Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 1844, for Kinchan Killebrew, North Carolina

SERVICE
NUMBER
N.6
Killebrew, Kinchan
S1844
Carded
CONTENTS

SERVICE
NUMBER
Nb.
Killebrew, Kinchan
S1844
Carded
CONTENTS

Oct 18 33. dup if 33 sent to J Cooney - of Pa Tenn ee on the 19 same month See letter 2 Dec 33 to Hon. D. Crockett
7/84  Sturges (west) Simon Stillebreu
of Weakly Co in the State of Tennessee who was a private in the Company commanded by Captain Whitacre of the Regt. commanded by Col Long - in the A.P.O. near for 6 mo. 15 days from '76
Inserted on the Roll of Sturges at the rate of 21. Dollars 66 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 13 day of March 1833 and sent to  John W. Dunlop Paris T.
Arrears to the 4th of March 1833 $53. 32 Semi-ant. allowance ending 4 Septm 1833 10.83  $64.15
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by W. L. Williams Clerk, Book E Vol. 7 Page 88

17292
Kinchen Killbrew Wachay co Tennessee
from 1776 prints 6 m. 15 days.
$21 \frac{11}{100}
John W. Dunlop Paris Henry co Tenn.

BRIEF in the case of  Kirchen Killbrew  of  Wickly co.  in the State of  Tennessee  (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.     Volunteer In 1776 3 15 Private Gen. Sumpter, Col. Long Capt. Whitacre   do. 1781 3 do. Gen. Butler Gen. Ash  
 5. In what battles was he engaged? None stated  6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Halifax co. North Carolina  7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditional evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? traditional  8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? Blank 
I Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
J. G. Bradford, Examining Clerk.

H. H. H. H. - Decade for Pension

State of Tennessee Meigs County  Meigs ss October 1832
On this day personally appeared in Open Court before the court of Pleas & Sessions of said county for the County & State of said sitting His Honor William Wilson a resident of the County of Meigs & State of Tenn aged seventy five who being first duly sworn according to law do hereby make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the said Act passed June the 7th 1832 That he entered the service of the United States as a volunteer & served as herein stated That he entered the service of the United States in the state of North Carolina in his first Campaign was commanded by Major Genl. John R. Pierce Col. of Tenn. Rifles and served a tour of fifteen days against the Tories This official was ordered to the town of Holston from whence he started upon this tour of duty In May of the same year he recd in the capacity of a volunteer as off his second Campaign which was a tour of three months under General R. D. Dasher & Col. Dyer & Capt. D. Wilson, that he got a discharge from his Officer for this tour of duty but has since lost it That in March 10 1832 he again served another three months tour of duty under General Butler Col. Tenn. Rifles & Capt. Phillips that he started from Holston County went through Orange

and Gilford County, was three months on the road & got a discharge from his Capt. but which he has long since lost. He states that in the Interim between his Campagn of 1776 to his last Campagn in 1781 he belonged to a Volunteer Company & held himself sincerely in readiness to perform any duty he might be required to do in the service of his country. The officers under whom he was enrolled as a Volunteer were Col. Hart & Capt. Bell & often went in Secutary Part a few days at a time on a scouting party against the Tories. That he regularly attended the Musters properly equipped and ready for active duty. He states that he has no documentary testimony relative to his services & he knows of no testimony he can procure who can testify to his services. His place of Residence is now in the County of Wakefield State of Virginia. He hereby relinquishes every claim to a pension or annuity except the pension & declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the army & any 2 to 4 swords to his service the date of his birth is unknown. his Minister of the Gospel We Saw Rev. John Gowan Clergyman residing in the County of Henry & Thos. L. David a Clergyman residing in the same County hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Rev. John Gowan who has subscribed his own to the above declaration that in his house him to be seventy five years of age. That he is a pious & pious man in the neighborhood where he resides to have

been a soldier of the Revolution & that we concur in that opinion Saml M. Gower Thomas S. Daniel
The Court proceeded to put the interrogatories herein no number required in the directions of the Secretary of War & the substance of the answers are embodied in the foregoing declaration of the applicant and the Court is also further certify that they concur in the opinion of the foregoing applicants They are also certify that they are acquainted with the Revd Clergymen who have above certified & that they are none Ministers in their respective Churches
Julian Grazier Albert Pettey M c Brooks
W m D. Love
State of Louisiana & Personally appeared Thomas Ross Meakley county a minister of the gospel and James Ridgeway a respectable citizen of said county and made oath in due form of law that they have known Simon Killabrew who makes the present application for a pension - that they believe he was a soldier of the revolution as stated in his declaration atches 9 th 1845
Thomas Ross James Ridgeway
Subscribed and sworn to before me W. H. ...

And the said court of Multnomah county do hereby declare their opinion - after the investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the war depart- -ment, that the above applicant may be Knute Killbrew was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states, and the court further certifies, that it appears to them that Thomas Kops who signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman residing in said county of Multnomah, and that James Ridg- -way who also signed the same is a respectable citizen of said county and a credible person and that their statements are entitled to credit
Respectfully Chairman of Multnomah County Court J. B. Ladd
James Ridgway Thomas Kops Knute Killbrew Clerk

State of Tennessee I do hereby certify that the foregoing is a true and correct copy of the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of William H. Robertson for a license to sell intoxicating liquors in the city of Memphis and State of Tennessee.  The 13 th day of October 1852
W. H. Johnson Clerk
Very Respectful William H. Johnson Clerk

APPLICATION FOR A NEW CERTIFICATE.
County of Henry — ss.
On this 24 th day of August 1833, before me, the subscriber, a Justice of the Peace for the said county of Henry personally appeared Kimchin Killibrew who, on his oath, declares that he is the same person who formerly belonged to the company commanded by Captain's Dunson & Phillips in the regiment commanded by Colonel's Yee & Dozier — in the service of the United States; that his name was placed on the pension roll of the State of Tennessee — that he received a certificate, of that fact under the signature and seal of the Secretary of War; which certificate, on or about the — First day of June 1833 at or near Nashville , was lost, or mislaid, by a Van Wyck of said place, his atty in fact. ( the same person who drew his arrear of pension up to 4 March 1833 ) & that he has not seen said certificate since placing it in said attorney's hands —
Sworn and subscribed to before me, the day and year aforesaid.
John L. Taylor
his mark  Kimchin Killibrew
NOTES.—The last four blanks are left for the applicant to set forth the time, place, and manner of the loss or destruction of the original certificate.
The oath to be taken before a duly qualified Magistrate, whose official character and signature must be properly authenticated.
□ If the Pensioner has never received a formal certificate, but has drawn his pension on a mere notification, as was the case in a few instances many years ago, he should leave out the above words in italics, and insert, in lieu thereof, "but has never received a formal certificate, and now wishes to obtain one."
The Pensioner's oath must be supported by the evidence of another person as to identity. The person must swear that he well knows him to be the same person described in the above affidavit. The Magistrate must certify that the deponent is a person of veracity. This oath must also be authenticated by the certificate of the proper officer, under his seal of office, setting forth that the officer before whom the affidavit may be made is a Justice of the Peace, Judge, or Notary Public, as the case may be.
When a person acting as an agent or Attorney for a pensioner, loses the certificate, the affidavit of that person is also required, which must be authenticated as above.
□ 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 be sent with the papers.
□ Mode of authenticating papers.—In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officers who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet which contains the affidavit, or other paper authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or small 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.
□ No attention will be given to applications from persons who act as agents, unless they are known at the War Department, or are vouched for as respectable persons by some one who is known to the Department.

State of Tennessee } ex. Henry County — }
Personally appeared before me the subscriber, a justice of the peace in & for the County aforesaid, James Samuel Taylor, who is a man of veracity, and made oath that he is acquainted with Kincham Killibrew, & well knows him to be the same person described in the annexed affidavit — given under my hand this 24 th day of August 1833.
Sworn & subscribed before me
Sam. Taylor
John L. Taylor J.P.
State of Tennessee } Thomas H. Porter Clerk of the Court of Pleas Henry County } and Quarter Sessions for said County do certify That John L. Taylor whose signature appears to the above certificate is now sworn at the time of signing the same an acting justice of the peace for said County duly commissioned & qualified according to law, that all the facts recited is and ought to be given to his official acts as such.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court at office in the town of Paris the 27 th day of August A.D. 1833 and 58 th year of the Independence of the United States.
Thos H. Porter Clerk by D. B. Brown D.P.M.

United States of America
State of Tennessee - Davidson County -
Be it known, that on the day of the Date hereof Personal appeared before me the subscriber, a Notary Public for the County of Davidson, State of Tennessee, duly commissioned & sworn according to law, residing in the city of Nashville, a Van Wycl of city & State aforesaid, who being duly sworn, doth Depose & say that he is the same identical person, who drew the Pension for Kinchin Killibrew, as his atty, in fact, for the arrear due said Killibrew up to 4 March 1833. that the said Killi- -brew placed in his possession, the original Pension Pension Certificate from the War office, which he thereat varroven exhibited to the United States Pension Agent Nashville, at the time he drew Killibrew's pension as atty aforesaid - and that the said original Certificate was lost or mislaid by him soon after - & has not since been found -
Sworn to & subscribed before me this 14 day of Aug t AD 1833 Witness my hand & Seal of office
A. H. Boyd Notary Public
W. H. Clegg

See also  INVALID.  1844
File No. 1844
Hinchan Hillebrew.
Pr. N. T. Line.
Act: June 7, 1882.
Index:—Vol. a
, Page 206
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Nov. 2 nd
11 1/2
100
17292
J. S. G.
Stearns
Perkins Agent
Nov. 17 th
100

1000 100
1000
Nov. 2
17292
L. Edwards P. ... agent Washington D.C.

Dear Sir,
Power Lumber Co. Astoria, P. I. D.
you will please examine the claim of Frank Miller who was at Astoria, Oregon, and was killed by a falling log.
Yours truly, John Miller

Paris Low Aug 27. 1885
Sir
I inclose certificates affidavits to prove the loss of Kinchin Killibrews certificate, & request you to forward a new one, inclosed to me at this place as soon as convenient
Respectfully &c
T. Cooney
J. L. Edwards Esq.

BRIEF objections to the admission of Pension Claims , of which those answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of Kinchen Killbrew, Wakely co. Tennessee which require further proof or explanation.
I. Does the declaration show where the applicant resides? yes II. Did the declarant make the declaration in the county where he resides? yes 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? yes 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? yes VI. Has he given the names of the officers under whom he served, in conformity with the regulations? yes VII. Has he made a relinquishment of every claim to any other pension than the one under the Act of June 7, 1832? yes VIII. Has the Court given their opinion? yes IX. Has the Clerk given his certificate? yes 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? yes

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 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? yes 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? 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? Has the proper officer certified to the official character and signature of the magistrate as the regulations direct? 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? 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? 1, 2, 7
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, deposeth 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 shown 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.