Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 16127, Israel Huckins, N.H.
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N.H.

Israel Huckins
Ruth Huckins

W.16127
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14.316 R
New Hampshire
M. 81.d. 23
Israel Huckins

of Barrington in the state of N. Hampshire
who was a private in the regiment commanded by 
Colonel Long ....... of the N Hampshire
ine [illegible] , for the term of one year
Inscribed on the roll of New Hampshire
at the rate of -8- Dollars per month, to commence on the 
12th of May 1818
Certificate of Pension issued the 6th of Sep: 1819
and sent to William Badger Esqr
SandBornton
New Hampre
Arrears to 4th of Sept 1819 $126..22
Semi-anl. all'ce ending 4 Mar 1820 48.
$174..22
15mo 20/318 4/30
{Revolutionary claim,}
{Act 18th March, 1818.}

[sentence written sideways down the paper]
[lllegible first word] sent to the Clerk. [illegible] Dec 1820 Dover N.H.
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2328
New Hampshire [illegible]        Oct 21
Ruth Huckins, 
widow of Israel Huckins
who was a Private
in the N Hampshire live 
NH for one year
Inscribed the Roll at the rate of
40 Dollars--
cents per annum, to commence on
the 4th day of March, 1843
Certificate of Pension issued the
21st day of Oct. 1843
and sent to
B.W. Jenness
Strafford NH
Act of March 3, 1843
Recorded in Book A
Vol 1 Page 23
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State of New Hampshire
Strafford County
I, Francis Coggswell, Clerk of the court of Common Pleas of the county aforesaid, do hereby certify that Ezekiel Hurd is an acting Justice of said Court [that his--crossed out]
duly commissioned and qualified, that his commission was dated on th 25th day of June 1838 and will expire when he shall have attained the age of seventy years--and that his signature to the declaration of Widow Huckins annexed is genuine.
I also certify that Ezekiel Hurd is an acting Justice of the Peace in and for said County duly commissioned and qualified, that his commission was dated on the  24th day of November 1834 and will expire on the twenty third day of November 1839 and that his signature to annexed papers and affidavits are genuine--
Given under my hand and seal of said Court this tenth day of June AD 1839
F Cogswell, Clerk
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H366 Ruth Huckins Wid. of Issac NK Act July 7, 1838

Francis Cogswell Clerk NH
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State of New Hampshire [illegible]
Strafford County [?] I Francis Cogswell
Clerk of the Court of Common Please
for said County hereby certify that Ezekiel Hurd
Esquire is a Justice of said Court and that the
within signatures purporting to be his are genuine
In witness thereof I have hereto set
my name and affixed the Seal
of said Court this fourth day
of January AD 1839
FCogswell, Clerk
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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 fourth day of January, A.D. 1839, personally appeared before me Ezekiel Hurd, one of the Justices of the Court of Common Pleas, Ruth Huckins, a resident of Madbury in the County of Strafford, aged seventy 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 certain widows." That she is the widow of Israel Huckins who was a soldier in the army of the Revolution with Great Britain. He enlisted the United States troops at Fort Independence and served in the year 1776 and several years. He was in service three years for and during the space of twelve months, for the particulars of which she hereunto respectfully refers the Commissioner of Pensions to said Israel Huckins’s service on file at Washington. 

She further declares that she is now placed on the Pension Roll under the act of the 7th July, 1838, at the rate of forty dollars per annum. She further declares that she was married to the said Israel Huckins on the first day of November in the year seventeen hundred and eighty one; that her husband, the aforesaid Israel Huckins died on the ninth day of May eighteen hundred & thirty three; 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.

Sworn to and subscribed, on the day and year above written, before Ruth Huckins
Witnesses: Israel Huckins John C. Huckins
I hereby certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity, attend the court. Ezekiel Hurd Judge of the Court of Common Pleas
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I Joseph Dame of Durham, County of Strafford and State of New Hampshire aged eighty two years, depose and say in the year seventeen hundred & eighty one (I think in the month of November) I was present at the meeting and saw the Rev. Samuel Hutchins then an ordained minister of the gospel settled in Lee in said county, marry Israel Hawkins & my sister Ruth Dame, said marriage ceremony was performed in said Lee at my father’s house, I further depose and say I knew Ruth Hawkins of Madbury in said county and know her to be the identical person married at the time above mentioned and to the above named Israel Hawkins.

Witnesses:
Ezekiel Hance
Elizabeth Wormwood
Joseph Dame
his mark

State of New Hampshire
Strafford SS. January 4, 1838
Then the above named Joseph Dame a man of truth personally appeared and made solemn oath to the truth of the foregoing affidavit by him signed before me.

Ezekiel Hance Justice of the Peace
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I Thomas M. Thompson of Lee County of Strafford and State of New Hampshire of lawful age depose and say I am Clerk of said town of Lee and have in my custody the records of said Town, that there is not on said records any record of the marriage of Israel Hawkins and Ruth Dame, and that the records of marriages up to the year 1800 is very imperfect, does not contain more than thirty marriages recorded on said record prior to the year 1800. I further declare I have examined said town records and made diligent search to see if I could find any church records prior to the year 1800 and could find none and is my true belief there is none in existence prior to the year eighteen hundred.

Thomas M. Thompson Town Clerk

State of New Hampshire
Strafford SS. December 31, 1834

Then the above named Thomas M. Thompson who is town clerk of the town of Lee, and a man of truth, personally appeared before me and made solemn oath to the truth of the foregoing affidavit by him signed.

Ezekiel Hayes Justice of the Peace
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I can remember until the decease of said Israel Hawkins which death happened the ninth day of May eighteen hundred and twenty three I further depose and say the record attached to this affidavit is the original record of my late father Israel Hawkins that I have known it as the family Record of my said father for forty years and that it is the only record of marriages that said deceased ever had to my knowledge and the only one that I have any reason to think he ever had. 

I further depose and say I set the leaf containing the Record aforesaid from this Book in which it was kept at the time of making this affidavit and the record in the following "Barrington March 19th 1782 Israel Hawkins and Ruth Hawkins was born September 19th 1760 Ruth Hawkins was born April 5th 1761 we were married November the 24th 1781 we moved here the 5th of March 1782."

 I further depose and say said deceased Israel Hawkins drew a pension under the act of 1818 and was paid off at Portsmouth New Hampshire. I further depose and say my mother's maiden name was Ruth Dame and that she has not been married since the death of my late father. I further depose and say I am the only son of my late father and that the record above is his handwriting.

Israel Hawkins

State of New Hampshire

Stafford SS. January 4, 1838 Then the above named Israel Hawkins who is a man of truth personally appeared and made Solemn oath to the truth of the foregoing affidavit by him signed Before me

Ezekiel Hayes Justice of the Peace
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State of New Hampshire
Strafford ss.

I Francis Cogswell clerk of the Superior Court for said County hereby certify that Ezekiel Hayes Esq. is a Magistrate as is stated on the annexed affidavits and on the annexed record and that the signature to the same purporting to be his is genuine.

Witness my hand and seal of said Court this fourth day of January 1838.
F. Cogswell clerk.
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Israel Hawkins
private
Colonel Long Regt.
New Hampshire line
1776 & 1777
Required the evidence of two credible and disinterested witnesses for proof of the regiment, duly taken and authenticated.
Having the judge certify the validity to the satisfaction of Congress in circumstances.
June 12th, 1819
Gilman town
N.H.
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Israel Hawkins
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State of New Hampshire
Strafford County ss.

On this 12th day of May A.D. 1818 before me the subscriber one of the judges of the Court of common pleas for said County personally appeared Israel Hawkins aged fifty seven years resident in the Town of Barrington County and State aforesaid who being by me first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the provision of the late act of Congress entitled "An act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the revolutionary war." 

That he the said Israel Hawkins in the month of August 1776 enlisted in the Town of Madbury in said State for one year and entered the aforesaid service in the company commanded by Captain John Brewster and regiment commanded by Colo Enoch Long New Hampshire line that he continued to serve in said service of the United States in said revolutionary war on the continental establishment from August 1776 until August 1777 when he was discharged at Stillwater in the State of New York that he received no written discharge the regiment was resumed
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up and the commanding officer issued a proclamation which was read at the head of the regiment dismissing the whole at the same time that he was in both battles at Fort Ann July 8th June 9th 1777. And that he is in reduced circumstances and stands in need of the assistance of his country for support.
Sworn to and declared before me the day and year aforesaid. William Broges

I, William Broges, Judge as aforesaid, do certify that it appears to my satisfaction that the said Israel Huckins did serve in the revolutionary war as stated in the preceding declaration against the common enemy for the term of nine months on the Continental establishment and I now transmit the proceeding and testimony taken and had before me to the Secretary for the Department of War pursuant to directions of the aforementioned act of Congress.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and have caused the seal of said Court to be affixed to the same this first day of September A.D. 1818.

William Broges
Attest, Daniel Waldron, Clerk of the Court of Com. Pleas for said County of Strafford
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State of New Hampshire Strafford July 17th 1819
I, William Broges, Judge as aforesaid, do certify that it now appears to my satisfaction that the said Israel Huckins is in reduced circumstances and stands in need of the assistance of his country for support.
William Broges

Barrington, June 17th Day 1819
This may certify that Israel Huckins is in reduced circumstances and does not pay only a pole tax in said Town of Barrington and stands in need of assistance from his Country he being a Soldier in the Revolutionary War in 1777.

Felicius Roberts John Canaly, Selectman John Waldron of Barrington
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Israel Huckins 14.3.16
Law
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To the Justices of the Superior Court of Judicature now sitting at Guilford within and for the county of Strafford and State of New Hampshire on the first Tuesday of September A.D. 1820.

Israel Huckins aged sixty-three years resident in Barrington in said County comes into court and in pursuance of an act of Congress passed on the first day of May 1820 brings with him and in his proper person exhibits to said Court a schedule by him subscribed containing his whole estate and income – his necessary clothing & bedding excepted – as follows:

One birch writing desk valued 8 Dollars Six common chairs 3 One chest .83 One table 3 One looking glass 1.50 $15.83
Israel Huckins

And the said Israel Huckins in pursuance as aforesaid produces to said Court the following oath by him duly taken and subscribed, viz:

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

And the said Israel Huckins doth here in court further declare on oath that he served in the revolutionary war as follows viz:
That he enlisted in August 1776 in Capt. John Brewster’s Company in Col. Long’s regiment
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In the New Hampshire line in the war of the Revolution on the Continental establishment. That he served one year in said Company in the same Regiment. That he was discharged at Stillwater in the State of New York in the summer of 1777. That the date of his original declaration in order to obtain a pension is May 12th, 1818 and the number of his pension certificate is 15. That his occupation is that of a labourer. That the number and names of his family residing with him and their ages and capacities to contribute to their support are as follows, viz:

His wife aged 60 years. That both himself and wife are infirm and not able to do much labour. Said Israel having two ruptures which renders him unable to work constantly.

Wherefore he prays the opinion of the said Court as to the value of the property contained in the said schedule and that the same together with a copy of the premises be duly certified to the Secretary of War.

Sworn and declared before the said court the eighth day of September 1820. Israel Huckins
Attest: Daniel Waldron, Clerk

State of New Hampshire, Strafford 
At the Superior Court of Judicature holden at Gilford within and for the County of Strafford and State of New Hampshire on the fifth Tuesday of September 1820 before William M. Richardson Esquire, Chief Justice, Levi Woodbury, Samuel Green, Esqrs., Associate Justices of said Court

The aforesaid schedule and oath and the above declaration duly subscribed and sworn by the said Israel Huckins having been by him exhibited in person and presented to the court, and the same being seen and considered, it is the opinion of said court that the value of the property contained in said schedule is fifteen dollars eighty-three cents. Wherefore the court orders that a copy of the premises, together with the proceedings thereon be duly certified to the Secretary of War.

Attest: Daniel Waldron, Clerk

State of New Hampshire, Strafford 

I, Daniel Waldron, Clerk of the Superior Court of Judicature within and for the County of Strafford being a court of record, do certify that the foregoing schedule and oath, and the declaration annexed with the proceedings and opinion of the court thereon are true copies from the records and files of said Court.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said court, the eighteenth day of November 1820.
Daniel Waldron, Clerk
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Court, and the same being seen and considered, it is the opinion of said Court that the value of the property contained in said schedule is fifteen dollars eighty-three cents. Wherefore the court orders that a copy of the premises, together with the proceedings thereon be duly certified to the secretary of War.

Attest: Daniel Waldron, Clerk

State of New Hampshire, Strafford SS

I, Daniel Waldron, Clerk of the Superior Court of Judicature within and for the County of Strafford being a court of record, do certify that the foregoing schedule and oath, and the declaration annexed with the proceedings and opinion of the court thereon are true copies from the records and files of said Court.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said court, the eighteenth day of November 1820.
Daniel Waldron, Clerk
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I certify I was present at the time and saw Israel Huckins (whose affidavit is attached to this record) cut said record from the book in which it was kept.
Ezekiel Heard, Justice of the Peace

Bank of Savings Ad 8th Israel Huckins Ad July 7th 1825
Manuscript 1803 Adj. Aug. 7, 1833 Allin Fancher and Elijah Garrison and Ezekiel Brooks and Col. John Haskell or
J. Rogers
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Israel Huckins his sifering book mad buary January the 6th 1780 Israel Huckins
Israel Huckins was Born September the 15th 1760
Israel Huckins his name hear you may read my name Compleat wen I am dead and gon Israel Huckins his hand Israel Huckins

Barrington March the 19th 1782
Israel Huckins was born September th 15th 1760
Ruth Huckins was born April the 3rd 1761
We were married November the 21 1781
we moved hear the 5 of March 1782
Barrington June the 2nd 1783 Robert Huckins was born
Sarah Huckins was born September the 3 1785
Israel Huckins Juner was Born april the 29th 1791
Jacob Huckins was Born march the 29th 1794
Died January the 18th 1795
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Israel A. Huckins. Port. Agency. Mt. d. 1825
Act 1818. who paid July 1 1823.
fed to May 9 to 1823.
An Act to regulate the duties on imports and exports
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Rev. WIDOW, &c.
File No. 16127
Ruth Huckins widow of Israel Huckins Pri. Rev. War
Act March 3rd, 1848
Index: Vol. A Page 308
[Arrangement of 1870]
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New Hampshire
Ruth Huckins
widow of Israel Huckins, dec'd.
who was a pensioner under the Act of 18th Mar. 1818.

and who died on the 17th of May 1823.
Strafford in the State of N. H.

who was a private in the company commanded by Captain Brewster of the Regt commanded by Col. Long in the N. Hampshire line for 1 year.

Inscribed on the Roll of Portsmouth at the rate of $40.00 Dollars ___ Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1836.

Certificate of Pension issued the 18th day of June 1838 and sent to F. Cogswel, Dover, N.H.

Arrears to the 4th of Mar. 1838 $120.00
Semiannual allowance ending 4 Septr 20.00
$140.00

Act July 7, 1838.
Recorded by M. Stuart, Clerk, Book D Vol. 1 Page 42
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Strafford July 5th 1843
J.L. Edwards Esq.
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City, D.C.
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Strafford July 5th 1843
J L Edwards Esq

Sir,
Enclosed I send you the Declaration of Mrs. Huckins which was taken by me. The certificate you can send to me if you find the papers all correct.

Respectfully Yours,
BW Jenness

At the forepart of the month of June I sent you the declaration of Mary Leonard
BNL
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Pension Office Hon John C. Calhoun Esq. Sec'y of War Washington
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Office of the Clerk of the Sup. Court of Judicature for Strafford County Dover Nov 16 1820

Sir, Enclosed is the Declaration of Israel Huckins to obtain his pension as a revolutionary soldier. Please make return of his Pension Certificate to Sir your very respectful and obt servant Daniel Waldron

Honorable John C. Calhoun Secretary of War
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State of New Hampshire Strafford S.S.

I, Andrew Peirce, Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for the County of Strafford, certify that Jeremiah H. Woodman Esquire (before whom the within affidavit was taken) is a Justice of the Peace within and for the County of Strafford acting under the authority of said State. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court this 4th day of July, Anno Domini 1819.
A. Peirce, Clerk
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I, John Brewster of Rochester in the County of Strafford and State of New Hampshire testify and say that in the war of the revolution I had the honor of commanding a company of infantry in Col. Long’s regiment in the New Hampshire line. I commanded said company for one year beginning in the month of August 1776. Israel Huckins was one of the soldiers in my company, enlisted in August A.D. 1776, as I verily believe, and served in said company from his enlistment until the end of the year from the enlistment of said company. Said Huckins served in said company as a soldier, I verily believe, one year. I am certain he served a year, unless the company was discharged a few days short of a year from his enlistment. The said Huckins at the time of his enlistment belonged to Madbury in said county but now lives in Barrington in said county.

John Brewster
The State of New Hampshire Strafford S.S. July 14, 1819

Then the said John Brewster personally appearing made an oath that the above affidavit by him subscribed is true.

Before me JH Woodman, Justice of the Peace
I hereby certify that the said John Brewster is a credible witness I believe he is altogether disinterested in the application of the said Huckins. 

JH Woodman Justice of the Peace
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3507 Ruth Huckins $40 per ann B.W. Jenness Strafford New Hampshire
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Declaration State of New Hampshire Strafford County S.S.

On this twenty seventh day of June 1843 personally appeared before me Benning W. Jenness, Judge of Probate for the said county of Strafford, Ruth Huckins a resident of Madbury in said County of Strafford aged eighty two 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 on the 3rd March 1843, granting pensions to widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary War. That she is the widow of Israel Huckins who was a private in the army of the Revolution and the annual amount of pension which she received under the act of July 1838 was forty dollars. She further declares that she is still the widow of Israel Huckins above named.

Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year above written before Ruth Huckins. 

Elizabeth L. Perkins, 
Witness to mark B.W. Jenness, Judge of Probate
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I, Benning W. Jenness Judge of Probate within County of Strafford certifies that I am personally acquainted with the within named declarant Ruth Huckins and that she sustains a good character for truth.

B.W. Jenness, Judge Probate
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State of New Hampshire Strafford SS
I, Winthrop A. Marston, Register of the Court of Probate within and for said County of Strafford, certify that Benning W. Jenness is Judge of said court of probate and that the two preceding and foregoing signatures purporting to be his, are his genuine signatures. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court of Probate this fourth day of July in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty three

W. A. Marston, register of said Court of Probate