Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 5867, for Thomas Kennedy, Pennsylvania
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(8--1776)
SERVICE
Navy 
Kennedy, Thomas
Penn.

NUMBER
R. 5867

CONTENTS
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Declaration
In order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress.
of the 7th of June AD. 1832.
State of New York
Ontario County, NY.
On this 17th day of February AD. 1841.
personally appeared before the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in said County, said Court being a Court of record and now
in session. Thomas Kennedy, a resident of the Town of Manchester, in the County of Ontario & State of New York, of the age of Eighty three years the 12th day of April next, who first being duly sworn according to Law doth on his Oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the Act of Congress, passed June 7th 1832, that
he was a Soldier and a Seaman in the war of the Revolution, that he enlisted ^as a private on or about the 7th of June 1777, in the City of
Philadelphia, into a company of Pennsylvania Volunteers raised and commanded by one Capt Thomas Jones, in that City, for the purpose of joining the Army, that he remained with his company in that City, some time for the purpose
of diciplining, that some time in the month of August following (viz 1777) he marched to Join & did join the Army, under Genl. Washington and Genl. Wayne, on the Brandywine Creek in New Jersey, does not recollect to what Regiment his company
was attached to, that on the night previous to the Battle of Brandywine, himself, twelve other privates, one sergeant & one Corporal, while on duty as a patroll or picket to the
army were surprised by a company of Brittish Grenadiers and taken prisoner, & taken to the mouth of Brandywine Creek, put on board of a vessel, and taken thence to the City of New York, and placed on board of a prison ship,
where he remained a prisoner until the 5th or 6th of May 1778, that on or about the night of the 5th of May aforesaid viz 1778, he and two other follow prisoners, escaped from the
Brittish in a small boat, and landed in New Jersey where he remained until August then next, that on or about the first day [day crossed out] of September 1778, he enlisted as a Seaman on
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board of the United States Frigate Alliance, Commanded by Capt. Barry, that he enlisted for twelve months he thinks that he remained on board of said frigate until the month of October or November 1779, when he was discharged at
Philladelphia, that while he remained on board of said Frigate she made a voyage to Bordeaux in France and back, once again to Brest and back, that she was not engaged in any action while he remained on board of her, that as near
as he can recollect, the whole time he served on board of said Frigate was one year, that he had a written discharge from Capt. Barry, and that he has lost it, that he does not
know of any living witness, that he can prove said service by, & that the reasons of his not applying ere this, for a pension for such service, is that his situation since the War of the Revolution as to means, and acquaintance, that he has not been able to make such application before, that he was about 19 years of age when he enlisted into the army aforesaid, that he resided in Philladelphia when he enlisted
that since the Revolutionary War, he has resided in Redhook in the State of New York, 46 years, three years in Schoharie & about 2 years part in said Town of Manchester, aforesaid
and he hereby relinquishes every claim to a pension or annuity Except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the pension Roll of any agency of any State, that he was born in England in the year 1758, Emigrated
with his father to Philladelphia in the
Year 1774.

Sworn and Subscribed the day and year aforesaid
John Lapham, Judge 
Thomas Kennedy
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We Alexander Acheson a Clergyman residing in the Town of Manchester in the County of Ontario, and Nathan Warfield residing in the same place, do hereby certify that we are acquainted with Thomas Kennedy, who has Subscribed and sworn to the above declaration, that we believe him to be of the age of Eighty three years next April, that he is reputed and believed in the neighbourhood
where he resides, to have been a Soldier and a Seaman of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion

Sworn and subscribed
the day and year aforesaid
Before John Lapham, Judge
Alexander Acheson
Nathan Warfield

And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories, prescribed by the War Department that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier and Seaman and served as he states, and the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that Alexander Acheson who has Signed the preceeding certificate is a Clergyman resident of the Town of Manchester Ontario County, and that Nathan Warfield who also signed the same is a resident in the same town, and is a creditable person and that their Statements are entitled to credit-
John Lapham, Judge &c.
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I Thomas Hall Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Ontario & State of New York do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings
of the said Court, in the matter of the application of Thomas Kennedy for a pension.
In Testimony Whereof I have hereunto
Set my hand and seal of Office at Canandaigua
this 17th day of February AD. 1841.

Thomas Hall, Clerk


35, 190.
Application of Thomas Kennedy
Ontario County, N.Y.
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35,190.
Let. to J.G. Austin
April 1, 1841.
Service pension 14 Sept. 1841

Act of June 1832
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Act of July 14, 1862, and March 3, 1873.
REJECTED
5867
P.O.
Thomas Kennedy
Service:
Enlisted: ____________, 18
Discharged: ______________, 18
Application filed: ______________, 18
Alleges:
Re-enlisted:
Attorney:
P. O.
Recognized.
Contract.
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Cert. of Dis. 
Searched for __________, 18
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FREE

J.L. Edwards Esq
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington


4 Sept. 1841
D.C. 
Thos Kennedy

[postmark: PHELPS AUG 31 N.Y.]
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Phelps, August 31, 1841
Sir
Enclosed I send you additional
testimony in Care of application of Thomas
Kennedy for a pension
J.G. Austin
J L Edwards Esq
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Feb 23 1841
N.Y.
Tho Kennedy
Act 1832


FREE


J.L. Edwards Esq. 
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington D.C. 

[postmark: PHELPS FEB 18 N.Y.]
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Phelps Ontario County New York
February 18th 1841

Dear Sir
Enclosed I send you an application of Thomas Kennedy. Mr. Kennedy is in hopes that his name may be found in the records of the War Department. He says he thinks that Capts. Jones & Barry must have kept rolls of their respective companies & crews — the objects of my wishing copies of the affidavit of 
Van Etten, Van Fleet & Vanauken 
in the care of the application of Mrs. Diana Brink, is this. I have seen the old gentleman and they desire to correct their statements and particular the one of Vanauken as the old man is old and his memory is somewhat treacherous & all of them feel as though Mrs. Brink is as much entitled to a pension as any other persons having suffered a good deal in the Revolutionary War. Lost her goods & effects by the Indians burning her house. I hope the Commission will let Hon. Mr. Strong House of Representatives copy them so that they may make corrected affidavits should the commission come to that conclusion. Will he have the good  [illegible]
to communicate the same to him & much oblige -
Your obedient servant,
J.G. Austin 
J.L. Edwards Esq.

Mr.
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additional testimony
Thomas Kennedy
application


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State of New York
Ontario County, NY.
Thomas Kennedy being duly sworn according to Law, on his oath says that he is the applicant for a pension under the Act of 1832 & whose declaration was made at the February 
of the Ontario Common Pleas and bears date the 17th day of February 1841 and which is on file at the Department at Washington, that he has some additional facts to communicate in addition to those already communicated by him in his declaration(viz) that a few days prior to the company, to which he was attached, leaving Philadelphia, it was inspected by one Col. Stewart - he and Col. Stewart say to Capt. Jones "Your Company, Capt. Jones makes a fine appearance and will be an ornament to my Regiment," from the foregoing circumstance. This deponent thinks that the Company to which he was attached joined the army under Gen. Washington on the Brandywine Creek near Chads Ford in the month of August 1777 and Ge. LaFayette seemed to have the Command of the Division to which his Company was attached. This deponent further says that he was on Board of the United States Ship Alliance, Commanded by Captain Barry & did duty on board the ship one year as a Seaman, that he was in said ship & went in her to France, where LaFayette went home in said ship, that while he was on board the Alliance he went twice to France in her. One to L. Orient and once to Bordeaux and says he may have been mistaken in the time in his declaration but is not mistaken in the fact that he served one year on board of the Alliance, during which time Capt. John Barry Commanded the ship. 
Subscribed & sworn this 30th day of August 1841 before me
James G. Austin, Justice of the Peace in said County
Thomas Kennedy
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Ontario County N.Y. James G. Austin, a Justice of Peace in said County do hereby Certify that I am well acquainted with Thomas Kennedy who took and subscribed his name to the foregoing affidavit to be of good character and that his statements are Entitled to Credit - 
James G. Austin J.P.

State of New York
Ontario County Clerks Office 
[illegible] I Thomas Hall Clerk of said County do hereby certify that James G. Austin Esq. before whom the within affidavit was taken & sworn
& whose name is subscribed to the above certificate was at the time of taking such affidavit a Justice of the Peace in and for the said County duly Elected & qualified and authorized to act as such — and further that I am well acquainted with his handwriting and verily believe his said signatures to be genuine.
Given under my hand and seal of said County at  Can. and signed this 30th August 1841. 
Thomas Hall Clerk
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State of New York
Ontario County Clerks Office
[illegible] I Thomas Hall do hereby Certify that James G. Austin Esq. before whom the within affidavit was subscribed & sworn & whose name is also