Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 32965, for James F Lakeman, Massachusetts

SERVICE
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NUMBER Dakeman, James F. S. 32965
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Massachusetts
James S. Lakeman
of Ipswich — in the state of Massachusetts who was a Private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Baldwin of the Mass. line, for the term of 1 year
scribed on the Roll of Massachusetts at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 7th of April 1818
ertificate of Pension issued the 7th of June 1819 and sent to William W. Kelmore
Boston Mass:
arrears to 4th of Mar 1819 10mo 29/30 = 87 43 emi-anl. all'ce ending Sep 1819 48.
$135 43
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }
enclosed

Notification sent October 18, 1820 to Isaac D. Sleeper Salem, Massachusetts

11601
James F. Lakeman
June 1819 Costd. 25/6p
1820 J. F. Lakeman
Am

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
ESSEX, ss.
At the Circuit Court of Common Pleas of the Middle Circuit, begun and holden at Salem, within and for the County of Essex, on the third Monday of June, A. D. 1820.
Present, Hon. SAMUEL DANA, Chief Justice.
Hon. WILLIAM WETMORE, and
Hon. STEPHEN MINOT, Associate Justices.
In open Court here, being a Court of Record for said Circuit, proceeding according to the course of the common law, with a jurisdiction unlimited in point of amount, keeping a record of its proceedings, and having the power of fine and imprisonment, James F. Lakeman resident in said Circuit, who is named in Pension Certificate No. 11601 now in his possession, of which the following is a true copy, to wit,
"WAR DEPARTMENT.....REVOLUTIONARY CLAIM."
"I certify that, in conformity with the Law of the United States, of the 18th March, 1818, James F. Lakeman late a private in the Army of the Revolution, is inscribed on the Pension List, Roll of the Massachusetts Agency, at the rate of eight dollars per month, to commence on the seventh day of April one thousand eight hundred and eighteen ."
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"Given at the War Office of the United States, this seventh day of June one thousand eight hundred and 1818  J. L. Edwards in the absence and on behalf of the  James M. Pickney Secretary of War."
appears, and exhibits to the Court here a Schedule, subscribed by him, as follows, to wit,
SCHEDULE,
containing his whole estate and income, his necessary clothing and bedding excepted, to wit, No Real Estate.
Personal exclusive of bedding and wearing apparel.
One Swine - one Cow - - - - - 22.00 Six old chairs 3 Dolls. 2 tables 3 Dolls. - - - 6.00 2 pots one old pair handirons & tongs 1 Doll. - - 2.00 one shovel one hoe and one axe. - - - 1.00 31.00
He is aged Sixty eight years, is unable to labour.
His family consists of himself and Mary his wife aged Sixty six years, and one grandchild Mary Lakeman aged twelve years.
He enlisted at Lexington battle and served eight months in the Militia.

on January 1776 enlisted in Capt. Abraham Dodsge's company in Col. Moses Little's Regiment in the Massachusetts line in the continental Establish- ment and served thirteen months twelve of which was under his enlistment and one month as a vol- unteer, and about February 1777 he enlisted in Capt. Jacob Law's Company in Col. Baldivins Regi- ment in the Massachusetts line in the Continent- al Army for one year & served the whole year. Was in the battle at Bunker hill at Flat bush on Long Island and in three battles at the capture of General Burgoyne & his army.
James F. Lakeman.
Essex ss. July 12. 1820. Then the above named James F. Lakeman made oath that the said schedule and statement by him subscribed are true, before me,
Stephen Minot, Judge of said Court.

and at the same time he produces to the Court here the following Oath, taken and subscribed by him, before the Hon. Stephen Minot a Judge of said Court as aforesaid, to wit,
I, James F. Lakeman do solemnly swear, that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the eighteenth day of March one thousand eight hundred and eighteen, and that I have not, since that time, by gift, sale, or in any manner whatever, disposed 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 eighteenth day of March, one thousand eight hundred and eighteen, and that I have not, nor has any person in trust for me, any property, or securities, contracts, or debts, due to me; nor have I any income, other than what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed and by me subscribed. So help me GOD.
James F. Lakeman.
Essex, ss. C. C. C. P. June, Term, A. D. 1820.
Then the abovenamed James F. Lakeman took and subscribed the aforewritten Oath before me Stephen Minot , Judge of said Court. I, ICHABOD TUCKER, Clerk of the Court aforesaid, do hereby certify that the foregoing Oath, and Schedule thereto annexed, are truly copied from the record of the 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 thirty one dollars —, In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said Court, at Salem, in said County of Essex, on this 17 th day of July , A. D. 1820 Attr. Ichabod Tucker Clk

James Fuller Salomon
2
Private Jonathan Baldwin's Regt
1777 one year
is further evidence required of having served as a non- com d officer or private in col d Baldwin's reg t for one year.
The judge is desired to Certify, under the seal of the Court, that he is satisfied the claimant is in reduced circum- -stances, and needs the support of his country.
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Certified
Admiral

I James Fuller Laken an a citizen of the United States residing at present in the District of Massachusetts, do on oath testify & declare that in the war of the Revolution in the Spring of the year Seventeen hundred and seventy five, the month I do not Recollect I entered into the land service of the United States on the Continental Establishment & served accordingly in Captain Wade's company in Colonel Little's Regiment for eight months at the expiration of which term I again entered the service aforesaid and served accordingly for the term of One year in Colonel Little's Regiment & Captain Dodge's Company & I again entered the service aforesaid & served accordingly in Captain James Lous's Company in Colonel Jeduthan Baldwin's Regiment for the term of One year all in the Massachusetts line of the Army & against the Common Enemy. That I was honorably discharged in the month of March in the year Seventeen hundred & seventy eight, which discharge has been lost by lapse of time — That by reason of my reduced circumstances in life I stand in need of assistance from my Country for support being now Sixty five years of age & without property real or personal. And I hereby relinquish all right & claim to every other pension heretofore allowed me by the laws of the United States if any such right I have, or any such pension hath been so allowed, of which I am ignorant. —
James Fuller Lakenman

Be it Remembered that on this seventh day of April in the year of Our Lord One thousand eight hundred and eighteen. Pursuant to a Law of the United States, made and passed on the 18 th of March A.D. 1818 entitled "an Act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land & naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary war" Personally appeared before me the subscriber one of the Associate Judges of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas for the middle Circuit within the State aforesaid & presiding pro hac vice the within named James Fuller Lakeman & after due examination & caution to testify & declare the whole truth, he maketh oath to the declaration aforesaid & subscribes the same in my presence, & on examination duly made by me the Judge it appeareth to my satisfaction that the said declaration is true. In testimony whereof I hereunto affix my name & the seal of said Court.
W m Wetmore
June 18 1818. I further certify that the within named Depo- nents are credible & disinterested witnesses & have been duly sworn -
W m Wetmore
May 1. 1819. I now further certify that the Deponents, Nathaniel Wade & Joseph Hodgkins Esq rs named in the annexed deposition are both personally well known to me & are persons of great re- spectability & veracity & disinterested witnesses, and that full faith and credit are and ought to be given to their Depositions - I there- fore certify this supplementary evidence, as also that the said James F. Lakeman the Declarant is a person in such reduced circum-
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Circumstances in life so poor as to require the assistance of his country for support, as appears to my satisfaction. Witness my hand & the Seal of the Court aforesaid as within Affixed -
W m Wetmore

32965 Rev INVALID.
File No. 32,965
James H. Lakeman Ph Rev Wad
Act: 18 th March 1818 th
Index:—Vol. 9 , Page 287
[Arrangement of 1870.]

We Nathaniel Wade and Joseph Hodgkins both of Ipswich in the county of Essex & Commonwealth of Massachusetts do hereby testify and say that the said Nath l Wade was commissioned on the first day of January 1776 Captain - and the said Joseph Hodgkins Lieutenant of a Company in the twelfth Regiment of foot commanded by Col. Moses Little, in the Army of the United Colonies raised for the defence of American Liberty - that our commissions were signed by order of Congress - by John Hancock President - and were to continue in force untill revoked by that or some future Congress, that we served in said Regiment untill the first day of February 1777. Abraham Dodge was a Captain in the same Regiment with us, and served therein during the whole of the year 1776 and that James F. Lakeman otherwise James Lakeman, as he is more generally known, was a soldier in said Abraham Dodge's Company from the first day of January 1776, and served therein the whole year until the first of January 1777. We are perfectly acquainted with the said James Lakeman, and ever have been from his youth to this time, he being born in the neighbourhood and has lived in the town to this time - and we know that formerly he often left out the letter F. in signing his name. When he enlisted as a minute man in a company of which the said Wade was captain, before the battle of Lexington April 1775, and the said Joseph Hodgkins Lieutenant of the same company, he enlisted by the name of James Lakeman - there is not any other person named James F. Lakeman, or James Lakeman in the town, nor has there been within our memory which is long before the Revolutionary war - therefore he is the same person whether he is returned James Lakeman or James F. Lakeman - The said Lakeman has not any Real Estate, and being advanced in years is in want of support from Government
Nathaniel Wade Joseph Hodgkins

Commonwealth of Massachusetts —
Essex ss April 27 th 1819 Then Nathaniel Wade and Joseph Hodgkins Esquires appeared and made oath to the truth of the within Deposition by them subscribed before me —
Justices of the Peace and of the Quorum for the County of Essex —

I Nathaniel Wade Esquire of Ipswich in the County of Essex and State of Massachusetts and Joseph Hodgkins of the same Ipswich Esquire testify before and declare that the said Wade was commissioned as a Captain of a Company in the twelfth Regiment of foot in the Continental Establishment in the Army of the United States of America in the revolutionary war & said Hodgkins as a Lieutenant in the same Company in Col Mores Little's Reg- ment on the first Day of January 1776 and that James Fuller Lake man enlisted prior to that time for one year in the Continental Army the term of his Service to commence the said first of January 1776 in Capt Abraham Dodge's  one of the said Company in the same Regiment - and he on that Day entered the Service & continued until the first of January 1777 in the said Company in said Service & was then honorably discharged we further declare that said Lake man by reason of reduced circumstances in life stands in need of assistance from his Country in life for support Nathl. Wade
Commonwealth of Massachusetts June 12th 1818 Then Nathaniel Wade & Joseph H. Hodgkins above named appeared and made oath to the truth of the above affidavit before me Asa Andrews Justice of the Peace