Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R 11935, John Yeaton, Mass.

SERVICE
Mass-
Yeaton, John
NUMBER _____
R 11935
CONTENTS

State of Maine } County of Washington } ss
On this eleventh day of November A 1857 Personally appeared before me Jonathan Dwight Dudge of the Court of Probate in and for said County of Washington Lemuel Yeatten a resident of Steuben in said county & State aged 77 years who being sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration, that he the said Lemuel Yeatten James Yeatten of Gouldsborough aged eighty years, Sally Dyer the wife of Asa Dyer of Millbridge aged about 72 years Abigail Bryant wife of Josiah Bryant of Addison aged 84 years and all of said county are the only surviving children of John Yeatten late of said Steuben deceased who was a soldier and performed military service in the Revolutionary war and that he was employed in said service as follows, viz, in the Company commanded by Capt. Francis Shaw Jr from Sept 7 th to Dec 31 st 1775 a period of 4 months & 3 days, and as a private in said Company Also in Capt Henry Dyer's Com y Col o Benjamin Foster's Regiment as Sergeant from Sept 17 to Sept 28 th a period of eleven days. Also in a Company of 9 months men enlisted for the Town of Ipswich for 9 months from time of arrival from Fishkill & sworn to by The Selectmen of Ipswich Feb 1 st 1779 service completed from June 1778 Also in Lieut John Scott's Company Stationed at Machias as Sergeant from Aug 31 st 1779 one month. Also in Capt Henry Dyer's Company under instructions of Col. John Allen from March 2 to May 1 st 1780 a period of one month & 29 days. And that having performed all the service aforesaid he was honorably discharged therefrom. And the said Yeatten further declares that his said Father John Yeatten died in Steuben aforesaid on the 28 th of October A 1836 aged 92 years and that he never received any pension or Bounty Land for any of said services and that no application has hitherto been made therefor.
The said Lemuel Yeatten makes this declaration for the purpose of obtaining the

said services and that no application has hitherto been made therefor.
The said Lemuel Yeatten makes this declaration for the purpose of obtaining the pension and for any of the benefits to which he the said John Yeatten was entitled under the Acts of May 15 th 1828 and June 7 th 1832 or of any other Act applicable to the present case.
And the said Lemuel Yeatten hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a Pension or annuity except the present I am Yrs truly
Sworn and Subscribed the day, and year aforesaid
And I the said Jotham Lippincott Judge of Probate as aforesaid do hereby declare the opinion after the Investigations of the matter and after putting the Interrogations prescribed by the war Department that the above named applicant is the son of the aforesaid John Yeatten & that the said John Yeatten was a Revolutionary soldier and served as has been stated.
Jotham Lippincott Judge of Probate
State of Maine.
Washington Co. William B Smith Register of the Court of Probate within & for said County being a Court of Record do hereby certify that the foregoing application was made to the Judge of said Court & that his signature thereto of Jotham Lippincott the Judge of said Court is genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal of said Court this eleventh day of November AD 1857
W B Smith Reg of Probate

Rev. and 1812 Wars Section AWF:MLB
November 14, 1930
Mrs. Marion Edwards 1657-31st Street, N. W., Washington, D. C.
Dear Madam:
You are advised that it appears from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, R. 11935, that John Yeaton died October 28, 1836 in Steuben, Washington County, Maine, aged ninety-two years. The name of his wife was not given.
His surviving children in 1857 were:- Abigall (wife of Josiah Bryant) a resident of Addison, Maine and aged eighty-four years; James Yeaton, a resident of Gouldsboro, Maine, aged eighty years; Lemuel, a resident of Steuben, Maine, aged seventy-seven years; Sally (wife of Asa Dyer) a resident of Millbridge, Maine, and aged seventy-two years.
Lemuel Yeaton applied for pension November 11, 1857, and alleged that his father, John Yeaton, served in the Massachusetts troops, as follows:
From September 7, 1775, to December 31, 1775, as a private in the company of Captain Francis Shaw, Jr., from September 17, to September 28, 1777, as sergeant in Captain Henry Dyer's company, Colonel Benjamin Foster's regiment; from in June, 1778 to February 1, 1779, rank and officers not given; from August 31, 1779, one month as sergeant under Lieutenant John Scott; from March 2, 1780 to May 1, 1780, in Captain Henry Dyer's company under Colonel John Allen.
The claim was not allowed as there was then no provision of law, under which children were entitled. to pension
Very truly yours
E. W. MORGAN Acting Commissioner

1930-Nov. 14 - High La Mrs. Marion Edwards Aug.
11.935
P. O.
John Yeaton
Service: _____
Enlisted: _____, 18
REJECTED
Discharged: _____, 18
Application filed: _____, 18
Alleges: _____ Too late for 1852 list.
Re-enlisted: _____
Attorney: _____
P. O. _____
_____ Recognized. _____ Contract.
_____ Cert. of Dis. Searched for _____, 18

John Yeaton - Me Newpaper - Original See Master rolls
Treasury Department, SECOND AUDITOR'S OFFICE.
J. S. Fullin
Hon. Com. of Pensions Washington D. C.

No,
Heirs of
M rs . Yeaton,
Me;
Let H rs J. D. Fuller. Dec. 16/87
11935-
Act 32

BUREAU OF INTERNAL REVENUE TOBACCO AND MISCELLANEOUS DIVISION
1657-31 st St. N.W. Apt. 303, D.C. Oct. 27, 1930.
Bureau of Pensions, Interior Building.
Attention: Revolutionary War Div.
Will you kindly inform me whether you have a record of the a pension for John only  Yeaston , probably Washington County, Maine. If there is such a record I would appreciate any information which may be shown on the papers. Respectfully, (Mrs.) Marion Edwards

Providence Office. Dec r 16 th 1857.
Sir:
The claim of the children of John Yeaton, to the pension he might have have been entitled to at his decease, has been examined & rejected. By a decision of the Secretary of the Interior no unadjusted pension can be allowed to the children of a deceased Revolutionary soldier or his widow.
Hon: J. D. Fuller, Second Auditor, Treasury.

2 nd Auction office Nov 25 1857
Respectfully refer to form of Business
J. D. Miller

Heubner Nov 23 1857
Hon. T. J. Fuller
Dear Sir
Enclosed you have the papers in relation to Mr Yeatten's pension also a letter from him Should anything further be wanting please write me as soon as convenient — Mr Yeatten has a power of atty from the other heirs of his Father to collect their Shares and wishes instructions how to proceed thereon Should it be necessary to forward any further papers to you to effect that object.
Yours very respectfully
Sam F Moore

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Secretary's Office, Boston, December 15 th 1856.
I Hereby Certify, That from an examination of the Books and Documents relating to Military Services in the War of the Revolution, which remain in this Department, it appears that the name of John Gration is borne on pay roll of Capt. Francis Shaw Jr. Comp. stationed at Gouldsboro'; Number 4; Nanuygus & Pleasant River, from Sept. 7 th to 10 th (Dec. 31. 1775 - 4 mos. 3 days), as private from Number 4. Also on pay roll of Capt. Henry Dyer's Comp. Col. Benjamin Foster's Regt. from Sept. 17 to 28 1777, 11 days, as S er g t . from Number 4. Also on list of 9 mos. men enlisted for the Town of Ipswich, for 9 mos. from time of arrival at Fishkill, and sworn to by the Selectmen of Ipswich Feb. 1. 1779. Service from June 1778. Rank not given. Also on pay roll of Lieut. John Scott's Comp. Service at Machias, from Aug. 31. 1779, 1 month as Sergeant. 84-3 9 1 29 16-12 Over -

Also on pay roll of Capt. Henry Dyer's Comp. under instructions of Col John Allan from March 2 to May 1. 1780. 1 Month 29 days.
And I further Certify, That, before search made for evidence of said facts, the application hereto annexed was filed in this Office, in the form in which the same now appears; that the search was made by myself and my clerks alone; and that said application, and the certificate above set forth, contain all the facts and circumstances within my knowledge, pertaining to the case.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto affixed the Seal of the Commonwealth, the date above written.
Francis D. Wit Secretary of the Commonwealth.

John Yeaton
Washington D.C.
H. of Reps
Dec 13 th 1856
Sir
You will find enclosed herein a $1.00 will you please examine the Rolls, in your office, for the purpose of ascertaining whether Mr Yeaton's name or Dyer's Co can be found on the files of Recollecting rolls.
Humble to me.
The enclosed letter, will be sufficient warrant for the authority of the application.
Respectfully
J. D. Miller H. of Reps
Scat of glomerin with the of the parts
Please return the letters to my address

Pension Office, December 31, 1836.
Sir,
In reply to your note of the 29 th ult. I have the honor to state that upon a careful search it does not appear that any application has been made at this office for pension in virtue of the services in the Revolutionary War of John Yeaton, late of the State of Maine.
Very respectfully, Revolutionary Commissioner!
Hon. S. F. D. Fuller, Washington, D. C.

Staten November 10 (85)
Hon T D Fuller Esq Dear Sir
I have got my Father Pension Papers Ready as it was not convenient for me to go to the Court at Machias I waited for Probate Court at Charlestown I wish you attend to it if be consistent with your Business if the Pension is granted you will take your Pay for all trouble Please send me a Bill of cost you ask for your services that I settle with the others and all favors will be gratefully Received By your most
Obedient Humble Servant
Lemuel Yeaton
Hon T D Fuller Esq