Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 20,354, for John Kilborne, [Blank]
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SERVICE   Continental
Kilborne, John
or Kilborn
or Kilbun
or Kilbon, 
or Kilburn
Deborah
NUMBER 20.354
[unreadable] and residence into [unreadable]
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John Kilborne 
Private 
Col Sheldon Regt 
Connecticut Line 
1781 - 11 months 
[unreadable]
If the Judge will certify as to the claimants needy circumstances, a pension will be granted
Certified to be in reduced Circumstances
Admd [admitted]
[unreadable]
Further evidence of Service necessary 
The evidence of some state authority 
War Dept 
Pen office  
9 May 1818 
Returned with state authority  
J. Grover
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State of New York 
Cayuga County ss}   
John Kilborne of the Village of Auburn town of Auburn County of Cayuga and State of New York, being duly and Saith sworn deposeth that he enlisted in the service of the United States about the first of January Seventeen Hundred and Eighty in the fifth Company commanded by Captain David Edgar belonging to second Connecticut Regiment commanded by Elisha Sheldon Esq. and that he continued in the service for the space of two years and 5 five months as this deponent verily believes and was honorably discharged in June seventeen Hundred & Eighty three in Danbury in Connecticut.  And this deponent further saith that his circumstances are such as to require assistance and support from his country. And further this deponent not. 
John Kilbun 
State of New York 
Cayuga County ss 
Personally appeared before me John Grover Esquire one of the Judges of the Court of Common pleas in and for the County of John Kilborne within mentioned and to me known and before me made oath upon the Holy Evangelist, that the contents of the above affidavit by him subscribed are true. And I do certify to the Honourable the Secretary of the department of war, that for I am satisfied that the above affidavit is substantially correct and true.    
Dated April 2d 1818 
John Grover Judge of Cayuga Com pleas
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State of New York I hereby certify that John Grover Esquire County of Cayuga before whom the within affidavit appears to have been made was at the time of taking the same a Judge of the Court of Common Pleas in and for said County, acting under the authority of this State, that full faith and credit are due to his official acts in that capacity and that the within is his signature. In testimony whereof I have hereto affixed the seal of said County the Second day of April in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighteen 
E. T. Throop Clk 
for J.D. Casey Dep Clk
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Do hereby certify to the Hon the Secretary of the Department of war that John Kilburn the within named Applicant is a resident of this Village (Auburn) and is in very reduced circumstances has a large family and no visible means for their Support.   Auburn April 8th 1819 
John Grover Judge of Cayuga Com pleas
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Hopeland Apr 22 1856 
Albany 2526 
Deborah Kilborn 
widow of John Kilborn Conn who was a pensioner under the Act of March 1818 and who died on the 6 Dec 1834 of Cayuga Co. in the State of N. York who was a Private in the company commanded by Captain  - of the Regt. commanded by Col Sheldon in the Conn line for 2 years
Inscribed on the Roll of Albany at the rate of 80 Dollars Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1836. 
Certificate of Pension issued the 27 day of April 1839 and sent to A. Gould Auburn N.Y.  
Arrears to the 4th of March ’39   240.00  
Semi-annual allowance ending 4 Sept ’39  40.00
$280.00 
{Act July 7, 1838.}
 Recorded by D. Brown Clerk  
Book A Vol. 2 Page 86
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9.556 New York Roll 
John Kilborne of Auburn in the state of N. Y. who was a Private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Sheldon of the Connecticut line, for the term of two years 5 months 1781 
Inscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 2d of April 1818. 
Certificate of Pension issued the 20 of Apl 1819 and sent to John Grover Esq Auburn, N. Y. 
Arrears to 4th of March 1819   88.76 
Semi-anl. all'ce ending Sept. 1819.  48.00 
Arr 10 mo 29/30 – 4/31  $136.76 
{Revolutionary claim, Act 18th March, 1818.}
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2232
Deborah Kilborn
2526
Agent A. Gould
Auburn N.Y.
Admitted
Private 2 years
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State of New York 
Cayuga County }  ss On this 2d day of October 1838 personally appeared before the subscriber one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas of said County of Cayuga Deborah Kilburn aged Seventy four years who being first duly sworn according to law doth on her oath make the following desolation in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress passed July 7th 1838 titled An act granting half pay & pensions to certain widows. That she is the widow of John Kilburn late of Auburn in said County deceased who was a soldier in the war of the Revolution and a pensioner of the United States under the act of Congress passed in 1818. That he continued to draw a pension of eight dollars per month until his death as hereinafter stated.   She further declares that she was married to the said John Kilburn on the 20th day of August 1785 as appears by the affidavits hereto annexed and that her husband the aforesaid John Kilburn died on the 26th day of December 1834. That she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service but the marriage took place previous to the first of January 1794 viz at the time above stated.   
Deborah Kilburn x her mark
Sworn to & subscribed the day & year first above written before me 
John P Hulbert Judge of the Court of Common Pleas of Cayuga County
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I certify that on acquainted with the said Deborah Kilburn & know her to be the person above represented, that she is a person of truth & veracity and and is unable to attend Court in reason of age & infirmity.   
John Hulbert Judge of the Court of of Common Pleas Cayuga County 
Cayuga County ss Amos Gould of Auburn in said County being duly sworn says that he is acquainted with the above named Deborah Kilburn and was acquainted with said John Kilburn in his life time and he knows said Deborah to be the widow of said John Kilburn and the person she represents herself to be. That said John Kilburn resided in Auburn aforesaid in his life time and died about four years ago according to deponents best recollection.   
And further deponent saith not 
A. Gould
Sworn & subscribed the 3rd day of October 1838 before me John P. Hulburt Judge of the Court of Common Pleas of Cayuga County 
I certify that said Amos Gould is a man of truth & veracity. Dated October 3d 1838 
John P Hulbert Judge of the Court of Common Pleas of Cayuga County
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State of New York 
Cayuga County 
Clerks office } ss I William Richardson Clerk of the Court of  Common Pleas of the County of Cayuga do hereby certify that John P. Hulbert Esq before when the foregoing affidavits purport to have been taken was on the day of the date thereof one of the Judges of the said Court of Common Pleas in aforesaid County of Cayuga duly appointed and confirmed and that full faith and credit may be given to his acts in that capacity.  I further certify that I am acquainted with his hand writing and that the signatures above are genuine. 
In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the Court of Common Pleas of said County this third day of October in the year one thousand Eight hundred and thirty Eight 
William Richardson Clerk
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Deborah Kilbun
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John Kilburn and Deborah Smith were married August twentieth seventeen hundred Eighty five 
I Asa Goodwin Clerk of the Town of New Hartford County of Litchfield & State of Connecticut do certify that the foregoing is a true copy of the record with the exception of the dates, which is expressed on the record in fair legible figures as follows – “August 20th 1785”   Asa Goodwin Town Clerk of the Town of New Hartford 
I Asa Goodwin above named, depose and say that I hold the office of Town Clerk in the County, Town and State aforesaid and that the above is a true extract from the records of said New Hartford with the exception above named as certified by me.     Asa Goodwin Town Clerk of the Town of New Hartford 
State of Connecticut County of Litchfield in Hartford September 9th 1838- Sworn before me Roger H. Mills Justice of the Peace
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L ROYAL R. HINMAN, Secretary of the State of Connecticut and keeper of the Seal thereof, do hereby certify and make known to whom it doth or may concern, THAT Roger H Mills is and for more than two months last past, has been Justice of the Peace within and for the County of Litchfield in said State, duly appointed, commissioned and qualified, having full power and authority, by the laws of said State, to take the acknowledgment of Deeds and to certify the same; also to administer oaths to witnesses and to take Affidavits and Depositions out of Court, and to give certificates thereof; and that full faith and credit may and ought to be given to the official acts and attestations of the said R. H. Mills in Court and Country. 
In testimony whereof, I have in my capacity of Secretary as aforesaid, hereunto set my Hand, and affixed the Seal of said State, at the City of Hartford, in said State the 14th day of September in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and thirty eight. 
And I certify that the signature of said R H Mills hereto, annexed is genuine. 
Royal R. Hinman Secretary aforesaid State
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John Kilborne 
9556 
Con’d [continued] & sent July 14. 1821, to John Grover 
Auburn New York
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State of New-York, 
Cayuga County, } ss On this  5th day of July 1820, personally appeared in open court being a court of record for the said county, & in July Term of Com pleas & Gen Sessions John Kilburn aged 56 years, resident in the of Aurelius in said county, who, being first duly sworn, according to law doth, on his oath, declare that he served in the revolutionary war as follows: 
That he enlisted for three years was returned during the war in the Company commanded by Capt Edgar in Col. Sheldons Regt of Dragoons 3d company & served till the close of the war & was discharged at Danbury in the Continental Establishment, Connecticut Troops. and that the date of his original claim or declaration was the 2d day April 1818, Pension Certificate No. 9,556
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 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.   
And I do further solemnly swear that my occupation is a Laborer & that I am wholly unable to contribute by Manual labor for the support of my family as it consists of my wife Deborah aged 56 years she has been in a declining State of health for ten years past so much so that she is unable to labor the greatest part of the time & I have one son that resides with me viz Samuel aged 14 years & that the amount that I am justly indebted will exceed one hundred & fifty dollars.  
John Kilborn 
Sworn to and declared, on the 5th day of July before me  
Rufus Sheldon Judge of Cayuga Com pleas
I James Glover clerk of the County of Cayuga 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 four dollars and 94th cents. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said court, on this 5th day of July 1820 
James Glover 
Clerk of the Court for the County of Cayuga
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Schedule
Of the Property of John Kilborn exhibited before the court of Common Pleas July Term 1820 Viz
1 old Horse         25.00
1 Cow                 15.00
2 Calves                3.00
1 Horse Harness   4.00
1 Chest                 2.00
1 Table                  2.00
6 Chairs                3.00
1 3 pail kettle, 2.50, 1 fry pan 0.75  3.25
4 knives & Forks  0.50
6 cups & saucers   0.38
Spoons 0.75, 3 books 0.50   1.25
3 Milk pans           0.75
2 water pails          1.00
8 plates                  1.00
2 old spinning wheels  2.50
1 Platter                  0.31
64.94
Beds & Bedding all necessary no real estate nor debts due me.
John Kilborn
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OWN
information as contained in his (or his widow’s) application for pension on file in this bureau.  John Kilbourne Widow file 20354 
DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT  [unreadable]  LENGTH OF SERVICE   [unreadable]  RANK. private  OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED.  Captain David Edgar   Colonel Elisha Sheldon  STATE. [unreadable]
Battles engaged in,
Residence of soldier at enlistment,  
Date of application for pension,  [unreadable]
Residence at date of application,  [unreadable]
Age at date of application, 54 years.  [unreadable]
Remarks   [unreadable]
Very respectfully
Commissioner
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1910 Mch. 7 Hist to Ella M. Braids, V.L.M.   
Revy WIDOW, &c. 
File No. 20354 
Deborah Kilborn
widow of 
John Kilborn
Pri Rev War
Act: July 7th 1838  
Index:--Vol. A, Page 403 
[Arrangement of 1870.]
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1035 Ellicott St. 
Buffalo Feb 16th 1910 
Bureau of Pensions 
Washington D.C. 
Will you kindly send me the Revolutionary service of John Kilborn pensioner of Cayuga Co. N.Y.   With as much family data with as appears on his application for a pension.   Being decision to Enter the D.A.R.  I will appreciate any knowledge may be able to supply regarding my
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ancestor and his family.
Very sincerely
Ella M. Braids
[stamp] U.S. PENSION OFFICE  B FEB 18 1910
[stamp] U.S. PENSION OFFICE B FEB 18 1910
FEB 19 1910
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Deborah Kilborn
John [unreadable]  d 
39
No other one on roll Vt or NY
2526 ’38 N.Y.  
December 11  Free
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington D.C. 
Department of the Interior
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[unreadable]
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Albany N.Y.
John Kilborne on Roll act 1818 to what paid?  
V.L.
John Harry Esqr
Died 26th Decr 1834 paid to that period  
JH
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RECORD DIVISION. 
Department of the Interior,   
BUREAU OF PENSIONS.  
Briefed by Geo M Moore 
Feb 26, 1910 
Certificate No.  [unreadable]  
Claimant of N.Y. 
Soldier John Kilborn 
Service  Rev.  
REMARKS: No O. W. I. W. or R. as above except  S. F. 35508 [unreadable] Mass service
except W.F. 13576. Mass [unreadable] service
except W.F. 20354 this one   
Chief Division
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Mr William H Brown 
Auburn New York
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State of Connecticut Comptrollers Office 
Hartford June 16th 1818 
On examination of the Books of this Office, it appears that John Kilborne served as a private in Colonel Elisha Sheldons Regiment in the Connecticut line of the Continental Army in the Revolutionary War from the twentieth day of January 1781 to the thirty first day of December 1781 after that period the Connecticut Line were settled with further services by the Paymasters, with the Army or at the paymaster Generals Office and no records appear in this office of the time of his discharge.   Certified by1
 Elisha Cott Comptroller of Public Accounts
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Dear Sir
Yours of the [unreadable] in which you [unreadable]   perhaps he [unreadable]  Widow and she thinks first [unreadable]   when it was [unreadable]  that she had [unreadable]  pension office all the [unreadable]   pension over
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The Kilborne pension papers [unreadable] 
Will you [unreadable]   of this pension [unreadable]   and inform me [unreadable]  
Very respectfully 
[unreadable]
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J. Copeland
April 22 / 56
‘38
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Pension Office April 22 1836 
Sir
A John Kilborn of N York was pensioned under the Act of 1818 and after his death his widow Deborah was pensioned under the Act of 7 July 1838.   I find no other papers of 1838 any John Kilborn of NY.
J Copeland Esq 
Middleton Vermont
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2232  N.Y. Oct 8, 
7 July 1838. 
Free 
FREE
Hon James L Edwards 
Comm of pensions 
Washington D.C.
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Auburn October 3. 1838 
Sir
Enclosed I send papers in support of the claim of Deborah Kilburn to a pension under the act of 1838  
Will you please give it an examination communicate the result to me 
I am Very Respectfully your obt sevt 
A. Gould
Hon J. L Edwards
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Free
Hon J. C. Calhoun Esqr  
Secretary of the Department of War 
Washington City