Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 4738, John Young, Continental Mass.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Continental Mass
★ Young, John
S. 4738
CONTENTS
Carded.

186
John Young
Return'd for further evidence —
690m
Sept. 23. 1819. New Evidence produced marked A

Young, John Cont-Nass. 54738

United States, Massachusetts District,
John Young of Boston in the County of Suffolk and District of Massachusetts a resident citizen of the United States and Applicant for a pension from the United States under 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 make oath that he served as a private soldier in the war of the Revolution for upwards of one year as follows - he enlisted in May 1775 the company commanded by Captain Crosby in the 1st Regiment commanded by Colonel Prescott and served in the same corps until March 1777. When he was discharged and is in such reduced circumstances as to require aid from his Country -
John Young
Massachusetts District } Boston 4. April A.D. 1818 }
Sworn to before me M c David Dist Judge Mass Dist

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Young John Cont - Mass. 54738

MASSACHUSETTS DISTRICT, ss.
Boston June 9
A. D. 1818
John Young
IT appearing to my satisfaction, that John Young subscriber to the annexed declaration, sworn to before me, did serve in the revolutionary war against the common enemy, as stated in said declaration, I now transmit the testimony in the case, with the proceedings had thereon, to the Secretary of the department of war, pursuant to the directions of the act entitled "An Act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the revolutionary war;" the testimony and proceedings in the premises being the declaration aforesaid, with the accompanying documents marked together with this certificate.
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the District Court of the United States for this District to be hereunto affixed.
J. Davis
} Judge of the District Court U. S. Massachusetts District.

MASSACHUSETTS DISTRICT, ss.
Boston October 2 d 1819.
I AM satisfied that the above named, John Young by reason of his reduced circumstances in life, is in need of assistance from his Country for support.
J. D. Doolittle
{ District Judge U. S. Massachusetts Dist.
TO THE SECRETARY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF WAR.

MASSACHUSETTS
I hereby certify that the within is a true and correct copy of the original as shown to the undersigned authority in the case of a warrant issued by me.
Notary Public and Commissioner
STATE OF MASSACHUSETTS ss
Young John Conf-Mass 54738

Rev. Mr.
4738.
INVALID.
File No. 4738
John Young
Pris. Mass. Line
Act: Mar. 18, 1818
Index:—Vol. A , Page 420
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Young, John Conf- Mass 54738

15-4932
Massachusetts
John Young
Boston in the state of Massachusetts who was a private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Prescott of the Massachusetts for the term of one year.
Enscribed on the Roll of Massachusetts at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 1 st of April, 1818.
Certificate of Pension issued the 25 th of Octr 1819 and paid to John Davis Esq Boston, Mass ts
  arrears to 4th of Sep r 1819  136.25    emi-anl. all'ce ending 4 th Mar 1820  48.00     $184.25  
{ Revolutionary claim, Act 18th March, 1818. }
Transcribed

United States -
Chappaquiddick District.
I Edward Howard of Martha's Vineyard and say that I was a private soldier in the revolutionary war, and will know John Young to have been also a soldier in the service of the United States in said war, and more than once saw him in the service and do not know the company or regiment Edward Howard
Suffolk ss. Boston Sept 10 th 1819.
Personally appeared the above named Edward Howard whom I certify to be in my opinion a credible witness and made to the truth of the above statement by him subscribed before me Stephen Hopkins for Pa
I Joshua Davis of Sharon, testify and say that I was a private soldier in the revolutionary war, and of the service of the United States - and often saw John Young of Martha's Vineyard in the service of the United States in the year 1776, and in the regiment commanded by Colonel William Prescott.
Joshua Davis
Suffolk ss. Boston. Sept 10 th 1819
Personally appeared the above named Joshua Davis whom I certify to be in my opinion a credible witness and made to the truth of the above statement by him subscribed before me Stephen Hopkins for Pa

John Young Boston 151493
March 1820
Young, John Cont-Mass 54738

District of Massachusetts, ss.
ON this third day of June 182 0 personally appeared, in open Court, being a Court of Record, viz. District Court of the United States for the said District, of Massachusetts John Young , aged sixty six years, resident in Boston in the County of Suffolk, in said District, Mariner , who, being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath declare, that he served in the Revolutionary War, as follows: was Enlisted in Novem ber 1775. in the Company Commanded by Captain Samuel Darby in the Massachusetts Regiment Commanded by Colonel William Prescott, and served in said corps principally in the State of New York until March 1777. when he was honorably discharged in writing at Pitch Hill in New York. He has lost his discharge. He made his original application on the fourth day of April 1818. and the number of his pension certificate is 15.1193.
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.
John Young
Sworn to and declared, on the third day of June A. D. 182 0 before
J. Davis.
{ Judge of the Massachusetts District Court.
I, JOHN WATSON DAVIS, Clerk of the Massachusetts District Court, do hereby certify, that the foregoing oath, and the schedule hereto annexed, are truly copied from the record of the said Court; and I do further certify, that it is the opinion of the said Court, that the total amount in value, of the property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule, is
twenty seven dollars and twelve cents.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said Court, on this first day of July 182 0
J. W. Davis
{ Clerk of the U. S. District Court, for the Massachusetts District.

Schedule.
  6 Chairs 1. 50   1 Table 1. -   1 Chest of Drawers 2. -   1 Desk 3. -   1 Round Table 3. 75   1 Looking Glass 1. -   2 Pine Tables 3. -   Crockery 1. -   Fine Ware 3. -   2 Tea Kettles 2. -   3 Gen Pots & Kettles 1. -   Pewter 1. -   3 Brass Candlesticks 3. -   2 Stoves 5. 50   2 Beds 25. -   Two Chests and a trunk & one Chest 12. -   and more 3. 50   25. -   77. 75 
The above contains a true inventory of all the property of which I am possessed, and I have no real Estate of any description. I am a Mariner by occupation but am so infirm to pursue it. I have only one in my family by name Elizabeth Saw my wife. She is nearly seventy years old, and is unable to earn her subsistence.
John Young.