Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 30525, for Aaron Kimball, Massachusetts

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass.
Kimball, Aaron
S. 30525
CONTENTS

10.209 Massachusetts
Aaron Kimball of Middlesex in the State of Mass who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain Stowell of the Regt commanded by Col Storer in the War time for 6 months service
Inscribed on the Roll of Massachusetts at the rate of 20 Dollars — Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 23 rd day of March 1833 and Hebrew  Joseph  Mass
Arrears to the 4th of March 1833 $10.00 Semi-annual allowance ending Sept 4, 10.00 $20.00
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by C. D. Matheson Clerk, Book C Vol. 2a Page 45

Aaron Rumball
Map
Prob 6 Mar 1842
8659
Simon - Stevens Ag. Brookfield Mass.

BRIEF in the case of Aaron Kimball County of Worcester in the State of Mass (Act 7th June, 1832.)
 1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? before a Judge  2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity? yes  3. How old is he? 76  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. As a Gen.     July In 17 77 — 6 — private Genl. Newell Colb Dyer  
 5. In what battles was he engaged? none mentioned  6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Brookfield Mass  7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditional evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? Traditional and living witness  8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? The papers are not attested agreeably to the regulation 
I Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
George Taylor
Examining Clerk.

DECLARATION, in order to secure the benefit of the Act of Congress, passed June 7, 1832.
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.
COUNTY OF WORCESTER, ss.
ON this thirteenth day of August in the year of our Lord, eighteen hundred and thirty two personally appeared in the Court, before me Solomon Strong Esq one of the Justices of the Court of Common Pleas seated at  Aaron Kimball a resident of North Brookfield in the County of Worcester and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, aged Seventy five 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 7th 1832.
THAT he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated.
I was born in the town of Brookfield in the County of Hampshire on the second day of October A.D. 1757, on the present territory of North Brookfield - I have now no record or register of my age, I was once recorded in the Clerk's Office in Brookfield aforesaid and my father kept a registry of the names and ages of his children but both of said records are burned, - I was living in Brookfield aforesaid when I was called into service, I have lived in the same town all the time since the Revolutionary War, and am now a resident of said town -
I enlisted at Brookfield aforesaid on or about the first day of July 1777, for a term of six months, I marched through Leicester, New Bedford, through Mendon to Providence - thence to East Greenwich, thence to Oldbridge Newtown and North Kingston, then we staid and did duty for a considerable term of time, - we then came back to Oldbridge Newtown and did duty awhile; - frequent attempts were made or shewn at attempts to cross upon the Island, but we did not go over - I was dismissed at Providence R.I. Island on the first of January 1778.
Officers General Spencer commanded the troops I belonged to Col. Hays's Regiment Lieut Col Vail's Brigade, - Maj Clapp. - Ebenezer Russell's Company Lieut Barrows & Ensign Hoyt. - This duty of six months in the Massachusetts Militia -
I never received any written discharge, I hereby relinquish every claim whatever to a pension or annuity, except the present, and declare that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any State. I believe that there is not a man in the town of Brookfield who can testify to my service. At Brookfield Oct 2 1832.  1. Have you a record of your age? Answer. No.  2. Where were you living when called into service, where have you lived since the last time you were called into service, and where do you now live? Answer. I lived in Brookfield when I was called into service, and have lived there ever since that early part of the war in which I then lived it was a part of North Brookfield.  3. How many times have you been called into service since you were discharged? Answer. None.  4. How many times have you been drafted, did you volunteer or were you a substitute? Answer. I volunteered.  5. State the names of some of the Regular Officers who were with the troops where you served such as Colonels, Captains and other officers as you can recollect and the periods in your service of your service? Answer. Col. Hays, Col. Russell, Lieut. Deane and other officers of the State.  6. Did you ever receive a discharge? Answer. No.  7. State the names of some of your neighbors who can testify to your service and the period of your service in the Revolution? Answer. Thomas Russell a clergyman and Jones Bigelow.  Aaron Kimball
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.
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
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We Thomas L. Ladd a Clergyman residing in the town of North Scituate and hereby certify that we are well acquainted with him who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration, that we believe him to be 70 years of age, that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the revolution, and we concur in that opinion. Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
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 mentioned applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that Thomas Ladd who signed the preceding certificate, is a clergyman, resident in the town of North Scituate and that Abijah Bigelow who has also signed the same is a resident in the town of North Scituate and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I Abijah Bigelow , Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Abijah Bigelow for a pension. IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this day of September in the year of our Lord eighteen hundred and thirty
The foregoing is a true copy of the original proceedings of the Court of Common Pleas for the County of Norfolk, in the matter of the application of Abijah Bigelow for a pension. The said Abijah Bigelow is a clergyman, resident in the town of North Scituate, and the said Thomas Ladd is a clergyman, resident in the town of North Scituate. The said Abijah Bigelow is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit. The said Abijah Bigelow is a soldier of the revolution, and served as he states. The said Thomas Ladd is a soldier of the revolution, and served as he states. The said Abijah Bigelow is a soldier of the revolution, and served as he states. The said Thomas Ladd is a soldier of the revolution, and served as he states.
Solomon Strong Justice of Common Pleas, Commonwealth of Massachusetts. I Abijah Bigelow Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of said Commonwealth for the County of Norfolk, do hereby certify that the Honorable Solomon Strong Esquire is one of the Justices of said Court, that his signature to the foregoing certificate at the time, place and cause of taking the declaration and oath of said Abijah Bigelow and his signature to the certificate that said Abijah Bigelow was a revolutionary soldier are both the genuine signatures of the said Solomon Strong . In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court this sixth day of September A.D. one thousand eight hundred and thirty two. Abijah Bigelow, Clerk

30 525 INVALID.
Rev
File No 30,525-
Aaron Kimball
Rev War
Act: June 7 th 32 nd
Index:—Vol. 2 , Page 222
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Leon Lewis Coar Esq Secretary of War Washington D.C.

Brookfield Mass Sept. 10th 1882
Sir
Mr. Aaron Kimball of North Brookfield an applicant for a pension under the Act of Congress of June 7th 1882 has entrusted his papers to me to forward to the War Office. I herewith transmit the same, all communications for said Kimball please direct to "Herman Stebbins Esq
Brookfield Mass"
With much esteem
Your Ob dt Serv t .
Herman Stebbins
H.
Glenn Lewis Jan Esq
Secretary of War

For Aaron Kimball
Walter Walkup. Del.

I Walter Walker of South Brookfield in the County of Hampshire and Commonwealth of Massachusetts do hereby certify that I have well known Mr. Amos H. Dyer, who has been with the foregoing declaration and that I believe him to be about sixty years of age and that he is reputed a man of truth and veracity and that he is generally believed to be a man of truth and veracity in the neighborhood where he resides and is believed to have been a soldier of the Revolution and that I am in this opinion and further the above is my belief.  Walter Walker South Brookfield August 13 th 1852.
Conversing with Mr. Dyer about his life and the war of the Revolution? - South Brookfield August 13 th 1852.  Then the above named Walter Walker personally attests to the above declaration by him subscribed - and that the same is true -  Before me this 13 th day of August 1852 - I hereby certify that the above named Walter Walker is a man of good and true faith and that he is generally believed to be a man of truth and veracity -  William H. Dyer of the County of Hampshire

For Aaron Kimball
Thos. Snell ss Dep

I, Thomas Dull, a clergyman, residing in the town of North Brookfield, County of Worcester & State of Massachusetts, of lawful age, do testify and say, that I am well acquainted with Mr. Aaron Kimball of said North Brookfield, who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that I believe him to be seventy six years of age; that he is considered a man of truth and verac- ity; that he is reputed and believed in the neigh- borhood where he resides, to have been a sol- dier of the Revolution, and that I concur in this opinion; further your deponent saith not.
North Brookfield Aug. 8 th 1832.
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Worcester ss.
I Abijah Bigelow Clerk of the Judicial Courts, holden within and for the County of Worcester, do hereby certify, that Daniel Gilbert Esquire before whom the foregoing Affidavits of Thomas Snell and Nalle Walker were made and sworn to, is a Justice of the Peace within and for the County of Worcester and that his signature thereto appears to me to be his own proper hand writing.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the County seal this Sixth day of September in the Year of our Lord Eighteen hundred and thirty two
Abijah Bigelow, Clerk