Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 5854, for John Kemp, North Carolina

SERVICE
NUMBER
Kemp, John
R. 5854
CONTENTS

Rejected
See letter to Walter Thmall Granville, Ohio 16. March 1835 a. 24 p 35
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5-854 P. O.
John Kemp Service:
Enlisted: _____, 18
Discharged: _____, 18
Application filed: _____, 18
Alleges: _____ _____ _____
Re-enlisted: _____ _____ _____
Attorney: _____
P. O. _____ _____ _____
_____ Recognized. _____ Contra
_____ Cert. of Dis. Searched for _____, 18

John Kemp's Declaration In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832
The State of Ohio
County of Licking
On this 23 rd day of October 1834 personally appeared in open Court before the Court of Common Pleas of said County of Licking now sitting. John Kemp a resident of McLean Township in the said County of Licking and State of Ohio aged 75 years last May. 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 th 1832.
That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated.
Interrogatories propounded by the Court 1 st Where and in what year was you born.
Answer I was born in Hillsborough County in the State of New Hampshire in the year 1759
2 nd Where was you living when called into service where have you lived since the Revolution and where do you now live.
Ans. When called into service I was living in the town of Plymouth in the County of Grafton and State of New Hampshire. About the year 1797 I left Plymouth for Danville in Vermont about 1806 he moved to Seneca N.Y. about 1820 he moved to Onondaga County in New York in 1826 he moved to where he now lives in Licking County Ohio
3 rd Have you any record of your age
Ans. Not any
4 th How were you called into service were you drafted or did you volunteer.
Ans. I volunteered each term of service
5 th State the names of some of the regular officers who were with the troops when you served, such Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect and the general circumstances of your service.

Ans. I first went to Coos or Coos on Connecticut River in the year 1776 in the latter part of May and continued in the service until October being about four months and ten days in service I was under Capt. Ezekiel Ladd and Lieutenant Ladd. I was employed in helping to build store houses and guarding from the depredations of Indians and in going on scouts. We had no field officers with us we were connected with any regular troops.
My next service commenced in September 1777 when I went to Saratoga to assist General Gates against Burgoyne. I was under Capt. John Meloby and Col. David Webster and Brig Genl. Whipple I marched from Plymouth N.H. to Saratoga N.Y. I was at Saratoga when Burgoyne surrendered. He was five weeks in actual service or more.
After this I went twice to Coos on alarms being given that the enemy were coming In both terms I served ten days.
I also served three months under Capt. William Salton. I was at Plymouth N.H. my service commenced the latter part of the year 1782 and ended in the spring of 1783. I was employed as a minute man I received pay from Col. David Webster I was We were not connected with any regular troops. I do not know what Regt. I or Capt. Salton was attached to. We received the news of peace and were dismissed. I never received any written discharge. I have no documentary evidence. And I know of no person who can testify to my service.
I hereby relinquish every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and declare that my name is not on the Pension Roll of the Agency of any State.
State the names of persons to whom your known in your present neighbourhood and who can testify as to your character for veracity and

their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution
Answer - Samuel Shaw & Charles C. Jones
I hereby affirm
John Kemp
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid
A. D. Coffee Clerk
We Samuel Shaw a clergyman residing in Licking County Ohio and Charles C. Jones residing in the same place hereby certify that we are well acquainted with John Kemp who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration that we believe him to be 75 years of age that he is respected and believed in the neighbourhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution and that we concur in that opinion
Samuel Shaw
C. C. Jones
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid
A. D. Coffee Clerk
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 Samuel Shaw who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman resident in the County of Licking and that Chs C. Jones who has also signed the same is a resident in the same County and is a credible person and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I A. D. Coffee Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of said Licking County do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of John Kemp for a

pension. In testimony whereof I have here unto set my hand and seal of Office this 23 rd day of October 1834
A. D. Coffee Clerk
32,868
for the things Ohio.
Payable
at rate per
six months.

Sept 24
Q. 2
Hon. J. L. Edwards Com. of Finance Washington

Granville Licking Co Ohio Sept. 19 th 1835
Sir
In your letter in answer to the application of John Kemp for a Pension, you say "He claims for a term of four months as a Militia man of Connecticut during which he was" &c
Mr Kemp thinks you may have misunderstood his declaration, or else he has made a mistake in the declaration. He intended to have said that He served in the New Hampshire Militia and was at Coos on the Connecticut River and that he lived in New Hampshire and not in Conn.
We would as the favor of your looking again at the declaration, and if there be a mistake permit him to correct it if the correction would operate in his favor.
The Declaration is on your files.
Yours very Respectfully
Walter Shroll
Hon. J. L. Edwards

Nov 17 Granville O Nov. 11. 53 Mr. Kemp Ohio
free
Hon. J. L. Edwards Commissioner of Pensions Washington

Granville Ohio
Dear Sir
Enclosed is the application of John Kemp. for a pension Yours &c Walter Thrall
J. L. Edwards Esq
Sept 26 The above is a true copy of the original now in the hands of the pension office