Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 44,616, Jonathan Belding, Mass.

SERVICE
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Belding, Jonathan
S 44,616
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STATE OF VERMONT, Rutland County, ss.
On this 26 th day of June 1820
personally appeared before the County court for said county of Rutland in open court, (said court being a court of record, agreeably to the laws of this state, having the power of fine and imprisonment, &c.) Jonathan Baldwin aged 59 years, resident in Mendon in said county of Rutland who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth, on his oath declare, that he served in the revolutionary war, as follows: in Col. G. Radford 14 th Vt. Regt. in the years 1779 & 1780
that he made his original declaration on the 17 th day of April 1818 has received a Pension Certificate, No. 2203 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 hereto annexed, and by me subscribed.
160 acres of land in the State of Illinois being County land that I obtained as heir to my son, 1 poor Spade & here 15 green old. Cow, Calf, Shoeb. 2 old pine Chests, 1 pot wheel great wheel. 4 old broken kitchen Chairs 1 old Cherry table I paid $1.50 per 12 yrs ago water pail & milk pail, meat barrel Chair, 3 specie kettles 1 Refugy pot. 1 Wasp pen tea kettles. 1 rifle & 1 broken Spade pail shovel & tongs 1 old chest Chair set horn tines 3 old Apr. 2 shoes. 2 old Collars, buckskins for them 1 old plow share 4 foot platters & 2 do platters. 4 tin cups & 8 saucers tea tea pot & do Coffee pot. Creamer sugar bowl & 2 milk pails 2 gr. hocoals 1 west hocoal. 5 iron spoons 6 knives & 3 forks. 1 old beehive, west tub, sickle & the & Spade. I am by occupation a farmer I have a family consisting of a wife 49 yrs old. & has a feeble Constitution my son Asa is 17 yrs old. my daughter Sarah is 13 yrs old & my son Danford Hays is 10 yrs old. my son Clement is 8 yrs old. & my daughter Leaina 5 yrs old all relying on me for support. I am indebted to divers persons in the sum of $60 dollars now due against me I have nothing else now that I can expect to acquire any thing from at this or any future period
Jonathan Baldwin

Sworn to and declared on the before said court.
26 th day of June 1820
R. P. P. CLERK.
STATE OF VERMONT, Rutland County, ss.
I Robert P. P. clerk of the County court for the county of Rutland do hereby certify, that the foregoing oath, and the 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 afore- said schedule is One hundred and \frac{50}{100} — dollars. I that said Building over $60
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of said court, at Rutland this 14 th day of July 1820
R. P. P.

2.
Vermont Roll B. Albany. 4 N. York. 2203
4 tit ut for
Jonathan Belding, Col: Bradford's reg. Privates Massachusetts Line In the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War.
Inscribed on the Roll of Vermont at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 7. of April 1818.
Certificate of Pension issued the 8. of Aug. 1818 and sent to the Pensioner at Rutland, Vt.
Arrearages to 4. Sept. 1818
4m: 28/30 $39.46
{ Revolutionary claims, { Act 18th March, 1818, }
Nine Months
Letter to J. S. Russell 5 July 1842 To both Permanent Agents Sep 1842.
To Albany New York from Sep 1842. 28. Sep 1842. No - citation to J. S. Russell Co St Lawrence County New
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Jonathan Belding Ap r for Transfer of pension

State of New York
County of St Lawrence p:
On this eighth day of September 1842, before me the subscriber a justice of the Peace for the said county of St Lawrence personally appeared Jonathan Belding who, on his oath declares that he is the same person who formerly belonged to the Company commanded by Captain Bates in the Regiment commanded by Colonel Bradford in the Massachusetts Line, in the service of the United States; that his name was placed on the pension List Roll of the State of Vermont from whence he lately removed; that he now resides in the State of New York where he intends to remain, and wishes his pension to be then payable in future. The following are his reasons for removing from Orisk in the State of Vermont to the Town of Canton in the State of New York vizt; a son of the deponent Samuel C. Belding, who resides in the said Town of Canton invited the deponent to reside in the family of his said son during the remainder of his life, and the deponent being old and infirm, and having no family except his wife who is also aged, accepted such invitation and removed with his wife to the said Town of Canton where he resides with his said son.
Jonathan Belding
Sworn and subscribed to before me } the day and year aforesaid }
S. Boynton Justice of the peace
State of New York
St Lawrence County p: On this 8th day of September 1842 personally appeared before me Solomon Boynton the undersigned Justice of the Peace in and for said County of St Lawrence to me well known Samuel C. Belding of Canton, to be the person described in and who executed the foregoing affidavit and that he is the son of the above named Jonathan Belding and that the said Jonathan Belding is the identical person described in the foregoing affidavit and that he is a pensioner of the United States.
I the said Justice certify that } the words "Samuel C Belding" in } foregoing deposition before being taken }
Samuel C Belding
and that the said Samuel C. Belding duly executed and made oath to the said deposition and that I know him well and that he is a person of undoubted veracity. Subscribed as sworn to the day and year aforesaid. S. Boynton - Justice of the peace

State of New York § St Lawrence County § I, Alvin C. Dyer Clerk of the said County do hereby certify that Salmon B. Deynston before whom the within affidavit of Jonathan Bolding purports to have been made was on the day of the date of the said affidavit a Justice of the Peace in and for the said County duly elected and sworn. And further that I am well acquainted with the hand writing of the said Justice of the Peace and verily believe that the signature to the said affidavit and certificate purporting to be his are genuine
In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of the said County this 9 th day of September 1842
A C Dyer

Pliny Smith, judge, Rutland county, Vermont.
Jonathan Belding, Massachusetts line, Revolutionary claim.
found on Mass ts rolls, for 9 months, in 14 th (Col o . Bradford's) reg t .
Returned for correction.
The seal of Rutland County Court, V t . is required to be affixed. 

State of Vermont Rutland County ss I Jonathan Belding of Shoreham in the County of Addison and State of Vermont do hereby certify that I was born in Northfield in the State of Massachusetts in the year 1761 that I was fifty seven years old the 3 rd Day of this Present April that in the Summer of the year 1777 I enlisted for six months in Col o Danford Hays Regiment of Massachusetts troops I cannot now recollect the name of the Captain but he Belonged to Brookfield north Berwick I joined the regiment at Ogdensburg in the State of Maryland and thence we were ordered to the East part of the Island and at the close of the campaign we were ordered to Providence and was there Dismissed after having served out my time and returned home and in the month of June or July in the year 1779 I again enlisted into the Continental army and was ordered to South Hadley in the State of Massachusetts for Being Mustered I enlisted for nine months and was Mustered on the 16 th Day of July 1779 and was ordered to join the army at Westpoint on the north river I repaired to Springfield and remain- ed there a few days and was Mustered to Westpoint by Capt- Cooper and was annexed to Capt Joseph Bates Company Col o Bradford's Regiment and General Pattisons Brigade our Regiment was the fourteenth regiment of the Massachusetts Line under the Continental establishment I remained in the same Regiment and same Company until the term of my Enlistment expired and was honorably Discharged from the army on the 16 th Day of April in the year 1780 at Westpoint and returned home and afterwards I again enlisted for three months in the Summer of 1780 and joined Capt Pierce Company at Canaan and Col o Muzzey's Regiment at Westpoint I remained at Westpoint and near there until my time expired and some days after was there when Gen l Arnold fled to the enemy I was honorably Discharged and returned home I have now a wife and twelve Children have lost one Son in the army in the late war and am reduced to poverty and indigence and have not property of any kind to the amount of forty Dollars except a very small share of household furniture and a claim to the bounty fund which will accrue to me as legal heir to my Son Jonathan Belding who died in the army in the late war am much distressed with the care of a large family in extreme want and stand in need of the assistance from my country; for support and further see,
Jonathan Belding
Sworn before me at Dowe in the County of Rutland and State of Vermont this 7 th Day of April A D 1818
Olney Smith Chief Judge of Rutland County Court

I hereby certify that I am acquainted with the above said Jonathan Belding that he lives within three miles of my Residence in Enniskill and from my acquaintance with the said Jonathan I consider the facts set forth in his deposition sufficiently prov d . by the oaths of the said Jonathan and satisfied that he is as destitute of property either real or personal as he has represented under oath and believe that he served in the revolutionary war against the common enemy as he has related
Certified by me Phiney Smith Chief Judge of Rutland County Court
I Phiney Smith Judge of Rutland County Court as above said do certify that it appears to my satisfaction that the said Jonathan Belding did serve in the revolutionary war as stated in the preceding declaration against the common enemy for the term of nine months on the Continental Establishment and I further certify that he is poor and indigent and in my opinion stands in real need of the assistance of his country for support — and I now again transmit the proceedings and testimony taken and read before me to the Secretary for the Department of war pursuant to the directions of the above mentioned act of Congress and have caused the seal of Rutland County Court to be hereunto affixed
Phiney Smith Chief Judge of Rutland County Court

March 14, 1934.
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Mrs. Maude B. Perry Roseville California
BA-J/ady Our Jonathan Belding S.44616
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter relative to one Jonathan Belding, a soldier of the Revolutionary War.
The data contained herein are obtained from the papers on file in the Revolutionary War claim for pension, S.44616, based upon his military service in that war.
Jonathan Belding was born April 3, 1761 in Northfield, Massachusetts. No reference is made to his parents.
He enlisted, place not stated, in the summer of 1777 and served six months as private in Colonel Danforth Keyes' Massachusetts Regiment. He enlisted and served nine months in Captain Joseph Bates' Company, Colonel G. Bradford's Fourteenth Massachusetts Regiment and was discharged April 16, 1780. He enlisted in the summer of 1780 and served three months in Captain Pierce's Company, Colonel Murray's Massachusetts Regiment.
He was allowed pension on his application executed April 7, 1818 while a resident of Shoreham, Addison County, Vermont.
In 1820 he was a resident of Brandon, Rutland County, Vermont. In February 1842 he moved from Orwell, Vermont to Canton, New York to reside in the family of his son, Samuel C. Belding.
In 1818 soldier stated he had twelve children; one son, Jonathan Belding, had died in the War of 1812.
In 1820 soldier's wife, name not given, was aged forty-nine years and his children, Asa, was aged seventeen years, Jemima, thirteen years, Danford Keyes, aged ten years, Clement, eight years and Lucina, five years. No

other names of children are given and there are no further family data.
Very truly yours,
Date of death not on ad.
A. D. HILLER Assistant to Administrator.

J. B. Belding Rev. Jonathan
44 616
Rev INVALID.
Rev. J. B. His. to Jr. Cancellors Syracuse N.Y. 1918 Feb. 27 Hist. to Mrs. Lillian Huntress 1934 Mar. 14 Hist to Mrs. Maudie B. Perry, etc.
File No. 44 616
Jonathan Belding Rev. Rev. War
Act: 18 th March 1818
Index: — Vol. 3 , Page 34
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Sept 17. 1842
Mr Evans
Hon. J. A. Edwards Com. of Finance Washington D.C.

Canton Schenck Co NY Sept 10 th 1842
Hon. J. L. Edwards Comm r of Pensions Sir:
Jonathan Belding, a revolutionary pensioner on the Roll of the Vermont Agency, requests a transfer to the New York Agency. You kindly forwarded a deposition for that purpose which was returned to me for informality & not complying with the regulations.
I now enclose the former application & a second application according to prescribed form.
Please transmit to me the certificate of transfer.
Very Respectfully Your Mt. Servant Isaac T. Hopper

In matter of Jonathan Belding application for Transfer of Passion
From the State of New York

State of New York St Lawrence County ss: On this 27th day of June 1842 personally came before me the undersigned justice of the peace in and for said County Jonathan Belding, to me known, and being by me first duly sworn according to law deposes and says that he is a revolutionary pensioner of the United States, and that he holds a pension certificate now in his possession which is presented to me, of which, (I certify) the follow- ing is a true copy: "War Department. Revolutionary Claim. I certify, that in conformity with the Laws of the United States of the 18. March 1818, Jonathan Belding late a private in the Army of the Revolution is inscribed on the Pension List, Roll of the Vermont agency at the rate of eight dollars per month, to commence on the seventh day of April one thousand eight hundred and eighteen.
(L.S.) Given at the war office of the United States this eighth day of August one thousand eight hundred and eighteen (Signed) J. C. Calhoun Sec'y of War."
; That he has formerly resided in the Town of Orwell in the State of Vermont; that in the month of February last he removed from the State of Vermont to the Town of Canton in the State of New York; That the cause of his said removal was, that his son Samuel C. Belding resided in the said Town of Canton and this deponent, who is old and feeble desired to reside in the family of his said son during the remainder of his life; that it is more convenient for him to receive his pension at the New York Agency than at the Vermont agency, and that he therefore requests that his pension may be transferred from the Roll of the Vermont Agency to that of the State of New York -
Sworn to and subscribed before me this 27th day of June 1842 - Jonathan Belding
Samuel Beebe J. P.

State of New York § § I, Attorney at Law of the said County do hereby certify that Samuel Buck Esq before whom the within affidavit purports to have been made was on the day of the date of the said affidavit a justice of the Peace in and for said County duly elected and qualified. And further that I am well acquainted with the hand writing of the said justice of the Peace and verily believe that the signature to the said affidavit purporting to be his is genuine.
In testimony whereof I have here- unto set my hand and affixed the Seal of the said County this 27th day of June 1842
A. C. SWIN
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Canton St Lawrence Co N.Y. June 27th 1842
Hon. J. L. Edwards
Sir:
I am requested by Jonathan Belding a pensioner, to ask, upon the enclosed deposition, that his pension be transferred to the Roll of the New York
Army
Very Respectfully Your Obedt Servant Jno. Leslie Russell

Sir
Pension Agency
Arlington Sep 23 1842
I have the honor to inform you that Jonathan Belding has been paid to the 4 Sep 1842
I am Very Respectfully
Yours Sincerely
Chas F Warner for
the Pension Agent
J. L. Edwards Esq Commr of Pensions Washington

Roseville California February 22, 1934
Department of the Interior Bureau of pensions Revolutionary War Sections
Dear Commissioner,
Will you kindly give me what the records have of my ancestor JONATHAN BELDING born April 1, 1761 in Northfield Mass served from the Revolution from that town. married Sarah K. Larrabee and had 13 children She died Oct. 12, 1788 and he mar. 2nd, Abigail Coal removed to Marlboro for 8 yrs and then to Vermont Died in Canton N.Y. May 17, 1851, after the dea. of wife
I am anxious to learn his parentage and if he had a pension to know what family history he gave.
I thank you.
(Mrs) Maude Belding Perry
Roseville California

Rev Sec Am
DeKalb Jct., N.Y.
Mar. 22, 1918.
Com. of Pensions. Washington, D. C.
Dear Sir:—
Please send me the records of the following Revolutionary Pensioners as contained in their pension records and their widows, and all family data.
Jonathan Belden born about 1760 and living in 1840 in Orwell, Rutland Co. Vt., Mary Belden, born 1764 and living in 1840 in Weathersfield,

Hartford Co., Conn., Richard Belden born 1762 living in 1840 in Weathersfield, Hartford Co., Conn., Mary Belden, born 1758 living in 1840 with Erastus F. Cook in Weathersfield, Hartford Co., Conn. Thanking you in advance. Very truly yours, Mrs. Lillian Huntress

O. W. & N. Division.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
F. S. M. E. C.
Bureau of Pensions,
Washington, D. C., November 1, 1895.
Sir:
In reply to your request for a statement of the military history of --- Jonathan Belding --- a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension on file in this Bureau.
DATE OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE. CAPTAIN. COLONEL. Sumr. 1777 6 mos. Pvt. ----- Danforth Keys Mass. July 1779 9 mos. Pvt. Joseph Bates Bradford Mass. Sumr. 1780 3 mos. Pvt. Pierce Murray Mass. The Captain who commanded during his first term of service was from the town of Brookfield, Mass., but he could not remember his name.
Battles engaged in,
None mentioned.
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Probably, Northfield, Mass.
Date of application for pension. April 7, 1818.
Residence at date of application, Shoreham, Vt. April 3,
Age at date of application, Fifty-seven years on April 3, 1818.
Remarks: Born at Northfield, Mass.
Very respectfully,
Commissioner.

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
Bureau of Pensions,
Washington, D. C., November 1, 1895.
Sir:
In reply to your request for a statement of the military history of --- Jonathan Belding --- a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension on file in this Bureau.
   DATE OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     Sumr. 1777 6 mos. Pvt. ----- Danforth Keys Mass.   July 1779 9 mos. Pvt. Joseph Bates Bradford Mass.   Sumr. 1780 3 mos. Pvt. Pierce Murray Mass.  
The Captain who commanded during his first term of service was from the town of Brookfield, Mass., but he could not remember his name.
Battles engaged in,
None mentioned.
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Probably, Northfield, Mass.
Date of application for pension. April 7, 1818.
Residence at date of application, Shoreham, Vt.
Age at date of application, Fifty-seven years on April 3, 1818.
Remarks: Born at Northfield, Mass.
Very respectfully,
J. V. Z. Belden, Esq., Syracuse, N. Y.
870blm
M. L. Lohman Commissioner.

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
Washington, D. C., _____, 19_____
In reply to your request of _____, received _____ for a statement of the military history of Jonathan Belding a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension on file in this Bureau.
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     Summer 1777 6 mos. Pvt. Danforth Keyes Mass.   July 16 1779 Apr. 11 1780 Joseph Bates C. Bradford "   Summer 1780 8 mos. Pierce Murray "  
Battles engaged in, none stated
Residence of soldier at enlistment, not stated
Date of application for pension, Apr. 7 1818 His claim was allowed
Residence at date of application, Shoreham Addison Co. Vt.
Age at date of application, born Apr. 3 1761 at Northfield Mass.
Remarks: Soldier lived at one time in Orrell Vt. In 1820 his wife was 49 years old, her name is not stated. There were 12 children born 1792-1804. Children 12. Danforth Keyes 10. Solomon 8. Lucia 5. Samuel 3. with whom soldier lived in Canton N.Y. in 1842. Jonathan also died in the war of 1812 are the only ones whose names are stated. Respectfully,
Commissioner.