Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 20,324, for Daniel Kingsbury, Connecticut
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(8-1776)
SERVICE Conn.

NUMBER W. 20,324

Kingsbury, Daniel
Martha

CONTENTS
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Martha Kingsbury
widow of Danl Kingsbury
who served in the Revolutionary war as a Pri & Sergt

Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 31 Dollars 67 cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1848.

Certificate of Pension issued the 22nd day of Feb 49 and sent to Hon Jacob Collamer
H[Illegible] of Rep[Illegible]

Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act February [Illegible numeral], 1848, Page 66 Vol 3.
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Canterbury Decr 10th, AD 177[Illegible numeral]

It is hereby certified that Mr Daniel Kingsbury of Norwich & wife Martha Adams of Canterbury were married, the Date above, by me.

Andw Lee, Clerk
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TESTAMENT
OF OUR
LORD and SAVIOUR
JESUS CHRIST
Newly Translated out of the
ORIGINAL GREEK,
AND
with the former TRANSLATIONS
Diligently Compared and Revised,
By His MAJESTY's Special Command.
Appointed to be read in CHURCHES.

OXFORD,
Printed by T. Wright and W. Gill, Printers to the University:
And sold by S. Crowder, in Paternoster Row, London;
And by W. Jackson, in Oxford, 1770.
CUM PRIVILEGIO.
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Decm 10 177[Illegible] Daniel Kingsbury and Martha Adams was Married

Martha Adams 
was Born January
[Illegible] 1760

Polly Kingsbury Died July 10th [Illegible]
aged 8 years

Martha Adams
Her Bible
Bought June 1775

Thomas Kingsbury [Illegible] Son to Dan. Kingsbury and Martha his wife Born Sept [Illegible] 1779

Nathaniel Born May 8 1785
Daniel Born Dec 3 1792
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644[Illegible]
Martha Kingsbury
Declaration
Widow of Daniel
[Illegible]
Act 4 July 1836
[Illegible] March 27, 1845

[Illegible] 78 c17 3 mo. proved


[Illegible]
1776 3 mo/ [Illegible]
1777 [Illegible]
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State of Vermont
District of Randolph SS
On this 31 day of October A.D. 1844 personally appeared before the Probate Court for the District of Randolph Martha Kingsbury a resident of Brookfield within said District aged eighty four years who being first duly sworn according to law doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provisions made by the act of Congress passed July 4, 1836. That she is the widow of Daniel Kingsbury who was a Sargent (as she has always understood) in the revolutionary war that he was out three months to Providence Rhode Island about the first of the year 1777 and a short time afterwards he was out to [Illegible] Governor Mathew Griswold three months or more, and after she married him in 1778 he was a minute man and lived in the north part of Norwich in the State of Connecticut near the sea coast where he always lived and was frequently called upon in sudden alarms several times a year and particularly she recollects of the alarm of the burning of New London and of his going and on his return [Illegible] of his finding fault with Colonel Rogers She thinks he was called out several times afterwards she understood that he was a minute man when she married him and he remained one until the close of the war and he officiated as a Sargent
She further declares that She was married to the said Daniel Kingsbury December the tenth Seventeen Hundred and Seventy Eight by Minister Andrew Lee in Canterbury Con previous to which her name was Martha Adams, that her husband the aforesaid Daniel Kingsbury died on the 29 day of July 1817 and that she has remained
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his widow ever since that period as will more fully appear by [Illegible] to the [Illegible] hereunto annexed

Martha Kingsbury

Sworn to and Subscribed on the day and year above written before.

Levi B. Vilas  
Judge of Probate for Randolph District
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I Thomas Kingsbury of Brookfield in the County of Orange and State of Vermont - Aged 64 years do testify and say - That I am the son of the late Daniel Kingsbury and of Martha Kingsbury his present widow - and that my said father died on the 29th day of July 1817 - and that the said Martha Kingsbury has remained the widow of the said Daniel Kingsbury every since that period - and that my said father removed from Norwich in the State of Connecticut when I was about eight years old, and resided in Brookfield aforesaid till the time of his death -
Thomas Kingsbury

Subscribed & Sworn to this 31st day of October A.D. 1844
Levi B. Vilas  Judge of Probate

I Nathl. Kingsbury of Brookfield in the County of Orange and State of Vermont, aged 59 years, do testify and say that I have read the above deposition of my Brother, and verily believe the same to be true.
Nathl. Kingsbury

Subscribed & Sworn to this 31st day of October A.D. 1844

Levi B. Vilas   Judge of Probate

State of Vermont
Randolph District

Registers office Randolph District I hereby certify that Levi B. Vilas is Judge of Probate for the District of Randolph duly qualified & commissioned, that his term of Office commenced on the 1st day of December A.D. 1843 & will expire on the 30th day of November A.D. 1844 and that the three foregoing signatures of said Levi B. Vilas are genuine.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court at Randolph in said District this thirty first day of October A.D. one thousand eight hundred & forty four

Attest Philander Perrin, Register

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State of Vermont
District of Randolph SS
On this fifteenth day of September one thousand eight hundred and forty eight, Personally appeared before the Probate Court within and for the aforesaid district of Randolph Nathaniel Kingsbury a resident of Brookfield in the aforesaid District, aged sixty three 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 provisions made by the acts of Congress passed July 7th 1838, also the acts passed March 3d 1843 and the act passed June 17th 1844. Entitled acts granting half pay and Pensions to certain Widows, That he is the son of the late Daniel and Martha Kingsbury of Brookfield Vt
That his father the aforesaid Daniel Kingsbury was a Sargent in the revolutionary war and served several terms from the State of Connecticut, as he has always understood. For further particulars respecting his Father the aforesaid Daniel Kingsburys service in the aforesaid war sufferance is had to his mother the aforesaid Martha Kingsburys Declaration made before the Probate Court in this District on the 31 day of October A.D. 1844, and the testimony put into the case since that time which is now on file in the Pension Office at the City of Washington as he has been informed also this morning he further declares that his father the aforesaid Daniel Kingsbury died at Brookfield Vt on the 29 day of July 1817. And that his mother
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the aforesaid Martha Kingsbury has remained a widow and lived in the same house with himself ever since his fathers death up to the time of her death, which took place at Brookfield Vt on the twenty sixth day of December A.D. one thousand eight hundred and forty six that she left two children surviving her and now living namely himself and his Brother Daniel Kingsbury of Lawful age.

Nathl Kingsbury

Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year above written before me.

Cornelius W Clarke
Register of Probate
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State of Vermont
Randolph District SS

I Levi B. Vilas Judge of Probate for the District of Randolph aforesaid do hereby certify that satisfactory evidence has been exhibited to said Court that Daniel Kingsbury late of Brookfield in said District who by report was a Soldier in the war of the Revolution died in the year 1817 and left a widow whose name was Martha Kingsbury and her maiden name was Martha Adams. That she died at Brookfield in the aforesaid State on the 26th day of December A.D. 1846. And that she left two children surviving her and now living whose names are Nathaniel Kingsbury and Daniel Kingsbury of Lawful age.

Given under my hand and seal of said Probate Court at the Probate office in Chelsea in said District this 28th day of September A.D. 1848.

Levi B. Vilas  Judge of Probate
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State of Vermont
Randolph District SS

In Probate Office Randolph district I Cornelius W. Clarke Register of Probate for said district hereby certify that Levi B. Vilas is Judge of Probate for the District of Randolph duly qualified and commissioned, that his term of Office commenced on the 1st day of December 1847 and will expire on the 30th day of November 1848 and that the foregoing signature of said Levi B. Vilas is genuine.

In witness whereof I have hereto set my hand and the seal of said Court at Chelsea in said District this 28th day of September A.D. 1848.

Cornelius W Clarke
Register of Probate
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State of Vermont
Randolph District SS

I Levi B. Vilas Judge of Probate for the district of Randolph hereby certify that Cornelius W. Clarke is Register of Probate for said District duly commissioned and sworn, and that the foregoing signature of the said Cornelius W. Clarke is genuine.

In testimony whereof I have hereto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court at the Probate Office in Chelsea in said District this 28th day of September A.D. one thousand eight hundred and forty eight.

Levi B. Vilas, Judge of Probate
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REVOLUTIONARY WAR RECORDS SECTION  3-525
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
Washington, D. C., _________________, 19__

In reply to your request of _____, received _____ for a statement of the military history of Daniel Kingsbury a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his widow's application for pension on filed in this Bureau. 

W.F. 20.3241

DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT | LENGTH OF SERVICE | RANK | OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED (CAPTAIN. | COLONEL.) | STATE.

1776 - 5 mos - Pvt. - Joshua Huntington - Samuel Selden - Conn.

Dec 30 1776 - 3 mos - Sgt. - Ebenezer Lathrop - John Ely 

From 1778 year until close of war, including burning of New London - Sgt - Went out on "alarms" several times [illegible]

Served as Captain after the war, no details of service stated

Battles engaged in,
None stated.

Residence of soldier at enlistment,
"West Farms," Norwich, Conn

Date of application for pension,
Oct 31 1844. Her claim was allowed.

Residence at date of application,
Brookfield, Orange Co. Vt.

Age at date of application,
She was born Jan 23. 1760.

Remarks:
Soldier married Dec. 10. 1778 in Canterbury, Conn. Martha (dau of Capt Adams). Soldier died July 29, 1817 at Brookfield Vt. where she died Dec 26 1846. Children: Thomas born Sept. 14 1779; B[Illegible] born Dec 5. 1781; Nathaniel born May 8. 1785; Polly died July 10 1795 aged 8 years and Daniel born Dec 3 1792

Respectfully,

Commissioner
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Revy
WIDOW, &c.

File No. 20324
Martha Kingsbury
widow of
Daniel Kingsbury
Sergt Rev War

Act: Feb 20t 48
Index :-Vol. A, Page 402

[Arrangement of 1870.]

1914.Sept 10- history to Mrs. F.L. Bower  M.13.H
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[Top line is cut off] Reported
Martha Kingsbury
widow of Daniel Kingsbury
who was a Pri & Sergt 
in the Revolution
husband died 29 July 1817.

Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of
31 Dollars 67
Cents per annum, to commence on
the 4th day of March, 1843.

Certificate of Pension issued the
22nd day of Feb 49
and sent to 
Hon. Jacob Collamer,
H[Illegible] of Rep[Illegible]

(Acts of March 3, 1843, and June 17, 1844.)

Recorded in Book D Vol. 2. Page 64.
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M 11442
Martha Kingsbury
[Illegible] O, Manay May 29 '45
"            " same, June 6, '45
"             " same, Jan. 25, '47
"              " same May 21, '47
to same August 2nd 47

Act 4 July 1826
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13766 _ Act '43 9 79
Martha Kingsbury
widow of Daniel
Kingsbury
Private 5 months
in Huntington's Co
___ regt. 3 mos Sergt.
under Capt Lathrop
___ rgt
$31.67 per ann
Act 38
43 &
44
Also act 2 Feb '48

Vermont Roll
Montpelier Agency

Hon Jacob Collamer
H Rep
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Reported
10555
Vermont
Martha Kingsbury
Widow of Daniel Kingsbury 
who was a pensioner under the Act of ____
and who died on the 29th July 1817
of Brookfield, Dis of Randolph in the State of Vt
who was a Pri & Sergt on the Company commanded by Captain Huntington of the Regt commanded by ______ in
the Revolution for 5 mo. pri
3 " Sergt.

Inscribed on the Roll of Montpelier 
at the rate of 31 Dollars 67
Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1836.

Certificate of Pension issued the 22 day of
Feb. 1849 and sent to Hon. Jacob Collamer
[Illegible] of [Illegible]

Total amount $

(Act July 7, 1838.)
Recorded by Th Lumpkin, Clerk,
Book D Vol. 1 Page 131
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Daniel Kingsbury
W. 20,324
Conn.
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JOHN ELY, Esquire, Colonel and Commander of the Fourth Battalion from the State of Connecticut,

To Daniel Kingsbury Greeting.

By Virtue of the Powers and Authority reposed in me, I do by these Presents, reposing especial Trust and Confidence in your Attachment to the UNITED STATES, Courage and good Conduct, constitute and appoint you the said Daniel Kingsbury to be the Fourth Sergeant in Captain Ebenezer Lathrops Company in the said Regiment. You are therefore carefully and diligently to discharge the Duty of a Serjeant, in ordering and exercising said Company in the Service aforesaid, commanding them to obey you as their Serjeant; and yourself to observe such Orders and Instructions as you shall from Time to Time receive from me, or other your superior Officers, according to the Rules and Discipline of War, pursuant to the Trust reposed in you; for which [Illegible] sufficient Warrant.

Given under my Hand and Seal, this 30th Day of December, 1776.

John Ely  Col[Illegible]
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State of Connecticut
New London County  SS Franklin

I Jabez R Packard of Franklin in the county and state aforesaid aged 81 years and upwards being duly sworn as the law directs, on oath do depose and say that I knew Daniel Kingsbury formerly of this place and that in time of the Revolutionary War he was a sergeant and went several tours of duty in the army. He at that time resided in the same neighborhood with me. The said Daniel Kingsbury married Martha Adams daughter of Capt Adams. They were married before the year that New London was burnt.

I recollect of the aforesaid Kingsbury Going to Rhode Island on a tour of duty in [Illegible] part of the Revolutionary war. He went in Capt. Ebenezer Lathrop Company when he went to RI. How long the tour was I do not recollect,
He the said Daniel Kingsbury also went a tour to the west How long he was gone I do not now recollect nor what year but it was in the early part of the war.

I also recollect that sd Kingsbury went a tour to New London but how long gone I cannot tell nor the year, only it was about the same time, either the same year or the year after he went the tour to Rhode Island. The said Kingsbury was also out to New London on the alarm at the time New London was burnt. Also at New London and Groton frequently on alarm. He was promoted to the office of Capt. after the Close of the war & I was a member of the same company where he was Captain. Said Kingsbury moved from here to the State of Vermont.
Jabez R Packard
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State of Connecticut
New London County
August 24 1846

There Personally appeared Jabez R Packard subscribed to the foregoing Deposition and made solemn oath to the truth of the same before me

Wm C Stanton  Notary Public

Windham County for Brooklyn April 10 1847
I hereby certify that Jabez R Packard subscribed to the foregoing deposition is personally known to me and that he is a respectable person and a credible witness

[Illegible] Wm C Stanton
Justice of the Peace
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State of Connecticut
Comptrollers Office
Hartford 9 March 1847

On application for evidence of the service of Daniel Kingsbury of Norwich, in the war of the Revolution, I have examined the documents remaining in this Office relating to that war, and Certify as follows,

That in the books of the "Pay Table Office" there is an account headed "Colonel Samuel Seldens Regiment" in which are the names of sundry Captains & the amounts of their Pay Rolls, among whom is that of Captain Joshua Huntington, and in a line therewith "Enlisting" [Pound symbol]271.16.0" - "Equipping" 70.18.0 - "Hospital Expense" [Pound symbol]34.10.6 - "Arms & Baggage taken or destroyed [Pound symbol]207.0.7" - "Commission [Pound symbol]8.4.0" - in all [Pound symbol]592.8.11. And sundry other entries of smaller amounts, showing subsequent service of Captain Joshua Huntington of Norwich. But that no Pay Roll of his Company has been found.

Also, in the same books, under the head of "Militia under General Putnam at Peeks Kill &c. 1777", I find this entry - "1778 April 21 To Daniel Kingsbury Arms & Baggage taken or Destroyed [Pound symbol]3.0.0"

Mason Cleveland
Comptroller
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STATE OF CONNECTICUT
Windham County, SS Brooklyn

I Uriel Fuller Clerk of the County Court for the County of Windham, and keeper of the Seal thereof, do hereby certify and make known to whom it doth or may concern, That William C Stanton is and since the 20th day of June, 1846 hath been a JUSTICE OF THE PEACE, within and for the County of Windham, in said State, duly appointed and commissioned, having full power and authority by the laws of said State, to take the acknowledgment of Deeds, and to certify the same also to administer Oaths, to take affidavits and depositions out of courts, and to give certificates thereof, and that full faith and credit may and ought to be given to his official acts and attestations. And I do also further certify, that William C. Stanton is, and since the 29th day of May A. D. 1846 hath been a NOTARY PUBLIC, within and for the STATE OF CONNECTICUT, duly appointed and commissioned, having full power and authority by the laws of said State, to administer Oaths and take depositions in any case in which a Justice of the Peace might administer or take the same, and also to take the acknowledgment of deeds.

And I further Certify, that I believe the foregoing signature of the said William C. Stanton to be genuine.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of said Court, at Brooklyn this 10th day April in the year of our Lord One Thousand Eight Hundred and Forty Seven.

Uriel Fuller  Clerk

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State of Connecticut
New London County

I Uriah Corning of Preston in the County of New London and State of Connecticut aged 88 years March 20th 1846 being duly engaged as the law directs, do, on my oath depose and say, That in the spring of 1776 I enlisted as a private soldier. I do not recollect the day but I recollect it was about the time the British evacuated Boston and I was joined to Capt Joshua Huntingtons Company in Col Seldens Regt. Capt Huntington was from Norwich

I recollect we arrived at New York about the time that the British arrived there from Boston.

That I served in this tour until I was discharged which was from the best of my recollection about Christmas That I served in this tour between 7 & 8 months I should think that from that time I enlisted until the time I got home was Eight months.

That Daniel Kingsbury of what was formerly called "West Farms in the ancient town of Norwich, now Franklin was a Sergeant in Capt Huntingtons Company during this tour The afores Daniel Kingsbury I was acquainted with in the army & know that he served in sd Company & Rgt with me and that he served as a sergeant during the whole period of time I served as aforesaid.

Uriah Corning
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State of Connecticut
New London County SS Preston
June 12th 1846

There Personally appeared Uriah Corning subscriber to the foregoing Deposition and made solemn oath to the truth of the same before me

Wm C Stanton   Notary Public


Windham County for Voluntown June 13th 1846

I hereby certify that Mr Uriah Corning subscriber to the foregoing Deposition is personally known to the subscriber as a witness whose testimony is entitled to full credit & belief

[Illegible] Wm C Stanton   Justice of Peace
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STATE OF CONNECTICUT
Windham County, SS 

I Uriel Fuller Clerk of the County Court for the County of Windham, and keeper of the Seal thereof, do hereby certify and make known to whom it doth or may concern, That William C Stanton is and since the 20th day of June, 1846 hath been a JUSTICE OF THE PEACE, within and for the County of Windham, in said State, duly appointed and commissioned, having full power and authority by the laws of said State, to take the acknowledgment of Deeds, and to certify the same also to administer Oaths, to take affidavits and depositions out of courts, and to give certificates thereof, and that full faith and credit may and ought to be given to his official acts and attestations. And I do also further certify, that William C. Stanton is, and since the 29th day of May A. D. 1846 hath been a NOTARY PUBLIC, within and for the STATE OF CONNECTICUT, duly appointed and commissioned, having full power and authority by the laws of said State, to administer Oaths and take depositions in any case in which a Justice of the Peace might administer or take the same, and also to take the acknowledgment of deeds.

And I further Certify that I believe the foregoing signature of the said William C. Stanton to be genuine.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of said Court at Brooklyn this ninth day of December in the year of our Lord One Thousand Eight Hundred and Forty Six.

Uriel Fuller Clerk

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Braintree Feb 29, 1848

Mr Edwards Sir

I here with enclose the Declaration of Nathaniel Kingsbury Son of the late Martha Kingsbury of Brookfield Vt, his mother being dead as you will see by the Certificate of the Judge of Probate and I want you to send a certificate in his favour for the amount due his mother in consequence of the service of her husband Daniel Kingsbury in the Revolutionary War as you have the [Illegible] now before you. Please look at the Deposition of Jedadiah Smith of Roxbury MS who was an old Soldier and Pensioner, and see if the amount of service there in proof done since the Marriage of Daniel & Martha Kingsbury is not enough to establish her claim under the act of 1836 if so send a certificate accordingly if not so we will take a certificate as you proposed for the present.

Yours in Trust
Orrin Murray
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Comptroller Office, Connecticut
Hartford February 25 1846

On application for evidence of the service of Daniel Kingsbury in the war of the Revolution I find no roll of Capt Ebenezer Lathrops Co in this office under whom it is claimed Mr Kingsbury served, but the following evidence of that officers service
In pay Table Book is this entry

Decem 19, 76
Capt Ebenezer Lathrop Col Ely Bolton D[Illegible]

To order on Treasurer in acct your Co  172
Also a paper headed "Col John Elys Regt raised December 1776 for 3 months and noted, ordered to New London Decem, then in Decem ordered to Providence to reinforce Genl Spencer

A Carrington, Comptroller
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Comptroller Office, Connecticut
Hartford February 20 1845

Sir

Your letter of the 14th Feb to the Secretary of the State of Connecticut has been handed to this office, and in answer to your inquiry "whether there are rolls of Capt Ebenezer Lathrops company from the State of Connecticut under Col John Ely &c in the years 1776 or 77, & 78 in your office I would say no such rolls are found in this office where they would be if any where.

Respectfully yours

A Carrington, Comptroller
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West Brookfield March 21, 1845

Mr Johns L Edwards Esq

Sir

I here within enclose the widow Martha Kingsbury case and papers, the declaration the testimony of Thomas Kingsbury Nathaniel Kingsbury Jedediah Smith Samuel Bates & Isaac Churchill the letter from the Town Clerks Office Canterbury Connecticut the Bible and the Certificate of the marriage and the Sergents warrant with confidence that your Honor will think that the widow has declared nothin but what is true. I have come to the conclusion that the rolls of Capt Ebenezer Lathrop are either in your office or that you will find them by requesting Mr Stevens [Illegible] of Henry Stevens President of the Antiquarian Society pursuant to furnish the same in my expense I under stand that he is there printing a Book and has in his possession a large quantity of old Rolls and papers from the State of Connecticut. - I think the testimony as to the [Illegible] service amply sufficient to entitle his widow the act of 1836 and that Your Honor will come to the conclusion that she is entitled to a full pension and will forward a certificate for the same, in examination of the case also if  the Rolls are not to be found I hope Your Honor will consider the testimony herewithin enclosed sufficient. I have no doubts as to the facts and testimony in the case

Very Respectfully Requested
O. Murray
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Canterbury Ct Feby 3rd 1845

Orrin Murray Esq

Sir

I have just received your Letter of the 18th [Illegible] and after searching the Records in this Office, I am satisfied that the Marriage of Daniel Kingsbury and Martha Adams was never recorded here.

I am very respectfully
Sir Your Ob Serv
Nathan Waterman
Town Clerk
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Brookfield Jany 4th 1846

Friend Edwards

Dear Sir

I here within Enclose the Deposition of Uriah Corning of Preston Ct which was forwarded to me by mail last week. I wrote for it in May or June last on learning by some of Mrs Kingsburys friends that said Corning was out in the army with her husband Daniel Kingsbury. This I think will satisfy Your Honor that the Old Lady is Entitled to draw a Pension for Eleven months service Performed by her husband in the war I think that he served some [Illegible] aside from this if it could by proved as his old friends in CT write that he was a very active man in the military line
The Deposition of Jedadiah Smith is before you which proves a week service at the time New  London CT was burnt by the British
As this within Deposition was what Your Honor required to bring the claim
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within the Provisions of the Land in your letter to me of June the 6th 1846 I feel assured that Your Honor will forward the Old Lady a certificate  forthwith.

Most Respectfully Yours
Orrin Murray

Braintree Post Office
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Brookfield March 9, 1846
Mr Edwards

I herewith send you A Carringtons Certificate in accordance with the directions of Your letter dated May 29th 1845 respecting the widow Martha Kingsbury Case an applicant for a Pension under the act of July 4th 1836, and I think that on your examination of the same that it will meet your approbation, and more especially you will see by examining that it is in compliance with the suggestions and directions of your letter sent to me above alluded to. 
Furthermore I hope that you will come to the conclusion that the widow is an honest old lady, that she is not mistaken in relation to the ecqity of her claim 
I can assure you that the character of this lady is such that she would not do any thing unjust for a dozen Pensions like the one she claims.

I am Very respectfully
Your Obt Servant
Orrin Murray

J L Edwards Esq
Washington City
D. Columbia
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West Brookfield June 12, 1846

Mr Edwards Sir

I wrote a letter to Your Honor on the 9th day of March last I sent with the letter to Your Office the Certificate of the Comptroller A Carrington Esq of Connecticut stating the length of Service of Col Ely Regiment also Capt Ebenezer Lathrops company in which the widow Martha Kingsbury claims that her husband Daniel Kingsbury served in three months to Providence RI &c.
I sent you at that time what You required on our part in Your letter to me dated May 29, 1845 on the above case, as it is going on four months since I wrote you and thinking perhaps there might be some mistake about the matter I have taken the liberty to write you not wishing to make the Office any unnecessary trouble, but thinking there might be some mistake in the matter and feeling [Illegible] on my own part as well as on the widow request to hear from the case thought best not to defer writing any longer wishing to hear from your Honor soon as convenient
Also I wish You would send me the name of the Officers that Owen Briggs of Lincoln Vermont Declared to have served under from the State of Connecticut he did a pensioner 2 or three years since widow cannot tell [Illegible] wishes for the names in order to forward the search for his service in that state.

Yours &c

Orrin Murray
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Braintree July 12, 1847

Hon Mr Edward Sir

I have before me your letter of May 21, 1847 which was duly received by [Illegible] of month this first of June last [several illegible words] state [Several illegible words] the case of Martha Kingsbury widow of Daniel Kingsbury is satisfactory to establish his first service for [Illegible] months in 1776 under Capt Huntington first as a private under Capt E Lathrop [Illegible] months as a sargent 1777 in looking over the testimony in the case I do not [Illegible] that shows him a private [Several illegible words] a Seargent [Several illegible words] [Illegible] as being to allow him as much as one days service at the time that New London was burnt, Jedadiah Smith a man [Illegible] served his Country long enough to be entitled to some [Illegible] if nothing more and who was a man of truth, stated that the aforesaid Daniel Kingsbury was at New London at the time it was burnt in service and service and in same office we claim that he was a sargent at that time.
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[Document is a letter written in dark ink on both sides of the paper, making the text from both sides of the page visible and appear to overlap, making it difficult to see]

New London was burnt in 1781, the marriage took place in 1778 in which case if you had allowed one days service on the statement of the widow and the Deposition of Jedadiah Smith it would entitle the widow to a pension under the act of 1836.

In this case if you has allowed Eight months [Illegible] under Capt Huntington & Capt Lathrop as a sargent and service enough at New London to bring the widow within  [Several illegible words] should not co[Illegible and several illegible words] in your letter [Several illegible words] the necessity to ask  [Illegible] Honor J L Edwards personally to examine this case [Several illegible words] ask on claim is [Illegible] send a Certificate [Several illegible words] send me a letter [Several illegible words] agents in this case [Illegible] shown and of the pensions that the widow is entitled [Illegible] months Sargent service under the act of 1836.

Most Respectfully
Your Obt Ser [Illegible]
Orrin Murray

J L Edwards Esq
Commissioner of Pensions
City of Washington DC
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Braintree April 29, 1847

My Dear Sir

I herewith enclose the Deposition of Jabez R Packard of Franklin CT which was overlooked when I send Uriah Cornings Deposition, also the Certificate of the Comptroller at Hartford both of which I think [Illegible] the credit of Mr Corning I am satisfied and hope that Your Honor will be satisfied after examining the enclosed Deposition & Certificate that Daniel Kingsbury was an active man for his country and that his widow is Entitled to a Pension for at least Eleven months service under the act of 1836. and I think if you should take under consideration the three months service at Fort Griswold and the minute service that appears in proof that you could allow three months in addition to the above and come within the provisions of the Pension Laws.

Very Respectfully Yours

Orrin Murray

J. L. Edwards Esq
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City D. C.
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I Isaac Churchill of Brookfield in the County of Orange and State of Vermont aged fifty seven years - do testify and say - that I have lived for eight years past a near neighbor of the widow Martha Kingsbury and very frequently see her, and think there are but few persons of her age whose mental faculties and memory are as good as hers - She is now intelligent and communicative - and I believe she is now considered and always has been considered since my acquaintance with her a person of truth and veracity-

Isaac Churchill

State of Vermont
Orange County ss

At Brookfield in the County of Orange this 27th day of February AD 1845 - 
Personally appeared Isaac Churchill and made oath that the foregoing deposition, by him subscribed, contains the whole truth and nothing but the truth -

Before Thomas Kingsbury Justice of Peace I hereby certify that Isaac Churchill, signer of the  foregoing deposition is is [Sic] a man of undoubted truth & veracity

Brookfield February 27th 1845
Thomas Kingsbury Justice of Peace

I Samuel Bates of Brookfield in the county of Orange & State of Vermont - do testify and say - that I have lived in Brookfield aforesaid about 40 years and a near neighbour to the late Capt Daniel Kingsbury after I removed to this town till his death which was in the year 1817 - since which time I have resided and do now reside near his widow Martha Kingsbury who is still living at an advanced age - I have been well acquainted with all the members of the family and think there are few persons of the age of the sd widow Martha Kingsbury who retain their mental faculties as she has done. She is now intelligent - and her memory good and and ever since I have known her which is above forty years I have considered her a person of [Illegible] and veracity and believe she has universally been so considered by her acquaintance.

Samuel Bates

State of Vermont
Orange County ss

At Brookfield in the County of Orange this 1st day of March AD 1845 -
Personally appeared Samuel Bates, and made oath that the
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foregoing deposition by him subscribed, contains the whole truth, and nothing but the truth -

Before Thomas Kingsbury Justice of the Peace

I hereby certify that the aforenamed Samuel Bates signer of the foregoing deposition is a man of undoubted truth and veracity - Thomas Kingsbury Justice of Peace

I Jedediah Smith of Roxbury in the county of Washington and State of Vermont aged 83 years Depose and say that I was a revolutionary Soldier from the State of Connecticut from the year 1777 up to the year 1783 that the first time I ever saw the late Daniel Kingsbury of Brookfield [Illegible] was at the burning of New London Connecticut by the British he was in some Office I think a sargent I was at New London at that time about two weeks, how long said Kingsbury was there I cannot tell, but should think several days
I learnt by him at that time that he belonged to the Town of Norwich not far from New London, the second time I saw said Kingsbury was in the State of Vermont about four or five years before his death which took place 27 or 28 years since, I moved to Roxbury near the east line of the Town. Said Kingsbury lived in Brookfield near the west line of that Town, we lived within a miles distance of each other four or five years we used to visit each other in our families once or twice a year I should think. Said Kingsbury and I had several conversations about the war in which I always under[Illegible] him to say that he was at Providence Rhode Island 3 or 4 months as soldier & Afterwards that he helped Guard Gov Griswold at Lyme Con about 3 months & that he stood a minute man four or 5 years up to the close of the war and that he was doing minute service when first I saw him at New London, and that he was called upon and had to rally his Company very often to help quell the Brittish, but the places  he said they went to, I almost none recollect furthermore said Kingsbury was a very respectable man and whatever he said could always be relied on as the truth, and I further say not.

Jediah Smith

State of Vermont
Orange County ss
At Brookfield in the County of Orange this Nineteenth day of March AD 1845 Personally appeared Jedidiah Smith and made oath that that the foregoing deposition by him subscribed contains the whole truth and nothing but the truth Before Aaron Cleaveland Jr Justice of the Peace

I hereby certify that Jedidiah Smith the signer of the foregoing deposition is a man of undoubted truth and veracity

Aaron Cleaveland Jr Justice of the Peace
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State of Vermont

Secretary of State's Office
Montpelier March 20, 1845

I hereby certify that Thomas Kingsbury and Aaron Cleveland Esquires whose names are subscribed to the foregoing certificates, are, and were at the date thereof, Justices of the Peace within and for the County of Orange, duly constituted and commissioned, and that full credence is due to the official acts and attestations of said Justices of the Peace.

In testimony whereof, I hereunto set my hand and affix the seal of this Office this 20 day of March A.D. 1845.

Ferrand F. Merrill
Deputy Secretary of State

[Seal at lower left]
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I Thomas Kingsbury of Brookfield, in the County of Orange, and State of Vermont - do testify and say - that I was born September 14th in the year 1779 as I have been told by my parents and as I verily believe - and that the leaf enclosed containing the records, was taken from an old bible belonging to my father and mother Daniel Kingsbury and Martha Kingsbury - and that the said Bible was in their possession from my earliest recollection - that the records of the marriage of my father and mother is in my fathers hand writing, as is also the events of the birth of their children - I furthermore testify and say that the sergeants warrant, enclosed and dated the 30th day of December 1776, and signed by John Ely Esq commander of the fourth Battalion from the State of Connecticut, was left among my fathers papers, at his decease, in the year 1817, and has continued in the possession of the family ever since - Till it was handed to Mr Orin Murray, for the purpose of obtaining a pension a few weeks since - And I furthermore would state that I have frequently heard my father relate the reminiscence of his early life, while a soldier in the service of his country during the war of the Revolution, and particularly while at Providence Rhode Island, and at Lyme in Connecticut guarding Gov. Matthew Griswold. and also of service performed while a minute man so called, during which time I believe he performed the duties of a sergeant - And furthermore that my said father Daniel Kingsbury died on the 29th day of July 1817 - and that my mother Martha Kingsbury is now and has remained his widow ever since that period - and I furthermore depose that the record of the marriage of my father and mother signed by Revd Andrew Lee was found in examining a bundle of old papers left by my father after the above deposition was nearly written, & may serve to corroborate the record made by my father, on the leaf of the Bible above named - and further this deponent saith not -
Thomas Kingsbury

State of Vermont
Orange County ss
at Brookfield in said County of Orange this nineteenth day of March AD 1845 - personally appeared Thomas Kingsbury and made oath that the foregoing deposition by him Subscribed contains the whole truth and nothing but the truth

Before A Cleaveland Jr  Justice of the Peace

I hereby Certify that Thomas Kingsbury signer of the foregoing deposition is a man of undoubted truth and veracity

Aaron Cleaveland Jr  Justice of the Peace
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Rev[Illegible]

FRANK L. BOWER
CLERK OF THE DISTRICT COURT
AUDITOR AND RECORDER
GOODING COUNTY
GOODING, IDAHO

Sept. 1st, 1914.

Commissioner of Pensions,
Washington, D. C.

Dear Sir:

Will you kindly advise me whether or not the name Daniel Kingsbury appears on the rolls, in your office, as having served in the war of the American Revolution from Connecticut or Rhode Island?

I am desirous of joining the Daughters of the American Revolution and any information that you can give me will be very much appreciated.

Very respectfully,

Mrs. F. L. Bower