Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 1037, for Thomas Kingman, Massachusetts

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass New Jersey
Hingman, Thomas
S.1037
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Rev War
INVALID.
File No.
103 n
Thomas Linman
Br. N. J. Mtl.
Act:
June 7. 1852.
Index:—Vol.
a
Page 206
[Arrangement of 1870.]
Mass. M.P. Line. Records corrected July 7/98

22991 (New Jersey) 22.99
Thomas Klingman of Middlesex Co in the State of N. J. who was a private in the Company commanded by Captain Baderick of the Left commanded by _____ in the N. J. mili- tia for 20 mos.
Wills and N. J. Gen. Records corrected Inscribed on the Roll of New Jersey  July 17 1833 at the rate of 11 Dollars 66 Cents per annum, to commence on the 14th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 31 day of Dec r 1833 and sent to John T. Freelin and sent to 5.65
Arrears to the 14th of Sept 1833. - $161. 66 Semiant. allowance ending Feb 14 34 - 33. 33
$199. 99
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by W. L. Williams Clerk, Book 6 Vol. 3 Page 119

29.06.5 Thomas Kingman
187 West Main St
no mtyper Dr Crump
On Notes Rose '80 6 mo.
Accts 20 mo. per $66.66
133.33 33.33
Rev. J. Trevelyan
J. P. H. Woodworth Agent.

The declaration of Thomas Kingman of Middlesex county, New Jersey in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7. 1832 State of New Jersey
Middlesex county ss On this tenth eighteenth day of October in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred & thirty three personally appeared before the Judges of the Inferior Court of the county of Middlesex Thomas Kingman a resident of South Amboy in the county of Mid- dlesex New Jersey aged seventy five years who being first duly sworn on his oath saith in order to obtain the benefit of the act of June 7 th 1832.
He says that he was born in the county of Suffolk State of Massachusetts on the twentieth day of January in the year Seventeen hundred & fifty nine as appears by a record of his age in his family bible. That he resided then at the time he entered the service of the United States & resided there during & until the close of the war when he removed to Middlesex county New Jersey where he has resided ever since & still lives. He was enrolled in the militia of the State of Massachusetts in the year 1776 in a company commanded by Capt. Badcock and Shortly after his enrolment a requisition was made upon the militia of that county & he was among the number drafted for five months - this was in the year '76 shortly after the enemy left Boston - and he was attached to a company commanded by the said Captain William Badcock & Lieutenant Samuel Searle but does not recollect the names of his superior officers. He then was marched under those officers to Providence in Rhode Island to guard that section of the country subject as was that section of the State to the nightly depreda- tions of the enemy from the vessels lying not far from the shore. During the period of the five months he obtained furlough for sixty days, & does not know whether that time must be deducted or not - for the reason

of the five months he was in active service at Providence as aforesaid. He then returned home & after some twelve months in the year 1778 he enlisted in the six months service in the Massachusetts line of state troops - His enlistment was at Milton in his native county, & was marched with some other recruits making half a company under Lieut. Gulliver to Boston & joined another half company & the whole formed into a company under the command of Capt. Ward & Lieut. Gulliver & has now forgotten the names of the superior officers & was stationed at a place in the City called Fort Hill & then engaged guarding & they were thence removed to an Island in the harbor about three miles from the City and remained there three months & well recollects during the time of the arrival of several flags of truce from the enemy & on one occasion well remembers that he with some of his associates went down to the light house with the mother vessel carrying the flag of truce to see that no person was permitted to land or be received on board. They afterwards left the Island which was called Castle Williams, and returned to the City of Boston & remained there until the expiration of the six months from the period of his enlistment when he was discharged. He then returned home & in the year 1780 he enlisted in the Continental Army for six months at the same place as before to wit Milton in Suffolk County & was marched to the Connecticut river in the state of Connecticut after passing muster I was then attached to a large party of recruits under some continental Captain - whose name he does not now recollect - & then recollects drawing three days provisions & then being marched to West Point & assigned to a company commanded by Capt. Ward in the Second regiment of Continental troops of the Massachusetts line commanded by Col. Smith & in Genl. Glover's Brigade as was carried across the river to a place called Robinson's Farms. Shortly after this he recollects that a French General came among them & urged the formation of a Light Infantry

corps to lie some what nearer the enemy than the main army and this was accordingly done. The troops were paraded & the Frenchman selected a regiment for that purpose & the applicant was selected for that corps but he did not remain long in this corps but made application to be assigned to the regular army & was accordingly at the instance of Col. Joseph Vose attached to his regiment which was the first regiment I therein served his six months. He was marched to Peekskill & along the road well remember I even can forget that a little boy sat by the road side firing a patriotic toy gun as he passed by the column in Chief passed whom at- tention was thereby attracted & he gave the little boy a fine present to show to his father as the reward for the ardor & patriotism which had taught him. He was then marched to Nanytown & Steele Rappah & English Neck road & thence to Lappan at the period of the capture of the unfortunate yet misguided Andrè I was there during the trial of that officer & retain a distinct recollection of the circumstances. Andrè was confined in a Stone Church & participated in the intense feeling which at that period prevailed in the Army. His regiment was a part of the detachment that guarded him at the gallows - when was hung - the gallant Adjutant General of the British Army. He then went into Winter quarters at New York until the expiration of his term of service. He afterwards went to South Amboy in New Jersey where he performed some service in the Jersey militia but as he cannot recall the particulars will not be detailed to specify. He was received a written discharge from the service but has long since lost it. During all these periods he was actively engaged in the service of his country & was not engaged in any civil pursuit. His Massachusetts service he cannot necessarily prove for he has not been there since & so is equally unfortunate with

With respect to his Continental service but he affirms conscientiously that his services were performed fewer than he has set forth. He served his country long & he thinks faithfully & zealously & now in his advanced age asks some compensation from a happy & prosperous country for having perilous his all in at a time when the services of even an humble individual as himself were valuable to the freedom & liberty of that country. He begs leave to refer to James C. Gorth a clergyman & Stephen Hale Esquire the former the clergyman of his neighborhood the latter one of his neighbors to prove his character for truth & veracity & the belief of his services & if it were necessary he could write confidence to all his neighbors who know him.
He will only add that he deeply distinguishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of any Agency of any state.
I subscribe you to The day & year aforesaid
J. Wood
Middlesex County
We James C. Gorth a clergyman residing of Middlesex County New Jersey & Stephen Hale Esquire a resident in the said county both in the neighborhood in which Thomas Kingman the applicant for a pension named in the foregoing declaration who being duly sworn on their oaths respectively say that they are well acquainted with the said Stephen Thomas Kingman & have known him for a long time. That we believe him to be seventy five years of age that he has always been what we believe not only to have been a good faithful soldier of the Revolution but as other

an official friend to his country in the struggle for independence - that he has always sustained a high reputation for truth, veracity & integrity & that we think his statement in relation to his revolutionary services entitled to full credence & we cordially commend his case to the Department for its favorable consideration
The day & year aforesaid H. Ford. Judge
James C. Goble Stephen Hall
The undersigned Judges aforesaid of the county of Middlesex do hereby certify that they are fully satisfied after the investigation of the matter relative to the application of Thomas Ringman for a pension that he is a man of impeccable integrity that his statement may be entirely relied upon They further certify that James C. Goble is a clergyman resident in the vicinity of the said applicant & that Stephen Hall is one of the most reputable citizens of the same neighborhood that his statement is entitled to full credence
H. Ford. James C. Goble
Thos. Hance } Judge
Peter P. Runyon }
I Nicholas Woodruff Clerk of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas in & for the county of Middlesex do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Thomas Ringman for a pension
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this eighteenth day of October A.D. 1833 N. Woodruff clerk