Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 30526, for Thomas Kimball, Massachusetts
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(3-1776)
SERVICE
Mass.
Mass. Sea Service
Kimball,
Thomas
NUMBER
S. 303526
CONTENTS
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10530
Massachusetts
Thomas Kimball
of Essex in the State of Mass
who was a Seaman & Private in the company commanded by Captain Dodge of the regt commanded by Col Smith in the Mass line for Seaman 10 mos
Private 7 "
Inscribed on the Roll of Mass at the rate of 70 Dollars -- Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 12th day of Apl 1833 and sent Asa Andrews Ipswich Mass
Arrears to the 4th of Mar 1833 $140--
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 Sept " 35--
$175--
{Revolutionary Claim,
Act June 7, 1832.}
Recorded by T H McBlair Clerk,
Book r Vol. 2nd Page 45.
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5784.
Thomas Kimball
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Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress, passed June 7, 1832.
STATE OF MASSACHUSETTS: COUNTY OF ESSEX, ss.
On this fourth day of September A.D. 1832, personally appeared in open court, before the HONORABLE DANIEL APPLETON WHITE, Judge of the Court of Probate for the County of Essex aforesaid, now sitting, Thomas Kimball, a resident of Ipswich, in the County of Essex and State of Massachusetts, aged 71 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:
and enlisted as a volunteer in Capt Robert Dodges Company in Col Isaac Smiths regiment in January 1776 & marched to Cambridge in Massachusetts & served two months & in April was discharged but have no written discharge Thomas Burnham was adjutant, and in September 1776 I enlisted as a Volunteer in Capt Perkins Company & Col Jonathan Cogswells Regiment marched from Ipswich to Fairfield in Connecticut & to a place above White Plains in the State of New York & served three months & was discharged. I have not in my possession any documentary papers, the officers are all dead except Thomas Burnham who is so aged that I cannot well get his testimony, I also enlisted in Capt Ebenezer Lords Company of Militia in Col Timothy Pickerings regiment as a volunteer on the first day of December 1776 marched to Providence in Rhode Island & from thence to Springfield in Massachusetts & from thence to Dobbs Ferry in State of New York & from thence into New Jersey & served four months & was discharged but have no written evidence the officers are dead- James Fuller was in the Company & knows this fact, the officers are dead. In the Summer of 1779 the officers of the Ship Skyrocket sixteen guns in the public service took me out of a private vessel & compelled me to serve in the ship under Capt William Burke in Commodore Saltonstalls expedition to take Penobscott from the enemy the enterprise failed & I was taken Prisoner & was in the service & a Prisoner four months--I entered on board the Armed Brig General Mercer James Babson commander of fourteen Guns & served under him ten months at sea ten months from June 1777 till ten months were finished In June 1778 I entered the armed ship General Arnold eighteen guns Moses Brown commander & was at sea six months On 1st of December 1778 I entered on Board the Ship Black Prince Eighteen Guns Nathl West Commander and was six months at sea
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In October 1779 I entered on the armed Brig Genl Lincoln fourteen guns John Carnes Commander & was in her at sea three months. I was born in Ipswich in the year 1761 on 22nd February . The record of my age is on the town records of Ipswich. I lived in Ipswich when I entered the several services & have lived there ever since & now live there. I have stated the names of the officers which I remember. All the Naval officers are deceased under whom I served I am known to Revd D.T. Kimball Asa Andrews & Ebenezer Barnham
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.
Tho. Kimball
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid
D A White JUDGE OF PROBATE
We, David T Kimball a clergyman, residing in Ipswich aforesaid, and Asa Andrews Esquire, a magistrate, residing in Ipswich aforesaid, do hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Thomas Kimball who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be 71 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.
David T. Kimball
Asa Andrews
Subscribed and sworn to before  D A. White
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And the said Court hereby declares its opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the abovenamed applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies that David T Kimball who has signed the preceding Certificate, is a Clergyman resident in Ipswich and that the said Asa Andrews who has also signed the same is a Magistrate resident at Ipswich and is a credible person and that their statement is entitled to credit.
D A White Judge of Probate
I James Fuller testify and say that I was a Private in Capt Ebenezer Lords Company & Col Timothy Pickerings Regiment in the winter of 1776 & 1777 and well remember Thomas Kimball named in the annexed that he marched with us from Ipswich to the places he has stated & that he served four months and this was in the Militia
James Fuller
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Essex ss September 4th 1833 Then James Fuller above named appeared and made oath to the truth of the above affidavit before me
Asa Andrews Justice of the Peace
I also certify that said Fuller is a person of good credit for truth A Andrews Justice of the Peace
I NATHANIEL LORD Junior, Register of the Court of Probate for the County of Essex aforesaid, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Thomas Kimball for a pension. Also that Asa Andrews, whose name is subscribed to the foregoing certificates, is a justice of the peace for said county; and that his signatures thereto are genuine.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this fourth day of September, A.D. 1832.
Nathl Lord jr.
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30526
Revy INVALID.
File No. 30,526
Thomas Kimball
Seaman + Private Rev War
Act: June 7th 32
Index:--Vol. 2, Page 222
[Arrangement of 1870.]
Feby 8 1901
Hon A.F. Fox-HR.
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30526
Thos Kimball
Sepr 4-1932
Ipswich Mass
born Feby 22 1761
Jany 76 Ipswich Mass
Capt Robt Dodge
Col Isaac Smith
Pvt 2 mos
Sept 76 Capt Perkins
Col Jona Agswell
Pvt 3 mos
Dec 76 Capt Ebenezer Lord
Col. Nath Pickering
Pvt 6 mos
Summer 79 
Ship "Skyrocket"
Capt W Burke
Captured
Seaman 4 mos
Jun 77
Brig "Gen Mercer"
Capt Jas Babson
10 mos
June 78 Ship "Gen Arnold"
Capt Moses Brown
6 mos
Dec 1.78 Ship Black Prince
Capt Nathl West 6 m
Oct 79 Brig Gen Lincoln
Capt Jno Carnes 3 mos
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5784
Thomas Kimball
Seaman  10  months
Private    9
              19
See letter 19 Jany 1833
$70
Asa Andrews Esq
Ipswich
Mass
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BRIEF in the case of Thos. Kimball
of Essex Cy-in the State of Mass
(Act 7th June, 1832.)
1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? 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.
[table headings] Period. | Duration of Service. (subheadings-Years, Months, Days.) | Rank. (Subheading- As a ) | Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served. (subheading-General.) | 
In 1776 Jany  | - 2 - | pvt | Capt R Dodge Col. I Smith
1776 Sept | - 3 - | " | " Perkins " I Cogswell | 
76 Dec. | - 4 - | " | " E Lord " T Pickering | 
79 - | - 4 - | Seaman Prisoner | W. Burke |
77 | - 10 Privateer - | Seaman | J. Robson |
78 June | - 6 - | " | M. Brown |
78 Dec | - 6 - | " | R West |
79 Oct | - 3 Prir - | " | J. Carnes
5. In what battles was he engaged? none
6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Ipswich
7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? Traditionary evidence, Living Witnesses
8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? Correct
I Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
Examining Clerk.
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Ipswich January 30th. 1833 

Sir,
I have received the letter of 19th with the Documents
of Thomas Kimball from the Pension office, requiring further evidence "that the vessels General Mercer, General Arnold, Black Prince, and General Lincoln, were public armed vessels", before a final decision can be made
in his case; After investigating the subject I am
satisfied those vessels were such as were then called privateers  & of course private armed vessels-  and he was mistaken in supposing such services would be allowed. As his services in the Skyrocket and on the land are not mentioned as requiring further evidence, it is
presumed they are satisfactory. You are therefore respectfully requested to decide in his favor for them & to send a certificate when it will be convenient. I return his evidence as originally made - I am with great respect your obedient Servt
Asa Andrews -
Hon Lewis Cass Esquire
Secretary of War_____
       or
J. L. Edwards Esquire -
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THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES
Form Vam-51
12-5-41
Division of Veterans' Administration Archives
BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
NAME-Kimball,Thomas- GRADE-Private-
LINE-New Hampshire
WARRANT  NUMBER 3256  ACREAGE  100
ISSUED- Mar. 25, 1790 TO__Not Shown__
*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.