Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 1773, for Elijah Hurd, Connecticut
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SERVICE                               
NUMBER
Connecticut                                      W. 1773
                     Hurd, Elijah
                           Polly

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CONTENTS
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N 18537
Vermont
Elijah Hurd
of Bennington County in the State of Vermont who was a Private in the company commanded by Captain Hull of the regiment commanded by Colonel Webb in the Continental Troops line for 18 months.
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Inscribed on the Roll of Vermont at the rate of 60 Dollars -----Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831
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Certificate of Pension issued the 12th day of September 1833 and sent to E Bradley
                      Bennington, Vermont
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Arrears to the 4th of September, 1833 $150.00
Semi-annual allowance ending March, 1834 $30.00
$180.00
Revolutionary Claim Act June 7, 1832
Recorded by D. Brown, Clerk
Book E         Volume 3        Page 69
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                               511
Vermont, Burlington
Polly Hurd
Widow of Elijah Hurd
who served in the Revolutionary war, as a Private Connecticut Line
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Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of
       60 Dollars_______ cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1848.

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Certificate of Pension issued the 6th day of March 1850 and sent to
     Honorable H. Walden
     House of Representatives
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Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act 1848, Page 145 Volume 1
                          Book D

Suspended
Let to {illegible] February, 1851
A Underwood 7 April 51
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Administer
18 months
$60
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State of Vermont          }
Bennington County SS} on this 13th day of June in the year 1833 personally appeared before the Honorable Byron Black, Judge of Probate court for probate district of Manchester in the County of Bennington and State of Vermont now sitting at Manchester in Said County, Elijah Hurd Resident of Sandgate in said County of Bennington Aged Seventy Eight years 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 the Seventh 1832 that was born in November in the County of Litchfield in the State of Connecticut on the 10th day April in the year 1755 that he knows no record of his age except the family Record that he entered the Service of the United States under the following named officers  served as [illegible] stated- That he enlisted at said  Woodbury the latter part of December 1775 for the Term of one year from first day of January, 1776 in Captain William Hulls Company, Colonel Wells Regiment in the Connecticut Line. Soon after was march to the Town of Boston where they 
remained until the British Troops retreated from that place they were ordered and marched to New York City, from there on to Long Island where they were defeated and retreated to New York, where they remained on York Island until Fort Washington was taken by the British, the army then retreated to White Plains where they made a stand and had an engagement there, I lost my knapsack and clothing and we retreated. Soon after we were ordered and marched into the State New Jersey. I then belonged to General Lees Division. He was taken and according to the best of my recollection General Sullivan took command of our division. We halted at Newark was compelled to retreat to [illegible] 
in Princeton to Trenton and crossed the Delaware in December. Soon after we crossed the Delaware with the army was in the Battle and taking of the Hessian Troops at Trenton. Remain with the army until my Term of Service expired which was on the 1st day of January 1777. I stayed with the Army a few days longer & was regularly discharged by [illegible] but^ I never had a regular written discharge. in January I returned to Woodbury in the State of Connecticut my former place of residence. In April following removed with my family to the now State of Vermont Town of Sandgate in Bennington County the first part of May 1777.
I volunteered at Sandgate in the Company commanded by Captain Richard Hurd of the Regiment commanded by Colonel Stephen Pearl in the Vermont Militia was marched from said Sandgate to Castleton to Hubberton ^where I [illegible] in Service not less than two months when we were paroled[and returned to his said home in Sandgate. on the 16th day of August on the day of Bennington Battle was made a prisoner by a party of Tories under the Command of Captain Hawley disarmed & paroled the day after was [illegible] in September 1778  in the same Company of Vt. militia was marched under
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The Command of Lewis Abner [illegible] of said Company in the Regiment Commanded by Colonel Pearl to Castleton Mills were we were stationed for some time and then to Castleton Town where we were stationed for some time and then to Castleton Town where we were stationed for a further time when we were dismissed by parole returned home that he was in actual service in said year not less than three months that some time in the fall of the year 1779, according to the best of his present recollection he once more volunteered returned out in the same Company of Vermont Militia under the command of the same Captain Richard Hurd and Colonel Pearl Regiment. He marched again to said Castleton, where he was stationed at the Fort and further served of not less than one month, when he was regularly dismissed by parol. He returned to his home in Sandgate - And he further deposited and saith that by reason of old age and consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length and other particulars of his service, but according to the best of his recollection he is confident that he served not less than eighteen months in the whole, as a Private, for such service he claims a Pension - he has no documentary evidence to substantiate any part of his said statement, nor does he know any living witnesses, at present, whom he can produce by whom to prove his said service - except Captain Hull Curtis, and Adam Hurd both residents of said Sandgate, who were both for a time with and saw him on York Island, but both belonging to different Corps of the Army, that he said Curtis belonged and served in the same regiment, but different Company - they both at different times were with and saw him at said Castleton he said Adam for one Campaign belonging to the same Company - the affidavit of both of whom to those facts - he expects to be able to obtain foreward [illegible] herewith he further expects to show by the Certificate of the Reverend Abraham Branson, a respectable Espiscopal Clergyman resident in Manchester and joining Town to said Sandgate, Captain Lewis Hurd a respectable neighbor resident in said Sandgate, his good standing in Society for truth uprightness and general understanding of his said services amongst his neighbors - 
He hereby relinquish is every claim, whatever to a Pension or annuity except the present, and land that his name is not on the Pension Roll of the Agency of any State

Sworn to the subscribed the day and year aforesaid, Elijah Hurd in Open Court -
Attest Henry Robinson Register
We Abraham Branson, a Clergyman resident in the Town of Manchester in the County of Bennington State of Vermont Lewis Hurd a resident of Sandgate in said county, hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Elijah Hurd who has subscribed and sworn to the above Declaration that we believe him to be seventy eight years of age that he is [illegible] and believed in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution that concur in that opinion

Sworn and subscribed this day and year
aforesaid before in Open Court Attest
Henry Robinson
Abraham Branson
Lewis Hurd
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W. Hull Curtis aged seventy three years and Adam Hurd aged seventy six years , both residents of the Town of Sandgate in the County of Bennington State of Vermont, do testify declare say that we have been well acquainted with Elijah Hurd of said Sandgate, who had subscribed and sworn to the passing Declaration, that we are well knowing, that the said Elijah belonged to Captain William Hull Company, Colonel Wells Regiment of Connecticut troops in the revolutionary War, and we understood believe that he enlisted in the first part of year 1776 was in company the term of one year, that he served through the whole of said time that we both saw him in said service, on York Island, several times, in the fall of the same year. [illegible] said Adam was with and served in the  same Company with him, at Castleton in the fall of the year 1779, and I now believe - the said Curtis also saw him the said Elijah and in said service at said Castleton, in the fall of the year 1778, according to [illegible] best present recollection - agreeably to our full understanding belief, he performed the service as by him stated in his preceding Declaration
                                     Hull Curtis
                                     Adam Hurd
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid by and before me, and I do further certify that the said Hull Curtis and Adam Hurd are both credible witnesses and their statements are entitled to credit
                                       Myron Clark
                                        Judge of Probate
And the Said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the testimony of the matter and after putting the interrogators prescribed by the War Department that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier service as he states and the Court further certifies that it appears to them that Hull Curtis and Adam Hurd signed the above Certificate are residents of the Town of Sandgate and are credible persons that their statement is entitled to credit
                                              M Clark
                                              Judge of Probate
I Henry Robinson Register of the Probate Court do certify that foregoing, contains the original proceeding of Court in the matter of the application of Elijah Hurd for a pension


In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my name and affixed the Seal of Court at Manchester this 13th day of June A D 1833,
                                             Henry Robinson
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State of Vermont
Bennington County
                                    Declaration
In order to obtain pension for certain widows for their benefit and Provisions made by an Act of Congress as passed July 29, 1848 for the benefit of such widows as this Declarant.
On the 4th day of January A.D. 1850, personally appeared before me Cyrus Farwell now an acting Judge of the County Courts of said County of Bennington aforesaid in said state of Vermont Polly Hurd aged about 79 years, first duly sworn according to law doth on her oath make the following Declaration in order to obtain pension under said Act of July 29th 1848.
That she is the widow now of Elijah Hurd who was Pensioner of the United States at the rate of $60 per Annum and who died in the Town of Sandgate on the 7th day of October, A.D. 1835 in said County of Bennington and that this Declarant was duly and lawfully married to said 
Elijah Hurd by John Frost, a Justice of the Peace in the Town of Sandgate aforesaid and that Jemima Hamilton and Reuben Thomas and his wife Zorda were present of the 4th day of May
1798

Present and witnessed said marriage and that she bore the maiden name of Polly Hamilton before she was married to the said Elijah Hurd and her deceased husband said Elijah Hurd died on the 7th day of October A.D. 1835 and was then a Pensioner of the United States for Services he had rendered as a soldier in the state of Connecticut where he resided during said War of the Revolution at the rate of $60 per Annum as aforestated and that she was lawfully married as aforesaid to said Elijah Hurd which be shown by proof.
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I was lawfully married on the 4th day of May 1798 to said Elijah Hurd aforesaid by said John Frost Esquire and that she this Declarant now applies for the same as being the lawful widow now of said Elijah Hurd aforesaid - and said Declarant respectfully refers to the old original papers - being on file at the Pension office of her deceased husband aforesaid Elijah Hurd for a more particular information and she now applies for her said claim of aforesaid under said Act of July 29th 1848 aged 79 years old now.
                                    Polly Hurd
Subscribed and sworn before me this 4th day of January A.D. 1850
                                     Cyrus Farwell
                                      One of the Judges of
                                      Bennington County
                                       Vermont
And I further certify that said Declarant Polly Hurd is and aged lady and cannot very well attend court and ought to be exonerated from attending court in my opinion and that I believe the foregoing Declaration by her subscribed to be true.
                                         Cyrus Farwell
                                         One of the Judges of
                                         Bennington County
                                         Vermont
State of Vermont
Bennington County
I Samuel H. Blackmer Clerk of the County and Court of said Bennington County aforesaid do certify that Cyrus Farwell is now Acting Judge in and for said County of Bennington aforesaid and was an Acting Judge in and for said Courts of said County of Bennington at the date of the above Declaration purported to have been executed before him and that his signature to the same above is genuine in his own proper handwriting.
In testimony when I have here unto subscribed my name and affixed the Seal of said County this 4th day of February A.D. 1850
                                  Samuel H. Blackmer Clerk
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State of Vermont
Bennington County
Personally appeared before me Horace Hurd a Justice of the Peace for and in said County of Bennington aforesaid Jemima Hamilton aged 72 years upward first duly sworn according to Law does testify and say I was well acquainted with Elijah Hurd and his wife Polly. They were duly and lawfully married to each other in my presence before Mr. Frost a Justice of the Peace who resided in Sandgate in said County of Bennington. I was  present and witnessed said marriage in the Month of May in the year 1798 and that spring in the month of May my sister-in-law Polly Hamilton was married to Elijah Hurd as aforesaid - Said Polly maiden name was Hamilton before she was married to said Elijah Hurd. Said Polly was sister to my husband James Hamilton - Said Elijah Hurd d
ied on the 7th day of October 1830 and he left Polly a widow surviving him. She is now single and unmarried and is now the widow of said Elijah Hurd.  I have known them before their marriage since I was twelve years old. They were married lawfully in my presence in the Town of Sandgate aforesaid County of Bennington in the State of Vermont where I reside by John Frost a Justice of the Peace of then in Sandgate. Said Elijah Hurd was a Pensioner of the United States at the time and before his death for service he rendered as a soldier in the War of the Revolution. I recollect the year as being the same year we moved to Sandgate aforesaid.
                                        her
                           Jemima Hamilton
                                       mark

Subscribed and sworn before me this 6th day of November A.D. 1849 - and I certify that I am well acquainted with said Jemima Hamilton. She is a credible old lady and credible witness. Her hand trembled too bad. She cannot write but has made her cross mark to her signature above.
             Horace Hurd Justice of the Peace
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Deposition of
Jemima Hamilton
[illegible] Polly Hurd
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State of Vermont
Bennington County
                            Personally appeared before me
                            Horace Hurd a Justice of the Peace in and for said County of Bennington aforesaid Joseph Baker a resident of the Town of Sand Gate in said County of Bennington first duly sworn according to Law does testify and say I have been very intimately acquainted with Elijah Hurd and Polly Hamilton in said Town of Sand Gate before they were married to each other - They was duly and lawfully married to each other in my presence. I witnessed their marriage by John Frost Esquire who was a Justice of the Peace and officiated in marriage at that time and he solemnized said marriage of Elijah Hurd and Polly Hamilton as aforesaid in my presence in said Town of Sand Gate aforesaid I was married at the same time and day by the same Justice on the 4th day of May A.D. 1798. We all stood together and was married at one time - Said Elijah and Polly his wife lived in the town of Sand Gate, a neighbor to me from the time they were married until he died which was in the month of October 1835 - he was reported as being a Pensioner of the United States at the time and before his death. Said Elijah and Polly lived together in all the relations of husband and wife from the time of their said marriage up to the day of the death of Said Elijah and said Polly is single now and unmarried and is now the widow of said Elijah Hurd aforesaid. My age is now 76 years old. I recollect the date of the Marriage of Elijah Hurd and Polly Hamilton from the date of my own marriage as we were married at one time as aforesaid before John Frost Esquire who was then a Justice of the Peace.
Subscribed and sworn before me this 6th day of November A.D. 1849 and I certify I am well acquainted with the above named Deponant. He is a man of good reputation and a very credible witness { illegible]
                      Joseph Baker
                      Horace Hurd Justice of the Peace
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State of Vermont
Bennington County

                  Personally appeared before me Horace Hurd a Justice of the Peace for and in Said County of Bennington aforesaid Luella Thomas a resident of the Town of Sand Gate in said County of Bennington aged 62 years first duly sworn does testify and say I was well acquainted with Elijah Hurd and Polly Hamilton of said Town of Sand Gate before their marriage I was present and witnessed then said marriage which was solemnized by John Frost a Justice of the Peace in said Town of Sand Gate. I was then young and resided at my father's James Hamilton. I am sister to Polly. I was between 10 1nd 11 years old at the time of said marriage. Said marriage occurred in the year 1789 - said John Frost was the Acting Judge of the Peace in said Town of Sand Gate officiated in marriage which was lawfully done in my presence. Said Elijah Hurd was lawfully 
married before me to Polly Hamilton by said John Frost Esquire. As aforesaid and said Elijah sand said Polly lived together as husband and wife in said Town of Sand Gate from the time of their marriage up to the time of the death of said Elijah Hurd. He died in the year 1835 - I saw it on his tomb a few days ago - and said Polly is now single and unmarried and is now the widow of said Elijah Hurd aforesaid and was {illegible} as pensioner of the United States before and at the time of his death. Said Polly has no children of her own by said Elijah Hurd
from my own eye and from other circumstances. I know that my sister Polly Hamilton and Elijah Hurd was married as aforesaid in the spring of the year 1789.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 6th day of November A.D. 1849 and I certify that said Luella Thomas above named is a credible
witness.
                                          Luella Thomas

          Horace Hurd, Justice of the Peace
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State of Vermont
Bennington County
                   personally appeared before me Horace Hurd a Justice of the Peace for and in said County of Bennington aforesaid Jed Hurd aged 70 years and upward a resident of the Town 
of Sand Gate in Said County of Bennington aforesaid first duly sworn does testify and say I have been intimately acquainted with Elijah Hurd and Polly Hamilton previous to their marriage. They were duly and lawfully married by John Frost a Justice of the Peace in said Town of Sand Gate. I was not present at their marriage. We lived close and near neighbors [illegible] up to the death of said Elijah Hurd. He died in October A.D. 1835 - I was at his funeral and visited him while sick before his death. He was a Pensioner of the United States as he said and which was in Public support before and at the time of his death for services rendered in the War of the Revolution. I was well acquainted with said Justice of the Peace above named to with John Frost. He officiated in marriage at this time and he was then an Acting Justice of the Peace and said Elijah and Polly Hurd above named lived in all the relations of husband and wife up to the death of said Elijah. I resided a neighbor to them from the time they were married up to the time said Elijah died and his wife now his widow continues to live in said Town of Sand Gate near me.  She is single and unmarried and now the Widow of said Elijah Hurd aforesaid. Said Elijah Hurd and Polly have married over 51 years which I know from my own marriage. I was married in 1800 - and they was married in the spring of 1798 as I calculate.
                                              Ira Hurd
Subscribed and sworn before me the 6th day of November A.D. 1849 and certify that the above named Ira Hurt is a credible witness.
            Horace Hurd Justice of the Peace
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State of Vermont
Bennington County
                        Personally appeared before me Horace Hurd a Justice of the Peace for and in said County of Bennington Mariam Hurd aged 70
years a resident of the Town of Sand Gate in said County of Bennington aforesaid first duly sworn according to Law does testify and say I have been acquainted with Elijah Hurd and Polly Hamilton before they were married to each other. I remember the time they was married distinctly. I was not at marriage but I resided a close and near neighbor to them at this time they were duly and lawfully married by John Frost a Justice of the Peace as was then said and publicly reported and have lived during the time from their marriage up to the time of the death of said Elijah as husband and wife - they had no children now living - said Polly wife of said Elijah Hurd lives near me and is single and unmarried and is now the widow of said Elijah Hurd - said Elijah Hurd died in the year 1835 in October. I believe said Elijah was reported as an old Revolutionary Soldier and Pensioner of the United State before and at the time of his death. It is more than 50 years ago that said Elijah Hurd and Polly Hamilton was married. I know this from my own marriage - I have been married 50 years and they were married at least two years before I was married or nearly two years as I now calculate. They was married the year 1798 - in the spring of that year.
                                       Mariam Hurd
Subscribed and sworn before me this 6th day of November A.D. 1849 and I certify I am well acquainted with said Mariam Hurd. She is a credible witness
                  Horace Hurd Justice of the Peace
and I further certify that I live near said widow of said Elijah Hurd. I have always known said Elijah Hurd and his wife Polly now his widow Polly and known to the foregoing facts as above stated. I made the coffin for said Elijah Hurd and attended his funeral. He died on the 
7th day of October A.D. 1835 as stated in the depositions taken before me and said Polly is now the widow of said Elijah Hurd and was a Pensioner of the United States when he died
                      Horace Hurd Justice
State of Vermont
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State of Vermont
Bennington County
                          Personally appeared before me Horace Hurd a Justice of the Peace for and in the County of Bennington aforesaid Reuban Thomas a Resident of the Town of Sand Gate in  said County of Bennington aged 78 years and upwards first duly sworn according to Law does testify and say I have been well and intimately acquainted with Elijah Hurd and Polly Hamilton before they was married to each other. They both lived near me before they were married to each other. They both lived near me in said Town of Sand Gate (when) and before they were married to each other they were duly and lawfully married to each other in my presence by John Frost Esquire who was then a Justice of the Peace and solemnized marriages in said Town of Sand Gate aforesaid. I was but a boy and lived near James Hamilton said Polly's father and went to see Elijah Hurd and Polly Hamilton and Joseph Baker and his wife (married) The two couples were married at the same time. I saw them. I was young but was present. I witnessed and was  present at the said marriage of Elijah Hurd and Polly Hamilton as aforesaid which was duly and lawfully solemnized by said John Frost Esquire as above stated in my presence - said Elijah died which was in October 1835 - and he left said Polly his wife then a widow and she is now his widow and unmarried and is now the widow of said Elijah Hurd aforesaid - said Elijah Hurd was reported as being a Pensioner of the United States at the time and before his death. I cannot state the year but from my age and the ages of the children of Joseph Baker I know their marriages was as early as in the spring of 1798. Joseph Baker's son is over 50 years old. His oldest child and a aforesaid Joseph Baker was married at the same time.
                                    Reuben Thomas
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 6th day of November A.D. 1849 and I certify that the above named Depormant is credible old person a credible witness
          Horace Hurd Justice of the Peace
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State of Vermont
Bennington County Personally appeared before
me Horace Hurd a Justice of the peace for and said County of Bennington
aforesaid Walter Randall a Resident and Clerk
of the Town of Sandgate in said County of
Bennington aforesaid first duly sworn deposeth
and says - I am a Resident of the Town of Sandgate 
and in said County of Bennington aforesaid
and I am now acting Town Clerk of said Town of
Sandgate I hold the records of said Town of
Sandgate in my possession I have made due
and diligent search to find a Record of the
Marriage of Elijah Hurd and Polly Hamilton which
as purported occurred in the year 1798 One thousand
seven hundred and ninety eight I find no record
at all of said marriage at no dates on the Town
Books which was recorded by said John West Esqr
there is none on Record   Solemnized by
John Frost who was then a justice of the Peace in said
Town of Sandgate I have made diligent search of
that date & accords & I find no such marriage on
said Records of said Town of Sandgate the
Old Original Records of marriages are defective but
five are on Record in this Town at that date said
John Frost has never kept a record that we can find
of marriages himself or returned to the Town Books he
Died many years ago.
Walter Randell Town Clerk

Subscribed and sworn before
me this 6th day of November
A.D. 1849. and I certify ┃
am well acquainted with the
above named Walter Randall
he is now acting Town Clerk of
the above named Town of Land
Gate as stated in the foregoing by him
Horace Heath Justice of the Peace
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State of Vermont 
Bennington County ⎬
I Saml H. Blackmer Clerk of
the County and Courts of said
County of Bennington aforesaid
do certify that Horace Hurd
is a Justice of the Peace for
and in said County of Bennington 
aforesaid duly authorized
and Qualified to administer
Oaths and was such a justice
of the Peace at the date of
the foregoing Deposition purporting
to have been executed
before him and his signature
to the annexed Depositions are
Genuine in his proper hand
writing
In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed to
and and affixed the seal of said County this 15th
November A.D. 1849
Saml H. Blackmer Clerk
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April 9, 1935
XXXXXXXXXXVYXXX
Elijah Hurd, W. 1773
BA-J/McS

Mrs. Alexander Berry Bates
18 Riverside Drive
Binghamton, New York

Dear Madam:

Reference is made to your request for information in regard to
Elijah Hurd who served in the Revolutionary War.

The data which follow were obtained from papers on file in the
pension claim, W. 1773, based upon the military service of Elijah Hurd.

He was born April 10, 1755, at Woodbury, Connecticut. The names
of his parents were not given.

While a resident of Woodbury, Connecticut, he enlisted in December,
1775, or January, 1776, and served one year as private in Captain
William Hull's company in Colonel Webb's Connecticut regiment and was
in the battles of Long Island, White Plains and Trenton. He moved to
Sandgate, Vermont, in April, 1777, and enlisted in May, 1777, and served
two months as private in Captain Richard Hurd's (not stated that he was
related to Elijah Hurd ) company in Colonel Stephen Pearl's Vermont regiment.
He enlisted in September, 1778, and served about three months as
private in a company commanded by Lieutenant Abner Hurd (not stated that
he was related to Elijah Hurd ) in Colonel Stephen Pearl's Vermont regiment.
He enlisted in the fall of 1779 and served about one month as private
in Captain Richard Hurd's company in Colonel Stephen Pearl's Vermont regiment.

He was allowed pension on his application executed June 13, 1833,
at which time he was living in Sandgate, Bennington County, Vermont.

Elijah Hurd died October 7, 1835, in Sandgate, Vermont.

He married in 1809 or May 4, 1798, at Sandgate, Vermont, Polly
Hamilton, the daughter of James Hamilton.
Used both marriage date
as no proof furnished that 1809 is corrected
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The widow, Polly Hurd was living in Sandgate, Vermont, in 1849.
In 1850 he stated that she was seventy-nine years of age.

It was stated that Polly Hurd had no children of her own by
said Elijah Hurd. No reference was made to an earlier marriage of
the soldier.

In 1833 Adam Hurd, aged seventy-six years, and Lewis Hurd, age
not given, were living in Sandgate, Vermont, Jemima Hamilton who
married the widow's brother, James Hamilton, was "aged seventy-three
years and upwards" in 1849. In that year Ira Hurd, "aged seventy years
and upwards", Miriam Hurd, aged seventy years their relation to soldier
not given), and Reuben Thomas, "aged sixty-eight years and upwards" and
his wife, Zada Thomas, who was sixty-two years of age and was the sister
of said Polly Hurd, were all residents of Sandgate, Vermont, and Horace
Hurd (relationship not given) was justice of peace in Bennington County,
Vermont.
Very truly yours

A. D. HILLER
Executive Assistant to the Administrator

Did not include
Marshall & Elijah
Hurd noted in letter
April 2, 1851, by U.S. Attorney, Underwood
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WIDOW, &c.
Revy
File No. 1773
Polly Hurd
Widow
ElijahHurd
Pri Rev War
-
Act July 29, 1848.
Index Vol A. Page 354
[Arrangement of 1870.]


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1922 May 31. Hist to Mary A. Hurd, AW
1922. Oct 24 Hist to Mrs. G.B. Potts
1935 Apr 9 hist to Mrs. Alexander B. Bates
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WIDOW, &c.
Revy
File No. 1773
Polly Hurd
Widow
ElijahHurd
Pri Rev War
-
Act July 29, 1848.
Index Vol A. Page 354
[Arrangement of 1870.]


[right column]
1922 May 31. Hist to Mary A. Hurd, AW
1922. Oct 24 Hist to Mrs. G.B. Potts
1935 Apr 9 hist to Mrs. Alexander B. Bates
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Widow Polly Hurd
widow of
Elijah Hurd
Pensioners Wife
under the Act of
July 29th 1848
Hon Hiram Walden
City of Washington
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Burlington Vt Roll
Elijah Hurd Pri $60.00 per annum To his death Oct 7 1835
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No 625.
Polly Hurd
widow of Elijah
Vt 
Act 29 July 1848
Married 1798
Husband died 1835
allowed 18 mos pri 18 pri
$60 per annum
Cong 4 March 1848
Burlington Roll
Hon H, Walden
H of R.
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Dist Atty Office
Wells River Apr 2d 151
I have this day read a letter of which the
following is a copy
Manchester May 25. 1851
A Underward Esq
I leave from the public N Papers
that Jacob Slingerland formerly of the State of New York
has been arrested in this State for the procurement 
of Pensions by false or forged Vouchers
There are I am informed two cases (at least)
of like character in the Town of Sandgate in
this County where he has obtained pensions by
fraud & probably forgery. One of the Polly Hurd
widow of Elijah Hurd did who was married
in the year 1809 of which fact he was duly
informed & the Record of the Marriage shown
to him as I am told & that he observed that
he knew he was not legally entitled to a
Pension, but that he could get it as he had
many others, in the same way or under like
circumstances &
The other case alluded to is of Mrs Hamilton
wid of James Hamilton decd which as he
represented was not so far out of the way
She (I am told) was married on the 2d
day of January A.D. 1800. & that the record
of the marriage in this case was also
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shewn to him. If you think it worth the
while necessary or proper to make further inquiry 
or examination into these cases I would
refer you to Marshall Hurd Esq & Elijah Hurd
of said Sandgate as witnesses & I might name
also name several others but these probably
will be sufft. My own name I presume need
not be mentioned, not being [illegible] cognizant
of those facts but merely requested to state then
to you as prosecuting Atty 
Respectfully I am 
Your HS

I suppose there is enough without these for
Slingerlands Conviction, but it occur to me you
might wish to discontinue the Pensions
Ten H. Heath
Truly your obt sernt
A Underwood
US Atty

Hon J.E. Heath
Comm of Pensions
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18 Riverside Dr 
Binghamton N.Y
Sept. 19. 1922
U.S. Com of Pension
My dear sir
Will you kindly
send me a [illeible]
of the record of the
Pension of
Elijah Hurd
who served with

[stamp]
US PENSION OFFICE
SEP 23 1922
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the Connecticut men
in the Revolutionary
War- also 
any record of his 
service in that war
Yours respectfully
Tammi J bates
Mrs. A.B. Bates
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MRS. ALEXANDER BERRY BATES
18 RIVERSIDE DRIVE
BINGHAMTON, NEW YORK
Department of Interior  March 24, 1935
Bureau of
Pensions
Sirs-
Please send me a
copy of history of Elijah Hurd
a soldier of the Revolutionary War
from Soldier and widow claim
for Pensions
Yours very truly
Fannie J Bates
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Rev Sec
AMERICA FIRST-
1310 Kearney St. N.E
Washington D.C
April 17. 1922
Commissioner of Pensions
Dear Sir,
Allow me to inquire
if there is anything in the
Records of your office that
proves that Elijah Hurd,
of Revolutionary
memory was
placed on the pension roll
of Bennington Co. Vt. in 1831.
.
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I am looking for something
that the D.A.R would take
as proof in the case.
Thanking you for
anything you may do for me in this line
I am
West
Most Respectfully
Mary A. Hurd,

[stamp] 
US PENSION OFFICE
APR 20 1922
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RECORD DIVISION
REVOLUTIONARY WAR RECORDS SECTION

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
BURUEA OF PENSIONS
Washington, D.C., ____________, 19___

[illegible] 1773

In reply to your request of ______, received _______ for a statement of the military history of Elijah Hurd a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his and (or his widow's) application for pension of file in this Bureau.

DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINMENT.
Jan. 1, 1776
May 1777
On Aug 16 1777
Sept 1778
Fall 1779

LENGTH OF SERVICE.
1 yr
2 mos
[blank]
3 mos about
1 mo about

RANK.
Pvt
[rest blank]

OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED.
CAPTAIN. 
[illegible] Hull
Richard Hurd
he was captured by Louis & paroled the next day
St Abner Hurd
Richard Hurd

COLONEL.
Webb
Stephen Pearl
[blank]
Stephen Pearl
"     "

STATE.
Conn.

[margin note next to capture] put it here

Battles engaged in, Long Island, White Plains, Trenton

Resident of soldier at denlistments, Woodbury Conn & Sandgate, VT

Date of application for pension, June 13 1833, His cl. was al

Residence at date of application, Sandgate Bennington Co. VT

Age at date of application, at b at Woodbury Conn. Apr. 10, 1755

Remarks: Sol mar at Sandgate VT, [illegible] of James Hamilton in 1809. He d. Oct. 7, 1835 in Sandgate VT.

Respectfully,
Commissioner.

5-2856

her cl. sus on acct of mar date
so does [illegible] her ap.