Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 9494, for William Kipp, Rhode Island
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Service Number
R.I.
Kipp, William W 9494
Jane
Contents
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Repd
B. B. Chapman
Aprl 16. 1851
Dickens & Coomb
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Oct. 30/51

Ohio 4434
Jane Kipp, dec d
widow of William Kipp RI
who died on the year 1813
of Cuyahoga in the State of Ohio
who was a Pri in the Co Commanded by Captain Dexter of the Reg. Commanded by Col. Green in the Revolution for 6 mo. 10 days

Inscribed on the Roll of Pittsburgh at the rate of 21 Dollars 10 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831, ending 20 August 1839 when she died.

Certificate of Pension issued the 21 day of Dec 1826 and sent h Ston
H. Y. Cranston, att of R

Arrears to the 4th of  - 
Semiannual allowance ending - 
Payable to Wm & John C. Kipp,
only children

Revolutionary Claim, Act July 4, 1836, Section the 3
Recorded by D W Wood, Clerk, Book C Vol 1 Page 192
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6882
Jane Kipp
decd
Ohio
Act 4 July 36
died 20 Aug '39
Rolls -enlisted 15 Apr 77 1 dar
deserted 1 Apr 81
joined 5 Dec 82
reduced 5 Dec 82
discharged 15 June 83
aoin -
6 mo 10 h
21.1 to 20

Aug 39 when she
died to Wm & John C
Kipp only children

HM H.Y. Cranston
HR
Dec 9 '46
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Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the third Section of the Act of Congress of the 4th of July 1836
State of Ohio
Cuyahoga County S.S.
On this 10th day of November A.D. 1846
personally appeared before the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Cuyahoga and State of Ohio William Kipp a resident of the township of Eaton in the County of Lorain and State of Ohio aged sixty six 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 provision made by the Act of Congress passed July 4th 1836 that himself and his brother John C. Kipp are the only
surviving children of Jane Kipp deceased late Widow of William Kipp who was a Sergeant during the Revolution that on the 15th day of April 1777 he enlisted "for the War" as a private into the Rhode Island line of the Continental Army of the United States that soon after his enlistment as aforesaid he was promoted to the Rank of "Sergeant" and served in said capacity until the 7th day of December 1782 when he was "reduced" to the rank of a private and served as such until the 15th day of June 1783 when he was regularly furloughed or discharged that his
whole length of service was four years five months and twenty seven days of which more
years was as an Orderly Sergeant
that he was awarded Bounty Land for his services as aforesaid that he served principally under Col. Christopher Green and Lt. Col. Olney and Capt Dexter that when he enlisted into the service he resided in the town of North Kingston Washington county
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and state of Rhode Island. At the close of the War the said William Kipp removed into the town of Lanesborough Berkshire county Massachussets and resided there until 1793 when he removed with his family into the town of Middlesbury Addison county Vermont and resided there until 1808 when he removed into the town of Canton St Lawrence County and state of New York and continued residing in said town until his death which took place in said town of Canton in the year AD 1813 At his death he left a widow the aforesaid Jane Kipp and two sons William & John C. Kipp the said Jane Kipp was married to the aforesaid William Kipp in the town of North Kingston in the county of Washington and state of Rhode Island in the year Seventeen hundred and seventy nine that her maiden name was Jane Carr and her marriage to the said Kipp took place more than four years prior to the last day of her husband's services as aforesaid that she lived with the said William Kipp as his lawful wife from the time of her marriage as aforesaid until his death in 1813 as aforesaid After her husband the said William Kipp's death she continued residing in the aforesaid town of Canton until about the year 1825 when she went to reside in the Province of Upper Canada and continued her residence there until the year AD 1839 when she went to reside in the town of Michigan City in the county of Laporte and state of Indiana where on the twentieth day of August in the year eighteen hundred and thirty nine she died that at her death she left two sons William and
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John C Kipp who hath survive and now reside in the aforesaid town of Eaton in the county of Lorain and state of Ohio and are the only surviving children of the said Jane Kipp the said John C. Kipp is now sixty three years of age and previous to the 14th day of October last was a resident of the town of Valparasio Porter county Indiana That owing to the want of the necessary assistance the said Jane Kipp now made application for a pension under any of the laws granting pensions to the widows of Revolutionary soldiers that the continued unmarried and widow of said William until her death as aforesaid that deponant makes this declaration in the county of Cuyahoga and out of the county of his residence for the reason that no court of record is now in session in the county of his residence or will be until February AD 1847
Wm Kipp
Subscribed & sworn to in open court at Cleveland November 10th AD 1846
before me Aaron Clark Deputy Clerk Com Pleas Cuyahoga County Ohio
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State of Rhode Island and
Providence Plantations
Secretary's Office October 2, 1846.
I certify, that there has been
recently deposited in this office by the Executors of the late Col. John S Dexter a Regimental Book of Col. Christopher Greene's Regiment, headed
"Register of the officers continued in service in the Rhode Island Regmt on the New Establishment which commenced on the 1st January 1781 with the
subsequent appointments & the casualties that have since happened"
That therein under the Head "return of all
the non commissioned officers & Private enlisted for the was in the 6th company of the Rhode Island Battalion
commanded by Lieut. Col Olney"

I find as follows William Kipp, (Private) Date of ┃
Inlistment 15 Ap 77 length of service to 15. June 83
4 years 5 months 27 days. Deserted 1 Apr 81 Joined 5 Dec. 82.
Signed
Dan S Dexter Captn
That under the Head "Register of all the casualties that have happend in the Rhode Island Regmt since 1 Jany 1781 Cont viz"
I find William Kipp, Sergt, Desertd 1 Apr 81
Jynd 5 Decr 82. Reduced 7 Decr 82
That thereon under the Head "Register of the Non Commisioned officers and privates of the 6th Compy Rhode Island Battalion enlisted for the war and Furloughed
in the General order of the 2d of June 1783"

I find the name William Kipp, Private, Furlough
granted 15th June 1783.
Witness my hand and the Seal
of said State at Providence, the day & year above written
Henry Bowen Secry
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State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
Secretary's Office October 1 1846
I certify that it appears by the report of a committee appointed by the General Assembly of this State " to ascertain the Balances due to the Commis non Com Officers & Soldiers in the Continental Service belonging to the State or credited as part of its Quota, in consequence of the Depreciation on their Pay", which Report is dated May 13 1780 and made up to April 1780 that William Kipp was a Sergeant in Col. Greenes Regiment and enlisted for the war and that the Balance reported due him is $ 64.8.11.
I further certify, that it appears by the Report of a Committee " appointed by the Hnble General assembly to ascertian the Balances due to Colonel's Greene's Angells and Sherborne's Regiments" which Report is dated Feb 8 1781 that a Balance is therein reported due William Kipp, Sergeant of $ 80.19.6 interest included unto Aug 1 1780.
I further certify, that it appears by the Report of a " Committee for settling certain accts with Col. Olney's Battalion in the service of the United States" which Report is dated 26 Feb 1788 that there was due William Kipp from Aug 1 1780 to Decem 31 1781 inclusive the sum of $12.10 All which reports are on file in this office.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of said State at Providence the day and year above written
Henry Bowen, Sec'y
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The State of Vermont
Addison County jp. Be it known that before me
Jedidiah S. Bushnell a Justice of the Peace in and for the County and State aforesaid personally appeared William Carr a resident of the town of Middlebury in the County of Addison aged Seventy three years who after being duly
sworn according to law doth depose and say that he was born in the town of North Kingston in the County of Washington and State of Rhode Island where he continued to reside during the whole period of the Revolutionary War
and from his earliest remembrance and during the period of said Revolutionary War he was personally acquainted with William Kipp who was then a resident of said town of
North Kingston and that in the year one thousand seven hundred and seventy nine the said William Kipp was married to Jane Carr in the said town of North Kingston County of Washington and State of Rhode
Island and the said Jane Carr was a sister to deponant the said William Kipp was an Orderly Sergeant in the Rhode Island Line of the Continental Army of the
United States and enlisted for the War deponent was formerly acquainted with several who was with said Kipp in the service and remembers particularly to have heard
them narrate their services with the said William Kipp in an expedition against Fort Oswego which expedition failed through the treachery of an Indian Guide and many of its number perished with hunger and cold At the close of the Revolution the said William Kipp and his said
wife Jane and their son William then a boy four years of age removed from the aforesaid town of North Kingston into the town Lanesborough in the County of Berkshire and State of Massachusetts and continued to reside there for several years and there had a son born named John C. Kipp from thence the said William Kipp and his wife
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said wife Jane and their two sons William & John C. removed into the town of Middlebury in the County of Addison and State of Vermont and continued to reside there until about the year A.D. 1808 when the
said William & Jane with their two sons William & John C. removed into the town of Canton and County of St Lawrence and state of New York where in the year A.D. 1818 the aforesaid William Kipp died Subsequently
the said Jone with her said son John C. Kipp removed into the province of Upper Canada and from thence into the State of Indiana where the said Jane Kipp died as deponent was credibly informed the other son the said William Kipp removed from the aforesaid town of Canton into the State of Ohio
Deponent came to reside in the aforesaid town of Middlebury Addison County and State of Vermont in the year AD 1801 and is now a resident of said County
Middlebury Addison County and State of Vermont
William Carr
Subscribed and sworn to this 24th day of
September A.D. 1846.
Before Jed S. Bushnell Justice of the peace
I certify that the above deponent is a credible
Witness
Jed S. Buckwell Just Peace
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the State of Vermont
Addison County
Be it known that before me
Jedidiah Bushnell a Justice of the Peace in and for
the County aforesaid personally appeared Elnathan Hammond a resident of the town of Middlebury in the County of Addison and State of Vermont aged eighty-six years who being first duly sworn according to law doth depose and say that he was born in the town of
Newport in the State of Rhode Island and resided
in said state of Rhode Island during the War of the Revolution after the close of said War he removed into the town of Lanesborough Berkshire County & State of Massachusetts and then been personally acquainted with William Kipp and his wife Jane. The said William & Jane having removed from the state of
Rhode Island into the aforesaid town of Lanesborough about the close of the Revolution at the time of deponents first
acquaintance with the said William & Jane they had two sons, named William & John C. Kipp In the year Seventeen hundred and ninety deponent was married to Deborah Carr who was a sister to Jane wife of the said William Kipp and deponent first became acquainted with the said Deborah while she was residing in the family of the said William & Jane Kipp
About the year 1793 the said William & Jane with
their two sons William & John C removed from the said town of Lanesborough into the town of Middlebury Addison County and State of Vermont and in the year 1794 deponent removed from said town of
Lanesborough into the aforesaid town of Middlebury where he has continued to reside ever since About
the year 1808 the aforesaid William & Jane Kipp
with their two sons William & John C. removed from the said town of Middlebury into the time of Canton
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St Lawrence county and state of New York where the continued to reside until the death of the afresaid William Kipp which took place in said town of Canton in the year AD 1813. The said William Kipp was generally reported and believed to have been a soldier of the Revolution of which face deponant as often been informed by those having a personal knowledge of the same he served principally as and orderly sergeant and was enlisted for the war and belonged to the Rhode Island line of the Continental Army of the United States and deponant has often beard the said William Kipp nanate his suffering which in said service particularly in an expedition against Fort Oswego in the winter of 1783 Subsequent to the death of the said William Kipp as has stated his widow the said Jane Kipp removed from the aforesaid town of Canton into the province of upper Canada where they continued to reside for several years and until their final removal into the state of Indian the said Jane Kipp widow of the said William Kipp died on the 20th day of August 1839 as deponant was credibly informed and verily believes. About the year 1836 or 1837 the other son of the said William & Jane Kipp named William removed from the said town of Canton into the county of Lorain and state of Ohio where he now continues to reside. It is now more than sixty years since deponant first became acquainted with the aforesaid William & Jane Kipp and their eldest child the said William was then five years of age and from that time to the death of the aforesaid William they were generally reported as man & wife & the said Jane Kipp until her death as the widow of the said William Kipp
Elnathan Hammond
Subscribed and sworn to this 24th day of September AD 1846
Before Jen S Bushnell justice of the Peace I certify that the above deponant is a credible witness
Jed S Bushnell Just. Peace
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The state of Vermont
Addison County Js. Be it known that before me Jedidiah S Bushwell a Justice of the Peace in and for the county and state aforesaid personally appeared Deborah Hammond a resident of the town of Middlebury in the county of Addison and state of Vermont aged eighty six years who being first duly sworn according to law doth depose and say that she was born in the town of South Kingston in the county of Washington and state of Rhode Island and resided in said town of South Kingston during the whole period of the Revolutionary War that her maiden name was Deborah Carr that before and during the whole period of the Revolutionary War she was personally acquainted with William Kipp who was a resident of the aforesaid town of South Kingston and that in the year one thousand seven hundred and seventy nine the said William Kipp was married to Jane Carr who was a sister to deponant and deponant was knowing to said marriage which took place in said town of South Kingston in the county of Washington and state of Rhode Island at the time as above stated. In the year AD 1780 the aforesaid William & Jane Kipp had a son born named William Kipp. At the close of the war of the Revolution the said William & Jane with their son William removed from the aforesaid town of South Kingston into the town of Lanesborough in the county of Berkshire and state of Massachussets and then the said William & Jane Kipp had a son born named John C. Kipp. Deponant resided nearly one year in the family of the said William & Jane during this residence in said town of Lanesborough. In the year 1792 or 1793 the said William & Jame Kipp removed into the town of Middlebury in the county of Addison and state of Vermont and in the year 1794 deponant remained from the aforesaid town of Lanesborough into the said
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town of Middlebury Addison County Vermont where she has continued to said ever since in the year 1808 the aforesaid William & Jane Kipp with their two sons removed into the town of Canton St. Lawrence County and state of New York when the aforesaid William Kipp continued to reside until his death which took place in said town of Canton in the year A.D. 1818
some years after his death his widow the said Jane Kipp and her son John C. Kipp removed from the said town of Canton into the province of Upper Canada and after residing then some years they into the town of Michigan City County of Laport & State of Indiana where on the 20th day of August A.D. 1839 the
said Jane Kipp died as deponent was credibly informed. About the year 1836 or 1837 William Kipp eldest son of the aforesaid William & Jane removed from the aforesaid town of Canton into the County of Lorain and State of Ohio and the said William and John C. Kipp are the only surviving children of the aforesaid William and Jane Kipp. The said William Kipp husband of the said Jane was an orderly Sargeant in the
Rhode Island Line of the Continental Army of the
United States during the Revolution deponent well remembers of the said William Kipp's going to and returning from the Army after his marriage to the said Jane as aforesaid and that the said William Kipp continued nearly
four years in service after his said marriage as aforesaid
Deborah Hammond
her mark
Sworn to and subscribed
this 24th day of September A.D. 1846.
Before J.S. Bushnell Justice of the peace
I certify that the above deponant is a credible witness Jed S Bushnell
In presence of
Jed S Bushnell
Edwin Hammond
I further certify that the said deponent has her mental faculties sound and vigorous and appears in good health exulting Rheumatic affliction
affecting er arms and it is only in the
and it is in consideration of said Rhuematic affliction that she made her mark as above instead of signing her name 
Jed S Bushnell Jus Peace
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State of Vermont Addison County Jp I Samuel Swift Clerk of the County Court for the said County of Addison do hereby certify that Jedidiah S. Bushnell before whom the foregoing affidavits of William Carr, Elnathan Hammond and Deborah Hammond is a Justice of the peace for said County, and his name subscribed to the several foregoing certificates is his own signature.
In testimony where of I have hereto l set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court this 24th day of September 1846. Samuel Swift Clerk

I hereby certify that I am well acquainted with the foregoing deponents, William Carr, Elnathan Hammond, and Deborah Hammond, and that they are persons of unblemished reputation for truth, and any statements they may make entitled to full & undoubting evidence
William Slade Gov of Vermont
Middlebury Vt Sept 24 1846
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The State of New York St Lawrence County jp Be it known that before me Joseph Barnes a Justice of the Peace in and for the county aforesaid personally appeared Henry Foote a resident of the town of Canton in the county of St Lawrence and state of New York aged fifty five years who being first duly sworn according to law doth depose and say that for the last forty four years he has been a resident of the said town of Canton and that during his residence in said town he was personally acquainted with William Kipp who died in said town of Canton about the year one thousand eight hundred and thirteen said William Kipp was at the time of his death a resident of the said town of Canton where he had resided for several years and previous thereto he had resided in the town of Middlebury in the county of Addison and state of Vermont. Said William Kipp at the time of his death was generally reported to have been a soldier of the Revolution. At his death he left a widow Jane Kipp ad two sons William & John C Kipp.The said Jane, William & John C Kipp continued to reside in said town of Canton until about the year A.D. 1825 when the said Jane & her son the said John C Kipp moved into the Province of Upper Canada and the said William the other son about the year AD 1836 or 1837 removed into the sate of Ohio. The said Jane after the death of the aforesaid William Kipp was generally reputed as his widow & the said William & John C Kipp was generally reported to be the sons & children of the said William & Jane Kipp and the said William & John Kipp are now the only surviving children of the said William & Jane Kipp
Henry Foote
Sworn & subscribed before me September 19th 1846
Joseph Barnes J Peace
I certify that Henry Foote is a credible witness that he sustains a great character and standing in veacity
Joseph Barnes J Peace
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State of New York
County of St Lawrence p I Martin Thatcher clerk of the county and state aforesaid do hereby certify that Joseph Barnes before whom the written affidants of William Noble and Henry Foote were taken - was at the time of taking the same, a Justice of the Peace in and for the county aforesaid, duly elected and qualified and authorized to take the same. And further that I am well acquainted with the handwriting of the said Justice and truly believe that his signature within written is genuine.
Given under my hand and seal affix this 19 day of September AD 1846
Martin Thatcher clerk
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The State of New York
St Lawrence county JP Be it known that before me Joseph Barnes a Justice of the Peace in an for the county and state aforesaid personally appeared William Noble a resident of the town of Canton in the county of St Lawrence and state of New York aged sixty four years who being first duly sworn according to law doth depose and say that for the last forty one years he has resided in the aforesaid town of Canton and he was formerly personally acquainted with William Kipp who was a resident of the said town of Canton until his death which took place in said town of Canton in the county of St Lawrence and state of New York in the year one thousand eight hundred and thirteen said William Kipp had been a resident of said town of Canton for several years and previous thereto had resided in the town of Middlebury in the county of Addison and state of Vermont said deponant was acquainted with him while a resident of said town of Middlebury. He said William Kipp at the time of his death was generally reputed to have been a soldier of the Revolution. At his death he left a widow Jane Kipp and two sons William and John C Kipp. They the said Jane, William and John C Kipp were residents and continued residing in the aforesaid town of Canton and county of St Lawrence for several years after the death of the said William Kipp as aforesaid and until about the year A.D. 1825 when the said Jane and her son the said John C Kipp rumored into the province of Upper Canada and her other son the said William Kipp about the year A.D. 1836 or 1837 rumored into the state of Ohio. Deponant was personally acquainted with the aforesaid William Kipp and his wife the said Jane and his and her two sons the said
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William and John C Kipp more than forty five years age and the said Jane was then and ever since to the death of the said William Kipp reputed as his wife and after his death as his widow and the said William and John C. Kipp were generally reputed to be the sons
and children of the aforesaid William and Jane Kipp. The said William son of the said William & Jane Kipp is now over sixty five years of age and the said John C. son of the said William and Jane Kipp is now over sixty years of age the said William John C. Kipp are now the only remaining children of the said & aforesaid William & Jane Kipp 
Wm Noble
Subscribed & Sworn before me
September 19th 1846
Joseph Burns J Peace
I hereby certify that William Noble is on oath the
Witness & of good character & standing
Joseph Barnes J Peace

I certify that I am personally
acquainted with William Noble and Henry Foote deponents to the foregoing
affidavits and that they have long been residents of the town of Canton &
that their testimony is entitled
to full credit
Ogdensburgh September 19. 1846
Preston King
Representative in Congress from Lawrence County
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The State of Illinois Cook County Jp
Be it known that before me Henry L Rucker a justice of the peace in an for the county and state of said personally appeared Russel Whitmore a resident of the city of Chicago in the county and state aforesaid aged thirty years & who after being duly sworn according to law doth depose and say that during the year eighteen hundred and thirty nine he resided in the town of Michigan City in the county of Laport in the State of Indiana and that during his residence in said Michigan City he was acquainted with Jane Kipp then a resident of Michigan City. That the said Jane Kipp died in said town of Michigan City in the latter part of the month of August in the year eighteen hundred and thirty nine. Deponent remembered the timing of the death of the said Jane Kipp from the fact that was at that time employed as a journeyman printer in the office of the Michigan City Register a paper published in the said Michigan City and of which John C Kipp a son of the said Jane Kipp was one of the publishers and the death of the said Jane Kipp was published in said paper. At the time of her death she was a very aged woman and was the reported widow of William Kipp and previous to her residence in Michigan City was a resident of Upper Canada. her son the said John C Kipp is was a resident of Valaparsio Porter County Indiana and is now over sixty years of age. Russell Whitmore
Sworn to & subscribed before me this 18th day of August A.D. 1846 by the affiant Russell Whitmore, whom I also certify to be a man of credibility. H.L. Rucker, Justice of the Peace, Cook Co, Ill.
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State of Illinois
Cook County
I Geo Davis clerk of Co Com Ct of said County do hereby certify that Henry L Rucker whose name is subscribed to the annexed affidavit was at the time of taking the same an acting Justice of the peace duly commissioned & sworn & that the signatures purporting to be his is genuine
In Testimony whereof I have hereto set my hand and affixed the seal of said county this 18th August AD 1846
Geo Davis Clk
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(between blead through)
The State of Indiana
Laporte County
Be it known that before
said William B Gustine a Justice of the Peace 
in an for the county of aforesaid personally appeared John Francis a resident of the town of Michigan City aged fifty four years and sworn oath doth depose and say that during the year AD 1839 he resided in said Michigan city and was personally acquainted with June Kipp then  reside in said Michigan City and that said Jane Kipp died in said town of Michigan City on or about the 20th day of August in the year eighteen hundred and thirty nine and was at the time of her death a very aged woman and the reported widow of William Kipp. Deponant was personally acquainted with John C Kipp a son of the said Jane Kipp then a resident of said Michigan City and then a resident of the town of Valpraiso in the county of Porter and State of Indiana and that said John C Kipp is now a man upwards of sixty years of age. John Francis
Subscribed & 
This 21 day of August 1846'M B Gustine JP
This is to certify that John Francis the above mentioned deponent is now & has been fro the last five years Mayor of Michigan City also representive Laporte County in the State Legislature in 1842 and is in every respects  man of unquestionable truth and veracity
Michigan City Augt 21 1846
MB Gustice
Justice of the Peace
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State of Indiana
Laporte County
Circuit Court
I Thomas P. Armstrong Clerk of the Laporte Circuit Court of Laporte County Indiana certify that Wm B. Gustine is a magistrate as within or Justice of the peace and that the within signature purporting to be his is genuine
In testimony whereof I have hereunto
affixed my seal of office and subscribed
my name this twenty first day of August
in the year eighteen hundred and forty
Six
Thomas P. Armstrong Clerk

State of Indiana
Ninth Judicial Courts
I Ebenezer M. Chamberlin
President of said circuit hereby certify
that Thomas P. Armstrong, whose official attestation
as Clerk of the Laporte circuit court is affixed to
the above affidavit is and on the 21st day of
August 1846, was the acting clerk of the said
Laporte circuit Court, duly commissioned and
qualified as such, and that his said attestation
is in due form of law, and that said Laporte
county is one of the Counties, constituting
said Circuit
Given under my hand at my Chambers,
and within said circuit this 29th day of August
1846.
D. M Chamberlain
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State of Ohio
Cuyahoga County ⎬ ss On this 10th day of November A.D. 1836 personally appeared before the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Cuyahoga and State of Ohio Dexter D.
Wescott of lawful age a resident of the township of Eaton in the County of Lorain and State of Ohio who being first duly sworn according to law doth depose and say that he formerly resided in the town of Canton St Lawrence County and state of New York and was then personally acquainted with Jane Kipp late widow of William Kipp and mother of William and John C. Keep that in the year A.D. 1838 and
subsequent to deponents acquaintance with the said Jane Kipp in the aforesaid town of Canton and during this residence in the aforesaid township of Eaton Lorain County Ohio the said Jane Wilson came to said town of Eaton County on a visit to his son William Kipp the said Jane
as then resident of Upper Canada in the year 1833 the said same sent to reside in Michigan City Laporte County Indiana when on or about 20th day of August 1839 She died as deponent was informed at her death
she left as her only surviving children two sons William &  John C. Kipp above named both of whom now reside in the aforesaid township of Eaton Lorain County Ohio the said
William is a man upwards of sixty five years of age and formerly resided in Canton St Lawrence County New York where deponent was acquainted with him the said John C. is a man
upwards of sixty years of age and previous to the month October last resided in Valparaiso Porter County State of Indiana the said Jane Kipp up to the time of her death remained the residence of the aforesaid William Kipp
Sworn to & subscribed in open Court
this 10th day of November A.D. 1846 before me
Aaron Clark Dep. Clerk Com Pleas
Cuyahoga County Ohio
DD Prescott
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State of Ohio
Cuyahoga County
On this 10th day of November A.D. 1846 personally appeared in open Court
before the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Cuyahoga and State of Ohio Samuel B. Nichols
a resident of the Town of Elyria County of Lorain
and State aforesaid of lawful age who being first
duly sworn according to law deposes and says
that he is personally acquainted with William
Kipp and John C Kipp who are residents of the
Township of Eaton Lorain County Ohio and that
they are expected to be and have the appearance of being more than sixty years of age and further this deponent says not
Samuel B. Nichols 
Sworn to and subscribed this with
day of November A.D. 1846 in open Court
Before me Aaron Clark Dep. Clerk Com Pleas
Cuyahoga County Ohio
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State of Ohio
Court of Common Peas November Town
County Tuesday November 10th A.D. 1846
This day in open Court before the Court
of Common Pleas of the County of Cuyahoga
and state of Ohio Personally came
William Kipp and on oath made
and subscribed his declaration for the
purpose of obtaining the benefit of the
provision made by the Act of Congress
passed July 4th 1836 and also in open
Court came Dexter D. Wescott Samuel B.
Nichols made & subscribed on oath their deposition touching the declaration of the said William Kipp & the said Court after investigating
the matter do hereby declare their opinion that the said William Kipp Dexter D. Wescott & Samuel B. Nichols are credible persons and that
William Kipp was a Revolutionary Soldier and served as is stated by the deponent William Kipp and that Jane Kipp was the wife & widow
of the said William Kipp and was married to him at the time & place as is stated by the aforesaid Deponent William Kipp and that she died
at the time and place as stated by said deponent William Kipp and  that William & John Kipp are the children the only surviving children of the said Jane Kipp and that they now reside in the
Township of Eaton Lorain County and State of Ohio and it is ordered
that the Clerk certify to the same under the seal of this Court
I Frederick Whittlesey Clerk of the Court of
Common Pleas in & for the County of Cuyahoga
Ohio hereby certify that the foregoing is a
full true copy of the journal entry made
by said Court of Common Pleas this tenth day of
November A.D. 1816 at Cleveland
Attest. F Whittlesey Clerk
By A Clark Deputy C.P.
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Rev y Widow &c.
File No. 9494
Jane Kipp
Wid. of 
William Kipp
Pvt. Rev. War
Act: July 4/36, Sec 3
Index: - Vol. A, Page 401
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William Kipp
(R.I.)
W.F. 9494
The Michigan City
Register (a newspaper
dated Aug. 22, 1839)
containing the notice
of the death at Michigan City, Indiana,
Aug. 20, 1839, of Mrs Jane Kipp
of William Kipp in the
84 year of her age,
has been removed
from this case for
safe keeping and
may be found locked
up in the Record
Division
.
Feb.
9, 1911
F. W.
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the Inclosed is a copy of the Michigan
City Register a news paper containing an
Obituary Notice of the death of the said
Jane Kipp named in the accompanying
declaration & testimony said paper with this is to go before the Pension Office with the
accompanying papers.
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Nov Co
Aug 22 1857
Jane Kipp
Ohio xc
95
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Know all men by these presents that I, William
Kipp a son of Jane Kipp, decease who claimed a
Revolutionary pension as the widow of William
Kipp deceased hereby constitute and appoint
J. J. Coombs, my true lawful Agent & Attorney
to prosecute the claim of said Jane Kipp deceased for any amount of Revolutionary Pension or Increase of Pension that may be due and I hereby authorize my said Agent to examine all the papers and documents in
relation to said claim on file in the Department
at Washington City or elsewhere to file additional
evidence or arguments and to receive the Certificate which may be issued for said claim which certificate I wish made payable to the children of said Jane Kipp deceased to appoint one or more substitutes under him
for the purposes herein expressed and to do all things that I might or could do were I personally present hereby ratifying and confirming all that my said Attorney
and agent shall lawfully do in the premises
Witness my hand and seal this 18th day of August AD 1851
Signed & sealed in the presence of ⎬
Wm Kipp
B. B. Chapman
C. J. Chapman
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State of Ohio
County of Lorain 
On the 13th day of August AD. 1851 before me the subscriber a Notary Public in and for the County aforesaid personally appeared William Kipp and acknowledged
the foregoing Power of Attorney to be his act and deed for the purposes therein mentioned And I do further certify that said William Kipp who executed the foregoing paper is a respectable citizen of this County
and made oath that he is directly interested in
and claim as therein set forth
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set
my hand the day and year aforesaid
Bird B. Chapman
Notary Public for Lorain Co
Ohio
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Aug 1 1857
Add Evi in case of Jane Kipp
Cap Triplett
Dickens & Coombs
Present
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Washington 31 July 1851
Sir

Enclosed we have the honour
to hand you further evidence in support
of the claim of Mrs Jane Kipp of Ohio
for an increase pension under the act
of 4th July 1836.
James
Yours very respectfully
Dickens Q Coombs
James E Heath Esq
Com of Pensions
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State of Rhode Island & Providence Plantation
Secretary's Office July 10, A.D. 1851
I hereby certify that at the Session
of the General Assembly of this State hold
in at Providence on the 24th day of February A.D. 1783 the Committee to whom
had been referred the settlement of 
certain accounts with Col. Jeremiah Olney's Battalion in the service of the
United States, made a report.
The Committee
consisted of Thomas
Rumreill, Ezek Hopkins and Benjamin Bourne
from which the follow are extracts.
"That we have met with
Committee of Officers from the Battilion for the purpose aforesaid, and after due examination of the accounts, find the following balance due to said Regiment via
a balance of nine thousand
one hundred thirty seven pounds
10.10. L.N. due to the present 
effective officers and privates, including
the additional pay to the Regiment
for their pay and subsistence from
the first of August 1780 to the 31st December
1781 inclusive.
And I further certify that there was reported by said Committee a balance due to William Kipp
sum of 12 10 from said first
Aug 1780 to said thirty first of December 1781
that a certificate issued accordingly
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all which appears of record
In testimony whereof I
have hereunto set
my hand and caused the
seal of said State to be
affixed at Providence this
tenth day of July in the year
of our Lord one thousand
eight hundred and fifty
one and of Independence
the seventy sixth
Asa Potter
Secy of State
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Elyria Lorain County Ohio
April 1st 1831
Sir
On the 2d of January last while at
Washington I addressed you a letter respecting an application for an increase of
pension to the heirs of Jane Kipp under
act of July 4th 1836
I now enclose
you the application of the heirs claiming
said increase. Not having received an
answer to the above mentioned letter you will
please file the enclosed papers with said
letter and let one answer suffice for
both. You will address me at this place
I am very Respectfully yours
B. B. Chapman

Hon. Comm of Pensions
Washington City
D.C.
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State of Ohio Lorain County ⎬ Sp Be it known that on this first day of April A.D. 1851 before me Schuyler Putnam a Justice of the Peace duly authorized by law to administer oaths within and for said County personally appeared William Kipp a resident of his township of Eaton in the County aforesaid aged seventy one years who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath
depose and say that on or about the 10th day of November 1846 at Cleveland Ohio he made his declaration before the Court of Common Pleas of Cuyahoga County in order to obtain for himself and his brother John C. Kipp only summing
children of Jane Kipp deceased the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress passed July 4th 1836. That upon an examination of his claim by the Commissioner of Pensions a pension
of only $21.10/100 was allowed said Jane Kipp by a Certificate dated December 21st 1846 & made payable to Wm & John C. Kipp
That William Kipp, deceased husband of said Jane, on account of whose services the pension was allowed had service nearly four years as an Orderly Sergeant, believing that an oversight must here been made in the adjudication of the claim declarant makes this affidavit for the purpose of having said pension increased
to the pay of an Orderly Sergeant that his brother John C Kipp still survives and resides in the said township of Eaton
Sworn to & subscribed before me the day year
above written Schuyler Putnam Justice of the Peace Wm Kipp
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I hereby certify that the interlination of the word "one" between the word "seventy" and "year" in the foregoing affidavit was made
before the execution of the said affidavit I do further certify that the said
Wm Kipp is the identical Wm Kipp and surviving child of Jane Kipp as presented in the above affidavit
Schuyler Putnam Justice of the peace

The State of Ohio,
Lorain County SS
I Myron R Kirth Clerk of the court of Common
Pleas in and for said County do hereby certify that Schuyler Putnam Esq. by whom the foregoing
Certificate was made and affidavit taken was
at the time of taking the same am acting Justice of the Peace in and for said County duly commissioned and qualified, that I am am acquainted with his hand writing and know the above to be his
Witness my hand and the seal of our Court of Common Pleas at Elyria
the first day of April A D 1851
M. R. Kirth Clerk
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Payment to be made
at Pittsburgh
by Tho. W. Howe
Agent for paying pension
as in the Agency of Ohio
Pennsylvania
Recorded in the Pension
Office, in Book C Volume 1. Page
by
D. H. Woods Clerk.

Duplicate
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WAR DEPARTMENT.
Revolutionary Claims.
I certify that in conformity with the law of the United States, of the 4th July 1836
" Jane Kipp deceased, late of Ohio
who was the Widow of William Kipp a Private in the War of the Revolution and died in
the year 1813 was entitled to a pension at the rate of $21 10/100 per annum coming
4th March 1831 & ending 20th August 1839,
when she died payable to William and John C Kipp, only children
Examined and
Countersigned. Secretary of War.
Given at the War Office of the United States
this 21st day of December
one thousand eight hundred and forty six
Commissioner of Pensions.

Duplicate
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Elgin Lorain Co. Ohio
June 5 1855
Hon Commission of Pensions
Sir, I herewith enclose application of John C Kipp only surviving child of Jane Kipp deceased for increase of Revolutionary Pensions.
Very Reaps Yours
Geo E Nichols
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State of Ohio On this 25th May 1835 before me
Lorain County ⎬ William F. Lockwood Probate Judge
in and for the County aforesaid formally appeared John C. Kipp a resident of the town of Eaton Lorain County & State of Ohio aged Seventy two years who being first duly
Sworn according to law doth on his oath say that he is now the only surviving child of Jane Kipp deceased who was the widow of William Kipp
That in the year 1846 a Revolutionary Pension of $21,10 per annum was allowed to Jane Kipp widow and William under act of July 4th 1836 and said pension was made payable to this deponent and his brother William Kipp, as the only surviving children of said Jane Kipp, that since there to wit on the 6th day of June 1853 his said brother William Kipp died leaving this deponent the only surviving child of said Jane. That this deponent now makes this affidant for the purpose of trying to get an increase of the pension allowed Jane Kipp, as the said husband of said Jane performed nearly five years service during the Revolutionary War, He enjoy
to a great degree the confidence of Gen'l Schuyler & Col Willett & Col. Olney, He was one of the two relisted to accompany Mrs Schuyler on her way from Albany to join her husband of St John during the war. He was also one of those who went with Col. Marinus Willett in the expedition against Fort Ontario
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on Oswego in the winter of 1783 and there underwent the great sufferings & hardships by them experienced. He says in application of his fathers absense from the service during a part of the year 1781 & 82. he has heard his father say that he was furloughed and returned to his family and when his furlough was up his wife was in such a condition as to call on his sympathies & presence with her and then he yielded to them and remained sometime longer than he should have done & then returned to the service & so continued until honorably discharged & it was after the supposed desertion that he performed the dangerous & difficulty service against Fort Ontario. Declarant asks that the pension of Jane Kipp be increased to the full pension allowance an Orderly Sergeant & be made payable to him John C. Kipp only surviving child of said Jane Kipp decease. John C. Kipp

Sworn to & subscribed before me this 25th day of May 1855 and I further certify that satisfactory evidence has been exhibited before me by the affidavits of said John C. Kipp, Hannah Kipp & Wm A. Rollin all residents of Eaton Lorain County Ohio who are persons attested to credit that John C. Kipp signer of the foregoing declaration in the only child of Jane Kipp deceased widow of William Kipp the account of whose services a Revolutionary Pension was allowed to said Jane Kipp deceased under the act
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of
Congress passed July 7th 1836
In testimony whereof I have hereunto
set my hand and affixed my seal of office
of Ely in the day & year above written
M. F. Rockwood
Judge

The Examiner in this case will find
that William Kipp was one of the meritorious soldiers who at the end of the war recieved the $80 reward, a feat not observed in the previous examinations

Also,
That the depreciation settlements made with the
R. Island Regts' bear date after the supposed desertion & then correct the Muster Rolls & show payments to Kipp
before & after the suffered desertion
Also,
That by resolution of Congress approved March 2d 1833 ( see page 22 Triplett pension law) Wm Kipps services should have been construed to here continued to the definite treaty of Peace which took place Sept 3d 1783 (see Triplett page 58) & then show another error in the previous examination of this case
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House of Reps 7th July 1847
Hon J L Edwards
Dear Sir
Excuse me for calling your attention to the enclosed letter of Mr. Chapman in relation to the Pension in the case of Mr. Wm Kipp.
I am very Respectfully
your Obt Svt
H Y Cranston
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Washington City July 2nd, 1851
Sir
In October 1846 William and John C.Kipp
of Eaton Lorain County Ohio made application to the Commission of Pensions for the arrears of pension due them under the act of July 4th 1836 as the only surviving children of Jane Kipp deceased widow of William Kipp who was a Sergeant and private of the Rhode Island Line during the Revolution. On the 21st of December of said year a certificate of pension for $21 / 100 per annum was issued in said case payable to said William and John C. Kipp only surviving children. From information lately received I have reason to believe that an error must have occured in the examination of said case by the Court and that a certificate for $120 per annum should have issued to the claimants. I was and now am the attorney for the claimants and I ask that said claim be reexamined and that the correction be made. Said claimants still survive and continue to reside in said Lorain County Ohio. 
I am Very Respectfully Yours
B.B Chapman
Hon. Comm of Pensions
Washington City
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House of Reps 16th Jany 1847
J L Edwards
Comp of Pensions
Sir
Will you have the goodness to send me the Pension Certificate granted to Kipp, and
which I returned to your office a few days ago
I am very Respectfully
Your Sup
H Y Cranston
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House of Reps 28 Dec. 1846
Hon I. L. Edwards
Com Pens
Sir
I enclose herewith the application of Wm Kipp of Eaton, Ohio, for the benefit of the Pension
act of 1836.
Please inform me of your determination in this
case at as early a day as may suit your convenient after
the same shall have been disposed of
I am very Respectfully
Your Obt Sut
H. Y. Cranston
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Washington City - Dec 12 th 1850
Sir
In November 1846 through Hon.
H. Y. Cranston I filed the papers of the
surviving children of Jane Kipp of this
Pittsburgh Agency widow of Wm Kipp 
under act of July 4th 1836 Said claim
was allowed for something over six 
months service and a certificate forwarded
_ _ which I returned asking for more
__ was again returned __ I was _ to reexamine
the papers
Respectfully Yours
B.B. Chapman
Hon Court of Pensions
Washington City
D.C.
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(Reference only of source)
(Obituary of Jane Kipp on page 2)
Michigan City Register,
and La Porte, Porter and lake Counties Commercial Advertiser.
By L.C. McKenney & Co.
Michigan City, Indiana, Thursday, August 22, 1839.
[Volume L - Number 16.}

John C Kipp - Printer
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( Circled Obituary)
In this City, on the 20th inst., Mrs. Jane Kipp in the 84th year of her age, consort of the late William Kipp; one of the Patriotic band, who spent his time during the whole of the Revolutionary struggle, which terminated in the emancipation of a brave people from the chains of Tyranny.
The Editors of the following papers are respectfully requested to copy the above, viz: the Atlas, at Elyria, and _ Eaton, Ohio; the people's Press, Middlebuy, Vt., and the Vermonter, Vergennes, Vt. - the - Providence, and Mercury, Newport, R. I. - Communicated.
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The National Archives
Form VAM-51
12-5-41
BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
Division of Veteran's Administration Archives
Name Kipp, William Grade Private Line Rhode Island
WARRANT NUMBER 3268 ACREAGE 100 ISSUED Dec. 11, 1793
To Ichabod Ward
*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 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.