Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 42,778, for John Kennelly, New York
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(8-1776)
Service
Continental (N.Y.) Kennelly, John
Number S. 42,778
{B.L.Wt. 13289-100 Pvt.
{Issued Feb. 14, 1791 to
{Edward Savage, assignee
{no papers.
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12 . 920 R
New York
John Kennelly of Providence in the State of New York who was a drummer in the regiment commanded by Colonel Hazen called the Congress Regiment for the term of Six years NY.

Inscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of Eight Dollars per month, to commence on the 8th of April 1878.

Certificate of pension issued the 27th of July 1819 and sent to Avery Starkweather Esq. Judge Galway - New York

 Arrears to 4th of March 1819 
Semi-anl. all'ce ending 4th Sept 1819
 10 M: 23/30 & 4/31- 87:16
                                   48:-
                   [total]       $135:16
{Revolutionary claim, Act 18th March, 1818}
Discontinued
Notification sent to John McCarthy Esq.
14 July 1820
Johnstown N.Y.

[numbers on left side]
31
3
28

32
 7.22
"  3
40.25
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John Kennelly
John Kennelly
Drummer
1777 to 1783
Hazen    N. York
Regt.
Deserter ["Deserter" crossed out] (returned)
Admd
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STATE OF NEW YORK }SS.
SARATOGA COUNTY  }
On this Eighth day of April 1818, before me the subscriber, one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the county of Saratoga and state of New York, personally appears John Kennelly aged fifty years, resident in the town of Providence in the County of Saratoga in the said state, who being by me first duly sworn, according to law, doth, on his oath, make the following declaration in order to obtain the provision made by the late 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 the said John Kennelly enlisted in the city of New York in the state of New York Regiment in the company commanded by Captain John O Karrow in Regiment commanded by Col. Moses Hazen that he continued to serve in the said corps, or in the service of the United States until the thirteenth day of June in the year Seventeen hundred eighty three when he was discharged from service in New Windsor and state of New York that he was in the battles of White Plains and taking Corn Wallis and that he is in reduced circumstances and stands in need of the assistance of his country for support; and that he has no other evidence now in his power of his said services except his discharge which he received in consequence of his having performed the services therein certified he further saith that he enlisted sometime in the month of February or March in the year of one thousand seven hundred and seventy seven as a drummer for and during the war and continued to perform that duty until the time of his discharge
John Kennelly (signature)

Sworn to and declared before me, the day and year aforesaid Avery Starkweather Judge of Common Pleas Saratoga County

I Avery Starkweather Judge &c. as aforesaid, do certify that it appears to my satisfaction that the said John Kennelly did serve in the revolutionary war, as stated in the preceding declaration, against the common enemy; and I now transmit the proceedings and testimony taken and had before me to the Secretary for the War Department, pursuant to the directions of the aforesaid act of congress.  Dated April 8th 1818
Avery Starkweather (signature)

STATE OF NEW YORK }SS.
SARATOGA COUNTY  }
In testimony that the above named Avery Starkweather is a Judge of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the county of Saratoga and state of New York, and that the above is his signature, I subscribe my name and affix the county seal, this (date blocked by the seal) day of May in the year 1818
Wm Stilwell (signature) } Clerk of the County of Saratoga
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I Benj Mooers of Plattsburgh, County of
Clinton and State of New York do hereby
Certify that I was a Lieut & Adjutant in a
Regiment in the service of the United States of America in the Revolutionary War commanded
by Moses Hazen, Esq. and and that John Kennelly, Drummer, served in the said Regiment several years & that I have no recollection that he the Sd John left the Regiment or was absent from the same for any length of time until discharged at the close of the war-- but I am impressed that he was attentive and done his duty faithfully-- Plattsburgh May 22 1819
Benj Mooers
Sworn & subscribed to this 
22nd day of May 1819 before
me a Notary Public of the
State of New York & I certify
the Deponent is a credible
witness
Ruben H Walworth
Not. Public
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I, Avery Starkweather, Judge of the Court of
Common pleas in and for the County of
Saratoga as within certified, being personally
acquainted with the circumstances of John
Kennelly Named in the within Declaration,
Do therefore certify that the said John
Kennelly is in Reduced Circumstances and
Stands in need of the assistance of his
Country for Support.
Given under my hand this 8th Day of April 1818
Avery Starkweather Judge
Please Direct the pension certificate to the Post
Office in Galway State of New York
to Avery Starkweather Esqr
by Request of applicant
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John Kennelly
not entitled

12920

[?] Tuttle
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Montgomery County
State of New York } ss:
On the fourteenth day of June in the year 1820 personally appeared in Open Court
being a Court of Record for the County afore
said, John Kennelly, aged fifty two years,
resident in the town of Northampton in
the said County of Montgomery who being
first duly sworn doth on his Oath declares that
he served in the Revolutionary War as follows: to wit that he served in the army as a drummer for the term of six years and four months, that he served in Captain
Richard Loyds [Lloyd] Company, Colonel Moses Hazen's Regiment called the Congress Regiment, that he has made a declaration
setting forth his services in the Revolutionary war which declaration was dated the eight day of April 1818, and that he has received a pension from the United States and that the number of his pension Certificate is 12,920, and I solemnly swear that I was a resident
Citizen of the United States on the eighteenth day of March 1818 and that I have
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not since that time by gift, sale or in any
other manner disposed of my property or any
part thereof with intent thereby so to diminish it as to bring myself 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 other person in trust 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-- And that I am by occupation a chair maker and Farmer and am
& afflicted with infirmities insomuch that
I cannot follow my Labor only at intervals, not being able to assist but little in the support my family, meanwhile my wife, aged forty two years not able to labor, being subject to frequent convulsions paroxysms -- Katharine my daughter, aged eighteen years able to do to labor of a
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person of her age -- which two persons comprise my family and are all from whom I
received any assistance. -- All which I
do Certify to be correct & true.  John Kennelly

Sworn to and declared on the 14th day of June 1820 in open court by Jno McCarthy, Clerk

Schedule of the Real and personal estate of John Kennelly related to in the foregoing or
annexed declaration and of the debts
due me, and of the debts due from me
the said Kennelly to my creditors as follows,  to wit:

Real estate                             Value

12 acres 3 rods & five parcels of land with
a log house and barrick        $115.00
One cow                                $ 16.00
One sow, 8 months old
and six young pigs                 $   5.00
nine fowls                               $   1.12
one ax                                     $   1.00
one hoe                                   $    .75
one hay rake                            $    .18
one pitch fork                          $    .12
one pair hand irons, damaged$    .25
one fire shovel, damaged        $    .25
one pair of tongs, old              $    .50
one iron pot and one pail pot  $ 1.00
two iron dish kettles, old         $   1.00
one tea kettle                           $    .50

Personal estate                     Value

one frying pan                        $      .75
one griddle, damaged            $      .25
two tables, old                        $   1.50
seven chairs                            $    2.50
two chests                               $   1.00
                                          ______________
                                          $  33=67

Two wood pails                       $    .50
one saw                                   $    .50
One churn                                $    .75
one wash tub                           $    .75
six knives and forks                  $    .50
six cups and saucers                $     .25
seven plates                             $     .37
one sugar bowl                         $    .18
one bowl                                   $    .05
one wire sieve                           $    .25
one small looking glass            $    .50
one turning lathe                      $  1.25
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[schedule of personal property from preceding page]

three chisels                              .37
one old gouge                          .12
one shaving knife                     .75
one small broadax                    .50
and some small articles
of little value                             .20
                                             $33.67
Brought up                           $41.87

Debts due to me
From   Joseph Randall          $  1.81
       Alburtus L. Hebard              .56
         Ruben Martin                  1.50
          William Wells                   .12-1/2
          Joshua Chambers             .12-1/2
                    forward----------$ 4.12

Schedule continued
Debts due from me the said John Kennelly to my creditors
  To   John Fay & Co.              $15.47
          Cyrus Fay                         3.00
          Joseph Spur                     2.98
        Aaron Anderson                 4.00
           Hawley Randall                3.00
        Avery Starkweather             4.00
         Ezra Lyon, Jr.                         .75   
             Bass                                  .37
        Henry Van Ness, 2nd           1.00
                                                 $34.57      
              deduct debts owing      (4.12)
                                                  $30.45

I do certify that the foregoing schedule is correct statement of all my real and personal property and of all debts due me and of debts due from me to others.  Dated at Johnstown in the said County of Montgomery the 14th day of June 1820.
John Kennelly
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State of new York
Mont: county
Clerks Office
  I John McCarthy of the Court of common pleas in and for the said County do hereby Certify that the foregoing oath the schedule thereunto annexed are truly copied from the record of the said court and I further certify that it is proved to the satisfaction of the said court by the oaths of credible witnesses and that it is the opinion of the said Court that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule is One hundred fifty six dollars & eighty seven cents  In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and afixed [affixed] the seal of the said Court on the 20th day of June 1820.
  John McCarthy
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John Kennelly, Sur. File No. 42,778, was allowed pension on his appli-cation executed April 8, 1818, while a resident of Providence, Saratoga County, New York, and fifty years of age.

He stated that he enlisted at New York City, February or March, 1777, as a Drummer under Captains John O'Hara and Richard Lloyd in Colonel Moses Hazen's "Congress Regiment", he was in the battle of White Plains and taking of Cornwallis, and served until June 30, 1783, when he was dis-charged at New Windsor, New York.

In 1820 he resided at Northampton, Montgomery County, New York, and referred to his wife aged forty-two years (name not stated) and his daughter Katharine 18 years; but in 1823 he stated that his wife Mindwell was 62 years of age. There is no further family data.

Very respectfully,
Commissioner.
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1911 Aug. 8. History to Ms. K. A. Wemple

42778
INVALID.
Revy

File No. 42,778
John Kennally
Drummer Rev War

Act. 18 March 18
Index: --Vol. 5, Page 269

[Arrangement of 1870.]
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By His Excellency
GEORGE WASHINGTON, Esq;
General and Commander in Chief of the Forces of the United States of America.

THESE are to CERTIFY that the Bearer hereof John Kennelly, drummer from the State of New York in the [crossed out] General Hazen's Regiment, having faithful-ly served the United States five years and seven months and being inlisted for the War only, is hereby DISCHARGED from the American Army.

GIVEN at HEAD-QUARTERS the 30 June 1788
Land sold 4th January 1792 to John Robison & [J?] V Renssalaer

By HIS EXCELLENCY'S
Command


REGISTERED in the Books of the Regiment,
[signed] Benjamin Moors


THE above John Kennelly has been honored with the BADGE of MERIT for six Years faithful Service

[signed] Moses Hazen
Brig. Genl
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[this is a duplicate of the previous page]
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HEAD QUARTERS, June 30th 1783.
THE within CERTIFICATE shall not avail the
Bearer as a Discharge, until the Ratification of the definitive Treaty of Peace; previous to which Time, and until Proclamation thereof shall be made, He is to be considered as being on Furlough.
GEORGE WASHINGTON.

Know all men by these presents that I John Kinily [Kennelly] do hereby authorize, constitute and appoint Edward Savage my here and lawful Attorney irrevocable to ask, demand, solicit, obtain or receive in my name or his own name as he shall think best a Grant or Patent of all my land that I am now or
hereafter may be entitled to for my services in the Army of the United States of America
and I do hereby Ratify and confirm whatsoever
my named Attorney may do in the premises. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal the sixth day of December in the year one thousand seven hundred and eighty eight.
John Kennelly
Dated and delivered
Taken and Acknowledged

[written sideways John Kennelly 
To Edward Savage
to be copied]

S. File 42,778
John Kennelly
Cont'l. (N. York)
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New York
John Kennelly
aged 54 yr - Bad rupture
Chairmaker, wife 62 yrs old, very infirm-- no other family
served 6 yrs
1st
Schedule (14 June 1820)
exhibits about 12 acres of land
with a log house & barrack thereon valued at $115- 1 cow, $16 Dollars & Sundry articles of 
household & Kitchen furniture.
whole and of schedule is $156.87
Names sundry persons to whom he owes small debts totaling in all to $30.45.
off.  14th July 1820- application
for restoration as
2d Sched. (4 Oct. 1823.)
states that on the 17th of Sept
1823, he sold the 12 acres of
land to N. Westadt, $[illegible] satisfy him
for debts due to him for for store goods, clothing and provision. An authenticated
copy of the deed is within
still owes Mr Westedt $30.
the cow he sold, the provisions he used for support of the family-
He exhibits 1 table, 1 looking glass,
5 chairs, 2 pails, 3 iron pots, 3 milk pans,
5 knives & forks, 5 spoons,
6 plates, &c. &c- 1heifer, 1 sheep,
2 hogs-- whole amount is only $30. -

[written sideways:  Rec'd Jany 20, 1829,
Hon. J.W. Cary]
Hon. J.W. Cary
H.R.
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John Kennelly
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Declaration in order to be restored to the pension List under the Act of the 1st of March 1823
State of New York Montgomery County
On this fourth day of October 1823 personally appeared in open Court, being a Court of Record for the County of Montgomery, the same being the County Court for the said County, John Kennelly aged fifty four years, who being first duly sworn according to Law, doth on his oath make the following
declaration in order to obtain the provisions made by the acts of the 18th March 1818, the first of May 1820, & 1st of March 1823, that he the said John Kennelly enlisted for the term of three years & Served during the war. The time of his enlistment he cannot remember, that he enlisted under Captain John O'Hara, in the Regiment commanded by Colonel Moses Hazen, in the Congress Regiment in the Continental Establishment - that he continued to serve in the Corps until the war ended and he was discharged from the said service -  was serving under Captain Richard Loyd at the time he was discharged which took place at New Windsor in the State of New York which discharge is now at the office of the Secretary of War at Washington-
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 to diminish it as to bring myself 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 State in the revolutionary War," passed
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on the 18th day of March 1818, and that I have not now nor has any person in trust 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 hereunto annexed and by me Subscribed-- that since the exhibition of my first
Schedule the following changes have been made in my property -- twelve acres and three Rods of land, Sold to Nathaniel Wescott, on the 17th day of September 1823, for the sum of one hundred Dollars in payment of a debt due to him for debts which I have contracted
at his store for clothing and provisions and small debts he paid for me, and that I am still owing the said Nathaniel Wescott from twenty five to thirty Dollars, and one Cow I put away to Elisha Connell, and the avails of her eat up in my family. Schedule of property of John Kennelly, the above declarant as follows to wit: one table, One looking Glass, 5 chairs, 2 pails, 3 Small Iron pots, 3 milk Pans, 5 knives & forks, old, 5 Spoons, 6 plates. One set
tea cups & Saucers, One Tea pot, one linnen wheel, old.   One large Wheel, old. One chest, old, one heifer, 8 Sheep, 2 hogs-- and the said John Kennelly further declares that he is very infirm in Body and health on Account of a breach in his body which came upon him last May by heavy lifting-- that his wife is named Mindnell-- is sixty two years of age and in poor health on account of a disorder called the falling Sickness-- that the said John Kennelly is a chair maker by trade.
John Kennelly
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 Henry F. Yates, clerk of Montgomery county and clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of Said county do hereby certify that it appears to the satisfaction of the court that the said John Connelly did serve in the revolutionary War, 
as stated in the preceding declaration - Against the common enemy, on the Continental establishment. I do also certify that the foregoing oath and the schedule thereto annexed are truly copied from the Records of the said court, And I do further certify that it the opinion of the said court, that the Total Amount in Value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule is Thirty dollars. In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court, on this 18th day of October 1820
  Henry F. Yates, Clerk
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Dr Sir,
  I herewith enclose the application of John Kennelly whose afft. & discharge have already been before the war department and rejected as appears by the enclosures on back of Petition "deserted" Some singular occurance has taken place in transcribing from State documents [..have?] - I presume the warr [war] department will not hesitate to reconsider the application of said Kennely who now is in good standing as any man in community is a regular member of a Religious Society whose oath on veracity cannot be impeached. An afft [affidavit] of General Moors is additionally enclosed which has been procured subsequent to the rejection of the application - It is of the utmost importance that [coquel?] justice should be distributed to every [underlined] legal applicant.  The standing of General Moors I presume will not be called in question when it is known that he was at our last election, elected a Senator from the eastern district of this State - The applicant [fals?] a much greater anxiety now than before as he considers the return an unwareted [unwarranted] blur upon a spotless reputation. I presume in the rejection of the application [underlined] all defference was paid to
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the Records or Rolls of the war department
to the entire rejection of other evidence --
but when more & unimpeachable testimony
is superadded to the discharge of Gen
Washington, I presume there will be
no reluctance in hearing & reconsidering
the application and no doubt can be
entertained but that he ought & will be
placed on the pension list & a certificate forwarded to me.

Yours very respectfully
Hon. John C. Cohoun, Esq.
Avery Starkweather
Sect'y  of the War dep't.

Galway Saratoga County NY,  June 21st 1819
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[2 postal marks]
U.S. PENSION OFFICE D AUG 3 1911
RECORD DIVISION AUG 3 1911
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August 2/11

Pension Office -
Washington. D.C.

Gentlemen:-
In connection with a search for Revolutionary ancestors I find that my father's grandfather, John Kennelly, served as a drummer going on the age of eight years, continuing through the war, receiving a pension at its close.

As I have no means of getting dates, his birth, death &c I would like to know how much
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Address
Mrs. K.A. Wemple
1534 Union St
Schenectady
N.Y.
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I can get from the Pension department and the proper method of obtaining this information.

John Kennelly was my ancestor on my father's side. On the maternal side was Jacob Shew, my mother's grandfather.

We do not know as he received a pension but as he may have done so, would like also any information regarding him.

Any instructions which will aid me in this search will be appreciated.

Yours very truly
K. A. Wemple
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Sept 1819

Hon. J.W. Cady  H.R.
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The People of the State of New York by the Grace of God free and Independent. To all to whom these presents shall come, Greeting: Know ye that we having inspected the Records of our County of Montgomery do find in
Book No 18 of Deeds page 228 [and following] the record of a certain deed there remaining in the words and figures
following, to wit: This Indenture, made
the Seventeenth day of September in the year
of our Lord One thousand Eight hundred and
Twenty three. Between John Kennelly and Mindnell his wife, of the Town of Northampton County of Montgomery & State of New York, of the first part, and Nathaniel Wescot of the Town County and State aforesaid of the second part.  Witnesseth, that the said party of
the first part for and in consideration of the sum of One hundred Dollars Current money of the United States to them in hand paid, by the said party of the second part, the receipt whereof is hereby confessed and acknowledged; hath granted, bargained, sold, remised, released, aliened and confirmed; and by these presents, doth grant, bargain, sell, remise, release, alien and confirm unto the said party of the second part, and
to his heirs and assigns for ever. All that certain piece or parcel of Land situate in the Town of Northampton aforesaid, and being part of Lot Number Eighteen in Northampton Pattent lying on the north side of the
West Branch of Hudson River, Beginning at a stake standing on the Bank of the river in the North line of William Hayts' Lot, and running along the line of said Lot North Sixty three degrees and thirty minutes.  East Eight chains and seventy five links to the highway; thence
along the highway North forty one degrees West Nineteen
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nineteen chains and twelve links to a Stake; thence South thirty five degrees, West to a beech Sapling: thence South Seventeen degrees, West four chains to a black Ash tree standing on the bank of the river; thence
down the river as it winds and turns to the place of Beginning. Containing Twelve acres three Rods and five parcels of Land. Together with all and singular the hereditaments and appurtenances thereunto belonging
or in any wise appertaining, and the reversion and reversions, remainder and remainders, rents, issues and profits thereof; and all the estate, right, title, interest, claim and demand whatsoever of the said parties of the first part either in Law or equity, of, in and to the above bargained premises, with the said hereditaments and appurtenances, To have and to hold the said above described premises with their and every of their rights unto the said party of the second part, his heirs and assigns, to the sole and only proper use, benefit and behoof of the said party of the second part, his heirs and assigns for ever.  And the said parties of the first part, for themselves, their heirs, executors and administrators, doth covenant, grant, bargain,
promise and agree to and with the said party of the second part, his heirs and assigns, to warrant, and for ever to defend the above bargained premises, and every part and parcel thereof, now being in the Quiet and peaceable possession of the said party of the second part, against the said parties of the first part, their heirs, executors, administrators and assigns, and against all and every other person or persons claiming or to claim
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claim the said premises, or any part thereof. In Witness whereof the said parties of the first part hath hereunto Set their hand and Seal the day and year first above Written.  
John Kennelly [LS] Mindnell Kennelly (x) [her mark] [LS]  Sealed and delivered in the presence of the words (by from or under them or any of them obliterated before executed), Thads. St John. 
State of New York ss:   On the Sixth day of January in the year of our Lord eighteen hundred and twenty four, personally
appeared before me First Judge of the Court of the Common pleas of Montgomery County in said State, Thadeus St John to me personally known and who was by me duly sworn & to me testified that he saw
John Kennelly & Mindnell Kennelly freely execute the within and that he at the same time subscribed his name as a witness thereto, that he is personally & well acquainted with them both and knows them to be the within grantors. I am thereupon Satisfied that the
said John and Mindnell are the persons within described and intended and that they freely executed the within. The obliteration therein is noted, I allow it to be Recorded. Aaron Haring, Recorded 6th January 1824 at 4 OClock PM.   A. J. Comrie, Dep. Clerk
All which we have caused by these presents to be Exemplified and the seal of our said County to be hereunto affixed. Witness Aaron Haring Esquire, First Judge of our said County the Eighteenth day of October in the year of our Lord, one thousand Eight hundred and twenty three and the forty Eighth year of our
Independence.
A.J.  Comrie Dep Clerk
of Montgomery County
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THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES
Form VAM-51
12/5/41

Division of Veteran's Administration Archives

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD

NAME Kennely, John
GRADE Private
LINE Hazen's Regiment

WARRANT NUMBER 13289
ACREAGE 100
ISSUED February 14, 1791 to Edward Savage, assignee

*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 subse-quent 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.