Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 42,781, for Thomas Kingsbury, New York

SERVICE
NUMBER
Kingsbury, Thomas
S. 42,781
CONTENTS

1889
Aug 3 - Miss M. K. D. Scott - history - P. 105
4,662 New York Roll.
Thomas Kingsbury Colo Webb
Private - 4
In the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War.
scribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of Eight Dollars per month, to commence on the 4 th of May 1818
Certificate of Pension issued the 28 th of August 1818 and sent to John Keays Esq. Judge Common Pleas Cortland. Oct 4
Arrears to 4th of Sept 1818 - 3 M th  28 1/2 / 31 30 - 32:28 Semi-ann. all ce ending 4 th March 1819 - 18:
C Webb $ 80.28
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818 }
1776 - 145
Virgin
Cortland
Sole final settlement of all accounts between the parties

State of New York
Contt and County of? on the fourth day of May Eighteen hundred and Eighteen before me the subscriber first Judge of the Court of Common Pleas in & for the County of Connecticut personally appeared Thomas Haysbury, aged sixty five Sixty years old to in Veritas in said County who being first duly sworn according to law made the following declaration on oath to obtain the provisions of the State act of Congress entitled "an act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval services of the United States in the revolutionary war" that he the said Thomas on the first of January 1776 at Windham in the State of Connecticut enlisted into Capt. Nathan Hale's Company in Col. Charles Webb Regt. in the  for from one year that he was discharged at Newton in New Jersey after having served his period of enlistment. That he has no written discharge he was in the battle of the White Plains most fought at the taking of the Hapsburg at Trenton. He enlisted the next year with his team for six months until the wagon service of the U.S. was regularly discharged at the expiration of his period - and the said Thomas says that he has no other evidence but the corroborating testimony of soldiers in the service & further that from his reduced circumstances he stands in need of assistance from his country for support.

I now tell before me the death of Thomas King
John Keele First Judge of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the county of Cortland
And I further certify that Simon Robertson of Vryel in said County being only known to me to be he has been acquainted with Thomas King since in the unexpired official functions from 1775 - that he knew the said Thomas in Capt. Nathan Hale's company in Col. Charles Webb's Regt. in 1775 - & believes that the facts stated by him in his above affidavit are true. I now this 4th day of May Simon Robertson
May 18/8 before me John Keele First Judge of Cortland common Pleas
I do hereby certify that it appears to my satisfaction that the said Thomas King did serve in the Revolutionary war as stated in the present declaration against the common enemy and I now transmits the foregoing testimony taken & had before me to the secretary of the Department of War pursuant to the directions of the before mentioned act of Congress - Dated May 4th 1818
John Keele First Judge of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the county of Cortland

In the matter of Thomas Kingsbury a. albin
Henry Stetson Cottrell Miller & Conkling P. N. Y. agent

I John Root first Judge of the Court of Common Pleas in & for the County of Cortland and aforesaid do hereby certify to the Secretary of the Department of War pursuant to the directions of the aforesaid act that it satisfactorily appears to me from the above testimony and my knowledge of the situation of the Kingdom that I have mentioned that from his reduced circumstances he is need of assistance from his country for his support
November 11 th 1818
John Root First Judge of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Cortland
The People of the State of New York by the grace of God free & independent to all to whom these presents shall come or near for Corn Greeting. Know ye that in virtue of the aforesaid act the records and proceedings at insinuating in the Clerk's office of our Court of Common Pleas herein in & for the County of Cortland do find that John Root Esquire whose age at nature appears to the above certificate now of and on eight years last past duly Commissioned as first Judge of our said Court of Common Pleas that he has taken the oaths of office & qualification therefor and that his acts are in no wise null & void as such first Judge. Also which by these presents we have caused to be certified and the seal of our said Court to be hereunto affixed This Eleventh day of November Eighteen hundred & Eighteen. Patrick William Wallery Clerk.

Thomas Kingsbury
Ex.
1812
Concord
William Pillsbury

State of New York
Cortland County ss: On the fifteenth day of September 1820 personally appeared in open court being a Court of common pleas in and for the county of Cortland in the State of New York held at the court house in Homer in said county whereof John H. Day is first Judge being a Court of Record with in the district of New York aforesaid Thomas Kingsbury aged sixty eight years resident in village in the county of Cortland in said district who being first duly sworn according to law do on his oath declare that he served in the revolutionary war as follows that he served in Capt. Nathaniel Daly Comy in Col. Church's Regiment in the Connecticut line for and during the term of one year that the date of the original declaration was made on the 14 day of May 1818 and that the number of his pension certificate is 4662 and I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the united States on the 18 th day of March 1818 and that I have not since that time by gift sale or in any manner disposed of my property or any part thereof with intent thereby to diminish my assets or bring my bill within the provision of an act of Congress entitled an act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the united States in the revolutionary war passed on the 18 th day of March 1818 and that I have not nor has any person in trust for me any property or security, contract or debt due to me not have I any income other than what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed and by me subscribed.
  Real property I have none of any kind whatsoever   Personal property — I have as follows $1211 00   1 Wagon one year old 200 50 1 B D bread tray 1.00 3 11 50   2 doz old plows & forks 1 doz old iron spades 1 11 00   1 Shovel kettle & 1 pot 1 old frying pan 40 year old 1 11 50   1/2 doz earthen plates 1/2 doz tin cups 1 B D tent 11 75   4 milk pails 1 old table 1 dollar straw 1 old chest 4 11 25   5 B D chains 4 B D beyns 1 shovel & tongs   $29 11 24 
Thomas Kingsbury

The condition of the defendant is farming but unable to follow constantly any kind of business by reason of old age and bodily infirmity occasioned by hardships and fatigue his family consists of four viz himself his wife Patience aged sixty seven years unhealthy his Son Abel aged thirty eight years and daughter aged twenty one years the Son and daughter are able to support themselves and perhaps something more
Sworn & declared on the 15 th day of September 1820 } Thomas Kingsbury
before Edward C Reed
Barak Wiles
John Root
_____ Judges of Courtlands County Pleas
State of New York
Cortland County
vs William Ballard Clerk of the Court of Cortlands do hereby certify that the foregoing oath and the Schedule thereto annexed are truly copied from the records of the said Court and I do further certify that it is the opinion of the court that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid Schedule is thirty dollars In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hands & affixed the seal of said Court this twenty fifth day of September 1820
William Ballard
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42 781
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42 781
Thomas Kingsbury
Pa Pa Pa
Act: 18 th March 18 th
Index:—Vol. 8, Page 275
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Thomas Kingsbury
In May 1818 he was residing in Virgil, Courtland Co NY aged 66 years
He entered at Windham Col in Jan'y 1775 for one year under Capt Nathan Hale in Colo Charles Webb's regt. He was in the Battle of White Plains (Oct 28 1776) Brat Trenton N.J. (Dec 26 1776) when a body of Hessian were captured - The next year he enlisted in Penn for 3 years
In 1818 he stated his age as 65 years & his wife's as 62 years
In his family was his son Uriah aged 38 yrs daughter aged 21 yrs
(Capt Nathan Hale was the first officer executed by the British & was in the organization known as St L. Co. Rangers, but Kingsbury does not appear to have been detached from Col Webb's regt)

Yrs
Dear Sir,
Yours of the War Department Washington City -
Received

You note a "The judge must certify as to circum- stances" which I have been cured a
Your obt. serv. Henry Stephens
Prof. C. Calhoun Esqr. Sec. War Dept.