Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 31793, for Robert Kerr, Connecticut
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Service  Conn      Kerr, Robert    Number S31793
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2796
New York
Robert Kerr
of Warwick in the State of New York who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain Blain  of the Regt. commanded by Col. Nichols  in the Connecticuit line for 7 months

Inscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of 23 Dollars 33 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831

Certificate of Pension issued the 16th day of Feb. 1833 and (illegible) H. F. S. within  Help D

Arrears to 4th of Feb. 1832  $35.00
Semi=ant. allowance ending (illegible) '33 11.66
$46.66

Revolutionary Claim Act June 7, 1832
Recorded by Geo C. Stiles  Clerk
Book 11  Vol 3  Page 102
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File No.  31,978
Robert Kerr
Pri. Rev. War
Act June 7th ct8th
Index  Vol. 2, Page 219
[Arrangements of 1879]
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State of New York
Orange County S

I Samuel L. Seward(illegible)
of the Courts of Conn (illegible) in and for said County do hereby certify That I am personally acquainted with William Thorpe and Benjamin Davis whos affidavits are hereunto annexed and that Avoucher them means of Truth and Veracity and that full credit is to be given to their said affidavits  Given under my Course the 27th day of Dec. 1832
Saml L. Seward

State of New York Orange County
I Asa Dumong Clerk of the Court of Common in & for the said County of Orange which is
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en County of Rainer Do Certify that Samuel I Severen who has signed the within Certificate even on the 7th Day of August Court and now is first (illegible) of the Court of Commons held in & for the (illegible) County and that his name subscribed to the written Certificate is his genuine signature.
'Witness my hand and Seal of office this 27th day of December 1812
A. La Dunning
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Robert Kerr
Pension Papers
10,470
William A. S. Benton  atty
Robert Kerr
Allowed
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State of New York
County of Orange 
  On(illegible) September 1832, personally appeared in open Court before the
  Judges of the Court of Common pleas non sitting Robert Kerr a resident of the Town of Warwick County of Orange and State of New York aged sixty eight years last January, Who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his 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 the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated.
  That in the year 1776 when he was in his thirteenth year he inlisted for five months under Cap William Blain and was marched from Florida in Warwick Township first to Fort Montgomery lay there nearly or quite a month then to Harvestraw something like a month then to Kings Bridge on York Island was there at the time the British took posession of the City while there Cap. Blain was relieved and Cap William Minthorn took command of the company and was attached to Col. Nichols regiment was under the command of Gen. Hait was at Kingsbridge as near as he can recollect about two months was marched from there to Fort Lee lay there a short time and went by the way of Dob's Ferry to Peekskill and lay there until his five months was out and was discharged on Christmas day did not receive a written discharge as he recollects if he did it is now lost.  That about two years after his name was put on the Muster roll of Cap Calvin Shepherd's company soon after went on tour of duty under him to Tinas Decker's Fort at Minisick was there one month.  The spring following went a tour of duty to Daniel Vanakin's Fort at Minisich under the same Captain Calvin Shepherd was there thirty days.  Went on an allarm at the time Penepack was burnt was gone about eight days and on several other general Allarms gone different lengths of time on two of them went to Minisick and Mongaus after Indians.  While lying at Kingsbridge was in the Battle of Frogs points and a skirmish at Morinena.  He verily between he was in actual service during the war at least something more that eight months.  That he was born near Ramess New Beakland County that when he was about five years of age his Father moved to Mount Eve in Warwick Orange County and that this dependent still resides there.  That he has no record of his age and only knows it from the declaration of his parents and circumstance of his inlistment when about thirteen and his subsequent inrollment in the Militia.  that he has no documentary evidence of his service and does not know
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of an officer now living under whom he served.  He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of any agency of any State.
Euor Jacobson, Nathan Lunnau reside in his neighborhood who can testify to his caracter for truth and their belief of his serving in the revolutionary war.  Doth not know in what year he was born.
Sworn & (illegible) here the day I knew him to above written  Robert Kerr
Asa Dunning  Clerk

And the said Court Leo hereby(illegible) their opinion after the investigation of the War Department that the above named (illegible) was a Revolutionary Soldier and served as he states -- and  e Court further Certifies that it appears to them that William Chander who has subscribed and sworn to the examiners affidavits a (illegible) in the town of Warwick in the County of Orange and is (illegible) and that his statement is entitled to credit.
   Asa Duerk of the Court of Commons herein & for the (illegible) County of Orange do hereby certify that the foregoing and annated contain the original providings in the matter of the application of Robert Kerr for  -- an before whom the (illegible) affidavits of William  Brass and Benjamin Davis were sworn at the First Judge of the Court of Common herein and for the said County of Orange which is a Court of Review and that the signature of Saml S Seward forthwith to the said affidavits is his genuine signature -- In testimony whereof I have herewith set my hand  and Seal of office this Third day of September 1832
  Asa Dunning
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State of New York County of Orange
  Personally appeared before me Saml. L. Seward first judge of the Court of Common Pleas for the County of Orange, William Knapp of said County to me personally known and after being duly sworn deposeth and saith that he has been acquainted with Robert Kerr even since the commencement of the Revolutionary War.  That he this deponent saw said Kerr in the militia service during said war at Tinas Deckers and at Daniel Vanaters fort at Mininink under the command of Capt Calvin Shepherd.  The length of time this deponent does not recollect and further saith not.
Sworn to and subscribed before me the 7th day of August 1832 Saml S. Seward first Judge of the Court of said County 
William (his X mark) Kerr

State of New York  County of Orange
    Personally appeared before me Saml. S. Seward first Judge of the Court of Common pleas in the County of Orange, Benjamin Davis of said county to me personally known and after being duly sworn said That he was acquainted with Robert Kerr during the war of the Revolution.  That he saw him in the service at Mininink under the command of Cap. Calvin Shepherd does not remember how long.  Saw him at Kingsbridge under the commands of Capt. William Blain this deponent thinks the term of five months and further saith not 
Sworn to and Subscribed before me the 7th day of August 1832, Saml. S. Seward first Judge of this Court of said County
Benjamin (his X mark) Davis
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State of New York Orange county for Wm Carr Junr. being duly sworn doth depose and say that he knows that Robert Kerr was out in the service in the Revolutionary war on access svc of general (illegible) but cannot say how often.  He resided ever since the revolution in the neighborhood of the said Kerr - he maintaining a good character (illegible) truth & it is generally understood & believed in the neighborhood that he was a soldier in the revolutionary war- he never knew it doubted deponent believes him to be upward of seventy years of age.  Wm. Carvyer
Given & (illegible) in the Court the 3 day of September 1832 before me Asa Dunning Clerk