Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 31798, for John Kilby, Connecticut
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SERVICE   Conn.
Kilby, John
NUMBER   S. 31798
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order to pay Jan. 24. 1837 
Paid at the Treasury under the act of the 6th April 1838 from 4 Sept 1836 to 4 Sept 1857. Agt Notified 5 Nov 1838 
Let to J. F. Sabine 21. Oct 1839 
Paid as above from 4 Sept 1838 to 4th march 1839 Agt notified 18 Decr  1839. 
17422 
Connecticut 
John Kilby of  Hartford in the State of Conn who was a Pri in the com [company] commanded by Captain Watson of the Regt commanded by Col Webb in the Conn line for 11 mo.   
Inscribed on the Roll of Conn at the rate of 36 Dollars 66 Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831. 
Certificate of Pension issued the 20 day of Augt 1833  and sent S. H. Parsons: Hartford Ct.  
Arrears to the 4th March 33 $73.32 
Semi-anl. allowance ending Sept 4 33   18.33 
$91.65   
{Revolutionary Claim,  Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by E. D. Bullock Clerk 
Book E Vol 3  Page 23
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PENSION ACT OF 1832. 
Declaration of John Kilby  in order to obtain the benefit of the 
Act of Congress, passed June 7, 1832. 
STATE OF CONNECTICUT. 
COUNTY OF Hartford   } ss Hartford  
On this 31st day August 1832, before the Probate Court for the District of Hartford in the County of Hartford and State of Connecticut being a Court of record, having by law a Clerk and Seal, personally appeared John Kilby a resident of Wethersfield in the County of Hartford and State of Connecticut aged Seventy one years, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress, passed June 7, 1832. 
That he entered the service of the United States as a Volunteer (private) in a company commanded by Captain Hezekiah Wells Lieutenant -  and Ensign John Francis at Wethersfield in the County of Hartford and State of Connecticut on or about the month of Jany 1777; that said company belonged to a regiment of Militia commanded by Colonel Roger Enos (he thinks) and Lieutenant Colonel don’t remember and Major don’t remember 
That he the deponent was a volunteer for two or 3 months and continued to serve in the said Corps, until on or about the month of April  1777 when he was dismissed from the service at or near a place called New Rochelle in the County of Westchester and State of New York;  that  when he entered the service, he resided in Wethersfield in the county of Hartford and State of Connecticut  and was marched from Wethersfield to New Rochelle and there employed in guarding the same & on patrolling & scouting parties, was at Horseneck, Lye, & Morrisania Mills &c  
The deponent has no documentary evidence or proof service, and not withstanding diligent search & enquiry can find no living witness to testify to the same.  
2d the deponent further declares that he was drafted at Wethersfield in said State of Connecticut  about April 1777 as nearly as he recollect served as a private in Captain Watson's company of Continental troops, in Colonel Samuel B. Webb's regiment. The company was drafted for eight months to help fill up the Regiment. That he joined the regiment at Peekskill in the State of New York where he remained most of the summer
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From Peekskill the troops marched to [unreadable] crossed the North River to New Windsor from thence they marched to Esopus and reached there a short time after it was burnt.  From Esopus they returned to New Windsor crossed to Fishkill, and marched to White Plains from thence to the sea shore & crossed over to Long Island and immediately thereafter fled to the Connecticut shore and marched to New London from New London to Wethersfield  and was there discharged having served during this tour about 8 months. That he has no evidence & can procure none in relation to this service.  
That he was drafted to go to New London but hired a substitute in a day or two after his arrival there and returned home.  That he afterwards was drafted to go to Rhode Island and marched from Wethersfield  about the year 1778, precise  time he does not recollect  and served there about a month under Captain Bissell of Suffield,  the names of the field officers not recollected.  
That he recollects the following in name of privates who served at the time but are now dead viz:  
Thomas  Horner, John Reynolds, David Miller,  Jonathan Field & Levi Smith.
The deponent has made enquiry but can find no person alive to prove his service & therefore is under the necessity of resting his claim upon his own solemn declarations under oath and the certificate of the
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Clergyman of the town where he resides for his reputation of service in the revolutionary war and the certificate of the Comptroller of the State of Connecticut.  That in a Journal lodged in that office there is under date of 3d January 1778 the following entry to the [unreadable] of U. States viz “orders on Treasury for John Kilby bounty – S. B. Webbs Regiment $3.00”.  
And in reply to certain interrogatories prescribed by the War Department and propounded by the Court, the deponent further declares, 
1st. That he was born at Wethersfield in the County of Hartford and State of Connecticut on the 8th day of November 1760 
2d. That the day and year of his birth is recorded the Town Records of Wethersfield 
3d. and 4th. That when he was called into service he resided at the places or towns as herein before stated; and served in the manner set forth in the preceding declaration. 
5th. That the general circumstances of his service are detailed in the preceding declaration, and also the names of such officers, &c. as he distinctly recollects. 
6th That he received a written discharge from the service when he left Webbs regiment, but has lost it.  
7th  That he is personally known to the Rev Caleb J. Tenney a Clergyman of Wethersfield & John Williams & many others who are respectable persons in the neighborhood where he now resides, and can testify as to his character for veracity, and also their belief of his services as a soldier of the Revolution.
And the said John Kilby hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present, and declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of the Agency of any State.
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid} John Kilby
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed  War Department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies that it appears to them that the Rev’d. Caleb J. Tenney is a Clergyman of the town of Wethersfield & that John Williams Esq whose affidavits are hereto annexed are credible persons and that their statements are entitled to credit.
I William Whitman Clerk of the Probate Court for the District of Harford do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of John Kilby for a pension. 
I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 31  day of August 1832 
Wm Whitman Clk of Court of Probate for district of Hartford
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REVOLUTIONARY WAR RECORDS SECTION. 3 -- 525 
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR. 
BUREAU OF PENSIONS. 
Washington, D. C. 19 
In reply to your request of  - received  - for a statement of the military history of John Kilby a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his  application for pension on file in this Bureau. 
S. 31798 
DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT.  Jan 1777   LENGTH OF SERVICE.  2 mos.    RANK.   Pvt.  OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED.  Captain Hezekiah Wells  Colonel Roger Enos   STATE.  Conn.
DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT.  Apr 1777   LENGTH OF SERVICE.  8 mos.    RANK.  Pvt.   OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. Captain Watson   Colonel Samuel B. Webb  STATE.  Conn
DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT.  1778    LENGTH OF SERVICE.  1 mo    RANK.   Pvt.  OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED.  Captain Bissell   STATE.  Conn.
Battles engaged in,  None stated 
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Wethersfield  Hartford Co.  Conn 
Date of application for pension, Aug 31. 1832 His claim was allowed 
Residence at date of application, Weathersfield, Hartford Co Conn 
Age at date of application.  71  born Nov 8 1760 at Wethersfield Conn.
Remarks:  a daughter name not stated who married Vosburgh was living In 1837.   No further family 
Respectfully, Commissioner.
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31798 
Revy INVALID 
File No. 31798 
John Kilby  
Pri Rev War  
Act: June 7” 32”  
Index: - Vol. 2 Page 223  
[Arrangement of 1870.] 
1913. Sept 23. Hist. to Mrs Douglas B Thompson MBK  
1913. Oct. 8. Hist to Miss Alice M. Gay
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Treasury Department, 
Second Comptroller's Office, 
Octr 27 1838 
Sir
Under the act of the 6th of April, 1838, entitled "An act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain Pensioners, and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury of the United States, John Kilby a Pensioner on the Roll of the Hartford Ct Agency, at the rate of Thirty six Dollars and sixty six Cents per annum, under the law of the 7 the June 1832 been paid at this Department, from the  4 Sept. 1836 to the  4 of Sept. 1837 
Respectfully, yours,
Albion K. Parris 
Comptroller.
 To the Commissioner of Pensions Present.
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John Kilby Conn 7th  June $36.66 
To what time last paid 
Pension Office 
21. Oct 1839. 
Pd to 4 Sep 1838 – 3d gr 30 not in
JH
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Treasury Department,
Second Comptroller's Office,
Dec 12th 1839
Sir
Under the act of the 6th of April, 1838, entitled "An act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain Pensioners, and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury of the United States, John Kilby a Pensioner on the Roll of the Hartford Ct Agency, at the rate of Thirty six Dollars and sixty six Cents per annum, under the law of the 7 the June 1832 been paid at this Department, from the 4 Sept. 1838 to the 4 of Sept. 1839
Respectfully, yours,
Albion K. Parris
Comptroller.
To the Commissioner of Pensions Present.
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Pension Agency 
Hartford 7 Jany 1837 
Sir
Enclosed are the pension papers of Jacob Hinsdale and John Kilby which have been suspended by the 2d Comptroller in the settlement of my 3d quarters account 1836 for the reasons endorsed thereon and now transmitted for special directions authorizing the payment.  The attorney in the case of Kilby Mrs Vosburgh is a  daughter of the pensioner.  
I am very respectfully your obedient servant 
James Dodd Agt
J. L Edwards by Commissioner of Pensions Washington
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8527 
John Kibby 
S. B. Webbs Regt 
11 mo private 
36.66 
S. H. Parsons Present
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WAR DEPARTMENT 
Pension Office,
May 2d 1933 
Sir. 
The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has been examined, and the papers are herewith returned. The following is a statement of your case in a tabular form. On comparing these papers with the following rules and the subjoined notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed before a pension can be allowed. the notes and the regulations will shew what is necessary to be done. Those points to which your attention is more particularly directed, you will find marked in the margin with a brace, (thus: }). You will, when you return your papers to this Department, send this printed letter with them; and you will, by compling with this request greatly facilitate the investigation of your claim. 
A Statement, showing the Service of
Period when the service was rendered.    Duration of Claimant’s Service.   Rank of claimant. Names and rank of the Officers under whom he served.   Age at present and place of abode when he entered the service.   Proof by which the declaration is supported. 
I am respectfully 
Your obedient servant 
JAMES L. EDWARDS, 
Commissioner of Pensions.
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REGULATIONS UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE 7, 1832.            
The following regulations have been adopted:                  
This law has been construed to extend, as well to the line, as to every branch of the Staff of the Army, and to include under the terms "Continental Line," "State troops," "militia," and "volunteers," all persons enlisted, drafted, or who volunteered and who were bound to military service, but not those who were occasionally employed with the army upon civil contracts, such as Clerks to Commissaries and to Store Keepers, &c. Teamsters, Boatmen, &c. Persons who served on board of Private Armed Vessels are also excluded from the benefits of the law, as well as persons who turned out as patrols, or were engaged in guarding particular places at night, and were not recognized as being in actual military service.              
Four general classes of cases are embraced in this law:  
1. The Regular Troops.  
2. The State Troops, Militia, and Volunteers.    
3. Persons employed in the Naval service.             
4. Indian Spies.                 
As rolls of the regular troops in the Revolutionary War exist in this Department, all persons, claiming the benefit of this law as officers, non-commissioned officers, musicians or privates, will in the first in stance, make application by transmitting the following declaration, which will be made before a Court of Record of the County where such applicant resides. And every Court having by law a seal and Clerk is considered a Court of Record.             
DECLARATION.                        
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.           
State, Territory, or District of 
County of } ss.
On this day of A.B. a resident (b) of personally appeared (a) before in the county of and State, Territory or District years, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth on his oath make the in the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress, passed June 7th, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year (d) served in the (e) regiment of the line, under the following named officers:    
[Here set forth the names and rank of the Field and Company Officers; the time he left the service; (and if he served under more than one term of enlistment, he must specify the particular period, and rank and names of his officers;) the town or county and State in which he resided when he entered the service; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged, and the country through which he marched. This form is to be varied so as to apply to the cases of officers and persons who belonged to the militia, volunteers, navy, &c.]            
He hereby relinquishes every claim (f) whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency in any State, or (if any) only that of Agency in the State of    
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid. A. B. 
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]            
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (g) that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states. 
I of the Court of hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of for a pension.               
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this day of & c.            
If, on examination of the proper record the names of applicants, making such declaration, cannot be found, they will produce such proof as the rule given in note (j) points out.          
Every applicant who claims a pension by virtue of service in the State Troops, Volunteers or Militia, except those who belonged to the New Hampshire Militia and State Troops of Virginia, will make and subscribe a declaration similar to the foregoing, with the following additions, viz: (k) We, A. B., a Clergyman, residing in the hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be and C.D. residing in (the same) who has years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.                 
Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.                 
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]     
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 served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that A. B. who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman, resident in the and that C.D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.               
I, Clerk of the Court of contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of for a pension. do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this day of & c.         
Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power. This is the original discharge or commission ; but if neither of these can be obtained, the party will so state under oath, and will then procure, if possible, the testimony of at least one credible witness, stating in detail his personal knowledge of the services of the applicant, and such circumstances connected therewith, as may have a tendency to throw light upon the transaction.            
If such surviving witness cannot be found, the applicant will so state in his declaration (l) and he will also, whether he produce such evidence or not, proceed to relate all the material facts, which can be useful in the investigation of his claim, and in the comparison of his narrative with the events of the period of his  alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person
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will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case. The facts stated will afford one of the principal means of corroborating the declaration of the applicant, if true, or of detecting the imposition, if one be attempted ; and unless, therefore, these are amply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be expected. All applicants will appear before some Court of Record in the County, in which they reside, and there subscribe and be sworn to, one of the declarations above provided, according to the nature of his case.            
The Court will propound the following (m) interrogatories to all applicants for a pension, on account of service in the Militia, State troops, or Volunteers, except the Militia of New Hampshire and the State troops of Virginia.    
1. Where and in what year were you born?                
2. Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it?          
3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary war , and where do you now live?               
4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute? And if a substitute, for whom?              
5. State the names of some of the Regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served; such Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your services.           
6. To a Soldier. { Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given and what has become of it? 
To an Officer. {Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what Town officer has become of it?              
7. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution.                 
The Court will see that he answers to these questions are embodied in the declaration, and they are requested to annex their opinions of the truth of the statement of the applicant.         
The applicant will further produce in Court, if the same can be done, in the opinion of the Court, without too much expense and inconvenience to him, two respectable persons -one of whom should be the nearest clergyman, if one lives in the immediate vicinity of such applicant, who can testify, from their acquaintance with him, that they believe he is of the age he represents, and that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and that they concur in that opinion. one of these persons is a Clergyman, the Court will so certify, and they will also certify, to the character and standing of other persons, giving such certificates. 
The traditionary evidence of service is deemed very important, in the absence of any direct proof, except the declaration of the party. And the Courts are requested to be very particular in the enquiry whether the belief is general, and whether any doubts have ever existed upon the subject     
Applicants unable to appear in Court by reason of bodily infirmity, may make the declaration before required, and submit to the examination, before a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record of the proper county, and the Judge or Justice will execute the duties, which the Court is herein requested to perform, and will also certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity, attend the Court.        
Whenever any official act is required to be done by a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or by a Justice of the peace, the certificate of the Secretary of State or Territory, or of the proper Clerk of the Court or County, under his seal of office, will be annexed, stating that such person Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or a Justice of the Peace, and that the signature annexed his genuine signature.          
No payments can be made on account of the services of any person, who may have died before the taking effect of the act of June 7, 1832; and in case of death subsequent thereto, and before declaration herein required is made, the parties interested will transmit such evidence as they can cure, taken and authenticated before a Court of Record, showing the services of the deceased, the person of his death, the opinion of the neighborhood respecting such services, the title of the claimant, and the opinion of the Court upon the whole matter.        
[a] The declarant must appear in open Court, unless prevented from doing so by reason of bodily infirmity; in which case the declarant will follow the rule laid down for his guidance.    
[b]   The declarant must make his declaration in the county where he resides. If he should fail to do so, he must assign a sufficient reason for not conforming to the rule.     
[c] The age of the claimant must invariably be mentioned.    
[d]  The declarant must mention the period or periods of the war when he served. 
[e]  Every continental officer or soldier must give the name of the Colonel under whom he served; otherwise a satisfactory examination of the claim cannot be had.        
Every claimant must state, with precision, the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the Department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words: 
"Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service; but, according to the best of his recollection, he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades:--For---year - months , and days , I served as a - months and --- days, I served as and for such service I claim a pension."   
It is important, in all cases, to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served, and the particular rank he held the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months, is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state that they served two in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours, the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is highly objectionable. It must, in every case, be clearly shown under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority ; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit.    
[f]  The law makes the relinquishment indispensable. 
[g]  The opinion of the Court is always required.  
[h]  The Clerk must give his certificate in every case. 
[i]  The Clerk must affix his seal, and if it has no device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal, or if he has no public seal of office, the certificate of a Member of Congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers.               
Mode of authenticating papers.              
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other papers authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.         
Proof of Service.  
Service in Col Webbs Regt 1778 observe by the rolls.
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Comptrollers Office 
Hartford Connect 7 August 1832 
I certify that in a Journal lodged in this Office, there of under States date of 3d January 1778, an entry to the debt of the United containing among other items, the following, in the words and figures, viz: 
“order on Treas John Kilby bounty S. B. Webbs Regt} 3.0.0” 
E. Phelps Comptroller
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We Caleb J. Tenney a Clergiman residing in the town of Wethersfield, County of Hartford and John Williams residing in the same town, here certify that we are well acquainted with John Kilby who is an applicant for a pension der the act of Congress of June 7 1832 that we believe him to be seventy one years of Age that he is reputed and believed in said Wethersfield where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.   
Caleb J. Tenney 
John Williams 
Hartford County Ss. Wethersfield July 31, 1832 
Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid And I hereby certify that the Revd Caleb J. Tenney who has signed the preceding certificate is a Clergiman of the town of Wethersfield and that John Williams Esq who has signed the same is a resident in the same town and is a credible person and that their statement is entitled to Credit.   
James L Belden Justice of peace
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State of Connecticut 
County of Hartford  }  ss  Hartford 
On this 23rd day of May 1833 before me the subsriber a Justice of the peace for said County of Hartford personally appeared John Kilby of Wethersfield whose application for a pension under the act of 7 June 1832 was taken before the Probate Court for Hartford District August 31st 1832 and made Solemn oath that by reason of old age & the consequent loss of memory he cannot swear positively to the precise length of his service nor the period or date of his particular services; but, according to the best of his recollection, he served not less them the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades 
For not less than two months I served as a private in Captain Hezekiah Wells company of foot 
2nd 
For not less than eight months I served as a private in a company of foot commanded by Captain Watson in Colonel Samuel B. Webbs regiment.  I cannot recollect the year but believe that was 1777 or 1778.   
3rd - for not less than one month I served as a private at Rhode Island under Captain Bissell.  I was previously drafted to go to New London but hired a substitute.  The deponent further declares that notwithstanding diligent enquiry he is unable to discover further evidence in relation to his revolutionary services, neither is he able
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to detail his service with more particularity & precision or to give the names of the officers under whom he served other than as enumerated in his first declaration.  That his actual services as a private soldier in the war of the revolution amount to not less than eleven months and for such services he claims a pension under the act of June 1832.   
John Kilby
Sworn to & subscribed the day & year above written Before me  
Elisha Phelps Justice of peace
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I Thomas Day Secretary of the State of Connecticut keeper of the Seal thereof, do hereby certify That James L. Belden before the foregoing affidavit of Rev. Caleb J. Penney and Elisha Phelps Esq before whom the foregoing affidavit of John Kilby was taken, are and at the time of taking said affidavits were Justices of the Peace within and for the County of Hartford duly appointed, commissioned and qualified, having power and authority, by the law of said State, to administer oaths to witnesses and to take affidavits out of court and to certify the same and that I verily believe that the foregoing signatures purporting to be the signature of of said Justices respectively, are genuine 
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of said State, at Hartford, the 23d day of May A.D. 1833
Thomas Day
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[stamp] U.S. PENSION OFFICE D OCT 7 1913
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256 Ashley Street 
Hartford, Conn 
Oct. 6. 1913 
To the Pension Office 
Washington, D.C.  
Please pardon the demand upon your time, but I would my much like to have the Revolutionary record of John Kilby of Wethersfield Conn a pensioner of 1840 aged 79 years of and Eliphalet Ensign a pensioner of 1832 from Litchfield Co, Conn. 
Thanking you for the trouble I am Yours very truly 
(Miss) Alice M. Gay