Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 5424, for Bartholomew Hurlbut, Connecticut
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Conn.

Hurlbut, Bartholomew

R.5424
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No. 4536

Bartholw Hurlbut

Declaration
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DECLARATION.
Revolutionary claim, under an Act of Congress, Passed June 7th, A.D. 1832.

State of Vermont,        } Franklin County Probate
District of Georgia, ss. } Court, August 14th, A.D. 
                                       1832.

Personally appeared in open Court, being the Probate Court for the County of Franklin, and a Court of Record for said County, and State of Vermont, as will appear by the first section of a Statue Law of said State, entitled "An act, constituting Probate Courts Courts of Record," - passed November 15, A.D. 1821, [see 1st section of said act,] Bartholomew Hurlbut aged 71 years, resident of Sheldon in said County, who being 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 7th, A.D. 1832

He was born at Canaan Connecticut has a record of his age in the Family Bible.
He entered the U. States service as a substitute for one Daniel Burton of said Canaan (no deceased) engaged for three months in the month of May the year previous to Danbury's being burnt - marched (under the command of Charles Burrel - Lieut Jeremiah Hogoboom to Horseneck State of New York in the immediate command of Col or Gen Waterbury - employed in building a Fort at that place - there stationed until his time was out the last of August or first of September - then received a written discharge signed by Col or Gen Waterbury but has lost the same.  He again enlisted from Canaan afo in the month of February for six months (being the same year that he first went into the service) under a recruiting sergt by the name of Brigham - and in about three or four weeks marched to the Nine Partners (York State) where he was mustered - then marched to Horseneck - there stationed about four months and two months at Palmers Hill.  While at Palmers Hill a company of British (about Five Hundred) Infantry and Five Hundred Horse came out
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he was mustered - then marched to Horseneck there stationed about four months - and two months at Palmers Hill.  While at Palmers Hill a company of British (about Five Hundred) Infantry and Five Hundred Horse came out and made an attack upon the guard who were employed in guarding cattle belonging to the United States - the guard was routed and retreated across a creek and fled to the Fort on Horseneck discharged by receiving a written discharge from the commander of the Ford in the month of August or September.
He again enlisted at Salisbury Connecticut in the month of December the same year under the command of Capt. Chapman of Woodbury Connecticut - Lieut Samuel Mills of Norfolk - Ensign Nathaniel Evarts of Salisbury Connecticut inspected at Woodbury and marched to Horseneck Regiment commanded by Col. Warmer - there stayed a few days then marched to West Point - there stationed until April - called out on an alarm to Danbury arrived there before the enemy left and was in part of the engagement - the enemy was driven back - they then retreated to a place called the Saw pits - returned back to West Point there stayed until about the middle of September then received a written discharged from whom he does not recollect has long since lost the same.
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Then received a written discharge - from whom he does not recollect has long since lost the same.

He has no documentary evidence whatever.

He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity, except the present,

Sworn to, and subscribed, the day and year aforesaid.  Bartw Hurlbut

I Samuel Wead, of Sheldon, hereby certify, that I am well acquainted with Bartholomew Hurlbut of Sheldon, who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration that we believe him to be 71 years of age; that he reputed and believed in his neighborhood to have been a soldier of the Revolution and I concur in that opinion.
Sworn to and subscribed    }      Samuel Wead
the day and year aforesaid }  

And the Court hereby certify, that Samuel Wead, who has subscribed and sworn to the foregoing certificate has been Judge of the County Court, within and for the County of Franklin, and also Postmaster in said Town of Sheldon, and that his statement is to be believed.

And the Court do hereby declare their opinion, that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states.
William Bridges Judge

I, John Gates, jr. Register of the Court of Probate for the district aforesaid, do hereby certify, that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matters of the application of Bartholomew Hurlbut for a pension.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 14th day of August A.D. 1832.
John Gates, jr. Register.
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5424
Bartholomew Hurlbut

Stamped "Rejected"
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Bartholomew Hurlbut
Newark
Suspended
Set 17 Sept. 1834
Wm Bridges
5424
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70 Sep Capt not Hall Col Exp Storrs at New(illegible) 3 mo.
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State of Vermont
Franklin County
St. A?ans Augt. 26th 1834

Hon. J. L. Edwards

Sir
Enclosed I return you the declaration and evidence in support of the claim of Bartholomew Hurlbut for a pension.  You will observed that the 2nd declaration is not in every respect like the first.  Since Mr. Hurlbut made his first declaration he has been to Connecticut to the place of his nativity and has obtained from his acquaintances who were living at the time he entered the service, a more complete history of his service then he was able to give himself.  And from the information obtained and his own reflections he is now able to give a more correct account of his several campaigns but yet he is not able to state definitely every particular as far as he could wish owing to the long length of time, and the loss of memory.

Mr. Hurlbut is very infirm and his mental faculties much impaired, but his honesty and integrity in no case is not to be doubted.  He sustains and unblemished character and could obtain from
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every person who is acquainted with him a certificate to that affect.  Mr. Hurlbut says that he is sure that in making his first declaration that his 3 campaigns should have been stated six months instead of nine, and the 2nd should have been one year instead of six months, as stated in his 2nd declaration.  That he is very sure that he served one full year under Capt. Smith and that at the time the British came out and took the cattle which he has mentioned in his first declaration as being in his 2nd campaign, was in his last.  In making his first declaration he had got an impression that nine months was the length of time for which the troops enlisted. and therefore so stated being according to the best of his recollection at the time, but is now convinced he was in an error.
Mr. Hurlbut says that from the information which he has obtained since the making of his first declaration, that the 2nd is correct.  I can only all that I am personally acquainted with Mr. B. Hurlbut the applicant, and that I do consider him a man of truth and veracity
Very respectfully
your aforesaid servt
Wm. Bridges
 
Hon J. L. Edwards
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Bartholw Hurlbut
2d Declaration
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Declaration
In order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7th 1832.

State of Vermont   }
Franklin County     }
On this 11th day of August A.D. 1834, personally appeared in open court, before the Court of Probate, now sitting, Bartholomew Hurlbut a resident of Sheldon in the County aforesaid aged seventy three years, who being duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision of the act of Congress passed June 7th A.D 1832.
That he entered the service of the United States as a substitute for one Daniel Burton of Canaan on (no deceased) for three months believes that it was in the year 1776 in the month of May, is certain that it was the year previous to Danbury being burnt served under Charles Burrall, Lieut Jeremiah Hogaboom in Col or Gen Waterbury's Regt and was stationed at Horse Neck in Connecticut, served as a private and performed both camp and fatigue duty, was employed a part of the time in building a Fort at Horse Neck, and according to the best of his recollection he was discharged the last of August or first of September the same year, and recd a written discharged signed by Gen Waterbury which discharge he has lost.
He again entered the service by enlisting for six months
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that according to the best of his recollection he enlisted in the month of March 1777 and served under Captain Chapman of Woodbury Lieut Samuel Mills of Norfolk and Ensign Nathaniel Everts of Salsbury in Cont. was inspected at Woodbury and marched to Horse Neck in the Regt commanded by Col Warner, there stationed a few days, and from thence to West Point, and was there stationed until April, was then called out at the time Danbury was destroyed arrived in time to meet the enemy while they were retreating and was in part of the action.  After the engagement he returned back to West Point where he stayed until about the middle of September and then received a discharge, but from whom he does not recollect.
That again in the month of April or May 1781 he enlisted for one year, Marched from Canaan under the command of Capt Matthew Smith (believes) Ensign Davit Hoit and a recruiting Sergeant by the name of Brigham under whom he enlisted to a place called the nine partners, where he mustered and marched from thence to Horse Neck, where he was stationed about four months, and from thence to a place called Palmers Hill, where they remained about two months.  While at Palmers Hill a company of about 1000 British consisting of Infantry and Light-Horse made an attack upon the coast guards who were employed in
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guarding cattle belonging to the United States.  The guards were routed and put to flight and retreated across a creek to the Fort.  A number fo the Americans were taken prisoners and carried off by the enemy.  From Palmers Hill the troops retired to Stamford where they erected Huts and went into winter quarters and remained there until Spring, where he was discharged he believes in May or June at the expiration of his years service.
He has no documentary evidence and knows of no person by whom he can prove his service except the enclosed -
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a Pension or annuity except the present and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any state.

Sworn to and subscribed  }   Bartholw Hurlbut
the day and year aforesaid}

Interrogatories

The following interrogatories were propounded to the applicant and by him answered in the following order as required by the Department 
where and in what year was you born?
I was born in Canaan in the State of Cont on the 12 day of June 1761.
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I have a record of my aged recorded in my family Bible.
When I entered the service of my country I was a resident of Canaan, where I lived during the Revolutionary War; moved from thence to Cornwell, and from thence to Sheldon in Vermont, where I have lived thirty years -
I was first called into service as a substitute and served for one Daniel Burton three months.  In my second and third campaign I enlisted and served as stated in the foregoing.
While I was in service I became acquainted with the following named officers in addition to those under whom I served viz Col Canfield, Capt Ebenr Jones, Lieut David Almstead, Capt. Danl Welman, Lieut Benedict, Col Mead, Capt Allen, Maj Dana, Ensign Robinson and Capt. Granger and Staddard -
I think I recd a written discharge at the close of each campaign, but do not know what has become of them.
The following are the names of persons in my present neighborhood who can testify to my character for veracity and their belief of my services as a soldier in the war of the Revolution. Viz Josiah Peckham, Ebenezer B. Peckham, James Mason, Dexter Gilbert Esq, Alvin Fossett P.M. and B. Hurlbut, Rev. Benjamin Wooster of Fairfield with whom I have been long acquainted
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We Benjamin Wooster (a Clergyman) residing in Fairfiled and Josiah Peckham residing in Sheldon do hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Bartholomew Hurlbut who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration, that we believe him to be seventy two 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        }  Benjm Wooster
the day and year aforesaid } Josiah Peckham

And the said Court do hereby declare this opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states.  And the Court further certifies that it appears to the Court that the Rev. Benjamin Wooster who has signed the preceeding certificate is a clergyman, resident of Fairfield and that Josiah Peckham who also signed the same is a resident of Sheldon and is a credible person and that their statement is entitled to credit
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I Aaron S. Beeman Clerk of the Court of Probate, does hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Bartholomew Hurlbut for a pension.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said court at St Albans in said district this 23rd day of August 1834

Aaron S. Beeman Clerk
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Declara?
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William Shippey
Affidavit in support
of Barholw Hurlbut
Claim to a Pension
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I William Shippey now of Salisbury in the County of Litchfield and State of Connecticut aged seventy nine years do depose and say that in the Spring of the year 1781 I think April or May I enlisted into a company of Connecticut State Troops in the Revolutionary service which was commanded by Captain Matthew Smith then of Goshin in said County in a Regiment commanded by Gen Waterbury for the term of one year.  Soon after the said enlistment and I think in the month of June I joined the company and marched to Danbury in said state which had been burned by the enemy previous and from thence we proceeded to Stamford in said state on Long Island Sound where we remained and build Huts and wintered and remained till spring during a part of this time I was a prisoner with the british but I returned to camp a short time before my term of enlistment had expired.  I will recollect that Bartholomew Hurlbut then of Canaan in Litchfield County enlisted into the same company that I did  and joined the army about the same time or certainly within a day or two of the same time that I did and he remained at the camp during the whole of the time that I did and he was there when I escaped from the British and returned to camp and was there with the army where I left and I have ? doubt that he served out the whole term of his said one year enlistment.  I was there well acquainted with said Hurlbut during within a few miles from him.  He has since removed to the State of Vermont and as I have understood now lives in the town of Sheldon in that state and is making application for a pension.

William Shippey
X His Mark
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State of Connecticut } Canaan  May 23, 1834
County ?? ?chfield    }

Personally appeared William Shippey before the subscribed a notary public with and for the county aforesaid and subscribed the foregoing deposition and made oath in due form of law that the facts in said deposition stated are true.  I further certify that said William Shippey is a man of fair character for truth and is a credible witness.  In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office the day and year above mentioned.

Wm P. Burrall Notary Public
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Stephen Hawley's
Afft in support
of B. Hurlbut claim
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I Stephen Hawley of Cornwall in the County of Addison State of Vermont of lawful age do testify and say that I have long been acquainted with Bartholomew Hurlbut of Sheldon in the County of Franklin and State of Vermont and especially was well acquainted with him during the revolutionary war while we both lived in Canaan in the State of Connecticut.
In the year AD 1776 or 1777 I understood he enlisted, and well knew that he went into the revolutionary service.  I saw him when he went off to joint the troops which I recollect from the circumstances that at the time said Hurlbut being very young and small his friends laughed and talked a good deal at his appearance under a very large pack and it was observed that his pack and gun were larger than he was.  When he first went into the service I believe he went in under Lieut Hogaboom and Capt or Lieut Charles Burrell.  He went according to my recollection and as I understood at the time served under Samuel Mills of Norfolk Connecticut.  I am now seventy eight years old.  

Stephen Hawley
X His Mark

Singed in presence of Lucy Matthews
State of Vermont     }  Cornwall June 7, 1834
Addison County      }

Then before me personally appeared the above named Stephen Hawley to me personally known, and he subscribed the above affidavit by making his mark to the same, in my presence; and being sworn by me, the said Hawley made solemn oath that the facts set forth in said affidavit are true, and I certify that the said Hawley is a man of veracity and that I believe his age is what he states it to be - 

Harvey Bell, Justice of the Peace
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Upside Down:
Stephen Hawley's
Afft. in support
of B. Hurlbut claim


State of Vermont }
Addison County  }  I, Samuel Swift, Clerk of the County Court for the said County of Addison, do hereby certify that Harvey Bell, before whom the within affidavit of Stephen Hawley was made was, at the time, a Justice of the Peace for said County and his name subscribed thereto is his own signature.  In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court this 9th day of June AD. 1834

Saml Swift, Clerk
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George Sheldon's
Affidavit in 
support of Barhol
omew Hurlbut
Claim
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I George Sheldon of the Town of Sheldon in the County of Franklin and State of Vermont do testify and say that I have been personally acquainted with Bartholomew Hurlbut now of Sheldon formerly of Canaan in the State of Connecticut, more than sixty years, that I was knowing to his the Hurlbit going as a substitute for three months.  I was knowing to his going into the three months service and returning, this all and in my best recollection being the year previous to Danbury being burnt.
That again the same year that Danbury was destroyed I was knowing to the said Hurlbut enlisting for nine months under one Capt. Chapman and marching from my Father's house at Salsbury Connecticut. The Hurlbut was living with my father Col. Elisha Sheldon at the time was out he returned back and lived at my father's the winter following I have no doubt and that the Hurlbut served the time above stated and verily believe he did.

George Sheldon

State of Vermont  }
Georgia District ss}  Probate Court 12th August AD 1832 then personally appeared in open court the above named George Sheldon a credible witness of lawfull age who being duly sworn, testified to said that the above affidavit as therein contained and setforth by him subscribed is true
Before me William Bridges Judge
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State of Vermont   }
Georgia District ss }  I John Gates Jr. Register hereby certify that William Bridges before whom the within affidavit was taken is judge of the Court of Probate for the District of Georgia and state aforesaid and duly authorized to administer oaths.  That the signature signed to the written certificate is his own proper handwriting
In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the seal of the Court at St. Albans in the district this 14th day of August AD 1832

John Gates Jr., Register

Vertically:
George Sheldon's 
affidavit in 
support of Bartholomew
Hurlbut
Claim
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O. Burrall's afft
in support of B.
Hurlbut claim
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I Ovid Burrall of Stockbridge in Berkshire County and State of Massachusetts, aged seventy three years in July last = do depose and say that from my birth to the age of Forty Seven or Eight years, I resided in Canaan in Litchfield County and State of Connecticut, and that during many years of the early part of my life I was intimately acquainted with Bartholomew Hurlbut who then resided in said Canaan and not more than three fourths of a mile from my residence.  I have a distinct recollection that during the Revolutionary War the said Hurlbut went from home at two different times with the declared intention of entering the service of the United States in the Revolutionary Army.  From the great lapse of time I am not able to fixe the precise period at which he entered the service nor the length of either service, but I have a distinct and perfect recollection that he was at two different periods absent from home and that it was generally said and understood that he was in the Army and I have not the least doubt that said is the fact. I also recollect that at that time, there was a man residing in Danbury in the County by the name of Nathaniel Benton and I have an impression that said Hurlbut went the first time into the Army as his substitute and I should think that he was absent from home about three months.  This was in the early part of the war, but I cannot state the precise year the second period at which said Hurlbut was absent and as I suppose was in the army.  He was gone from home a longer time I think certainly not less than six months, but I cannot state the precise time.  This term of service was very close I should think after the first, but I cannot state the year.  I have seen the said Hurlbut within two or three years and he now resides in Sheldon in the State of Vermont, and is as I understand making application for a pension.
Ovid Burrall

State of Connecticut   } ss  Canaan
County of Litchfield    }

On this 9th day of August, AD 1834 personally appeared before me Ovid Bennall and subscribed the foregoing deposition and this
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and there made solemn oath in due form of law that the facts therein stated are true.  I further certify that I am well acquainted with the Ovid Burrall and that he is a man of good character for truth and is a credible witness

William M. Burrall, Justice of the Peace

State of Connecticut    }  ss. Canaan 
County of Litchfield     }  9th Augt. 1834

I william P. Burrall a notary public within and for the County and state aforesaid do hereby certify that Wm. M. Burrall Esq. before whom the foregoing deposition purports to have been taken is a Justice of the peace, within aforesaid County and state and regularly qualified by the laws of the state to administer oaths and take depositions and that full faith and credit are to be given to his official acts.  I further certify that I am well acquainted with the hand writing aforesaid William M. Burrall and that the signature purporting to be his above is genuine.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal office this day and year above mentioned
Wm. P. Burrall  Notary Public