Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 18072, for Joseph Leighten, Massachusetts

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Mass. N.H.
Leighton, Joseph or Leighton
S. 18072
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4022
Maine
Joseph Leighton
Cherryfield in the State of Maine who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain Dyer of the Regt commanded by Col Allen in the Mass a's herefor Militia for 2 years + N.H.
Inscribed on the Roll of Maine at the rate of 80 Dollars — Cents per annum, to commence on the 14th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 8 th day of Jan'y 1832 1832 and sent to Anderson House of Reps
Arrears to 4th of Sept. 1832 $ 120 Pension, allowance ending March 1832 40
$160
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by E. D. Bullock Clerk, Book D Vol. 11 Page 68

Jos. Leighton
See of on Monday Roll 1779 48 admit 6 in 4 days Private Lyman #80
John Anderson House of Reps. At the sol

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
MAINE DISTRICT SS.
At a Special District Court of the United States begun and holden at Portland, within and for said District, on the Eleventh day of August A. D. eighteen hundred and thirty- two before the Honorable ASHUR WARE, Judge of said Court.
On this Eleventh day of August aforesaid, personally appeared in open Court before said District Judge Joseph Leighton a resident of Cherryfield in the county of Washington in said Maine District, aged Seventy Eight 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 service of the United States in Colonies at the the Revolutionary War, at Stockton in the County of Washington & District of Maine in May 1775 for two months under Capt Reuben Dyer of said Stockton . Abadiah Allen Lt. & Nathan Langfille Ensign. That with two other companions he went in Boats to the City of St Johns in the Province of New Brunswick & was there until some British ships came in & after two engagements with the British Troops in which a St Scott & several men were killed & several wounded he was driven up the River & served out more than the two months before he was discharged. May Francis Shaw commanded the three companies & that he was had a written discharge. That at the expiration of said in the spring of 1775 enlistment, he again enlisted at Stockton in said County under said Reuben Dyer for two years, said Allen & Langfille being Lieutenants & Ensign. There were other companies joined with the whole commanded Col. Allen & May  Holloman & was stationed at said Stockton & at  Stockton falls for the two years, when he was regularly discharged in writing, but which he has long since lost or mislaid. That in July 1779 he again enlisted at Stockton in New Hampshire under Capt Samuel Pennell for six months. Piper Lt. & James Pennell Ensign. That he marched to Rhode Island & joined Col. Moorings Regt & under Col Sullivan at Red Bank & then under General Arnold on some work name Genl Gates being also in command. He served out the six months in duty at said Rhode Island & was regularly discharged in writing, but has lost or mislaid it & has not seen either of his discharges for more than forty years. That he served in the whole over two years & eight months. He was born in Stockton in New Hampshire on the 3rd of April A.D. 1754 & was about 7 years old when his father moved into Maine & he has ever since resided at Cherryfield in said Maine .
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
Joseph Leighton mark
Sworn to and subscribed, the day and year aforesaid. Before
Ashur 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 Joseph Leighton for a pension.
And that Silas Leighton just Esquire who took the annexed deposition of Robert Leighton is a Justice of the Peace duly qualified & that his official attestations are entitled to full faith & credit
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court, on this sixth day of November A. D. one thousand eight hundred and thirty-two
John Nussey { Clerk of the U. States District Court for Maine District.

I certify that the author's name Joseph Leighton is reported & believed to be as old as he states & to have been in the war of the revolution & I concur in that opinion. John Wredcliff Joshua H. Hearn

Robert Leighton Deposition

I Robert Leighton of Falmouth in the County of Cumberland and State of Maine do testify and say that in the time of the revolutionary war Joseph Leighton (now resident in Cherryfield in the County of Washington in said State) enlisted in the Militia and went to St Johns and was stationed there five months in the company commanded by Capt Reuben Dyer in the Battalion under the command of Maj Francis Shew. I then left that station and went to Portsmouth N.H. and did not see said Joseph for more than two years and then we both enlisted in Capt Runnels company and went to Rhode Island and there remained in the service six months in the Regt under the command of Col Moony we were at St Johns the first of the war - and at Rhode Island in the year 1749
Falmouth June 30 th 1882
his Robert X Leighton mark
Cumberland ss June 30 th 1882. Personally appeared the above named Robert Leighton and made oath to the above deposition by him signed
Before me Silas Leighton Jr for the Peace
I hereby certify that the above named Robert Leighton may be relied on for truth and veracity Silas Leighton Jr for the Peace

Rev. & 1812 Wars Section
msa
February 9, 1926
Mrs. P. J. Lawrence 2417 W. 21st St. Minneapolis, Minn.
Madam:
I have to advise you from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S. 18072, it appears that JOSEPH LEIGHTON or LEICHTEN was born April 3, 1754, in Madbury, New Hampshire, and when about seven years of age he moved with his father (name not stated) to Cherryfield, Washington County, Massachusetts (later Maine).
While a resident of Cherryfield, Massachusetts, he enlisted in May, 1775, and served two months as private in Captain Reuben Dyer's Massachusetts Company; he was in two engagements with the British. He enlisted in the summer of 1775 and served two years as private in Captain Reuben Dyer's Company, Colonel Allen's Massachusetts Regiment. He enlisted at Madbury, New Hampshire, in July, 1779, and served six months as private in Captain Samuel Runals' Company, Colonel Mooney's New Hampshire Regiment.
He was allowed pension on his application executed August 11, 1832, at which time he was a resident of Cherryfield, Maine.
There is no data on file relative to wife and children.
Respectfully,
E. W. MORGAN Acting Commissioner

I hereby certify that Addison September 13 - 1832 - I Joseph Moore of Addison in the county of Washington am certain that Joseph Laighton of Clarendon County of our Did Serve as a Private Soldier in Company commanded by Capt Ruben Dyer and Lieutenants Obediah Allen and Ensign Nathan Loneyfellow at Machias in the rebellion were for the term of Six months - attest: Joseph Moore
Addison September 13 1832 Then the Above named Joseph Moore personally appeared and made oath that the above certificate of his Subscribed was just and true in all its parts before me Holmes Dyer Clerk of the District

MRS. P. J. LAWRENCE 2417 W. 21ST STREET MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA
January 4, 1926
Department of Interior Bureau of Pensions Washington, D.C.
Gentlemen:
Will you kindly send record of pension Revolutionary War, of JOSEPH LEIGHTON, received pension under June 1832 for service in Mass. Militia. He served from Maine, I think from Machias.
Also have you a record of pension of JOHN McCLELLAN. He gave service from Penn. and moved to Ky. or Va about 1780. Was 1711
Also have you a record of pension of BARNABAS PHINNEY of Lee Mass.
Any information on any of these lines will be of great help and will be very much appreciated. Thanking you for your trouble, I am,
Sincerely,
Wanda Living Lawrence

18.072. INVALID.
1926 Feb 9. list to Mrs. P. J. Lawrence Mrs.
File No. 18.072
Joseph Leighton Bi Rev Mrs
Act: June 7 th 39
Index:—Vol. 1 , Page 222
[Arrangement of 1870.]