Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 21857, for Israel Knight, Rhode Island

SERVICE
R. S.
Knight, Israel
NUMBER
S. 21857
CONTENTS
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Revolution
21857 INVALID.
1928 Mar. 26. hist. to Mrs. Burton Asley Crane M.C.S.
File No. 21,857
Isaac Knight
Rev. Rev. War
Act: June 7 th 82 nd
Index: Vol. 2 , Page: 225-
[Arrangement of 1870.]

152108. Rhode Island
Israel Knight
of Providence in the State of R.I. who was a Pirate in the company commanded by Captain _____ of the _____ commanded by Israel Knight on the R.I. line for 10 mo.
Inscribed on the Roll of _____ at the rate of 33 Dollars 33 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 12th day of June 1833 and sent Hon A. A. Knight Providence
Arrears to the 4th of Mar 1833 $66.66 Semi-ant. allowance ending 4 Sept " 16.66 833.32
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by J. H. McBlain Clerk, Book 6, Vol. 2, Page 118.

21228
Israel Knight A.D.
Photo 10 Marks
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A. Browell
An N.R. Knight Morden R!

BRIEF in the case of  Israel Knight  60 of Providence  in the State of  R.I.  (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?  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.     In 1794 enlisted 3 Private Col Knight Col Knight   1798 1 " " " Col Kimball   Continued 11 6 " Col Burleigh Col Green  
 5. In what battles was he engaged? None mentioned  6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Providence R.I.  7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditional evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? traditional on living witness  8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? papers are not properly attached 
I Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
George Payson
Examining Clerk.

Israel Knight
21228

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
Rhode-Island District, sc. August Term 1832
County of Providence
On this Eight day of August A.D. 1832 personally appeared in open Court, being a citizen District Court of the United States within and for said District, now in session— Israel Knight a resident of Scituate in the County of Providence and State of Rhode Island aged 71 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, viz.
That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers, and served as here-
He was born December 9 th 1760 in Scituate— has no record of his birth— lived in Scituate when he entered the service & have always resided there both before & since the War —
That he enlisted in the year 1777 and served at different times during the year Three months in guarding the shores of Narragansett in Capt Jonathan Knight's company and Col Joseph Knight's regiment also was one month in Rhode Island during the first part of Sullivan's expedition in 1778 in Capt Jonathan Knight's company & Col Stephen Timball's regiment— afterwards in the year 1780 he served in the Continental army for six months in a company commanded by Chandler Burlingame & Col Greene's Regiment— in all which he served his time out and was honorably discharged — had no other discharge —
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 and year aforesaid. Israel Knight witness B. Bland
I Noah Tinker of Scituate in the County of Providence on oath certify & say that I am well acquainted with Israel Knight of said Scituate, — said Knight enlisted into Col. Christopher Greene's regiment

I Noah Tike of Scituate in the County of Providence on oath certify & say that I am well acquainted with Israel Knight of said Scituate. - said Knight enlisted into Col. Christopher Gurney's regiment which regiment was of the continental line, & raised in Rhode Island. As a private for six months & he served out his time & was honorably discharged this fact I know from having been a private in said company & regiment myself for same length of time We both enlisted in the month of June or July 1780 & served six months from that time
Noah Tike
Mark
Sworn in open Court July 12 1832
Benjamin Cowell Clk
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, 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 Noah Tike  Noah Tike who has signed the preceding certificate is a Clergyman, resident in the  testified as aforesaid is resident in and that Scituate Rhode Island  who also signed the same is a resident in the and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I, BENJAMIN COWELL, Clerk of said District Court, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Israel Knight for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this 20 th day of December AD 1832
Benjamin Cowell Clk

MRS. BURTON ASHLEY CRANE 935 WEST NINTH STREET ERIE, PENNSYLVANIA
July 17th, 1927.
Pension Bureau, Dept. of the Interior. Revolutionary War Section.
Will you please send me a copy of the pension record of Elizabeth Knight, listed in the 1840 pension list, as living in Coventry R.I., with Lawton Johnson, she being aged 90 years. ?
Will you also please send me the pensions record of Israel Knight, who was living aged 79, in Scituate R.I. in 1840, with Israel Knight.
Thanking You , I am
very truly,
Mary Knight Crane

WCS.
March 26, 1928.
Mrs. Burton Ashley Crane, 935 West Ninth Street, Erie, Pennsylvania.
Madam:
I advise you that from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S. 21857, it appears that Israel Knight was born December 9, 1760, in Scituate, Rhode Island.
While a resident of that place he enlisted and served as a private with the Rhode Island troops as follows:
In 1777 served three months in Captain Jonathan Knight's Company in Colonel Joseph Knight's Regiment.
In 1778 served one month in Captain Jonathan Knight's Company in Colonel Stephen Kimball's Regiment; he was with Sullivan on his Rhode Island expedition.
From June or July, 1780, he served six months in Captain Chandler Burlingame's Company in Colonel Christopher Greene's Regiment.
He was allowed pension on his application executed August 8, 1832, at which time he was living in Scituate, Rhode Island.
There are no data on file relative to his family.
Respectfully,
WINFIELD SCOTT, Commissioner.

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
NAME Knight, Jacob GRADE Private LINE Maryland
WARRANT NUMBER 11415 ACREAGE 100 ISSUED January 8, 1796 To George Consonby, assignee
*The information concerning the issuance of warrants carded on this form is found in volumes 2 to 4 of "Land Warrants Issued Prior to 1800" which are registers of bounty land warrants issued to non-commissioned officers and privates under congressional resolutions of September 16, 1776, and subsequent dates. Other records relative to the applications for warrants appear to have been destroyed in the War Department fire of November 9, 1800. Information concerning warrants surrendered to the Federal Government is to be found in General Land Office records in The National Archives.