Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 44,900, William Hawkins, Conn. N.Y.
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Conn.     Hawkins, William       S. 44900
N.Y.
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15781
New York     D
William Hawkins
of Schenectady in the state of New York
who was a Sergeant in the regiment commanded by Colonel Butten of the Connect
line, for the term of six years.
Inscribed on the roll of New York
at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence
the 6 of April 1812
Certificate of Pension issued the 3 of Nov.
and faith to John Theyes
Schenectady New York
Arrears to 4th of September. 1819     135.7
Semi-anl.all'ce ending 4 Mar. 1820.    _48____
16 Mo. 29                                            $183.73
             30
                           Revolutionary claim,
                           Act 18th March, 1818.
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Date of Death
not on A. B.
[illegible]
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[illegible]
Date of death
not on A. B.
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William Hawkins
2 Apper for Pension
for Rev Services
Sergeant
YY to 83
Butter Connect
[illegible]
Aamitter
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State of New York City
County of Schenectady to:

William Hawkins
MARION OR
On this 28th day of September 1819, before me, the subscriber, one of the
Judges of the Court of Common Pleas for the
said County, personally appeared William Hawkins aged Sixty four years, resident in the City of Schenectady in the said County, 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 William Hawkins
enlisted for the term of During the war continuation
in the month of February in the year 1777 in
at Fort Stanwix in the State of New York
in the company commanded by Captain Derick Hansen of the Regiment commanded by Colonel James Livingston in the line of the State of New on the Continental Establishment; that he continued to serve in the said corps, or in the service of the United States, until the Seventh of June 1783, when he was
discharged from service at West point in the state of New York, that he was in the battles of Saratoga, at the Battle on Rhode Island under General Sullivan,
and that he is in reduced circumstances, and stands in need of the assistance of his country for support;
and that he has no other evidence now in his power of his said services.
Sworn to and declared before me, the day and year aforesaid.
David Boyd  William Hawkins
I, David Boyd Judge, &c. as aforesaid, do certify that it appears, to my satisfaction, that the said William Hawkins did serve in the
revolutionary war, as stated in the preceding declaration, against the common enemy, for the term of nine months at one time, on the continental establishment; 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. I am also satisfied that he needs the assistance of his country for support. I also certify that he made a previous dealing
on the 6th day of April 1818, as appears by the affidavits [illegible]
annexed, before James Hildreth Esquire then one of the Judges of the Court
of Common Pleas in [illegible] the County of Montgomery who has since died.
SEAL OF THE COURT
D. Boyd
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State of New York City
& County of Schenectady to: William Hawkins
of the City aforesaid being duly sworn deposeth and saith
that for the purpose of proving his pension under the
Law of Congress passed in March 1818, for Revolutionary
services, he did on the Sixth day of April in the year
One Thousand Eight Hundred & Eighteen appear before
James Hildreth Esquire then one of the Judges of the
Court of Common Pleas of the County of Montgomery, and
make his declaration under oath agreeable to the
provisions of that act, of his services and discharge
from the Army of the Revolution, in that at the same time
William Wallace who had been a Lieutenant
in the Company commanded by Capt Hansen, appeared before the said
Judge Hildreth as a witness
to this Deponents service.
That after the said Declaration & affidavit of the said Wallace were taken &
sworn to before the said
Judge. This Deponent went
to the office of the Clerk of said County of Montgomery &
promised the certificate of said Clerk under the
Seal of the Court of Common Pleas of the County
that the said Hildreth was at the time a Judge
of the said Court & the name subscribed his
[illegible].
That on or about the Thirteenth of April in
the year aforesaid he handed the said Declaration
proof &c. to John R. Page of the said City of Schenectady to forward to the War Department.
This deponent further says that in addition to his foregoing declaration, that some time, he thinks, in the month of November in the year 1780 at Verplanks
Court in the State of New York the Regiment commanded by the said Colonel James Livingstone was
broken up and the now Commissioned officers & privates
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transfered to different Regiments in the United States Service,
That this Deponent was at that him transfered to a
Company commanded by Captain Erastus Wolcott
in the first Connecticut Regiment commanded by
Colonel Zebulon Butler on the Continental
establishment, that he remained attached to said company Regiment until the time of his discharge
at West Point mentioned in his foregoing decla
ation. Further this deponent says that sometime he thinks in the month of June 1818, he was informed
by the said John K. Page, that his papers had been
returned from the War Department, with a
memorandum that his name was not found
on the Rolls, and that it was necessary for
this Deponent to procure two Credible witnesses
of his said service. That this deponent then went
to the town of Hadley in the County of Saratoga
and procured the testimony of one Phineas
Austin, who had been a Sergeant during the
whole time of this Deponent's service in the
said Company commanded by Capt. Wolcott
and attached to the said Company. That the
affidavit of the said Phineas Austin
was taken & sworn to before Judge Prior
then one of the Judges of the Court of Common
Pleas of the County of Saratoga, who said
that he was a credible & [illegible] witness,
That to procure this testimony he was
obliged to travel about Eighty miles. That
he then went to the County of Green and
procured the testimony of one William Porter
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who was a Sergeant in Captain Hansens Company, and also in Capt. Wolcotts Company and was
transfered at the same time with this Deponent
from the said
Hansens to the said Wolcotts Company
and was always attached to the same company with this Deponent. That the affidavit
of the said Porter was taken & sworn to before
Judge Adams then one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Green. That in order to procure this testimony he was under the necessity of travelling about Eighty four miles.
That after procuring the testimony of the
said Austin Porter, he went to the office
of the
Secretary of State of the State of New York &
procured the Certificate of the said Secretary under the seal of said 
office, that the said
Prior and
Adams before whom the aforesaid affidavits
were taken, were on the days
of the taking
thereof, Judges of the respective Counties above named.
Further he says,
that the said Judge Hildreth before whom the original Declaration was
made, having since the making thereof died, this Deponent went before David Boyd
one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Schenectady 
who certified as to this Deponents
indigent circumstances, and that he needed assistance from his country for support, and also that the said Judge Hildreth since the taking of said Declaration
had died. That the certificate of the Clerk &
the Seal of the Court of Common Pleas of the County of
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Schenectady that the said David Boyd was at the time
one of the Judges of the said Court was [illegible] that after his said
papers had again been sent to the War Department & returned, he went to the Judges Prior & Adams &
procured their certificates that the Witnesses Austin and Porter respectively sworn before them were credible witnesses. That after this which was some time in January 1819 the said papers were again
handed to the said John K. Page to here
re-sent to the war Department. This Deponent
further says, that previous to his enlisting
for during the
war"" as specified in his Declaration he was
in service near two years, and was in the expedition to Canada commanded by General
Montgomery. That during the Revolutionary war he was in service upwards of Eight years
and was a Sergeant during the whole of his
service after his last enlistment
and further he saith not.
William Hawkins
Sworn before me this
28th day of September 1819
Eliud L. Davis Justice 
of the Peace
I certify that the above Deponent William
Hawkins is a credible witness.
Eliud L. Davis Justice of the Peace
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Service  Conn.      Hawkins, William S.  number 44,900
State of New York City & County of Schenectady [illegible] Joh K Paige of the City & County aforesaid being duly sworn deposith, that on the thirteenth Day of April in the Year 181, as appears by an entry in this Deponents Register mad at the time, William Hawkins who has made the foregoing Declaration and Affidavit, handed to this deponent his first Declaration under oath, for the purpose of obtaining a Pension for Revolutionary Services; that the said Declaration was made before James Heldreth Esquire  there one of the judges of the Court of Common Pleas for the County of Montgomery with the usage Certificate annexed, that accompanying the said Declaration was an Affidavit of Lieut Waltan of the Service of the said William Hawkins, that the Certificate of the Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of the Count of Montgomery under the seal of the date of the taking said Declaration & Affidavit was [illegible] a judge of said court  This deponent does not recollect the date of said Declaration, but has no doubt it was taken at as early a date as the 6th of April 1818 as stated in the affidavit of the said Hawkins   This Deponent further says that on the 16th of April 1818, he enclosed the said Declaration to the Hon. the Secretary of War.
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That on the 11th Day of June following they were returned for further testimony, (being marked "not on the rolls") & for an additional Certificate of the judge of the Indigent circumstances of the said Hawkins. ---
That the said Hawkins procured the affidavit
of Phineas Austin of the services & discharge of
the said Hawkins taken & sworn to before Judge
Prior one of the Judges of the Court of Common
Pleas of the County of Montgomery, and also
the affidavit of William Porter of the service & discharge of him the said Hawkins, taken, sworn
to before Judge Adams one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Green, that annexed to the said affidavits was a
Certificate of the Secretary of State the State of New York under the seal of said office, that the said Judge Prior & Adams, were on the day of the taking of the respective affidavits, Judges of the Courts of Common Pleas of the respective Counties named. -That in the mean time the said
Judge Hildreth before whom the said Declaration
had been made, had died, and the said Hawkins
procured the Certificate of David Boyd one of the
Judges of the Court of Common Pleas of the
County of Schenectady, that he the said
Hawkins was in reduced circumstances & stood in need of assistance from his Country for support, and also that the said Judge Hildreth had since the taking of the Declaration died --
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annexed was a certificate of the Clerk under the
seal of the said Court of Common Pleas that the
said David Boyd was at the time one of the Judges of said Court -- That this Deponent did on the 14th November of said year resend to the War Department the said Papers. - And that they
were afterwards returned to this Deponent, with
a memorandum endorsed that a Certificate of
the Credibility of the witnesses Austin & Porter
was required - That the said Hawkins procured the said Certificates from the Judges Prior & Adams. -- And this Deponent on the 6th Day of January 1819 again forwarded the said Papers to the Secy of War.
This Deponent further says that the said Papers
when forwarded on the said 6th of Jany, were
complete in every thing required by the several memorandums endorsed upon them in the War
Department. - And further he saith not
Jno Keyes Paige
Sworn before me this }
28th Day of September 1819 }
Eliud L Davis Justice of }
the Peace -- }
I certify that the above Deponent John K. Paige
is a credible witness -
Eliud L Davis Justice of the Peace
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State of New York
City - County of Schenectady for In testimony that David Boyd before whom the preceeding  Declaration of William Hawkins was made [to which] to the Certificate thereunto annexed was the Date thereof one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Schenectady and the same is his signature, Eliud L. Davis Affidavits of the said William Hawkins and John K. Paige were taken was on the Day of the date thence a Justice of the Peace in and for the County of Schenectady and the above his signature subscribe my name and affix the Seal of this Court of Common Pleas of ________ County this 28th September 1819
Jelles A Fonda
Clerk of
the County Of Schenectady
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STATE OF NEW-YORK, ss. County of Schenectady, On this fifteenth day of May 1820 a personally appeared before me David Boyd one of the Judges of the law Common Pleas of said County William ins of Pensioner under the act of the 10 pursuant to the act of this of May certificate dated Nov 19  180 aged about sixty years resident in the County of Schenectady who being first duly sworn according to law, doth, on his oath, declare that he served in the Revolutionary war as follows during the war 1777 Capt Hansenstonpany Col and on the establishment transferred to Col Regh connecticut line cont discharged at end of the war and discharged at West Point.  And I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the eighteenth day of March, one thousand eight hundred and eighteen and that I have not, since that time, by gift, sale or in any manner whatever, 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 eighteenth day of March, one thousand eight hundred and eighteen 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 hereto annexed subscribed
 Schedule 
Real estate   None
Personal estate   None 
Income     None
occupation.  None

Family

 William Hawkins, myself    68
[]                                            38
Stephen Hawkins  Sone.  [] 32
Peter Hawkins Son   [].  29
Joseph Hawkins Son Cayuga   22
 Sworn to and declare, on the 15 day of May 1820 before me Boyd one of the Judges of the Court of Law Pleas of said County examined and of in Open Court, May 10 1813 
JELLES A. FONDA, Clerk of the county of Schenectady, do hereby certify, that the foregoing oath and the schedule thereto annexed, are truly copied from the record of the said court, and I do were it is the opinion the said court, that in value of property hibited in the aforesaid schedule, is and cents. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said county, on this 16 day of June 182 Jos A. Fonda David the proved king dollars Clerk of the County of Schenectady.
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July 8, 193
BA-J [indecipherable]
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
William Hawkins
S.44900

Adelaide M. Purcell
35 Oxford Street
Monteclair, New Jersey

Dear Madam:

Reference is made to your letter relative to William Hawkins, a soldier of the Revolutionary War.
The data which follow were obtained from the papers on file in pension claim, S. 44900, based upon the military service of William Hawkins in the Revolutionary War.
William Hawkins served as sergeant about two years and was in the expedition to Canada commanded by General Montgomery, date of enlistment not given. He enlisted sometime in February 177[indecipherable], at Fort Stanwix, New York, served as sergeant in Captain Derick Hansen's company, Colonel James Livingston's New York regiment, and was in the battles of Saratoga and Rhode Island. Sometime in November, 1780, he was transferred at Veryplack's Point, New York, to Captain Eratus Wolcott's company, Colonel Zebulon Butler's Connecticut regiment, and was discharged June 7, 1783.
He was allowed pension on his application executed April 6, 1818, in Montgomery County, New York.
In 18[indecipherable] he was aged about sixty five years and living in Schenectady County, New York.
On May 14, 17[indecipherable], William Hawkins was the resident of Danbury, Conneticut, and was appointed by the Probate Court of Dutchess County, New York, administrator of the estate of Issac Hawkins who served as a private in Colonel Van Schmick's Connecticut regiment; relationship to the soldier not stated.
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In 1820 the soldier referred to the following family:

"Mandvil (?), married and was moved    33
  Stephen Hawkins, son, moved remote  30
Peter Hawkins, son, moved Holland....
....purchase                                                   27(?)
 Joseph Hawkins, son, Cayuga                  22"

There are no further family data in the claim.

The forgoing history is that of the only soldier named William Hawkins, who served or was pensioned from the State of New York,  found in the Revolutionary War records of this office. 

   Very truly yours

         A.D. HILLER
        Assistant to Administrator
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January 23, 1933
BA-J/MCS
Win. Hawkins, S.44900


Adelaide M. Purcell
33 Oxford Street
Montclair 
New Jersey 

Dear Madam:

   Reference is made to your request for further information in regards to William Hawkins, S.44900, whose full record was furnished you July 8, 1932, is the only soldier by that name who served from New York State, found in the Revolutionary War records this office.

    Very trully yours

  A.D. HILLER
Assistant to Administrator
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Service
Comm. N.Y. 
Hawkins, William
Number
S.44,900
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ADELAIDE PURCELL STUDIOS
MONTCLAIR, NEW JERSEY
33 Oxford Street,
May 23, 1932.
Director of Pensions,
Veterans Administration,
Washington, D.C.
Dear Sir:-
In a recent communication from the Adjutant
General's office, War Department, Washington, it
was suggested that I write to you in regard to the
Revolutionary War record of William Hawkins of
Brookhaven Township, Village of Moriches, Long
Island, N. Y. William Hawkins was born 1755 and
I understand, died 1837.
I believe there is a William Hawkins,
rank not shown, in Capt. Leonard Bleeker's Company,
1st New York Regiment, but I have not been given
any information whether that was a Company from
or near the locality of Brookhaven Township.
Thanking you for any information, I am,
Very truly yours
Adelaide M. Purcell
AMP
[Stamp] Received May 27 1932
Receipt Section 
Pension Files Submission
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44900
INVALID
Rery

File No. 44900
William Hawkins
Sergt. Rev. War
Act: 18th March 1818.
Index: - Vol. 3, Page 213
[Arragnement of 1870]
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1932 - July 8 [intelligible] to Adelaide M. Purcell - MLB
1933. Jan. 23. Adelaide M. Purcell adv. she has
her farm record of only [intelligible] Hawkins of U.U. [intelligible] 
U.E.S
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Schnectady 
June 18
FREE
The Hon. J. C. Calhoun
Secretary of War
Washington
500 (Written vertically $5.00)
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Hon J. Calhoun
W
Lay of War J.
.
I enclose the second Declaration of William
Hawkins, an applicant for a pension for Revolutionary services. The Judge before whom his first Declaration was made, as will appear by the Certificate of the Judge the affts. has since died so that the time of makin the declaration is only fixed by the affts, & therefrom certified by the judge.

The testimony of the witnesses Austin & Porter
would again have been procured present with this declaration, had it not been for the debility & circumstances of the applicant Hawkins. The witnesses reside, as Hawkins states, upwards of 40 miles each, in opposite directions from his place of residence, to complete his former papers, between went those two journeys, first to procure their testimony, and next owing to the agent of the judges, and agreeable to the directions from the W. Dept. to procure certificates of their credibility.

He also hands me to transmit as a circumstance
in corroboration of his statement, the original
letters of Administration granted to him by a
Judge of the Court of Probates of Dutchess County while in service, in which he is
described as "a Sergeant in Colonel Zebulon Butlers Regiment". The request is consistent with the regulations of the War Dept.
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that those letters of administration may be returned to him
Schenectady N.Y.  
28th Septr 1889
(illegible)
Respeyourobbless
J Keyes Paige
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Letter of Administration 
To William Hawkins
(scratched or lined out)
12:0:0
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The People of the State of New York by the Grace of God Free and Independent to William Hawkins of Danbury in the State of Connecticut a Sergeant in Colonel - Zebulon Butler's Regiment Send Greeting Whereas --
Isaac Hawkins a Private in Colonel Van Schaick's Regiment as is alleged lately died instestate having whilst living (illegible) at the time of his death goods chattels or credits within this  State by means whereof the ordering and granting administration of all and singular the said goods chattels and credits and also the auditing allowing and final discharging the account thereof doth pertain unto us and we
 being desirous that the goods chattels and credits of the said deceased may be well and faithfully administered  applied and disposed of do grant unto you the said William Hawkins full power by these presents to administrater and faithfully dispose of all and singular the said goods chattels and credits to ask demand recover and receive the debts which unto the said deceased whilst living and at the time of his death did belong and to pay the debts which the said deceased did owe so far as such goods chattels and credits will thereto extend and the law require you being first duly sworn well and faithfully to admininister the same and to make and each bit a true and perfect inventory of all and singular the said goods chattels and credits and also to - render a just and true account thereof when thereunto required 
And we do by these presents ordain depute and constitute you the said William Hawkins administrator of all and singular goods chattles and credits which were of the said Isaac Hawkins in testimony wherof we have caused the Seal of our Court of Probates to be hereunto affixed witness Thomas Tredwell Esquire Judge of our said Court at Rumbout in the the County of Dutchess the fourteenth day of May in the year of our lord one thousand seven hundred and eighty three  Dav. Judson Th
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THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES
Form VAM-51-
12-5-41

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*

Division of Veterans' Administration Archives

NAME Hawkins, William
GRADE Private
LINE Massachusetts

WARRANT NUMBER 4338
ACREAGE 100 
ISSUED Aug. 22, 1789
to -not shown-

*The information concerning the issuance of warrants carded on this form is found in volumes 2 to 4 of "Land Warrants Issued Prior to 1800" which registers of bounty land warrants issued to non-commissioned officers and privates under congressional resolutions of September 16, 1776, and subsequent dates. Other records relative to the applications for warrants appear to have been destroyed in the War Department fire of November 8, 1800. Information concerning warrants surrendered to the Federal Government is to be found in General Land Office records in The National Archives.