Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 42685, Duncan Dunn, Mass. Vt.
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Service
Mass
Vt.

Dunn, Duncan

Number
S.42685
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To Ohio
Died Augt 29 1839
from
Kentucky
Duncan Dunn
of Boone County in the state of Kentucky
who was a private in the regiment commanded by
Colonel Warner Patterson Vt of the Major Vermont
line, for the term of three years

Inscribed on the Roll of Kentucky
at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on
the 6 of August 1818

Certificate of Pension issued the 15 of April 1819
and sent to John Trimble Esq
Burlington Kentucky

Arrears to 4th of March 1819 for $55.73
Semi-anl. all'ce ending 4 Sept 1819 48.00
$103.73

{Revolutionary claim,}
{Act 18th March, 1818.}
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See letter to J Reynolds, Pa Ag
May 26. 1831. do. to S.F.
Hunt June 13. 1831.

Transfer to Ohio 27 July
1831 and notification sent to
S.F. Hunt Esq Cincinnati Ohio
1888
July S.F. Cary history - Private

[vertically right side] Notification sent Nov. 2, 1820 to [illegible] Combs, Lexington, Ky
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See letter to J Reynolds, Pa. Ag
May 26. 1831. do. to S.F. 
Hunt June 13. 1831.

Transfer to Ohio 27 July
1831 and notification sent to
S. F. Hunt Esq Cincinnati Ohio
1888
July S.F. Cary history - Private

[vertically at right] Notification sent Nov 2. 1820
[illegible] Combs, Lexington, Ky
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Duncan Dunn
Statement &
Certificate

Duncan Dunn Sergeant
Conl. Seth Warner, Regt
1777 to 1780

Admitted
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State of Kentucky Boone County Boone Circuit Ct

Before me John Trimble Judge of the Circuit Court in and for said County personally appeared Duncan Dunn aged sixty six years who being duly sworn according to law made oath. That in April or May 1775 in state of Massachusetts he volunteered & went down upon the Report of the Battle of Lexington that upon his arrival at the place where the Battle had been fought, he enlisted as a private soldier for the term of eight months under Captain Samuel Sloan in the Regiment commanded by Colonel Patterson there then being no regular establishment of the line or Regiments. that he served in the capacity of a private soldier under his said Enlistment untill January following when he was Regularly discharged by Colonel Patterson at Cambridge above Barton That in the first of January 1777. he inlisted for three years as 2nd sergeant under Captain Gideon Brownson of the County of Bennington of the State of Vermont. That he was enlisted by said Captain Brownson in the County of Rensselaer in the state of New York. That he belonged to what was called the Independent Regiment commanded by Colonel Seth Warner, of the Continental Establishment of the American Revolutionary War of the United States against the Common Enemy to wit the King of Great Brittain. That the Regiment was
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was generally denominated the Green Mountain Boys - That he continued to serve in said Regiment for the aforesaid Term of three years. for a short time as the 2nd sergeant But in a short time was appointed as orderly Sergeant in said Company in which capacity he continued untill the expiration of his enlistment when he was Regularly discharged in January 1780 at Fort George in the State of New York by said Colonel Seth Warner - That he is now a Citizen & Resident in the County of Boone & State of Kentucky That in moving to the western Country in the fall of the year 1812, with his family got his raft of plank on which he was [illegible] stove on Bakers Island in the Ohio River where he lost his said discharge and all his property saving only the lives of himself & family. That he has no other proof in this part of the Country by which he can prove the aforesaid facts. That he has never received any Pension from the Government of the United States or any of the States in the union. Altho wounded & disabled in his left hand during the said War. Having previous to his misfortune on the Ohio in 1812 a sufficient support of his own & never before this made any application to his Country for any. That from his reduced circumstances in life his age infirmity & misfortunes he stands in need of assistance from his Country for support.

Sworn to before me Judge of the Circuit Court of said County of Boone this 6th day of August 1818.
John Kimble
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State of Kentucky}
Boone County}
Boone Circuit} SS

I John Trimble Judge of the Circuit Court in & for said County do hereby certify that from the aforesaid Statements & upon Inquiry being made that it satisfactorily appears that said Duncan Dunn served in the Revolutionary War against the common enemy. In the capacities as before stated for Nine Months & upwards. That from his Reduced Circumstances in life he stands in need of assistance & from his Country for support  & that he is now a citizen of the State of Kentucky & Resident of Boone County.

In Testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name & caused the seal of said Court to be hereunto affixed This 6th day of August in the year 1818
John Trimble

[seal affixed at left]
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145.
Duncan Dunn
9,403
Schedule
Sep '19
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Fayette County Court Sept Court 1820
on motion of Duncan Dunn, who produced in open court his pension schedule and certificate, which was sworn to. It is ordered to be recorded and certified to the Secretary for the war department, of the United States of America, which is in the following words & figures to wit -

Schedule, District of Kentucky (SS) Fayette County Court Sect - on this Eleventh day of September 1820, personally appeared in open Court, being a court of record for the said district and Fayette County, by act of assembly having its proceedings duly recorded and possessing power to fine and imprison for contempt, Duncan Dunn, aged sixty nine years, resident in Fayette in said District, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth, on his oath, declare, that he served in the Revolutionary War as follows, He enlisted in Captain Gideon Brownson's company in the Regt Commanded by Colonel Seth Warner of the Rangers; on Continental establishment in the County of Bennington State of Vermont, in January 1777.
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to serve for three years - he served the three years and was discharged by the Colonel at Fort George at the head of Lake George was at the taking of General Burgoyne, and many war engagements - He afterwards served frequently in the militia of Massachusetts and Vermont - And I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States, on the 18th day of March 1818, and that I have not since that time, by gift, sale, or in any manner, disposed of my property, or any part thereof, with intent thereby so to diminish it as to bring my self within the provisions of an 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" passed on the 18th day of March 1818, and that I have not, nor has any person intrust for me, any property, or securities, contracts, or debts, due to me; nor have I any income other than what is contained in the Schedule hereto annexed, and by me subscribed - Two dollars, some books, ten dollars amounting to thirteen dollars am indebted fifty dollars for a horse which died shortly after I bought him last spring & I have about ten dollars due me.
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my occupation is farming when I am able which is but seldom - my wife's age is sixty one years also nearly past labour we are principally supported by the charity of a son in Law -
Duncan Dunn

Sworn to, and declared, on the Eleventh day of September 1820 before us, Mathew Elder, William Stone, & Robert S. Todd, Justices of the peace and Judges of Fayette County Court. -
NV underlined twice on first page and once on the third
Att. J. C. Rodis CLC

State of Kentucky
Fayette County Court Sept 13th 1820
I, James C. Rodis Clerk of the Court in and for the County aforesaid, do hereby certify, that the foregoing certificate and the Schedule thereto annexed, are truly copied from the record of the said Court, and I do further certify that it is the opinion of the said Court that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid Schedule is thirteen dollars.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court this day and date last written & of the commonwealth the said year.
Att J. D. Rodis CLC

[seal affixed at left]
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my occupation is farming when I am able which is but seldom - my wife's age is sixty one years also nearly past labour we are principally supported by the charity of a son in Law - Duncan Dunn  

Sworn to, and declared, on the Eleventh day of September 1820 before us, Mathew Elder, William Stone, & Robert S. Todd, Justices of the peace and Judges of Fayette County Court. - NV underlined twice on first page and once on the third 
Att. J. C. Rodis CLC  

State of Kentucky Fayette County Court Sept 13th 1820 
I, James C. Rodis Clerk of the Court in and for the County aforesaid, do hereby certify, that the foregoing certificate and the Schedule thereto annexed, are truly copied from the record of the said Court, and I do further certify that it is the opinion of the said Court that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid Schedule is thirteen dollars.  

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court this day and date last written & of the commonwealth the said year. 
Att J. D. Rodis CLC  

[seal affixed at left]
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New York Ia. Oct. 5. 1842

Sir.

John Dunn, of Switzerland County, Ia. son and heir of Duncan Dunn, who was a private soldier in the Revolutionary War; serving first in Warner's regiment and then in Patterson's regiment, will be thankful to know whether the heirs of soldiers who served for during the war, are not entitled to the county land promised their fathers. Said Duncan Dunn was a pensioner, first inscribed on the roll of Kentucky agency and then transferred to the list of the Ohio agency. Said Duncan died about August 29. 1839.

I have the honor to be
your Obt Servt
William C. Keen

Hon. J. L. Edwards, Coms. of Pensions
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State of Ohio
City of Cincinnati SS

On this fourth day of June 1831. personally appeared before me Elisha Hotchkiss Mayor of the city aforesaid Duncan Dunn, who, on his oath declares that he is the same person also formerly belonged to the company commanded by Captain Gideon Brownson in the Regiment commanded by Colonel Seth Warner in the service of the United States; that his name was placed on the Pension Roll of the State of Kentucky from whence he has lately removed; that he now resides in the State of Ohio, where he intends to remain, and wishes his pension to be there payable in future; and that his reasons for removing from the State of Kentucky was that he might be among his children, who reside in Cincinnati.
Duncan Dunn

In testimony of which I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the corporate seal of the said city on the day and date above written
E. Hotchkiss Mayor

At the same time and place personally appeared Nathaniel Dunn of lawful age, who on his solemn oath declared and said, that he well knows Duncan Dunn, and that he is the identical person of that name described in the above affidavit.
Nathaniel Dunn

Sworn to & subscribed before}
me this 4th day of June 1831.}
E. Hotchkiss Mayor

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State of Ohio
City of Cincinnati SS

From satisfactory evidence produced before me at my office in Cincinnati this 19th day of July 1831 to wit the oath of Minn Roswill a citizen of lawful age, I am satisfied that Nathaniel Dunn who made oath before me on the 4th day of June 1831, touching the identity of Duncan Dunn is a creditable witness, and I do hereby certify the same.
In witness of which I have hereunto subscribed my name and quality this 19th day of July 1831. 
B. Hotchkiss Mayor
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42685
Invalid.
Revy
File No. 42.685
Duncan Dunn
Pri Rev War
Act: 18 March 18
Index: - Vol. 3, page 149

[Arrangement of 1870]
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Duncan Dunn died Aug 29. 1839 - In Aug 1818 of Boone Co Kentucky 66 yrs. Enlisted in May 1775 in Brownson Company for 8 mos with Capt Sloane & Col Paterson. In Jany he again enlisted for 3 yrs with Capt. Brownson of Bennington Co Vt, in the County of Rensselaer NY & regt Col Seth Warner with "Green Mountain Boys" Served as War orderly at surrender of Burgoyne & other 5 major engagements Sergeant at Fort George [illegible ] moved in fall 1812 with his family & moving a raft down Ohio river it was stove on Baker Island. lost all his property saving his family. he was wounded in left hand in the war - had sufficient support previous to 1812 removed in 1831 from Ky to Cincinnati to be with his children In July
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1820 age stated 69 yrs. also served in Mass & Vt militia
Wife living 1820
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Cincinnati July 20 1831.

Sir,

In obedience to the instructions contained in your letter of the 13th of June last in which you inform me that before Duncan Dunn can obtain a transfer of the place of the payment of his pension it is necessary that the Magistrate who administered the oath to Nathaniel Dunn should certify that he is a credible witness.

This that Magistrate namely the Mayor of our city has certified, on the back of the application for a transfer which paper I now have the honor to return to you

I am very respectfully yours
Saml F. Hunt.

To J. L Edwards