Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 7962, for Bela Kent, Connecticut
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(3 - 1776)
SERVICE                                                                               NUMBER
Continental (Conn)                  Kent, Bela                              W. 7962
                                                       Lucretia  
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CONTENTS.


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                   A
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3643,
Pennsylva'  Philada'
Lucretia Kent
widow of Bela Kent
Conn
who served in the Revolutionary 
war, as a Sergeant
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Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of
116 Dollars   83
Cents per annum, to commence on
the 4th day of March, 1848.
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Certificate of Pension issued the
      3  day of Feby 1849
and sent to
Stephen Pierce
Troy
Bradford Co  Pa
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Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act
February 2, 1848, Page 24. Vol. 2

Reported
Feby 3/49


Date of Death
not on  RB
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Bela Kent



Old Case
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Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the
act of Congress passed June 7. 1832
State of Pennsylvania}
County of Bradford   }
On this 10th day of September 1832 personally appeared
in open Court before the Judges of the Court of Common
Pleas of said County now sitting Bela Kent a resident
of Springfield township in the County of Bradford and State 
of Pennsylvania aged seventy five 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 act of Congress passed June 7 1832
That he entered into the service of the United States
under the following named officers and served as
herein stated - that he enlisted in the town of Suffield
in the County of Hartford & State of Connecticut on or
about the first day of March 1780 in a company
commanded by Capt Saml Granger in a regiment
commanded by Col. Willes in the Connecticut State
troops as a serjeant & did duty in said regiment till 
the first of January 1781 at Horseneck in Connecticut
at which time & place he was discharged - that at the
time of arnolds treachery the regiment was ordered
to west point & went as far as north Castle at which
place an order was brought in & Col Jamin being the
commandant this applicant was detached on guard &
had charge of said order for about 12 hours after which
we returned to Horseneck.
That on the first day of March 1782 he again enlisted in 
a company commanded by Capt Abner Granger in 
a regiment commanded by Col Samuel Canfield in
the Connecticut State troops as a serjeant (being at Suffieldd
aforesaid) & served at a small fort called for independence
at Stamford in Connecticut & continued to serve in
said regiment till the last day of April 1783 at which
time he was dismissed & again enlisted under the same
Col Canfield as Sergeant of his guard to take charge
of said fort for one month from said last day of April
& served accordingly - he never received any written
discharge while in the service with the State troops
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension
or annuity except the present and declares that his
name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any
State exept that of Pennsylvania by reason of his service in the
continental line (the words "except that "interstersed before signing
He further states that he was born in the town of
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I James P. Bull Prothonotary of the Court of Common
Pleas of Bradford County Pennsylvania do hereby
certify that the foregoing contains the original pro-
ceedings of the said Court in the matter of the applic-
ation of Bela Kent for a pension  also that Con-
lin Baker who signed his name as a justice of the
peace to the affidavits of William Franklin & James
Mattocks is & has been for more than one year last
past a justice of the peace in & for said county duly
commissioned as such to whose proceedings in this behalf
full faith & credit are to be given & that I am acquainted with
his hand writing & know the foregoing signation to
be his proper hand writing
In testimony whereof I have hereunto 
set my hand & seal of office this 10th
day of September 1834
                                     J. P. Bull
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State of Pennsylvania}
Bradford County ss   } On the 11th day of September 1820
Personally appeared in open court, being a court of record for said
county Bela Kent aged Sixty three years residing in Springfield
to Law, doth on his oath declare that he served in the Revolutionary
War as follows: That he enlisted on the 13th of December 1775 in a
company commanded by Capt Ebenezer Huntingdon in the 22d
regiment commanded by Col Samuel Willis of Connecticut, which
facts set forth in his original declaration dated May 22nd 1818 &
attested to before the Hon Judge Yates Esqr Judge of the Court of Common
Pleas Schenectady County New York & that he has obtained a
pension certificate dated 26th of November 1818 No 4581
   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
then 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
hereunto annexed and by me subscribed
1 Bible                         One iron 6 quartkettle    4 glass buttons         1 axe
1 Cow                          One Bake Kettle              1 Tin Tea Pot             1 small Trunk
1 Hog                           3 Pails                             3 stone jars               1 tin funnel
7 Kitchen Chairs           3 Barrels                         6 earthen plates        1pepper box
2 Spinning wheels       1 Churn                           5 tin plates                1 small tin pail
1 Iron Tea Kettle           3 tin Basons                   1 Sugar Bowl             1 smoothing iron
1 Iron 6 Gall Kettle       1 stone jug                     4 cups & saucers       1 hoe
1 tin 2 quart measure   1 quart measure            1 earthen ???cup       1 earthen salt set
6 Knives and forks        6 Table spoons               1 pair Iron dogs        1 shovel & tongs
2 Candle Sticks             1 Tea Canister                 4 Meat Bags               1 wash tub
1 seive                           1 candle mould              1 pair shears     -------
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And I do further swear that I have no other occupation than Farming
which I am unable to pursue to advantage by reason of a lameness occas-
ioned by two fractures of the left thigh at different times which make it
shorter than the other between three and four inches and that my
family consists of myself and wife Lucretia aged fifty nine years who
is as able to contribute to our support as far as can be expected from
a woman of her years
                                                                       Bela Kent
Sworn & Subscribed in open Court this 11th day of September
Anno Domini 1820
                                                              George Scott Proth
State of Pennsylvania
Bradford County Ss    ⎬ I George Scott, Prothonotary of the
                                       Court of Common pleas in and for the
                                       said County do hereby certify that 
                                      the foregoing oath and schedule thereto
                                      annexed are truly copied from the
                                      records of said Court. And I further
certify that it is the opinion of the said Court that the total
amount in value of the property as exhibited in the aforesaid
Schedule is Forty Six Dollars and ninety one cents.  In testimony
whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the
said Court on this 18th day of September AD 1820.

                             George Scott Prothonotary
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2867
Lucretia Kent
Pensioner
---
admitted
Sergt 23mo. 11 days
$116 80/100


D. Bullock

Nth Smithfield, Pa.
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State of Pennsylvania 
 Bradford County      ⎬ ss On this 22 day of October 1838
personally appeared before the Honorable Edward Herrick
Judge of the Court of Common Pleas of said County Lucretia
Kent a resident of Springfield township in the County of
Brandford aforesaid aged 77 years the 14th day of September
last past who being first duly sworn according to law doth
on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain
the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress
passed July 7 1838 entitled "an act granting half pay pensions
to certain widows"" that she is the widow of Bela Kent who
was a sergeant in the army of the revolution - that he served
at she recollect in the war of the revolution under a Capt
Granger & she does not recollect the names of any other
officers - that she has heard him tell of being at New York
at the time it was taken by the British that she has
heard him tell of being in several battles, but does not recollect
the places of those battles & believes he served six years or
more in all - that he obtained a pension under the
act of Congress of March 18, 1818 of ninety six dollars per year
which pension he surrendered after the act of Congress of
7th June 1832 & then obtain a pension of about one
hundred & sixteen dollars under said last mentioned act
& the certificate of said last mentioned pension was
forwarded to the pension agent at Philadelphia after
the decease of the said Bela to obtain the arrears of
pension due him at the time of his decease
   She further declares that she was married to the
said Bela Kent on the 24th or 25th day of May 1785 She
cannot recollect on which of those days & that her hus-
band the aforesaid Bela Kent died on the 16th day of
December 1834 & that she was not married to him prior
to his leaving the service but the marriage took place
previous to the first of January Seventeen hundred & ninety
four at the time above stated & that she has no 
docummentary evidence of the service of the said Bela
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tioned certificate was obtained on surrending that first granted
& that the said Lucretia Kent is & has been from the time
of the decease of her said husband the said Bela Kent
single & unmarried
Sworn to & subscribed this 22                 Isaac Cooley
day of October 1838 before me
                 Edward Herrick Pa. Judge
State of Pennsylvania
Bradford County ss    ⎬ Personally appeared Cynthia Adams
who being duly sworn on her oath says that she is the daugh-
ter of the said Bela & Lucretia Kent & is of the age of
fifty three years - that she well recollects a family bible
which contained an entry of the marriage of her said parents
which marriage took place as she understood soon after
the close of the revolutionary war - that said bible
is obliterated & the said record is lost from the same
& that an entry of the ages of the family was made in 
another bible but not of their marriage & that a leaf
containing said last mentioned entry is now cut from
said bible + marked "A" in the presence of this deponent
that the said Bela Kent died on the 16th Decr 1834 & that
his widow the said Lucretia Kent is & has been from the
time of the decease of the said Bela Kent single & unmar-
ied.
Sworn to & Subscribed the 22
day of October 1838 before me                       Cynthia Adams
(the word "said", being erased & the
word "another " being interlined before
signing)
                        Edward Herrick Pa. Judge

I certify that the above named Isaac Cooley & Cynthia
Adams are persons of good repute & character for truth &
veracity & that the said Lucretia Kent is unable by reason
of age & bodily infirmity to attend the court of Common Pleas
of said County
                                                     Edward Herrick Res Judge.
October 22 1838.
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State of Pennsylvania
Bradford County SS   I Jos C Powell Prothonotary of the Court
of Common Pleas of Bradford County do certify
that Edward Herrick is a President Judge
in and for the Thirteenth Judicial District
composing the Counties of Susquehanna Bradford
and Tioga and that the within signatures
purporting to be his are genuine
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and
Official seal this 24 th day of October One Thousand
Eight hundred and Thirty Eight
                                       for Joseph C. Powell Prothy
                                             A. S. Chamberlin Dpy
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                                                          June 24, 1931

Mrs. Helen B. Nelson                         Rev. & 1812 Wars Section 
West Pawlet                                        EEL
Vermont

Dear Madam:

   You are advised that it appears from the papers in the Revolu-
tionary War pension claim, W.7962, that Bela Kent was born May 19,
1757, in Suffield, Hartford County, Connecticut.
   He enlisted in Suffield, Connecticut, about December 13, 1775,
served as a private in Captain Oliver Hanchet and Ebenezer Hunting-
ton's Company, Colonel Samuel Wyllys' Connecticut Regiment, was in
the retreats from Long Island and New York, and in several skirmishes
in New Jersey, and was discharged January 1, 1777.
   He enlisted March 1, 1780, served as sergeant in Captain Samuel
Granger Company, Colonel Webb's Connecticut Regiment, was for twelve
hours a member of the guard over Major Andre, and was discharged Jan-
uary 1, 1781.
   He enlisted March 1, 1782, served as a sergeant in Captain Abner
Granger's Company, Colonel Samuel Canfield's Connecticut Regiment, was
stationed at Fort Independence, Stamford, Connecticut, and was dis-
charged April 30, 1783; he immediately re-enlisted and served one
month as sergeant of the guard at said Fort Independence under Colonel
Canfield.
   After the Revolution, he continued to reside in Suffield until
January, 1786, when he moved to Schenectady, Schenectady County, New York, resided there until 1819, then moved to Springfield Township,
Bradford County, Pennsylvania.
    He was allowed pension on his application executed May 2, 1818,
while residing in Schenectady, New York.
   He died December 16, 1834.
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   The soldier married 24 or May 25 (both dates appear in the
claim), 1785,  Lucretia, her maiden name not stated. She was born
September 14, 1761
   She was allowed pension on her application executed October 22,
1828, while residing in Springfield township, Bradford County, Penn-
sylvania. She was still living in said county in 1848.

The following appears on the family records
Cynthia Kent                      born October 8, 1785, married --- Adams
                                           and was living in Bradford County, Pennsyl
                                           vania in 1838
Margaret Kent                   born May      38, 1788
Hannah Kent                        "     July       25  1791
Bela Kent                              "    January  11, 1794
Henry Kent                           "     April      22, 1797

                           Very truly yours

                            E. W. MORGAN
                            Acting Commissioner.


date of her 
death not on AB
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Bela Kent's appli-
cation for transfer
from New York to
Pennsylvania
Transferred 7 July 1821
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Bela Kent must make an 
affidavit agreeable to the
within form and transmit
the same with his surrended
ce to this Department
before his name can be
continued on the Pension
List.
M J Goss
Pension Office
May 30, 1824
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                           APPLICATION FOR A TRANSFER.
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County of Bradford,   SS.
On this twenty sixth day of June, 1821, before
me, the subscriber, a Justice of the Peace for the said county of
Bradford personally appeared Bela
Kent, _________ who, on his oath, declares that he is the same
person who formerly belonged to the company commanded
by Captain Ebenezer Huntingdon, in the regiment commanded
by Colonel Samuel Willis, in the service of the United 
States; that his name was placed on the pension roll of the state of
New York from whence he has lately removed;
that he now resides in the state (district, or territory) of
Pennsylvania, where he intends to remain, and wishes his
pension to be there payable, in future.
                                                                     Bela Kent
Sworn and subscribed to, before
me, the day and year aforesaid.
                                       Ebens Kendall J P
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WAR DEPARTMENT, Pension Office, August 18, 1818. The oath to be taken before a duly qualified magistrate,
whose official character and signature must be properly authenticated.
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Commonwealth of Pennsylvania}
Bradford County Ss                    }
I Burr Ridgway, Prothonotary & clerk of the Court of
Common Pleas of the County of Bradford aforesaid do
hereby certify that Ebenezer Kendall, esq. is a duly
qualified Justice of the Peace in & for Bradford County, and was
at the time of administering the within oath, that the
Signature of said Ebenezer Kendall thereunto written is
of his the said Ebenezer Kendalls, own proper hand writing, that full faith
and credit is and ought to be given to his acts as a justice of the peace as aforesaid
Witness my hand & seal of said Court at Mansville, June 26, 1821.
                                                     Burr Ridgway  Prot
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Pennsylvania
Bela Kent Sergt. Act 7 June 1832
to what time paid?
Pen office
Jan 21. 1839


Died 14th December 1834
pd to that period
                GH
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Admitted
Sergeant
23 mo 11ds
$116.80
Darius Bullock
North Smithfield
Pa.
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                      East Smithfield Bradford Co Pa. Dec 14. 1843
Sir
I enclose an application of Lucretia Kent for a pension
under the act of 2nd March 1843 - which I hope is sufficient
to entitled to a certificate
                                         respectfully
                                               D. Bullock

Hon J. L Edwards Esq
Commissioner of Pensions
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Cole       Pa
                 LK
-             3597

Hon J. L. Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington
D. C.
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                                                        Troy Bradford Co. Pa.
                                                               Nov. 1. 1848

Sir,
                        Enclosed find a declaration
made by Mrs. Lucretia Kent in order to entitle
her to the benefit of the act of the 2nd Feby 1848
    If it is correct & satisfactory please forward
her certificate to me as early as your con-
venience will allow
                                  Respectfully Yours
                                      Stephen Pierce

Hon J. L. Edwards
Washington D C
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4594                                               C
Springfield Penn.
18 Septem 1843
Isaac Cooley
Transmits declara-
tion of Lucretia Kent un-
der pension act of 3d
1843.
C. 282, Rec 26 Septem '45

Pension Office
$116.83 per ann

26. Sep 1843
Lucretia Kent
Act 1843
Penna                                FREE

War Department
    Washington
                   D. C,
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                                 Springfield Sept 18th 1843
to the Secutory of the War Department
Dear Sir
I inclose to you Lucretia Kents affidavit
for his certificate if you find it
acording to Law be so good as the
in ??? it and send to me in Springfield
Bradford C. Pa. & oblige me in
her behalf

                  Very Respectfully Yours
                       Isaac Cawley
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                                               West Pawlet, Vt.
                                               May 9th 1931.
Bureau of Pensions,
Washington, D. C.
Gentlemen:

    Will you kindly send me the
military record of Bela Kent, born in
Connecticut in 1757, died in Springfield
Pennsylvania, December 16th, 1834. He
married Lucretia Remington. It is known
that she received a pension for a number of
years.
                             Very truly yours,
                                    Helen B. Nelson, -
                             Mrs. Helen B. Nelson,

PENSION
     O
   MAY
U. 11 S.
  1931
 OFFICE
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4: 1897 - History
Jeannette Adams
- New York
23.5009)
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1931 - June 24-
Hist to Mrs
Helen B. Nelson
               EEL

Revy  WIDOW, &c.
    ---
File No. 7962
Lucretia Kent
Widow 
Bela Kent
Sergt Rev. War
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Act: Feby 2d 1848
Index: -- Vol. A Page 391 


[Arrangement of 1870.]
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                                             Bela Kent
Payable semi-annually -- th first  pay-
ment on this certificate will be made
on the 4th of March - next,
At the U States Branch Bank N. York





Recorded
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                           WAR DEPARTMENT.
                      REVOLUTIONARY CLAIM.

I CERTIFY That, in conformity with the Law of the United 
States , of the 18th of March, 1848, ______________
--- Bela Kent late a Private ___
in the Army of the Revolution, is inscribed on the Pen-
sion List, Roll of the ____New York Agency at the 
rate of Eight dollars per month, to commence on the _____
2d day of May  ______ one thousand eight hundred and
eighteen.

GIVEN at the War Office of the United 
States, this 26th day of
November one thousand eight hundred
and Eighteen -

                         J. C. Calhoun
                          Secretary of War.
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The Hon. J. C. Calhoun Esq.
Secy War





Admitted


Old Cases
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The Hon J C. Calhoun Esqr
Sir
     I return the application of
Bela Kent a revolutionary Soldier, with
the additional Certificate testimony required
                             Respectfully your
6th Novr 1810                             Obdt Svt
 Schenectady N. Y.              Ju' Keyes Paige
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2867    Oct 30
PG.
7 July 1838
Mrs Kent

                                                               (371/2)

J. L. Edwards Esq
Commissioner of Pensions
City of Washington
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Sir   I enclose the application of Lucretia Kent for a
pension which with the proof it is hoped may
be sufficient. The difficulty of obtaining positive
proof of the marriage is such by reason of death &
removal of the parties & witnesses as is required
under the law in some instances almost nugatory
   The enclosed or annexed family record will
show by the ages of the children that the birth
of three of them was previous to the 1st January
1794 & it is presumed that every intendment arrising
therefrom will be made in favor of the widow &
of her application
                                                Respectfully
                                                   Darius Bullock
Smithfield
     Bradford Co Penna
October 24th 1838
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Com       Feb 5
Bela Kent

J L Edwards Esqr
Pension Office

Hon. S. W. Morris
             HR.
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J L Edwards Esqr
Sir
                   In your favor of 31 Ult - you
say that the "claim of Bela Kent was
admitted on the 22d Inst & the certificate
sent to D Bullock Esq. at North Springfield
Ohio" -      you mean I presume - the
widow of Bela Kent- the certificate
should have been sent to North
Smithfield Penna ___ D Bullock
Esqr lives at that place. & Mrs Kent in
the adjoining town -
                         respectfully
                   Yr Obd Svt
                              Saml W  Morris
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Afft in Bela Kent
Additional Testimony
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State of New York }   Personally appeared
Oneida County ss.}   before me  Stephen Bennet
Esq one of the Justices of the Peace in and
for said County  Gideon Adams a 
             of this County with whom I am
well acquainted and after being duly
Sworn deposeth and saith that Bela Kent
inlisted in the United States Service the December of the
year 1775 in the Regiment Continental
Army commanded by Col Samuel Willis 3d
Company of sd Regiment Capt Thomson
Hecritency and Served faithfully until
the first day of January1777 at which
he was honorably discharged and this
deponent was mustered at the same time
served in the same company and discharged
at the same time and the time of Service was
thirteen Months. Was discharge at Peekskill
State of New York and further that this
Deponant is disinterested in the afairs of 
the sd Bela Kent further this deponent saith
not.
                                               Gideon Adams
Sworn and Subscribed before me
at Verona in the State and 
County aforsaid this 19th day August 1818
                       Stephen Bennet Justis peace
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State of New York}
Secretary's office }
                            I certify that it appears by the
minutes of the Council of Appointment of this State remaining
in this office that on the 24th day of April 1818 Stephen
Benedict of the Town of Verona in the County of Oneida was
appointed an commissioned a Justice of the peace for
the said County of Oneida - and that it does not appear
from the said minutes that the said Stephen Benedict
resigned the said office or was removed therefrom since
his said appointment.- Full faith and credit may there-
fore be given to his acts as such
                In Testimony whereof I have here-
               unto affixed the seal of this Office
               at the City of Albany the 23d day
               of October 1818
                                      Arch Campbell
                                                  Dep. Secretary
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State of New York
Broome County ss.
I certify that Ozias Marsh within named
was at the time of taking the within mentioned affi-
davit a Justice of the peace in and for the County
of Broome and that full faith and credit ought
to be given to his official acts
                                        A.D. Doublay Clerk
Broome Clerks office
Sept 24 AD 1818
                                        Jnos. Doubleday Depy Clk
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3597
Pennsylvania Phila
----------------------------------
Lucretia Kent
widow of Bela Kent
who was a Sergeant
in the Revolution
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Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of
116 Dollars 83
Cents per annum, to commence on
the 4th day of March, 1843.
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Certificate of Pension issued the
23rd day of Dec 1843
and sent to   Isaac Cooley
                    Springfiled
                              Penn
---------------------------------
(Act of March 3, 1843.}
Recorded in Book A
Vol. C   Page 134



Rebated
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let 31 Jan 16
S. W. Morda to
Same Feb 39


1.692
Pennsylvania
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Lucretia Kent
widow of Bela Kent decd
who was a pensioner under the Act of 1832
and who died on the 16th December 1834
of Bradford the State of Penna
who was a Sergeant in the Compy commanded
by Captain Granger of the Regt commanded
by Col Wallis in the Ct.
line for 23 mos & 11 days
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Inscribed on the Roll of Pa
rate of 116 Dollars 83 Cents per annum
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1836
--------------------------------------------
Certificate of Pension issued the 24th of Jany
                   1839 and sent LC
Bullock North Smithfield Pa.
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Arrears to the 4th of Sept 1838                   $292.00
Semi-annual allowance ending Mar. 39,         58.41
                                                                    ---------
                                                                    $350.41
                                             {Act July 7,}
                                             {  1838      }
Recorded by D. D. Addison Clerk,
Book A    Vol.  2d    Page 156.
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State of Pennsylvania
                            Bradford County, S.S.
On this Eleventh day of September in the year
of our Lord one thousand Eight hundred and forty
three Personally appeared before the subscriber a
Justice of the Peace in and for the said County of
Bradford Lucretia Kent a resident of Springfield
Township in said County of Bradford aged Eighty
two years who being duly sworn according to Law
doth on her solemn oath make the following de-
claration in order to obtain the benefits of the pro-
vision made by the act of Congress passed on the third
day of March A.D. 1843 granting pensions to widows
of persons who served during the revolutionary war
That she is the widow of Bela Kent who was a ser-
geant in the Revolution in the Militia and she
the said Lucretia Kent annually received one hun-
dred and sixteen dollars and Eighty three cents un-
der the act of July 7th A.D. 1838. She further declares
that she is still the widow of the said Bela Kent
Sworn to and Subscribed before                              her
me on the day and year above written       Lucretia   X  Kent
    Isaac W. Fassett, Justice of the Peace                      Mark

Bradford County S.S.
I certify that I am personally acquainted with
the above named declarant Lucretia Kent that
She is infirm and under the necessity of making
a mark for a signature as she did as above
                      Isaac W. Fassett, Justice of the Peace
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State of Pennsylvania
Bradford County       ⎬ SS.
                       I Aaron Chubbuck Prothonotary of the
Court of Common Pleas of Bradford County do
hereby certify that Isaac W. Fassett before whom the
foregoing proceedings were had is a Justice of the Peace
in and for said County duly commissioned and
qualified, and that the signatures purporting to
be his are genuine
In testimony whereof I have hereunto
set my hand and affixed the
seal of said Court at Towanda this
14th day of September A.D. 1843
                         Aaron Chubbuck Prothy
                              Per N. J. Keeler Depty
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Lucretia Kent
Pension Certificate
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State of Pennsylvania
Bradford County         SS. I certify that I am personally
acquainted with the within named Lucretia Kent and know
her to be the same person who has heretofore received a pension
from the United States as the widow of Bela Kent under the
act of Congress of July 7th 1838 also that she is and has
been from the time of the Death of the said Bela Kent
a widow and that she is and has been from my first
acquaintance with her a person of good repute for truth
and veracity. Witness my hand and seal this 2d day
of December A.D. 1843
                                        J.W. Fassett .J.P.
State of Pennsylvania}
Bradford County ss   } I Aaron Chubbuck Prothonotary
of the court of Common Pleas of said County do certify &
make known that Isaac W Fossett who signed the within
aforegoing is and was at the time of signing the same an
acting Justice of the peace in and for said County duly com-
missioned and that full faith & credit is to be given to
to his official acts in this behalf -
In witness whereof I have herein
set my hand & seal of office the
5th day of December 1842
Aaron Chubbuck      Prothonotary
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Declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the act of
Congress of the 3d of March 1843 granting pensions for one
year to certain widows who have received pensions under the
act of July 7th 1838.
State of Pennsylvania. On this second day of December
Bradford County SS. ⎬ A.D. 1843. Personally appeared before
the Subscriber a Justice of the Peace in and for the said
County of Bradford in the State aforesaid Lucretia Kent
aged Eighty two years who being duly sworn according to Law
doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to
obtain the benefits of the provisions made by the act of Congress
passed on the 3d of March 1843 granting pensions to widows of
persons who served during the revolutionary war that she is the
widow of Bela Kent who was a Sergeant in the army of the revo-
lution and who received a pension under the act of 7th of June
1832 from the United States, and who belonged to the State of Con-
nectient at the time of his service in the Militia of that State - She
does not know the name or number of the Regiment in which
he served and must refer to his application for the particulars
of his service that she received as his widow under the act of
July 7th 1838, the annual amount of one hundred and
sixteen dollars and Eighty three cents. She further declares that
she is still a widow to wit the widow of the said Bela Kent

Sworn to and subscribed
Before me this 2d day of                                         her
Dec. A.D. 1843                                          Lucretia   X   Kent
                                                                               mark
            J. W. Fessett J.P.
In presence of Darius Brown
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Declaration
In order to obtain the benefits of the Act of
Congress of the 2nd February 1848 entitled "An
act making further provision for surviving widows
of Soldiers of the Revolution"
State of Pennsylvania }
County of Bradford    } Ss
                                        On this 17th day of October
A.D. 1848 personally appeared before the Subscriber
one of the Justices of the peace in and for the
County aforesaid Lucretia Kent a resident of
the Township of Springfield in the County of
Bradford and State of Pennsylvania aged
Eighty seven years who being first duly sworn
according to law doth on her oath make the
following declaration in order to obtain the
benefits of the provision made by the act of Congress
passed on the 2nd of February 1848 granting pensions
to widows of persons who served during the Rev-
olutionary War. That she is the Widow of Bela
Kent who was a Sergeant in the Revolutionary War
and the annual amount of the pension
which she received under the act of 17th June 
1844 was One Hundred and Sixteen Dollars and
Eighty three cents. She further declares that
she is still a widow.   Sworn to and subscribed
on the day and year above
written before me                                                    her
N M Carnochan  J. P.                                  Lucretia  X  Kent
Seage Cooley                                                         mark

State of Pennsylvania }
County of Bradford    } Ss    October 17th 1848
                              I Nicholas M Carnochan a
Magistrate in the County above named do hereby
certify that I have the most satisfactory evidence
                             (over)
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viz: my own personal knowledge that Lucretia
Kent who this day appeared before me and made
oath to the truth of the foregoing declaration is
the identical person she represents herself to
be
   Given under my hand at the Borough
of Troy in the County aforesaid on the day
and year above written
                                      Nicholas M Carnochan  J. P.
Bradford County ss
                                I A McKean Prothonotary
of the Court of Common Pleas of said County
do certify that Nell Carnochan before whom
the foregoing proceedings were had is a Justice
of the Peace in and for said County duly
commissioned and qualified & that the forego-
ing signature purporting to be his is believed
to be genuine
In testimony whereof I
have hereunto set my hand
and affixed the seal of said
Court at Towanda this the
30th day of October AD 1848
                              A. McKean
                                        Prot
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Bela Kent
Appcn for Pension
-----------------
Note rolls
& for certificate
& further testimony
granting. The
testimony of 2
credible witnesses
as to the service
will be required
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State of New York         }
County of Schenectady } ss:   On this Second Day of May 1818,
before me the subscriber, one of the Judges of the
Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of
Schenectady, personally appears Bela Kent, aged
about Sixty one years, resident in the City and
County of Schenectady in the State of New York
who being by me first duly sworn according to
Law, doth on his oath make the following declaration
in order to obtain the provision made by the
late law of Congress entitled "An act to provide
for certain persons engaged in the land and na-
val service of the United States in the revolutionary 
war"; That the said Bela Kent enlisted about
the Thirteenth Day of December in the year 1775
in the Town of Suffield in the State of Connecticut
in the company commanded by Captain Eben-
ezer Huntington of the Connecticut line, in the
22d Regiment commanded by Colonel Samuel Willis
that he continued to serve in the said Corps, or in
the service of the United States untill the First
day of January in the year 1777, when he was
discharged from service in Peekskill in the
State of New York, that he was in the Battle of
New York, when the British landed, and in Skirmishes
in the State of New Jersey, and that he is in re-
duced circumstances, and stands in need of assis-
tance of his country for support, and that he
has no other evidence now in his power of his
said services --

Sworn to & declared before me, the
   day & year aforesaid                                      Bela Kent
         John Victer
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I John Yates    Judge, &c. as aforesaid
do certify, that it appears to my satisfaction
that the said Bela Kent did serve in the
revolutionary war, as stated in the preceeding
declaration against the common enemy, and I
now transmit the proceedings and testimony
taken & had before me, to the Secretary of the
Department of War, pursuant to the direc-
tions of the aforementioned act of Congress
2d May 1818
                                          John Yates
John Gates Judge &c as aforesaid do further Certify in 
addition to the above that Bela Kent is in reduce cir-
cumstances in life I stands in need of assistance from
his country for support 
                                          John Yates
State of New York
County of Schenectady ⎬ In testimony that the
above named John Yates before whom
the preceeding declaration was made, &
who subscribed the foregoing certificate, was
on the day therein mentioned one of the
Judges of the Court of Common Pleas
in & for the County of Schenectady, & the
above his signatures I subscribe my name
& apply the seal of the said Court of Com-
mon Pleas this sixth Day of May 1818
ler
                       Jellis A Fonda Clerk
                  of the County of Sshenec-
                 tady