Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 7962, for Bela Kent, Connecticut
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Memorandum of Bela
Kents age and their Children
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Bela Kent Born May the 1?
                                    1759
Lucretia Kurt Born Sept
                               14th 1761
Cyntha Kent Born the Oct th
                                       1785
Margaret Kent Born May the 29
                                       1788
Hannah Kent Born   July 25
                                       1791
Bela Kent Born Jan 19
                                       179?
Henry Kent Born April
                            the 22 1797
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Bela Kent died December
                                16th 1834
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                           3693
                 Pennsylvania
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Bela Kent
of Bradford Co in the State of Pennsylvania
who was a Seargent in the Company commanded
by Captain Saml Granger of the Reg. commanded
by Col. Waller in the Connecticut
line for 23 mo & 11 day Sergeant $116.80
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Inscribed on the Roll of Pennsylvania
at the rate of 116 Dollars 80 Cents per annum,
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
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Certificate of Pension issued the 29th day of Decr
1832 and sent to Darius Bullock
North Smithfield
Penn.
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Arrears to 4th of Sept. 1832 -                         $175.20
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 March 1833         58.40
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                                                                         $233.60


                                      { Revolutionary Claim,
                                      {         Act June 7, 1832. ⎬

Recorded by    Vinul Luce    Clerk,
Book D   Vol. 6  Page 65
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Suffield in the County of Hartford & State of Connecticut
on the 19th day of May 1757 that he is acquainted with
James Mattocks Esq Isaac Cooley others who can testi-
fy as to his character for veracity & their belief of his
services as a soldier of the revolution & that he resided
in Suffield Connecticut after the war till January 1786 from
there he removed to Schenectady New York & resided till 1829
& from thence removed to Springfield Bradford Co. Pa his present residence & that he has no proof of his service in this
recounting
Sworn and subscribed the day &                Bela Kent
year aforesaid

We William Franklin a clergyman residing in the township
of Smithfield in the County of Bradford & State of Pennsyl-
vania and James Mattock sresiding in the township of Springfield
in the County of Bradford aforesaid hereby certify that
we are well acquainted with Bela Kent who has sub-
scribed and sworn to the above declaration that we
believe him to be 75 years of age that he is reputed and
believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have
been a soldier of the revolution & that we concur
in that opinion
                                                              Wm. Franklin
Sworn and subscribed
before me                                             James Mattocks 
   Conklin Baker Justice of peace

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 William Franklin
who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman
resident in the township of Smithfield and and that James
Mattocks who has also signed the same is a resident
in the township of Springfield both of Bradford County
Pennsylvania and is a credible person and that their 
statement is entitled to credit
                        By the Court
                                J. P. Bull, Prot,
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Kent her said husband & record of their marriage
that she had a family bible many years ago which
contained the correct entry of her marriage as aforesaid
but which became old & worn & another bible was pur-
chased Eighteen or twenty years ago in which was entered
the ages of the family but not the marriages & that
leaf herewith transmitted marked"A" is cut from
said bible now in her presence - she further says that
(to be the) the said Bela Kent was a
(day of October 1843 a) native of Suffield in the
 County of Hartford in the State of Connecticut & enlisted
or entered the service at the first in that township & that
he served at one time under a Capt Samuel Granger and
at one time under a Capt Abner Granger--but by reason of
age she cannot recollect further details of his service
Sworn to & subsribed the 22                                her 
day of October 1838 before me                Lucretia  X  Kent
(the words above erased before signing)              mark
               Edward Herrick Pres. Judge

State of Pennsylvania
Bradford County ss   ⎬ Personally appeared Isaac Cooley who
being duly sworn on his oath says that he was well ac-
quainted with the above named Bela Kent during his
life & to the time of his death which took place in the 16th
Decr 1834, that the above named Lucretia Kent was
his wife at the time of his decease & he recollects her
as the wife of said deceased for more than thirty years
previous to his decease & that he had pension certificates
as a soldier of the revolution to the knowledge of this de-
ponent as set forth in the foregoing application to wit
a certificate for ninety six dollars year payable at
Philadelphia and a certificate under the act of Congress
7th June 1832 for about one hundred & sixty dollars
per year payable at Philadelphia which last was
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                   North Smithfield  and Bradford Co Pa.
                                                     Sept 14, 1842
Hon Lewis Cass Esq Secy of War
Sir,
The within declaration & accompany papers are
forwarded for the purpose of obtaining the
benefit of the provisions of the act of congress
of June 7 1832 at the request of the applicant
by him
                                 your servt
                                  Davis Bullock
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                                                                   (18¾)
Hon J. L. Edwards Esq
Commissioner of Pensions
City of Washington
                       D. C

December 20 183

Lucretia Kent
March 1843

TOWANDA
   DEC
   15
   Pa.
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Jurat Jan 29
Pa  (4139
7 July '38
Mrs Rose
&c

J L Edwards Esq
Pension Office

Hon W Morris
                HR
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                                                       Washington
                                                           Jany 28 /39 
J L Edwards Esqr
Sir
     Enclosed you have application
of Mrs Rose for pension under act of July
7 /38-
   Mrs Lucretia Kent- widow of Bela Kent
forwarded her application in Nov last -
she is extremely desirous of knowing the fate
of her application - if there is any defect
in her papers will you be good enough
to inform me, that she may supply
it, if in her power -
                        respectfully
                            Yr Obdt Svt
                              Samille Morris
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State of New York}  Be it remembered that on this
Broome County   )  first day of Sept in the year
                                of our Lord one thousand
                                eight Hundred and eighteen
personally appeared before me Ozias Marsh
Esq one of the Justices of the peace in and for
the County aforesaid Nathan Noble a person
to me well known to be a person of credibility
and being by me the said Justice duly sworn
deposeth and saith as follow
That Rela Kent a person to him well known
born in the town of Suffield State of Connecticut
did in the month of December in the year of
Lord one thousand seven hundred and seventy
five Enlist into Capt Oliver Hanchet company
under the command of Colonel Samuel Wyllys
then in the continental Service. Said company
afterword commanded by Ebenezer Huntington
that the said Bela Kent was in the company of the
said Huntington in the retreat from Long Island
and also in the retreat from New York
and further that the said Nathan Noble was orderly
Sergeant in said company with the said Bela Kent
thirteen months and that he was 
honorably discharged on the first day of January
at Peekskill in the State of New York
Witness further saith that he is in no way
interested in the above or in any of this concern
of the said Bela Kent
Sworn and subscribed this                Nathan Noble
first day of September
AD 1818 before me
Ozias Marsh Justice of peace
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                               To
Pennsylvania
4581
from
New York Roll
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Bela Kent
Private                                          4
Connecticut line, 1775. 1 year
in the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War
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Inscribed on the Roll of New York
at the rate of Eight Dollars per month, to commence
the 2d of May 1818
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Certificate of Pension issued the 26 of Nov 1818
and sent to John Keyes Paige Esq
Schenectady NY
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Arrears to 4th of Sept 1818 3m 30/31 & 4/30          32:20
emi-anl. all'ce ending 4th March 1819                      48 --
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                                                                                $80.20
                 Wyllis
{Revolutionary claim,  }
(Act 18th March, 1818.}
Continued
Schenectady


                              30
                                8
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                     31/240 00                 1774
                          217  . .                   106
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                          250                        8.80
                          217                      24
                           130                     -------
                           124                     32.80
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Notification posting July 1821 Ridgway Ulyson Pa.