Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 7452, for Henry Keeler, Connecticut
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(3 - 1776)
SERVICE                                                                              NUMBER
Conn                          Keeler, Henry                                  W. 7452
Vt                             Miller,  Martha K.                                BL. Wt 355-60-55
                                  Former widow
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CONTENTS
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306, 763 act mar  3  53
                    April 6  60
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Martha K. Miller former forme
Wid of
Henry Keeler Decd
                       Private
       Special
355, if so April 23 1860
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Bradleys Regt
Connecticut Line
Revolutionary war
(Recd wrt: for 100 acres)
Wart No. 6659 for 100 acres issued
Jany 29 1792 to Stephen Thorn
Assign of Henry Keeler, Private
Connecticut Line
All'd 60 acr, April 21/60
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bert cto 29 July 48- 869
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Con. E. P.  Walton
H. of Reps
M           Present
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3410.
Vermont Roll
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Henry Keeler,                                            4
Private,                                               Bradley's
Connecticut Line                                      Regt.
In the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War
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Inscribed on the Roll of Vermont
at the rate of Eight Dollars per month, to commence on
the 28th of April 1818-
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Certificate of Pension issued the 6th of October 1818
and sent to Joel Doolittle Esq Judge
           Middlebury, Vermont
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Arrears to 4th of Sept. 1818  4& 7/30                33.06
Semi-anl, all'ce ending 4 March 1819.                48.
                                                                           $81.06

                             {   Revolutionary claim,}
                             { Act 18th March, 1818.}
 
                  3 War 1775
Middleburg, Addison
Discontinued

Notification sent to
Samuel Swift Esq
27 July 1820. Bergennes
Vermont
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Let to Hon E. P. Butler also a Bounty Land claim
  "                "        "                 Muns Y  July 15/60
No. 306.763 Martha K. Keeler for wid of Henry Keeler for B. Claim 

                                  869                  
                           Vermont                                 B
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Martha K. Miller
Widow of Henry Keeler
Conn
who served in the Revolutionary 
war, as a private
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Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of
96 Dollars
Cents per annum, to commence on
the 4th day of March, 1848.
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Certificate of Pension issued the
5 day of Nov 1851
and sent to
                 O. Seymour
                           Middlebury
                                            Vt.
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Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act
July 29, 1848, Page 30.  Vol. A
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Application of
Martha K. Miller
for a Pension
Apt

Act 29 July 1848
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This Certifying  that Mr. Henry Keeler and
Miss Patty Storey were married October 9, 1794 by
J. W. Brunet Minister of the Gospel
                Attest  Stephen Hard Town Clerk

State of Vermont  } Town Clerks Office Salisbury, Septem-
Addison Countyss.}. ber. 16. 1850, I Lothrop Bump of
Salisbury in said County certify that I am the
present Town Clerk of said Town of Salisbury, and
the foregoing certificate of Marriage of Henry Keeler
and Patty Storey, is a true copy of Record on town
Clerk Records of said Town of Salisbury
    Attest    Lothrop Bump Town Clerk

Addison County Salisbury Sept 16. 1850 Personally
appeared before me, the foregoing named Lothrop Bump
and made oath that the forgoing certificate by him
subscribed is according to truth
                 John Prout, Justice of the peace
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State of Vermont   }
District of Addison } On this 13th day of
September AD 1850 Personally appeared
before the Hon. Probate Court for the District
of Addison aforesaid Martha K Miller a
resident of the Town of Middlebury in said
District aged seventy five years who being du-
ly sworn according to law doth upon her
oath make the following declaration in order
to obtain the benefit of the provisions made
by the act of Congress passed July 29th AD 1848
that she was the wife of Henry Keeler late of
said Middlebury who was a soldier in the
Revolutionary war with Great Britain that
her said husband as she has been informed &
believes served during said war & was at
the time of his decease a revolutionary
pensioner at the rate of ninety six dol-
lars per year -
   She further states that she was mar-
ried to the said Henry Keeler at Salisbury
in said district of Addison on the 9th
of October AD 1794 and that her husband
the aforesaid Henry Keeler died at said Mid-
dlebury on the first day of July AD 1825
  That she was not married to the said Henry
Keeler prior to his leaving the service but
the marriage took place previous to the second
day of January AD 1800 Viz at the time (afore)
above stated. She further states that she is
now a widow and that she has never
before made any application for a pension
                           Martha K. Miller
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Sworn to and subscribed by the said Martha K Mil-
ler this thirteenth day of September AD 1850
   Horatio Seymour Judge of Probate with-
in and for the District of Addison -

State of Vermont
District of Addison Ss. on this 8th day of November A D
1850 personally appeared before the Hon Probate
for the District of Addison aforesaid Rufus Storey
of the Town of Salisbury in said District of Addison
aged Seventy Seven years and upwards
who being duly sworn according to law upon
his oath says that he is the brother of Martha
K Miller whose maiden name was Martha K
or Patty K Storey (usually called Patty) that
he has resided in said Town of Salisbury more than
Sixty years that his said Sister Patty or Mar-
tha K  Miller was married at said Salisbury to
Henry Keeler on the 9th day of October AD
1794 by Mr Barnet a minister of the Gospel that
me the said Rufus was present at the mar-
riage that the said Martha K lived with the
said Henry Keeler as his wife until the death
of the said Keeler in July AD 1825 that he always
understood that said Keeler was a soldier in
the war of the Revolution and that he received a
in the United States up to the time of
his death
                                                  Rufus Storey
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Sworn to and subscribed by the said Rufus Story
this 8th day of November AD 1850
        Horatio Seymour Judge of Probate
within and for the district of Addison -
And the said Court further certifies that the said
Martha K. Miller and Rufus Story are credible
persons and that there is annexed hereto the affi-
davit of Lathrop Bump Esqr Town Clerk of the
town of Salisbury 
                                     Horatio Seymour Judge

State of Vermont
District of Addison Ss.
            I Jedidiah S. Bushnell Register of the
Probate Court for the District of Addison do hereby
certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings
of the said Court in the matter of the application of
Martha K. Miller for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto
set my hand and affixed the seal of
said Court at Middlebury in said
District this 28th day of November
A.D. 1850.
                                     Jed. S.  Bushnell Register
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State of Vermont }
Addison County  }
     On this 21st day of March A D 1860 personally
appeared before me a Master in Chancery within and
 for the County and State aforesaid Martha K Miller
aged Eighty five years a resident of Middlebury in
said County of Addison who being duly sworn
according to law declares that she is the widow of
Henry Keeler deceased who was a private in the
Revolutionary war she further states that she was married
to the said Henry Keeler in Salisbury in said County
 on the 9th day of October A.D. 1794 by one our John Barnard
a minister of the Gospel and that her name before marriage
was Martha K Story that her said husband died at
said Middlebury on the 1st day of July AD 1825
that after the decease of her said husband Henry Keeler as aforesaid
she was married to Epaphras Miller in said Middlebury
on the 13th day of April AD 1835 that said Miller
died in said Middlebury on 26th day of June AD 1850
that since the decease of said Epaphras Miller she
has remained unmarried and that she is now a widow
That she now receives a pension from the United States
for the said service of her said husband Henry Keeler
fact that she is the widow of the said Henry Keeler
in the war of the Revolution for proof of she
refers the Hon Commissioner to depositions now on file
in the pension office & particularly to her certifficate
for a pension recorded in the pension office
on the Roll of Pensions under the act of February
2d 1848 Page        Vol A
  She makes this declaration for the purpose of obtaining
the bounty land to which she may be entitled under
the act approved March 3d A.D. 1855 and she
further declares that she has not received or applied
for Bounty land under this or any other act of Congress

                                                    Martha K Miller
 She appends
that she had
not now papers
are on file
in the Pensions
Office
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We John A Hammond Fanny B Hammond
residents of Middlebury in said County in said State of
Vermont upon our oaths say that the forgoing
declaration was signed and acknowledged by the said
Martha K Miller in our presence and that we believe
from the appearance of the applicant that she is
the identicle person she represents herself to be and
that she is still a widow
                                        John A. Hammond
                                       Fanny B Hammond
                       The foregoing declaration and affidavit
sworn to and subscribed before me on the day and
year above written and I certify that I know
the affiants to be credible persons that the claim-
antis the person she represents herself to be and is
still a widow and that I have no interest in this claim

         Ozias Seymour Master in Chancery
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State of Vermont          }
ADDISON COUNTY, SS.}
                        I, Dugald Stewart
Clerk of the County Court for the County of Addis-
on, in the State of Vermont, hereby certify that
Ozias Seymour, whose
signature is attached to the certificate annexed to the
affidavit to which this is appended, was, at the date of
said certificate, a Master in Chancery
within and for said county, duly appointed and
qualified, and that I verily believe said sig-
nature to be genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said court, at Middlebury, in said county, this 3rd day of April A. D. 1866
D. Stewart  Clerk of Addison County Court.
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Henry Keeler,
Declaration &c
             Vt
Correct
8 for Judge Doolittle
Middlebury
Vt
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State of Vermont
On this 28th day of April 1818 before me
the subscriber one of the Judges of the Supreme 
Court of the State of Vermont personally
appears Henry Keeler aged fifty nine
years resident in Middlebury in the
County f Addison and State of Vermont
who being by me first duly Sworn according
to law, doth, on his oath make the following
declaration, in order to obtain the provision
made by the late 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"
that he the said Henry Keeler, enlisted into
the continental service of the United States
in the month of April 1777 in Vermont
in a company commanded by Capt E. Allen for
six months and continued to serve in said
corps until he was taken prisoner by the com-
mon enemy in Hubbardton battle and
remained a prisoner about three months &
was retaken by Col Brown at Ticonderoga
and again in the month of February 1778
he enlisted into said service in the State of
Connecticut, in a company commanded
by Capt Sanford in a Regiment commanded
by Col Bradley, for the period of during the war
and continued to serve in said corps until
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the close of the War (that afterwards by the con-
solidation of the Regiment, he was transfered to Capt
Morris Company & Col Heman Swift. Regiment) and
that he was honourably discharged at the close
of the war, in the year 1783 at the Highlands
in the State of New York-
That he was in the battle at Hubbardton - in the
battle at Monmouth in the battle at the tak-
ing of Stoney Point, and in the battle in storm-
ing one of the redoubts in the taking of Ld
Cornwallis -
That he is in reduced circumstance and
stands in need of the assistance of his country
for support, and that he has no other evidence
now in his power of his said services and that 
he had a regular discharge, but believes it lost
or destroyed-
Sworn to and declared before me, the day and
year aforesaid-
                                        Joel Doolittle
State of Vermont Ss
I Joel Doolittle Judge of the Supreme Court of the
State of Vermont do certify that it appears
to my satisfaction that the said Henry Keeler
did serve in the Revolutionary war as stated
in the preceeding declaration, against the com-
mon enemy, and I now transmit the proceed-
ings and testimony had and taken before me to
the Secretary of the Department of War pur-
suant to the directions of the aforesaid act of Congress
                                    Joel Doolittle
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State of Vermont 
 Addison  Ss        ⎬    I Darius Matthews Clerk of the Supreme                                                     
                                  Court of the State of Vermont within
                                  and for the County of Addison Do
                                  Certify that the Hon. Joel Doolittle is 
                                  a Judge of the said Supreme Court
                                  and that the foregoing is his signature
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my
hand and affixed the seal of the said Supreme Court
this 1st day of May A.D. 1818
                                Darius Matthews
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Henry Keeler
3. 410
Real estate
and Sched $501-59
March 1819


Not entitled
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STATE OF VERMONT
COUNTY OF ADDISON, SS. -- On this 14th day of June 1820, per-
sonally appeared in open Court, being a Court of record (having the power of fine and impris-
onment) for the said County Henry Keeler aged sixty years,
resident in Middlebury 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: - in 1777 in
the militia in Capt. Hoyts company, & was taken prisoner at the
Hubbardton battle, at the time Burgoyne took Ticonderoga
& was retaken Sept. following by Col. Brown. On the 4th Feby
1778, he enlisted in Capt Safford, Company, Colonel Bradley
regiment, at Norwich to Connecticut for during the war, on
the consolidation of regiments he was transferred to Col. Swifts 
regiment, was drafted into Col. Sherman regiment at the
taking of Stoney Point Fort under General Wayne, and
in 1782 into Col. Scammels Regiment. Capt. Morris's company
of Infantry at the taking of Cornwallis & was discharged in
1783
that the date of his original declaration is the 28th day of April 1818
the number of his pension certificate is 3.410.

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.
150 Rods of land in the village of Middlebury, with a small
house & born on the same                                                                         300.00
1 Horse, 1 Cow                                                         44,
2 old waggons for one horse                                   15 
1 Old harness                                                             5
1 Hoe, 1 Ax, 1 scythe                                                  1.59
1 pot, 2 Small Kettles, 6 kitchen Chairs                      2.75
1 pine Chest, 1 pr Andirons                                       1.25
1 note against S. Mattock for                                 132.00  
                                                                            ------------                 
                                                                               201.59
                                                                                    Henry Keeler
And this declarant further states, on his oath aforesaid
at he is by occupation a farmer; that for several years
has not been able to labour with his own hands
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to much effect, and has employed a horse, with which
he has been able to accomplish something toward the support
of his family, until the present season, when he finds himself
unable to labour in that way that he has in his family
residing with him a wife aged 45 years, & a son Henry aged
6 years; that hitherto he has depended for support, principally
on his own labour, but considerably on a daughter, who
is of age, and who has kept a school, during the summer
the avails of which she has contributed partly for the maintenance
of his family; that not being able to collect the note mentioned
in the schedule, with the expectation of receiving it, he has been
compelled, in maintaining his family to contract debts to the
amount of 84 dollars, for the payment of which he considers
the said note pledged
Sworn to & declared on the 14th day of 
June 1820, before the Court aforesaid,
                                          Saml Swift Clerk

I, SAMUEL SWIFT, Clerk of the County Court for the
County of Addison in the State of Vermont, 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 a-
mount in value of the property, exhibited in the aforesaid sched-
ule is Five hundred & one Dollars and 59 
Cents. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and
affixed the seal of the said Court on this 12th day
of July 1820
                                     Saml  Swift {Clerk of the County Court for
                                                        { the County of Addison.
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THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES                Division of Veterans' Administration Archives
Form VAM-51
12 - 5 - 41              BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*

NAME: Keeler, Henry       GRADE  Private        LINE  Connecticut    

WARRANT    6059           ACREAGE   100         ISSUED  June 29, 1792
NUMBER
and Wt. No. 355-60-55                                  Wt 6059 to Stephen Thorn


*The information concerning the issuance of warrants carded on this form is found in volumes 2 to 4 of ""Land Warrants Issued Prior to 1800"" which are
registers of bounty land warrants issued to non-commissioned officers and privates under congressional resolutions of September 16, 1776, and subsequent
dates. Other records relative to the applications for warrants appear to have been destroyed in the War Department fire of November 9, 1800.
Information concerning warrants surrendered to the Federal Government is to be found in General Land Office records in The National Archives.
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Martha K. Miller
formerly wid of Henry Keeler
Vermont
Act 29 July 1848
$96 per an


Cert to
Ozias Seymour
Middlebury
Vt
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Brief in the case of Martha K Miller former wid of Henry Keeler
County and State of Vermont
act 29 July 1848.
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Claim, (original, or for increase.)

Proof exhibited, (if original.)

Is it documentary, traditionary, or supported by rolls? If either, state the substance.
Husband was a pensioner under act 1818
at $96 per ann: Evidence of Marriage
Record

(If for increase.)
Has additional evidence been filed since the admission of the claim? If so, what?

Name and residence of Agent.
Ozias Seymour
Middlebury                                                             Kirk
Vt                                                             Examining Clerk.
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S. Triplicate

O. Seymour
Middlebury
Vermont                                               FREE

James E. Heath Esqr
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City

Augt 4, 1851
Addl evi in case
of Martha K. Miller
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                           Middlebury (Vermont)
                                 July 26th AD 1851
James E. Heath Esq
              Sir
                        I enclose the additional
testimony, required in the case of Mar-
tha K Miller, an applicant for a pen-
sion as the widow of a soldier of the
Revolution
               Yours &c
                     Ozias Seymour
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                                           War Department,
                                         PENSION OFFICE,    April 10th 1824.
SIR:
               In conformity with the law of the United States, of
the 1st March, 1823, authorizing the Secretary of War to restore
the names of certain persons to the List of Pensioners, you are here-
by notified, that your name has been this day restored to the Pension
Roll of the Vermont Agency, and that, agreeably to the
provisions of said act, your allowance, as a pensioner, will commence
from the 15th of Dec. 1823, the day on which the
evidence was closed upon which you obtained a restoration to the
List.
                     I am, respectfully,
                                               Your obedient servant,
                                                                            J.L. Edwards

To Mr. Henry Keeler
          United States Pensioner
Addison County,
Care Hounble
               H. Seymour
              U.S. Senate
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Henry Keeler


Mar 19


The witnesses to wit Joel
Doolittle & Justus Foot are
men of the first respectability
& entitled to the fullest cre-
dit
                           H Seymour
                           C. Rich

       Hon H. Seymour, Senate
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We the undersigned are well acquainted 
with Mr Henry Keeler of Middleburg, applicant
for pension, and with his circumstance as to
property, Mr Keeler is far advanced in life, more than
sixty years of age, is a feeble infirm man
and not able to labour much, and has no in-
come for support except what arises from his
own labour, which of infirmity is very scanty
he own a small house & lot in the Village
of Middleburg, which serves as a dwelling
for himself &  but furnishes little or no-
thing of the means of subsistence. The annual
Value of which would not, in our opinion
exceed thirty Dollars. Mr Keeler has always
beenia an industrious hard laboring man, and has
ever sustained a fair reputation, and we believe
that on account of advanced age & infirmities
his utmost exertions in labor, are not adequate
to furnish him a comfortable subsistence
and as the infirmities of age increase, his
present scanty means of support will of course
be diminished, and without other means
he must, probably soon depend on public
munificence or private charity and as
he shows a meritorious claim in point of 
past public service and being intitled to he
really stands in need of the assistance
of his Country for support
                                             Joel Doolittle
Middlebury Jany 24 1824        Justus Foot
Subscribed sworn to this 4th day of Jany 1824, and I certify that
                            Saml Swift Just of the peace
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State of Vermont}   I Samuel Swift, Clerk of the County Court for the
Addison County }   said County of Addison do hereby certify that 
the within named Joel Doolittle & Justus Foot were, on this
24th day of January 1824, duly Sworn before me as a Justice
of the peace for said County to the truth of the foregoing affidavit
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set
my hand & affixed the seal of said Court at
Middlebury this 24th day of January 1824
                                    Saml Swift Clerk &c.
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State of Vermont,}   On this 17th day of December 1823 before
Addison District  }   the Probate Court, being a Court of record
(being expressly made a Court of record by a Statute of this
State,) for the said District, personally appeared in open Court
Henry Keeler of Middlebury in said District aged 64 years
who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his
oath make the following declaration in order to obtain
the provision made by the acts of Congress of the 18th March
1818, and the 1st May 1820, that he the said Henry Keeler
served in the militia in 1777 in Capt. Hoyt's company &
was taken prisoner at the Hubbardton battle at the time
Burgoyne took Ticonderoga, & was retaken in September
following by Colonel Brown that afterwards he enlisted
for the term of during the war, on the 4th day of February
1778, at Norwalk in the State of Connecticut in the company
commanded by Capt Sanford in the regiment, commanded
by Colonel Bradley of the line of the State of Connecticut on
the consolidation of regiments, he was transferred to Colonel
Swifts regiment was drafted into Colonel Sherman's regiment
at the taking of Stoney Point Fort under Gen. Wayne
and in 1782 into Colonel Scammels Regiment, Capt. Morris's
company of Infantry at the taking of Cornwallis - that
he continued to serve in the said corps until the close
of the war in 1783, when he was discharged from the
said service at the Highlands in the State of New York
That his name has been placed on the pension list, and
dropt therefrom on account of his property
And in pursuance of the act of 1st May 1820, I do
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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, 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.-
A small piece of land, containing 150 rods with a small house &
barn                                        275.00   1scythe .75 1 pot 1.   -      1.75
1 Horse 13 yrs old-                   20.00    Small Kettles -                 1.00
1 Cow                                        12.00    6 Kitchen Chains              1.00
2 old waggons for one horse - 10.00    1 pine chest                       .25
2 old harnesses for Do                6.00    1 pr andirons                     .50
1 hoe   old                                    .84                                    ---------------
                                          -----------                                             4.50
                                                 323.84
                                                                     Henry Keeler
And I further say that the note mentioned in my former
Schedule has been collected, and expended in the payment of
some urgent debts, and in the support of my family, and
I am still left in debt to a considerable amount - that
my health & strength have failed, and I am less able
to labour, than when my first schedule was made, and
it is wholly out of my power to earn enough to support
my family. When I am able to labour, I am not
able to obtain more than about half the usual
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wages of day labourers. I have recently undertaken to
side post, on a small rate; but that business is wholly in-
sufficient for my support. And my health & strength are such
that I shall not probably be able to continue long in that
business: That in order to subsist, and so far to preserve
a small shelter for my family, I have been obliged for two
years to depend on the charity of Hon. D. Chipman,
to whom I am a neighbour, who has kindly given me
all the wood I have and-
Sworn to Subscribed the 15th day of December 1823
            Before the Court aforesaid
                                        Saml Swift Judge of Probate
I, John Simmons Register of the Probate Court for the District
of Addison in the State of Vermont, do hereby certify, that it
appear to the satisfaction of the Court, that the said Henry Keeler
did serve in the Revolutionary, as stated in the preceding declaration
against the common enemy for the term of nine months under one
engagement, on the Continental Establishment. I also certify, that the
foregoing oath & the schedule thereto annexed are truly copied from
the records of the said Court; And I do further certify that it is
the opinion of the Court that the total amount in value of the
property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule is Three hundred
twenty eight dollars & 34 Cents.
                 In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand
                 and affixed the seal of the said Court on this 16th day
                  of December 1823
                                John Simmons, Register
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                                                           House of Reps
                                                             March 6, 1840
Hon. Geo. C. Whiting
   Commr of Pensions

Dear Sir:
           Mrs. Martha K. Miller,
as widow of Henry Keeler, now draws
a pension for revolutionary services,
and papers were filed four or five
years ago in her case (or ought
to have been )for some claim founded
on the service for which she now
has a pension.  Is there such a
a claim, or any claim in her
behalf, in your office.
               Yours
                          E. P. Walton
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Daughters of American Revolution do not
find record as expected)
O. W. M

                              Janesville July 25th 1883.
                        Commissioner of Pensions
                         Dear Sir,
                                  Will you kindly
ascertain of Henry Hayden Keeler, a
soldier of the American Revolution, was a
pensioner? or his widow Martha Keeler
she married a second time, and during 
the second husbands life time, was not
entitled to a pension. After his decease,
it was again granted to her under the
name of Martha Miller, she died about
1863 or 4.     and oblige,
                             Mrs David Conger
                            213. Terrace St.
                          Janesville, Wisconsin
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Aug. 5, 1903- Mrs David Conger
                    Janesville
                              Wis

Revy       WIDOW, &c.

No. 7452
Martha Miller for 
Wid of
Henry Keeler
Pvt. Rev. War
Act: July 29 th/48
Index:- Vol. M. Page 49

[Arrangement of 1870.]
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Vermont                                                  1 Horse, 1 Cow, 2 old Waggons
Henry Keller Private                                 2 old Harness 1 Hoe 1Axe handle
1778 - war                                               hold furniture &c.      $328.34
Aged 64 years, by occupa-                      the note against Mattocks
tion a farmer, that for several                  mentioned in his first schedule
years past he has not been                      for $132 included in the
able to work with his own                       total amount of his schedule
hands- wife aged 45 years                      he has collected, and the amnt
son aged 6 years. He states that             expended in the payment of
he has depended principally                   his debts and in support of his 
on a Daughter for his support                 considerably in debt. He states    family, and that he is at present              that he has recently undertaken
who is of age and keeps school              to ride past on a small route
during the summer the avails                 but that business is wholly and 
of which she has contributed                  insufficient for the support
partly towards the support                      of himself and family, & that his
of his family.                                            health & strength will not admit
Schedule dated 14 June 1820                  of his continuing to ride the
contains 150 rods of land with                post. That in order to subsist
a small house & barn thereon                 & so far to preserve a small
2 old waggons, 1 old Harness 1              shelter for his family, he has
House & Cow, 1 Hoe, 1 Axe 1 Scythe      been obliged for two years past
House hold furniture &c. in all                to depend on the charity of the
valued at            $501.59                         Hon: D. Chipman to whom he is
       69.41                                                 a neighbour who has kindly
Schedule under the act of                       given him nis woods
March 1823 dated 15 Decr 1823            Des'd April 10, 1824 & sent to
contains 150 rods of land                       Hon. Mr Seymour U. S. Senate
with a small house and
barn standing thereon
Page 36

E. P. Walton  M. C.

Hon  Geo. C. Whiting Esq.
Commr of Pensions
Washington City

PENSION OFFICE
        APR
          6
      1860
Page 37

                                        3 April, 1860.
Hon. Geo. C. Whiting
            Commr of Pensions
Sir:
               Herewith I send you
declaration of Martha K. Miller,
widow of Henry Keeler, asking
bounty land under the act
of March 3, 1855. As this is a
now declaration in an
old case, I hope you will
make it "Special
                   Yours,
                              E. P. Walton
Page 38

                               √
355


60 Acres
Page 39

No 899

Martha K Miller
former widow of Hen-
ry Keeler
    Vermont
Act of 29th July 1848

Letter to Hon J Meacham
April 17th 1857
Page 40

State of Vermont     }   
 Addison District Ss.}     At a Probate Court holden
                                     at Middlebury in said District
on the 26th day of April AD 1851
    John A Hammond of said Middlebury in court
being duly sworn testifies & says that he is the
son in law of Martha K Miller of said Middle-
bury, who is making application for a pension, as
the widow of Henry Keeler a revolutionary Soldier
deceased, that since the decease of said Keeler the
said Martha K has been again married to Epaphras
Miller late of said Middlebury & that her second
husband the said Miller deceased at said Middle-
bury on the 25th day of June AD 1850 and she the
said Martha is now a widow
Sworn to before me Horatio Seymour Judge-
                             John A Hammond
 State of Vermont       }     I Jedidiah S. Bushnell Register of
District of Addison Ss}  the Probate Court for the District of Ad-
dison hereby certify that at a session of said Court holden at Mid-
dlebury  in said District on the 26th day of April 1851. Present
Hon. Horatio Seymour Judge it was proved that Epaphras Mil-
ler the second husband of Martha K. Miller (late widow of Henry
Keeler a Revolutionary Soldier), died at said Middlebury on the 25th
day of June A.D. 1850. and that said Martha K. is now a widow
In testimony whereof I have hereto set my hand
and affixed the seal of said Court this 28th
day of July A.D. 1851 at said Middlebury
                    Jed. T. Bushnell Register
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                                                              Pension Office
                                                             Apl 17. 1851-

Sir:
             The declaration of-- Martha K. Miller,
formerly widow of Henry Keeler has
been received.
       From the fact that she bears another
name it would appear that she has
been married since the death of
Keeler. It must be shown whether
her second husband is still living,
and, if dead, at what time his
death occurred.
                            I have the honor to be
                                 Your Obt Sevt
                                       F. S. Evans
                                        for Com of Pensions


Hon. J. Meacham
          Middlebury
                          Vermont
Page 42

THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES                                                                                                         Division of Veterans' Administration Archives
Form VAM-51
12 - 5 - 41                                                      BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*

NAME Keeler, Hezekiah                                                  GRADE Private                                                               LINE Connecticut

WARRANT
NUMBER   6061                                                       ACREAGE   160                                                                ISSUED Jan. 27, 1796
                                                                                                                                                                           to- not shown--

The information concerning the issuance of warrants carded on this form is found in volumes 2 to 4 of ""Land Warrants Issued Prior to 1800"" which are
registers of bounty land warrants issued to non-commissioned officers and privates under congressional resolutions of September 16, 1776, and subse-
quent dates. Other records relative to the applications for warrants appear to have been destroyed in the War Department fire of November 9, 1800.
Information concerning warrants surrendered to the Federal Government is to be found in General Land Office records in The National Archives.