Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 23304, Simeon Hoyt, Mass. N.H.
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service                                             number

Mass.          Hoyt, Simeon         W.23304
N.H.             Hoit or      
                              Miriam
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Feby 22/49        3972
                         New Hampshire Portb.
                               Mariam Hoyt
                      widow of Simeon
                      N.H.
                 who served in the Revolutionary
                 war, as a private
                 Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of
                              27 Dollars  22
                  Cents per annum, to commence on
                  the 4th day of March, 1848.
                 
                  Certificate of Pension issued 
                  the 22 day of Feby 1849
                 and sent to
                 Hon. C.H. Peaslee
                                  Hofk
             Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act 
             February 2, 1848,Page 73 Vol. 1.
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                                    2/181

                        Miriam Hoit
                           wid of Simeon
                              NH
                     act 7 July 1838
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                    State of New Hampshire
                                       Office of Secretary of State May 9 ,1839
                     I hereby certify that from the Records in this
           office it appears that on the day of attestation of the 
annexed statement Ezekiel Hurd was duly in commission
as a Judge in the Court of Common Pleas within
& for the County of Gilfford & his official signature annexed
is genuine. Daniel Gale was in commission as
a Justice of the Peace & quorum within & for said
County by virtue of a Commission made for
Daniel Gale J. He the said Gale having formally been
known by that name. Said Gale by virtue of said 
commission on the 11th day of August AD 1838
took & subscribed the oath prescribed by the law which
are on file in this office. His official signature annexed
                        In testimony whereas I have 
hereunto affixed the seal of said State.
                                            Josiah Stevens Sec of State
________
I              I
I   SEAL  I
I _______I
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I Nathaniel Morrill of Sanbornton in the County
of Strafford and the State of New Hampshire aged Seventy
in years the first day of November ment, depose
and say formerly of Hawke in said State, that I was
well acquainted with Simeon Hoyt a soldier of the
Revolution New Hampshire line, and late of Gilford
in said County of Strafford deceased, that the said
Simeon Hoyt I think in the month of May 1775
enlisted for six or eight months in Captain Mc
Farlands Company who belonged to Haverhill
Massachusetts, and Lieutenant Jacob Quimby of Hampstead
N.Hampshire the Col's name I do not remember.
and he marched near Boston and was in the 
Battle at Bunker Hill and he returned home
I think in January 1776. And further say, that
that the said Simeon Hoyt enlisted again in the
month of July 1777, for two or three months, in
Hawks Regiment the Captains name I do not
remember and he marched to Bennington
and was in Bennington Battle as I have often
heard him state. I further depose and say
that my Father was a Decon of the Church in the
town of Hawke and I have now in my possession
the church records of my said Father, which are in
the following words and figures.. Simeon
Hoyt & Miriam Morrill of Hawke married
December 23, 1777. And further say that the said
Mariam Hoyt, widow of the said Simeon Hoyt
is a widow and has never been married
since the death of Simeon Hoyt her aforesaid
husband.                           Nath Morrill
State off New Hampshire}
          Straford County ss} October 8th 1838.
Personally appeared the above named deponent who is credible 
and made oath to the above declaration in due form of law
before me.            Daniel Gale Jus.Peace
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                   State of New Hampshire
 Strafford County SS.
                              I Francis Cogswell Clerk
of the Superior Court of Judicature for said
County hereby certify that Daniel Gale is
a Magistrate as within and that the within
signature purporting to be his is in my 
belief genuine.
                       In testimony whereof I have 
__________   hereunto set my name and
I                   I  affixed the Seal of said Court
I    SEAL      I  this tenth day of October 1838.
I _________I                           FCogswell Clerk
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                                                          DECLARATION
In order to obtain the benefits of the act of Congress of the the July, 1838, entitled "An act granting half pay
                                             and pensions to certain widows."

                                             STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
STRAFFORD SS.-On this seventeenth day of August
personally appeared before me Ezekiel Hume Justice of the Court of
Common Pleas                  Mariam Hoit  -   -    -
                           a resident of Gilford in the county of Strafford,       
aged eighty three years, who, being first duly sworn, according to the 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 7, 1838, entitled "An act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows:" That she is the widow of
Simieon Hoit       who was a Soldier in the 
revolution and on the Seventeenth of the year 1775 he
was at the battle at Bunker Hill Massachusetts and
was in the Regiment Commanded by Col. Stark
and as near as I can remember and that he 
listed prior to going into the service for the term
of six months and she further states that he
served in a company the Lieutenant of which
was named Jacob Quimly


She further declares that she was married to the said Simieon Hoit on
the twenty ninth day of December in the year seventeen hundred and
Seventy Seven that her husband, the aforesaid , Simieon Hoit
died on the ninth day of April in the year 1824
that she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service, but the marriage took place previous to the first
of January, seventeen hundred and ninety-four, viz : at the time above stated.
Sworn to and subscribed, on the day and year above written, before              her
                                                                                                              Mariam  X  Hoit
                                                                                                                         mark
 Witnesses                                                                                           Ezekiel Hume  Justice
     Ezekiel Hume                                                                                  of the Court of Common
     E.S.Lawrence                                                                                                                  Pleas

I hereby certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity attend the court.
                                                                                                 Ezekiel Hume Justice
                                                                                                  of the Court of Common
                                                                                                                              Pleas
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           State of New Hampshire

Stafford County
                  I Francis Cogswell clerk of the 
                Court of Common Pleas for said County
                hereby certify that Ezekiel Hurd is
                a Justice of said Court and that the
                within signatures purporting to be
                his are in my belief genuine.
 ______   In testimony whereof I have
I            I  hereunto set my name and
I  SEAL I  affixed the Seal of said Court
I______I  this eight day of October
                A.D. 1838
               Attest F Cogswell, Clerk
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Joseph S Hoyt  was born Feby the 2-1778
Hannah B Hoyt was born August the 26-1778   
And Married April the 22 1800
Sophrania F Hoyt was born Nov. the 14-181
Morrill Hoyt    was born Nov. the 18-183
Simean Hoyt  was born Sept. the 13 185
Sally G Hoyt was born Nov the 3 187   
Erastus Hoyt  was born Jan the 12 1810
Mary Jane Hoyt was born Feb the 13 1812
Betsy G Hoyt was born April the 29 1814
Alfred Hoyt was born August the 15 1816
William G Hoyt was born Dec the 14 1818
And Died  Oct the 2 1819
Thomas B Hoyt was born Dec the 18 1820
Hannah Olive Hoyt was born May the18 1823
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Gilford May 2 1824
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Mary Jane Johnson of Gilford in the County
of Strafford and the State of New Hampshire,
depose and say, that my age is twenty eight
years, being the daughter of Joseph S. Hoyt &
Hanna B. Hoyt who were born Feby 2nd
1778, and August 26th 1778, and they were
married April 22nd 1800, then follows the 
birth of my fathers children, to wit,
Sophronia F. Hoyt, Morrill Hoyt, Simeon
Hoyt, Sally G. Hoyt, Erastus Hoyt then follows
the births of five other of my father's children
as will be seen by the record hereunto
annexed which is known to by me
to be the hand writing of Joseph S. Hoyt
my said father who is the son of Simeon
Hoyt and Miriam Hoyt of Gilford aforesaid
who are my grandparents, and that the said
Mariam Hoyt my grand mother has made application
for a pension. my parents are both dead
and I kept the annexed record in my
possession until Daniel Gale Esquire
annexed the same as aforesaid.

                          Mary Jane Johnson

             State of New Hampshire}
                     Strafford County ss}
                                                    Augst 11th 1840
  Subscribed and sworn to no the day and
year just above written. I hereby certify
that the above named informant is a
credible witness.
Before me,     Daniel Gale Jus. Peace
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      State of New Hampshire
Strafford County
                    I Frances Cogswell
cler of the Superior Court of Judicature within
and for the said County, hereby certify that
Daniel Gale is a Justice of the Peace and
Quorum throughtout the State, duly
Commissionated and qualified that his
Commission bears date the 21st day 
of May 1839 and will expire on the
twentieth day of May 1844 and that being
well acquainted with his signature I have
no doubt the within purporting doth
his is genuine.

                           Given under my hand           
(SEAL)                and seal of said Court
                           this seventh day of
                           November AD 1840
                           F Cogswell, Clerk
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rev
     WIDOW, & c.
File No. 23304
Miriam Hoyt
    widow of
Simeon Hoyt
Priv Rev War
___________
Act.  Feb 2nd 1848
Index: -- Vol. A  , Page 350
          [Arrangement of 1870.]
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Meriam Hoit
widow of Simeon
       N.H.
act 1838  let to Daniel
Gale 3 June 1839
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                  5.913
New Hampshire, Portsmouth
Mariam Hoyt
widow of Simeon Hoyt
(this line crossed out)-Who was a pensioner under the act of-
who was there and who died on the 9th April 1824
of Strafford Co. in the State of N.Hampshire
who was a Private in the company commanded
by Captain McFarland of the ninth commanded
by (left blank) in the N.H. Militia
live or 8 months & 5 days
Inscribed on the Roll of Portsmouth
at the rate of 27 Dollars 22 cents per annum,
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1836.
Certificate of Pension issued the 23rd day of Nov.
1840 and sent to Daniel
Gale Esq. Gilford P.O. N.H.
Arrears to the 4th of Sept. 40                     122.49
Semi=annual allowance ending March 4      13.61
                                                                    ______
                                                                  $136.10

                                                                                  {Act July 7,}
                                                                                  {  1838       }

Recorded by D.Brown      Clerk,  Book  A.      Vol. 1.   Page 43
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1617

New Hampshire . Ports
Miriam Hoyt
Widow of Simeon Hoyt
who was a Private
in the N. H. Militia
for 8 mo & 5 Dys
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of
2 Dollars & 22 
Cents per anumm. to commence on 
the 4th off March 1843.
Certificate of Pension issued the
30th day of August, 1843.
Danl Gale
Gilford P.O.
N.H.
[Act of March 3, 1843.]
Recorded in Book A
Vol 1. Page 17.
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Simeon Hoit  D(died)1824
Meriaim         Dec 23d
                       Mr(married) 77 
                      1m(male)child born fit 1778
758.5 McFarland
77 { Bat(tle of) Benminster no}
         { officer named}

[a notation added] 
Orde  vol 15 to 76
  File 25
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Miriam Hoyt
Wid of Simeon
     NH
Act July  1838
Married 1777
   died 1824
Allow 8 mo 5 d
for $27.22 per anu
NH Militia Capt
McFarland


Daniel Gale Esq
Gilford P.O.
N H
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M.Hoyt

$27.22 per annum


Daniel Gale
Gilford Post Office
N.H.
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                    State of New Hampshire
                          Belknap County
                    Gilmanton  June 8th 1843

Sir,
     I hearwith transmit to you the declar-
=ation of Miriam Hoyt taken by me for
a pension under the act of Congress of
March 3d 1843. Please return to me an
answer at Gilford  P. Office[may refer to post office] as soon as
may be.
              I am Respectfully 
            Yr Obte.  Servte [an abbreviation for "Your Obedient Servant."]
              Daniel Gale


J.L. Edwards Esqr
Washington City
                 D.C.
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                              1945[may have been 1845 when Mariam Hoyt would have been 90 years old]
                        Mariam Hoyt[signature] [prior to this Mariam Hoyt made her mark,
                                                                someone signed for her]
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                            Declaration
In order to obtain the benefits of the Act of Congress
of the 3d March 1843, granting pensions for one
year to certain widows who have received pensions
under the act of July 7th 1838
        State of New Hampshire}
         Belknap County             } ss
On this twenty second day of May 1843 per-
-sonally appeared before the Subscriber a Justice 
of the Peace for the County aforesaid
Miriam Hoyt of Gilford in the County of 
Belknap and the State of New Hampshire, aged
eighty eight years, who being duly sworn,
according to law, doth on her oath, make the
following declaration , in order to obtain the
benefits of the provision made by the act of
Congress, passed on the 3d March, 1843,
granting pensions to widows of persons who
served during the Revolutionary War.
That she is the widow of Simeon Hoyt who 
was a private in Captain McFarland's
Company and was in the Battle of Bunker
Hill in 1775, - The annual amount of pension
Which I received order the act of July 7th was Twenty Seven
dollars ^and  twenty two cents. She further declares that she 
is still a widow.                         her
                                     Mariam X Hoyt
                                               mark
Sworn to and subscribed on the day and
year above written.
Before me, Daniel Gale Jus. Peace-
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I hereby certify that the within named Miriam
Hoyt is well known to me, and that she is a 
person of truth and veracity
                                       Daniel Gale Jus. Peace
State of New Hampshire
Belknap, ss.
I Ebenezer S. Lawerence Clerk of the Court of Common Please for said
County, that Daniel Gale is a Justice of the Peace in and
for said County, that his commission is dated May 21st A.D.
1839 and will expire May 21st A.D. 1844 and that the foregoing
signatures purporting to be his are genuine in my belief-
In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed my seal of office and subscribed my name
this twenty third day of May A.D. 1843
[SEAL]                                    E.S.Lawerence,  Clerk
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                                                                        Declaration
In order to obtain the benefits o the Act of Congress of 2d February,1848,entitled "An Act making further pro=
vision for surviving Widows and Soldiers of the Revolution.
STATE OF NEW-HAMPSHIRE.}
County of Belknap       ss.         }
ON THIS fifth day of October 1848 personally appeared
before the subscriber, a Justice of the peace in and for said County,Miriam Hoyt
               a resident of Gilford aged Ninety three years in the County of Belknap, who, being first duly sworn according to law, doth on her oath make the
following declaration, in order to obtain the benefits of the provisions made by the Act of Congress, passed
on the 2d February, 1848, granting pensions to Widows of pensions who served during the Revolutionary
War : That she is the Widow of   Simeon Hoyt    who was a private
in the Army of the Revolution and that she was a pensioner
and received a pension under the Act of 17th June 1844 
at the rate of $27.22 per annum.

Witness                 She further declares that she is still a widow.       Her
Daniel M. Gale                                                                              Miriam X Hoyt      
G.M.Hoit                                                                                              Mark
                             Sworn and Subscribed on the day and year above written- Before
                                                                                           Daniel M. Gale Justice of the Peace
                            I FURTHER CERTIFY , that the above declarant is personally known to me.
                                                                                           Daniel M. Gale Justice of the Peace

                       STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
      Becknap County,   ss

I, Ebenezer S. Lawrence  Clerk of Courts o Common
Pleas, of the County and State aforesaid, do hereby certify that Daniel M. Gale
is a Justice of the Peace in and for said County, duly commissioned and qualified , that his commission was
dated on the twenty third day of December 1845 and will expire
on the twenty second day of December 1850 and that his signature above written is 
genuine.
Given under my hand, and seal the seventh day of October 1848
                                                                                    E.S.Lawrence  CLERK

John F. Brown, No. 1, Ayer's Block, Concord, N.H.