Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 34,608, Gershom Copeland, Mass.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass.
Copeland, Gershon
S. 34,608
CONTENTS

8,481
4
Massachusetts.
Gershom Copeland,
of Weymouth in the state of Massach'tts who was a private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Greaton, of the Massach'tts line, for the term of eleven months.
Inscribed on the Roll of Massachusetts, at the rate of eight Dollars per month, to commence on the 8 th of April, 1818.
Certificate of Pension issued the 23 d of March, 1819, and sent to John Davis, Judge, Boston, Massachusetts.
  Arrears to 4th of March, 1819.  87.16    Semi-ann. all'ce ending 4. Sept r 1819.  48. "    10 mo. 23  } $135.16.    4 30    31.   
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }
Continued
Application and Certificate 1820 to James May, Wrentham, Mass.

United States
Mass. Dist.
Jeremiah Copeland of Weymouth,
a resident citizen of the United States, makes oath, that he served as a private soldier in the war of the revolution in the continental establishment eleven months from March 1776 in Capt. Jacob Girdler's comp. (N o John Bragton's Massachusetts Regiment, at the end of which he left the service honorably, but no discharge was given him or others of his corps to his knowledge. By reason of his reduced circumstances in life, he is in need of assistance from his country for support.
Jeremiah Copeland
Massachusetts District ss. } Boston 8. April A.D. 1818 }
Jeremiah Copeland
MASSACHUSETTS DISTRICT, ss.
March 5 th 1819.
I AM satisfied that the above named, Jeremiah Copeland — by reason of his reduced circumstances in life, is in need of assistance from his Country for support.
M c Dowell
{ District Judge U. S. Massachusetts Dist.
TO THE SECRETARY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF WAR.
M c Dowell
{ Judge of the District Court U. S. Massachusetts District.

United States
Mass. Dist.
Jerhom Copeland of Weymouth,
a resident citizen of the United States, makes oath, that he served as a private soldier in the war of the revolution in the continental establishment eleven months from March 1776 in Capt. Jacob Girdler's comp y . (N o . John Grafton's Massachusetts Regiment, at the end of which he left the service honorably, but no discharge was given him or others of his corps to his knowledge. By reason of his reduced circumstances, in life, he is in need of assistance from his country for support.
Jerhom Copeland
Massachusetts District ss.
Boston 8. April A.D. 1818
Sworn to before me
MASSACHUSETTS DISTRICT, ss.
Boston 11 June A.D. 1818
Jerhom Copeland
IT appearing to my satisfaction, that 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 c Dawson
Judge of the District Court U.S. Massachusetts District.

United States
Mass. Dist.
Jeremiah Copeland of Weymouth,
a resident citizen of the United States, makes oath, that he served as a private soldier in the war of the revolution in the continental establishment eleven months from March 1776 in Capt. Jacob Gould's comp y . (N o . John Grayton's Massachusetts Regiment, at the end of which he left the service honorably, but no discharge was given him or others of his corps to his knowledge. By reason of his reduced circumstances in life, he is in need of assistance from his country for support.
Jeremiah Copeland
Massachusetts District ss. Boston 8. April A.D. 1818 }
Sworn to before me
M c Davis
District Judge Mass. Dist.

I, Er Cushing of Boston make oath, That I was Lieutenant in Capt. Smith's company within named and am knowing to the fact of Forster (Spaland's) service the time within stated.
Er Cushing
Apr. 8. 1818.
Sworn to before
A. Townsend J. Pease
No 2553 Gershorn Copeland (Private) Keyser's Greene's Reg. - Mass. Line.
March 1776
11 Months.
the  date 1818 - date
Witness the Judge's certificate of this letter that Applicant is in residence circumstances in life etc.
New evidence marked A & B

copy Schedule No 4 Gershon Copeland
84/81
CAL 23 mar '19

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
NORFOLK, ss.—CIRCUIT COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, SPECIAL SESSION, JULY 17, 1820.
On this 18 th 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, Graham Copeland aged eighty one years, resident in Weymouth in said County, Sailor who, being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath declare, that he served in the Revolutionary War, as follows: I enlisted as a private in the year service about the first of January 1776 into Capt Isaac Gould's Company of Col John Greaton's Regiment and faithfully served my country during the whole of that year—I was then honorably discharged, as is more particularly set forth in my former declaration—for which service a pension was granted me, and a Certificate duly issued dated March 23 rd 1819 and numbered 8481.
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.
Graham Copeland
Sworn to and declared, on the A. D. 1820 before
18 th day of July
James Ware Judge C.C. Com Pleas for So 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
cents.
fifteen dollars
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said Court, on this twenty fifth day of July 1820
Horatio Townsend Clerk.

I Gershom Copeland of Weymouth in the County of Norfolk and Commonwealth of Massachusetts an applicant for a pension under the Act of Congress of May 1. 1820, testify and declare that I have no estate either real or personal except necessary clothing, bed and bedding and a few necessary articles of household furniture for myself and wife - I am by occupation a Tailor but old age and infirmity prevent my laboring, I have no family except my wife aged seventy seven years very feeble and unable to do any thing for our support
Gershom Copeland

34 608 Rev INVALID.
File No. 34,608
Gershon Copeland His Rev. Mrs.
Act: 18 th March 18 th
Index:—Vol. 2 , Page 84
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Weymouth February 25 1819
I hereby certify that I well know Gershon Copeland of Weymouth in the County of Norfolk that he is very poor and stands in need of the assistance of his country if any of the old soldiers do. —
Christopher Webb —
Hon John Davis Esqr Judge of the District Court

B
Filed 2. March 1819

I Job Nash of Weymouth in the County of Norfolk Norfolk and State of Massachusetts yeoman being sixty three years of age do depose testify & say that In the year one thousand seven hundred & seventy five I enlisted as a soldier in the continental service in the Company Commanded by Capt Jacob Gould Elisha Shadish was first Lieu- tenant one Harmon second Lieutenant and Ez Cushing Ensign Our Company belonged to the Regiment of which John Grafton was Colonel Joseph Dore Lieut Colonel & Joseph Loring Major We marched on to New York thence to Albany and into Canada and from Canada into New Jersey where our times of enlistment having expired we were discha- rged and returned home I was in the service twelve months. I further testify and say that I know Gershon Copeland of Weymouth aforesaid that he enlisted the same time I did in the same Company and was with me in the same Company through the whole Campaign and was discharged at the same time in New Jersey and came away from Morristown with me.
And further Deponent saith not
Job Nash
Worfolk ss Weymouth February 24 1849
On the twenty fifth day of February in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and nineteen the aforesaid Deponent being a man of respectability and of undou- bted veracity, was examined & cautioned & sworn to the deposition aforesaid by him subscribed taken at the request of the aforesaid Gershon Copeland —
Before me — Christopher Webb Justice of the peace for the County of Norfolk —

Norfolk ss. Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
I Horatio Townsend, Clerk of the Judicial courts within the County of Norfolk, within the Commonwealth aforesaid, do hereby certify, that Christopher Webb, Esquire, within named, is a Justice of the Peace, within and for the County of Norfolk aforesaid, duly Commissioned as such by the Executive authority of the Commonwealth aforesaid, and that the signature to the within instrument certificate, is in the hand writing of the said Webb.
In Testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court, at Dedham, this second day of March, in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and nineteen.
Horatio Townsend Clk.

A
Filed 1. March 1819

United States, Massachusetts District,
I John White, of Boston in the county of Suffolk, and District of Massachusetts, of lawful age, testify and say, that some time in the last of the year 1775, or the commencement of the year 1776 - being after the expiration of the eight months service, as called; I enlisted in the company commanded by Captain Jacob Gould, in the Massachusetts regiment, commanded by Colonel Greaton, and served in said corps, in New York and Canada, one year, when we were discharged at Morris Town, our time having expired. I well know Gershon Copeland of Ivey mouth to have been also a soldier in the same company, and to have faithfully served as such, during the whole of that year.
John White
Suffolk ss. Boston, Feb ry March 21 - 1819.
Personally appeared the above named John White, whom I certify to be in my opinion a credible witness and made oath to the truth of the above statement by him subscribed - Before me - Stephen Hooper - Jus. Peace -