Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W 18075, David Hubbell, Conn.
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Service Conn.
Hubbell, David Abiah

Number W18075
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Connecticut 938
Abiah Hubbell
widow of David Hubbell
who died on the 5, April 1820
of Fairfield Co, in the State of Connecticut
who was a Private in the commander by Captain of the commander
by Conn. in the Revolution for 18 months

Inscribed on the Roll of Connecticut 
at the rate of 60 Dollars -- cents per annum
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 24th day of May 1837 and sent to Hon. G. Tomlinson, Prescut

Arrears to the 4th of March 37 360.00
Semi-anl.j allowance ending 4 Sep. 30.00
$390.00
Revolutionary Claim, Act July 4, 1836, Section the 3

Recorded by D. Brown Clerk
Book A. Vol. 1.  Page 79
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Hubbell, David
His name appears on a list of applicants for invalid pension returned by the District Court for the District of Connecticut submitted to the House of Representatives by the Secretary of War on March 2, 1790 and printed in the American State Papers class 9, page 167.
Rank; Private
Reg't; Colonel Sherman's, Captain Sill's company
Disability; Strained himself by lifting a log, while employed in building a hut.
Where disabled; Highlands.
Residence; Huntington.
To what pension entitled; One-half.
Remarks; Enlistment unknown; discharged December 9, 1782.
Evidence complete.
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State of Connecticut
Count of Fairfield & Bridgeport 
On this 24 day of January & 1837 personally appeared before the Probate Court in and for the District of Stratford in Fairfield County & State of foresaid, Abiah Hubbell of Monroe in the County of Fairfield and State of Connecticut aged seventy eight years who being first duly sworn according & Lord doth on her Oath make the following Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the Act of Congress, passed July 4th 1836.

That she is the widow of David Hubbell Dec'd of Monroe who was a private in the Army of the Revolution and entered the service according to the best of her knowledge and belief in the spring of 1775.  And from the Deposition of Isaac Hubbell his brother who served with him she believed, that he enlisted in the Town of Stratford in sd County in Capt Beardsley's Company of foot in Genl. Wooster's Brigade and went to the Northward and was at the taking
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home in the spring of 1776, and often heard her husband say that Isaac Hubble whose deposition is annexed served with him in a Campaign in the Northward, thinks he had a written discharge from this campaign which she thinks was sent with his Pension Application to Washington for an Invalid Pension.

That in the Spring of 1779 & after she was married to him he joined a company either as a volunteer or Draft in sd [said] Stratford 5 or 6 months service and went from Stratford with sd [said] Company to Horseneck on Long Island Sound near the lines and served at least Two months when he was taken unwell and hired Benjamin Chapman to take his place in Service for the remainder of his Enlistment.

And the same summer in 1779 her husband belonged to the militia Company of Foote of Stratford & Parish of New Stratford in Town of Stratford and went with Company into service in the Town of Hartford in Con- was burned and served at least one Week.

Also in the Summer of 1780 her husband was drafted from Capt Nichols Company to go to the North River, remembering Capt Nichols went with him and that every [illegible] man was drafted out of his Company to go in sd [said] service that she claims her husband served in this Campaign at least Two months, that the Company of Militia foot under Capt Nichols-
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belonged to Col Saml [Muterys? Regiment?] and Genl Gold S Silliman [Gold Selleck Silliman] Brigade in sd [said] County of [Harford?] but whither the company in which he served in the spring of 1779 belonged to  sd [said] Regiment or not she cannot say
That in April 1781 her husband inlisted [enlisted] for seven months services (thinks it was in the town of New Town in sd [said] County when he inlisted [enlisted] for this service she cannot remember the names of any of the officers nor what company or Regiment, but remembers his coming home and telling her that he had inlisted [enlisted] for 7 months service and she remembers he was stationed in this campaign at West Point on the North River and that 2 of the neighbors Jacob & Caleb Rowel was in service at West Point at the same time and remembers they came home on furlow [furlough] and when they returned she sent to her husband by Jacob some provisions and tobacco who was then on duty at West Point - and she further stated this was the same campaign in which her husband rcd [received] his wound by lifting a heavy log to build a hut, for which he rcd [received] his invalid Pension - that she thinks he first drew an invalid Pension of $30 per Annum which was afterwards raised to $60.. per Annum and about the year 1819 $96 per Annum and to his Pension papers at Washington she reports for proof of his service, but as she does not know whether her
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husband stated & proved his service or not when he obtained his Invalid Pension she has now stated what she can remember in Relation to his service - 
the she now claims that her husband served in the years 1775 & 1776 - 12 months in 1779 two months & 1 week in 1780 two month in 1781 seven months in all 23 months and one week as a private Soldier, has no documentary evidence to prove his service does not know as he ever had a written discharge from any campaign, except the first, and that discharge she thinks was sent to Washington - and as her husband was an invalid pensioner she does not know as his service was proved when he obtained his invalid pension. That she further declares that she was married to the said David Hubbell on the 15 day of October in the year Seventeen hundred & seventy seven by the Rn? James Johnson in the Town of Fairfield in sd [said] County and in that part of the Town now called Weston & Parish of Northfairfield - 
That her husband the afforesaid [aforesaid] David Hubbell died on the 5th day of April AD 1820 according to the Record on his grave stone of a lingering complaint caused by the wound he rcd [received] in the Army. and that she had remarried a widow ever since that period as well more fully appear by the proof hereto annexed -
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And she further declares that her name before her marriage to said David Hubbell was Abiah Leavenworth, that she has had ten children by sd [said] Hubbell, who was born in the following years to wit - 
John born Nov. 1778. Ruth. November 1780 Anna November 1782. Charity March 1785 Sabra October 4 1788 Amarellus May 1792 Asa April 7 1794 Ellihu July 1797. Abiah April 1802. Rebbecca June 1806 does not recollect the day or the month that they were [illegible] as they kept no family Record [illegible] births - 
That her husband was born in the Town of Fairfield in sd [said] County December 1752 according to the Record on his Tomb Stone, that she was born in the Town of Stratford in sd County July 6th 1758. has a record of her age on an old account Book made by her father - that her husband was living in sd [said] Stratford when called into service and lived in sd [said] Parish of New Stratford (now the Town of Monroe) until he died - that he served as a volunteer & by Draft as a private soldier. Abiah Hubbell [a cross on the page] her mark
In presence of Isaac Sherman
Ellihu Hubbell
Sworn to, and subscribed on the day and year above written before me Mark Moore Judge Attest, R L Nichols, Clerk
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That the said Court do hereby decline their opinion after investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogations  thereunder by the war department that the before named applicant is the widow of David Hubbell a revolutionary soldier who served as she states
Mark Moore Judge

Attest. R S Nichols Clerk

I Roswell S Nichols Clerk of the Court aforesaid do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court in the matter of the application of Abiah Hubbell for a pension in Testimony whereas I have hereunto set my hand and seal of  office this 24th day of January 1837
Attest. R S Nichols, Clerk
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I Abiah Hubbell of Monroe in Fairfield County of
State of Connecticut widow of David Hubbell deceased
who have applied for a pension, before I say that I have
had ten children, (viz), _ John born Nov. 1778-
Ruth born November 1780- Anna born November 1782 
Charity born March 1785- Sabra born October 5,, 1788
Amarillus born May 1792  Asa born April 7th,, - 1794-
Elihue born July 1797 Abiah born april - 1802
& Rebecca born June 1806- I do not recollect the day of
the month that they were all born as we kept no -
record of their births -

State of Connecticut
Fairfield County of Monroe December 12th 1836 
                                                                                     
   Personally appeared before me Abiah Hubbell  who has subscribed the above Deposition  & made oath  
in  Due form of Law to truth of the above  & I do
hereby verify   that I am well acquainted with the
said Abiah Hubbell & her late Husband David
Hubbell & all of her children named in the above
Deposition except three & verily believe she has
given a correct account of their births
                            Levi Edwards  Justice of Peace
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State of Connecticut
County of Fairfield ss Bridgeport
I Roswell S Nichols, Clerk of the Probate Court in and for the District of Stratford in said County & State aforesaid hereby certify that, Levi Edwards, Jacob Beers and Isaac Sherman Esquire are Justices of the peace in and for said County duly  commissioned and qualified; that these commissions will expire in June 1837 and the signatures to the Deposition of  Abiah Hubbell, Nathaniel Hubbell, Elizabeth Griffen, Alson Lesley, Charles Prentice Isaac Hubbell and Andrew Leavenworth are their genuine Signatures
Given under my hand and the seal of sd Court the 23 day of December D1836
Attest R S Nichols, Clerk
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Nathaniel Hubbell of Weston in Fairfield County & State of Connecticut Deposeth & saith that he is Brother of David Hubbell Late of Monroe Du... and that he is well acquainted with his Widow Abiah Hubbell who has now applyed [applied] for a pension & that the said Abiah & the said David was married at my home in the year AD 1777 - I did not see them married was absent from home at the time but was told when I came home that they were married then & my wife told me at the time that the Reverend James Johnson Married then - one reason of my recollecting the year is that I went from home to have the small pox    Nathaniel Hubbell
State of Connecticut, Monroe November 22nd A.D. 1826
Fairfield County
Personally appeared Nathaniel Hubbell subscribed & made oath in the form of law to the above deposition who I certify is well known to me & is a credable witness
Sworn & Subscribed before me Levi Edwards Justice of Peace
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I Elizabeth Griffin of Newton in the County of Fairfield and State of Connecticut of seventy nine years of age do depose and say, that I know Davis Hubbell late of Monroe (formerly of the town of Huntington in said county) was married unton Abiah Leavenworth of said Monroe about the year 1778 and I was at the wedding, and think they were married by the Revd Mr. Johnson of Weston in said County, and were married in said town of Weston.
and further deponent saith not.
            her
Elizabeth  X  Griffin
            mark


State of Connecticut    
Fairfield County               Newtown  November 22nd - 1836

Personally appeared Elizabeth Griffin the above subscriber by her mark being duly cautioned made solemn oath to the truth of the above deposition before me.
     Jacob Beers Justice of the peace

I hereby certify that I am personally acquainted with the above named Elizabeth Griffin and know her to be a person of fair character and a competent witness in Court -
    Jacob Beers Justice of peace
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I Alson Seeley of Monroe in Fairfield County & State of Connecticut Depose and say that I am well acquainted with the widow Abiah Hubbell of said Monroe who has applyed [applied] for a Pension & also with her Husband David Hubbell no Deceased who was a Revolutionary Pensioner & have been acquainted with them a number of years & have lived within about one fourth of a mile of the place where the said Abiah Hubbell now lives.  About thirty eight years & the said David Hubbell lived at the same place at the time of his decease  I was knowing that the said David Hubbell was afflicted with a Rupture for a which with other infirmaties [infirmities] caused his death & further that he died on the 5th Day of April A.D. 1820 as appears from the record on his tombstone  I was at his funeral & assisted in laying him out --  witness my hand this 20th Day of December A.D. 1836
   Alson Seelye

Monroe Fairfield County December 205h 1836 personly [personally] appeared Alson Seeley above named & Made oath  in due form of care to the truth of the above deposition by him subscribed & I also certify that I am well acquainted with him & that he is a very credable [credible] witness
before me Levi Edwards Justice of Peace
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STATE OF Connecticut Huntington
County of Fairfield 1918

We the subscribers practising [illegible] cions -- of the town of Huntington, do hereby Certify, That, after a careful [illegible] are of the opinion that his disability [illegible] continue.

And further, that the degree of dis[illegible] under which he labours at present is total of such as entitled him to a pension of [illegible] dollars, per month being not less than the original degree of disability [illegible] which he was placed on the pension-roll.

Sworn and subscribed to, before me this day of October [illegible].
I certify that the deponents
This paper the Widow Abiah Hubbard, sends as [illegible] and it being left with her husband David Hubbard papers at his address are credible persons

here certified by the Justice [illegible]
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I Charles T. Prentice hereby certifiy that I have carefully examined the records of the Congregational Church of North Fairfield in the town of Weston & State of Connecticut of which I am at present the Ordained Minister of said Church, to find the marriage of David Hubbell to Abiah Leavenworth and do not find said marriage recorded in said records & I also certify that it appears by said records that James Johnson was the ordained minister over said Church during the war of the Revolution signed this 22nd day of November A.D. 1836
    Charles T. Prentice
   Pastor Cong Chh. N. Fairfield

State of Connecticut
Fairfield County    Weston November 22nd A.D. 1826
Personally appeared Charles T. Prentice and subscribed  & made oath in due form of same to the truth of the above certificate who is a credable witness
   Before me Levi Edwards Justice of Peace
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This certifies that I have made dlilgent search on the records of the town of Fairfieldand do not find recorded the marriage of David Hubbell and Abiah Leavenworth - And that during the Revolutionary War, it was  not the general practice to record marriages on the records of this town
Fairfield  Decemer 1st    Attest Samuel Rowland      
                1836                    Town Clerk
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Isaac Hubbell of Weston in Fairfield County + state 
of Connecticut a Revolutionary Pensioner of the
United States Deposeth + saith that he is a Brother of David
Hubbell Deceased is well acquainted with his widow - 
Abiah Hubbell who has now applyed [applied] for a pension +
remember that said David Hubbell enlisted in
Capt Beardsleys Company in General Westons Regiment
in May A.D. 1775 + served one year in the army of the
Revolution + that the said David Hubbell + myself
both served in the same Regiment - 
as written in my hand this 22nd Day of November A.D. 1836
Isaac Hubbell

State of Connecticut
Fairfield County -ss Weston November 22nd A.D. 1836
Personally appeared Isaac Hubbell + Subscribed and made
oath in due form of law to the above deposition who-
I believe to be a credible witness
Sworn + Subscribed before me
Levi Edwards Justice of the Peace
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Andrew Leavenworth of the Town of Monroe in
the County of Fairfield + state of Connecticut.
(sd [said] Monroe was until a few years sense part of the Town of Huntington) aged 71 years next.
January - Deposeth and saith that his 
own sister the widow Abiah Hubbell of
Monroe who is now applying for a 
Pension - lived in the same family with
her in Monroe, until the until she was married
to David Hubbell in the year 1777 and the 
reason deponent did not see her married is
that their father was opposed to the match &
they went to Nathaniel Hubbell's House (who
was brother to David to be married, remembers
it was said at the time that they were 
married by the Revd [Reverand] James Johnson in 
the Town of Fairfield & County of North Fairfield
(now called Weston) over which Parish sd [said] Johnson was the ordained minister
at that time has no more doubt
that they were married in that year
1777. Than if he had been present at 
their marriage and seen the Rev Mr. Johnson
marry them - He says that said David
Hubbell resided before & during the Revolution
and until he died in the immediate
Neighbourhood [neighborhood] of Deponent and that
he remembers David enlisted in 1775
and went to the Northward and that his 
brother Isaac Hubbell who is now living
went in the same Campaign to 
Canada, remembers David telling
of his being at the taking of St. John's Fort
and that he said that he first enlisted
for 7 months and when that time was out
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he enlisted again and staid [stayed] through the Winter
in Canada remembers that it was warm
weather when he got home in 1776 the 
place where he wintered he said was called
Sorrell - near The River St Lawrence allways [always]
understood he served 12 months in this 
Campaign cannot remember the names
of the officers under whom he served on
this campaign.
Also remembers that he enlisted in the
spring of 1779 and went to Norse
and got unwell and hired a man to
take his place thinks he served in
this campaign at least 2 months before
he hired Benj. Chapman, to take his place.

Also remembers his going to the North
River with Capt Benjamin Nichols
thinks this form of service was 2 or 3
months in the year 1780

and that as Deponent thinks it was
1781 said David Hubbell again enlisted
for 7 months service and was
stationed at West Point and remembers
it was during this campaign that
said David Hubbell was wounded by over lifting for which he now his invalid
Pensions and that Caleb Rowel told
him this time said David was 
about to apply for an invalid Pension
that he was by him sd [said] David when 
he sd [said] his hurt by lifting timber to build a hut in the Army -
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That Deponent remembers said David Hubbell
And at said Monroe about the year 1820
The cause of his death was his wound he
[illegible] in the Army as he always had a 
Broken body after his hurt in the Army.
Remembers perfectly that said David Hubbell
Was in service three campaigns after
He was married to said Abiah, and that her
Name was Abiah Leavenworth before
She was married – 
Andrew Leavenworth

And said Deponent further –
Deposeth and saith that the reason he
Knows his sister was married to said
David Hubbell in the Autumn of 1777 is
That he remembers it was the next
Year after said David returned from his
service at Canada –
Andrew Leavenworth

State of Connecticut
County of Hartford
c/o Bridgeport December 6 1836
Personally appeared Andrew Leavenworth
And subscribed and made oath to the
Truth of the above Deposition who I
Certify is well known to me and is 
A credible witness
Sworn + subscribed before me,
Isaac Sherman Justice of the Peace
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June 4 97 Histy [History] to Mrs E S Gordy
Derby Ct
See 7 P. 11.588
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Rev Widow &c.

File No. 18075
Abiah Hubbell
Widow of
David Hubbell
priv. Rev. War

Act: July 4th, 1836
Index:-Vol. A, Page 35-8
[Arrangement of 1870.]
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Abiah Hubbell
3d Sec. act 4 July '36
$60 per annum
for 18 months

Hon. G. Tomlinson
Present