Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 16609, Robert Hunkins, Mass.
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(3-1776)

SERVICE. NUMBER.
Mass. Hunkins, Robert or Hunkin, Abigail. W. 16609.

CONTENTS
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2843.

New Hampshire
Robert Hunkins
of Strafford in the State of N. H.
who was a Private in the [Con army?] commanded
by Captain [blank] of the Regt commanded
by Col Francis in the N.H.
line for 9 Months
In 1783 and 5.
[A mana 1776?]

Inscribed on the Roll of N.H.
at the rate of 30 Dollars -- Cents per annum,
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 9th day of Dec
1832 and [Sent?] Charls
Gilman of N.H. [Greenfield?]

Arrears to 4th of Sept 1832 for 5-5--
Semi-anl. allowance ending -- ['35?] 5--
500--

Revolutionary Claim,
Act June 7, 1832.

Recorded by J.H. Mc Blair Clerk.
Book [L?]. Vol 7 Page 160.
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3105 Repd

New Hampshire
Abigail Hawkins
widow of Robert Hawkins, Decd: Mar
who was a pensioner under the Act of 7 June, 1832
and who died on the 20th: March, 1836 --
of Strafford Co in the State of New Hampshire
who was a private in the County: commanded
by Captain Johnson -- of the Regt - commanded
by Col. Francis -- in the Mass. Mila
time for [blank]

Inscribed on the Roll of Portsmouth
at the rate of 30 Dollars -- Cents
to commence on the [crossed out: 4th day of March, 1836] 
18th March, 1830

Certificate of Pension issued the 4th day of June 
1839 and sent to Daniel
Gale, Guilford, N.H.

Arrears to the 4th of Mar: 1839 $88.60
Semi-annual allowance ending 4 Sept $15.00
$103.60

Act July 7,
1838.

Recorded by W M Steuart
Book A. Vol 1 -- Page 42
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2679
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COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.
ESSEX, ss.

I, JOHN PRINCE, Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas, within and
for the County of Essex, do certify, that
Charles White Esq. is a Justice of the Peace
within and for said County, and that his
signature hereon is genuine.

WITNESS MY HAND, and the Seal of said Court of Common Pleas,
October 9 A.D. 1838.
John Prince Clerk.
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
County of Essex ss: Town of Haverhill October 9th 1838.

Robert Hunkins of Haverhill
& Abigail Hoyt of Almsbery
Married August sixteenth
seventeen hundred eighty three.

I hereby certify that the above is a true copy of the record, with
the exception of the date, which is expressed on the record in fair
legible figures, as follows: August 16th 1783
Leonard White Clerk of said Town of Haverhill.

I Leonard White, above named, depose and say that I 
hold the office of Town Clerk in the County, Town and State afore
said, and that the above is a true extract from the records of
said Town, with the exception above named, as certified by me.

Leonard White Clerk of said Town of 
Havershill.

Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Essex ss. Haverhill October 9th 1838 Sworn to before me
Charles White Justice of Peace
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Abigail Hunkin
Declaration
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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."

STATE OF NEW-HAMPSHIRE.

STRAFFORD SS. - On this second day of October A.D. 1838
personally appeared before the Court of Common Pleas held in above
Gilford in the County of Strafford and State of New Hampshire
Abigail Hunkin a resident of Sanbornton in the County of Strafford,
aged seventy three years, who, being first duly sworn, according to law, doth on her oath, make
the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress, passed
July 7, 1838, entitled "An act granting half pay and pensions to certian widows:" That she is the widow of
Robert Hunkin who was a private in the 
Army of the Revolution, and was a pensioner
under the Act of Congress of June the seventh
1832,

She further declares that she was married to the said Robert Hunkin
the sixteenth day of August in the year seventeen hundred and
eighty three that her husband, the aforesaid Robert Hunkin
died on the twentieth day of March A.D. 1836
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.
Attest F Cogswell Abigail [X her mark] Hunkin
Sworn to and subscribed, on the day and year above written, before
the Court aforesaid
Attest F Cogswell, Clerk

[crossed out: I hereby certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity, attend the court.]
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State of New Hampshire
Strafford County ss
I Francis Cogswell Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for said County hereby certify that the within contains the original proceedings in the matter of the application of Abigail Hunkin for a Pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my name and affixed the Seal of said Court this third day of October A.D. 1838.
Attest F Cogswell Clerk


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Abigail Hunkin
Declaration
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Robert Hunkins
15670
Private
9 mo.
A Rev
$30--

Charles Gilman Esqr of N.H.
Brown's Hotel
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DECLARATION
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress, passed June 7, 1832
State of New Hampsnire
County of Strafford ss.
At a Court of Probate holden at Sandbornton in said County
On this 30th day of August 1832, personally appeared in open Court before the Judge of the said Court of Probate, now sitting, Robert Hunkins a resident of Sandbornton in the County of Strafford and State of N.H. aged 74 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 entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated - that he was born in Haverhill Mass. in October 1758 as will appear by the town records of said Haverhill & that he lived in said Haverhill when he enlisted as a soldier that he enlisted & entered the service in August 1776 for four months , by Capt Timothy Johnson in Mass, line marched immediately to Dorchester near Boston then joined the Company commanded by Capt. John Peabody, Lieut. Evans Greenleaf, Ens. Hazelton, Col. Francis Regt. then served out the time of his enlistment four months was dismissed did not have any written discharge.  That at said Haverhill in March or April 1778 he enlisted for two months Capt Johnson of Andover Commander the company does not recollect the names of the other officers was ordered & marched to Providence Rhode Island to Bristol R I & served out the full time of his said last mentioned enlistment was honourable dismissed did not have any written discharge -
That in Sept or October 1779 at said Haverhill enlisted under Capt. Johnson of Haverhill for three months Mass. line was ordered & marched to Great Barrington & Claverack N.Y. then put under Capt. Magoon or Maloon will not be certain as to the name.  Lieut Middleton from there marched to Greenbush & Albany N.Y. served three months & dismissed did not have any written discharge. That he actually served under the three above enlistments nine months as a revolutionary Soldier - That he has no documentary evidence & knows of no person that he can prove by whom he can prove said service other than the accompaning affidavits.  That since he left the service he lived in said Haverhill about seven years & moved to Sandbornton N.H. & has lived in Sandbornton  forty four years last past & he resides in said Sandbornton.
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of the Agency of any State.
Robert Hunkins
Sworn to and subscribed the day in aforesaid before Daniel C Atkinson Judge of Probate
We, Samuel Tilton residing in Sandbornton and Ebenezer Cobby residing in Sandbornton hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with  Robert Hunkins, who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be  74 years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Rebolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Samuel Tilton
Ebenezer  Cobby
Sworn and subscribed the day & year aforesaid in Court.
Daniel C Atkinson Judge of Probate
And the said Court do hereby declare its 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 certifies, that is appears that Samuel Tilton who has signed the preceding certificate, is a resident in Sandbornton and that Ebenezer Cobby, who has also signed the same is a resident in Sandbornton and are credible persons, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
Caniel C Atkinson Judge of Probate
I, Jamts Bartlett Regr of the Court of Probate do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of Robert Hunkins for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court, this 12th day of September A.D. 1832
James Bartlett Regr
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Robert Hunkins
Ports Agy N H
? 7.  $30  ?
Died 20 March 1836 pd that period
J H
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Mass
Rev WIDOW, &c.
File No. 16609
Abigail Hunkins
Widow of
Robert Hunkins
Priv Rev. War
Act: July 7th 1838
Indes: -Vol. A, Page 358
[Arrangement of 1870]
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John Sanders
affidavit
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I john Sanders of Sandbornton in the County of Strafford and State of New Hampshire aged seventy five years depose and say that in August A.D. 1776 I was an inhabitant of the town of Haverhill in the State of Massachusetts and then and there enlisted as a soldier to serve in the Massachusetts Militia in the Revolutionary army into the company commanded by John Peabody of Andover in Massachusetts which company was attached to Col. Francis Regiment and served four months at Dorchester Heights in said Massachusetts near Boston.  Robert Hunkins then of said Haverhill, now of said Sandbornton, was a soldier in the same company and served at the same time with me.  I was personally acquainted with said Hunkins and know that he served all the time I was there and when my time had expired I returned home and left said Hunkins in the service.
John Sanders
State of New Hampshire
Strafford County ss.  September 28, 1832  Personally appearing John Sanders made oath that the foregoing affidavit by him subscribed is just and true.
Before me Chs. Gilman Justice Peace
I hereby certify that the above named John Sanders is a credible person and his statements entitled to the utmost credit.
Chs Gilman, Justice of the Peace
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This applicant was given before me subsequent to the proceedings had at the Cost of Probate , and by me annexed to the declaration. 
...
State of New Hampshire 
Straffords. J Andrews
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Affidavit
Ebenezer Colby
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I Ebenezer Colby of Sandbornton in the County of Strafford and State of New Hampshire 
 where as of seventy years of age depose and say that I was a soldier in the Revolutionary War.   ? with Robert Hawkins of Sandbornton ? I can remember, that we lived in Haverhill Massachusetts before the Revolutionary War. ? 
in Sandbornton that in the fall of the year in Sept. or October 1779 we were both enlisted by
Capt. Timothy Johnson as soldiers with orders to march to  great  Barrington to ? N.Y. then join  Capt. Magoons or Maloons Col.  Jeny, Lieut. ? Manshed to ? Albany New York that saw Robert Hawkins enlisted and served three months as a  soldier from the time of his said enlistment and was honorably discharged at the same time I was discharged - Eben Colby
August 30th 1832
State of New Hampshire 
Strattford. August 30 th 1832 Personally
 came Ebenezer Colby whose ? for truth is good and made oath that  the above affidavit by  Tim Johnson is just  and true before me -  in open ?

Daniel C. Atkinson Judge of Probate and Justice of the Peace
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State of New Hampshire
Shafford fr I James Bartlett Rev of the Court of Probate do hearby certify that Daniel C. Atkinson (word crossed out) whose name is duly of the within certificate is Judge of Probate for County of Shafford and justice of the peace for and county after the and signature in his proving nature a testimony Where of I have caused the offence of the commenced this 19th day of September A.D. 1832
      James Bartlett Rev 
(part of a stamp) (written vertically on paper) J Bartlett Ebenezer Colby
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2674
Abigail Hunkins
line of Robert
NH
Aid July 7 1181
Marched 1783
Aid Quman 1831
Allies $30-hr-
Allies
Maj Milites
Capt Johnson
Col Francis
(large space)
Danl Gale
Gel face
NH
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State of New Hampshire
Office of Secretary of State May 9 1839
I hereby certify that from the Records & files in this office it appears that on the day of attached to the annexed instrument Daniel Gale was in commission as a Justice of the Peace & is sworn within & for the county of Strafford by virtue of a Commission made for Daniel Gale & he the said Gale having formerly been known by that name By virtue of that Commission  said Daniel Gale on the 11th Day of August AD 1838 took same and on file in this office.  His signature to the annexed Instrument is genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed the Seal of said State.
Josiah Stevens Secy of State
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I, Abraham H. Tilton [several sentences illegible] I have been acquainted with Abigail Hunkin the widow of Robert Hunkin late of [illegible] aforesaid a Revolutionary pensioner deceased - And say that the said Abigail Hunkin now remains the widow of the said Robert Hunkin and [illegible] [illegible] been [illegible] since the death of the said Robert Hunkin. - I have been living and now live within three miles of the said Abigail Hunkin more than six years long [illegible]  Abr H. Tilton [signed]

State of New Hampshire
Strafford County ss      October 9th 1838
Personally appeared the whose named deposed who is known to me to be a credible witness and made oath in due form of law that   the above declaration by him - signed is true - 
Before me, Daniel Gale Jus. Peace
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State of New Hampshire
Strafford County Ss -

I Francis Cogswell Clerk of the Superior Court of Judicative for said County hereby certify that Daniel Gale Esq is a Magistrate as written and that the written signature purporting to be his is in my belief genuine -

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my name and affixed the Seal of said Court this tenth day of October 1838 -

FCogswell, Clerk

2679
Abigail Hunkins
Wid of Robert
N H
Ad Feby 7 1838
Married 1783
decd 20 Mar 1831
Allas  $30 per 
ann
Mass Militia
Capt Johnson
Col Francis
Danl Gale
Guilford N H