Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 21,330, for Isaac Kendall, Massachusetts

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass.
Kendall, Isaac
S 21,330
CONTENTS
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9588 Vermont
Isaac Kendall in the State of Vermont who was a General in the Continentals commanded by Captain Davis of the Regt. commanded by Col Nixon in the Mass Line 9 mo. 23 days June 1778
Inscribed on the Roll of Vermont at the rate of 72 Dollars 83 Cents per annum to commence on the 14th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 31 day of May 1833 Woodstock  S. A. Marsh Esq.
Arrears to the 14th of March 1833 45.10 Semi-annual allowance ending 4 Sept " 16.27
$ 81.37
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by Wm. H. Symmes Clerk ok E Vol 3 Page 73

Advised as a private 9 months and 23 days of 32 55

9921
BRIEF in the case of Isaac Hendall  of Windsor Co s in the State of Vermont  (Act 7th June, 1832.)
 1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? Open Court  2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?  3. How old is he? 69 years -  4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed. 
   Period. Duration of Service. Rank. Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served.   Years, Months, Days.     May In 1778 42 Private Gen. Washington - Capt. Barnes Co s  Volun d   Oct 1780 5. 7 o Capt. Daniels 8 o  Major's line   July 3 d to Dec. 14 11 Col. Witcomb Reg t  enlisted   Spring 1781 3 7 o Capt. Heth Co s  State troops   9. 23 Maj. Farn Co s  enlisted  
 5. In what battles was he engaged? none stated  6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Dunstable Mass s  7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditional evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? by witnesses - & the traditional evidence of others - one a Clayman - some of them certified to be credible persons -  8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? The Official Character of Sam l Sherwood J.P. not verified by the Clerk - 
I certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
E. Stephens
Examining Clerk.

1921 Isaac Kendall Dedication

STATE OF VERMONT, } WINDSOR COUNTY, ss. }
On this 30 th day of August A. D. 1832 personally appeared in open Court before the Judge of the Probate Court of Hartford District now sitting, Isaac Friendall a resident of the county of Windsor and State of Vermont, aged Sixty nine 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 act of Congress, passed June 7, 1832.
That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers, and served as herein stated. In the year 1794 he lived in Dorsetable
Massachusetts Sometime in May he volunteered in Capt Barnes Company for six weeks the Lieut. name was Blood the Colonel name he does not recollect marched to Quenton Island Staid about two weeks then the Company that he belonged to went to Slaid's ferry Staid there till his term was out & returned home — in 1790 in the month of May he enlisted & marched to West point New York & joined Capt. Donnels Company in Colo. Wilkinson's Regiment in Genl Nicholson Brigade of the Massachusetts line for six months soon after he marched to New Jersey Stationed at Amboy town Staid there a month or two & then went from place to place in that vicinity till November, returned to West point Staid there till he was discharged then returned home his discharge he has lost —
in the Spring of 1791 he enlisted for three months in Capt. Fettes Company (State Troops) he does not recol- lect the Colo name but the allayer name was Har- mon Some time in August he marched to Peekskill New York Staid there about two weeks then he volunteered & went to White Plains & joined a party of about five hundred Staid about six weeks then returned to the regiment at Peekskill Staid there till his term was out was discharged & returned home he knew Genl Washington General Greene & others — he has no documentary evidence & knows of no person whose testimony he can procure who can testify to his service except the testimony accompanying this

He was born in Albany  Ebenezer the 24th day of March 1763 where it is recorded in the year 1787 he removed to Woodstock Vermont where he has ever since lived & is known to most of the inhabitants & in particular to Rev. Seth Sterling & Walter Palmer Esq. who can testify to his character for his ability & their belief of his services as a soldier of the Revolution.
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present, and declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of the Agency of any State.
Sworn to and subscribed the 7 day and year aforesaid.
William C. Cuyler
Isaac Kendall
We, Seth Sterling a Clergyman residing in Woodstock and Walter Palmer residing in the same place, hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with Isaac Kendall who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be 69 years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighbourhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn and subscribed the 7 day and year aforesaid.
William Cuyler
Seth Sterling
Walter Palmer
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the mat- ter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that Seth Sterling who has signed the preceding certificate, is a Clergyman, resident in Woodstock and that Walter Palmer who has also signed the same, is a resident in Woodstock and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I, William Cuyler of the Court of Sedgwick & Franklin do hereby certify, that the foregoing contains the original pro- ceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Isaac Kendall for a Pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 30 day of June A. D. 1832
William Cuyler

I Jacob Kendall of Woodstock County of Windsor State of Vermont of lawful age testify & say that I am well acquainted with Isaac Kendall & have been ever since I can remember that in 1781 we both lived in Durable Massachus- etts & know that the said Isaac Kendall was in the service at Peekskill New York three months in Capt Pettes Company (State Troops) that I served with him in the same Compa- ny further Dependant saith not —
Isaac Kendall
State of Vermont } Woodstock August 30 th 1832 Windsor County } Then Jacob Kendall known to me to be a credible witness personally appeared & made solemn oath that the above affidavit by him subscribed contains the truth & nothing but the truth —
Before Walter Palmer Justice of peace
State of Vermont } Woodstock County Clerk's Office August 30 th 1832 Windsor County } I Benjamin Swan Clerk of Windsor County Court Do hereby certify that Walter Palmer is one of the Justices of the Peace within & for said County and that the above is his signature — In Testimony whereof I hereunto affix the Seal of said Court, and subscribe my name the day and year last above — Benjamin Swan

9921
BRIEF objections to the admission of Pension Claims , of which those answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of Isaac Kendall which require further proof or explanation.
I. Does the declaration show where the applicant resides? II. Did the declarant make the declaration in the county where he resides? III. If the applicant did not make the declaration in the county where he resides, is there any reason assigned for his not doing so? IV. Has the declarant mentioned the period or periods of the war when he served? V. * Has he mentioned with precision the length of his service , and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled? no - except by his withdrawal (2-11) VI. Has he given the names of the officers under whom he served, in conformity with the regulations? VII. Has he made a relinquishment of every claim to any other pension than the one under the Act of June 7, 1832? VIII. Has the Court given their opinion? IX. Has the Clerk given his certificate? X. Is the Clerk's seal affixed? And if so, has it a device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal?

XI. Has the applicant obtained the evidence of a clergyman and another respectable citizen as to their belief respecting his age and the general belief in his neighborhood relative to his revolutionary service ?
XII. If the clergyman's affidavit has not been produced, is there any reason assigned for not obtaining it ?
XIII. If the applicant has no documentary evidence, and has not obtained the testimony of at least one living witness, has he stated in his declaration that such proof cannot be had ?
XIV. † If the applicant's name is not found on the rolls of military service, has he produced a witness or witnesses as to his service?
If he has produced direct proof as to service, has the magistrate who administered the oath, certified to the credibility of the witness or witnesses? only to some
Has the proper officer certified to the official character and signature of the magistrate as the regulations direct? in one case not
XV. Does it appear from any of the papers that the witness was in such a situation, or of such an age, as to have a personal knowledge of the applicant's service ?
XVI. ‡ Are the papers authenticated as the regulations direct ? — no
XVII. Are the seven interrogatories prescribed by the War Department answered satisfactorily ? And, if not, which of them is not so answered ?
EXPLANATORY NOTES.
* QUERE V. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words:
"Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c..A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service, but according to the best of his recollection he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades; For _____ year _____ months, and _____ days, I served as a _____ For _____ months and _____ days, I served as a _____; and for such service I claim a pension.

It is important in all cases to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state they served two years in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours; the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is highly objectionable. It must in every case be clearly shown under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit.
† QUERE XIV.  Proof of Service.
In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses, who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimants entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
† QUERE XVI.  Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other paper authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.
In every case where the clerk of the court, or other certifying officer, has no public seal of office, the certificate of a member of congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers.

21.330 INVALID.
File No. 21,330
June 18, 1870
1870
Act: June 18, 1870
Index:—Vol. 2 , Page 117
[Arrangement of 1870.]

I, Stephen Conant of Windsor, in the county of Windsor and State of Vermont, of lawful age, do testify and say, that in the month of June, A.D. 1780, at West Point, in the State of New York, I became acquainted with Isaac Kendrick then of Danstable in the county of Middlesex and State of Massachusetts but at present, and for more than forty years past a resident of Woodstock in the county of Windsor and State of Vermont that from the first of June aforesaid until the month of Nov. or Dec. following, we served as privates in Capt. Daneel's company, Col. Nixon's regiment and Gen. Nixon's brigade of the Massachusetts troops; that during said period we moved together, we were marched into the State of New Jersey, we were stationed at Orange town longer than at any other place in said state, having been marched back to West Point, and the full time of six months having expired, for which said Kendrick enlisted, he was then discharged.
Stephen Conant
State of Vermont } Windsor County ss }
At Woodstock this 22 nd day of August A.D. 1832, personally appeared Stephen Conant and made solemn oath that the facts stated in the above affidavit by him subscribed are true.
Before me
Jason Kendrick Justice Peace
State of Vermont } Windsor County ss }
Woodstock County Clerk's Office August 30 th 1832 I Benj. Swan Clerk of Windsor County Court do hereby certify that Jason Kendrick is one of Justices of the Peace within y s said County, and that the above is his signature.
In testimony whereof I hereto affix the Seal of said Court, and subscribe my name the day and year last above -
Benj. Swan

State of New York
Rensselaer County } ss.
I, Peter Gilson of the town of Hoosick in the County of Rensselaer and State of New York of lawful age do testify and say that I am well acquainted with Isaac Kendall now residing in the town of Woodstock in the County of Windsor and State of Vermont that I have known him from his childhood to the present time and that in the year 1778 and think the said Isaac Kendall & myself enlisted at Dunstable in the County of Middlesex and State of Massachusetts we enlisted in the spring of the year I think in April the day of the month I cannot recollect under Captain Barnes in a company of Militia commanded by him the name of the Colonel I do not recollect we enlisted for six weeks and served the full time out in Rhode Island near Howland's Ferry as privates and were there discharged had no written discharges In the spring of the year seven hundred and eighty the aforesaid Isaac Kendall and myself again enlisted at Dunstable aforesaid as privates for six months we joined the army at West Point and served in Captain Daniels Company Colonel Nixon's Regiment and General Nixon's Brigade of the Massachusetts line we each of us served out the full term of six months in the service of the United States and were discharged at West Point about the first of December 1780. Peter Gilson
State of New York
Rensselaer County } ss.
At Hoosick in the County & State aforesaid on this 30 th day of July in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred & thirty two the aforesaid Peter Gilson personally appeared before me & made solemn oath that the facts stated in the above affidavit by him subscribed are true.
Samuel Sprague Jr Justice of the Peace in & for the County of Rensselaer

The within Affidavit not having the seal of any Court gives a certificate that the within named Samuel Sherwood is a Justice of peace & that the signature is his, but it is presumed that his name will be sent to the War office on other proper duly authenticated which may establish the fact &c.