Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R, for John King, Delaware
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Service
Del

King,John

NUMBER
[Illegible]
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No.
John King Dec.  Del

No declaration file, 
need require none a
there is no claim.

file [under] Act of
June 7 1832
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State of Delaware S.S.
I Alfred P. Robinson, Secretary of State of the State of Delaware do hereby certify, that it appears from the Revolutionary pay 
rolls on file in my office at Dover in said State, that John King, entered the service of the United States, as a private,
in Capt Thos Holland's company of foot in the Delaware Regiment commanded by Col David Hall, on the 21st day of April AD. 1777, and remained in said service until the month of July A.D. 1779, at which latter date he was in the Company of Capt John Wilson, in the said Delaware Regiment, still commanded by the afd Col David Hall.

In Testimony whereof, I
have hereunto set my hand
and affixed the Great Seal
of the said State of Delaware
this Fifteenth day of
December in the year of
our Lord one thousand eight
hundred and fifty two, 
of the Independence of said State, the seventy seventh.

Alfred P Robinson
Secretary of State
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No. 38.694

John King dec'd
Delaware
Hon. J. R. Franklin
July 11, 1832.

in claim
5956

Act June 7 1832
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The papers in this
case were taken
from those in pension
Claim R. 5956, John
King
This hist. is ready to
write, if called for.
See other notes in
R. 5956, John King.
There were two clms.
for pension submitted
by two sets of heirs, one
in 1833 & the other 1853-1854, 
this one. Both soldiers
were of Sussex Co. Del.
both claims are based
upon practically the same
service, so about
the only thing that makes
them appear different are
the heirs. A visitor came
in 1935 & stated that they
were positively heirs of
different John Kings &
she had much data
to substantiate her
statement.
MNF
Oct. 35
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The data wh. follow were obtained from
the papers on file in a cl. for pension based
upon ser. of John King in the Rev  War which
Was submitted by Honorable J. R. Franklin in 1854
in behalf of the heir-at-law of this soldier.
The papers submitted show that
John King entered the ser. Apr. 21, 1777, as
pvt in Capt. Thomas Holland's & John Wilson's
Co., Col. David Hall's Del regt & ser. until
some time in July 1779.
One Nancy Anderson made affidavit
in support of this claim in behalf of the 
the soldier's heir-at-law, James King of Salisbury
Md. Her affid. was made May 11, 
1853 in Sussex Co. Del. She stated that
she was then aged 86 yrs, was born &
had always lived in said county; that she
knew John King of Sussex, Del, knew
of his ser., in the Rev. War & that he had been
dead then (1853) many years, exact
date of death not stated, and that
James King of Salisbury, Md.
Was the grandson & heir- at- law of said John
King, She stated no relationship to the
family & there are no further fam. Data.
This cl. for pen. was not allowed
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because there was no provision
of law
under wh. the grand children of soldiers
of the Rev. War were entitled
to pen.
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193
Pension Office
Feby 11 1854

Sir, 
The papers submitted by you in the
case of John King decd of Delaware
have been filed under the act of June 7
1832, and I have the honor to inform 
you that Grand Children have
no claim to a pension for the services of
their grandparent.


Hon J. R. Franklin
H of R
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Ho. of Rep. Feby 7th 1834

Hon. L. P. Waldo
Dr Sir
Enclosed herewith you will please
and the papers of James King asking for pension &c
for the service of his grandfather in the Revolutionary War.
I will be obliged to you to have the case
examined at as early a day as convenient, and
inform me of the result.
If there is more proof
wanted on any informality in that presented
I should be pleased to know it.
I am yours very respectfully, 

J R Franklin
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State of Delaware,
Sussex County  Be it remembered and it is hereby certified
that on the eleventh day of May in the year of our Lord one thousand
eight hundred and fifty three, personally appeared before me one of the
Justices of the peace in and for County aforesaid, Nancy Anderson
a credible witness of said County who being by me duly sworn according to
law declareth and saith that she is eighty six years of age that she
was born and has always lived in the aforesaid County, That she was
well acquainted with John King of Said County, That she knew
him before the Revolution, and remembers well when the said
John King entered the service of the United States as a private
in Capt Thomas Holland Company of foot in the Delaware Regiment
Commanded by Col David Hall, it was in April 1777 and continued
in said service for several years, and knew him after his
return from the war, that the said John King died many years ago
and that James King of Salisbury Maryland is the grand son and
heir at Law of the said John King, further this deponent saith not.
Nancy Anderson her mark

Sworn to and subscribed before me the day and year above written
Wm Turnell Jus P

The State of Delaware
Sussex County SS
I William Hitch Clerk of the Court
of General Sessions of the Peace and
[Just] delivery of the State of Delaware
in and for the County of Sussex aforesaid
do hereby certify that William Turnell
Esquire whose signature is attached
to the foregoing instrument of writing
was at the date thereof a Justice of the Peace in the County
aforesaid, and full faith and credit are due to his official
acts as such and that the signature purporting to be his is
in his own proper hand writing.
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto
Subscribed my name and affixed the seal
of the Court aforesaid at Georgetown in
the County aforesaid, the twenty fourth
day of May One thousand Eight Hundred
and fifty three
William Hitch C.P.
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THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES
Form VAM-51
12 - 5 - 41
BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
Division of Veterans' Administration Archives

NAME  King, John
GRADE Private
LINE Maryland


WARRANT NUMBER  11423

ACREAGE 100

ISSUED  April 28, 1791
to not shown

The information concerning the issuance of warrants carded on this form 
is found in volumes 2 to 4 of ""Land Warrants Issued Prior
 to 1800" which are
registers of bounty land warrants issued to non-commissioned officers and privates under congressional resolutions of September 16, 1776, and subsequent
dates. Other records relative to the applications for warrants appear to have been destroyed in the War Department fire of November 9, 1800.
Information concerning warrants surrendered to the Federal Government is to be found in General Land Office records in The National Archives.