Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 29755, David Dennison, Mass.

SERVICE
Mass.
Dennison, David
NUMBER
S. 29755
CONTENTS

4033 Maine
David Denison
of Freeport in the State of Maine who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain Hill of the Reg't commanded by Col Vose in the Massachu- setts line for 3 years —
— Old Base —
Inscribed on the Roll of Maine at the rate of 80 — Dollars — Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 7 th day of Jan'y 1833 and sent to Hon D Anderson. House of Reps
Arrears to 4th of Sept. 1832 $ 120 Pemi-anl. allowance ending 4 Mar 1833 — 40
$160
{ Revolutionary Claim Act June 7, 1832.
Recorded by E.D. Bulloch Clk Book D Vol. 1 st Page 54

David Dennis to be restored to roll
25 Jan 1819.
find old papers
admiral private 3 years £ 80
Hen J Auderson Ad R

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
MAINE DISTRICT SS.
At a Special District Court of the United States begun and holden at Portland, within and for said District, on the Thirtieth day of August A. D. eighteen hundred and thirty-two before the Honorable ASHUR WARE, Judge of said Court.
On this Thirtieth day of August aforesaid, personally appeared in open Court before said District Judge David Dennison a resident of Freeport in the county of Lincoln in said Maine District, aged Seventy two 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 provision made by the act of Congress passed June 7th, 1832. That he
was a soldier in the Revolutionary War & was on the Benson's Roll under the act of 18 th of March 1818 & subsequently dropped therefrom on account of his property. That he afterwards under Secretary Porter's order had his property valued in order to be restored to the Roll but before his case was acted on that order was rescinded.
He enlisted in 1777 in Sanborn's in Coast Hills company for three years in Continental services joined Major  Glenn's Brigade then to Peekskill . then to Albany . then to Saratoga & then met the Army in retreat joined the Army Genl Leigh having been wounded was with the Army until Burgoyne was taken & in the Battle that was fought before his surrender under Genl Gates . then marched to King's Ferry . then to White Marsh in Pennsylvania & joined Washington's Army, then went to Valley Forge into winter quarters & with Washington all of 1778 until after the Battle of Monmouth in which said Dennison was wounded. Then he was marched North to Red Bank & was in the Battle & defeat under Sullivan's on that Island & went into winter quarters at Providence . in 1779 was marched back to Connecticut & New York to the high lands near West Point where he was discharged in Jan y 1780 & was honorably discharged in nothing which discharge he has long since lost. & the refer t to his papers none are file in the War Department at Washington as evidence of his service & his pension certificate under the act of March 1818 is also at the War Department with his papers making application to be restored to the Roll under Secy Porter's order.
he hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on any pension roll of any agency, in any State, or of any other of the agency in the State of
David Dennison
Sworn to and subscribed, the day and year aforesaid. Before
Ashur Ware
U. S. Judge for the District of Maine.

And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatives prescribed by the War Department) that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states
I, 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 the said Court in the matter of the application of David Dennis for a pension.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court, on this thirty first day of August A. D. one thousand eight hundred and thirty- two .
John Nussey { Clerk of the U. States District Court for Maine District.

29 755. Very INVALID.
June 7-1901 Miss Gertrude Dierous Boston Mass.
File No. 29,755
David Dennison
His Rev. Mrs
Act: June 7 n 82 4
Index:—Vol. 2 , Page 107
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Rev. J. Anderson
Sept 15
St
Hon. Lewis C. P. Secy of War Washington D.C.

Portland Sept 11 1832
Sir - In due the disinterested of Daniel Dennis to be restored to the Bennington Hall - & Mathews payroll to be placed on the Roll.
I have the honor to be with great respect your obedient John Underwood
Hon Lewis Clegg Esq. Mass

From John Anderson M.L.
April 28. 1829
J. L. Edwards Esq. War Department Washington D.C.

Portland April 3 rd 1829
Sir. Last winter I presented to you the application of David Dennison for a pension which are now on file in your department. In your answer you observe his property is appraised to one $1300 which would exclude him. I now enclose you the deposition of four respectable creditors. Showing that Dennison is actually owing $875- which reduces the amount he is truly & actually worth to less than $800. & will I trust bring him within the rules of the Department.
Your answer will much oblige Mr Dennison
Yours respectfully D your obedient Servt John Anderson

5770. Maine
David Dennison Private
Massachusetts Line
In the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War
Inscribed on the Roll of Maine
at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 28 of April 1818
Certificate of Pension issued the 25 th of Jan y 1819 and sent to Albion H. Parris Paris Oxford County Maine
Arrears to 4th of Sept r 1818 4 mos. \frac{7}{30} = 33.86 Semi-ann. all'ce ending 4 th Mar 1819 - 48.
8 81.86
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }
Discontinued
See letter to Hon John Quincy Adams 18 March 1829. Woburn sent to Hon J. Fletcher in Maine 21 May 1829

War Department
Revolutionary Claims
I Certify that conformity with the of the United States of the 18 th of March 1818
David Dennison late a Private in the Army of the Revolution, is inscribed on the Pension List, roll of the Maine Agency, at the rate of eight dollars per month to commence on the 28 th day of April one thousand eight hundred & eighteen
Given at the war Office of the United States, this twenty fifth day of January one thousand eight hundred and Eighteen
J. C. Calhoun
Secretary of War
A true Copy
Attest { Joseph Dennison Solomon Dennison

To the Hon Peter B Porter Secretary of War for the United States.
The undersigned humbly represents that he was on the twenty fifth day of January in the year eighteen hundred and nineteen placed on the pension list roll of the District of Maine agency at the rate of Eight Dollars per month for commencing on the twenty eighth of April. one thousand eight hundred and eighteen and by the operation of the Law of eighteen hundred and twenty his pension was discontinued that your petitioner is now sixty nine years of age that he has a wife and five children dependant upon him for a support and in consequence of the increasing infirmities of age and the costs of his family his property is daily wasting from him that he is now from five to six hundred dollars in debt and has no means of meeting the demands of his creditors excepting the sale of his farm in whole or in part the Valuation of which is assessed as valued by the assessors of the town and the net income of which without the avails of his own labor would not be equal to forty dollars per Annum that his buildings are all in a decayed state and your petitioner is without the means of making those repairs which are necessary for their preservation under the circumstances your petitioner cannot but appeal to his country for that relief which the laws extend to the mutilated and indigent soldiers of the Revolution.
Jared Penniston
August 19 1829

Cumberland.
Then personally appeared the above named David Dennison and made oath that that the statements made in his petition are true and that he is the identical person named in the pension certificate therein referred to.
Freeport. Feby. 20 th 1829 Simson Pratt } Author
We the Subscribing Assesors of the town of Freeport. in Oath do certify that the above named David Dennison's property is valued as follows viz- 108 acres of land. $864.
buildings. house $275. Barn $65. cider mill $50. horse $30. neat stock $80. waggon $20. swine $10. total $1394, and in our opinion the net income of the above named David Dennison's farm and personal property would not exceed 4\frac{1}{2} per cent, according to the best of our knowledge
Simson Pratt } Assessor for Leah Bailey } the town of Freeport
This. May certify that the Subscribers an neighbors to and an acquaintance with the above named David Dennison and believe the statements made by him are true
Joseph Dennison Solomon Dennison Simon M. Lugg 3/10

I, the subscriber of Freeport in the State of Maine do hereby certify that I, am the identical David Dennison who petitioned to the legislature  P. B. Porter, Secretary for  to a petition, That I owe Joseph H. Dennison of said Freeport five hundred Dollars on demand and to Nathan Nye & Enoch Harrington two negotiable bills under the firm of Nye & Harrington the sum of forty four dollars and fifty cents, also to Samuel Dillingham and  and S. D. Harrington twenty dollars on demand and to Cornelius Lane the sum of eleven dollars on demand, making in all the sum of five hundred and seventy five dollars and fifty cents David Dennison Freeport April 1 st 1829=
Cumberland of April 1 st 1829=
Personally appeared the above named David Dennison and made solemn oath that he is owing the several persons above named the sum of five hundred & seventy five dollars - and fifty cents -
Before Me. Simeon Pratt, Justice of the Peace I hereby certify, that the above named David Dennison of Freeport is owing me the sum of five hundred - dollars on demand April 1 st 1829 Joseph H. Dennison Cumberland of Freeport April 1 st 1829. Then personally appeared the above named Joseph H. Dennison and made solemn oath that Mr. David Dennison is owing him five hundred dollars on demand. Before Me. Simeon Pratt, Justice of the Peace

Freeport April 1. 1829 That We Nathane Nye and Enoch Harrington doing business under the firm of Nye & Harrington do hereby certify that Mr David Dennison the above named is owing us the sum of forty four dollars and fifty cents on demand Nye & Harrington
Cumberland Is April 1. 1829 -
Personally appeared Enoch Harrington of the firm of Nye & Harrington and made solemn oath that the above named David Dennison is owing them the sum of forty four dollars & fifty cents.
Before me Simon Pratt. Justice of the Peace -
I hereby certify that Mr David Dennison of Freeport is owing me the sum of twenty dollars on demand - Freeport April 1. 1829. Saml. Dillingham for -
Cumberland Is April 1. 1829.
Personally appeared the above named Samuel Dillingham for and made oath that the above named D. Dennison is owing him twenty dollars on demand
Before me Simon Pratt. Justice of the Peace
I hereby certify that Mr David Dennison is owing me eleven dollars on demand Freeport April 1. 1829. Cornelius Lane
Cumberland Is. April 1. 1829 -
Personally appeared the above named Cor Lane and made oath that Mr David Dennison is owing him the above sum of eleven dollars - Before me Simon Pratt Justice Peace

State of Maine
I John Anderson Member of Congress for Lumbumbaland District, Maine, hereby certify that Lincoln Pratt whose name is here signed is a justice of the Peace for the County of duly authorized to administer oaths. & that Joseph H. Dennison & Nye & Hemenway are personally known by me & are men of the best respectability & their statements entitled to full faith & credit. Samuel Dillen's name & Cornelius Lane I know only by reputation which reputation is good as is also that of David Dennison - John Anderson

David Dennison Private Vose's Mass t Regt last of Feb y 1777 to Jan y 1. st 1780
adm tt
April 28. 1818

To the Honorable Albion K. Parris, District Judge of the United States for Maine District.
RESPECTFULLY SHOWS....
David Dennison of Westbrook in said Maine District, that he served as a private in the war of the revolution on the Continental Establishment, that he yet is a resident citizen of the United States at aforesaid, and that by reason of your applicant's reduced circumstances in life, he is in need of assistance from his country for support. He is now fifty-seven years of age
And your applicant farther represents, that in the service aforesaid, he belonged in his said capacity of a private to Capt. Hilly Company of the 1 st Regiment, of the Massachusetts Line, that he entered said service on or about the last day of February one thousand seven hundred and seventy seven and that he left said service on or about the 1 st day of January one thousand seven hundred and eighty was discharged at the High Bridge in the State of New York by Col. Rose which discharge is now in the Secretary's office in Boston
WHEREFORE, inasmuch as your applicant, as he verily believes, comes under the provisions of the Act, entitled "An Act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the revolutionary war," he prays your honor to institute an enquiry into the circumstances of his case, and that such farther proceedings may be had touching the premises as are prescribed by law, in order that your applicant may be placed on the Pension List of the United States. David Dennison
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
MAINE DISTRICT, ss.
BE IT KNOWN, that on the twenty eighth day of April one thousand eight hundred and eighteen, personally came before me, ALBION K. PARRIS, District Judge of the United States for the Maine District, David Dennison the above named appli- cant, and made oath that the several statements by him made in the foregoing application by him signed are true. And the said David Dennison farther offered in evidence the affidavits of Joshua Jones and Joshua Brewer, sworn to before me
WHEREUPON it does appear to the satisfaction of me the said Judge, that the said David Dennison served in the revolutionary war as alledged in his application, against the common enemy and that by reason of his reduced circumstances in life, he is in need of the assistance his country for support. IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I the said Judge, have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the District Court of the United States for the Maine District, to be hereunto affixed, this twenty eighth day of April in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighteen, and of the Independence of the United States the forty-second.
Albion K. Parris

Personally appeared Joshua Young & made oath that he was well acquainted with David Dennison in the Revolutionary War & will know that the affidavit by him subscribed is just & true in all its parts
Joshua Young
Personally appeared Joseph Braver & made oath that he was well acquainted with David Dennison in the Revolutionary War & will know that his affidavit within subscribed is just & true in all its parts
his Joseph Braver mark