Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 19480, for Joseph F Swan, Massachusetts

SERVICE
NUMBER
Continental Mass
Swan, Joseph F.
S. 19480
CONTENTS
carded

2591
Maine
Joseph F Swan Fryeburg in the State of Maine who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain Sumner of the Regt commanded in the in the  Massachusetts Continental for 10 Mo 17 days
Inscribed on the Roll of Maine at the rate of 36 Dollars 33 Cents per annum, to commence on the 14th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 3 day of Decem 1832 and sent to Pensioner Fryeburg Me
Arrears to 14th Sep 1832 $ 54.66 2/3 Semizant. allowance ending 4th Mar 1833 18.16 $ 62.65 2/3
d. Aug 3. 1832
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by E. D. Waldo Clerk, Book F Vol. 3 - Page 90

July 24. 1832 Pension Office
Paymaster July 18 Revolutionary Claims Free
Hon. Lewis Cass,
Secretary of War Washington D. C.
submitted with 10 m o 27/49 $36.33

admitted private 10 th 27 days $36.33
25 Washington sent pension letter at Har Gap
Henry Blount Office Dec 24. 1832 Pension Office

State of Maine } ss — Oxford County
On this fourteenth day of July, in the year of our Lord, eighteen hundred & thirty two, personally appeared before me Stephen Chase Esquire, a Justice of the Peace within & for said County of Oxford, Joseph H. Swan, now resident in Fryeburg in said Oxford County, aged seventy two 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 an the Act of Congress, passed June 7th, 1832. — That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year 1782, for the term of three years, as a private — That after serving about twelve months he was made a serjeant in the company commanded by Job Sumner in the second Regiment commanded by _____ in the Massachusetts Line — I was discharged at the peace of 1783 — having served two years — That he is the same person who made application under the Act of Congress of March 10, 1810, & received a now have a pension Certificate dated October 2, 1810, and has been dropped from the pension roll on account of property — That he then resided, & does now reside in Fryeburg aforesaid Joseph H. Swan
Before me — Stephen Chase, Just. Peace

The before mentioned Joseph F. Swan, is sick and confined to his house - is unable to attend any Court of Record - The nearest of which is thirty five miles. The Justice is the same who has uniformly certified for the pensioners, Nathaniel Faye, & John Fifeild, both of Fryeburg aforesaid -
Stephen Chase, Just Peace
Fryeburg, July 16, 1832 -
STATE OF MAINE.
OXFORD COUNTY, ss.
I, RUFUS KING GOODENOW, Clerk of the Judicial Courts in and for said County of Oxford, hereby certify, that Stephen Chase Esq
whose genuine signature is annexed to the foregoing Deposition on application Joseph F. Swan is a Justice of the Peace in and for said county of Oxford.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal of office, this twentieth day of September in the year A. D. 1832.
RK Goodenow { Clerk of Oxford County Courts.

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
Washington, D. C., _____, 19____
In reply to your request of _____, received _____ for a statement of the military history of Joseph Frye Swan a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pen- sion on file in this Bureau.
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     May 12 1782 June 30 1782 Pvt & 2nd Cpl John Buraham Michael Jackson Mass.   Job Sumner William Hall        
Battles engaged in, _____
Residence of soldier at enlistment, enlisted at Andover Mass.
Date of application for pension, May 12 1818
Residence at date of application, Fryeburg Oxford Co Maine
Age at date of application, 58 years
Remarks: Died Aug. 3 1832
There is no data as to family.
Respectfully,
Commissioner.

19480 INVALID.
1913 July 28 Hist. to Mr. L. J. Ricker V.L.M.
File No. 19480
Joseph T. ... ...
Act: June 5 1882
Index:—Vol. 2 , Page 401
[Arrangement of 1870.]

32/48.
Maine Roll
Joseph F. Swan. 4
8 th Serjeant Massachusetts line 2 years In the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War. 1 st Continental
Inscribed on the Roll of Maine at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 12 th of May 1818
Certificate of Pension issued the 2 nd of Oct r 1818 and sent to Judah Dana Esq r . Fryeburg Maine
Arrears to 4th of Sept r — 1818 30.22 Semi-ann. all ee ending 4 th Mar 1819 48.00
Arrears 3 Mo 20/31 $7 8.22 4/30
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }
Wadsworth Oxford Co.

Respecting ap r to be con d . See letter to Hon. J. W. Ripley April 16. 1829. To claimant, 29 August 1832.

Payable on the 4 th of March and 4 th of September in each year, by the President of the Cumberland Bank at Portland Maine
Recorded.

WAR DEPARTMENT.
Revolutionary Claim
I CERTIFY, That in conformity with the Law of the UNITED STATES,
of the 18 th of March 1818
Joseph F. Swan late a Sergeant in the Army of the Revolution
is inscribed on the Pension List, Roll of the Maine Agency, at the rate of Eight dollars cents per month, to commence on the twelfth day of May one thousand eight hundred and eighteen
GIVEN at the WAR OFFICE of the UNITED STATES,
this Second day of October one thousand eight hundred and eighteen
J. C. Calhoun Sec y of War

I Elyah Stanton of Litchfield age 80 years old say this in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighty four I was personally acquainted with Joseph G. Dyer of Freyburg County of Ohio State of Ohio and at that time he was a Quaker Minister of the Gospel in the American Association commanded by Col. William H. Keeler and was discharged the last day of War at Watertown I was a slave in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighty four I was a slave in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighty four at that time
Elyah Stanton
each No. 100 Litchfield Oct 18 1882 Personally appeared Elyah Stanton and known to me that the above is true to the best of my knowledge Jonathan ...

I William Eaton of Fryeburg in the County of Oxford, & State of Maine, testify, depose & say, that I enlisted in the United States Continental Army on the 10th day of April, 1782, & that Joseph Frye Swan of this town enlisted at the same time - We served in different regiments. - In October, 1783, I was ordered to West Point - where I saw the said Joseph F. Swan, & entered the same Regiment, which was commanded by Colo. William Hull - his major was ——— Gibbs of Salem - The said Joseph F. Swan was then & there Quarter Master Sergeant & held that office till he was discharged on the 30th of June 1784 - I further testify that I am the identical William Eaton, now on the United States Pension Roll, - & that I have received regularly a pension under the Act of March 10, 1818 - & that my Pension Certificate is numbered 5516. W m Eaton
State of Maine Oxford ss October 12, 1832 - Then personally appeared the abovenamed William Eaton & made oath to the truth of the above affidavit before me Stephen Chase, Just. Peace

Joseph T. Swan
War ended 11. April 1863.
Correct

Commonwealth of Massachusetts
County of Oxford.
On this twelfth day of May A D 1818
before me the subscriber, Judge of the Court of Probate in said County - and first associate Justice of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas in said Commonwealth, personally appeared Joseph S. Swan aged about fifty eight years, a Resident of Haverburg in said County who being by me first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the provision made by the late act of Congress entitled an Act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in revolutionary war; that he the said Joseph S. Swan enlisted at Andover Massachusetts a volunteer at Boston on the fourteenth day of May A D 1782 for three years and on the first of July after he arrived West Point and joined the company commanded by Capt. John Banham in the Eighth, Massachusetts Regiment commanded by Col o Michael Jackson and served in the same Corps or in the service of the United States, until the thirtieth day of June A D 1784, when he the said Swan was regularly discharged at West Point - and that he is the identical person named in the aforesaid Discharge after from his reduced circumstances in life he stands in need of assistance for support -
Sworn to and declared the day & year of our said
JUDAH DANA Judge

I Judson Dana Judge as aforesaid do certify, that from the aforesaid statement of said Swon and from the testimony of two Credible Witnesses, both of whom did swear on oath that they knew him to serve in the revolutionary war, as he has in his affidavit declared - it appears to my satisfaction that the said Joseph J. Swon did serve in the revolutionary war as stated in the preceding declaration, against the Common Enemy for the term of nine months , on the continental establishment, and that from the testimony of four witnesses, it appears he is in reduced circumstances & stands in need of assistance from his country for support - and I now transmit the proceedings & testimony taken & had before me to the Secretary for the department of War pursuant to the aforesaid act of Congress.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court - at Troy this twenty fifth day of July 1818.
Judson Dana Judge

Commonwealth of Massachusetts County of Oxford.
I the subscriber Register of the Court of Probate in said County do at Fryeburg in said county on this twenty fifth day of July A.D. 1818. certify & make known that the Hon. Judah Dana who signed the foregoing certificate is Judge of said Court of Probate & first Associate Justice of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas in the first Eastern Circuit in said Commonwealth & that said instrument is under the seal of the said Probate Court. —
Attest John G. Wood Register of Probate

Joseph F. Swan  Draft- Sergeant in the American Regiment, being inlisted for Three Years, is hereby honourably DISCHARGED from the Service of the United States.
Given in the State of New-York, the Thirtieth Day of
June — — — 1784 —
By the General's Command, H. W. M. B. Jr. E. Sheldon  Capt. & Adj.
REGISTERED in the Books of the Regiment,
E. Sheldon  Adjutant

North Conway N. H.
July 20. 1915-
Department of the Interior
Rev Sec
Bureau of Pensions
9
Rev. War Section
Will you please sent me the Copy of the Pension Grant - Joseph Frye Swan
Son of Lieut Caleb Swan. Born Methuen Mass 1761 m Mary daughter of Capt Joseph Joseph Frye 1787 - Mrs Mary Swan died 1797 in 1799 Mr Swan married Jane daughter of Capt James Osgood of Conway N.H by whom he had four Children
Also Copy of the pension grant Lt. Ebenezer Farrington of Medford Mass - He enlisted Apr. 20. 1778 - return of Maj. Stephen Baldwin Superintendent of Suffolk County.
Age 21 years stature 5 ft. 8 inches - In Capt. Plummer's Company Col. Hawens reg. Age 21 years was of Fryeburg & Sweden Maine
Mass Rev-Rolls Vol V - p 496

Elder Jonathan Fols of Baldwin Maine —
John Putnam wife Sarah m Sep 5. 1754
John Putnam was prob- Mass Rev Vol XII page 870 He married at Sudbury Mass
The children were
(1) Daniel b Sep 27. 1755 (2) Enoch B June 8. 1756 (3) John B. June 13 1757 (4) Nathan B. July 15. 1759 (5) Sarah B Sep 25. 1761
Mass Rev Rolls Vol XII page 870
Vital statistics of Sudbury Mass
Hoping you may be able to help me in these lines. I am Yours Truly Mrs L. J. Rickerson North Conway N.H.