Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 32953, for Aaron Kingsbury, Massachusetts

SERVICE
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★ Kingsbury, Aaron S. 32953 or Kingsbery
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7535
Massachusetts.
Aaron Pingrey
of Gloucester, in the state of Massachusetts who was a private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Duran of the Massachusetts line, for the term of Seven years
Inscribed on the Roll of Massachusetts at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 3 of April 1818
Certificate of Pension issued the 10 of March 1819 and sent to Mrs. Wilson Esq. Salem Mass
Arrears to 4th of March 1819 $ 88.49 Semi-ann. all'ce ending 4 Sept 1819 48.
136.49
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }

32953 Ray INVALID.
File No. 32,953
Aaron Kingsbury Rev Rev. Rev.
Act: 18 th March 1818 th
Index:—Vol. 2 , Page 223
[Arrangement of 1870.]

✓ Aaron Kingsbury
Col Great Falls Ref.
Massachusetts Line
1776 - 7 years
Admitted

State of Massachusetts
I Aaron Kingsbury a Citizen of the United States, now resident at Gloucester in the County of Essex in the State aforesaid, do on oath testify and declare, that in the War of the Revolution,
in the year of our Lord One thousand seven hundred & seventy six
I entered and was engaged in the land service of the United States on the continental establishment, and served accordingly from that time to the close of the Revolutionary war
as a private against the common enemy, without any interruption or absence: that I belonged to the Company of Captain Sumner in the Regiment of Colonel Greateon, in the Massachusetts line of the Army
and that I left the service on termination of the War being then honorably discharged and that by reason of my reduced circumstances in life and poverty, I stand in need of assistance from my country for support, being now of the age of sixty four years. My discharge the lapse of time is now lost &c I have no other evidence in my power to offer than what is herewith exhibited
And I hereby relinquish all claim to every pension heretofore allowed me by the laws of the United States, if any may be or hath been so allowed.
Aaron Kingsbury
BE IT REMEMBERED, That on this third day of April in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighteen Pursuant to a law of the United States, entitled, "An Act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the revolutionary war," made and passed on the 18th of March, A. D. 1818, personally appeareth before me
the Subscription of the Associate Judges of the Circuit Court of Commonwealth for the middle Circuit within the state aforesaid Presiding Pres Vice.
the abovenamed Aaron Kingsbury and after due examination and caution to testify and declare the whole truth, he maketh oath to the declaration aforesaid, and subscribes the same in my presence; and, on examination duly made by me the said Judge, it appeareth to my satisfaction that the said declaration is true. In testimony
Whereof I hereunto affix my hand & the seal of Court. I also certify that the within named deponents are credible witnesses, have been duly sworn, and are disinterested.
Wm Wetmore

We the Subscribers inhabitants of the town of Gloucester Do testify & say that we are acquainted with the declarant within named & believe him to be in his circumstances in life, reduced & indigent & in need of assistance from his country for support & we never heard his character for veracity called in question. —
John H. Hurdge } Overseers Eben D. Dale } of the Poor
I the subscriber late Colonel of Militia in the State of Mass- achusetts & a Lieutenant in the Regiments of Colonels Hutchinson & Rufus Putnam & in the Companies of Captain Putnam Whipple & Gates in the Revolutionary war now residing at Gloucester Do testify that the declarant within named served in War & as I firmly believe for the term stated by him. —
John Tucker
Isaac Kings
Sworn to by all the above Deponents before me,
Wm Wetmore, Judge within named