Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 29965, for David Lemont, Massachusetts

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass
Lemont, David
S. 29965
CONTENTS

18.215
Name David Lemont
of Lincoln in the State of Maine who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain Lemont of the Left; commander by Col M. Cobb in the Mass line for M rs .
Inscribed on the Roll of Elaine at the rate of $43 Dollars 33 Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 31 day of July 1833 and sent to Mr. Coffin W th interest
Arrears to the 4th of March 1833 $86.66 Semi-ant. allowance ending Septm — 21.66
$108.32
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by W. L. Williams Clerk Book E Vol. 1 Page 35
The above was previously reported to the War Agency. A Council Report made 20 March 1834

David Sement
20.
NO 2.701

State of Maine.
N, ss—I NATHANIEL COFFIN, Clerk of all the Judicial Courts within and for the County of Lincoln, do hereby certify that the annexed papers signed by the Judge and attested by the Clerk, contain the original proceedings of the Court of Common Pleas, at a special  several session thereof holden at John Ruggles in said county, by the Hon. John Ruggles one of the Judges of said Court on the several days of mentioned therein A. D. 1832, in the matter of the application of David Lemont for a Pension. IN TESTIMONY whereof I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of said Court this 29 th day of December A. D. 1832. Nathl. Coffin CLERK.

State of Maine.
LINCOLN, ss— I NATHANIEL COFFIN, Clerk of all the Judicial Courts within and for the County of Lincoln, do hereby certify that the four annexed papers signed by the Judge and attested by the Clerk, contain the original proceedings of the Court of Common Pleas, at a special session thereof holden at Bath in said County, by the Hon. John Ruggles one of the Judges of said Court on the eleventh day of August A. D. 1832, in the matter of the application of David Lemont for a Pension. IN TESTIMONY whereof I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of said Court this 14 th day of August A. D. 1832.
Nath Coffin CLERK.
14, Aaron

STATE OF MAINE.
COUNTY OF LINCOLN SS.
At a Court of Common Pleas holden at Bath in said County on the 11 th day of August A. D. eighteen hundred and thirty-two, personally appeared in open Court, before JOHN RUGGLES, Esq. one of the Judges thereof,
David Lemont, a resident of Bath in the County of Lincoln and State of Maine aged Seventy three years, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the provision made by the act of Congress passed June 7, 1832. That he entered the service under James Sement first, in May 1775 as a volunteer & served under said Lemont, at Haverly point, at the mouth of the Kennebec river, making a time of service of seven months till December 1775. This was before the Regiment afterwards commanded by Col. Dan d M c Cobb. & Lieut. at Col. M c Durnan's Sewall was organized - and the same year Falmouth now Portland was burnt by the English Commodore Mowat - He further testifies that Capt. James Sement, was his brother and was chosen a captain by the town of Georgetown in this service & George White was his Lieutenant & Robert Sement was second Lieutenant - He further says, that he again enlisted in the service, under Captain Benjamin Sement, & served at Coy's Neck on the Kennebec river, in the year 1779, six months - Col. Dan d M c Cobb then commanded the regiment to which he belonged - He further says that he served at different times from that time till the peace of 1783 but the different periods were so detached and irregular that he can make no account

I am P. M. Cobb then commanded the regiment to which he belonged -- He further says that he served at different times from that time till the peace of 1783 but the different periods are so detached and irregular that he can make no account of them -- That the time of his regular enlistments and service in the years 1775 & 1779 was one year & one  one month
He further testifies that he was born in that part of Georgetown now called Bath on the twentieth day of February 1759. That he was living in that part of Geor- getown now Bath when he entered the service of the revolutionary war, & has resided there ever since, -- That he was always a volunteer & never a substitute, & that he never recd. any written discharge. That he is known to Col. Silas Stearns - Thomas Lemont - John Sedgley - and many others who can testify to his character for
faith and veracity and behind him in the living witnesses who have personal knowledge of his service in the revolutionary war that can now be procured.
Subscribed and sworn to the day and year foregoing
David Lemont

STATE OF MAINE.
COUNTY OF LINCOLN SS.
At a Court of Common Pleas holden at Bath in said County on the 11 th day of August A. D. eighteen hundred and thirty-two, personally appeared in open Court, before JOHN RUGGLES, Esq. one of the Judges thereof,
David Lemont a resident of Bath in the County of Lincoln and State of Maine aged Twenty three years, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the pro- vision made by the act of Congress passed June 7, 1832. That he entered the service under James Sement first, in May 1775 at a volunteer & served under said Lemont, at Hannibal point, at the mouth of Kennebec river till December 1775 - making a term of service of seven months This was before the in
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, as (if any) only on that of the agency in the State of
David Lemont
Sworn to and subscribed, the day and year aforesaid. Before
J. Ruggles
Judge of the Court of Com. Pleas for the State of Maine

Mr Silas Stearns a clergyman residing in Bath in the county of Lincoln and Thomas Lemont residing in said Bath hereby certify that we are well acquainted with David Lemont who has subscribed & sworn to the above declaration, that we believe him to be seventy three years of age; that he is respected and beloved in the neighborhood where he resides & have been a soldier of the revolution & that we concur in that opinion
Silas Stearns
Thos. Lemont
Sworn to & subscribed the day & year aforesaid
J. Ruggles J.G.G.P.
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
And the court further certify that Rev. Silas Stearns who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman residing in said Bath, and that Thomas Lemont who has also signed the same is a resident in the same town & is a credible person & that their statement is entitled to credit
I, Clerk of the Courts of Record and Court of Common Pleas for Lincoln County, do hereby certify, that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of
J. Ruggles J.G.G.P.
Attest Nathl. Coffin Clerk
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court, on this day of A. D. one thousand eight hundred and thirty-
Clerk of the Courts of Record and Court of Common Pleas in Lincoln County.
Lincoln G. Court of Common Pleas
December Term 1832
The Court further certify that Thomas Lemont John Sedgley & Joseph Seagley who have subscribed & sworn to the annexed affidavits in support of the declaration of David Lemont the applicant in this case are credible persons and that their statements are entitled to credit & belief
J. Ruggles J.G.G.P.
Attest Nathl. Coffin Clerk

I Thomas Lemont of Bath in the County of Lincoln aged seventy three years in February last on oath declare, that I am well acquainted with David Lemont of Bath, he is nearly the same age with me, and I knew him before the Revolutionary War. In the early part of May June 1775 he enlisted under Capt. John Lemont, and served under him at Horn- wells point, on Wicwasic river till the end of that year, this was six months, but I believe he might have served eight months, the time of enlistment was six months, I knew him at that time and saw him three in service at that time. He was also a soldier with me and in service six months in the year 1779 at Cox's head under Capt. Benjamin Lemont. He is a man of truth and to be believed on oath.
Signed and sworn to the day and year Thos Lemont aforesaid in open Court I Muggles 1667 Attest Nathl Coffin Clerk
I John Seagby of Bowdoinham aged about seventy four years, on oath do say that I well know David Lemont of Bath, and was acquainted with him during the Revolutionary war, I was in service with him at Cox's head six months in the year 1779, under Capt. Benjamin Lemont he was all that time in service and was attached to the Regiment of Col. Saml. M c Gobb

Mr Silas Stearns a clergyman residing in Bath I now know David Lemont and believe him to be a man of truth & character. J. H. M. Scott
Signed and sworn to the day and year aforesaid in open Court
John Knapples J. G. G. P.
Attest Nathl. Coffin Clerk
I Joseph Sedgely of Bowdoin Maine aged nearly sixty years old both do say that I was well acquainted with David Lemont, and am now acquainted with him. He served as a soldier in the year 1775 in Capt James Lemonts Company and was in service from May first 1775 to January first 1776. He was called as 12 months enlistment but he was kept eight months I was a soldier in service with him. The duty was to build forts and guarding the sea coast from Penobscot to Portland.
Joseph Sedgely
Subscribed and sworn to the day and year aforesaid in open Court
J. Knapples. J. G. G. P.
Attest Nathl. Coffin Clerk

29965 INVALID. Rev
File No. 29,965
David Lemont
His Rev. Rev.
Act: June 7 th 1821
Index:—Vol. 2 , Page 241
[Arrangement of 1870.]

13 mo
4. 2. 23
A. Norton Esq. Bath M d
A. Coffin Esq. Wiscasset Maine

BRIEF objections to the admission of Pension Claims, of which those answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of
David Lemont further proof or explanation.
which require
I. Does the declaration show where the applicant resides? II. Did the declarant make the declaration in the county where he resides? III. If the applicant did not make the declaration in the county where he resides, is there any reason assigned for his not doing so? IV. Has the declarant mentioned the period or periods of the war when he served? V. * Has he mentioned 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? no - see I page 5 He must state each term and its length VI. Has he given the names of the officers under whom he served, in conformity with the regulations? David Lemont claims for one year & one month's service not being able to state with more precision VII. Has he made a relinquishment of every claim to any other pension than the one under the Act of June 7, 1832? VIII. Has the Court given their opinion? IX. Has the Clerk given his certificate? X. Is the Clerk's seal affixed? And if so, has it a device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal?

XI. Has the applicant obtained the evidence of a clergyman and another respectable citizen as to their belief respecting his age and the general belief in his neighborhood relative to his revolutionary service? XII. If the clergyman's affidavit has not been produced, is there any reason assigned for not obtaining it? XIII. If the applicant has no documentary evidence, and has not obtained the testimony of at least one living witness, has he stated in his declaration that such proof cannot be had? XIV. † If the applicant's name is not found on the rolls of military service, has he produced a witness or witnesses as to his service? If he has produced direct proof as to service, has the magistrate who administered the oath, certified to the credibility of the witness or witnesses? Has the proper officer certified to the official character and signature of the magistrate as the regulations direct? XV. Does it appear from any of the papers that the witness was in such a situation, or of such an age, as to have a personal knowledge of the applicant's service? XVI. ‡ Are the papers authenticated as the regulations direct? XVII. Are the seven interrogatories prescribed by the War Department answered satisfactorily? And, if not, which of them is not so answered?
No - see Issue 16
EXPLANATORY NOTES.
* QUERE V. 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 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.
†QUERE XIV. Proof of Service.
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 claimants 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.
‡QUERE XVI. 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 paper 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.
In every case where the clerk of the court, or other certifying officer, 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 paper.

WAR DEPARTMENT—REVOLUTIONARY CLAIM.
NO. 18216
I CERTIFY, That in conformity with the Law of the United States, of the 7th of June, 1832, David Simont of the State of Maine
who was a Private in the Army of the Revolution ary War is entitled to receive Forty three dollars and thirty three cents per annum, during his natural life, commencing on the 4th of March, 1831, and payable semi-annually, on the 4th of March, and 4th of September, in every year.
Given at the War Office of the United States, this Thirty first day of # July one thousand eight hundred and thirty- three John Babb Acting SECRETARY OF WAR.
Examined and Countersigned.
J. L. Edwards Comt of Pensions * the word is omitted in the original