Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 13493, for Job Hutchinson, Connecticut
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State of Vermont 
Addison District ss.
On this 25th day of October 1833, personally
appeared before the Probate Court for the said District of Addison, being a Court of record in open Court, John Hutchinson a resident of Whiting in said District, aged seventy six 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 enlisted in
the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated
I resided in the town of Hebron, then in Harford County,
now in Tolland County, State of Connecticut, during the
Revolutionary war. In the spring of the year 1776, I enlisted for six months into a company of Connecticut State troops, commanded by Capt. Abijah Rowley of said Hebron, the name
the Colonel I cannot recollect. We march immediately to the North, through Williamstown, Massachusetts, Bennington & Manchester in Vermont, and were stationed for about three weeks at Skeenesborough [Skenesborough], now Whitehall, at the South end of Lake Champlain thence we were marched to Fort Independence, in the town of Orwell Vermont, opposite Ticonderoga. Here
we remained until the six months for which I enlisted had expired and was then dismissed, in the month of November of that year. I do not now recollect that our company were
attached to any particular regiment, at either place; I recollect that one company marched directly from Skeenesbough [Skenesborough] to Fort Independence - At both places, there was a considerable number of troops, and, if I recollect right, principally from Connecticut. I cannot recollect the officers belonging
to the other troops; I was then young, and my recollection has much failed, through age. The names of the Lieutenants of our company were Hazard & Palmer.
In the month of December 1778 or 1779, cannot certainly determine the year I enlisted into a company of Connecticut State
troops, under the command of Captain Skinner the name of the Colonel I do not recollect. We were marched to Providence, Rhode Island, where we were stationed, and where I served until
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the town of my enlistment expired. I am not able to decide, whether
the term of my enlistment was two months or three months, my
brothers, whose affidavits are hereto attached think it was three
months. I called that I served through the months of
January and February, and was dismissed the forepart of March
There was a considerable number of troops stationed at that place,
but I am not able to recollect have many, or who the officers

In the fall of the year 1780, as I think, but am not certain as to the
year, enlisted for one month, and served for that period, in
the month of September & October at New London, Connecticut
Captain John Wells of Hebron commanded the company, and
Joseph P. poor of the same place was Lieutenant. We were stationed
in the Town of New London, and I was employed principally
as a waiter to the officer of the company, who were stationed at the
house of a man by the name of Allen

In the spring ^or summer^ of the last year of the war as think, while troops, with
guns & ammunition, were removing from the north to the South,
I enlisted as a teamster, for the time of six months, with an
understanding with my brother, that I should serve the first
half of the time, and he should complete the term of service.
For three months, I served in removing cannon & ammunition
from Hartford to Peekskill on the North River, on their way
to the South. Capt. Israel Skinner commanded the company to
which I belonged. I was regularly enlisted into a company of State
troops & for a definite period & our pay was the same, if I recollect
right, as a private. After the first three months expired, my
brother took my place, and went toward the South, as far as Philadelphia & hired a man to take his place.
 
I was born in the town of Hebron aforesaid, on the 20th day of
March 1757, I suppose a record of my birth was made in the
Town records, but I know of no other. About the year 1792, I removed
from Hebron to Newport, New Hampshire, where I resided a little
over two years. And then removed to Whitings County of Addison
Vermont where I have ever since resided
I never received any written discharge, and have now no
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documentary evidence, or any any other evidence within
my knowledge, except the affidavits annexed. Infer to
Rev. Isaac Wescott, Deacon Jonas Hubbard, James A. Walker &
Whitfield Walker Esquires, residing in said town of Whiting,
who can testify as to my character for veracity, and their
belief of my services as a soldier of the Revolution
I hereby relinquish every claim whatever to a pension
or annuity except the present, and declare that my name
is not on the pension roll of the agency of any State
Job Hutchinson
Sworn to & subscribed the day
and year aforesaid
Saml Swift, Judge
We Isaac Wescott, a clergyman residing in the Town of
Whiting County of Addison Vermont and Jonas Hubbard residing
in said Miles hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with
Job Hutchinson, who has subscribed and sworn to the
above declaration, that we believe him to be seventy six
years of age; that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood
where he resides to have been a soldier of the revolution
and that we concur in that opinion - and we certify
that he is esteemed a man of unimpeachable veracity.
Jonas Hubbard
Isaac Wescott
Sworn & subscribed this 25 day of
October 1833. Before me,
Saml Swift, Judge
I  Jonas Hubbard of Whiting in the County of Addison, Vermont, being
duly sworn, in addition to the above certificate, testify & say that
I have lived a near neighbors to Deacon Job Hutchinson, who
has subscribed the foregoing declaration for about forty years;
I have often convened with him, many years ago respecting
his service in the Revolutionary war and heard him state