Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 5158, Josiah Hollister, Conn. New York
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SERVICE
Conn.
New York

Hollister, Josiah

NUMBER
R. 5158

CONTENTS
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State of New York
Cattaraugus County ⎬
Extract taken from the Journal of
Deacon Josiah Holister (in his own hand writing) late of the
town of Mansfield County of Cattaraugus and State of
New York who died at the above place on the fourth day
of July 1832.
I Josiah Holster was born at Sharon, in Litchfield
County, State of Connecticut March 19th 1754 (after
mentioning numerous family events he said) In the memorable
year 1775 in which the war began which is called the
Revolutionary War I then enlisted as a Soldier in Major
Samuel Elmore's Company and Col Hinman's Regiment raised
by the then Colony now State of Connecticut in the beginning
of May and the latter part of May we had marching orders to ┃
go to the Northward we marched to Egremont the first day, the second to Clink Hill, the third to Greenbush the fourth to Sharps, Seven miles - above Albany crossed the River at Half Moon and marched to Stillwater, the sixth day we marched to Fort Edward and the Seventh to Fort George, the Eighth day we went on board a kind of Vessel and crossed Lake George - on the next morning marched into Ticonderoga where we were saluted by firing a cannon, here we stayed in Garrison about a fortnight and then Major Elmore was ordered to march to Crown Point to take command there which so enraged Benedict Arnold who had assisted in taking the Fortresses from the British) that he threatened to give up the Sloop and Schooner to the British - And accordingly went on board the sloop with some of his men and sailed down the Lake - and in passing Crown Point the Channel was close to land so that he was obliged to hug close to the point where was a Redoubt and a number of Cannon placed. I was then on sentry- one of the Gunners came with his lighted march and hailed him and demanded where he was bound - he made but little reply the Gunner ordered him to drop his anchor, he said
he would go to the proper anchoring place, he ordered him to let go the Anchor immediately or he would blow him through, he
then let go Anchor and walked the deck for about an hour in a [as?] great a passion as ever I saw a man. From that time I
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ever had a dislike to him so that it was not surprising to me
when he turned out to be an infamous traitor: We kept guard here and sent out scouts till about the first of September" - then follows a relation of one White former Sheriff of Albany who undertook take one Esq Gilmore with two Indians but instead of their taking Gilmore lieut. Parnell called his men and took White and the two Indians and carried them to Ticonderoga before Genl Schuyler who shook hands with the Indians but did not offer his hand to White - when White said to Schuyler I guess you do not know me, and at the same time offered his hand to the General when Gener Schuyler replied I know you too well , by G-D" - About the first of September we sailed down the Lake to besiege St Johns, General Montgomery came on with his Army and laid siege to the Fort - a division at the same time besieged Chamble and took it - Col. Allen at the same time went to besiege Montreal and was taken prisoner and sent to England - we had a long siege of seven
and forty days and then the Garrison surrendered as prisoners of war, after the surrender of the fort a while we were dismissed and closes by saying "thus after an absence of six months I arrived to the town of my nativity," - again after narrating some things concerning his family, he commencing by saying a few days after the Declaration of Independence was declared, the militia was called to New York - I went in Capt Archelaus Buel's company of Militia to New York where my duty was not hard as part of the time I had to Cook for the Officers and serve as barber and assist the Adjutant in making out the Regimental Returns. - some time in the month of August the British landed a large body of troops on Long Island where they had a bloody Battle with the Americans and a great many were killed on both sides. General Washington finding that his retreat was likely to be cut off he ordered a retreat in the night and brought his Army of unperceived by the enemy. The next day after the retreat we were ordered to Horns Hook opposite to Hurlgate where we lay untiI I was taken sick and sent out of camp with other sick in a Wagon across Kingsbridge." The journal then continues the
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history of his sickness and travels home at which place
he arrived
Here again he goes on with a relation of Domestic scenes
and said he was married in June 1777 and that there were
frequent alarm's and one he should have mentioned viz
one in April when the Enemy came out as far [as?] Danbury
Connecticut where were large stores of provisions and burned
the towns and stores and most heathenish like burned the ┃
house of God - the country was generally alarmed and all
of us who were friends to our country turned out and
had a severe Skirmish with them and we lost some brave
officers and worthy citizens. In the month of August a party
of Hessians and Torys, came to Bennington in order to burn
the town but the Militia in Vermont and Massachusetts and
some from Connecticut turned out under General Starte and took them - very soon Burgoyne's army came to Saratoga where he was stopped by the brave General Gates and after some warm engagement surrendered - which was the 17th of October 1777
I had now so much respite that I could make up my cider
and saved enough for my own use and sold enough for my
He mentions no more of being called until the fall of 1780 when he mentions being called out in the neighborhood of Ballstown in the State of New York where he had moved the Spring before, there being frequent alarms in the vicinity - when he with others were often called out, and on the night of the 17th of October 1780, just after having been called out, the Torys with some Indians and Englishmen, in the morning about two hours before day came to his house and burst open his doors and rushed in and obliged him and his wife with two young children to leave the house and would not let them take but their poorest clothes, and plundered their house and set to flames before them
and would have killed him, had it not been for the
entreaties of his wife, he was then taken from his
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wife and children with a number of his neighbors and
without shoes or stockings took him
to the guard - to use his own words he said "Isaac Stow
one of his neighbors attempted to get a way when an
Indian sent his spear into his back then caught it
by the handle held him and smote him in the head
with his hatchet. They plundered all the valuable clothing
burned the houses barns haystacks and killed hogs and
Cattle and it was Judged they burned two thousand
bushels of Wheat - their commander was one Monroe
(who as I since heard died a poor miserable vagabond in
Canada) The ground was some froze and their feet bled - they took some cattle with them into the woods and
killed them and each man took the beef for three
days provisions and marched through a rough
country - after the three days provisions were gone -
they marched five days without any provisions -
and all pensioned[?], when they stopped at night boiled
hemlock boughs and drank the tea - on the eighth day
they arrived at Brown Point where they drew one ┃
days provisions and were put on board of the Ship
Mariah and sailed to St Johns - from there were
marched to Montreal then through the city to
a long Store house when we were kept through
the winter - suffered much with cold and hunger
got the scurvy - on June Sixteen of us were sent
to the General Hospital at the Three Rivers where
we were kept untill the 17th of October 1781 when
they were taken to an Island in the River Coledular
and kept in barracks - had liberty to go about on
the Island which contained about fifty acres and
well guarded with Tory guards where they were
kept untill the fall of 1782 when they were set at
liberty it being two years from the time he was
taken prisoner - From the Island they went to
Quebec - were put aboard of a large ship and sailed
to Boston, then went by land home
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State of New York
Cattaraugus County
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Silas McKay
of the town of Mansfield County and State
aforesaid and a resident for many years in the immediatly
neighborhood of Josiah Hollister Deceased and was well acquain-
ted with him and was with him when he died which was on the
fourth day of July last past. have often seen the journal of his
life from which the foregoing extracts and declarations are taken
and believe them to be correct, also have heard him relate the same
that he was believed in the neighborhood where he resided to have
been a soldier of the Revolution. that he was a man of good morals
and strict integrity and to have been 78 years of age
Subscribed and Sworn this 31st day of October 1832 }
before me Israel Day a Judge of Common Pleas }
State of New York
Cattaraugus County
Silas May
We Jos McCluer David McClure Alson Levenworth and
Ira Norton have been acquainted, for many years, with Josiah Holister
Deceased late of the town of Mansfield County and State aforesaid.
refered to in the foregoing history of his revolutionary services that
we are well acquainted with the hand writing of said Holister
and having examined the Original Journal from which the said
foregoing Extracts are taken do unhesitatingly pronounce it
to be his own writing and from the appearance of the book
in which it is written believe it to have been done many years
since and also that it has always been understood, in the
neighborhood where he has resided that he was a soldier of
the Revolution and we further certify that we believe him
to have been 75 years of age and that he died on the fourth
day of July last part, and that he was a man of strictest
integrity and morality and of noted piety 
Sworn and subscribed this 9th day
of November 1832 before me
Israel Day a Judge of Cattaraugus
County Common Pleas Court
J. C. McCluer
David McClure
Alson Leavenworth
Ira Norton
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Cattarangus County ss} I John T Baldwin a Clergyman residing in the town of Elliotsville County of aforesaid hereby certify that I live within four miles of Josiah Holster deceased have been well acquainted with him for some years that I believe him to have been Seventy-eight years of age that I attended his bruyal(sic) on the fifth day of July last past that he is reputed and believed in the vicinity who he lived to have been a soldier of the revolution and that I concur in that opinion sworn and subscribed the 24th day of December}ss. John T. Baldwin, 1832.
I Isreal Day a judge of Cattarangus County Common Pleas Court do hereby declare my opinion after the investigation of the matter and after the examination of the journal of the life of Josiah Holister deceased which I know to be his hand writing am of full belief that said Josiah Holister deceased was a soldier of the Revolutionary and served as stated in the above declaration taken from his journal and I further certify that Silas McKay who signed one of the preceding certificates is a resident of Mansfield County of Cattarangus is a creditable person and that Jos M. Cluer, David M. Cluer, Alson Levenworth and Ira Norton are all refutable persons and entitled to credit and also John T Baldwin is a reputable clergyman residing in the town of Elliottsville and County of Cattarangus, December 24th 1832.
Israel Day, a Judge of Cattorangus Common Pleas Court.
State of New York, Cattarangus County}ss. I John W. Staunton, clerk of said
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Said county do hereby certify that Israel Day Esq. before whom the foregoing affidavit purport to have been sworn was at the times of taking the said affidavits one of the Judges of the court of Common Pleas in and for said county and that I am well acquainted with his hand writing and verily believe his name subscribed to the said affidavits to be his proper hand writing and signature. I witness my hand and seal of Office this 12th day of March A.D. 1833.
John W. Staunton, Clerk
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Rev. Pension Claim of Josiah Hollister & others--

Power of Attorney
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Suspended claim Act of June 7, 1832

Josiah Hollister, dec. (New York)

Power of Atty

to examine claim.

Col. Anderson

Chas C Tucker, Atty.
Present.
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On this day of September 1853, before me a Justice of the peace in and for the County and State above mentioned personally appeared Josiah R. Hollister to me known to be the person who executed the above instrument and acknowledge the foregoing power of Attorney to be his act and deed for the purposes therein mentioned.
C.G. McKay Justice of the peace in & for said County.
State of New York, Cattawaugus County}ss.
On this 24th day of September 1853, before me the undersigned a Justice of the peace in and for the County and State aforesaid, personally appeared Josiah R. Hollister a resident of said County, and made oath according to law that he is the identical Josiah R. Hollister who executed the foregoing power of Attorney, and that he is directly interested in said Claim, and makes this affidavit to be filed with such additional evidence of arguments as my said Attorney may use in prosecuting said Claim.
Sworn to and subscribed before me the day and year above written. C.G. McKay, J.P.
State of New York, County of Cattawaugus}
I Enos H. Southwick Clerk of said County & of the courts thereof do hereby certify that C.G. McKay Esquire Esq., before whom the foregoing affidavit and acknowledgment were made and who has thereunto signed his name, was at the time of so doing a Justice of the Peace, in and for the County and State aforesaid, duly commissioned and sworn, and that all his official acts as such are entitled to full faith and credit and that said instrument is executed and acknowledged according to the law of this State. 
In testimony whereof I have hereunto signed my name and affixed my official seal this 16th day of November 1853.
Enos H. Southwick, Clerk.
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March 13, 1912.

Mrs. M.H. White,
East 621 Thirty-third Ave.,
Spoken, Washington.

Madam:
In response to your letter dated the 5" ultimo and received the this Bureau the 8" instant, you are advised that in the papers in claim R. File 5158 Rev. War, it is stated that Josiah Hollister was born March 19, 1754 at Sharon, Conn., and enlisted in May 1775 in Major Samuel Elmore's Company, Colonel Hinman's regiment of Connecticut troops and was in the Siege of St. Johns.
A few days after the Declaration of Independence was declared, he went in Captain Archelaus Buel's company to New York and served until he was taken ill; length of time not stated.
In April 1777, he turned out for the burning of Danbury.
In the spring of 1780 he removed to Ballstown, New York, where he was called out October 17, 1780, (no officers stated), but the next morning before daylight, a body of Tories, Indians and English, burned all of their property, captured him, his wife and two young children, from where he was separated and marched to Canada with many others; he was imprisoned at Montreal, in the General Hospital at Three Rivers and elsewhere until the fall 1782 when he shipped from Quebec to Boston.
Soldier married in June 1777, name of wife not stated.
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.File 5158 Rev. War

Soldier died July 4, 1832, at Mansfield, New York, where his son Josiah R. Hollister applied for the pension which might have been due his father, but the claim was not allowed, for the reason that he failed to file sufficient proof of six months' actual service, required by the Act of June 7, 1832, under which he applied.

You are further advised that the Revolutionary War pensin [pension] records fail to afford any information in regard to Abner Whitney described by you.

Very respectfully, 
Commissioner.
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REJECTED
5158
P.O.______
Josiah Hollister
Service:_______

Enlisted: ______________________, 18__
Discharged: ___________________, 18__
Application filed: _______________, 18__

Alleges: The printed list of 1852 gives cause of suspension as follows: "the original journal in which claimant recorded his service and on which he bases his claim should be sent to the Dept."

Re-enlisted:____________________

Attorney: ______________________
P.O.___________________________

___________ Recognized. ___________Contract
_________Cert. of Dis. Searched for _____________, 18__

1912 Mch. 13. Hist. to Mrs M.H. White, letter in James Pribble W.F. 3595
1920 Mch. 19. Hist. to Mrs. Mottia H. Pierce
1929 June 11. Photos to Mrs. E.G.L. Weibusch A.D.Y. Fin Min mtdf.
1934 Sept. 29-Hist. to Mrs. John. W. Greene. Letter in David Hollister R.W. 21409-I'L.L.
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New York Revo:

Josiah Hollister, Suspended, Let. Israel Day 20 June 1833.

5158

Act. June 7 1832
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Israel Day
20 June 33
O.C.
Re. vol. 9
R.a. 209
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War Depart't
Pension off
June 1833

Sir--
The claim asserted upon certain extracts of the Journal kept by Josiah Holister has been examined & suspended. The Journal itself should be transmitted to this office and a formal declaration made in conformity to the regulations, setting forth such [] of service as the Journal may be relied upo to establish. It is necessary that the Court certify the day of his death & the name of his widow if he left one, or if not the name or names of the heir or heirs. His papers are placed on file.
Act 7 June

Israel Day Esq'r
Ellicottsville, Cattaraugus Co. N.Y.
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2005 Franklin Ave
Waco, Tex
Feb. 28th 1920

Rev. [illegible]

Dear Sir

I want a little information to join the Daughters of the American Revolution. I wrote the adjutant and he advised me to write you as he said the records in that office afford no information to family history etc. They have no record of Major Emores company. John Hollister had eight sons in the Revolution, surely I can find out about one of them. They were John - David -
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Preston - Sherman - Jeremiah - Nathaniel - George - and Josiah. I know from the Genealogy of the Hollister family more of Josiah. He enlisted in 1775. It is said he served under Gen. Washington. He was at the battle of Ticonderoga & Crown Point, at the time Benedict Arnold was there. He is supposed to have been in Maj. Samuel Elmore's company. Col. Hinman's regiment raised by the colony of Connecticut. He lived in Conn. Later he was in Long Island and was in Capt. H. Buell's company as clerk to the adjutant.

His wife was Mehitable Andrews H. and lived in Mansfield N.Y. his grand daughter Mrs Marita Hollister Taylor lives in Manchester N.Y. & he is buried there. He died July 4th 1832. Now if what I have told you can enable you to find anything regarding the Hollisters I will be overwhelmed with joy and will thank you always.

Yours Sincerely,

Mrs. Mattie Hollister Pierce.

"over"
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It is said that Maj. Elmore was ordered to move to Crown Point and take command there. This engaged Benedict Arnold in taking so that he threatened to surrender to British. It seems to me he would have been under General John Burgoyne as he led 10,000 men or Colonel St. Leger as they marched on Crown Point when Arnold was there. [Pension office note]: send Josiah only. 
AW
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SUBMIT IN DUPLICATE.   1-681.   PHONE Branch 476 32600
Rev. & 1812

Requisition for Duplicating, Addressograph, Photostate, and Blue Print Work.

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, WASHINGTON

CHIEF, Division of Publications, Room G 137.     May 28, 1929
Room G 137

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Title and description of job: photostatic copies of seven pages from the Revolutionary War pension claim of Josiah Hollister, R. 5158.

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Commissioner of Pensions
Washington, D.C.

May 28, 1929
Cash $1.30

Sir:

Please furnish photostatic copies of seven (7) pages from the Revolutionary War pension claim of Josiah Hollister, R. 5158. To be certified.

Signed:

[Pension Office note]: Mrs. E.G.L. Wisbusch
2901 Washington Ave.
Waco, Texas.

Send after July 15th to above.

Received Payment
May 18, 1928
One dollar and thirty cents ($1.30)
M.E. Eurick
Rev & 1012 Wars Section
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September 29, 1934.

Mrs. John W. Green
205 West Cherry Street
Clyde, Ohio

BA-J/ILL
Josiah Hollister
R. 5158
David Hollister
W. 21409

Dear Madam:

Reference is made to your letters in which you request quite a number of Revolutionary and War of 1812 records.

Because of the great demand for Revolutionary War and War of 1812 date, and the limited clerical force available for furnishing such information, it has not been possible to make a series of investigations and reports pertaining to soldiers of those wars for one person or organization.

The records of Josiah Hollister and David Hollister are furnished you herein as found in the respective claims for pension, based upon service in the Revolutionary War.

JOSIAH HOLLISTER_R. 5158.

Josiah Hollister was born March 19, 1753, in Sharon, Litchfield County, Connecticut; the names of his parents are not shown.

It was stated that he enlisted in May 1774, served in Major Samuel Elmore's company, Colonel Hinman's Connecticut regiment, was on the expedition to Fort Edward, For George, Crown Point, Ticonderoga, and in the Siege of St. Johns; just after the Declaration of Independence, he was out in Captain Archelaus Buel's company, went to New York and served until taken ill, length of service not shown; in April, 1777, he turned out when Danbury was burned; in the spring of 1780, he moved to Ballstown, New York, was called out in October 17, no officers named, but before daylight on the following day, was routed by a body of Indians and Tories, all his property was confiscated, marked, without shoes to Canada, where he was imprisoned at Montreal, in the General Hospital at
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Three Rivers, and elsewhere, until the fall of 1782, when he was put on a ship, sent to Boston, thence home.

Josiah Hollister died July 4, 1832, in Mansfield, Cattaraugus County, New York.

The soldier married in June 1777; the name of his wife and place of their marriage are not shown. In October 1780, when his home in Ballstown, New York was destroyed, he left the house with his wife and two young children, their names no given; he stated that but for the entreaties of his wife, their lives would not have been spared.

In 1853, Josiah R. Hollister, soldier's son, was a resident of Mansfield, Cattaraugus County, New York. He applied then for pension which might have been due on account of the service of his father in the Revolutionary War. The claim was not allowed as proof of service of six months was not furnished as required by the pension law.

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DAVID HOLLISTER-W. 21409

David Hollister, the son of Nathanial Hollister, was born October 9, 1758, in Chatham, Hartford County, Connecticut; the name of his mother is not shown.

While a resident of Glastenbury, Connecticut, he was a musician in Captain Elisur Hubbard's Connecticut company, and just after the battle of Lexington, was called out for two weeks. From sometime in June or July 1775, he enlisted and served five months in a company (name of the captain not given) in Colonel Jedediah Huntington's Connecticut regiment; he enlisted in February 1776, and served two months in Captain Jonathan Hale's company, and from June or July following, he served two months in Captain Hubbard's company, Colonel Elisur Talcott's Connecticut regiment; at the time Danbury was burned, he served two month, no officers named; and from sometime in September 1777, he served two months in Captain.
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Shipman's company, Colonel Cook's regiment and was in both engagements at Still water, this service rendered as substitute for his father; During the season 1778-1779, he served five months as a sailor, between Glastonbury, Connecticut, and Long Island. In the spring of 1780, enlist and served five months in Captain Eells' Connecticut company, was at Tappan at the time of Andre's treason, and was discharged sometime in November. He served almost two months as waiter to Lieutenant Thomas Hollister, no dates give, nor relationship of the soldier to said Thomas Hollister shown. David Hollister stated that his entire service amounted to at least two years, eleven months of which he was a musician, the remainder as private other than that as sailor.

Following the Revolutionary War, the soldier lived in Glastonbury, sometime in Richfield and Exeter, both in Otsego County, New York, and after that in Owego, Tioga County, New York.

He was allowed pension on his application executed on November 19, 1832, at which time he resided in Owego, Tioga County, New York.

David Hollister died July 20, 1836, in Owego, New York.

The soldier married June 6, 1782, in Glastonbury, Connecticut, Hope Clarke or Clark; the ceremony was performed by a Presbyterian Minister. She was born September 28, 1760, the names of her parents are not shown.

Hope Hollister, the soldier's widow, was allowed pension on her application executed September 12, 1838, at which time she resided in Cortland Village, Cortland County, New York. In the summer of 1843, she resided in Owego, Tioga County, New York, having lived previously in Aurora, Erie County, in that same state. She was still living in Owego, New York in 1855.

The following data regarding the children of David Hollister and his wife, Hope, are shown:

Mabel.  born March 18, 1783; married August 8, 1815, Roswell Harding.
David.  born November 26, 1784; married April 1, 1815, Lois Nancy Pharis

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(family data continued)

Alvin.  born February 8, 1787; married October 5, 1812, Clarasa Abel.
Nancy. born January 25, 1789.
Hope. born September 10, 1791; married March 20, 1814, Asahel Matthews.
Parnicia(Pernicia) born July 11, 1793; married January 18, 1818, Samuel Robbins.
Julius Worthington. born March 4, 1796; married July 23, 1829, Polly Pearl.
Harmony. born September 14, 1797.
Horatio. born September 18, 1799.
Horris (Horace I). born July 14, 1801. married September 24, 1829, Mary Pearl.

***

The following birth is shown also--Edwin H. Brockway, July 2, 1801 (no relationship to the family stated)

In 1838, Julius W. Hollister and his sister Mabel Harding were residents of Cortland Village, Cortland County, New York. In 1843, Horace I. (J.) Hollister, of Nichols, Tioga County, New York, was with Hope Hollister, soldier's widow. In 1855, Alvin Hollister was a resident of Owego, Tioga County, New York.

Very truly yours,

A.D. HILLER,
Assistant to Administrator.

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