Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R 5931, for Peter Kinder, Virginia
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[typed form, with handwritten responses]

[3-1776]

SERVICE
Va.

Kinder, Peter
Margaret

NUMBER
R 5931

CONTENTS
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11990 
Margaret Kinder’s case 
T. L. & A. T. Smith 

To Daniel Mayn
Creager town 
Fredrick Co 
Ch. OC. 
Received June 16, 1845.
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State of Virginia} 
Wythe County to wit} 
On this 5th day of June 1845 personally appeared Margaret Kinder before the Subscriber a Magistrate of the County and State aforesaid a resident of the County and State aforesaid aged eighty-eight years & eight months & 13 days who being first duly sworn according to law doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by Congress passed July 7, 1838 entitled an act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows. 

That she is the widow of Peter Kinder who was a Soldier in the war of the Revolution and was drafted or enlisted as a private in the County of Wythe and State of Virginia sometime in the year seventeen hundred and eighty [1780] and served until the battle of Gilford court house [Guilford County Courthouse, March 15, 1781] North Carolina was [desided?] and there he was shot and wounded so that he had to give up. She says he served upwards of one year under the following officer General Gates [Horatio Gates] and then General Green [Nathanael Greene] Conl. [Colonel] Retherford. 

She further declares that she married the said Peter Kinder the [blank] day of [blank] Seventeen hundred and seventy four [1774], that her husband the aforesaid Peter Kinder died 22nd September 1807. 

That she was __ married to him prior to his leaving the service but the marriage took place prior to the first day of January 1794 viz. at the time above stated. 
Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year above written. 
Margaret [her X mark] Kinder {Seal}

Before me 
Test Jonas Hindle J.P.
Solomon Buck

I hereby certify that the said Margaret Kinder is from bodily infirmity unable to attend Court. 
Jonas Huddle
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I do hereby certify that I am fully of the opinion that the foregoing statement made in the declaration contains the truth given under my hand this 5th day of June 1845 
Jonas Huddle 

State of Virginia} 
Wythe County} to wit: 
I John P Mathews, Clerk of the County Court of the County of Wythe in the State of Virginia, do certify that Jonas Huddle before whom the foregoing affidavit was sworn and subscribed was at the time said affidavit was made, and still is an acting Magistrate of said County of Wythe, duly commissioned and that the foregoing Signature, purporting to be his, is genuine. 
In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the Seal of the said Court, this 5th day of June in the year 1845. 
J. P. Mathews, Clerk of the County Court of Wythe County
By Andrew Thompson DC [Deputy Clerk]
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State of Virginia} 
Wythe County} to wit: 
Whereas at a Court therefore the said County of Wythe before the Justices of the said Court on this 8th day of December 1845, on the motion of George Kinder, who made oath according to Law and with George Carson and William Lambert his securities entered into and acknowledged a bind in the penalty of $500. conditioned as the law directs, certificate was granted the said George Kinder for obtaining letters of administration in the personal estate of Margaret Kinder decd [deceased] in due form. And whereas by an act of General Assembly of this Commonwealth passed on the third day of March in the year 1819, entitled “An act to reduce into one of the second acts concerning Wills, the distribution of intestates estates, and the duty of Executor and administrators” it is among other things provided, that the Clerks of the Courts shall, when required by an administrator make out letters of administration in due form in the name of the first Justice of the Court, which letters shall be signed by such Justice and sealed with the Court Seal.

Therefore he Carper Yost being the first Justice of the said Court, in pursuance of the above recited Act, do issue these laws of administration and do hereby authorize and empower the said George Kinder well and truly to collect and administer all and singular the goods, chattels and credits of the said Margaret Kinder deceased in all matters and things concerning the same according to law, hereby requiring the said administrator to make and exhibit into the said County Court a true and perfect inventory of the said goods, chattels and credits, and also to make a true and just account of the actings and doings herein, when thereto lawfully required – 
Given under my hand and seal of the said County this 20th day of December in the year 1845
Casper Yost JP
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Extract from the records of the Lutheran & German Reformed Church of Wythe County Virginia from the records of death of Margaret Kinder died on the 23rd day of October 1845. 
Elijah Hawkins 

Elijah Hawkins of Smyth County State of Virginia Paster [Pastor] of the Lutheran Church do hereby certify that the above is a true copy from the record of death of said church Book and that I preached her funeral at the time she was buried being the 25th day of October 1845        Elijah Hawkins 
                Pastor of Lutheran Church 

State of Virginia Wythe County to wit 
Be it known that on this 5th day of December 1845 personally appeared Elijah Hawkins before me the subscribed a Justice of the peace in and for the County aforesaid and affirmed that the facts set forth in the foregoing statement are true. 
James Ruddle J.P.
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State of Virginia} 
Wythe County} towit. 
I John P. Mathews Clerk of the County Court of the County of Wythe, in the State of Virginia do certify that James Huddle, before whom the foregoing affidavit was sworn and subscribed, was at the time said affidavit was made, and still is an acting Magistrate of said County of Wythe, duly commissioned, and that the foregoing signature, purporting to be his, is genuine.

In testimony whereof have hereunto Subscribed my name and affixed the seal of the said Court this 20th day of December in the year 1845. 
J. P. Mathews, Clerk of the County Court of Wythe County 
By Andrew Thompson D.C.
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[typed form, with handwritten responses]

Acts of July 14, 1862, and March 3, 1873.

[Stamped] - REJECTED

5931

P. O. Va.
Margaret Kinder

Service: Peter

Enlisted: ____ ,18
Discharged: _____ ,18

Application filed: _____ ,18

Alleges: ______

Re-enlisted: ______

Attorney: ____
P. O. ____

___Recognized.  _____ Contract.
___Cert. of Dis.  Searched for ____, 18.
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[typed form, with handwritten responses]

Acts of July 14, 1862, and March 3, 1873.

[Stamped] - REJECTED

5932

P. O. Va.
Margaret Kinders

Service: Peter
Consolidated Augt [August] 25, 1882 with Same widow rejd [rejected] files 5931

Enlisted:  [In Privt],18
Discharged: _____ ,18

Application filed: _____ ,18

Alleges: ______

Re-enlisted: ______

Attorney: ____
P. O. ____
___Recognized.  _____ Contract.
___Cert. of Dis.  Searched for ____, 18.
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Wythe County Virginia 
This day John Stanger of said County personally appeared before me George Porter, a justice of the peace in and for s.d [said] County and made oath that from a register in his possession it appears that on the 22d day of September 1809 he preached the funeral address for Peter Kinder, a member of the Lutheran Congregation of said County. Given under my hand this 13th day of December 1845.
[Signed] George Porter, JP
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11,990 
Margaret Kinders 
[crossed out – Md] Virginia
Let to T. L & A. T. Smith July 15. 1845
5932
Act 7 July 38
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No 6726. 
Margaret Kinders dec.
Va.

Letter to Saml [Samuel] D. King 8th May [cut off] To Jeremiah R. Sullivan 
April 12th 1847

5931
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Daniel Mayn 
to 
Be returned to 
Saml. D. King 
Washington City

If the claim can’t be allowed by the Commissioner of pensions
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State of Virginia, Wythe County To wit,
Be it known that on this eighth day of December 1845, before me the subscribed a Justice of the peace of the County and State aforesaid personally appeared John Doak aged Eighty One years, being first duly sworn according to law, deposeth and saith that he was personally acquainted with Peter Kinder and his wife, and know that he was called into service, to North Carolina, during the revolutionary war, and have allways [always] understood that he the said Peter Kinder, was wounded during the service aforesaid.
Danl Brown J.P.
I hereby certify that I am personally acquainted with John Doak and know him to be a man of veracity, and entitled to full Credit and have no doubt, he is the age he represents himself to be.
Danl Brown J.P.

State of Virginia}
Wythe County} towit 
I John Mathews Clerk of the County Court of Wythe County in the State of Virginia, do certify that Daniel Brown before whom the foregoing affidavit was sworn was at the time said affidavit was made and still is an acting Magistrate of said County of Wythe of May duly commissioned, and that the foregoing signature, purporting to be his is genuine. 
In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the Seal of the said Court this 20th day of December in the year 1845
J. P. Mathews, Clerk of the 
County Court of Wythe County
By Andrew Thompson DC
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Simpsonville Ky [line through 10]
[Illegible] 29

J. L. Edwards 
Pension office Washington City D. C.

[written sideways] apl. 547 NC
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Simpsonville County Ky. March 28th 1847
Mr. J L Edwards pension office Dr Sir 
I drop you a line requesting you to inform me whether or not there has been any thing done in congress respecting the pension clame [claim] of the heirs of Lieut. John Wallace in the 6th Pennsylvania regiment of foot in the revolutionary war and whether or not the widow of Peter Kinder she is now 70 years old and her husband was drafted and he died in the service of his country and I sent the papers that I was told was nessary [necessary] to William English at Washington City and have never got any answer to them. I have seen a law passed in 1837 or 38 allowing the widows of those who died in the service to draw a pension.
also the widow of Mr. Hill who is a pensioner and draws a pension and is entitled to land and has never drawn any land please let me know where or how he can attain her land due her from that source 
The documents in relation to Mrs. Hill is in file in the pension office as a pensioner 
The dockuments [documents] in relation to Mrs. Kinder I sent to William English
The documents in relation to Lieut. John Wallace was in the hands of W. P. Thomison M. C. you will confer a favor on your humble servant to inform me in relation to the above matters and I will ever remain you most obedient and humble servant 
Jeremiah K Sulivan 

N.B. Please answer the above as soon as convenient and oblige
Yours J. K. S.
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A revolutionary Claim

State of Virginia Wythe County to wit 
Be it known that on the 26th day of November 1845 before me the Subscriber a Justice of the peace of the County and state aforesaid personally appeared Christopher Philope aged eighty two years first being duly sworn according to law deposeth and saith that he was personally acquainted with Peter Kinder and knows him to be called in service in the spring of the year 1781 and served until he was shot through [Illegible] part of his leg wile [while] engaged at the battle of gilford court County house [Guilford Court House] North Carolina and I knowed [knew that] Maj. Clouyd to take him on his horse and convey him to some safe place so that he was out of danger and also knowed [knew that] Peter Kinder and his wife to be married and live together as man and wife until he died – and no [know] that the wife of Peter Kinder had to go to Salem North Carolina and tend to her husband wile [while] he was in the Doctor's care of the wound he got at the battle of gilford [Guilford] in the war of the revolution I do not recollect the precise time they were married but I know that they were married before he went into service. 
Sworn to before me this 26 day of November 1845
John Gannaway, JP

I hereby certify that I am personally acquainted with Christopher Philope and he is a man of veracity and is entitled to full credit and is the age I believe he represents himself to be 
John Gannaway Justice of the Peace
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State of Virginia}
Wythe County} towit: 
I John P Mathews, Clerk of the County Court of the County of Wythe in the State of Virginia, do certify that John Gannaway before whom the foregoing affidavit was sworn was at the time said affidavit was made, and still is an acting Magistrate of said County of Wythe duly commissioned and that the foregoing Signature purporting to be his is genuine. 
In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the seal of the said Court, this 20th day of December in the year 1835

J. P. Mathews, Clerk of the County Court of Wythe County
By Andrew Thompson DC
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Virginia Wythe County to wit, 
Be it known that on this 24th day of November 1845, came before me a Justice of the peace for the County and State aforesaid personally appeared, July Ann Chappel aged Ninety three years first being duly sworn according to law, deposeth and saith, that she was personally acquainted with Peter Kinder and his wife before they were married and after, and that she lived with them one winter after they were married, She new [knew] that he was called off to the War, and she was told that he was wounded in the war and she new [knew] that Peter Kinders' wife went over the blue Ridge some where to bring her husband home after he was wounded, she distinctly [distinctly] recollects that he was wounded in the Revolutionary War, and farther this deponent saith not. 
July Ann [her X mark] Chapple
Sworn to and subscribed before me 
George Hudson J.P. 

I do hereby certify that I am personally acquainted with July Ann Chapple, and that she is a woman of varasity [veracity] and intitled [entitled] to full credit and have no doubt that she is the age she represents herself to be 
George Hudson J. P. 

State of Virginia}
Wythe County} towit:
I John P. Mathews Clerk of the County Court of the County of Wythe in the State of Virginia, do certify that George Hudson before whom the foregoing affidavit was sworn and subscribed, was at the time said affidavit was made, and still is an acting Magistrate of said County of Wythe, duly commissioned, and that the foregoing signature purporting to be his is genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the seal of the said Court, this 26th day of December in the year 1845
J. P. Mathew, Clerk of the County Court of Wythe County 
By Andrew Thompson DC
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Wythe County Court State of Virginia 
This day personally appeared before me the undersigned a Justice of the peace for said County Elizabeth Kinder and made oath in due form of law that she was personally acquainted with Peter Kinder and his wife and that she recollects the time when Philip Kinder the Brother of Peter Kinder and Peter Kinder's wife went over to North Carolina with a waggin [wagon] and teem [team] and braught [brought] home Peter Kinder who was wounded in the leg or ankle at the battle of Gilford [Guilford]. 
Given under my hand this nineteenth day of November 1845
George Porter, J P

State of Virginia}
Wythe County} towit
I John P. Mathew Clerk of the County Court of the County of Wythe, in the State of Virginia, do certify that George Porter, before whom the foregoing affidavit was sworn and subscribed, was at the time said affidavit was made and still is an acting Magistrate of said County of Wythe, duly commissioned, and that the foregoing signature purporting to be his is genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the seal of the said Court, this 20" day of November in the year 1845. 
J. P. Mathews, Clerk of the County Court of Wythe County
By Andrew Thompson DC
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6726 Feb. 14, 1846 
be Margaret Kinder, dec 
July 4 1836
widow of Peter Va. 
Act 4 July 1836
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State of Virginia} SS 
Wythe County} 
on this 8th day of December 1845 personally appeared George Kinder Admr [Administrator] of Margaret Kinder in open court held at Wythe before one of the magistrate of said County of the County and State aforesaid a resident of the County and State aforesaid who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by Congress passed July 4th, 1836 entitled an act granting half pay and pension to certain widows. 
That the said Margaret Kinder was the widow of Peter Kinder who was a soldier in the war of the revolution and was drafted or enlisted a private in the County of Wythe and State of Virginia some time in the year Seventeen hundred and Eighty one
and served untill [until] the battle at Gilford [Guilford] Court house North Carolina was [Illegible] and there was shot and wound so that he had to quit service the tenth of the time he served and being wounded till he returned was about one year or upwards, as near as can be recollected he served under Mr. Cloyd and in North Carolina under Col Ketterford 
he further declares that Margaret Kinder was married to Peter Kinder the day of [blank] seventeen hundred and seventy four that [blank] the aforesaid Peter Kinder died 22nd Sept 1809 that she was married to him prior to his leaving the service but the marriage took place prior to the first day of January 1794 viz at the time above stated –
Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year above written 
George [his X mark] Kinder Administrator of Margaret Kinder
Sworn Before me 
one of the Justices of the above Court
Casper Yost JP
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State of Virginia}
Wythe County} towit:
I John P Mathews, Clerk of the County Court of the County of Wythe, in the State of Virginia, do certify that Casper Yost before whom the foregoing declaration was sworn and subscribed, was at the time said Declaration was made and still is an acting Magistrate of said County of Wythe, duly Commissioned, and that the foregoing signature purporting to be his is genuine. I further certify that said Casper Yost was at the time a member of the Court then in Session as stated in the foregoing Declaration. 
In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the seal of this said Court this 20th day of December in the year 1845.
J. P. Mathews, Clerk of the County Court of Wythe County
By Andrew Thompson D.C.