Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 32289, Uriah Hawkins, R.I.
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Service
R.I. 
Hawkins, Uriah 
Number  S32289

Contents
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6298 New York
Uriah Hawkins
of Newport in the State of New York who was a Sgt. in the Company commanded by Captain Black of the Regt. commanded by Col. Hitchcock in the Rhode Island line for 2 years, a Sergeant 
Inscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of 120 Dollars per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March 1831
Certificate of Pension issued the 28 day Feb. 1833 and Sent to Hon Mr Hoffman
Ho Reps [House of Representatives]
Arrears to the 4th of Sept. 1832  $180.00
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 Mar.33 60.00
$240.00
{Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832}
Recorded by Jno Cromwell Clerk, 
Book D  Vol. 5  Page 145
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Dead
Paid to 1 of the children under the Act of the 6 April 1838, from 4 Sept 1839 to the 19 February 1840. Agt. notified 24th Sept. 1841
Let. to D. Hawkins July 10, 47
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State of New York County of Herkimer On the 10th day of Oct. 1832. personally appeared before the court of common pleas in and for the county of Herkimer and state of New York, Uriah Hawkins resident of the town of Newport in the said county, aged seventy four years, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth, on his Oath, make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress passed June 7, 1832. That he entered the service of the United States, and served under the following named officers. That he enlisted in the army of the United States in the town of Gloucester County of Providence State of Rhode Island under Capt. Nathaniel Blackman in the infantry, in Col. Hitchcock's Regiment in the Rhode Island line, the 19 day of April 1775. Was stationed at Boston and served in this town Eight months was dismissed had no discharge in writing, and the said deponent further declares that he enlisted the second time at the said town of Glocester for one year under Capt. Nathaniel Blackman in Col. Christopher Lippitt's Regiment; Was marched to Rhode Island ^then New London, then to New York to which [illegible] thence by Phillips Mannor to Peekskill, thence through the state of New Jersey to the Fork of Delaware river thence Bristol [word crossed out] Pennsylvania and points General Washington and from thence to Trenton, and was in the Trenton Battle and thence to Princetown and was in the Battle at Princetown and thru [Morristown?] and then Chatham and was then dismissed had no written discharge. And the said deponent further enlisted the third time at the said town
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of Glouster on the 28 day of May 1777. under Capt. Stephen Olney, in Col. Israel Angell's Regiment in the Continental Establishment for the time of three years. And went to Coventry and was innoculated with the small pox, and after recovering his health he was marched to Peekskill in the State of New York was stationed at Peekskill about three months, then was marched to Danbury in Connecticut, thence to Fishkill in the state of New York  ^there appeared I watched [illegible] thence to Red Banks in New Jersey thence to [illegible] [Bristol?] in the state of Pennsylvania then to White Marsh and from thence to Valley Forge and was stationed at Valley Forge through the Winter and in the month of April he left Vally Forge and marched to Monmouth and was in the Battle at Monmouth in June 1778 And then returned to Peekskill thence to Park Bridge on the North River thence to Rhode Island was stationed at an Island of Newport (Rhode Island) untill Sullivan's expedition & retreated with him, marched to Newport and was then marched to Morristown in New Jersey and was discharged at Morristown in the 28 day of May 1780. The first year of this three year service he served as first corporal, and the two last years of the service he served as third sargeant. There is written discharge signed by Col. Israel Angell which said discharge has lately been forewarded to the War department, and he thinks it is now in that department. And the said Deponent further declares that in the month of August 1780 he volunteered and served as sargeant
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Uriah Hawkins
Application & testimony
For a
Pension, 1832

16133


Hon M. Hoffman

27. Feby 33
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Major in Capt. Thomas Woods company of Militia in Col. Chad Browns Regiment was stationed on the Island of Newport served there one month and was discharged. And the said Deponent says he lived in the town of Glocester at the time he first entered the service. And the said Deponent further declares that in addition to the above services he served about four months in the militia, making the whole time he served the United States as a soldier was five years, or there abouts. 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.
 Uriah Hawkins.
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid. And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states. I Julius C. Nelson, Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Herkimer, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceeding of the said court in this matter of the Applications of Uriah Hawkins for a pension. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this truth day of October 1832. 
Julius C. Nelson Clerk.
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no. 1
I hereby certify that Uriah Hawkins then of the town of Gloucester county of Providence and state of Rhode Island on the nineteenth day of April on thousand seven hundred and seventy five enlisted in the company of infantry commanded by Capt. Nathaniel Blackman which company was attached to and belonged to the Regiment commanded by Col. Hitchcock in the Rhode Island Line. And the said Hawkins served the United States from the said 19th day of April 1775 to the first day of January 1776 at which time the term of service for which he enlisted expired, and further that the greater or nearly all of said term said Hawkins was engaged in said service near Boston, with other of the continental forces. Israel Angell.
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No. 2
I hereby certify that Uriah Hawkins served in the army of the United States in the Regiment of Militia commanded by Col. Chad Brown of the state of the state of Rhode Island in the capacity of Sergeant Major and also as a volunteer during the then tour of duty of said Regiment which service commenced on the 1st day of August 1780
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This may certify that Uriah Hawkins served under an enlistment for one year in the service of the United States of America in a company commanded by Captain Nathaniel Blackman whereof Christopher Lippitt Esq was Colonel and it is hereby further certified that the said Hawkins served his said term faithfully and afterwards volunteered his service to the American cause for one month longer during which time the ever memorable battles of Trenton and Princeton took place in both of which he Uriah Hawkins took a part, and was discharged at Chatham in the state of New Jersey the 18th Day of January 1777. The troops to which said Hawkins was attached were raised in R. Island.
 Israel Angell  Col. Stephen Hawkins
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No. 5
I hereby certify that Uriah Hawkins on the 28th day of May 1777 enlisted in the company commanded by Capt. Stephen Olney and in the Regiment of Col. Israel Angell in the Continental establishment of the United States of America for the term of three years which said three years said Hawkins served fully and faithfully, and was discharged from said service the 28th day of May 1780, at Morristown in the state of New Jersey. Israel Angell
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as aforesaid and was discharged from said service at Chatham in the state of New Jersey
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32289

INVALID.

Revy

File No. 32289

Uriah Hawkins

Sergt Rev War

Act: June 7th 32

Index: -Vol. 2, Page 173

[Arrangement of 1870.]
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Sept. 23/95 Hist Chas R. Hawkins
 8 Oxford St. Rochester NY. 

 1895 Jan. 28  Mil. Histy [History]  to Cranston H. Benton Brooklyn N.Y. 
1915: May 6: History to Mrs. Edith Hawkins Perkins MBH 
1927 Apr 27 photos mailed to Mrs. Wm. W. Hawkins 

MEL
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This may certify that Uriah Hawkins enlisted and served in the Army of the United States in the war of the revolution which severed the states from the control of British Tyranny and that he the said Hawkins served the term of his enlistments with fidelity, faithfulness, and honor and entered the aforesaid service the 28th day of May one thousand seven hundred and seventy seven in the state of Rhode Island and attached to troops belonging to said state in the company commanded by Capt. Stephen Olney, whereof Israel Angell Esq. was Colonel and that in the company of said Olney said Haawkins served as Sergeant 2 years, and the remaining one year he served also as Sergeant in the company of Capt. Humphrey in the regiment aforesaid and was transfered to the company of said Humphrey by the solicitations of said Humphrey and that in said transfer a spirit of accommodation pervaded the whole transaction, a mutual good understanding having always prevailed with said Hawkins and his superior as well as inferior officers and soldiers. and it is further certified that said Hawkins was discharged honourable from said services with the thanks of his officers, and Morristown in the state of New Jersey on the 28th day of May one thousand seven hundred and eighty - August 1821 John S. Coe - Lieut. in 2nd RId regimt. Israel Angell Col. of sd. 2nd R.I. Regt. The above names W. Hawkins served in the company under my Commd. as above stated; during the whole time there was no one soldier or noncommissioned officer on whom I placed more confidence. Stephen Olney
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State of New York, Herkimer County Ss. John Wood of the town of Fairfield and county aforesaid being duly sworn deposeth and saith that he this deponent served in the second Rhode Island Regiment in the war of the revolution which severed these United States from the British Empires, for thrree years that during said term this deponent was well acquainted with and knew serjeant Uriah Hawkins who served in the said Regiment which was commanded by Col. Israel Angell. That this dpeonent further says said Hawkins served in said Regiment for more than two years. This deponent furthe says that for many years since the termination of said revolutionary war he has been well acquainted with said Hawkins and has seen and conversed with said Hawkins this day and well knows that he is the person who served as aforesaid and that he (said Hawkins) now resides in the town of Newport county of Herkimer and state of New York. And further the deponent saith not. Dated at Newport oforesaid this eleventh day of August one thousand eight hundred and thirty-two. John Wood. Sworn and subscribed before me this 11th day of August 1832. Richard Herendeen Justice of the Peace. I hereby certify that I am well acquainted with the above named deponent and that he is a man of fair character and is a man of strict truth and veracity Richard Herendeen Justice of the Peace August 11th 1832.
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6298 Hawkins to be filed. Segt. 2 years $120 28 Feby Hon Wm Hoffman

P office 22nd August 

Orl. Claim N.Y. 

Hon. Lewis Cass Secretary at War Washington City 

August 14th 

Debr.
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Newport NY
August 14th 

Hon Lewis Cass. 
Secretary at War 
Washington City 

Pn. claim N.Y. 

P Office August 2
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Newport (Herkimer Co) N. York Aug.t 13th 1832
Sir Inclosed are papers sent the war department by me the undersigned for the purpose of obtaining a pension by virtue of the act of Congress of the 7th June 1832 entitled "An act supplementary to the "Act for the relief of certain surviving officers and soldiers of the revolution." You will please to understand that it is my wish to be placed on the pension roll, to the end that I may receive the amt. contemplated by said act.
 If my name be placed or put on the pension roll, it is my desire to receive the amt. which shall be awarded or paid me, at the U.S. Branch Bank in the City of Uttica [Utica] in the aforesaid state. I have never forwarded any papers to the department of war before the present time for the purpose of having my name put on the pension roll. I sent to the department of war herewith inclosed, the certificate of my term of service and rank in the "revolution," signed by Col. Angell the commander of my regiment (2d R.I.) of Capt. Stephen Olney in whose company of the same Regt. I rendered part of my term of service and of Lieut. Viol of the same regt. a part of my discharge signed by Col. Angell, and my recommend for a discharge signed by Capt. Humphrey, on the back of which is the certificate of Capt. Olney the Pay Master of said Regt. that I had settled with him as such Pay Master, which I venture to presume will be sufficient to establish my claim.
 Yours. &c. Uriah Hawkins 
Hon. Lewis Cass Secretary at War
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[note: test is cut off on the right]
These may Certify all whome the bearer hereof. Late Ser [illegible] of Rhode Island, has faithfu for which he inlisted to t with the pay-Master of the the Service with Repata [cut off]

Sent to Pension Office in this condition. see statement in letter of Aug. 13, 1832 saying "a part of my discharge"

This 28 day of May 1780 Israel Angell Col.
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This May Certify that Serjeant Uriah Hawkins has served the Term which he engaged in the Service of the United States and is now Recommended for a discharge. With the thanks of his officer. Wm Humphrey Capt. 1788
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This may Certify the within named Sergt. Hawkins has settled all acct.s in the P Master Department to the 30th Inst. May 
Yours Stephen Olney Capt. 
P Master [illegible[

Colo. Angell
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TREASURY DEPARTMENT
Second Comptroller's Office, Aug. 12, 1841
Sir: Under the act of the 6th of April, 1838, entitled "An act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain Pensioners, and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury of the United States," Betsey Henderson, 1 of the children of Uriah Hawkins Decd. Late a Pensioner on the Roll of the Albany, N.Y. Agency, at the rate of 120 Dollars per annum, under the law of the 7th June 1832 has been paid at this Department, from the 4th of Sept. 1839 to the 19th of Feb. 1840. Respectfully yours, Albion K. Parris Comptroller. To the Commissioner of Pensions, Present.
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6769 3-2233 BUREAU OF PENSIONS Finance Division April 15, 1927 Chief Rev. War Section Division, I have this day received from Mrs. W. V. Hawkins M.O. No. 649875 for $5.75, requesting photostat copy as per letter herewith: 1927 Apr. 27 photos mailed & Finance notf. AW OK & cfy
O.J. Randall Chief Finance Division H.O.L. C 23 3.25 OW
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TE. 1-681 PHONE Branch 476 egarding this job should refer to Requisition No. 14531 for Duplicating, Addressograph, Photostat, and Blue Print Work. BUREAU OF DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR WASHINGTON CIEF FINANCE of Publications, April 22, 1927. 192 Room G 137. Please furnish work specified below. Bureau ordering Pension Deliver to Room No. 2033 (ALL COPY FOR DUPLICATING WORK SHOULD BE PLAIN AND WRITTEN IN ELITE TYPE EXACTLY LINE FOR LINE AS IT IS TO APPEAR ON FINISHED JOB.) Title and description of job photostat copies of 12 pages from the Rev. War pension claim, S. 32289, Uriah Hawkins, No. of copies 1 of each page. Shall form be kept standing? days. For further information see A.E. Wilson Room No. 5033 Phone No. 541 Approved O. L. Laubon Chief Clerk of Bureau. Reed A.E. Wilson Chief of Branch NOTE: No order made "SPECIAL" unless statement showing necessity is written below and approved by Chief Clerk of Bureau ordering. 

CHECK WORK DESIRED
Duplicate Multigraph single of double space? Facsimile signature? Mimeograph one side or both sides? Facsimile signature? Folding once or twice
Assembling Stapling Once? Twice? Side? End? Electric typewriter Fill in addresses? Dated? Addressograph from lists Envelopes, size Proof list Labels (submit sample) Fill in letters Cards, size Pay rolls Corrections Tabulation sheets Photostat X Size actual Official use? Repay? Yes $1.80 Blue Print Size Official use? Repay? $ Remarks (OVER)
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NOTE: Routine changes of addresses may be made on this blank without formal reference through or initialing of chiefs of branches or chief clerks of bureaus. (Date)

INDICATE BY AN X IN PROPER SQUARE ACTION TO BE TAKEN. Make new addressograph plate. Change present addressograph plate. destroy present addressograph plate. On list
as follows: Now reads 12345 Should read 12345 FOR USE OF DUPLICATING AND ADDRESSING SECTION ADDRESSOGRAPH The above change was made 192. Operator. MULTIGRAPH Operator Date Type set by Remarks: MIMEOGRAPH Operator Date Cut by Remarks:
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Rev. & [illegible] Wars
Section. [illegible] April 7, 1927. Mrs. [illegible] Hawkins, [illegible] Riverside Drive, New York City, 
[illegible]: I have to [illegible] you, that in the Revolutionary War pension records of Uriah Hawkins, S. [illegible] and of Stephen Hawkins, [illegible] of the Rhode Island Troops, the names of their parents are not given, no [illegible] whether they are related to each other. In the case of Uriah Hawkins there is [illegible] from [illegible], but Uriah does not testify in the [illegible] of Stephen Hawkins. [illegible] in other claims, [illegible] a page, plus [illegible] in each claim for [illegible], if that is [illegible]. The proper amount should be forwarded to this bureau, by money order, or certified check, drawn to the [illegible] of the Secretary of the Interior, (not to the [illegible] or the Commissioner of Pensions). [illegible] of Stephen Hawkins the number of pages to be copies is twenty-three. In that of Uriah Hawkins, the number is twelve 12 23 35
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[stamp] FINANCE DIVISION APR 15 1927 
[stamp] FINANCE DIVISION BOOK-KEEPERS DESK APR 15 1927 BUREAU OF PENSIONS
 870 Riverside Drive
 New York City
 Apr. 13, 1927 
Mr. Winfield Scott
Dept. of Interior
Washington, D.C.
 Dear Sir, 
 Refering to your favor of April 7, 1927 I should like to get photostat copies of the papers in the claims of Uriah Hawkins S. 32289 and of Stephen Hawkins
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April 4 1927 United States Pension Commissioners Washington DC 
Dear Sir, 
Will you kindly advise me if you can furnish me a copy of the Revolutionary service - affidavits, pension record, etc. etc. - otherwise complete information regarding the Revolutionary Soldiers 1 Stephen Hawkins born Feb. 21 1754 Glocester R.I. &  what will be the cost of same. 
Have you any record of the name of his parents. Also I would like the same information - including parents of another Revolutionary
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soldier - namely 2 (Uriah) Hawkins born 1758 - you have a record or mention of him in U.S. Pension Office Record Pension Book 39 
Also Pension Roll 23d Congress P 323. 
I would also like to know if you have a record of the parents of this man. Or a record of his relationship to Stephen Hawkins. They each made an affidavit as to each others Revolutionary Service - when they sent in application for
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a pension. Have you any record to show they were brothers, cousins, Father & Son. or uncle Nephew. An early reply will very much be appreciated as I am very ill and I do so wish to complete records I already began. Also verify same from your office. for my son. 
Thanking you in advance I am most Respectfully yours 
(Mrs) William V. Hawkins
870 Riverside Drive New York City, N.Y. 
Apt 7A
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Rev. Sec. FDL 
418 North Ave. Grand Rapids, Mich. 
April 29, 1915 
Commissioner of Pensions
 Washington D.C.
 I write to Providence for the Revolutionary record of Uriah Hawkins meaning the one born very early in the century. The one born 1755 was grand son to the first. We believe both were in the war as elder lived to be over a hundred years old dying 1808. I received a long list of services and the record that Uriah Hawkins had a pension granted in Herkimer Co. N.Y. although he enlisted in Conn. Is there no way of telling whether part of these services were not of the elder man as we believe. Will you give me the entire information contained in the pension record and any facts you may have concerning the family will be great appreciated. Hoping you can help me to prove that the elder Uriah Hawkins did military service or served in some capacity in the Rev. War 
Yours sincerely Edith Hawkins Perkins U.S. [stamp] U.S. PENSION OFFICE MAY 3 1915
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H&W Uriah Hawkins - 32289 I 
Phinehas Wright - 45472 I 
52 Columbia-Heights, 
Brooklyn, N.Y. 
Dec. 1 th 1895.
The Hon. The Commissioner of Pensions, Washington, D.C. 
Sir: Wishing to Join the Society of "The Sons of the Revolution", I should very much like to receive some information concerning two of my ancestors, who fought in the War, and who, I believe, were pensioners. If possible, I should like to know the date and place of birth of each, also date and place of death, if they were pensioners, and any other facts concerning them you may be able to give. All I know of the two individuals is as follows: 
PHINEAS WRIGHT: - Born in Bennington County, Vermont, served as private under Stark in the Battle of Bennington, and was a pensioner until death. Died in town of Sandy Creek, Jefferson County, N.Y. 
URIAH HAWKINS: - Enlisted from Rhode Island at 15 years of age under Captain John Olney, Went all through the War of the Revolution, and was at Valley Forge under General Washington. I should thank you very much for any information you could give me as to the correctness of the above. Yours truly, Cranston H. Brenton
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Rochester NY Sep 11/95 
Com'r Pensions 
Washington DC  O&
 Dear sir My great grandfather Uriah Hawkins of Newport Herkimer Co NY was a revolutionary war pensioner. Can you forward me a copy of his application and advise me what papers if any were filed with same. 
Yours truly
 Chas B Hawkins 
8 Oxford St 
Rochester NY