Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 36716, for John Patch, Massachusetts

SERVICE
Mass.
Patch, John
NUMBER
S. 36716
CONTENTS
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8593
Maine
L
John Patch
of York in the Dist: state of Maine who was a Private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Shout of the Maine Maf. line, for the term of the war -
Inscribed on the Roll of the Dist. of Maine at the rate of Eight Dollars per month, to commence the 14 th of April 1818 -
Certificate of Pension issued the 30 th of March 1819 and sent to B. Greene, Esq. South Berwick - Maine
Arrears to 4th of March 1819 - 10 17 3/4 / 30 31 85.56 Semi-ann. all'ce ending 4 Sept. 1819. 40.00
$: 183.56
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }
Continued
York County
Application sent July 24th 1820 to Samuel French, Commissioner - Maine

LETTER OF INTENT
to the Honorable the President of the United States Washington D.C.
John Patch List AS 93 Sept 1897 CON

STATE OF MAINE.
York ss....At a Circuit Court of Common Pleas for the first Eastern Circuit, begun and holden at York within and for the County of York on the first Tuesday of July, being the fourth day of July, and by adjournment said month, from day to day, on the day of July, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty, before the Honorable Benjamin Greene, chief Justice Judge of said Court.
ON this fourth day of July, in the year 1820, personally appeared in open Court,
the same proceeding according to the course of the common law, having jurisdiction unlimited in amount, keeping a record of their proceedings, and having "the power of fine and imprisonment," and being a Court of Record for said Circuit, — John Patch — aged seventy seven years, resident in Eliot — in said Circuit, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath declare that he served in the Revolutionary War as follows, viz. as a private in the company commanded by Capt. Silas Burbank in the Regiment commanded by Colonel Samuel Brewer, in the line of the State of Massachusetts on the Continental Establishment, as is more particularly mentioned and described in his original declaration, made on the thirteenth day of April A. D. 1818, and on which said declaration his Certificate of Pension, numbered 8593 was granted. And I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18th day of March 1818; and that I have not since that time by gift, sale, or in any manner 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 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 me; nor have I any income other than what is contained in the schedule hereunto 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 herein particularly described, also subscribed by me.
Witness Samuel Leighton Timothy Gerrish
John his X Patch mark
Sworn to and declared, on the fourth day of July, A. D. 1820. }
BEFORE
Benj a Greene,
Ch. Justice One of the Judges of the said Court.
Atty. Daniel Sewall, Clerk.

SCHEDULE of the real and personal estate, (necessary clothing and bedding excepted) belonging to me the subscriber, viz:
I have no property real or personal, except my pension certificate.
Witness Samuel Leighton Timothy Gerrish.
his John X Patch. mark
SCHEDULE of the family residing with me who, by occupation am a reason of
which I am able to pursue by
   NAMES. AGES. Capacity of each to contribute to their support.      I have no family residing with me - my children are all dead - I had a wife, who some 25 or 30 years since eloped from my residence; & went & lived with another man. I have since by infirmity of age & bodily health, become unable to support myself, and in the year 1815, was under the necessity of applying to the overseers of the poor of the town of Eliot; and they granted me relief & support, until I received my pension from my country.  Witness Samuel Leighton Timothy Gerrish.   his John X Patch mark   
STATE OF MAINE.
I, Daniel Sewall Clerk of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas for said Circuit, within the county of York do hereby certify, that the foregoing oath, and the schedules 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 nothing dollars and cents. IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court, on this eleventh day of July , A. D. one thousand eight hundred and twenty.
Daniel Sewall { Clerk of the said Circuit Court for the County of York .

John P. P. - Private Col. Sprague's Regt. Mass. Inf. June 1796 - 1798 War
died 14 th April 1818
The above makes a total of the casualties -
Admitted -
Admitted -
Admitted -

COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.
YORK, ss. } ON this fourteenth day of April A. D. 1818, before me the subscriber, Chief Justice of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas for the first Eastern Circuit in said Commonwealth, personally appears John Paton aged seventy five years resident in York in said county of York, who being by me first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the following Declaration in order to obtain the provision made by the late 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 :"
That in Autumn of the year 1775 he the said John Paton enlisted as a private soldier in the continental army under Capt. Jonathan Dwell of the Regiment commanded by Col. Prescott of the Massachusetts Line - That he continued to do his duty in said Company and Regiment until the twelve months for which he had enlisted expired, when he was discharged - And immediately enlisted again under Capt. Silas Burbank, for and during the war - That he was in several engagements with the enemy - was at the capture of Burgoyne's army - That he was afterwards transferred to the company under the command of Capt. James Adams of Col. Spratt's Regiment in which company & Regt. he continued to do his duty until the close of the war - when he was honorably discharged by Genl. Washington at a place called White Plains - That he gave his discharge to the paymaster when he applied for his certificate for his pay, and has never seen it since -
(And in evidence of the truth of the first part of the foregoing declaration made by the above named John Paton, the before named Jonathan Dwell and Richard Lord & Moses Weymouth, three credible witnesses personally appear, and being by me first duly sworn according to law, they upon their oaths do say - That the above named John Paton did serve in the continental army under Capt. Jonathan Dwell of Col. Prescott's Regt. for the full term of twelve months as he has declared that they served in the Company & Regiment with him and knew that he was a faithful soldier, and was honorably discharged.)
That he is reduced in his circumstances and needs the assistance of his country for support, and that he has no other evidence now in his power of his said services.
Sworn to and declared before me the day and year above said.
Benj a Greene
I, BENJAMIN GREENE, Chief Justice of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas for the first Eastern Circuit, in the Commonwealth aforesaid, do certify, that it appears to my satisfaction that the said John Paton did serve in the revolutionary war against the common enemy, as he has stated in his declaration aforesaid - and that he is reduced in his circumstances, and needs the assistance of his country for his support. - And I do now transmit the proceedings and testimony taken and had before me to the Secretary for the Department of War, pursuant to the directions of the before mentioned act of Congress.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court this
fourteenth
day of April
Anno Domini, 1818.
Benj a Greene

36 716 INVALID.
Key
File No. 36 716
John Patch Dr. Geo. Ward
Act: 18 th March 18 th
Index:—Vol. 2 , Page 382
[Arrangement of 1870.]
Apl - 20 - 1901 J. P. Le Baron, Sps. 10 mac

36.716
Jno. Patah
Apt-14-1875-75
York a. me
Fall 75
Yrs Jona Nowell
Cal Prescott
Det- 17r
Fall 76, Capt. Silas Burhank
Cal Sproat
Det Close of war
Suratoga.