Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 36011, John Hart, Conn.

SERVICE
Hart, John or Hart
NUMBER
S. 36011
CONTENTS

17.973
Maine R
John Hart 2 d
of Fairfield in the state of Maine who was a Private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Meigs of the Cont line, for the term of one year
Inscribed on the Roll of Maine at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence the 9 of April 1818
Certificate of Pension issued the 20 of Dec 182 and sent to Hon. J. Buchanan House of Rep.
Arrears to 4th of Sept 1820 230.93
Semi-ann. all'ee ending 4 March 1821 48
28 26/
8 /30
224
6.93
224.00
$ 278.93

17,973
Maine R
John Hart 2 d
of Fairfield in the state of Maine who was a Private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Meigs of the Cont line, for the term of one year
Inscribed on the Roll of Maine at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence the 9 of April 1818
Certificate of Pension issued the 20 of Dec 1820 and to Hon. J. Buchanan Clerk of Rep.
Arrears to 4th of Sept 1820 230.93 Semi-ann. all'ee ending March 1821 48
28 26/8 224 30 6.93 230.93
$ 278.93
{ Revolutionary claim, { Act 18th March, 1818. }
May 1. 1820 P

June 1 st 1820
The testimony in this case is not satisfactory as it does not prove the discharge. The record found in the case of which it should be neither can it be ascertained whether Spelman served the balance of the term.
Oct. 26. 1820
Forl Patten dep.
Declaration continued in the case of
John Hart
Private 77. 3 rd Mass
Douglas Co. Cont. regt disch 9 th April 1818.
Entitled under Act of May 1. 1820,
Prof B. Chase " Saml Cone Reuben Paine with Patten
R. C. Dore assistant

I John Hart of Fairfield in the county of Sagadahoc commonwealth of Massachusetts being a Native Citizen of the United States do on oath testify and declare that I served as a private Soldier in the War of the Revolution for the period of about twenty Months. That from my second circumstances in life I am in need of assistance from my country for support that according to the best of my recollection I enlisted into Capt. Brownbridge's company in Col. Douglas Regiment in the Continental line about the Month of May 1775 for eight Months after which I enlisted into Capt. Barker's company in the same Regiment about the Month of March 1777 for three years and served until the Month of February 1778 at which time I hired a man by the name of Spelman to take my place, when I was discharged - while discharged I have since that time either lost or mislaid
John Hart
Kennebec ss. Commonwealth of Massachusetts
On this 9 th day of April A.D. 1818 the above named John Hart after having been carefully examined made oath to the truth of the above declaration by him subscribed. before me -
S. S. Wilde
Jus. Sup. Jud. Courts
for P. Comth

I Benjamin Shaw of Clinton in the County of Hampshire & Commonwealth of Massachusetts of lawful age do testify & say that I have been acquainted with the within named John Hart ever since the year Seventeen hundred & twenty nine, and that I always understood from him that he had served in the War of the Re- volution, tho' I have no personal knowledge of the fact - but from frequent conversations with him respecting the events of the War, I can have no doubt whatever that he did serve in the War. I was myself four years in the service, & I found that he was intimately acquainted with many facts which I think he could not well be supposed to know unless he had been present when they took place I further testify that the said Hart is a man of good Moral character, & is common universally esteemed as a man of truth - & further the Deponent saith not -
Benj s Shaw
Hampshire ss. Commonwealth of Massachusetts
On this 9 th day of April A.D. 1818 the above named Ben. Shaw after having been carefully examined made oath to the truth of the above Deposition by him subscribed - before me -
S. S. Wilde
Jus. Sup. Jud. Court.
for F th Com th

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
KENNEBEC, ss.
THE Subscriber, Clerk of all the Judicial Courts, held within the said County of Kennebec, hereby certifies, that the Honorable Samuel S. Wilde Esquire  NATHAN WESTON, Junior, Esquire,  one of the Justices of the Supreme before whom the annexed proceedings were held, is Chief Justice of the Circuit Court of  Judicial Court  Common Pleas, for the Second Eastern Circuit of Massachusetts, embracing the Counties of Lincoln, Kennebec and Somerset ; and that by the direction of the said Judge, I have affixed unto his Certificate bearing his signature, the seal of the said Court in which he presides.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand : Dated at Augusta, in said County of Kennebec, this twentieth day of January in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and nineteen
John Davis

Commonwealth of Massachusetts
To the Honorable the Secretary of the Department of war of the United States,
I the subscriber being one of the Justices of the Supreme Judicial Court of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts do certify that John Hart before named being a citizen of the United States now resident in Fairfield in the District of Maine a Commonwealth of Massachusetts on the 9 th day of April A.D. 1818 made application to me to receive his declaration under oath & such other evidence as was in his power to produce; & to transmit the same & the proceedings to be had thereon to you Honor; that he might be placed on the pension list of the United States agreeably to the provisions of an act entitled an act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land & naval service of the United States in the revolutionary war passed March 18 th A.D. 1818 which declaration & the other evidence produced by the said applicant is herewith annexed.
And I do further certify that after a careful examination of the said applicant & a full consideration of the evidence in the case; it appears to me that the said John Hart the applicant did serve as a private soldier, in the war of the revolution, against the common enemy, upon the continental establishment for more than nine months as stated in his declaration aforesaid; & that from his reduced circumstances he needs the assistance of his country for support.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand, & have caused the seal of the said Sup. Jud. Court to be hereunto affixed this nineteenth day of January A.D. 1819
J. S. Weld
J. S. G. Lord
of
Joel Pelton
I Joel Pelton, of Putnam Maine, a prisoner under the late laws of Congress - do upon Oath testify and declare that, being myself a Continental soldier at the time, I well knew John Hart , named in the annexed declaration - to my knowledge he enlisted in March 1777, for the period of three years & served until Feb y 1778, a period of more than ten months, when he was honorably discharged in the manner he has declared. I belonged to the state of Connecticut during the revolutionary war and well knew of the service and discharge of the said John Hart.
Kennebec J. Oct r 26 th 1820
Joel Pelton
Perennially appearing Joel Pelton, above named to me well known as a credible and disinterested witness, and he made oath to the truth of the above deposition by him subscribed.
Before me
Nathan Weston in fact J. P. C.

Robert C. Vose Esq. is a Justice of the Peace for the county of Kennebec. Nathan Weston for subject.
I Samuel Cone, aged sixty three years, a resident of Clinton, Maine do hereby upon Oath, testify and declare, that being myself a soldier at the time in the Connecticut troops I well knew John Hatch within named, as he lived in an adjoining town to my place of residence in the State of Connecticut, during the revolutionary - and to my knowledge he served as a soldier as he has stated, I was not present when he was discharged, but I have no doubt he enlisted there and was discharged in the manner by him within stated - I lived in the same Hatch county in the State of Connecticut with the said Hatch during the revolutionary war and we removed from there to Maine, more than twenty five years since and I have known the said Hatch who lives in Fairfield Maine since the year 1796 - he is now blind, having lost his eye sight entirely and in my opinion it will be impossible for him to journey from the place of his residence, to Connecticut, to procure proof of his service
Samuel Cone
Kennebec ss. October 1 st 1819. Personally
appeared Samuel Cone, to me well known as a credible witness - and he made Oath to the truth of the above deposition by him signed - before me
Robert C. Vose Justice of the Peace
Samuel Cone is now on the Maine Roll.

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State of Maine.
SOMERSET KENNEBEC COUNTY, ss.
ON this twenty sixth day of June , 1820, personally appeared before Josiah Stebbins a Justice of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas, for the Counties of Lincoln, Kennebec and Somerset, being a Court of Record for said Counties, proceeding according to the course of the common law, having original jurisdiction, unlimited in amount, keeping a record of their proceedings, and having the power of fine and imprisonment, John Hart aged sixty three years, resident in Fairfield in the County of Somerset within said Circuit, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth, on his oath, declare that he served in the Revolutionary war as follows, viz. in the Company commanded by Captain Barker and Regiment commanded by Colonel Douglas of the line of the State of Connecticut upon the Continental Establishment, for the period of more than eleven months, having enlisted for three years.
that his original declaration was made before Judge Wilde on the ninth day of April 1818; that he is now on the Pension  an applicant for a  the Roll and that his pension certificate is numbered  . And I, the said John Hart do further 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.
Signature written by me at Hart's request being blind J Stebbins
John Hart
The following is a Schedule of my whole Estate and income, necessary clothing and bedding excepted, viz: Real estate none
One cow one swine three sheep and three lambs, one table one stand, one tub, three chairs, one pair hand irons, one pair tongs and shovel, a few small articles of table furniture. I am in a sick state, and have been fourteen months under the care of physicians, am now blind and have been for more than a year and nearly so for three years; and am wholly unable to support myself. According to my best recollection, my debts to physicians and others amount to about six hundred and fifty dollars, and I have no debts due to me of any value. The only member of my family is my wife Mercy aged sixty eight years able only to do a very little light labour, but not to support herself. For daily subsistence, at present, I am indebted to the charitable labour and kindness of my daughter Mercy a widow aged twenty six years, my wife owns in her own right about fifty acres of land in this town which produces no income. Signature written by me for reasons aforesaid J Stebbins
John Hart

State of Maine.
Somerset KENNEBEC COUNTY, ss.
ON this twenty sixth day of June , 1820, personally appeared before Josiah Stebbins a Justice of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas, for the Counties of Lincoln, Kennebec and Somerset, being a Court of Record for said Counties, proceeding according to the course of the common law, having original jurisdiction, unlimited in amount, keeping a record of their proceedings, and having the power of fine and imprisonment. John Hart aged sixty three years, resident in Fairfield in the County of Somerset within said Circuit, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth, on his oath, declare that he served in the Revolutionary war as follows, viz. in the Company commanded by Captain Barker and Regiment commanded by Colonel Douglas of the line of the State of Connecticut upon the Continental Establishment, for the period of more than eleven months, having enlisted for three years
that his original declaration was made before Judge Wildes on the ninth day of April 1818; that he is now on the  Pension Roll and that his pension certificate is numbered  . And I, the said John Hart do further 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.
Signature written by me at Hart's request being blind J Stebbins
John Hart
The following is a Schedule of my whole Estate and income, necessary clothing and bedding excepted, viz: Real estate none
One cow - one swine - three sheep and three lambs, one table one stand, one tub, three chairs, one pair hand irons, one pair tongs and shovel, a few small articles of table furniture. I am in a sick state, and have been fourteen months under the care of physicians, am now blind and have been for more than a year and nearly so for three years; and am wholly unable to support myself. According to my best recollection, my debts to physicians and others amount to about six hundred and fifty dollars, and I have no debts due to me of any value. The only member of my family is my wife Mercy aged sixty eight years able only to do a very little light labour, but not to support herself. For daily subsistence, at present, I am indebted to the charitable labors and kindness of my daughter Mercy a widow aged twenty six years, my wife owns in her own right about fifty acres of land in this town which produces no income
Signature written by me for 2 reasons aforesaid J Stebbins
John Hart

1820 Josiah Stebbins
Somerset, ss. Subscribed sworn to and declared both oath and schedule this twenty sixth day of June 1820 Before me Josiah Stebbins a Judge of the 66th P. 2. 8. Circuit

36011
INVALID.
Rev
File No. 36,011
John Hart Pri Rev War
Act: 18 th March 18 th
Index:—Vol. 2, Page 176
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Reuben Perry depo. in the case of John Hart

I Reuben Perry of Plantation N o 2. Oxford County, Maine, do hereby Certify and declare that being myself a Continental soldier in the Connecticut line I well knew John Hart, a Continental soldier in Col. Meigs Connecticut Reg t . in the year 1777. and 1778. the said Hart was a three year man, and served about eleven or twelve months in Antin- -vation, when he procured a Substitute and was discharged as I always understood "tho' I was not present when he was discharged. I I have no doubt he was discharged Honorably and in the manner by him stated. I removed to Maine from Connecticut soon after revolutionary War, and am now on the junior Roll for Maine.
Reuben Perry
Oxford County January 25 th 1820.
Personally appeared Reuben Perry above named to me well known, and he made oath to the truth of the above deposition by him subscribed. And I certify that the deponent is in my opinion a credible witness.
John Sargent Justice of Peace
John Sargent Esq. is a Justice of the Peace for the county of Oxford.
Nathan Weston Jun. C. J. C. C. C. Pleas —

State of Maine.
I William Allen Jr. , Clerk, for the County of Somerset of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas for the second Eastern Circuit, embracing the counties of Lincoln, Kennebec and Somerset, do hereby certify, that the foregoing oath and the Schedule thereto annexed, are truly copied from the record of the said Court; and that the original was exhibited in open 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, including debts due to the declarant therein stated, is forty dollars and cents; and deducting therefrom
the amount of what the declarant owes, as set forth in said Schedule, the value of said property in the opinion of said Court, is Nothing dollars and Cents.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court, on this twenty ninth day of June 1820.
William Allen Jr. Clerk of said Court for the County of Somerset