Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W 18064, Truman Hochkiss, Conn.
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SERVICE
Conn.

Hochkiss, Truman
or Hotchkiss, Trueman
Ruth

NUMBER
W 18064
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Notification sent September 23d, 1820 to Harry C. Flagg New Haven Conn.

8036

Connecticut Roll

Truman Hotchkiss
of Waterbury in the state of Connecticut who was a private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Isacc Sherman of the Connecticut line, for the term of Three Years

War

Inscribed on the Roll of Connecticut at the rate of Eight Dollars per month, to commence on the 16th of April 1818

Certificate of Pension issued the 22nd of March 1819 and sent the Honorable Simeon Baldwin
Newhaven Co.

Arrears to 4th of March 1819.10 [illegible] 15/30 & 4/31       85.3
Semi-anl. all'ce ending 4th Sept 1819                                     48.
                                                                                              133.3
{Revolutionary claim,}
{Act 18th March, 1818.}

Continued
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Connecticut - 2,795
Ruth Hotchkiss
widow of Trueman Hotchkiss Conn.
who was a pensioner under the Act of 18 Mar '18
who died on the 3 June 1833
of N. Haven in the State of Connecticut
who was a pri in the Compy commanded by Captain ---of the Regiment commanded by Sherman in the Conn. line for 2 years.
Inscribed on the Roll of Connecticut at the rate of 80 Dollars - Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March 1836.
Certificate of Pension issued the 14 day of May '39 and sent to Joel Hinman Waterbury Con.
Arrears tot he 4th of March $240.00
Semi-annual allowance ending  40.00
$280.00
[Act July 7 1838.}
Recorded by R. Burdine Clerk.
Book A Vol 1 Page 185

Dead
Paid at the Treasury under the Act of 6th April 1838, to 2 of the 5 children from 4 March 1836 to 25 Nov. 1838, the day of her death. Agt. Notified 25 Feby 1847
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I ceritify that the above depondent is known to me, that he has beenfor several years  a Justice pf the Peace and is a gentleman of veracity.

S. Baldwin, Justice of the peace

I further certify that it appears fully to my satisfaction thta above name Truman Hotchkiss by regards  of  widowed circumstance in life now needs the assistance f this country for  

Thomas Hotchkiss
Waterbury -

april 16, 1`880
Admitted
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STATE OF CONNECTICUT, ss.
ON this sixteenth day of  April 1818, before me the subscriber, one of the Judges of the Superior Court of the said State, personally appears Truman Hotchkiss aged 57 years, resident in Waterbury in the said State, 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 service of the United States in the revolutionary war:" That he the said Truman Hotchkiss on the first of Jany 1781 enlisted in Waterbury in the State of Connecticut in the company commanded by Captain Hodges in Col. Isaac Shermans regiment in the Connecticut Line of the Army of the United States to serve for three years.

That he continued to serve in the said corps, or in the service of the United States, until the 28th day of Octr 1783 when he was discharged from service, in West Point state of New York. That he was in the battles of White Plains 10th June 1781, at the siege of York Town - was one of the party which stormed the redoubt.
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. having lost my discharge.
Truman Hochkiss
Sworn to and declared before me, the day and year aforesaid.
Simeon Baldwin

I, Simeon Baldwin Judge, &c. as aforesaid, do certify, that it appears, to my satisfaction, that the said Truman Hotchkiss did serve in the revolutionary war, 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.
NEW-HAVEN, April 24th 1818.
Simeon Baldwin

STATE OF CONNECTICUT,
NEW-HAVEN COUNTY, ss. } NEW-HAVEN; Apl. 24th 1818
I, DYER WHITE, Clerk of the Superior Court of said State, for said County, and keeper of the Seal thereof, do CERTIFY that the name SIMEON BALDWIN, subscribed to the foregoing Certificate, is known to me to be the proper hand writing and signature of SIMEON BALDWIN, who is one of the Judges of said Superior Court.
In testimony whereof, I affix the Seal of said Court.
Dyer White
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State of Connecticut
New Haven County Ss. New Haven Apl 24th 1818
On this day before me Simeon Baldwin one of the Judges of the Supr Court of said state personally appears Col. Elihu Sanford of Woodbridge in said State and being first duly sworn deposes & says that he served during the war as a non commissioned officer in the Connecticut line. That he well knew the within named Truman Hotchkiss when he served as a soldier in Capt. Hodges Company in Col. Sherman's regiment with the deponent, that according to his best knowledge & belief he enlisted for & served three years - and was honourably discharged at West Point.
Simeon Baldwin

State of Connecticut
New Haven County Ss. On this tenth day of Decr, 1818, before me Simeon Baldwin Justice of the Peace in & for said County, personally appears Stephen Bristol of Bethlehem in the County of Litchfield in said state & being first duly sworn deposeth & saith that he enlisted about the first of Jany 1781 into Cap. Hodges Company in Col. Sherman's Regiment to serve three years. That Truman Hotchkiss, the within named applicant for a pension enlisted at the same time into the same company to serve for the same period of time & continued to serve faithfully till after the close of the war. That he is & then was well & personally known to the Deponent. That they were together in service more than two years. I further certify that the said Deponent has been this day been made known to me & that he is a man of veracity & a credible witness.
Simeon Baldwin
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State of Connecticut
New Haven County Jany 29, 1819
On this day before me Simeon Baldwin a Justice of the Peace in & for said county personally appears Daniel Hitchcock a credible witness known to me & being first duly sworn deposeth that Truman Hotchkiss served with the Deponent under Col. Hamilton at the siege of York Town & in storming the redoubts at the capture of Cornwallis. That Hotchkiss was detached from his regt then at White Plains & served with him four months & then rejoined his regiment & continued in service as the deponent has been informed & verily believes till after the Deponent was discharged at the close of the war.
Simeon Baldwin
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Connecticut New Haven County Ss.
On this 20th of Aug. 1818 before me Simeon Baldwin a Justice of the Peace for said County personally appears Frederick Hotchkiss Esqr of Waterbury & on oath deposeth that he well knows the within named Truman Hotchkiss & that he is a poor man destitute of property or nearly so - that he has been assisted by the Town for support when [illegible] & has no means of support but his daily laborer & that in the opinion of the deponent he needs the assistance of his  Country for support.  Simeon Baldwin

I certify that the above deponent is known to me, that he has been for several years a Justice of the peace & is a gentleman of veracity.
S. Baldwin Jus of Peace

I further certify that it appears fully to my satisfaction that the above named Truman Hotchkiss by reason of his reduced circumstances in life, now needs the assistance of his Country for support.
Simeon Baldwin      

Truman Hotchkiss
Waterbury

April 16th, 1810
Admitted

Not on rolls
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TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
Second Comptroller's Office
February 8th,1841.

Sir:

Under the act of the 6th of April, 1838, entitled "An act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain Pensioners, and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury of the United States" 2 of the 5 children of Ruth Hotchkiss, a Pensioner on the Roll of the Connecticut Agency, at the rate of Eighty Dollars per annum, under the law of the 7 July 1838, have been paid 2/5 of said pension at this Department, from the 4 of March 1836, to the 24th Nov. 1838.

Respectfully yours,

Albion K. Parris
Comptroller.

To the Commissioner of Pensions,

                                       Present.
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At a County Court, held in and for the County of New Haven in the District and State of Connecticut, on the 5th day of July 1821, the same being a Court of Record, and having a seal, by virtue of the laws of said State.
PERSONALLY APPEARED, in open Court, Truman Hotchkiss a resident in the town of Waterbury in the County of New Haven in said State, and exhibited and subscribed the following Schedule, and made oath that the same is a true and perfect Schedule of all his income and property, necessary cloathing and beding excepted, viz:
4 acres of land at $20 per acre     $80.00
1 small barn    20.00
1 house    75.00
1 cow & calf 14.00
1 small brass kettle 2.00
1 small porridge pot 1.00
1 small hand kettle   0.50
1 tea kettle  0.75
1 spider   0.50
1 old axe   0.50
1 sett knives & forks   1.25
1 do tea cups & saucers    .25
4 tin pans   .75
2 pint mugs   .08
1 platter    .12
1 wheel & reel   1.00
1 great do & head   1.50
2 pails   .52
5 old chairs   2.50
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162.22

I am indebted to diverse persons about $50.00
Truman Hotchkiss
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District and State of Connecticut, ss. July 5th 1820
Be it Remembered, That in the County Court held in and for the County
of New Haven, in the District and State aforesaid, on this 5 day of July
1820, the same being a Court of Record, and having a Seal, under the authority of said State, personally came and appeared in open court, Truman Hotchkiss aged sixty years,
Resident in the town of Waterbury in the County of New Haven in said State, 
and being sworn according to Law, doth on his Oath, declare that he Served in the Revolutionary War, as follows:   I served Col. Isaac Sherman Rgt.
2 year & 8 months in the continental establishment
in Capt Eleazor Hodges company & four months under 
Col Alexander Hamilton command in Capt. Lemuel Clift’s
Company.  I was at the taking of Cornwallis.
That the original Declaration made by him, for the purpose of obtaining a pension under the Act of Congress of the 18th 1818, was dated the 15th day of April 1818; that in pursuance thereof he was entered in the list of Pensioners, and received a Pension Certificate No. 8036. And I do further 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 thereof, 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," passed on the 18th day of March 1818; and that I have not, nor has any person, in trust, for me, any property or securities, contracts or debts due to me; nor have I any income other than what is contained in the Schedule hereunto annexed, and by me subscribed. And I do further declare that my occupation is that of farming and that I have a family residing with me my wife aged fifty six & out of health & a son aged thirteen years.
All which is subscribed by me the day and year aforesaid.
Truman Hotchkiss

Sworn to, and declared in the Court aforesaid. Whereupon said Court is, on satisfactory proof exhibited in Court, of opinion that the total amount in value of the property contained in the aforesaid Schedule, is 162 Dollars and 22 Cents, and doth order these proceedings to be entered in the records of said Court.
Attest Henry C. Flagg Clk
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Truman Hotchkiss
8.036

Sept 1819
Con
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District of Connecticut, ss.

I, Henry C. Flagg Clerk of the County Court in and for the County of New Haven in the State and District of Connecticut, do hereby certify that the foregoing and the Schedule thereunto annexed are truly copied from the records of said Court:  and I do further certify, that it is the opinion of said Court that the total amount, in value, of the property exhibited in the aforesaid Schedule, is 102 Dollars and 22 Cents.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the Seal of said Court on this 5th day of July 1820.

Henry C. Flagg Clk

(seal affixed)

I, Isaac Mills presiding Judge of the County Court in and for the County of New Haven in the State of Connecticut, do hereby certify that Henry C Flagg is Clerk of said Court, and keeper of the Seal and Records thereof; and that the preceding Certificate, under his hand, and the Seal of said Court, is authentic, and in due form of Law.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in this 5th day of July 1820

Isaac Mills Chief Judge
of said Court
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State of Connecticut
County of New Haven
Probate District of Waterbury
I Charles Scott Clerk of the Court of Probate for the District of Waterbury hereby certify that the annexed papers contain the original proceedings of said Court in the matter of the application of Ruth Hotchkis for a pension
In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the seal of the Court of Probate for the said District of Waterbury this 30 day of October AD 1838

Charles Scott Clerk
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The

NEW TESTAMENT

of our

LORD AND SAVIOUR

JESUS CHRIST,

translated

OUT OF THE ORIGINAL GREEK

and

WITH THE FORMER TRANSLATIONS

DILIGENTLY COMPARED AND REVISED

Second New-York Edition

NEW-YORK:

PUBLISHED BY E. DUYCKINCK, COLLINS & CO. T. & J. SWORDS, PETER A.
MESIER, SAMUEL A. BURTUS, T.A. RONALDS,
AND G. & R. WAITE.
G. Long. Print.

1815
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Truman Hotchkiss, Married to Ruth Frost Sept 2nd AD 1784.

Our oldest daughter Lucy born June 14th 1785.  Silas oldest son born Nov 20th 1787.  Sally 2nd daughter born Nov 14th 1788.  Huldah 3d do born Sept 17th 1789.  Truman 2 son born Feb. 9th 1792  Henry G 3 do born Oct 23 1794.  Silas 4th do born Oct 22 1797.  Leonard 5th do born Sept. 10th 1799.  Maria 4th daughter born Sept. 9th 1802 Leonard 6th son born June 9th 1807.

Silas our oldest son died Sept 20th 1788
Sally our 2d daughter died Feb 18 1814
Leonard our 5th son died Jan 20 1803
Maria our 4th daughter died Jan 20 1803
Truman our 2d son died Feb 1815
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State of Connecticut
County of New Haven
Probate District of Waterbury

On this 18 day of September 1838 personally appeared before the Court of Probate of the District of Waterbury in New Haven County & State of Connecticut Ruth Hotchkis a resident of Waterbury in said County aged Seventy five 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 act of Congress passed July 7 1838 Entitled "An act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows" 

That she is the widow of Truman Hotchkis who was a private soldier in the Connecticut line of the Army of the Revolution and serve as such for a period of more than two years but under what officers and for precisely how long a time he served she does not now know, but she knows that her said husband was a pensioner of the United States under the act of March 18th 1818 under which act he drew a pension of 96 Dollars a year.  the date of the pension certificate she has forgotten & has returned
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the certificate to the Department from whence it issued on her husband's death she therefore refers the Pension Office to said Certificate and to his original application for a pension and to the files of the said officer for proof of her husband's service & the length of it & the officers under whom he served and the other facts necessary to entitle her to a pension
She further declares that she was married to the said Truman Hotchkis on the 2d day of September 1784 as appears by the annexed Record which she has taken from her family Bible and she states that said Record was made by direction of her said deceased Husband in the year 1821 in the same manner it now appears and is the only record evidence of her marriage that she is able to produce or that she knows of.

That her husband aforesaid Truman Hotchkis died on the 3d day of June 1833 that she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service but the marriage took plan previous to the first day of January Seventeen
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hundred & ninety four Viz at the time above stated. Sworn to and subscribed on this 18 day of Sept 1838
[signature] Ruth Hotchkiss
before me  Joel Hinman Judge of Probate for the District of Waterbury 
I Silas Hotchkiss of Plymouth in Litchfield County of State of Connecticut being first duly sword according to law depose and say that I am forty one years old that I am the 4th child of Truman Hotchkiss late of Waterbury New Haven County & said state - deceased. That the annexed is made on a leaf of my said Fathers family Bible and was made in the year 1821 by the directions of my said Father then in full life which fact the deponent recollects from the fact that he purchased the bible at that time for his father and that it is the only family bible that his father had in his recollection except an old one which was worn out and gone before I purchased the one from what this leaf is taken. My father died on the 3d day of June 1833 and my mother is still living and is the same Ruth Frost - now Ruth
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Hotchkiss mentioned in the annexed record She is still a widow & has remained so ever since my father's death. Silas Hotchkiss [signature]

State of Connecticut 
County of New Haven
Probate District of Waterbury} ss.
On this 18 day of Sept 1838 personally appeared Silas Hotchkis above named and made solemn oath to the truth of the above deposition by him subscribed and I certify that I am well acquainted with said Silas Hotchkiss that he is a respectable man and credible witness and his statement is entitled to full credit. In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the seal of the Court of Probate for the District of beforesaid the day & year above written.
Joel Hinman Judge of Probate for the District of Waterbury
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17
[Following numbers are listed in a column on right of page]
68
60
9
4.25
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5,,62
25
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5=87
300
25
68
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393
[illegible]
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[large X or cross-shape at top of page]
This certifies that I William Spencer Town Clerk of the town of Waterbury in New Haven County State of Connecticut have diligently searched the records of this town for the purpose of finding the record of the marriage of Truman Hotchkiss to Ruth Frost and cannot find any such record on the books in my office.
[Large blot on left side of page]
William Spencer Town Clerk [signature]
The certificate at the [illegible]
[Initialed] JH
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3016
Ruth Hotchkis widow of Truman Hotchkis Application for Pension return to be made to Joel Hinsman Waterbury Ct
[darker ink and different handwriting on left of page]

M 84 d33
___
admd
2 yrs pri

80$
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No deduction
act 7 July '38
Joel Hinman
Waterbury
Con:
[Third instance of handwriting vertically along right side of page]
District of Waterbury
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I Turner Hotchkiss of Waterbury New Haven County Connecticut aged eight years depose and say that I was present at the celebration of the marriage of Truman Hotchkiss of said Waterbury to Ruth Frost they were married by the Rev. John Trumbull then pastor of the congregational church in Westbury a parish of said Waterbury the marriage took place about the forepart of September 1784, this I remember by the age of a child of mine which was about two months old at the time they were married and our family record states that the same child was born July 11th 1784. Which I think is correct since that time I have lived in the same neighborhood and been acquainted with said Truman Hotchkiss until his death which was five years ago last May I am now acquainted with his widow Ruth Hotchkiss know that she has not been married since his death but yet remains his widow.
Turner Hotchkiss X her mark

See certificate att. the close
NA
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Ruth Hotchkiss Deposition
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I Elijah F Merrell of Waterbury New Haven County Connecticut aged fifty years depose and say that I have made diligent search for the record of Marriages kept by John Trumbull once Pastor of the Congregational church in Waterbury, a parish of Waterbury and there is no record of marriages kept by him to be found I find that said John Trumbull died at said Waterbury about forty years ago & there is no one of his family remaining there nor any knowledge in possession of any person then living supporting any record kept by him
E F Merrell [signature]

State of Connecticut
New Haven County
Probate District of Waterbury} ss.

On this 26 day of October 1838 Willard Spencer, Turner Hotchkis & Elijah F Merrell appeared before me and each severally made solemn oath to the deposition by them [illegible] as above and I certify that I am well acquainted with said Willard Spencer & that he holds the office of Town Clerk for the Town of Waterbury in the County aforesaid & his [illegible] deposition as such is entitled to full faith and credit Also that I am
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well acquainted with said Turner Hotchkis and said Elijah F Merrell that they are both respectable persons [round stain on left side of page] and credible witnesses and their depositions are entitled to full credit. [Large black spot on left of page] In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the Seal of the Court of Probate for the District of Waterbury the day & year aforesaid
Joel Hinsman [signature] Judge of Probate for the District of Waterbury
[additional writing at bottom of page perpendicular to primary entry]
[different handwriting and pen] 3 of 6
Ruth Hotchkiss widow of Truman Hotchkiss Application for Pension return to be made to Joel Hinsman Waterbury CT
[different handwriting and pen]
M84a33
____
[illegible]
2 yr [illegible]
____
80$
____
No deduction 
[illegible] 7 July '38
Joel Hinsman
Waterbury Con.
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Rev WIDOW, &c.
File o. 18064
Ruth Hotchkiss
widow of
Truman Hotchkiss
Pri Rev War
Act: July 7th 38
Index:- Vol. A, Page 348
[Arrangement of 1870]
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Waterburry Ct Oct 30 1838
Hon J L Edwards Sir
Enclosed is the application of Ruth Hotchkiss widow of Truman Hotchkiss for a pension,
When acted upon please make return to your obt servant.
Joel Hinman