Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 18327, Elijah Baston, Continental Mass.

SERVICE
NUMBER
continental Mass.
Baston, Elijah or Boston
S. 18327
CONTENTS
leaded

Maine 3191
Elijah Boston
Wells Boston in the State of Maine
who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain Sawyer of the Regt commanded by Col Patterson in the Massachu- setts line for 20 Mo & Continental
Inscribed on the Roll of Maine at the rate of 66 Dollars 66 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 15 day of Dec 1832 and sent to Palmer Kennebec Me
Arrears to 4th of Sep 1833 - $ 99 99 Semi-ant. allowance ending Mar 1833 33 33
$133 32
{ Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832.
Recorded by Erast D. Bullock Clerk Book 5 Vol. 17 Page 76

Elijah Boston
12.685
Wells
Not entitled
1889 I am not entitled to a pension I am not entitled to a pension I am not entitled to a pension
General Russell ... the Court of ... the Court of ... the Court of ...

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 said month, and by adjournment  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 County — Elijah Baston aged sixty five years, resident in Wells in said County 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. Samuel Sawyer, in the Regiment commanded by Colonel Patterson 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 eighth day of April — A. D. 1818, and on which said declaration his Certificate of Pension, numbered 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.
Elijah Baston
Sworn to and declared, on the 4 th day of July, A. D. 1820. }
BEFORE
Benj a Greene, ch. Justice { One of the Judges of the said Court.
Attt: Daniel Sewall, Clerk.

SCHEDULE of the real and personal estate, (necessary clothing and bedding excepted) belonging to me the subscriber, viz; Real estate, viz t
20 acres tillage land 25 acres pasture & wood land - 20 acres ledgy waste land - 1 dwelling house 1 story, partly finished. one half of an old barn.
Personal estate, viz t 4 oxen - 3 cows - 1 two year old heifer - 2 yearling heifers - 1 pig - 10 sheep -
A few articles necessary for keeping house - a few farming tools.
Elijah Boston
SCHEDULE of the family residing with me Elijah Boston who, by occupation am a Farmer , which I am un able to pursue by reason of a lameness in one hip, occasioned by a fall
   NAMES. AGES. Capacity of each to contribute to their support.     Olise my daughter 33 infirm & able to support herself but in part.   Shebael my son - 28 infirm & able to labour on a farm.   Abner my son - 22 } in usual health -   Susan my daughter - 18   Adasa my daughter - 15   Data my daughter - 11  
Elijah Boston
STATE OF MAINE.
I, York  33.  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 five hundred thirty one dollars and fifty - cents. IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court, on this thirteenth day of July , A. D. one thousand eight hundred and twenty.
Daniel Sewall , { Clerk of the said Circuit Court for the County of York

Elijah Norton. Private Col. Patterson's Regt. Wapsit Line - 1776 - 1 year
8 th April
Assassinated -
Col. Patterson's Regt. recd. at the battle of Bunker Hill.
Deceased.
Admitted
m o 8.

COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.
YORK, ss. }
ON this eighth
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 Elyah Boston aged sixty three years resident in Wells 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 he the said Elyah Boston, in the spring of the year 1775 enlisted as a private soldier in the Continental Army, for eight months, under Capt Bragdon in the Reg t commanded by Col. Seamon of the Massachusetts Line, that he continued to do his duty in said Company & Reg t until eight months that being the term of his enlistment, expired, when he was discharged. That in the winter of the year 1776, he again enlisted a private soldier in the Continental Army under Capt. Laying in the Reg t commanded by Col. Patterson of the Massachusetts Line for twelve months, which term of time he served in said Company & Reg t in the various places in which they were stationed, & was in the battle at Trenton, when the term of enlistment having expired he was honorably discharged, but rec d no written discharge - (and in proof of the foregoing declaration Nathaniel Sawyer & Daniel Stewart two credible witnesses personally appeared and being firstly me duly sworn according to law, upon their oaths do say, that the foregoing declaration made by the said Elyah Boston is substantially true, that he did serve in the Continental Army under Capt. Sawyer & in Col. Pattersons Reg t the full term of twelve months as he has testified that they served in the same Company & Regiment with him, that he did his duty as a good soldier, and was honorably discharged after the term for which he enlisted had expired. And
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 Elyah Boston 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
Tenth
day of June
Anno Domini, 1818.
Benj a Greene

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INVALID.
File No. 18327
Eliph Boston
Pri Rev War
Act: June 7 th 32
Index:—Vol. 1 , Page 40
[Arrangement of 1870.]

12,621 Maine
See letter to B. Palmer 5 May 1829.
Elijah Boston Boston
of Wiscasset in the dist. state of Maine who was a private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Patterson of the Massachusetts line, for the term of 1 year . + continental
Inscribed on the Roll of the dist. of Maine at the rate of Eight Dollars per month, to commence on the 1 st of April 1818
Certificate of Pension issued the 23 rd of July 1819 and sent to Benj t Greene, Esq. South Berwick M:
Arrears to 4th of March 1819  10 \frac{23 \cdot 4}{30 \cdot 31}  $7.16 Semi-ann. all'ce ending 1 st Sept. 1819 — 40.00 $135:16
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }
York County
Application sent by me in Nov 1829 Daniel H. Merrill, Chairman

Elijah Barton
Wells.

War Department, 12.621,
PENSION OFFICE,
July 22. 1820.
SIR,
You are hereby informed that the Secretary of War does not, on account of the amount of your property, consider you entitled to a Pension under the Acts of the 18th March, 1818, and 1st May, 1820; and has, therefore, directed your name to be stricken from the Pension List.
I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J. L. Edwards
To Mr.
Elijah Boston, Wells, Maine

Elijah Boston
No-28
admt
20 m o private
66.66
B Palme

I Elijah Boston of Wells in the county of York and state of Maine, aged seventy nine years, testify and declare that I was placed on the pension list of the United States in the Maine agency for services in the revolutionary war with Great Britain, but was stricken therefrom on account of property. I was a private soldier in the army of the United States and served as is more fully set forth in my original application for to be placed on the pension list. I enlisted in February 1776 into Capt. Nathan Sanger's company and Col. Patterson Regiment of the Massachusetts line. I belonged to Wells in the state of Massachusetts, which is now the state of Maine. When my application was made to be placed on the pension list, I have ever since resided in that place. I applied for the continuance of my pension in 1829 when Mr. Porter was Secretary of war but was not successful exclusive of my other services in the revolutionary war. I served one full year in the company and Regiment referred to I was in the service in the whole two years & four months. I served eight months in 1775 part of the time under Col. Bragdon of Wells a part of the time under Col. Morgan Lewis in the Regiment of Col. Scammon. We were during this time stationed at Cambridge. In the year 1780 I served eight months in Col. Daniel's Clarke's company of Wells & Col. Vose's Regiment at the Fortmonte near Portland.
Elijah Boston
Signed & sworn to July 24 th 1832 before
Asahel Warr
Judge of the United States for the District of Maine
I certify that the above  the above named Elijah Boston was unable to attend to make his declaration declaration in this court on account of bodily infirmity.
Asahel Warr Judge

And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion that the within named applicant was a Revolutionary soldier & served as he states
John Nussey Clerk of the District Court of the United States for Maine District do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of said Court in the matter of the application of Elijah Boston for a pension
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal of office this seventh day of August
A.D. 1832
John Nussey Clerk
1832
John Nussey Clerk
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I am David Hatch of Wells in the County of York and State of Maine aged seventy years testify and declare that I am acquainted with Elijah Boston of said Wells a revolutionary soldier said Elijah Boston enlisted into Capt. Daniel Clarks company, Col. Joseph Prince Regiment for Eight months in April one thousand seven hundred and eighty - said company and Regiment were stationed at Falmouth in Maine, now Portland and served until the seventh day of December of the same year when the whole were discharged I am not positive as to his having enlisted in April, it might have been in March of that year I think we joined the Regiment in Portland on the second day of April 1780 - we served Eight months and I believe a few days over I am positive that we were discharged on the seventh day of December of the year 1780 - I was myself a Sergeant in Capt. Clarks company and belonged then to Wells - Elijah Boston was in the company during its whole stay at Portland - Boston belonged to the same mess with me, and was a corporal in the company - I have always known said Elijah Boston, and resided in the same town with him - I acted as orderly with Sergeant - the peace

Sergeant - most of the time although I was not the first sergeant - I kept a memorandum in some of my old books of the day of our discharge - I kept it many years, but it has either been destroyed or lost - Elijah Boston was discharged at the same time the rest of the company was not before -
David Hales
State of Maine
York ss. August 7-1872
Subscribed and sworn to before me
Barnabas Palmer
Justiciary the Peace
Maine District
District Clerk's Office August 10. 1832
In testimony that Barnabas Palmer Esquire who took the above deposition is a Justice of the Peace duly qualified & that full faith & credit are due to his official attestations. I have hereunto set my hand a seal of office the day & year above written
John Mufsey Clerk U.S. Courts

I Samuel Shackford of Sonford in the county of York and State of Maine testify and declare that I am well acquainted with Elijah Boston of Wells in the county of York late a revolutionary pensioner since Elijah Boston enlisted into Capt. Bonaire Clarks company at Wells some time in the month of April 1780 and marched to Portland (formerly Falmouth), in the State of Maine and marched to and was stationed at said place eight months in said company in Colonel Pains Regiment we were engaged principally in building a fort. I was myself a soldier in the same company the whole time and served with him - I have resided in Wells with said Boston I knew him from my boyhood - I now reside in Sonford in the same county with him - I am now seventy one years old - General Woodworth commanded at Portland at that time and Nathan Lord was our Adjutant
Samuel Shackford
State of Maine York ss. May 7 th 1832
Subscribed and sworn to before me
Barnabas Palmer Justice of the peace
I certify that I am personally acquainted with Samuel Shackford, and he is a credible witness.
Barnabas Palmer Jus. of the peace
Sergeant -

I Jonathan Boston of Lyman in the County of York and State of Maine aged seventy nine years testify and declare that I am acquainted with Elijah Boston of Wells late a revolutionary pensioner - Said Elijah Boston was a soldier in Capt Bragdon's company of Col. Seamen's Regiment of the Massachusetts troops stationed at Cambridge near Boston in 1775 - served for eight months - I was a soldier in Col. Sargent's company of the same Regt from the same town with Capt Bragdon and knew said Elijah Boston the whole time I was at Cambridge it being eight months -
I knew the said Boston before he went into the service, and always after he left it. I am now a revolutionary pensioner under the law
of 1818 - his  Elijah  H Boston State of Maine - mark York - Sworn and subscribed to on this 9th day of August 1832
Before me Barnabas Patten justice of the Peace -
and he is a credible witness to the present Barnabas Patten Jus. of the Peace

I certify that the within named Jonathan Boston is a credible witness
Barnabas Palmer
Justice of the Peace
Maine District
District Clerk's Office August 11. 1832
In testimony that Barnabas Palmer Esquire who took the within deposition is a Justice of the Peace duly qualified & that his official at- testations are entitled to full faith & credit I have hereto set my hand & seal of office the day & year above written
John Muzzey Clerk U.S. Courts
Attest my hand & seal
John Muzzey