Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 32,667, John Bacon, Mass.

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(3-1776)

SERVICE
Mass.

Bacon, John

NUMBER
S. 32667.

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5556.

Massachusetts

John Bacon
Capt. Turner private
Massachusetts line
May 78 till Feb. 79
in the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War

Inscribed on the Roll of Massachusetts
at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 1st of April 1818.

Certificate of Pension issued the 21 of Jan 1819
and sent to Nahum Mitchell
Judge East Bridgewater Mass
Arrears to 4th of Sep 1818 5-4/30     $41.06
Semi-anl, all'ce ending 4 March 1818 $48
                                                                 $89.06
[Revolutionary claim,
Act 18th March, 1818}

Bridg'water

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John Bacon
Bridgewater
(A)

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I John Bacon of Bridgewater in th eCounty of Plymouth and Commonwealth of Massachusetts in my sixty second year  depose set forth and declare that I was a soldier in the war of the revolution on the continental establishment and enlisted in May 1778 into Capt Amos Turner's Company in [cross out] Col. John Bailey's regiment and [end cross out] the Massachusetts Line and joined the army at West Point and was then in Col. Putnam's Regiment and then joined Col. Bailey's Regiment at White Plans and served nine months and was honorably discharged in February [cross out] 1780 [end cross out] 1779 ^at Peekskill. I enlisted for nine months and faithfully served my time out but had no written discharge. Nathaniel Spooner from Plymouth was a soldier with me part of the time.
John Bacon
Sworn to and declared on oath. April 1, 1818

Before me
Nahum Mitchell, Judge

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John Bacon
Bridgewater
1st Ap'l 1818 Ms. private
Putnam Bailey reg't Mass
May '78 Feb '79

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And I, the said Judge, do certify that it appears to my satisfaction that the said John Bacon did serve in the revolutionary war, as stated in the preceding declaration, against the common enemy, for the term of nine months, on the continental establishment; and I now transmit the proceedings and testimony taken and had before me, to the Secretary for the Department of War, pursuant to the directions f the aforementioned act of Congress, and that he is poor & needs the assistance of his country for support.
Nahum Mitchell

COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS
ss.   1818.
I hereby certify, that __ is one of the Judges of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas fro the Southern Circuit, consisting of the Counties of Plymouth, Norfolk, Bristol, Barnstable, Dukes and Nantucket in said Commonwealth - that the same Circuit Court of Common Pleas is a Court of record - that the signature to the above certificate is the true signature of the said Judge, and that the seal thereunto affixed is the seal of the said Court.
Clerk of the Judicial Court for the County of __

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COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.
ss.
On this first day of April A.D. 1818, before me the subscriber, one of the Judges of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas, for the Southern Circuit, personally appeared John Bacon of Bridgewater aged sixty one years, resident in the said Circuit, who being by me first duly cautioned according to law, on his oath made the following declaration, by him signed, 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 navel service of the United States in the revolutionary war," viz. See his declaration enclosed marked (A)

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Mr. John Bacon is a man who circumstances are well known to us: He has no real property and in our opinion is in reduced circumstances in life, and is in need of assistance from his country for support.
Bridgewater
April 9th 1818
Seth Washburn
Cornelius Holmes
Benjamin Holmes

I John Bacon do further set forth and declare that from my reduced  circumstances, I need the assistance of my country for support. 
John Bacon
Sworn to before me
Nahum Mitchell, Judge

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I hereby certify that John Bacon was a soldier enlisted for the Town of Plymouth in May 1778 to reinforce the Continental Army and marched to Fish Hole for the term of nine months, a true copy of record from my Books as Superintendent for the Troops raised to the County of Plymouth to reinforce the continental Army.
Nath'l Goodwin
Plymouth April 13, 1818
To Whom it may Concern

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The within named Gen'l Nathaniel Goodwin is now Maj'r Gen'l of this Division of Militia Ms. and is a very respectable man, and was Superintendent as he stated.
Nahum Mitchell, Judge

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This may certify that John Bacon has [illegible] & 9 months soldier in Col. [illegible] Barley's Reg't. 
M. Turner Esq.
Peekskill, Feb'y 19, [illegible]

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32667
Rev'y INVALID
File No. 32,667
John Bacon
[illegible] Rev. War
Act: 18th March 18
Index: Vol. 2, Page 26
(Arrangement of 1870)