Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 12021, for John King, Massachusetts

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass
King, John Sarah
W. 12021
B.L.Wt. 20922-160-55
CONTENTS

112.047 Act March 3/55
Sarah King, wid. of John King - private Capt. Miles' Co. Mass. Mil.
Revolutionary War.
Admitted 160 acres
Warrant No 20.922 Issued April 3/56. And sent to
George Richards Warrensburgh Vol. K. 73. N.Y.
April 3/56. State Comr of Genl. Home Office 8/17/56

See letter to Pension Agent 5 May 1821 Let to Jacob Klinga Caide Feb 20 '46 let to Gen Richards Mar 11 '47. Let to Reuben Will Aug 30/49
2 Mar 1855
19,337 R
New York
John Kling
of Saratoga in the state of N. York who was a Private in the Comp y commanded by Captain John Miller of the regiment commanded by Colonel Osgood in the Mass. line , for the term of 1782 War.
Inscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 11th of Oct 1824.
Certificate of Pension issued the 14. of Dec 1824 and Sen te Hon J. W. Taylor.  House of Rep s
Arrears to 4th of March Semi-ann. all ce ending 4 March 1825 $ 38.45  8 time 25/4  32.  6.45  38.45 $ 38.45
{ Revolutionary claim, Acts March 18, 1818, and May 1, 1820. } L
March 1. 1824
4 March 1825

5817
New York Sarah King, widow of John King
who served in the Revolutionary War, as a Private
Date of death not on AB
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 96 dollars 00 cents per annum, to commence on the 3d February, 1853. 2 d Nov r 1853.
Certificate of Pension issued 16 th day of June 1853
and sent to
George Richards Warrentsburgh
Recorded on Roll of February 3, 1853, Page

112.047.
John King

State of New York County of Warren ss: On this nineteenth day of April A. D. one thousand eight hundred and fifty five personally appeared before me George Richards a justice of the peace within and for the County and State aforesaid, John King who, being duly sworn according to law declares, that he is ninety years of age and a resident of the town of Sherman in the County of Warren aforesaid in the State of New York and he also declares upon his oath aforesaid that he is the identical John King who was a private in the Company Commanded by Captain John Mills in the first Regiment of the Massachusetts line, Commanded by Colonel Joseph Vose in the Regular Continental troops of the Revolutionary War; that he enlisted at the town of Ashfield in the state of Massachusetts on or about the twenty fifth day of April A. D. one thousand eight  Beverly hundred and eighty two, for the term of three years or during the war and continued in actual service in said War until and up to the the month of November A. D. one thousand Seven hundred and eighty three the space of one year and six months and was honorably discharged from such service at West Point or Newburgh in the State of New York on or about the twenty third day of November one thousand eight  Beverly hundred and eighty three; he also further states and declares upon his oath aforesaid that he is the identical John King named in an original certificate in his possession of

which (I certify) the following is a true Copy. " War Department Revolutionary Claims " I certify that in conformity with the Laws of " the United States of the 18th of March, 1818 " May 1 st 1820 & March 1 st 1823 John King " late a Private in the Army of the Revolution " is inscribed on the Pension list Roll of the " New York Agency at the rate of eight " dollars per month to commence on the eleventh " day of October one thousand eight hundred " and twenty four. Given at the War office " of the United States this 14 th day of (S.B) " December one thousand eight hundred " and twenty four
" John C. Calhoun Secretary of War And the said John King further states and declares upon his oath aforesaid that in the month of April 1818 he made application for the benefits of the act of March 18, 1818 before Judge Goodrich at the town of Oswego in the County of Tioga in the State of New York, which said application and declaration was forwarded to the Commissioner of Pensions and was rejected for a slight error in the certificate of the County Clerk of Tioga County made for the purpose of proving that Judge Goodrich was authorized to act and that his signature was genuine; that the said declaration is

of Congress approved March 3. 1855 or under any other act of Congress, nor made any other application therefor. He makes this declaration for the purpose of obtaining the bounty land to which he may be entitled under the act approved March 3. 1855 and also for the purpose of obtaining back pay under the act of the 18 th of March 1818, from the 4 th day of March 1818 to the 11 th day of October 1824.
John King
We Hester King and Minerva R. King residents of Warrenburgh Warren County State of New York upon our oaths, declare that the foregoing declaration was signed and acknowledged by John King in our presence and that we believe from the appearance and statements of the applicant, that he is the identical person he represents himself to be.
Minerva R. King Hester King
The foregoing declaration and affidavits were sworn to and subscribed before me on the day and year above written; and I certify that I know the affiants to be credible persons; that the claimant is the person he represents himself to be and that I have no interest in this claim.
"Eight" erased & "Seven" interlined twice
Geo Richards
J. P.
Geo Richards
Justice of the peace

State of New York, Warren County ss: I, Thomas Archibald Clerk of the said County of Warren, do hereby certify that George Richards was on the day of the date of the above certificate a Justice of the peace within and for the said County, duly appointed and qualified and that the signature above, purporting to be his, is genuine. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto affixed my seal of office and subscribed my name this 28 th day of April A. D. 1855. Thomas Archibald Clerk
(Direct to Geo. Richards. Warrensburgh N.Y.)

John King's Evidence of Revolutionary Services
Drummer Col Vose's Regiment Massachusetts Line
1781 - 2 years
In this evidence of service mentioning, adds the judges certificate of service  service  under  under  circum  circum stances as the time  time limitation within sum not be admitted  admitted .

State of New York
Tioga County ss On the fifteenth day of April 1818. before me the subscribers one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Tioga in the State of New York appears John King aged fifty three years resident in the Town of Tioga County of Tioga & State of New York who being legally first duly sworn, according to law, doth on his oath, make the following declaration in order to obtain the provision made by the late 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." That hitherto said John King enlisted for the term of three years at the Town of Ashfield County of Hampshire in the State of Massachusetts the beginning of April 1781. & past muster the 25 th day of the same month in the Town of Springfield County of Hampshire & State of Massachusetts aforesaid before Captain Barnister, muster master. That in June or July, following the company marched to West Point in the State of New York and were then transferred to the fifth Company commanded by Captain Miles of the first Regiment of which Joseph Vose was Colonel, in General Patterson's brigade of the Massachusetts line. that he entered the service as fifer, but the greater part of the time served as drummer; - that he continued to serve in the said Corps & in the service of the United States until 1783.

according to the best of his recollection in the month of October, when peace having been declared, the army was disbanded & he received a written and honorable discharge from Service at West Point in the State of New York; that he was in no general battle, although he was in several Skirmishes — And that he is in reduced circumstances, and stands in need of the assistance of his Country for support — And that the discharge received by him has been destroyed, & that he has no other evidence now in his possession of said Services —
John King
I swear to, declare & subscribe before me, the day & year aforesaid.
Noah Goodrich, one of the Judges of the County of Tioga —
Tioga County ss; I Noah Goodrich Judge etc. as aforesaid do certify that it appears to my satisfaction, that the said John King did serve in the revolutionary war as stated in the preceding declaration, against the Common enemy; & I now transmit the proceedings & testimony taken & heard before me to the Secretary for the Department of war, pursuant to the directions of the aforesaid act of Congress. — And I do certify that from due proof I am satisfied that the said John King from reduced circumstances, is in the assistance of his country for support — April 15 th 1818. Noah Goodrich one of the Judges of the County of Tioga
L. S.
—

State of New York Tioga County Clerks Office
I Moses Stevens, clerk of the county court of the county and State aforesaid, do hereby certify, that Noah Dorrick Esq. before whom the foregoing decla- -ration was made, was when the same bears date a judge of the Court of Common Pleas of said county duly commissioned and sworn, and that his signature within subscribed is genuine. Witness my hand and seal of office this 12 th day of July 1849. Moses Stevens Clerk

239.933
Application of
FOR BOUNTY LAND,
Under Act March 3, 1855.

DECLARATION
Of a Widow who claims a Land Warrant under Act of March 3, 1855.
State of New York, County of Warren
On this 22 day of December A. D. one thousand eight hundred and fifty-five personally appeared before me, a Justice of the peace within and for the county and state aforesaid Sarah King aged fifty five years, a resident of Thirmans, Warren County in the State of New York, who being duly sworn according to law, declares that she is the widow of John King deceased, who was a Private in the company commanded by Captain John Mills in the Regiment of Infantry commanded by Joseph Vance in the War with Great Britain declared by the United States, on the 18th day of June, 1812. Revolutionary War, & for further proof of his service & discharge she refers to his application for bounty land under said act now on file with the Secretary of the Interior, he having died since that application was made
and continued in actual service in said war, for the term of and was honorably discharged at the day of A. D. 18 on or near
She further states that she was married to the said John King in Angyle Washington Co. N.Y. on the 26th day of June A. D. 1831 by one Elder Swain a Clergyman and that her name before her said marriage was Sarah Vance that her said husband died at Dresden, Washington Co. N.Y. on the 2nd day of November A. D. 1855 and that she is now a widow.
She makes this declaration for the purpose of obtaining the bounty land to which she may be entitled under the act approved March 3, 1855, and I hereby request the Commissioner of Pensions to forward my warrant to Geo. Richards, Warrentsburgh N.Y.
Sarah King
We Hesden King and Minerva R. King residents of Warrentsburgh in the State of New York, upon our oaths declare that the foregoing declaration was signed and acknowledged by Sarah King in our presence, and that we believe, from the appearance and statements of the applicant that she is the identical person she represents herself to be.
Hesden King Minerva R. King
The foregoing declaration and affidavit were sworn to and subscribed before me on the day and year above written; and I certify that I know the affiants to be credible persons, that the claimant is the person she represents herself to be, and that I have no interest in this claim.
Geo. Richards Justice of the peace
State of New York,
I, Clerk of the said county, do hereby certify that was, on the day of the date of the above certificate, a within and for the said County, duly appointed and qualified, and that the signature above, purporting to be his, is genuine.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto affixed my seal of office and subscribed my name this day of

State of New York County of Warren p: Joel Streeter being duly sworn by the undersigned a Justice of the peace in and for the County aforesaid duly authorized by law to administer oaths, Says that he is a resident of the town of Thurman County of Warren aforesaid; that he is well acquainted with Sarah King who subscribed and is referred to in the within applica- tion for a land warrant and has been so acquainted for Eight years last past; that he was well acquainted with John King in said application named and has been so acquainted with him for Eight years last past up to the time of his death: that the said John King as this deponent has been informed and verily believes died on the second day of November last past; that the said John King in his life time was a pensioner of the United States and drew a pension at the rate of Eight dollars per month: that the said John King and the said Sarah King were lawfully married as this deponent has been informed and verily believes; that the said John King and the said Sarah King have lived together in the capacity of man and wife for the term of Eight years last past up to the time of the death of the said John King. To the truth of which statements I am fully satisfied Subscribed and sworn to Joel Streeter
10 th day of March 1856 before me
Bro. Richard Justing the peace
Man in country h
State of New York } Warren County ss } I hereby certify that George Richards Esquire before whom the within said affidavits were made is and was at the time of taking the same an acting Justice of the peace within and for the County & State of New York duly commissioned and qualified and that his signature within said above is genuine. In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of my Office this 12 th day of March 1851 Thomas Whitehead Clerk

State of New York, County of Warren p: On this twenty fourth day of March one thousand eight hundred and fifty six personally appeared before me George Richards a Justice of the peace in and for the County of Warren aforesaid duly authorized by law to administer oaths, Sarah King to me well known, who being first duly sworn according to law doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of any law of the Congress of the United States granting a pension to certain widows of Revolutionary Soldiers; that she is a resident of the town of Thurman County of Warren aforesaid and is aged fifty six years; That she is the widow of John King who was a private in the army of the Revolution; that as this deponent has been informed by the said John King and verily believes the said John King enlisted in the army of the United States in the year 1779 in the State of Massachusetts and was attached to a Company commanded by Captain John Mills in a Regiment commanded by Colonel Joseph Vose and continued in the service until the close of the war and was honorably discharged: that the said John King was a pensioner of the United States under the laws of the United States of the 18 th of March 1818 May 1 st 1820 & March 1 st 1823 and received a pension up to the time of his death at the rate of Eight dollars per month
She further declares that she was married to the said John King on the twenty sixth day of June one thousand eight hundred and thirty one by a clergyman by the name of Elder Swain at the town of Gagle in the County of Washington State of New York

that she continued to live with the said John King as his wife  husband from the time of the marriage aforesaid to the time of his death, that she has no record of the marriage aforesaid and does not know of any such record and believes there is none; that her said husband John King died at the town of Dresden Washington County New York on the second day of November one thousand eight hundred and fifty five; she further declares that she is still a widow. To the truth of which statements I am fully satisfied. "husband" crossed out and "wife" interlined. Sworn to and subscribed on the 24 th day of March 1856 before me
Sarah King
Geo. Richards Justice of the peace
State of New York County of Warren ss: On the 24 th day of March 1856 personally appeared before me George Richards a Justice of the peace in and for the County of Warren aforesaid duly authorized by law to administer oaths. James King and Joel Streater to me well known to be credible persons, who being duly sworn according to law depose and say each for himself, that he is well acquainted with Sarah King; that the said Sarah King signed & acknowledged the foregoing declaration and that he believes from the appearance and statements of the said Sarah King that she is the identical person she represents herself to be; that he has known the said Sarah King for the term of eight years last past; that he has known John King named in the said declaration for the term of eight years last past; that the said John King was a pensioner of the United States and received a pension at the rate of eight

dollars per month up to the time of his death; that he has been informed and nearly believes that the said John King died on the second day of November 1855; that the said John King and Sarah King have lived together as husband and wife for the term of eight years last up to the time of the death of the said John King -
To the truth of which statements I am fully satisfied
Subscribed and sworn to the 24 th day of March 1856 before me
Isaac Steele James his mark King
Geo Richards Justice of the peace State of New York County of Warren p: On the 24 th day of March 1856 personally came before the Subscriber a Justice of the peace in and for the County of Warren aforesaid duly authorized by law to administer oaths, Rosanna F. King to me known who being duly sworn says that she is the daughter of John King and Sarah King named in the foregoing declaration of the said Sarah King: that the said John King and Sarah King have lived together as husband and wife for the term of eight years last past: that she was present & knew of the death of the said John King: that he died at the town of Dresden, Washington County New York on the 2 nd day of November 1855.
Subscribed and sworn the 24 th day of March 1856 before me
Rosanna F. King
Geo Richards Justice of the peace

State of New York
Warren County ss
I hereby certify that George Nicholas Esopus before whom the foregoing Declaration and Affidavits were made is and was at the time of taking the same an acting Justice of the peace within and for the County and State aforesaid duly Commissioned and qualified and that his signature to the within Declaration & Affidavits is genuine
In Testimony Whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the Seal of my Office this 24 th day of March 1856
Thomas Archibald Clark

State of New York Saratoga County On this 29 th day of January 1824 personally appeared in open Court, in the Court of Common Pleas of the said County, the same being a Court of Record for the said County, proceeding accor- ding to the course of the Common law with a Juris- diction unlimited in point of Amount keeping a record of its proceedings and having the power of fine and imprisonment. John King of the town of Northernberland in said County being Sworn Says that he is in the fifty ninth year of his age That he enlisted as a private Soldier viz as a drummer in the service of the United States during the war of the Revolution viz in the month of March 1782 at Spring- field in the State of Massachusetts for the term of three years and was mustered at Springfield by Capt Bannister that he was commanded to repair to West point where he was attached to the Company of Capt John Mills of the first Regiment of the Massa- chussets line Commanded by Col Joseph Vose in Brigadier General Pattersons Brigade & in Maj r Genl Howes Division That in the same Summer he proceeded with the Army to New Paltz was there inspected by General Washington from thence in the fall of the same year he moved with the Army to Snake Hill about three Miles from Newburgh into winter quarters That the

next Summer Spring peace was proclaimed & those who were enlisted during the war were discharged but this deponent with other three years men were moved to West Point & from thence to Philadelphia where they remained until October when they were moved back to Newburgh & discharged about the 18 th Nov r 1783. that this deponent received an honorable discharge from the hands of his Colonel towards the close of the year 1783 having faithfully served in the said army as such soldier for one year and seven or eight months That this deponent kept his discharge until about seven years ago but cannot now find it or ascertain what has become of it That after this deponent's discharge he resided in Poughkeepsie & Williamstown Ulster Co. about 20 years & from thence moved to Bennington Vermont where he resided about seven years & from thence about seven years ago moved into the State of New York That he has resided in Saratoga about five years That in the Spring of 1818. April the 8 th this deponent resided in the County of Tioga & made his Declaration for the purpose of procuring a pension & put his papers in the hands of Jonathan Hall Esq to be forwarded to the department of war. but having in about three months afterwards returned to Saratoga this deponent has not been enabled to ascertain the fate of his former application. That this deponent

has had a family of thirteen children seven of whom are living and two of whom still reside with him one a cripple entirely helpless That this deponent's wife the mother of said children is sickly and unable to labor. That this deponent is in very indigent circumstances and stands in need of the assistance of his country for support That the annexed schedule contains a just and true account and inventory of all the property real or personal in possession reversion or remainder belonging to this deponent either in law or equity
John King
Sworn in Open Court this 28 th January 1824 AMON BROWN Deputy Clerk
Schedule and Inventory of all the estate of John King a pension applicant of the town of Northumberland either in law or equity
Real estate I have none
Personal property    One old foundered horse which I verily believe I could not sell or give away worth perhaps the hide and shoes  $2, 00    One milk cow for which I gave $10 worth  $12, 00    2 beds and bedding (not of goose feathers)  $10, 00    4 Old kitchen chairs  $1, 00    1 So table  0, 50    One large kettle one tea kettle one wake kettle one spider one skillet shovel tongs one pair andirons  $3, 00    A few pieces of old clothing for table furniture and about 1/2 doz Iron sporks knives and forks  $2, 00  

A set of shoemakers and cobblers tools Brought on — — — $83, 00 One pig — — — — — $2, 00 One chest — — — — — 0, 50 Small old looking glass — — — — — 0, 50 Shorn wash tub & 2 pails — — — — — $2, 00 One meat barrel 2 hoes one axe one scythe — — — $2, 00 $70, 50
Clothing I have a scanty supply for myself and family hardly sufficient to render us among poor people decent and comfortable
John King
I Thomas Palmer Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Saratoga do hereby certify that the foregoing affidavit and the schedule thereto annexed are truly copies from the record of the said court and I do further certify that it is the opinion of the said court that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule is forty dollars and fifty cents
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court on this twenty seventh day of January 1824
Thomas Palmer Clerk

State of New York Saratoga County ss
Be it Remembered that on the Eleventh day of October 1824 personally appeared in open Court in the Court of Common Pleas in & for the County of Saratoga, the same being a Court of Record. John King the applicant named and described in the Papers hereto annexed, who being first duly sworn according to Law, doth on his oath make the following additional declaration in order to obtain the provision made by the act of Congress of the 18 th March 1818 and the 1 st May 1820
"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 it as to bring myself within the provisions 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 securities, contracts, or debts, due to me; nor have I any income other than what is contained in the Schedule hereto annexed and by me subscribed."
Sworn and subscribed to in John King open Court this 11 th day of October 1824 Thomas Palmer Clerk
I Thomas Palmer Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in & for the County of Saratoga. Do hereby certify that the foregoing affidavit is truly copied from the Record of the said Court. In testimony whereof I have hereto subscribed my name and affixed the seal of the said Court the 18 th day of October 1824 Thomas Palmer Clerk

October 11, 1939.
Miss Eva L. Moffatt 67 Brighton Avenue Boston, Massachusetts.
BA-J/ILL an John King W. 12021
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request information in regard to John King, of Massachusetts, who was a pensioner of Saratoga County, New York, in 1818, and John King, a pensioner of Washington County, New York, in 1840.
The data which follow were obtained from the papers on file in pension claim, W. 12021, based upon service of John King in the Revolutionary War. He received pension in 1818, in Saratoga County, New York, and lived later in Washington County, New York, in which county he died.
John King, of Ashfield, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, enlisted in March or April 1782, served as fifer and drummer in Captain John Mills' company, Colonel Joseph Vose's First Massachusetts regiment, was in several skirmishes and was discharged in October or November 1783, in Newburgh, New York.
After his service, he resided in Berkshire and in Williamstown, Massachusetts, for about twenty years, moved from there to Bennington, Vermont, where he resided about seven years, moved from Vermont to New York State about the year 1814, and resided in Saratoga County about five years.
John King was allowed pension on his application executed April 15, 1818, at which time he resided in Tioga, New York; he had moved there a few months previously from Saratoga County, New York. His name was borne on the pension roll of said Saratoga County. In 1818, he gave his age as fifty-three years, but did not state the date and place of his birth, nor the names of his parents. In 1824, he resided in Northumberland, Saratoga County, New York; he resided later in Sandy Hill, Washington County, New York, from which place he moved to Athol, Warren

County, that state, where he resided in August 1849.
John King applied April 19, 1855 for the bounty land which was due under the Act of March 3, 1855, on account of his service in the Revolutionary War. He resided then in Thurman, Warren County, New York. He was allowed one hundred sixty acres of bounty land on warrant #20922.
The soldier died November 2, 1855 in Dresden, Washington County, New York.
John King married the first time, Sarah Hawkins; the date and place of said marriage, her age, and the names of her parents were not given. She died in March 1830 at Fort Edward, New York. He married the second time, Sarah Bovee; they were married June 26, 1831 by a Baptist Minister in Argyle, Washington County, New York; the names of her parents were not given.
Sarah(Bovee) King, the soldier's widow, was allowed pension on her application executed March 24, 1856; she was then a resident of Thurman, New York, aged fifty-six years.
The soldier and his first wife had eleven children, all of whom were living in 1834; at that time, two of those children lived at home, others resided in Northumberland, Saratoga County, New York. The names of said children were not designated. The soldier had children by his second wife; the only child designated as of that marriage was Roxanna F. King, who lived in Warren County, New York, in 1856.
When the soldier's widow, Sarah (Bovee) King made application for pension in 1856, Heeden King and Minerva H. King, both of Warrensburg, were present; their relationship to the family was not stated.
In 1823, Zebulon King, of Arlington, Bennington County, Vermont, and Enoch King, of Shaftsbury, in that same county, stated that they were acquainted with John King at the time he served in the Revolutionary War, but did not state any relationship to him.
In 1856, James King stated in Warren County, New York, that he

was well acquainted with John King at the time he married in 1831, but he did not state any relationship between them. One Joel Streater made joint affidavit with said James King in 1856 in regard to the soldier, John King.
If you desire information in regard to the location of the land which was granted on account of service of John King in the Revolutionary War, you should address the Commissioner, General Land Office, this city, and furnish the following data: bountyland warrant #20922, for 160 acres, Act of March 3, 1855.
In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension, name and address of person paid, and, possibly, the date of death of this pensioner, you should apply to The Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, this city, and furnish the following data:
Sarah King, widow of John King, Certificate #5817 Issued June 16, 1856 Rate $96 per annum Commenced November 2, 1855 Act of February 3, 1853 New York Agency.
Very truly yours,
A. D. MILLER, Executive Assistant to the Administrator.

Act - Mil Hist to Bradford, Mystic, Conn 1908 June 27 History to Miss Helen L. King - P 1923- June 21 Hist to Mrs. W. J. Wickigan and 1936-Sept 17- Hist to Miss Fuller Green. Ed 1936- Oct 28- Mr Geo T. Green ad no data incorporated in of reports except what is found in original papers 1939- Sept. 22- Hist. to L. Barnett Myers - S.H.R. 1939- Oct. 11- Hist. to Mrs Eva L. M...
Rev WIDOW, &c.
File No. 12021  Sarah King  Widow of  John King  Priest Rev War Act: July 3 rd 1853 Index: - Vol. A , Page 401 
[Arrangement of 1870.] Sherman Warren Co. N.Y.

112.047. Set Mch 3/50 May 21.
John King,
Rev. War. Pity
John Mills
Joseph Rose
David Mil.
Cuts 25¢ — 1782
13 3/4 100 — 1783
Rev. Rev.
John B. Beman of the W. States.
March 1818
Private Joe Doss Malt Lins not noted 160 acs farm 4/56 H. Dodge
George Richardson, atty Warrensburgh, N. York. N.Y.
Vol. K-72. 8

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Please state when John Kemp of NY was last paid at $96 a year under the Act of 1818.
RJ Atkinson Esq
3 and
Triplett
Respectfully
W. Cal
Colt Clerk

Penst. June 13 1835
3 d Auditor's Office June 14, 1836.
Sir!
John King, Albany N.Y. Act 1818, at $80 per mo, has been paid, as far as accounts have been received from the agency, to 1 st Sept. 1835
P. Cole Esq.
Very Resp'y
Actg Commis rs P ension
Wm. G. ...

John King BY B. D. [unclear] [unclear]
John King's Heir App. by [unclear] Consolidate with N o 112,047 Act 1835 D.P.R.
The [unclear]
239.933

No. 6,305. Sarah King Widow of John N.Y.
Geo Richards April 11 1856
3 Feby 1833

Warrenton March 10 th 1856 Sir - Enclosed are the application of Sarah King and the land Warrant issued to her late husband John King
I should have sent the application before but have been waiting for proof of marriage -
20
Respectfully
Geo Richard
The Commissioners of Pensions

John Wing.
The Governor is not mittus - but before his name can be inscribed on the pension list he must swear that he was a resident Citizen of the U. States. March 18. 1818.
affidavit form enclosed for his guidance -
Apr 29. 1824
W. L. P.
Per Off.

Brief in the case of Sarah King Widow of John Warren County and State of New York act 37 ch 1853
Claim, ("original," or "for increase" )
Proof exhibited, (if original.)
Is it documentary, traditional, or supported by rolls? If either, state the substance.
Her husband was pensioned under the Act of 1818 & 1820 at $96 a year and died 2 Nov 1855.
Marriage proved by witnesses.
( If for increase. )
Has additional evidence been filed since the admission of the claim? If so, what?
Cohabitation, general reputation of marriage. Her identity as the late pensioner's widow, his death & her present widowhood proved by credible witnesses.
Name and residence of Agent
Geo Richards Esq Warrensburgh NY
Thomson D. Hill Examining Clerk.

Elisha Pendell justice of the peace
State of New York Warren County
I Thomas Archibald Clerk of the County of Warren County Courts and State as aforesaid do hereby certify that Elisha Pendell is a Justice of the peace in and for the County of Warren duly Commissioned and qualified that his Commission is dated the first day of January 1848 and will expire on the 31 st day of December 1851 and that his signature above written is genuine Given under my hand and Seal of the said Court & County the 20 th day of August 1849. Thomas Archibald Clerk

239.933 loaned with.
112.047
Cleth Mar. 3. '55
Mar. 28. '56
Sarah King, wid.
John King, jni.
bapt. John Mills.
bn. Joseph Voie.
Rowy. war.
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September 22, 1939.
Mr. L. Garrett Myers 80 North Main Street Salt Lake City, Utah.
BA-J/ILL John King W. 12021
Dear Sir:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request the Revolutionary War record of John King, who was a pensioner of Tioga, New York, in 1818.
The data which follow were obtained from the papers on file in pension claim, W. 12021, based upon service of John King in the Revolutionary War.
John King, of Ashfield, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, enlisted in March or April 1782, served as fifer and drummer in Captain John Mills' company, Colonel Joseph Vose's 1st Massachusetts regiment, was in several skirmishes and was discharged in October or November 1783, at Newburgh, New York.
After his service, he resided in Berkshire and in Williamstown, Massachusetts, for about twenty years, moved from there to Bennington, Vermont, where he resided about seven years, moved from Vermont to New York State about the year 1814, resided in Saratoga about five years, and moved shortly before the spring of 1818 to Tioga, Tioga County, New York.
He was allowed pension on his application executed April 15, 1818, at which time he resided in Tioga, New York. He gave his age then as fifty-three years, but did not state the date and place of his birth, nor the names of his parents. In 1824, he resided in North  East  Adams County, New York, and later resided at Sandy Hill, Washington County, New York. In 1849, he resided in Athel, Warren County, that same state.
John King applied April 19, 1855, for the bounty land which was due under the Act of March 3, 1855, on account of his service

in the Revolutionary War. He resided then in Thurman, Warren County, New York. Warrant #20922 for one hundred sixty acres of bounty land was issued on account of his service.
John King died November 2, 1855 in Dresden, Washington County, New York.
The soldier married the first time, Sarah Hawkins; the date and place of said marriage, her age and the names of her parents are not shown. She died in March 1830, at Fort Edward, New York. He married the second time on June 26, 1831, Sarah Bovee; they were married by a Baptist clergyman in Argyle, Washington County, New York. The names of the parents of this second wife are not shown.
Sarah (Bovee) King, the widow of John King, the soldier, was allowed pension on her application executed March 24, 1856. She was then aged fifty-six years, and resided in Thurman, New York.
The soldier and his first wife had eleven children, all of whom were living in 1824. In 1824, two of these children lived at home, others resided then in Northumberland, Saratoga County, New York. The names of said children were not designated. The soldier had children by his second wife; the only child designated as of that marriage was Roxanna F. King, who resided in 1856, in Warren County, New York.
When Sarah (Bovee) King made application for pension in 1856, Hesden King and Minerva R. King, both of Warrensburg, New York, were present; their relationship to her was not stated.
In 1856, James King stated in Warren County, New York, that he was well acquainted with John King at the time he married in 1831; he did not state any relationship between them. One Joel Streeter made joint affidavit with said James King in 1856, regarding the soldier.
In 1823, Zebulon King, of Arlington, Bennington County, Vermont, and Enoch King, of Shaftsbury, in said Bennington County, stated that they were acquainted with John King at the time he served in the Revolutionary War, but did not state any relationship to him.
If you desire information in regard to the location of the

land which was granted on account of service of John King in the Revolutionary War, you should address the Commissioner, General Land Office, this city, and furnish the following data: Warrant #20922, 160 acres, Act of March 3, 1855.
In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension, name and address of person paid, and, possibly, the date of death of soldier's widow, you should apply the The Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, this city, and furnish the following data:
Sarah King, widow of John King, Certificate #5817 Issued June 16, 1856 Rate $96 per annum Commenced November 2, 1855 Act of February 3, 1853 New York Agency.
Very truly yours,
A. D. HILLER, Executive Assistant to the Administrator.

October 28, 1936
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Mr. George F. Green 719 Rialto Building Kansas City, Missouri
BA-J/RGW/eel John King-W.13021 John King-S.L.Wt.#46206-160-55
Dear Sir:
Reference is made to your letter in which you state that the Revolutionary War record of John King, W.13021, and the War of 1812 record of John King, Warrant No. 46206-160-55, which were furnished you September 17, 1936, have aided you in your research and that you will be glad to furnish other particulars in regard to them for the records of this office.
It is gratifying to know that the Veterans Administration has been of service to you.
Only such data as are found in original papers in pension and bounty land claims are incorporated in official reports from this office, however, your thoughtful suggestion is appreciated.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Executive Assistant to the Administrator.

September 17, 1936
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Mr. George Fuller Green 719 Rialto Building Kansas City, Missouri
RA-J/RL John King-W.12021 John King-B.L.Wt.#46206-160-55
Dear Sir:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request the names of the parents and other information in regard to John King, who received a pension in 1818, in Tioga County, New York, also, the record of his son, John King, III, who was born in 1790, in Arlington, Vermont, married Anna Sturtevant and died in 1850, in Attien, New York.
No claim for pension has been found based upon service in the Revolutionary War of a John King, father of John, the pensioner in 1818, designated by you. The record has been found of a John King, who served in the War of 1812, wife Annie, which may be the John, III, on whom you are interested. His record and that of the John King, pensioned in 1818, in Tioga County, New York, Revolutionary War soldier, are furnished you herein. It is hoped that these records will aid you in your research.
The data which follow were obtained from the Revolutionary War claim for pension, W.12021 and the claim for bounty land, also, based upon service of John King and from the claim for bounty land, Warrant No.46206-160-55, based upon service in the War of 1812 of the younger John King.
John King W.12021
The date and place of birth and the names of the parents of John King are not shown.
While a resident of Ashfield, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, John King enlisted about the first of April, 1781, served as fifer and drummer in Captain John Mills' Company, Colonel Joseph Vose's

1 st Massachusetts Regiment, was in several skirmishes and was discharged in 1783.
After the Revolution, he lived in Berkshire County and in Williamstown, Massachusetts for about twenty years, then moved to Bennington County, Vermont and lived for seven years, then moved to New York State.
He was allowed pension on his application executed April 15, 1818, at which time he was aged fifty-three years and resided in Tioga, Tioga County, New York.
In 1834, he was a resident of Northumberland, Saratoga County, New York; he also resided at Sandy Hill, Washington County, New York, and at Athol, Warren County, New York, in 1849.
April 19, 1855, John King, then a resident of Thurman, Warren County, New York, and aged ninety years, applied for the bounty land which was due on account of his services in the Revolutionary War. He was granted one hundred sixty acres of land on Warrant No. 20923, under the Act of March 3, 1855.
In order to obtain information in regard to the location of the land cited above, you should address The Commissioner of the General Land Office, Interior Department, this city, and furnish that official with the number of the warrant, the acreage and the act under which said warrant was issued.
John King died November 2, 1855, at Dresden, Washington County, New York.
The soldier married Sarah Hawkins. The date of their marriage, date and place of her birth and names of her parents are not shown. Sarah Hawkins King died in March, 1830, at Fort Edward, New York, and the soldier married June 26, 1831, at Argyle, Washington County, New York, Sarah Bovee. The date and place of her birth and names of her parents are not stated.
Soldier's widow, Sarah Bovee King, was allowed pension on her application executed March 24, 1856, at which time she was aged fifty-six years and resided in Thurman, New York.
In 1834, soldier stated that he had had thirteen children, eleven of whom were then living, but he gave no names.

2001 01 In 1856, Roxanna F. King, daughter of John King, and his wife, Sarah Bovee King, made affidavit in Warren County, New York, in support of her mother's claim for pension. She did not give her age and no names of any other children of this marriage are designated.
In 1823, Zebulon King lived in Arlington, Bennington County, Vermont, and in same year one Enoch King was a resident of Shaftsbury, Bennington County, Vermont. In 1855, Haden and Minerva R. King witnessed the signature of John King, and in 1856, one James King made affidavit in Warren County, New York. No relationship of any of the above named persons with surname King to the soldier, John King, was stated.
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John King B.L.Wt.#46206-180-55
The date and place of birth and the names of the parents of John King are not shown.
John King enlisted and served from September 17, 1812 to November 30, 1812, as a private in Captain B. Straite's Company, Colonel Martindale's Regiment, Vermont Militia. It was stated that the com- pany in which he enlisted was known as "the Arlington Company of Bennington and Manchester, Vermont."
John King died January 1, 1850, in Hancock County, Illinois.
The soldier married December 11, 1814, at Shaftsbury, Vermont, Annie Sturdivant. The date and place of her birth and names of her parents are not shown.
April 21, 1855, Annie King, then aged sixty years and a resident of Hancock County, Illinois, applied for the bounty land which was due on account of the services of her husband, John King, in the War of 1812. She was granted one hundred sixty acres of land on Warrant No.46206, under the Act of March 3, 1855.
In order to obtain information in regard to the location of the land cited above, you should address The Commissioner of the

General Land Office, Interior Department, this city, and furnish that official with the number of the warrant, the acreage and the act under which said warrant was issued.
There are no data as to children of John and Annie Sturdivant King.
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Very truly yours
A. D. MILLER Executive Assistant to the Administrator.

June 27, 1908.
Miss Helen L. King,
# 1705 Linwood Boulevard,
Kansas City, Mo.
Madam:
In reply to your undated letter received the 25 th instant, you are advised that from the papers in the pension claim W. File No. 12,081, it appears that John King enlisted at Ashfield, Massachusetts, in March 1782, and served as a Piper and Drummer in Captain John Mills' company, Colonel John Vose's First Massachusetts regiment, until November 18, 1783. He was not in any general battle, but "several skirmishes" not specified.
He was allowed pension on an application executed April 15, 1818 at which time he was a resident of Tioga, Tioga County, New York, and fifty three years of age.
He married Sarah Hawkins and had thirteen children of whom eleven were alive in 1834, their names are not mentioned. Sarah (Hawkins) King died at Fort Edward New York, in March 1830 and soldier married at Argyle, New York, June 26, 1831, Sarah Bovee.
He died at Dresden, Washington County, New York, November 2, 1855, and she was allowed pension on an application executed March 24, 1856 at which time she was fifty six years of age and a resident of Thurman, Warren County, New York. In 1856, daughter Roxanna King (age not stated) testified in the case. No further family data.
A careful search of the Revolutionary War pension records fails to afford any information in regard to Layton Cunningham.
Very respectfully,

In reply to your request of _____, received _____ for a statement of the military history of John King , a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pen- sion on file in this Bureau.
ms file 17,021
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     March 82 Nov 18, 1783 Infantry Mass. (Apr. 16, 1779) John Mills Joseph Vose (Jan. 77.) Mass.  
Carried over from other side of Mass. book p. 111
Battles engaged in, as general battles - skirmish - Residence of soldier at enlistment, Eul. at Ashfield, Mass. Date of application for pension, Apr. 15, 1818. Residence at date of application, Tioga, Tioga Co. N.Y. Age at date of application, 53  he died Dresden, Waldo Co. Me. Nov. 7, 1855. Remarks: Sol. mar. Sarah Hawkins who d. Ft. Edward, N.Y. Mch. 1830. her m. at Argyle, N.Y. June 18, 1831 Sarah Bovee. Mrs. appl. Mch. 24, 1856 at 56 res. Thurman, Warren Co., N.Y. daughter of whom was living in 1854 at no known date. 1856 dau Roxanna King
Very respectfully,

O. W. & N. Div. F. S. M. E. C.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, BUREAU OF PENSIONS,
WASHINGTON, D. C., June 22, 1894.
Sir:-
Replying to your request for the Revolutionary history of Capt. John King, whose widow is stated to have received a pension, you are advised that a careful search has been made and it does not appear that the widow of any Revolutionary officer of this name has ever received a pension.
A record has been found of one John King who was a private in the Massachusetts troops. In 1824 he was living in Saratoga County, New York, where he died in the year 1855. His widow, Sarah, was pensioned.
If it is thought that this person is identical in any way with the one of your inquiry a statement of his services will be furnished you.
Very respectfully,
A handwritten signature in cursive, reading "D. D. Murphy".
Acting Commissioner.
H. K. Bradford, Esq., Mystic, Conn.

Department of the Interior, BUREAU OF PENSIONS,
Washington, D. C., _____, 189__
In reply to your request for a statement of the military history of John Mills , a soldier of the Revolutionary War, you will please find below the desired information as contained in his application for pension on file in this Bureau.
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     Apr 1782 1 yr 7 mo. Private John Mills Jose Mass  
Battles engaged in, None. Residence of soldier at enlistment Great Barrington Berkshire Mass. Date of application for pension, April 15, 1818. Residence at date of application, Vioga Vt. Age at date of application, 53.
Remarks: After the war lived in Berkshire and Williamstown Mass. for about 20 years, moved then to Burlington Vt where he
Respectfully,  H. K. Bradford  Myrtle  Cooper
Commissioner.

lived about 7 years and then moved to the State of New York. In 1824 he was living in Northumberland, Saratoga County New York.
He first married Sarah Hawkins who died in March 1830. On June 26, 1831, he married Sarah Boose. He died Nov 2 1855.

EVA LOUISE MOFFATT, B. A.
SPECIALTIES:
NEW ENGLAND MIGRATIONS TO N. Y. STATE UNITED EMPIRE LOYALISTS
GENEALOGICAL RESEARCH AND ABSTRACTING
67 BRIGHTON AVENUE BOSTON, MASS.
Sep. 18, 1939,
MEMBER:
NEW ENGLAND HISTORIC GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY
The Dept. of the Interior, Bureau of Pensions, Revolutionary War Section, Washington, D.C.
Dear Sirs;
May I have the pension record of;--
N.Y.
(1) John King, pensioned in 1818 from Saratoga Co./for Massachusetts service,
(2) John King on the pension roll of 1840 in Washington Co., N.Y.
Thanking you, I am
Yours very truly,
(Miss) Eva L. Moffatt
ack'd done

THE GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY OF UTAH
JOSEPH F. SMITH MEMORIAL BUILDING
80 NORTH MAIN STREET
SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH
August 26, 1939
Veterans Administration Washington, D. C.
Gentlemen:
Will you kindly send us the pension record of John King , who enlisted 1782 from Ashfield, Mass., as fifer and drummer in Capt. John Mills' Company, Col. John Vose's First Massachusetts Regiment. We understand that in 1818 he was living in Tioga, New York, and was drawing a pension.
We thank you for this service.
Sincerely,
GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY OF UTAH Research Department
L. Garrett Myers, Supt.
FWH-M/S
A handwritten signature in cursive, reading "L. Garrett Myers", written in dark ink over the typed name.

THIS CARD IS FOR ADDRESS
Veterans Administration, Washington, Dist. of Columbia.
c/o BA-J/EEL, or Mr. A. D. Hiller,

Sept. 22, 1936
Gentlemen:
Yours of the 17th. refering to the two John Kings, received, and I wish to thank you very much. It should provide a lot of clews for further research in going backward on their family lines: as well as furnish us with an authenticated source.
The children of the 1st. John King and Sarah Hawkins were Molly, Mary, Hulda, Nabby, Lucy, a son, James, Baldwin, Elizer and John Jr.
The children of the 2nd. John King "Jr.", were: Joel Baldwin, William, Myranda, James, Lydia, John Caleb, and Nathan. If you desire more particulars for your records, I will be glad to furnish them.
I am very glad to get the locations of residences of both families, as that is a great aid in tracing information about them.
Yours truly, Geo. P. Green 719 Rialto John King " " B & H 46206

719 Rialto Bldg.
Aug. 1, 1936
Recd 1812
Mr. A. D. Hiller, Ex. Asst. to Admnr. Veterans Administration, Pension Bureau, Washington, D. C.
Dear Sir:
In trying to straighten out our line of JOHN KING, whose data, that we have follows, was pensioned by your office in 1818 for Tiogo County, N.Y., I again feel the necessity of writing to your office for any aid you can give to me. His lineage and our descent is given in D.A.R.Lineage #71,857, Vol.72, p.303; and in "Mass. Soldiers & Sailors in the War of the Revolution", Vol. IX, p.259, is "KING, JOHN Jr., Receipt dated Springfield, July 7, 1782, for bounty paid said King by Capt. William Flower, Chairman for Class No. I of the town of Ashfield, to serve in the Continental Army for the term of three years". The information I desire is his parentage, if you can give it.
1. JOHN KING, "Sr.", b.
d.
m.
(Any references:
2. JOHN KING, "Jr.", b. 1765, in Bennington County, Vermont.
d. 1855, Dresden, N.Y.
m. (c1789) Sarah HAWKINS, b. 1703 @ Old Derby, Conn.
d. 1830 in N.Y.
dau. of SAMUEL & Grace (SMITH) HAWKINS.
issue: JOHN, Molly, Mary, Huldah, Nabby,
10. Lucy, a son, James, Baldwin, & Elizer.
3. JOHN KING III: b. 1790, at Arlington, Vt; d. Mar. 1850, Attica, N.Y.
m. 1814, Anna STURTEVANT, b. 1797,
d. 1857, "
dau. of & STURTEVANT.
issue: Joel, who lm. Caroline Porter, JOHN CALEB, b. 1831; m. 1852, Eliza Heald WALLACE.
Myranda, 1824, m. Washington R. Wallace,
Sarah, m. ----- Stanton,
William K. 1821, m.
James,
Lydia,
Nathan,
(not given in order)
Any aid you can render would be greatly appreciated, for any of the data missing in the above. The "John Kings" of Mass. during the Revolution seem to be 50 in number, so without more information it seems hopeless to me.
Enclosed is a self-addressed envelope for your reply. OK
Very respectfully yours,
George Fuller Green 719 Rialto Bldg., Kansas City, Mo.
95
209-160-55 P.S. - find book 46694-160-55 + 34946-160-55
msk 2334-40-12 msk 2823-720-12 msk 145-14-10

Bureau of Pensions -
Enclosed please find data you ask for. Kindly send copy of John King's pension certificate as soon as possible to
Mrs. H. J. Wichman Garden Place, E. W. H. Cincinnati, Ohio.

Ex. CWJ  Div. Rev. War Sec.
Department of the Interior, BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
WASHINGTON, D. C., Apr. 14, 1923.
The attached letter is respectfully returned with the information that the data furnished is not sufficient to enable this Bureau to make intelligent answer to the queries therein contained.
Please fill out such of the blank spaces below as the information in your possession will permit, and return to this Bureau. Pension claim
1st name H. Files #12021 No. of claim,  of widow
Name of soldier. John King 1st wife Sarah Hawkins 2nd " Sarah Dove
P. O. address of claimant,  soldier at enlistment & after service
Company  Di'ga New York after
Regiment  Service
State where enlisted. Ashfield Mass. 1782
birth Date of enlistment 1765-
death Date of discharge Nov. 2, 1855-
If unable to furnish company and regiment give names of commanding officers.
Capt. John Mills' Company Col. John Vose's 1st Mass. Regiment
Return attached letter with reply.
H. M. Vandervoort Acting Commissioner.

Through Week 595.
Record Division.
Department of the Interior,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS,
June 26 , 1908
Searched by L. D. L.
Original No. _____
Certificate No. _____
Claimant, _____
Soldier, John King
Service, N. or Mass.
Rev. War
Married Hawkins on John born July 30, 1790
Remarks: No claim as above
except Invd. #10948
Wid. #12021

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For advice through
To Chf Action JUN 25 1908
m
Mr. M. C. Warner
Dear Sir
The Eliz- abeth Benton chapter of the Daughters of the Revo- lution are helping me to establish my right to join their society and Mrs. Meriwether, the regent, suggested that I should write to you for infor-
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8064 26 N.Y. mation. I can trace my ancestry back to one John King, who is thought to have fought in the Revolution. He probably enlisted from Vermont or Massachusetts. His wife was Miss Hawkins, but I haven't any dates of birth, marriage or death. His son, the 2nd John King , was born in Arlington, Vermont on Jan. 30 th , 1790, and

fought in the War of 1812, as a private, I think. He mar- ried Anna Sturtevant.
I also would like informa- tion concerning Sayton Cun- ningham , son of Thomas Cun- ningham & Lucy Hutchinson. He lived in Connecticut , I think, at the time of the Revo- lution, although I know of their living in Milford, Otse- go, Co., New York & also in Erie Co. on the "Holland Purchase". He married Phebe Way.
I enclose a stamp for a reply & will be very much obliged for anything you can tell me concerning these men.
Thanking you in advance, I am, Kansas City, Mo. Sincerely yours, 1705 Linwood Blvd. Helen L. King.

not W
Mystic Conn.
May 28, 1894.
Commissioner of Pensions
Can you give me any information as to the services rendered during the Revolutionary War by my grandfather Capt. John King of Raynham Mass. I know he was fully equipped in company at his own expense and was at Brattle's Hill. I want to know where his widow Sally King received a pension.
Yours H. K. Bradford.

Mystic Conn.
Sept. 11. 1894
Commission of Parsons
Please make record of said John King.
I think he is the one referred to.
Affectionately W. H. H. Bradford.

Mystic, Ct.
Feb. 12. 1894.
Commissioner of Pensions.
Washington. D. C.
Can you give me the names of any of the battles of the Revolution in which Capt. John King See John King, his son, of Raynham Mass. was engaged, or any thing regarding his service.
Also of Col. George Williams of Taunton Mass.
And is there not among the Revolutionary pensioners an — Alden — from either Bridgewater or Middleboro Mass.

Is a Dean from Farmton or Raynham Mass.?
Respectfully.
H. K. Bradford.

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
160 ACRES
160 ACRES
Bounty Department
of the Interior
OFFICE - COMMISSIONER - PENSIONS
It is hereby Certified that under the Act of March 3 rd 1855, entitled, "An Act in addition to certain Acts granting Bounty Land to certain Officers and Soldiers who have been engaged in the Military Service of the United States."
John King
Private
Revolutionary War
is entitled to have ONE HUNDRED AND SIXTY ACRES , at any Land Office of the United States, in one body, and in conformity to the legal divisions of the public lands, upon any of the public lands subject to sale at either the minimum or lower graduated prices.
Given under my hand and the seal of my Department, this 9 th day of January 1856. No. 13731
Com'n cred. Appr 3/15/56 See No. 922 for 160 acres
Note. You can locate this Certificate at any of the United States land offices, or it will be located for you by the General Land Office on the return of it with your request to that effect endorsed thereon, specifying the State and Land District in which you wish the location made. If you locate it, fill up and sign the following application.
To the Register of the Land Office at _____ I locate this Certificate in the _____ quarter of section _____ in Township _____ of Range _____ Attest _____ Register.

State of New York
Warren County ss John King of Alton in the County and State aforesaid aged Eighty four years after being duly sworn before the undersigned a justice of the peace in and for the said County doth on his oath depose and say that he is the identical person named in an original certificate in his application of which I certify the following is a true copy.
War Department
Revolutionary Pension
I certify that in conformity with the laws of the United States of the 18 th of March 1818 May 1 st 1820 & March 1 st 1823 John King late a private in the Army of the Revolution is described on the Pension list roll of the New York Agency at the rate of Eight dollars per month to commence on the eleventh day of October one thousand eight hundred and twenty four. Given at the War Office of the United States this 14 th day of December one thousand eight hundred and twenty four.
J. C. Calhoun
J. S.
Secretary of War
And this deponent further on his oath doth depose and say that he is the identical person named in and who made subscribed and in due form of law sworn to the annexed original application or declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the law of Congress of the 18 th of March 1818 granting pension to certain surviving soldiers of the Revolutionary War for service as a private Fife & Drummer in the army of the Revolution. That the said declaration was drawn up by William Platt Esq. an attorney at Oswego, Seneca County and made before Mark Gonderick Esq. one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Seneca & State of New York on the fifteenth day of April 1818 and that immediately before or after the said Judge had signed the certificate of satisfactory proof of the said John King in the army & it was remarked either by the said William Platt or the said Judge that the certificate did not contain a statement in relation to the pecuniary

Circumstances of the said John King & that without it the whole proceeding would be null and that the said William Platt did in the presence of the deponent & the said Judge write something in addition to what had before been written to the effect that this deponent was in circumstances requiring aid from the government which was read in the hearing of this deponent and the said Judge and approved by said Judge and that said Judge then remarked that all of the requirements of the law had been complied with and that soon thereafter the said declaration and certificate were forwarded to the War Department for the purpose of procuring a pension for this deponent but that after waiting some time for a return of the papers & none being received the deponent then being in very indigent circumstances removed from Ohio his then place of residence to Northumberland in Berks County Pa among his children for the purpose of receiving some assistance from them. That soon thereafter in the year 1824 this deponent made another application for a pension in consideration of the same services in the Army of the Revolution as set forth in the declaration made before Judge Goudy at Ohio on the 15 th of April 1818 and that in December following he received the Pension Certificate dated Dec r 14 th 1824 a copy of which is herewith and that by virtue of which this deponent received on the 4 th day of March 1825 his first payment of eight dollars per month from the 11 th day of Oct r 1824 since that time he has regularly drawn his said Pension of eight dollars per month. And this deponent further says that in the year 1846 he was informed and believes truly that he was entitled to receive by virtue of the law of 1828 arrears of pension from the passage of the law to the 11 th day of October 1824 the time when he began to draw a pension inasmuch as he complied with that law of 1818 the application being made in good faith and as he believes the failure of the said

to notice the interlineation in the certificate ought not to be a bar to his receiving a pension at that time no part of the proof being wanting on this point except such notice by the said George of such interlineation. This deponent further says that after being informed that he was entitled to various means of pension from 1818 to October 1824 he employed George Richardson Esq. of Warren County to obtain said back pension who wrote to William Hall Esq. at Orange Sierra County for the old application which was forwarded by Mail to the War Dept and that it appeared by endorsement on the same that the application was rejected for reasons named in said endorsement which was the first this deponent was aware of the grounds of the rejection. That this deponent being very poor & having no funds to defray expenses employed Simon Henson to pursue his means of pension and that from some cause the business has been delayed until now and this deponent has laid out of what he believes to be honestly and justly his due being what he would have received if the said application had not been rejected. and the deponent further says that at the time he made his said first application for a pension in 1828 he was in very indigent circumstances and under opposition from his country for his support and was obliged to apply to his children for assistance and further that he is now eighty four years of age and is still in indigent circumstances and really needs assistance from the government for the support of his family of small children by a second marriage and has no means of support except the pension he now receives and this deponent further says that that the facts set forth in his said declaration before George Townsend in 1818

are each and every of them true. That he the said John King now resides in Athol Warren County NY and has resided there for the space of three years past past and that previous thereto he resi- ded at Sandy Hill Washington County NY and that this declaration is made for the purpose of obtaining his means of subsistence from the 4th of March 1818 to the 11th of October 1824 of the trust of which statement I am fully satisfied. Subscribed and sworn This 18th day of August 1829
John King
Elisha P. Doolittle justice of the peace

State of New York
Tioga County ss. William Platt of Owego in said County being duly sworn before the undersigned a Justice of the Peace in & for said County doth depose & say that he drew up the annexed application or declaration of John King in order to obtain a Pension under the Act of Congress passed in 1818 on account of services rendered as a Soldier in the Army of the Revolution & that said declaration was sworn to in due form of law before Noah Goodrich Esq. one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in & for the County of Tioga aforesaid on the 15 th day of April 1818 and that before or after the said Judge had signed the certificate of satisfactory proof of the service of the said John King in the Army & it was discovered that said certificate which had been drawn by this deponent contained no statement in relation to the pecuniary circumstances of said John King & which fact it was known ought to be contained therein this deponent with the consent & approbation of said Judge interlined at the bottom of said certificate the words "and I do certify that from due proof I am satisfied that the said John King from reduced circumstances needs the assistance of his country for support" which said interlineation was then & there made part & parcel of the said certificate by & with the consent of the said Judge with the intention that it should be taken & received as part & parcel thereof & have the same validity and effect as if it had been originally incorporated therein but whether such interlineation was actually made before or after the said Judge had affirmed his name thereto this deponent cannot at this distance of time distinctly recollect. And this deponent further says that very soon thereafter he forwarded said application to the War Department & the papers after some time were returned to him rejected as appears by an endorsement thereon for want of "further evidence also the Judges certificate of indigent circumstances as the interlineation within cannot be admitted". This deponent further says that he thinks the said John King removed from the place soon after as this deponent retained the said papers & nothing further was done in the premises.
must contain a statement in relation to the pecuniary

to this deponent knowledge until two or three years since when he sent them by mail to the said John King or to some person acting as his agent in the eastern part of this state.
And this deponent further says that at the time of drafting & making the said declaration & certificate the said John King was in the opinion of this deponent in indigents circumstances & needed assistance from his country and that the said Noah Goodrich Judge as aforesaid was satisfied that such was the case or he would not have so certified at the time and that the said Judge has departed this life since he signed the said papers in relation to the Pension for said John King as above set forth.
Subscribed & sworn this 14th day of July 1849 before me
William Platt
James Cameron. Justice of the Peace
State of New York Tioga County Clerk's Office
I Moses Stevens clerk of the county court of the county and State aforesaid, do hereby certify that James Cameron Esq. before whom the foregoing declaration was made, was when the same bears date a Justice of the Peace of said County duly commissioned and sworn and that his signature above subscribed is genuine.
Witness my hand and seal of office this 14th day of July 1849
Moses Stevens Clerk

State of New York Warren County We John L. Gilpin William Cameron David Aldrich Neighbors & and acquaintances John King being duly sworn before Elisha Pendall a Justice of the Peace in & for said County to on their oaths do depose & say that they are acquainted with John King a re- lutionary pensioner of the United States and Now an applicant for an award of pension and that said John King is very poor and in need of further assistance from the government for his support Subscribed and sworn to the 20 th day of August 1849 and I certify that each of said deponents out breadth & substance William Cameron D. Aldrich John L. Gilpin Elisha Pendall Justice of the Peace

State of Vermont
I Joel Pratt Clerk of Bennington County Court do hereby certify that Abraham Gole & David Wallen are Justices of the peace in & for the County of Bennington acting under the authority of this State.
In testimony whereof I hereunto set my hand, & affix the seal of our County Court at Manchester this 11 th day of November A.D. 1823.
Joel Pratt Clerk

State of New-York Rensselaer County Clerk's Office
I certify that William Redding whose name appears to the within certificate, was on the day of the date of said certificate, a Justice of the Peace, of the Town of Napan, in and for the County of Rensselaer. —
In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the seal of said County this 3 rd day of November 1822. —
Ben. Smith Clerk

State of Vermont
I Joel Pratt Clerk of Bennington County Court do hereby certify that Abraham Cole & David Mattson are Justices of the peace in & for the County of Bennington acting under the authority of this State
In testimony whereof I hereunto set my hand & affix the seal of our County Court at Manchester this 11 th day of November A.D. 1823 -
Joel Pratt Clerk

State of Vermont Bennington County
I Zebulon King of Arlington being of lawful age being duly sworn before me testify and say that John King enlisted as a soldier in the United States army in the month of March and discharged in October 1818 for the term of three years and four months then Joseph Vose Administrator of the Massachusetts and I further certify that the above named John King is the same man and father of Zebulon King
State of Vermont } Bennington County }
Shatsbury 12th November 1823
Then Zebulon King of Arlington Arlington
in the County of Bennington personally appeared and after being carefully examined I duly cautioned made solemn oath that the foregoing deposition in him subscribed contains the whole truth & nothing but the truth
Before
David Matteson Justice of the Peace

State of Vermont } The Deposition of Bennington County } Enoch King
I Enoch King of Shaftsbury in the County of Bennington and State of Vermont of lawful age being duly sworn do depose testify and say that when King went into the service of the United States as a soldier under Colonel Joseph Vose of Massachusetts for the term of three years and enlisted in March 1782 and discharged in October 1783 and I further certify that this Enoch King is the same Man as the above named and further - I say Not Enoch King
State of Vermont ss. Shaftsbury 18 th November 1823 Bennington County } Then Enoch King of Shaftsbury in the County of Bennington personally appearing and after being lawfully examined and duly cautioned made solemn oath that the foregoing Deposition by him subscribed contains the whole truth and nothing but the truth
Before me Abraham Cote Justice of Peace

Franklin County Mass James A Cox being of Lawful age do hereby testify that in the year 1781 he the said Cox did enlist as a soldier for the term of three years that he joined Capt. J. Merrill Company in the first regiment of the Massachusetts Line commanded by Colonel Joseph Vose & continued in that regiment until the 28th day of November in the year 1783 and further saith that there was a young man by the name of John King that joined the Company some time in the year 1782 & remained in the Company till some time in the fall in the year 1783 and further saith that he the said Cox has no doubt but that this same John King is the very man & further saith not James A Cox
I certify that James Cox made oath before me this 17th day of Oct. 1823 to the above to the correct Statement William Redding

I Andrew Johnson of Northumberland in the County of Saratoga do certify that I have been acquainted with John King for some years past - and do believe him to be entirely destitute of property - and with great difficulty supports a numerous and sickly family of children - and further saith not
Sworn before me this 14 th day of November 1823
J. T. Van Duzee Commissioner
Andrew Johnson
Saratoga Dec 1823 Nathaniel McCallan being sworn in open Court doth depose & say that he is well acquainted with John King in the county of Fred

ing Affidavit mentioned that said thing is in very indigent circumstances & stands in need of the assistance of his country for support - That this De- ponent is his near neighbor and has examined the Invento- ry, & is bound to the annexed affidavit of said thing and verily believes that it contains a true account of the Estate with the full value of his property - That he is in this Deponent's opinion a man of truth & integrity & the statement herein contained is to the best of his knowledge true This Deponent has no interest in said thing to be placed on the Pension Roll -
I was in open Court this 28th January 1824
Nathan McCallen
Anson Brown Deputy Clerk of Court

State of New York, County of Warren ss. On this twelfth day of May in the year one thousand eight hundred and fifty six personally appeared in open Court before the Warren County Court being a Court of record now sitting in the Village of Glens Falls in the County of Warren aforesaid, Sarah King, who being first duly sworn according to law doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed February 3 1833 and also to obtain the balance of pension money due to John King deceased late a pensioner of the United States; That she is a resident of the town of Thurman County of Warren aforesaid; That she is fifty six years old; That she is now the widow of John King deceased late of the said town of Thurman; That the said John King is the identical person who served as a private in the Revolutionary war in the Company Commanded by John Abell Captain in the Regiment Commanded by Joseph Vose Colonel. That the said John King is the identical person who was a pensioner under the acts of Congress of March 18, 1818, May 1, 1820 and March 1, 1823 at the rate of eight dollars per month. She further declares that she was married to the said John King on the twenty sixth day of June eighteen hundred and thirty one in the town of Argyle County of Washington in said State by one Elder Swain a Baptist Clergyman; that she does not know of any person living and whose testimony could be obtained, who was present at the said marriage; that if any such person is now living she does not know of their place of residence; that she has no record of said marriage and knows of no such record either public or private: She further declares that the said John King deceased her late husband died at the town of Dresden, County of Washington aforesaid where he was temporarily staying at the time of his death, on the second day of November in the year Eighteen hundred and fifty five and that she has remained a widow ever since that period as will more fully appear by reference to the proof hereto annexed. She further declares the said

John King deceased her late husband had a wife before his marriage aforesaid to this declarant whose name was Sarah Hawkins before her marriage to the said John King: that the said first wife of the said John King deceased died in the town of Fort Edward County of Washington aforsaid in the month of March A.D. 1830: she further declares that her name was Sarah Bouse before her marriage to the said John King as aforesaid:
Sworn to and Subscribed in open Court on the day and year first above written, before Orange Ferriss War. Co. Judge                      Sarah King
State of New York County of Warren ss: On this twelfth day of May in the year one thousand eight hundred and fifty six personally appeared in open Court before the Warren County Court being a Court of record now sitting in the Village of Glens Falls County of Warren aforesaid. James King and Joel Streater who being first sworn according to law each for himself doth depose and say that he is well acquainted with Sarah King who made and subscribed the foregoing application; that he has known the said Sarah King and lived in the same neighborhood where she lived for the term of eight years last past; that he was well acquainted with John King deceased late of the town of Thurman who was the identical person who was a pensioner of the United States and is now dead and to whom a certificate of pension was issued under the acts of Congress of March 18, 1818, May 1, 1820, and March 1, 1823 at the rate of eight dollars per month; that the said John King and the said Sarah King for the said term of eight years last past have lived together as husband and wife and have always been reputed to be husband and wife: that the said John King died at the town of Dresden County of Washington in said State on the second day of November A.D. 1855; that the said Sarah King is now living as a widow and has so lived ever since the death of her husband aforesaid - And the said James King for himself says that

he has been well acquainted with the said John King and Sarah King ever since the month of June 1831; that he saw them about one week after their reputed marriage in the town of Northumberland County of Saratoga in said state and about that time he saw Elder Swain named in said declaration who told this deponent that he had married the said John King and Sarah King and that ever since the month of June 1831 aforesaid the said John King and Sarah King have been reputed to be husband and wife up to the time of the death of the said John King and have lived together as husband and wife; that the said John King had a wife before his marriage to the said Sarah King; that the said first wife of the said John King died at the town of Port Edward Washington County in the month of March 1830.
Sworn to and subscribed in open Court on the day and year first above written, before
Orange Ferriss War. Co. Judge
Joel Steeter James Kinley
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter that Sarah King the above named applicant was married to the said John King on the twenty sixth day of June 1831 and that the said John King died on the second day of November 1855 and that the said Sarah King is the widow of the said John King him surviving and is now a widow and that the said John King is the identical person who was a pensioner as stated in said application and that the said Sarah King, James King and Joel Steeter are credible persons and that their statements are entitled to credit.
Orange Ferriss Warren Co. Judge
I Thomas Archibald Clerk of the Warren County Court
do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Sarah
King for a pension. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this twenty day of May eighteen hundred and fifty six
Thomas Archibald Clerk

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Memorandum of Mr. [?] Feb 5, Free 10
J. L. Edwards Esq R.
Ino King NY. 11 1878.
Com of pensions Washington D.C.
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Ino Wile

Warrensburgh N. Y. 2 o Feby 1847
Dear Sir
Mr John King a pensioner under the act of Congress 18 Mch. 1818 and a subsequent act, restricting pay to the time when proof was perfected, has drawn a pension from 1825— he says he applied for a pension a few months after the passage of act 18 Mch 1818 and made out sufficient proof to obtain a pension at that time— he very soon afterwards removed from his then place of residence and has never had learned whether a certificate was forwarded to the individual whom he employed to attend to the business— he resided in 1818 in Oswego in this State— the object of this letter is to inquire whether his name was not entered on the pension list in 1818 and an answer to that inquiry is requested
Respectfully &c
Geo. Richards

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5 Mes Aug

Sarah King Widow of John Warrenburg NY
adm. 3 Feby 1833 $95 a year from 2 Nov 1833 when he dw.
bequeath Geo Richards Esq Warrensburgh NY

Humble Thomas Ewing Sunday 11th Eastern.
Sec. Sec. Evidence on the papers of John King a Newcomer of the U.S.
By the papers it will be discovered that King made application to the War Dept. about the April 1818 for a pension under the act of 1818 & that he did all that the act required him to do to obtain the pension & all that he was wrong was in the judge neglecting to notice the interlineation in the government house making by paying the amount asked for & only paying an honor debt. King but for his poverty in 1818 obliging him to remove from Niagara would no doubt have followed up the application & received this pension from March 4 th 1818 but being made subject of immediate relief came to the part of the state & remained without the pension until Oct 1824. Consequently the government did not pay what the act intended to be paid & the amount is still due.
The old man is poor & the claims of humanity require aid from the country & the amount claimed would smooth the latter of the life of a distant grave should further evidence be wanting but now I am of all possible I have obtained it.
I am very respectfully Yours &c.
Luzerne Warren Co NY August 24 th 1849
William Wells