Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S 35488, for James Kennedy, New Hampshire
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(3-1776)
Service: Continental N.H.
Kennedy, James
(Stamped star about K in last name)
Number: S 35488
Contents: Me, res.
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6813
Maine
James Kennedy 
Of Miscafoct in the Disrict of Maine who was a Private on the regiment commanded by Colonel Poor of the N. Hampshire line, for the term of one year. 
Inscribed on the roll of Maine at the rate of 8 dollars per month, to commence on the 11 of April 1818. 
Certificate of pension issued the 20 Jan 1819 and sent to Jeseh Bailey Ergh. 
Wescahelc, Lincoln
Arrears to 4th of Sep 1818. 4.mo 24/30
Semi-anl. all’ce ending 4 March 1819

38.40
48.
86.40

{Revolutionary claim,}
{Act 18th March, 1818.}

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Notification sent the 5th day 1820
Jeremiah Bailey, Esq.
Wiscafest, Maine
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35488
Revy INVALID
File No. 35,488
James Kennedy
Rev War
Act: 18 March 18
Index:-Vol.9, Page 990
[Arrangement of 1870.]
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State of Massachusetts

I James Kennedy a citizen of the United States, now resident at Wiscesset in the County of Lincoln in the State aforesaid, do on oath testify and say, that in the war of the revolution in November or December 1775 I entered & engaged in the land service of the United States on the continental establishment and served accordingly from that time [crossed-out due] to the first part of January 1777 in the following manner viz.

I enlisted to serve from said month of November or December 1775 to the 1st day of January 1777 & faithfully served accordingly against the common enemy without any interruption or absence, until I was taken sick at Ticonderoga in Sep. 1776 or October; my Regiment afterwards marched to the Southward & left me there sick & unable to proceed with them. I remained there until the first
part of January 1777 when I recovered, but found no one to give me a discharge and as my time was out I returned home as well as I could. I therefore never had a written discharge. I served nine months before I was taken sick as aforesaid & upwards.

I belonged to Capt Titcombs company, Col. Poor's Regiment, in the New Hampshire line.

And per my reduced circumstances in life in poverty, I stand in need of assistance from my
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country for support, being now of the age of sixty three years.

And I hereby relinquish all claims to every pension heretofore allowed me by the laws of the United States, if any may be or hath been so allowed.

James Kennedy


Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Lincoln ss.

Be it remembered, that on this eleventh day of April, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighteen pursuant to a law of the United States, entitled, "An Act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land & naval service of the United States in the revolutionary war" made and passed on the 18th of March A. D. 1818 personally appeareth before me Jeremiah Bailey Judge of the Court of Probate within & for the County of Lincoln in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, the same being a Court of Record of said County, the above named James Kennedy and after due examination & caution to testify and declare the whole truth, he maketh oath to the declaration aforesaid, & subscribed the same in my presence: is on examination duly made by me, the said Judge, it appeareth to my satisfaction that the said declaration is true.

Jere Bailey


I John H. Sheppard Register of the Court of Probate for the County of Lincoln, hereby certify that the aforesaid Jeremiah Bailey is Judge of said Court of Probate above named and that his signature to this caption is genuine, & that the Seal aforesaid is the seal of the Court.

John H. Sheppard

[Seal]
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I Thomas Cunningham of New Castle in said County of Lincoln on oath testify and say, that I am well acquainted with James Kennedy the aforesaid Applicant, that I am knowing to his enlisting into the army [illegible] of the revolution in Novr. or Decr. 1775 to serve until 1st Jan. 1777. in Capt. Titcombs Company, Col. Poor's Regiment, New Hampshire line - I enlisted at the same time with him into the same company - he faithfully served until some time in the latter part of the year 1776, when he was taken sick at Ticonderoga & not able to march with us - we marched Southward from that place & left him there sick. I think we left him there in the last of October or first of November 1776.

Thomas Cunningham


I Samuel Groves of Alna in said County of Lincoln on oath do testify and say, that I am well acquainted with James Kennedy aforesaid - that I served as a soldier in the same company with him at the time he has before stated - and that I am knowing to the truth of all the facts stated in the above deposition of Thomas Cunningham.

Samuel Groves
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Lincoln, ss. July 3. 1818. Personally appeared before me Jeremiah Bailey Judge of the aforesaid Court of Probate, the aforesaid Thomas Cunningham & Samuel Groves & after due examination & caution to testify the whole truth, they severally made oath to the depositions aforesaid by each of them respectively signed, which said depositions were each written by me, & both signed in my presence & each of the aforesaid deponents are credible persons & their statements are entitled to credit & belief.

Jere Bailey

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James Kennedy
Private

Poors. New Hamps. Regt
Dec. 1776 to
Jany 1777

[in pencil]
Admitted

Apr 11th 1818
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[in pen]
69
James Kennedy
6813

[in pencil]
March 18[illegible]
[illegible

[in pen]
Bailey
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STATE OF MAINE.

LINCOLN, ss.... At a Circuit Court of Common Pleas for the second Eastern Circuit, begun and holden at Wiscasset, within and for the County of Lincoln, on the third Tuesday, being the twentieth day of June, and by adjournment from the day to day, on the twenty first day of June in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty, before the Honorable JOSIAH STEBBINS & EBENEZER THATCHER, Judges of said Court.

ON this twenty first day of June in the year 1820, personally appeared in open Court the same proceeding according to the course of the common law, having jurisdiction unlimited in amount, keeping a record of their proceedings, and having "the power of fine and imprisonment," and being a Court of Record for said Circuit, James Kennedy aged sixty five years, resident in Woolwah in said Circuit, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath declare that he served in the Revolutionary War as follows, viz. as a private in the company commanded by Capt. Titcomb in the Regiment commanded by Colonel Poor in the line of the State of New Hampshire on the Continental Establishment, as is more particularly mentioned and described in his original declaration, made on the eleventh day of April A. D. 1818, and on which said declaration his Certificate of Pension, numbered 6813 was granted. And I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18th day of March 1818; and that I have not since that time by gift, sale, or in any manner disposed of my property, or any part thereof, with intent thereby so to diminish it as to bring myself within the provisions of an Act of Congress, entitled "An Act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States, in the Revolutionary War," passed on the 18th day of March, 1818: and that I have not, nor has any person in trust for me, any property or securities, contracts, or debts due to me; nor have I any income other than what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed, and by me subscribed; that my occupation and ability to pursue the same, together with the number and other particulars of my family, are in fact and in truth as is particularly described on the back hereof, also subscribed by me.

James Kennedy

{Sworn to and declared, on the 21st day of June A. D. 1820.} 

BEFORE Ebenr. Thatcher {One of the Judges of the said Court.}
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SCHEDULE of real and personal estate, (necessary clothing and bedding excepted) belonging to me the subscriber, viz:

Real estate - none
Personal - none

No income except my pension no other means of support

James Kennedy



SCHEDULE of the family residing with me James Kennedy who, by occupation am a laborer which I am not able to pursue by reason of great debility and lameness - I am a cripple

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NAMES. | AGES. | Capacity of each to contribute to their support.

I have no wife or family

James Kennedy

Attest. Nat. Coffin Clerk



STATE OF MAINE.

LINCOLN. ss.

I, NATHANIEL COFFIN, Clerk of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas for said Circuit within the county of Lincoln do hereby certify, that the foregoing oath, and the schedules thereto annexed, are truly copied from the Record of the said Court; and I do further certify that it is the opinion of said Court that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule, nothing [crossed-out dollars and cents]. 

IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court on this twenty first day of June A. D. one thousand eight hundred and twenty.

Nat Coffin {Clerk of the said Circuit Court for the County of Lincoln}

[Seal]