Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 24201, Samuel Hawkins, New York
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[form] (8-1776_

Service New York
Hawkins, Samuel
Number S24201

Contents [blank]
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24.376
New York
Samuel Hawkins
Putnam in the State of New York
who was a Sergt DC in the Couh command
Captian Benedict of the NY command
by Col Holmes
line for 12 months Sergeant
12 months private 
Inscribed on the Roll of New York 
at the rate of 106 Dollars 66 cents
to commence on the 4th day of March 1831

Certificate of Pension [illegible] the 28 day of Nov
1833  and Butte H.B. Cowles
Carmel

Arrears to the 4th of Sept '33  $266.66
Semi-ant allowance ending      $53.33
$319.99

Revolutionary Claim,
Act June 7, 1832

Recorded by [illegible] Clerk
Book E Vol 4 Page 104
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State of New York
County of Putnam
In the matter of the application of Samuel Hawkins 
For a Pension

12950
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State of New York
County of Putnam  On the twelfth day of September in the year one thousand eight hundred & thirty two, personally appeared in open court before me Frederic Stone, Samuel Washburn & Bennet Boyd [illegible] three of the judges of the Court of Common Pleas in & fore the county of Putnam aforesaid of Kent, in the county & State aforesaid, aged seventy two 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 June 7, 1832.
That he was born on the 18th day of May in the year 1760 - that he has no record of his age, except a memorandum made by himself in his family bible & which was taken many years ago from a family record which has been lost or destroyed for a great number of years -
That he lived at  Courtland's manor near (South Salem) in Westchester County in the state of New York when he went into the revolutionary service-& during the early part of the revolution at those periods in which he was out in the service - During the revolutionary war he went to live in Fredericktown in Dutchess, now Ken in the county of Putnam & state aforesaid, married & has continued to live there ever since & now lives there - 
That he first enlisted into the service in June 1775 when he was in his sixteenth year but does not remember whether the regiment to which he longed was of the state troops or militia
That he entered the service of the United States under the following officers & served as herein stated.
That he first entered the service in July 1775 as above stated under Captain Joseph Benedict by enlisting for six months 
James Holmes was the Colonel who afterwards abandoned the American cause, Gould Bouten, & Samuel Sacket were lieutenants, but he does not remember the names of any other field or company officers. About a fortnight or three weeks after his enlistment the declarant marched with his regiment for canada. The proceeded to Fishkill in Dutchess County, where they embarked onboard a schooner and sailed to Albany, marched thence to Fort George. Lake George, thence sailed to Ticondaroga in batteaux they there joined a body of troops, & embarked on Lake Champlain for Canada. Went to St. Johns & besieged the fort at that place. Took their position first on the south & then on the north of the fort & cut off supplies. While the
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American troops were thus investing St. Johns. The fort at Chambless was carried by the American army - the ammunition & military stores there taken were brought to the encampment under St. Johns, & the declarant helped guard those stores & ammunition. The fort at St. John's was subsequently taken, & surrendered to the beseiging army under Montgomery & a number of prisoners captured. Captain Mott had a company detailed under him to conduct the prisoners to Philadelphia. (as declarant understood at the time, and the declarant was of that company - & continued under Captain Mott in the service until they reached Esopy [spelling?] on the Hudson River, where the prisoner rose & attempted to regain their liberty but were subdued. at St John, declarant scalded his foot very badly with the contents of the mess kettle & became very lame. In consideration of his situation from this injury, when they had reached Exopay [spelling?] as before stated, Captain Mott gave declarant a furlough until he should be fit for service. this was declarant thinks in the month of November. The furlough is lost & the date & precise terms of it are not recollected by the declarant. He was in actual service under this enlistment as above stated for over five months, & continued time from the injury above stated for some months. 

In the latter part of January or first of February 1776. Still residing at Cortlands Manor declarant again enlisted into the militia for three months under Captain Samuel Delavan, in Colonel Drake's regiment, James Lex was Major and Doolittle ensign or lieutenant. No other field or company officers are now recollected by declarant. He served out the whole three months & I was discharged, the last of April or first of May, by a verbal discharge from his commanding officer - the company to which he belonged by a greater part of the time at Youngs house near White Plains & marched along the lines in that greater from time to time as the occasions required to protect the patriots against the enemy, tories, & cattle stealers who thus infested the country. thus was no engagement during this period.
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The declarant afterwards again enlisted, while residing at Cartards [spelling?] manor, in the militia under Captain Steenwood in Colonel Drakes Regiment for three months. The day of his enlistment and discharge are now forgotten. James box was Major & ensign or lieutenant. They soon marched to Harlaem by land & commenced the building of a fort there. While they lay at Harlam, General Putnum visited the place as the declarant was then informed & believes declarant served out his term of enlistment & was discharged verbally - No other officers are now recollected except those above stated.

The declarant enlisted again for three months under Captain Elijah Townsend in the year 1776 or 1777. John Berry was the ensign & Nathanial Jugger lieutenant. This declarant with the said company lay at the Red Mills, in Carmel Putnam County, then Dutchess County, to protect the Continental stores principally of which were deposited in the said Red Mill.  At the expiration of the said term of three months declarant was discharged verbally. No other troop, that deponent recollects except those of said Townsends company were engaged in this service while declarant was there. 

The declarant residing in Frederickstown aforesaid, enlisted for three months under Captain Elijah Townsend in Colonel Henry Ludingtons regiment. He thinks this was in the year 1777. All the officers now remembered by deponent was Hammand Lieutenant Colonel, John Berry first lieutenant, & Elijah Fuller second Lieutenant - Jonathan Hopkins, Jabez Berry, William Drew & this declarant were sergeants in said Townsend's company. The declarant served out said term of three months & was discharged verbally at its expiration. The regiment lay at White Plains during this period, protecting the line, & watching the enemy & patrolling in small parties occasionally, along the lines of such duty having a skirmish occasionally, declarant had a skirmish when on that duty, of patrolling, on scouting - Declarant recollects no other troops being with this regiment at this period.  The declarant again enlisted under Captain Henry Mitchell of the Artillary for five or six months, the time of this enlistment not recollected. & declarant does not remember the names of any other officers. He was marched to Fort Constitution on the Hudson River & remained in garrison until the expiration of his term when he was discharged. Believe, there was no other company of the regiment to which he belonged at Fort Constitution, there were
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other troops there, but declarant does not remember what troops they were on the names of their friends, The declarant was of a small party floated down the river in a barge to watch the motion of the Phoenix a British vessel below. while there a party in a barge from the tender of the Phoenix attempted to carry off some cattle from near the entrance of the highlands & were driven off by the party to which declarent belonged.

The declarent still living in Frederickstown, enlisted in March 1778 in Captain Elijah Townsends company, in Colonel Morris Graham's regiment for one year. & remembers the name of other officers, except John Berry & William B[illeegible] or Mustine [illegible] & Jabez Berry orderly sergeant - The declarent was second sergeant during the whole term which he served out & was discharged. He occasionally performed the duty of Orderly Sergeant - They lay at White Plains protecting the line, for some part of the time. & declarant thinks there were some troops under General Clinton there. Declarant marched with his company to Yonkers Westchester County, in near there, & lay there into winter quarters near Bedford Westchester County - At the place at which they by before they went them under General Scott as declarent believes - During this period of service the declarent had charge of a guard at Bedford Westchester county to guard Tory prisoners at a guard house, one of whom he'd spiked a cannon at Valentine's Hill

The declarent again enlisted for two terms of a month each in 1779 in Colonel Thomas Thomas Regiment & served out his term being the month of March or April in said year & was discharged. Say as I near White Plains, during the periods for the purposes herein before stated. Declarent recollects that Colonel Barr was there during this period. But declarent does not remember the names of any officers except there of Captain Brewer & Major Hill whose names appear on the payrolls hereto annexed, which delcarent offers as evidence of his said service

In addition to the terms of service above  detailed the declarent at different times, during the revolution served [illegal] volunteer on many occassions, for one, two & three weeks at a time & was in service of his country for a chief part of that was
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The declarent further states that the foregoing declaration contains a statement of the general circumstances of his services in the revolutionary war & the places where he served & the names of the regiments & officers and other facts & circumstances required by the war department as for forth in the declaration is able to recollect until this same - 

The declarant states that he was born at Cortlands Manor near South Salem aforesaid  The declarant never served as a substitute for any other person in either of the terms of service above stated - either of the terms of service above stated - The declarant was formally discharged in each & every instance which he has herein stated that he was discharged. He thinks that on one occasion he received a discharge in writing, if so, he took no particular care of it & it has been lost & he can not since remember by whom it was given, or what has become of it. It was the practice at that time, in the troops in which the declarant served for someone of the officers, to [illegible] those whose terms of service had expired & discharge then verbally. & deponent cannot nor recollect any instance in which he was discharged in any other manner.

The declarent further states he has no documentary evidence other than that annexed, nor does he know of any person whose testimony he can procure, who can testify to his service, other than those. whose affidavits are hereto annexed-

He can support his claim for veracity & the belief of his services as a soldier of the revolution by the following persons among others, to whom he is known in his present neighborhood vis Edward Smith and Alvin Chafe

He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present & declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any state - 

[signed] Samuel Hawkins

Sworn & subscribed this 12th
day of September 1832 in 
open court
J Morehouse Clk
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We Edward Smith of Carmel & Alvin Chafe of Kent in the County of Putnam aforesaid hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Samuel Hawkins who has subscribed & sworn to the foregoing declaration that we believe him to be seventy two years of age. That he is reputed & believed is the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier in the revolution & that we concur in that opinion.

[signatures]  Edward Smith   Alvin Chafe

sworn & subscribed the day & year aforesaid in open court.  J. Morehouse Clk

[passage crossed out]

And the said court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the fair matter & after putting the [illegible] times prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier & served [illegible] and the said court further certifies that it appears to them that Edward Smith is a resident of the town of Carmel & the said Alvin Chafe is a resident of the town of Kent and are credible persons - that their statement is entitled to credit. 

[signed] Frederick Stone first Judge
Bennet Boyd Judge
Samuel Washburn Judge
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Putnam County   Daniel Wixon of the town of Kent in the county of Putnam & State of New York, aged seventy five years, being duly sworn says, the he is acquainted with Samuel Hawkins, the declarent, that he knew the said Hawkins during the war of the revolution, & he known him ever since, that he this deponent was in the revolutionary service for several months, in one period in guarding the continental stores at the Red Mills in the town of Carmel in Putnam County, then being within the county of Dutchess, in the year 1776 or 1777. Under the command of Captain Elijah Townsend, John Berry, ensign of Nathaniel Jaggen lieutenant that said that Samuel Hawkins was also there in the service with the deponent & this deponent is of the opinion that he was there in the same service with deponent for three months - 

This deponent further says that at another period, this deponent was in the revolutionary service at the White Plains, he remembers that the said Hawkins was also there, when the deponent went into the service there, & when the deponent left the service he left the said Hawkins there still in the service but is unable to state how long this said Hawkins was there upon that term of service - 

[signed] Daniel his x mark Wixon

Sworn & subscribed this 12th day of 
September 1832 in open court  J Morehouse Clk
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State of New York
County of Putnam
In the matter of the application
of Samuel Hawkins

For 

pension

12950
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State of New York
Putnam County   Jabez Berry of the town of Kent in the county of Putnam aforesaid being duly sworn, doth say that he is acquainted with Samuel Hawkins the declarent, knew him in the revolutionary war & has known him ever since, This deponent was in the service during a greater part of the revolutionary war and enlisted in every instance from Frederickstown in Dutchess County, now Putnam County in the State of New York. Deponent remembers that the said Hawkins enlisted for three months, in Col Henry Ludingtons regiment of new levies, in August in the year 1777. Deponent enlisted at the same time in the same service, & both this deponent & the said Hawkins served out the said term of three months & were discharged at Crum [?} Point in Westerchester County at the expiration of the term. Jonathan Hopkins, William Drew, the said Samuel Hawkins, & this deponent were sergeants in Captian Elijah Townsends company, in said Regiment the lieutenant Colonel was Hammon & John Berry & Elijah Fuller were lieutenant, this Regiment by at White Plains as stated by the said declarent but deponent think there was no other regiment there at this period. 
This deponent again enlisted with the said Hawkins, the forepart of March in the year 1778, in Captain Elijah Townsends Company in Colonel Morris Graham's regiment for one year. The deponent remembers, that the said Hawkins served out the term of his enlistment. The deponent was orderly sergeant in said Townsend's company during the term, & the said Hawkins was second sergeant in the same company, and when deponent was absent from the company, the said Hawkins performed the duties of deponent as orderly sergeant. & at the expiration of the said term was discharged  with the deponent. Deponent remembers when the said Hawkins enlisted  that he was promised the place of second sergeant and received the post accordingly - part of the time this regiment by at White Plains attached to Genl James Clinton's brigade, afterwords they marched to a place called Tuckahoe, a few miles south of Kings Bridge & joined Genl Scott's brigade, of Light Infantry, then recently arrived from Virginia. & made it headquarters at that place, until they retired into winter quarters  east of Bedford in Westchester County. The deponent has no recol
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lection of performing any other term of service in company, with the said Hawkins, Except those hereto before stated  the deponent understood during the revolution & believed that the said Hawkins, served at other times & periods [illegible] those mentioned by the deponent he was known & reputed in the army to be a very good soldier, who has been much in service. & deponent believes that he was in the revolutionary service, the chief part of the revolutionary struggle - but this deponent was not personally acquainted with the said Hawkins until the said Hawkins came up to Frederickstown to reside sometime during the revolution - The said Hawkins has always [illegible]. Putnam hear reputed & believed to have been a faithful soldier of the revolution, & deponent has never heard the contrary - Deponent is seventy five years old, was born in that part of Dutchess County, which is now called Putnam County [illegible]  Putnam County

[signed] Jabez Berry

Sworn & subscribed in open court this 12th day of September 1832
J Morehouse
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Putnam  County  Lewis Ludington of the town of Carmel in the County of Putnam aforesaid, forty five years of age, being duly sworn says that he is the son of Col Henry Ludington, who was engaged in the services of his country during the greater part of the Revolutionary War, & from that period until his death he resided in the town of now called Kent in the county of Putnam, that he the said Colonel Henry Ludington died in the year one thousand eight hundred seventeen - The deponent further says that this deponent was born in the now town of Kent aforesaid & resided there until about fifteen years ago. that he has been acquainted with Samuel Hawkins who has subscribed & sworn to the foregoing declaration, from the deponents infancy. that he believes the said Hawkins to be seventy two years of age, that this deponent has always understood & believed that the said Samuel Hawkins was a soldier of the revolution & a good soldier of the period. & deponent thinks he has hear & his father, the said Henry Ludington, say that he was a remarkably active & useful soldier of the revolution. [illegible] to that import & during said Samuel Hawkins served in regiment, a part of the time - The deponent further says that they said Samuel Hawkins, is now  & has been reputed & believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a faithful dependable soldier of the revolution. that his reputation & belief is universal. The deponent has never heard of any doubts existing upon the subject. the deponent concurs in this reputations belief. I thinks if there had been any doubt upon the subject, he this deponent would have heard of them- and this deponent further states that the said Samuel Hawkins, sustains a good character in his neighborhood from necessity integrity

[signed] Lewis Ludington

sworn & subscribed this 12th day September 1832 in open court
J Morehouse Clk
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State of New York
County of Putnam

I Jonathan Morehouse Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in & for the county of Putnam, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court in the matter of the application of Samuel Hawkins for a pension
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal of office this fourteenth day of September in the year one thousand and eight hundred  thirty 
J Morehouse

State of New York
County of Putnam 
I Jonathan Morehouse Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in & for the County of Putnam do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original procedings of the said court in the matter of the application of Samuel Hawkins for a pension, at the last September term of said [illegible].
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this seventh day of June in the year of our lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty three.
J Morehouse
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State of New York
County of Putnam  On this tenth day of September in the year one thousand eighteen hundred & thirty three personally appeared in open court before Bennett Boyd, Samuel Washburt, Ebenezer Foster Esquire  three of the judges of the court of Common Pleas, in for the court of Putnam aforesaid the said court being now sitting Moseman Barrett a clergyman residing in the town of Kent in the county of Putnam who being daily from says that he is well acquainted with Samuel Hawkin of said town who hs subscribed & sworn to the declaration hereto annexed & had been well acquainted with the said Hawkins during the last forty years during which period had resided in the neighborhood of the said Samuel Hawkins & that know resides about a half of a mile from the residence of the said Samuel Hawkins that he believes the said Samuel Hawkins to be seventy two years of age that he is reputed & is in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the revolution that he the Moesman Barrett concur in that opinion

[signed] Moesman Barrett
Sworn & subscribed this
10th day of September 1833
in open court
J. Morehouse Clerk of said Court 

And the said court do hereby certify that it appears to them that Daniel Wicon, Jabez Berry & Lewis Ludington whose named and severally subscribed to the affidavits by them severally taken at the last September term of said court thereto annexed among the original proceedings   The said court at said term in the matter of the application of Samuel Hawkins for a pension are credible persons, that their affidavits, statements, or testimony are entitled to credit and the court further certifies that it appears
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to them that Moesman Barrett who has signed the preceding certificate or affidavit a clergyman, residing in the town of Kent in the said county of Putnam and is a credible person & that his statement, affidavit or testimony is entitled to [illegible]

Bennet Boyd First Judge
Samuel Washburn Judge
[signature illegible]

State of New York
Putnam County 

I Jonathan Morehouse clerk of the court of Common Pleas in for the county of Putnam aforesaid do hereby certify that the foregoing affidavit of Moseman Barrett and the foregoing certificate of three of the judges of the said court, and the further original proceedings of the said Court at the September term of said court in the year one thousand eighteen hundred thirty three in the matter of the application of Samuel Hawkins for a pension and the same are annexed to the original proceeding of the court in the same matter had at the September term in the year one thousand eight hundred thirty two 
In testimony where of I have hereunto set my hand & seal of office this twelfth day of September in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred thirty three.
J. Morehouse Clk
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12.950
Samuel Hawkins
Putnam Co N York

Admitted
Sergeant 12 mo
Private 384 mo
29

May 8 '33

H.B. Cowles
Carmel, Putnam Co N.Y. 

[side note] Return these briefs
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[form]

BRIEF in the case of Samuel Hawkins
Co of Putnam  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 a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity? [blank]

3. How old is he?  72 years

4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed.

Period/Duration of Service/Rank./Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served.

June in 1775  6 months  Private  Capt Benocuit Col Holmes
Feb 7 1776  3 months  Private Capt Delevan Col Drake
1777  3 months  Private Capt Steamrod Col Drake
1777  3 months  Private  Capt Townsend Col Pitman Col Livingston
1777  3 months  Private  Capt Mitchell
March 1778  5 or 6 months  Sergeant  Capt Townsend Col Graham Col Thomas
would omit 1779 [illegible]

5. In what battles was he engaged?  None 

6. Where did he reside when he entered the service?  Westchester New York

7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence, incidental evidence, or by the rolls?  By living witnesses 

8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect?  Papers [illegible ] attached
I certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.


In payroll of Capt Townsend

[Signature illegible]
Examining Clerk
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24201
Invalid

Resoltuion

No 24201
Samuel Hawkins
Sergt Rev War


Act: June 7th 38
Index: - Vol 2 Page 168

[Arrangement of 1870]
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[crossed out] Acts of Jul 14, 1862, and March 3, 1873

[Stamped] Rejected

4763

P.O. Samuel Hawkins
Service: Consolidated July 22, 1882,
With admitted soldier files

Enlisted: 24201 In 3rd, 18
Discharged:
Application filed:
Alleges:
Re-enlisted:
Attouney:
P.O.  24201

Recognized. Contract. Cart of Dis  Searched for
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Samuel Hawkins
Revo. N. York
Rejected. Les Letter to the claimant
Jan 11, 1831

4763
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State of New York
Putnam County ss I Samuel Hawkins of the town of Trent in the County of Putnam and State of New York do hereby declare that I enlisted as a sergeant in March for one year in Capt Elijah Townsend's company in the service of the United States commanded by Col Morris Graham in the year 1778. And I was in the Regiment of Levies and was on the British lines and was detached from Gen George Clinton's Brigade to Genrl Scott's Brigade of light infantry from [illegible]

[signed] Samuel Hawkins

Sworn & subscribed before me this 29th day of November 1830. Hiram Waring Commissioner of Deeds for Putnam County

I Jonathan Morehouse clerk of the county court of the county of Putnam in the state of New York do certify that Hiram Waring before whom the foregoing affidavit was sworn was at the time a commissioner of deeds and duly empowered to administer oaths. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said court this 29th day of December in the year Eighteen Hundred & thirty.   J. Morehouse.

The foregoing affidavits are forwarded by Samuel Hawkins of the town of Kent in the county of Putnam aforesaid for the purpose of obtaining a pension. Any communication respecting the service can be directed to Samuel Hawkins of Kent, to be directed to the Carmel Post Office.

[signed] Samuel Hawkins
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Putnam County ss William Drew being sworn says that Samuel Hawkins enlisted as a sergeant in March for one year in Capt Elijah Townsend's company in the service of the United Stated commanded by Col Morris Graham in the year 1778. He was in the Regiment of Levies and was on the British lines and I was perfectly acquainted with him at the time and the regiment was commanded by Gen'l George Clinton.

[signed] William Drew

Sworn and subscribed before me this 29th day of December 1830  Hiram Waring commissioner of deeds for said county.

I Jonathan Morehouse clerk of the county court of the county of Putnam in the State of New York do certify that Hiram Waring before whom the foregoing affidavit was sworn was at the time a commissioner of deeds and duly empowered to administer oaths in testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said court this 29th day of December in the year eighteen hundred thirty.
J Morehouse
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State of New York
Putnam County
I Jabez Berry being duly sworn sayth that Samuel Hawkins enlisted as a Sergent in March for one year in Capt Elijah Townsends company in the serviced on the United States commanded by Col Morris Graham in the year 1778. He was in the regiment of [illegible] and was on the British lines and was detached to General George Clintons Brigade and was detached from Clinton's Brigade to General Scott's Brigade of light infantry from Virginia and I was perfectly well acquainted with him at the time.  
Sworn & subscribed before me                [signed] Jabez Berry
this 29 December 1830
[illegible] Commissioner
of deeds for Putnam County

I Jonathan Morehouse clerk of the court of common pleas & county court of the county of Putnam in the State of New York do certify that herein waring before whom the foregoing affidavit were sworn was at the time a commissioner of deeds and duly empowered to administer oaths - 
I testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said court this 29th day of December in the year eighteen hundred & thirty
J Morehouse Clk