Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 7819, for William Hunt, Connecticut
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(3 -- 1776)

SERVICE
Conn.
Mass.
New York.

Hunt, William
Mary

NUMBER
W. 7819
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CONTENTS
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760
New York  Albany
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Mary Hunt
widow of William Hunt
who served in the Revolutionary 
war, as a private
______________________________
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of
46 Dollars 66
Cents per annum, to commence on
the 9th day of April, 1848.
_______________________________
Certificate of Pension issued the
31st day of March 183?
and sent to
H. H.. Szluster
                     Present
_______________________________
Endg 5th October 1849
Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act
July 29, 1848, Page 75, Vol. A
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                                                4621
               New York
William Hunt
Russell in the State of N. York
who was a Private in the Compy commanded
by Captain Dulin of the Regt. commanded
by Col. Hooker - in the N. York
line for 14 months
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Inscribed on the Roll of New York
at the rate of 46 Dollars 66 Cents per annum
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
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Certificate of Pension issued the 6 day of June
1833.  and sent to J Korn
                             Mason
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Arrears to the 4th of Mar '33                    $93.32
Semi-anl.. allowance ending 4 Sp '33         23.34
                                                                $116.66

                                          { Revolutionary Claim,}
                                          { Act June 7, 1832.      }
Recorded by G. C. Stiles Clerk,
Book. E  Vol. 4.  Page 61
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24.543
William Hunt
Rensselaer Co
New York


Admd


J.  Koond
Nassau Rensselaer Co
New York
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                                                                                           WAR DEPARTMENT,
                                                                                                        Pension Office,
                                                                                                                              183
Sir.
                    The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has
been examined, and the papers are herewith returned. The following is a statement of
your case in a tabular form. On comparing these papers with the following rules, and
the subjoined notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed,
before a pension can be allowed. The notes and the regulations will shew what is
necessary to be done. Those points to which your attention is more particularly directed,
you will find marked in the margin with a brace, (thus: }). You will, when
you return your papers to this Department, send this printed letter with them; and
you will, by complying with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your
claim.
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
A Statement, shewing the service of William Hunt Rensselaer Co
                                                                                New York
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Period when the        Duration of the         Rank of     Names and rank of the Field of-   Age at present            Proof by which the declaration
 service was              claimant's service.        the           ficers under whom he served.     and place of abode             is supported
rendered.                 ___________________   claimant                                                             when he entered
                              Years  Mths  Days                                                                                   the service
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
June 1776                          6                    Private       Col Humphrey                                 76 years                      Witness Abigail Rose
                                                                                  Capt Duline                                     Duchess
                                                                                  Ensn Clinton                                    Co
Aug. 1777                          2                       "             Col Hooker                                       N. York
                                                                                  Cap Poineau
June 1778                          6                       "             Cap Parlmer



                                                                                        I am, respectfully,
                                                                                           Your obedient servant
                                                                                                    J. L. EDWARDS,
                                                                                                           Commissioner of Pensions.
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                                  REGULATIONS UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE 7, 1832
    The following regulations have been adopted:
   This law has been construed to extend, as well to the line, as to every branch of the Staff of the Army,
and to include under the terms "Continental Line," "State troops," "militia," and "volunteers, all
persons enlisted, drafted, or who volunteered and who were bound to military service, but not those who
were occasionally employed with the army upon civil contracts, such as Clerks to Commissaries and to
Store Keepers, &c. Teamsters, Boatmen, &c. Persons who served on board of Private Armed Vessels are
also excluded from the benefits of the law, as well as persons who turned out as patrols, or were engaged in guarding particular places at night, and were not recognized as being in actual military service.
    Four general classes of cases are embraced in this law:
                           1. The Regular Troops.
                           2. The State Troops, Militia, and Volunteers.
                           3. Persons employed in the Naval service.
                           4. Indian Spies.
   As rolls of the regular troops in the Revolutionary War exist in this Department, all persons, claim-
ing the benefit of this law as officers, non-commissioned officers, musicians or privates, will in the first 
instance, make application by transmitting the following declaration, which will be made before a Court of
Record of the County where such applicant resides. And every Court having by law a seal and Clerk is
considered a Court of Record.
                                                  DECLARATION,
                          In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
                                         State, Territory, or District of)
                                             County of) ss.
   On this              day of            personally appeared (a) before
       A. B. a resident (b) of in the county of and State, Territory or District
of     aged (c)     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
June 7th, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year (d)     , with    and
served in the     (e) regiment of the     line, under the following named officers;
(Here set forth the names and rank of the Field and Company Officers; the time he left the service; (and if he serv-
ed under more than one term of enlistment, he must specify the particular period, and rank and names of his officers;) the town or county and State in which he resided when he entered the service; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged, 
and the country through which he marched. This form is to be varied so as to apply to the cases of officers and per-
sons who belonged to the militia, volunteers, navy, &c.]
   He hereby relinquishes every claim (f) whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he
declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency in any State, or (if any) only on that of
the Agency in the State of
   Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.                                          A.  B.
(And then will follow the certificate of the Court.}
   And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (g) that the above named applicant was a revolu-
tionary soldier, and served as he states.
I                                                   of the Court of
do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of 
the application of                             for a pension.
    In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this
                    day of                                        & c.
   If, on examination of the proper record the names of applicants, making such declaration, cannot be
found, they will produce such proof as the rule given in note (j) points out.
    Every applicant who claims a pension by virtue of service in the State Troops, Volunteers or Militia,
except those who belonged to the New Hampshire Militia and State Troops of Virginia, will make and
subscribe a declaration similar to the foregoing, with the following additions, viz:
    (k) We, A. B., a Clergyman, residing in the                          and C.D. residing in (the same)
hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with                                     ,who has
subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be
years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier 
of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
                    Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
                   (And then will follow the certificate of the Court.)
    And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after
putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a Revo-
lutionary Soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that A. B. 
who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman, resident in the
and that C.D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the
and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
    I,                                              Clerk of the Court of do hereby certify that the foregoing
contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of
for a pension.
                                                          In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal
                                                     of office, this                           day of                               & c.
    Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power. This is the original discharge or commis-
sion; but if neither of these can be obtained, the party will so state under oath, and will then procure, if
possible, the testimony of at least one credible witness, stating in detail his personal knowledge of the ser-
vices of the applicant, and such circumstances connected therewith, as may have a tendency to throw light 
upon the transaction.
    If such surviving witness cannot be found, the applicant will so state in his declaration (l) and he will
also, whether he produce such evidence or not, proceed to relate all the material facts, which can be useful 
in the investigation of his claim, and in the comparison of his narrative with the events of the period of his
alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person
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will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case The facts stated will afford one of the principal
means of corroborating the declaration of the applicant, if true, or of detecting the imposition, if one be at-tempted; and unless, therefore, these are amply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be ex-
pected. All applicants will appear before some Court of Record in the County in which they reside, and 
there subscribe and be sworn to, one of the declarations above provided, according to the nature of his 
case.
    The Court will propound the following (m) interrogatories to all applicants for a pension, on account of service in the Militia, State troops, or Volunteers, except the Militia of New Hampshire and the State 
troops of Virginia.
     1. Where and in what year were you born?
     2. Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it?
     3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary 
war, and where do you now live?
     4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute?
And if a substitute, for whom?
     5. State the names of some of the Regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served; such
Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your services.
   To a Soldier.
6,                         Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it giv-
                  en , and what has become of it?
   To an Officer.
                           Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what 
                has become of it?
    7. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can tes-
tify as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution.
    The Court will see that the answers to these questions are embodied in the declaration, and they are
requested to annex their opinions of the truth of the statement of the applicant.
    The applicant will further produce in Court, if the same can be done, in the opinion of the Court,
without too much expense and inconvenience to him, two respectable persons--one of whom should be
the nearest clergyman, if one lives in the immediate vicinity of such applicant, who can testify, from
their acquaintance with him, that they believe he is of the age he represents, and that he is reputed
and believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and that they concur in that opinion
If one of these persons is a Clergyman, the Court will so certify, and they will also certify to the character
and standing of other persons giving such certificates.
    The traditionary evidence of service is deemed very important, in the absence of any direct
proof, except the declaration of the party. And the Courts are requested to be very particular in the
enquiry whether the belief is general, and whether any doubts have ever existed upon the subject.
    Applicants unable to appear in Court, by reason of bodily infirmity, may make the declaration before
required, and submit to the examination, before a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record of the proper
county, and the Judge or Justice will execute the duties, which the Court is herein requested to perform,
and will also certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity, attend the Court.
    Whenever any official act is required to be done by a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record,
or by a Justice of the Peace, the certificate of the Secretary of State or Territory, or of the proper
Clerk of the Court or County, under his seal of office, will be annexed, stating that such person is a
Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or a Justice of the Peace, and that the signature annexed is
his genuine signature.
    No payments can be made on account of the services of any person, who may have died before
the taking effect of the act of June 7, 1832; and in case of death subsequent thereto, and before the
declaration herein required is made, the parties interested will transmit such evidence as they can pro-
cure, taken and authenticated before a Court of Record, showing the services of the deceased, the period
of his death, the opinion of the neighborhood respecting such services, the title of the claimant, and the opinion of the Court upon the whole matter.
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    (a) The declarant must appear in open Court, unless prevented from doing so by reason of bodily infirmity; in which case the declarant will follow the rule laid down for is guidance
    (b) The declarant must make his declaration in the county where he resides. If he should fail to do so, he must assign a sufficient reason for not conforming to the rule.
    (c) The age of the claimant must invariably be mentioned.
    (d) The declarant must mention the period or periods of the war when he served.
   (e) Every continental officer or soldier must give the name of the Colonel under whom he served; otherwise a satisfactory examination of the claim cannot be had. Every claimant must state, with precision, the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the Department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the
loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words:
Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service; but, according to the best of his recollection, he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades:--For---year----months, and ----- days, I served as a ------ For months and days, I served as a -----; and for such service I claim a pension."
It is important, in all cases, to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months, is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state that they served two years
in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours, the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is highly objectionable. It must, in every case, be clearly shown under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit.
    (f) The law makes the relinquishment indispensable.
    (g) The opinion of the Court is always required
    (h) The Clerk must give his certificate in every case
    (i) The Clerk must affix his seal, ans if it has no device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal, or if he has no public seal of office, the certificate of a Member of Congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers.
                                                    Mode of authenticating papers.
    In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other papers authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.
                                                          Proof of Service.
    (j) In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimant's entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses , and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
    The notes from (a) to (i) are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops. The proof required by rule in note (j) applies to continental troops only
    (k) This traditionary evidence is indispensable in militia cases
    (l) If a witness cannot be found the declarant must state the fact.
    (m) The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration
                     Joseph Rowen
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H H Sylvester
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State of New York          )
City & County of Albany) ss.      On this 22d day of November A.D. 1850
personally appeared before the Justices Court of the City of Albany
(the same being a Court of Record) Lucinda Casey, wife of John
Casey, a resident of the Town of Nassau in the County of Rensselaer,
and State of New York, aged seventy four years, who being first duly
sworn, according to law, doth on her oath, make the following
declaration, in order to obtain for herself & the other children of
Mary Hunt deceased, widow of William Hunt the benefit of
the provision made by the act of Congress of 2d February 1848
    She declares that her mother the said Mary Hunt
was, as she has understood and believes, married to her father the said
William Hunt, in the month of March in the year seventeen hundred
and seventy five in the Town of Shawn in the State of Connecticut
That she this Declarant was their first child, & was born on
the first day of July A.D. 1776 as appears by the family record
which she believes to be true & correct
    She further declares that her Father the said William
Hunt was in his life time a pensioner of the United States,
under the act of 7 June 1832, and died at his residence in
the Town of Nassau aforesaid, on the ninth day of April A.D.
1848 leaving her mother the said Mary Hunts, his widow
that she remained such widow until the fifth day of
October A.D. 1849. when she died.  That the said William Hunt drew a
pension at the rate of forty six Dollars & sixty six cents,
per annum -
This declarant further saith that the only children
of the said William Hunt and Mary Hunt, now living, are the following
to wit- This declarant, Lucinda Casey, Sarah Wolcott, residing
in Nassau, William Hunt residing in Nassau, Hannah
Travis residing in the City of Boston & Alvah Hunt residing
in Stephentown in Rensselaer County aforesaid
    She further declares that her mother the said Mary
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Hunt never was a Pensioner of the United States, but died with-
out having applied for a pension as this Deponent believes

Sworn to & subscribed in open Court                     her
on the day & year first above written        Lucinda   X   Casey
                                                                               mark
the words "when she died" & the words
"now living "on the first page interlined
before being sworn to -- Witness the
seal of said Court & the signature of
the Clerk thereof
                         D. Rupell Clerk
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William Hunt  born  October 11 on thursday 1755
Mary Hunt born June 10 on thursday in the year 1756
Lacinda hunt born July the 1 on munday in the year 1776
Lois hunt born August 8 on Saturday in the year 1778
Polly hunt born January 17 on monday in the year 1780
Sury hunt born January 31 on wensday in the year 1782
William hunt born February 26 on thursday in the year 1784
Benjamin Hunt born February 11 on tuesday in the year 1786
Hannah Hunt born September 8 on Sunday in the year 1788
?? Hunt born July 7 on Sunday in the year 1793
??? hunt born December 19 on Friday in the year 179?
?? Chana hunt born February 11 on Sunday in the year 1794
Hiram Hunt born September the 2 day on
 Wensday in the year 1801
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Abigail Roberts Died the 21 day of September 1808 aged
75 years 1 month and seven days
Lois Hunt Died the 18 Day of August 1807
Aged 29 years and ten days
Richard Hunt Died November the 7 1808
aged 10 years 20 days
Benjamin Hunt Died December the 5 - 1817
aged 31 year 2 months and 14 Days
William Hunt died April 9 1848
Mary Hunt died October 5th 1849
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State of New York          }
City & County of Albany} Ss. 
Albany Justice Court      }    Miner Roberts of the Town of Nassau
in the County of Rensselaer, and State of New York being duly sworn,
doth, on his oath, depose as follows -- This Deponent saith that
he was well acquainted with William Hunt late of said Town
who was a Pensioner of the United States that he died on the 9th
day of April A D. 1848, leaving a widow named Mary who
was this deponent's sister.- That the said Mary also died on the
5th day of October A.D. 1849, at Nassau aforesaid, & was at
the time of her death, the widow of the said William Hunt
    That the said William and Mary were married, as this
deponent has always understood & believes, in the month of
March A.D. 1775, in the Town of Sharon, in the State of Con-
necticut - That this deponent is now seventy seven years old
& upwards, & was at the time of the marriage of the said William
& Mary Hunt, about three years of age - that, as this Deponent
has always understood & believes they were married at this
Deponents fathers House in Sharon aforesaid - that this
Deponent has no recollection of their actual marriage, but has
no doubt of the fact, and always knew them as Husband &
wife from his earliest recollection, until the said William
Hunt died, as above stated-- This Deponent further
saith that the oldest child of the said William & Mary Hunt
was named Lucinda, and is now the wife of John Casey &
resides in Nassau aforesaid - That she is now about seventy
four years of age--  This Deponent further saith
that the said William Hunt & Mary his wife had a numerous
family of children, and that as this deponent believes, their
only children now living are the following, viz Lucinda
Casey, Sarah Wolcott, & William Hunt, residing in Nassau
Alvah Hunt residing in Stephentown, Rensselaer County
and Hannah Travis, residing in Boston Massachusetts
    This Deponent further deposes that he is informed
& believes that the said William Hunt in his life time drew
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a pension of forty six dollars & sixty six cents per annum
    This deponent further saith that the paper hereto
annexed, is a leaf cut or torn out of an old family Bible
belonging to the said William Hunt - That it contains a
record of the births of the said William & Mary his wife &
of their children, and this Deponent has known said Bible
& said Record a great many years - he thinks more than
fifty years - and that sixteen of the entries on said leaf
hereto annexed, appear to be in the hand writing of the said
William Hunt, with which this deponent is well ac-
quainted, & this deponent believes the same to be in this
hand writing of the said William Hunt -
Sworn to & subscribed this 22 day          Minor Roberts
of November 1850, before me in
open Court. Witness the seal of
said Court & the signature of the
Clerk thereof
                    D. Russell Clerk

I certify that the above Deponent is a
credible Witness
                           D. Russell Clerk
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State of New York     }
Albany Justices Court} ss. I David Russell Clerk of the
Albany Justices Court (the same being a Court of Record) do
hereby certify that satisfactory evidence has been adduced to said
Counrt. That William Hunt late a Pensioner of the United 
States, under the act of Congress of the 7th of June 1832, died at
his residence in the Town of Nasau & County of Rensselaer
the State of New York, on the ninth day of April, in the
year 1848, that he drew a pension under said act at the
rate of forty six dollars and sixty six cents per annum,
that he left a widow named Mary Hunt, and that she
died on the fifth day of October in the year 1849, having
continued to be the widow of said William Hunt until her
decease- That the only children now living of the said William and
Mary Hunt are the following, viz-- William Hunt,
Lucinda Casey & Sarah Wolcott, who reside in Nassau
aforesaid, Alvah Hunt who resides in Stephentown in said
County of Rensellaer, and Hannah Travis who resides in the
City of Boston -                  In Testimony whereof I have
hereto subscribed my name & affixed the seal
of the said County this 6th day of December 1850
"now living" interlined 
                                         D. Russell Clerk
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In the matter
of
William Hunt a revo-
lutionary soldier
__________________________________
Declaration

24543

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14 mopri
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$46.66
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to his entering the army and performing any part of the service above detailed are
William Roberts of the City of Troy but who as he has recently informed this deponent cannot recollect any thing about the matter and Abigail Rose of the town of Ste-
phentown, in the County of Rensselaer and this deponent's wife
Seventh.  That John Casey, David Wolcott John Koon and
all the citizens of the town of Nassau with whom he is
acquainted can testify to his character for veracity and their belief
of his services as a soldier of the revolution; also Stephen Gregory of
the town of Sand lake and William Roberts of the City of Troy who
can testify to the same
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or
an annuity except the present and he declares that his name
is not on the pension roll of the agency of any State
Sworn to and subscribed the
day and year aforesaid                 William Hunt
       Archibald Bull Clerk
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thousand seven hundred and seventy eight, he again volunteered in a com-
pany commanded by Captain Parker, and was marched directly to Spring-
field in the State of Massachusetts, and performed duty there in the said
company for the term of six months, the term for which he had entered
the service, and was constantly employed in guarding the Magazine
at that place, and the field pieces of Artillery which had been
taken with Burgoynes Army, that the only troops engaged in the
last mentioned service at Springfield were two companies, the
one to which he belonged and the other commanded by one Captain
Chapin, That after completing the last tour of service above
mentioned he was discharged and returned home, and was
not engaged in the service except in occasional alarms for a
few days at a time. That the whole time he was engaged in
the service of the United States as above mentioned was fourteen months
    In answer to the interrogatories propounded by the War Department
    he says
First, that he was born in the town of Dover in the County of
Dutchess and State of New York on the seventeenth day of
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second
Third,
Fourth
Fifth.
at
at
Swe
pone
That
Sixth
    of October in the year one thousand seven hundred and fifty five
Second, That he had a record of his age duly entered on a piece
    of paper which was preserved in the family for a number of
    years, but has long since been lost or destroyed
Third, that when he first entered the service as aforesaid he resided at
    Dover above mentioned, and at the places above mentioned when he
    entered the service the second & third times as aforesaid and now lives
    in the town of Nassau in the County of Rensellaer aforsaid
Fourth, that he entered the service at all times as a volunteer
Fifth, That in addition to the officers above named he recollects General Putnam
    who was at Peekskill  and had the command of the forces there
    at the time Fort Montgomery was taken, he also remembers Captains Rosekrans &
    Swartwont who belonged to the regular service during the time this de-
    ponent was engaged at Fort Montgomery during the first six months
    That the general circumstances of his service are as above detailed
Sixth, That he never received a written discharge from the service, nor has
    he any documentary evidence whatever of his service, and further that 
    the only person now living of whom he has any knowledge who can testify
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Declaration, in order to obtain benefit the act of Congress of June 7, 1832.
Printed & Sold by Kemble & Hooper, 8 State st. Troy, N.Y.
Form for State Troops, &c. Printed & Sold by Kemble & Hooper, S State St. Troy, N.Y.
_____________________________
State of New York,                      }
County of Rensellaer City of Troy} SS.
   On this fifth day of September AD 1832 personally appeared in open
Court, before the Judges of   the Court of Common Pleas called the Major Court of the City of Troy
now sitting, William Hunt a resident of the town of Nassau county of Rensselaer
and State of New York, aged seventy six 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 act of Congress passed
June 7, 1832.
  That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers, and served as herein
stated. That is to say, on the first day of June in the year one thousand seven hundred 
and seventy six as near as he can recollect, he enlisted or volunteered as a private for the term of six months
in a company commanded by Captain John Derlin & Lieutenants William Alger & Cornelius
Humphrey in the regiment commanded by Col Humphrey whilst attending a regimental ??? at the town of Fish Kill in the County of Dutchess and State of New York, from which place he was mar-
ched directly to Fort Montgomery in the highlands on the Hudson River in said
State, where he served under the officers aforesaid, for the whole term of
six months for which he entered the service, that whilst so engaged at
said Fort he and the company to which he belonged were employed in con-
structing and strengthening the works at that place, that when he first arrived
there was only eighteen Cannon mounted and when he left there were
as many as eighty mounted for action that Governor George Clinton was Mj
General and his brother James Clinton was Brigadier General of the forces
Page 21

then doing duty and assembled at the place aforesaid. That after being discharged
from the last mentioned service, he returned home to the town of Drover in the County
of Dutchess aforesaid, some time in the month of December in the year aforesaid
That some time in the summer and as he believes on or about the first of August
in the year one thousand seven hundred and seventy seven, at which time he resi-
ded in the town of Sharon in the State of Connecticut, he again volunteered
for the term of three months in a company commanded by Captain John Poin-
ear and one Lieutenant lane, which company belonged to Col Hooker's Regiment
as near as he can recollect. That immediately after joining the last mentioned Company
he was marched to Peekskill on the Hudson River for the purpose of opposing
the passage of the British Troops up the river that whilst the company to which he
belonged was stationed at Peekskill Fort Montgomery was taken by the enemy. that
he was then marched up the river to Red Hook, with as much expedition as
possible whereby they were enabled to arrive at Red Hook about as soon as
the British shipping arrived there, that previous to their arrival the British
had burnt Esopus: that after remaining in the river in the vicinity
of Esopus & Red Hook a short time, the shipping belonging to the enemy
shaped their course to the South, and made sale for New York
that he was marched back as far as Fishkill where after having
served two months the objects of his entering the service having been
accomplished, & being no longer wanted, he together with the rest
of the Company was discharged & he returned home to his family in Sharon
aforesaid. That in the winter after his last mentioned service he removed to the town of
Pittsfield in the State of Massachusetts where on the first of June in the year one
Page 22

We, Stephen Gregory, residing in the town of Sandlake and
William Roberts residing in the City of Troy hereby certify that we are
acquainted with William Hunt --- who has subscribed and sworn to the above de-
claration; that we believe him to be seventy six years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in
the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a Soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that
opinion.
                                                                                                       Stephen Gregory
    Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
                        Archibald Bull Clerk                                                   William Roberts

And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting
the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a Revolution-
ary Soldier , and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that Stephen
Gregory who has signed the preceding certificate, is a credible person resident
in the town of Sandlake ___ and that William Roberts who has also signed
the same, is a resident in the City of Troy ---- and is a credible person, and that their
statement is entitled to credit,
   
   I, Archibald Bull Clerk of the Majors Court of the City of Troy
do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the
application of William Hunt ------------- for a pension.
   In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this fifth day
of September 1832.
                                                                          Archibald Bull Clerk


recollection in the beginning of
so entered the service as aforesaid, that during the same
the said William Hunt was in the army as aforesaid his wife
received letters from him purporting to come from some where
in the Highlands on the Hudson river in the State of New 
York at which place, it was understood he was perform-
in gduty at one of the forts there; that after having
returned from the army as last above mentioned, he removed
from Dover to the town of Sharon aforesaid and into the same
house in which this deponent & her father lived. That some
time during the summer following his leaving the army as
above set forth, he the said William Hunt, as was un-
derstood by the family at the time and verily believed by this
deponent and as she now believes, again entered the army
in the service of his country, which was, as she recollects
in the same year of Bennington battle but where he the said
Hunt served she this deponent cannot remember nor can
she state with precision, how many months he was ab-
sent, but she is certain that he was absent some con-
siderable time and further that after he returned from this
second tour of service he removed from Sharon to the town 
of Pittsfield in the State of Massachusetts, after which time this
deponent has no knowledge of his service, & further says not
                                                      Abigail Rose
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William Hunt
Application
A Pension

Rensselaer County Ss Abigail Rose of the town of Stephentown
in the County of Rensselaer and State of New York being duly sworn
doth depose and say that William Hunt of the town of Nassau
in said County married the sister of this deponent then residing
in the town of Sharon in the State of Connecticut, that soon
after his marriage he removed his wife to the town of Dover in
the County of Dutchess and State of New York. that in the be-
ginning of the summer after the said William Hunt so removed
his wife to the town of Dover, he as this deponent was then in-
formed and verily believes entered the army of the Revolution in de-
fence of his country, but in what particular year this de-
ponent cannot from lapse of time, precisely state, but
she can state that it was in the very commencement of
the American revolution, as she had two brothers who
entered the army at the same time & one of whom died there, that
immediately upon his the said Hunts so entering the army as a-
foresaid his wife returned home to the house of this deponents
father in Sharon, and remained there until he the said Hunt
returned from the army which was according to the best of her
recollection in the beginning of the winter following after he
so entered the service as aforesaid, that during the time
the said William Hunt was in the army as aforesaid his wife
received letters from him purporting to come from some where
in the Highlands on the Hudson river in the State of New 
York at which place it was understood he was perform-
ing duty at one of the forts there, that after having
returned from the army as last above mentioned he removed
from Dover to the town of Sharon aforesaid and into the same
house in which this deponent & her father lived; That some
time during the summer following his leaving the army as
above set forth he the said William Hunt, as was un-
derstood by the family at the time and verily believed by this
deponent and as she now believes, again entered the army
in the service of his country which was as she recollects
in the same year of Bennington battle, but where he the said
Hunt served she this deponent cannot remember nor can
she state with precision how many months he was ab-
sent, but she is certain that he was absent some Con-
siderable time, and further that after he returned from this
second tour of service he removed from Sharon to the town 
of Pittsfield in the State of Massachusetts, after which time this
deponent has no knowledge of his service, & further says not
                                                Abigail Rose
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Rensselaer County ss. I certify that on the thirtieth day
of March AD 1833. Abigail Rose of the town of Ste-
phentown to me known as the same person described in
the within affidavit and made oath before me of
th of the contents thereof. And I further certify
that she the said Abigail Rose is a person of fair
Character and reputable standing and that her statement is entitled to full credit & belief 
                                 J. Koons Commissioner
                                     & for the
                                  County of Rensselaer
_____________________________________________________
State of New York,       }
RENSSELAER COUNTY,} ss.
            I HEREBY CERTIFY that John Koons whose signature
is affixed to the above Certificate of acknowledgment and oath to the affidavit of Abigail Rose was on the day of the date of the same, one 
of the Commissioners of the County of Rensselaer, duly authorised to take such
acknowledgment and oath, and that I am well acquainted with the hand writing of the said John Koons and verily believe the signature " J. Koons" thereto subscribed,
to be his proper hand writing.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my name, and affixed the Seal of said County,
this fourth day of April    one thousand eight hundred and thirty three
                                                             Henry R. Bristol Clerk
__________________________________________________________________________
In the matter
of
William Hunt a revo-
lutionary Soldier
______________________________________________
Declaration
26543

adm'd
14 mo pri
$46.66
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                                                                                       January 15, 1937
                                                                                        XXXXXXXXX XXXXX

Mrs. Charles S. Passmore                                                     WILLIAM HUNT
717 West Granite Street                                                       W. 7819
Butte, Montana                                                                    BA-J/MLB

Dear Madam:

    The data herein were obtained from pension claim, W. 7819, based
upon service in the Revolutionary War of William Hunt.
    William Hunt was born October 17, 1755, in Dover, Dutchess County,
New York, the names of his parents not given.
    While a resident of Dover, New York, William Hunt volunteered
June 1, 1776, served as private in Captain John Dulin's company, Colonel
Humphrey's New York regiment, marched to Fort Montgomery where he was
employed in constructing and strengthening the works at that fort and
increasing the number of mounted cannon from eighteen to eighty, ready
for action, and was discharged sometime in December, of that year. After
his first tour of service, he moved from Dover, New York, to Sharon,
Connecticut, and while residing there with his wife's father and sister,
Abigail Roberts, he volunteered about August 1, 1777, and served two
months as private in Captain John Poinier's company, Colonel Hooker's
Connecticut regiment, then returned to his home in Sharon. In the winter
following that tour, he moved from Sharon, Connecticut, to Pittsfield,
Massachusetts, where he again volunteered June 1, 1778, served as private
in Captain Parker's Massachusetts company, engaged in guarding the magazine
and field pieces of artillery at Springfield, Massachusetts, and was
discharged after having served a tour of six months. He was not again
engaged in service except on occasional alarms for a few days at a time;
his whole service during the Revolution amounted to fourteen months.

    The soldier was allowed pension on his application executed September 5,
1832, at which time he was a resident of Nassau, Rensselaer County, New 
York. He died at his residence there April 9, 1848.

    William Hunt married in March, 1775, in Sharon, Connecticut, Mary
Roberts, a resident of that place, who was born June 20, 1756; the place
of birth and names of her parents were not given. They were married at
the home of her father. Soon after marriage, the soldier took his wife
to Dover, New York. She died October 5, 1849, in Nassau, New York.
Page 26

The following names of children of William Hunt and his wife,
Mary, are shown in the claim:
Lucinda                         Hunt, born  July          1, 1776; married John Casey and in
                                                                                      1850 living in Nassau, N.Y.
Lois                                  "        "      August     8, 1778; died August 18, 1807
Polly                                 "        "      January 17, 1780
Sary or Sarah                   "        "      January 30, 1782;  married Wolcott and in
                                                                                       1850 of Nassau, N. Y.
William                             "        "      February 26, 1784; in 1850 living in Nassau, N.Y.
Benjamin                         "        "       February 21, 1786; died December 5, 1817
Hannah                            "        "      September 8, 1788; married Travis and in 1850
                                                                                         living in Boston, Mass.
-----------                         "        "      July            7,   1793   (record mutilated)
----------                           "        "      December 29, 1796        "           "
Chrischana                        "        "      February 11, 1798; died November 7, 1808
Hiram                                "        "      September 2, 1801

    Alvah Hunt was also one of the soldier's children and that name
probably belonged in one of the mutilated places on the above list. The
place of residence of Alvah Hunt in 1850 was Stephentown, Rensselaer
County, New York.

    Mary Hunt, widow of William Hunt, was survived by the following
children Lucinda Casey, Sarah Wolcott, William Hunt, Hannah Travis
and Alvah Hunt,

    November 22, 1850, Lucinda Casey, daughter of William and Mary
Hunt, while living in Nassau, New York, applied for pension which was
due her mother on account of the Revolutionary War services of her
father. She applied in behalf of herself and the other surviving
children named above. The claim was allowed.
    
The following item of family data appears, also, in the claim:
" Abigail Roberts died September 21, 1803, aged seventy-six years one
month and seven days."
    
    In 1833, the soldier made reference to one William Roberts then
residing in Troy, New York, his relationship to soldier's wife, Mary,
not stated. At that time, reference was made, also, to one David
Wolcott living in Nassau, New York, his relationship to soldier's
daughter, Sarah Wolcott, not given

                            -  2 -
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    In 1833, Abigail Rose, sister of soldier's wife, Mary Hunt, was a
resident of Stephentown, New York, her age not given. She stated
that she had two brothers who entered the army at the same time
William Hunt enlisted, one of whom died in service. She did not
state their names nor the name of her husband. She stated that when
William Hunt enlisted, his wife, Mary, came back to her father's
home where she remained until his service ended.

    In 1850, Minor Roberts, aged seventy-seven years, brother of
soldier's wife, Mary Hunt, was living in Nassau, New York.

                                                 Very truly yours

                                                  A. D. HILLER
                                                 Executive Assistant
                                                 to the Administrator
Page 28

                                          883
Mary Hunt, wid
of Wm
N. Y.
1885
Act 29 - July - 1848
Al'd 14 mo Pri $46.
in 46
66 per annum from 4
Apl 1848, when her
husband died to 5
Oct 1849, when she
died.
Payable a Wm Hunt,
Lucinda Casey &
Sarah Wolcott the
only survivng children

Cert sent to
H. H. Lysander
Present
Page 29

                        883
Mary Hunt
widow of William
N. Y.

Act 29th July 1848
Page 30

                                                            Washington Dec 12 1850

Sir, 
            Encl. you will find the declaration of
Erin Tyler .  I send it to oblige the old lady
not expecting any favorable result from it

                            I have the honor to be
                                  Respectfully
                                         H. H. Sylvester


Hon Jas E Heath
Comm Pensions
Page 31

                                                    Washington Dec 12 1850

Sir

    The declaration of the children of Mary Hunt, widow of
William Applying for arrears of pension due the Widow
at the time of her death

                                         I have the honor to be
                                            very Respectfully
                                                  H H Sylvester


Hon J E Heath
Comm Pension
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                                                                      January 15, 1937

                                                                       XXXXXXXXXXXXXX

                                                                        BA-J/MLB

Mrs. Charles S. Passmore
717 West Granite Street
Butte, Montana

Dear Madam:

    Reference is made to your letter in which you request the record
of William Hunt, a Revolutionary War pensioner, who was living with
Alvant Hunt in Nassau, Rensselaer County, New York, in 1840, aged then
eighty-four years, and the record of Joseph Gillett, who in 1840 was
aged sixty-eight years and residing in Painted Post, Steuben County,
New York, also a pensioner.

    Their records are furnished you herewith.

                                           Very truly yours

                                          A. D. HILLER
                                          Executive Assistant
                                          to the Administrator
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1937, Jan 15 Hist to Mrs Chas S
Passmore (Dec Widow of Jos Gillet
H. 37242-160-55) --    NY

Revy        WIDOW, &c.
      _______________________
File No. 7819
Mary Hunt
Wid:
Wm Hunt
Pri Rev. War
Act: July 2948
Index :-  Vol.  A, Page 355 

[Arrangement of 1870.]