Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 40716, Kenelm Winslow, Mass.
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Winslow, Kenelm
Service Mass.
Number S. 40716

Contents
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Ohio, Pittsbg.  
14.143
Pittsburgh
Kenelm Winslow of Bridgewater in the state of Vermont who was a private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Marshall of the Massach'tts lline, for the term of 9 months

Inscribed on the roll of Vermont at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 10 of June 1819

Certificate of Pension issued the 10 of Sep 1819 and sent to Elihu Luce, Esqr
Judge,, Hartland, Windsor Co. Vermont

Arrears to the 4th of Sept 1819 2 mos. 25/30
22.66
Semi-anl. all'ce ending 4 March 1820  48.--
$70.66

{Revolutionary claim
Act 18th March, 1818}
P  Continued
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Notification sent January 9, 1821 to Benjamin Swan, Woodstock, Vermont
Transferred 28 Augt. 1828 to Ohio Pittsburgh agency from 4 Sept. 1828. notification sent to the Pensioner Norwalk Ohio
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Norwalk 6 Augt. 18   Free

Secretary of War
Pension Office
Washington 
City

Aug. 28 P. Office
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APPLICATION FOR A TRANSFER
County of Huron ss.

On this first day of August 1828, before me, the Subscriber, a Justice of the Peace, for the said County of Huron personally appeared Kenelm Winslow who, on his Oath, declares that he is the same Person who formerly belonged to the Company commanded by Captain ----Wales in the Regiment commanded by Colonel ----Marshall in the Service of the United States; that his Name was placed on the Pension Roll of the State of Vermont from whence he has lately removed; that he now resides in the State of Ohio Huron County where he intends to remain, and wishes his Pension to be payable in future; and that his reasons for removing to the State of Ohio was to locate himself more agreeably among his friends in his (illegible)
Kenelm Winslow
Sworn and subscribed to before me, the Day and Year aforesaid
Samuel Preston, Justice of the peace
for said county
(hand drawn seal-PS)
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NOTES
The Oath to be taken before a duly qualified Magistrate, whose official Character and Signature must be proved by the Certificate of the proper Officer, under his Seal of Office, setting forth that the Person taking the Testimony is  Justice of the Peace, Judge, or Notary Public, as the case may be, and that the signature purporting to be his is genuine.

The Pesioner's oath must be supported by the evidence of another person as to identity. The witness must swear that he well knows the person who has taken the above oath to be the same person described therein, and no other than the identical person to whom the pension was originally granted. The magistrate must certify that the witness is a person of veracity. The witness's affidavit must be authenticated in the manner above described.
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Huron County Ohio Ss.
I Rufus S. Paine depose and say that I am acquainted with the above named Kenelm Winslow who has taken the above oath and know him to be the same person described therein and none other than the identical person to whom the original pension was granted.
Rufus S. Paine

I Samuel Preston Justice of the peace for the county afsd. do hereby certify that the above named Rufus S. Paine is a person of veracity.
Samuel Preston Jus. Peace

The State of Ohio
Huron County 
Clerks Office 
Norwalk Augt. 10. 1828

I David Gibbs Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in & for said County do certify that Samuel Preston Esqr. is a Justice of the Peace in & for said County & that the signature purporting to be his is genuine.
Given under my hand & official Seal the day &year above written.
D. Gibbs, Clerk
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Kenelm Winslow
14143
Bridgewater
Mch 20

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State of Vermont,
Windsor County ss

At an adjourned term of the County Court of Judicature, begun and holden at Woodstock in the County of Windson, on the third Tuesday in November anno Domini eighteen hundred and twenty.
On this Twenty first day of November 1820, being the first day of said term, personally appeared in open Court, (the same Court being a Court of record agreeably to the laws of this State, having the power of fine and imprisonment, &c.) Kenelm Winslow aged sixty one years, resident in Bridgewater in said County of Windsor, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath declare, that he served in the revolutionary war, as follows: viz-
That he enlisted in June 1778 in the Company commanded by Captain Wales and Regiment commanded by Col. Marshal in the Massachusetts line for nine months and that he served the same accordingly when he received an honorable written discharge which he has lost. Said discharge was given him at West Point in the State of New York in the latter part of March or fore part of April 1779 as he believes.
That he made his original declaration on the Tenth day of June 1819 has received a Pension Certificate, No. 14143. 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 tiem, 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 that what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed, and by me subscribed as follows viz-
A lot of land containing fifty acres cold stoney & uneven valued at .......................... 70.--
One cow $10, Farming Tools $6
Household Furniture 5.12..................21.12
$91.12
That he owes the following Debts as follows viz-
To Eli Dunham & Co $20
To B. F. Mower $16.........................36.--
Doct. John D. Powers $4.50
Levi Churchill  12...............................16.50
John Royce 1.17
Richd. Southgate Jun. 6..................7.17
Isaiah Raymond 23.
James Southgate  6....................... 29.--
Saml. Mitchel 9.
Doc. James Munger 1.17..............10.17
John S. Pratt 3.--
Ira Barrow .67.....................................3.67
Samuel Badcock...............................1.50
$104.01
That he has no Family, that he is lame in both his knees & right shoulder and has been so for Twenty years past and is unable to do but little toward supporting himself and is dependent on his friends for support.
Kenelm Winslow
Sworn to and declared on the Twenty first day of November 1820, before said Court
Attest, Benj. Swan, Clerk

State of Vermont,
Windsor County ss.
I, Benjamin Swan, Clerk of the County Court for the County of Windsor, do hereby certify that the foregoing oath, and the schedule thereto 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 Ninety one 12/l00 dollars.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of said Court at Woodstock, this Twenty sixth day of November, 1820.
Benj. Swan, Clerk of the Supreme Court
for Windsor County
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State Vt.
Windsor County sss
On the 10th day of June A.D. 1819 before me the subscriber Chief Judge Windsor County Court personally appears Kenelm Winslow of Bridgewater in the County of Windsor and the State of Vermont aged sixty nine years last October who being by me first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the provisions made by the late 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, that he the said Kenelm Winslow enlisted sometime in the month of June 1778 in Capt. Wales Company, Colo. Marshals Regiment of the Massachusetts line for nine months continued in the same Company and Regt. till his time of service was out and was discharged sometime he thinks in March 1779 at West Point in the State of New York & that he is reduced in his circumstances and stands in need of assistance from his country for support and ever has been a citizen of the United States and has not any other evidence now in his power of his said services.
Elihu Luce, Chief Judge of Windsor County Court

State of Vermont
Windsor County ss
Sworn and declared before me the day and year aforesaid before I Elihu Luce Chief Judge of Windsor County Court as aforesaid do certify that it appears to my satisfaction that the said Kenelm Winslow did serve in the revolutionary war as stated in the preceding declaration against the common enemy and that he has produced satisfactory evidence to me that he is reduced in his circumstances and stands in need of assistance from his country for support and I now transmit the proceedings and testimony taken and had before me to the secretary for the department of War pursuant to the directions of the aforementioned act of Congress.
In witness whereof I have caused hereunto the Seal of Sd. Court to be affixed.
Elihu Luce Chief Judge of Windsor
County Court

State of Vermont
Windsor County ss
Woodstock County Clerks Office 
August 2 1819
This certifies that Elihu Luce was at the date of the above declaration & still is Chief Judge of Windsor County Court and that the above is his signature. In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed the Seal of said court the day above.
Benj. Swan Clerk
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Kenelm Winslow
Mass line
Col. Marshall's 
11July 78
11 April 79   9 mo.

Correct by roll
Correct by Roll
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M. C. S.

Rev. & 1812 War Section
September 14, 1928

P. M. Skeele
85 St. Andrew's Place
Yonkers, New York

Sir:
I advise you that it appears from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim S. 40716, that Kenelm Winslow enlisted in June, 1778, place not stated, and served nine months as a private in Captain Wales' Company in Colonel Marshall's Massachusetts Reiment.
He was allowed pension on his application executed June 10, 1819, at with time he was fifty nine years of age and was living in Bridgewater, Windsor County, Vermont.
In 1828 he was lining in Huron County, Ohio.
There are no data on file relative to wife and children.
this is the only soldier by the name of Kenelm Winslow that is found on the Revolutionary War records of this Bureau.
Respectfully,
Winfield Scott
Commissioner
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40716
Revy INVALID

File No. 40.716
Kenelm Winslow
Pri Rev War
Act: 18th March '18
Index: Vol. 3, page 568

[Arrangement of 1870]


1928 Sept. 14 hist. to P. M. Skeele
See Clm. of Wm. Connick S.45586
M.C.S.