Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 23,366, Zenas Huggins, Mass.
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Mass.

Huggins, Zenas

W. 23.366

Senah
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5.719
New York Albany
Senah Huggins dec.
widow of Zenas
    N. Y.
who served in the Revolutionary
war, as a private
____________________________________________
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of
        3 7  Dollars  7 8
Cents per annum, to commence on
the 4th day of March, 1848.  & Endg
16th June 1848,
____________________________________________
Certificate of Pension issued the
            1 8 th  day of  July 1857
and sent to
                          G. C. Ames  Es
                                     Present

_______________________________________________________________________________________________
Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act
February 2,  1848, Page 86 Vol. 21.
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State of New York}
Cayuga County} ss on this 17th day of September A D 1832 personally appears in open court before the Court of Common Pleas in & for said County Aaron Bowen of Fleming in the said County and makes oath that he is well acquainted with Zenas Huggins of Aurelius in said County and was well acquainted with him the time of the Revolutionary War  that he was acquainted with said Huggins whilst a soldier in  Captain Enos Parkers company and stationed at Springfield in the year 1778 - that they both belonged to the same company and continued to serve a term of six months. he further says that said Huggins was frequently in said service at other times but at what times he is unable to state - that Said Huggins has always previous hereto and now sustains a fair and unblemished character as a moral man and a man of truth and veracity and that any statement he may make whether upon oath or otherwise in  relation to his service may be relied upon

Sworn & Subribed the day & year aforsaid

Aaron Bowen

The Court certifies that the said Aaron Bowen is a man of truth and veracity
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2525
New York

Zenas Huggins

of Aurelius in the State of New York who was a Private in the company commanded by Captain Langdon of the Regt. commanded by Col Brown in the Massachusets line for 11 months and 10 days

Inscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of 37 Dollars 78 Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 29 day of November 1832 and sent to AGould Auburn N.Y

Arrears to 4th of Sept 1832                 $56.67
Semi=anl. allowance ending 4 Mar '33     18.89
$75.56

{Revolutionary Claim, }
{Act June 7, 1832.}

Recorded by John Cromwell Clerk
Book D   Vol. 5.   Page 99
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Zenas Huggins

8681
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State of New York
Cayuga COUNTY,} ss.  On this 17th day of September A. D. 1832 personally appeared in open Court, before the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Cayuga and state of New York, now seeing Zenas Huggins a resident of Aurelius in the County of Cayuga and State of New-York, aged 70 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 act of Congress, passed: - That in the month of April A D 1777 then being a resident of the town of Sheffield in the County of Berkshire in the State of Massachusett, he entered the service of the United States as a minuteman in the company of Militia commanded by Captain Langdon in the Regiment commanded by Major Rossiter. that he marched with said company to Albany in the State of New York, from thence to Saratoga at which place he was discharged having served a term of four weeks and six days  - he further declares that in the month of July AD 1788 he enlisted into the company of Massachusetts State troops commanded by Capt Enos Parker and Lieutenant Churchill & Aaron Smith for a time of six monttes, that said company was composed of men chosen two from each company of the militia Regiment of Col Simonds in the county of Burkshire - that said company marched to East Springfield where it was stationed together with one other  company as a guard for the stores at that place - that he continued to serve in said company during the whole said term of six months when he was discharged and returned home - that Captain Chapin was called Captain Commandant of that place.  He further declares that with State troops commanded by Captain Samuel Warner, Lieunant Ebinezer Chadwick & ---Norton in the Regiment commanded by Col John Brown to Albany, from thence up the Mohawk river to fort Plank on the Mohawk - at and near which place said company was stationed during the whole of said time of three months - that he was frequently engaged in scouting parties through the surrounding country  - that said Col John Brown was killed in an engagement with the Indians during said term He further declares that about the first of October AD 1781 he again entered said service in the company of militia commanded by Captain Ephraim Brookins and Scout Isaac Jones in the Regiment commanded by Major Wolcott - that he marched with said company to Stillwater in the State of New York where he was discharged having served a term of four weeks -that he never received a written dishcharge from said service, and has no documentary evidence of said service. - that he has no proof of said service except the testimony of Aaron Bowen and is unable to procure any - that he saw Gen Gates, Gen Schuyler - that whilst at Springfield he was sent to White Plains where he saw Gen Washington  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 any State or territory  Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.    Zenas Huggins
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We. Samuel M Plumb a clergyman residing in Fleming in Cayuga County and John Grover residing in Auburn in said County hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with Zenas Huggins who has subscribed and sworn to the preceding declaration; that we believe him to be 70 years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighbourhood where he resides, to have been a Soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn, and subcribed, the day and year aforesaid.

Samuel M. Plumb
John Grover

And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier and served as he states.  And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that Samuel M. Plumb who has signed the preceding certificate, is a clergyman resident in Fleming and John Grover who has also signed the same, is a resident in Auburn and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.

I, Michael S. Myers Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Cayuga and State of New York, do hereby certify, that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the appplication of Zenas Huggins for a pension..
Witness my hand and the seal of said Court Sept 17th 1832

M. S. Myers. Clerk
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State of New York }
Genesee County } ss:  On this eighth day of February eighteen hundred and thirty nine personally appeared before the court of Common Pleas of the said county Senah Huggins a resident of Bethany in said county aged seventy four years (and upwards) 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 July 7, 1838 entitled "An act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows".  That she is the widow of Zenas Huggins who was a private soldier in the war of the Revolution and a pensioner of the United States under the provisions of the law of Congress of 1832 and whose name is to be found on the pension list (or roll) of this State

She further declares that she was married to the said Zenas Huggins on the 17th day of April 1783, that her (inserted above-- husband the) aforesaid Zena Huggins died on the 22nd day of August A. D. 1835; that she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service; but the marriage took place previous to the first of January seventeen hundred and ninety four viz at the time above stated (April 17th 1783)
her
Senah X Huggins
mark

Sworn and Subscribed. on the day and year above written before the court of common  Pleas of said county - (The words "husband the " interlined in the 19th line from top before signing )
Joshua L. Brown Deputy Clerk
(in court)
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State of New York }
Genesee County }

On the fifth day of February 1829 before me the undersigned first Judge in and for the county of Genesee came Mercy Brown aged Seventy Years a resident of the town of Bethany in the county of Genesee and State of New York who being duly sworn according to Law doth depose and say that she is a sister of Zenas Huggins (Diseased) the late Husband of Senah Huggins of the town of Bethany county of Genesee and State of New York that this deponent knows that the Said Senah Huggins was married to the said Zenas Huggins, that they were married in the town of New Marlborough in the county of Birkshire and State of Massachusetts by a Justice of the Peace of the Said couny of Berkshire on the 17th day of April in the Year 1783 that this deponent was present at the wedding that the Said Senah Huggins lived with the said Zena Huggins and brought up a family until the death of the Said Zenas Huggins which was the 22nd day of August 1835 that this deponent was present at the Funeral of the Said Zenas Huggins that since that time this Deponent has resided near the said "Senah Huggins and knows that she has not since been married but still remains the widow of the Said Zenas Huggins and was such widow on the 4th day of July 1886 and  further this Deponent Saith not

Mercy Brown

Sworn and Subscribed before me this 5th day of February 1839}

Willliam Mitchell, first Judge of Genesee County

And I further certify that the said Mercy Brown is a person of credibility and that her statement is  entitled to credit

William Mitchel first Judge of Genesee County
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State of New York }
Genesee County } ss.  I Horace M. Soper, Clerk of said County, certify that Willliam Mitchell was First Judge of Genesee County at the time of taking the foregoing affidavit and that I am well acquainted with his hand writing and do verily believe the signatures to the foregoing certificate are his hand writiing - 

In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set  my hand and official Seal this 8th February 1839

HMSoper. Clerk
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7105

(?) Huggins

Senah Huggins

Act July 7. 1838

Married 17. Apl 1783

Husband died 22 aug 1835 - 

M83d35
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State of New York
Cayuga County

On the 22nd day of January 1839 before me the undersyned a commissioner of deeds in and for the County of Cayuga came Lucy Huggins aged seventy two (inserted--years) a resident of the town of Mentz in the county of Cayuga and State of New York who being duly sworn according to law doth depose and say that she is a sister of of Senah Huggins widow of Zenas Huggins late of the town of Bethany County of Genesee and State of New=York  That this deponent knows that the said Senah Huggins was married to the said Zenas Huggins that they were married in the town of New Marlborough in the County of Berkshire and state of Massachusetts by a Justice of the Peace of the said County of Berkshire on the 17th day of April in the year 1783  That this deponent was present at the wedding that her sister the said Senah Huggins lived with the said Zenas Huggins and brought up a family until the death of the said Zenas Huggins  which she has understood was in the year 1835 althought this deponent was not present at the death of the said Zenas Huggins and further this Deponent saith not

Lucy Huggins

Sworn and subscribed before me this 22nd day of January 1839 - 

Dennison Robinson
Court of Deed

I Dennison Robinson the commissioner of Deeds before whom the foregoing affidavit was subscribed and sworn to do certify that I am
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well acquainted with the said Lucy Huggins who has subscribed and sworn to the same and that she is a person of good moral character and that her statement is entitled to credit  The word "year" in the affidavit was underlined before signing or being sworn to

Dennison Robinson
Comr of Deeds

[Right left corner of this document is missing] of New=York.
CAYUGA COUNTY,}
CLERK'S OFFICE.} ss. 
 I, William Richardson, Clerk of the County of Cayuga, Do HEREBY CERTIFY, that Dennison Robinson. Esquire, before whom the annexed deed or instrument in writing was proved or acknowledged, was at the time of taking said proof or acknowlegement a Commissioner of Deeds.  in and for said County, duly authorized to take the same:  And that I am well acquainted with the handwriting of the said Commissioner and verily believe the signature to the annexed Certificate of proof or acknowledgement, to be genuine.  

In TESTIMONY WHEREOF. I have hereunto affixed the seal of the Court of Common Pleas of said County, and subscribed my name this 23rd day of January A. D. 1839

W Richardson clk
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677

FAMILY RECORD.

[Illegible word] MARRIAGES. & Senah
Huggins was 
Maried 17 April 
1783


MARRIAGES

Children Maried

Nathaniel    1 January 1809

Polley  - 3 June 1810[?]

Albert  30 January  1812

Orin    27 January  1818

Harvey    15 September 1825
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{687}

FAMILY RECORD.

BIRTHS. 

Birth of Children

Nathaniel - - 24 January 1786

Polley  - - 30 May 1788

Albert - -  13 January 1793

Betey - -    13 March 1795

Ovin  - -    16 April 1797

Harvie - -   30 January 1802

Lovina - -   15 July 1805

Samuel  - -  18  August 1790

The last child died when he was 17 month old - 
So the old lady says
M W Soper[?]

BIRTHS. of grand Children
[none listed]
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See no 7105

Declaration and Proof of 

Senah Huggins, widow

of Zenas Huggins

for Pension under Act of 1838



H. M. Soper Agent

(?)

N.Y.
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State of New York }
Genesee County }  ss.

On this nineteenth  day of May eighteen hundred and forty three personally appeared before the undersigned First Judge of Genesee County Court Senah Huggins, a resident of the town of Bethany in the said county of Genesee aged seventy nine 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 pension made by the Act of Congress, passed July 7. 1838 entitled "An Act granting half pay and Pension to certain widows" That she is the widow of Zenas Huggins who was a private soldier in the Revolution, and a Pensioner under the Act of 1832 at the rate of Thirty six Dollars and fifty cents per annum,  and she refers for proof of his service to the papers on file in the Pension Department.

The further (?) (?) she was married to the said Zenas Huggins on the seventeenth day of April in the year seventeen hundred and eighty three:  That the record of said marriage (?) is in its hand writing of her said husband:  That her husband the aforesaid Zenas Huggins died on the twenty second day of August in the year eighteen hundred and thirty five - That she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service but the marriage took place previous to the first of January seventeen hundred and ninety four, viz at the time above stated.  

her
Senah   +  Huggins
mark

Sworn to and Subscribed on the day and year above written before  (?) by the said Senah Huggins, who made her mark not having learned to write. - and I certify that the said Senah Huggins is unable to appear in open court on account of bodily infirmity.  Phineas L. Tracy First Judge Genesee County Court
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State of New York }
Gensee County} ss:  

Nathaniel Huggins, of Bethany in the said county, being sworn says that he is aged Fify seven years and ins the oldest child of Zenas Hggins and Senah Huggins - That the said Zenqas Huggins died on the 22? Sugust 1835 in (inserted--Nunda, Allegany Co. and was buried in ) said town of Bethany and the said Senahg ghas remained his widow evr since and still remains unmarried:  That the Record hereto annexed was but from the Family bibe of the said Zenas Hugginns and is in his habd writing of the said Zenas Huggins - and further thie Seponent saith not. - 

Nathaniel Huggins

Sworn and subscribed this 19 May 1843 before me by Nathaniel Huggi8ns who is known (inserted--to me) to be a man of truth adn veracity. - 
Phineas L Tracy First Judge Genesee County Court

State of New York }
Genesee County} ss.  I Horace W. Soper clerk of the said coubnty do hereby certify that Phineas L. Tray was First Judge of the County Court of the aid county at the time of taking the foregoing Declaration and affidavit and that his signature to be same as his hand writing.

In Testimony  whereof I have hereunto
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State of New York}
Genesee County}

On this 26th day day of March in the year 1851 personally appeared before me, Orlando (?) Croff Esquire a Justice of the Peace in and for the County aforsaid Nathaniel Huggins a Resident of the Town of Bethany in the County of Genesee and state of New York aged Sixty five years who being first duly sworn according to Law doth an his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain a Revolutionary Pension for himself,  Orrin Huggins a resident of the Town of Granby in the County of Oswego and state aforesaid aged 54 years & Harvey Huggins a resident of the Town of Napoli in the County of Cattaraugus and State aforesaid - aged 49 years  He further declares that he and the said Orrin Huggins and Harvey
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Huggins are the children and only children now living of Zenas Huggins and Senah Huggins deceased - That the Said Zenas Huggins died on the twenty second day of August in the year 1835 in the town of Nunday in the County of Allegany and state aforesaid and the Said Senah Huggins died on the 16th day of June in the year 1848 in the Said Town of Bethany - That the said Senah Huggins name before She was married to the Said Zenas Huggins was Senah Huggins and that the said Senah Huggins was married to the said Zenas Huggins on the Seventeenth day of April in the year Seventeen hundred and Eighty three at New Mulborough in the state of Massachusetts - 

He further declares that the Said Zena Huggins was a Revolutionary
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pensioner at the rate of thirty seven Dollars and Seventy Eight Cents per annum under the Act of Congress passed June 7. 1832 and received a Pension Certificate And he further  declares  that the Said Senah Huggins in her life time was not a Revolutionary pensioner, nor did she ever draw a pension of any kind - 

He further declares that he does not know in what Company or Regiment the said Zenas Huggins Served and he further declares that the said Senah Huggins never intermarried after the death of the  said Zena Huggins but continued and remained the widow of the Said Zenas Huggins and was the widow of the said Zenas Huggins at the time of her death

He further declares that he makes this declaration in behalf of himself
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and the Said Orrin Huggins and Harvey Huggins as Children and the only Children of the Said Zenas Huggins and Senah Huggins deceased

Nathaniel Huggins

Subcribed and sworn to  (a llne drawn through the words)
Subscribed and sworn to this 27 day of March 1851 before me}

O. R. Croff   Justice of the Peace

I the above named Justice of the Peace do hereby certify that from satisfactory Evidence addressed before me and from my own personal knowlege the above named Nathaniel Huggins and Orrin Huggin and Harvey Huggins are the only children and are the children of Zena Huggins and Senah Huggins deceased named in the  preceding and annexed declaration

O. R. Croff    Justtice of the Peace
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State of New York
Genesee County  SS - Mercy Brown of theTown of Bethany in the County and State aforsaid being duly sworn deponeth and saith that she was present and saw Zenas Huggins married to Senah Huggins on the Seventeenth  day of April in the year of our Lord one thousand (these words crossed out - -eight  hundred) seven hundred and Eighty three at the Town of New Murlborough in the County of Berkshire and State of Massachursetts by a man name not remembered Presbyterian Minister and they are the (?) Zenas Huggins and Senah Huggins named in the (?) declaration of Nathaniel Huggins hereunto annexed and Deponent was 17 years of age at the time they were married - Deponent was well acquainted with the said Zenas and Senah before they were so married and was well acquainted
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with them until they died and the said Zenas Huggins died August 22nd 1835 at Bethany foresaid and the said Senah  Huggins died June 16th 1848 at Bethany aforesaid and Deponent was present at and attended both and (?) of their funerals - 

Deponent further saith that she is well acquainted with Nathaniel Huggins - Orrin Huggins and Harvey Huggins named and mentioned in the said declaration and knows that they are the Children and only Chldren of the said Zenas Huggins and Senah Huggins deceased and the name of the said Senah Huggins before she was so married to the said Zenas Huggins was Senah Huggins

Mercy Brown

Subscribed and sworn to this 27 day of March 1851 before me

O R. Croff   Justice of the peace
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I do hereby certify that I am well acquainted with the above named Mercy Brown and Nathaniel Huggins who have subscribed and sworn to each of their affidavits hereunto annexed and that they are and each of them is person of good character - known respectabiity and are reputable for truth and veracity and full confidence should be (?) in their and each of their statement

O R Croff   Justice of the peace

I hereby certify that O. R Croff was on the date of the above (?) a Justice of the peace in & for Genesee County, New York - 
(?) March 31. 1851 - H Putnam  (?) M. C.
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8681

Zenas Huggins


admitted

11 mo. 10 days

5 mo & 8 days only proved


Amos Gould
Auburn
NY
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BREIF in the case of Zenas Huggins of Aurelias in the State of New York (Act 7th June, 1832)
1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? Open Court 
2. If before Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disables by bodily infirmity?
3. How old is he? Seventy years
4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed 
Period. | Duration of Service. | Rank. | Name of General and Field Officers which whom he served.
|Years, months days | As a | Gen.
ILLEGIBLE in 1777 Apl | ILLEGIBLE| | Capt Langdon Majr Robeten
ILLEGIBLE 1778 July | 6 | Capt ILLEGIBLE Parker
n- 1780 July|3 + 13| Capt sand Women Col Brason
1781 Oct |ILLEGIBLE | Capt Capt Boroking Major ILLEGIBLE
28
42
___
70
5. In what battles was he engaged?
3.13
1.-
__
5.8
6. Where did he reside when he entered service ?Sheffield maps
7. In his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence, by incidential evidence, or by the rolls? A clergyman & John Simon ILLEGIBLE to lead ILLEGIBLE ILLEGIBLE & Dawn Bornon, Living Witness 6 m/o service
8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect?
I CERTIFY that the foregoing statement and answers agree with thhhe evidence in the case above mentioned 
+ 25 days not 20 ILLEGIBLE 201 
ILLEGIBLE Examining Clerk
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11.149

New York, Albany

Senah Huggins decd widow of Zenas Huggins of Genesee Co. the State of N. Y. who was a (?) in the ____comanded by Captain ____ of the  _____commanded by _____in the Revolution line for 11 mo: 10 days

Inscribed on the Roll of Albany at the rate of 37 Dollars 78 Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1836.


Certificate of Pension issued the 18th day of July 1851 and sent to G C. Ames ESq

Arrears to the 4th of Present
Semi-annual allowance ending

{Revolutionary Claim, }
{Act July 7, 1838.}

H R Weightman Clerk.
Recorded by 
Book D.   Vol 1.  Page 173
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9.040

New York, Albany

Senah Huggins decd widow of Zenas who was a private in the Revolution

Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 37 Dollars 78 Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1843.

Certificate of Pension issued the 18th day of July 1851 and sent to G. C. Ames Esq
Present

{Acts of March 3, 1843, & June 17, 1844.}

Recorded in Book A.    Vol. 2.    Pge 259
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Rev
WIDOW, & c. 

File No. 23366

Senah Huggins
Wid of
Zenas Huggins
Priv (Rev War


Act Feb 2nd 1848
Index:  Vol    A    Page 360

{Arrangement of 1870.}
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Assenath N. York

Senah Huggins

let. to Hon. S. M Gates 9. June 1840
"    "   H W Soper July 18. 1843
"   "    ditto March 4. '44
Let to Hon. A. Smith   March 6.  '44
Let Geo. C . Ames   June 27/51.


Act July 1838
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Senah Huggins decd.

Wd of Zenas.
New York.
Act 7 Jul '38 & C.
 (?) 11 mo. 10 dys per $37.78
per An:  from 4 March
1836 to 16 June 1848 when
she died, Payable to 'Nathaniel Huggins
Orrin Hugggins
 & Harvey Huggins
only Children

Cet to 
Geo C. Ames, 
Present
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(?) Genesee County. N. Y.
May 23d 1843.


Sir

Enclosed are the Declaration and proofs in the case of widow Senah Huggins.

Your Very truly
H. W. Soper


J. L. Edwards Esquire
Commissioner of Pensions
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[handwritten]

The six mo service is established satisfactorily by the evidence of Aaron Bowen.
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[handwritten]
Washington April 3 1881 [aligned to right margin]
Sir
Enclosed you will please find
the declaration of the children of Sarah
Huggins widow of Zenas Huggins who
was an applicant during her life time
for a pension under the Act of 7 July 1838.
Zenas Huggins was a 
pensioner under the Act of 7 June 1832
of $37 78 [78 is superscript] p.am [?].  The evidence filed in
the case has been deemed sufficient
to show that they were married prior to
1794.  I can see no objection that can
now exist to issuing a certificate to
the children.
Very respectfully [aligned to right margin]
Your Obt [obedient] Sevt [servant] [aligned to right margin]
[signature] Geo. C. Ames
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[handwritten letter address with stamped postmark] 
[in the upper right corner] 10
[the following lines are written vertically along the right margin]
Dec 24 1848
 Recvd [?]
Sarah Huggins
[a stamped circular postmark of “Warsaw N.Y. Dec 19 appears in the upper left corner]
[the following lines are written horizontally in a different hand]
J.L. Edwards Esqr
Com. of Pensions
Washington
D.C. 
[the following lines are written vertically on the left side of the page in a different hand]
Look [?] at Req
and Role [?]
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[handwritten]
Warsaw Wyoming Co. N.Y. [aligned to right margin]
Dec 17 1845 [aligned to right margin]
J.L. Edwards Esqr
D.Sir
Will you please
inform me as to the state of Wd [widow] Sarah 
Huggins once wife of Nathaniel
Huggins deceased, who was a
pensioner at his death.  I think she
claims under the Law of 1838.  The
case was formerly in the hands
 of Judge Mitchell of Bethany N.Y.
Respectfully yours
[signature] E.W. Andrews
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[handwritten]
Batavia, Genesee County, N.Y. [aligned to right margin]
Sept. 9 1843 [aligned to right margin]
Sir,
I enclose a certificate of the Secy of State of Mass, the case of
the application of Senah Huggins, widow of Zenas Huggins,
for a pension.  I hope you will give this case your early
attention.
I am yours
very truly,
[signature] H.W. Soper
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[handwritten letter address with stamped postmark]
[in the upper right corner]10
[the following lines are written vertically along the left margin]
Jan 12 1846
Recvd [?]
Sarah Huggins
[a stamped circular postmark of “Warsaw N.Y. Jan 6” appears within the above]
[the following lines are written horizontally in a different hand]
J.L. Edwards Esqr
Comm. of Pensions
Washington
D.C.
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[handwritten]
Warsaw Wyoming Co N.Y. [aligned to right margin]
Jan. 6, 1846 [aligned to right margin]
J.L. Edwards Esq
D. Sir
Will you inform us by
early mail what the objections are to the
admissions of the claims of Wd [widow] Sarah
Huggins, once the wife of Zenas [underlined] Huggins [underlined]
who was a pensioner of the United States
at the date of his death which occurred in 
August 1835.  He resided at the time in Bethany
New York, & the claim was prosecuted by
William [underlined] Mitchell [underlined] Esq.  I think Mr. Huggins served
in the New York Line.
Also the objections to the claim of Wd [widow]
Lanckton, once the wife of Mathias [underlined] Rice [underlined] Lanckton [underlined]
who was a pensioner at his death.  He resided
at the time of his death in Eaton Madison
County N.Y. was a soldier of the Massachusetts
Line.
Respectfully yours
[signature] E.W. Andrews
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[handwritten]
House of Representatives Jun 6, 1840
Sir,
Herewith I enclose applications
for pensions in the following cases
Mrs. Sarah Smith, Ruth Dumbleton
Aseneth Huggins, & Anna Vaughn.
You will please advise me of the results.
I am also requested by Judge
Mitchell of Genesee, who forwarded
you the application of Ephraim [underlined]
Harding, whose claim was rejected, 
to procure the application & papers
& return to him.  Will you have
the goodness to enclose them to me
or send me a copy of them.
With great respect
I am your Obt [obedient] Servt [servant]
[signature] Seth M Gates  
Hon. J.S. Edwards
Comp of Pensions
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[handwritten]
House Reps. [aligned to right margin]
Feb. 21. 1846 [aligned to right margin]
Sir, I send herewith the letters of 
E.W. Andrews asking for
information in regard to the claim
of Sarah Huggins for a pension 
May I ask your attention to it.
I have the honor to be
very respectfully
your [illegible]
[signature]Albert Smith
[bottom left margin] Hon. J.S. Edwards
Comm [?] Pensions
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[handwritten document]
State of New York
Genesee County
[to the right of the above two lines]  }SS
I, Merrill Soper, Clerk
of the County Court of the said County of Genesee
holden [?] at the Court house in and for the said
County of Genesee do hereby certify that satisfac-
tory evidence has been exhibited to the said Court
that Senah Huggins was a resident of the said 
County of Genesee in the state of New York and
died in the Town of Bethany in the County and
State aforesaid in the year eighteen hundred and 
forty eight on the sixteenth day of June.  That
she was the widow of Zenas Huggins who was a
Revolutionary pensioner of the United States [written below (illegible word) america] at the 
rate of thirty seven dollars and some odd cents. 
That she the said Senah Huggins was not a
pensioner of the United States.  That she left no
husband [illegible] surviving when she died, but
left her surviving three children whose
names are Nathaniel Huggins
Orrin Huggins and
Harvey Huggins
who are all now living and are over
the age of twenty one years.
In testimony whereof I have 
hereunto set ^ my hand [superscript][two words crossed out] and
affixed my Seal of Office
at Batavia in Said County
this fifth day of July in the
year of our Lord one thousand
eight hundred and fifty one.
[signed] M.G. Soper Clerk
[Illegible seal to the
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[This document is partially pre-printed with spaces for handwritten details]
[A large stamp in the upper left corner obliterates some of the printed form]
[The transcription below notates handwritten words.  All other words are printed.]

[Co] mmonweath of Massachusetts.
[handwritten wavy line underneath]
Secretary's Office, Sept. [handwritten] 5 [handwritten] 1843 ["43" is handwritten]
I hereby Certify, that, from an examination of the Books
and Documents, relating to Military Services in the War of
the Revolution, which remain in this Department, it appears 
that [all following words are handwritten] the name of Zenas Huggins, is come
upon the roll of Capt John Lankton
April 26 ^ 1777 [superscript] at Saratoga for 25 days as a 
private;  upon the roll of Capt Samuel 
Warner in 1780 for 3 mos 13 days; and
upon the roll of Capt E Brookings in Oct
1781 for 12 days, which is all that appears
in this office.
The only roll of Enos Parker
is from July 1778 to Jany 1779
and his name
is not upon that roll, or on the rolls of any
other Capt Parker.

[a handwritten mathematical formula is written  at the bottom of the form]
3.13
-25
12
[underline]
4.20

[The form is unsigned.]
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[printed form]

And I further Certify, That, before search made for evidence
of said facts, the application hereto annexed was filed in this
Office, in the form in which the same now appears; that the
search was made by myself and my clerks alone: and that said
application and the certificate above set forth, contain all the facts
and circumstances which tend to satisfy me of the identifty of
the party described in the application with the individual who ren-
dered the service.

In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto affixed the Seal
of the Commonwealth, the date above written.
[handwritten]
Jno. A. Boller.
[printed form]
Secretary of the Commonwealth.
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State of New York
Genesee County, Town of ["Batavia" crossed out] Bethany.__

The Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts is
hereby requested to furnish evidence from the Rolls in his
office of the service of my late husband,__Zenas Huggins

He enlisted in the year 1778 and served under Captain
Enos Parker six months and four weeks from October 1781 under
Captain Ephraim [?] Brooking and seventy five days under
Captain Langdon in 1777 and three months thirteen
days under Captain Warner in 1780.  These facts
she learns principally from the Pension Office and cannot
state any other facts particularly.  We were married in
the year seventeen hundred and eighty three on the 
seventeenth day of April.  He died in the year
one thousand eight hundred and thirty five on the
twenty second day of August.

I am now aged seventy nine years and my memory does
not enable me to state any thing further material to the
search required.__ I have [?] empowered Horace W. Loper, of
Batavia in the said County of Genesse to act in ["my" crossed out][word crossed out]
the [illegible] as my attorney.
Witness my hand this first day of August A.D. 1843__
Signed in my presence by said
Senah Huggins__
[to the right of the above two lines] } Senah her [superscript] X [signature] Mark [subscript] Huggins

 [signed] Abel W. Page_____Justice of the Peace__
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[duplicate of page 1]
[stamped] PAID [handwritten]25
Hon. Jno. [John] A. Boller
Secretary of State,
Boston [underlined]
[to the left of the above writing, a circular stamp] BATAVIA N.Y.  AUG 3

[Bottom of page and upside down, handwritten]
[check mark] Zenas [superscript check mark] Huggins [superscript] 154
Pd.
Not enough [?].  See [illegible] draw [?]
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[stamped] PAID [handwritten]25
Hon. Jno. [John] A. Boller
Secretary of State,
Boston [underlined]
[to the left of the above writing, a circular stamp] BATAVIA N.Y.  AUG 3

[Bottom of page and upside down, handwritten]
[check mark] Zenas [superscript check mark] Huggins [superscript] 154
Pd.
Not enough [?].  See [illegible] draw [?]