Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 29276, for Simeon Kimball, Massachusetts

SERVICE
NUMBER _____
Kimball Simeon
S. 292 7/6
CONTENTS

11981 Maine
Simon Trimball
Resides in the State of Maine who was a private in the Company commanded by Captain Foster of the Inf t commanded by Col s Johnson in the Mass s - militia line for 10 mo 16 ds pri
Inscribed on the Roll of Maine at the rate of 35 Dollars 9 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 19 day of July 1833 and sent to R. C. Vose Present
Arrears to the 4th of March 1833 $70. 18 Pension allowance ending Sept r 17. 54
$87.72
{ Revolutionary Claim, } Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by W. L. Williams Clerk, Book 5 Vol. 1 Page 28

Simon Kimball 26/41
Private - Mass. troops.
Hostler's Co: - 4 months
Eaton's Co: Johnson's reg't
3 months 3.15 Newell's reg't 3 "
Proof Jonathan Hubbard credible witness & C. D. Bangs certificate.
10 months & 16 days as a private.
Bangs No 3. 15
Wetmore 7 10. 16 1/2
of the within being a true copy of the original now in the hands of the said Simon Kimball
Asmd 10 mo 16 ds. pri.
33 3 3/4 35 1/2 109 No. L. Rose, Augusta, Me.

Declaration.
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
STATE OF MAINE, } ss. KENNEBEC COUNTY, }
ON this thirtieth day of September A. D. 1832 personally appeared before the Hon. NATHAN WESTON, Jun'r, a Justice of the Supreme Judicial Court, of said State, Simion Minhall a resident of Arvon in the County of Somerset and State of Maine, aged Seventy two years, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth on his oath make the following dec- laration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the Act of Congress, passed June 7, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year 1775 with Captain Jonathan Foster and served in Col. ( not recollected ) Regiment of the Massachusetts line or troops under the following named officers: viz, Jonathan Foster of
Buxford Capt & he does not recollect the name of his Colonel but it may have been Brewer . That he enlisted in that company & regiment as a private in November 1775 for four months, served at Roxbury, Massachusetts, in quardery Boston neck & was verbally discharged there in March 1776. That in August 1777 he again enlisted as a private for three months in Capt Samuel Eaton's company in Col. Johnson's regiment of the same troops, that he was at the taking of Burgoyne & was discharged sick at Albany the last of November of the same year & was unable to get home until January following. His discharge was in writing & is now lost. That in September 1778 he again enlisted as a private for three months in a company the name of the Captain of which he does not recollect in Col. Newell's regiment of the same troops. That he served at Clovenick then at Albany , then about five miles below Albany , where he was discharged verbally the last of November of the same year. That Solomon Smith was a sergeant in the company in which he served.

And to the interrogatories propounded under the instructions of the war department, he answers:
That he was born in Bradford, Mass s , in October 1759, where he presumed his age is recorded & where his home was during his revolutionary services. That he removed to Maine in 1781. Has lived in Anson about two years. That he enlisted & was discharged as he has stated. That he does not know of any one living who can testify to his services. That any of his neighbors will testify to his character for veracity & their belief of his services. That he enlisted for his first services for three months & left the request of his officers served one month longer than being a necessity that the troops should remain.
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.
Simson Kimball
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid, Before
Nathan Weston Jr
And the said Judge does hereby declare his opinion that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states.
State of Maine April 4, 1833.
Nathan Weston Jr
It has been made to appear to my satisfaction that the above named applicant by reason of age & infirmity, cannot without prejudice to his health, appear in open Court to renew his declaration & again to make oath to the same,
Nathan Weston
Not S.P.C.

Jonathan Hebbard of Maine. Roll under the Act of 1818. do upon oath notify I declare that I lived in Hethuen about ten miles from Bradford at the time the within named Kimball was in the service as he has stated I was well acquainted with him, was knowing to his being absent from home His return I have no doubt from what I have always heard I understood that the within named Simon Kimball served as he has within stated.
Jonathan Hebbard
State of Maine } Kennebec, p:
Subscribed & sworn to this 30th day of September A. D. 1832. the deponent being a credible witness. Before me M c Wart L. Jos. Paeis.
State of Maine.
Who is a Justice Nathan Weston
KENNEBEC, ss.—I, JOHN A. CHANDLER, Clerk of all the Judicial Courts held within and for the County of Kennebec, hereby certify that the Hon. NATHAN WESTON, Jun'r, before whom the within proceedings was had, is a Justice of the Supreme Judicial Court of said State; I also certify that the within contains the original proceedings of the said Judge, in the matter of the application of
Simeon Kimball for a pension, and that William Wart L. is a Magistrate as above.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of the said Court, this 30th day of September
A. D. 1832.
J. A. Chandler

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Secretary's Office, November 12 th 1832.
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 Simeon Kimball served as a private in least, Joseph Eaton's company in Col. Samuel Johnson's regiment from August 15 th to October 27 th  November 30 th 1777. I was paid for three months & 16 days service and that there are no rolls of least Jonathan Foster's company to be found in this Office.
Edward D. Bangs, Secy.

1928 Feb. 29 Hail to Mrs. A. R. Coover
29276 Rev INVALID.
File No. 29,276
Simeon Kimball
Dis Rev War
Act: June 7 th 32 nd
Index:—Vol. 2 , Page 299
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Claire C. Cauer (Mrs. A. R.)
Sims. Id.
741 Fayette St. Cumberland Md.
Simeon Kimball - S. 2 9276 mass. Snoops.
Read hist. to above.

Acc
February 29, 1928.
Mrs. A. R. Carver, 742 Fayette Street, Cumberland, Maryland.
Madam:
I advise you from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S. 29276, it appears that Simeon Kimball was born October 1759 at Bradford, Massachusetts.
While residing in said Bradford, he enlisted and served as a private with the Massachusetts Troops, as follows:
From in November 1775, four months in Captain Jonathan Foster's Company; from August 15, 1777 to November 30, 1777 in Captain Eaton's Company, Colonel Johnson's Regiment, and was at the taking of Burgoyne; and from in September 1778, three months in Colonel Newell's Regiment.
He was allowed pension on his application executed September 30, 1832, while a resident of Avon, Somerset County, Maine.
There are no data as to family.
Respectfully,
WINFIELD SCOTT, Commissioner.