Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 16902, for Meshach Keen, Massachusetts

SERVICE
NUMBER
continental Mass
Keen, Mishack or : KEENE
S16902
CONTENTS
boarded

5475 485
Maine
Meshack Keene.
of Oxford Co., in the State of Maine who was a private in the company commanded by Captain Reed Dyer thereof. commanded by Bailey H. in the Mass. etc. line for three years from 1775.
Mass a Continental
Inscribed on the Roll of Maine at the rate of 80 Dollars - Cents per ann. to commence on the 14th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 19 day of Septem ber 1832. - and sent to John Murphy Portland, Me.
Arrears to 14th of September 1832 $120. Pemi=ant. allowance ending 14 March 1833 40.
$160
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by Wm Allison Clerk. Book D, Vol. 1, Page 65.

Declaration of Meshach Keen.
$80 per ann
Portland, Maine rec d 27 August

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
MAINE DISTRICT SS.
Memor
At a Special District Court of the United States begun and holden at Portland , within and for said District, on the fourteen day of August A. D. eighteen hundred and thirty- two before the Honorable ASHUR WARE , Judge of said Court.
On this fourteen day of August aforesaid, personally appeared in open Court before said District Judge Meshael Green a resident of Sumner in the county of Oxford in said Maine District, aged seventy three 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 provision made by the act of Congress passed June 7th, 1832. That he the said Green enlisted at Pembroke in April A.D. 1775 in the service of the United States and served eight months in the company commanded by Capt. Freedom Chamberlain in the regiment commanded by Col. John Baile, and was stationed at Roxbury near Boston and was discharged the first of January or thereabouts A.D. 1776
That he the said Green again enlisted in January A.D. 1776 at Roxbury and served one year in the company commanded by Capt. Wm Reed in the regiment commanded by Col. John Baile aforesaid, and was stationed near New York City - was in Harlem Battle, and was discharged in the State of New York in the first of January 1777
That he the said Green again enlisted sometime in the Spring of 1779 in Pembroke and served nine months in the company commanded by Capt Thomas Turner in the regiment commanded by Col. Granville Bradford and served said nine months in the State of New York - That he had a written discharge in the month of March 1779 - which he afterwards lost - that he was in the Brigade commanded by Gen. Patterson - that he has been on the pension roll under the act of 1818 that he was dropped from the same on account of property that the number of his pension certificate is 5632. which certificate is herewith annexed - together with other proof of his service
he hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on any pension roll of any agency in any State, or (if any) only on that of the agency in the State of Maine
Attest. F. Bradford
Meshael Green Mark
Sworn to and subscribed, the day and year aforesaid. Before,
Ashur Ware } U. S. Judge for the District of Maine.
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion that the above named applicant was a revolutionary pensioner, and served as he states
And that James Hensey Jr Esquire who took the deposition annexed of James Green is a Justice of the Peace duly qualified at the time of his official attestations are entitled to full faith & credit
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I John Mufsey Clerk of said District Court have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court, on this eighteenth day of August A. D. one thousand eight hundred and thirty- two
John Mufsey } Clerk of the U. States District Court for Maine District.

Since the said Keen further says. That he was born in Pembrook County of Plymouth Mass. A.D. 1759 and has no record of his age but this is the only one in the Town Books. That he was living in Pembrook at the time he was called into the service. That he has since in the town of Sumner County of Oxford fifty years since he now resides. Meschack his Keen Mark.
Attest F. Bradford
Signed & sworn to below Aug. 12. 1832 Adair Wren Judge of the Prob. for the Dist. of Maine
I, Isaiah Cushman of Sumner in the State of Maine aged seventy five years do hereby testify and say that Meschack Keen of Sumner served nine months with me in the company commanded by Capt Thomas Penn of Pembrook in Col. Bradfords regiment. and that the said Keen was stationed at West Point New York with me during said time. I feel the way that the said Keen is the identical person who served with me. ✓ Isaiah Cushman
an United States of America Maine District ss. August 14. 1832 Then personally appeared Maine District ss. August 14. 1832 Then personally appeared in open Court the above named Isaiah Cushman and made oath to the above affidavit by him signed. Before me Adair Wren U.S. Judge for Maine District

I James Keen of Sumner in the County of Oxford State of Maine, do hereby depose & say, that Meshach Keen of Sumner in the County of Oxford & State of Maine; served as a soldier, in the year 1776, twelve months Col. Bailey's Regiment, General Heath's Brigade, under Capt William Reed, at New York - I do further certify that the said Meshach Keen served six months under Capt Seth Storr, Col. Robinson's Regiment, in 1777 And I further certify that the said Meshach Keen served six months under Capt John Turner, Col Jacobs Regiment, at Rhode Island - James his Keen mark - Oxford SS. Sumner July 25, 1832
Personally appeared James Keen and made solemn oath to the truth of the above declaration before me - James Hearsy, Justice of the Peace
I Merskiah Stetson of Sumner County of Oxford State of Maine aged 79 years do hereby say that Meshach Keen was in the same service with me 20 months under Capt Wm Reed for 12 months and under Capt. Freeman Chamberlain eight months. in the reg. of Col. Bailey during the whole time. I well know said Keen and that he is the identical person who served with me. Merskiah his Stetson mark United States of America
Moreau District 25. August 14. 1832 Then personally appeared the above named Merskiah Stetson in open Court and made oath to the truth of the above affidavit by him signed. Before me.
Adon Warr { U.S. Judge for Maine District

Michael Keen's case Affi. of James Keen -
MS 19 EN

I James Keen of Sumner in the County of Oxford State of Maine, do hereby depose & say, that Meshach Keen of Sumner in the County of Oxford & State of Maine; served as a soldier, in the year 1776, twelve months in Col. Bailey's Regiment, General Heath's Brigade, under Capt William Reed, at New York - I do further certify that the sd Meshach Keen served six months under Capt Seth Storrs, Col. Robinson's Regiment, in 1777 And I further certify that the said Meshach Keen served six months under Capt John Turner, Col Jacobs Regiment, at Rhode Island - - James his Keen mark -
Oxford S.S. Sumner July 25, 1832
Personally appeared James Keen and made solemn oath to the truth of the above declaration before me - - James Hearsey Minister of the Gospel

16.902 INVALID.
File No. 16.902
Messrs Keen
Tri Rev War
Act: June 7 th 89
Index:—Vol. 1 , Page 204
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Messrs. Green
Payable semi-annually---the first pay- ment on this certificate will be made on the 4th of March next.
at the Cumberland Bank Portland
Recorded

WAR DEPARTMENT.
REVOLUTIONARY CLAIM.
I CERTIFY That, in conformity with the Law of the United States, of the 18th of March, 1818,
Mehach Keene late a Private in the Army of the Revolution, is inscribed on the Pen- sion List, Roll of the District of Maine Agency, at the rate of Eight dollars per month, to commence on the 9 day of May ————— one thousand eight hundred and eighteen.
GIVEN at the War Office of the United States, this twenty second day of
January and nineteen
J. C. Calhoun
Secretary of War.

WILL DEPARTMENT
REVOLUTIONARY WAR
A CERTIFICATE That in conformity with the law of the United States of the 18th of March 1818
into a list of the names of the persons who have been in the Army of the Revolution, is inscribed on the Pension List Roll of the rate of dollars per month to commence on the day of eighteen one thousand eight hundred and
Given at the War Office of the United States, this day of
and
5032
Secretary of War

5632. Maine
Mehach Keene private
Mass. 3rd Continental
In the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War.
Inscribed on the Roll of Dist. of Maine at the rate of 8 - Dollars per month, to commence on the 9 of May 1818
Certificate of Pension issued the 22 of Jany 1819 and sent to Judge Parrott Paris Maine
Arrears to 4th of Sep 1818. 3 mos \frac{23}{31} + \frac{4}{30} . 30.99 Semi-ann. all'ce ending 4 March 1819. 48
$ 78.99
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }

Mushick Run. private for Bradford. Onup line April 17 th 9 mo Foley — Mrs. line 1 year May 9 th 1818
Admitted
Mushick Heen

persons engaged in the land & naval service of the United States in the revolutionary war
Witness
A. K. Parries
his Mark Mesbach for Keene
We Isaiah Cashman of Sumner & Joseph Perkins of Hebron in said County testify that we were messmates & fellow soldiers with the above named Mesbach Keene during the nine months service above stated & that he performed the said service agreeably to the foregoing declaration by him subscribed
Isaiah Cashman, Joseph Perkins
May 9, 8.

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
MAINE DISTRICT, ss.
BE IT REMEMBERED, That on the ninth day of May in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and eighteen, personally came Muskeek Keen the applicant named in the papers hereunto annexed, and after being duly cautioned and examined, made oath that the several statements by him made in the annexed application, signed in my presence, are wholly true.
And the said applicant further offered in evidence The affidavits of Isaiah Bushman and Joseph Perkins fellow soldiers with him in the revolutionary war, made and signed in my presence, all which are hereunto annexed.
And it appearing to me in the examination here had, that the several persons above named are credible witnesses, I do hereby admit the annexed declarations as evidence, and certify the same as being satisfactory proof to me that the said Muskeek Keen the applicant, served as a private soldier in the revolutionary war, against the common enemy, for the term of nine months and upwards in continuation on the continental establishment. And I do further certify, that from the declaration of the applicant made before me, under oath as aforesaid, it does appear that in consequence of his reduced circumstances in life, he is in need of assistance from his country for support; all which I do hereby certify and transmit to the Secretary of the Department of War, agreeably to the provisions of an Act of Congress, passed March 18, 1818, entitled "An Act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the revolutionary war."
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused my Official Seal to be affixed the day and year first mentioned.
Alcion H. Larris
Judge of the United States in and for the District of Maine.

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
NAME Keen, Michael GRADE Private LINE Maryland
WARRANT NUMBER 11430 ACREAGE 100 ISSUED January 11, 1796 to Joshua Ward, assignee
*The information concerning the issuance of warrants carded on this form is found in volumes 2 to 4 of "Land Warrants Issued Prior to 1800" which are registers of bounty land warrants issued to non-commissioned officers and privates under congressional resolutions of September 16, 1776, and subsequent dates. Other records relative to the applications for warrants appear to have been destroyed in the War Department fire of November 9, 1800. Information concerning warrants surrendered to the Federal Government is to be found in General Land Office records in The National Archives.