Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 2689, for William Kelly, Pennsylvania

SERVICE
NUMBER
Penn.
Kelly, William
S. 2689
CONTENTS
carded

No 7.074.
Ohio
William Kelley
of Hamilton the State of Ohio who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain Elliott of the Regt commanded by Col. Dunlop in the Penna Res. for 1. year and 6. Months
Inserted on the Roll of Ohio at the rate of 60 Dollars — Cents per annum to commence on the 14th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 28th day of Feb 1833 and sent to Samuel H. Wood, Cincinnati Ohio
Arrears to 14th of March 1833 $ 120.00 Pension allowance ending 4 Sept 33 30.00 $ 150.00
{ Revolutionary Charms } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by H. S. Evans Clerk, Book E Vol. 8 Page 14.

8608
W m Kelly Ohio
for 1776 print 18 months
$68.
Sam d Hunt Cincinnati

BRIEF in the case of William Kelly  County of Hamilton in the State of Ohio, (Act 7th June, 1832.)
 1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? Court  2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?  3. How old is he? 74  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.      thinks In 1776  dropped   2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2  private  Gen. Potter  Col. Dunlop  Capt. Elliott  Lt. Askin  Capt. Askin   
 5. In what battles was he engaged? Brandywine  6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Franklin County Pa  7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditional evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? Tradition  8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? not properly attached 
I certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
Chas. Forrest Examining Clerk.

12                      Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7 1832 } The State of Ohio } ss Hamilton County } ss on this third day of September 1832 personally appeared in open court before the Honorable Judges of the Court of Common Pleas now sitting William Kelley a resident of Colerain township in the County and State aforesaid aged seventy four 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. Captain John Elliot 1 st Lieut Thomas Askin 2 d Lieut James Sathers in Path Valley Franklin County Pennsylvania and rendezvoused at Shippingsburgh and march- ed from their Carlisle and from their to Phila- delphia and took water from Trenton and from their marched to Princeton and from their to Amboy and remained there fortifying that place until discharged having served two months this he thinks was in the year 1766. And soon after his return home he again entered the service under Captain (late Lieut) Thomas Askin 1 st Lieut Jas Sathers and Thomas Morton Ensign at Path Valley aforesaid and rendezvoused again Shippingsbu- rgh and marched from their to Carlisle and from their to Chester County and after

remaining there a short time marched to Mark- hook on the Delaware above Wilmington where his Company was attached to Col Dunlap's regiment Genl Potters Brigade of the Pennsylva- nia Militia and marched to New-Port and marched up Brandywine creek and was in the battle of Brandywine and after the battle was over marched back to Chester County where he was discharged and returned home having served two months, and soon after his return home he again entered the service under the last named officers and rendezvous'd at Shippingsburg and marched to the White Horse Tavern on the road from Lancaster to Philadelphia and remained in that neighborhood visiting different places as a scouting party until discharged having served two months and returned home and soon after his return he again entered the service under of the above officers and rendezvous'd at Shippingsburgh aforesaid and marched to White Marsh Church near Germantown & was there during the battle but his company was not brought in to the action and after the battle was discharged having served two months & returned home & again entered the service under the same officers and rendezvous'd at the same place where he last did and marched to Valley Forge and remained there acting as a scouting party until discharged having served this tour two months and soon after his return home he again entered the service under the same officers and marched

to the town of Bedford and marched from there to Frankstown then on the frontier settlements of Pa the object of their march was to protect the frontier settlers from the incursions of the hostile Indians - and continued in the same company under the same officers eight months, in two months tours, serving on the frontier protecting the inhabitants as before stated - that he has no documentary evidence and that he knows of no person whose testimony he can procure who can testify to his service - 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 day & yr aforesaid
David Davis Chas. P. William his Kelley mark
We Garnet Vanosdol and Martin Gray residing in the County and State aforesaid hereby certify that we are well acquainted with William Kelley who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration that we believe him to be seventy four years of age that he is reputed and believed in the neighbor- hood where he resides to have been a soldier of the revolution, and that we concur in that opinion
Garnet Vanosdol Martin Gray
Sworn to & subscribed before me in open Court 3 Sept 1832 David Davis Clerk

Interrogatories propounded by the Court to the applicant.
1 Where & in what year were you born
Ans In the yr 17 58 58 in Sussex County New Jersey
2 Have you any record of your age if so where it.
Ans None that I know of
3 Where were you living when call'd into the Service where have you lived since the Revol. war and where do you now live
Ans In Path Valley Franklin County Pa where I removed from to this County 32 years since and where I now reside
4 How were you call'd into the Service were you drafted did you volunteer or were you a substitute & if a substitute for whom
Ans The 1 st tour I was a volunteer drafted the other tours I was drafted
5 State the names of some of the regular officers who were with the troops where you served such continental and militia regiments as you can recollect and the general circum- stances of your service
Ans Genl Washington Genl Wayne the general circumstances of my service are conta- ined in my declaration
6 Did you ever receive a discharge from the Service & if so by whom was it given & what has become of it
Ans None other than a verbal one from my officers

7 State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood and who can testify as to your character for veracity and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution.
Ans Esqr. Stuart McGill Esqr. Noah Runyon Esqr. Davis Saml. Vole
Sworn & subscribed the day & yr aforesaid
Dan. Gano Clk. William  his Kelley mark
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter and after putting the interroga- toires prescribed by the war department that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier & served as he states And the Court further certifies that Garret Vanosdol & Martin Gray who has signed the preceding certificate are residents of the county aforesaid & are credible persons and that their statement is entitled to credit
The State of Ohio
Hamilton County } Sct.
I Daniel Gano clerk of the Court of Common Pleas within & for said County do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of William Kelley for a pension
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court this 30 day of Sept. A.D. 1832 Dan. Gano Clk. P.P.

BRIEF objections to the admission of Pension Claims , of which those answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of
William Kelly further proof or explanation.
which require
I. Does the declaration show where the applicant resides? yes II. Did the declarant make the declaration in the county where he resides? yes 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? yes 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? yes VI. Has he given the names of the officers under whom he served, in conformity with the regulations? yes VII. Has he made a relinquishment of every claim to any other pension than the one under the Act of June 7, 1832? yes VIII. Has the Court given their opinion? yes IX. Has the Clerk given his certificate? yes 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? yes

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? no Clergyman, Two Citizens
XII. If the clergyman's affidavit has not been produced, is there any reason assigned for not obtaining it? no
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? yes
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?
Has the proper officer certified to the official character and signature of the magistrate as the regulations direct?
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? yes
XVII. Are the seven interrogatories prescribed by the War Department answered satisfactorily? And, if not, which of them is not so answered? yes
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 shewn 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.

Cincinnati Sept. 3 rd 1832
Dear Sir
I herewith transmit you the application of William Kelley and Jonathan Waring for a pension for your consideration & decision.
Respectfully
Sam l F. Hunt
- J. P. Edwards Esqr Pension office
Encs
4.2.

Rev. Wm. Jones
2689 INVALID.
1908 Apr. 7. R. R. Jones, Ohio S. of R. wife date of death
File No. 2689
Mrs. Wm. Jones Rev. Wm. Jones
Act: June 7, '52
Index: Vol. 8 , Page 201
[Arrangement of 1870.]

For the Pension Office
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to
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Ohio
Wm Lloyd Baker Secy of War Washington
Recd July 24 1861