Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 7999, for Benjamin Kilbourn, Pennsylvania
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(S-1776)

SERVICE NUMBER

[handwritten] Continental Kilbourn, Benjamin W 7999
Penn. or Kilburn
Diana

CONTENTS
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State of Tennessee
Knox County

On the 23rd day of May 1878 before me, one of the judges of the circuit courts for the state of Tennessee, personally appeared Benjamin Kilbourn, aged fifty-seven years, resident in Blount County, Tennessee, 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 in the last 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 Benjamin Kilbourn enlisted in the state of Pennsylvania in the company commanded by Captain William Wyley of the regiment of artillery, commanded by Colonel Benjamin Flowers, for three years in the year 1777; that he continued to serve in said corps of artillery until the year 1780 when he was discharged from service at the barracks near Carlisle in Pennsylvania; that afterwards, in the beginning of the year 1782, he enlisted in the state of Pennsylvania in the company commanded by Captain Andrew Walker for the  war in the said service of the United States in the 3rd Pennsylvania regiment commanded by Colonel Richard Butler; that he continued to serve in said regiment and service until the 30th day of September 1783 at Carlisle, state of
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Pennsylvania was honorably discharged as will now fully appear by the accompanying discharge hereby enclosed; that he was a recruiting sergeant during his last mentioned service and was in no battles; that during his first service he was at the attack made on Gen. Wayne at Paoli but no others of consequence; that he does hereby relinquish any claim to pensions heretofore provided; that he never has been a (illegible) heretofore; that he has lost his discharge for his first mentioned service; that he has no other evidence now in his power of his said service but that he is in low circumstances and needs the assistance of his country for support.
Signed:  Benjamin Kilbourn

Sworn to and declared before me the day and year aforementioned.
Signed:  Enoch Scott, Judge
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I, Edward Scott, judge as aforesaid, do certify that it appears to my satisfaction that the said Benjamin Kilbourn served in the Revolutionary War as stated in the preceding declaration against the common enemy and I now transmit the proceedings and testimony taken before me to the secretary for the Department of War pursuant to the directions of the aforementioned act of Congress.

Given in my hand this 23rd day of May 1878.
Signed:  Edward Scott, Judge

State of Tennessee
Knox County

I, Francis A. Ramsey, clerk of the circuit court for the county and state aforesaid, do hereby certify that Edward Scott, who signed the above certificate, is and was at the time of signing the same one of the judges of the circuit courts for said state.

Given under my hand and private seal (having no seal of officer) at office in Knoxville this 19th day of June 1878.
Signed:  F. Ramsey
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THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES
Form VAM-51
12-5-41

Division of Veterans' Administration Archives

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*

NAME 
[handwritten] Kilbourn, John

GRADE
[handwritten] Private

LINE
[handwritten] Sheldon's Dragoons (Connecticut)

WARRANT NUMBER
[handwritten] 6075

ACREAGE 100

ISSUED
[handwritten] Oct. 22, 1789 to Theodosius Fowler

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*The information concerning the issuance of warrants carded on this farm is found in volume 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.