Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 16917, for Robert Leighton, Massachusetts

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass
Leighton, Robert
S. 16917
Navy
N. 26
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Maine
Robert Lighton
of Falmouth in the State of Maine who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain R. Dyer of the Regt commanded by Major Shaw, in the Mass. State line for 12 Months May 1781.
Nov 16, 1835
Inscribed on the Roll of Maine at the rate of 16 Dollars 66 Cents per to commence on the 1th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 24th day of Sept 1832 and sent to Hon J Anderson Portland Maine
Arrears to 1th of Sept 1832 $ 69.99 Pension, allowance entering Dec 33 23.33
$ 93.32
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Not June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by J. H. McBlain Clerk, Book 2 Vol. 1st Page 67.

16917 INVALID.
File No. 16917
Robert Leighton
Free cler. war
Act: June 7 th 32
Index:—Vol. 1 , Page 222
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Robert Seighton N o 4005
46.66 23.33 69.99
$46.66 per am
Robert Seighton

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
MAINE DISTRICT SS.
AT a Special District Court of the United States begun and held at Portland, within and for said District, on the fourth Eleventh day of August A. D. eighteen hundred and thirty-two before the Honorable ASHUR WARE, Judge of said Court.
On this tenth Eleventh day of August aforesaid, personally appeared in open Court before said District Judge Robert Leighton a resident of the county of Penobscot in said Maine District, aged seventy five seventy five 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 as a soldier in the
Army of the United States in the Revolutionary War took the oaths in the County of Washington in said District of Maine in May 1775 under Capt. Stephen Dyer of said the then Obediah Allen Lieutenant for two months joined two other companies all commanded by Major Frank Shaw of Goldsborough in said District marched up the River St. John, & rather went up in battalions, to guard against apprehended inroads from the Indians. There was stationed at the City of St. John in the Province of New Brunswick for about two months until the British ships arrived & drove them off. He had an engagement with the British Troops in the City of St. John & afterwards had another skirmish with them at Foulis Point & had a Lieutenant named Scott of one of the other companies killed & two men in his company killed wounded many were taken prisoners & one Wheeler & several wounded. Several times before he was discharged which discharge was verbal. That in the fall of the year 1778, he enlisted in September, he shipped on board the Ship Ranger at Portsmouth in New Hampshire with Capt. Simpson, in Continental Service for six months & cruised off Halifax until cold weather then off the West Indies & in the English Channel & Queen of France. On his return had an engagement with the British ships one of 18 guns & the other of 24 guns & took them both & caused them into Boston then at said Boston in May 1779 but lost a vessel in a mistral gale discharge. That he again enlisted in July 1779 at Machias in New Hampshire under Capt. Samuel Merrill of the Rhode Island & Lt. Joel Merrill Ensign for six months worked at Rhode Island & there joined Col. Clapp's Regt. & was employed all the time in building breastworks & doing guard duty. Gen. Sullivan was there when the British arrived & a General Council of war was held soon after said company there. Gen. Sullivan left Rhode Island soon after said company arrived at the Island that he was duly discharged but not in in the whole he served over fourteen months. He was born in Machias where the his father was then living. He has a record of his age at his house among the records of his father's family.
he hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on any pension roll of any agency in any State, or (if any) only on that of the agency in the State of
Robert X Leighton
Sworn to and subscribed, the day and year aforesaid. Before
Asher Ware
U. S. Judge for the District of Maine.

And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatives prescribed by the War Department) that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states
I, John Nussey Clerk of the District Court of the United States for Maine District, do hereby certify, that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Robert Beighton for a pension.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court, on this eleventh day of August A. D. one thousand eight hundred and thirty- two
John Nussey
Clerk of the U. States District Court for Maine District.

I Joseph Leighton of Cherryfield in the County of Washington & State of Maine, Being of lawful age, do hereby testify and say that I was a soldier in the time of the revolutionary war I first served two months at St John's; my Brother Robert Leighton was with me we were in Capt. Reuben Dyer's Company under Maj. Francis Shaw in - 1775. after which time I saw Robert Leighton on board of the Ship ranger at Portsmouth N.H. He had then just returned from a cruise at sea - at that time my brother Robert and myself left said Ship and in a short time we enlisted for six months and went to Rhode Island where we continued under the command of Capt. Burns in Col. Moon's Reg. during said term who  his Joseph Leighton mark Dated at Oakland June 20 - 1832
Cumberland Me. June 20 - 1832 Personally appeared the above named Joseph Leighton and made oath to the above deposition by him signed before me Josiah Gordon Jus. of Peace
I hereby certify that that the above named deponent as far as my knowledge extends sustains a fair and reputable character
Silas Leighton Jus. of Peace

I Abraham Knight of Oland in the County of Cumberland and State of Maine Being of lawful age, Do hereby testify and say that I was a Soldier in the revolutionary war Stationed at Rhode Island for the term of Six months at which Time I knew Robert Leighton who was a Soldier in Colonel Moony's regiment (Col. of New Hampshire Troops) I think in the year Seventeen hundred Eighty-nine - I think said Leighton belonged to Capt. Runnells Company in said Col. Moony's Regiment. I am positive as to the Col name but not as positive as to the Captain under which Mr. Leighton served Dated at Poland this 20 th day of June A D 1832.
Abraham Knight.
Cumberland ss. June 20 th 1832
Personally appeared the above named Abraham Knight and made oath to the above deposition by him signed, before me Josiah Joslin justice of the Peace.
I hereby certify that the above named Abraham Knight sustains a good and reputable character for truth and veracity.
Peter Morrell Justice of the Peace

Maine District
District Clerk's Office August 11. 1832
In testimony that Josiah Jordan, Silas Leighton Junr & Peter Morrill Esquires whose names are to the within & annexed depositions are Justices of the Peace duly qualified & that their official attestations are entitled to full faith & credit I have hereto set my hand & seal of office this day & year above written
John Mussey Clerk U.S. Courts
A. H. Knight Deposition