Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File B. L. Wt. 901-100, for William Kemp, Massachusetts

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Kemp, William
B.L.W. 901-1000
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for 42:784 — Sarah Adams Karin's beauty land as him to Wm Shump a Revolutionary 1775-83 } Sold in 1890s } R. Appleton atty

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The heirs of Mr Kemp private of the Regt. Mapa. line
Warrant ipd April 17. 1820
Thos Waide atty. —

KNOW all Men by these Presents, That I Moses Appleton of the town of Waterville in the County of Hancock and State of Massachusetts do hereby make, substitute and appoint, and by these presents have made, substi- tuted and appointed Thomas Waide of the City of Washington my true and lawful substitute and attorney, for me and in my name, to do and perform all acts and things, in the prosecution and recovery of the claim of Sarah Adams heir at Law of W m Kemp late a Revolutionary Soldier in the United States' army, and now of the town of  and State of Massachu- etts , against the United States at the proper department, at the city of Washington, that I could do by virtue of his several powers of attorney to me executed with powers of substitution were I personally present, and whatsoever my said substi- tuted attorney shall legally do in the premises, I hereby ratify and confirm. Given under my hand and seal at Waterville this eleventh day of November 1819
Signed, sealed and delivered } in presence of
W. Huntington Esq Simon Brattle
Moses Appleton
STATE OF MASSACHUSETTS,
PERSONALLY APPEARED Moses

State of Massachusetts } County Kennebec } ss }
Dated this day Nov 11, 1819
Personally appeared Moses Appleton the signer and sealer of the foregoing instrument, and acknowledged the same to be his free act and voluntary deed, for the purposes therein mentioned, before me —
Timothy Boutelle Esq. Peace
April 10, 1820
City of Washington Dec. 1819
Thereby certify that Timothy Boutelle Esquire here when the above acknowledgement was taken was at the date thereof a magistrate duly qualified & acting under the authority of the State of Massachusetts —
Joshua Cushman Member of Congress

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State of Massachusetts } To all whom it may concern County of Hampshire } Be it remembered that it has been satisfactorily proven and made to appear to me Sarah Adams of Norwichwick in the County aforesaid is the heir at Law being the Sister of William Kemp deceased late a Soldier in Capt. Sylvester Smith's in the 5th Massachusetts Regiment in the Revolutionary War. And that
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I do hereby accordingly certify the same Given under my Hand and Seal as Judge of Probate within and for the County aforesaid this 16th day of January A D 1818 in Bloomfield
Brace Rollins Judge

KNOW all Men by these Presents. That I
Sarah Adams heir at Law to William Kemp took a soldier in Capt Sylvanus Smith's Company in the 5th Regiment of Mass Batt. commanded by Colonel Rufus Putnam in the Revolutionary War. enlisted and served for during the war under the peace in 1783
have made, constituted and appointed, and by these presents do make, constitute and ap- point Moses Appleton of the town of Waterville in the County of Penobscot and State of Massachusetts my legal representative and lawful attorney, for me and in my name and behalf, to demand and receive of and from the Secretary of the War Department of the United States, or such other person as may be duly authorized to accept the same a warrant for all bounties in Land to which I am entitled by virtue of the several Acts of Congress in such case made and provided
And the said Moses Appleton is hereby authorised and di- rected to execute in my name and behalf the proper receipt and legitimate acquittance for the same, and all other writings, necessary in my name, to make, do, seal and execute in as ample and complete a manner to all intents and purposes as I might or could do were I per- sonally present at the doing thereof.—And one or more attorneys or substitutes under him to duly make and appoint, and at pleasure revoke their powers; and whatsoever my said attorney or his substitutes may lawfully do in the
premises by virtue of the power herein contained I hereby irrevocably ratify and confirm. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal, this Twelfth day of January A. D. 1818
In presence of Amos Adams
David Pierce Sarah X Adams mark
STATE OF Massachusetts COUNTY OF Hancock ss.
PERSONALLY APPEARED Sarah Adams mark
Adams to me well known, and made oath in due form of law, that he is the same person described in and who executed the above power of attorney, and the same is his free, voluntary act and deed, for the purposes therein mentioned.
Sworn and subscribed before me, this Twelfth day of January A.D. 1818
G. H. Weston Asst. Reg.
Sarah Adams X Adams mark
STATE OF Massachusetts COUNTY of Hancock ss.
PERSONALLY APPEARED Amos Adams
Adams and David Pierce and being duly sworn accord- ing to law, do depose and say, that they and each of them are personally acquainted with Sarah Adams who has executed the above power of attorney, and well know him to be the person described therein. They further depose and say that they served in the Revolutionary War a part of the period of the war in the same corps or company with the said William Kemp
Sworn and subscribed before me, this Twelfth day of January A. D. 1818 and I hereby certify that the above deponents are in my opinion credible witnesses.
G. H. Weston Asst. Reg.
Amos Adams David Pierce

STATE OF Massachusetts Hampshire } COUNTY, ss. day of January one thousand eight hundred and Eighteen before me Ebenezer D. Weston one of the Justices of the Peace in and for said County, personally appeared Amos Davis and David Pierce and made solemn oath in due form of law that they were
BE IT REMEMBERED, That on this twentieth day of January one thousand eight hundred and Eighteen before me Ebenezer D. Weston one of the Justices of the Peace in and for said County, personally appeared Amos Davis and David Pierce and made solemn oath in due form of law that they were personally acquainted with Williams Kempe deceased late a soldier in Capt. Sylvanus Smith Company in the 5th Mass Regiment commanded by Col. Moses Pitnam and well knew that he enlisted for and served during the Revolutionary War, and was discharged at the close of 1783 and died in the year 1797. That they have frequently heard him say in his lifetime that he had never sold nor alienated his claim to Boring's Land, to which he was intitled as a consequence of his services in the Revolutionary War and that he had lost his discharge by reason of having lost his Pocket Book overboard in November river.
Sworn and subscribed before me, this 13th day of January A. D. 181 8 And I hereby certify the above witness Amos Davis in my opinion credible witness
Ebenezer D. Weston
Amos Davis David Pierce
STATE OF Massachusetts Hampshire } COUNTY, ss.
John Davis Clerk of the the Judicial Courts in said County and of the Supreme Court in the County of Hampshire
do hereby certify that before whom and at the time when the within acknowledgements and affidavits were made was a Magistrate Duly qualified acting under the authority of this State, and that his name thereunto subscribed is his own proper signature. — In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal
in County — this Twentieth day of January one thousand eight hundred and Eighteen A.D. 1818
John Davis CLE

State of Massachusetts
Suffolk County ss. Sarah Adams and Amos Adams — of the county and State aforesaid being duly sworn do depose and say that they (and each of them were personally acquainted with William French deceased late a soldier in Capt Sylvanus Smith's company in the 5th Massachusetts Mgt commanded by Col Rufus Putnam and well know that said Wm French enlisted and served for the war and that he died about the year 1797 and left no wife or children that his father and mother are also dead, and that Sarah Adams of Norridgewock is the upitro sister and one of the heirs at Law of said Wm French deceased —
Sarah re Adams mark
Sworn and subscribed — before me this 15 th day of January 1878 and I further certify the above deponents are credible witnesses —
Amos Adams
Rev. Weston Just. Peace

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
NAME Kemp, William GRADE Private LINE Virginia
WARRANT NUMBER 12293 ACREAGE 100 ISSUED December 13, 1791 to Francis Graves, 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.