Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 17520, Daniel Hudson, Mass R.I.
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(3 - 1776)

SERVICE
Mass
R.I.

Hudson, Daniel
Reed, Ruth
Former widow

NUMBER
W. 17520

CONTENTS
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Connecticut
3361
Ruth Reed formerly
widow of Daniel Hudson
who was a Private & Corporal
Mass
in the Revolution
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of
83 Dollars
Cents per annum, to commence on
the 4th day of March, 1843.
Certificate of Pension issued the
8 day of Dec. 1843
and sent to A. W. Birge
Hebron, Con.

Act of March 3, 1843.
Recorded in Book
Vol. 1
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Repd [reported]
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8983
Ruth Reed
Conn.

Act 7 July 38
& 23 Aug 43 –

82 Corp Olney’s Regt. 9 mo
77 pri. Mass. 3


admd 15 mo pri
9 – Corp
$83 –

M. C. Webster
Hartford
Conn.
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State of Connecticut
Hebron Probate District} Ss

On this 13th day of April A.D. 1843 personally appeared before the Court of Probate for the District of Hebron in Tolland County, Ruth Reed a resident of Hebron in said District aged 78 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 7th 1838 and the 23rd of August 1842 granting pensions to widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary War, that she is now the widow of Daniel Reed. That she was first married to Daniel Hudson who was a soldier in the War of the Revolution and whose service she now claims a pension. She also declares that she was married to the said Daniel Hudson on the 12th day of November in the year seventeen hundred & eighty four. That her husband the aforesaid Daniel Hudson died in the state of Ohio on the 9th day of October in the year 1815.

That she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service but the marriage took place previous to the first of January A.D. 1794 viz at the time above stated. She further declares that after the death of her husband the said Daniel Hudson she was married to Daniel Reed on the 20th day of February eighteen hundred & twenty two.

That he died on the 14th day of September eighteen hundred & forty & that she is still a widow. She further declares that she was married to the said Daniel Hudson by the Rev. Samuel Lockwood Pastor of the Church of Andover which society was then formed from the towns of Coventry & Lebanon but now formed from the Towns of Coventry & Hebron & that she resided & was married in that part of the society formed from the town of Lebanon but now Hebron. She further declares that according to the best of my recollection about four years before my marriage my father moved his family from sd. Andover society to Woodstock in this state & there remained for about two & half years & then moved his family back to Andover aforesaid & whilst I resided at Woodstock I became acquainted with the said Daniel Hudson who then was an apprentice in Sd. Woodstock & I recollect that I have heard him say that he enlisted or went into the army from Massachusetts.

Ruth Reed
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Sworn & subscribed the day & year first before written & I certify that the aforesaid Ruth Reed is a person well known to me & is a person of truth & her statement entitled to credit.

Alonzo W. Birge, Judge of Probate
for Hebron District

State of Connecticut
Hebron Probate District } Ss

I John W. Ensworth Clerk of the Court of Probate for said District do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Ruth Reed for a Pension.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court this 15th day of April Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred & forty three.

John W. Ensworth, Clerk
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State of Connecticut
Hebron Probate District } ss Tolland County

On this 17th day of April Anno Domini 1843
personally appeared before the Court of Probate for said District Rev. Alpha Miller Pastor of the Church & society in Andover in sd. District who being first duly sworn according to Law doth on his oath depose & say that the Rev. Samuel Lockwood was the former pastor of the aforesaid Church & society & that his sd. Lockwoods Records of Marriages are lost & that he knows of no record of the sd. Lockwood but has always understood they were lost  he further declares & says that Daniel Reed late of Hebron (Andover Society) died on the 14th day of September 1840 leaving Ruth Reed his Widow who is still living & still remains a Widow

Alpha Miller Pastor
of the Church

Sworn & subscribed the day & year first above written
Before me
Alonzo W. Birge Judge Probate
Hebron District
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State of Rhode Island

I Benjamin Cowell of the City of Providence
in said State do on oath certify & say that
I have in my possession an old Book called
the “Muster & Size Roll of Recruits, enlisted to
serve in the Rhode Island Regiment the
Campaign of 1782” which Book belonged
to the late Col Jeremiah Olney of said
Providence & which was put into my possession
by his daughter soon after the act of Congress
of July 4 1836 granting pensions to widows
was passed — And I further certify that
on said Muster & Size Roll of Recruits "enlisted for the town of Warwick for said
Campaign there is the name of Daniel
Hudson, corporal. — The descriptive list
is as follows — viz — “Daniel Hudson corporal,
Date of enlistment March 30, Term 9 months,
Class John Low, Bounty 60, Size 5, 7 1/2,
Age 21, Complexion fresh, Hair light brown,
Eyes gray, Place of nativity Cranston,
Place of residence Cranston, Occupation
Cordwainer” — all which appears in
said Book

Attest Benja Cowell
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State of Rhode Island
Providence-March 24th, 1843 Personally appeared Benjamin Cowell Esquire subscribe to the preceeding affidavit, and made solemn oath to the truth of the same; And I further certify, that I am well acquainted with the said Cowell, and that he is a credible person & entitled to full confidence.
Before Thomas Burgess
Chief Justice of the Court of Common Pleas for Sd [said] County
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I Mary Sweet widow of Benajah Sweet late of Providence in the County of Providence and State of Rhode Island deceased do on oath testify and say that I am the sister of Daniel Hudson late of Chenango County in teh State of New York deceased, that when young the said Daniel entered into the Army of the Revolution in the birth place as a waiter to one of the officers but the name I do not recollect that he continued in the service in various capacities to the close of the war, but I do not remember any particular except that he was in several battles. After the war he married in Lebanon in the State of Connecticut a wife by the name of Ruth Hutchinson- that soon afterwards the said Daniel and his wife Ruth were at our house on a visit - that afterwards Daniel and his family removed to the State of New York. I believe in the County of Chenango, & I understood that afterwards he removed to another place but when I do not recollect if I ever knew.
 Mary Sweet her X mark
Attest Robert Knight 

State of Rhode Island Co. Providence Ss -
In the City of Providence this 23rd day of March AD 1843 Personally appeared Mary Sweet, Subscriber to the above deposition and made oath that the same was true in all its parts. Before Me, Robert Knight, Justice of the Peace.
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I declare and certify, that if appears by the Regimental Book, that Daniel Hudson, since deceased, enlisted a Private and faithfully served, first on that character and afterwards as a Corporal, in the Regiment commanded by Lieutenant Colonel Commandant Jeremiah Olney, in the Rhode Island line on the Continental Establishment, the continued term of Nine Months, being the full term of his said enlistment, and was honourably discharged at Saratoga in the State of New York on the twentieth day of December 1782.
March 23rd, 1843 
Jno S. Dexter [symbol] Major of said Regt. 
eodem tempore.
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I Nehemiah R. Knight of Providence in the
County of Providence & State of Rhode Island aged sixty two years
& upwards on solemn oath do testify and say, that when a lad I
frequently saw Daniel Hudson at my father's house in Cranston about
four miles from this city, that he was a half brother of my mother,
the last time I saw him was in November or December 1803 when
he was at my fathers house several days, the said Daniel at that
time lived in the County of Chenango in the State of New York
& I understood at the time that he was a magistrate of that County
I believe a member of the County Court - That I always understood
from my father & mother and others that the said Daniel was a long
time in the war of the Revolution, that he afterwards married in the
State of Connecticut, and I have heard my mother frequently say that he
was at the wedding and saw him married - I have seen seven
letters from him to my father between the year 1803 & 1808 when my
father was a member of Congress at the City of Washington D.C.
I have also heard my mother say that the said Daniel was in the
battle of Monmouth, that it was a very hot day, and that the soldiers
suffered severely with thirst, that after the battle he with others went
to a Spring of water to slake their thirst, & there saw soldiers dead &
dying with drinking cold water- admonished by what he saw he took
water in his hand & sipped it & washed his hands & arms and
quenched his thirst without drinking to excess -
I further testify that I
understood that when the said Daniel was quite a young boy his father died
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and that the man with whom Daniel lived moved to the town of
Woodstock in the State of Connecticut or to the town of Stockbridge ^ or Sturbridge
in the State of Massachusetts, (the latter place I believe) and that Daniel
went with him, and at that place or while he lived there it is supposed he
first enlisted into the Army in the character of waiter or drummer
I further testify that I called on the Hon. John S. Dexter and
obtained the certificate annexed hereto and that the same is in the proper
hand writing of the said Dexter
N. R. Knight

State of Rhode Island & Co of
Providence Ss.-
In the City of Providence this Twenty fourth
day of March AD. 1843.-
Personally appeared Nehemiah R. Knight
Subscribed to the aforegoing Deposition and
made solemn oath that the same was
true in all its parts.-
Before more [me].-- Robert Knight Justice of
the Peace
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State of Rhode Island and
Providence Plantations.
Secretary's Office March 25, 1843
I Henry Bowen Secretary of said
State and Keeper of the Records
and the Seal thereof
Do Certify, that at the session of the General
Assembly of said State holden on the first Wednesday
of May last, Thomas Burgess was elected Chief Justice
of the Court of Common Pleas within the County of
Providence, and Robert Knight a Justice of the Peace
for the City of Providence in said County; each for
one year and commissioned accordingly, as
appears of record.
In testimony whereof I have
hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of
said State at Providence the day and year first
above written.
Henry Bowen
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State of Connecticut
Hebron Probate District Court }Ss
On this 13th day of June 1843
Personally appeared before said Court Eleazer Hutchinson of Coventry in said District aged 62 years who being first duly sworn according to Law doth on his Oath depose & say that he has
frequently heard Daniel Hudson late Husband of Ruth Reed who now make application for a Pension that he was in the Battle
at Monmouth in the State of New Jersey and that Gen. Green was one of the Commanders that he thinks he heard the said Hudson
say that it was some time in the month of June 1778 that it was in the warm season as many of the soldiers after the Battle Killed
themselves by drinking to freely of water & that he heard him say that had it not been from the fact of his taking a dead mans container
of Rum be probably would have shared the same fate. he further testified & said that he believed he had heard the said Hudson say
that Gen. Green commanded the Division to which he was attached
And he further declares & says that the said Daniel Hudson married a
sister of his father & had frequently heard them convers together they
both having been Revolutionary Soldiers & further the deponant saith not
Eleazar Hutchinson

Sworn & subscribed the day & year first above written & I certify
that the aforesaid Eleazar Hutchinson is a person well known to me & is a person of truth & his statement entitled to Credit
Alonzo W Birge Judge of Probate
Hebron District
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State of Connecticut
Hebron Probate District Court
I John W. Ensworth Clerk of the Court of
Probate for said District do certify that the within 
contains the original proceedings of said Court in the matter of the deposition
of Eleazar Hutchinson in the case of Ruth Reed for a pension
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the seal of said Court at Coventry in said district this 13th day of June in the
year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred & forty three
John W. Ensworth Clerk
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State of Connecticut
Hebron Probate District Court }Ss
June 13th, 1843
On this 13th day of June 1843 personally appeared before said Court Huldah Hutchinson of county in said District aged 83 years who being first duly sworn according to law doth on her oath and say that Ruth Reed widow of Daniel Hudson frequently visited with his wife the said Ruth at our house with my said husband and she said Daniel frequently conversed about being in the army of the Revolution and I have frequently heard the said Daniel Hudson say he was in the battle of Monmouth in the year of I believe 1778 & I think in the month of June or July I know it was in this warm season as after the battle it being very warm as he stated that when they came to water many of the soldiers killed themselves by drinking too freely.  I also recollect of hearing him say that Capt Pillsbury was at one time his Captain but what year she does not know and further the deponent saith not 
Huldah Hutchinson

Sworn and subscribed the day and year first written & I certify that the aforesaid Huldah Hutchinson is a person well known to me and is a person of truth & her statement entitled to credit 
 Alonzo W Birge Judge Probate Hebron District

State of Connecticut
Hebron Probate District Court }Ss.
I John W Ensworth Clerk of sd Court do certify that the foregoing contains the original proceeding of said court in the matter of the deposition of Huldah Hutchinson in the case for Ruth Reed for a Pension
 In testimony where of I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the seal of said court at County in sd. District this 13th day of June One Thousand Eight Hundred and Forty Three
John W Ensworth, Clerk
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Rev WIDOW, &c. 
File No. 17520
 Ruth Reed 
Former Widow of Daniel Hudson 
Corpl Rev War 
Act: March 3,
 1843 Index: -- Vol. M, Page 155 
[Arrangement of 1870]
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Town Clerk's Office Ss. Lebanon New London County Connecticut April 11th 1843. This certifies that I have examined the records of marriage for this town, for the marriage of Daniel Hudson, and am unable to find his name on the list as married to Ruth Hutchinson or any other person Attest Asa A. Robinson Town Clerk
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 8983
Ruth Reed
 Conn.
let to M. C. Webster May 24 43 
Act  7 July 1838
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Connecticut 7498
Ruth Reed formerly widow of Daniel Hudson
Who died on the 9th October 1815 of Tolland Co. in the State Connecticut who was a Prv & Corporal in the 
Commanded by Captain  of the Regiment commanded by Col Olney & Smith [of the] in the Massachusetts line for two years

Inscribed on the roll Connecticut at the rate of Eighty three dollars 
Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1836.

Certificate of Pension issued the second day of August 1843 and sent to M. C Webster, Hartford Connecticut.

Whole amount due.   $415.00

[Act July 7, 1838.]
Recorded by G C Ames. Clerk
Book A. Vol. 1. Page 206

Repd August 2, 1843
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Hartford June 27th 1843 
Mr J. L. Edwards 
Sir we send you some additional evidence for the widow of Daniel Hudson, and since we have received your last communication upon the subject we have received 2 letters from the Hon Nehemiah ^R. Knight of Providence R.I. (formally if not now a member of Congress from that District) to whom we wrote to for proof and will just say what he says to us in his letter of June 2nd in his own words. he says that there is no person now living here within my knowledge who knew him personally except Mrs Sweet, and as sister of mine the latter does not possess any more information than has already been proved that would have the least bearing upon the case, he says further that he has not the least doubt of the identity himself. The service already been proved corresponds with what I have always understood by conversation in our family many years past. thus much from Hon. N.K. Birge. we wrote again to the Secretary of Mass and received an answer from him this day in which he says that it will be necessary for us to return the Certificate he sent us
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which is now in your hands, and he says that he will cause further search to be made in order to identify the person of Daniel Hudson Now sir if you should not consider the evidence now procured sufficient to warrant you to giving the widow, the pension for full service you will please return the certificate of the Secy of Mass. that we may return it to him that he may cause further search to be made we consider it very doubtful whether any more proof can be obtained than what we have but if you will send us that certificate we try again. Yours very Respectfully M.C. Webster & Son [signature]
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[written along the side] August 1, 1843
Ct [Jm.?] at
Ruth Hudson
[stamp] HARTFORD JUN 29

J. L. Edwards Esqr 
Commissioner of Pensions
 Washington City D.C.
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Hartford July 29. 1843 
J. L. Edwards Esqr
 Sir It is now some weeks since I addressed to you a communication in relation to obtaining a pension for the widow of Daniel Hudson whose claim you have, and in my last communication we wished you to returned to us, the certification of the secretary of Mass in relation to Daniel Hudson, (if the proof of identity is not now satisfactory to you) for he had a letter from the said Secy stating that he could not cause further search until the first certificate was returned to him We wish you would give this your attention as soon as possible for we think that there has been some neglect Yours respectfully
 M. C. Webster
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Secretary's Office, March 22. 1843 I hereby Certify, That, from an examination of the Books and Documents, relating to Military Services in the War of the Revolution, which remain in this Department, it appears that the name of Daniel Hudson is borne on an account in the Army books as a private from Newbury in Light Infantry Company. Col. Smith, Regt and there credited with his services from March 1st 1777 to Dec 31st 1779 being 34 months [14 S?] per month. The name of Daniel Hudson is again found in the same books as a private in Pilsbury's Company Col Smith Regiment, and there credited by his services from the 1st January to 1st March 1780, being two months [14 S?] per month In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto affixed the Seal of the Commonwealth, the date above written. Jno A Bolles Secretary of the Commonwealth. of Fees $1.00 3.00
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Hartford Conn Apl 21st 1843 
Sir I send you herewith the claim of Ruth Reed for a pension under the act of July 7th 1838 for the services of her first husband Daniel Hudson in the war of the Revolution I also send you herewith the additional proof asked for in your Letter of a recent date, in the case of Huldah Hutchinson Also additional in the case of Abigail Burnuss
 I am very respectfully 
Yr obt. Servt
 M. C. Webster 

 Hon J L Edwards 
Commr of Pensions
 Washington
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State of Connecticut
Hebron Probate District }Ss.
 On this 22d day of August A.D. 1843 Personally appeared before the Court of Probate for said District Ruth Reed of Hebron in said District aged 78 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 provisions of the act of Congress passed on the 3d of March 1843 granting Pensions to widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary War. That she is the Widow of Daniel Reed but formerly the widow of Daniel Hudson who was a Private and Corporal in the army of the Revolution who died on the 9th day of October 1815 and for whose services she now claims a pension and that she after the death of said Hudson was married to Daniel Reed who died on the 14th day of September 1840 That she was a pensioner under the act of July 7th 1838 at the rate of Eighty three Dollars per annum She further declares that she is still a Widow Ruth Reed 
Sworn and Subscribed the day and year first above written and I certify that the aforesaid Ruth Reed is a person well known to me is a person of truth and her statement entitled to credit Alonzo W. Birge Judge Probate for Hebron District
 State of Connecticut
Hebron Probate District Court } Ss. 
I John W Ensworth Clerk of said Court do certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of said Court in the matter of the application of Ruth Reed for a Pension In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the Seal of said Court at Hebron in this District this 22nd day of August in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred & forty three John W. Ensworth Clerk
[affixed seal]