Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 1,587, John Cain, Penn. Sea Service Va.
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Service
Penn Sea Service
Va

Name 
Cain, John
Margaret

Number
R.1587
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[top part missing]

Arrears to the 4th of March 1828 4466.66
Semi-an. allowance ending 4 Sep. 38  33.33

500.00

{Revolutionary Claim,
Act Jun 7, 1832.}
Recorded by Wm S Allison Clerk,
Book E2 Vol. 7 Page 9
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on rolls
va Contl [Continental] line
admitted
20 mo 10
$66.66/100

 written sideways Hon [Honorable] B. Hardin HR

Hon E Rumsey
H. R.
See his letter filed with
Wm. Gray's papers [illegible]
act 7 Jun 1832
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State of Kentucky} SS
Christian County

On the 4th day of February 1834 personally
appeared in open Court before the Justices of the Christian County Court now sitting John Cain aged Sixty Seven or Sixty Eight years  Who being duly sworn according
to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the  provision by the act of Congress passed Jun 7th 1832

That he was born in Maribrige Ireland in the
year 1765 or 66 and came from thence to the United States and lived in Winchester Va.  He has no record of his age. That in December 1781 at Winchester Va he enlisted as a private for and during the War of the Revolution with one Capt Lemuel Cooper in a Regt commanded by Col Swarengen or Swaragen
of the Continental line. Commanded by
Genl Morgan & Dark he is unable to state
the no. of the regt. as he was only about sixteen years of age and shortly after his enlistment was taken by Capt Cooper
as a waiter. That they remained in the town of
Winchester Va in winter quarters and guarding the prisoners until Apl 82 and then marched on with the prisoners crossing at Harpers Ferry.  Went through Hagerstown.  Harrisburgh on to Philadelphia and then returned through Bristol - Trenton -Woodbridge to Elizabeth Town New Jersey and lay there until we were discharged in August
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1783   That he received a discharge
from Capt Cooper or Capt Downey but lost it
in a few weeks afterward he has no documentary evidence nor does he know of any persons by whom he can prove his actual service
That he has stated the names & rank of the officers he served with so far as he now recollects them
that after he quit the service of the United States he lived a short time in Pennsylvania and then went of board the Brig Betsey[?] & made two voyages
he was some time on board the gun boats.  He
then lived twenty five or thirty years in Shenandoah County Va and a short time in the State of Ohio and from thence moved to Christian County Kentucky where he now resides
That from his best recollection he served at
least twenty months in the service of the 
United States during the War of the Revolution

He hereby relinquishes every claim 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
[signature John Cain]
Sworn to and subscribed the
day and year aforesaid
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and the said Court do hereby declare their
opinion, that the above named applicant
was a revolutionary soldier, and he served as
he states.

I Abraham Stiles the Clerk of the County
Court of Christian County aforesaid do hereby
certify that the foregoing contains the origi
nal proceedings of the said Court in the
matter of the application of John Cain
for a pension.

In testimony whereof I have
hereunto set my hand and
seal of office this fourth day
of February 1832, and in the
42nd year of the said Common
wealth
Attest [signature Abraham Stiles]
C.C.C.C.
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State of Kentucky
Christian County Sct
On this 2nd day of April 1833 personally appeared before the County Court of Christian County State aforesaid John Cain aged Sixty Six or Sixty Seven years, who 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 7, 1832. That he enlisted in the army of the United States in the year 1781 with Captain Lemuel Cooper and served in the Regiment Commanded by Colo Swanagin or Swanagan in the Continental line under the following officers, Generals Morgan & Dark, Colo Swearingam or Swanagan in the Company Commanded by Capt Lemuel Cooper, He will remark that he is unable to name the Regiment by No as he was aged only about fifteen or sixteen years and immediately after enlisting he was taken by Capt Cooper as a waiter - That he left the service in the month of August or Sept 1783, That he lived in Winchester Virginia at the time of enlisting, that he marched from thence to Monmouth, where the regiment to which he belonged was Stationed as a guard to take Care of prisoners
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to any [illegible] except the present, and he declares
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In answer to Interrogatories - He States, That he was born in Manbridge Ireland, He cannot say what year he was born 
He has no record of his age, He lived in Winchester Virginia as before stated when called into the Service, He lived a Short time in Pennsylvania after he left the service and then went on board the brig Betsey & made two voyages, He was Some time on Board the gun Boats, He then lived twenty five or thirty years in Shanadore County Virginia, He then lived int he State of Ohio, and then lived near Hopkinsville Christian County Kentucky where he now lives
He inlisted in the Regular Service during the war
He has Stated as far as he can recollect the names of all the officers, Regiments and general circumstances so far as recollected, He received a discharge at the time of leaving the service either from Capt. Cooper or Capt. Downey, and lost it in a few weeks after receiving it
He will name Capt. Daniel Henry, Col Wm Henry and Joseph Sively who live in his present neighborhood who can testify as to his character for veracity and their belief of his Services as a Soldier in the revolution
Sworn to & Subscribed the date first above stated
John Cain x his mark
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State of Kentucky County of Christian S.S.
ON this 17th day of January 1842 personally appeared before Danl Hays a Justice of the County Court of Christian County Margaret Cain a resident of the state of Kentucky and County of Christian aged Eighty four years the 4th day of June Eighteen hundred and forty one, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on her oath make the following Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provisions made by the Act of Congress passed July 7th 1838. entitled an act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows
That she is the widow of John Cain who was a private in the army of the Revolution as will be seen by reference to the Declaration of Said husband now on file in the office of the War Department of the United States to which she refers a part of this her Declaration, which will show the amount of pension drawn by her Said husband and the particular services he performed during the Revolutionary War. She further declares that she was married to the said John Cain on the [illegible]
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to the first day of January Seventeen hundred and Ninety four Viz on the twenty second day of November Seventeen hundred and Eighty Six as above Stated
She further States that she is too old and infirm to attend Court in bad weather so common at this season of the year living as she does some nine or ten miles from Hopkinsville the place of holding Court.
Margaret Cain x her mark
Sworn to and Subscribed
on the day and year above
Written before me
a Justice of the County
County Court for
Christian County
and State of
Kentucky D. S. Hays
Justice of the County Court
of Christian County Kentucky

The Commonwealth of Kentucky 
County of Christian S.S.
This day personally appeared Brewer [illegible] before me Benjamin Shackelford at a Circuit Court for the county aforesaid on the 24 of the date, [illegible]
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years of age and was married to the said John Cain previous to the first day of January Seventeen hundred and Ninety four and after the said John Cain left the Service of the United States.
Brewer Reeves
Sworn to before me
this 26th day of January
One thousand eight
hundred & forty two
R Shackelford

Commonwealth of Kentucky
County of Christian, to wit I Abraham Stiles the Clerk of the County Court of Christian County aforesaid do certify that Daniel S Hays Gentleman, whose name under the signature of "D S Hays" appears to one of the foregoing certificates was at the time of making the same & is now an acting Justice of the peace for said County and Justice of the Circuit Court duly commissioned & qualified, that full faith is due to his official acts & that his signature appears to be genuine - In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court the 26th day of January 1842 and in the 50th year of the Commonwealth
Attest Abram Stiles
C.C.C.C
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State of Kentucky
Christian Circuit Court Sct
I John H Phelps, clerk of the Court for the Circuit aforesaid do hereby certify that Benjamin Shackelford, whose name under the signature of "B Shackelford" appears to one of the foregoing certificates is and at the time of signing the same was sole Judge of the Court for the Circuit aforesaid, and of the seventh Judicial District for the State aforesaid duly commissioned and qualified as such, and that full faith and credit are due to all his official acts as well in Courts of Justice as elsewhere.
8,186 Dt 54
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the seal of said Court This 26th day of January 1842 and in the 50th year of the Commonwealth
Jno. H Phelps
By R. R. Landsden D.C.
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1587 [stamped REJECTED]

P. O. Margaret Cain
widow of John

Service:
Enlisted:
Discharged:
Application Filed:
All[illegible]:
Re-enlisted:
Attorney:
P. O.:

Recognized
Contract
Cert of Dis.
Ser\arched for
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See Let Hon Ben. Hardin
July 2 1836
John Cain, KY
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818C
Margaret Cain
of John
Kentucky
V-87
Rejected
See let 24th February 1842 D. L. Hays

was not a widow
at the time of the 
passage of act of
7 July 1838
Letter to Thos Green 7 August 1844

Act 7 July 1838
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No 235899
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State of Maine County of Waldo Ss
On this thirteenth day of May eighteen hundred fifty seven personally appeared before me Alfred Mcallister a Justice of the peace within and for the state & County aforesaid Page H. Cain aged thirty two years a resident of Palermo and made oath that he is the son of John Cain who died in Palermo on the nineteenth day of February eighteen hundred thirty eight and Mary Cain who is now in my presents is living his widow and he further says that while in his fathers lifetime he has frequently heard heard [sic] his father say when relating his stories of his service in the Revolution that he served on bord [board] of the Lincoln gally as Marine under a captain Curtis and that he served seven years in the Revolutionary War and he further states that his father said that when he went in to the Revolutionary war that he lived in Bristole [Bristol] Mass and he afterwards moved to Jefferson and lived their untill [until] he moved in to the Town of Palermo where he died in the year 1838 and he further swears that he is a disinterested witness.
P.H. Cain

Stat of Maine County of Waldo Ss
Subscribed and sworn to before me on the day and year above written (over)
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above written and I certify that Page H. Cain is a credible witness and that I have no interest in this claim
Alfred McAllister Justice of the Peace
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State of Maine County of Waldo Ss on this thirteenth day of May Eighteen hundred fifty seven Personall [personally] appeared before me Alfred Mcallister a Justice of the Peace within and for the State and county aforesaid James Caine Aged Fifty Nine years a Resident of Palermo and made Oath that he is the Son of John Caine who died in Palermo on the ninteenth [nineteenth] day of February Eighteen hundred thirty Eight and Mary Cain who is now in my Presents [presence] is now living the widow of John Cain and he further says that he knows that John Cain lived in the Town of Jefferson and Previous to living in Jefferson he lived in the Town of Bristole [Bristol] and after living in Jefferson he moved on  to the Town of Palermo where he died in the year 1838 and he further Swears that while  in the lifetime  of his father when he related his Revolutionary Stories that he frequently heard his father Say that he Served as Marine on Bord [board] of the Lincoln galley and that he went from Bristole [Bristol] to Boston and that he was at the taking of Monopolies in the time of the war of the Revolution and that he served about Seven years in all his service [service] (over)
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and he further Swears that he is a disinterested witnes [witness] James Cain Maine Waldo county Ss Subscribed and Sworn to on the day and year above written before me and I certify that James Cain is a credible witness and that I have no interest in this claim Alfred Mcallister} Justice of the Pearce
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State of Maine, County of [illegible] SS I Nathaniel Patterson Clerk of the Superior Judicial Court of the State of Maine for the County of [illegible] certify that Alfred McAllister whose genuine signature is affixed to the foregoing certificate [illegible] the date thereof a Justice of the Peace in and for said County duly commissioned and qualified
Given under my hand and the seal of said of said Court this 20th day of May A.D. 1857
N. Patterson Clerk
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Letter
Chamberland
P. M. Bristol
Dec 16th 1857
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John Kain & Mary Hains both of this [illegible] 
Published Sept 23 1787
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Post Office Bristol Me
Dec 151854
Dr Sir  Mr. Ford has found this on the Records - if you think it best to take his deposition over again we will do it without expense to you -

There is another old man in Bristol who would know about John Cain 86 or 87 years old I forgot him when you were here-
If you think his deposition necessary let me know - his name is David Green he is old and infirm but his memory good.  don't know that your need it you can thank on it-
Truly Yours
Henry Chamberlain
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Letter Chamberland 
P. M. Bristol 
Dec 16th 1857
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State of Maine County of Lincoln Town of Bristol I certify that I Augustus H ford of Bristol hold the Office of Town Clerk for the year 1857.   And that I have Searched the Town Records of Said Town But cannot find the name of John Cain upon the record Augustus H. Ford} Town Clerk of Bristol Lincoln Ss. December 12th 1857 Personally appeared Augustus H Ford above named & made oath that he above Certificate by him subscribed is true.  I certify that the said Augustus H Ford is a credible witness and is Town Clerk of Bristol-- Henry Chamberlain Justice of the Peace
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State of Maine Lincoln County Ss on this the Fourteenth day of December Eighteen hundred fifty Seven Personally appeared before me within and for the State of County aforesaid William Hunter a Resident of Bristoll [Bristol] aged Eighty years on his oath Says that he was acquainted with John Caine of Palermo who died about the year Eighteen hundred thirty Eight and that he knew him to live in the town of Bristoll [Bristol] as Early as the year Seventeen hundred and Eighty three and that he frequently heard him Say that he Served in the Revolutionary War and Served as Marine and that he Served in the Land Service in the State of Rhoad [Rhode] Island and that he went from Bristoll in the Stat [State] of Mass  [Massachusetts] and he further says that he never knew any other John Cain that lived in Said town nor he never heard of any other John Cain that lived in said Town and he further Says that John Cain Moved into the Town of Jefferson when he moved from Bristoll [Bristol] and from Jefferson he Moved into the Town of Palermo where he died and that he was
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the husband of Mary Cain who was his last wife that he married first in the Town of Bristoll [Bristol] and was married by Parson McLane that John Cain lived with Henry Hunter who was my Father that he lived with him at the time that he went into the Revolutionary War and that I Will Hunter have known him Ever Since Said Cain lived with my father which was in the Time of the Revolutionary War and he further Swears that he is a disinterested Witness and he further Say that he has know [no] doubt but John Cain Served in the Revolutionary War as mutch [much] as any man that did serve Witness William Hunter Henry Chamberlain Lincoln Ss. Bristol December 16 1857 Personally appeared William Hunter and made oath that the foregoing Deposition by him subscribed is true I certify that the words "and was married" was introduced before signing and I further certify that the said William Hunter is a credible person and his statements made on oath entitled to full credit Henry Chamberlain Justice of the Peace
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State of Maine  County of Waldo ss

I Nathaniel Patterson Clerk of the Supreme Judicial Court of the State of Maine for the County of Waldo certify that henry Chamberlain whose genuine signature is affixed to the foregoing certificate was at the date thereof a Justice of the Peace in and for the County of [illegible] duly commissioned & qualified.
Given under my hand & the seal of said Court the 24th day of December A.D. 1853
N Patterson Clerk
[SEAL]
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Hon B. Hardin
Mail} Washington City
D. C.

July 1836
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The Commonwealth of Kentucky
Christian County Sct
We the undersigned residing in the County of Christian & State of Kentucky, hereby certify that we are well acquainted with John Cain who is making application for a pension under the act of Congress of June 7th 1832  that we believe him to be sixty eight or nine years of age and that he is reputed and believed in the nighbourhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution in the army of the United States and we concur in that opinion
We would further state that being intimate with said John Cain we believe him to be a man of veracity.
Given under our hands
W.S. Tait atty
Gid Overshiner
G.D. Mehn
T Drury
Henry Hawley
James F Buckner
Henry Garnett
David K. Tearen
James Moore
W. Henry
John Wilfordson
[illegible]
John Courtney
John Saffarrans
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Christian County Kentucky November 8th 1843
Mrs. Margaret Cain. This day personally appeared before me, a Justice of the Peace for Said County & made oath that she is the widow of John Cain deceased & as such filed her declaration in 1842 - and had been informed by letter from J. L. Edwards Esq. The Then Commissioner of Pensions, to D. S. Hays of [illegible], under date of the 24th of February 1842. That her declaration had been examined. That her husband having died on the 25th of December 1840. The act of July 7 1838 under which she then claimed did not provide for any widow who was not such at the time of the passage of that Act. Her claim was [illegible] rejected. & [illegible] declaration filed in this Pension Office
She [illegible] The practice of the department is no different & makes this statement in order to renew her application-
W. V. Bernard J.P.

Commonwealth of Kentucky
County of Christian, to wit I Abraham Stiles the Clerk of the County Court of Christian County aforesaid do certify that W. V. Bernard, Gentleman whose name appears to the foregoing certificate was at the time of making the same and, is now an acting Justice of the peace in and for the said County duly commissioned and qualified, that full faith is due to his official acts, and that his
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signature appears to be genuine - In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court the 20th day of November in the year of our Lord 1843 - And in the 52nd year of the Commonwealth
Attest Abram STiles
C.C.C.C.

Commonwealth of Kentucky
County of Christian, to wit I Lemuel Clark the Junior and presiding Justice of the County Court of said County do certify that the foregoing attestation of Abram Stiles as Clerk of said Court is in due form of law - Given under my hand the 10th November 1843
Leml. Clark JP
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I Abraham Stiles Clerk of the County Court of Christian County aforesaid do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of John Cain for a pension-
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this third day of April 1843 and in the 41st year of the Commonwealth
Abram Stiles
C.C.C.C.
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6.700
Ky.
Hon. B Hardin
H.R
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8.136
Hopkinsville, Ky
Janry 27 1842

D. L. Hays
[illegible] declaration of 
Margaret Cain for
a pension
A 54. Recd Feb 10 1842.
Pension Office
Cain
Ken
July 7 1838
Marg. Cain
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Hopkinsville Ky Jany 27th 1842
Honored Sir
you have herewith the Declaration of Margaret Cain and by reference to the Papers of John Cain on file in your office will see the services performed by him and the amt. due to Said Margaret
please attend to the matter and transmit the Certificate to me at this place
your friend &c
D S Hays
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Nov 27 1842
Ky
Add
Margaret Cain
Juy 7 1838

[postmark. RICHMOND NOV 24]

[written sideways]
L. Edwards
Comm of Pensions
Washington City
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Richmond 23 Nov 1843
Col J. L. Edwards
Washington

Sir
Enclosed is the affidavit 
of Mrs. Margaret Cain widow of John Cain, late
a pensioner in Ky; asking a reconsideration
of her claim to a pension, which had been
 rejected for a reason , no longer influencing your
office.

I am yours vy [very] Respectfully
Thomas Green