Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 37135, for John Knight, Massachusetts

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass.
Knight, John
S.37135
CONTENTS

18,771.
Maine.
John Knight
of Windham , in the State of Maine , who was a private in the Regiment commanded by Colonel Brewer of the Massachusetts line, for the term of 3 years from '77 —
Inscribed on the Roll of Maine at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 8 th of April 1818 .
Certificate of Pension issued the 22 of Nov 1822 and sent to John Nevill Esq r Portland Maine
Arrears to 4th of Sept 1822 . $ 423.20 Semi-ann. all'ce ending, Mar. '23 . 48.00
52 mos 5  $ 471.20 27 30
{ Revolutionary claim, Act 18th March, 1818. }
1 st May 1820
Charles L. D.

State of Maine Cumberland ss.
At the Circuit Court of Common Pleas, begun and holden at Portland, within and for the County of Cumberland, on the third Tuesday of June, in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and twenty one, before the Honorable Benjamin Greene, Judas Dana and William Widgeon, Judges of said Court. On this twentieth day of June in the year above written, personally appeared in open Court, the same having the power of fine and imprisonment and being a Court of Record for said County, John Knight aged fifty nine years, resident in Windham, in said County, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath declare that he served in the Revolutionary War as follows, to wit, as a private in the company commanded by Capt. Josiah Jenkins in the Regiment commanded by Colonel Brewer in the line of the State of Massachusetts on the continental establishment, as was more particularly mentioned and described in his original declaration made on the 28th day of April A.D. 1818. And I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the eighteenth day of March 1818; and that I have not since that time by gift, sale, or in any manner dispose 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 18th day of March 1818; and that I have not, nor has any person in trust for me, any property or securities, contracts or debts due to, nor have I any income other than what is contained in the Schedule hereto annexed, and by me subscribed, that my occupation and ability to pursue the same together with the number and other particulars of my family, are in fact and in truth as is particularly described beneath, also subscribed by me. —
his John X Knight marks
Witness John Merrill
Sworn

Sworn to and declared on the twentieth day of June AD 1821.
Before Benjamin Greene, } Justices of the Circuit Judah Dana, } Court of Common Wm Wedgery } Pleas, for the first Eastern Circuit.
Schedule of the Real and Personal Estate (necessary clothing and bedding excepted) belonging to me the subscriber, viz:
Real Estate, none
Personal Estate, none
House hold furniture, less than fifty dollars.
his John X Knight mark
Witness John Merrill
Schedule of the family residing with me John Knight, who by occupation am a farmer, which am not able to pursue by reason of a wound I received in the battle of Monmouth.
Names Ages Capacity of each to contribute to their support Mercy Knight, my wife 59 Much out of health Eliakim Knight 18 Able to support himself
his John X Knight mark
Witness John Merrill
Sworn to and declared on the twentieth day of June AD 1821 and the total amount of property values at twenty dollars.
Before
Benjamin Greene, } Justices of the Circuit Court of Judah Dana, } Com. Pleas, for the first Wm Wedgery } Eastern Circuit.
I, Ezekiah Frost of Windham in the County of Cumberland of lawful age testify and say that I am well acquainted with John

   Schedule of household furniture   Belonging to John Knight     one old chest of drawers 1-50   one stool 1-00   one old bed and bedding   Three old chair frames 1-00   one table and pot 1-50   Six old knives & forks 50   one old chest 1-00   Six cups & saucers 2-5   Six old plates 40   Six old pot & tea pot 75   one copper pot & tea pot 17   one water pail 67   one old wash tub   one old axe and hoe 1-00  
County of Cumberland ss. Portland Dec 15 1821 Personally appeared Daniel Westgate of lawful age and made oath that the above schedule contains all the personal property that John Knight named in the application to which this is annexed, is in possession of — and he further testifies that he attended to enumerating the articles himself, subscribed and sworn to in open Court Daniel Westgate
Cumberland ss
Circuit Court of Common Pleas Dec term 1821
Sworn to in open court
before Wm S Vaughan Ch

John Knight Private
Windham - Cumberland County.
This is the last John Knight on the Register
Capt. Jenkins' Company
Col. Brewer's Regiment
Massachusetts Troops.
born Oct 6 1741
died Oct 11 1812
buried in the family burying ground

John Knight of Windham, and will know that he has no more property than is named in a schedule which I have examined by him signed and sworn to before the Judges of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas, the 20th day of June A.D. 1821, and that I believe the same to be true in all its parts.
Hezekiah Frost
Subscribed and sworn to June 22 d . A.D. 1821.
Before
Benjamin Greene, Judah Dana, William Widgery
Judges of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas for the first Eastern Circuit.
State of Maine
County of Cumberland ss.
I William T. Vaughan, Clerk of all the Judicial Courts of the said State, holden within the said County, do hereby certify that the foregoing oath, declaration, and the schedule thereto annexed, and also the foregoing deposition, are truly copies from the records of said 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 is twenty dollars.
In Testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of said Courts, on this twentysecond day of June, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty one.
Wm T Vaughan, Clerk

I hereby make known, that from an original record in my possession it appears that the within named John Knight preferred his application to me, as Judge of the United States within and for the Maine District on the twenty eighth day of April, one thousand eight hundred and eighteen, and supported the same by such proof as induced me on the same day to certify his case to the War Department under the Act of March 18, 1818.
Albion H. Parrish.

Power of Attorney of John Knight Per - act 1818. Maine
Ex - Sep 3 rd - 1852
9 charges 2 or 3 to 10 or 12 witnesses
L. M. Leland Esq. Please examine the papers of John Knight for me. W. G. Wade Roxbury 26-52.

John Sawyer Justice of the Peace
Know all money these presents that I, Eleazar Knight also named do hereby constitute and ap- point Willis G. Wade of Poughkeepsie New York my true & lawful attorney for me and in my name, to prosecute an investi- gation for the purpose of obtaining an injunction or arrest of pension delivered to be due the heirs of John Knight, a R S pension at $76 per annum & who died on the 28 day of February 1844. Witness my hand & seal this 8 day of July 1852 Sealed and delivered in presence of Eleazar Knight John Sawyer
Dear Nicky,
State of Maine Cumberland County } Be it known That on this 8th day of July 1832 personally appeared Elkin Knight above named and acknowledged that he gave power of attorney to be his act and deed in testimony whereof he has hereunto set his hand the day and year last above written John Dwyer Justice of the Peace

It appears from our Records that Wm Knights papers were returned, Feby 10. 1889, to Judge Parri, for some deficiency and they have not been received a second time —
Let the Judge Certify the day on which he made his Disbursals, and forward the same to this Office — The claim will be admitted —
Dear Office
Feby 15. 1892

John Knapp
On roll for 3 years
Hon Secretary of War Washington City

Portland April 3 d 1822
Sir enclosed I forward the application of John Knight with the certificate required accompanying the same and am requested to ask that it may the pension certificate may be forward- ed to me as soon as is convenient to satisfy the applicant that proper caution has been used to obtain it — —
I sometime since forwarded the names of a number of applicants which names had passed through my hands and have no return only this case but notice a pencil mark on John Knights that Joseph Wiggins was the same - which must be a mistake - for in March 1821 I obtained the certificate of Genl. Melmore and annexed that to the original appli- -cation and forwarded it in the month - I hope you will find those papers and forward Wiggins pension cert- -icate — Respectfully your ob t Serv t John Merrill

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John Knight Rev No
Act: 18 th March 18 th
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[Arrangement of 1870.]