Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 38,417, for Simeon Taylor, Massachusetts

SERVICE
NUMBER _____
Mac
Taylor, Simon
L 38,417
CONTENTS

Not' f o sent F o R.C. von En Acy m la. m au 11 July 1870
13.001
Maine R
Simeon Taylor
of Readfield in the state of D o of Maine who was a private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Larned of the Massachusetts line, for the term of one year
Inscribed on the Roll of Maine at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 11 th of April 1815
Certificate of Pension issued the 21 st of July 1819 and sent to Nathan Weston Jun d Hollowell, Kennebec, M e
Arrears to 4th of March 1819 $ 85.56 Semi-ann. all'ce ending 4 Sept. 48. 11 m. 30 1/31 $ 133.50
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }

Simeon Taylor. Readfield Kennebec Co. pt. Col. Learned. Mass Reg
1776
1 year Discharged Learned's Regt. at on Continental establishment
additional
Adm d
Proof Enoch Prout Sol o Hallet,

Commonwealth of Massachusetts
I Simon Taylor aged sixty five years, a citizen of the United States born in Chatham in the state of Massachusetts, but now resident in Readfield, in the District of Maine upon oath testify and declare, that on the twenty eighth day of November 1775, I enlisted as a private soldier, in the war of the revolution, against the common enemy, upon the continental establishment, for the term of one year, in Capt Peter Harned's Company and Col. Learned's regiment, of the Massachusetts line. This period I full served out and took my final and honorable, but notual discharge from the Army at Kings Ferry, in the state of New York, on the first day of January 1777. From my reduced circumstances, I am in need of assistance from my country for support. And I do hereby relinquish all my claim to every pension heretofore allowed me by the laws of the United States, if any; but I am not to my knowledge borne on any pension list whatever. I request that I may be placed upon the pension list for the District of Maine.
Simon Taylor
Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Henniker Jr.
14
On the fourteenth day of April A.D. 1810 Simon Taylor above named, after having been carefully examined, made oath to the truth of the above declaration by him subscribed. Before me,
Nathan Weston Esq. C. Just C. Court C Plus 2 Eastern Circuit
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
I George Waugh of Readfield in the District of Maine of lawful age upon oath testify and declare that I am well acquainted with Simon Taylor above named. From his reduced circumstances, he is in need of assistance from his country for support. He sustains the character of a man of truth and veracity.
George Waugh
Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Henniker Jr.
On the fourteenth day of April A.D. 1810 George Waugh Esq. above named, after having been carefully examined, made oath to the truth of the above deposition, by him subscribed. Before me,
Nathan Weston Esq. C. Just C. Court C. Plus 2 Eastern Circuit

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
To the Honorable the Secretary of the Department of War of the United States.
I the subscriber, being Chief Justice of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas, for the Second Eastern Circuit of Massachusetts, embracing the Counties of Lincoln, Kennebec and Somerset, do hereby certify to your Honor, that Simeon Taylor , a citizen of the United States, now resident in Readfield , in the said County of Kennebec , in the District of Maine, on the fourteenth day of April , A. D. 1818, made application to me to receive his declaration under oath, and such other evidence, as was in his power to produce; and to transmit the same, and the proceedings had thereon, to your Honor; that he might be placed on the pension list of the United States, agreeably to the provisions of an Act, entitled "An Act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the revolutionary war," passed March 18, A. D. 1818, which declaration, and the other evidence produced by the said applicant, is hereunto annexed.
And I do further certify to your Honor, that after a full examination of the said applicant, and a careful consideration of the evidence in the case, it appears to me that the said applicant did serve as a private soldier , in the war of the revolution, against the common enemy, upon the continental establishment, for more than nine months, as stated in his declaration aforesaid; and that from his reduced circumstances, he needs the assistance of his country for support.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand, and caused the Seal of the Court in which I preside, to be hereunto affixed, this twentieth day of May in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighteen.
Nathan Weston  per C. West C. C. C. Pleas 2 d E. Circuit.

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
KENNEBEC, ss:
THE Subscriber, Clerk of all the Judicial Courts, held within the said County of Kennebec, hereby certifies, that the Honorable NATHAN WESTON, Junior, Esquire, before whom the annexed proceedings were held, is Chief Justice of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas, for the Second Eastern Circuit of Massachusetts, embracing the Counties of Lincoln, Kennebec and Somerset ; and that by the direction of the said Judge, I have affixed unto his Certificate bearing his signature, the seal of the said Court in which he presides.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand : Dated at Augusta, in said County of Kennebec, this tenth day of June, in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and eighteen.

Simeon Taylor
Concord
Pa.
22nd August
24 July 1811
Sept. 1819
J. B. Vose. ) Augusta, Maine.

State of Maine.
I John Davis Clerk, for the County of Wernick of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas for the second Eastern Circuit, embracing the counties of Lincoln, Kennebec and Somerset, do hereby certify, that the foregoing oath and the Schedule thereto annexed, are truly copied from the record of the said Court; and that the original was exhibited in open Court; and I do further certify that it is the opinion of the said Court, that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid Schedule, including debts due to the declarant therein stated, is Nothing
dollars and  cents and deducting therefrom the amount of what the declarant owes, as set forth in said Schedule, the value of said property in the opinion of said Court, is Nothing  dollars and  cents
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said Court, on this twentieth day of June 1820.
John Davis
Clerk of said Court for the County of Wernick

265 State of Maine.
Copy 1 KENNEBEC COUNTY, ss.
ON this thirty first day of May , 1820, personally appeared before Nathan Weston Junior chief Justice of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas, for the Counties of Lincoln, Kennebec and Somerset, being a Court of Record for said Counties, proceeding according to the course of the common law, having original jurisdiction, unlimited in amount, keeping a record of their proceedings, and having the power of fine and imprisonment, Simeon Taylor aged sixty five years, resident in Readfield in the County of Kennebec within said Circuit, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth, on his oath, declare that he served in the Revolutionary war as follows, viz. in the Company commanded by Captain Harold and Regiment commanded by Colonel Learned of the line of the State of Massachusetts upon the Continental Establishment, for the period of
One year
that his original declaration was made before Judge Weston on the fourteenth day of April 1818; that he is now on the Maine Roll, and that his pension certificate is numbered 13.001 . And I, the said Simeon Taylor do further solemnly swear, that I was a resident citizen of the United States, on the eighteenth day of March, one thousand eight hundred and eighteen; and that I have not, since that time, by gift, sale, or in any manner whatever, disposed of my property, or any part thereof, with intent thereby so to diminish it as to bring myself within the provisions of an act of Congress, entitled, "An Act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States, in the Revolutionary War," passed on the eighteenth day of March, one thousand eight hundred and eighteen; and that I have not, nor has any person in trust for me, any property or securities, contracts or debts, due to me; nor have I any income, other than what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed, and by me subscribed.
Simeon Taylor The following is a Schedule of my whole Estate and income, necessary clothing and bedding excepted, viz :
I have no estate or income whatever, excepting some few articles of clothing and bedding. Previous to my receiving the bounty of government, I was supported by the town of Readfield. I have no family, my occupation is that of a farmer; but from age and infirmity am wholly unable to labor.
Simeon Taylor
Subscribed Sworn to and declared both the oath and schedule on the thirty first day of may. 1820
Before me Nathan Weston Junior C.S.C.C.P.
True Copy Attest John Davis Clerk

Samuel Taylor

To the Hon. Nathan Weston Jr Esq chief Justice of the Circuit Court of Boston New Bedford and for the second eastern Circuit. The under- signed Select men of the Town of Readfield within the County of Kennebec state That Simon Taylor a said Readfield stops to us that he served a sufficient time as is contemplated by the late law as a soldier in the continental service to entitle him to be placed on the pension list and that he is poor and has never ar- rested - from the said Town of Readfield we believe him to be a man who we have in Town sustained a good reputation for truth & veracity
John Smith George Wamph Wm Taylor
Selectmen
Readfield
1812

S. Hallett depo
ad detinal prop

I Solomon Hallett of Waterville in the county of Kennebec, and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, a pensioner of the United States under the Act of Congress of the 18th of March 1818, aged sixty four years, upon oath testify and say, that I well knew Simeon Taylor, a continental soldier in the war of the revolution; that the said Simeon Taylor enlisted as a private, in Capt Harwoods Company and Col. Learned's Regiment of the Massachusetts line, on the last of November or first of December 1775, for the term of one year, which period the said Simeon Taylor fully served out and was honorably discharged on the first day of January, 1777. I enlisted at the same time, into the same Company and Regiment, and for the same period, and well knew of the said Simeon Taylor's serving as I have above stated. — Solomon Hallett
Commonwealth of Massachusetts County of Kennebec G.
On this eleventh day of June 1819, personally appeared Solomon Hallett above named, to me well known, and made solemn oath to the truth of the above deposition, by him subscribed; and I do certify that the said deponent, is, in my opinion a credible and disinterested witness. —
Before me
Joel R Ellis Just. Peace

Enoch Crowell depo
Simian Dayton

Enoch Brownell Affidavit

I Enoch Crowell of Hallowell in the County of Kennebec in the State of Massachusetts of lawful age do testify and say that I am acquainted with Simon Taylor of Readfield in said County, that I was a soldier in the army of the United States, on the continental establishment, in the war of the Revolution, and that during my service in said army, was acquainted with said Taylor, and do know that he the said Taylor did duty in said army as a private for the term of twelve months. Enoch Crowell
Kennebec Js
Oct. 8 th 1818.
Then personally appeared the above named Enoch Crowell and made oath that the above affidavit by him signed contains the truth & nothing but the truth
Before me Wm. C. Wilde Esq. Rec.
Wm C. Wilde Esq above named is a justice of the peace for the county of Kennebec, and the aforesaid document is credible and disinterested.
Nathan Weston his

38 417 INVALID.
Rev
am
File No. 38 417
Simeon Taylor Rev Rev 1880
Act: 18 th March 18 th
Index:—Vol. 2 , Page 500
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Semen Taylor

Chatham September 29 1885
We the subscribed Selectmen of Chatham Do hereby certify that M c Simeon Taylor has Ben a Soldier in the Continental Service that he enlisted the twenty eight Day of November in the year one thousand seven hundred & seventy five and Was in the Service twelve months from the time he enlisted —
James Taylor Nulford Harvey
Reuben C. Taylor David Godfrey } Selectmen of Chatham
H. Representative Jan 26. 1889
I Certify that I am acquainted with the above named R. C. Taylor & D. Godfrey having once resided in the adjoining town. and I am also acquainted with Simeon Taylor, the applicant — and I give full credit to the above Certificate — Joshua Page