Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 17,982, Thomas Hart, Conn.
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Hart, Thomas                        W, 17.982
Mary
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3974
Connecticut
Mary Hart,
widow of
Thomas
who served Conn in the Revolutionary
war, as a private
⎬
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of
39 Dollars [0]
Cents per annum, to commence on
the 4th day of March, 1848.
Certificate of Pension issued the
22 day of Feby 1849 
and sent to

Hon S. D. Hubbard
Hof...[illegible]
Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act of February 2, 1848, Page 284 Vol 1
Reported
Feby 22/49
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State of Connecticut Ss. Guilford
On this 11th day of August AD 1838
Personally appeared before the Judge of the Court of Probate for the District of Guilford Mary Hart a resident of  Guilford in the county of New Haven. Aged seventy one years. 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 1st 1838. Entitled "an act granting half pay and pension to certain widows".
That she is the widow of Thomas Hart of Guilford who was a private in the Connecticut militia and enlisted under Capt Dan Collins in a corps raised by the State of Connecticut for the defence of the seaboard and the towns that the enlisted on the first of April AD 1779 but did not go into actual service till the first of June following when he was called out and stationed at Sachems Head in Guilford and continued in the Service till the time for which they enlisted was expire which was on the 1st day of January AD 1780.  That she has no record proof of the Service within her knowledge but would refer to the affidavit of Samuel Bartlett & John E. Stone, both respectable men and pensioners for Service rendered in part at this time and place. Also that on the 24th day of May AD 1780, he the [illegible] Thomas Hart again enlisted in the "guard" in a company which was stationed at a place called "Point Rock" in Guilford under the command of Lieutenant Samuel Lee and that he actually served four months and twenty one days and was regularly discharged on the 12th day of October AD 1780 that he was a resident of Guilford aforesaid at the time of each enlistment and has always resided there till the time of his death. That the only documentary evidence which she has or can produce as proof of this last service is a certain paper, files,  "Pay Roll for the Guard" which has been preserved among the papers of Lieutenant Samuel Lee where it was found. By his grandson Joel Griswold of Guilford
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who has the custody of the papers of his grandfather as his affidavit will more particularly show in which this the above mentioned "payroll" is enclosed.
That she has often heard her late Husband the [illegible] Thomas Hart speak of the services he had rendered both at Sachem's Head and Point Rock and of the persons who were the companions of his service. Of the vessels they had boarded.  The alarms which the "enemy" had caused them especially at New Haven when the British landed there.  The soldiers of the guard requested Capt Collins to lead them to the scene of action. But he said they were stationed at Sachems Head for the defence of that point and he could not desert the post, or leave it, without order from the governor.  Also, she has heard him speak of a [illegible] Skirmish with the British at a place called [illegible] Island where his Brother Ebenezer Hart was mortally wounded.  But by reason of age and consequent infirmity, she is unable to recollect particulars. But would respectfully refer to the affidavits and documents which accompany this declaration. Which go to prove a service of eleven months and twenty one days of actual bearing arms and two months more viz from April 1st AD, 1779 to June 1st, AD 1779 when he was under enlistment and in actual readiness, at a moment's notice during the whole time.
She further declares and says that she was married to the [illegible] Thomas Hart on the eighth day of October Seventeen hundred and eighty seven and that her husband the [illegible] Thomas Hart died on the 29th ----day of May AD 1829 and that she has never been married since.  The[?] she was not married to him previous to his leaving the serve but the marriage took place previous to the first of January Seventeen hundred and ninety four - viz at the time above stated.
                 Mary Hart
Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year above written before me Joel Tuttle Judge of Probate for the District of Guilford
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I the subscribing authority do further certify that I am well acquainted with the said Mary Hart who has subscribed the foregoing declaration and that she is well known to me as the widow of Thomas Hart formerly a Revolutionary soldier of this district and that she is well known to this court as a person of truth & veractity and that she has never again been married since the death of her husband Thomas Hart.

Joel Tuttle, Judge
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Thomas Hart Junr and Mary Parmele both of Guilford were joyned in Marriage by Mr Amos Fowler Minister October Eighth One Thousand seven hundred Eighty seven --- Certified by Reuben Stone Town Clerk

I certify that the above is a true copy of the Record with the Exception of the date which is Expressed on the Record in fair legible figures as follows AD October 8th 1787 certified by Reuben Stone Town Clerk

State of Connecticut New Haven County of Guilford August 11th 1838
I Reuben Stone above named depose and say that I hold the office of Town Clerk in the County Town and State aforesaid and that the above is a true Extract from the Record of said Town of Guildford with the Exception above named as Certified by me.  
Reuben Stone Town Clerk

Sworn to before me Joel Tuttle Judge of Probate for the District of Guilford
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2647
Connecticut
Mary Hart
widow of Thomas Hart
who was a Private 
in the Conn line for 11 mo & 21 dy

Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 39 Dollars -- Cents per annum, to commence on 
the 4th day of March, 1843.

Certificate of Pension issued the
6th day of Nov 1843 
and sent to Pensioner
Guildford Conn

[Act of March 3, 1843.]
Recorded in Book A
Vol. 1 Page 6
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Connecticut - 272
Mary Hart 
widow of Thomas Hart dec'
who [strikethrough] 
and who died on the 29th May 1829
of Guilford in the State of Connecticut
who was a Prv in the Company commanded 
by Captain Collins of the Reg't commanded by [illegible] in the Con 
line for 11 months & 21 days

Inscribed on the Roll of Connecticut
at the rate of 39 Dollars -- Cents per annum,
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1836

Certificate of Pension issued the 12th day of Sept
'38 and sent to Claimant Guildford Con't

Arrears to the 4th of - Sept $97.50
Semi-annual allowance ending - 19.50
$117.00
{Act July 7, 1838.}
Recorded by R B[illegible] Clerk
Book A Vol. 1 Page 184
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from June-79 to Jany 80 - 7 mo. Cap Dan Collins. 2 witnesses
May 24. 80 - 12 Oct 4. 21  See -
36.66 + 2.32 = 38.98
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Rev WIDOW, &c
File No. 17982
Mary Hart widow of Thomas Hart
Pri Rev War
Act: Heb 2nd 48
Index:-Vol. A, Page 313
[Arrangement of 1870.]
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State of Connecticut, Town of Guilford
New Haven County Probate Court for Guildford District

On the 22nd day of September A.D. 1848 personally appeared *before this Probate Court for said District of Guilford, Mrs. Mary Hart a resident of said town of Guilford in said District, County and State aged 81 years who being first duly sworn according to law doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the Act of Congress of 2nd February 1848 granting pensions to the widows of person who served during the Revolutionary War that she is the widow of Thomas Hart of said Guilford, who was a solder in the War of the Revolution.  That she is the identical person who drew a pension under the Act of 17th June 1842 on account of the Revolutionary services of her late husband at the rate of thirty nine dollars per annum.  She further declares and says that she is still a widow.
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year last above written before Ralph D Smith Judge of Probate Thomas H Landon

*The word "before" interlined in the third written line from the top was interlined before signing by the said declarant so said Judge.
Mary Hart

State of Connecticut 
New Haven County} SS. Guilford Probate Court Sept 1848

I Ralph D Smith Judge of the County [---} Probate for the District of Guilford hereby certify that Mary Hart who has subscribed the foregoing declaration is personally known to me as the widow & pensioner by her alleges in the foregoing declaration
Ralph D Smith Judge
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State of Connecticut 
New Haven County } SS. Guilford Probate Court

I R.S. Smith Clerk P.T. of the Court of Probate for the District of Guilford in the County and State aforesaid do hereby certify that Ralph D Smith Esq is Judge of said Court of Probate duly commissioned and qualified and that his commission is dated on the 6th day of Ma AD 1848 and will expire on the 20th day of June 1849 and that his signatures as within written are genuine.
I further certify that the foregoing contains the original proceeding of this said court in the matter of the application of Mary Hart for a pension. 
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 6th day of November 1848 R S Smith Clerk P.T.
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3551
Declaration of Mary Hart
$39 per ann
Pensioner Guildford Con

State of Connecticut New Haven County} SS. Guilford
I Alvah B Goldsmith Clerk of the Court of Probate for the district of Guilford and keeper of the Seal thereof do hereby certify that George Landon who hath authenticated the declaration of within named Mary Hart and certified to her and cuaibility is Judge of the Court of Probate for this District of Guilford that he signed his name within my presence and
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Declaration in Order to obtain the benefits of the Act of Congress of the 3rd March 1843 granting Pensions for one year to certain widows who have received pensions under the Act of July 7th 1838

State of Connecticut County of New Haven} SS Guildford

On this 24th day of June 1843 Personally appeared before me George Landon Judge of the Court of Probate for the District of Guilford Mary Hart a resident of Guildford in said County of New Haven aged seventy six years who being first duly sworn according to law doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the provision made by the Act of Congress passed on the 3 March 1843 granting pensions to widows of persons who served during the revolutionary War
That she is the widow of Thomas Hart who was a private during the revolutionary war that she was a pensioner of the United States under the Act of July 7 1838 and the amount of her pension was thirty nine dollars per annum and for a more particular amount of the services of the said Thomas Hart for which her pension was granted and proof of her being a pensioner and entitled to receive a pension under the Act of Congress of 3 March 1843  She would refer the Commissioner of Pensions to the Original document now in the Pension office at Washington and to her Original Pension certificate which were duly returned to the Agent for paying Pensions at Hartford in Connecticut  And she further declares that she is still a widow  

Mary Hart

Sworn to and subscribed this day and year above written and I certify that I am personally and intimately acquainted with above named declarant and know her to be a person of truth and veracity and of upright and good character   In testimony whereof I have herewith signed my name this 24 day of June 1843 George Landon Judge of Probate
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State of Connecticut New Haven County} SS Guilford
I Alvah B Goldsmith Clerk of the Court of Probate for the District of Guilford and keeper of the Seal thereof do hereby certify that George Landon who hath authenticated the declaration of the written named Mary Hart and certified to her credibility as Judge of the Court of Probate for the District of Guildford that he signed his name within in my presence and his signature is genuine and his commission will expire on the 20th day of June 1844  In witness whereof I have hereunto set my name and affixed the Seal of this Court this 14th day of July 1843  
Alvah B Goldsmith 
Clerk of the Probate Court 
District of Guilford
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443
Mary Hart
widow of Thomas 
Con
Act 7 July 38
5 years
married in 1787
[illegible]
11 mn 21 ds hri
39$
no deduction
to claimant
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This certifies that Deacon Thomas Hart of Guilford Conn't died May twenty ninth A.D. on thousand eight hundred and twenty nine.  A true copy from the record kept by me except that the date is June written out in words from legible figures in the record.  

Aaron Dutton pastor of the First Church in Guilford Conn.
Guilford August 11th1838

Sworn to before me 
Joel Tuttle Judge of Probate District of Guilford

And I further certify that the said Aaron Dutton is well known to this Court is the pastor of the first Congregational Church in so Guilford and the keeper of the records thereof--
Joel Tuttle Judge
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I Samuel Robinson of Guilford New Haven County and State of Connecticut do certify That I enlisted in the company of guards under the command of Capt Dan Collins.  That we were stationed at Sachem's Head in S Guilford on the first day of June AD 1779 to remain seven months that during the time of harvest I hired a substitute to serve in my room and was absent a while.  The exact time I cannot remember but should think I might have been gone from six to eight weeks.  I then returned and took my place in the company and remained till our time of service expired viz till the first of January AD 1780 when we were discharged.  And I certify that Thomas Hart then Thomas Hart then Thomas Hart Jun'r of S Guildford was with us on duty at Sachem's Head during all the time I was there and I also further certify that I am well acquainted with Mary Hart the applicant for a pension for the services of the above named Thomas Hart then Jun'r and that she is the widow of the same Thomas Hart above mentioned who performed as above described service and that since his decease. She has remained unmarried and is still his widow.  That I have intimate with the deceased Thomas Hart from our youth to the time of his decease and a member of the same church with him and her that is now his widow for many years past
Samuel Robinson

State of Connecticut New Haven County} SS Guilford Probate District and Town of Guilford  
This 11th day of August AD 1838 Be it remembered that on the day and year last aforesaid--personally appeared Samuel Robinson and signed his name to the above deposition and solemnly swore to the truth of the same before me according to law--and I do further certify that the said Samuel Robinson is well known to me as a man of truth and veracity
Joel Tuttle Judge of Probate for the District of Guilford
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I Hannah Landon of Guilford New Haven County and state of Connecticut do certify that my father house was near the place in Guilford called "Point Rock" where there was a guard kept in the time of the revolutionary war and that Thomas Hart of S Guildford then Thomas Hart Junr was on guard at that place and was with other young men of the guard often at our house and I further certify that I am well acquainted with Mary Hart the applicant for a pension for the services of the [illegible] Thomas Hart and that she is the widow of the same Thomas Hart then Junr who performed the service and was on guard as above certified and that she has not been married since his decease but [illegible] remains his widow

State of Connecticut
Hannah Landon
New Haven County [illegible] Guilford Probate District and Town of Guilford this 11th day of August AD 1838

Be it remembered that on this day and year last mentioned personally appeared Hannah Landon and signed her name to the above deposition and solemnly swore to the truth of the [illegible] before me according to law - and I do further certify that the [s] Hannah Landon is well know to me as a person of truth and veracity - Joel Tuttle - Judge of Probate for the District of Guilford
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I John Hart of Guilford County of New Haven and State of Connecticut do certify that Thomas Hart formerly Thomas Hart Jnr of S Guilford now deceased was my brother and that Mary Hart of S Guilford now an applicant for a pension under the act of Congress passed July 9th 1838 is his widow and never has been married since his decease. And I certify that I will remember that my brother the [illegible]Thomas Hart was on guard at the Point Rock in S Guilford on summer and was also one summer at a place called Sachem's Head in S Guilford which service was rendered during the Revolutionary war but I cannot remember how long he served at either place on the particular date of service. I recollect that Lieutenant Samuel Lee commanded the guard when stationed at the Point of Rock but I cannot remember who was commander at Sachem Head.  I also remember that my [illegible] brother Thomas Hart aforesaid was absent on duty at other times during the Revolutionary war but I do not know the particulars of his service.

John Hart

State of Connecticut
New Haven County and the Town of Guildord
S Guildord Probate District
This 14th day of August, 1838

Be it remembered that on this day and year last aforesaid personally appeared John Hart and signed his name to the above deposition and solemnly swore to the truth of the same before me according to law - And I do further certify that the said John Hart is well known to me as a man of truth and veracity.
Joel Tuttle, Judge of Probate for the District of Guilford
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I Samuel Bartlett of Guilford New Haven County & State of Connecticut, do certify that I
was a member of the company of Guard under the command of Capt Dan Collins of Guilford & that we were on duty during the summer
& fall of the year 1779 and till in the winter when we were discharged, but by reason of age and infirmity & consequent
loss of memory I cannot certify to particulars but I well remember that Thomas Hart then Junior was on duty with me under Capt Collins
The [illegible] mark affixed in
the presence of
George Landon
Goldsmith

Samuel Bartlett 
His mark [shown by the "x"]

State of Connecticut
New Haven County
Guilford Probate Dist
& town of Guilford. 11th day of August 1838

Be it remembered that on the day & year last aforesaid personally appeared Samuel Bartlett & affixed his mark to the above deposition & solemnly affirmed the truth of the same before me according to law. And I do further
certify that the [illegible] Samuel Bartlett is well known
to me as a man of truth & veracity
Joel Tuttle
Judge of Probate
for the District of Guilford
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el John E Stone of Guilford New Haven County and State of Connecticut do certify. That on the first of April, or about that day of the year seventeen hundred seventy nine. I enlisted in the guard under Capt [Captain] Dan Collins for nine months. and that Thomas Hart then Jaw [illegible] of P. Guilford enlisted at the same time. for the same service. That we were none of us called out until the first day of June  AD 1779. when we were stationed at a place called Sachem's Head P Guilford and there continued in actual service till the first of Jan y [January] AD 1780 when we were regularly discharged. and the P. Thomas Hart was with us. and in P-Service during the whole of the time from the P-first of June 1779 to the first of January 1780. Seven months, and received his discharged at the time. 
and I further certify that I was at the taking of a Schooner near Trimble Island, during the above mentioned Summer of 1779. While we were in Service on the guard. and the P. Thomas Hart was present and assisted in her capture. He the P. Thomas Hart was also present at the skirmish at Leete's [Leetes] Island and was near his Brother Ebenezer Hart when he secured his metal wound sure affister [affixture] in removing him from the scene of action. 
John E. Stone

State of Connecticut 
New Haven County fr. [from] Guilford Probate District and Town of Guilford this 11th day of August AD 1838- 

Be it remembered that on the day + [and] year last aforesaid personally affidavit John E. Stone and signed his name to the above disposition and made solemn oath to the truth of the same before me according to law- and I do further certify that the P. John E. Stone is well known to me as a man of truth and veracity[.]

Joel Tuttle Judge of Probate for the District of Guilford
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The General Assembly of the Governor
---
and Company of the State of Connecticut ┃
in New England in America at
Hartford on the second Thursday of
March (being the 14th day of sd month) and
continued by several adjourments
until the 13th day of June next following
Anno Domini 1778-
This assembly do establish
Dan Collins to be Captain of the 5th
Company as contained in the seventh
Regiment in this State.  This 
assembly do establish
Samuel Lee the Lieutenant of the second
Company as contained in the seventh
Regiment in this State
I hereby certify that the above
and foregoing is a true copy
of record in this office
In testimony of which
I have hereto affixed the seal
of this State, and signed the same
at the office of the Secretary of State
August 15th 1838
Royal R Hinman Secretary
of said State
further certify that at the February
Session of said assembly in the year 1781
Samuel Lee was appointed a Lieutenant
of a troop of horse in the 5th Regiment of
Light Horse in this State as appears of
record in this office-
Royal R Human Secretary
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State of Connecticut Court of Probate for
County of New Haven the District of Guilford
August 16th 1838-

I Ralph D. Smith Clerk of the Court of Probate
for the said district of Guilford do hereby
certify that Joel Tuttle Esqr is Judge of [illegible] Court of Probate duly commissioned and sworn & Ex Officio qualified to administer oaths, take depositions and affidavits, that the foregoing deposition & affidavits were taken in this Court and the foregoing signatures purporting to be his are all genuine.

And I do further hereby certify that the
foregoing contains the original proceedings
of said Court in the matter of the application
of Mrs Mary Hart of Guilford for a pension.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed my seal of office and subscribed my
name this Sixteenth day of
August A.D. One thousand Eight
Hundred & thirty Eight.

Ralph D Smith Clerk of
the Court of Probate for
the District of Guilford-
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Sealed of
by me [illegible] R. D. Smith Clerk
of the [illegible] Court of Probate
for the district of Guilford
this 16th day of August

AD 1838 Attest R D. Smith Clerk
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THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES Form VAM -51
12 - 5 - 41
Bounty Land Warrant Record Card
Division of Veteran's Administration

Name: Hart, Thomas
Grade: Private
Line: New York

Warrant Number: 7270
Acreage: 100
Issued: Aug 4, 1791 to himself


* The information concerning the issuance of warrants carded on this form is found in volumes 2 to 4 of "Land Warrants Issued Prior to 1800" which are registers of bounty land warrants issued to non-commissioned officers and privates under congressional resolutions of September 16, 1776, and subsequent
dates. Other records relative to the applications for warrants appear to have been destroyed in the War Department fire of November 9, 1800.
Information concerning warrants surrendered to the Federal Government is to be found in General Land Office records in The National Archives.