Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 13641, for Jonathan Kingsley, Connecticut

SERVICE
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Conn.
Hingsley, Jonathan
S. 13641
CONTENTS
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914 Connecticut
Jonathan Kingsley of Milford in the State of Conn. who was a Private in the Comp y commanded by Captain _____ of the Reg t commanded by Col. Brown in the Conn t _____ time for 13 Months
Inscribed on the Roll of Conn t , at the rate of 43 Dollars 33 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 10 day of June 1839 and sent to Mrs. A. Kingsley Milford
Arrears to the 4th of Mar. '43 $86 66 Semi-annual allowance ending 4th Sep. '43 21 66 $108 32
Revolutionary Claim, July June 7, 1832.
Recorded by Col. (Miles) Clerk, Book 6, Vol. 3, Page 23.

Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7, 1832
State of Connecticut } County of Windham } ss - Windham July 9, 1882
On the 9 th day of July A D 1882 personally appeared in open Court before Chauncy D Cleveland Judge of the Probate Court for the District Windham now sitting Capt Jonathan Hingsby a resident of the town of Windham in the County of Windham & State of Connecticut aged Seventy Nine years the 15 th day of May 1832 who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the acts 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
First Campaign He was drafted for one month
in the year 1775 in April soon after the Lexington battle & served under Col Thomas Brown Lt John Hingsby Lt Malatiah Bingham & Ensign Samuel Badger Stationed at Cambridge (Mass)
Second Campaign
He Volunteered for seven months in the year 1775 & served under Genl Israel Putnam Col Ephraim Storrs Majr Obediah Johnson Ephraim Lyon 1 st Lt & Milly. Clift 2 d Lt and Stationed at Cambridge (Mass) when the term of service expired Genl Washington issued his orders to have the troops stay until the situation could

he called in for the "lines would be left to have consequently he stayed. He could not state the time he stayed whether it was one month or up at the campaign he was stationed at Cambridge (Boston) and was verbally discharged.
3 d Campaign He was drafted for four months in the year 1776 and was under Col Experience Storrs Majr Thomas Brown Capt Samuel Morgan & Lt John Kingsley and was stationed at New York Froggs neck & Kingsbridge and verbally discharged same time in December 1776
4 th Campaign He was drafted in the month of May 1777 and served one month at Groton Ft under Col Tyler Capt Sam l Bingham Lt Colonel Ripley
was born in Windham May 15 1753 a certificate from the town Clerk will show
He has no documentary evidence to show to prove his services but presents the deposition of Mr Oliver Fox to prove his second & third campaign & Mr Abner Webb's deposition to prove the 4 th campaign they serving with him in prison
He says that he lived in Windham when called into the service & has lived in Windham ever since the Revolution and as to the first campaign he knows of no person living by whom he can prove his services -
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension except the present and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of

any State
Sworn to & subscribed the day & year aforesaid In presence of Thomas Gray Isaac W. White } Jonathan Kingsley mark
Personally appeared Mr. Julius Gage & having been duly sworn according to law in open court now sitting says that he personally performed the second & third campaign with Capt. Jonathan Kingsley at Cambridge (Mass.) and at New York Horseshoe & Kingsbridge and that said Kingsley's statements in relation to said services are correct
Sworn to & subscribed the day & year aforesaid Isaac W. White
Personally appeared Mr. Almon Webb of Hampton & having been duly sworn according to law in open court now sitting says that he personally performed the fourth campaign with Capt. Jonathan Kingsley at Groton Ct. and that said Kingsley's statements in relation to said services are correct Sworn to & subscribed the day & year aforesaid Almon Webb
I hereby certify that Capt. Jonathan Kingsley was born in the year 1753 May 15 as appears from the town records of St. John of Windham - Attest Thomas Gray - Town Clerk
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter & after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department that the above named Applicant was a Revolutionary soldier and served as he states and that the said Jonathan Kingsley is entitled to credit, and the Court further more declares that the deposition of

of Mr Julius Hot And Mr Alvin Miller are entitled to credit they being creditable persons
I Thomas Gray Clerk of the Probate Court for the District of Windham in the County of Windham & State of Connecticut do hereby certify, that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of said Court in the matter of the application of Capt Jonathan Kingsley for a pension
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal of the Probate office this 9th day of July A D 1832
Thomas Gray Clerk
State of Connecticut } ss Windham July 30, 1832 Windham County } Richard S. Cleveland Mr Jesse Farnes, a Clergyman residing in the town of Windham and John Baldwin residing in said Windham hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Capt Jonathan Kingsley of Windham who has subscribed and sworn to the within Declaration that we believe him to be seventy nine 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 sworn to and subscribed the day & year aforesaid in open Court now sitting - Richd S Cleveland
John Baldwin This may certify that the foregoing certificate subscribed by Richard S Cleveland a Clergyman and the Hon John Baldwin was sworn to and subscribed before the Hon Court of Probate for the District of Windham in open Court the day & year aforesaid and the said signers are creditable persons and their statements entitled to the highest credit
Thomas Gray Clerk
Declaration of Capt Jonathan Kingsley for a Pension

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136418
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File No. 13 641
Jonathan Kingsley Rev. Beer War
Act: June 7 th 1832
Index:—Vol. 1 , Page 208
[Arrangement of 1870.]
Feb. 1894 sent Miss A W. L. Kingsley, New Haven Conn
June 24 '97 Hilly Mrs Grace K Kitchie 292 Prospect St. Cleveland O

New Haven. Conn. K
Jan. 26.
Dear Sir
I see that
Jonathan  Kingsley , of Windham Co. Conn., was a pensioner, for rev- olutionary services, in 1832. Will you

kindly inform me what record you have of the years of his service, & the places ?
When the pension = was paid, & how often?
Will you also give me the same information about

Jabez Kingsley
+ Neriah Kingsley
They are on the 1832 list etc.
Yours Cordially
W. L. Kingsley
New Haven
Conn.

9674 Connecticut
Jonathan Kingsley
of Windham in the State of Conn who was a Private in the Conn J commanded by Captain _____ of the Regt. commanded by Col. Mow in the Conn line for 13 Mts
Inscribed on the Roll of Conn. at the rate of $13 Dollars 33 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1834.
Certificate of Pension issued the 10 day of June 1835 and No 1 Hundred Helron
Arrears to the 4th of March $86.66 Pension allowance ending 4th of March 21.66 $108.32
Revolutionary Claim, Not June 7, 1832. G. C. Miles Clerk,
Recorded by Book _____ Vol. 9 Page 23.

Jonathan Kingsley
ad m (2) 13mo. pri $43 33
12556

Cleveland, Ohio. 2 d June 292 Prospect Street
D. L. Murphy -
Dear Sir:-
Will you be kind enough to send me a copy of the pension record of Jonathan Kingsley (my Great grandfather) of Canaan or Wind- ham Conn. He served in the Revolutionary war and in the year 1832 had a pension as I am told. I would like his record. Also that of Daniel Lamb. of South Berkel. Mass.

all four of our ancestors were soldiers in the Revolution and I want these records for preserva- tion in our family genealogy.
Enclosed find stamp, as I am told by officers of the D. & R. that no charge is made for your copy - Respectfully yours.
Mrs Grace Kingsley Kitchen
292 Prospect Street
Cleveland, O.
Daniel Lamb married Content Pendleton.
Jonathan Kingsley was born in 1765 in Swansea
Mas. He moved to Canaan, Conn. in 1777.