Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 1184, for Isaac Hurd, Connecticut
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(3--1776)

SERVICE
Conn.

Hurd, Isaac
Heard
Mary

NUMBER
W 1184
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CONTENTS
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New York 
Mary Hurd
(wid)ow of Isaac Hurd
who served in the Revolutionary war, as a private Ct Line

Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 96 Dollars 00 Cents per annum to commence on the 3rd February 1853.

Certificate of Pension issued 1st day of November 1853 and sent to Adriel Ely 
Watertown N York

Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act February 3, 1853, Page 76 Vol 

(18)
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18.314
New York
Isaac Hurd
of Jefferson Cty in the State of N. York
who was a private in the Regiment commanded by Colonel S.B. Webb of the Connecticut line, for the term of 3 years (Was)
Inscribed on the Roll of New York
at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 11th of April 1818.
Certificate of Pension issued the 19th of Oct 1821 and sent to Messrs Pearce & Ely 
Watertown, N. York.
Arrears to 4th of Sept 1821 - 326.40
Semi-anl. all'ce ending 4 Mar. 1822  40.00
374.40
Revolutionary claim Act 18th March, 1818
21st May 1820
Jefferson County.
 Let. Andrew Moore 23d May 1850
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State of New York
Jefferson County 
SS.
On this 11th day of April 1818 before me the subscriber, one of the Judges of the Court of Common Please in said county personally appears Isaac Hurd aged 59 years, resident in 
in the said district, who being by me first duly sworn, according to law, doth, on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the provision made by the late act of Congress, entitled "An act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval services of the United States in the revolutionary war:" That he the said Hurd enlisted in Plainfield in the state of Connecticut in the company commanded by Captain (Wills? ) Clift -- 1775 of the Commd of Colo Parker; that he continued to serve in the said corps, or in the service of the United States until the End of the War when he was discharged from service in fish kill state of New York that he was in the battles of Yorktown,  White Plains
and that he is in reduced circumstances, and stands in need of the assistance of his country for support; and that he has no other evidence now in his power of his said services.
Sworn to and declared before me; the day and year aforesaid,
Aaron Palmer Judge

I Aaron Palmer Judge, &c. as aforesaid, do certify, that it appears to my satisfaction that the said Isaac Hurd did serve in the revolutionary way, as stated in the preceding declaration, against the common enemy; and I now transmit the proceedings and testimony taken and had before me, to the Secretary for the Department of War pursuant to the directions of the aforementioned act of Congress:
Aaron Palmer Judge

I certify that the afore named Aaron Palmer was on the 11th day of April 1818 a Judge within and for said County and duly qualified to act as such
B Winnes (?) Clerk
Clerks office in Jefferson County
State of New York
(illegible) 13: 1818
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State of New York
Jefferson County  On this 3d day of July 1821 personally of Common Please and a Court of record of said County by a Law of this State- Isaac Hunch of the town of Brownville in said County aged fifty two years 11th last May, and who being first to (illegible) sworn according to the Law doth on his oath make the following declarations, in order to obtain the provisions made by the acts of Congress of the 18th day of March 1818 and of the first day of May 1820- and in pursuance of the act of the first of May 1820 I do solemnly swear- that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18th day of March 1818 and that I have not since that time by gift sale or in any manner disposed of my property or any part there of with intent thereby so to diminish it as to bring myself within the provisions of an act of congress entitled " An act to provide for certain persons engaged in the Land and Naval service of the United States in the revolutionary war, (illegible) the 18th day of March 1818- and that I have not nor has any person in trust for me any property or (illeg) or debts due to me- nor has any income other than what is contained with in schedule hereto annex and by me subscibed.

Schedule
One pot
1 dish Kettle
1 tea do
1 (illeg)
1 table
5 chairs
3 (illeg)
4 (illeg) spoons
3 tea do
1/2 set knives & forks
1 set cups & Saucers
1 teapot
half dozen plates
1 pts decanter
1 Letter opening whell
1 old chest
1 Bible
2 (illeg)
2 ghoats (sic)
11 fowls
1 axe
2 Hoes
2 acres grain growing on the grounds
Isaac Hund

I have a wife- Mary aged 54 years & ten children- two of whom only, underage - Horace aged 14 & Susan aged 12 years and them are all that live with me. I live in the (illeg) on a new piece of land and do not know to whom it belongs

I am by occupation a farmer- but in consequence of being (illeg) to fits can labor but very little. I entered in the service in the first year of the war and enlisted under Captain Wills Clift for 8 months before the expiration of which time I enlisted for one year under him again and without leaving his company for a time. This was in the year 1776-at the expiration.
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of that time. I again enlisted for three years under the same Captain and then enlisted for during the war under Captain Bates. I served the whole of the Revolutionary Ware and was not absent from actual duty till discharged at Fishkill three of four months before the close of the war. For I was then taken with epileptic fits and obtained an honorable discharge. In my first enlistment, the company was in Colonel Dungeness Regiment, then in Colonel Samuel Wyllys Regiment and afterwards in Colonel Samuel B. Webbs Regiment. 
(Crossed out) (illeg) of the time (end crossed out) 
all the said Regiments were in the Connecticut line. a part of the time I acted in the capacity of drummer. I am subject to fits which come upon me very frequently keeps me very weak and has almost destroyed my memory & I am under circumstances of great want. I was in the battles of Yorktown of White Plains , Bunkers Hill & Princetown. 

Sworn to & declared in open court  this 3rd day of July 1821
(illeg) Judge
Jeff Coun Pleas
Clerk's Officer
Jeff Co. I Henry H. Sherman, Clerk of the County of Jefferson do hereby certify that the foregoing oath & the schedule there in attached is truly copied from the original record of said court and I do further certify that it is the opinion of this court that the total value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule is twenty one dollars and forty cents. 
the testimony where of I have here (illeg) by my hand. I affix (illeg) of the fair (illeg) 10 July 1821.
"Fishkill" written on an erasure
HH Sherwoodleluk
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State of New York
Jefferson County 
Personally appeared before me Joel Dewey a Justice of the Peace in and for said County Isaac Hurd a resident of the Town of Watertown in the County of Jefferson aforesaid, Aged ninty one (sic) years, being first duly sworn doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain his bountyland due him from the United States for services he has rendered in the United States Armey(sic) as a soldier in the War of the Revolution against the Great Brittains (sic), deposes and say as follows I (illeg) in the year 1775 in the State of Connetecut (sic) for during the war I served under Capt W. Clift and Col Durgu & Willis (in Col Willis for three years), was in the Battle of Bunker Hill & at the Battle of (illeg) ((illeg) for defeet (sic) of Cornwallis), I am now a pentioner (sic) of the United States for the services I rendered as a soldier in the  War of the Revolution. My papers are all on file at the pention office in the city of Washington (?). I now receive a pention (sic) in the (illeg) of 116 per annum, and I was promised bounty lands when I enlisted, and I have never received my bounty lands from the United States. I have employed several agents to act fer (sic) me and I dont (sic) know but my lands has been received by
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them, and they (illeg) a care keep it ^in secret from me.  I do now appeal to my country and to our officers at the City of Washington and lay my grievinces (sic) befer (sic) them, and now as an old Revolutioner Soldier I am poor and make this my Deckleration (sic) in order to obtain my  Bounty Lands from the United States, as I am needy & have never received my Bounty Lands.
Isaac Hurd  
X
His Mark
Subscribed & sworn to before me this 27 day of April AD 1834
Joel Dewey Justice of the Peace 
(illeg) I further certify that I am acquainted with Isaac Hurd and know him to be a pensioner of the United States and an old Revolutioner Soldier, and have full confidence in the forgoing Declerations (sic) as declared by him.
Joel Dewey Justice of the Peace
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them, and they (illeg) a care keep it ^in secret from me. I do now appeal to my country and to our officers at the City of Washington and lay my grievinces (sic) befer (sic) them, and now as an old Revolutioner Soldier I am poor and make this my Deckleration (sic) in order to obtain my Bounty Lands from the United States, as I am needy & have never received my Bounty Lands.
Isaac Hurd
X
His Mark
Subscribed & sworn to before me this 27 day of April AD 1834
Joel Dewey Justice of the Peace
(illeg) I further certify that I am acquainted with Isaac Hurd and know him to be a pensioner of

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Printed text: 
State of New York, Jefferson County Clerks Office} SS
I Isaac Munson, Clerk of the County of Jefferson, do hereby certify that (Handwritten) Joel Dewey (printed text) Esquire, before whom the annexed affidavit was taken, was at the time of the taking such affidavit, a Justice of the Peace in and for said County, duly authorized to take the same; and further, that I am well acquainted with the hand writing of such Justice, and verily believe that his signature thereto is genuine. 

In witness whereof, I have hereunto sbscribed(sic) my name and the affixed Seal of said County, this (handwritten) 29th day of (handwritten) April, 1850. 
Isaac Munson, Clerk.
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Adams Centre May 2/50
Hon T Ewing
Dear Sir, 
Enclosed is the affidavit of Isaac Hurd (illegible) I am , ad at whus (sic) bequest I (illegible), hoping through your kindness, justice may be done, on our Revolution Soldier who has faithfully loved his country in its time of peril, and who is now need of what (illegible) seeks of his country. (illegible) as one of it (illegible) officer.
Respectfully (illeg)
Andrew Moore

(illeg)
Adam Centre Jefferson Co (illeg)
is the Post Office address, to which you will (illeg) for Mr Hurd or myself.
A.M
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Mary Hurd
widow of 
Isaac Hurd
app. for pension
on 8 February 1853
Adriel Ely
Watertown
New York
(illeg)
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State of New York
County of Jefferson
On this 16 day of June 1853 personally before the Hon Wm. C. Thompson County Judge of Jefferson County Court of the State of New York Mary Hurd a resident of the town of Pamela in the County and State aforesaid aged seventy eight years and upwards, who first being duly sworn according to law, doth, on her oath state the following declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the provision made by the act of Congress passed on the 3rd February 1853 granting pensions to  ^ widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary war: that she is the widow of Isaac Hurd who was a private in the Connecticut Line of the army of the Revolution and for his services therein was pensioned under the provisions of (illeg) 18 March 1818 at null 96- (illeg) and was on the pension roll of the New York (illeg) at the time of his death. She further declares that her name before marriage was Mary Moore and that she was married  ^superscript: by John Baker Erg & Justice of the Peace^ to the said Isaac Hurd on the 13th day of March 1847; ^and that she has no record of his marriage^ that her husband the said Isaac Hurd died on the 5th day of January 1852; that she was not married to him prior to the second of January Eighteen hundred but at the time and hour stated. She further declares that she is now a widow

Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year above written and I certify that Mr Hurd is unable to appear in court by reason of infirmity of body
Urul Thompson County Judge of Jefferson County N.Y.
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State of New York
Jefferson County Mary Simpson being sworn deposes and says that she was present when Isaac Hurd died and that the time is truly stated by his widow in her declaration. She further states that the said Mary Hurd is still his widow. 
Sworn and subscribed this 16th day of June 1853
before me. I certify the deposed is credible
Urul Thompson County Judge of Jefferson County NY

Mary Simpson

State of New York
County of Jefferson
Andrew Moore being sworn says that he knows that Mary Hurd widow of Isaac Hurd has not intermarried since his death but is still his widow
Sworn & subscribed this 16th day of June 1853
Andrew Moore
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and hereby certified to the credible 
Urul Thompson County Judge of Jefferson County

State of New York
Jefferson County 
John Baker a resident of Hounsfield in the County aforesaid being sworn deposes and says that he was a Justice of the Peace in 1847 and duly authorized by law to perform the marriage ceremony and that in that year he  (illeg) at the time stated by Mr Hurd in the aforesaid declaration. Isaac Hurd & Mary Moore were united in marriage by him according to law. He further said that he has no interest in the result of her application for a pension. 
John Baker
Sworn & subscribed before me this 12th day of August 1853 & I certify said deposed is a  man of truth and that I am not in (illeg) in this claim of Mrs Hurd for a pension or concerned in (illeg), the same 
E Sabin (illeg)