Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 26732, for William Kinsman, Massachusetts

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass
Leinsman, William Anna
W. 26732
CONTENTS

No 4542.
Oct 22 1845. Reqd. by letter
Massachusetts
to age: —
William Huisman,
of Essex Co: in the State of Massachusetts. who was a Corporal in the ————— commanded by Captain ————— of the Regt: — commanded by Col: Little — in the Massachusetts line for 8 months —
Increased from $26.66 per annum, Inscribed on the Roll of Boston at the rate of 29 Dollars 33 — Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831. & End on the 30th September, 1843, the day of his death.
Certificate of Pension issued the 21st day of October, 1845 and sent to James Gregory, Marblehead, Massachusetts. —
Arrears to the 4th of Semi-annual allowance ending
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by W H Hunsail Clerk, Book 8, 1st: Vol. 2, Page 46.

4193 Massachusetts
Anna Kinsman
widow of William Kinsman who died on the 30 th September 1843 of Essex in the State of Mass d who was a Corporal in the _____ commanded by Captain _____ of the reg t commanded by Col l Little in the Mass t V ol . time for 8 months
Inscribed on the Roll of Mass d at the rate of 29 Dollars 33 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1834. 30, Sept r 1843,
Certificate of Pension issued the 19 day of Apr l 1845 and sent to Josiah Caldwell
Ansers to the 4th of Josiah Semi-annual allowance ending Mass d
{ Revolutionary Claim, Act July 4, 1836 Section the _____ }
Recorded by J. L. Mann Clerk, Book _____ Vol. 1 Page 59
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Let. To Ag t May - 5. 184.
Cert. Corrected & ret d by issuing new one. to Josiah Caldwell May 5 - 45 -
Repts agt. by letter 22 d Oct. 1845. -

5786 William Kinsman
Mass
Providence
8 Months
Walter
$26.68
Rev Andrews E Ipswich Mass

BRIEF in the case of William Kinman of Essex County in the State of Mass - (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? 80 years  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 1775. — 8 — As a privt Gen. G. Parker, Col. J. Little  
 5. In what battles was he engaged? None  6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Essex  7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditional evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? Traditional evidence, Documents, Living Witness  8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? Correct 
I Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
Examining Clerk.

State of Massachusetts Essex County S.S. }
I, George W. Kelly, Pastor of the Congregational Church in Hamilton, in the County and State aforesaid, do hereby certify that the following is a true copy of the Record of said Church, with the exception of the date, which is expressed on the record in fair legible figures, viz Married Mr. William Heinman of Ipswich to Miss. Anna Brown of Ipswich Hamlet, March second Seventeen hundred and Seventy three, "March 2 d 1873"
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Hamilton January 27 th 1845. G.W. Kelly Pastor of said Church
I, George W. Kelly abovenamed, depose and say, that I hold the office of Pastor, in the County, town, and State aforesaid, and that the above is a true extract from the records of said Church, with the exception above named, as certified by me.
Hamilton, January 27 th 1845. G.W. Kelly Pastor of said Church
Sworn before me, on the day and year above written. Jeriah Caldecott Justice of the Peace.

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Secretary's Office, Boston February 5 th 1845.
I hereby Certify, That at the date of the annexed attestation Josiah Caldwell was a Justice of the Peace for the County of Essex,
in the said Commonwealth, duly constituted and commissioned; and that to his acts and attestations, as such, full faith and credit are and ought to be given, in and out of Court.
In Testimony whereof, I have hereunto affixed the Seal of the Commonwealth, the date above written.
John G. Sleeper, Secretary of the Commonwealth.

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William Kinsman Corporal 7 June 1832
Admitted 8 Mch Cor $29. 33
from 4 March 1831 to 30 Sept. 1843 the day of his death Deducting amt pd at the rate of 26. 66 the sum pd for same time
Hon. James Gregory Marblehead Mass.

Commonwealth of Massachusetts } ss. County of Essex ... }
On this eleventh day of September A. D. 1845, personally appeared before me, Josiah Caldwell Esqr, a Justice of the Peace in and for the said County of Essex, Anna Hinsman, a resident of Ipswich, in said County, aged eighty seven years, who, being first duly sworn according to law, doth on her oath testify and declare that she is the identical Anna Hinsman, widow of William Hinsman, late of said Ipswich, deceased: that her said husband was a Pensioner under the law of June 7th, 1832, at the rate of twenty-six dollars and sixty-six cents per annum and  died  on  the  thirtieth  day  of  September, 1843 , — having been paid at that rate at the Pension Agency in Boston — to the fourth  day  of  the  same  month, only.
She further declares that afterwards, to wit, on the 5th. day of May of the present year of our Lord, 1845, she herself was Pensioned under the provisions of the 3 d section of the law of July 4th, 1836, at the rate of twenty-nine dollars and thirty-three cents per annum — being  two  dollars  and  thirty  three  cents  per  annum  more  than  her  said  late  husband  was  allowed : She therefore makes this supplemental Declaration with the view of claiming said additional allowance, in right of her said husband, from the 4th day of March, 1831, to the 14th day of September, 1843, and also the amount due her said husband — at the

— vale she herself now receives — from the said 11th. of September, 1843, to the thirtieth day of the same month, — the latter date being the day of his decease and the date when the pay of her own Pension commenced. And she begs to refer to her original Declaration and the evidence accompanying the same in proof of the statements herein set forth and declared.
Witnessed by
Josiah Caldwell
William Hinson
Anna Hinson
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year first above written before me —
Josiah Caldwell, Justice of the Peace.

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Secretary's Office, Boston September 7 th 1845
I hereby Certify, That at the date of the annexed attestation Josiah Caldwell was a Justice of the Peace for the County of Essex.
in the said Commonwealth, duly commissioned and constituted; and that to his acts and attestations, as such, full faith and credit are and ought to be given, in and out of Court.
In Testimony whereof, I have hereunto affixed the Seal of the Commonwealth, the date above written.
John G. Parsons; Secretary of the Commonwealth.

5786. Wm Shuman

Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress, passed June 7, 1832.
STATE OF MASSACHUSETTS: COUNTY OF ESSEX, ss.
On this fourth day of September A. D. 1832, personally appeared in open court, before the HONORABLE DANIEL APPLETON WHITE, Judge of the Court of Probate for the County of Essex aforesaid, now sitting, William Shinsman , a resident of Ipswich , in the County of Essex and State of Massachusetts, aged 80 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: to wit in Capt Gideon Parkers Company & Col - Moses Little's regiment at Cambridge in the State of Massachusetts in the Spring of seventeen hundred & seventy five I entered & served eight months & was discharged, and I further state that I served the above eight months & that John H Broadman lived in Capt Abraham Dodge's Company in the same regiment & knew of my service - I was a volunteer & was born in Ipswich aforesaid on the 27th day of August 1752, there is a record of my father, in my possession, I lived in Ipswich when I entered into the service & have lived there ever since & now live there I remember my Captain Gideon Parker & Col Moses Little, General Putnam, Capt Abraham Dodge & Capt Nathan Wade - I am known to John H Broadman & to Eben- ezer Murnham the town clerk & many others - I was verbally discharged, but herewith is annexed the evidence of my enlistment & supplying a blanket

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.
William Sherman Feb 23 1893
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid
D. P. White JUDGE OF PROBATE.
We, David P. Kimball a clergyman, residing in Haverhill aforesaid, and An Andrews Esquire, a magistrate, residing in Haverhill aforesaid, do hereby certify that we are well acquainted with William Sherman who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be 80 years of age; that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
David P. Kimball An Andrews
Subscribed and sworn to before
D. P. White

A list of Persons employed in the Public Service from Capt John Farley's Company and in his Ward. —
for 8 months in 1845.
Col. Isaac Smith. Capt Gideon Parker. Capt Nathaniel Wade. Lieut Francis Merrifield.
Joseph Appleton jun till Oct 1. Thomas Appleton jun till Nov 15.
Deut Boardman.
Nathan Brown jun.
Will m Freeman.
James Smith.
Nath l Rust jr.
John Howe Boardman.
John Foster
Jon s Foster
William Gordon.
Jacob Low.
John Staniford Sam Low's appren.
Aaron Fitts.
Archelaus Colby John Low's appren.
Will m Smith.
Nath l Lake man under age.
Isaac Gilems.
Amos Heard for John Hovey.
Nath l Baker.
John Andrews.
John Smith jun.
Nath l Babcock Nathan Folsom's appren.
I hereby certify the above, to be a true copy of the original as on file in the Select- mens Office in the town of Ipswich. And that William Shinsman is a person of truth & veracity.
Ebenezer Burnham, Town Clerk of Ipswich.
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Essex ss September 1st 1832 Then Ebenezer Burn- ham obovencioned who is clerk of the said town of Ipswich appeared and made oath to the truth of the above Certificate & that William Shinsman named in the annexed paper is a person to be believed before me Am. Andrews Justice of the Peace

A List of those Soldiers in Capt t Parkers Company who found themselves Blankets and those who the Selectmen found.
   Names. Found by them Found by Selectmen   Found by them Found by Select Found by them Found by Selectmen     Joseph Emmons . . . . . 1 William Hensman - - - 1   William Kenney . . . . . Francis Rust 3 d - - - 1   Adam Freeman - - - - - 1 Peter Pernaldy X - - - D   John Glaser - - - - - 1 John Harris - - - - - 1   Samuel West - - - - - William Henden - - - 1.   Stephen Low - - - - - 1   Simeon Burnham jun t - - - 1   William Foster - - - - - 1   Jonathan Galloway - - - - 1   Francis Cogswell jun t - - - 1   Ebenezerkinsfield X   Daniel Boardman - - - - - 1   Daniel Rust X   William Rust - - - - - 1   William Butler - - - - - 1  
I hereby certify the above to be a true copy of the original as on file in the Selectmens office in the town of Ipswich
Ebenezer Burnham, Town Clerk of Ipswich.
Commonwealth of Massachusetts Docket 15. September 1 st 1832 Then Ebenezer Burnham Town Clerk of the town of Ipswich appeared & made oath to the truth of the above certificate before me Asa Andrews Justice of the Peace

And the said Court hereby declares its opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the abovenamed applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies that David T. Kimball who has signed the preceding Certificate, is a Clergyman resident in Haverick and that the said Asa Andrews who has also signed the same is a Magistrate resident at Haverick and is a credible person and that their statement is entitled to credit.
D. W. Rice Judge of Probate
I John H. Boardman testify & say that I belonged to Capt John Farley Company of Militia before & in April 1775 in Haverick in the State of Massachusetts & in that month I enlisted in Abraham Dyer's Company & Moses Little's Regiment & marched to Concord & served eight months, and will remember seeing William Hinsman of Capt Gideon Parker's Company of the same regiment very often during that time - he belonged to said Farley's Company at Haverick & I have seen a list of those who enlisted for said eight months from the first  first officer on which his name & my own name for 1775, and I believe said Hinsman to be a person of truth & veracity & of good character. So help me God
John H. Boardman
Commonwealth of Massachusetts Essex ss September 1st 1832 Then John H. Boardman appeared and made oath to the truth of the above affidavit and I certify that his testimony is entitled to full credit - Asa Andrews Justice of the Peace
I, NATHANIEL LORD Junior, Register of the Court of Probate for the County of Essex aforesaid, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of William Hinsman for a pension.
Also, that Asa Andrews esquire, whose name is subscribed to three several affidavits hereto annexed, is a justice of the peace for said county; and that his several signatures to said affidavits are genuine.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this fourth day of September , A. D. 1832.
C Nath. Lord Jr.

26732 WIDOW, &c.
File No.  26732
Anna Heinman Widow of William Heinman Coast Guard
Act: July 24th 1836
Index:—Vol. A , Page 463
[Arrangement of 1870.]

452/2.
Massachusetts
William Rinsman
of Essex in the State of (Mass) who was a Private in the company commanded by Captain _____ of the Regt commanded by Col. Little in the (Mass) line for 8 mos.
Inscribed on the Roll of (Mass) at the rate of 20 Dollars 66 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 22 nd day of June 1833 and due Oct 1
Andrews Ipswich (Mass)
Arrears to 14th of Sept 1832 $39.99
Semi-annual allowance ending Dec 30 13.33
$53.32
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by J. H. M c Blain Clerk, Book D. Vol. 257 Page 62.

No 6421
Anna Kinsman
Mom of William
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a/c 4 July 1836
Adm o 8 Mo Cople
$29 \frac{33}{4} per ann
from 20 Septem 1843
- 30 -
Joseph Caldwell
Ipswich
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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 Kindman Essex Br Haps. which require further proof or explanation.
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? yes
XII. If the clergyman's affidavit has not been produced, is there any reason assigned for not obtaining it? —
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? —
XIV. † If the applicant has produced a witness or witnesses as to his service, has the magistrate who administered the oath certified that he, she, or they are persons of credibility? yes
Has the official character and signature of the magistrate been certified by the proper officer under his seal of office? yes
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? yes
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 the 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.
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 authenticated 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 end 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.

Ipswich Feby. 10. 1845.
Sir,
I herewith forward to your Department the Application of Mrs. Anna Kinsman, widow of William Kinsman late of Ipswich Mass. Pensioned for, with sundry official documents required by law, together with William Kinsman's Pension Certificate. Notwithstanding great carefulness to have every thing in accordance with the Rules & Regulations, in these cases, I may have omitted something necessary in the hurry of business. If any such omission has occurred have the goodness to write me in order to a correction. Wm. Kinsman always said he ought to have had more pension. Please address on this subject, yours
With great respect &c Jonah Baldwin Attorney of Mrs. Anna Kinsman
Hon. James L. Edwards Commissioner of Pensions Washington City D.C.

Marblehead, Sept. 24th. 1865.
Honored Sir:
At the request of Mrs. Anna Kingsman, of Ipswich in this County - a Pensioner under the law of July 4th, 1836 - I have the Honor to forward herewith a Supplementary Declaration of her, claiming arrears due in right of her deceased husband at the rate of two dollars & 33 1/3 cents per annum (the difference between the amount at which he was repeared and that which she  receiving ) from the 1st. of March, 1831, to the 1st. of Sept. 1863 - the date to which he was last paid; Also at the whole rate allowed to her from said 1st. of Sept. 1863, to the thirtieth day of the same month - the date of his decease .
I am, with very great respect,
Your Honor's humble servt.
James Gregory
James L. Edwards Esqr. Commission of Pensions, Washington D. C.

Issue New one Com. 30 Sep d 43
Payment to be made at Boston, Massachusetts. by G. Haven, Esq. Agent for paying Pen- sioners, in the Agency of Massachusetts.
Recorded in the Pension Office, in Book C Vol. Page 59 by
A. S. G. Swann. Clerk.

WAR DEPARTMENT.
REVOLUTIONARY CLAIM.
I certify that, in conformity with the 3d section of the law of the United States, of the 4th of July, 1836.
Anna Kinsman, of Massachusetts. —
widow of William Kinsman, —
who was a Corporal in the Revolution, —
is entitled to receive Twenty nine, — dollars and Thirty three, cents per annum, during the time she may remain unmarried, commencing on the 30 th September —
and payable semi-annually on the 4th of March and 4th of September.
Given at the War Office of the United
States, this 19 th day of
April, — one thousand eight
hundred and forty
Examined and Countersigned. S

Wm. Garrison
Payments to be made at Boston Mass by The Paymaster of the Bank Agent for paying Pension- ers, in the Agency of Mass.
Recorded by J F S Blair Clerk, in Book D - Vol. 28 page 62.

WAR DEPARTMENT.
Revolutionary Claim.
I certify that in conformity with the Law of the United States, of the 7th June, 1832: William Rinsman of the State of Massachusetts who was a Private in the Army of the Revolution.
is entitled to receive Twenty Six dollars and Sixty Five cents per annum, during his natural life, commencing on the 4th of March, 1831, and payable semi-annually, on the 4th of March, and 4th of September, in every year.
Given at the War Office of the United States, this Twenty Second day of January one thousand eight hundred and thirty-Three
Lee Secretary of War
and resigned.
J. Edwards

Spencer May 1. 1845
Sir,
A few days since the enclosed Pension Certificate to Anna Winman was enclosed to my address. By it her pension of $29.33 per annum is "to commence 1 st March 1831" which is probably a mistake, as her late husband, William Winman, D ied 30 th October 1843. I therefore return the Certificate for correction. When corrected have the goodness to enclose the Certificate to me as soon as may be convenient.
I am very respectfully Your Obedt Servant
Hon. James F. Edwards, Esq. Commissioner of Pensions, Washington.
Josiah Caldwell.

Payment to be made at
by
Agent for paying Pensioners, in the Agency of
Payable on the 4th September and 4th March
Recorded in the Pension Office, in Book            Vol.            Page
Clerk.

war Department.
Widow's Pension.
the United States, of the 7th, June, 1832 law of March 3, 1843,
I certify that in conformity with the act of March 3, 1843, John Kineman, deceased, who was a corporal, was entitled to a pen- sion at the rate of $29.33 per ann: for the commencing on the 1st of March, 1831 and ending on the 30th: Sept: 1843, the widow of day of his death; which will be paid upon the production of the pro- per vouchers to Anna Kineman, his widow, after deducting the amt: and died on the already paid Entry of the rate of $7.66 per ann: is inscribed on the pension list at the rate of This pension is increased from $21.66 per annum. cents per annum, commencing on the 4th March, 1843, and terminating on the 4th of March, 1844, unless the Pensioner shall marry or die before the last mentioned date; in which case the Pension is not payable after the time of such marriage or death.
Given at the War Office of the United States, this 21 st — day of October, one thousand eight hundred and forty five.
Secretary of War.
Examined and Countersigned.
Commissioner of Pensions.

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Secretary's Office, Boston;
Oct 10 1844.
I hereby Certify, That, from an examination of the Books and Documents, relating to Military Services in the War of the Revolution, which remain in this Department, it appears that the name of W m Hindman of Ipswich is borne on the eighth month's roll, in the company of Capt. Simon Parker Col. Little June 13 1 Col 3 1778 as Captain and also the pay roll of Col. H. Bradbury contains the first roll from the County of Essex as 2 d Lieutenant from March 1 1778 to Dec 18 1778 Sixty 88 days
Ms. A. 9. 2. 20. 10 W m Hindman Ipswich

And I further Certify, That, before search made for evidence of said facts, the application hereto annexed was filed in this Office, in the form in which the same now appears; that the search was made by myself and my clerks alone; and that said application, and the certificate above set forth, contain all the facts and circumstances within my knowledge, pertaining to the case.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto affixed the Seal of the Commonwealth, the date above written.
John G. Perry. Secretary of the Commonwealth.

Application for Certificate of Revolutionary Services made by the Widow of the Party who rendered the Service. —
State of Massachusetts,
County of Essex — Town of Ipswich.
The Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts is hereby requested to furnish evidence from the Rolls in his office, of my husband's services in the war of the Revolution. William my Kinsman,
He enlisted from the town of Ipswich in the County of Essex and State of Massachusetts in the year 1775 or 1776 as a private in the Company commanded by Captain Parker in Col. Sittles Regiment, and he served as follows, viz, at Cambridge and vicinity. He enlisted, as I always understood, for eight months service and I have heard my late husband say that he was at other places, and served under other officers, but I am unable to recollect where, or under whom, he served. He was a pensioner under the Act of 1832. I am now eighty six years old and my memory does not enable me to state my husband's services more fully than above stated.
Witness my hand this thirteenth day of July A.D. 1844.
Anne Kinsman
Signed by said Anne Kinsman in my presence Josiah Caldwell
Justice of the Peace.

Kinsman
No. 6421
Anna Kinsman Mother of William Kinsman
Act 4 July 1836
M 73 C 43
As Feb. 13, 1845

Declaration -
In order to obtain the benefit of the third Section of the Act of Congress of the fourth of July, 1836 - State of Massachusetts Essex County, ss
On this fourth day of February, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred & forty five, personally appeared before the Honorable Daniel A. White Esq., Judge of Probate for the said County of Essex, Anna Kinsman, a resident of Ipswich in the County of Essex and State of Massachusetts, aged eighty six years, who being first duly sworn according to Law, doth, on her oath, make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress, passed July 4 th 1836. -
That she is the Widow of William Kinsman deceased, who was a corporal, and, as he used to say, a Lieutenant in the Army of the Revolution, that he served in the Company of Capt. Gideon Parker, Col. Little, and under Capt. Sanders - Reference for a more particular statement of my said husband's services, may be had to the accompanying certificate of the Secretary of this Commonwealth. Her said husband William Kinsman was a pensioner of the U.S. under the act of Congress of June 7, 1832 - Reference being had to his pension certificate herewith returned.
She further declares that she was married to the said William Kinsman on the second day of March seventeen hundred and seventy three - That her said husband the aforesaid William Kinsman died on the thirtieth day of September in the year of our Lord eighteen hundred and forty three; and that she now is, and has ever remained a widow since her said husband's decease.
Anna Kinsman
Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year above written before
D. A. White Judge of Probate

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
County of Essex, ss. Probate office.
I Nathaniel Lord junior, register of probate for said county, hereby certify, that the honorable Daniel A. White , before whom the foregoing declaration purports to have been made, is the judge of probate for said county; and his name, subscribed to the certificate thereon, is his genuine signature; and the same was done in open probate court.
Given under my hand and seal of office this fourth day of February, A.D. 1845.
Nath. Lord Jr.