Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 39,823, for Martin Kisenceders, Virginia
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SERVICE
Continental (Va.)

Kisenceders, Martin
or
Kisenceder
or
Kycenceder, Geisenceder, or Geisensieder

NUMBER
S. 39,823
B.L.Wt.2416-100

CONTENTS
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64854
Pennsylvania

Martin Kisenceders
of Crawford Co in the state of Penn
who was a private in the regiment commanded by
Colonel Armands of the [crossed out: Penn] in
line, for the term of 1 year Continental

Inscribed on the Roll of Pennsylvania
at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence
the 14 of April 18?8

Certificate of Pension issued the 27 of Mar 181?
and sent to Jesse Moore Esq Judge
Meadville Penna

Arrears to 4th of Mar 1819 7/30 9/31.........85.56
Semi-anl, all'ce ending 4 Sep 1819..............48.
..................................................................................133.56

D. Dec 1? 1819

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

4. Sep 1819.
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Martin Kisenceder's
Private
Col Armands Corps.
1782. 1 year
April 14~ 1818.

The Judges certificate
of [illegible] circumstances,
[this line, illegible]
[Written diagonally over the above paragraph:]
Admd

Meadville, Pa
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Statement of Martin Kisneder, 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 Martin Kisenceder Saith, that he enlisted in Winchester
in Virginia in the year 1782, in Captain Sharps company
Colonel Armond's Corps in the Pennsylvania line in the Continental
establishment, and served in the same until he was
honorably discharged at York town in Penn. when the army
was disbanded after peace had taken place; that the time
he served in the aforesaid company & Corps, was between
twelve and sixteen months, that a written discharge therefrom
was given to him, which has been lost for many years, and
that he has no document in his possession to prove his time
of service in the army - The said Martin Kisenceder hereby
relinquishes all claim to any 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

Martin X mark Kisenceder's

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Crawford County Ss
on the fourteenth day of April in the year of our Lord one thousand
eight hundred and eighteen, personally appeared before me Jesse
Moore, President of the Sixth Judicial District of Penna Martin
Kisenceder, 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 is just and true
Martin X mark Kisenceder's
Sworn & Subscribed the day & year
above written before me
Jesse Moore

Jesse Moore)
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Crawford County in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
To the Secretary of the Department of war
I the subscriber, President of the Several Court 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 Martin Kisenceder, which I believe
is entitled to full credit, it appears to my satisfaction, that he the
said Martin served in the revolutionary war, as he has stated in the
foregoing deposition, against the common enemy. In testimony
whereof this fourteenth day of April 1818 at Meadville in the said
County of Crawford I have hereto subscribed my name and affixed my seal
Jesse Moore

The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Crawford County Ss
I William Mac Arthur Prothonotary
in and for the County of Crawford in the
Commonwealth do by these presents certify
that the Honorable Jesse Moore before
whom the deposition in the preceding page of
this paper was made and whose name is
subscribed to the above certificate in his
own proper hand write is President of the
sixth Judicial district of said Commonwealth comprising the
County of Butler, Mercer, Venango, Crawford and Erie.
That he is duly commissioned and sworn and that he is now
acting under the authority of the Commonwealth aforesaid
And that due faith and credit is due and of right ought to
be given to all his official acts as such 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 seal of Office at Meadville
the tenth day of April in the year of our Lord
one thousand eight hundred and eighteen
William Macarthur Proty
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To the Secretary of the Department of War

I the president of the sixth judicial district before
mentioned do hereby certify That [inserted, two words:] the aforesaid Martin Kisenceder
"by reason of his reduced circumstances in life is in
need of assistance from his country for support." In
testimony whereof at Meadville in Crawford county
aforesaid this twenty third day of January, 1810 I
have hereto subscribed my name affixed my
Seal
Jesse Moore

Crawford County in the Commonwealth of Penna

I William Mac Arthur Prothonotary in and for
the County of Crawford in the said Commonwealth
do certify that the Honorable Jesse
whose name in his proper hand write is subscribed
to the above certificate is president of
the sixth Judicial district of the Commonwealth
of Pennsylvania, and that he is now
lawfully acting under the authority of the
said Commonwealth. To where 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 & [illegible] as elsewhere. In
Testimony of which I have hereto subscribed my name
and affixed the County seal at Meadville, the
twenty third day of January A D in MDCCCX [illegible] 8 [illegible].
William Mac Arthur Prothy
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STATE oF Pennsylvania
At a court held for Crawford County, April 5, 1847
satisfactory evidence was adduced in Court to prove that Sarah Porter late
Sarah Kycenceder, Margaret Hickman late
Margaret Kycenceder, Joseph Kycenceder and
Benjamin Kycenceder
are the children and only heirs at law in fee to
Martin Kycenceder alias Geisensieder late a Private in the
Legion [crossed out: Regiment] commanded by Col Armand.
And that the said Martin Kycenceder alias Geisensieder was
at the time of his death a Revolutionary Pensioner.
I, James E M Farland, Clerk of the county court, do certify
that the above evidence is taken from the records in my office.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto afixed my of
seal this 5th day of April
1847
Jas E. M Farland
Prothy & Clerk
of Courts

The above form will answer for the States of Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, 
Ohio, Kentucky, Tennessee, Alabama, and other Western States.
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State of Pennsylvania. 
Crawford County
Personally appeared before the subscriber a Justice
of the Peace in and for
said County James Masters & James Hunter
persons of credibility who being each duly sworn
according the law Saith that Martin Kycenceder
late of said County deceased was at the time of
his death a Revolutionary Pensioner, that he
has been dead now twenty five or more years
and that Sarah wife of James Porter. Margaret
wife of Michael Hickman. Joseph and
Benjamin are the children and only heirs at
law of the said Martin Kycenceder deceased
and are now at this time living in said County _
and further saith not.
James Masters
James Hunter
Sworn and subscribed before
me this 13th day
February A.D. 1847
Samuel Davis JP

Know all men by these presents that we
Sarah Porter. Michael Hickman. Margaret
Hickman. Joseph Kycenceder and Benjamin 
Kycenceder of Crawford County and State of Pennsylvania
do hereby constitute and appoint James Porter [insterted to "Porter":] husband of Sarah Porter
of the County and State aforesaid our true and lawful
attorney with power of substitution for us and
in our names to prepare papers and collect proofs
and vouchers and pay to enable us to obtain from
the Secretary of War of the United States a Warrant
for one hundred acres of Bounty Land due us in right
of the services of our late father Martin Kycenceder
as a soldier of Armand Legion of the Army of the
Revolution and to ask demand and receive a
Warrant for the same and to deposit the said
Warrant & when so received with the Commissioner
of the General Land Office at Washington City
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for the Land scrip and to ask demand receive
and receipt for the certificates of Land scrip due
thereon and to endure assign transfer and make
sale of the same and to do and perform all
manner of things to achieve the same which we
ourselves could do were we personally present.
In witness whereof we have hereunto set one
hands and seals this thirteenth day of February
Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred
and forty seven
M. Hickman
Sarah Porter
Joseph Kysenceder
Benjamin X his mark Kysenceder
Margaret Hickman

The words "husband of
Sarah Porter" intertwine
before signing
Witness Samuel Dow

State of Pennsylvania
Crawford County Ss
Personally appeared before
me the Subscriber a
Justice of the Peace in
and for said County Sarah Porter wife of James Porter
Michael Hickman and Mary his wife Joseph
Kycenceder and Benjamin Kycenceder signers
and senders to the foregoing power of attoring and
acknowledged the same to be their voluntary act
and deed for the purposes therein named, they
the said Sarah and Margaret such being of full
age separate and apart from their said husbands
by me examined and the full contents thereof
made known to them voluntarily consent
thereto.
Signed sealed and acknowledged before me this
13th day of February A.D. 1847
Samuel Douds
JP
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State of Pennsylvania
Crawford County Ss.
I James E. McFarland
Prothonotary of the Court of
Common Pleas of said
County do hereby certify that Samuel Douds, Esq
before whom the foregoing deposition and power
of attorney appear to have been taken and acknowledged
was at the time of taking the same
and now is a Justice of the Peace in and for
said County duly commissioned and qualified
and that to all of his official acts as such
due faith and credit is and ought to be given
as well in Courts of Justice as thereout also that 
the signature purporting to be his is
genuine. In testimony whereof I
have hereunto set my hand and
affixed the seal of said Court at
Meadville this 19th day of February
one thousand eight hundred and forty seven
J. E. McFarland,
Prothy
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Martin Giesenceder, alia,
Kycenceder

No 2416

Mr. Jas Porter
Meadville
Pa
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Meadville April 6. 1847
Dear Sir
Inclosed I send you the Power
of Attorney executed to me by the heirs of
Martin Kycenceder decd together with
the proofs which you directed to be
procured before the County Court.
I have not been able to transmit them
before now as the present week is
the first time the Court has been in session
since I saw you.
On the receipt of
this you will please write me and
state what will be necessary for me
to do next _
Very respectfully
Yours &c
Col J L Edwards
Commr of Pensions
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REVOLUTIONARY WAR RECORDS SECTION.

3 -- 525

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
Washington, D. C.

S.F. 39.823

In reply to your request of ____, received ____
a statement of the military history of Martin Kisenceders
soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired
information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for penon
on file in this Bureau.
DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT.
[Mostly illegible]

LENGTH OF SERVICE.
[Illegible]

RANK.
Pvt

OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED.
CAPTAIN.
[Illegible]
COLONEL.
[Illegible]

STATE.
Continental

Battles engaged in, [Illegible]
Residence of soldier at enlistment, [Illegible]
Date of application for pension, [Illegible]
Residence at date of application, Crawford Co Penn.
Age at date of application, not stated.  Died Dec. 15 1819 [illegible]
Remarks: Children [illegible] Sarah wife of James [illegible] Margaret
wife of [Illegible], Joseph and [Illegible]
Crawford County Penn in 1847.  There is no other data on file
as to his family

Respectfully,
Commissioner.
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39823
INVALID.
Revy

File No. 39823
Martin Kisenceders
Pri Rev War

Act: 18 March 18
Index: - Vol. 3, Page 275

[Arrangement of 1870.]

1918 Jany 24 Hist. to
Mrs. E. G. Edmonds
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Martin Kisenceder [Illegible] Oct of 1819. _ Died in 1819
States that he enlisted in Virginia in 17?2 in Capt [Illegible] Company Col
Armand Legion in the Pennsylvania line in [illegible] Continental Establishment
and served in [illegible] until he was honorably discharged at York Town
in Penna when the line was disbanded. That [the rest of the line, illegible]
[beginning of line, illegible] 12 [the rest of the line, illegible]
[illegible], was given [illegible] where [illegible years.
[Illegible] dated n Crawford County Pa on the 14th April 1818
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5639 Rippey Street
Pittsburgh, P.a. Jan. 28, 1918
Bureau of Pensions
To the Commissioner:

Dear Sir:-
Will you please to send
me the pension record of
Martin Kissinger (Kesinger, illegible]
of Lancaster Co. Pa. who served
as an associator and in
various regiments, as a private
and I think a lieutenant. _
in Lancaster.
I shall appreciate it if you
will give me the names of
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the Kessingers from Lancaster
Co. who drew pensions - There
were a father and seven
sons, who fought in the
Rev. [illegible] Penna and I am
trying to locate them. We
know that the father drew a
pension and we think some
of the sons also
Very truly yours,
(Mrs.) Eleanor Y. Edmonds
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Revo. Sec. M

5639 Rippey Street
Pittsburgh Penna, Jan. 16/18
Bureau of Pensions
Washington, D.C.
Dear Sirs:
Will you please to send
me the pension record of
Martin Kissenger - spelled various
ways. Kesenger Kissenceders. - &c
He served as private, and I
think as a lieutenant from
Lancaster Co - Pennsylvania.
in the Pennsylvania militia. He
was as also an associator, and took
the act of allegiance in 1777.
Any information which you
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give me about
Martin Kissenger (spelled
various ways) of Lancaster Co.
will be gratefully appreciated
Respectfully yours
Mrs. E. G. Edwards.

Kissenger
Kisenger
Kissenceders - &c, &c.
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I hereby acknowledge having received from the office
of the Commissioner of Pensions in Washington City a land
Warrant No 2416 dated April 15th 1847 and signed
W. L. Marcy Secretary of war, said Warrant being issued
for one hundred acres of land in favor of the heirs of
Martin Geisenseder alias Kycenceder _
Also Received a Certificate dated 15th April 1847
and Signed G. W. Crump acting Commissioner
of Pensions, authorizing me to surrender said warrant
To the Commissioner of the General land office and
Receive scrip in Exchange therefor and to
Endorse assign sell and transfer said scrip when
Received, April 23d 1847
James Porter
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Meadville April 23d 1847

Dear Sir.
I send you an acknowledgement as you requested
me to do if it is not in proper form you will please
to Send me a form of what is necessary and I will make
all right to your satisfaction I will send the
Warrant to the land office with the certificate this I
suppose [crossed out: this] is all that I have to do in order to receive
the Scrip due on the Warrant, if there is anything-
More than this for me to do I will be thankful to you
for the information

Respectfully yours, &c
James Porter

To.
G.W. Crump Esqr
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Hon W.S. Garvin

Martin Kicenceder
Armands Legion

[illegible]? verbally Feb 22. 47.

FREE

Hon Wm S. Garvin, M, L
Washington City
District of Columbia
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Meadville Decem 25th 1846

Hon Wm S Garvin
Dear Sir I take this oppertunity
To address a few lines to you on a subject in
which I am concerned, my father in law Martin
Kycenceder was a Revolutionary Soldier enlisted
the State of Virginia in armands Legion his name
will be found on the pension list as he drew a pension
a short time before his death which took place I thinkin
in December 1819 The old man always stated that he
was entitled to two hundred acres of land for his
Services as a Soldier and that he never had received
it nor transfered it, But that his children might get it
some time, at the time of his death there were no paper
By which his children could ascertain where his land
was allotted to him, or whether it was from the State
in which he enlisted that he was to from two hundred
acres or the General Government at all Events he never
Received any land and his heirs believe they are entitled
to it. I therefore take [crossed out: this] the liberty being one of your
Constituents to ask the favor that you would make
some inquiry concerning the matter and White to me
on the subject as I understand that those claims
Will be Barred shortly. By a law of Congress, you can
Probably inform me when those claims cease and what
is requisite to be done in order to receive the land
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I will be glad to hear what proof will be Required
from the heirs in order to substantiate their claim, I
intend to go to Washington City or send by some person
to attend to the matter But it will need some proof
I suppose, and I am ignorant of what is necessary and
this in the cause of my writing to you I also have
some acquaintance with the Hon Judge Thompson, and
I think if you would state to him that I would
Be glad if he would Cooperate with you in this matter
also to what must be done that he would assist you
I have heard that the government of the United States
would pay those claims in money in place of land this
may not be true, I have also understood that where
a soldier of the Revolution had claims in the State
of Virginia for land that it now would be paid By
the General Government as that State had ceded
lands to the General Government for that purpose
you I suppose can inform me as to the truth of [inserted:] the Matter
I suppose that Martin Kysenceder was to receive
two hundred acres of land from the State of Virginia
and one Hundred from the general Government
He has four children living in this County and stand
need of anything that may be owe to him, I must
render so my thanks for dockuments sent me at the
last session of Congress hoping you will not forget me
this session, with one Respect I subscribe self
you Humble Sevant
James Porter

Wm S. Garvin Esqr