Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 39,802, for Dennis Kean, Pennsylvania
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(3-1776)

SERVICE      NUMBER

Penn.   Kean, Dennis  S. 39,802


CONTENTS
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[FIRST COLUMN - Written Vertically]

Continued, Notification sent Oct 4th 1820
Wm McArthur, Meadville  Pa


[SECOND COLUMN - Written Horizontally]

14.640
Pennsylvania.

Dennis Kean

of Crawford Co, in the state of Pennsylvania
who was a private in the regiment commanded by
Colonel St Clair of the Pennsylvania
line, for the term of One year.

Inscribed on the roll of Pennsylvania
at the rate of Eight Dollars per month, to commence
the 23d of April 1818.  

Certificate of Pension issued the 21 of Sept 1819
and Sent to Jesse Moore Esq.
Meadville, Crawford Co,
Penn.

Arrears to 4th of Sept 1819   $ 131.20
Semi-anl. all'ce ending 4 March 1820  48.00
Doll $ 179.20

16 mo 12/30.  (circled)

{ Revolutionary claim, }
{ Act 18th March, 1818. }

Continued
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[FIRST COLUMN]

Jesse Moore, Esq; judge
Meadsville [Meadville], Crawford
County, Pennsylvania.

Dennis Kean,
Pennsylvania line,
Revolutionary Claim.

The Pennsylvania rolls
have not yet been rec'd
at the pension office of
the war department --
The testimony; on oath, of
two or more disinterested
and credible persons, proving 
the service, as stated
by the applicant, is
required.  The judge is
desired to certify under the
seal of the Court, that the
applicant is in indigent 
circumstances, and needs the support
of his country.


[SECOND COLUMN]

The declarant
must State when
he was 
discharged, to show
how long he
served
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Statement of Dennis Kean, residing in Crawford County
State of Pennsylvania, who applies for a pension from the United
States in pursuance 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 the 18th
day of March 1818

Said Dennis Kean Saith that in the year 1776 he enlisted
for one year in Captain John Brisbane's Company in the
Second Regiment commanded by Colonel Arthur St. Clair,
in the Pennsylvania line on the Continental establishment,
and Served in Said company and regiment during the full
time of his enlistment, at the end of which he received his
discharge, which has been long Since lost -- The Said Dennis
Kean was in the battle of the Three Rivers in Canada, and in
various skirmishes with the hostile Indians near Ticonderoga.

The Said Dennis Kean hereby relinquishes all claim
to any pension that may heretofore have been allowed to him
by the laws of the United States, and further Saith, that from
his reduced circumstances, he needs the assistance of his
country for support

Dines Kean  (signature)  [Dennis]

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Crawford County Ss

On the twenty third day of April in the year of our Lord
one thousand eight hundred & eighteen, personally appeared
before the subscriber, President of the Sixth Judicial District
of Pennsylvania, Dennis Kean, whose name is subscribed to the
foregoing statement, and having been duly sworn as the law
directs, did declare and Say, that the Said Statement was
Just and true

Dines Kean  (signature)  [Dennis]

Sworn and Subscribed the day & year }
above written before me }

Jesse Moore  (signature)
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Crawford County in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Ss

To the Secretary of the Department of War

I the subscriber, President of the Several Courts of Common
Pleas in the Sixth Judicial District, consisting of the counties of
Butler, Mercer, Venango, Crawford & Erie within the Said
Commonwealth, do hereby certify, that from the deposition of
Dennis Kean, which I believe is entitled to full credit, it
appears to my Satisfaction that he the Said Dennis Served in
the revolutionary war, as he has Stated in the foregoing 
deposition, against the common enemy.  In testimony whereof
this twenty third day of April 1818 at Meadville in the Said
county of Crawford, I have hereto subscribed my name and
affixed my Seal

Jesse Moore  (signature)    L. S.  (circled)

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Crawford County Ss

I William MacArthur Pro Prothonotary
in and for the county of Crawford in the Commonwealth aforesaid
(illegible) by these presents Certify that the Honourable [Honorable] Jesse Moore (whose = crossed out)
before whom the deposition (on the preceding page of this paper = inserted) was made and whose name in his own
proper hand write is subscribed to the above certificate is President
of the sixth Judicial district of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
consisting of the Counties of Butler, (illegible), Crawford and 
Erie, that he is duly commissioned and sworn, and now acting
under the authority of the said Commonwealth to whose official
acts as such faith and credit is due and of rights ought to be
given as well in courts of Justice of the United states [States] of 
America as elsewere [elsewhere].

In testimony of which I have hereunto
subscribed my name and affixed the County
seal of Meadville the twenty third day
of April Anno Domini MDCCCXVIII

William MacArthur  Prothy.  (signature)
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Crawford county in the commonwealth of Pennsylvania Ss.

To the secretary of the Department of war,

I the subscriber president of the aforesaid sixth judicial district
in the said commonwealth, do hereby certify as well on the oath of
James Brawley and Hugh Brawley Esqrs. neighbours [neighbors] of Dennis Kean,
who know his circumstances, as on the oath of the said Dennis, that he
the said Dennis is, by reason of his reduced circumstances in life, in need
of assistance from his country for support; and that his credibility
as to the fact of his service, as stated in his foregoing declaration, may, 
in the opinion of the said James & Hugh Brawley, delivered on oath,
be safely trusted and relied on.  In testimony whereof this third day of
December one thousand and eight hundred & eighteen I have hereto 
subscribed my name and affix my seal.

Jesse Moore  (signature)   L. S.  (circled)


Crawford County in the Comonwealth of Pennsylvania Ss.

I William MacArthur Prothonotary in and for the County of
Crawford in the said Commonwealth do by these presents do
certify that the Honourable [Honorable] Jesse Moore whose name in his
proper hand hand write is subscribed to the above certificate
is President of the sixth Judicial district of the said Commonth.
that he is duly Commissioned and sworn, and that he is now
acting under the Authority of the Commonwealth aforesaid; To
whose official Acts as such faith and credit is due and of
right ought to be given as well in courts of Justice of the
United States of America as elsewhere.

In Testimony of which I have hereunto
subscribed my name and affixed the 
County Seal at Meadville the third day 
of December A.D.  MDCCCXIII

William MacArthur  Prthoy.  (signature)
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Dennis Kean

14640

21 Sept 1819

Mar '20

(Illegible Scrawl)
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Crawford County of
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Ss.

On this seventeenth day of July 1820, personally appeared in
open Court it being a Court of Record in and for the said
County of Crawford in pursuance of an act of the Legislature of
Pennsylvania establishing it as such Dennis Kean aged sixty
eight years in march next resident in the said County & 
Commonwealth who being first duly sworn according to law
doth on his oath delcare that he served in the revolutionary
war as follows -- In the month of March 1776 he enlisted
for one year in Captain John Brisband's [Brisbane's] company in the 2d
Pennsylvania Regt. on the continental establishment 
commanded by Colonel Arthur St Clair, served in said 
Company and Regt. the full term of his enlistment and received
an honourable [honorable] discharge having faithfully served the United
States the full term of his enlistment. --  The said Dennis
Kean receives a pension from the United States in pursuance 
of an Act of Congress of the 18th March 1818 on his
application therefore dated the twenty third day of April
1818 and the Hnble Secratary [Secretary] of War placing him on
the pension list, is dated 25th day of September 1819 which
which certificate is numbered 14.640.

And I do solemnly swear
that I as 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
as to bring myself within the provision of an act of
congress entitled an act to provide for certain persons
engaged in the land a [or] naval service of the United States in
the revolutionary war" passed 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 acts due to me
nor have I any income other than what is contained in
the schedule hereto annexed and by me subscribed
sworn to and subscribed in
open Court this 17th day
July 1820. Before Jesse Moore

Dennis Kean  (signature)

William Mac Arthur  Prothy.  (signature)

Schedule of Property belonging to Dennis Kean
one mare and Colt the mare about 18 years old
One Cow -- one two year old (illegible) -- Two sheep
Ten head of hogs old and young
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I owe debts to the amount, of one hundred and fifty
nine dollars.

I have a Wife who is old infirm and
sickly. I have been by occupation a farmer.  I
lately broke one of my legs which has entirely 
disabled me from working for support. And unless assisted
by my country I must depend on public or private charity
for support.

Dennis Kean  (signature)

Sworn to and subscribed in open
Court for the County of Crawford
this 17th day of July 1820 Before
Jesse Moore

William MacArthur  Prothy.  (signature)


I William MacArthur Prothonotary of the Court of
Common Pleas for the said County do hereby certify that the
foregoing Oath 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 sixty eight dollars, and that the
amount of the debt owed by him is one (underlined) hundred (underlined) fifty (underlined)
nine (underlined) dollars so that he owes (underlined) ninety (underlined) one (underlined) dollars more than
the value of the property returned.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set
my hand and affixed the seal of the said
court on this twenty fifth day of July Anno
Domino MDCCCXIII

William Mac Arthur  Prthy.  (signature)
of the Court for the County of Crawford
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39 802

Revy INVALID.

File No.  39,802
Dennis Kean
Pri Rev War

Act:  18 March 18

Index: -- Vol. 8,  page 268


[ Arrangement of 1870. ]
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Dinas or Dennis
Kean


Proof of service is
required.  The testimony
of a credible
witness (illegible)  be
received.
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Crawford county in the Commonwealth
of Pennsylvania Ss.

Dennis Kean, in addition to his declaration,
made on the twenty third day of April one thousand
eight hundred and eighteen and herewith transmitted
to the secretary of war, after having been duly
sworn, doth depose and declare, That he is now in
the sixty sixth year of his age, & that he enlisted for
one year in Captain Brisbane's company, as he here
before declared, some time in February 1776 and was
regularly discharged some time in March 1777 in the
town of Lancaster in Pennsylvania. 

Sworn, declared & subscribed }
this nineteenth day of January }   Diness Kean (signature)
one thousand and eight hundred and }
nineteen before }
Jesse Moore (signature) }


To the Secretary of the Department of war,
I the above signed (underlined) Jesse Moore president of the sixth
judicial district, now consisting of the counties of
Erie, Crawford, Mercer, Venango and the provisional
county of Warren, do hereby certify, That, from the above,
and the deposition of the 23rd April 1818 of Deines [Dennis] Kean
(heretofore spelled Dines Kean) which depositions James
& Hugh Brawley Esqrs., his neighbours [neighbors] who have long
known him, declare on oath they believe is entitled to full credit, it appears to my satisfaction, that
he the said Dennis served in the revolutionary war,
as he had stated in the said depositions, against the
common enemy.  In testimony whereof at Meadville
in the said county of Crawford this nineteenth 
day of January one thousand eight hundred and
nineteen I have hereto subscribed my name &
affixed my seal.

Jesse Moore  (signature)   L. S.  (circled)
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Crawford County in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Ss.

I William Mac Arthur Prothonotary in and for the
the County of Crawford in the Commonwealth aforesaid
do by these presents certify that, the Honorable
Jesse Moore before whom the deposition in the foregoing
page of this (illegible) was made and whose
name in his proper hand write is subscribed to the
certificate therein is President of the sixth Judicial
district, of the said Commonwealth. that he is
duly commissioned and sworn and that he is
now acting under the Authority of the said
Commonwealth to whose official acts as such
faith and credit is due and of right ought to
be given as well in courts of Justice of the
United States of America as elsewhere

In Testimony of which I have hereunto I
subscribed my name and affixed the County
seal of Meadville the eighteenth day of
January A.D. MDCCCXIII

William MacArthur  Prothy.  (signature)


Crawford County
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Ss

Personally appeared before me Jesse Moore, President
of the Court of Common Pleas of the Sixth Judicial district
of Pennsylvania, James Quigley, a disinterested, and to
my satisfaction, a credible witness, and having been
duly Sworn as the law directs, did declare and Say, that
he is a native of the County of Cumberland, and resided
within ten miles of Carlisle in the Commonwealth
aforesaid.  That in the year 1776 or 1777, a detachment
of troops, then in the Service of the United States, amounting
to about Six hundred, was Stationed at the barracks
near Carlisle, and continued there for about three
months. That this deponent was frequently with the
Said troops during the time they were Stationed at the
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aforesaid barracks, and became acquainted with Dines [Dennis]
Kean, who was there doing duty as a regular Soldier in
the Company commanded by Captain Brisbane, and
that the Said Dines [Dennis] Kean marched off with the Said
troops where they left the barracks aforesaid, having, to
the knowledge of this deponent done duty as a Soldier in
the Said Company for the span of three months or thereabout. 
This deponent fully believes that the Said Dines [Dennis] Kean
was an enlisted Soldier in the said Company; and has
not the Smallest doubt but the declarations he has made
on oath respecting his services during the revolutionary
war are correct, as he has been acquainted with the
Said Dines [Dennis] Kean until the present time, and always
believed him to be a man of Strict veracity

Sworn and subscribed the }
10th day of August 1819 before me }  James Quigley  (signature)

Jesse Moore  (signature)


Crawford County in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Ss

I William MacArthur Prothonotary in and for the County of Crawford
in the said Commonwealth do by the these presents Certify that, the Honorable
Jesse Moore before whom the above deposition of James Quigley
was made & whose name in his proper hand write is subscribed
to the same is President of the sixth Judicial district of the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania that he is duly commissioned & 
sworn, and to whose official acts as such Faith and credit
is due and of right ought to be given as well in courts of Justice
of the United States as elsewhere.

In testimony of which
I have hereunto subscribed my name
and affixed the County seal at Meadville
the twelfth day of August 1819.

William MacArthur  Prothy.  (signature)