Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 18,918, for Daniel King, New Hampshire

SERVICE
NUMBER
N.H.
King, Daniel
S18918
R.I.
CONTENTS
Carded

N o 5347 Vermont
Daniel King
of Windsor Co. in the State of Vermont who was a Priv. Vols t in the Company commanded by Captain Verner of the Reg t commanded by Col. Cornell in the Rhode Island line for 6 months & 28 days & N.H.
Inscribed on the Roll of Vermont at the rate of 28 Dollars & 7 Cents per annum, to commence on the 14th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 8 th day of Feb y . 1833 and sent to Hon. M c Hubbard H. R.
Arrears to 14th of Sept r . 1833 42.10 Per-ann t . allowance ending 4 th March, 1833 14.03 $56.13
{ Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by D. Brown Clerk. Be- Q. Vol. 4 Page 68

18918 INVALID.
1905. Oct. 27 - Hist. to Wm P Ba Chicago. Dees. m. B. H.
File No. 18,218
Daniel King Sergt Rev War
Act: June 7 th 32
Index:—Vol. 1 , Page 209
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Daniel King
Committed
Private 3 mts. 280 13.07 Left 3 " 15- 12.92
Hon. H. Hubbard
Ho 16/4

BRIEF in the case of  Daniel King  of  Windsor Co.  in the State of  Vermont  (Act 7th June, 1832.)
 1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? Grubate Court  2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?  3. How old is he? 82 years  4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed. 
   Period. Duration of Service. Rank. As a Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served. Gen.   Years, Months, Days.     In 1775 Spring " " 7 Private Capt. Vanner, R.I. Mtd.   " Summer enlisted for } 3 years 3 hired a sub. Sergeant " " Col. Connell, W.S. Troop Genl. Greene   1776 Winter " 2 " Private " Olney, Col. Brown, R.I. Mtd.   1777 Aug. or Sept. " 1 " " " Smith, Genl. Schuyler, " " "   Volunteered 21 " Major Angel   6 28  
 5. In what battles was he engaged?  6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Johnson, R.I.  7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditional evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? Traditional  8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? Correct 
I Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
D. Brown Examining Clerk.

Daniel  King's  declaration .
State of Vermont, } on this seventh day of August, District of Windsor ss. } in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and thirty two, personally appeared in open court, before the Probate Court of said district, now sitting, said court being a court of record by the laws of this State, Daniel King, a resident of Springfield in said district, and County of Windsor and State of Vermont, aged eighty two years, who being first duly sworn, 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 the service of the United States under the following named officers, and served as herein stated.
That in the spring of the year 1775, immediately after Lexington Battle, he (then residing in the town of Johnson in the State of Rhode Island) with some others whose names he does not now recollect, was drafted to go to Roxbury, Mass. under Capt. Dennett, & Lieutenant Sprague - The company was made up from Johnson and Scituate - marched through Attleboro, Wrentham, Walpole, & Dedham to Roxbury - staid only one week and was dismissed.
In the summer of the same year, soon after paying, he enlisted in the army of the United States, as the 7 th youngest sergeant of the company for the term of three years, in the Com- pany commanded by Capt. Atkins Dennett, in the Regiment commanded by Colonel Cournell in the Continental establishment - Reuben Sprague was Lieutenant of the Company, and served as pioneer - marched to Jamaica plains, thence to Roxbury, and thence to Prospect hill in Cambridge - General Greene was commander there, he thinks - served there three months as a soldier, and then hired by the name of Humphrey at man to take his place for the remainder of the term - was dismissed at Prospect hill -

In the winter of 1776 he was drafted at said Johnson for two months, and served in a company commanded by Capt. Eln Olney in which Rufus Hawkins was orderly sergeant, in the Regiment commanded by Col. Brown, marched to Warick, in Rhode Island, served there about a month, then marched to Pawtucket and served there until the expiration of the said two months , and was dismissed. Whilst at Warick, two British frigates came up & lay off against Warick, and he with the troops there were sent down to drive them off, the frigates got aground and our troops had some cannon which were opened upon them & drove them off, and injured them much.
In August or September (which he cannot positively recollect,) in the year 1777, at Grafton in the state of New Hampshire, he was drafted as a private to go to Tienderage for one month, in a company commanded by Capt. Moses Smith, marched through Plainfield N. H., Hartland, Plymouth, Shrewsbury, Rutland, & Hubbardston in Vermont, to Tienderage, and stationed on Mt. Independence Genl. Scyles commanded the troops there - served the said term of one month - & was dismissed.
Just before Bunker hill battle, he went to Roxbury on a visit, and it being rumored that a battle was expected, he volunteered as a private soldier, and served at Roxbury three weeks - Major Angel took the command of the troops to which the declarant was attached - the battle took place while he was there, and he was stationed at Jamaica Pond in Roxbury -
He has no documentary evidence, and knows of no person living, by whom he can prove his service, and no other evidence than what is herewith transmitted.

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.
Says he was born at Providence in the State of Rhode Island on the first day of December 1749 - & his age is recorded in his bible - At the time of his entering the first second service, he has before stated where he lived - that he never received any written discharge from service from Grafton N.H. where he lived at the close of the war, he moved to Springfield Vt. about thirty six years ago - where he has ever since resided - He states the names of Rev d . Dexter Bates and Mr David Stimson of p . Springfield, as persons to whom he is known in his present neighborhood, and who can testify as to his character for veracity, and their belief of his services as a soldier of the revolution. -
Sworn to, and subscribed,  the day and year aforesaid. } Daniel King
Jabez Proctor Judge
We, Dexter Bates, a clergyman, residing in the town of Springfield in the County of Windsor and State of Vermont, and David Stimson, residing in the said town of Springfield, hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with Daniel King, who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration, that we believe him to be eighty two years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighbourhood, where he resides, to have been a Soldier of the Revolution, and that

we concur in that opinion.
Sworn to, and subscribed, Dexter Bates the day and year aforesaid. } Sarg Stimson
Iabez Proctor Judge
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories, prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them, that Dexter Bates, who has signed the preceding certificate is a Clergyman, resident in the town of Springfield aforesaid, and that David Stimson, who has also signed the same, is a resident in the said town of Springfield, and is a credible person, and, that their statement is entitled to credit.
Iabez Proctor Judge
I, Reuben Washburn, Register of the Probate Court, within and for the District of Windsor in the State of Vermont, do hereby certify, that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Daniel King for a Pension.
In Testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of said Court, this seventh day of August in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty two.
Reuben Washburn.

In reply to your request for a statement of the military history of Daniel King , a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension on file in this Bureau.
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     After Battle of Livingston Spring 1775 1 week. Pri. Venner. Vt. 9.   Just before Bunker Hill 3 mos. " Under Major Ansell " "   Summer 1775 3 mos. Sgt. Arthur Venner Col. Gonneal " "   Winter 1776 2 mos. E. Olney Brown " "   Aug or Sept 1777 1 mo. Private Moses Kimball " "  
Battles engaged in, 1
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Johnston, R. I.
Date of application for pension, Aug 7 1832; his claim was allowed
Residence at date of application, Springfield, Windsor Co. Vt.
Age at date of application, Born Dec 1 1749. Providence, R. I.
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