Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 25816, for Jedidiah Hyde, Connecticut
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(3-1776)

SERVICE
Conn

Hyde, Jedidiah 
Elizabeth

NUMBER
W. 25816

CONTENTS
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5932 Increase B
Vermont
Elizabeth Hyde dec'd
Widow of Jedediah Hyde
who was a pensioner under the Act of
and who died on the 21 Nov.r 1824 of Chittenden in the State of Vermont who was a Cand. Mil. Stores & Sergeant in the Company commanded by Captain Coit of the Regt. commanded by Col. Parsens in the Conn line for 2 years.

Inscribed on the roll of Burlington at the rate of 330 Dollars 00 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March 1836. 

Certificate of Pension issued the 13th day of March 1850 and sent to The Lumpkin, Present

Increased from Total amount, $120.00
Payable to John Hyde admin for children
see back of this file.
Recorded by J. P. Chase, Clerk,
Book D Vol. 1. Page 131
Act July 7, 1838
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Surviving children
Alexander Hyde
Henry Hyde
John Hyde
Betsey Hyde
Polly Jacksen
Maria Barnes
Julia Russell
&
Catharine Bailey

Let. to Hon. G. M. Moulter
March 1850

Humpkin May 5/54
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State of Vermont
District of Grand Isle
I Augustus Knight, Register of Probate [illegible] for said Dist., hereby certify that satisfactory evidence has been [illegible] before said Probate Court that Elizabeth Hyde, widow of Jedediah Hyde, dec'd at her residence in Grand Isle sic the County & Dist. of Grand Isle, aforesaid, on the 26th day of March 1842, and his children and heirs who are still living (viz.) Alexander Hyde, A. Harry Hyde, John Hyde, Betsey Hyde, Polly Jackson, Maria Barnes, Julia Russell, & Catherine Bailey, and that John Hyde is administrator of the Goods, Chattels, & affects of the said Elizabeth Hyde, duly appointed as such by said Probate Court.

Given under my hand and seal of Office, this 4th day of March A.D. 1850
Augustus Knight, Register of Probate Court for said dist.
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State of Vermont, District of Grandisle, on this 4th day of March A.D. 1850, personally appeared before the Hon. Probate Court John Hyde administrator of Elizabeth Hyde, deceased, a resident of Grandisle in the County of Grandisle, and State of Vermont, aged 54 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 provision made by the Act of Congress passed July 7, 1838 entitled an act granting half pay & pension to certain widows. 

That the said Elizabeth was the widow of Jedediah Hyde, who was an officer & private of the War of the Revolution and done much service as Captain, Quartermaster, Commissary and services as I understood by him when being in other capacity as officer which I can not more recollect.

That said Elizabeth deserves a Pension, as the Widow of Jedediah Hyde, under aforesaid act at the rate of $120, per annum. That he dec'd on the 26th day of March 1842, aged 76 years.  That she was married to the said Jedediah on the 10 day of November 1783.  That her husband the aforesaid Jedediah Hyde dec'd on the 21 day of Nov. 1824.

That she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service but the marriage took place previous to the first of January 1794 (viz) at the time above stated.

John Hyde
Administrator of Elizabeth Hyde
From to and subscribed on the day and year above written before
Sealand Whitney Judge
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State of Vermont, Grand Isle Dist. 
I hereby certify that on this 4 day of March A.D. 1850 personally appeared before me, John Hyde, administrator of Elizabeth Hyde and signed and made oath to the truth of the [illegible] declaration.  I further certify declarant is a credible witness. 

Attest Sealand Whitney
Judge of Probate for [illegible] Dist. of Grandisle

I, Augustus Knight, State of Vermont, Dist. of Grandisle
I Augustus Knight, register of Probate in & for said dist. do hereby certify that in [illegible] in the district of Grandisle on the day and year above [illegible] the above district probate court was held in the Dist. of Grandisle & that the signature of the Judge is [illegible].

Given under my hand and seal of office this 4 day of March 1850

Augustus Knight Register
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State of Vermont
District of Chittenden, SS.
On this 21st day of October 1840, personally appeared before the Hon. Probate Court, holden at Burlington in and for the District of Chittenden, Archibald W. Hyde of Burlington in the County of Chittenden and State of Vermont, guardian of Elizabeth Hyde, who is a resident of Grand Isle, in the County of Grand Isle and State aforesaid, aged seventy five years, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth, on his oath, make and following declaration in behalf of the pension made by the act of Congress passed the 7th of July 1838, entitled "An act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows"; that the said Elizabeth is the widow of Jedediah Hyde, late of said Grand Isle, who was a soldier in the army of the revolution and performed the following services in said army, as the said Archibald is advised and verily believes, viz. in the month of May 1775 the said Jedediah resided at Norwich in the State of Connecticut, and enlisted out of school into a company of Grenadiers commanded by William Coit of New London, marched to Boston, and after the battle of Breed's Hill the said company was
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annexed to the Regiment commanded by Col. Samuel Holden Parsons; In 1776 the said Jedediah enlisted for one year into a company commanded by his father Jedediah Hyde Senr. in Col. Samuel Wyllys Regiment, and after the said Regiment arrived at New York the said Jedediah was detached and served as Clerk to Col. Rufus Putnam of the Engineer department.  In 1777 the said Jedediah again enlisted into his father's company in the 4th Connecticut Regiment commanded by Col. John Durkee, and was made by said Durkee quartermaster sergeant of said Regiment and served as such for about sixteen months.  On the 4th of October 1777 at the battle of Germantown, the said Durkee gave the said Jedediah the command of a platoon.  After the battle, was ordered to fort Mifflin on Mud Island near Red Bank to support Col. Smith who defended the the fort five or six weeks, and afterward retreated and took up winter quarters at Valley Forge, where he suffered much for want of clothing and provisions.  In 1778 June 28th, the said Jedediah doing duty as quarter master in the 4th Connecticut Regiment in the detachment under Genl Lee
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at Monmouth in lifting to get an aminnition wagon out of the mire which was in danger of falling into the hands of the enemy injured himself from which he never entirely recovered, having occasionally turns of spitting blood to the day of his death. The said Jedediah continued to do the duty of quarter master until the 1st day of September 1779, on which day he was appointed Conductor of military stores to the first Connecticut Brigade, and performed that duty until the first day of November 1780 and in addition to this duty the said Jedediah acted as assistant commissary of issues to said Brigade from the 18th day of April to the 9th day of May 1780. The said Jedediah about the first day of November 1780, left the army in consequence of ill health.
The said Archibald W. Hyde guardian as aforesaid in behalf of his said ward further declares that the said Elizabeth was married to the said Jedediah on the 10th day of November 1783 at Pawlet in said State of Vermont, and that her husband the aforesaid Jedediah died on the twenty first day of November in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred
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and twenty four, at Burlington in said State, that she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service, but the marriage took place previous to the 1st day of January 1794, viz: at the time above stated
Archd. W. Hyde Guardian of Elizabeth Hyde.

Sworn and subscribed on the day and year above written before 
Charles Russell Judge of Probate

And I, Charles Russell, Judge of the Probate Court in and for the District of Chittenden hereby certify that the said Archibald W. Hyde is well known to me, that he is a person of truth and veracity, and that he is legally appointed Guardian of the said Elizabeth Hyde in said declaration mentioned and duly authorized to act as such and in all things perform the duties of such trust.
Charles Russell Judge
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I Charles Russell of Burlington in the County of Chittenden and State of Vermont of lawful age depose and say that I have been well acquainted with the family of Jedediah Hyde mentioned in the foregoing declaration both before and since his death, and that the said Elizabeth Hyde in said declaration mentioned has remained and now is the widow of the said Jedediah Hyde, and further say not.
Charles Russell

Sworn and subscribed at Burlington in the County of Chittenden and state of Vermont this 23d day of October 1840. Before me Phineas Lyman Just. Peace

And I do hereby certify that the said Charles Russell is a person of truth and veracity.
Phineas Lyman Just. Peace
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State of Vermont, District of Chittenden SS.
I, Wm. Weston, Register f the Hon. Court of Probate in said District hereby certify that Charles Russell before whom the foregoing declaration of Archibald W. Hyde as guardian of Elizabeth Hyde was taken was at the time of the taking said declaration and still is Judge of the Court of Probate in and for the district aforesaid duly commissioned and sworn to act as such: and that said Probate Court is a Court of record: And that Phineas Lyman Esquire before whom the written deposition of Charles Russell purports to have been taken was at the time of taking said deposition and still is a Justice of the Peace within and for the County of Chittenden in the district of Chittenden aforesaid duly commissioned and sworn, and that full credit and faith ought to be given to his acts as such.
In testimony whereof I do hereunto set my official signature and affix the seal of said Probate Court this 23d day of October 1840 at Burlington in District of Chittenden
Wm Weston Register
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Certificate of marriage of Jed. Hyde Junr to Elizabeth Foriot.
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Statement relative to the services of Jedediah Hyde Junr. in the Revolutionary War for Mr. Allen
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