Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 18,483, for Elias King, Massachusetts

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass. Vt.
King, Elias
S18453
CONTENTS
Carded.

Vermont 18.595
Elias King
Rutland in the State of Vermont who was a Sergeant in the Comp y commanded by Captain Bawn of the Reg t commanded by Col Gardner in the Mass. Ma line for 5 mo } V.F. 10 mo } R.
Inscribed on the Roll of Vermont at the rate of $3 Dollars 33 1/3 Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 20 day of Sept r 1853 and sent to R.D. Temple Collins. Vt.
Arrears to the 4th of Sept 1833. $233.33 1/3 Pension-allowance according to Mar. '34 46.66 2/3
$ 280
{ Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832.
Recorded by E. Brown Clerk Book E Vol. 3 Page 23

Dear Sir No 4610
Vermont
some proof of service reg D
Respectfully yours R. [unclear]

BRIEF in the case of  Elias King  of  Rutland  in the State of  Vermont  (Act 7th June, 1832.)
 1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? Court  2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?  3. How old is he? 75.  4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed. 
   Period. Duration of Service. Rank. Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served.   Years, Months, Days.     May 1 In 1775 8 Private Gen. Capt Bown, Col Gardner   " 2 do do ditto   1776 6 do Capt Stowers, Col Whitney   1777 4 do Capt Aye, Col Cushing   1778 3 do Capt Mann, Col Sullivan   1779 3 do Capt Fish, Col Wait   1781 8 Sergeant Capt Fish, Col Wait  
5. In what battles was he engaged? Bunker Hill C. Rhode Island
6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? St George, now Warren in Maine
7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditional evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls?
Traditional, two credible persons testify to their belief in his being a Rev. Soldier
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.
E. M. [Signature] Examining Clerk.

Elías Muñiz, 610
8 Mo. Sep. 26.. Pinar

STATE OF VERMONT, } RUTLAND COUNTY, ss. }
On this 23 rd day of August A. D. 1832 personally appeared in open Court before the Judge of the Probate Court of Rutland Dist t now sitting, Elias King a resident of the County of Rutland and State of Vermont, aged 75 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 entered the service of the United States under the following named officers, and served as herein stated.
In 1775 he lived at a place called St. George (now Marion) in Maine, & about the 1 st of May of that year he enlisted for 8 months into Capt. Benj. Brown's Company, St. John's, Col. Gaudier's Reg t . - he forgets the names of the other officers. Marched to Cambridge & was stationed at Prospect Hill. That he was present at the battle of Bunkerhill. That when his time was out he remained with many others, at the request of his officers, two months longer, until the new recruits came in, & was dismissed at Prospect Hill about the 1 st of March 1776, having served ten months. Soon after his time was out he enlisted into Capt. Seth Stowers' Company, St. John's, Col. Whitney's Reg t for six months, was stationed at Nantasket where he served out his time, & was dismissed in October. In the summer of 1777 he was at Leicester, Mass. & when Burgoyne invaded the country he volunteered & marched in Capt. Nye's Company, Col. Cushing's Reg t to Bennington, where he arrived a few days after the battle; he remained there some time to guard prisoners - afterwards marched to Stillwater & Saratoga - The Reg t he belonged to was not called into action, but he was present at the surrender of Burgoyne's army; after which he was one of the guard & marched with the prisoners to Rutland, Mass. where he was dismissed about the 1 st of Decem r . having served a few days over four months. In 1778 he volunteered & marched to Rhode Island in Capt. Allen's Company, St. Ballard, under Gen l Sullivan, was in the battle at R. Island & retreated across Howland's ferry where he was discharged in October, having served a few days over three months. In 1779 he volunteered & served three months in Capt. Fish's Company, St. Olney, at Providence & Bristol,

and after the army evacuated Newport he was among the troops that marched in & took possession, & when he was discharged soon after. In 1780 he moved to Windsor, Va. and in the spring of 1781 he enlisted into Capt. Abner Keely's company, Col. West's Regt. for eight months, & joined his company at Corinth, was appointed sergeant & served out his time as such & was discharged at Corinth about the 1. Jan. 1782. He never recd. any written discharge, & has no documentary evidence & knows of no person whose testimony he can procure who can testify to his services. He knew Genl. Washington, Putnam, Stark, Gates, Sullivan, Lee, Fayette, & Cornwallis. (General) Brigade was there, & Greene's Regt. of Blankets. He was born at Henleeth the 29. Jan. 1757, but knows of no record of his age except in his Bible. Since the revolution he has lived in Windsor, Rockingham, Page, Carroll & Orwoll, where he now lives. There is no clergyman residing in his neighborhood, but he is known to most of the inhabitants. 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.
Elias King
N. Wayne Regt
We Benjamin Jones a Clergyman residing in Orwoll and Elenor Ward residing in the same place, hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with Elias King who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be 75 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.
Benj. Jones Elenor Ward
Sworn and subscribed the } day and year aforesaid.
N. Wayne Regt
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 Benjamin Jones who has signed the preceding certificate, is a credible person, a Clergyman, resident in Orwoll and that Elenor Ward who has also signed the same, is a resident in Orwoll and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
1 Rodney C. Royce Regt.
Clerk of the Court of Pensions
do hereby certify, that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Elias King for a Pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 27 th day of August A. D. 1832
N. Wayne

State of Vermont Rutland /s- 3
On the 17 th day of May 1833, personally came before the undersigned authority, Peter Ames of said County, aged 72, & a credible witness, who being duly sworn doth depose & say, that in the year 1777, he was a soldier in Col. Warner's Reg t and was at the battles of Bennington & capture of Burgoyne & his Army. That he was ac- =quainted with Elias King, who was a soldier in Col. Cushing's Reg t . - said King & the deponent were on guard together guarding prisoners after the battles of Bennington, & became acquainted. - The deponent afterwards saw said King in service as a spy? at Saratoga at the capture of Burgoyne, & saw him march as one of the guard of the prisoners taken at that time, after which he saw him no more for several years. The deponent has seen said King several times since he lived in Vermont, but not very often, & has not seen him for 5 or 6 years until last week, but knows him to be the same man he saw in service as a spy?
Given before me this day & year aforesaid
Robt. Root for him

State of Vermont, Rutland ss 3
On the 20 th day of May 1833 personally came before the undersigned authority, Elkanah Brown, of said County, who being duly sworn the deponent says, that in 1780 & 1781 he lived in Windsor, and was acquainted with Elias Hink then of Windsor - the deponent was then a boy 13 or 14 years old, & the said Hink was a man grown, and the deponent recollects said Hink was mustered under Capt Seeley, & was appointed sergeant, as the deponent understands, and was stationed at Corinth about 40 miles north of Windsor, where there was a fort, to guard the inhabitants against the Tories & Indians, commanded by Col. Maitland - And in the fall after, the deponent thinks, in October, he went with his father to said Fort, and saw there in service the said sergeant Elias Hink - and said Hink did not return home until the following winter - And further says not -
sworn before me this day & year aforesaid? And I certify said Elkanah Brown is a credible witness
R. Brattle Jus. Peace

State of Vermont Rutland Co. — 3
I Robert Phipoints Clerk of Rutland County Court do certify, that Robert Frisbee, before whom the foregoing affidavits were taken, is a justice of Peace for said County, duly Commissioned and that his name thereunto is in his own hand writing.
In testimony whereof I hereunto set my hand and affix the seal of said Court this 20 th day of May 1833. R Phipoints

1 Certificate for signature & Evidence in a case, &
2 Returned Cases
from R. Temple
Admit
8 Mos. Supt.
16 " Pinc.

Rutland 18 th /22. May 1833
Sir
On the 17 th I returned the declaration of Samuel Burnell through mistake without the testimony - I now enclose the evidence & will request your immediate attention, that it may be placed in the file & acted on.
I return the Certificate of Nathl. Hays, it having been neither signed nor sealed. I wish to know what part of his services are disallowed, he having stated over 2 years.
Two other cases (Isaac Root & Elias Hays) are completed & returned herewith.
I am Sir, respectfully
Yours sincerely R. Temple
J. L. Edwards Esq. Comd t of Pioneers

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18483
INVALID.
File No. 18483
Elias King
Seiz Rev War
Act: June 7 th 32
Index :—Vol. 1 , Page 208
[Arrangement of 1870.]