Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 35684, Jeduthun Upton, Mass.

SERVICE
Noass.
NUMBER _____
S. 35684
Upton, Jeduthun Jeduthun or Jeduthun
CONTENTS

35.684 INVALID.
File No. 35.684
Leanthan Opton Rev Geo Wad
Act: 18 th March 18 th
Index:—Vol. 2 , Page 428
[Arrangement of 1870.]

ms 11.386 R
District of Maine
Sedgwick Upton
of Kennebec in the state of Maine who was a Private in the regiment commanded Colonel Jackson of the Massachusetts line, for the term of Nine Months
Inscribed on the Roll of District of Maine at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence the 4 th of April 1818
Certificate of Pension issued the 23 rd of June 1819 and sent to James Campbell Machias Maine
  Arrears to 4th of Mar. 1819.  88.23    Semi-ann. all'ce ending Sep. 1819.  48.00    10 Mo \frac{27}{30} \frac{4}{31}  $136.23  
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }

Jobstown
April 4 th 1818
Jonathan Upton - Gloucester Maine Served in Col d Mich d Jackson's Reg t Mass s Line for 9 months Commencing July 1779 -
on roll
James Campbell Esq r
Admitted

I, Jeduthun Upton of the town of Stueber in the County of Washington and State of Massachusetts, do hereby certify that I enlisted as a private Soldier in the Continental Service some time July One thousand Seven Hundred & Seventy Nine, that I enlisted at the town of Reading in the county of Middlesex & State aforesaid in company with two other men Viz, Asa Hart and Benjamin Flint that we marched on to the town of Springfield where we passed muster by an officer for that place for that purpose, from Springfield we marched immediately on to West Point (so called) in the State of New York there we joined the company commanded by James Bancroft in Col n Michael Jackson's Regiment and Brigadier General Patterson's Brigade in the Massachusetts Line, That I remained at West Point for the term of nine months which was the space of time I enlisted for That I did the duty required of me by my officers and received from them an honorable discharge in April, A.D. One thousand seven Hundred & Eighty That I then returned home to Reading where I kept my Discharge for Seven or Eight years, that when I removed from Reading I left it there and have never seen it since - I would refer to Capt. James Bancroft whose company I then belonged to and who is now living in Reading and is knowing to the particulars of my Service as above stated - I further certify that I do not nor never have received any Pension from the United States and by reason of Misfortune I am in reduced circumstances and stand in need of the help from my Country as the late law of Congress (Providing for certain Persons engaged in the land & naval Service of the United States in the Revolutionary War) Specifies
Jeduthun Upton
Washington April 4 th 1818 - Then the above named Jeduthun Upton personally appeared and made solemn Oath to the truth of the above Declaration subscribed by him before me James Campbell Judge of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas, Third Eastern Circuit Massachusetts

MASSACHUSETTS DISTRICT, ss.
1819.
I AM satisfied that the above named, Jeremiah Lipton — by reason of his reduced circumstances in life, is in need of assistance from his Country for support.
James G. Billings Judge { District Judge U. S. of the Circuit Court of { Massachusetts Dist. TO THE SECRETARY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF WAR. Common Pleas Third Session Circuit Massachusetts,

WASHINGTON, ss.
April 7 — A. D. 1818 —
IT appearing to my satisfaction, that Jeduthun Upson 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 Number five together with this certificate.
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand, and caused the seal of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas for the third Eastern Circuit of Massachusetts to be hereunto affixed.
James Campbell
{ Judge of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas for the third Eastern Circuit of Massachusetts.

No 5- This may certify that Jeduthan Upton formerly of the Town of Reading - that said Upton served in the Company under my command in the Regt, commanded By Coln. Reed at Scituate in the service of the United States, AD. 1776 and served his Country faithfully for the term of five months & was then honorably discharged also according to my best recollection said Upton engaged in the month of July AD. 1779 in my company in the eighth Mass. Regt. & commanded By M c Jackron & served his Country faithfully for the term of nine months at that time said company was stationed at West Point at the close of said term of nine months said Upton was honorably discharged
Reading August 25, 1810
James Banerft Cpt
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Middlesex ss. August 25, 1810
Then the above named James Banerft made solemn oath that the above certificate by him subscribed is according to his best knowledge & belief is true before me
John Weston Justice of the Peace