Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 18478, for Samuel Kenny, Massachusetts

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass.
Kenny, Samuel or Kenney
S 18478
Carded
CONTENTS

10.1899 Maine
Sam. Kenney of Lincoln in the State of Maine who was a Corporal in the Company commanded by Captain L. D. D. of the Regt. commanded by Col. W. H. H. in the Maine line for 9 months Mass.
Inscribed on the Roll of Maine at the rate of 33 - Dollars - Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 23 rd day of May 1833 and sent to Maine W. H. H. Esq. Arrears to the 4th of March 1833 $66.00 Semi-annual allowance ending 4 Sept. 1833 16.50 $82.50
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by W. H. H. Clerk Book 10 Vol. 150 Page 28

Samuel Kenny Maine
Capital 9 Mills
33¢
14028
Nathl Coffin Esq Wiscasset Maine

60 BRIEF in the case of  Samuel Niemy  of  Lincoln  in the State of  Maine  (Act 7th June, 1832.)
 1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? open Court,  2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?  3. How old is he? 77  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. As a Gen.     voluntary by In 1775 enlisted fully 9 Corporal Genl Simon J. Langdon  
 5. In what battles was he engaged? surprised and took a British entrenchment destroyed an old block House  6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Boothbay Mass or Maine  7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditional evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? Traditional one living witness  8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? 
I Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
George D. Taylor
Examining Clerk.

State of Maine.
LINCOLN, ss-- I NATHANIEL COFFIN, Clerk of all the Judicial Courts within and for the County of Lincoln, do hereby certify that the annexed paper, signed by the Judge and attested by the Clerk, contains the original proceedings of the Supreme Judicial Court of Common Pleas , at a special session thereof holden at Wiscasset in said County, by the Hon. Peerless Mellen one of the Judges of said Court on the nineteenth day of September A. D. 1832, in the matter of the application of Samuel Kenney for a Pension. IN TESTIMONY whereof I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of said Court this sixth day of October A. D. 1832. Nathl Coffin CLERK.
for, under no new charges - that woman

DECLARATION.
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th June, 1832.
STATE OF MAINE, } ss. COUNTY OF LINCOLN, }
ON this nineteenth day of September 1832 personally appeared in open Court, before Prentiss Mellen Chief Justice Boothby of the Supreme Judicial Court now sitting, Samuel Henry a resident of Boothbay in the County of Lincoln and State of Maine , aged Seventy seven 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 7th, 1832. That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers, and served as herein stated, as follows viz —
In the spring of 1775, he enlisted at Boothbay in Capt Tomothy Langdon's Company for one year, unless sooner discharged — That when winter came on the company was discharged, there being no danger from the enemies cruisers on the coast — William Pease was First Lieutenant of the Company, & Simon Pease second Lieutenant — That he ( Henry ) served as Corporal — The business of the company was to guard the coast against the enemy — That detachments were made from the company, which took the & were stationed at particular places on the coast — That he once travelled Seventy miles to Penobscot Bay & went on to Long Island & there surprised & took a British centinel — at another time a detachment from the company was sent in the same & again travelled to Penobscot Bay & assisted in destroying a block house called the "Old Fort" on Penobscot river — at this time he travelled upwards of ninety miles out from Boothbay & the same distance he travelled back — The principal part of the way was through the wilderness — he served nine months fully, & was with the rest of the company, verbally discharged by the Captain at Boothbay —
And to the interrogatories propounded under the instructions of the War Department he answers — That he was born in Boothbay, in the year 1755 in the records of which town he has seen his age recorded, but has himself no record — lived there (Boothbay) when called into service, where he has lived since the Revolution & where he now lives — That he voluntarily enlisted — has stated all the officers names he now recollects — was discharged verbally, as aforesaid — Any of his neighbours can testify as to his character for veracity & his belief of his Revolutionary services, but he will particularly refer to Moses Shaw & Rufus Hilton
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any State.
Samuel Henry
Sworn to, and subscribed, the day and year aforesaid.
Before Prentiss Mellen Ch. Justice of said Court.

WE, Rufus Hilton residing in the Wisconsin and Moses Shaw residing in the Wisconsin hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with Samuel Runny who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be seventy seven years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion. Moses Shaw Rufus Hilton
State of Maine.
LINCOLN, ss....Sworn and subscribed this nineteenth day of September A. D. 1832.
Before me, J. Bailey Justice of the Peace
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 Samuel Runny Moses Shaw who has signed the preceding certificate, is resident in the Wisconsin and that Rufus Hilton who has also signed the same is a resident in the Wisconsin and are credible persons and that their statement is entitled to credit.
Presently Messrs E. H. Garrison Nathl. Coffin Clerk
State of Maine.
TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN.
ANIEL COFFIN, Clerk of all the Judicial Courts within and for the County of Lincoln, do hereby certify that J. Bailey Justice of the Peace Esq. whose name is affixed to the above certificate, as a is legally commissioned and duly qualified to act as such, and that the name so affixed is his own proper signature, to me well known.
IN TESTIMONY whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the Court of Common Pleas this Nineteenth day of September A. D. 1832 Nathl. Coffin CLERK.
74 Daniel Hovey 14028 Brookton
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File No. 184748
Sammuel Kenney
Coop. Rev. War
Act: June 7 th 82
Index:—Vol. 1 , Page 204
[Arrangement of 1870.]

BRIEF objections to the admission of Pension Claims, of which those answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of Samuel Kenny which require further proof or explanation.
I. Does the declaration show where the applicant resides? y. 1) II. Did the declarant make the declaration in the county where he resides? y. 2) III. If the applicant did not make the declaration in the county where he resides, is there any reason assigned for his not doing so? IV. Has the declarant mentioned the period or periods of the war when he served? y. 3) V. * Has he mentioned with precision the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled? y. 4) VI. Has he given the names of the officers under whom he served, in conformity with the regulations? y. 5) VII. Has he made a relinquishment of every claim to any other pension than the one under the Act of June 7, 1832? y. 6) VIII. Has the Court given their opinion? y. 7) IX. Has the Clerk given his certificate? y. 8) X. Is the Clerk's seal affixed? And if so, has it a device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal? y. 9)

XI. Has the applicant obtained the evidence of a clergyman and another respectable citizen as to their belief respecting his age and the general belief in his neighborhood relative to his revolutionary service? yes as to either
XII. If the clergyman's affidavit has not been produced, is there any reason assigned for not obtaining it?
XIII. If the applicant has no documentary evidence, and has not obtained the testimony of at least one living witness, has he stated in his declaration that such proof cannot be had?
XIV. †If the applicant's name is not found on the rolls of military service, has he produced a witness or witnesses as to his service? yes
If he has produced direct proof as to service, has the magistrate who administered the oath, certified to the credibility of the witness or witnesses? yes
Has the proper officer certified to the official character and signature of the magistrate as the regulations direct? yes
XV. Does it appear from any of the papers that the witness was in such a situation, or of such an age, as to have a personal knowledge of the applicant's service? yes
XVI. ‡Are the papers authenticated as the regulations direct? yes
XVII. Are the seven interrogatories prescribed by the War Department answered satisfactorily? And, if not, which of them is not so answered? yes
EXPLANATORY NOTES.
*QUERE V. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words: "Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeh and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service, but according to the best of his recollection he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades; For _____ year _____ months, and _____ days, I served as a _____ For _____ months and _____ days, I served as a _____; and for such service I claim a pension.

It is important in all cases to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state they served two years in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours; the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is highly objectionable. It must in every case be clearly shewn under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit.
† QUERE XIV.  Proof of Service.
In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses, who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimants entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
‡ QUERE XVI.  Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other paper authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.
¶ In every case where the clerk of the court, or other certifying officer, has no public seal of office, the certificate of a member of congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers.

Andrew Reed, depon 4 , in Samuel Hemenway's case.

State of Maine.
TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN.
LINCOLN, ss—I NATHANIEL COFFIN, Clerk of all the Judicial Courts within and for the County of Lincoln, do hereby certify that Lewis Sharp Esq. whose name is affixed to the annexed paper, as a JUSTICE OF THE PEACE is legally commissioned and duly qualified to act as such, and that the name so affixed is his own proper signature, to me well known. IN TESTIMONY whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the Court of Common Pleas this sixth day of October A. D. 1832.
Nath. Coffin CLERK.

I Andrew Reed of Boothbay in the County of Lincoln & State of Maine, on oath depose & say that I am well acquainted with Samuel Kinney of said Booth- bay & believe him to be seventy seven years of age, in the first part of the revolutionary war, (the year I cannot state with certainty) I enlisted into Captain Timothy Sandersons Company, for one year unless sooner discharged, said Samuel Kinney enlist- ed into said Company the same time, & served in it with me & we were both discharged together by the Captain at Boothbay - we enlisted early in the Spring & when the cold hard weather came on the winter following the Company was discharged, no great danger being then apprehended from the enemy on the coast, we served in said Company nine mon- ths & said Samuel Kinney also faithfully served with me & was present when we were all discharged - Boothbay Sept 27 th 1832.
And. Reed
State of Maine
Lincoln ss. Sept. 27 th 1832. - Personally appeared the above named Andrew Reed before me Lewis Thorp one of the Justices of the Peace within & for the said County & after due examination to testify & declare the whole truth made Oath to the truth of the foregoing Deposition by him Signed in my presence. The aforesaid Deponent is dis- interested, & of good credit in whose testimony & confidence may be placed.
Lewis Thorp.