Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 14985, for William Kent, Massachusetts

SERVICE
Mashed
Kent William Hannah
NUMBER _____
W. 14985
CONTENTS

74.67
Massachusetts -
Hannah Kent, widow of William Kent, who was a private, in the Massachusetts line. Mass.
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 28 Dollars -
Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1843.
Certificate of Pension issued the 13 day of Dec: 1845. and sent to A. Bapst, Taunton, Mass.
[Act of March 3, 1843.]
17 June, 1844
Recorded in Book 4 Vol. 2 Page 32 .
Reps 15

State of Massachusetts Bristol County } ss
On this 4 th day of November A D 1845 personally appeared before Oliver Prescott Esquire Judge of the probate within and for the said County of Bristol at a court held at Taunton in said County. Hannah Kent a resident of Attleborough in said County of Bristol aged 80 years Who being first duly sworn according to law doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress passed on the 7 th July 1835 the act of March 3 rd 1843 - and the act of June 17 th 1844
That She is the widow of William Kent who was a private in Army of the Revolution that he served in six different campaigns as She verily believes and as appears by the certificate of the Secretary hereunto annexed that her said husband was native of Rehoboth in said County of Bristol and was a citizen of that Town when the service was performed That She was not married to him before the close of his said Services but was married before the year 1794 to wit on the 14 th day of December 1788 as will be further proved by the certificate of the Town Clerk of the Town of Cumberland in the State of Rhode Island That the said William Kent died on the 6 th day of February 1822
That She has not intermarried but continues the widow of the said William Kent as will more fully appear by reference to the proof herewith annexed Datt Joseph H. Hughes affidavit
Hannah her Kent Bryss
Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year first above written Before Oliver Prescott J.P.

Commonwealth of Massachusetts Bristol County ss. I Richard Bassett Register of the Court of Probate in for said County do hereby certify that Oliver Prescott whose signature is affixed to the foregoing certificate was at the date thereof and still is Judge of said Court of Probate —
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & the seal of said Court this fifth day of November eighteen hundred & forty five Richard Bassett
12322 Hannah West Mother of William Nov 13. 1845. Probate Act 7 July 1838 Maria 1788 died Aug 1822
Col. Col. Sepia

I hereby certify that William Kent residing in Cumberland in the County of Providence, Son of Mr Ezra Kent of Rehoboth and Hannah Brown of said Cumberland, daughter of Abial Brown Esquire, were lawfully joined together in Marriage in said Cumberland on the fourteenth day of December Anno Dom. Seventeen hundred and Eighty Eight.
By me the subscribers Jno V Dexter Just of Peace
Recorded December fourteenth A D 1788
Attest Jno. V Dexter Town Clerk
I hereby certify that the foregoing is a true copy of record, with the exception of the dates which are expressed on record in fair legible figures as follows, "14 th day of December, 1788"
Attest Lewis B Arnold Town Clerk of Cumberland Providence County, State of Rhode Island
I Lewis B Arnold above named do hereby certify that I hold the office of Town Clerk in and for said town of Cumberland in said County of Providence and State of Rhode Island, and that the above is a true extract from the records of said Town of Cumberland with the exceptions above named as certified by me Lewis B Arnold Town Clerk
Sworn to me subscribed this 24 th day of October A D 1845.
Before me
Bailey G. Borden
Justice of the Peace

State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations Providence s.c.
Clerks Office Supreme Court November 6 th A D 1845
I Walter Laine Jr Clerk of the Supreme Court of said State for the county of Providence do hereby certify that Bailey E Borden is a Justice of the Peace in and for the town of Cumberland in said county duly commissioned and qualified: and that the signature to his certificate on the opposite side of this sheet, purporting to be his is genuine In testimony whereof I hereunto set my hand and affix the Seal of said Court the day and year above written Walter Laine Jr Clerk H

Commonwealth of Massachusetts Bristol County } Is
I Joseph H. Hatch of Attleborough in said county of Bristol Physician, aged 50 years having been first duly engaged according to law, do testify and say that I was well acquainted with William and with his wife Hannah Kent the said William Kent died on the 6th day of  the month of February 1822 his widow Hannah Kent is still living and is a widow Now residing in said Attleborough. —
Joseph H. Hatch
Subscribed and sworn to by the said Joseph H. Hatch this 4th day of Nov r 1845
Before me
Noah Clappin Justice of the peace To certify that I am personally acquainted with the above named Joseph H. Hatch and that he sustains a good moral character as a creditable witness
Noah Clappin Justice of the peace

Commonwealth of Massachusetts -
Bristol ss. I James Spratt, Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for said County of Bristol, do hereby certify that Noah Bliss Esq., whose signature is affixed to the within certificate, is a Justice of the peace, and a for said County of Bristol, and duly qualified to administer oaths -
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of said Court, at Farmington, this tenth day of November, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty five. J. Spratt

J. L. Edwards Esq
Lowry Peninsular
Washington

Gauntun Nov. 10. 1865
Sir,
Herewith is the Application of Hannah Kent for a pension —
Any communication you may pleas to make relative thereto may be made to me —
Very Respectfully Your Obedt Servt A. Mansett
H. Edwards Esq Commisioner of Pensions Washington —

No 12322
Savannah Knit Wear of William Map act 7 July 1838
Adm d 8 mo 12 days /w $28 00 per am-
Adm d acts March 1843 and 17 June 1844 $28 00 per am-
A. Bassett Esq. Taunton Map

Rev
WIDOW, &c.
File No. 14985
Hannah Kent Widow of William Kent Pri Rev War
Act: Mar. 1. 81, s. 1, p. 114
Index:—Vol. a , Page 388
[Arrangement of 1870.]

9766.
Massachusetts.
Hannah Kent, widow of William Kent, who was a pensioner under the Act of and who died on the 6 February, 1822, of Bristol (7 in the State of Massachusetts: who was a private in the commanded by Captain _____ of the _____ commanded by _____ in the Massachusetts _____ line for 8 mos: 17 days
Inscribed on the Roll of Massachusetts - at the rate of 28 Dollars — Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1836.
Certificate of Pension issued the 13 th - day of Dec. 1845 - and sent to A. Bafett, Farmton, Mass: -
Total amount, $ 14 0 0 0.
[Act July 7, 1838.]
Recorded by W. H. H. Smith — Clerk, Book D Vol. 1 — Page 61 .

Application for a certificate of Revolutionary Services, made by the widow of the party who rendered the service.
wealth of The secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts is hereby requested to furnish evidence from the rolls in his office of the service of my husband William Kent, in the war of the Revolution, who deceased in the month of February A.D. 1822. He enlisted from the town of Seekonk or Rehoboth in the County of Bristol and state of Massachusetts and was gone one month, in what company or Regiment I cannot now recollect. I think he was in the service in several other instances but how long or with whom I am unable to remember. I should think in all his terms of service he must have been at least one year in the army. I required a careful examination of all the rolls of Companies from Seekonk & Rehoboth and the adjoining towns.
I am now eighty years old and my memory does not enable to state my husband's services more fully than above stated.
Witness my hand this tenth day of July A D 1845 Signed by Hannah Kent her in my presence Hannah K Kent mark
Eliza Duggett Justice of the Peace

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Secretary's Office, Boston;
October 7 1845.
I hereby Certify, That, from an examination of the Books and Documents, relating to Military Services in the War of the Revolution, which remain in this Department, it appears that the name of William Kent is borne upon a Muster-roll of Cap t Ichabod Wade's company in Col l George Williams's regiment at Swanton, from October 7. 1777. as a private 21 days, said roll was sworn to at Rehoboth, February 10. 1778. Upon a roll of Cap t Joseph Cole's company, in Col l John Jacobs's reg t as a private of Rehoboth, from June 20 1778, 6 months & 12 days. - Upon a Pay Abstract of Cap t Joseph Wilmarks's company, in Col l John Hathaway's reg t for service at Howland's Ferry, as a private from March 19. 1779. 25 days. - Upon a Pay roll of Cap t Joseph Bullock's company, in Col l Thomas Carpenter's reg t as a private from July 27 to 31. 1780. 5 days. - said roll was sworn to at Rehoboth, January 27 1781. Upon a Pay roll of Cap t Nathaniel Ide's company, in Col l Thomas Carpenter's reg t . that marched  21  6. 12  25  5  8. 03

8.03 From Rehoboth to Siverton as a private 9 From August 1 to 7, 1780 9 days including 2 days for travel, — and this certificate contains all the evidence of service, which can be identified as that of the individual named in the annexed application.
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And I further Certify, That, before search made for evidence of said facts, the application hereto annexed was filed in this Office, in the form in which the same now appears; that the search was made by myself and my clerks alone; and that said application, and the certificate above set forth, contain all the facts and circumstances within my knowledge, pertaining to the case.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto affixed the Seal of the Commonwealth, the date above written.
John E. Parsons, Secretary of the Commonwealth.