Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 23711, Ebenezer Hoisington, Green Mt. Boys (Vt.)
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(3 - 1776)
SERVICE NUMBER
Green Mt. Boys (Vt.) Hoisington, Ebenezer S.23711
CONTENTS
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Vermont 972
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Ebenezer Hoisington
Windsor in the State of Vermont
who was a private in the company commanded
by Captain Grant of the regt. commanded
by Col. Warner in the Continental
line for 11 months 4 days.
Vermont
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Inscribed on the Roll of Vermont
the rate of 37 Dollars 09 Cents per an.
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
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Certificate of Pension issued the 23rd day of October
1832 and sent to E. Luce
Hartland Vt.
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Arrears to 4th of Sept 1832 55.63
Semi=anl. allowance ending 4th Mar} 
1833}
18.54
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$74.17
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{Revolutionary Claim,}
{Act June 7, 1832.}
Recorded by J. M. Duffield Clerk,
Book D Vol. 4 Page 62
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No 1333
Admitted
11mos 4 days as private
$37.09
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BRIEF in the case of Ebenezer Hoisington
of Windsor County in the State of Vermont
(Act 7 June, 1832.)
1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge?
In the Probate Court
2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?
3. How old is he?
79 years
4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed.
Period. Duration of Service. Rank. Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served.
Years, Months, Days. As a Gen.
In 17 not stated 5 private Capt. Grant Col. W. 
Continental Army
1776 Jany 5 do Capt. Grant Col W
1777 Sept. 34 private Volunteered in army
officers not recalled 
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11. 4d.
5. In what battles was he engaged?
Burgoyne's Capture
6. Where did he reside when he entered the service?
Windsor Vermont
7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence,
by incidental evidence, or by the rolls?
The second period proved by one
witness, as also the first-
8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect?
Defective because no certifica
of the declarant's character are attached
Correct. [above two lines appear to be partially struck out]
Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case
above mentioned.
John M. Duffield Examining Clerk.
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No 1333
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State of Vermont} On this 25th day of July A.D. 1832
Windsor County ss} personally appeared in open Court
before the Probate Court for the District of Hartford
in said County of Windsor now sitting, Ebenezer
Hoisington formerly Ebenezer Hoisington Junior
a resident of Windsor in the County of Windsor &
State of Vermont aged 79 years who being first
duly sworn according the Law, doth on his oath
make the following declaration in order to
obtain the benefit of the act of Congress pass
ed June 7th 1832. That he entered the ser
vice of the United States under the following named
officers & served as herein stated. That he enlis
ted in the service at Windsor Vermont,
in Capt John Grants Company Lieut-
Burnham & the Hone Wm Hunter, formerly
a member of Congress was Orderly Sergeant of
said Company at that time he enlisted for five
months and immediately marched to Crown Point
N Y & from thence to St Johns & Montreal.
after the said term expired the company was
disband at Montreal & he returned to said
Windsor. That immediately after his return to
Windsor he again enlisted into the service of the
United States in in said Capt Grants Com
pany said Wm Hunter being then Lieut of
sd Company, some time the later part of January
1776 for five months and marched the 4th day
of February following & joined the Continental
army at Montreal & from thence marched
near Quebec & there remained till the
army retreated which was about the
6th day of May 1777 at the time of sd re
treat he was stationed on the Island of Orleans
below Quebec, that the retreat way slow
to Crown Point when the troops to which
he belonged were disbanded some time in the
month of July following-- In both of the
aforesaid campaigns he was attached to
Col Seth Warners Regiment. That during
the last mentioned Campaign he served as
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an orderly Sergeant of his sd Company He fur
ther says that some time above the middle of September
1777 he volunteered in the Vermont Militia
and was at the taking of Burgoine & was
out in the service 34 days this last time.
he does not recollect the officers names under
whom he served this last time. that he resided
in Windsor in said County of Windsor at the several
times he entered sd service & that he has resided there
ever since to the present time. That he has no doc
mentary evidence of his said service, nor does he
know of any persons (whose testimony he can provide) who can testify to the same
except the persons whose affidavits are hereto appended
That he was born in Farmingtown in Connecticut
on the 23d of September 1752 - he does not know that
his age is recorded any where-- that he has lived
in Windsor in the County of Windsor & State of Ver
mont since the revolution.
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a
pension or annuity except the present and declares
that his name is not on the pensioner roll of any
agency of any State. Ebenezer Hoisington
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State of Vermont} On the 25th day of July 1832
Windsor County ss} personally came Asahel Smith
of Windsor in sd County a credible witness, when being
duly sworn doth depose & say that
he has been acquainted with Ebeneser Hoising-
ton, for sixty years & that he the deponent served
in the same Company with the said Horsayton
during the campaign first mentioned in the said
Hoisington's declaration hereto annexed & that he
well knows that sd Hoising did serving during
sd campaign as he has declared respecting the 
same & further deponent saith not
Asahel Smith
Sworn & Subscribed the day 
& year aforesaid. Before me Isa Raymond Judge of Probate
State of Vermont} On the 25th day of July 183
Windsor County ss} personally appeared Joseph Pat
terson of Hartland in sd County, a credible witness
and being duly sworn doth depose & say that he
has known Ebenezer Hoisington more than sixty
& that he the deponent served in the same Company
with said Hoisington during the campaign secondly
mentioned in sd Hoisington's declaration hereto annexed
& that he well knows that sd Hoisington served as
he has declared relative to the same & further has
saith not.
Seth Pasett
Sworn & Subscribed the day
& year aforesaid Before me G Raymond Justice of Pleas
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And the said do hereby declare their opinion
at the above named applicant was a revolutionary
soldier and served as he states-
I Lyndon A Marsh register of the probate
Court of the district of Hartford in the State of
Vermont, do hereby certify, that the fore
going contains the original proceedings of the
said court in the matter of the application of
Ebenezer Hosington for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand
and seal of office this 25th day of July A.D. 1832.
L. A. Marsh,
Register
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Revolution
23711.
INVALID.
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File No. 23711
Ebenezer Hoisington
Pri Rev War
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Act: June 7, 32
Index:--Vol. 2, Page 191
[Arrangement of 1870.]