Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 5337, Obadiah Hudson, Conn. New York
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SERVICE
Conn. 
New York

Hudson, Obadiah

NUMBER
R.5337

CONTENTS
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Obadiah Hudson
Ny
Oct 1832
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State of New York
County of Suffolk
Be it known, that on this 20th day of October A.D. 1852 before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, in and for the County and State aforesaid, personally appeared Harriet Ruland daughter of Obadiah Hudson deceased and a resident of Comac in said County, and made oath according to law that she is one the legal heirs of O Hudson [illegible] D. who was a  Soldier in the war of the Revolution, and who has heretofore made application for the benefit of the Pension Act of [left blank]
That she is directly interested as a claimant in said Pension, and makes this affidavit to be filed with such additional evidence or arguments as me Agent may use in prosecuting said claim.
Countermanding and revoking all Powers of Attorney and authority heretofore given, I hereby constitute and appoint C. W. Bennett, of Washington City, my true and lawful Attorney to prosecute the claim of Obadiah Hudson for any amount of Revolutionary Pension, or increase of Pension that may be due; and I hereby authorize my said Attorney to examine all papers or documents in relation to said claim, on file in the Department at Washington City or elsewhere, to file additional evidence or arguments, and to receive for my exclusive benefit, the certificate which may be issued for said claim, which certificate I wish made payable at the Washington City, D.C. Agency; to appoint one or more substitutes under him for the purposes herein expressed, and to do all things that I might or could do were I personally present. Hereby ratifying and confirming all that my said Attorney and Agent shall lawfully do in the premises.

[handwritten] Harriet Ruland

Sworn to, Subscribed, and Acknowledged before me the day and year above written, and I hereby certify that I believe the said Harriet Ruland to be directly interested in said claim as set forth, and to be the identical party therein alleged.

[handwritten] Platt R Hubbs Justice of the peace

State of New York
County of Suffolk
It is hereby Certified, that satisfactory evidence has been exhibited before me, Clerk of the Court of Suffolk County that Harriet Ruland the party who has sworn to, and acknowledged the foregoing Declaration and Power of Attorney, is the daughter of the reputed soldier aforesaid. I further certify, that Platt R Hubbs Esq. before whom the preceding affidavit and Power of Attorney were made and acknowledged, was at the time of so doing, a Justice of the Peace, in and for said County, and the signature purporting to be his, I believe to be genuine.
[stamped seal "SUFFOLK COUNTY SEAL" with laurel wreath]

In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal of Office, this twenty sixth day of October 1852
[handwritten] B. T. Hutchinson
Clerk

1. Claimant's names or names in full. -2. Post Office address.
3. "That he is the identical man," or, "that she is the widow of the identical man," or, "that he or she is the legal heir of the identical man," &c., &c.
4. Leave this line blank. -5. "He is," "she is," or "they are." -6. Revolutionary soldier's full name. -7. Claimant's signature. -8. Claimant's name. -9. Magistrate's signature.
10. "Identical," "widow of," or, "child of." -11. Magistrate's name." -12. Clerk's signature.

N. B.-Should two or more heirs join in the foregoing, the plural should be substituted for the singular number.
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[faint pencil, overwritten by ink] Isaac Hud[illegible]
34,746
[faint pencil] Obediah Hudson

Hon. J. Q. Adams
Quincy
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Declaration
In order to obtain the benefit of Act of Congress of 7 June 1832
State of New York
County of Kings [previous two lines bracketed with the right "}" open bracket and "ss"]
On this Eleventh day of April 1839 personally appeared in open Court before the [crossed out: Court of] Municipal Court of the City of Brooklyn now sitting, Obidiah Hudson, a resident of the town of Huntington in the County of Suffolk & State of New York aged Eighty 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 provision made by the Act of Congress passed June 7:1832 That he enlisted into the service of the United States, to wit, into the Company of militia commanded by Capt Peter Hallock of the Regiment of Colonel Phineas Fanning & served therein immediately after entering said service, for a period of [added to margin: 4 mos] four months or from the last day of January until the first of May 1776. During this period he was employed by the Quarter Master of said Regiment, in covering bayonets & cartridge boxes for the use of the said Regiment. That at the time of his thus enlisting he resided in the town of Southhold Suffold County, New York State & that said Regiment was raised in the immediate vicinity. In the summer of the same year Declarant thinks in the month of July he was ordered with said company to the western part of Long Island & proceeded as far as about Fifteen miles, when procuring a substitute he returned after [added to margin: 6 dy's] a service & absence of about five or six days. Shortly after his return this Deponent was enrolled in the company of Capt Thomas Wines of the Regiment of Col Samuel Terry, and was
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ordered with said Company to join the forces then stationed in the Western part of Long Island. That they had proceeded as far as River Head upon their march when intelligence reached them that the British had obtained possession in the Island and they consequently returned after an [added in margin: 12 dys] absence of twelve days. In the month of September of the same year (1776) this Deponent removed with his father & family to Norwich Conn. In the early part of the next year Declarant thinks in the month of January (1777), he was enrolled in the Company of Militia Commanded by Capt Leffingwell, Declarant thinks of Col. Huntingtons Regt. & served as a centinel [sentinel] at New London, for a period of upwards of [added in margin: 2 weeks] two weeks. In the summer of the 1778 he was called into service, upon an alarm, with a detachment commanded by one Capt Smith [added in margin: 3 days] & served for a period of about five or six days. In the fall of the next year 1779, he was again called into service with & under the said Capt Smith & proceeded towards New London upon the River. They were absent at this time for a period [added in margin: 1 week] of one week. In the year 1781 Declarant was enrolled with the company commanded by Capt John Waterman & Colonel Huntintons Regiment. In the month of August in this same year they were called out apon [upon] an alarm that the British were about to attack the forts at New London. Declarant proceeded with said Company to New London & arrived there shortly after the surrender of the forts. He served at [added in margin: 5 weeks] this time for a period of at least five weeks. This Declamant performed other service during said War but from old age & consequent loss
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of memory he cannot recite the parts requisite to obtain pension therefor
THE FOLLOWING are the names of some of the regular officers whom he knew, or who were with the troops where he served, and such continental and militia regiments or companies with which he served, or as he can recollect, viz:
Colonel Phineas Fanning, Colonel Huntington, & Capts Hallock, Wines, Smith, Leffingwell & Waterman above named & Majors Joshua Goldsmith & Thomas Conklin
He never received any written discharge from the service. [line drawn]
He has no [line drawn] documentary evidence, and knows of no person whose testimony he can procure who can testify to his service except his brother Isaac whose affidavit is unto annexed
The following are the names of persons to whom he is known in his present neighborhood, and who can testify as to his character for veracity, and their belief of his services as a soldier of the revolution, to wit Augustus Hudson & Timothy Wheeler
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 the agency of any State. [crossed out: Timothy]
subscribed and sworn to the day and year first aforesaid [text bracketed "}"]
A.W. Kirk Clerk
Obadiah Hudson

Declarant further saith that he has never made application for a pension before, having been informed that he could not succeed in his application owing to the loss of the [illegible] of the companies in which he served & that he executes his papers in the City of Brooklyn as it is much more convenient & less expensive for him to visit Brooklyn then Riverhead the shire town of the County in which he resided.
Sworn & Subscribed the day & year aforesaid [text bracketed "}"] Obadiah Hudson
A.W. Kirk Clerk
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WE Augustus Hudson residing in the town of Huntington in the county of Suffolk aforesaid, and Timothy Wheeler residing in the same place do hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Obidiah Hudson who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be 82 years of age; that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the revolution, and the we concur in that opinion.
Timothy Wheeler
Augustus Hudson
Subscribed and sworn the day and year aforesaid [text bracketed by "}"]
A.W. Kirk Clerk.

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 Augustus Hudson & Timothy Wheeler are credible persons and that their statement is entitled to credit.

I Asbury W Kirk - Clerk of the [crossed out: Court of Common Pleas] Municipal Court of [crossed out: the City of] Brooklyn in [crossed out: and for] the county of Kings do hereby certify, that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Obidiah Hudson for a pension.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this Eleventh day of April in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty-Nine
A.W. Kirk Clerk.
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Obidiah Hudson
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State of New York
County of Suffolk [last 2 lines of text bracketed by "}" and "ss"]
The deposition of Isaac Hudson of the town of Huntington in said county of Suffolk & state of New York aged Seventy years who being duly examined, deposeth and saith that he is a brother of Obadiah Hudson who is now an applicant for a pension under the act of Congress passed 7: June 1832 Deponent never served during the war of the Revolution being at that time much too young to bear arms, but he clearly remembers that his brother the said Obadiah Hudson performed military duty in the service of the United States at various times for a period as deponent thinks, of at least two years, but he can only state the following particulars. In the month of January 1776 said Obadiah Hudson was drafted into a Militia Regiment commanded by Colonel Phineas Fanning and [added in margin: 4 mos] served therein for a period of at least four months. During this time his brother the said Obadiah Hudson was thus employed, he was a member of Capt Peter Hallock's company in said Regiment. In the month of July in the same year, said Obadiah was ordered with said company to the west part of Long Island, but procuring a substitute [added in margin: 5 days] he returned after a service and absence of Five days  Shortly after this time he the said Obadiah having joined the Regiment of Colonel Samuel Terry & the company of Capt Thomas Hines, he went on another expedition with said last mentioned company to River head by learning that the Island was given up to the Bristish he returned [added in margin: 12 "] with said company after an absence of 12 days in the month of September in the same year (1776) said Obadiah removed with his father & family to Norwich in the State
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Connecticut. In the month of January 1777 said Obadiah was employed as a centinel [sentinel] at New London Conn. under Command of Capt Leffingwell for a period of at least two [added in margin: 2 weeks] weeks. In the months of August and September 1781 said Obadiah served in the company of Capt John Waterman & in the Regiment of Colonel Huntington for a period of at [added in margin: 5 weeks] least five weeks being called out by the alarm that the British forces were about to ravage the country. At this time said Obadiah proceeded with said company to New London and arrived there shortly after the surrender of the fort. This Deponent was not on duty at or during any of the above mentioned expeditions or services, but he well remembers that his brother the said Obadiah Hudson served as above related & at various other times not now remembered by this Deponent so as to particularly state the time of their occurrence or any of the attending circumstances
Isaac Hudson
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We Moses Rogers Clergyman residing in the town of Huntington in the county of Suffolk aforesiad, and William Wicks Justice residing in the same place do hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Isaac Hudson who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe [crossed out: him to be Seventy years of age; that he is respected and believed] Obadiah Hudson to be eighty two 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
Huntington April 9th, 1839 [text bracketed by "}"] Moses Rogers
Subscribed Sworn before me. William Wicks
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REJECTED
[Crossed out: Acts of July 14, 1862, and March 8, 1873.]
5337
Obadiah Hudson
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Massachusetts
Obadiah Hudson
let. to Hon. J.Q. Adams 1 May 1839
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35,831
Letter to S. C. Storms  2. Sep 1844
  "        "  Hon S. B. Strong Dec 28. 1846
N.Y-

5337
1832
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No 35831
Obadiah Hudson
N.Y. Act 1832
[illegible]
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House of Representatives 27th December 1844
Sir-
The friends of Obadiah Hudson of Huntington, Suffolk County in the State of New York have requested me to make some enquiry as to the fate of his application for a Revolutionare pension made several years ago. They state that he never received any answer from the pension office. I presume from that [illegible] that his application was refused-
May I beg of you to send the papers in his case and your objections (if any) to these [illegible] to me? The papers will, after I have perused them, be promptly returned to your office-  I have the [illegible]
very respectfully
your obedient servant
S.B. Strong

Major James L Edwards
Comm. of Pensions
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Act of June 7. 1832
Suspended Claim
Obadiah Hudson
N.Y.
To examine claim
Anderson
Chas. C. Tucker
Atty. Present
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Farming Dale Jule 10th - /53
Dear Sir-
Please to permit Charles C Tucker to examin [examine] The papers in regard to Clame [Claim] of my Late father Obadiah ^Sr Hudson-
Your Respectful
Obadiah ^Jr Hudson
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James L Edwards Esq
Pension Department
Washington
DC
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New York May 16th 1844
Sir 
The petitioner ^Obadiah Hudson made out a declaration and petition in the year 1839 or near that [illegible] he thinks to the best of his recollection. [Illegible] Lawyers by profession then doing business in Brooklyn under the name and title of Lewis & Pearce made out his papers for him and said that they would or had sent his petition to Washington, but he has never heard from it since. And not knowing whether the former papers were sent And if sent he does not know whether any action has been had on it or not Therefore he has made out new papers and wishes these attached to the former if they are there but if not, He expects they will be acted upon as usual. 
Respectfully Yours
Samuel Strong
No 11 King St
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Declaration of Obadiah Hudson in order to obtain a pension - 

35,831
Obadiah Hudson
N.Y.
Act 7. June '32
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State of New York  County of Suffolk  Long Island and town of Huntington Commac [Commack]
On this twenty Eighth day of March Eighteen hundred and forty four personally appeared before me C A Flad Judge
Obadiah [crossed out: Abigeh] Hudson aged eighty six years last fall now past & A resident of Huntington Commac [Commack] County of Suffolk Long Island aforesaid. Who being first duly sworn according to law Doth on his oath make the following declaration and petition in order to obtain the benefit of same act or provision made by Congress whereby he may obtain some benefit in virtue of his services rendered during the Revolution War. For which purpose he was first enrolled in Suffolk County Long Island in March 1775 in a Company Commanded by Captain Peter Hallock in the Regiment Commanded by Colonel Phineas Fanning of the County aforesaid State of New York In whose Regiment he served in and performed Invoices until July 1776 He then stood a draft to go to the West end of Long Island in a Company Commanded by Capt Isaac Keeves. And he believes a part of the services performed at that time were under Captain Thomas Wines which services were performed under the two Captains until the September following. Within that time he was transferred once or twice into different Companies and under different Commands which service he thinks continued until the March following. The later part of the above services was performed as the thinks in Colonel Torrys Regiment under whom they marched to Riverhead. And after remaining there about ten days [illegible] to Fort Washington. [crossed out: Long Island] about that time was given up to the British - This Deponent then followed his father to Norwich Connecticut and there remained with him until May 1783 And then returned with him to Long Island. But whilst with his father at Norwich he was called upon and thinks he served under Captain John Waterman but the name of the Colonel he does not recollect. And according to his present recollection which is very imperfect he believes from the time he entered the service in 1775 until 1783 he could not have been out of the service at any one time over six months; that he was not on duty; direct or indirect - But he now is infirm and confined within his own house destitute and pennyless - In the year 1839 or thereabouts he this deponent made a Declaration for the purpose of getting a pension as is usual as he thought. Which papers were handed to ^two men who were at that time Lawyers and
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[certificate transcription]
STATE OF NEW-YORK,
COUNTY OF SUFFOLK, [last 2 lines of text bracketed by "}" and "SS"]
I, J. Wickham Case Clerk of the County of Suffolk, and also Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas, for the said County, Do hereby certify, that Charles A. Floyd whose name is subscribed to the Certificate of the proof or acknowledgment of the annexed instrument, and thereon written, was, at the time of taking such proof or acknowledgement, a Judge of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County aforesaid, dwelling in the said county, commissioned and sworn, and duly authorized to take the same. And further, that I am well acquainted with the hand writing of such Judge and verily believe that the signature to the said Certificate of proof or acknowledgement is genuine.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the Seal of the said Court and County, the Twenty sixth day of April 1844
J. Wickham Case, CLERK.
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who then resided and did business at no10 Front Street Brooklyn under the name of Lewis & Pierce who promised this deponent to send them onto Washington and he supposed they did so but has never heard for a certainty whether they did or not. And as his memory fails him and his services cannot be proved clearer then they already are at this late period. He hopes your honorable boddy [body] will give attention to this petition. If his papers have not been received heretofore already aluded [alluded] to as above. But if they have been received he hopes they will be attached to each other that your honors may do justice to your petitioner. And consider in the examination if he has erred on his part for want of recollection that they will not do so in duty - Norby a construction of the law whereby provision is made in like cases. And he expects that it will be adapted as implied for that purpose though not as profound that it may be understood and adopted by your honorable boddy [body] to the law whereby your petitioner may be benefited. And for that reason especially he has named no act particularly but leaves it for you to judge according to law for the above purposes- And thus Petitioner for this appoints Samuel Stone of No11 King Street New York as his lawful attorney and agent to act for him and his stead to forward all the necessary papers to Washington for the above purpose and to receive answers [illegible] in his name and for him that his said Attorney that his said Attorney may report to him as it becomes necessary ^in which he duly authorizes him so to do -
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year first above written
[crossed out: O[illegible]] his mark [hand drawn X] Hudson
[Hand drawn X or Cross below]

Suffolk County SS  I Certify that on this eighteenth day of April personally appeared before me the Undersigned one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas of Suffolk ^County Obadiah Hudson & made oath to the truth of the Contents of the foregoing declaration & I further Certify that the said Obadiah Hudson is very infirm & has been confined to his bed for nearly two years & is unable to attend Court for the purpose of making his declaration in open Court & I further Certify that the said Obadiah Hudson character for truth & veracity is good among his neighbors & acquaintances & that full credit ought to be given to his declaration, the failure of memory & infirmity of body consequent upon Old Age excepted -
C A Floyd Judge et cetera