldier in the Revolutionary War in the year 1776 under the Command of Capt. Titcomb in Coln. Poors Regiment in the New Hampshire Troops and that I knew Mark Persons now of Pitson Served in Said Company as a Soldier one year.

Samuel Groves


Lincoln ss.
On this sixteenth day of Sept in the Year of our Lord AD 1818 the afforesaid Deponant was examined and cautioned, and Sworn agreable to law to the Depositions afforesaid by him Subscribed taken at the Request of a Mark Persons.

John Chism Jnr. Just. Peace


I am satisfied that the above deponent is credible and disinterested.

Nathan Weston Jr.
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THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES
Form VAN-51
12-5-41

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*

Division of Veterans' Administration Archives

NAME Pearson, Matthew GRADE Private LINE New Jersey

WARRANT NUMBER 8631 ACREAGE 100 ISSUED September 12, 1789 to _____ not shown _____

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* The information concerning the issuance of warrants carded on this form is found in volumes 2 to 4 of "Land Warrants Issued Prior to 1899" 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.