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[Military Pension Request for Helmer B. Kent. Copy of original taken at US Government National Archives and Records, 700 Pennsylvania Ave NW, Washington, DC 20004, (202) 357-5400, < www.archives.gov >. Transcribed by Ward Kent and Michelle M. Roy in October, 2009.]
Conclusion from this document: The father of Helmer B. Kent, born about 1799 is John Kent. Additionally, they both served in the War of 1812.
WAR OF 1812.
DECLARATION OF SOLDIER FOR PENSION.
State of New York,
County of Clinton
On this 30 day of September A.D. one thousand eight hundred and seventy one, personally appeared before me, a Pension Notary within and for the County and State aforesaid Helmer B KENT, aged 72 years, a resident of Ellenburgh, County of Clinton State of NY, who, being duly sworn according to law, declares that he is married ; that his wife’s name was Sarah MOORE, to whom he was married at Beekmantown, on the 5 day of March 1841 [added in:] he thinks ; that he served the full period of sixty days in the (1) Military service of the United States in the war of 1812; that he is the identical Helmer B Kent who (2) Served in Captain John Bakers Independent company, NY Leight [sic] Infantry brigade, at the invasion of Col Murray at Plattsburgh in summer of 1813 and Battle of Plattsburgh in Sept 1814; that (3) James OSTRANDER was Lieut of Said Co and his father John Kent Ensign[*]. That he was preped (sic) with his team at Chateauguay NY. On or about 1st [date crossed out] day of Nov 1813 to take a load of supplies for the US Army to French Mills now Fort Covington; that he was hurt in the service of the U.S. with his team going and coming from Fort Covington to Plattsburgh from that time untill [sic] the next Spring when snow went off in all about four months as a preped [sic] or drafted man; that he has had a Land Bounty on account of said service that he, at no time during the late rebellion against the authority of the United States, adhered to the cause of the enemies of the Government, giving them aid or comfort, or exercised the functions of any office whatever under any authority, or pretended authority, in hostility to the United States; and that he will support the Constitution of the United States, that he is not in receipt of a pension under any previous act; that he makes this declaration for the purpose of being placed on the pension roll of the United States, under the provision of the act approved February 14, 1871, and he hereby constitutes and appoints, with full power of substitution and revocation, HENRY B. TAYLOR, of Mooers, New York, his true and lawful attorney—to prosecute his claim and obtain the pension certificate that may be issued; that his post office is at Ellenburgh Center, County of Clinton, State of New York that his domicile or place of abode is about 1 miles west of Ellenburgh Center.
[signed] Helmer B. Kent
Applicant
Attest:
M.M. NICHOLS
J.J. ALLEN
Notes. –
1 “Military” or “naval.”
2 “Was drafted,” “enlisted,” or “was enrolled.”
3 Here give place, capacity, and manner of service, and any historical events in the war in which he participated, or with which he was connected.
[END]
* When in 1776 George Washington had reorganized the Continental Army, it had included the rank of ensign. An ensign was the junior officer of a company or regiment and traditionally carried the flag. The US Army abolished the term of ensign in 1800 and replaced it with the equivalent modern rank of Second Lieutenant. As learned from The Continental Army by Robert K. Wright, Jr., 1983, email conversation in October, 2009, with Dr. Gary Trogdan at the US Army Center of Military History as well as additional various resources. -- Michelle M. Roy
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