Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 30,879, John Bourne, Continental

SERVICE
Continental
Bourne, John
NUMBER
S. 30,879
Maine, residence in 1832.
CONTENTS
Twelve horizontal dotted lines for writing.
Twelve horizontal dotted lines for writing.

30879 Rev INVALID.
File No. 30,879
John Bourne Rev Rev War
Act: June 7 th 1831
Index: Vol. 2, Page 46
[Arrangement of 1870.]
1931 Oct 14-Hish B Williams A. Bourne See his letter in John Bourne D-29642 amf.

Maine 11.257
John Bourne
York Co. in the State of Maine who was a Pvt in the Company commanded by Captain Littlefield of the Regt commanded by Col Patterson in the Massachusett ne for —
12 1/2 Mos. Service — 41. 66
Inscribed on the Roll of — Maine at the rate of 41. Dollars 66 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 17 th day of April 1833 and sent to. Edw E Bourne, Kennebec, Me.
Arrears to the 4th of March 1833. 83.37 Pemi-ant. allowance ending 4 Sept 1833. 56.83
$ 140 4.15
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by John P. Sprague Clerk, Book 8 Vol. 1 Page 3
Died June 6 - 1837

John Bourne
no 2596
30879
Admitted
12 mos
41.66
Edw E Bourne
Remained
MD

State of Maine. Maine District COUNTY OF YORK, ss.
ON this seventh — day of July 1832  August 1832 personally appeared before the District Court of the United States — of the John Bourne a resident of Kennebec in the county of York — and State of Maine , Esq re aged seventy two 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 7, 1832. That he enlisted in the army of the United States in the year 1776 , on the 1st of January , with and served in the  regi- ment of the  Massachusetts line, under the following named officers: Samuel Sawyer of Wells was captain Dedidiah Littlefield was a Lieutenant — and — Chapin second Lieutenant and Samuel Stevens Ensign — The said company was in Colonel Patterson's Regiment — that he was at Cambridge — and after the British left Boston marched to New York — then to Albany — then to Lake Champlain  Ticonderoga  Mount Point  St. Johns — Laprairie — and across the river to Montreal — then up about sixty miles to the cedars, then back by nearly the same route to Albany — that on their return they were immediately put in the small pex at St Johns . From Albany to Newtown — then to Trenton where he was in the Battle of that name — and that he was honorably discharged at Trenton four hundred and fifty miles from home which he reached about the middle of January 1777 — being absent twelve months and a half — that when he enlisted he lived in Wells — that in 1790 he moved to what is now called Old Kennebec where he has lived ever since — He was born August — 1759 — The record of his birth is in his family bible — He had no written discharge —
J. John Bourne do hereby certify as a part of this declaration, that I was born at Wells, Aug 14. 1759
John Bourne
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the pension roll of any agency in any State, or (if any,) only on that of the agency in the State of the  Maine Sworn to, and subscribed, the day and year aforesaid.
John Bourne John W. W. W. Sub. Atty. Dist. Ct. Dist. of Maine
And the said court do hereby declare their opinion that the abovenamed applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states.
I, John Nufsey Clerk of the District Court of Maine do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court in the matter of the application of John Bourne — for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this seventh day of August A.D. 1832
John Nufsey Clerk U.S. Courts

Isaac Storer's Deposition for John Bourn also for Gilpatrick.

I Isaac Storer of Wells in the County of York and State of Maine, a man in the seventy third year of my age, do on oath testify and say that I enlisted in the army of the United States on the first day of January 1776 in a company under the command of Capt Samuel Sawyer of Wells - and immediately went to Cambridge where we were annexed to Col Pattersons Regiment - after the British left Boston, we went to New York - then to Albany then to Lake Champlain, Ticonderoga Crown Point and St Johns thence to Lafayette where we crossed the river to Montreal - then up the river to the Cedars about sixty miles - then back through the same route to Ticonderoga - thence across Lake George to Albany thence to New Boston - thence to Trenton where we were in the "battle of Trenton" - we carried the prisoners to Newtown, and then marched back to Trenton where we were discharged our terms having expired - I do further testify that I enlisted for and served twelve months - and that John Bourne then of Wells now of Kennebec, enlisted at the same time, and served in said company with me during the whole of said twelve months, and was honorably discharged at Trenton on the first day of January 1777.
Isaac Storer
I certify that the above named deponent Isaac Storer is a credible person and worthy of belief -
Abner Weston Judge of the U.S. Dist. Ct. for the Dist. of Maine
State of Maine
Special District Court -
August 7. 1832
Sworn to in Court -
John Nesbitt Clerk

I James Gilpatrick of Wells in the County of York and State of Maine upon oath, do on oath, testify and say that I enlisted in the army of the United States in the beginning of the year 1876 in a company then under the command of Captain Samuel Garvey of Wells, then at Cambridge - for the term of twelve months. The said company was in the Regiment of Colonel Patterson. I do further testify that John Bourne then of Wells, now of Kennebec enlisted with me at the same time in the same company for the same term - and that we marched to New York - Fredericksburg - Burnside Point to Montreal in Canada - and from there sixty miles further up - Then we came back to St Johns where we were all inwound for the small Pox - then again to Fredericksburg - Albany - Newtown and Trenton - and that John Bourne did his duty in said company until he was honorably discharged at Newark Trenton - and that the deposition of Isaac Storer hereto annexed is true.
James Gilpatrick
Special District Court
August 7. 1832
Sworn to in Court
Attest John Mussey Clerk
I certify that the above named deponent James Gilpatrick is a credible person and worthy of belief -
Ashe man
Judge of the U.S. for the Dist. of Maine
July 17

WASHINGTON
October 14, 1931
BA-J/AWF
Mr. William A. Bourne North Olmsted Ohio
Dear Sir:
The data herein are obtained from the papers on file in the pension claim, S. 30879, based upon the military service of John Bourne in the War of the Revolution.
John Bourne was born, August 14, 1759 in Wells, York County, Massachusetts (District of Maine).
He enlisted, January 1, 1776, while residing in said Wells, and served in Captain Samuel Sawyer's company in Colonel Paterson's Massachusetts regiment, was in the expedition to Canada, in the battle of Trenton, and was discharged at Trenton, reaching home about the middle of January 1777.
He moved from Wells to Kennebunk, York County, District of Maine in 1780.
He was allowed pension on his application executed, August 7, 1832, then a resident of said Kennebunk.
He died June 6, 1837.
There is no reference to wife and children.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Assistant to Administrator