Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 34,734, Nathan Dewing, Mass.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass
Dewing Nathan
S. 34,734
CONTENTS

7134 Massachusetts.
Nathan Dewing 4
of Needham in the state of Mass. who was a Private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Patterson of the Massachusetts line, for the term of one year.
Enscribed on the Roll of Massachusetts the rate of Eight Dollars per month, to commence on the 11 th of April 1810.
Certificate of Pension issued the 5 th of March 1819 and sent to the Hon ble S. Davis, Boston, Massachusetts.
Arrears to 4th of March 1819. 10 mo. 4 / 30.31 16.36 Semi-ann. all'ce ending 4 th Sept. 1819 40.00
$134.36
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }
Discontinued
Norfolk County.
Nathan Dewing sent his Petition 1821 to Hon. S. Davis Esq. Needham, Mass. atty Genl Pension Com ee on a line Feb. 4 1822

MASSACHUSETTS DISTRICT, ss.
6 February 1819.
I AM satisfied that the above named, Nathan Dewing — by reason of his reduced circumstances in life, is in need of assistance from his Country for support.
M. Davis
{ District Judge U. S. Massachusetts Dist.
TO THE SECRETARY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF WAR.

MASSACHUSETTS DISTRICT, ss.
Boston June 11 A. D. 1818
IT appearing to my satisfaction, that Nathan Dearing subscriber to the annexed declaration, sworn to before me, did serve in the revolutionary war against the common enemy, as stated in said declaration, I now transmit the testimony in the case, with the proceedings had thereon, to the Secretary of the department of war, pursuant to the directions 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;" the testimony and proceedings in the premises being the declaration aforesaid, with the accompanying documents marked together with this certificate.
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the District Court of the United States for this District to be hereunto affixed.
M Davis
} Judge of the District Court U. S. Massachusetts District.

United States
Mass. Dist.
Wathan Dewing of Needham, a resident citizen of the United States, makes oath that he served as a private soldier in the war of the Revo- lution in the continental establishment in Col. William Wyman's comp. y (Col. Pat- ton's Massachusetts Regim. t ) from Dec. 1775 to Jan. y 1777; was discharged honorable, and has lost his discharge. By reason of his reduced circumstances in life, he is in need of assistance from his country for support. Wathan Dewing
Massachusetts District S d .
Boston 11. April 1818
Sworn to before me
W m Davis
Dist. Judge Mass. Dist.

I, Plman Tolman of Watertown make oath, that I knew Nathan Denny within named from Dec. 1775 to Jan. 1777 & that he served the whole of that time as within stated. I served the same time in Capt Lyman's company (Col. Porter's Massachus. Regim t ). We both went into the service from Needham, Mass.
Ebenezer Sherman
Sub. Sc. Boston 11. Apr. 1871 P.
Sworn to
before A. Townsend
Col. Patterson
(Private)
J. Pease Capt 1775 - 1776 1 year - 11 th April 1870
Return for want of muster the date. Nothing on the Roll, when to obtain the mustering in- formation.
Also, the charge must cer- tify that he believes the Al- bany to be in "redacted circumstances in life, &c."
John Tolman
Nathan Denny No 322

Copy Schedule D. of Nathan Dewing
7134 Sept 19
M r .
Entire
S. S. S.

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
NORFOLK, ss.—CIRCUIT COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, SPECIAL SESSION, JULY 17, 1820.
On this Eighteenth day of July 1820 personally appeared, in open Court, being a Court of Record for said County, 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, Nathan Dewing aged Sixty one years, resident in Wrentham in said County, Gentleman who, being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath declare, that he served in the Revolutionary War, as follows: I enlisted about the first of January 1776 into the year service so called in the company commanded by Capt. Wymore in Col. Pattersons regiment and faithfully served my country during the whole of that year and was honorably discharged at Trenton as set forth more particularly in my former declaration for which services a Pension has been granted me and a certificate duly issued dated March 3 rd 1819 and numbered 7134
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.
Nathan Dewing
Sworn to and declared, on the 18 th day of July A. D. 1820 before Jairus Ware Judge of C. C. Com Pleas for S d Circuit
Horatio Townsend Clerk of the said Court do hereby certify, that the foregoing oath, and the schedule hereto annexed, are truly copied from the record of 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 two hundred and thirty one dollars and seventy two cents.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said Court, on this twenty fourth day of July 1820
Horatio Townsend Clerk.

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Norfolk ss.
Circuit Court of Common Pleas, Dec. Term 1820
The court having examined witnesses as to the full value of the house, barn and Land, of which the within named Nathan Dewing is Seised for life, as described in his schedule, do appraise the same at the sum of three hundred and twenty Dollars.
$320
Attest Horatio Townsend Clerk

A Schedule of the property of Nathan Dearing of Needham in the County of Norfolk and Commonwealth of Massachusetts an applicant for a pension under the act of Congress of May 1 st 1820 necessary clothing beds and bedding excepted
Real Estate -- My life estate in a small old house and barn and about twenty two acres of land which I hold in right of my wife worth per annum about — — — — — $ 25
Personal Estate -- 4 planes 75 cts 4 augers 1.00 9 chisels 1.00 4 axes 2.25 — 3.00 4 saws 3.37 one square and compass 1.25 one set harness 1.25 — 3.87 One beetle and wedges 1.00 2 grindstones 75 cts 2 drawing knives 50 — 2.25 3 ryes 1.00 1 plough 2.75 5 forks 1.75 1 shovel 50 cts — 6.00 2 rakes 25 cts one chaver 25 cts one wheel barrow 2.00 — 2.50 a set of old iron 1.00 one iron bar 3 — — — 4.00 one horse cart body 1.00 4 hoes 1.35 one adze 25 cts — 2.60 One large chain — — — — — 3. —
I am by occupation a farmer my family consists of a wife aged 49 years and two children at home under age one nine and the other twelve years of age I had fourteen children by a former marriage four only of whom are living but are unable to support me.
Nathan Dearing

34 734 Rev INVALID.
File No. 34 734
Nathan Dewing Rev Rev
Act: 18 th March 18 th
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[Arrangement of 1870.]

suffers them to remain outlit through Charity.
Claimant 64 y o a Farmer wife 52 y o their ability to work not stated 2 Sons 15 & 12 y o —
James Ware Esq Wrentham Mass.
30 29
1 5/30 Reston 20 th Sep 1823
32 1 23
1819
Massachusetts.
Nathan Dowing, priv. Served 1 y o from 1796
1 st Sched: dated July 1820. Life Estate in 22 acres of land worth per annum $25. Total with personal property as valued by Court $320 —
no debts given
Sched: under Act Mar: 1823 dated 30 Ap r 1823.
Personal property — $31.75
Accounts for the decrease of property &c
It March 1815 States that when he rendered the Life Estate of 22 acres he was under the impression that it was his wifes, but that he was mistaken for it actually belonged to his wifes brother (as appears by a copy of the Deed, proper- ly authenticated, with it) and a Certificate from the brother that the pro- ty is his & that he

Norfolk, ss. Commonwealth of Massachusetts,
I Horatio Townsend Clerk of the Judicial Court within and for the said County of Norfolk, do certify, that it appears from the Records in my office, that Enos Foord Esquire, is Register of Deeds within and for said County, duly elected, and qualified as such, according to law, and that the signatures to the copies and certificates hereunto annexed, are in the hand writing of the said Enos Foord,
In Testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of said County, this fifteenth day of August, in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight, hundred and twenty three. —
Horatio Townsend Clerk

Know all men by these presents that we Abigail Bright of Needham in the county of Norfolk (and Commonwealth of Massachusetts) and Benjamin Godfrey of Milford in the county of Worcester and Common- wealth aforesaid Esq and Mary Godfrey of said Milford wife of said Benjamin and Joshua Bartlett of said Newton in the county of Middlesex and Commonwealth aforesaid Yeoman and Sally Bartlett of said Newton wife of said Joshua and Jesse Bright of Leavitt in the county of Norfolk and Commonwealth aforesaid Yeoman in consideration of four hundred and ninety Dollars paid by John Fisher the receipt of that money of Needham in the county of Norfolk and Commonwealth aforesaid Yeoman the receipt whereof we do hereby acknowledge do hereby give grant sell and convey unto the said John Fisher 2 d a certain tract or parcel of land situated lying and being in Needham aforesaid, containing six and an half acres be the same more or less - on which are a dwelling house and other buildings abutted and bounded as follows viz - westerly on a road leading from the east meeting house in said Needham to the house of Robert Smith southeast on a road leading from great plain so called to Powells Island so called and on land of Reuben Richards on all other parts or however otherwise bounded or respected to be bounded, together with all the privileges and appurtenances thereto belonging
Also another tract or parcel of land lying in Needham aforesaid, containing nine acres three quarters and sixty one rods be the same more or less abutted and bounded as follows viz - westerly on a Town way southerly and easterly in part on land of Col Moses Mann and Reuben Richards together with one half of the stone wall which is now standing on the southerly line and northerly on land of Reuben Richards or however otherwise bounded or respected

to be bounded together with all the privileges & appurtenances thereunto belonging - and also another tract or parcel of land lying in Needham aforesaid being meadow land in Broad meadow so called - said near Powells Island aforesaid containing by estimation two acres be the same more or less, abutted and bounded as follows viz southwesterly on the meadow formerly owned by Eliphalet Kingsbury and Samuel Townsend westerly on Charles River northerly on a meadow formerly belonging to Philip Mills from the river to said island to a stake and stones near said island easterly to a ditch in said Kingsbury's meadow or however otherwise bounded or reputed to be bounded together with all the privileges and appurtenances thereunto belonging - the above described tracts or parcels of land belonged to Michael Bright late of Needham dec d .
To Have and to Hold the above granted premises to the said John Fisher 2 d his heirs and assigns to his and their use and behoof forever and we do covenant with the said John Fisher 2 d his heirs and assigns that we are lawfully seized in fee of the above granted premises, that they are free of all incumbrances that we have good right to sell and convey the same to the said John Fisher 2 d and that we will warrant and defend the same premises to the said John Fisher 2 d his heirs and assigns forever against the lawful claims and demands of all persons.
In Witness whereof we the said Abigail Bright Benjamin Godfrey Mary Godfrey Joshua Bartlett Sally Bartlett and Jesse Bright have hereunto set our hands and seals this twenty fourth day of January in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifteen - Abigail Bright Seal Benjamin Godfrey Seal Mary Godfrey Seal Joshua Bartlett Seal Sally Bartlett Seal Jesse Bright Seal
Signed Sealed and Delivered in presence of

ss. Stephen Palmer Benjamin Stuck David Bartlett Jer. Bartlett Sarah Dewing Sarah Richard.
Norfolk ss January 24-1815 Then the above named Abigail Bright Benjamin Godfrey and Mary Godfrey acknowledged the above instrument by them subscribed to be their free act and deed before me Benj Stuck Jus of Peace
Norfolk ss February 10-1815 Then Jesse Bright personally appeared and acknowledged the above instru- ment by him subscribed to be his free act and deed before me Eben Wright Jus of Peace
Middlesex ss April 13-1815 Then personally appeared the within named Joshua Bartlett & Sally Bartlett and acknowledged the within written instrument to be their free act and deed before me Stephen Dana Jus of Peace
September 18-1821 Received Entered & Examined by James Wood Reg =
Copied from Norfolk Records Lib 04 Vol 108 Mr. Jones Wood Reg -

I John Fisher of Bedham in the County of Norfolk of lawful age testify and say that the property within described is the property and estate on which Capt Nathan Dewing now lives that he married my sister and is poor and destitute, - That I purchased the said property at the date of the deed of which the foregoing is a copy - and paid the sum therefor therein stated from my own funds & money that I have allowed the said Nathan Dewing & his family to live on and enjoy the same on account of their extreme poverty, that I have never conveyed to him his wife or any other person the said premises or any part thereof, and that I have never received from them or either of them any sum of money on a contract either expressed or implied to convey said property, nor in any other way in trust or for the use of the said Nathan Dewing and his wife. -
John Fisher
Norfolk ss. Court of Common Pleas April Term A.D. 1823.
Personally appeared before the court, the above named John Fisher 2 d and made solemn oath that the foregoing affidavit by him subscribed is true.
Ebenezer Disher for Clerk pro tempore.
Copy of Deed Browns and others John Fisher 2 d
Nathan Dewing
John Fisher acknowledged before the court the foregoing deed

Dewing
Filed 6. Feby. 1819

I Almon Tolman of Needham in the County of Norfolk testify and say that I was well acquainted with Nathan Dewing in the revolutionary war having served therein myself that said Dewing  Tolman served as a private in the Company com- manded by Col. Wm. Weyman, in Col. Patterson's Regiment in the Continental establishment, from January 1 st 1776 to January 1 st 1777 or thereabouts being what was then called the year's service, that said service was performed at about Lake Champlain Montreal Road the province of Canada. I further testify that I have known said Dewing who now applies for this certificate since the war and know him to be the same person that I was acquainted with in the public service aforesaid. Almon Tolman
Commonwealth of Massachusetts,
Norfolk ss: Feb 4 1819 Then the above named Almon Tolman a credible witness personally appeared and made solemn oath that the foregoing affidavit, by him subscribed was true before me James Richardson Justice of the Peace
Norfolk ss Commonwealth of Massachusetts I Horatio Townsend, Clerk of the Judicial Court in the County of Norfolk, do hereby certify that James Richardson, engr. is a Justice of the Peace in and for said County, duly commissioned by the Executive authority of the Commonwealth of Mas- sachusetts, and that the signature to the above certificate is in the hand writing of the said Richardson.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of said County, at Dedham, this fourth day of February, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and nineteen
Horatio Townsend

We Daniel Ware Esq. and Timothy Dewing Esq. both of Needham in the County of Norfolk do hereby certify that we were well acquainted with Nathan Dewing at the com- mencement of the revolutionary war being his townsmen & neighbours - That we well knew of his having enlisted into the year Service so called in the Company commanded by Capt. Wm. Weyman in Col. Pattersons Regiment about the first of January 1776 and of his marching as it was said to Canada in the continental Service - That he was absent the whole of that year or thereabouts as it was said in the public Service as a Soldier, and returned again to Needham his native town not far from the first of January 1777 and we have no doubt that he actually served for the term of one year as a Soldier as aforesaid. We further certify that we have known the said Dewing since the war, and we knew him the said Dewing who has applied to us for this affidavit to be the same person who enlisted & marched from Needham as a Soldier as aforesaid.
Daniel Ware Timothy Dewing
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Norfolk ss: February 5 th 1819
Then the above named Daniel Ware & Timothy Dewing credible witnesses, personally appeared and made solemn oath that the foregoing affidavit by them subscribed was true
Before me Isaac Shepard Justice of the Peace

Commonwealth of Massachusetts Norfolk ss. I Horatio Townsend Clerk of the Judicial Courts in the County of Norfolk, do hereby certify, that Isaac Shepard is a Justice of the Peace in and for said County, duly commissioned by the Executive authority of the Common- wealth aforesaid; and that the signature to the within certificate is in the handwriting of the said Isaac Shepard.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of said County, this fifth day of February, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and nineteen.
Horatio Townsend.
Filed 5 Feb 1819

113 Nathan Dunning Declarations
Recd 13 Aug. 1822
2 Schedules, stricken off on the first.
James Richardson Dedham, Mass:

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
NORFOLK, ss. — CIRCUIT COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, SPECIAL September Term  SESSION, JULY 17, 1822.
On this eighteenth day of September 1821 personally appeared, in open Court, being a Court of Record for said County, 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, Nathan Dearing aged sixty two years, resident in Needham in said County of Norfolk , who, being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath declare, that he served in the Revolutionary War, as follows: I enlisted about
the first of January 1776. into the year service so called, in the Company commanded by Capt. Wyman in Col. Patterson's Regiment, and faithfully served my country during the whole of that year and was honorably discharged at Trenton, as set forth more particularly in my first declaration for which service a pension has been granted and a certificate duly issued dated March 5th 1819, and numbered 7134. I afterwards applied to the Court of Common Pleas July 18. 1820. and stated the value of my property under a mistake as to title to a small house and piece of land which I supposed belonged to my wife but have since found out that she has no title to it.
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.
Nathan Dearing
Sworn to and declared, on the eighteenth day of September A. D. 1821 before the Justices of the Court of the Court of Common Pleas for said Commonwealth, within the County of Norfolk , Attest Horatio Townsend Esq.
Horatio Townsend Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas aforesaid do hereby certify, that the foregoing oath, and the schedule hereto annexed, are truly copied from the record of 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
_____ dollars _____ cents.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said Court, on this twenty fifth day of July 1822.
Horatio Townsend Clerk.

We the subscribers, Selectmen of the town of Needham in the County of Norfolk and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, hereby certify, that Nathan Dunning of said Needham, who, had a pension granted him for service as a soldier in the Revolutionary war under the first law of the United States, on that subject, is poor and infirm, and unable to support himself and family. That he has no real estate, nor any right or title to any to our knowledge, and that he has no children, who from their own property and means are able to furnish him a support - and that he has had assistance heretofore from (some) of his children by way of furnishing part of his support - and if he should become entirely unable to perform any labor by natural decay or disease, that he must become a pauper and receive his support from the town. Dated at Needham, this third day of September 1821.
Ebenezer McIntosh Astemas Newell Benj n Slack Peter Lyon Elisha Lyon

I Nathan Dearing within named am by occupation a farmer. my family consists of a wife aged fifty years and two children at home under age one ten, and the other thirteen years old. I had fourteen children by a former marriage four only of whom are living and are unable to support me. I am sixty two years of age and very infirm and unable to labor. I had a few articles of personal property as stated and described in my former representation but have been obliged to dispose of them to pay for necessaries for my support. I would further represent that the house and land mentioned by me in my former representation and then supposed by me to be the property of my wife never did belong to her but was the property of her brother, and we lived on it, on sufferance, and through his kindness and indulgence to his sister without paying rent.
Nathan Dearing.
I John Fisher of Dedham, in the County of Norfolk and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, testify and say - That the small house and twenty two acres of land mentioned by Nathan Dearing in his representation made July 1820 as belonging to his wife, is, and for a number of years past has been my property. that I purchased it and paid for it, myself, and it never to my knowledge belonged to the wife of said Nathan Dearing - the wife of the said Nathan Dearing is my sister, and on account of their indigent circumstance and inability to support themselves I have allowed them to live upon and occupy this small estate without paying rent - the house is small and old and the land poor - I gave three hundred and ninety dollars for it when I purchased it, and it is now worth much less.
John Fisher Jr

Schedule to of Nathan Dewing
Sept 19

County of Norfolk ss. District of Massachusetts, ss.
ON this thirtieth day of April 1823 personally appeared, in open Court, being a Court of Record, viz. The Court of Common Pleas for the County of Norfolk  Nathan Dearing aged sixty four years, resident in Needham in the County of Norfolk in said District, who, being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath declare, that he served in the Revolutionary War, as follows: make the following declaration in order to obtain the provision made by the acts of Congress of the 18th of March 1818, and 1 st of May 1820. that he the said Dearing enlisted for the term of one year, on or about the first day of January in the year 1776 in the State of Massachusetts in the Company commanded by Capt. Wyman, in the Regiment commanded by Col. Patterson in the line of the State of Massachusetts in the Continental establishment. That he continued in the said service until about the first day of January 1777 when he was honorably discharged from the said service in Trenton in the State of New Jersey . That his name has been placed on the pension list and draft therefrom on account of his property and in pursuance of the act of the 1 st of May 1820
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, that since the exhibition of my first schedule no material change has taken place in my property the mistake of my rights as stated in the first schedule is stated on the next page. Nathan Dearing
Sworn to and declared, on the thirtieth day of April A. D. 1823 before the Court,
Dea Fisher Jr Clerk pro tem
J. Horatio Townsend Clerk of the Said Court do hereby certify, that the foregoing oath, and the schedule hereto 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 thirty one dollars
seventy two cents.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said Court, on this tenth day of May 1823
Horatio Townsend Clerk

A Statement of the personal property exhibited in a schedule first presented by the Subscriber on his application for a pension
  4 Planes 75cts 7 augers 1. — 9 Chisels 1. — 4 axes — 2.25  5.00    4 Saws 3.25 one square & compass 1.25 one set harness 11.25  5.87    One beetle & wedges 1.50 2 grindstones .75 2 drawing knives .50  2.75    3 Scythes 1.00 1 plow 2.75 5 forks 1.75 2 shovels 50c  6.00    2 Rakes 25c one cleaver 25c one wheel barrow 2.  2.50    One lot of old iron 1. — one iron bar 2.00  4.00    One horse cart body 1.00 4 logs 1.35 one adz 25  2.50    One large Chain  3.00     31.72  
Some of the above articles I now have, some are worn out, and others disposed of for necessaries
I am by occupation a farmer, my family consists of a wife aged fifty two years and two children at home under age, one twelve and the other fifteen years of age
I had fourteen children by a former marriage four only of whom are living but are unable to support me. Nathan Dwing
I would further represent that the house and land mentioned by me in my former representation and then supposed by me to be the property of my wife, never did belong to her but was the property of her brother John Fisher and we lived on it on sufferance and through his kindness and indulgence without paying rent, and at the time of that representation I was unacquainted with the state of the title. Nathan Dwing.