Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 23751, Zebulon Burroughs, Conn
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(3-1776)

SERVICE
Conn

Burroughs, Zebulon
Hannah

NUMBER
W. 23751

CONTENTS
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3554.

Vermont Roll
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Zebulon Burroughs
Sherburne's Regimt
private.
Rhode Island line
of the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War.
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Inscribed on the Roll of Vermont
at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on
the 17th of April 1818
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Certificate of Pension issued the 12th of Octr 1818
and sent to Isaiah Fisk Esqr
Lyndon Vermont
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Arrears to 4th of Sept 1818    36.80
Semi-anl. all'ce ending 4th Mar 1819   48.00
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Arrears 4 Mo 18/30    $84.80

{Revolutionary claim,
Act 18th March, 1818.}

3 years
[illegible: Continental?]

Kirby, Caledonia
Co.
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Notification sent July 6th 1820 to
Benjamin F. Deming Esq
Clk County Court of Caledonia
Vermont
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[left hand page]
[illegible: Certified?]
Let. to Geo. C. Calhoun
May 3, 1843.
Let. to same Oct 29, 46

AB
Pd Admin


[right hand page]
6127

Vermont Montpelier
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Hannah Burroughs
widow of Zebulon Burroughs
[illegible: Conn?]
who was a Private
the Revolution

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Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of
80 Dollars
[illegible] Cents per annum, to commence on
the [crossed out: 4th day of March, 1843.] 13th
November, 1843. his death

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Certificate of Pension issued the
18th day of Sept. 1844
and sent to
George C Calhoun Esq
[illegible: Lyndon?]
[illegible]

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[Act of March 3, 1843.]

Recorded in Book A
Vol. 1. Page 31
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I Zebulon Burroughs of Kirby in the County of Caledonia and State of Vermont aged sixty years do testify and say & say that in July 1777 I enlisted [^for three years] in Capt Blackmans company in Col. Sherburne's Regt Genl Varnums Brigade and served untill [until] July 1780 being three years when I was discharged by Col Huntington & I further say that I am destitute of Property and am dependent upon my daily labour for support and have need of assistance from my country and that I am citizen of the United States. Further the deponent saith not - and that I have no other evidence in my power

[signed: Zebulon Burroughs]

State of Vermont St. Johnsbury 17 April 1818
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have need of assistance from my country and that I am citizen of the United States. Further the deponent saith not - and that I have no other evidence in my power

[signed: Zebulon Burroughs]

State of Vermont } St. Johnsbury 17 April 1818
Caledonia ss.    } Personally appeared Zebulon Burrough signer of the foregoing deposition and made oath that it contains the truth before me
[illegible signature] Chief Judge of Cal. Co. Ct.


State of Vermont     }
Caledonia County ss. } I, Isaiah Fisk Chief Judge of Caledonia County Court do hereby certify that the within [illegible] Zebulon Burroughs did serve in the revolutionary War as stated in the within declaration against the common enemy & I do now transmit the proceedings & testimony taken & had before me to the secretary of the department of War pursuant to the directions of a state act of Congress entitled an act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the revolutionary War which said declaration is made in order to obtain the provision made by sd. act. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of sd. Court this 17th day of April AD 1818
[signed: Isaiah Fisk]

[seal]
Attest Curtis Stanley }
Clerk of Cal. Co. Ct. }
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[standard horizontal writing]

On Captn. Blackman's Roll Col. Sherburne's Regt. '79

Admitted

Lyndon Sept. 8th AD. 1818
I hereby certify that from credible witnesses living in the neighborhood of Zebulon Burroughs [illegible] of the within declaration, he is poor and needy and is a cripple not able to work
[signed: Isaiah Fisk, Chief Judge Cal. Co.]


[written vertically]
Philip Rush and made solemn oath that the above certificate  contains the truth.
[illegible signature] Chief Judge Cal. Co. Ct.

[signed: Zebulon Burroughs]

Deposition
[illegible signature]

Found on the rolls
Correct
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This is to certify that I Philip Rush of St Johnsbury in the County of Caledonia and State of Vermont was knowing to the within named
Zebulon Burroughs serving as is stated in the within deposition St Johnsbury 17 Apr. 1818-
[signed: Philip Rush]


State of Vermont }
Caledonia ss     } St Johnsbury 17 Apr. 1818
Here personally appeared Philip Rush and made solemn oath that the above certificate contains the truth
[illegible signature] Chief Judge Cal. Co. Ct.

[signed: Zebulon Burroughs]
Deposition


Found on the rolls
Correct


[written vertically on left]
Lyndon Sept. 8th AD. 1818
I hereby certify that from credible witnesses living in the neighborhood of Zebulon Burroughs [illegible word] of the within declaration that he is poor and needy and is a cripple and not able to work.
[signed: Isaiah Fisk, Chief Judge Cal. Co.]


[written vertically on right]

On Captn. Blackman's Roll Col. Sherburne's Regt. '79

Admitted
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Zebulon Burroughs
Declaration
Copy No 16
Kirby
No.3.554
issd. 12 Octo. 1818
Continue
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STATE OF VERMONT.
Caledonia COUNTY SS. } At a County Court, began and holden at Danville within and for said County on the first Monday of June A. D. 1820.
Present in Court, the Hon. Isaiah Fisk Chief Judge.
" William Cahoon & }
" John W. Dana Esqrs } Assistant Judges.
On this 19th day of June 1820, personally appeared in open Court (being a Court of Record, with a jurisdiction unlimited in point of amount, and having the power of fine and imprisonment) Zebulon Burroughs aged Sixty One years, resident in Kirby in said County, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath declare, that he served in the Revolutionary War as follows:-- In the Regt commanded by Col. Henry Sherburne in the Company of Capt Elijah Blackman in the Connecticut line in the years 1777 to 1780. My former declaration was dated on the 17th April AD 1818 and my pension certificate is numbered 3,554

And I do solemnly swear, that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18th day of March, 1818, and that I have not since that time, by gift, sale, or in any manner disposed of my property or any part thereof, with intent thereby so to diminish it as to bring myself within the provisions of an act of Congress, entitled "An act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary War,” passed on the 18th day of March, 1818 and that I have not, nor has any person in trust for me, any property or securities, contracts or debts due to me; nor have I any income other than what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed and by me subscribed.

[signed: his mark X Zebulon Burroughs]

Twelve years ago I paid my son Seth Burroughs about one hundred dollars for which I received a bond for the annual payment of 280 [illegible unit] Pork, 12 Bushels wheat, 6 Bushels Rye, 6 Bushels Corn, and sauce sufficient for my yearly use and the milk of
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two cows which he has yearly paid me to this time. I have bought with my pension money one third of a Waggon [wagon] at $20.00 and have $38.00 pension
money on hand ---- $58.00
a few articles of household furniture ---- 15.00
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$ 73.00

[signed: his Mark X Zebulon Burroughs]

I am a Labourer by occupation but am wholly unable to labour from bodily infirmity and have not been able to perform Labour for fifteen years am dependent on my son for support except the bond above named. My family are my wife - Hannah aged 57 years not able to labour more than half the time - my Daughter Rhoda aged 23 years of good health

[signed: his Mark X Zebulon Burroughs]

Sworn to and declared in open Court on the 19th day of June A.D. 1820
Before
[signed: Wm. Cahoon Judge]

STATE OF VERMONT,
Caledonia County, ss. } I Benj. F Deming Clerk of the County Court for the County aforesaid, do hereby certify, that the foregoing oath and the schedule thereto annexed, are truly copied from the record of the said Court--and I do further certify that it is the opinion of the said Court, that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule, is Seventy three --- Dollars and --- cents. - In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court, on this 24th day of June 1820.

[signed: Benj F Deming] } Clerk of the County Court for Caledonia County.
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10707
Widow Hannah Burroughs'
Declaration for pension under
Act of 7th July 1838 -

Let. to Geo. C. Cahoon
Sept 18, '44

husband died Nov 13 '43

Rejected
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Widow Hannah Burroughs' Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress of the 7th July 1838 entitled an act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows and the acts and Resolutions amendatory of the same

State of Vermont     }
Caledonia County ss } At Kirby on this 24th day of January A.D. 1844 personally appeared before me Calvin Morrill a Judge of the County Court within and for said County of Caledonia being a court of Record Hannah Burroughs a resident of said Kirby aged Eighty years who being first sworn duly 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 July 7, 1838 entitled "an act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows" and the acts and resolutions in addition and amendatory of the same. That she is the widow of Zebulon Burroughs late of said Kirby deceased and who died on the thirteenth day of November A.D. 1843, that her said husband the said Zebulon Burroughs was a private in the Army of the Revolution and as she understands, that his first enlistment was at Windsor Goshen as then called now Arlington Connecticut that he went to Boston there two months, that he afterwards  enlisted for eight months & was in Boston when Genl. Gage sailed & was also in Rhode Island that she believes his next enlistment was in the year 1777 into the Company of Capt. Elijah Blackman under Col. Henry Sherburne in the Connecticut line for three years and that his service under said enlistment expired in 1780 that after this as she is informed he served short periods of time at Royalton? and under Capt. Peter Page at Whitehall in 1781 his service under the latter being about four months - that at the time of his death her said husband was a pensioner under the act of Congress of the 18th March 1818 at the rate of eight dollars per month - that his pension certificate bore date October
12th 1818 and is numbered 3554
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that she refers to the proofs made by the said Zebulon Burroughs in obtaining his said pension.

She further declares that her maiden name was Hannah Rust and that she was married to the said Zebulon Burroughs by the Revd. Jacob Mann at Alstead New Hampshire in July 1782 either the 18th or 28th day of said month a minister of the Gospel of said town that her husband the said Zebulon Burroughs died on the 13th day of November A.D. 1843. 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 at the time above stated.

Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year above written

[signed: her mark X Hannah Burroughs]

Witness Geo. C. Cahoon
Seth Burroughs

Before me Calvin Morrill Judge of the Caledonia County Court State of Vermont

I certify that the above named Hannah Burroughs the applicant in my opinion from bodily infirmity cannot attend the Court to make her declaration

[signed: Calvin Morrill] Judge of the Caledonia County Court State of Vermont
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State of Vermont }
Caledonia County ss } I Samuel [illegible initial(s)] Mattocks Clerk of the County Court in and for the County aforesaid do hereby certify that the Honorable Calvin Morrill is an acting Judge of the County Court for said county duly commissioned and qualified, that his commission was dated on the first day of November AD 1843 and will expire on the last day of November AD 1844 and that his signature to the foregoing certificate is genuine ----

Given under my hand and the Seal of said Court at Danville this 13th day of February A.D. 1844 -

[signed: Sam. [illegible initial(s)] Mattocks]
Clerk
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Proof of Widow Hannah
Burroughs marriage
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I Ansel Glover hereby certify that the following is a true copy of the record of the Marriage of Zebulon Burroughs and Hannah Rust as appeared on the record of the Town of Alstead County of Cheshire and State of New Hampshire with the exception of the date which is in fair legible figures as follows.

Alstead July twenty eighth one thousand seven hundred and eighty two 28th 1782

The Bonds of Matrimony between Zebulon Burroughs and Hannah Rust Both of Alstead was solemnized

[signed:Jacob Mann Pastor]
[signed: Amos Shepard Town Clerk]


I Ansel Glover above named depose and say that I hold the office of Town Clerk of Alstead in the County Cheshire and State of New Hampshire aforesaid and that the above is a true extract from the record of said Alstead with the exception above named as certified by me

[signed: Ansel Glover Town Clerk of Alstead]

Cheshire ss January 11th 1844
Subscribed and sworn to
Before me
[signed: Aldis Lovell Justice Peace]

State of New Hampshire
Cheshire ss

I Leonard Bisco Clerk of the Superior Court of Judicature for said County of Cheshire, (it being a court of record) certify that Aldis Lovell is a Justice of the Peace for said County, duly commissioned and qualified according to law, and that his signature as above written is genuine. In testimony whereof I hereunto set my hand and the seal of Court at Keene this 12th day of January A.D. 1844.
[signed: Leonard Bisco. Clerk]
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[standard writing left to right]
Pens. [illegible]

2 Feb


[written vertically]

St Johnsbury East ss.}
Jany. 22d

Hon. Richard Rush
Secretary of the Treasury
City of Washington
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Kirby January 22d 1828

To the Hon. Richard Rush Secretary of the Treasury

Sir
A man living in Kirby in the County of Caledonia & State of Vermont named Zebulon Burroughs is on the pention [pension] roll at the rate of $8.00 per month as a revolutionary soldier. From what I know of the facts his circumstances are not sufficiently reduced nor were they at the time that he was put on the roll to entitle him to a pention [pension]. 

He was a man of good property at one time. He gave up his farm and other property to his two sons and took a bond for their faithfully maintaining him during life which bond he has now if he has not distroyed [destroyed] it. His sons are men now and have been of good estate & prosperous. These facts can all be proven. Unless a man holding a bond for his maintenance for life signed by men able to fulfill, is entitled to a pention [pension] for being in reduced circumstances Zebulon Boroughs is not. He gave up his  property in consideration of such a Bond.

Respectfully yours &c
[signed: Theophilus Grant]
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Rev
WIDOW, &c.

File No. 23751

Hannah Burroughs
Wid of
Zebulon Burroughs
Priv. Rev. War

Act Mar 3rd 1843
Index: Vol. A, Page 107
Arrangement of 1870.]
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6432
Hannah Burroughs
Vt.

Act Mar 3d. '43
---
ad 
2 years
priv
---
$80 per an.
---
to commence Nov.
13th. '43

George C Cahoon Esq.
Lyndon
Vt.
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Oct 16. 1846
Recd.
Hannah Javmes?


[written vertically]
James L. Edwards Esq.
Commr. of Pensions
Washington
D.C.
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Lyman Vt. Oct. 8. 1846

J. L. Edwards Esqr
Comr of Pensions


Sir,
Sometime since I forwarded to your Department the application of the widow Hannah Farmer of Burke Vt. widow of Benjamin Farmer late of said Burke deceased a pensioner of the United States under the act 7th June 1832 granting him a pension of sixty seven dollars and fifty cents per annum to which he has been given that the marriage was satisfactorily proved but asking proof of service besides that made by the deceased pensioner. I afterwards wrote to one of our members of Congress to procure for me a copy of Mr. Farmer's declaration but for some reason did not receive it. In referring to the 2d. Section of Act of May 7. 1846 making appropriations for the payment of Revolutionary & other pensions I perceive that provision is made for this case and that the  evidence in the archives of the government shall be made use of in favor of the applicant - this is desirable and that it receive prompt attention as the applicant is very aged and needs the pension.

I would respectfully refer to another case that of Hannah Burroughs widow of Zebulon Burroughs- Mrs. Burroughs made her Declaration for arrears of pension due her during the lifetime of her husband as the act had been construed - it was withholden upon a new construction &
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subsequently given by express resolution to those who had been at the expense of making the proofs & declaration within the time in which Mrs. Burroughs had done it subsequently to this Seth Burroughs one of the living children of said Hannah Burroughs then deceased made application in behalf of the surviving children of said deceased for the balanced due their mother at the time of her death which at the time was withholden upon the ground that she could not have representation in this case, as this does not at all accord with the spirit of the pension laws nor indeed with any other I came to the conclusion that it was the hasty opinion of some young clerk which did not come particularly within your observation, rather than of the "sole second thought" of the Commissioner himself. I apprehend that a recurrence to the case will result favorably to the applicant as in my sense the law and its reason and spirit all concur favorably.

Permit me to ask an early reply -
Very respectfully
Yours George C. Cahoon
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April 12, 1845
43-6127
Hannah Burroughs

Res. Jan 23d 1845
Vt.

[illegible] Mrs. Burroughs died in April 1844


[written vertically]
Lyman Vt
Apl 7?


James L. Edwards Esq
Comr. of Pensions
Washington
D.C.
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Lyndon Vermont April 5, 1845

To J. L. Edwards Esqr.
Commissioner of Pensions


Sir,
I herein enclose the application of Seth Burroughs in behalf of the living children of the widow Hannah Burroughs a pensioner deceased being widow of Zebulon Burroughs, a Revolutionary Pensioner deceased, for what Mrs. Burroughs would be entitled to if living. Please remit the Pension Certificate to me.

Very respectfully
Yours
George C Cahoon
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[standard writing]
Mar 17 '45

Han Burroughs
Vt roll 42

6127

[written vertically]
Lyndon Vt.
Mar 12

James L. Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington
D.C.

form sent Mar 18
1845
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[note: what appears to be extra quotation marks are denoted as ["] to improve readability]

Lyndon March 10. 1845

To J.L. Edwards Esqr.
Commissioner of Pensions

Sir,
In September last I received a letter from you dated Sept. 18. 1844 saying that the papers in the case of Hannah Burroughs widow
["] of Zebulon Burroughs claiming a pension under the act of
["] July 7th 1838 have been examined and filed. The claim under
["] the above act is barred by the act of April 30th 1844 which
["] provides that "no pension shall hereafter be granted to a widow
["] for the same time her husband received one" A certificate
["] will be issued under the act of March 3d 1843 allowing
["] a pension at the rate of eighty dollars per annum to commence
["] on the 13th November 1843 the day of the husbands death."
and a certificate dated 18 Sept. 1844 came to Mrs. Burroughs
agreeably to the intimation in the last clause of said letter
numbered 6127 and recorded in the pension office in Book
A. Vol 1 page 31 -

I have before me, "a Resolution (of Congress) explanatory of an act making appropriations for the payment of Revolutionary
and other pensions of the United States for the fiscal year ending the thirtieth day of June 1844" - "That the act
["] making appropriations for the payment of Revolutionary and other 
["] pensions of the United States for the fiscal year ending the 30th
["] June 1845 shall not be so construed as in any way to
["] affect the claims of those widows whose application for a pension 
["] or an arrears of pension at the passage of this resolution shall
["] have been made and filed in the pension office awaiting the
["] decision of the Commissioner of Pensions thereon" approved January
23d 1845- By which I understand that a certificate
for five years under the act of Congress of the 7th July 1838 should issue in Mrs. Burroughs case and also another from the 4th of March 1843 to the 13th November 1843 under the act of the 3d. March 1843 to make up the deficiency provided for by said Revolution - Will you be pleased to forward the certificate to me conformably to the vouchers in your office?

Very respectfully
Yours
Geo. C. Cahoon
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Declaration of Seth Burroughs for widow Hannah Burrough's children
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State of Vermont Caledonia} Declaration
In order to obtain the benefits of the resolution of Congress of the 23rd January 1845.
Whereas the Act of the 30th of April 1844 prohibited my Mother Hannah Burroughs widow of Zebulon Burroughs late of Kirley in the County of Caledonia and State of Vermont a Revolutionary Pensioner from drawing a pension for the same period during which her husband was a pensioner and whereas my said Mother the said Hannah Burroughs widow of Zebulon Burroughs aforesaid has deceased since her said application for a pension made confermalely to the act, of Congress of July 1 1838 & 3rd of March 1843 viz on the twenty first day of April 1844 while said declarations were made prior to the thirtieth day of April 1844 And acted and the pension office on 18th Sept., 1844 and whereas the said Hannah Burroughs had forwarded for her of the last named date a pension certificated numbered 6134 granting her a pension at the Rate of Eighty Dollars per annum commencing on the 13 November 1853 as widow of the said Zebulon Burroughs who was a private in the Revolution and terminating on the 4 March 1844 said 13th day of November 1843 being the day of the said Zebulon Burroughs death. And whereas, the said Hannah Burroughs left at the time of her death the following living children who are also the children of the said Zebulon Burroughs viz Elijah Burroughs of Whitehall New York, Seth Burroughs of St. Johannesburg Vermont, Hannah Skinner the wife of Timothy Skinner of Lyndon Vermont, Zebulon Burroughs of Coventry within County of Orleans Vermont, Rhoda Lynn the wife of Michael Lynn of Lyndon Vermont and Horace Burroughs of  Kirley Vermont who are entitled to said pension . I Seth Burroughs one of the children aforesaid now make the following statement to obtain for myself and the said other children of the said Hannah & Zebulon Burroughs above named the benefits of the Resolution above mentioned that the said Hannah Burroughs was the widow of the said Zebulon Burroughs who was a private in the war of the Revolution. That I have in my possession a pension certificate forwarded from the Pension Office for the said Hannah for a pension at the rate of eighty dollars per annum from the 13th day of November 1843 to the 4th day of March 1844 and now ask for the amount due to the said Hannah Burroughs from
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from the 4th day of March 1836 to 4th day of Mach 1841 and form the 4th day of March 1843 to the 13th day of November 1843 when the former pension of the said Hannah Burroughs commenced. I further depose and say that the said Hannah Burroughs made her said declarations before the 39th day of April 1844 and that they were filed in the Pension Office before the 23rd of January 1845. I further depose and say that the said Hannah Burroughs died in Kirley aforesaid on the 21st day of April 1844 as above (illegible).
Sworn to and subscribed the 28th day of March 1845
Seth Burroughs

Before me
George C. Cahoon Justice of the Peace

I certify that Seth Burroughs the declarant is personally known to me and that he is the same individual he represents himself to be in the foregoing affidavit. I also certify that his mother Hannah Burroughs was personally known to me and that she was the widow of Zebulon Burroughs a revolutionary pensioner and that I was present when the said Hannah Burroughs made her said Declaration for a pension as widow of the said Zebulon Burroughs. One of said declarations have been made before the Hon. Calvin Morrill Judge of Caledonia County Court the other before myself as Justice Peace Conformably to the rules of the Pension Office for the resolution Acts of Congress of July 7 1838 & March 3 1843.
George C. Cahoon Justice of the Peace

State of Vermont}
Caledonia County}
I Samuel B Mattocks clerk of the County Court of the County aforesaid do hereby certfiy that George C. Cahoon Esq who has signed the foregoing is a Justice of the Peace for the County of Caledonia and State of Vermont and that the above is his signature. In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name & affixed my seal of Office the 4 day of April AD 1845 at Danville in the state of Vermont.
Sam. B. Mattocks Clerk
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Certificate of the Court as to the Death of a Pensioner

State of Vermont}
District of Caledonie}
I, Charles J. Davis Register of the Court of Probate holden at Danville in and for the District aforesaid do hereby certify the satisfactory evidence has been exhibited to said Court that Hannah Burroughs of Vermont was a pensioner of the United States at the rate of Eighty dollars per annum was a resident of the County of Caledonia in the State of Vermont and died in Kirley in the State of Vermont in the year 1844 on the twenty first day of April that she left six surviving children whos names follow to wit, Elijah Burroughs of Whitehall N.Y., Seth Burroughs Sr. Johannesburg VT, Hannah Skinner of Lyndon Vt, Zebulon Burroughs of Coventry VT, Rhoda Lynn of Lyndon VT and Horace Burroughs of Kirley VT. 
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal of office at Danville this fourth day of April in the year of our Lord 1845.

Chas J. Davis
Register
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Widow Hannah Burrough's
Declaration for Pension under
Act of March 3, 1843
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Declaration
In order to obtain the benefits of the Act of Congress of the 3d March 1843 granting pensions for one year to certain widows who have received pensions under the act of July 7, 1838

State of Vermont
Caledonia County ss} At Kirley On this 24th day of January AD 1844 personally appearing Hannah Burroughs a resident of Kirley in the County of Caledonia and State of Vermont aged 80 years who being first duly sworn according to law doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the provision made by the act of Congress passed on the 3d March 1843 granting pensions to widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary War. That she is the widow of Zebulon Burroughs late of said Kirley deceased who died on the 13th day of November 1843. That her said husband the said Zebulon Burroughs was a private in the Army of the Revolution and as she understands that his first enlistment was at Mendson Gosh(illegible) as then called now Arlington Connecticut, that he went to Boston then two months and he afterwards enlisted for eight months & was in Boston when Gen Gage sailed & was also in Rhode Island - that as she believes his next enlistment was in the year 1777 in the company of Capt. Elijah Blackman under Col. Henry Sherburn in the Connecticut line for three years and that his service under said enlistment expired in 1780 - that after this as she is informed he served short periods of time at Royalton and under Capt. Peter Page at Whitehall in 1781 - his service under the latter being about four months - that at the time of his death her said husband was a pensioner under the Act of
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Congress of the 18th march 1818 at the rate of eight dollars per month. That his pension certificate hears date October 12, 1818 and is number 3554.
that she refers to the proofs made by the said Zebulon Burroughs in obtaining his said pension.
She further declares that her maiden name was Hannah Rush and that she was married to the said Zebulon Burroughs by the Rev.d Jacob Mann at Alstead New Hampshire in July 1782 either the 18th or 28th day of said month a minister of the Gospel of said town. That her husband the said Zebulon Burroughs died on the 13th day of November 1843 that she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service, but the marriage took place previous to first day of January 1794 viz at the time above stated. She further declares that she is still a widow.
Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year above written.
Hannah Burroughs (X her mark)
Witness Casoni Movill
Seth Burroughs

Before me George C. Cahoon
Justice of the Peace

I George C. Cahoon Justice of the Peace aforesaid certify that the above named Hannah Burroughs is personally known to me and to be the widow of the said Zebulon Burroughs late of said Kirley deceased and that she is a credible person.
George C. Cahoon
Justice Peace
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State of Vermont}
Caledonia County}
I Samuel B. Mattocks Clerk of the County Court in & for the County aforesaid do hereby certify that George C. Cahoon Esq is a justice of the Peace in & fore the County aforesaid duly commissioned and qualified that his commission was dated on this 9th day of November AD 1843 and will expire on the last day of November AD 1844 and that his signature to the foregoing certificate is genuine.
Given under my hand and the seal of said Court this 13th day of February AD 1844
Sam B. Mattocks Clerk
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March 1844
10707
VT.
Hannah Burroughs
7 July 1838 & 13 March 1843

James L. Edwards Esq.
Commission of Pensions
City of Washington D.C.
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Lyndon VT. Feb. 17, 1844

To J.L. Edwards Esq
Comm. of Pensions
Sir,
Herein are the Declarations of Hannah Burroughs widow of Zebulon Burroughs for a pension under the Act of the 7th July 1838 and also under the Act of 3d March 1843 - This enveloped comes the two declarations - the affidavit of Seth Burroughs to the death of the said Zebulon Burroughs & the Depositions of Ansel Glover town Clerk of Alstead to the marriage - It is desirable that they be passed upon as early as practicable - When the certificates are granted please forward them to me.
Very respectfully
Geo. C. Cahoon
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I Seth Burroughs of St. Johnsbury in the County of Caledonia and State of Vermont late of Kirley in the same County aged 58 years depose and say that I am son of Zebulon Burroughs late of said Kirley deceased & of his widow Hannah Burroughs now resident in said Kirley - that I have always understood from my earliest childhood that my Father the said Zebulon Burroughs was a soldier of the Revolution. That after the passage of the Act of Congress of 18th March 1818, I went to Randolph in this State at his request and obtained the Declaration of Mr. Pember. I think Elijah Pember to prove his service in War of the Revolution and was also at Danville when he made his declaration to obtain a pension under said act - that he soon after received a pension certificate for a pension of eight dollars per month - that he moved into this Country from Walpab New Hampshire in the year 180(illegible) that he commenced a farm in said Kirley the same year & moved on to it this next year - that he ever after lived in said Kirley to the day of his death which was on the 13th day of November 1843 that I was present at the time he died, he left my mother the said Hannah Burroughs his widow to whom he was married in July 1782 as if understood in the family and as appears of record an at the present time the said Hannah Burroughs is still living and the widow of the said Zebulon Burroughs. 

State of Vermont}
Caledonia County ss}
At St. Johnsbury January 24, 1844
Subscribed and sworn to
Seth Burroughs

Before me George C. Cahoon Justice Peace
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State of Vermont}
Caledonia County ss}

I Samuel B. Mattocks Clerk of the County Court in & for the County aforesaid do hereby certify that George C. Cahoon Esq is an acting justice of the Peace in & for the County aforesaid duly Commissioned & qualified, that his commission was dated the 9th day of November AD 1843 and will expire on the last day of Nov. AD. 1844 and that his signature to the foregoing certificate is genuine.
Sworn under my hand and the seal of said Court this 13th day of February A.D. 1844
Sam B. Mattocks
Clerk

Widow Hannah Burroughs
Case proof of death
of husband Zebulon Burroughs
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Philip Kuch
Deposition
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I Philip Kuch of St. Johnsbury County of Caledonia and State of Vermont of lawfull age testify and say that I was personally acquainted with Zebulon Burroughs while in the army in the Revolutionary War in Capt. Blackmon's Company of Connecticut and Col. Henry Strikeman's Regt. of Rhode Island General Vernon's Brigade. I was with him about one year and five months at the time of Sulivans expedition on Rhode Island and our winter quarters was at War(illegible) State and in the year 1779 the Regiment marched to Moris Town in New Jersey and I did not see him afterward I have no doubt but that eh served his time out further deponent saith not.
St. Johnsbury August 15th AD 1818
Philip Kuch

State of Vermont}
Caledonia ss}
Lyndon August 15th AD 1818
I Personally appeared Philip Kuch signer of the foregoing Deposition and made solemn oath the same is the truth and nothing but the truth and I further certify that the Deponent is a credible witness.
Isaiah Fisk Judge Caledonia Co. Ct.
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Stephen Pember
Deposition in the
case of
Zebulon Burroughs
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I Stephen Pember of Randolph, Orange County of State of Vermont aged fifty eight years, do testify & say - That at the commencement of the American Revolution & resided in Allington, Tolland County & State of Connecticut, then belonging to East Windsor, Hartford County & State aforesaid - That I well knew Zebulon Burroughs who resided in the same town with myself; - that I well knew of the sd. Burrough's enlisting into the Army of the United States on the Continental Establishment for three years; that the time of the sd. Burroughs' aforesaid enlistment was about the year of our Lord 1777; That he the sd. Burroughs belonged while in the aforesaid service to Capt. Blackman's Company, Col. Sherburne's Regiment, Connecticutt Live; That he the sd. Burroughs returned after three years had expired, with others of sd. Blackmans Company, & as I believe after he had served his sd. period of enlistment faithfully out; That I knew of the sd. Burroughs' being home on furlough several times during his sd. period of enlistment; That I well knew Dr. Wadsworth surgeon of the aforesaid Regt. of Col. SHerburn, & that the sd. Burroughs was waiter to the sd. Dr. Wadsworth. I further I the Deponent say not.
Stephen Pember

State of Vermont}
Orange County ss}
At the said (illegible) in Orange County, same the 21st day of August AD 1818. Personally appeared Stephen Pember signer of the above deposition, & made solemn oath that the same contains the truth and nothing but the truth, before me.
Dudley Chace, Chief Justice (illegible) Court of the State of Vermont
I Do further then certify that Stephen Pember, the subscriber of the above depositions, is (illegible) and credible witness.

Dudley Chase Chf. Judge S. Con