Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 5859, for George Kendall, Virginia
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Kendall. George   R.5859
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32,261
George Kendall-
Virginia 
Suspended
Act 2.- Feby.1835 
Hall C. Fellerecy -  
F.F C. Triplett Oct 7th 1854
5859
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1832
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Act of July14,1862, and March 3 1978 

Rejected- 5859 

George Kendall
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Jerry Kendall
Va 
Act 32
Please examine
FF C Triplett 
Rer L. P. Waldo
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State of Virigina I am under appeal Mafford Country a justice of the peace and for native country duty authored to administrator oath and take acknowledgements before me come Mary M.Hickerson and mate after few dully mom appeals to law that she is a daughter of George Kendell. That work in the Rev War and that entered This life the year1847. The 2 of May leaving 3 children Robert Kendall and Catharine Steward and M. Hickerson myself. The balance  all of which indicates the said Mary M.Hickerson file this declaration for the  purpose of attorney the bounty land or script in law therefor and pension that was due my father under the act of Congress passed the 7th of June 1832 the said Mary m Hickerson further declares and appoints J. Dobbs or his money to examine all papers feed in department of Government where with a claim and pension coming to George Kendall under any of the law pass by the congress of the United States  for good and sufficient reasons she  the said Mary M. Hickerson.
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does hereby revoke any and all other power of attorney or money that she may have were to any other that she may have were to any other person or persons for the above sheepend purpose hereby positing J Dobbs or his attorney to receive any and all additional 	 amounts that may be due from the united states to said George Kendall as  witness my hand and seal this 3th day of May 1854 

Before me this day        Mary M. Hickerson  

And year above under 

Benjamin C. Wamsley J.P  

State of Viginia I am under Mefford County a justice of the peace in an foresaid county worthy that Mary M. Hickerson a subscriber to the above power of attorney is well to me and that her status are entitled to lure medis and I certify that she is a citizen of this county of Mafford and the identical individual represented given under my hand  this May 3 1854 

Benj. C Wamsley
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“1820 Ransom F Hickerson to Mary M. Kendall pr Revd Thomton Stringfellow” 

 State of Virginia 

 County of Stafford 

 I, Henry R. Conway, Clerk of the County Court of Stafford in the State aforesaid do hereby certify that the foregoing is a true copy of the record of the marriage of Ranson Hickerson to Mary M. Kendall as the same hands on the register of marriage in my office. I further certify that Benjamin C. Wamsley before whom the foregoing owner of attorney from Mary M Hickerson to J. Dabbs was acknowledged, & who has there unto subscribed his name was at the time so doing a Justice of the peace in & for the County afore duly commissioned and sworn and signature thereto is genuine In testimony whereof I have hereto in my name & affixed.  

my of office 1st day of August 1854 

 A. Conway Clerk
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32261 

Geo Kendall  

No.2 

C. F Mercer
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 Declaration of George Kendall  

State of Virigina and County of Prince William  

On the 3rd day of November 1834 personally appeared in open court before the County Court of the county of prince William now sitting George Kendall a resident of the aforesaid County and state aged ninety-three years who being first duly sworn according to law doth on the oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of congress passed June 7th 1832 

That he entered the service of Capt. Drews company of the Virigina state troops of Virigina light infantry the regiment he believes was under Command of Colonel Charles Porterfield who was killed in the battle of Compton was at the battle of Guilford 

And also, at the siege of York town at the battle of Guilford and at york town still under the command of Capt. Drew at the battle of York town in the regiment he belives of Colonel Babney does not remember his colonel at guilford that he was born in King George County, Virginia has his indentures showing this age King George was his place of residence when he entered the service by enlistment and enlisted in the town of Falmouth Virginia about three years and four months before termination of the war was marched from Falmouth to Williamsburg thence to South Carolina thence after being in two gual battles to with Campden and Guilford marched to Hillsborough in North Carolina thence to the forks of James River from thence to Albermart and back again to the forks of James River thence to Richmond thence to York Town where he remained untill Cornwall is taken said that General  Gates commanded at campden that General Washington commanded at York Town remember Capt Brown or Liet Harper Capt or Lint Mann Capt or May Dick that he received  from Capt Wensel Brown paymaster in Richmond the  spring following the siege of little York. That he is know by Capt Peyton Norvell when Alexander S. Colgahoun John Williams and others who can testify to his character for Veracity and of their belief in his revolutionary services. He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity expect the present and declares that his name is not on any pension roll of the agency on any state that he has no documentary evidence and that he knows of no impersonation.
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Testimony he can procure 

Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid 

George Kendell  

We H.H Febbs & A. M. L. Colgahocun 

Residing in the County of Prince William hereby certify that we are well aquatinted with George Kendall who has subscribed and sworn to the above Declaration that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he asides to have been a solider of the revolution and that we concur in that opinion 

Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid  

H.H. Febbs 

W. L Colahocun 

And the Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogations prescribed by the war department that the above-named applicant was a revolutionary solider and served as he states and the courts further certifies that William H. Gibbs and William S. Cole house --------- who signed the preceding certificate are use dents of the same County and credible persons and that their statement is entitled to credit. 

I John Williams Clerk of the Court of Prince William County, do herby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the Court in the matter of the application of George Kendall for a pension in testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal 

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office. This 4th day of November 1834 

J. Williams  

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