Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 5434, for Zachariah Hurt, Virginia
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[typed form, with handwritten responses]

[3-1776]

SERVICE
Va.

Hurt, Zachariah
Frances

NUMBER
R.5434

CONTENTS
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I Branch J Worsham Clerk of the County Court of Prince Edward County in the State of Virginia, do certify that appears by the cases and files in my office that marriage was had and solemnized between Zachariah Hurt and Fanny Mitchell on the 8th day of June in the year 1787 by the Revd [Reverend] Richard Sankey. 
Given under my hand with the seal of the Court annexed this 23d day of March in the year 1853.

B S Worsham Clk [Clerk]
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Tazwell C. H. Va.}
July 6th}    {Free}

Hon George W. Hopkins Washington City

mail}
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Tazewell C. H. Va. July 6th 1846 

My dear sir: 
I write to trouble you again on the subject of some pension claims. An man named Caser volunteered in the last war for twelve months & before the expiration of his term of service had his arm broken at the battle of the Horse Shoe. Please send me the regulations of the department in such case refer me to the law under which he would claim. Mr. Benham, the father of Isaac M. Benham, died in Canada during the last war in the service of the United States. He was a substitute for a man who was drafted & his widow is still living. Send me also the forms & regulations prescribed in her case & refer me to the law under which she would claim. Mrs. Frances Hurt (whose husband was a pensioner & died four years since) recently died herself. Can her heirs or administrator procure what would have been due her from her husband's death to her own? If so send me the forms &c 

yours most truly 
John W Johnston
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Virginia} 
At a Court continued and held for Washington County the 28th day of June 1853 
Ordered that it be certified that it appears to this court by legal and satisfactory evidence that Zachariah Hurt was a pensioner of the United States, departed this life in this County on the __ day of August 1843. That he left a widow whose name was Frances, and that she the said Frances departed this life on the 30th day of April 1845. And it is further ordered to be certified that it appears to this court by legal and satisfactory evidence, that Berry Hurt, James Hurt, Rhoda Eastwood, wife of James Eastwood, Stephen Hurt, Calvin Hurt, John Hurt, Margaret Felty wife of George Felty, Mary Baldwin wife of Templeton Baldwin, Meredith Hurt and Washington Hurt are the children and legal heirs of the said Zachariah Hurt and of the said Frances Hurt deceased.
The foregoing is a true copy from the records of the court of the said County of Washington. 
In testimony whereof I Jacob Lynch Clerk of the Court of the said County of Washington have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the seal of said court, this 4th day of July in the year 1853. 
Jacob Lynch, Clerk
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 c
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[typed form, with handwritten responses]

STATE OF Virginia}
Washington COUNTY} SS.
Be it known, That on the 12th of March 1853, before the subscriber, a Justice of the Peace in and for said County, personally appeared Washington Hurt above named, and acknowledged the foregoing power of attorney to be his [crossed out - (or her as the case may be)] act and deed. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand the day and year last above mentioned. 
John M. Preston J. Peace 

STATE OF Virginia}
Washington ---- COUNTY} SS. 
Be it Known, That on the 12th day of March 1853, before the subscriber, a Justice of the Peace in and for said County, personally appeared John W. Stevens the attorney named in the foregoing power of attorney, and made oath that the same was not given him by reason of any sale, transfer, or mortgage of the pension, or arrears of pension, therein authorized to be received by him. 
Sworn and subscribed the day and year last above mentioned, before me. 
John M. Preston J.P. 

CERTIFICATE OF THE COURT AS TO THE DEATH OF A PENSIONER. 
STATE OF}
COUNTY OF} SS.
I, [blank] Clerk of the Court of [blank] holden at [blank] in and for [blank] do hereby certify that satisfactory evidence has been exhibited to said Court that [blank] was a pensioner of the United States at the rate of [blank] dollars per [blank]; was a resident of the County of [blank] in the State of [blank] and died in the [blank] in the State of [blank], in the year [blank] on the day of [blank]; that he left a widow, or no widow (or child or children, as the case may be) whose name is (or are, as the case may.) 

(Seal of the Court.) In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal of office, at [blank] this [blank] day of [blank] in the year of our Lord 18 [blank].

Clerk of the
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13,219
Fanny Hurt dec'd [deceased]
Va.
Act 7 July 38
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The Declaration of Berry Hurt, Meredith Hurt, James Hurt, Calvin Hurt, Stephen Hurt, John Hurt, George Washington Hurt, Peggy Hurt, Polly Hurt and Rody Hurt children of Zachariah hurt & Fanny Hurt deceased in order to obtain the amount due to the said Fanny Hurt, who was entitled to the benefit of the acts of Congress passed July 8th 1838 & March 3rd 1843 & 17th June 1844, allowing pensions to widows of Revolutionary Soldiers. 
That the said Zachariah Hurt was a pensioner of the United States for services in the Revolution, that he resided in the County of Wythe and died on the 11th day of August 1843, that the said Hurt was legally married to Fanny Hurt in the County of Prince Edward on the 8th day of June 1787 & that she continued his widow to her death which took place on the 30th day of April 1846 & that the present declarant's are all of the children of said Zachariah & Fanny Hurt.
George Washington [his X mark] Hurt

Sworn to in due form of law & subscribed by George Washington Hurt on this 17 day of November 1846, in open court, before the County of Lee County; & the court doth also certify that it was satisfactorily moved to them that said Fanny Hurt departed this life on the 30 day of April 1846, & that the present declarants are all the children of said Zachariah & Fanny Hurt. In testimony whereof, I John W. S. Morrison Clerk of said court have hereunto set my hand & affixed my seal of office this 17th day of November 1846 
J. W. S. Morrison clk [Clerk]
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[typed form] 

May 9, 1940 
BA-J/MCS 
Zachariah Hurt, R. 5434

Dorothy S. Hadlock 
259 West Third, North 
Salt Lake City, Utah 

Dear Madam: 

The data furnished herein were obtained from papers on file in the Revolutionary War pension claim, R.5434, based upon service of Zachariah Hurt in that war. 
George Washington Hurt on March 12, 1853, a resident of Washington County, Virginia, on behalf of himself and the other surviving children, applied for any pension that might have been due them on account of the service of their father, Zachariah Hurt, who George Washington Hurt alleged was a Revolutionary War pensioner. 
In said claim it appears that Zachariah Hurt married June 8, 1787, in Prince Edward County, Virginia, Frances Mitchell. He died August 11, 1841, or August 11, 1843, in Washington County, Virginia, having lived there five years or more before his death and prior to that time he lived in Wythe County, Virginia. His widow, Frances, died April 30, 1845, or April 30, 1846. 
In 1853, George Washington Hurt stated that Zachariah and Frances Hurt left the following children: Berry; James; Rhoda, the wife of James Eastwood; Steven; Calvin; John; Margaret, wife of George Felty; Mary, wife of Templeton Baldwin; Meredith and George Washington. 
In the same year, Meredith Hurt, brother of the soldier, Zachariah Hurt, stated that his brother died leaving the following children: Washington, Frank Stephen, Liberty, James, John, Berry, Peggy, Polly and Rhoda, and that Frank and Liberty had died since the death of their father.
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[typed form]

There are no further data relative to the soldier's family and none whatever in regard to his service.
The claim was not allowed as the records of the Pension Office did not show that a claim for pension had ever been made by either Zachariah Hurt or his widow and there was at that time no provision of law under which children of soldiers of the Revolutionary War were entitled to pension.

Very truly yours

A. D. HILLER
Executive Assistant
to the Administrator
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[typed form, with handwritten responses]

[left side] 
1913, Mch. [March] 6. History to Mary Louise Maness 1916, F.w.
1916 May 8. Hist to P Elmyra Davidson
1931 Nov. 11, hist. to Mrs. Philip A. Spence, 41 M.C.S. 
1940. May 8 hist. to Dorothy S. Hadlock. M. C. S.

[right side] Acts of July 14, 1862, and March 3, 1873, 

[stamped] REJECTED

5434

P. O. Fanny Hurt

Service: Zachariah
The name of Zachariah Hurt does not [appear] on the pension roll of Va. & it is improbable he recd [received] one from that State

Enlisted: [blank] 18.

Discharged: [blank] 18.

Application filed: [blank] 18. 
List of 1852 gives fol. Reason for suspension. No traces her husband was a pensioner 

Alleges: [blank]

Re-enlisted: [blank]

Attorney: [blank]

P. O. [blank]

[blank] Recognized. --- --- --- Contract.
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No 13,219

[sentence crossed out]

Act 7th July 1838
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No 13,219

[sentence crossed out]

Act 7th July 1838
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13 219

Fanny Hurt dec'd [deceased]
Virginia

[sentence crossed out]

{Mr. Lane's letter sent to same Sep 12 1850}

[sentence crossed out]

5434

July 7 1838
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Virginia 

Prince Edward County to wit 

I Branch J Worsham Clerk of the County Court of said County in the State of Virginia, do hereby certify that it appears from the records & files in the Clerks office of said County, that on the 8th day of June 1787 a marriage was solemnized by the Revd [Reverend] Richard Sankey between Zachr [Zachariah] Hurt and Fanny Mitchell. 

Given under my hand as clerk with the seal of the court of said County affixed this 8th day of April 1845 

B. J. Worsham Cle [Clerk]
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Mrs. Hurt
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N. H. Gallaher
Sept 9/53
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Pension Office 
9th Sept 1853

Sir

The additional evidence in the case of Fanny Hurt decd [deceased] widow of Zachariah of Virginia, has been received and filed with the original application under Act 7th July 1838. 
The name of Zachariah does not appear on our Virginia Rolls as a pensioner. The heirs have made their Declaration before a Justice of the Peace: whereas the regulations of this Office require it should be made in Open Court before a Court of Record. 
The evidence on which it was satisfactorily proved to the Court that Zachariah and Fanny died at the periods named, & that they left the children described, must be exhibited before this office. 

[crossed out – J. W. Stevens Esqr [Esquire] Abingdon Virginia] 

Robt H. Gallaher Esqr [Esquire] 
Washington D. C
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Hon. G. W. Hopkins

Jan 21, 1847
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Pen Off
Jany 21 47-

Sir

The informal declaration put forth in the name of Fanny Hurt decd [deceased] and the record proof of her marriage in ‘87 have been placed on our files. The statement that her husband was a pensioner and resided in the County of Smythe to his death in 1843 is not confirmed by a very thorough examination of the lists of Va. pensioners under the several acts -- Untill [until] his papers can be traced no action need be taken on her case –
When the claim is formally asserted the Dept will require the most satisfactory proof that he left a widow & when he died 

Hon G. Hopkins H. R 

Register act 7 July 38
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[paper torn]

Hon. F. McMullen

Fanny Hurt decd [deceased]

Sep 11 '50
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Penson Office
Sept 11 1857

Sir

In compliance with the request contained in the letter from Mr. M. B. D. Lang presented by you, I have the honor to forward herewith, a copy of my letter on the 21 January 1847 [Illegible] G W Hopkins respecting the case of Fanny Hurt deceased, McLane letters also returned. 
I have &c

Hon. Fayette McMullen} 
House of Representatives}
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422

Pension Office 
Nov 29 1853 

Sir
In the case of Fanny Hurt decd [deceased] widow of Zachariah of Va. You have already, been informed that our files did not sustain the assertion of her children that he was a pensioner, but if he was, there is no claim for her children under the act of July 7 1838. She was not a widow at the passage of said act and died before the 3d of March 1857. The claim has been rejected, 

J. W. Stevens Esq.
Abingdon Virginia
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Virginia – At a Circuit Court continued and held for Washington County at the Courthouse, this 2nd day of November 1853. 
Ordered that it be certified that Meredith Hurt appeared in open court, and made oath that he is the brother of Zachariah Hurt, who was a revolutionary pensioner, and whom he knew to be such, for about thirty years – that his said brother is now dead, leaving at his death seven sons, to wit: Washington, Frank, Stephen, Liberty, James, John and Barry, that Frank and Liberty have died, since the death of their father and that he also left three daughters, Peggy, Polly and Rhoda, that he was often at his brothers during his life, knew all of the children, and knew them to be his children.

I, Peter J Branch, Clerk of the said Circuit Court for [for] Washington County in the State of Virginia, do hereby certify, that the foregoing statement of Meredith Hurt, is a true transcript from the records of the said Court, and that the aforesaid Court is a court of Record having general jurisdiction. Given under my hand and the seal of my office at Abingdon this 16th day of November 1853. 
Peter J. Branch C. C
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Abingdon July 6th 1853 
Hon Com [Commissioner]

Dear Sir 
Enclosed is the application of [of] the Heirs of Zachariah Hurt a pensioner for arrears of pension

I am Dear Sir 
Very respectfully
Your Obt Sa [Obedient Servant]
J W Steven
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Abington Nov. 18th 1853 

Hon Comr [Commissioner]

Dear Sir

Enclosed is proof of Zachariah Hurt, Pensioner, and Identity of Brother

I am Dear Sir
Very Respectfully
Your Obt St [Obedient Servant]
J W Stevens
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Wytheville, Va.
Oct. 23, 1931. 
Pension Dept. Rev. War Section 
Washington D.C. 

Dear sirs,
Zachariah Hurt became a [^ only] Revolutionary war pensioner in 1823 (?) while living in Wythe Co Va. He was formerly either of Prince Edward Co. or Powhatan Va. 
We would like for you give a full statement concerning Zachariah Hurt services of and his wife and children and other relatives, with all dates etc. for a D. A.R. papers.
If his widow or children received any money of land after her death, please give full data for that as we might gleam
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some important information, we greatly desire to learn the names with virtue of his children for the D. A. R. paper with data & required, also date of his birth and death, and marriage and date etc.
Also statement of his services in the Revolutionary War. with then as
very truly
Mrs. Philip A Spence 
War Berry Hurt his son, we need proof of this?
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M 1 [Revolutionary?] Va.

Wytheville Va. 
May 2. 1916 

Commissioner of Pensions 
Washington D. C. 

Dear Sir –

Please send me any revolutionary records you may have of Zachariah Hurt and Joseph Baker both of Virginia –

Thanking you very cordially 

Miss Elmyra Davidson 
Wytheville Wythe Co. Virginia
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Decatur, Ga.
Feb. 20 1913 

Commissioner of Pensions
Washington D. C.,

My Dear Sir:- 
I would like to know if you find the name of Zechariah Hurt on the war or pension records. I am told he was a soldier in the
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Revolution from Virginia perhaps Wythe County and that he was wounded- 

You will greatly oblige by giving me his war and pension records 

Very sincerely 
Mary Louise Maness 

P. S. Will you kindly see if the name
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Durham Hall, Virginia or possibly North Carolina is on the record.

I certainly will as much have [Illegible] - as I am trying so hard to trace the history of and provide with almost do and in the way of family records.

M. L. M.
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Dorothy S. Hadlock 
259 - W. 3rd North 
Salt Lake City, Utah 
Mar. 31, 1940 

Veterans administration 
Wash. D. C. 

Stephen

Dear Sir: -
Will you please send me all the information concerning Priscilla Bowen age 69 years in 1840 census of Pensioners, residence - Priscilla Bowen of Rehoboth Bristol County, Mass. Also Zachariah Hurt age 75 years 1840, residence with Washington Hurt of Smyth County Va. Thanking you very kindly 
Very truly yours 
Dorothy S. Hadlock

[circular stamp] RECEIVED APR 4 1940
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[typed form, with handwritten responses]

May 9, 1940 
BA-J/AWF 
Stephen Bowen-W.18635 
Zachariah Hurt - R. 5434
Own

Dorothy S. Hadlock 
259 West Third, North 
Salt Lake City, Utah 

Dear Madam: - 
Reference is made to your letter in which you request information in regard to Priscilla Bowen, aged sixty-nine years in 1840, and then living in Rehoboth, Bristol County, Massachusetts, and Zachariah Hurt, of Smyth County, Virginia, in 1840. 
You are furnished herewith the Revolutionary War record of Stephen Bowen, whose widow, Priscilla Bowen, received a pension while living in Rehoboth, Massachusetts, and the Revolutionary War record of Zachariah Hurt, of Virginia. This is the record of the only Zachariah Hurt found on file in the Revolutionary War records of this office. 

Very truly yours 

A. D. HILLER 
Executive Assistant 
to the Administrator
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[typed form, with handwritten responses]

November 11, 1931
BA-J/MCS

Mrs. Philip A. Spence 
Wytheville Virginia 

Dear Madam: 

Reference is made to your letter of October 23, 1931, requesting information in regard to Zachariah Hurt, a soldier of Revolution.
The data furnished herein are obtained from papers on file in the Revolutionary War pension claim, R. 5434, based upon service of Zachariah Hurt in that war. 
George Washington Hurt on March 12, 1853, a resident of Washington County, Virginia, applied, in behalf of himself and the other surviving children, for pension that may have been due on account of the service of his father, Zachariah Hurt, who, he alleged, was a Revolutionary War pensioner. 
In said claim it appears that Zachariah Hurt married June 8, 1787, in Prince Edward County, Virginia, Frances Mitchell, He died August 11, 1841, or August 11, 1843, in Washington County, Virginia, having lived there five years or more before his death and prior to that time he lived in Wythe County, Virginia. His widow, Frances, died April 30, 1845, or April 30, 1846. 
In 1853, George Washington Hurt stated that Zachariah and Frances Hurt left the following children: Berry; James; Rhoda; wife of James Eastwood; Steven; Calvin; John; Margaret, wife of George Felty; Mary, wife of Templeton Baldwin; Meredith and George Washington. 
In the same year, Meredith Hurt, brother of the soldier, Zachariah Hurt, stated that his brother died leaving the following children: Washington, Frank, Stephen, Liberty, James, John, Berry, Peggy, Polly and Rhoda, and that Frank and Liberty had died since the death of their father.
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There are no further data relative to the soldier's family and none whatever in regard to his service. 
The claim was not allowed because of lack of proof of service and absence of record evidence showing that the soldier or his widow had ever filed a claim for pension on account of his services in the Revolution, as alleged. 

Very truly yours, 

A. D. HILLER 
Assistant to Administrator
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Rev. War Section 

May 8, 1916

Miss Elmyra Davidson, 
Wytheville, Virginia. 

Madam:
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[typed form]

March 6, 1913.

Miss Mary Louise Maness, 
Decatur, Ga. 

Madam: 

In response to your letter dated the 20" and received the 24th ultimo, you are advised that in the claim R. File No. 5,434, Rev. War, it appears that on March 12, 1853, a claim for arrears of pension was made by the surviving children of Zachariah Burt, an alleged Revolutionary War pensioner of Wythe County, Virginia, and later of Washington County, Virginia. 
In said claim it appears that he married in Prince Edward County, Virginia, June 8, 1787, Frances Mitchell. He died August 11, 1841, and she died April 30, 1845 or 1846, leaving the following named children: Berry, James, Rhoda wife of James Eastwood, Steven, Calvin, John, Margaret wife of George Felty, Mary wife of Templeton Baldwin, Meredith and Washington. 
The application was rejected on the ground of lack of proof of service and absence of record evidence showing that the alleged soldier or his widow had ever filed a claim for pension or bounty land on account of his services in the Revolution. 
The above noted is the only Zachariah Hurt found on the Revolutionary War records of this Bureau.
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R. File No. 5,434. - 2 

You are further advised that the Revolutionary War records of this Bureau fail to afford any information in regard to Durham Hall, described by you. 

Very respectfully, 

Commissioner.
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[typed form, with handwritten responses]

[left side] THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES 
Form VAM-51 
12-5-41

[center] BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*

[right side] Division of Veterans’ Administration Archives

Name Hurteigh, John Grade Private Line New York

WARRANT NUMBER 725 / ACREAGE  100         ISSUED July 8, `791 
to – not shown--

*The information concerning the issuance of warrants carded on this form is found in volumes 2 to 4 of “Land Warrants Issued Prior to 1800” which are registers of bounty land warrants issued to non-commissioned officers and privates under congressional resolutions of September 16, 1776, and subsequent dates. Other records relative to the applications for warrants appear to have been destroyed in the War Department fire of November 9, 1800. Information concerning warrants surrendered to the Federal Government is to be found in General Land Office records in The National Archives.