Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 24742, for John Keen, Massachusetts

SERVICE
Mass.
Keen, John Priscilla
NUMBER
N. 24742
CONTENTS

rep 20 May 1/44
Death not shown on A. B.
5513,
Maine.
Priscilla Keen widow of John Keen who was a Private in the Mass. Line
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 44 Dollars 21 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1843.
Certificate of Pension issued the 20 day of May 1844 and sent to
Hon. J. H. Morse, Ho. of Reps.
[Act of March 3, 1843.]
Recorded in Book A Vol. 1 Page 6

N o 18144
Maine
John Keen
of Oxford Co. in the State of Maine who was a Private in the company commanded by Captain Soper of the Reg t commanded by Cotton ————— on the Mass. Troops time for 2 years
Inscribed on the Roll of Maine at the rate of 80 Dollars ————— Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 24 day of July 1833 and sent to Thos. Clarke Paris Me.
Arrears to the 4th of March 1833 160.00 Semi-ant. allowance ending 4 Sep. 1833 40.00 $200.00
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by D. Brown Clerk, Book E , Vol. 1 Page 28

9360
Priscilla Keene
Maine
Act July 7 th 38.
40 3.33. 18 $ 44.21

State of Maine } S.S. Oxford County }
On this third day of July 1843, personally appeared before the court of Probate for said County of Oxford, Priscilla Keen a resident of Turner in the County of Oxford aged seventy nine years, 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 and pensions to certain widows." That she is the widow of John Keen, who was as she verily believes a private soldier in the Revolutionary war, that he served more than two years in the Mass. State troops service, that she is not able to state the names of the officers under whom he served, but that he was a pensioner under the act of June 7, 1832 at the rate of eighty dollars per annum payable at Portland Maine. The certificate of which was, (as she thinks) numbered 18744 - and she would refer the Department to the evidence accompanying his declaration on which he obtained said certificate for further proof of the service. He — She further declares that she was married to the said John Keen on the seventeenth day of March sixteen hundred and eighty five at a place then called Brookton in this State and that the Rev. Isaac Parsons Esq of New Gloucester solemnized the marriage, that her name
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previous to her Marriage with said Keen was Priscilla Robinson, that her husband The aforesaid John Keen died on the fifteenth day of August 1842, 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 and ninety four viz at the time above stated and that she still remaining a widow and unmarried
Priscilla her X Keen mark
Sworn to and subscribed, on the day and year above written
Before Simon Pearson judge at a special court held at said Sumner the day and year above written -

State of Maine
Oxford County ss: I the Subscriber Register of the Court of Probate in & for said County hereby certify, that Lyman Rausen, before whom the foregoing Proceedings were had is Judge of the Court of Probate aforesaid - I also certify that the foregoing contain the original proceedings of said Judge in the matter of the application of Priscilla Steen for a Pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the seal of said Court this twelfth day of July Anno Domini eighteen hundred & forty three.
Geo. D. Conery Register.

"A record of marriages solemnized by Isaac Parsons Esq. Justice of the Peace viz."
"John Vein and Priscilla Roberson both of a place called Bucktown was married March seventeenth seventeen hundred and eighty five"
"Recorded by me Nathl. Estlin Town Clerk"
I certify that the above is a true extract from the original records of the town of New-Gloucester in the County of Cumberland and State of Maine with the exception of the date which is expressed on the record in fair legible figures as follows "March 17. 1885."
Attest. Thomas Johnson Town Clerk
I Thomas Johnson above named declare and say that I hold the Office of Town Clerk in the Town of New Gloucester and County of Cumberland & State of Maine and that the above is a true extract from the Records of said town with the exceptions above named as certified by me Thomas Johnson Town Clerk
State of Maine } Cumberland County } S.S.
July 10th 1893. Then personally appeared Thomas Johnson Clerk of the town of New Gloucester & made oath to the truth of the above Certificate Before Me Job Prindle Justice of the Peace

I Josiah Keen of Turner in the County of Oxford and State of Maine aged fifty years, depose and say that I am the Son of John Keen late of said Turner, deceased, that he was a Revolutionary Pensioner of the United - States, at the rate of eighty dollars per annum payable at Portland Maine - that he died on the fifteenth day of August 1872, and that he left a widow by the name of Priscilla Keen who now resides in Turner aforesaid and unmarried.
Josiah Keen
State of Maine } ss. Oxford County }
July 3 d 1873. Personally appeared Josiah Keen, a credible witness, and made solemn affirmation to the truth of the above affidavit by him subscribed Before Me Job Prince Justice of the Peace

I, Samuel B. Holt of Turner in the County of Oxford and State of Maine aged thirty four years, depose and say, that I was well acquainted with John Reen late of said Turner deceased, that he was a Revolutionary Pensioner of the United States, at the rate of eighty dollars per annum - that he died on the fifteenth day of August 1842, leaving a widow by the name of Priscilla Reen who now resides in Turner aforesaid and unmarried Samuel B. Holt
State of Maine } ss. Oxford County }
July 3 d 1873 Personally appeared Samuel B. Holt - a credible witness and made oath to the truth of the affidavit by him subscribed Before Me - Job Prinner, Justice of the Peace

State of Maine
Offord County ss. I the Subscriber Register of the Court of Probate within & for said County hereby certify that Job Prince whose genuine signature is annexed to the foregoing Deposition of Samuel B. Holt, & the foregoing Deposition of Thomas Johnson & Josiah Steen, is a Justice of the Peace throughout the State of Maine, duly appointed & qualified and full faith & credit are due to his acts as such.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name & affixed the seal of said Court this Twelfth day of July Anno Domini eighteen hundred & forty three
Geo. T. Emery Register

John Keene
N o 16/46
no papers.
Man
Taken from a packet recd. Aug 28.
Thomas Clarke of Paris, Maine. Agent,
Thomas Clarke. agent

STATE OF MAINE.
COUNTY OF Oxford ss.
ON this 17th day of August , A. D. 1832,, personally appeared in open Court, before the Court of Probate — now sitting, John Keen
a resident of Surner , in the county of Oxford , and State of Maine, aged 72 , 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 enlisted the service of the United States under the following named officers, and served as herein stated at his then residence, in Taunton , in the county of Bristol , in the state of Massachusetts , for the term of eight months in the company commanded by capt. Oliver Soper in Col. Cotton's regiment, in April 1775; as a private soldier; at the expiration of said four  eight months, he again enlisted in the same company in Col. Jonathan Havers regiment, for the term of four months - and in April 1776 again enlisted for the term of eight months , in the company commanded by capt. Joshua Wilber , in Col. Ebenezer Francis regiment, during which terms he served in the vicinity of Boston and was verbally discharged at Dorchester heights . In December 1777 he again enlisted for the term of six months in the company commanded by capt. Thomas Williams , in the regiment commanded by Col. Wade , and marched from Taunton to Rhode Island , in the Sullivan's expedition, so called, and was there verbally discharged -
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.
Sworn to, and subscribed, the day and year aforesaid.
Before,
John Keen Stephen Emery, Judge of Probate

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 applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states, said applicant having adduced the deposition of Edmund Dean under oath duly administered, in corroboration of his own declaration. the said Dean being well known to the Court as a man of truth & veracity
Stephen Emery, Judge
I Joseph G. Cole Register Clerk of the Court of Probate do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of John Keen for a pension.
IN testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 18 th day of August A. D. 1832
Clerk.
Joseph G. Cole Register

February 11, 1939.
Mrs. John C. Cochrane 723 2nd Avenue South St. Cloud, Minnesota.
BA-J/ILL John Keen W. 24742
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request the Revolutionary War record of John Keen, of Maine.
A search of the Revolutionary War records of this office has been made and only one claim for pension found based upon service of a John Keen of Maine, under any spelling of that surname. The data which follow are found in the papers on file in that claim, W. 24742.
John Keen, while a resident of Taunton, Bristol County, Massachusetts, enlisted in April 1775 and served eight months as private in Captain Oliver Soper's company, Colonel Cotton's Massachusetts regiment, reenlisted then and served four months in that same company under Colonel Jonathan Carver, then enlisted and served eight months in Captain Joshua Wilbore's company, Colonel Ebenezer Francis' Massachusetts regiment and was discharged at Dorchester Heights. He served, subsequently, as private in Captain Thomas Williams' company, Colonel Wade's Massachusetts regiment and was in the expedition to Rhode Island under General Sullivan.
In 1785, the soldier resided in "Bucktown", then Maine District, Massachusetts, later Maine.
John Keen was allowed pension on his application executed August 17, 1832, at which time he resided in Turner, Oxford County, Maine. He gave his age then as seventy-two years, but did not state the date and place of his birth, nor the names of his parents. He died there August 15, 1842.
The soldier married March 17, 1785, Priscilla (Pricilla) Roberson, or Robinson; they were both then of Bucktown. They were
Shown as a Major - Mass. Book
Did not use Dec. 1777 as this would have conflicted with Sull. Exp.

married by a Justice of the Peace in New Gloucester, Cumberland County, Maine District, where said marriage was recorded.
Priscilla Keen, the soldier's widow, was allowed pension on her application executed July 3, 1843, at which time she resided in Turner, Oxford County, Maine. She gave her age then as seventy-nine years, but did not state the date and place of her birth nor the names of her parents.
In 1843, Josiah Keen, the soldier's son, was a resident of of Turner, Maine, aged fifty years.
There are no further data in regard to the family of this soldier, John Keen.
In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension, name and address of person paid, and, possibly, the date of death of this pensioner, you should apply to The Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, this city, and cite the following -
Priscilla Keen, widow of John Keen, Certificate #5513 Issued May 20, 1844 Rate $44.21 per annum Commenced March 4, 1843 Act of March 3, 1843 Maine Agency.
Very truly yours,
A. D. HILLER, Executive Assistant to the Administrator.

THIS SIDE OF CARD IS FOR ADDRESS
The Adjutant General, Delaware Administration, Washington, Revolutionary N.C.

The Adjutant General, Veterans Administration, Washington, D. C.
Dear Sir :- Do you have any records of John Keen of Sumner, Maine or any Keen of Maine, for Revolutionary service.
Respectfully, Mrs. John C. Cochrane, 723 Second Ave. So., St. Cloud, Minn.
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V No 9362
Priscilla Keene
Maine
Suspended
Set to Job Prince Sep 22 43
Acto July 7 th '38

Ray
WIDOW, &c.
1939 Feb. 11 - Hist. to Mrs. John C. Cochrane - J.R.R.
File No. 24.742
Priscilla Keen
Widow of
John Keen
Brewster Mass line
Act: Mar 3rd 1843
Index: - Vol. 2 , Page 156
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Turner Oct 12 - 1873
J. G. Edwards Esq.
Sir Herewith you will receive your will receive the certificate of the Secretary of the Commonwealth of Mass- in relation to the pension of John Keen. The husband of Priscilla Keen who made an application for a Pension - which I presume will be sufficient to satisfy the Department that he was a Revolutionary Soldier - and perform service to the amount, if not in the same order set forth in his declaration - as he was paid for Mileage in 1776. and also in 1777. and he would be more likely to recollect the amount of service than the order of time & the names of Officers etc.
Your Obedt Servt - Job Prince

Washington May 16 th 1844
Sir
Herewith you will receive the application of Priscilla Keen I shall feel much obliged by an early investigation of her case & the reception of her certificate for a pension
Respectfully your obedt servant F. H. Morse
Hon J. L. Edwards Commissioner of Pensions

9362
Priscilla Keen
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Secretary's Office, Oct 5 1843
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 John Keen, or Cain of Fanny is borne upon a roll of Capt. Joshua Willard, for mileage, (Nov 1776 paid by an act of Council), in Col Francis Regiment. On the regimental returns of Col Francis, the name of Capt Willard is borne from Sept 23. 1776 to April 1777 and no service is given for the name of the man in his company.
The name of John Keen or Cain is borne upon the mileage rolls of the said Captain from April 1777 to Sept 30 1777, to and from Camp, but the pay for services rendered is not made up.
The name of John Keen is not upon the eight months roll, for 1775 and there are no rolls of Capt Thomas Williams in this office.
name,

And I further Certify, That, before search made for evidence of said facts, the application hereto annexed was filed in this Office, in the form in which the same now appears; that the search was made by myself and my clerks alone: and that said application and the certificate above set forth, contain all the facts and circumstances which tend to satisfy me of the identity of the party described in the application with the individual who rendered the service.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto affixed the Seal of the Commonwealth, the date above written.
James A. Bolles
Secretary of the Commonwealth.

Pension Office,
September 22 o 1843.
Sir,
The papers in the case of Prescilla Kern, claiming a pension under the act of July 7 1838, have been examined and filed. The proofs of the date of the marriage and the identity of the claimant are satisfactory. The certificate of the Secretary of Massachusetts should be produced to establish the service of John Kern, claimant's husband, who, as he states, in his declaration, served as follows; to wit: eight months in Captain Oliver Soper's Company, Colonel Cotton's Regiment in 1775, four months, in same year and same company, under Colonel Jonathan Caver; eight months in 1776 under Captain Joshua Wilber in Colonel Ebenezer Francis' Regiment, and six months in 1777, in Captain Thomas Williams' Company in Colonel Mader's Regiment. When this claim was admitted there were no rolls to which access could be had, but at present there are rolls in the possession of the officer above named.
I am my respectfully, Your obedient J. L. Edwards
Job Prince Esq., Turner Paris, Maine.

John 323  Stearns
SA - Sacramento
paid not lined by Stearns
Mileage roll to Hinkley
Capt. W. B. 23 days - 1777
the roll of William 1776
not in the E. & W. route

Clayton July 14
4362 July 17 '43
R
Marine Jan July 7 1838 Dallas 3078432
Redwards
John Keen
Ag Stur
Comm ee of Pensions Washington D.C.

Adams \frac{d}{n} 2 yrs $80.-

Paris, April 15, 1833.
Sir,
I herewith transmit the applications of Levi Hubbard and John Reen, with the seal and certificate of the proper officer.
Your O bt . serv.
Thomas Clark
James L. Edwards, Esq. Commissioner of Pensions - } Washington.

I Jonathan Gardner, of Buckfield in the county of Oxford and State of Maine, on oath declare, that to my certain knowledge, John Keen of Turner in said county, enlisted into the army of the United States as a private soldier on the continental establishment in the month of April 1776 and served in the company commanded by Capt Joshua Wilber in the Regiment commanded by Col. Ebenezer Francis, in the Massachusetts line, and that he served for the term of eight months - I further declare, that I knew that said John Keen was in the service as aforesaid on or near Rhode Island, in the Regiment commanded by Col. Wade, in the Sullivan expedition, in the year 1778. but how long he served I do not recollect - but have no doubt but he served for the further time of six months - Jonathan Gardner
State of Maine. Oxford ss. July 27th. 1832. The above named Jonathan Gardner personally appeared and made oath to the truth of the above affidavit by him subscribed. Before me,
Thomas Clark Jus. of the Peace -
I further certify that the said Jonathan Gardner has the reputation of being a man of truth -
Thomas Clark. Jus. of the Peace

STATE OF MAINE.
OXFORD COUNTY, ss.
I, RUFUS KING GOODENOW, Clerk of the Judicial Courts in and for said County of Oxford, hereby certify, that
Thomas Clarke Esq whose genuine signatures are annexed to the foregoing Depositions of Jonathan Gardner & Edmund Dean is a Justice of the Peace in and for said County of Oxford.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal of office, this fifteenth day of April in the year A. D. 1833.
R. K. Goodenow
Clerk of Oxford County Courts.

1 Edmund Deane of Paris, in the county of Oxford & State of Maine, on oath declare, that to my certain knowledge, John Keen of Turner in said county, enlisted into the Army of the United States as a private soldier on the continental establishment in the month of April A.D. 1775 and served in the companies commanded by the Captains Capt. Oliver Soper & Capt Joshua Wilber, in the Regiments commanded by Col. Cotton Hld. Francis, in the line and Massachusetts I well recollect of his enlistment as aforesaid, but aside of his return from the army - but I do not know the term he served - but I have no doubt that he served for the term of one year in the companies above stated - said Keen enlisted at Farm- ton in Massachusetts -
Edmund Deane
State of Maine. Oxford ss. July 27th, 1832. The above named Edmund Dean personally appeared and made oath to the truth of the above affidavit, by him subscribed.
Before me,
Thomas Clark, Jus. of the Peace.
I further certify, that the said Edmund Dean is personally known to me as a man of truth
Thomas Clark, Jus. of the Peace.

Reported
8332
Maine
Priscilla Keen
widow of John Keen
who was a pensioner under the Act of 1832 and who died on the 15th August 1842 at Oxford in the State of Maine who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain Doper of the Regt commanded by Col Colton in the Mass Troops time for 13 mo & 8 days
Inscribed on the Roll of Maine at the rate of $4.00 Dollars 21 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1836.
Certificate of Pension issued the 22nd day of April, 1844 and sent to Peter Pierce Turner, Maine
Total Amount, $221.05
[Act July 7, 1838.]
Recorded by Mrs. Sampson Clerk, Book D Vol. 1. Page 9

State of Maine Oppord County ss.
On this second day of May A.D. 1874, personally appeared before the Subscriber a justice of the Peace within and for said County, Priscilla Keen a resident of Turner, in the County of Oppord aged eighty years, 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 on the third of March 1873, granting pensions to widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary War, - That she is the widow of John Keen who was a private soldier in the Army of the Revolution and for proof of the period of service of her late husband as well as the Regiment or Corps in which he served Hb., she would refer the Department to the evidence accompanying her application and declaration on which she was granted a pension of Forty four dollars & twenty one cents per annum under the act of July 7, 1838 the certificate of which was numbered 8332, payable at Portland Maine;
She further declares that she is still a widow witness: Bayliss Streater Priscilla for Keen
Sworn to, and subscribed the day and year above written before the subscriber who hereby certifies that the declarant is personally known to him as the person above represented
Ebenezer Prince Justice of the Peace

State of Maine to wit: of Oxford ss.
I Joseph Goble clerk of the Judicial Court within & for said County of Oxford hereby certify that Job Prince whose genuine signature is annexed to the within application of Priscilla Keer for a Pension is a Justice of the Peace within & for the County of Oxford & throughout the State and duly commissioned & qualified as such
In testimony whereof I have hereunto sub- scribed my name and affixed the seal of the Supreme Judicial Court this seventh day of May 1844
Joseph Goble clerk of said Court