Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 13644, for Asa Kingsbery, Connecticut
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SERVICE NUMBER
Conn. Kingsbery, Asa S. 13644
carded
CONTENTS
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Dead
Paid at the Treasury under the act of the 6 April 1838 from 4 March 1838 to 4th Sept 1838 Agt notified 10 Sept 1839
1889
Aug 3 Miss M K Talcott - history - Prior
14835 Utica NY.
Died March 13 1839
Asa Kingsbery
of Boonville in the State of New York who was a Pr. & Sergt in the Company commanded by Captain Lathrop of the Regt commanded by Col Ely in the Connecticut line for 3 months Private
6 months Sergeant
Inscribed on the Roll of Utica N. Y. at the rate of 40 Dollars - Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 9 day of July 1833 and sent B.P. Johnson Rome NY
Arrears to the 4th of Mar - '33 - $80
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 Sep '33 20
$100.00
{Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832.}
Recorded by Jno Cromwell Clerk
Book E Vol. 4 Page 3
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1st Brief
No 10992
Asa Kingsbury
admd
5. 11. 12. 17.
13 Sep 1832
4 Dec 1832
B.P. Johnson
Rome
N. Y.
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No 10992
BRIEF in the case of Asa Kingsbury of the County of Oneida in the State of New York
(Act 7th June, 1832.)
1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge?
In Open Court
2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?
3. How old is he?
71. Years
4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed.
Period. | Duration of Service. | Rank. | Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served.
| Years, Months, Days. | As a | Gen.
In 1776. _ | _ 3. _ | private | Capt Ebenezer Lathrop Col Ely
Spring 1778 & 1779. _ | _ 6. _ |  Sergeant | Capt Palmer
various times _ | as much as 17. _ | Volunteer
5. In what battles was he engaged?
6. Where did he reside when he entered the service?
Norwich
7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls?
By traditionary Evidence
8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect?
The Certificate of Clergyman Counting
Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
James Ord Examining Clerk.
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TREASURY DEPARTMENT
Second Comptroller's Office
August 27, 1839
Sir:
Under the act of the 6th of April, 1838, entitled "An act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain Pensioners, and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury of the United States," the childn of Asa Kingsbery, decd a Pensioner on the Roll of the Albany, N.Y. Agency, at the rate of forty Dollars per annum, under the law of the 7th June 1832, has been paid at this Department, from the 4th of March 1838, to the 4th Sept. 1838.
Respectfully yours,
Albion K. Parris
Comptroller
To the Commissioner of Pensions
Present.
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10992.
Asa Kingsbery
Oneida Co. N.Y.
1776.7 Col Elys Regt
as private 3 months
1778 or 9. Capt Palmers
Company as Sergeant,
6 months
Volunteer afterward as
[illegible] as 17 months
Whole 2 years 2 mos
[illegible] Johnson
[illegible] Rome. N.Y.
Pension to be payable at B Bank
Utica
N.Y.
claim of 7 mo undefinite
service dis allowed
Admd
3 mo pri
6 - Sergt
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State of New York
Oneida County ss On this 22d day of January 1833 personally appeared Asa Kinsbury within named, who being sworn says he served in the Revolutionary war as follows.
That he enlisted in Nov or Decr 1776 at Norwich Corn for three months in Capt Ebenezer Lathrops company, Col Elys Regiment and marched immediately to Providence, Rhode Island and continued in service there and near there for the full term of three months- and was discharged in March 1777 - but did not receive a written discharge.
This deponent enlisted as a Sergeant in the Spring of 1778 or 1779 for six months in a company commanded by a Capt Palmer of Groton in Stonington Conn. in a Regt of Connecticut State troops or militia, commanded as he thinks by a Colonel Chester. This service was performed along the sea shore in Connecticut at New London, Jay Brook Pakatanick and various other places - and this deponent served the full term of six months and was regularly discharged but did not receive a discharge in writing. This deponent had a warrant as Sergeant which has been lost for many years
This deponent served as a volunteer in the militia previous to the first service above also between the two services above named - and also after the service last above mentioned - This deponent cannot from old age & infirmity recollect all the particulars of these various Services but he believes and so states that during these different periods he served as such Volunteer for seventeen months, according to the best of his recollection & for which he claims a pension
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There was no continental Regiments with us and this deponent did not recollect any other officers than above stated except a Sergeant Major Dulton.
The reason this dept did not obtain a Clergyman certificate is because there is no settled minister near him with whom he has any shared acquaintance
This deponent did not received any written discharges
he refers to George Manchester Esq Boonville Winthrop Felshaw of do - And Salmon Bates of do who can testify to his character & reputation.
Asa Kingsber
Personally appeared the above named Asa Kingsbury known as a man of credibility, truth and veracity & made oath to the above affidavit Jany 22d 1832
Alva Whedon
Justice of the Peace
Clerks office
Oneida County Ss  I George Brown Clerk of the County of Oneida hereby certify that Alva Whedon before whom the foregoing afft was taken is a Justice of the peace in and for said county - That I am acquainted with his hand writing and the above is his proper siqnature. In Testimony whereof I have hereto set my hand and affixed the Seal of Said County this 25th day of January 1833
Geo Brown Clerk
Jos B. Read Dep Clk
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STATE OF NEW YORK}
Oneida County, } ss
On this 10th day of September 1832 personally appeared in open court  the court of common Pleas of Oneida County now sitting, Asa Kingsbury resident of said county and state, aged seventy five years, 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 7, 1832.
That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers, and served as herein stated: that he  was born at Norwich West Farms in 1757 - Record of his age at Norwich lived there when he entered service since war has lived at Lebanon Cou, Turin N.Y. now Boonville . Oneida Co. N.Y. that he enlisted in Nov or Decr 1776 for 3 months in Capt Ebenezer Lathrops Cof in Col. Elys Regt and marched to Rhode Island and performed most of his service at near Providence, and was discharged in March 1777 having and served his 3 months, Enlisted as a Sergeant in spring of 1778 or 79 for Six Months in a comp comd by a Capt Palmer after he joined the col of Regt I have forgotten the service was performed along the sea shore in Connecticut and he served his six mos and recd a Sergeants warrant which has been lost, and in addition to above this deponent served as a volunteer in the militia Various times as much as 17 months- Making 2 years and 2 months this deponent does not know of any witnesses living to prove his services, refer to affidavits as to character & never recd any written discharges 
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 the agency of any state.
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid. Asa Kingsbery
Joseph B Read
Dep Clk
We, Abner Wood Farmer and Zephaniah Wood farmer
residing in Boonville Oneida County hereby certify that we are well acquainted with
Asa Kingsbury who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration: that
we believe him to be about Seventy five years of age: that he is reputed and believed in the
neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion that he  is reputed to be a man of truth and veracity. 
Abner Wood
Zephaniah Wood
Sworn and subscribed the first day of September 1832 before me & say that the above are credible witnesses
George Manchester, Justice Peace
And the said court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier and served as he states: And the court further certifies, that it appears to them that Abner Wood who has signed the preceding certificate, is a resident in Boonville Oneida Co farmer and that Zephaniah Wood who has also signed the same, is a resident in Boonville a farmer and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit. & that from the distance from court it would occasion too much inconvenience & expense to require attending witnesses
I, George Brown Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of Oneida Co do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court in the matter of the application of Asa Kingsbury for a pension.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this 10th day of Sept 1832 and I certify that George Manchester was a Justice on day of date of the above and that the signature I believe to be his handwriting
Geo. Brown Clerk
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in reply to your request of _, received for a statement of the military history of Asa Kingsbery, a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his application for pension on file in this Bureau. S. 13.644.
DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. | LENGTH OF SERVICE. | RANK, | OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. CAPTAIN. | COLONEL. | STATE.
Nov or Dec. 1776 | 3 mos. | Private | Ebenezer Lathorp | Ely | Conn
 Spring 1728, or 1779 | 6 mos. | Sergeant | Palmer | Chester | 
Also served | 17 mos. | in short terms at various times before and after |
 | | | above enlistments - no particulars given |
Battles engaged in,
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Norwich Conn
Date of application for pension, Sept. 10, 1832. His claim was [illegible]
Residence at date of application, Boonville, Oneida N. Y.
Age at date of application, born in 1757 at Norwich  West James, Conn.
Remarks: [illegible] and for date of [illegible]  death & nine of children
ch are ref. to names of wife & ch. not stated - En. 12-19-21
Respectfully,
See Auditor's report at back of this [illegible]
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No 10992
BRIEF objection to the admission of Pension Claims, of which those answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of Asa Kingsbury - which require further proof or explanation.
I. Does the declaration show where the applicant resides?
Yes
II. Did the declarant make the declaration in the county where he resides?
Yes
III. If the applicant did not make the declaration in the county where he resides, is there any reason assigned for his not doing so?
IV. Has the declarant mentioned the period or periods of the war when he served?
Yes
V. * Has he mentioned with precision the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled?
no - particular account of each tour is required
Given now
VI. Has he given the names of the officers under whom he served, in conformity with the regulations?
Yes.
VII. Has he made a relinquishment of every claim to any other pension than the one under the Act of June 7, 1832?
Yes
VIII. Has the Court given their opinion?
Yes
IX. Has the Clerk given his certificate?
Yes
X. Is the Clerk's seal affixed? And if so, has it a device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal?
Yes
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XI. Has the applicant obtained the evidence of a clergyman and another respectable citizen as to their belief respecting his age and the general belief in his neighborhood relative to his revolutionary service?
No Reason given
XII. If the clergyman's affidavit has not been produced, is there any reason assigned for not obtaining it?
No Reason given
XIII. If the applicant has no documentary evidence, and has not obtained the testimony of at least one living witness, has he stated in his declaration that such proof cannot be had?
Yes
XIV. If the applicant has produced a witness or witnesses as to his service, has the magistrate who administered the oath certified that he, she, or they are persons of credibility?
Has the official character and signature of the magistrate been certified by the proper officer under his seal of office?
XV. Does it appear from any of the papers that the witness was in such a situation, or of such an age, as to have a personal knowledge of the applicant's service?
XVI. Are the papers authenticated as the regulations direct?
Yes
XVII. Are the seven interrogatories prescribed by the War Department answered satisfactorily? And, if not, which of them is not so answered?
No Answerd Now
EXPLANATORY NOTES.
* QUERE V. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words:
"Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service, but according to the best of his recollection he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades: For - year - months and - days, I served as a-
For - months and - days, I served as a -; and
for such service I claim a pension."
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1915 Aug. 24. Hist to A.M. Kingsbery
" " " auditor for death etc.
1921, Dec 19 hist to Mrs. F.C. Minkler
13644
Rev War
INVALID.
File No. 13, 644
Asa Kingsbery
Serg Rev. War
Act: June 7 1832
Index: - Vol. 1, Page 208
[Arrangement of 1870.]
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Rev. War Section
August 24, 1915
Mr. A. M. Kingsbury,
c/o The Gibbons,
conde, So. Dakota.
Sir:
In response to your letter dated the 11" instant, you are herewith furnished the history of Asa Kingsbery , Sur. File No. 13,644, Rev. War, and advised that the history of Hezekiah Kingsbury, War of 1812, was furnished you under date of January 30, 1915, and that it is against the practice of this Bureau to furnish more than one such statement to the same person.
Very respectfully,
E. C. Tieman
Acting Commissioner.
B.L.Nt. 110.590-160-55.
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THE CONDE HOTEL
JOHN KOENIGS, PROP.
HOT AIR AND STEAM HEAT
SPECIAL ATTENTION TO
THE TRAVELING PUBLIC
CONDE, S. D. August 11 1915
Comissioner
Pension Bureau
Washington, D.C.
Dear Sir
you will kind note in the attached that I have marked two records
If not of to much trouble I would appreciate it very much if you could verify them. I am
Yours truly
A.M. Kingsbury
to The Gibbons
Asa Kingsbury enl Norwich Conn. Capt. Ebenezer Lathrop Dec. 1776 - Maiden name of wife Laurena Hartshorn M. Jan. 30, 1783
Hezekiah Kingsbury Capt Samuel West's co res. Delta, NY. after war of 1812.
Attached letter returned to A. M. Kingsbury
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THE CONDE HOTEL
JOHN KOENIGS, PROP.
HOT AIR AND STEAM HEAT
SPECIAL ATTENTION TO
THE TRAVELING PUBLIC
CONDE, S. D. August 11 1915
Comissioner
Pension Bureau
Washington, D.C.
Dear Sir
you will kind note in the attached that I have marked two records
If not of to much trouble I would appreciate it very much if you could verify them. I am
Yours truly
A.M. Kingsbury
to The Gibbons
Asa Kingsbury enl Norwich Conn. Capt. Ebenezer Lathrop Dec. 1776 - Maiden name of wife Laurena Hartshorn M. Jan. 30, 1783
Hezekiah Kingsbury Capt Samuel West's co res. Delta, NY. after war of 1812.
Attached letter returned to A. M. Kingsbury
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423 Greente of St
Evanston Ills
Dec 2-1921
Office of Pension Bureau
As I need a pension record to verify my descent, from a Rev ancestor, for the D. A. R. may I ask you to send me official confirmation of the following service.- Asa Kingsberry (or bury)
of Franklin, Ref. U.S. Pension Rev. Pensions rolls Vol II Put 1835 N.Y. State, Oneida Co. p. 363 [514] Pr & sigt 40, Conn militia July 9, 1833, began drawing
(over)
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Mar 4, 1831, aged 72 years.
If there is expense connected with this please notify me, and oblige
Mrs. F.C. Winkler
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3-397.
(Old No.3-399.)
Rev. War Section Division
S. File No. 13,644
Asa Kingsbery
Conn troops
Rev. War.
S.C. Ex'r.
Department of the Interior,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS,
Washington, D. C., Aug. 24, 1915
SIR:
For use in the above-entitled claim for pension, you are requested to furnish this Bureau with a report in the case of Asa Kingsbery allowed $40 per annum from Mch. 4, 1831 pensioned under the Act of June 7, 1832 by certificate No. 14,835 issued July 9, 1833, Utica N. Y. Agency, showing date of his death and names of children to whom the arrears of his pension were paid.
Very respectfully,
E. C. Tieman
Acting Commissioner
THE AUDITOR FOR THE INTERIOR DEPARTMENT.
Treasury Department.
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OFFICE OF
AUDITOR FOR INTERIOR DEPARTMENT
IN REPLYING QUOTE INITIALS
TREASURY DEPARTMENT
WASHINGTON
August 27, 1915
The Commissioner of Pensions,
Sir:
In reply to your letter of the twenty-fourth instant. you are informed that, according to the latest account rendered by the U. S. Pension Agent, at Albany, N. Y. the records of this office show last payment to have been made in the case of Asa Kingsbery, Priv. & Sergt. Army Rev, certificate No. 14835 at $40.00 per annum to March 13, 1839, the date of his death, to Henry H. Fish, attorney for the children, names not shown.
Letter herewith returned.
22,000.
Respectfully,
Oscar A Price
Auditor.
By NNE R