Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 37126, for Daniel Kenny, Pennsylvania
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Service:  Penn

Kenny, Daniel

S.37126
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37126

INVALID

Revy

File No: 37126
Daniel Kenny
Pri - Rev War

Act: 18th March 18

Index:  Vol 2, Page 225

[Arrangement of 1870]

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1936 Mar 6 - hist to Miss Clotilda Canthorn
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11,933

Indiana
Daniel Kenny

of Knox County in the State of Indiana who was a private in the regiment commanded by
Colonel Magaw of the Pennsylvania  line, for the term of two years
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Inscribed on the Roll of Indiana at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on
the 3d of March 1819.
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Certificate of Pension issued the 15th of June 1819 and sent to B. Parker Esq, Vincennes Indiana
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Arrears to 4th of Mar 1819 2/31      0. 51
Semi-anl. all'ce ending 4th Sept 1819 48.00
(Total ) $48.51

Revolutionary claim, Act 18th March, 1818.
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Daniel Kenny

private

Col Hands and Chambers Regt's
Pennsylvania Line

3 years

3rd March 1819 - case of Dan'l Kenny

B Parker, Judge

Vincennes Ind
Rec'd Mar 20, 1819
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United States of America
Indiana District

Be it remembered, that on the third day of March, Eighteen hundred and nineteen, personally came before me the undersigned judge of the District Court of the United States, in and for the said District
Daniel Kenny, of the County of Knox, in the said District, who being duly sworn deposeth and saith, that in, he believes, the month of June seventeen hundred and seventy six at Timbury in the State of Pennsylvania he enlisted, for three years, in the service of the United States, in Captain John Doyles Independent Company attached to the first Pennsylvania Regiment on the continental establishment, commanded by Col Edward Ham, and afterwards by Col James Chambers. That he continued to serve in the said Corps for the said term and immediately after his discharge from service, he again enlisted at the Valley Forge in Pennsylvania, for two years, in Captain John Doyle's Company of the sixth Pennsylvania Regiment, on the Continental Establishment, commanded by Col Robert Magaw. That he continued in service in the said corps or in the service of the United States, for the
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said term of two years, and was finally discharged from the service near Richmond, Virginia, on the
17th day of August in the year seventeen hundred and Eighty one. That he has lost his discharges, and has no other evidence in his power of his said service. That during the time of his service, he was in the battles of Trenton, Princeton, Germantown, Monmouth and Greensprings. That he is now in the
seventy first year of his age, palsied, in reduced circumstances, not having more two hundred dollars worth of property, and needs the assistance of his country for support and therefore prays the benefit 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"

Sworn to before me the day and year first before written

B Parker
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I Benjamin Parker, Judge as aforesaid, do hereby certify, that it appears to my satisfaction, that the said Daniel Kenny, did serve in the revolutionary war, as stated in the preceding declaration, against the common enemy and further, that he is in reduced circumstances - And I now transmit the proviceedings and testimony, had and taken before me to the Secretary for the Department of War, pursuant to the direction of the aforementioned act of Congress-

Given the 3 March 1819
B Parker
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Vincennes Indiana
Jan 30, 1936

To the Veterans' Administration
Washington DC

Dear Sir:

I am writing for information of Daniel Kenny, Private, Penn Line who was pensioned in 1819 at the age of 90 while living in Knox Co Indiana.

I would like to know the date and place of his birth, service record, number of his pension claim, date of death or record of last payment of pension, name of wife and children and if the wife later received a pension.

There is no record in Vincennes of grave.  Do the records
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show removal to some other county or state?

Thanking you in advance for any information you can send me in regard to Daniel Kenny, I remain

Very sincerely

(Miss) Clotilda Canthorn
506 N 3rd St
Vincennes Indiana

(postmarked Received Feb 3, 1936)
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March 6, 1936

BA-J/MCS
Daniel Kenny, S. 37126

Miss Clotilde Canthorn
506 N. 3rd Street
Vincennes, Indiana

Dear Madam:

Reference is made to your request for information relative to Daniel Kenny, a Revolutionary War soldier who was pensioned while living in Knox County, Indiana.

The data which follow were obtained from papers on file in the pension claim, S. 37126, based upon the military service of David Kenny.

The date and place of his birth and the names of his parents were not given.

He enlisted at Sunbury, Pennsylvania, in June, 1776, and served three years as private in Captain John Doyle's company in Colonels Edward Hand's and James Chambers' Pennsylvania regiments and was in
the battles of Trenton, Princeton, Germantown and Monmouth. He enlisted immediately after discharge from this service, serving as private in Captain John Doyle's company in Colonel Robert Magaw's Pennsylvania regiment, was in the battle of Green Springs and was discharged August 17, 1781.

He was allowed pension on his application executed March 3, 1819, at which time he was living in Knox County, Indiana, and was in the seventy-first year of his age.

No one applied for pension as the widow of this soldier and there are no data on file relative to wife or children.
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In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension of Daniel Kenny, the name and address of the person to whom it was paid and possibly the date of death of this soldier, it is suggested that you address The Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, Washington, D.C., citing the following data: Daniel Kenny, Certificate 11933, issued June 15, 1819, rate $8 per month, commenced March 3, 1819, Act of March 18, 1818, Indiana Agency.

Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER
Executive Assistant to the Administrato
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(Transcription note:  This document does not belong with this file on Daniel Kenny of Pennsylvania Line. Predates his application etc)

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD

NAME:  Kenny, David

GRADE:  Private

LINE:  Massachusetts

WARRANT NUMBER:  4540
ACREAGE:  100
ISSUED  Jan 26, 1790 to John May