Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File B. L. Wt. 1521-100, Jeremiah Weldon, New York.

SERVICE
NUMBER
New York.
Weldon, Jeremiah Jere or
B. L. N o 1521-100.
CONTENTS
The Bounty Lands papers of James Weldon, Rejected. New York, are within:

Hartford July 4 th 1829-
I hereby acknowledge the Receipt of a land Warrant No 1521 for Francis Weldon, brother, and the other Lawful heirs of Jesse or Jeremiah Weldon, who was a Soldier of the New York Line for One hundred Acres of Land - which Warrant was dated at the War Office 26 th day of June 1829 - Wm Lloyd Goff Atty for Francis Weldon & the other heirs

Jeremiah Weldon N o . 1521

State of New York
Otsego County ss-
Surrogates Office June 16th 1829 - I Certify that Satisfactory Evidence was adduced to me to prove that, Francis Weldon & Abraham Weldon are the legal & Lawful heirs at Law in fee to Tere Weldon, and James Weldon late Soldiers, in the New York Line, on the continental Establishment -
Given My hand & Seal of Office this 16th June 1829 -
Elisha Root Surrogate

Francis Weldon Papers for his Brother Terre & James Weldon —
Land Warrants — Levi Weldon prn y y? not del'd In. not rel'd wait for certificate of release from Surro- gate's sign?

State of New York
Ulster County ss.
Frances Weldon of the Town of Otsego in the County of Otsego being duly sworn doth depore and say Jere Weldon was a brother of this deponant and that he enlisted on the Continental Establishment in the New York Line some time in the year 1777 for and during the war that he enlisted in Dutchess County in the State of New York aforesaid and that he served out his time faithfully and was honourably discharged, and that immediately after the New York troops were discharged and peace restored, the said Jere Weldon returned to his father's family, in Dutchess County in the State of New York - that he the said Jere Weldon then had his Certificate for bounty land promised him by the United States, that some time in the year 1789. or in the year 1790 his brother Jere Weldon made appli- = cation for his Land Warrant, but that he always understood from his brother Jere Weldon  that he had never received his Warrant, and this deponant is fully confident that he did not, because the said Jere Weldon , immediately after, that is to say some time in the latter part of the year 1789. or in the first part of the year 1790, went to Pittsburgh and died - and that no papers were sent back to his father's family then residing in Dutchess County aforesaid and this deponant further saith that his brother Jere Weldon was a single man when he died, and left no heirs except his father James Weldon and this deponant, and one other brother by the name of Abraham Weldon, and this deponant further saith that his father James Weldon died about thirty five years ago in Dut- = chess County, and at the present time there are no other surviving heirs to the said Jere Weldon , except this depo- = nant and his brother Abraham Weldon - And this deponant further saith he had a mother brother that was alive in the first of the American Revolution by the name of James Weldon who enlisted in

the American Revolution on the Continental Establishment in the New York line some time in the year 1777 for and during the War, that some time thereafter at at Fort Montgomery in the State of New York, the said James got wounded in a Battle with the British, and was taken Prisoner and Carried to New York and there Died - and he died also without any other heirs than the heirs above stated to the said Sara Weldon both being young Men, and died without having families or any other heirs than the ones above mentioned and this deponent further saith that his brother James could not have transferred or assigned his Land, as he died in the war and before the War Closed, and further that he does not believe that his brother Sara Weldon ever sold assigned or transferred his Claim for the said Sara Weldon always informed this deponent that he was entitled to the homestead promised him by the United States, and that he had never disposed of the same —
Taken subscribed and sworn to before me this 10th day of November 1828 - Nicholas Smith J. P.
his Francis X Weldon Mark
State of New York } Herkimer County } Thomas Weldon of the Town of Otsego in the County of Otsego in the State aforesaid Being duly sworn doth depose and say that he is acquainted with all the material facts set out in the above affidavit by Francis Weldon the above named deponent, and that all of them are substantially correct and true.
Sworn before me this 10th day of November 1828
Thomas Weldon
Nicholas Smith J. P.

Therefore Know all Men by these presents that I Francis Wil- -son one of the surviving Heirs at Law of Sere Weldon and James Weldon deceased, do hereby constitute and appoint Wm B Goff to be My true and Lawful Attorney for Me and in My name to demand and Receive from the Secretary of War of the United States, a Warrant for the Quantity of Lands due to Sere Weldon and also a Warrant for the Quantity of Land due to My other Brother James Weldon and and for the Warrants to Run in My Name and the Rest of the Heirs of the said Sere Weldon & James Weldon - deceased, if that can be done, if not To obtain the Warrant & Warrants in the Original Names of James Weldon, & Sere Weldon and the proof of heirship will be made at the General Land office at the time of making application for a patent — And I hereby further Authorise and Empower My said attorney aforesaid to constitute and Appoint one or more Substituted as attorneys under him for the purposes above = expressed
Signed sealed and delivered this 10th day of November 1828 — In presence of — Nicholas Smith
his Francis + Weldon mark.

Be it remembered that On the tenth day of November in the year of Our Lord Eighteen hundred & twenty Eight personally appeared before Me Nicholas Smith One of the Justices of the peace of the Town and County of Herkimer Francis Meldon made known to Me by Respectable witnesses under Oath — as one of the surviving heirs at Law of Jane Meldon and James Meldon deceased — who acknowledged the above power of attorney there subscribed to be his free act and deed for the use and purposes therein expressed — Given under my hand the day and year aforesaid —
Nicholas Smith J.P.
And I hereby Certify that Francis Meldon & Thomas Meldon who subscribed the above Oaths were proven on oath of other Respectable Witnesses, to be Men of the first respectability for truth and veracity and from the proof offered before Me I have no doubt of their having honest claims in matter and form as they have above in their affidavits expressed — Given under my hand this 10th Novr. 1828 —
Nicholas Smith J.P.
In Testimony that the above within Named Nicholas Smith was a Justice of the peace to administer Oaths in the County of Herkimer and State of New York at the above date, and that his name there subscribed appears to me to be his usual Signature. I have hereunto Affixed the County Seal and Subscribed my name and Quality at Herkimer this 28th day of November 1828 —
Abijah Beckwith Clerk of Herkimer County

The Bounty Land claim of James Weldon was rejected on the ground that further evidence was required.
See B. L. Register Letter "W" under date June 25. 1829.
M. B. H. Jan. 31. 1912.

Library of Congress
To the Honourable John H. Eaton Esquire Secretary of War of the United States at the City of Washington
St. Louis June 21
Pay. 2. 100 295 1/2 1829

To the Hon. Sec y of War of the United States at the City of Washington —
Dear Sir, Enclosed is the proof which The Hon. Peter B Porter Esq e late Secretary of War, required of me before he could, issue the Warrant for the County Land to Mr. Francis Meldon & Abraham Meldon, heirs at Law &c. of Sere Meldon late a Soldier in the Americ n = an Revolution in the New York Line — I have taken proof Also that they are the Legal and Lawful heirs to both Sere Meldon & James Meldon both Enlisted during the War — but James died During the War I understand his Name cannot be found at the War Department if there should be more proof wanted respecting James Enlistment Service & death, Mr. Meldon thinks that he can Obtain the Necessary proof wanted (if it will be allowed) and that is the reason that he took proof before the Surrogate to prove the heirship to both Sere Meldon & James Meldon You will find Mr. Francis Meldons proof now at the War Department. and power of Atty yes  yes please send the Warrant to me for them as heirs at Law of Sere Meldon and also their Warrant as heirs &c. of James if the Proof already sent is sufficient, if not Such other direction as may be deemed proper — Wm B Goff
Herkimer June 20th 1829 — Please send to the subscriber "Herkimer" New York

✓ Jeremiah Weldon N o 319
N o 8030

No. 8030 To the GEOGRAPHER of the UNITED STATES or to the Surveyors appointed by him to survey the Military Lands.
You are hereby required to Survey for Jeremiah Holden late a soldier in the New York line
One Hundred Acres of Land, in any of the Districts appropriated for satisfying the Bounties of Land, due to the late Armies of the United States, and return this Warrant to the Board of Treasury, agreeably to the Act of Congress of the ninth Day of July, 1789.
Given at the WAR OFFICE, this 26th Day of November One Thousand Seven Hundred and Eighty Nine.
AMOX
Surveyed by me the 15th of Decr 1791 to Jeremiah Holden late a soldier in the New York line for One Hundred Acres of Land in the District of New York the 26th Day of Novr 1789

M rs B. Goff June 26 th 1829
more than one case re- ferred to mind
Portage
Recorded P 339 Vol 8.
1521  Recent

War Department Bounty Land Office June 26 th 1829
Sir
Your Letter of the 20 th & 21 st Inst to the Secy of War, are receiv d , and referred to this Office — In reply to which I have to state to you, taking first in order, the case of the Heirs of Benj m Gilbert, wherein, you have omitted to send the Declaration of the Heirs, an essential and indispensable document; when this deficiency is supplied, (and I now send you a form for that purpose), a Warrant can issue — In the case of Jeremiah Weldon's Heirs, I herewith send you their Warrant for Bounty Land, and request that you will acknowledge the receipt of the same, stating the Number of the Warrant and the Line of the Soldier — In regard to the claim of James Weldon I can only repeat the information heretofore given you, namely, that he has not been returned as entitled to Bounty Land, either by having served to the close of the War, or been slain by the Enemy — If you have the evidence that he was wounded in the service, and died in consequence of such wounds, it is requisite that you exhibit the same clearly and explicitly —
In relation to the claim of Mr. Smith which you forwarded in Decem r last. I have also to repeat that it is necessary for his Heirs to prove themselves before a Surrogate; for this purpose I herewith send you a blank form
Yrs WG
Wm B Goff Esq. Herkimer N. York