Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 5851, for Noah Kelsey, Connecticut

SERVICE
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Kelsey, Noah Margaret
R. 585-1
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State of Connecticut } August 25 th A.D. 1852. County of Middlesex }
I James D. Moore of the town of Clinton, County and State aforesaid, do hereby certify that I now hold, and have held the office of Pastor of the Congregational Church in said Clinton, for 24 years and have this 25 th day of August 1852, examined the records of said Church, and found the following genuine and original record of the marriage of Margaret Helsey viz. " Married February 14. 1791. " seventeen hundred and ninety one being expressed in the records in fair and legible figures which is manifestly in the hand writing of Rev. Schiller Mansfield, who was then Pastor of said Church) " Noah Helsey with Margaret Grinnell. " as certified by me
James D. Moore
{ Pastor of the Congregational Church in Clinton aforesaid
Middlesex County ss. Clinton August 26 th A.D. 1852.
Sworn before me Aaron G. Hurd Justice of the Peace

State of Connecticut - ) County of Middlesex )
Probate Court District of Willington
I Elisha H. Redfield Clerk of the Court of Probate for the District of Willington being a Court of record, do hereby certify that at the time of signing the foregoing instrument is, and was, a true copy of the Power in and for the County aforesaid, Commissioners and sworn, and duly authorized by Law, to administer oaths, and that the signature purporting to be his, is genuine.
The testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the seal of said Court at the Probate Office in Linton the 28 th day of August A.D. 1832. Attest Elisha H. Redfield Clerk

Jan 14 1832 Margaret Halsey Ch.
Declaration Nov 1832 No 830
D. S. Atkinson

State of Connecticut New Haven County } ss
Probate Court District of Milford.
On this 17. day of August 1852. personally ap- peared before the Court of Probate for the District of Milford, Margaret Helsey a resident of Milford County and State aforesaid 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 1838, entitled "An act granting half pay and pension to certain widows" Also such pension as her husband herein after named was justly entitled to under act of 7 th June 1832. That she is the widow of Mark Helsey who was a private in the Army of the Revolution. That her said husband entered the service of the United States in Col. Samuel B. Webb Regiment and served for the term of about eight months in 1782. That at the time of his entering the service he resided in Clinton Middlesex County State aforesaid. That after he left the service he resided in said Clinton till about the year 1800, when he moved to Chester, from thence to Derby from thence to Milford, where he resided from about 1806 to the time of his death which took place March 23. 1843. She further declares upon her oath, that some after the passage of the General Pension Act of 1832, her said husband employed an Attorney to assist him in establishing his pension claim, who made a personal application at the Comptroller Office in Conn. for

for proof of (her husband's) his Revolutionary services. But as the Rolls of Webb's Regiment in that Office, were only brought down to Jan y 1782. His name did not appear, and as she could find no evidence of his service, the application was never presented at the Pension Office. She further declares that she knew of no documentary or other evidence of her said husband's service, until about two months ago.
She further declares that she was married to the said Noah Kelsoy at Clinton Ossain (formerly Killington) by the Rev. Abigail Mansfield on the 14 th day of February in the year seventeen hundred and ninety one, and that her name before marriage was Abigail Pratt. That her husband the above said Noah Kelsoy died in Milford, County of New Haven, State of Connecticut on the 28 th day of March 1843. That she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service, but the marriage took place previous to the first day of January seventeen hundred and ninety four at the time above stated.
Abigail Kelsoy
Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year above written before
David L. Baldwin Judge of Probate

State of Connecticut ) Probate Court District County of New Haven ) ss of Milford.
I Aaron Clark, Clerk of the Court of Probate for the District of Milford (being) a Court of Record, do hereby certify that Daniel S. Baldwin is and was the Judge of Probate for the District of Milford at the time of signing the foregoing instrument, duly commissioned and qualified, and that his signature before mention is genuine. I further certify that satisfactory evidence has been exhibited before this Court that Nathaniel Kelsey died in Milford within said District on the 23 March day of in the year one thousand eight hundred and fifty three and left a widow by the name of Margaret Kelsey who is now living and is the same person who has signed the foregoing declaration in order to obtain a pension on account of the Revolutionary service of her husband and that she is personally known to this Court as a respectable and credible person. The foregoing whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the seal of said Court at Milford County and State aforesaid the 17 day of December A.D. 1852.
Aaron Clark Clerk
I certify that the word "March" was interlined before signing. Aaron Clark

✓ No 38.409
Noah Kelley
Br.
Let ss. Add on Sept 17/52
7 June 1852

Let 17 Sept 185-2 to age
5851

V No 14 721 Margaret Halsey Wid of Noah Et! Let E.O. Adm. Sep 17/32
7 July 1838

Acts of July 14, 1862, and March 3, 1873.
REJECTED
5857
P. O.
Margaret Kelsoy
Service: _____
Enlisted: _____, 18
Discharged: _____, 18
Application filed: _____, 18
Alleges: _____
Re-enlisted: _____
Attorney: _____
P. O. _____
_____ Recognized. _____ Contract
_____ Cert. of Dis. Searched for _____, 18

State of Connecticut Comptroller Office Hartford June 28 th 1857
I certify, that on application for evidence of the service of Noah Kelsey in the war of the Revolution, I have examined the documents in this Office, and find the name of Noah Kelsey on a Pay Roll of Col. Samuel B. Webb's Regiment for the year 1782, which has been deposited in this Office, and which from the marks of age which it bears, and the entries upon it, and its general character and appearance I believe to be an original Roll of said Regiment. The heading of said Roll is as follows, "Pay Roll of the Officers, Non Commissioned & Privates of the 3 d Connecticut Regiment in the service of the United States from January 1 st 1782 to January 1 st 1783." Opposite the name of the said Noah Kelsey are the following entries viz. /Rank, Private./ When commenced. April 19 th 1782./ When left service & Reason. Dec. 24 th 1782./ Discharged / Service 8 months 6 days / Amount $ 54.60. Balance due $ 54.60./
R. G. Pinney, Comptroller by Geo. Robinson, Clerk.