Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 20,353, for Henry King, Massachusetts

SERVICE
Mass.
King, Henry or Anne Anna
NUMBER
W. 20.353.
CONTENTS
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1059.
Massachusetts Anna King
widow of Henry King who was a Private in the Mass line for 6 months
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 20 Dollars Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1843.
Certificate of Pension issued the 22nd day of July, 1843. and sent to Elijah Clark Brighton, Mass.
[Act of March 3, 1843.]
Recorded in Book 4 Vol. 1. Page 46.

I Ebenezer Cheney of Newton County of Middlesex Commonwealth of Massachusetts now eighty two Years of Age, On Oath, do testify & say that I rendered Service in the War of the Revolution, during a short period, at Cambridge on the Guard & Burgoyne's Troops in Camp! Abraham Pierce's Company & Col. Brooks' Regiment.
This service commenced early in January Seventeen hundred & seventy eight. After I had been there nearly four Weeks there was an Arrangement made by the Town of Newton to furnish substitutes for those of us who could not conveniently continue in the Service. And D r John King a Physician of this Town came to Cambridge & supplied my place. I was at this time a Corporal. said King received of me my Military Equipment & served out the remaining time for which I was engaged.
After due reflection, I recollect that when said D r John King took my place at Cambridge, at the Guard House, I recollect distinctly that his sons John King and Henry King came then and I am certain I saw said Henry King join on parade in Col. Pierce's Company, of Guards. After leaving Cambridge I returned home. After a few Weeks I had occasion to go to Cambridge & I recollect distinctly that I saw at that time said Henry King in the Service on duty as a Soldier. I also recollect that a short time previous to the Expiration of the Service said Henry King came home on a furlough, and afterwards returned to said Service.

I also testify & say that I was often Associated with said Henry King after his return from said service & heard him often relate events that transpired during his tour of duty there; —————
Ebenezer Cheney
Subscribed & sworn to this nineteenth day of May eighteen hundred & forty two the word "Service" in the seventh line on the first page & the word "heard" in the third line of the second page being first inserted, before the Subscriber who hereby certifies that he is well acquainted with the said deponent & knows him as a Man of undoubted veracity.
E. F. Woodward Justice of the Peace. —————

At a Meeting of the Freeholders & other Inhabitants of the Town of Newton legally assembled Jan y 26 th 1770.
1 st Made Choice of D r John King Moderator.
2 d Made Choice of Mr. Samuel Woodward Clerk P.T.
After some debate on the fourth Article the Question was put whether the Officers & Committee should hire men to replace the late Detachment at Prospect Hill, (And it passed in the affirmative) — and there added five more to the Committee viz. — Mr. Ebenezer Bartlett Lieut. Aaron Richardson M c Williams Hoag Ens. Samuel Craft and Mr. John Shuing. Samuel Woodward Clerk P.T. of said Meeting.
I the Subscriber hereby certify that I hold the Office of Town Clerk for said Town of Newton, duly qualified for the discharge of said Duty & that the above is a correct copy from the Records of said Town.
Elijah F. Woodward Town Clerk.
Sworn & Subscribed to this twentieth day of May in the Year eighteen hundred & forty two.
Before 
William Jackson
Justice of the Peace.

Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Middlesex County ss.
I Isaac Dike Register of the Court of Probate in & for the County of Middlesex aforesaid, hereby certify that Elyah F. Woodward & William Jackson Esquires are Justices of the Peace within and in said County of Middlesex, duly commissioned & qualified, & that their respective signatures written on the foregoing paper are their genuine signatures.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the seal of said Court this twenty first day of May in the year Eighteen hundred & forty two.
Isaac Dike Reg
Henry J. Heilbrun for

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Hm W.S. Hastings (A2)

Commonwealth of Massachusetts Middlesex County, ss.
On this eighteenth day of January in the year Eighteen hundred & thirty eight  nine , personally appeared before the Hon. S. P. Hays, Esq. Judge of the Court of Probate in & for the County of Middlesex against Anna King a resident of Newton in the County of Middlesex aged seventy five years, who being first 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 Henry King who was a private in the Army of the Revolution; he enlisted at said Newton in the month of July. Seventeen hundred & eighty & marched from said Newton to Westpoint in the State of New York & was placed in a Company commanded by Capt. Stoney or Storer, in a Regiment commanded by Col. Michael Jackson & continued in the service six months or upwards;
She further declares that she was married to the said Henry King on the tenth day of August seventeen hundred & eighty six; that her husband the aforesaid Henry King died on the tenth day of September Eighteen hundred twenty two; - 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 never been married since the death of her said husband, but still continues her widow. -
Anna King
Subscribed & sworn to the day & year first above written, by said Anna King, at her own house in Newton, she being to inform to go from home - The words " nine " & " five " being first inserted over the words eight & six , & the words " of Newton " being first interlined - before me S. P. Hays Judge of Probate for said County.

Commonwealth of Massachusetts Middlesex County ss.
I Israel Fisher Register of the Court of Probate in & for the County of Middlesex do hereby certify that Sam d M c Key Esq is the Judge of said Court & that his signature as then written is his genuine signature.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the seal of said Court this twenty first day of January in the year Eighteen hundred and Thirty nine
Israel Fisher Reg

Commonwealth of Massachusetts - County of Middlesex. Town of Newton, August 15. th 1838. In the Records of said Town I find the following - "Henry King of Cambridge and Anna Vila of Watertown were joined in Marriage August sixth seventeen hundred eighty six by John Woodward Justice of the Peace."
I the Subscriber hereby certify that the above is a true copy of the Record of said Town with the exception of the date which is expressed on the Record in fair legible Figures as follows, August 6 th 1786.
Elyab F. Woodward Town Clerk of Newton.
I, Elyab F. Woodward above named depose and say; that I hold the Office of Town Clerk in the County Town and State aforesaid and that the above is a true Extract from the Records of said Town with the Exception above named as certified by me.
Elyab F. Woodward Clerk of the Town of Newton.
Sworn to before me
William Jackson
3
Justice of the Peace.
Jan'y 8. 1839. I certify that the above named William Jackson is a Justice of the Peace within my Congressional District and that the above is his genuine signa- ture.
Wm S. Hastings M.C.

6905
Reported
Massachusetts
Anna King widow of Henry King who was a pensioner under the Act of and who died on the 6. Sep. 1823 at Middlesex in the State of Mass who was a Pri in the Company commanded by Captain Storer of the Reg t commanded by Col Prescott in the Mass. line for Genl.
Inscribed on the Roll of Mass. at the rate of 20. Dollars Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1836.
Certificate of Pension issued the 10. day of Dec. 42, and sent to Hon W. Parmenter, H. W.
Arrears to the 4th of March 1841 Semi-annual allowance ending
100
[Act July 7, 1838.]
Recorded by Theo. Tilton Clerk, Book 14 Vol. 1 Page 101

Set to Elyah Clark July 2 nd 1838
act 7: July 1838

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WIDOW, &c.
File No. 20353
Anna King Wife of Henry King Rev. Rev. Mr.
Act: March 3 rd  1845
Index:—Vol. 14 Page 103
[Arrangement of 1870.]

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Elijah Clark Brighton Mass

Commonwealth of Massachusetts County of Middlesex, ss.
On this Twelfth day of May eighteen hundred and forty three. Personally appeared before Me. Elijah Clark, a justice of the Peace in and for the County of Middlesex. Anna King, a resident of Newton in said County, Seventy nine years of age, 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 third day of March 1831, granting pensions to widows of persons who served in the Revolutionary War. That she is the widow of Henry King of Newton, who was a private in Col. Brooks Regt. of Militia at Cambridge and in Col. M. Jacksons. Regt. in the Continental service, and that she received twenty dollars per annum under the act of the seventh of July 1831, which was paid to her at Boston Massachusetts, and she further declares that she is still a widow.
Anna King
Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year above written. Before Me. Elijah Clark, Justice of the Peace.
Middlesex, ss. Newton May 12 th A.D. 1843.
I hereby certify that Anna King, who has signed and made oath to the above declaration, is personally known to me to be the same Anna King widow of Henry King of Newton, that received a pension under the act of 1831.
Elijah Clark, Justice of the Peace

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Secretary's Office, Boston May 26 1873
I hereby Certify, That at the date of the annexed attestation Elijah Clark was a Justice of the Peace for the County of Middlesex —
in the said Commonwealth, duly constituted and commissioned; and that to his acts and attestations, as such, full faith and credit are and ought to be given, in and out of Court.
In Testimony whereof, I have hereunto affixed the Seal of the Commonwealth, the date above written.
Jno. A. Bolles Secretary of the Commonwealth.

Capt. Capt. Pierce Lieut. Richardson Lieut. Mowatt Serjt. Lookedge Serjt. Stone Serjt. Harrington Capt. Mowatt Capt. Hammond Capt. Jackson Capt. Wright Drummer Sanderson Fife Amos Fisk John Ward Gideon Parker Abner Davenport Joshua Greenwood John Perry Solomon Boynton Thomas Fay John Beal Joshua Stevens David Brackett Elijah Livermore
John Mire Thomas Richardson Samuel Sanger Robert Dalrymple Isaac Lory Joseph Mire John Mire Samuel Hall John Parker Gideon Robbins Samuel Ward Nicholas Drowning David Naga Richard Napper Jonas Child Moses Stone Isaac Pierce Joel Noughton Isaac Greenwood Joel Pratt Thomas Gooden Josiah Hastings John Mearns
Thomas Wilson John Durant Moses Child David Brackett Nathan Dana Samuel Niswell Moses Beal Joseph Brown Samuel Wymen George Brown Daniel Fuller Benjamin Clark Ebenezer Cheney John Lawrence Smith Adams Isaac Childs George Brown Zerkeriah Smith Joseph Filazz Joseph Brown Gideon Parker Henry King Joseph Mire Thomas Cheney
The above was taken some years since from a payment for the month of February or March 1778, and I have always supposed it to be the list of Abraham Pierce Company in Col. Ebenezer Dyer's Regiment

Braintree Dec 2d 1832
Hon. William Parmach
Dear Sir. Herewith take the liberty to address you in behalf of Mrs. Anna King, the Widow of Henry King of Newton, whose claims were disallowed by the W. S. Ratings and, Mrs. King claims in her Supplemental Declaration a term of service at Cambridge in left Abakum Pierce Company in 1st Brook Regt. lots 777 & in 778 and as her husband's name was not found on left Pierce Roll, nor on any other rolls in that Regt. it was afterwards shown that at a town meeting held in Newton January 26th 1778, a committee was chosen to provide substitutes for those men then in the service of the late detachments at Prospect Hill, the affidavit of Ebenezer Cheney who was a corporal in left Pierce company of date the 19th of May last shows that the said Henry King came to the parade ground and he saw him join left Pierce company and that he was otherwise knowing said King to be in that service for some time. also the affidavit of Noah King who repeatedly was at Prospect Hill & on the parade ground at different times, saw the said Henry King on the discharge of his duty, also there should the name of Henry King appear on an original list of men in left Pierce company as receiving cartridges, unless he was in the service

According to the expressions of the Town Meeting above referred to,
Now therefore as the said Henry King was in the most part of a 6 months service in 1781, and beyond doubt was in the service of General Forster every day from the 26 th of January 1778, to April 78. Can a Pension Certificate be reasonable not to be held under the liberal construction of the Revolutionary Pension Laws,
Will you please to aid the poor aged Lady claim, which I believe are fully just,
Very Resp t Your Most Just &c Elijah Mark
Hon. William Parmenter Esq Mr. C. At Washington D.C.

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Secretary's Office, March 11 th 1842.
I hereby Certify, That, from an examination of the Books and Documents, relating to Military Services in the War of the Revolution, which remain in this Department, it appears that the Name of Henry King is borne on a list of the Six Months Men received of Maj. Joseph Hodmer Superintendent of the County of Middlesex, agreeably to a Resolve of the General Court passed June 5 th 1780, " &c. The list is receipted for at Springfield 6 th August 1780. by "Justin Ely Commissioner". It appears also he was from Newton. His name is found again (Henry King) on an Orderly book as receiving Cartridges - The said book is from January 15. 1778. To March up to the 3 rd April 1778.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto affixed the Seal of the Commonwealth, the date above written.
John D. Sleeper Secretary of the Commonwealth.

Brighton June 28 th 1842
Wm J. L. Putnam
Dear Sir: Your communication to Wm L. Hastings, of date the 24 th of May inst. respecting the claims of Mrs Anna King has duly received, and I made an immediate and hasty reply which I presume has never been received, and as I have this morning received the unexpected and lamented news of the death of Mr Hastings, I take this opportunity to state that it has never been made known to me the exact length of service which was allowed Mrs King's husband in left Housers Company at West Point in 1850. I know not why that service should not be allowed 6 months 16 days as was in the case of Mrs Sarah Rogers the widow of Dave Rogers who was in the same service from the town of Newton.
The Records of Newton show an action of the town to procure substitutes for those then in the Guard Service at Prospect Hill January 26 th 1778. The living evidence identifies Henry King as being in the Guard Service at Cumbriage, (as I believe) in February and March of that year. Together with that I think he would not have received cartridges, according to the account on left Pierce's Valley Book, if he had not actually been in the service.
I have seen a weekly return of left Pierce's Company for seventy one men. I have no account of the number in names above seventy including Officers therefore

I now presume that there was not only substitutes in the service for those who first engaged in left Pierce's company, but that there was an increase in the number of left Pierce company, I therefore submit Mrs Kings claims with the evidence here referred to, for a further examination, hoping that her indigent circumstances will command all the lenity that the rules of the Department can admit.
Very Respectfully Yours. etc. S.P. Elijah Clark
M rs J. L. Edwards Esq. Commissioner of Pensions At Washington

I Noah King of Newton in the County of Middlesex & Commonwealth of Massachusetts, now seventy six Years of Age do testify and say that my Residence has always been in said Town, that I well recollect the commencement of the Revolutionary War and also Burgoyne's Army being under Guard at Cambridge & while said Army was there, I was there & saw them at several different times, that I had a Brother Henry King who was one of said Guard & that I saw him there at sundry different times.
I also had another Brother named John King Jr who was also at Cambridge in the same service & in (said Guard). I also testify that Henry King above named was a Resident of the Town of Newton at the time he was called to Cambridge for the above named service.
----- Noah King
Commonwealth of Massachusetts Middlesex County ss. Town of Newton April 4 th eighteen hundred & forty two - Then personally appeared the above named Noah King known to me to be a person of veracity & made oath that the above Affidavit by him subscribed is just & true.
before me
Elijah F. Woodward \frac{3}{4} Justice of the Peace.

Commonwealth of Massachusetts Middlesex County ss
I Isaac Dike the younger of the County of Middlesex ss & for the County of Middlesex affidavit hereby certify that Elijah D. Woodward Esq. is a Justice of the Peace within & for said County duly commissioned & qualified, & that his signature within written is his genuine signature
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal this fourth day of April in the year Eighteen hundred & forty two Isaac Dike the younger

Jan 31 Pm at
msb H/139
July 38
J. L. Edwards Esq.
all Removals Newton
John S. Hastings P.O. Commissioner of Pensions Washington (Colo) D.C.
Feb 4. 1882

Ans at Jan 31
msb H/139
July 38
any
J. L. Edwards Esq.
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington (beg) D.C.
Hon. W.S. Hastings
PA
Wall Remo Lewis Newton
msb H/139 July 38 any

House of Rep.
Jan. 30. 1839
Sir
I send you the papers re. of Anna King, Widow of Henry King, now made out in due form I believe. Henry King will be found among the six months new returned by the Town of Newton.
Respectfully Yours &c.
Wm. Hastings
To J. L. Edwards Esq. Commissioners of Pensions.

V 4159 Anna King Moor of Henry Mass.
cut 7 July 38
Rejected Vol 41-182-
17 July 80 - disch? 10 Dec. paid for 5 mo. 5 days 20022-103-5p Pierce X
4 207 " X Rejected Hunt 20. 75.65- X Blang 17.146 X-
admit 6 mo. pri 20 $
Hon W Parmelee H.R.

I Nicholas Thwing of Newton in the County of Middlesex and State of Massachusetts depose and say that Henry King formerly of said Newton enlisted as a private Soldier in the United States Service in the Year seventeen hundred & eighty & in the Month of July in that Year went from said Newton directly to West Point in the State of New York and was placed under the Command of Captain Story in the Regiment of Col. Michael Jackson, and that he was in the Service of the United States six full months exclusive of the time of going and returning. — That I left said Newton & went to West Point in Company with said King and therefore have knowledge of the facts above stated.
County of Middlesex ss. Newton 23 d August 1838. Nicholas Thwing
Then personally appeared the above named Nicholas Thwing and made Oath that the above Affidavit by him subscribed is true
Before me
Elijah F. Woodward } Justice of the Peace.
I the subscriber hereby certify that the above named Nicholas Thwing is a credible witness and entitled to belief.
Elijah F. Woodward.

Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Madison County ss. I, Isaac Bates Register of the Court of Probate in and for the County of Madison hereby certify that Elijah D. Woodward Esquire is a justice of the Peace within and for said County duly commissioned & qualified & that his signature within written is genuine.
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the seal of said Court this twenty first day of January in the year Eighteen hundred & thirty nine Isaac Bates Jr.

previously entered See No 4159.
H. W. S. Hastings P. R. 2

Supplemental Declaration
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
County of Middlesex ss.
On this eleventh Day of March one thousand eight hundred and forty two. Personally appeared before me Elijah F. Woodward a Justice of the Peace in and for the County of Middlesex and State aforesaid. Anna King a resident of Newton in said County, aged seventy eight years, who being first duly sworn according to Law, doth on her oath make the additional Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the Act of Congress passed July seventh A.D. 1838, entitled an Act granting, half pay and Pensions to certain Widows.
That She is the Widow of Henry King , who rendered service in the War of the Revolution, and in addition to six months service at West Point in Capt. Shur's Company in Col. M. Jackson's Regiment, in 1780, which she has set forth in her former Declaration. She now further Declares, that her said husband Henry King rendered near three months service as a Guard at Cambridge and Prospect Hill, in Capt. Abraham Pierce's Company, in Col. Dezer Brooks Regiment, commencing near the first part of January 1778, and ending the first part of April the same year, and at the time her said husband engaged in this service he resided in Newton aforesaid. She further Declares, that She was Married to the said Henry King , on the sixth day of August, seventeen hundred and eighty six. That the ceremony was performed by John Woodard Esq. Justice of a Peace in said Newton. That her said husband Henry King , Died in Newton on the sixth Day of September, eighteen hundred and twenty two.

That she was not Married to him prior to his leaving the service. But that the Marriage took place previous to the first day of January seventeen hundred and ninety four, viz. at the time above stated, and that she has married never been since the Death of her husband the said Henry King, but now remains his Widow, and that her Maiden name was Anna Vila,
Anna King
Sworn & Subscribed to this on the day and Year first above written by said Anna King before the Subscriber who is personally acquainted with the said Anna King and believing her to be a person of undoubted veracity.
E. F. Woodward
Justice of the Peace.

I Ebenezer Cheney of Newton in the County of Middlesex & Commonwealth of Massachusetts a Revolutionary Soldier, and not a Pensioner, eighty two Years of Age, On Oath, do testify and say, that in the first part of January (1778) seventeen hundred & seventy eight I engaged in a tour of service in the Guard of Burgoyne's Army at Cambridge in Capt. Abraham Pierce's Company in Col. Brooks' Regiment and I well recollect that Henry King of this Town with whom I was intimately acquainted, was in the same Company with me and in the same Service. Several Years after the Revolution said Henry King married a Miss Anna Vila of Watertown & resided in Newton until his death some fifteen or twenty years since. His Widow now resides in this Town and is a Woman worthy of full Confidence. —
Ebenezer Cheney
Sworn & subscribed this eleventh day of March eighteen hundred & forty two.
before me E. F. Woodward } Justice of the Peace. —
I the Subscriber hereby certify that I am well acquainted with the above deponent and believe him to be uniformly a Man of Veracity. —
E. F. Woodward. —
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Middlesex County ss. I Isaac Dike Overseer of the Courts of Probate in & for the County of Middlesex do hereby certify that Elyah F. Woodward Esquire is a Justice of the Peace within & for said County duly commissioned & qualified & that his several signatures written on the foregoing paper are his genuine signatures.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court this twelfth day of March in the year Eighteen hundred & forty two Isaac Dike Overseer