Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 32367, for Robert Kidd, Virginia

SERVICE.
NUMBER _____
Nidd, Robert
S 32 367
CONTENTS

Illinois 29.968
Robert Kidd
Monroe Co, in the State of Illinois was a private in the Company commanded Captain Williams of the regt Col. Montgomery in the Virginia State for one year,
1883 Oct history to L. C. Drufer
Enrolled on the Roll of Illinois the rate of $40 Dollars — Cents per annum commence on the 4th day of March, 1834.
Certificate of Pension issued the 27 day of June 1835 — and sent to Bank Converse, Waterloo, Ill.
Entitled to the 4th of March 1835 $160. sim-ant. allowance ending 24 Sep '35 20
$180. —
{ Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832. $50
Recorded by Wm. H. H. Miller Clerk Book E 2 Vol. 8 Page 125

33. 123
Robert Kidd Illinois.
for 1778 p 1 yr $40.
on Roll
can only allow for one yr
Daniel Conway Cler Waterloo. Illin

Declaration
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7 th June
1832 State of Illinois } X County of Monroe } On this seventeenth day of April in the year Eighteen hundred and thirty five personally appeared in open Court of County Commissioners Court of the County aforesaid Robert Kidd of Mitchell Township in the County of Monroe and State of Illinois aged seventy five years who being first duly sworn according to Law— doth on his Oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provisions made by the Act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832. — That he Enlisted as a musketeer in the Army of the United States in the year 1778 — on the 10 th day of May with Captain John Williams and served in the Col o George Rogers Clark's Regiment of the Virginia line under the following named Officers: — Col o Clark was promoted to the Office of Brigadier General and John Mont- gomery and succeeded him in the Command of the Regiment. and Captain Isaac Boardman or Bowman was promoted to a Major — in which Office he died and Captain John Williams suc- ceeded him — Richard Brashears was first Lieutenant and promoted to a Captain — I do not recollect who was his successor William Montgomery was our Ensign. I enlisted for One Year and remained in service from the 10 th May 1778 until some time in the Month of March 1780 — (but did not enlist the second time but remained in the Army and did the same duty as he would have done had he re-enlisted being so situated that he could not go to his place of residence with safety) — I enlisted at the Falls of Ohio where I remained at that time with Capt n William Harrod — I joined the then with the Company to Fort Massac or near there and from there marched to Kaskaskia — and Fort Rosebluff — surrendered the place without any fighting — In the

spring of the year 1779. we marched from Kaskaskia to Fort Vincennes. where was a British fort with one Brass Cannon and some Iron Guns. which we attacked and which was surrendered to us - with 1500 stands of Arms some Barrels of Gun flints. & some Ammunition - with - 110 prisoners - who we took to the falls of Ohio and surrendered them to Captain Thomas and Captain Harrod, who were Militia Officers and returned to Kaskaskia where we remained some time during the warm weather - and the latter part of summer we were marched to the Iron Banks on the Ohio - where we skir- skirmished with a party of Chickasaw Indians supposed to be 300 in Number under a Captain Colbert - who was so wounded that he died and - the Indians then dispersed - we returned to Kaskaskia and remained untill the latter part of January 1780. - when I received from Col. Montgomery an Honorable discharge. which is now lost.
... He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or an Annuity except the present and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency in any State. Given to and subscribed the { his Robert his Kidd day and year aforesaid } marks.
In the same day Came Ebenezer Bourn and after being duly sworn According to Law. deposith and says that himself was a private in the same Company with Robert Kidd who has subscribed the above declaration. from the latter part of June 1778. untill he was discharged - and knows him to be the Identical person who served with him and knows the above declaration to be true.
{ his Ebenezer his Bourn marks
And the said Court do hereby declare their Opinion that the above

named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier and served as he states
Thomas M c Roberts
Enwys. P. Rogers
} County Commissioners
Daniel Converse clerk of the Court of County Commissioners of the County of Monroe State of Illinois. do hereby certify that the foregoing. containing the Original proceedings of the said court in the matter of the Application of Robert Kidd for a Pension.
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hands and seal of Office this 17 th day of April in the year Eighteen hundred and thirty five.
Daniel Converse
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