Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 34,098, Joseph Bradeen, Continental Mass. Mass. Sea Service

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Continental Mass.
Bradeen, Joseph
S 34,098
Mass. Sea Service
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Massachusetts Roll
Joseph Bradenoff Capt Hart Private Mass Line - 1 year - In the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War.
Inscribed on the Roll of Massachusetts at the rate of 8- Dollars per month, to commence on the 18 of April 1818
Certificate of Pension issued the 30 of June 1818 and sent to Hon. Sam Putnam Salem - Mass.
Arrears to 4th of Sept r 1818 Semi-annual acct ending 4 Mos 17/30ths $ 36.83
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }
Continued
Worthhead E. Br...
Verification sent Oct 18 th 1820 to Dehabook Fuerer Salem Mass.

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
ESSEX, ss.
On this eighteenth day of April, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighteen, personally appeared before me Samuel Putnam one of the Justices of the Supreme Judicial Court of the Commonwealth aforesaid.
the aforesaid Jo: Braden v Jacob Wait and in my presence severally subscribed and made solemn oath to the aforeswritten Declaration and AFFIDAVIT , by them respectively made as aforesaid:—And it appearing to my satisfaction, that the aforesaid Jo: Braden served more than NINE MONTHS, to wit, from the first day of January A. D. 1776 — to the last day of December A. D. 1776 at one period of the Revolutionary War, on the Continental Establishment, against the common enemy, I do hereby certify the testimony in the case, and the proceedings had thereon, to the Secretary of the Department of War.
Given under my hand, and the seal of the Court aforesaid, at Marblehead , this eighteenth day of April, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighteen.
S. Putnam Just 2 S. J. Court of Mass ts 3

Joseph Bradburn
Robt. A. D. [unclear] John [unclear]
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Essex ss
I Ichabod Tucker Clerk of all the judicial courts of said State in & for the county of Essex do certify that the Hon Samuel Putnam is a Judge of said Supreme Judicial Court, that the within signature is his proper handwriting that the seal here affixed is the Seal of said court
Salem April 20 1818 Atty. Ichabod Tucker

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Be it remembered, That Joseph Braden of Middlesex in the County of Essex in the Commonwealth aforesaid, doth make upon oath the following DECLARATION , to wit,
That in May seventeen hundred & seventy five he enlisted as a Soldier in the American Revolutionary war in Capt Harts Company Col. Sargents Regt. Mass. Line went to Cambridge and was discharged the last of Dec r following - Immediately before I left Cambridge I enlisted again in Capt. Jonathan Howells Company Col. Prescotts Regt. and was marched to New York, thence to White Plains, thence to Pigeon Hills - was in Battle of White Plains, the last day of Dec r seventeen hundred & seventy six - Came to Middlesex & entered the Navy on board the Brig Freedom in the service of the United States commanded by Capt. John Clouston, was on board two or three months & was put on board a Prize vessel was retaken by British & carried to Abberyston, remained there till the last of Dec r & came home in March - is seventy five years old -
That the Declarant is infirm; that from his reduced circumstances in life he is now in need of assistance from his country for support; and that he hereby relinquishes his claim to every pension heretofore allowed him by the laws of the United States.
Joseph Braden

AFFIDAVIT.
I Jacob Waitt - of the County of in the County and Commonwealth aforesaid, I solemnly do on oath depose and testify,
That I was in the service of my country in the American Revolutionary war & while stationed at New York I frequently saw Joseph Brasfield who was a soldier there in Col. Brasfield's Regt. and I firmly believe he did serve as he has stated in his afore written affidavit. Jacob Waitt

1484
Joseph Bradeen June 1818
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1820
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
ESSEX, ss.
At the Circuit Court of Common Pleas of the Middle Circuit, begun and holden at Salem, within and for the County of Essex, on the third Monday of June, A. D. 1820.
Present, Hon. SAMUEL DANA, Chief Justice.
Hon. WILLIAM WETMORE, and
Hon. STEPHEN MINOT, Associate Justices.
In open Court here, being a Court of Record for said Circuit, proceeding according to the course of the common law, with a jurisdiction unlimited in point of amount, keeping a record of its proceedings, and having the power of fine and imprisonment, Joseph Bradeen resident in in said Circuit, who is named in Pension Certificate No. 1484 now in his possession, of which the following is a true copy, to wit,
WAR DEPARTMENT.....REVOLUTIONARY CLAIM.
I certify that, in conformity with the Law of the United States, of the 18th March, 1818, Joseph Bradeen late a private in the Army of the Revolution, is inscribed on the Pension List, Roll of the Massachusetts Agency, at the rate of eight dollars per month, to commence on the 18th day of April one thousand eight hundred and eighteen
Given at the War Office of the United States, this Thirtieth day of June one thousand eight hundred and eighteen J. C. CALHOUN, Secretary of War
appears, and exhibits to the Court here a Schedule, subscribed by him, as follows, to wit,
SCHEDULE,
containing his whole estate and income, his necessary clothing and bedding excepted, to wit, No real estate -
5 old chairs 1.00 1 walnut table 2.00, 1 small looking glass 1.00 $4.00
1 pair of tongs & shovel 25c 1 pine table 50c 1 pair of andirons 50c 1.25
1 fry kettle broken 25c 1 pot iron 1.00, 1 dish kettle 1.00 2.25
5 bowls 20c each, 6 cups & saucers 10c 1 tea pot 12c 1 small boat 4.00 5.22
$12.72
Served in Capt. Hart's company, Col. Sargent's Regiment, six weeks, was then transferred to Capt. Wiley's company, Same Regiment, and in Capt. Nowell's company, Col. Prescott's Regiment, Massachusetts line - is 78 years of age - has no family, is very infirm, has the gravel and is badly burst - his only occupation is to go out in his small boat and catch lobsters -
Attest E. F. Wallace
Joseph Bradeen mark
Sworn to & declared before Wm Wetmore Judge above named

and at the same time he produces to the Court here the following Oath, taken and subscribed by him, before the Hon. Wm Wetmore a Judge of said Court as aforesaid, to wit,
I, Joseph Bradeen do solemnly swear, that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the eighteenth day of March one thousand eight hundred and eighteen, and that I have not, since that time, by gift, sale, or in any manner whatever, 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 eighteenth day of March, one thousand eight hundred and eighteen, 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. So help me GOD.
Attest E. F. Wallace
Joseph Bradeen mark
Essex, ss. C. C. C. P. June, Term, A. D. 1820.
Then the abovenamed Joseph Bradeen took and subscribed the aforewritten Oath before me
Wm Wetmore
Judge of said Court.
I, ICHABOD TUCKER, Clerk of the Court aforesaid, do hereby certify that the foregoing Oath, and 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 aforesaid Schedule is
twelve dollars seventy two cents
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said Court, at Salem, in said County of Essex, on this 17 th day of July , A. D.
1820
Attr.
Ichabod Tucker, Clerk

34098 Rev. INVALID.)
File No. 34,098
Joseph Braden P. Rev. XAD
Act: 18 th March 18 th
Index:—Vol. 2, Page 55
[Arrangement of 1870.]

ADDITIONAL
PROOF.
I, William Matthews of Middlehead in the County of ESSEX, in the COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS, Lebrun do on solemn oath testify and depose, as follows:—
That I well knew Joseph Brant, who subscribed the aforesaid Declaration, I know that in the month of January 1776 after he had previously served for the term of eight Months he re-enlisted as a soldier in the American Revolutionary War in Capt. Jonathan Powell's Company in Col. Prescott's Regt. and marched from Cambridge to New York, from thence to White Plains and Peekskill, that he was in the Battle of White Plains and was honorably discharged at P'keepskee on or about the first of February 1777.
witness R. H. French J. D.
William his Matthews mark
Engr. 11. June 22. 1818 Then William Matthews personally subscribed and sworn to the above written affidavit. Before me Ralph H. French J. D.

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
ESSEX, ss.
I, SAMUEL PUTNAM, a Justice of the Supreme Judicial Court of the Commonwealth aforesaid, hereby certify, that the aforementioned Deponents, Jacob Pratt & William Matthews.
are credible and disinterested witnesses ; and that it appears to my satisfaction that the said Declarant served in the Revolutionary Army on the continental establishment against the common enemy more than nine months at one period of continued service ; and I further certify, that it appears to my satisfaction that the said Declarant is in reduced circumstances in life, and stands in need of assistance from his country for support.
Given under my hand and the seal of said Court this 30 th day of June — Anno Domini 1818.
S. Putnam Just S. J. Court of Mass? }
I, Ichabod Tucker , Clerk of the Supreme Judicial Court aforesaid, do certify, that the Hon. Samuel Putnam is a Judge of said Court, that the above is his signature, that the seal affixed is the seal of said Court, that the within named Ralph H. French Esq. who has certified the aforewritten depositions, is a Justice of the Peace in and for the County of Essex, duly empowered and qualified to administer oaths.
Ichabod Tucker Clerk.