Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 28,654, John Bragdon, Mass.

SERVICE
Mass.
Bragdon, John
NUMBER
S-28,654
CONTENTS

Maine . . . N o 27,338
John Bragdon
of Kennebec in the State of Maine who was a private in the Comp y . commanded by Captain Bragdon of the Reg t . commanded by Col. Prince in the Massachusetts line for 8 months
Inscribed on the Roll of Maine at the rate of 26 Dollars 66 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1834.
Certificate of Pension issued the 30 th day of April 1834 and Hon. R. McIntire. H. R.
Arrears to the 4th of Mar. 1834 . . 79.98 Pemi-ant. allowance ending 4 th Sep t . " . . 13.33 $ 93.31
{ Revolutionary Claim, { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by R. Brundin Clerk. Book 8 . . Vol. 1 . . . Page 5 . . . .
let 22 nd Nov 1834
E. C. Bourne -
Suspended let to agent
30 Dec r 1836
let E. C. Bourne 30 Dec r 1837
let A. Newhall 13 Jan y 1835
let B Palmer 26 Mar ch 1835

John Bragdon application for pension under law of 1832-

State of Maine.
COUNTY OF YORK, SS.
ON this seventh day of April A.D. 1834 personally appeared in open court, before the Court of Probate now sitting at Kennebec  John Bragdon a resident of Kennebec in the county of York and State of Maine aged Sixty nine 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 Act of Congress passed June 7, 1832. That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers, and served as herein stated.
The first of April 1780 I joined a company of soldiers commanded by my Father Capt Thomas Bragdon of York which company was raised in said town for the term of eight months and marched with him to Portland, then Falmouth and from there to a place called Camden on the eastern side of the Penobscot River in Maine where we were stationed with two or three other companies during the season, and were discharged some time in the month of December 1780 at the expiration of our term of service. The name of the first Lieutenant of the company was Dearing and the ensigns name was Godsoe, both belonged to Hallowell. This service was after the British had possessed themselves of Bangor and the mouth of Penobscot River. I think it was Colonel Prime who commanded the Regiment and his head quarters was Portland. Whilst we were stationed at Camden a Tory who resided near by was taken in correspondence with the enemy was tried by a court martial, and condemned and by order of General Woodworth was hanged. The name of the individual alluded to was Brown, my father Capt Bragdon was one of the members of the court that tried him. I was myself present at the execution. All the officers of the company are now dead as well as a great many of the men. I know of no other than the evidence existed to support my declaration & claims to a pension. I was only in my fifteenth year at the time of this service, and have been a morrimer the greatest part of my life since. I should have applied earlier for a pension, but absence from the state has prevented. In the service though a soldier I generally attended upon my father and the other officers of the company, except muster, parade days, &c. Samuel Freethe was orderly sergeant of the company. I was born in York in 1765, and have resided in Kennebec for about twenty five years. Capt Bragdon has been dead over thirty years. I have no records of my age other than that kept by my parents in the family bible. I copied from it. I was a private soldier in the service alluded to - the company was raised by the authority of Major  General  Green .
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present, and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any State, or (if any) only on that of the agency of the State of
SWORN TO, and subscribed, the day and year aforesaid.
John Bragdon Wm H. Hays Judge of Probate
600. Men were raised and posted at the castles by order of authority of Major General Wadsworth in command - his head quarters at Thomaston adjoining Camden -
Thomaston &c, became a place of business smuggling &c - being near the British at Bangor -
See Wilkinson's History of Maine - published 1832 - pages 481 - 482 -
2 Vol -

Present v. a great many of the men - I know of my declaration & claims to a pension - I was only in my fiftieth year at the time of this service, and have been a morriner the greatest part of my life since. I should have applied earlier for a pension, but absence from the state has prevented. In the service though a soldier I generally attended upon my father and the other officers of the company, except muster, parade days, &c. Samuel Freethe was orderly sergt. of the company - I was born in York in 1765, and have resided in Kennebec since about twenty five years - Capt Bragdon has been dead over thirty years - I have no records of my age other than that kept by my parents in the family bible. copied from it - I was a private soldier in the service alluded to - & the company was raised by the authority of the President -
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present, and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any State, or (if any) only on that of the agency of the State of
John Bragdon
SWORN TO, and subscribed, the day and year aforesaid.
Wm A. Hayes Judge of Probate John Bragdon
WE, Joseph Fuller , a clergyman, residing in the town of Kennebec and Joshua Herrick , residing in the town of Kennebecport hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with John Bragdon , who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be sixty nine years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Joseph Fuller
Joshua Herrick
SWORN TO, and subscribed, the day and year aforesaid.
Wm. A. Hayes Judge of Probate York County Maine
AND the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the abovenamed applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states. And the court further certifies, that it appears to them that
Joseph Fuller , who has signed the preceding certificate, is a clergyman, resident in the town of Kennebec , and that Joshua Herrick , who has also signed the same, is a resident in the town of Kennebecport and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I, Wm. Cutter Allen , Register clerk of the Court of Probate for said county of York , do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court in the matter of the application of John Bragdon for a pension.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this seventh day of April , A.D. 1834.
Wm. Cutter Allen, Register of Probate.

Mc.ancy Jan 12
J. S. Adams Esq. Minister of Justice Washington
FREE

Maine Bank
Portland Jan'y 7 th 1835.
Sir
Your letter of the 30 th ult r : requesting the payments of Thomas Bragdon's pension to be suspended until further order is rec d .
The name of Thomas Bragdon is not on our Roll,
Respectfully
your W th Servt
Douglas Swift Secy
J. L. Edwards Esq r Pension Office Washington

Mr. No 13. M c Bragden for increase act 1872
Hon. J. G. Barran.
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington D.C.

Kennebec Me Nov. 8. 1834.
Dr Sir.
John Bragdon of Kennebec Port now a pensioner under the Act of 1832. has applied to me to assist him in obtaining an increase of pension. He is an exceedingly stupid man - and does not remember whether in his declaration he claimed for two services of 8 months or not - I am a perfect stranger to his case. He says however that he only obtained a pension for 8 months, having no proof of the other 8 months - and it was said by some that the eight months service on the sea board, was not within the law. But this and justly too, the department have determined otherwise, those companies being as much "bound to service" as any others. The reason of the application to me is, that Mr Palmer, who has just received the $ money, on the certificate amounting as I suppose to over $90 - has taken the whole to pay for him for his services - not giving Bragdon any thing - so that Bragdon will have nothing more to do with him. Bragdon has just returned from York, where he has been on a visit, and where he has obtained the deposition of a man of undoubted credibility as to his service as writer to his father who was lieutenant in the company under the command of Captain Grew, eight months in 1775 for

which he is entitled to a pension - I wish to know from the Department whether both services of 8 months are alleged in his original application - and if not whether a new application must be made before the Court, or whether an additional one before a Justice of the Peace will answer - or what must be done that ample justice may be done to the appli- cant - He does not himself know what he has done and thence I cannot tell what to do for him -
Hon. J. L. Edwards,
Commissioner of Pensions, Washington D.C.
Respectfully
Your. Obt Servt E. E. Bourne

Mar 25.
Mr. P. P. P.
Mr. N. N.
No. 27377
FREE
Mar 25.
J. L. Edwards Esq. Commissioner of Pensions Washington City

Haverhill Me March 21-1885
J. L. Edmonds Esq
Sir
John Bragdon of this place a revolutionary pensioner under the law of 1832 - certificate no 27377 called on me to day and desired me to injure the course of the disposition of the payment of his pension - which fact he has recently learned at the Maine Bank at Portland on application for the pay due him on the 4th instant. Will you have the goodness to communicate - all for the information of Mr Bragdon the information necessary to enable him to explain, or remove doubts, if any exist in relation to him. ?
With the great respect.
I am Your obedt Serv
Abner Palmer.

28654 Rev INVALID.
File No. 28,654
John Bragdon
Rev Rev War
Act: June 7 th 32 nd
Index:—Vol. 9 , Page 58
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Herneberk April. 10-1884
J. L. Edwards Esq
Sir
I forward herewith the application of John Bragdon for a pension under the law of 1832.
I have the honor to be
Your obedt servt
Barnabas R. Ruler

W. H. Thompson Deposited for Fort Bragg 30.842
John Bragdon application for pension under law of 1832 -
8w $26.66
Am R McIntire AK
John Bragdon

I Nathan Thompson of Kennebec Post in the county of York and State of Maine testify and declare that I am well acquainted with John Bragdon of said Kennebec Post a revolutionary soldier -
In the year 1780. I was a soldier in Capt Daniel Clarks company raised for eight months and stationed at Portland then Falmouth in the State of Maine My place of residence at that time was Wells adjoining the town of York - I was well acquainted with John Bragdon of York then quite a young man who belonged to a company which marched with us to Falmouth commanded by Capt Thomas Bragdon of said York the father of John Bragdon alluded to, who belonged to the company commanded by the said Thomas Bragdon. Capt Clarks company the one in which I belonged remained at Portland through the season - but Captain Bragdon the one in which John Bragdon was a private soldier was ordered to a place called Camden near Penobscot River in Maine and marched directly to that place from Portland where they were stationed during the season. John Bragdon the soldier alluded to belonged to the company and not only marched with it to Portland, but went with the company from Portland to Camden. I was intimately acquainted with Capt Thomas Bragdon and his family as well as with his son John Bragdon before they went into this service, and I regretted it particularly when I found that

that Captain Bragdon and his company were ordered to Concord without an order for our company to go with them, we expected to be stationed together - John Bragdon is a much younger man than I am I have known him from his infancy. I am now seventy nine years old - and was at the time of the service almost to nearly of the age of Capt Thomas Bragdon - Major of Bragdon Berwick was one of the field officers, and was stationed at Portland. I saw nothing of John Bragdon after the company left Portland until after our discharge from the service the winter following that is, 1781- The said John Bragdon is a Morriston and has been for many years - Capt Thomas Bragdon is dead - I have always understood that John Bragdon remained with his company until it was discharged at the end of the eight months from the time of enlistment -
Nathaniel Thompson
State of Maine
York ss April 7 th 1834 Then personally appeared Nathaniel Thompson of Kennebecport a credible witness and made oath to the truth of the above deposition by him signed -
Before me
Barnabas Russell
Justice of the Peace

I Samuel Hatch of Wells a Revolutionary soldier testify and declare that I am well acquainted with John Bragdon now of Kennebec port formerly of York in the County of York.
Since John Bragdon was a soldier in Capt Thomas Bragdon's company raised in April 1780 for eight months and stationed principally at Camden in Maine in the summer and fall of 1780. I always knew old Thomas Bragdon the Captain of the company aluded to & the father of John, and I always dispiued him, and he was the the principal cause of hanging a man at Camden in the year 1780 which he choose to call a toray - John Bragdon was a soldier in his father's company and I believe generally waited upon the  attended the old man - I was myself a soldier in Capt David Clarks company raised at Wells adjoining York which company was - principally stationed at Portland in said year. I was myself however with a number of other soldiers from Capt Clarks company sent with the transports to carry baggage provision &c to the Camden, after Capt Bragdo - ns company had been sent there. I was there but a few weeks. I knew John Bragdon a soldier at Camden & saw him frequently while there - old Thomas Bragdon's company was discharged a few days earlier than Capt Clarks company and they men arrived at Portland before we were discharged or about the same time. I saw John Bragdon when he retired.

returned to Port Townsend after his discharge he was in company with his father, at our barracks and at best blocks quarters - This was in December 1980 - in the fore part of the month. I know this from the fact that I did not return myself until a week or two afterwards, but got home before the close of the month - Samuel had the
story of mine
Yukon Is March 28 th 1984 Then personally appeared Samuel Hatch of Wells a credible witness and made oath to the truth of the above deposition by him signed Before me
Barnabas Bowman - Justice of the Peace

I Ezekiel Wakefield of Kennebec a revolutionary soldier hereby certify that I am well acquainted with John Bragdon of Kennebec also a revolutionary soldier
Said John Bragdon was a soldier in Capt Thomas Bragdon's company stationed at Camden in the year 1780. I knew him at the time he enlisted and joined the company in the spring of said year. I knew him at Camden while a soldier there. and I returned home with him after his discharge in December of the same year. I had previously been a soldier myself and served at West Point & at Saratoga New York. but passed the summer at Camden & Thomaston in the year 1780. on business of my own and for my father. I resided near to Bragdon before he went into the army and have always known him Ezekiel his X Wakefield mark
Witness
Joshua Wakefield
John Bragdon

State of Maine
York ss March 24-1834- Then the within named Ezekiel Wakefield a credible witness made oath to the truth of the within deposition by him signed
Before me
Danubas Palmer
Justice of the Peace

I hereby certify that Barnabas Palmer Esq r before whom the within affidavits were taken is a Justice of the Peace and the within signatures purporting to be his are genuine 28 April 1834. Rupus McTear
Notary Public Dyke for John Bragdon John Bragdon affidavits for pension under 1832- 30.842
8 th # 26.66
Rev R McIntire AK
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