Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W 6377, Jonathan Yeaton, N.H.

SERVICE
NUMBER
N. H.
Yeaton, Jonathan Jane
W 6377 B.L. # 26747-160-55.
CONTENTS

Maine 11.558
Jonathan Beaton
of Kennebec - in the State of Maine who was a Pr. in the Company commanded by Captain Druce - of the Regt commanded by Col. Wyman - in the Mass Keyser Troops -
6 Mo Private - $20.00
Inscribed on the Roll of - Maine - at the rate of 20 Dollars - Cents per annum, to commence on the 14th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 27 th day of May 1833 and sent to R. C. Rose. Augusta Me
Arrears to the 14th of March 1833 40.00 Semi-ann. allowance ending 4 Sept. 10
$ 50.00
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by D. S. Sprague Clerk, Book 8 Vol. 1 Page 69

4783
Waime
Jane Yeaton, widow of Jonathan Yeaton Maj
who served in the Revolutionary
war, as a Private
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 20 dollars cents per annum, to commence on the 3d February, 1853.
Certificate of Pension issued
9 th day of December 1851 and sent to
George W. Morton Augusta Me.
Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act February 3, 1853, Page 12 Vol. A.
(1832)

71900 St. Marks
Apr 16 53
Yan. Deaton wid Jonathan Deaton Prim
Capt. Lois.
Rev d War.
Rev d Pensioner me July 53-4783
W: 160 B ur ton 7-1856 B ur ton
at
Joshua Blake
M c Vernon Main
Blake Oct 18 1855,
30
Vol 4, Page 51.

Jonathan Yeaton
Private - New Hampshire troops
Drew's Co. } 6 monthly. Wymans regt. }
24843
See New Hampshire rolls.
R. C. Rose. Augusta, Me.

Declaration.
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
STATE OF MAINE, } ss. KENNEBEC COUNTY, }
ON this ninth day of April A. D. 1833 personally appeared in open Court before the Court of Common Pleas of said State, now sitting Jonathan Yeaton a resident of Belgrade in the County of Kennebec and State of Maine, aged Seventy four years, who being first 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 7, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year 1776 with Captain John Drew and served in Col. Wymans regiment of the New Hampshire line or troops under the following named officers: viz. Drew Capt.
Wymans Col, That he enlisted in that company & regiment as a private the first of July 1776 for six months; that he was employed upon the fortifications at & near Ticonderoga, New York; & after serving out the full term of his enlistment, was verbally discharged at Ticonderoga the first of January 1777, having served six months. —

And to the interrogatories propounded under the instructions of the war department, he answers:
That he was born at Cape Elizabeth, Maine, in 1758, where he supposes his age is recorded. That in 1765 he removed to New Castle, New Hampshire where he lived when he entered the service & where his home was during his services. That in 1801 he removed to Belgrade, Maine, where he now lives. That he enlisted & was discharged as he has stated. He as named such of his officers as he now recollects. That he does not know of any one now living by whom he can prove his service & has no documentary evidence. That any of his neighbors will testify to his character for veracity & their belief of his services.
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any agency in any State.
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
Jonas Eaton
And the said Court does hereby declare their opinion that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states.
David Rootman Jas. Con. Pres.

[Faint mirrored text from the reverse side of the page] State of Maine.
KENNEBEC, ss.—I, JOHN A. CHANDLER, Clerk of all the Judicial Courts held within and for the County of Kennebec, hereby certify that the Hon David Perham before whom the within proceedings was had, is a Justice of the Court of Common Pleas of said State; I also certify that the within contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Jonathan Yeaton for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of the said Court, this ninth day of April ...
A. D. 1833, —
J. A. Chandler

Robt C. Rose
Augusta
Maine

State of Maine.
THE Elias Taylor _____ a Clergyman, residing in the town of Belgrade _____ in the County of Kennebec and William Stevens _____ residing in the same town, hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with Jonathan Yeaton _____ who has subscribed and sworn to the annexed declaration; that we believe him to be Seventy four years of age; that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a Soldier of the Revolution and that we concur in that opinion.
Elias Taylor Wm Stevens Mark
State of Maine.
Kennebec ss.—Sworn and subscribed this eighteenth day of April
A. D. 1833.
Before me,
John Rockwood Justice of the Peace.
I John A. Chandler Clerk of the Courts, Kennebec County, hereby certify, that John Rockwood is a Magistrate as above. That the Rev. Elias Taylor is a Clergyman residing in Belgrade; that William Stevens residing in the same town is a credible person, & that their statement is entitled to be believed. —
J. A. Chandler

24813
Jonathan Apator State of Maine.
6 months private $ 20.00
MC
R. C. Vose Augusta Maine

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
Sir:
The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has been examined, and the papers are herewith returned. The following is a statement of your case in a tabular form. On comparing these papers with the following rules, and the subjjoined notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed, before a pension can be allowed. The notes and the regulations will shew what is necessary to be done. Those points to which your attention is more particularly directed, you will find marked in the margin with a brace, (thus: { ). You will, when you return your papers to this Department, send this printed letter with them; and you will, by complying with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your claim.
A Statement, shewing the Service of Nathan Yeaton Resident of Belgrade Kennebec Co. Maine
   Period when the service was rendered. Duration of the claimant's service. Rank of the claimant. Names and rank of the field officers under whom he served. Age at present, and place of abode when he entered the service. Proof by which the declaration is supported.   Years. Months. Days.     Enl 1776 ~ 6 " fri Capt Drew Col Lyman 74 Years New Castle New Ham- pshire Traditionary Evidence   {   {   {    Found on rolls
I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J. L. EDWARDS,
Commissioner of Pensions.

REGULATIONS UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE 7, 1832.
The following regulations have been adopted:
This law has been construed to extend, as well to the line, as to every branch of the Staff of the Army, and to include under the terms "Continental Line," "State troops," "militia," and "volunteers," all persons enlisted, drafted, or who volunteered and who were bound to military service, but not those who were occasionally employed with the army upon civil contracts, such as Clerks to Commissaries and to Store Keepers, &c., Teamsters, Boatmen, &c. Persons who served on board of private armed vessels are also excluded from the benefits of the law, as well as persons who turned out as patrols, or were engaged in guarding particular places at night, and were not recognized as being in actual military service.
Four general classes of cases are embraced in this law:
 1. The Regular Troops.  2. The State Troops, Militia, and Volunteers.  3. Persons employed in the Naval Service.  4. Indian Spies. 
As rolls of the regular troops in the Revolutionary War exist in this Department, all persons claiming the benefit of this law as officers, non-commissioned officers, musicians or privates, will, in the first instance, make application by transmitting the following declaration, which will be made before a Court of Record of the County where such applicant resides. And every Court having by law a seal and Clerk is considered a Court of Record.
DECLARATION,
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
State, Territory, or District of } ss. County of }
On this day of personally appeared (a) before A. B. a resident (b) of in the county of and State, Territory or District of aged (c) years, who being first 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 7th, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year (d) , with and served in the (e) regiment of the line, under the following named officers:
[Here set forth the names and rank of the Field and Company Officers; the time he left the service; (and if he served under more than one term of enlistment, he must specify the particular period, and rank and names of his officers;) the town or county and State in which he resided when he entered the service; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged, and the country through which he marched. This form is to be varied so as to apply to the cases of officers and persons who belonged to the militia, volunteers, navy, &c.]
He hereby relinquishes every claim (f) whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency in any State, or (if any) only on that of the Agency in the State of
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
A. B.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (g) that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states.
I of the Court of do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this day of &c.
If, on examination of the proper record, the names of applicants, making such declaration, cannot be found, they will produce such proof as the rule given in note (j) points out
Every applicant who claims a pension by virtue of service in the State Troops, Volunteers or Militia, except those who belonged to the New Hampshire Militia and State Troops of Virginia, will make and subscribe a declaration similar to the foregoing, with the following additions, viz:
(k) We, A. B., a Clergyman, residing in the and C. D. residing in (the same) hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with , who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn and subscribed the days and year aforesaid.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that A. B. who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman, resident in the and that C. D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I, Clerk of the Court of do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this day of &c.
Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power. This is the original discharge or commission; but if neither of these can be obtained, the party will so state under oath, and will then procure, if possible, the testimony of at least one credible witness, stating in detail his personal knowledge of the services of the applicant, and such circumstances connected therewith, as may have a tendency to throw light upon the transaction.
If such surviving witness cannot be found, the applicant will so state in his declaration, (l) and he will also, whether he produce such evidence or not, proceed to relate all the material facts, which can be useful in the investigation of his claim, and in the comparison of his narrative with the events of the period of his

alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case. The facts stated will afford one of the principal means of corroborating the declaration of the applicant, if true, or of detecting the imposition, if one be attempted; and unless, therefore, these are amply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be expected. All applicants will appear before some Court of Record in the County in which they reside, and there subscribe and be sworn to, one of the declarations above provided, according to the nature of his case.
The Court will propound the following (m) interrogatories to all applicants for a pension, on account of service in the Militia, State troops, or Volunteers, except the Militia of New Hampshire and the State troops of Virginia.
 1. Where and in what year were you born?  2. Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it?  3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary war, and where do you now live?  4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute? And if a substitute, for whom?  5. State the names of some of the Regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served; such Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your services.  6. { To a Soldier. { Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given, and what has become of it? To an Officer. { Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what has become of it?  7. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution. 
The Court will see that the answers to these questions are embodied in the declaration, and they are requested to annex their opinions of the truth of the statement of the applicant.
The applicant will further produce in Court, if the same can be done, in the opinion of the Court, without too much expense and inconvenience to him, two respectable persons—one of whom should be the nearest clergyman, if one lives in the immediate vicinity of such applicant, who can testify, from their acquaintance with him, that they believe he is of the age he represents, and that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and that they concur in that opinion. If one of these persons is a Clergyman, the Court will so certify, and they will also certify to the character and standing of other persons giving such certificates.
The traditional evidence of service is deemed very important, in the absence of any direct proof, except the declaration of the party. And the Courts are requested to be very particular in the enquiry whether the belief is general, and whether any doubts have ever existed upon the subject.
Applicants unable to appear in Court, by reason of bodily infirmity, may make the declaration before required, and submit to the examination before a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record of the proper county, and the Judge or Justice will execute the duties, which the Court is herein requested to perform, and will also certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity, attend the Court.
Whenever any official act is required to be done by a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or by a Justice of the Peace, the certificate of the Secretary of State or Territory, or of the proper Clerk of the Court or County, under his seal of office, will be annexed, stating that such person is a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or a Justice of the Peace, and that the signature annexed is his genuine signature.
No payments can be made on account of the services of any person, who may have died before the taking effect of the act of June 7, 1832; and in case of death subsequent thereto, and before the declaration herein required is made, the parties interested will transmit such evidence as they can procure, taken and authenticated before a Court of Record, showing the services of the deceased, the period of his death, the opinion of the neighborhood respecting such services, the title of the claimant, and the opinion of the Court upon the whole matter.
[a] The declarant must appear in open Court, unless prevented from doing so by reason of bodily infirmity; in which case the declarant will follow the rule laid down for his guidance.
[b] The declarant must make his declaration in the county where he resides. If he should fail to do so, he must assign a sufficient reason for not conforming to the rule.
[c] The age of the claimant must invariably be mentioned.
[d] The declarant must mention the period or periods of the war when he served.
[e] Every continental officer or soldier must give the name of the Colonel under whom he served; otherwise a satisfactory examination of the claim cannot be had. Every claimant must state, with precision, the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the Department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words:
"Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service; but, according to the best of his recollection, he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades:—For _____ year _____ months, and _____ days, I served as a _____. For _____ months and _____ days, I served as a _____; and for such service I claim a pension."
It is important, in all cases, to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months , is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state that they served two years in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours, the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is highly objectionable. It must, in every case, be clearly shown under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit.
[f] The law makes the relinquishment indispensable.
[g] The opinion of the Court is always required.
[h] The Clerk must give his certificate in every case.
[i] The Clerk must affix his seal, and if it has no device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal, or if he has no public seal of office, the certificate of a Member of Congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers.
Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other papers authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.
Proof of Service.
[j] In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimant's entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
[k] The notes from [a] to [i] are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops. The proof required by rule in note [j] applies to continental troops only.
[l] This traditional evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
[m] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
[n] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.

Declaration, In order to obtain the benefit of the 2 d Section of the Act of 3 d February 1853,
State of Maine
Wernike County S.S.
On this fourteenth day of August A.D. 1854, personally appeared before the Open Court of Portage for said County of Wernike, it being a Court of Record, Jane Meaton a resident of Belgrade in the County and State of said aged Seventy three years, who first being duly sworn according to law, doth, on her oath, make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the provision made by the Act of Congress, passed on the 3 d February 1853, granting pensions to widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary war, That she is the widow of Jonathan Meaton who was a Revolutionary Pensioner of the United States at the rate of Twenty dollars per annum under the Act of June 7. 1832. That his pension was payable at the Agency in the State of Maine, where it was paid during his life time to September 4. 1839, from which time to the 25 th Oct r 1839 it was received by her as his widow;
She further declares that she was mar- ried to the said Jonathan Meaton in the town of Norridge- -wick in the then District now State of Maine, on the first day of September, eighteen hundred and fourteen, that her name before her said marriage was Jane Lord, that her said husband died in the aforesaid town of Belgrade on the twenty fifth day of October A.D. 1839. That she was not

not married to him prior to the second day of January, Eighteen hundred, but at the time within stated. She further declares that she is now a widow having remained unmarried ever since the death of her late husband the said Jonathan Yeaton and that she has not made any other application for a pension.
Jane Yeaton
Sworn to and subscribed in open court on the day and year above written. Vis August 14 th 1854.
D Williams
Judge of Probate
State of Maine County of Penobscot ss.
I Joseph Burton, Register of the Court of Probate, within and for said County and State, hereby certify, that the Hon. Daniel Williams, is the Judge of said Court of Probate, and that his signature above is genuine, — and that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the Judge in the matter of the application of Jane Yeaton for a Pension
Witness my hand and the seal of said Court, this fourteenth day of August, A. D. 1854.
J Burton

Jane Newton. for Pension 2 d Sec. Act Feb 3. 1853.
Genl Morton Agent Augusta. Maine.

71900
Claim of Jane Newton TO BOUNTY LAND.
ACT OF MARCH 3, 1855.
PRESENTED BY Joshua Blake
ATTORNEY, Mr. Bonar MAINE.

BOUNTY LAND CLAIM.
State of Maine, } ss. COUNTY OF Kennebec }
On this seventeenth day of March A. D. one thousand eight hundred and fifty- five personally appeared before me, James R. Marston a Justice of the Peace, duly authorized to administer oaths within and for the County and State aforesaid, Jane Yeaton aged seventy three years, a resident of Belgrade County of Kennebec in the State of Maine, who being duly sworn according to law, declares that she is the identical Jane Yeaton  Widow of Jonathan Yeaton who was a private in the Company commanded by Captain in the Regiment of the Revolution , who would be ninety seven years of age if now living, that he was at on or about the day of A. D. 18 for the term of that he and continued in actual service in said war for the term of five months or more and was honorably discharged at on the of A. D. 18 as he believes will appear by the muster rolls of said Company. That he did not receive a written certificate of discharge, having been verbally discharged, which is now probably on file at the Department at Washington, she refers you to said discharge & also to application to the Department for a pension which she semi-annually draws from Government for further information relative to the time of his entering & leaving the army and also relative to his commanding officers & all other things necessary. She also states that she was married to the said Jonathan Yeaton on the first day of September A.D. 1814 at Bridgewater, Maine, that her name previous to marriage was Mary Wood, that she married the said Jonathan Yeaton at Belgrade on the twenty fifth day of October A.D. 1839 and that she is a widow at this date. He makes this declaration for the purpose of obtaining the bounty land to which he may be entitled under the "act granting additional bounty land to certain officers and soldiers who have been engaged in the military service of the United States," approved March 3, 1855. And refers to his former declaration made under act of upon which he obtained a Land Warrant No. for acres, which he having legally transferred and disposed of.
He further declares that he has not received a warrant for bounty land under any other act of Congress, nor made any application therefor, than the one above referred to, under act of upon which he obtained the said Land Warrant, No. for  except acres, and the one now presented.
Jane Yeaton
SWORN TO AND SUBSCRIBED before me the day and year above written; and I hereby certify that I believe the said Jane Yeaton who signed and executed the above declaration, and is now present, to be the identical person who served as aforesaid, and that he is of the age above stated, and that I have no interest in said claim.
James R. Marston } Justice of the Peace.
STATE OF MAINE, } ss: COUNTY OF Kennebec }
PERSONALLY APPEARED Ebenezer L. Gilman and John Yeaton citizens of Belgrade the said County and State aforesaid, who being duly sworn, depose and say that they are personally acquainted with Jane Yeaton and that he is the person now present who signs and executes the foregoing declarations.
Ebenezer L. Gilman John Yeaton
Sworn to and Subscribed before me, this seventeenth day of March A. D. 185 5 and I certify that the said Ebenezer L. Gilman and John Yeaton are credible and respectable citizens.
James R. Marston } JUSTICE OF THE PEACE.

POWER OF ATTORNEY.
Know all men by these presents. That I, Jane Yeaton , of Belgrade in the County of Me. Benson and State of Maine, have constituted and appointed Joshua Blake of Me. Benson in the State of Maine, my true and lawful Attorney, irrevocably, for me and in my name, to prosecute and receive from the United States the Bounty Land Certificate, or Warrant, due me under existing Laws granting Bounty Lands for services rendered in the United States in the different wars, and generally to do all lawful acts and things whatsoever touching the premises, and an attorney or attorneys under him, for the purpose aforesaid to make, and at his pleasure to revoke, hereby confirming all and whatsoever my said attorney shall in my name legally do, or cause to be done, in the premises.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and seal, this seventeenth day of March in the year one thousand eight hundred and fifty- five . Witness: John Yeaton  Jane Yeaton
STATE OF MAINE, COUNTY OF Kennebec ss:—On the seventeenth day of March 185 5 , personally appeared before me, a Justice of the Peace, within and for said County Jane Yeaton and acknowledged the foregoing Power of Attorney to be his free act and deed.
James R. Marston Justice of the Peace.
STATE OF MAINE, COUNTY OF Kennebec } ss.
I HEREBY CERTIFY, that James R. Marston before whom the within declaration, affidavit, and power of attorney, were made and executed, and who has thereunto subscribed his name, was at the time of so doing a Justice of the Peace in and for the County aforesaid, duly commissioned and sworn, and that his signature thereto is genuine.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto signed my name and affixed the seal of the Supreme Judicial Court for the County aforesaid, this eleventh day of April 185 5
W. M. Stratton CLERK.

I, John S. Minot of Belgrade in the County of Kennebec and State of Maine do depose and say that I was well acquainted with the late Jonathan Yeaton who died in said town of Belgrade about the year 1839. He was to my knowledge a poor-owner of the United States, his widow Jane Yeaton is now living in said town having remained unmarried ever since his death. I was acquainted with the said Jonathan for many years prior to his death, living about one mile and a half from his residence, they brought up a number of children and were respectable persons living together as husband and wife ever after their reputed marriage until his decease.
John S. Minot
State of Maine County of Kennebec ss. On this ninth day of September A.D. 1854. Personally appeared John S. Minot, well known to me as a reputable person, and made oath to the truth of the foregoing affidavit by him subscribed, before me - and I hereby certify that I have no interest in the prosecution of the claim for which this affidavit application was taken -
Asaph R. Nichols
Justice of the Peace

State of Maine - Kennebec County ss I hereby certify that Asaph R. Nichols Esq before whom the within affidavit was made, was, at the date thereof, a Justice of the Peace for the said County, duly authorized to administer oaths &c and that his signature thereto is genuine
Witness my hand and the seal of our Supreme Judicial Court for said County this eleventh day of September A. D. 1854 -
W. M. Stratton, Clerk of said Court

I Stephen D. Lindsey of Bridgewater in the county of Somerset and State of Maine being first duly sworn according to law, testify and say that I am Town Clerk of the town of Bridgewater and have the custody of the town records of said town; that in the record of marriages in said town Vol 2 Page 278 I find the following entry by the town clerk of Bridgewater.
The marriage of Jonathan Yenton of Belgrade and June Wood of Bridgewater was duly solemnized on the thirty first day of August, A.D. 1814.
Before me Calvin Selden, Justice of the Peace Stephen D. Lindsey
State of Maine } County of Somerset } ss Subscribed and sworn to this eighteenth day of August A.D. 1854 Before me William Allen Justice of Peace
State of Maine } County of Somerset } ss. I George A. Hobbs Clerk of all the judicial courts in the county aforesaid certify that William Allen is a Justice of the Peace in and for said county duly commissioned and qualified and that the above signature purporting to be his is genuine. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the S.J. Court this eighteenth day of August A.D. 1854. Geo. A. Hobbs, Clerk

Rev. and 1812 Wars Section AWF AWF
December 18, 1930
Nellie M. Morris 50 Grampian Way Boston 25, Massachusetts
Dear Madam:
You are advised that it appears from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, W. 6377, that Jonathan Yeaton was born in 1758 in Cape Elizabeth, Maine, and moved in 1765 to New Castle, New Hampshire.
While residing in said New Castle, he enlisted July 1, 1776 and served six months as a private in Captain John Drew's Company, Colonel Wyman's New Hampshire Regiment.
He was allowed pension on his application executed April 9, 1833, at which time he was living in Belgrade, Kennebec County, Maine, having moved there in 1801.
He died October 25, 1839 in Belgrade, Maine.
The soldier married August 31, 1814, in Norridgewock, Somerset County, Maine, Jane Wood.
She was allowed pension on her application executed August 14, 1854, at which time she was living in Belgrade, Maine, and was aged seventy-three years.
Their children are referred to, no names stated.
Very truly yours,
E. W. MORGAN Acting Commissioner.

Pay
WIDOW, &c.
File No. 6377
Jane Yeaton Wid"
Jonathan Yeaton Aunt Rev War
Act: Feb 3 rd  1853
Index:—Vol. 16 , Page 368
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Sept. 26. 1903
Mrs. Elliot A. Spaulding
Portland Maine -
Descendants of Rev. Soldiers
not pensioned Sept. 26. 1903.
1930 - Dec. 18. H. H. B. Nellie M. Morris's Aug.

RF
50 Hampshire Way Baton 25. Mass.
28'
Dear Sir.
Will you please send me a copy of the Pineum paper of Jonathan Osgood , 1757-1839, born Portsmouth, N. H. and died in Belgrade Me. Shall appreciate a reply soon.
Very truly yours
Nellie M. Morris
Register, John Adams Chapter,
N. A. R. Boston. Mass.
Nov. 28- 1930.

Chief P: Ch Rec: of Ma: 2nd apt Co: I Alvin: H Wm: I R death 25 Oct. 39.
"Baptist."

No 5032
Jane Yeaton, Wid: of Jonathan.
Set. to H. C. Morton, Sept. 19 th 1821
Act

Post Office, December 6 th 1854.
Sir: Please certify that in to which the within named pensioner was paid, on the date of his death.
Very Respectfully,
20 25-6 et 39 Lorrain
Commissaire.
R. J. Atkinson Esq., Third Auditor Missouri!

Jonathan Yeaton died 25 Oct 1839. paid in full.
Valdosta
As stated

Beatrice Dane with
Bangor
FREE
Hon. L. P. Waldo
Cannon Pension Washington
Recd Dec 11 1887 D. L.

Sept. 18 th 1854
Jane Yeaton, wid: of Jonathan.
Kennebec Co. Me:
Act 153 $20,000.00 Com: Feby: 3 rd 1853
Rev:
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, Pension Office, Official Business.
Grosvenor, Augusta.
Commissioner.

Augusta, Maine
Dec. 1. 1854.
Sir,
I herewith send an affidavit to be used in support of the claim of Mrs. Jane Yeaton widow of Jonathan Yeaton for pension under the 2 d Sec. Act Feb 3. 1853. In your letter dated Sept 19 th I am informed that "Upon proof being filed that the claimant is the widow of the identical Jonathan Yeaton, who was a Revolutionary pensioner of the United States Vermont, claim her claim will be favorably considered" Her claim was made in good faith. I was myself personally acquainted with her late husband, and you may have perfect confidence in the justness of her claim.
Very Respectfully
Mr O. O. Scobell
Geo. W. Morton
Hon. L. P. Waldo
Comm-Pension
Washington D.C.

Brief in the case of Jane Yeaton, widow of Jonathan, Kennebec County and State of Maine, act 3 d Feby: 1853.
Claim, ("original," or "for increase" )
Proof exhibited, (if original.)
Is it documentary, traditional, or supported by rolls? If either, state the substance.
Husband was pensioned under the act of 7 th June 1832, @ the rate of $20.00 per An. Marriage is proven by a certified copy of the record thereof, from the Town Clerk, & the affidavits of two credible witnesses to general reputation of marriage & cohabitation. Pensioner died October 25 th 1839, as per the affidavits of two credible witnesses & Report of the Hous. Auditor.
Widowhood & identity, is established by the affidavits of two credible Affiants.
(If for increase.)
Has additional evidence been filed since the admission of the claim? If so, what?
Grew Morton, Esq., Augusta.
Name and residence of Agent
Me;
S. C. Bepton. Examining Clerk.

Augusta, Maine
Sept 14. 1854.
Sir,
The papers herewith enclosed are transmitted, to have Mrs. Jane Preston pensioned under 2 o Sec of the Act of Feb 3. 1853. Her late husband was a pensioner under Act of June 7. 1832 at $20. per annum and died Oct 25. 1839. if the papers are satisfactory I would respectfully request you to allow her claim and send me as her Agent a pension certificate for her.
Very respectfully
Yours Obed Servt
Geo W. Morton
Hon L. P. Waldo
Commr Pension
Washington.

I Moses Page of Belgrade, in the County of Kennebec and State of Maine, do depose and say that I was well acquainted with the late Jonathan Yeaton who died in said town of Belgrade several years since. He lived in the same neighborhood with me and was to my certain knowledge a Revolutionary Pensioner of the United States. He was a resident of said Belgrade in the County of Kennebec and State of Maine many years prior to his being pensioned. Jane Yeaton now living in said Belgrade is the widow of the identical Jonathan Yeaton who was a Revolutionary pensioner as named above and has remained a widow ever since his death. I have been the selectman of said town many years & have been intimately acquainted with the said Jonathan & Jane, knew them well while they were living together as husband & wife and with her ever since the death of her husband the said Jonathan.
State of Maine.
Moses Page
Kennebec County S.S. On this twenty-sixth day of November 1854. personally appeared before the subscriber a Justice of the Peace in and for said County of Kennebec. Moses Page above named well known to me as a respectable witness, and made oath to the truth of the above affidavit by him subscribed. I further certify that I am not interested in the claim in support of which the above affidavit was given.
Ariel Hinkley Justice of the Peace

State of Maine - County of Kennebec ss -
I hereby certify that Ariel Hinkley Esq. before whom the within written affidavit was made, was, at the date thereof, a Justice of the Peace for the said County duly authorized to administer oaths &c. and that his signature thereto is genuine.
Witness my hand and the seal of our Supreme Judicial Court for said County this first day of December A. D. 1854. — J. M. Stratton , Clerk of said Court.