Person:Elizabeth Unknown (5386)

Disambiguation

This is NOT Elizabeth Kettering that married a DIFFERENT Michael Kinser 1803 in Wythe County, Virginia per the declaration listed below:

Depositions of Elizabeth Kinser

Elizabeth Kinser, wife of Michael Kinser of Wythe County, Virginia, made two depositions [June and December 1844] which are included in the Revolutionary War Pension Application File of her husband, Michael Kinser. In the depositions, she states that she married Michael Kinser on 4 September 1783 and that her husband died in November 1823, as shown below:

To Claims Ref. dec’r 6 1806

Rejected Reported

State of Virginia

Wythe County on this 10th Day of June 1844 personally appeared in open court Elizabeth Kinsar a resident of the County and State aforesaid aged seventy eight years eleven months & twenty one days who being first duly sworn according to law doth on her oath make the following Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provisions made by the act of Congress passed July 7th. 1838 entitled an act granting half pay and pension to certain Widdows and in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed March the 3. 1843 granting one years pay and and pension to certain widdows that she is the widdow of Michael Kinsar who was a soldier in the Virginia Militia War of the Revolution that the aforesaid Michael Kinsar drew pension under the act of congress passed previous the year of 1823 of $90 for his said services She further Declares that she was married to the said Michael Kinsar some time in the year 1783 that her husband the aforesaid Michael Kinsar died in the month of November 1823 that she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service but the marreiing took place prior to the first of January 1794 viz at the time above stated

Elizabeth [her X mark] Kinser

State of Virginia

Wythe County

on this 21 st day of December 1844 personally appeared before the Subscriber a Justice of the peace Elizabeth Kinsar a resident of the County and State aforesaid aged seventy Nine years five months and twenty one days being first duly sworn according to law doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provition made by the act of Congress passed July 7th 1838 Entitled an act granting half pay and pensions to Certain widows that she is the widow of Michael Kinsar who was a Soldier in the Militia of Virginia War of the Revolution who enlisted in Wyth County in the State aforesaid for eighteen months, under Genrial Green [sic: Gen. Nathanael Greene] in some time in 1780 and then marched south and there was engaged at Camden – that is all that can be recollected he had 3 of his fingers cut of his right hand at that battle and his left arm disabled so that he was a misery[?] to himself the said Michael Kinsar drew a pension of $90 per year under the acts congress passed previos to the year 1825 for his said services She further declares that she was married to the said Michael Kinsar the 4th day of September 1783 that her husband the aforesaid Michael Kinsar died in the month of November 1823 that she was [not] married to him prior to his leaving the service but the marriage took place prior to the first of January 1794 vaz at the time above stated She futher declares to remain his widow up t this declaration written

Elizabeth [her X mark] Kensor

1.   United States. 1830 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publication M19).

   Name: Elizabeth Kinser
   Home in 1830 (City, County, State): Wythe, Virginia
   Free White Persons - Males - Under 5: 2
   Free White Persons - Males - 20 thru 29: 1
   Free White Persons - Males - 30 thru 39: 1
   Free White Persons - Females - Under 5: 2
   Free White Persons - Females - 20 thru 29: 2
   Free White Persons - Females - 60 thru 69: 1 [b. bet. 1761-1770]
   Free White Persons - Under 20: 4
   Free White Persons - 20 thru 49: 4
   Total Free White Persons: 9
   Total - All Persons (Free White, Slaves, Free Colored): 9

2.   United States. 1840 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publication M704).

   Name: Elizabeth Kiner
   [Elizabeth Kinser]
   Home in 1840 (City, County, State): Wythe, Virginia
   Free White Persons - Males - Under 5: 2
   Free White Persons - Males - 5 thru 9: 3
   Free White Persons - Males - 10 thru 14: 1
   Free White Persons - Females - 10 thru 14: 1
   Free White Persons - Females - 30 thru 39: 1
   Free White Persons - Females - 80 thru 89: 1 [b. bet. 1751-1760]
   Persons Employed in Agriculture: 1
   No. White Persons over 20 Who Cannot Read and Write: 2
   Free White Persons - Under 20: 7
   Free White Persons - 20 thru 49: 1
   Total Free White Persons: 9
   Total All Persons - Free White, Free Colored, Slaves: 9

3. ↑ ^3.0 3.1 Kegley, Mary B. A family album of Wythe County, Virginia. (Charleston, West Virginia: Pictorial Histories Pub. Co., c1986)
   pg. 336.

   On June 10, 1844, Elizabeth stated that she was 78 years, 11 months and 21 days old. Elizabeth died on February 22, 1848, leaving three children, Anna, Peter and Esther [Jonas]. Lewis D. Crenshaw was appointed to collect arrears in her pension and on February 10, 1849, collected...