Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 4328, Levi Hayes, Conn.
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Service
Conn

Hayes, Levi

Number
S.4328

Carded
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Ohio 7964

Levi Hayes
of Licking Co in the state of Ohio was a Fifer in the company commanded by Captain Miles of the Regt commanded by Col Beebee in the Connecticut line for nine months.

Inscribed on the roll of Ohio at the rate of 33 dollars 00 cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 26 day of April 1832 and sent to Walter Thrall - Granville, LCo Ohio

Arrears to the 4th of Mar 33 $66.00
Semi-anl allowance ending 4 Sept 1833 $16.66
$82.66

{Revolutionary Claim Act June 7, 1832}

Recorded by Wm R Palmer - Clerk
Book E Vol 8 Page 6
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Levi Hay's
Declaration 

17894


Wallen Thrall
Greenville
Licking Co.
Ohio
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Declaration In order to obtain the benefit of the
Act of Congress passed June 7th 1832
State of Ohio
Licking County Ss
On this 1st day of November 1832
personally appeared in open Court before the Judges of the
Court of Common Pleas of said County now sitting Levi Hays
aged 68 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 7, 1832.
That he entered the service of the United States under the
following named officers and served as herein stated..
He was in Colonel Bazabeel Beebee's Regiment in the 
Connecticut State Troops or Militia he enlisted as a fifer in Capt
Benjamin Mills Company for nine months about the last of
March or first of April 1780 he served his time out.  He left
the service in December or January following.  When he entered the
service he resided in what was then called Simsberg Connecticut.
He enlisted as a volunteer.  He was in a small battle at a place called
Kingstreet near Greenwich Connecticut where his party retook
a drove of cattle that a party of the British had taken from the
inhabitants, he marched to Greenwich from there near to west
Point having orders from Arnold to march to West Point and got near there
when he said Arnold abandoned the place.  There was a Col Wells commanded
a corps whom he served.  He has no documentary evidence. 
He recollects no names of Regular officers.  He marched from Limsberg
through Newhaven.  [rest of line illegible]
Questions propounded by the Court
1st  Where and in what year were you born.
 Ans.  He was born in Simsberg Connecticut
2nd.  He you any record of your age and if so where is it.
 Ans.  he has one, in his bible & it is on Record in Simsberg
3d.  Where were you living when called into service, where have
   you lived since the Revolutionary war & where do you now live
 Ans.  When called into service he lived in Simsberry
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Granby) in the State of Connecticut and lived there untill 1805
when he moved to Worthington Franklin Co. Ohio and in 1806
to when he moved to Granville Licking County Ohio where he
now lives.
4th  How were you called into service were you drafted, did
 you volunteer or were you a substitute and if a substitute
 for whom.
 Ans.  Th volunteered for nine months
5th  State the names of some of the Regular officers who were
 with the troops  where you served such Continental and
Militia Regiments as you can recolect and the general
circumstances of your service.
 Ans.  He recolects no officers except those that belonged to the
 Connecticut State troop and those he has named above, In the
service he was a fifer.
6th  Did you receive a discharge if so by whom was it given
 and what has become of it.
 Ans.  He received no written discharge.
7th  State the names of persons to whom you are known
 in your present neighborhood and who can testify as
 to your Character for veracity and their belief of your
services as a soldier of the Revolution.
 Ans.  William Hastings & Gustaves A Hubbard
He hereby relinquishes every claim what ever to a pension
or annuity except for the present and declares that hisname
is not on the pension roll of the agency of any state.
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
(signature of A. H. Caffee  Clk)
(signature of Levi Hayes)

We William Hastings a Clergyman residing in the County of
Licking and State of Ohio, and Gustavus A Hubbard residing in
the same place hereby certify that we are well acquainted with
Levi Hays who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration
that we believe him to be 68 years of age that he is
reputed and believed in the neighbourhood where he resides
to have been a soldier of the Revolution and that we concur in
that opinion.
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid
(A.H. Coffee Clk)
(signature of Wm Hastings)
(signature of Gustavus A Hubbard)
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And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the
investigation of the matter and after [illegible] the interrogatories
prescribed by the War department that the above applicant
was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states.  And
the Court further Certifies that it appears to them that
William Hastings who has signed the preceeding certificate
is a clergyman resident in the Township of [blank space] in the
County of Licking and State of Ohil.  And that Gustavous A  Hubbard
who has also signed the same is a resident in the same
place and is a credible person and that their statement
is entitled to credit.

I, A.H. Caffe Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of
said County of Licking and State of Ohio do hereby certify
that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the
said Court in the matter of the application of Levi Hays
for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto
set my hand and the seal of office
this eighth day of November AD 1832
(signature of A. H. Caffe Clerk)
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17894

7964
Levi Hays - scratched out

Levi Hayes
Adm for 9 months
from 1780 as a fifer
6 - 22
3 - 11
= $33 fifer

Walter Thrall
Granville, Licking Co
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BRIEF in the case of Levi Hayes
of Licking Co in the state of Ohio
(Act 7th June, 1832)

1. Was the declaration made before a court or a judge? - COURT
2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity? NA
3. How old is he? 68
4. State his Service as directed in the form annexed.
Period - Mar or April 1780 to Dec or Jan 81
Duration of Service - 9 months
Rank - Fifer
Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served - 
Capt. Mills, Col. Beebe

5. In what battles was he engaged - NONE MENTIONED
6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? - SIMSBURY CONN
7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence, by incidental evidence or by the rolls? - 2 LIVING WITNESSES
8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? And if so, in what respect? - RIGHT

X Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.

W C Easton - Examining Clerk
21 Feb 1833
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4328
Rev War
 INVALID.

File No.  4328
Levi Hayes
Fifer Ct. Line

Act: June 7, 1832
Index:  Vol.  A,  Page 188
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17894
Levi Hays

Walter Thrall Granville
Licking Ohio
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Brief objections to the admission of pension claim of which those answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of Levi Hays which require further proof or explanation.

I. Does the declaration show where the applicant resides? - YES

II. Did the declarant make the declaration in the county where he resides? - YES

III. If the applicant did not make the declaration in the county where he resides, is there any reason assigned for his not doing so? - BLANK

IV. Has the declarant mentioned the period or periods of the war when he served? - YES

V. Has he mentioned with precision the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled? - YES

VI. Has he given the names of the officers under whom he served, in conformity with the regulations? - YES

VII. Has he made a relinquishment of every claim to any other pension than the one under the Act of June 7, 1832? - YES

VIII. Has the Court given their opinion? - YES

IX. Has the Clerk given his certificate? - YES

X. Is the Clerk's seal affixed? And if so, has it a device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal? – YES
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XI. Has the applicant obtained the evidence of a clergyman and another respectable citizen as to their belief respecting his age and the general belief in his neighborhood relative to his revolutionary service? - YES

XII. If the clergyman's affidavit has not been produced, is there any reasons assigned for not obtaining it? - BLANK

XIII. If the applicant has no documentary evidence, and has not obtained the testimony of at least one living witness, has he stated in his declaration that such proof cannot be had? - BLANK

XIV. If the applicant's name is not found on the rolls of military service, has he produced a witness or witnesses as to his service? YES
If he has produced direct proof as to service, has the magistrate who administered the oath certified to the credibility of the witness or witnesses? YES
Has the proper officer certified to the official character and signature of the magistrate as the regulations direct? YES

XV. Does it appear from any of the papers that the witness was in such a situation or of such an age as to have a personal knowledge of the applicant's service? - YES

XVI. Are the papers authenticated as the regulations direct? - YES

XVII. Are the seven interrogatories prescribed by the War Department answered satisfactorily? And if not, which of them is not so answered? - YES

Explanatory Notes

Quere V. In a case where the applicant cannot by reason of the loss of memory state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words: "Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, etc. A.B. who being duly sworn, deposeth and saith that by reason of old age and the consequent loss of memory he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service, but according to the best of his recollection he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades: For blank year, blank months and blank days, I served as a blank for blank months and blank days I served as a blank; and for such service I claim a pension."
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It is important in all cases to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months is too indefinite and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state they served two years in the militia, etc. without specifying the tours, the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is highly objectionable. It must in every case be clearly shown under what officers the applicant served, the duration of each term of engagement, the particular place or places where the service was performed, that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority, that he was either in the field or in garrison, and for the time during which the service was performed he was not employed in any civil pursuit.

QUERE XIV. Proof of Service
In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department he must prove his service by two credible witnesses who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimants entering the service and the time and matter of his leaving the same as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer under his seal of office.

QUERE XVI. Mode of authenticating papers
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit or other paper authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon the ends of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer so as to prevent any paper form being improperly attached to the certificate.

In every case where the clerk of the court or other certifying officer has no public seal of office the certificate of a member of congress proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer should accompany the papers.
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State of Connecticut
Secretary's Office Sept 6th 1832

I Thomas Day secretary of the State of Connecticut and keeper of the seal thereof do hereby certify that Cullen Hays Esq whose name is subscribed in his proper handwriting to the foregoing certificates in and for more than three months last past has been a Justice of the Peace within and for the county of Hartford duly appointed, commissioned and sworn and that full credence is due to his official acts and attestations.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said state the day and year above written.

Thomas Day
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We Benoni Gillet and Nahum Holcomb of Grandy in the County of Hartford and state of Connecticut of lawful age do depose and say that we well know Levi Hayes of Granville in the county of Licking and state of Ohio, that we well know that the said Levi Hayes was in the army of the revolution of the United States in the year 1780, that he enlisted as a fifer, that he served under Captain Benjamin Mills in Colonel Bezaleel Beebe's regiment of state troops in the Connecticut Militia, that he entered the service at Simsbury in Connecticut and marched to Horseneck in the town of Greenwich that then was a skirmish in Kings Street, there was one man killed and a number wounded, he entered the service the first day of April 1780 and was discharged the last day of December the same year. The deponents well know that the said Levi Hayes was enlisted and served and was discharged as aforesaid, the deponents having served in the same company at the same time with the said Levi Hayes.

Nahum Holcomb
Benoni Gillet

Hartford County
Granby September 3d 1832

Personally appeared Benoni Gillet and Nahum Holcomb and made oath to the truth of the aforesaid affidavit by them subscribed before me.

Cullen Hayes - justice of Peace

I certify that the above named Benoni Gillet and Nahum Holcomb are credible witnesses and disinterested.

Cullen Hayes - Justice of Peace