Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 42,791, for George King, Rhode Island

SERVICE
NUMBER
P. J.
King, George
S 42,791
CONTENTS

19,298.
New York
George King.
of Chenango Co. in the state of New York, who was a Private in the company commanded by Captain Olney of the regiment commanded by Colonel Hotchkiss in the Rhode Island line, for the term of 1 year in 1776.
Inscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 8 th of June 1824.
Certificate of Pension issued the 13 th of July 1824, and sent to John Noyes, Esq. Norwich, N.Y.
Arrears to 4th of Sept. 1824. $ 23.20 Spencer's account
$ 23.20
{ Revolutionary claim, Acts March 18, 1818, and May 1, 1820. }

Geo. King Pension papers

Original Claim District of New York. p.
On the eighth day of June 1824 personally appeared in open Court, being a Court of Record for the County of Chautauqua. It keeps its own Records and punishes with fine & imprisonment. George King aged sixty eight years who being first duly sworn according to Law & Oath on his oath make the following Declaration in order to obtain the provisions made by the Acts of Congress of the 18th March 1818 and the 1 st May 1820. That he the said George King enlisted for the term of one year on the first day of January in the year 1776 at Prospect Hill near Boston in the State of Massachusetts in the Company commanded by Captain John Olney of the Regiment commanded by Colonel Daniel Hitchcock, in the line of the State of Rhode Island on the Continental Establishment, that he continued to serve in the said Corps until the thirty first day of December 1776, at which time he the said George King volunteered his services for one month, when he was discharged near Morristown in the State of New Jersey. That he was in the battles at Harlem Heights and at Princeton, and that he has no other evidence now in his power except the affidavits of Elisha Brown and Saber Arnold. And in pursuance of the Act of the 1 st May 1820 I do solemnly affirm that I was 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 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 have any person in trust for me any property or securities, contracts or debts due me, nor have I any income other than what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed and by me subscribed
Schedule of my property.
   1 5 pail kettle $3.00 Went brot up 25.80   1 3 do. do. 1.75 1 Axe $1.50   1 1 do. do. Broke 0.12 3/4 1 do. " 37 1/2   1 Pate. do. " 75 1 Rake " 10   1 1/2 quart do. " 37 1/2 Shoe Makers tools 1.25   1 2 pail pot 1.25 6 Milk pails 1.50   1 Iron Pail " 37 1/2 1 Linen Wheel 25   1 Spider " 37 1/2 1 Woollen Wheel 12 1/2   1 Skillet 25 1 Wash Tub 50   2 flat irons 1.00 1 Churn Tub 1.00   1 pr Shoel Straps 50 5 Smaller Tubs 1.35   1 Cooking Stuf 50 1 Churn 75   1 Chest 2.50 1 Coffe Mill 37 1/2   1 Meal Chest 1.00 2 Barrels 75   9 chairs 1.12 1/2 2 Trunks 50   1 Table .50 1 Bread Tray 12 1/2   11 plates .75 1 Basket 25   1 Platter 37 1/2 3 Boxes 50   1 Milk pot 06 1 Copper Tea Kettle 2.00   1 Sugar Bowl 08 25 Bushels Corn at 3/ 9.37 1/2   6 Cups & Saucers 30 1 1/2 Bushels Rye at 3/ " 56   1 Mug & 3 Bowls 38 4 3/4 Bushels Wheat at 8/ 4.75   3 Plates 25 2 1/2 Bushels Peas at 3/ 9.4   2 do. Bottles 37 1/2 350 lb Pork at 5 cents 18.50   1 Tin Coffe pot 25 12 Bushels Potatoes at 1/ 1.50   2 do Milk pams 62 1/2 Life Lease Subject to   1 do. Pail 37 1/2 Mortgage and other   3 do. Plates 37 1/2 Privileges Yearly 11.25   4 do. Pans 75 350 Stags at 1/   8 Knives & 7 forks 50 per hundred 1.75   11 Spoons 55 150 Heading at 1/   1 Clock 4.00 per hundred 0.95   1 pair Steel Gears 50 2 pigs 2.00   Brought up $90.50  

My Occupation is that of a Farmer, but I am unable and am unable to follow my occupation by reason of a fall from a horse, which injured my wrists so that I can do but little. My Wife Henrietta aged sixty three years is unable to work by reason of a lameness for the last seven years, by reason of a fall from a Wagon. I have a daughter Eliza aged nineteen years who has been unfortunate and has a child about two years old which is to be maintained as she has never been married.
George King
Sworn to and declared on the 8th day of June 1824 in open Court before the judges thereof.
P. M. Randall CLK
I, Peter Randall, Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Chenango, do hereby certify, that it appears to the satisfaction of the Court that the said George King, did serve in the Revolutionary War as stated in the foregoing Declaration, against the common Enemy, for the term of nine months, under an engagement, on the Continental Establishment. I also certify that the foregoing oath and the Schedule thereto annexed, are truly copied from the Records of the said Court; And I do further certify, that it is the opinion of the said Court, that the total Amount in Value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid Schedule is Twenty dollars and fifty six cents.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court on this 8th day of June 1824.
Peter Randall, Clerk of Chenango County Court of Common Pleas

5625.
George King, Chenango county, N.Y.
Private Col. Hitchcock's regt. Rh. Island line 1776 — 1 year.
29. Decem r . 1819.
The judge is desired to certify, that the persons who have gave given their testimony in favor of this applicant, are disinterested and credi- ble witnesses.
John Noyes, judge, Norwich, N. York. rec d . 10. Jan'y, 1820.

District of New York } Elisha Brown of Norwich in the County of Chenango Chenango County ss } go aged sixty one years being by me first duly sworn deposeth and saith that he is Personally acquainted with George King named in the foregoing declaration and knows him to be the same man that enlisted at Prospect Hill near Boston in the month of January 1776 in the Company commanded by Captain Jere Olney in the Regiment commanded by Colonel Daniel Hitchcock your deponent served in the same Regiment with the said George King for the term of one year and was knowing to the said George King serving one year on the Continental Establishment in said Regiment and was present at the Battle at Harlem Heights and saw the said George King at that Battle for the above services your deponent has received A pension and further your deponent saith not Personally appeared Elisha Brown who is a man of truth and veracity and was sworn to the truth of the above affidavit before me December 29 th 1819 John Noyes Judge  Elisha Brown
Chenango County ss } Jabez Arnold of New Berlin in the County of Chenango go aged sixty four years being by me first duly sworn according to law deposeth & saith that he is personally acquainted with George King named in the foregoing declaration and knows him to be the same man that enlisted at Prospect Hill near Boston in the State of Massachusetts & saw him enlist about the first day of January in the year 1776 in the Company commanded by Captain Jere Olney of the Regiment command- -ed by Colonel Daniel Hitchcock your deponent served at the same time in the same Company and was knowing that said George King served one year on the Continental Establishment in said Regiment and saw him at the Battle of Princetown & further saith not Sworn before me the 29 th day of December 1819 and the said Jabez Arnold is a man of truth and veracity & credible witness John Noyes Judge  Jabez Arnold

District of New York Chenango County ss
On this twenty-ninth day of December 1819 before me the subscriber one of the judges of the Court of Common Pleas of the said County of Chenango for the said district. Personally appeared George King aged sixty four years resident in said County of Chenango in the said district who being by me first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the provision made by the late act of Congress entitled An act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the revolutionary war that he the said George King enlisted for the term of one year on the first day of January in the year 1776 at Prospect hill near Boston in the State of Massachusetts in the Company commanded by Captain Jesse Olney of the Regiment commanded by Colonel Daniel Hitchcock in the line of the State of Rhode Island on the Continental Establishment that he continued to serve in the said corps or in the service of the United States until the thirty first day of December in the year 1776 at which time he the said George King volunteered his service for one month when he was discharged near Middletown in the State of New Jersey that he was in the Battles at Haerlem Heights and at Princeton and that he is in reduced circumstances and stands in need of the assistance of his country for support and that he has no other evidence now in his power of his said services George King
Sworn to and declared before me the day and year aforesaid. John Noyes Judge by the oath of affirmation

John Noyes Judge be as aforesaid do certify that it appears to my satisfaction that the said George King did serve in the revolutionary war as stated in the preceding declaration against the common enemy for the Term of nine months at one time on the Continental establishment and I now transmit the proceedings and Testimony taken and had before me to the Secretary for the Department of War pursuant to the directions of the aforesaid act of Congress, I am also satisfied that he needs the assistance of his country for support Norwich the 29 th day of December 1819 John Noyes Judge
State of New York, Schenectady County, ss. Office of the
I hereby certify that John Noyes Esquire for whom the within affidavits were taken, was at the time of taking the same, a Judge of the Court of Common Pleas in and for said County of Schenectady Commissioned and duly sworn. Witness my hand and the Seal of the Court of Common Pleas of said County this 31 st day of December 1819
Deez Marshall Clerk

Chenango County ss - Elisha Brown being duly sworn according to law doth on his oath say that he made out the within Affidavit in favor of George Kling named in the within declaration and that in that affidavit he is a disinterested witness and further this deponent saith not
Sworn and subscribed this 15 th day of May 1824.
Elisha Brown
I certify that Elisha Brown is a man of truth and veracity & a credible witness
before me John Noyes Judge of Chenango Common Pleas
Chenango County ss - Jabez Arnold being duly sworn according to law doth on his oath say that he made out the within Affidavit in favor of George Kling named in the within declaration and that in that affidavit he is disinterested and further this deponent saith not
Sworn & subscribed this 15 th day of May 1824 Jabez Arnold
I certify that Jabez Arnold is a man of truth
and veracity and a credible witness
before me John Noyes Judge of Chenango Common Pleas

42791
INVALID.
Resy
File No. 42791
George King Rev. Rev. Rev.
Act: 18 th March 18 th
Index:—Vol. 8 , Page 275
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Norwicz N.Y. June 26 - George H. King John Noyes Norwicz, N.Y.
Recd 1 July 1824-
C. Calhoun Secretary of War. Washington
send the returns to John Noyes at Norwicz Chenango Co N.Y.

Suppyt Reg 75 Mr. Calhoun
Norwich N.Y. June 20 -
George H. King John Moyes Norwich, N.Y.
Recd. 1 July 1824 -
C. Calhoun
Secretary of War. Washington
send the returns to John Moyes at Norwich Chenango Co. N.Y.