Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 8754, for Phinehas Kimball, Rhode Island

SERVICE
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★ Kimball, Phinehas Rice                      Rebecca
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Former widow
CONTENTS

8704
P. O. Rebecca Rice
Service: _____
REJECTED
Enlisted: _____, 18
Discharged: _____, 18
Application filed: _____, 18
Alleges: _____
Re-enlisted: _____
Attorney: _____
P. O. _____
_____ Recognized. _____ Contract.
_____ Cert. of Dis. Searched for _____, 18

Rebecca Rice Phineas Kimball Set to E. Alvord 17 May '39 Mass
8754
Ad July 7-1838

Sixth day of September A.D. 1835.
J. G. Mitchell, Clerk
Robert Rice Kimbol Affidavit
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Phinehas Kimball of Killingly & Beulah Marven of Lyford were married by the Rev. Mr. Bowman the ninth day of October in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and eighty-one
I Sylvanus Harris of Lyford in the County of Worcester & commonwealth of Massachusetts certify that the above is a true copy of the record of the marriage of Phineas Kimball & Beulah Marven from the Town Record of said Town of Lyford in my possession with the exception of the date which is expressed on the record in plain legible figures as follows
October 6 th 9 th 1781
Sylvanus Harris { Town Clerk of said Town of Lyford
I Sylvanus Harris above named depose and say, that I hold the office of Town Clerk in the County, Town, and State aforesaid and that the above is a true extract from the records of said Town of Lyford with the exception above named as certified by me Sylvanus Harris (over)

Worcester ss. September 28 th A.D. 1838
Then the foregoing Affidavit subscribed & sworn to before me
Peter C. Bassett, Justice of the Peace
Commonwealth of Massachusetts Worcester ss. I, Jos. G. Henderson Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas within & for said County certify that Peter C. Bassett a Justice of the Peace within and for said County is duly qualified and that the signature of the same above written, appears to be his own and true. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court at Worcester this twenty eighth day of September A.D. 1838.
Jos. G. Henderson, Clerk
Subscribed and sworn to before me Peter C. Bassett Justice of the Peace

Rebecca Rius -

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Franklin County ss. On this 14 th day of September 1838. before me the subscriber a justice of the peace in and for said county of Franklin, personally appeared Rufus Rice & Nathaniel N. Rice — of Franklin  Orange in said county, who upon oath depose and say, that they are well acquainted with Rebecca Rice of said Orange, who was the wife of Samuel Rice at the time of his death; that she is now, and has ever remained a widow since that period; and that the said Samuel Rice died on the twenty eighth day of June  August eighteen hundred & twenty eight.
Rufus Rice
Nathaniel N. Rice
Subscribed and sworn to the day and year first above written, before me,
William Whitaker Jus. of the peace
Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Franklin County ss. I hereby certify that I am well acquainted with Rufus Rice & Nathaniel N. Rice, above named, and that they are credible and disinterested witnesses —
William Whitaker Jus. of the peace
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Franklin ss I Elijah Alvord Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for the county of Franklin do hereby certify that William Whitaker is a justice of the Peace in said county — and that the above signature pur- porting to be his is genuine.
In testimony whereof I hereunto set my hand and affix the seal of said county this eighth day of November A. D. 1838.
E. Alvord Clerk

Rebecca Rice

I Moses Robinson of Greenwich in the county of Hampshire and State of Massachusetts, upon oath depose and say, that I am eighty one years of age, and a pensioner of the United States, and that in the year 1778 I was a soldier in the Revolutionary war, and was in the service nine months in the state of Rhode Island, in Capt. Abraham Dourtlot's company, in Col. Gorham's Reg. that I enlisted at Chepachet in the State of R. Island; and that Phinehas Hinkball, who afterwards lived and died in New Salem Franklin County Mass., enlisted at the same time and place, and served in the army for nine months in the same company with me, during which time he was my messmate Moses Robinson
Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Franklin County ss. On this fourteenth day of September 1838, before me the subscriber a justice of the peace in and for said county of Franklin, personally appeared Moses Robinson, and made oath to the truth of the foregoing affidavit by him subscribed. and I further certify, that I have been personally acquainted with Moses Robinson, above named, for more than thirty years, and that his character for truth is good. —
William Whitaker, Justice of the peace
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Franklin
I Elijah Wood Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for the county of Franklin do hereby certify that William Whitaker is a Justice of the Peace for said county; and that the above signature purporting to be his is genuine
In testimony whereof I hereunto set my hand and affix the seal of said court this eighth day of November A. D. 1838. E. Wood Clerk

Redoubt Rio 3875 Wid of Samuel Mess. Ad July 7 1838
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Franklin county ss. On this eighteenth day of September A. D. 1838, personally appeared at a Probate court before the Hon. Richard E. Newcomb Esq. judge of the court of Probate in and for said county of Franklin, Rebecca Rice of Orange in said county of Franklin, aged eighty years, who being first duly sworn according to law, cloth, on her oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision of the act of Congress, passed the 7 th day of July 1838.
That she is the widow of Phinehas Kimball, who was a private in the army of the Revolution; That he entered the army in year 1778, and served nine months in the state of Rhode Island, under Gen. Sullivan, according to the best of her recollection and belief; That he again enlisted in the continental service in the year 1780, and served six months, at and near "West Point", & returned home in December of that year, as she has heretofore understood from him. And that he was in the service at one or more times previous to the times above mentioned, as she has heard him say, the particulars of which she is unable to specify. She further declares that she was married to the said Phinehas Kimball on the ninth day of October seventeen hundred and eighty one; and that her husband the said Phinehas Kimball died the twentieth day of June  Aug. eighteen hundred & thirteen; And that she was again married to Samuel Rice, on the first day of May eighteen hundred and twenty five; that her husband the said Samuel Rice, died on the twenty eighth day of August eighteen hundred and twenty eight; and that she has remained a widow ever since that period, as will more fully appear by reference to the proof herunto annexed.
Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year above written, Before me
her Rebecca X Rice mark
R. E. Newcomb Judge of Probate

And the said Judge of Probate doth hereby declare his opinion after the investigation of the matter, that the within named Phinehas Kimbal was a soldier in the Revolutionary Army and served as stated in the within declaration - that the within named Rebecca Rice, the said applicant was married to the said Phinehas Kimbal as within declared: that the said Phinehas Kimbal died on the twentieth day of June A.D. 1813 - and that she, the said Rebecca is now a widow.
R. E. Newcomb Judge of Probate
Commonwealth of Massachusetts Franklin ss. I Elijah Alvord, Register of Probate for the county of Franklin do hereby certify that Richard E. Newcomb is the Judge of Probate for said county; and that the above and within signatures purporting to be his are genuine.
In testimony whereof I hereunto set my hand and affix the seal of the Probate Court for said county This eighth day of November A.D. 1838.
E. Alvord Reg. Prob.