Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R 10810, David Upton, Mass.

SERVICE
Mass.
Wipson, David
NUMBER _____
VP 10810
CONTENTS

State of Maine Cumberland County ss
At a special Term of the Sup: Judicial Court holden at Portland the session of said Upton on the 19 th day of February A.D. 1835 before the Honorable Allion R. Parris one of the Justices of said Court
On the nineteenth day of February in the year of our Lord one thousand Eight hundred & thirty five personally appeared in open Court before said Judge David Upton a resident on said Island in the County aforesaid in said State of Maine aged ninety four years, who first being duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the Act of Congress passed June of A.D. 1832. That he the said Upton first enlisted as a minute man sometime in the autumn of 1774 in the Company commanded by Capt Flint of Reading Massa- =chusetts and was attached to said Company as minute man until the first of April A.D. 1775, when he was called out with said Company on an alarm and marched to Marblehead to watch the movements of the enemy who were hovering on our Coast. He did not discover the British in that quarter and was marched with his Company to Lexington & Concord. He was in the skirmish at Lexington and followed the British troops from Concord to Cambridge. The British troops entered Boston through Cambridge and was prevented from entering Boston by the way of Dorchester because the Americans had destroyed the Bridge in that quarter.
Immediately on his return from Concord & Lexington as aforesaid he enlisted into the Company of Capt: Asa Prince of Danvers Mass and served in said Prince's Company as private until within two or three weeks of the completion of the term of

the eight months. for which he enlisted. At the time of the Battle Bunker Hill he was stationed at Cambridge and Major Putnam a son of Lieut David Putnam he thinks. had the command of the Battalion to which his company was attached. A twenty gun ship was between Cambridge and Boston and the company to which he belonged was prevented from going on the Hill when the Battle was fought. The head quarters for the detachment to which he belonged was at the house of Jos. Lee a refugee.
After the Battle at Bunker's Hill he continued to be stationed at Cambridge during the summer. About three weeks before his eight months expired he was employed by Major Putnam who owned Mills in the town of Andover. to go with a team and haul lumber to erect Barracks at Cambridge for the winter. He had been previously employed by Major Putnam to work in said Mills. He was stationed while at Cambridge in the House of the aforenamed Lee which was very large and capacious enough to quarter two or three companies of men. He drew his rations regularly while in said service.
On the retreat from Lexington of the British they entered one White's town, and shot one man by the name of Cook through the body, and beat out the brains of another who was seeking shelter in the cellar of the House. He saw both of the young men in a few minutes after they were killed the enemy being obliged to leave the house forthwith. Mr White & wife concealed themselves and escaped.
He thinks he served in the year 1775 at least eight months.
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and declares

that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any state
He was born at the North Parish of Reading in 1751 He has no record of his age in this state except in certain Indentures by which he was bound as an apprentice to the Shoemaking business to one John Hutchinson He was living in Reading when called into the service, and has lived in Reading & Middleton Mass. in Hampshire in the state of Maine & he now resides at Bristol Island Portland Harbour.
He was called into the room as before stated
Sachem Batchelder was the Lieut of the Company of Capt. Prince's Company. He well recollects Genl. Putnam & the same Genl. Washington at Cambridge.
He received a discharge and lost the sum in the loss of his house by fire. That Joseph Eaton Esq. of Harps well know him and will testify as to his character for truth & veracity.
In presence of H. H. Parsons. David X Upton's mark.
Sworn to & subscribed the day & year aforesaid, before me Mark -
Albion K. Partridge } Justice of the Sup. Jud. Court of Maine —
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter & after putting the interrogatories presented by the War Department that the above named applicant was a voluntary soldier & served as he states,
Midway No. 100-5-18, Feb. 6. Sup. Jud. Court J. M. T. Vaughan Clerk of the courts for Cumberland County do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court in the matter of the application of Daniel Upton for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the Court this twenty sixth day of August. - A.D. 1835. Nelson S. Vaughan, Clerk

I, Albion K. Parry, a Justice of the Supreme Judicial Court of the State of Maine, do hereby make known that on this 19 th of February, 1835 I was called to take the declaration of the within named Upton. He was in a vessel lying in this harbor, to which place he had been brought by his son, by water, from his residence on one of the Islands situated within this County; - that he was so infirm as not to be able to be removed from the vessel, and I therefore made the examination of the said Upton, & administered to him the oath on board the vessel. - I have no reason to doubt but he served as he has stated given at Portland, Maine, Feb. 19. 1835.
Albion K. Parry Just. Sup. Jud. Court of the State of Maine
David Upton Application of David Upton for Pension
He was Bradford Portland Main

David Weston
Oct 1832. —————>
Maine.
A. H. Markland

State of Maine County of Cumberland
Be it Known, that on this twelfth day of February A. D. 1853 before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace in and for the County and State aforesaid, personally appeared Dania Upson
resident of Cumberland in said County, and made oath according to law that he is the legal heir of the identical man who was a Soldier in the war of the Revolution, and who has heretofore made application for the benefit of the Pension Act of 1842 that he is directly interested as a claimant in said pension and makes this affidavit to be filed with such additional evidence or arguments as my Agent may use in prosecuting said claim.
Countermanding and revoking all Powers of Attorney, and authority heretofore given, I hereby constitute and appoint C. W. BENNETT , of Washington City, my true and lawful Attorney, to prosecute the claim of Dania Upson for any amount of Revolutionary Pension, or increase of Pension that may be due; and I hereby authorize my said Attorney to examine all papers or documents in relation to said claim on file in the Department at Washington City, or elsewhere, to file additional evidence or arguments, and to receive for my exclusive benefit, the certificate which may be issued for said claim, which certificate I wish made payable at the Washington City, D. C. Agency; to appoint one or more substitutes under him for the purposes herein expressed, and to do all things that I might or could do were I personally present. Hereby ratifying and confirming all that my said Attorney and Agent shall lawfully do in the premises.
Dania Upson
Sworn to, Subscribed and Acknowledged before me the day and year above written, and I hereby certify that I believe the said Dania Upson to be directly interested in said claim as set forth, and to be the identical party therein alleged.
J. Samuel Anderson Justice of the Peace
State of Maine County of Cumberland
It is Hereby Certified, that satisfactory evidence has been exhibited before me, Clerk of the Supreme  Supreme Judicial Court  Cumberland County that Dania Upson the party who has sworn to, and acknowledged the foregoing Declaration and Power of Attorney is the identical child of reputed soldier aforesaid. I further certify, that Samuel Anderson Esq. before whom the preceding affidavit and Power of Attorney were made and acknowledged, was, at the time of so doing, a Justice of the Peace, in and for said County, and that the signature purporting to be his, I believe to be genuine.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal of Office, this twelfth day of February 1853
A. C. Harmon , Clerk of said Court
1. Claimant's name or names in full.—2. Post Office address. 3 "That he is the identical man," or, "that she is the widow of the identical man," or, "that he or she is the legal heir of the identical man," &c., &c. 4. Leave this line blank.—5. "He is," "she is," or "they are."—6. Revolutionary soldier's full name.—7. Claimant's signature.—8. Claimant's name.—9. Magistrate's signature. 10. "Identical," "widow of," or, "child of."—11. Magistrate's name.—12. Clerk's signature.
N. B.—Should two or more heirs join in the foregoing, the plural should be substituted for the singular number.

January 24, 1939.
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BA-J/ILL/CC David Upton R.10810
Adelaide Anderson, Richmond, Maine.
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request the Revolutionary War record of David Upton, of Reading, Massachusetts.
The record furnished below is obtained from the papers on file in pension claim R.10810, based upon his service in that war.
David Upton was born at the north point of Reading, Massachusetts.
He applied for pension February 19, 1835, at which time he was living on Crotch Island, Cumberland County, Maine. He alleged that while a resident of Reading, Massachusetts, he was a minute man in Captain John Flint's Massachusetts Company, was out on the Lexington alarm, April 19, 1775, and was in the battle, that he returned home, enlisted immediately and served nearly eight months as a private in Captain Asa Prince's Massachusetts Company.
His claim was not allowed as he failed to furnish proof of six months' service as required by the pension laws.
At the time of his application for pension in 1835, the soldier stated that he was aged ninety-four years, and also made the statement that he was born in 1751, no explanation of this discrepancy in age.
After the Revolution, David Upton lived in Reading and in Middleton, Massachusetts, and in Harpswell, Cumberland County, Maine, about twenty years.

The soldier's son, David Upton, was living in Cumberland, Cumberland County, Maine, in 1853. It is also shown that a son of the soldier took him on a vessel from Crotch Island to Portland, Maine, where the application for pension was executed, but it is not stated whether it was the son David. The name of the soldier's wife is not given.
The above data
Very truly yours,
A. D. HILLER, Executive Assistant to the Administrator.

REJECTED
10810
P. O.
David Upton
Service: _____
Enlisted: _____, 18
Discharged: _____, 18
Application filed: _____, 18
Alleges: 1852 list of rejected + suspended clms. gives cause of suspicion. Re-enlisted: "He did not serve six months."
Attorney: _____
P. O. _____
_____ Recognized. _____ Contra
_____ Cert. of Dis. Searched for _____, 18
1931 - June 30 - Visit to Rev. Ezra T. Hubbard. S.S.R. 1932 - Oct. 1 - Visit to Hon. Frederick Hale - see C.O.R.R. of Michael Dougherty S.S. 5257. S.S.R. 1932 - Oct. 31. Visit to Hon. Frederick Hale - S.S.R. 1939 - Jan 24 - Visit to Adelaide Anderson - ce

October 31, 1932.
BA-J/ILL XXXXXXXXXXXX David Upton R. 10810
Hon. Frederick Hale United States Senate Washington, D. C.
My dear Senator:
Reference is made to your letter of October 27, 1932, in which you request the record of David Upton, a Revolutionary War soldier.
The record furnished below is obtained from the papers on file in pension claim, R. 10810, based upon his service in that war.
David Upton was born at the north point of Reading, Massachusetts.
He applied for pension February 19, 1835, at which time he was living on Crotch Island, Cumberland County, Maine. He alleged that while a resident of Reading, Massachusetts, he was a minute man in Captain John Flint's Massachusetts Company, was out on the Lexington alarm, April 19, 1775 and was in the battle, that he returned home, enlisted immediately and served nearly eight months as a private in Captain Asa Prince's Massachusetts Company.
His claim was not allowed as he failed to furnish proof of six months' service as required by the pension laws.
At the time of his application for pension in 1835, the soldier stated that he was aged ninety-four years, and also made the statement that he was born in 1751, no explanation of this discrepancy in age.
After the Revolution, David Upton lived in Reading and in Middleton, Massachusetts, and in Harpswell, Cumberland County, Maine, about twenty years.

The soldier's son, David Upton, was living in Cumberland, Cumberland County, Maine, in 1853. It is also shown that a son of the soldier took him on a vessel from Crotch Island to Portland, Maine, where the application for pension was executed, but it is not stated whether it was the son David. The name of the soldier's wife is not given.
The above data were furnished you on October 1, 1932.
Very truly yours,
A. D. HILLER, Assistant to Administrator.

See letter in Nathaniel Doughty - R. W. Nathaniel Doughty 1st page - Hon. Frederick Hale - Oct. 1 - 1932. > S. 35257 U.S. Senate - David Upton - R 10810
David Upton - R. 10810.
David Upton was born at the north point of Reading, Massachusetts.
He applied for pension February 19, 1835, at which time he was living on Crotch Island, Cumberland County, Maine. He alleged that while a resident of Reading, Massachusetts, he was a minute man in Captain John Flint's Massachusetts Company, was out on the Lexington alarm, April 19, 1775 and was in the battle; that he returned home, enlisted immediately and served nearly eight months as a private in Captain Asa Prince's Massachusetts Company.
His claim was not allowed as he failed to furnish proof of service of six months as required by the pension laws.
At the time of soldier's application for pension in 1835, he stated that he was aged ninety-four years and also made the statement that he was born in 1751, no explanation of this discrepancy in age.
After the Revolution, David Upton lived in Reading and in Middleton, Massachusetts, and in Harpswell, Cumberland County, Maine, about twenty years.
The soldier's son, David Upton, was living in Cumberland, Cumberland County, Maine, in 1853. It is also shown that a son of the soldier took him on a vessel from Crotch Island to Portland, Maine, where the application for pension was executed, but it is not stated whether it was the son David. The name of the soldier's wife is not given.
Very truly yours,
A. D. HILLER, Assistant to Administrator.

June 29, 1931.
Rev. Earle N. Hubbard, A.B.
Rev.& 1812 Wars Section III
Chebeague Island, Maine.
Dear Sir:
You are advised that it appears from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, R. 10810, that David Upton was born at the north point of Reading, Massachusetts.
He applied for pension February 19, 1835, at which time he was living on Crotch Island, Cumberland County, Maine. He alleged that while a resident of Reading, Massachusetts, he was a minute man in Captain John Flint's Massachusetts Company, was out on the Lexington alarm, April 19, 1775 and was in the battle; that he returned home, enlisted immediately and served nearly eight months as a private in Captain Asa Prince's Massachusetts Company.
His claim was not allowed as he failed to furnish proof of six months' service as required by the pension laws.
At the time of soldier's application in 1835, he stated that he was aged ninety-four years and also made the statement that he was born in 1751, no explanation of such a discrepancy in age.
After the Revolution, soldier lived in Reading and in Middleton, Massachusetts, and in Harpswell, Cumberland County, Maine, for about twenty years.
Soldier's son, David Upton, was living in Cumberland, Cumberland County, Maine, in 1855. It is also shown that a son of the soldier took him on a vessel from Crotch Island to Portland, Maine, where the application for pension was executed, but it is not stated whether it was the son David. The name of soldier's wife was not stated.
Very truly yours,
E.W.MORGAN, Acting Commissioner.

Richmond, Maine.
Dec. 5, 1938.
Bureau of Pensions,
Washington, D.C.
Dear Sirs:
Would you please send me any data there may be in regard to David Upton of Reading, Massachusetts, a Revolutionary soldier? The date of his receiving a pension, and whatever data there may be in connection with it.
It is understood he was in Captain John Flint's Company of Colonel David Greens Regiment.
This information will be much appreciated and I thank you sincerely for it.
Yours truly,
Adelaide Anderson

FREDERICK HALE, ME., CHAIRMAN TASKER L. ODDIE, NEV. CLAUDE A. SWANSON, VA. SAMUEL M. SHORTRIDGE, CALIF. PARK TRAMMELL, FLA. JESSE H. METCALF, R. I. DAVID I. WALSH, MASS. CHARLES W. WATERMAN, COLO. MILLARD E. TYDINGS, MD. PHILLIPS LEE GOLDSBOROUGH, MD. ELLISON D. SMITH, S. C. HAMILTON F. KEAN, N. J. GEORGE MC GILL, KANS. JAMES J. DAVIS, PA. JOHN S. COHEN, GA. HENRY W. KEYES, N. H. CAMERON MORRISON, N. C.
RODNEY E. MARSHALL, CLERK CARL H. SCHMIDT, ASST. CLERK
United States Senate
COMMITTEE ON NAVAL AFFAIRS
October 27, 1932.
Hon. E. W. Morgan, Director Pension Service Veterans' Administration Washington, D. C.
Dear Mr. Morgan:-
In the absence of Senator Hale a letter has been received from one of his constituents who has inquired as to the military service of David Upton of Reading, Mass., a Revolutionary soldier. As the collection of Revolutionary War records on file in the War Department is very incomplete, would it be possible for your office to supply Senator Hale with a copy of the military service of this soldier?
Very truly yours,
Louise N. Clark
Louise N. Clark, Assistant Secretary to Senator Hale.

Chebeague Island Me. May 29 th 1931.
Pension Dept. Washington D.C. Dear Sirs:-
I am interested in one by the name of Nathaniel Doughty a Revolutionary Soldier whom we believe is buried in an old cemetery at Chandler's Cove on this island where about 75 people lie buried.
I find this record concerning him in the Archives of the Maine Historical Society - Nathaniel Doughty Service - Mass. Line - Rank - Private - Age 72 at death from Cumberland County. A pensioner under Act March 18 th 1818.
Can you tell me the time of his death I mean the month and year and place of burial. The S.A.R. of which I am a member will give us a marker if we can substantiate the above facts. Send me any other information you may have concerning him. As of over.

Course you know in those days Maine was a part of Mass.
Thanking you in advance
I am sincerely yours Rev. Earle N. Hubbard A.B. Pastor Methodist Church Chebeague Island Me.
Since writing the above I have learned of another Revolutionary soldier who is buried in the same old cemetery viz David Upton who fought at Bunker Hill (Breed's Hill) and whose home was at Reading Mass. He was near by when General Warren fell. Find out what you can about him.

33190
Maine
Suspended
Lot. to J. Bradford Sept 3. 1835. Lot. to Jas. Gregory, May 31, 1838.
10 & 10

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Secretary's Office, Jan y 16 th 1835.
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 David Upton is borne on a roll of Capt. John Flint's Company, in Col. David Green's Regt. where he is allowed in 1775, (month not mentioned) three days.
David Upton claims for eight months services under Capt. Asa Prince, in 1775. — The Muster-roll of Capt. Asa Prince's Company, in Col. Hutchinson's, alias Mansfield's Regt. from April 24 th to August 1 st 1775, is found in this Office, — but the name of David Upton is not borne thereon. Edward D. Bangs. Secy

Freeman E. Bradford
Sept 3 rd 1835
O.C.
Rec Vol 32 Page 334
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War Depart. t Pension Office September 3 d 1835
Sir
The claim of David Winton is founded upon an alleged service of 8 mo in 75 under Captains Flint & Prince — & supported by the testimony of one witness who contradicts his statement by declaring that he served 12 months — But the certificate of Mr Bangs is deemed sufficiently conclusive to authorize the Department to disallow his claim — this papers are placed on our files
Freeman Bradford esq Portland Maine

I Robert Pierce of Marblehead in the county of Essex and State of Massachusetts Yeoman, Aged Eighty four years. On oath testify and say that in the beginning of the Revolutionary War I was an Inhabitant of the town of Reading in said county and was well acquainted with David Upton of said Reading now residing at Harpswell State of Maine, who owned a Farm at said Reading, and that on or about the last day of April Seventeen hundred Seventy five he enlisted as a Soldier in a company of Militia in the service of the United States & after which he the said Upton agreed with me to take charge of his Farm for one year & in a short time afterwards he marched in a company to Cambridge (the name of the Officers of said company I do not recollect) from said Reading and there joined the American Army then forming under the command of Genl. Ward and there continued until Genl. Washington came & took command of all the American Troops then in Cambridge and he the said Upton continued in the Army doing duty at Cambridge, for the space of one year, was then discharged and returned and took possession of the Farm -
ROBERT PIERCE
State of Massachusetts } County of Essex }
ss. On this Eleventh day of April AD Eighteen hundred & thirty four
Personally appeared Robert Pierce above named & made oath to the truth of the above affidavit by him subscribed & I further certify that the said Robert Pierce is a man of veracity to me well known, and a credible witness, to whose testimony full faith and credit is given -
Nathan Bawon. Justice of the Peace
Marblehead April 11 th 1834 We the Subscribers Selectmen of the town of Marblehead hereby certify that we are well acquainted with the above named Robert Pierce & that he is a man of veracity & sound state of mind -
Will Hawes John Cyles James Goodwin

Declaration of David Upton

Harpswell Feby. 23-1835.
This may certify that Mr. David Upton, has lived in this Town, the most of the time for twenty years past, and from personal acquaintance; have considered him to be a man of truth and veracity, and have every circumstantial reason to believe that he was in the service during the Revolutionary war.
Joseph Eaton.
Cumberland Feby 24 th 1835
Personally appeared the above named Joseph Eaton and made oath that the above statement by him subscribed is true Before me Pileg Curtis Justice of the Peace
This may certify we have long been acquainted the above named David Upton and we consider him a man of truth and veracity and have no doubt but he was in the service during the revolutionary war
Pileg Curtis Selectmen of Harpswell