Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 35499, for Thomas Kench, Massachusetts

SERVICE
NUMBER
Continental Mass.
Kench, Thomas
S 35499
CONTENTS

13. 601
District of Maine
Thomas French
of Brooksville in the state of  District of Maine who was a Private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Crane of the Massachusetts line, for the term of Nine Months
Inscribed on the Roll of District of Maine at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 30 of April 1818
Certificate of Pension issued the 9 of July 1818 and sent to Job Nelson Esq. Castine District of Maine
  Arrears to 4th of  Mar. 1819.  81. 29    Semi-ann. all'ce ending  4 Sep 1819.  48. 00    10 Mo \frac{1}{50} \frac{4}{31}   $129. 29  
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }

Thomas French No 13,601

STATE OF MAINE.
Hancock ss....At a Circuit Court of Common Pleas for the there Eastern Circuit, begun and holden at Castine within and for the County of Hancock on the second Tuesday of July being the eleventh day of each month and by adjournment from day to day, on the fifteenth day of each month in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty, before the Honorable William Crosby  James Campbell Judges of said Court.
ON this fifteenth day of July in the year 1820, personally appeared in open Court
the same proceeding according to the course of the common law, having jurisdiction unlimited in amount, keeping a record of their proceedings, and having "the power of fine and imprisonment," and being a Court of Record for said Circuit, Thomas French aged Seventy three years, resident in Brooks ville in said Circuit, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath declare that he served in the Revolutionary War as follows, viz. as a Private in the company commanded by Capt. Barbuck in the Regiment commanded by Colonel Crane in the line of the State of  Artillery on the Continental Establishment, as is more particularly mentioned and described in his original declaration, made on the thirtieth day of April A. D. 1818, and on which said declaration his Certificate of Pension, numbered 13,501 was granted. And I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18th day of March 1818; and that I have not since that time by gift, sale, or in any manner disposed of my property, or any part thereof, with intent thereby so to diminish it as to bring myself within the provisions of an Act of Congress, entitled "An Act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States, in the Revolutionary War," passed on the 18th day of March, 1818: and that I have not, nor has any person in trust for me, any property or securities, contracts, or debts due to me; nor have I any income other than what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed, and by me subscribed; that my occupation and ability to pursue the same, together with the number and other particulars of my family, are in fact and in truth as is particularly described on the back hereof, also subscribed by me.
Thomas French
Sworn to and declared, on the 16 day of July A. D. 1820. }
BEFORE Wm Crosby & Jas. Campbell Esqrs  One of the Judges of the said Court.
William Nelson Shrewsbury

SCHEDULE of the real and personal estate, (necessary clothing and bedding excepted) belonging to me the subscriber, viz :
  1 Cow 15 3/4 1 Steer 12 3/4 1 Calf 2 3/4 1 Pig 4 3/4 933.00   11 x 40 Stove 1/2 Iron pot of Skateville 2/ 2.50   3 Chairs & 2 benches of Spinning wheel 2.00   Cups bowls & Crockery ware 12/ 2.00   Pails tubs & wooden ware 12/ 2.00   Chest of Fish & Potatoes 9/ 2.00   Knives cutlery small articles Kitchen furniture 3.00   946.50 
Thomas French
SCHEDULE of the family residing with me Thomas French who, by occupation am a Farmer which I am unable to pursue by reason of Rheumatism of a chronic nature and debility being unable to walk without Crutches
   NAMES. AGES. Capacity of each to contribute to their support.     Wife, Mary 55 Small being weakly & Sick   William French 23 Common ability   Joseph French 20 None & very weakly   Lucy French 10 Common ability   Stephen French 13 Ditto   Daughters Children Husband dead   John Rops 8 one half   Emeline Rops 5 Nothing   Thomas Rops 3 Ditto  
Thomas French
STATE OF MAINE.
Hanover ss. 1, Nelson Shaw the county of Hanover I Court, on this eighteenth day of July
Clerk of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas for said Circuit, within do hereby certify, that the foregoing oath, and the schedules thereto annexed, are truly copied from the Record of the said Court ; and I do further certify, that it is the opinion of the said Court that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule, is thirty seven dollars and cents . IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of
A. D. one thousand eight hundred and twenty.
Nelson Shaw
Clerk of the said Circuit Court for the County of Hanover

Y Thomas French am totally unable to labour my son who is Insane is very troublesome and a great addition to the expenses of my family —
Y own no real estate having been reduced to the necessity of selling my last settlement for the sum of fifty dollars to pay my just Debts and still owe several small sums —
Thomas French —————

In reply to your request of _____, received _____ for a statement of the military history of Thomas French a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pen- sion on file in this Bureau. S F 35,499.
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     May, 1776 to Dec 1782 Priv. { James Stran Henry Burbeck Thomas Crafts. Brane. Mass.  
Battles engaged in, _____
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Enlisted at Roxbury, Mass.
Date of application for pension, Apr. 30, 1818. His r. was a c.
Residence at date of application, Bucksport, Hancock Co., Me.
Age at date of application, 68 yrs.  Date of death not stated.  (date of marriage not stated)
Remarks: In 1820, his wife Mary was 55 yrs. old.
Children: William, aged 23; Joseph 20, Lucy 16, and Stephen 13 yrs. in 1820.
Grand children: John Rose, 8, Emeline Rose 5 and Rose 3 yrs. of age, in 1820.
Very respectfully,
Commissioner.

Thomas French
Private
Col: Crafts Reg t Mass Line, 1776 to 1782.
dec: 30 th Ap l 1818
Col Cranes Reg t Artillery 1780-10 months
Col. Crafts Reg t
on Continental tolls line -
Admitted

To the Hon Job Nelson Judge of the Probate Court in and for the County of Hancock.
Humblly shews
Thomas Kench of Brooksville in said County that when he in April 1818 applied through him to the United States for a Pension he was induced by copying from a Form received from the Secretary of War Office at Washington to omit entering into a detail of his sundry enlistments in the Revolutionary Army and notwithstanding three years of his service was in Col. Crafts Regiment which he now understands was not Continental being extremely poor and very ignorant and fully believing his service in 1780 was Continental he prays leave to make the following explanatory Testimony in order to substantiate his former application
Thomas Kench
I Thomas Kench of Brooksville in the County of Hancock aged sixty nine years do on oath declare that I enlisted in Needham Massachusetts on or about the 15 of March 1780 into the Revolutionary army of the United States on the Continental establishment for Nine Months in Capt Henry Burbecks Company in Col. Cramers Mass ts Regiment of Artillery commanded by Major Gen. Henry Knox and that I served in said Regiment more than ten months when I was honorably discharged in the State of New York just above West Point. And referring to my former Deposition to which this is supplementary further saith not
Thomas Kench

Commonwealth of Massachusetts } District of Maine . . . . Hancock ss }
On this twenty fourth day of May in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and nineteen Before me Job Nelson Judge of the Probate Court Personally appear Thomas French of Brooksville in Penobscot County and made solemn oath according to Law that the foregoing Deposition on this sheet contained and by him in my presence subscribed is just and true
Job Nelson

Thomas Cummings Deposition
I Thomas Cummings of Prospect in the County of Han- cock & Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Gentleman of lawfull age do testify and declare, that to my knowledge Thomas French of Brookville in said County enlisted and served more than nine months in the Revolutionary Army of the United States on the Continental establish- ment in Captain Burbecks Company of Artillery during the year 1780. The particular day of enlisting and of discharge I do not recollect, that I have no interest what- ever in said Frenchs obtaining the pension for which he has made application to the United States, and that said service of said French was under one enlistment
Tho: Cummings Late Lieut & Brevet Capt In the Revolutionary Army U State
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
County of Bristol Hancock ss
On this twenty ninth day of May A D 1819 Personally ap- peared Thomas Cummings above named and made solemn oath according to law that the foregoing deposition by him subscribed is just and true and I the said Just. do hereby certify that the said Thomas Cummings is a credible Witness
Signed and sworn to before me
Samuel Little Justice of the peace

Commonwealth of Massachusetts } June 17 1819 Town of Eastport - - Hancock ss }
I Moses L. Judkins Notary Public in and for the County aforesaid by lawful authority admitted & sworn with power to attest Wills Deeds and other Instru- -ments in writing Do hereby certify that evidence to my entire satisfaction is in my possession that Samuel Little whose signature is on the Deposition of Thomas Cummings here- unto annexed was at the time of taking said Deposition a Justice of the Peace in and for the County aforesaid
Which I attest
Moses L. Judkins
Note I understand the aforesaid Thomas Cummings is placed on the Pension list as an officer and that his certificate was obtained through the Hon William Crosby of Belfast.
M. L. J.

Commonwealth of Massachusetts. } District of Maine . . . . . Hancock. ss. }
On this thirtieth day of April, 1810, before me the sub- scribed, the Judge of the Probate Court, in and for said County, personally appears Thomas Kench, aged sixty eight years, resident in Brooksville, in the said County, who being by me first duly sworn, according to law, doth, on his oath, make the following declaration, in order to obtain the provision made by the late act of Congress, entitled "An act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the revolutionary war": That he the said Thomas Kench enlisted in Roxbury in the State of Massachusetts, about the last of May seven- teen hundred and seventy six, in the company comman- ded by Captain James Swan, in the Regiment of Artil- lery commanded by Colonel Thomas Crafts, which from his best recollection was the first Massachusetts Regiment; that he continued to serve in the said corps or in the service of the United States until about the last of December 1782, when he was discharged from service in Boston in the State of Massachusetts as an Invalid. That he was in the battle of York at the capture of Cornwallis &c, and that he is in reduced circumstances, and stands in need of the assistance of his country for support, and that he has no other evidence now in his power of his said services. Thomas Kench

Sworn to and declared before me the day and year afore- -said. —
Job Nelson
I Job Nelson Judge of the Probate Court as aforesaid do certify that it appears to my satisfaction that the said Thomas Hench did serve in the revolutionary war as stated in the preceding declaration against the common enemy and I now transmit the proceedings and testimony taken and had before me to the Secretary for the Department of War pursuant to the directions of the aforementioned acts of Congress. — Castine April 30. 1810. —
Job Nelson
Gloucester ss. Probate Office. August 14. A.D. 1818
I do further certify that it is my opinion that the above named Thomas Hench is in reduced circumstances and stands in need of the assistance of his county for support.
In testimony of all which I have hereunto set my hand and have caused the seal of the Probate Court to be affixed the day last aforesaid Job Nelson Judge of Probate
Attest Wm. Hobbs Clerk

35.499 INVALID.
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File No. 35-499
Thomas Kench
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Act: 18 th March 18 th
Index:—Vol. 2 , Page 220
[Arrangement of 1870.]
Sept. 1897 E. F. Benson, Tacoma, Wash. See Mid. 25,332
Jan. 14, 1913 History to Mrs. W. E. Morris. See

New York N.Y. Jan. 10 th 1912. Hon Commissioner of Pensions Washington D.C. Dear Sir:
Please furnish me with the record of service, date of death, marriage, and any other data available, in the case of Thomas Kench Mass Vol, Revolutionary War, said Kench enlisted from Ithaca Island Mass now Maine and about the time he applied for pension lived in Brookville Maine. He was my ancestor,
Very Truly Yours "Mrs" W. E. Morris 2780 Pond Place Bronx, N.Y.