Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 20,315, John Calderwood, Navy (Mass.)

SERVICE
NUMBER
Navy (mass.) dict of me.
Calderwood, John
S. 20.315
CONTENTS

to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 8 th day of April 1833 and sent to Claimant Belfort Me.
Arrears to the 4th of March 1833 80.00 Semi-ant. allowance ending to Sep. 1833 20.00
$100.00
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by D. Brown Clerk. Book E Vol. 1 Page 7

State of Maine } County of Waldo } B.
On this eighteenth day of August A.D. 1832 personally appeared in open Court before Alfred Johnson - Judge of the Court of the Court of Probate now sitting at Belfast within said County, John Calderwood now resident in Lewistonville in said County aged seventy 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 th 1832 - VIZ.
That he was born in the Town of Waver, then called George's River, in the County of Lincoln & then the Province now State of Maine on the eighteenth day of March 1753 as he has always been informed by his parents; but has no record of his age & does not know of the existence of any. - At the time of the Revolution he lived on what is called Fox Islands in the mouth of Penobscot Bay, now called Vinalhaven. In January 1777 he went to Boston, & on the ninth day of January he believes, he enlisted as a marine marine on board the Frigate Boston & eight & twenty gun ship, commanded by Peter M c Neil Esq. for one year; & sailed under the command under Commodore Manly, who commanded the Squadron. - He was on board the Boston when the Fox Frigate was taken by the Boston & the Hancock commanded by said Manly - on or about the

seventh of July Increase Leadbetter who was in the Boston, was put on board the Fox: afterwards the Fox was re-taken, & the Hancock captured; & the Boston arrived safe into the Port of Wisasset towards the last of the summer or fall - & then we sailed to Boston, & staid there all the winter preparing for a cruise: & when my time expired he was discharged verbally, & had no discharge, & Commodore Tucker took charge of the Boston in place of McNeil. While in the Boston I received a wound on my head in exchanging shot with the British Frigate Flora, from which we escaped; & which wound he now exhibits in Court. The Flora re-captured the Fox. Lieutenants Brown & L t Gross were officers on board the Boston.
He would refer to the Selectmen of Winshaven & of Lincolnville, & in short to any inhabitant of those towns, as my story is well known.
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present, & declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any State.
Sworn to & subscribed the day & year aforesaid.
John Aldenwood
Before me
A. Johnson Judge

We Thomas McKenney a clergyman residing in Lincolnville aforesaid & Andrew McKenney residing in same hereby certify that we are well acquainted with John Calderwood who has subscribed & sworn to the above declaration, in the neigh- bourhood that we believe him to be twenty nine years of age that he is reputed & believed, in the neighbourhood where he resides to have been a soldier (in the naval service) of the revolution & that we concur in that opinion
Sworn & subscribed the day & year aforesaid
Thomas McKenney Andrew McKenney
Before me A. Johnson Judge
And I the Judge of Probate do hereby declare my opinion after the in- vestigation of the matter & after putting the interrogatories presented by the war department, that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier & served as he states. And I do further certify that it appears to me that Thomas McKenney who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman residing in Lincolnville & that Andrew McKenney residing in same town who has also signed the same are credible persons residing in Camden aforesaid & that their statement is entitled to belief.
Alfred Johnson Judge

I Nathl. M. Lowrey Clerk of the Court of Probate for the County of Ward hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings in the matter of John Calderwood for a pension - In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal of office this eighteenth day of August A.D. 1832
Nathl. M. Lowrey Registrar of Probate
John Calderwood
Declaration
No 6367.
awreg

I Nathl. M. Lowney Clerk of the Court of Probate for the County of Waldo hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings in the matter of John Calderwood for a pension - In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal of office this eighteenth day of August A.D. 1832
Nathl. M. Lowney Register of Probate
John Calderwood
Declaration
No 6367 P D
Aug 4

6367
Adm d
1 year Maine
$40.
Claimant Belfast Me

0307
BRIEF in the case of  John Calderwood of Lincolnville  in the State of  Maine (Act 7th June, 1832.)
 1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? Open Court  2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?  3. How old is he? 79 years  4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed. 
   Period. Duration of Service. Rank. Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served.   Years, Months, Days.     believe 9 Jan 5 In 1777 1 Marine Gen. Com d M c L y 28/40 H. McNeil Col. Com d Frigate Fox  
 5. In what battles was he engaged? at the capture of the Bri. Frigate Fox  6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? not stated  7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditional evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? partly by one witness & the traditional evidence of two others - one a Clergyman Certified to be credible persons  8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? The Clerk's Certificate wants as to the Magistrate 
I Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
E. Stephens
Examining Clerk.

John Calderwood Entered on board the Boston January 2 nd 1777 to Feb 7 th 1778
Increase Lead Bitter Increase Lead Bitter

I Increase Leadbetter of lawful age do hereby and say that I was at Boston in the year abrupt the middle of the month of January seventeen hundred and seventy seven, and entered on board the Boston Frigate for a cruise of one year and John Calderwood being in company with me at the same time entered on board the same Frigate for the same cruise and same voyage the said ship was commanded by Hector McNeil and sailed under Comma- -dore Manly in the Hancock, and to my knowledge John Calderwood was on board the Boston Frigate so late as the seventh day of July seventeen hundred and seventy seven and further saith not. Increase Leadbetter
Kennebec Feb. 21 A.D. 1828. Then the above named Increase Leadbetter personally appeared and made Oath to the above paper by him subscribed that it is a true statement before me Moses Wing Justice of the Peace
Kennebec Feb. 21 A.D. 1828. This may certify that I am well acquainted with Increase Leadbetter above named and know him to be a man of Truth and his word to be depended upon Moses Wing Justice of the Peace
I hereby certify that Moses Wing was a justice of the Peace at the time of signing & I have no doubt but the above signature is genuine Van Lovery Register of Probate

Invalid Rey 
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John Calorwood Marine Frigate Boston Rev War
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[Arrangement of 1870.]