Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 19836, Gabriel Hughes, Va.
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Va. Hughes, Gabriel W. 19836 Mary
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6011
Virginia
Mary Hughes widow of Gabriel Hughes , decd who was a pensioner under the act of 1832 and who died on the 20th October 1836 of Mathews in the State of Virginia who was a private in the compy commanded by Captain ___of the regt commanded by Col. Peyton in the Virginia line for 15 months 6 days. Inscribed on the Roll of Richmond of the rate of 50 Dollars 66 Cents per annum to commence on the 21st October 1836. Certificate of Pension issued the 30 day of Ja 1841 and sent to the Pensioner Mathews C.H. [illegible] Arrears to the 4th of Mar 1841 $221.66. Act July 7, 1838 Recorded by D. McCurdy Clerk Book 4 Vol. 2 Page 179

Let to J. Brock[illegible] Mar 2 1841
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Virginia 23.365. 
Gabriel Hughes-
of Mathews in the State of Virginia 
who was a pr. in the ______ commanded 
by Captain ___ of the Regt commanded 
by Col. Payton in the Va 
line for 15 mo 6 days--

Inscribed on the Roll of Virginia 
at the rate of 50 dollars 66 cents per annum, 
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831. 

Certificate of Pension issued the 10 day of July 34 and sent J.P. Stoakes 
Mathews CH Va 

Arrears to the 4th Sept 1833 126.65 
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 mon 34 25.33 $151.98 

Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832. 

Recorded by Nath. Rice Clerk. 
Book C Vol. 6 1/2 Page 17

101.32+25.33=126.65
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Mary Hughes was born October 18th 1762
Gabl Hughes was born Nov. 7th 1762
Sarah D. Hughes Daughter of Gabl & Mary Hughes was born 10th Jany 1786
Elizabeth Daughter of Do born 12th Feby 1788
Thos son of Do April 30 1791
Mann page son of Decemr 25 1792
Ann Lux Daugt of Do 20th April 1796
Mann page son of Do 12 June 1799
Francis Daught of Do 3 June 1806
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[A photo of a man in robes holding a cross with a crowd in the background]

[Photo Caption]
Saint Andrew.
He was fastned to a Cross at Patroe in Achaia, from which he Preached several days -

[Handwritten note]
Mann hughssen
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FAMILY RECORD.

MARRIAGES.
Gabl Hughs was Married to Mary Williams 31st March 1785

MARRIAGES.
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FAMILY RECORD.
BIRTHS.
Gabl Hughes the son of Gabl & Ann Hughes was born 7th Nov 1762 
Mary Hughes was born 18th Oct. 1765
Elizabeth Daughter of Gabl. & Mary Hughes was born 12th  Fey 1788
Ann L Hughes the 
of Dowas born 20th april 1796

DEATHS.
Departed this life arp 20th 1836 -
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Gabriel Hughes
Virginia
No 3653.
admit as private
Page 67.
4.5.14
15 mo [illegible] $50.66

See letter 25 apr 1833
J P Stoakes
Mathews
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BRIEF in the case of Gabriel Hughes
of Mathews County in the State of Virginia
(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?

3. How old is he? 69 years.

4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed.

Period. 
In 17
year not stated
Duration of Service.
Years, Months, Days.
"was out more than two years"
Rank.
As a
Private
Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served.
Gen.
Col Peyton
Col Luge
Capt Richard Billup
Capt Philip Tabb
Major Throgmorton

5. In what battles was he engaged? With Truttons Horse near Gloucester Va

6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Gloucester County Virginia

7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? Traditionary

8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? Defective in regard to period of Service

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

C. Little Examining Clerk.
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State of Virginia
County of Mathews} to wit:
On this 13th day of August 1832 personally appeared in open Court before the Justices of the Court of Mathews County now sitting, Gabriel Hughes a resident of Mathews County and State of Virginia aged sixty nine 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 the 7th June 1832.
That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated. When he was enrolled he was in Capt Richard Billups' company Thomas Eagle Lieu: Henry Forest was Ensign he served one tour of duty whilst he belonged to this company - he was then turned over to Capt Philip Tabb, James Gwynn Lieu: Houlder Hudgins Ensign Colo Sir John Payton, Colo John Page and Major Throgmorton were the field officers - he was discharged after the siege of York and was very seldom called out after that time, some times when the refugee barges would come up into the creeks they would be called on guard--
he was in an engagement at the time Tarlton's horse cut the French horse to piece near Gloucester at Whiting quarter there was a squad of four companies commanded Capt Hudgins, Capt Buckner, Capt Triplett and Bullet under Major Weeks joined to Colo Mercer's Guardians, he was under Capt Hudgins went to the assistance of the French horse, as soon as the French horse saw Mercer come to their assistance they rallied and went at it again - several of the horse men got wounded - that first engagement he saw the physi
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cians sewing up the throat of one man but poor fellow he died. He resided in Kingston Parrish Gloucester County when he was called into the service and has resided there ever since he was called out out little the Malitia of Gloucester of County - he was one of one hundred and twenty five men sent from Gloucester at the time Arnold went up James River, they marched through part of King & Queen County crossed at the brick house marched about ten or twelve miles in New Kent Arnold was then coming down the river and they were ordered to Williamsburg and from Wmsburg they went to Beerwolls ferry and saw the Fleet pass down the river and anchored little below them that night he went several times over to Williamsburg and York - when Cornwallis came to York the Gloucester Malitia were drawn into line of Battle near Whitings Mill in the edge of King & Queen they then encamped in Hubbard's Old field just over the Mill on the Glou. side - here they had a standing encampment, he left the main body then and went down on the enemy's lines they were getting their breakfast one morning at Thomton's lace about three miles below G. but He saw, where they had been staying about three days and Tallbots horse made attack upon them and took three men prisoners - he never served with any of the continental troops - he was acquainted with John Hughes Capt James and Thomas Baytop Capts of the regular line - he had no written discharge or any pay he has no documentary evidence to shown when he served or was discharged, he can prove his service by Richard Hurst and Thomas Davis - he thinks that the various times he
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was out made more than two years - he was born in Kingston Parish Gloucester County Novem: 7th 1762 he was put on the muster roll at sixteen, his father set the ages of his children down in a Bible he took a copy from that record which copy he exhibits here in Court where the original is he does not Know-
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present, and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any state
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid
Gabl Hughes

We Hugh Hudgins a Clergyman, residing in the County of Mathews and State of Virginia, and Richard Hurst residing in the same County and state, hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Gabriel Hughes, who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be sixty nine years of age, that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the revolution, ad that we concur in that opinion. Hugh Hudgins
Richard Hurst
Sworn to and Subscribed the day and year aforesaid
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And the said Court do declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he stated. And they further certifies, that it appears to them that Hugh Hudgins who signed the preceding certificate, is a clergyman resident in the County of Mathews and State of Virginia and that Richard Hurst who has also signed the same is a resident in the same County and State and is credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I Thomas R. Yeatman clerk of the Court of Mathews County, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Gabriel Hughes for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of Office this the 17th day of August 182
Th: R. Yeatman C.

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3653
3653
John P Stooks
Mathews C H
Gabriel Hughes
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I Shepard G. Miller Clerk of the County Court of Mathews hereby certify that the within is the original declaration of Mary Hughes widow of Gabriel Hughes decd as made in open Court
in testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court this 11th day of December 1838
Shepard G. Miller C.C.

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V3267
Mary Hughes
widow of Gabriel
Va
Act 7 July 1838
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State of Virginia Mathews County to wit
On this tenth day of December 1838 personally appeared before the Court of said County Mary Hughes widow of Gabriel Hughes deceased a Resident of said County and in Said County, aged Seventy four 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 provision made by the Act of Congress, passed July 7, 1838 entitled "An Act granting half pay and pensions to certain Widows:" that she is the widow of Gabriel Hughes who was a Revolutionary pensioner of the United States, in the County of Mathews, and State of Virginia.
She further Declares that she was married to the said Gabriel Hughes on the thirty first day of March one thousand seven hundred and Eighty five that her husband the aforesaid Gabriel Hughes died on the twentyith day of October, one thousand Eight hundred and thirty six; that she was not married to him prior to his Leaving the service but the Marriage took place previous to the first of January Seventeen hundred and Ninety four, Viz: at the time above Stated
Mary Hughes

Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year above written, before Court of said county and state the Court being satisfied that Mary Hughes is the widow of Gabriel Hughes, Deceased, and that they believe she is a woman of truth and all her acts are Entitled to faith and ordered the same to be satisfied Teste. Shephard G. Miller C
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Rev. and 1812 War Section.

April 23, 1925.

Frances Wright
203 E. 5th St.
Emporium, Pa.

Madam:
I have to advise you that from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, W. 19836, it appears that Gabriel, (son of Gabriel and Ann Hughes) was born November 7, 1762 in Kingston Parish, Gloucester County, Virginia.
While residing at said place, he served as a private in the Virginia Troops as follows-
In 1778, three months in Captain Richard Billups' Company, Colonel John Payton's Regiment.
In 1779, three months in same company and regiment and in 1780, three months in same company and regiment.
From February 10, 1781, two months and twenty days in Captain Philip Tabb's Company.
Later in 1781, four months under Lieutenant Houl-
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den Hudgins, was in an engagement near Gloucester and served until after Cornwallis surrendered.
He was allowed pension on his application executed August 13, 1832, while a resident of Mathews County, Virginia.
Soldier married March 31, 1785, Mary Williams, who was born October 18, 165. She was allowed pension on her application executed December 10, 1838, while a resident of Mathews County, Virginia.
Their children-
Sarah D. born January 10, 1786.
Elizabeth " February 12, 1788.
Thomas " April 30, 1791.
Mann Page " December 25, 1793.
Ann Lucy or Luse " April 28, 1796.
Mann Page " June 12, 1799.
Frances " June 3, 1806.
Respectfully,

WILDER S. METCALF
Commissioner.
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Mary Hughes
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Virginia
In Mathews County Quarterly Court, August 1837.
On the motion of John P. Stoakes satisfactory evidence was adduced in Court by the oath of Joseph T. Warren to prove that Gabriel Hughes a resident of this County, died on the 20th day of October 1834, and left a widow Mary Hughes.
I Shepard G Miller Clerk of the County Court of Mathews do hereby Certify that the foregoing order is truly copied from the rends of the County Court of Mathews. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said Court, this 24th day of August 1838.
Shepard G. Miller C.C.
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Sir you will by please Send me 5/2 pts whiskey 1 P Tobacco Monday is the 4th July I shall come out and you all on that Day
yours with respect
Gabl Hughes
8th July 1836
In Alxd James
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Sir be please to send me 5/2 pts whiskey 2 lbs coffee & 1 plug of Tobacco 

yours with respect
Gab'l Hughes
21th May 1836

Captn James
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let Mary Hare
4 1/2 wor[th]
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Sir be please to Send me 3 pts of whiskey by the Boat and 1/2doz egges if you have any
yours with
Respt
Gab Hughes
3d June 1836

Captn James
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Sir Send me 1 peck of fine Sault 1 pt whiskey
yours &c
Gab'l Hughes 
4th July 1836

Alx'd James
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Sir let John Mantly Have 6 and worth 
Gabl Hughes
25 Augt 1836

Capt James
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Sir Send me 5 1/2 pints of whiskey and let Tho Baron have 4 1/2 worth
Gabl Hughes
14 May 1836

Capt James
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Sir Send me 5/2 pt whiskey and let Tho Barrow Have 12/2 count worth
&c
Gabl Hughes
1 July 1836

Capn James
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Sir Send me 5/2 pts whiskey
Gabl Hughes
21st June 1834.
Ind
Alxd
James
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Sir Send me 1 lb sugar the Bottle whiskey 15 sheet writing paper yours &c
Gabl Hughes
22 Aug 1836

Capn 
James
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Sir be please to Send me by Tho's Berrod 1/ pts whiskey 2 p Tobacco
yours &c
Gbl Hughes
7th June 1836

Captn James
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Mary Hughes,
widow of Gabriel Hughes
Va roll
__
$50:66 per ann
act 1838
to commence 21 Oct. 1836
Send cut: to the Pensioner
Mathews C. H. Virg.a
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Mary Hughes
widow of Gabriel
Va
act 7 July 1838 - suspd
See letter to F. A. Dickens 9th March 1839. John Borum
31 May '39 - do. to same 29
June 1840 - do. to Same 29:
Sept. 1840 - do. to Same
Dec. 10. 1840.
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The deposition of Mary Hughes of lawful age taken at her residence in Mathews county to support the claim of herself as the widow of Gabriel Hughes for the services of the said Gabriel Hughes during the revolutionary war.
This deponent being first duly sworn deposeth and saith that the record of the ages of Mary, Gabriel, Sarah D. Elizabeth, Thomas, Mann Page, Ann Lucy, Mann Page and Frances Hughes, recd upon a leaf of a Bible now severed from the book, has been in her possession for thirty or forty years, that her husband bought the book at William Buckner's sale of this county, she believes the sale has been at least forty  years since, she knows that the ages were set down by her husband, that they were entered in the book some shortly after he bought it. There as the children were born, she believes these entries now exhibited to her to be in the hand writing her husband Gabriel Hughes and she recognizes it as such in front of that book from which this leaf was taken is still in her possession and the leaf was in her possession from the time the entries were made until she surrendered it to Capt Brown, the other part of the book has been sent out to the Department, the date her marriage with Gabriel Hughes now inserted in a large Bible a leaf of which Bible on which the date was put down has been sent to the Department, she believes that in his writing for she was sitting by him when he made it. and further this deponent saith not.
Mary Hughes
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Mathews county to wit:
This day Mary Hughes personally appeared before me Isaac Foster a justice of the peace for the county aforesaid in my County aforesaid and made oath that the foregoing deposition contains the truth in every particular to the best of her knowledge and belief. I certify that I am well acquainted with Mary Hughes and have been for some time, that she is a woman of unquestionable creditable veracity. Given under my hand and seal this the 23rd day of November 1839
Isaac Foster JP
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The deposition of Joseph T. Warren of lawful age taken at the residence of Mary Hughes in Mathews county to be recd in support of a claim of the sd Mary Hughes widow of Gabriel Hughes for his services during the revolutionary war.
This deponent first duly sworn upon the Holy Evangelists of Almighty God deposeth and saith that the leaf now presented to him by Capt Borum is the leaf he received from Mary Hughes and delivered to Capt Borum for sd Mary Hughes, he knows the book and the leaf to have been in the possession of Mary Hughes and her husband Gabriel from 1812 till the death of the said Gabriel and in the possession of the said Mary ever since until delivered to Capt Borum, he believes the entries to be in Gabriel Hughes hand writing, he is well acquainted with hand writing of Gabriel Hughes, that he was much with him and saw him quite often. And further this deponent saith not.
Joseph T Warran
x his mark

Mathews County to wit:
This day Joseph T. Warren personally appeared before me Isaac Foster a justice of the peace in and for the county aforesaid, in my county aforesaid, and made oath that the foregoing deposition contains the truth of every particular to the best of his knowledge and belief. I certify that I am well acquainted with Joseph T Warren and have been for some time, that he is a man of
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unquestionable credibility. Given under my hand and seal this the 23 day of November 1839
Isaac Foster, JP

Virginia
Mathews County, Sc
I, Shepard G Miller Clerk of the County Court of Mathews hereby certify, that Isaac Foster Esq. before whom the foregoing depositions were taken is a Justice of the Peace in the County aforesaid duly commissioned and qualified and that his signatures hereto are genuine, and that due faith and credit are due and ought to be paid to all his acts and deeds as such - In testimony whereof, I have hereto Set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court, this 23rd day of November One thousand eight hundred and thirty nine.
Shephard G. Miller C.C.
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In reply to your request of ________, received __________ for a statement of the military history of Gabriel Hughes a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his and his widow's application for pension on file in this Bureau. W. Ctf. 19836.

DATE OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT.
1778; 1779; 1780; Feb 10, 1781; * 1781.
LENGTH OF SERVICE.
3 mos; 3 "; 3 "; 2 mos 20 dys; 4 mos.
RANK.
Pri
OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED.
CAPTAIN.
Richard Billups;___;___; Philip Tabb; Lt. Houlden Hudgins
COLONEL.
Joyn Peyton; ___;___; [checkmark]; [checkmark]; ____
STATE.
Va.
Battles engaged in, *in engagement near Gloucester.
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Kingston Parish, Gloucester Co Va.
Date of application for pension, Aug. 13, 1832 - His I was al.
Residence at date of application, B. Nov. 7, 1762, at Kingston Parish Gloucester Co Va
Remarks: Soldier was the son of Gabriel and Ann Hughes. He mar. Mch 31, 1785, Mary Williams who was born Oct 18, 1765.
He died Oct 20, 1836 and she was al. pension her ap. ex. Dec 10, 1838 while a resident of Mathews Co. Va. Children: Sarah D. b. Jan 10, 1786; Elizabeth b. Feb. 12, 1788; Thomas b. Apr 30, 1791; Mann Page, b. Dec 25, 1792; Ann Lucy b. Apr 28, 1796; Mann Page b. June 12, 1799; Frances, b. June 3, 1806.
Respectfully,
Commissioner.
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203 E.5" St. Emporium, Pa.
Feb. 28, 1925
Bureau of Pensions
Dept. of the Interior
Revolutionary War Records Section
Gentlemen:-
Kindly send me a copy of Mary William Hughes
(wife of Gabriel Hughes) application for a pension, executed Dec. 10, 1838. The said Gabriel Hughes enlisted in the Revolutionary War in 1778, while a resident of Kingston Parish, Gloucester Co., Va. The pension was granted to Mary Williams Hughes while a resident of Mathews Co. Va.
A copy of this application was furnished to Mrs. Catherine Schnepfe Higgs a member of the Mordecai Gist Chapter of the D.A.R. of Baltimore.
If there is any charge for this service please
notify me.
Sincerely yours,
Frances Wright
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Pension Office
US
MAR 19 1915
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4208 Connecticut Ave.
Irvington
Baltimore, MD
U.S. Commissioner of Pensions
Washington, D.C.
I wish to  verify my claim to membership in the D.O.R. by establishing the fact of the service of Gabriel Hughes in the Revolutionary War. 
Said Gabriel Hughes received a pension, I understand - of which I would like to possess a certified account
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Any data available pertinent to Gabriel Hughes would leave me
Very gratefully yours!
Catherine Diggs Schnepfe
March 13, 1915
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1915, Mch. 26. Hist. to
Catherine D. Schnepfe. F.W.
1925. Apr. 23. Hist to Frances Wright Aug
WIDOW, &c.
File No. 19.836
Mary Hughes
Widow of
Gabriel Hughes
Priv. Rev. War
Act: Mar 3d 1843
Index: -- Vol. A, Page 369
[Arrangement of 1870.]
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Mr Mann P Hughes
Norfolk
The favor of
Mr Thos Davis  Jr.
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Dr Son Mathews Ct 12th Sept 1836

I once more send these few words but cannot get the work of a pen from you we are all well at present except myself and your mother I have been confind [sic] for sevarel [sic] months back & how glad shud [should] we be to see you and your wife and children once more before we depart this life My Dear Son come and see as soon as you can, and rite [sic] by the first chance I have more to say present but we remain
Loving Father
Gab'l Hughes

N.B.
Your mother and all of us send our love to you Betsy and children I expect you have heard of the Death litle [sic] Susan who departed this life 5th July last
G Hughes
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of the said Court the eleventh day of June 1839
and in the 63rd year of the Commonwealth
Shepard G. Miller

John Borow
3267 Dep June 27. 39
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The deposition of George W Kirwan of Lawful
age taken before me John D Janis a Justice
of the peace for and in the County of Mathews the deponent being first duly sworn deposeth and sayeth that he being called on to write a deposition of Sarah Hughes Daughter of Gabriel Hughes & Mary his wife in which she was sworn before John D. Jarvis to what she had always to have been the day of her birth, I do solemnly swear that at that time I had the Register of her age, and the register which appeared to have been kept as a family Record of said Gabriel Hughs and, which register I truly copied & retaining a true copy. I returned the same to Mrs. Hughes the Register appeared then to have been made a good many years past but having been informed that the Register of which was spoken of must be produce the same Book was got and the Register goon, I therefore copied from the copy which I had taken from the register in the same Book, a true copy. I understood that it could not be found that it must of been destroyed by some person not knowing it would be wanting Given from under my hand and seal this 10th day of June 1839
George W. Kirwan
State of Virginia
Mathews County to wit this day
George W. Kirwan personally appeared before me John D Jarvis a Justice of the peace for the County aforesaid & made oath that the above deposition contains the truth and I further certify I am personally acquainted with the said George Kirwan and then I consider him a respectable man and that due faith & credit be
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placed in his evidence Given under my hand this 10 day of June 1839
John D Jarvis JP
Virginia
Mathews County to wit
I Shepard G. Miller Clerk the Court of the County aforesaid hereby certify that John
D Jarvis Esquire, before whom the foregoing deposition was acknowledged as a Justice of the peace in the said County, duly commissioned and qualified, and that
due faith and credit is and ought to be paid
to all his act and deeds as such-
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal
of the said Court, the eleventh day of June 1839 and in the 63rd year of the Commonwealth
Shepard G. Miller
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Sarah D. Hughes Daughter of Gabirel and Mary
Hughes of the County of Mathews and State of
Virginia do here by certify that I have all ways
understood and do verily believe that I was born on the tenth day of January one thousand seven hundred and Eighty six which date I find Registered in a Book which appears to have been kept as a family Record of my fathers children given from
under my hand and seal this 25th day of August 1838
her
Sarah D. X Hughes
mark
State of Virginia Mathews, to wit,
this day Sarah Hughes Daughter Gabirel and
Mary Hughes personally appeared before me
a Justice of the peace for and in the said County and State and made oath to the above to be true to the best of her knowledge & be his and (I do hereby certify that I believe she is of the age made out by her birth,) and do
certify that she is entitled to full faith and
credit given from under my hand and seal this
25th day of August 1838
John D James J.P.
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Virginia
County of Mathews Sc
I Shepard G. Miller Clerk of the Court of the County aforesaid do hereby certify that William M. Brounley and John D. Jarvis Esquires, before whom the foregoing affidavits were made are Justice of the Peace in the County aforesaid, duly commissioned and qualified, and that their signatures hereto are genuine.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto
set my hand & affixed the seal of the
said Court this 27th day of
August 1838
Shepard G Miller C.
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I Isaac Smith in his 78 years of Gloucester County (Kingston Parrish now Mathews County Virginia do upon oath testify & declare that I was well and intimately acquainted with Gabirel Hughes who was in the Revolutionary war and that I was well and intimately acquainted with his wife who was Mary Williams before his inter marriage which was on the thirty first day of March one thousand seven hundred and Eighty five that he was at the wedding and see them married, the
reason of his knowing so well the date of the marriage is that they were married just before he was that they both lived together as man and wife and had several children, some of whom are now Serving in this County)
And that the said Gabirel Hughes Received a Revolutionary Pension before his death which was I believe on the twentieth day of October Eighteen hundred & thirty six, and that his widow
Mary Hughes has remained a widow
Ever since & still remains his widow
Given from under my hand and seal
this 22nd day of
August 1838
Isaac Smith
Mathews County Va
This day Isaac Smith whose name is subscribed to the above affidavit personally appeared before me a Justice of the peace in and for the County aforesaid and made oath that the foregoing affidavit contains the truth: and I do hereby certify that he is a credible Witness, Given under my hand and
Seal 22nd Aug 1838
W. M. Brounley J. S.
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Mar 27 1840
Va
Add'l Proof
Mary Hughes
??
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Mathews County March 23th 1840 
Mr J L Edwards 
Sir herein  enclosed, you will find several orders writen by Gabriel Hughs and two certificate certifying the same. I can find no letters writen by said (Hughs), please write me whether the widow of said Gabriel Hughs is entitled to a pension or not so that I may satisfy her by your letter.
 I am Sir yours respectfully &
John Borum
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Sept 29 1840
Mathews CH
Sept 22nd
Free
J L Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City
DC
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Mathews County September 21st 1840 
Sir
When I was in washington last June you promised to write me as I had not the time to wright for an answer then---since I have been here Mrs Hughes have applied to me some several times to know the reason why I have never received her pension I said to her that I knew not the reason why I had not received her Certificate and that I had not received a letter from you. I told her that if Gabrel Hughes was entitled as a solder in the revolutionary war she was that I did not have any thing to do with Getting Gabrel Hughes pension. She said to me that Mr. Hughes entered the service a year before he was old enough to serve as a soldier agreeable to law and continued in service at different tours during the war and that she would like to know the reason why she was not entitled under the last act of Congress. And Sir I wish to say to you that all that I have wrote you concerning the pension is new except that may be a mistake in the date of a family record as it appeared to have been a family record and I have never Contended for no pension that I did not believe to be entitled. I hope you will answer this letter either to me or Mrs Mary Hughes as I wish her to be satisfied on this subject.
 I remain yours with respect
 John Bonner
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Mathews Co 86 Va
Dec 3
Mary Hughes [illegible]
Va
Mr J L Edwards
Washington
DC
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Mathews County Novm 27th 1839
Sir
 herein enclosed you will find deposition proving the hand writing of Gabriel Hughs & and also the leaf of a small Bible proven to be his hand writing.  You have the leaf of a Large Bible in your possession stating the ma-- of the said Gabriel Hughs which I sent you a time back.   If you wish further evidence to prove the hand writing of the said Gabriel Hughs please send me the leaf of the Large Bible and I will send it on. And if you wish to see the Large Bible which leaf you have in possession came out of I will also bring it or send it to you as I wish to show you it was no my intention to do any thing that was not Legal,.
I am sir very respectfully yours & 
John Borum
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Mr Mann P Hughes
Norfolk

[illegible] Captn
Thomas
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Dear Son Mathews At 3 June 1832 
I with pleasure take up my pen to send you a few words, and Hoping they may find you and family well we all enjoy that [illegible]at present and all your condition except Nancy who has been every poorly for some time.  I saw Capt Thomas yesterday He told me he seen you and you were all well, we shall certainly look for you & Betsy up the [illegible] packet in Warren will come down and meet

Yours with Due 
Respect your loving 
Father 
Gabe Hughes 

tel James White his sister Fountain Green wife Departed this life Wednesday night last she was taken sick Sunday 
G Hughes
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Willi

41. 3. 4
36.10.20
 4 4.15

202.66
 16.88
   2.11
221.65
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To what time was Gabriel Hughes, on Virga Roll, act 7 June 1832, last paid?
J. L. Edwards
Jan. 27. 1841
Died 20th Oct 1836 p to that period
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Mathews County Virginia
Dear Sir
I hear with Enclose you the declaration Mary Hughes widow of Gabriel Hughes decd and
proof all so you will pleas examin the case as
it has bin before you before.  I hope the Declaration is full enuf and the proof allso.  Respectfully Yours.
Respectfully
John Borum
Mr J L Edwards
Washington City
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Bank of Virginia
March 23d 1841.

The pay of Mary Hughes, widow of Gabriel Hughes, a pensioner under the act of the 7. July 1838, at $50.66 [illegible] per annum,
is stated in the list of Pensioners sent to this Agency, to commons on the 4. of March 1836, and the Pensioner claims from the 21. of October 1836.
Be pleased to inform me which is the right date.
I am, very respectfully,
Your obedient Servt [servant]
Anty Robinson

for J. Brockenbrough
J. L. Edwards, Esqr.
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington
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Capt. John Borum
A. Present
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Mathews County March 20th 1840

I do hereby certify that to the best of my belief
the the orders herewith enclosed ware writen and signed by Gabriel Hughes in his own proper
hand, having many other of his orders now
before me.

Tho. James J.P.

I hereby certify that I am satisfied from
testimony before me, that the inclosed orders
are in the hand writing of Gabriel Hughes
decd late of this County.  Given under my name and seal this 20th day of March 1840.
W Spultice JP
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Mathews C. H. Va
Dec 3rd
Free

J. L. Edwards Esqr
Secretary of the Land of the Land Office[crossed out]
Commissioner of the Pension Office
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Mathews Ct House
November 23rd 1839

Dr Sir,
I was present at the taking of the depositions
of Mary Hughes and Joseph T. Warren and
I am satisfied from my knowledge of the
persons, from the manner of their giving in
their testimonies and from all the circumstances that their depositions contain the truth.
Yrs very respectfully
John Daingerfield

J. L. Edwards Esq
of the Land Office
Commissioner of the Pension Office
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James L. Edwards Esqr
Washington City
D.C.
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Mathews County Nov. 22nd 1839

Dear
Sir I take the liberty of writing to inform you
that I have been informed by Capt Borum that the statement made out by me does not exactly agree with the original, which he has since Received of Mr Hughes, the original which he has now is the same that Miss Sarah O Hughes spoke of in her deposition for I was present at that time, if the original does not agree
with the statement made out by me, it must of
been by a mistake in copying for the original agrees with the copy which I retained, Except the Date of the Marriage which was taken from a large Bible which leaf has been sent to you as I am informed, at the time I copied it of.  I was about to leave home
I am Sir very Respectfully yours
George W Kirwan

James L Edwards Esqr
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J.L. Edwards Esqr
Washington

Jno Borum
[illegible]
June 29 1840
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Mathew C.H. June 1840

Having been requested by Capt. John
Borum to express my opinion as to the
character & standing of Mrs Sarah Hughes
of the County of Mathews, I take much
pleasure in saying that she bears a character without reproach.  She is a member of one of the most respectable families in the County, has
been for 40 or 50 years a to you a member of
the Church and is highly respected by all who
know her.

Wm Ton
Member of the State Senate
& resident of Mathews County
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Nov 5 1840
Mrs. - Hughes
[Stamp: Richmond Nov 5]

J.L. Edwards Esqr
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City
D.C.
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Mathews County Oct 29th 1840

J. L. Edwards, Esqr
Sir After some enquiry
I have procured two letters writen by Gabriel Hughes which you will find enclosed herein.
I am Sir very respectfully yours &c
John Borum
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Dear Sir
I now enclose you the deposition of Mary Hughes which I am in hope will be satisfactory

Very Respectfully
John Borum

J. L. Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City
D.C.
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Jan 27 1841
Mail

Mathew C. 86 No
Jany 19th.

J. L. Edwards
Commissioner of Pensioned
Washington City
D.C.

Dear Sir
I now enclose you the deposition of Mary Hughes which I am in hope will be satisfactory

Very Respectfully,
John Borum
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the deposition of Mary Hughes of lawfull age of the County of Mathews and State of Virginia taken before me Isaac Foster a Justice of the peace duly authorized to administer oaths, the deponent being first duly sworn on the holy evangelist of Almighty God, deposeth and saith, that at the time her papers was first filed for the purpose of obtaining a pension for the services of her husband Gabriel Hughes decd [deceased] in the war of the Revolution she had the family record and showed it to Mr. John Borum her agent and he not requiring the record thinking there was evidence enough as her husband had been a pensioner it was not sent, that is the only reason it was not sent, as her agent did not require it to send and she leaving the business mostly to be managed by her agent, further the deponent saith not.
Given from under her hand and seal this 15th day of January 1841.

Mary Hughes [mark] [seal]

State of Virginia County of Mathews to wit. This day Mary Hughes widow of Gabriel Hughes decd personally appeared before me a justice of the peace in and for said County
and State and made oath the foregoing deposition contains the truth, and I do hereby certify that she is entitled to full faith and credit by all who know her.  Given from under
my hand and seal this 15th day of January 1841

Isaac Foster J.P. [Seal]
Mathews County, to wit:
I, Shepard G. Miller
Clerk of the County Court of Mathews, certify
that Isaac Foster Esq. before whom the
foregoing affidavit was made, is, a Jus
hed of the Peace in the County aforesaid
duly commissioned & qualified and that
his signature is genuine.  Given under
[illegible] Clerk of the Court of the Count
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16 [illegible]
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Personally appeared before me a Justice of the
Peace in and for the County of Mathews in the State of Virginia Gabriel Hughes who being duly sworn deposeth and saith that by reason of old age and the consequent loss of memory he cannot now swear positively as to the precise length of his service but according to the best of his recollection it was not less than the periods mentioned below and in the following grade. to wit:  For one month I served in 1778 on guard in Lilley's neck under Capt Richard Billups ordered out by the roll of the County Sir John Peyton, for one month during the same year I served another tour
of one month at Criket Hill near Gwynes Island
for one month I served at the same place under the same officers ordered by the [illegible] in 1779 - in march and April of same year I served another month in June and July another month I was on duty - in September and October I served a month - in 1780 March & April I served a month - in June and July I served a month in August and September I served another month, all these tours of duty were at the same place under the same officers called out by like order -
For two months and twenty days I served from the 16th February 1781 to the last of April as a volunteer from the County of Gloucester - one hundred and twenty five men were made up under the command of Capt Philip Tabb to go after Arnold who was going up to Richmond, I was one of them.  For three months and [illegible] days I served under Leiutenant Houlder Hudgins who acted as our Capt
during the Seige of York- at this time the whole Gloucester militia was on duty - after my discharge there I served one month under the same officer at Criket Hill, [illegible] ordered out by the Co Co [Company Commander]  I do not
recollect the number of [illegible] regiments - during the periods of service mentioned herein I was in actual service and engaged in no civil employment - And for such
periods of service amounting to fifteen months and six
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The Affidavits of Thomas Davis and Richard Hurst both of lawful age, made at Mathews County to accompany the declaration of Gabriel Hughes made before the Court of Mathews County on 15th day of August 1832 in order to obtain the benefit of an Act of Congress passed 7th of June 1832, to which he has now added an amended declaration.
These Affidavits being first duly sworn depose and say that they were in the service with Gabriel Hughes during the Revolutionary War, he was in Richard Billups Company greater part of the time, he was in Philip Tabb's Company for a short time, he was attached to the Gloucester Militia Col Sir John Peyton commanded the regiment he entered the service in 1798 and was discharged with them in October 1781 - he was not out all the time, at what particular periods he was not called out and discharged each time, they could not now undertake to swear, he was with these Affidavits on duty at Hubbard's Old, at Samiller Old Field, at Gloucester Town and at Williamsburg.  These Affiants say that they have heard the declaration which the said Gabriel Hughes has just made and they believe he served fully as long as per mentioned in that declaration accounts to, that during those periods he was not engaged in any civil employment, that he was on duty by order of the [illegible] of the regiment and further they say not.

Thomas Davis
Richard Hurst
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Matthews County to wit:
Personally appeared before me the undersigned a Justice of the Peace in and for the said County, Thomas Davis and Richard Hurst, who made oath that the foregoing  affidavits contain the truth to best of their recollection and belief; and I hereby certify that they are men who have maintained a character for veracity and that their statement is entitled to credit.  Given under my hand and seal this the Second day of October 1833.

John N. Sale
[Seal.]

Virginia Mathews County Court
I Shepard G. Miller Clerk of the County Court of Mathews do hereby certify that Jno M Sale whose hand and seal are affixed to the forego vig affidavits is an acting magistrate in the County aforesaid, duly commissioned and qualified, and that due faith and credit ought to be paid to all his acts and deeds as such.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of my [illegible] to be hereunto an annexed this S. day of October 1833 and of our Independence the 58th year.

Shepard G. Miller
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The National Archives
Form VAM-51
12-5-41

Division of Veterans' Administration Archives
Bounty Land Warrant Record Card

Name  Hughes, George
Grade  Private
Line     Rhode Island
Warrant Number  3230
Acreage  100
Issued  May 28, 1792
to Israel Angell