Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File B.L.Wt. 1824-150, for Edward Kingman, Massachusetts
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SERVICE
Mass

Kingman, Edward

NUMBER
B.L.Wt. 1824 -150
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Edward Kingman 
No 1824
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts 
Secretarys office, Oct. 18, 1831 

I hereby certify, that it appears by the Army Books of the Revolutionary War, in my official custody & possession, that Edward Kingman served as an Ensign in Colonel Bailey's Regiment in the Massachusetts Line from Jany 1777 to Sept. 26, 1777, on which last day he was killed. - 
Edward D Bangs, Secretary of the Commonwealth
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STATE of Massachusetts Bristol County
Probate Ofice, Taunton March 1832 

I certify, that satisfactory evidence was adduced to me, to prove that Edward Kingman is the Son and sole heir at law in fee to Edward Kingman, late [inserted: ensign] in [crossed out: the Col] Baileys Regiment of the Massachusetts line 

Given under my hand and Seal of Office, this Sixth day of March 1832 
H. Baylies, Judge of Probate 

The above form will answer for the following States: viz. Maine, Massachusetts, New-Hampshire, Rhode-Island, Connecticut, Vermont, New-York, New-Jersey, South-Carolina, Georgia, 

Judge of Probate. Surrogate. Ordinary.
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DEPARTMENT OF WAR. 
Regulations for the heirs of Officers and Soldiers of the Revolutionary Army, who were slain by the enemy, or who have died since the war, and have not received land from the United States. 

By an Act of Congress, of the 16th September, 1776, it is provided, that the Officers and Soldiers who engaged for, and continued to serve during the war, or until discharged by Congress, and the heirs of such Officers and Soldiers as shall be slain by the enemy, shall receive land in proportion to their rank. N. B. Those who engaged for three years, or for any other period than during the war, or who died of sickness, fatigue, or casualty, are not entitled to land from the United States. 

The following declaration and enclosed blank form of heirship) must be filled up and signed by the proper authorities: 

State of Massachusetts County of Bristol 
I, Edward Kingman heir at law of Edward Kingman do, upon oath, testify and declare, to the best of my knowledge and belief, that the said Edward Kingman did enlist in 1777, for the term of during the war, and served in the regiment No. two under the command of Colonel John Bailey of the Massachusetts line; and that he continued in the service aforesaid until 5 Sept 26th 1777. 

I further declare, that I have never received a warrant for the bounty land promised to the said Edward Kingman on the part of the United States; nor do I believe that he ever received it, or transferred his claim to it any any manner whatsoever; therefore, know all men by these presents that I, Edward Kingman --- aforesaid, do hereby constitute and appoint James L. Hayes to be my true and lawful attorney, for me and in my name to demand and receive from the Secretary of War of the United States , a warrant for the quantity of land due to me as aforesaid; and my said attorney is hereby fully authorized and empowered to constitute and appoint one or more substitutes or attorneys under him, for the special purposes above expressed. 

Attest, 
Rufus Godfrey 
Edward Kingman 
DGW Cobb
Bristol Ss. January 23, 1832

Personally appeared the above named Edward Kingman subscriber to the foregoing declaration, and in my presence acknowledged the power of attorney thereto subjoined to be his free act and deed, for the purposes therein mentioned: and did make oath to the truth of the declaration 
Before me D G W Cobb Justice of the Peace 

In testimony that the above written D. G. W. Cobb was a magistrate authorized to administer oaths, and take acknowledgments, &c., in the State of Massachusetts at the above date, and that his name there subscribed appears to me to be his usual signature, I have hereunto affixed the county seal, and subscribed my name and quality, at Taunton this Twenty third of January 1832 
Jas Sproat Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for said County of Bristol 
[crossed out: c. Clerk &c]
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THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES Form VAM-51 12-5-41
Division of Veterans' Administration Archives

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD 

Kingman Eliab  GRADE  Private LINE Crane's Continental Artillery (Massachusetts)
WARRANT NUMBER 4544 
ACREAGE 100  ISSUED Jan. 24, 1797 to- not shown - Red ink note on Register: "Certified May 10th 1824, Wm M. Stuart, 

The information concerning the issuance of warrants carded on this form is found in volumes 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.