Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 3171, Caleb Hazle, Md.
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Hazle, Caleb
Duval, Jemima
(former widow) 
Number R 3171.
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State of New York
City and County of New York:
On this eighteenth day of December in the year of our Lord Eighteen hundred and forty four, personally appeared before me the subscribed.  First Judge of the Court of Common Pleas for the City and County of New York in the State aforesaid, Jemima Duval, a resident of said city aged eighty four years, who being first duly sworn according to 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 Ju7ly 7tg 1838 and the act of the 4th of March 1843., and the act of 17tg June 1844. That she was formerly the wife of Caleb Hazle who was a Lieutenant and a Captain during the revolutionary war, in the state of Maryland- that he served in the Severn Battalion of Militia two years and upwards.  that she was lawfully married to him the said Captain Hazle as he was called at Annapolis in the month of June 1785, and that her husband died in the Spring of the year 1786.  That is to say the latter part of May or beginning of June in that year, that she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service, but the marriage took place previous to the first day of January 1794.  viz. the time above stated.  She further declares that after the death of Captain Caleb Hazle her husband aforesaid, she remained a widow eight years when she was
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married to Ehphraim Duval that he died in the month of March 1807.  and she has remained a widow ever since that period. 
Taken and subscribed this 18th day of December AD 1844 before me - Jemima Duval her mark
M Ulshoeffer 1st judge 
I do hereby certify that the above named Jemima Duval is not able to appear in the open Court to make her declaration in consequence of bodily infirmity.  Witness my had the day and year above written.
M Ulshoeffer
1st judge 
New York Common Pleas
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STATE OF NEW-YORK,
CITY AND COUNTY OF NEW YORK, SS.
Clerk.
James Conner, CLERK of the City and County of New-York, and Clerk of the Court
of Common Pleas for said City and County, DO HEREBY CERTIFY, That
Michael Ulshroffer whose name is subscribed to
the annexed certificate was at the date thereof in
Judge of the Common Pleas of said City and County duly
commissioned and sworn acting as such and that
am acquainted with the hand writing of said
First Judge and believe the signature to the said
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the Seal of
the said Court and County, the
18 day of Dec 1844
James Conner
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..... of Maryland
Anne Kendall County City of Anapoles
On this 13 day of March A D 1845 personally
appeared before me the Subscriber a Justice of the
peace in and for the said County and City
Anna Ridgely aged ninety years and upward who
being by me duly sworn according to law saith
that she was well acquainted with Lieutenant
Caleb Hazel an Officer of the Revolutionary war
in Capt Cromwell Company of the seven
Battalion of Militia of the State of Maryland
That in the spring of the year of 1779 he was
Called into service at Annapolis to guard and
parted the said City and the Western Shores
of the Chesapeake bay from British invasion
and during that season he did served four of
months in said Compy Regiment
That in the Spring of the year of 1780 he was
called on to serve anther four at the same place
and did serve six months in the same Compy
and Battalion
That in the year 1781 he served a tour of
nine months and was in service untill after Gent
Cornwallis was taken that knew him to be
in the actual service of the United States on
ber nine months deponent lived at Anapolis at the same
time & speaks from own knowledge
Sworn to and subscribed
this 13 day of March 1845
Anna Ridgely
before me
mark
Sholt idle J.P
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Those Fundle a Justice of the Peace
of the State of Maryland in and for Anne
handle County do hereby certify that
I have known Mr Anna Redfity the
within deponent and her family for
near about thirty years past, that she
is highly respectable and entitled to
implicit confidence in any statement
that she may make on her oath
or otherwise. In fact she of the first
in the City of Annapol
family
In witness whereof I hereunto affix my
hand and seal this 13th day of March 1845
Pendle
Anne Arundel County Court
Be it remembered and I hereby certify that Thomas
N Pindle who has given the foregoing certificate was
at the time of so doing a duly commissioned Justice of
the Peace for tune Handel County and that wheat
is due to his acts as such
In testimony whereof I hereto set my
Hand and affix the seal of June
and County Court this tenth
day of March in the year one thousand
Eight Hundred and Forty five
Jos H Nicholson
. A.S. Court
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Jemima Drival, widow of
Caleb Hazle, of New York,
under act 7 July 1838
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See letters to J. Hough, May 13, 1845,
do. to same July 15. 1845; do to Sec of
War 17 March 1846
Hon. W. L. Marcy to Houck
McClean 23 Apl 1846
to Richd Burgess
do to Hon. H. Johnson Jany
16.47
have deliver to McClant
Jan 30. 1846. see his receipt
3171
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I hereby certify that Mrs Anne Ridgely, whose deposition
is found above, and who has lately departed this life, was a
lady of highly respectable character and for sixty years
previous to her death an approved, and worthy member of the
Methodist Episcopal Church in this
City
Annapolis, May 24, 1845
States
Pastor of said Church
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March 1746
A. R. March 17. 1846
Moses McClean
wishes to know when the
case of Jennina Dewall
will be decided
Warke
and 22 April 1846
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Washington House of Reps
and 19
1846
Hon Wm L. Man Sec. of War
Do Sim
same 5 or 6 weeks since
had the men to transmit to your
Department the appeal of the Agent
of Jemira Dunall from the decision of
the commission of Pension given on her
application for a Pension-
Will you have the goodnes to inform
me whether your desion has yet been
seven on if not when it may be
expection
) have the honor to
be very Respectfully
your out sent
Moses McCam
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the Collard
York
To March 17th 1845
Dear Sir enclosed I send
you the Declaration of Jemima Duvall the
of Caleb Mayle asking for a pension for the
services of her Husband of Lieutenant and
Captain in the Revolutionary War, certificate
of George G. Brewer thowing the time of High
appointment as Surtenant and also as captain
Also the Testimony of Anne Ridgely showing the time
of his service, please examine this claim and
if all is council send me the certificate to take
Ten
Very Respectfully Yours
John Hough
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11768
Mar 18 1845
Jemima Dural
July 7. 1838.
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James L. Edwards Esq
Commissioner of Pensions
of
Washington City
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York June 2d 1845
W. J. L. Edwards
Dear Sir
Yours of the 13th My was
Recd in relation to the Claim of Jemima
Durall for a pension, for the services of her
late Husband Captain Hayle, also printed
Regulations showing the nature of proof
to be adduced in order to obtain the
pension, by from the Records of the War
department, the Muster Rolls, the Ten timony of Commissioned officers, or the affi
dants of
persons of Known respectability
of the first is Records of the war depart
ment we can give you no Account as
we have not got them, if you have the
Records of the Severn Ballation of Mr
no doubt you will be satisfied, of the
Second, the Muster Rolls, are very in
perfect and mutilated at annopoles, and
withal Mary of them entirely destroyed,
of the third. Testimony of Commissioned
officers. We cannot find that there is a
single commissioned officer of the here
Battallion alive at this time, or indeed
of the Maryland line, consequently we
cannot produce evidence from that since
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Affidavits of persons of known respectability
of the 4th kind of Testimony, we think have
full, namely the Testimony of Anne Ridgely
sent you with the other papers, I also now
send you a certificate of her character and
standing from the Pastor of the church to
which he belonged, it is not Drawn
exactly as it should have been, he must
have supposed we still had the paper
in our possession, & that we could attach
it, however thou her character and
Respectability she has since died. We also now
send on the Testimony of
William Flemming
Respectable citizen of the City of Baltimons
Testifying to the service of Caleb Hager
as a Lieutenant in Cromwell Company,
these Witnesses we think have satisfact
rily proved the service & their Respect
fully touched for
In support of Mrs Ridgely Testimony, I would
Remark that the was the sister, of an
officer, who served in the same compa
my with Hazle by Charles Robinson and
this shously she should know the
service. In support of Flemming
Testimony, I herewith send you a certificate
from George G. Brewer showing that
there was Tours of nine months served,
it,
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We now think we have made our Testimony
as
full ording to the Rules you sent my
in the affiants of Persons of Known as
pectability, & have receeded almost begin
our expectations considering the light of time
which has elapsed since the Revolution,
we hope you will now and on the
Certificate for her pension to me at
York Penna, made payable at Baltimon
her son now lives in Baltimore
who attend to her business, is the reason
for having it payable at Baltimore
Very Respectfully
Yours
John Hough
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State of Maryland City of Baltimore to wit
day of May Eighteen hundred and Forty
five, before me the subscriber one of the Justices of the
Peace of said State in and for the City of Baltimore
Personally appeared William Fleming (aged Eighty
years, who made oath on the Holy Evangely of
Almighty God-- said he was well acquainted with
Caleb Hazel a Lieutenant in Captain Cromwell
Company in the Severn Battalion of Maryland
Militia, during the Revolutionary War that in
the year of 1779 he served a Tour of six months
in the said Company at Fort Severn, at Annapolis
in Anne Arundel County to guard the said City ┃
and the Western shore of the Chesapeake Bay from
British invasion-- that in the year of 1780 he served
a second Tour of six months, or more, at the same
place - that in the year of 1781 he served a tour
of nine months or more at Annapolis and a long
the Western Shore of the Chesapeake Bay that he knew
the said Caleb Hazel to have served three tours in
Capacity of Lieutenant to wit one year and nine
months, he was in actual service of the United States
and further saith not
Signed and Sworn before
William Fleming
Mark
Robt Wilson
On this
I hereby certify that I have known the above named
William Fleming for fifteen or twenty years and have
and do now consider him a worthy and respectable
Citizen that he would not make oath to a false
Statement
Robt Dutton
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State of Maryland Baltimore County Set Shelly
certify that Robert Dutton Gentleman before whom the
within deposition was made and who gave the within
certificate and has thereto signed his name was at
the time of so doing a Justice of the Peace of
the State aforesaid in and for the City of Baltimore
duly commissioned and sworn
In Testimony whereof hereto set
my hand and affix the seal of
S
-
Baltimore County
Court this 27 day
Mary
Guy 1845
A.W. Bradford Clk
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Jemima Duval widow of Caleb Hogle of M. to whom
she was married on the 185. and who died 11. August
1786.
Eight years afterwards she was married to Ephraim
Dural. who died in 1807. remained a widow since and is now
in the 64th year
W.T. McCown Vice Chancellor of the 1st Circuit State New York
has known declarant for twenty five years & testifies to her credibility
Co.
Anna Ridgely aged
90. testifies to certain tours of service
of Caleb Hagle-
Those N. Pendle certifies to her
being a credible witness and a F.F. M
certificate of Reg of sd office of me to his having been appoint
and afterwards Captain
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P. O.
Act of July
14, 1862 and march 8
1873.
3174
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Jemima Dural
See:
Enlisted:
Discharged:
Application filed:
Alleges:
Re-enlisted:
Attorney:
P. O.
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the
Recognized.
Cert. of Dis. Searched for
18
18
Contract.
18
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land Office Annapolis
23rd January 1845
I hereby Certify, that by a rend, endorsed, Militia officers of
Maryland, remaining in this office, all the name of Calob Hazle,
appears upon said record, to have been appointed Lieutenant in
Captain Francis Cromwells Company, of the Severn Battalion of
Militia in Anne Arundel County, on the 22nd of May, 1779,
and was promoted to the rank of Captain, the 14th of October,
-
1782, and that there is no muster or pay roll to be found of his
company, and cannot ascertain the lenght or kind of service he
performed in the Revolution.
George
Regd
G. Brewer
Land off
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Hon. Wm
Washington Feb 22d 1846
L. Marcy Sec of War
Sir Mrs Jemima Dewall
has made application to the Commissioner of
Pension for a Pension under the Acts of 1888
1843 & 1844, for the services rendered in the Revolutionary War, by her first Husband Captain
Caleb Hagle as first Lieutenant in Captain
Cromwells Company of the Severn Battallion
of Malitia at Fort Seem & Annappolis in
the sate of Maryland,
Her papers & Proofs have been examined &
the Commissioner of Pension does not feel satisfied with the Proof of the service of the said Suntor last Hogle, & has refused to grant her a Pension
every thing is admitted to be satisfactory, Except
the Proof of service, & as I feel satisfied that the
Evidence is conclusive as to the service of
the said Hale for one year month
I therefore in her behalf. Appeal to you from
the decision of the Commissioner
1st The Records at Annapolis (of which among the
paper you will find copies) show that he, Hayle
was appointed 1st Lieutenant in Capt Cromwell
Company, on the 22d of May 1779, & that he was
promoted to the rank of Capt. on the 14th of October
1782, making a period of over three years as
1st Lieutenant,
This of itself, I think applies service, for it is
not likely that a company of Battalion would be raised
& the organization regularly kept up during more than
three years of the most troublesome times
of the Revolution, & at a place like Annapolis
exposed to the invasion of the enemy at any time
without having done service, but in her
present on with proof of Service
or
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2nd The testimony of William Flemming, who swears
that he was well acquainted with Caleb Hazle
during the Revolutionary War, and knows from his
own knowledge that he has served three sons
making together one year & nine months during the
Sears 1779-1780 & 1781,
3rd The testimony of Anna Ridgely, who serves
that she lived at Annappolis, during the Revolutionary War, & was well acquainted with Caleb
Hagle & Kunes from her own knowledge that he
Hagle, served one year and nine month during the
years 1779-1780 & 1781,
The objection made by the Commissioner to the Testimony
of William Flemming, is as follows, that he Flemming
says he served, twenty one months, and that he
Flemming has never applied for a Pension for
his own services, & that this fact, is calculated to
raise doubt of his having been in a situation, to
certify to the service of there
I am not able myself, to see, why a man should
not be believed on his oath, for the reason, that
he had not applied for a Pension, it appears
to me, that if that rule were established as
the standard of Veracity, that few men of the
present day could be believed on oath,
I cannot for a moment think, that you
will sanction such an objection, to the testimony of a man, whose character for Respect
ability & veracity is vouched for by a Majistrate, who says he has known him for fifteen
or twenty years,
But if that section should be sanctioned it can
amount to nothing, for this reason
The Commissioner in his letter to me of the 15th
July 1845, make the witness to say, that he the
Witness served two tours of six months & one of
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Character & for Sixty years are approved and
worthy member of the Methodist Episcopal
church in that City
Now does the Magistrate, and the Pastor,
who are well acquainted with the Witness
of the Commissioner who does not know
her at all, best know, whether the ought
to be believed, on oath
The Commissioner stated to me on Friday last, where
at his office, that he did not doubt, but that
Caleb Hagle had served, but that his ser
lices could not be estimated, And that he
could not have served, as was stated, for
the reason, that Malitia men were only
Rained, for two months at a time,
But among the papers you will find the cer
tificate of George G. Brewer Register of the Land
office of Maryland, stating that an Alpha
Soldiers of the Two
Battallion of Malitia raised to serve nine
months or until the 10th day of December 1781
that the name of Charles Robinson appears
upon said list to have been discharged
on the 3d day of December 1781, and to have
" 4th
Now this proves that the Commissioner is un
der a mistake, as to the time of Malitia
he being for only two months at a time
that that there was Battallious Reindto
serve nine months
The only question now is, are those Records
Correct & is William Flemming and
Anna Ridgely entitled to Credit on their
oaths
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to serve nine months
The only question now is
are those Records
Correct & is William Flemming and
Anna
Ridgely entitled to Credit on their
the
of the Records correct, he Cobb Hagle
was appointed first Lieutenant and was in that ┃
Station more than three years, and if
William Flemming & Ann Ridgely are
to be blessed on oath, then Caleb Hayle
served as Lieutenant one year and nine
months during the Revolutionary War, and
Jemima Durall is entitled to a pension
under the Act of 1838, 1843 & 1844 for one
year & nine months service, rendered by
her first Husband Caleb Hogle as Lieutenant
in Capt Cromwell Company of the Severn Batt
allion of Malitia,
If then Records are not correct & these witmises are not to be believed on oath
can only say, I have seen no evidence
of it.
I therefore Ack Yore to reverse the decision
of the Commissioner of Pensions, and to grant
Jemima Durall a pension, under the Act
6th 1838 at Year & nine month
service of the first Husband Caleb Hogle, as
Lieutenant
I am Sir very Respectfully
Your Humble Servant
John Hough
for Mr Jennina Davall
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nine months, with Lieutenant Hagle, But one
will perceive, by the Testimony of William Fleminingthat
he is not in testifying to his own service
and that the word he has reference to Caleb
Hagle, Flemming is testifying to the services
of Lieut Coleb Hogle, & not to his own service,
so that the fact of his having never applied for
a pension for his own services cannot raise any
doubt as to the truth of his oath. He says he
was well acquainted with Caleb Hagle and
knows from his own knowledge that he Hagle
did serve one year and nine months
As to the Testimony of Anna Ridgely, the Comm
sioner (in his letter to me of the 15th July
1845) says, she being a female, her evidence
can amount to no more than hearsay which
is not admissable,
Now the witness does not say, that the heard ┃
that Caleb Hagle had served,
nine month,
but she does say, that she
knew Caleb Hagle well, that she lived in
Annappolis at the same time, and
that she knows from her own knowledge,
that limit Hagle, served one year & nine ┃
months in the actual service of United States
during the year 1779-1780 & 1781.
The Commissioner does not give any Reason
why a female should not be believed on
her oath, nor have I ever heard any other ┃
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person give one;
the Magistrate before whom her deposition
was taken says she was of the first Family
of Annappolis & that implicit confidence may
placed in any statement made by her, on oath,
or otherwise
The Methodist Pastor says in his
certificate that she was of highly respectable
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Refered
be Cow
of Pensions for
a report &
No.
Feb
3. 1846,
Washin Febry 2. 1846.
John Hough
Appeals from the
division of the Comm
of Pension on open
on claim of Jemima
Duvall, widow of
Caleb Hazle of M
32. Rec Dec 2746
Pension Office
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11768
To Mar 18 1845
Nich 31.
11768
Jemima Deval
Uly.
Act 7 July 38
before 94
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MARYLAND,
THE STATE OF MARYLAND, to Sell
of a county, GREETING WHEREAS Caleb Hazle
late of Annan County, deceased, died intestate, as it is said, We do therefore give and grant unto
you the said Jean Hayle full power and authority to administer all and singular the goods, chattels,
and credits of the said deceased, lying and being within
ly and to demand, collect, and
levy, and in legal manner require and receive, all and all manner of debt and debts due and owing to the said deceased
, and well and faithfully to dispose of the same, and out of the goods, chattels and credits of the said deceased,
which have, may or shall come to your hands or possession, well and truly to pay the debts due by the said deceased
, so far forth as the same will extend, and the law will charge you, according to the true value of the sum
thereof, you having first taken your oath well and truly to administer the same, and to make, or cause to be made, a
true and perfect inventory of all and singular the goods, chattels, and credits, of the said deceased, together with a
list of the debts, sperate and desperate, which have, may or shall come to your hands, possession, or knowledge,
appraised in money; as also to render a true and just account of and upon your administration therein, and to
exhibit both into the registry of the orphans court for and county; touching which inventory you are
presently affined to perform, or at furthest on or before the day of Novem now next ensuing, and
an account within twelve months from the date of these presents; and laftly we do hereby constitute and appoint
you the said John May
administration of all and singlar the goods, chattels, and credits,
of the said deceased.
GIVEN at Annoisanno domini 1786
in the county of this eleventh day of August
Test.
away Rego
County
Common administration Bonds, and Letters.
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City & County of New York Jenesa Derval of the City of
New York, widow, being duly sworn according to
law make oath and saith that she was
formerly the wife of Caleb Hazle of Maryland
who was an officer during the Revolutionary War
that they were lawfully married at Annapolis in
the State of Maryland by the Revd Mr Higginbotton
in the month of June in the year 1785. That
her husband Captain Hazle as he was called
died at Annapolis where they resided, in the
spring of the year 1786 that is to say in the
latter part of May or beginning of June in
that year. That she took out Letters of
Administration upon his estate which
are hereunto annexed bearing date at
Anapolis on the 11th of August 1786.
That he remained a widow after the death
of her said husband Caleb Hazle, for about
the period of eight years, and then she
1
married Ephraim Dewal and resided for
a time, about seven miles from Annapolis in
the Country. That she lived with her
husband Ephram Dewal thirteen years
when he died which was in the month of
March 1807 and she has remained a
widow ever since, and is now in the
Taken
sidity fourth year of her age
& sworn this 29
day of March 1844
2
her
Before me
Jemima Daval
mark
M. Ulshafter
for
C
is Judge New York
Common Pleas & offices
Justice
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Coty & County of New York Ss. William McConn of
the City of New York, Vice Chancellor of the
first Circuit of the State of New York, being
duly sworn saith, that he is well acquainted with
Jemima Deal who has made the
affidavit on the foregoing page. That he
has known her for about the period of
twenty five years last past - that she
is a woman who has always during
his acquaintance with her sustained a
character of high respectability, and in
his opinion full faith and credit is
due to her statement whether under
Oath or otherwise
Sworn this 29 day of
Z
M Coun
March 1844
Berne
M. Ulshoeffer
first Judge New York
Common Pleas six officio
Juster