Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File B.L.Wt. 97009-160-55, for Joseph Kingsbury, Massachusetts

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass
Kingsbury, Joseph Sally
B.L.Wt. 97009-160-55
CONTENTS

291.626
Act March 3/58
Act Feb 26/58
Sally Kingsbury, wid of Joseph Kingsbury, priv
Col Jno Baxter } Mup Maj Job Cushing } Mup Revolution
Act? 110 an, Feb 24/61 M.W.
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Contio Woodman
Boston Mup
H. Woodman Aug 1, 1858 " " Sept 2, 1859
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Vol R. page 92

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Secretary's Office, Boston, June 23 d 1858.
By Certify , That at the date of the attestations hereto annexed Warren Dirda & Geo. Littlefield were Justices of the Peace for the County of Norfolk and Chas. E. Stevens Justice of the Peace for the County of Suffolk
in the said Commonwealth, duly commissioned and constituted: and that to their acts and attestations, as such, full faith and credit are and ought to be given, in and out of Court.
In Testimony of which, I have hereunto affixed the SEAL OF THE COMMONWEALTH, the date above written.
Oliver Warner.
Secretary of the Commonwealth.

Joseph Kingsbury ye son of Capt Seth Kingsbury & Meriam his wife was Born Nov ye 9: 1766
A true copy of Record Attest Palmer Meary Town clerk of Walpole
June 22. 1858

Form of Declaration
To be made by the Widow of a deceased person who has not had a Land Warrant.
State of Massachusetts } ss. County of Norfolk
War of Revolution,
On this Twenty fifth  Ninety first day of May A. D. one thousand eight hundred and fifty- Eight personally appeared before me, a justice of the peace, within and for the County and State aforesaid, Sarah Kingsbury aged Eighty six years, a resident of Foxborough in the State of Massachusetts who, being duly sworn according to law, declares that she is the widow of Joseph Kingsbury deceased, who was a Private in the company commanded by Captain John Baxter in the
regiment of Maj Job Cushing commanded by 4th in the War with Great Britain, declared by the United States on the 18th day of June 1876 ; that her said husband enlisted at Walpole Mass. on or about the thirtieth day of September A. D. one thousand seven hundred and eighty two for the term of indefinite time and continued in actual service in said War for the term of fourteen days and was honorably discharged at _____ on the day of _____ A. D. one thousand seven hundred and eighty two
She further states that she was married to the said Joseph Kingsbury in Foxborough on the twenty fourth day of August A. D. one thousand seven hundred and ninety four by one Rev. Thomas Kendall a Minister of the Gospel and that her name before her said marriage was Sally Robbins That her said husband died at Foxborough Mass. on the Third day of August A. D. one thousand eight hundred and
ten and that she is now a widow and has never married since the death of her said husband which occurred in A.D. 1810 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 has not applied for Bounty Land under any act of Congress until the application now completed be forwarded the warrant when issued to Hattie Woodman Boston Mass. Sally Kingsbury

WE, Joseph Kingsbury and Betsey E. Bicknell residents of Foxborough in the State of Massachusetts upon our oaths declare that the foregoing declaration was signed and acknowledged by Sally Kingsbury of Foxborough Ms. 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.
Joseph Kingsbury ----- Betsey E. Bicknell -----
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.
Warren Bird -----
Justice of the Peace.

State of Massachusetts County of Norfolk Town of Hoxborough —
"Joseph Hoxbury died August third A.D. Eighteen Hundred and ten"
I certify that the above is a true copy of the record, with the exception of the date, which is expressed on the record in fair legible figures, as follows: — "August 3 d A.D. 1810"
E. Carpenter I, James E. Carpenter (above named), depose and say, that I hold the office of Town clerk, in the town, county, and state aforesaid, and that the above is a true copy from the records of said town, with the exception above named, as certified by me —
E. Carpenter Town clerk Subscribed and duly sworn to before me, this twenty seventh day of May A.D. 1858 I have no interest in this case.
John Littlefield Justice of the Peace.

State of Massachusetts County of Norfolk Town of Foxborough
(a) " joined in Marriage by the Rev d Thomas Kendall August twenty fourth seventeen hundred and ninety four Mr Joseph Kingsbury of Walpole to Miss Sally Robbins of this Town "
I CERTIFY that the above is a true copy of the record, with the exception of the date, which is expressed on the record in fair legible figures, as follows: — (b)
" August 24 1794 "
J. Carpenter
I, James E. Carpenter above named, depose and say, that I hold the office of Town Clerk in the town, county, and state afore- said, and that the above is a true copy from the records of said city town , with the exception above named, as certified by me.
J. Carpenter } Town Clerk
Subscribed and duly sworn to before me, this Twenty fourth day of May A. D. 1858. I have no interest in this case.
John Littlefield Justice of the Peace.
(a) Here fill in an exact transcript of the record, except that, instead of copying the figures, the date must be written out in full (b) Here give the date exactly as it is in the record.

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Secretary's Office, Boston.
May 7, 1858.
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 Joseph Kingsbury is borne upon "A Muster Roll of a Militia Company in Walspole, in Col. John Smith's Regiment, marched in consequence of the alarm April 19, 1775." Service, four days as a private and thirty-one miles travel. The muster roll is attested by Seth Bullard as captain, and likewise bears the name of Asa Kingsbury.
The name of Joseph Kingsbury

is borne upon "A Pay Roll of Capt John Baxter's Company, under com- mand of Majr Job Cushing, that was detached agreeable to an order from the Governor and Council, to do duty at Hull in 1782." Service, twenty-seven days from Sept. 30, as a private, travel included. There is also on file in this office an or- der from Joseph Kingsbury on "Mr. Thomas Ivers, Treasurer," dated Walpole, Aug. 30, 1783, requesting that the wages due Joseph Kingsbury for service under Capt. Bar- ter at Nantasket (the original name of Hull) might be paid to the bearer.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto affixed the Seal of the Commonwealth, the date above written.
Oliver Warner
Secretary of the Commonwealth.

APPLICATION FOR CERTIFICATE OF REVOLUTIONARY SERVICES,
Made by the
Son
of the party who rendered the service.
County of
Norfolk
State of
Massachusetts,
Town of
Foxboro'
The Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts is hereby requested to furnish evidence from the Rolls in his office, of the service of Joseph Kingsbury , in the war of the Revolution.
He was a native of the Town of
Walpole,
in the County
of
Norfolk
and State of
Massachusetts,
He enlisted from the Town of
Walpole aforesaid,
in the County of
in the State of
17
as a
in the Company commanded by Captain
in
Regiment
and he served as follows, viz.:
was a brother of and served in the same company with Asa Kingsbury, who was a pensioner, and was in the service at the close of the war.
J. G. M. Kingsbury
* Here describe, as fully as may be, the length of service, the rank, &c., of the claimant, or the capacity in which he served, and all other particulars known.

State of Massachusetts } County of Suffolk ss. }
I Joseph Kingsbury aged sixty years a resident of Hobborough, Norfolk County State of Massachusetts, after being duly sworn depose and say That my Grandfather whose name was Seth Kingsbury was a resident of Walpole Mass, where he lived and died, in the year A. D, 1801 - The above named Seth Kingsbury had three sons who served in the war of the Rev- olution War. Seth Kingsbury jr, who died before the passage of Pension Law in 1818. Asa Kingsbury drew a Pension of $96 per year until he died and Joseph Kingsbury the youngest of the three Brothers served in the Revolution war, for a time and died in the year 1810, leaving a Widow who now applies for Bounty land under act of March 3. 1855, the three Brothers viz. Seth, Asa, and Joseph went into service from the town of Walpole Mass, where they resided until they died and were buried in said Walpole and were natives of that town, I well remember hearing Joseph Kingsbury relate the fact of his being in the service and that a John Baxter was his Captain in the service and I have resided in the town of Walpole, until a few years past I have resided in East Hobborough Mass. There has been no other Joseph Kingsbury a resident of Walpole since the Revolution war, and no other person of that - and the late Joseph Kingsbury - was the identical person who performed the service alleged in the Certificate of the Sec of State - and it is known that that there is not

a person in Walpole or any of the neighboring towns now living who served in the Revolution war, and positive proof a living Revolution soldier cannot be obtained =
I well know the old Lady Mrs. Sally Kingsbury and she says that she knows her late husband was in the service during the Revolution war, that she has resided in the immediate vicinity ever since her birth and her age is Eighty six years.
I have no intent in the claim of Sally Kingsbury the applicant
Joseph Kingsbury
Suffolk ss. On this twenty third day of June A.D. 1858, Personally appeared Before me Joseph Kingsbury a credible person and subscribe and made oath that the above affidavit by him subscribed is true
Wm. C. Hemen, Justice of the Peace.

Boston Aug 11, 1859 To Commissioner of Pensions
Sir,
In the claim of Sally widow of Joseph Kingsbury - No 291,626, Suspended Aug 10. 1858, - Additional proof was furnished and forwarded, which was supposed to be sufficient to establish the claim, on which a warrant issued issue - It is an old Warthy Revolution Widow & tis hoped the claim may receive Early attention
Very truly Yours Horatio Woodman.

Boston Jan 23, 1861
To Commission of Pensions Washington D.C.
Sir,
Enclosed I send additional proof, as one set of Papers, proving this case, seem to have been lost & the Witnesses, who made the affidavits in the case have died, the present witnesses are old men & neighbors to the person who performed the service, and parties who were actually in the service have died — The within is evidence in the bounty land claim (Act of 1855) of Sally Kingsbury widow of Joseph No — 291,626
I send a copy of the affidavit of J. Kingsbury a former witness who is dead —
The old lady is very old, but her recollections are very good, Very Respectfully Horatio Woodman

291,626

Boston June 23. 1858
To the Com. of Pensions,
Dear Sir Enclosed is the application of Sally Kingsbury a Revolution widow — and no doubt Entitled under Act of 1855.
Horatio Woodman
H. R.

97009
5161 acres

Copy of Joseph Kingsley affidavit

State of Massachusetts County of Suffolk ss }
I Joseph Kingsbury aged sixty years a resident of Foxborough, Norfolk County State of Massachusetts after being duly sworn depose & say That his Grandfather whose name was Seth Kingsbury was a resident of Walpole Mass, where he lived and died, in the year A.D. Seth Kingsbury aforesaid had three sons who served in the Revolutionary War viz, Seth Kingsbury who died before the Pension Law had passed, Asa Kingsbury son of Seth Kingsbury, drew a Pension of Ninety Six Dollars per year and Joseph Kingsbury the younger of the three Brothers served in the Revolutionary war, for a time and died in the year 1810, leaving a Widow who now applies for Bounty land under act of March 3. 1855 the three Brothers Seth, Asa, and Joseph went from the town of Walpole Mass, where they resided until they died - the three brothers were buried in Walpole aforesaid, being born in that Town, I well remember hearing Joseph Kingsbury relate the fact of his being in the service and that John Baxter was his captain in the service and I have resided in the town of Walpole - until within a few years past I have resided in Foxborough Mass.

State of Massachusetts Norfolk County. ss. We Joshua Stetson Aged ninety years and Daniel Payson Aged seventy seven years residents of Walpole in said County having been duly sworn depose and say that we have lived in said Town for the last sixty three years that we were well and intimately acquainted with Joseph Kingsbury who died at Foxborough Mass about the year 1810 That the said Joseph Kingsbury resided in said Walpole until 1801 when he moved to Foxborough an adjoining Town where he died And that we personally know Sally Kings- bury his Widow the applicant who has remained a Widow since the death of said Joseph Kings- bury That we know him well that we have known of no other Joseph Kingsbury of the Town of Walpole who performed or was reputed to have performed any Revolutionary war service. And from our acquaintance with him and our long acquaintance in Walpole and our recollections of the men who served in said War of the revolution. The said Joseph Kingsbury formerly kept a Tavern formerly known as the half way House between Boston and Providence Rhode Island And was a prom- inent man of the Town in the years previous to his removal to Foxborough. The Tavern was afterwards kept by Nathaniel Polleys We well know the Widow Sally Kingsbury and Joseph Kingsbury was a respectable man and we have no interest whatever
Joshua Stetson Daniel Payson

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Secretary's Office, Boston,
January 23 1861
I hereby Certify, That at the date of the attestation hereto annexed
Nathaniel Bird
was a
Justice of the Peace for the County of Norfolk
in the said Commonwealth, duly commissioned and constituted: and that to his acts and attestations, as such, full faith and credit are and ought to be given, in and out of Court. I believe the signature of said Bird to be genuine
In Testimony of which, I have hereunto affixed the SEAL OF THE COMMONWEALTH, the date above written.
Adams
Secretary of the Commonwealth.

State of Massachusetts Norfolk County ss. On this fourteenth day of December A.D. 1860 Before me personally came Joshua Stetson and Daniel Payson credible persons to me well known and made oath that the within affidavit is true and I have no interest
Nathaniel Bird Justice of the Peace