Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 42,786, for Joseph King, Connecticut
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SERVICE   Conn.
King, Joseph
NUMBER  S. 42,786
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Let to A. Hunt 6 Oct 1852 
Notification sent Oct 31st 1820 to Thos Palmer Ballston Sara N. Yk
8857
8857
New York 
Joseph King 2d of Edinburgh in the State of New York who was a private in the regiment commanded Colonel Sheldon of the Conn line, for the term of 3 years 1780 
Inscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of eight Dollars per month, to commence on the 11 of June 1818 
Certificate of Pension issued the 27 of March 1819 and sent to Avery Starkweather Esq Judge, Galway, NY 
Arrears to 4th of March 1819 8 mo 20/30  4/31 $70.36 
Semi-anl. all'ce ending 4 Sept 1819  48. 
$118.36 
{Revolutionary claim, Act 18th March, 1818.} 
Continued
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Joseph King
Joseph King
Private
1780 to 1783
Sheldon’s Connect Regt
Admd [admitted]
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STATE OF NEW YORK, . 
SARATOGA COUNTY. } ss   
On this Eleventh day of June 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 Joseph King aged Sixty two years, resident in the town of Edinburgh  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 Joseph King enlisted in the Town of Scoffield in the State of Connecticut in the company commanded by Captain William Stanton in the Regiment Command by Col Sheldon of the Connecticut Line   that he continued to serve in the said corps, or in the service of the United States until the month of Seventeen hundred Eighty three  when he was discharged from service in the Town of Danbury and state of Connecticut    that he was in the Battle of Froggs Point 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  
and further declairs that he enlisted in the month of January in the year one thousand Seven hundred and Eighty for the Term of three years and that the aforesaid Regiment was a Regiment of Cavalry and that the aforesaid Company was a Company of Infantry which belonged to the said Regiment and further declairs that he served untill the above stated time when he was honorable Discharged which Discharge he has since lost 
Signed Joseph King 
Sworn to and declared before me the day and year aforesaid  
Avery Parkweather Judge of Common pleas Saratoga County  
I Avery Parkweather Judge, &c. as aforesaid, do certify that it appears to my satisfaction that the said Joseph King 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.   and I further certify that from my own personal knowledge he needs the assistance of his country for support Dated June 10th 1818 
Avery Starkweather Judge &c
STATE OF NEW YORK 
SARATOGA COUNTY, } SS: 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 10th day of June 1818   
Wm. Stilwell } Clerk of the County of Saratoga
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to the Honorable Secretary for the Department of War 
Sir pleas direct the pension certificate to the office in Galway State of New York 
To Avery Starkweather Esqr 
by Request of applicant
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State of New-York, 
County of SARATOGA }  ss  
On this twenty second day of August 1820 personally appeared in open Court, in the Court of Common Pleas of the said County, the same being a Court of Record for the said County, proceeding according to the course of the common law with a jurisdiction unlimited in point of amount, keeping a record of its proceedings and having the power of fine and imprisonment, Joseph King 2nd aged sixty seven years resident in the said County, in the State aforesaid, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth, on his oath, declare that he served in the Revolutionary war as follows:   
that in month of January 1780 at Suffield County of Hartford State of Connecticut he enlisted for three years in Capt Stantons company in the 2d Regiment Lt. [Light] Dragoons, that served in the same regiment till the close of the war and on the 12th day of June 1783 rec’d an honorable discharge at Danbury Connecticut that from commencement of the war till 1780 he was in short tours of of duty.    
That is original declaration was made on or about the eleventh day of June 1818 day of and that his Pension Certificate is numbered 8857. 
And I 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 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 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. 
Joseph King 2d  
I Thomas Palmer Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Saratoga do hereby certify that the foregoing Oath and the schedule thereto annexed, are truly coped 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 thirty dollars and seventy five cents. 
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said court, on this twenty second day of August 1820 
Thomas Palmer Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Saratoga
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Joseph King 2d 
Copy 
8857
Sept 1818
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An inventory of the property of the within named Joseph King 2d  
One cow the value of   15.00
2 hogs                             6.00
1 table years old             1.00
1 chest pine                    1.00
1 Iron Kettle                   2.50
1 Tea Kettle                    4.75
4 chairs                           1.50
4 Knives & forks            0.75
3 tea cups and saucers    0.12
4 Earthen Plates             0.37 ½ 
2 pails                             0.50
1 Bible 40 years old       0.50
A Hymn Book & few sermons  0.50
1 Meat Barrel (empty)   0.25
$30.75
My family consists of myself and wife aged 63 years, one child of 14 years of age the daughter of a deceased brother.   I am a weaver by trade but have not been able for many years to pursue it.  2 years last May I had a stone weighing 3 oz. taken out of my bladder. I live in a small house in the Town of Edinburgh on sufferance. I am not able to labour at all nor is my wife we cannot subsist without public or private charity.   
Joseph King 2d 
Sworn to in open Court 
Thomas Palmer Clerk
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Rev. and 1812 Wars Section 
MCS/eel 
June 27, 1929
Mrs. Edward C. Brand 
1010 Farmington Avenue 
West Hartford, Connecticut 
Madam:  
I advise you that from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S.42786, it appears that Joseph King, and served on various short tours from the beginning of the Revolution until 1780, place of enlistment and officers not stated; he was in the battle at Frogg's Point. 
He enlisted at Suffield, Hartford County, Connecticut, in January, 1780, served as a private in Captain William Stanton's Company, Colonel Sheldon's 2nd Regiment of Light Dragoons, and was discharged June 12, 1783. 
He was allowed pension on his application executed June 11, 1818, while a resident of Edinburg, Saratoga County, New York, aged sixty-two years. 
In 1820, he referred to his wife as being sixty three years of age, name not stated. There are no further data as to his family.
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The date and place of birth and names of parents of Joseph King are not given in the papers of the pension claim. 
In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension, the name of person paid and possibly the date of death of the Revolutionary War pensioner, Joseph King, S. 42786, you should address the Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, Washington, D.C., citing the following data: 
Joseph King, Certificate No. 8867, issued March 27, 1919, rate $8 per month, commenced June 11, 1818, Act of March 18, 1818, New York Agency. 
The Revolutionary War records of this bureau fail to afford any information relative to a soldier from Connecticut , surnamed Wheat.   
In order to identify the records of particular soldiers of the Revolution surnamed Lay and Morgan, the first names are essential and you should furnish as much as possible of the following data relative to them approximate dates of birth and death, places of residence at enlistment and after service and given names of widows. 
Respectfully, 
EARL D. CHURCH 
Commissioner.
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1010 Farmington Ave 
West Hartford, Conn. 
Feb. 18, 1929
[stamp] U.S. PENSION OFFICE FEB 20 1929
Stamp Enclosed
Commissioner of Pensions 
Washington, D.C.
Dear Sir 
Can you give me any information concerning Joseph King the second, a soldier in the American Revolution who enlisted at Ridgefield, Connecticut the date and place of
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his birth and death names of his parents and wife would be of great assistance in tracing the family line.   
Can you tell me also if you have record of & any revolutionary soldiers by the name of Lay, Westbrook as Lyme Connecticut was the
more
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more
Birthplace; or Morgan or Wheat, all from Connecticut. 
I am looking into there in view to joining the D.A. R 
Sincerely 
Jane W. Brandt 
(Mrs. Edward C. Brand) 
1010 Farmington Ave 
West Hartford, Conn
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42786
Rev INVALID
File No. 42,786
Joseph King
Pri Rev War
Act: 18 March 18”
Index: - Vol 3, Page 275
[Arrangement of 1870]
1894 Aug 16 Hist to Mrs C. C. Nichols Wilmington Ohio
1924 Aug 26 Hist to F. C. Bissell see letter filed in case Dan Lane S 31808 MCS
1929 June 27 hist to Mrs Edward C. Brand MCS
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Wilmington O. 8/2 1894 
Hon. Wm. Lochren 
Washington D.C. 
It will be a great favor to me if you can send me the military history of Joseph King from Conn residing for a time in New York State, and in the pension List of 1818- 
Respectfully yours 
Mrs. C. C. Nichols 
Wilmington O
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O. W. and N. Division. 
Department of the Interior, 
BUREAU OF PENSIONS, 
Washington, D. C., 189 
In reply to your request for a statement of the military history of Joseph King a soldier of the Revolutionary War, you will Please find below the desired information as contained in his application for pension on file in this Bureau. 
DATES OF ENLISTMENT.  Jan 1780 to Mar 1783  LENGTH OF SERVICE.   RANK. Pri    OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. CAPTAIN. Stanton COLONEL. Sheldon   STATE  Conn      
Battles engaged in, None mentioned 
Residence of soldier at enlistment, En at Suffield Conn 
Date of application for pension, June 11, 1818 
Residence at date of application Edinburgh NY   
Age at date of application,   62 years   
Remarks. His pension was allowed 
Very respectfully, 
Commissioner
Mrs. C. Nichols  Wilmington Ohio
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Washington City Oct 22d 1852 
To the Com Pensions 
Dr. Sir  
I am requested by heirs of Joseph King 2d (whose paper or letter is enclosed) to enquire how much pr. month said King drew as Pension?  to what date did he draw?  Did he  belong to the class of soldier who is entitled to Bounty Land?   
Please return the old letter with your answer 
Yours truly 
Amos Hunt
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MCS 
Rev. & 1812 Wars Section 
August 26, 1924
F. C. Bissell 
1009 W. Boulevard 
Hartford, Conn.
Sir: 
I have to advise you that from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S.42786, it appears that Joseph King, 2nd, served on various short tours from the beginning of the Revolution until 1780, place of enlistment and officers not stated; he was in the battle at Frogg's Point. 
He enlisted at Suffield, Hartford County, Connecticut, in January, 1780, served as a private in Captain William Stanton's Company, Colonel Sheldon's 2nd Regiment of Light Dragoons, and was discharged June 12, 1783. 
He was allowed pension on his application executed June 11, 1818, while a resident of Edinburg, Saratoga County, New York, aged 62 years. 
In 1820 he referred to his wife as being 63 years of age, name not stated. There is no further data on file as to his family. 
Owing to lack of clerical force available for the purpose only two reports are furnished each inquirer. 
Respectfully, Commissioner