Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 13498, Thomas Hodgkins, Mass
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Service -Mass
Hodgkins, Thomas
Number - W. 13498
Abigail
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149-1

Massachusetts
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Abigail Hodgkins decd. 
widow of Thomas Hodgkins
who died on the 11th July 1776
Essex Co, in the State of Mass:
who was Lt. Qr. mas, Adj in the --commanded by Captain----of the regt commanded by Col. Little in the Mass line for 8 Lt & Qr. Master 5 months Adjutant
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Inscribed on the Roll of Boston at the rate of 245 Dollars 30 Cents 
per annum, to commence on the 4 day of 
March 1831. ---22 October 1837
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Arrears to the 4th of Present
Semiannual allowance ending
Icomfrom  $173.33

Revolutionary Claim
Act July 4, 1836
Section the 30
Recorded by
H. R. Weightman Clerk 
Book D. Vol 2. Page 345
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COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS

County of Essex, ss. Probate Office

I Nathaniel Lord junior, register of probate for said county, hereby certify, that Abigail Hodgkins, late of Ipswich in said county, widow, deceased intestate, was a pensioner of the United States as the widow of Thomas Hodgkins, who served as a quarter master and adjutant in the revolutionary war; that she died on the twenty second of October, A.D. 1837; that she left six children living at the time of her decease; of who four viz Abigail Osborn, John Hodgkins, Sally Chase and Joanna Fellows, and they only are now living; and all of them are of full age; the two children deceased being Thomas Hodgkins and Susanna Low as appears by the records in said office.

Given under my hand and seal of office this twentieth day of February, A.D. 1844.

Nath. Lord jr.
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I Daniel Fitz, pastor of the South Church in Ipswich, Massachusetts hereby certify that by the records of said church it appears that on the eleventh day of January 1770, a marriage was solemnized by my predecessor the Rev. Joseph Dana D.D./ now deceased) between Thomas Hodgkins and Abigail Ross; the record of the same being in his handwriting.
Daniel Fitz (signature)

Essex ss July 3, 1837. The reverend Daniel Fitz above named, being well known to me as a clergyman and a credible and disinterested witness and the keeper of the church records above mentioned, is sworn to the truth of the foregoing certificate by him subscribed. 
Before me Charles Kimball, justice of the peace and ---

I further certify, that to my knowledge the Ref. Daniel Fitz above named is a minister of the gospel and pastor of the South Church in said Ipswich having been personally present and witnessed his ordination on the 28th of June 1826 as colleague with the Rev Joseph Dana D.D. above named who died November 16, 1827.
Charles Kimball, justice of the peace and --
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I James B. Sawyer of Ipswich in the county of Essex, commonwealth of Massachusetts on oath depose and say, That I am 77 years of age that i am well acquainted with widow Abigail Hodgkins of said Ipswich, that I knew her husband Thomas Hodgkins who was always reputed to be a soldier of the revolution and who died in the year 1797, that I know that the said Abigail has been a widow ever since that period - The said Abigail Hodgkins and myself have resided in Ipswich during the whole time since her said husband Thomas Hodgkins died - I further depose and say that I recollect that said Thomas Hodgkins was absent from lpswich  during several months of the year 1775 and was as I then understood stationed with the Army in Cambridge, but in what capacity I cannot tell; and that afterward he was absent some months during a later part of the war of the Revolution and I then and subpoenaed  that he was in the Army in Rhode Island but in what capacity I cannot tell; but know that he was an officer, but do not know his rank.
James B Sawyer (signature)

Essex ss July 7, 1837 - The above named James B. Sawyer known to me as a credible and disinterested made oath that the above disposition subscribed by him is here
Before me Otis P. Lord Justice
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Essex ss

I John Prince Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in said county do certify that the Hon. David Cummins is one of the Judges of said Court & that his signature hereon is genuine - and that Charles Kimball and Otis P. Lord Esqr one Justices of the Peace in said county 7 that their signatures hereon are genuine.

Witness my hand & seal of said Court July 7, 1837
John Prince Clk.
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V 2294V
Abigail Hodgkins
widow of Thomas 

vol 27. p 207 Thos Hodgkins
Qr. master to Col.Little in 75
& Adj in 1776
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Adm 13md as Lieut.
$173.33 per an-----
4 March 1831

Hon TC Phillips
N C
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts ss
On this twenty third day of December 1836 personally appeared before the subscriber a judge of the court of common pleas Abigail Hodgkins a resident of Ipswich in the county of [ineligible sentence added)
Essex, Commonwealth of Massachusetts aged eighty six years who being duly sworn according to law and being a credible person 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 4, 1836, that she is the widow of Thomas Hodgkins who was in the army of the revolution and who was stationed at Cambridge Massachusetts from the first of May 1775 to the first of March 1776; that Col. Little of Newbury was commander of the regiment and Isaac Smith of Ipswich was Lieut. Colonel; that he resided in Ipswich when he entered the service; that he was present in the battle of Bunker Hill June 17, 1775; that he was quarter master during the ten months he was so stationed in Cambridge; that he was also in the service in Rhode Island a part of the tine as Lieutenant and part of the as adjutant; that was stationed at Butt's Hill, and was about in said service about five months, that she does not know  who commanded his regiment while there, and cannot recollect what year it was; that while at Cambridge he was a volunteer and at Butt's Hill was one of a number drafted from Ipswich; that she does not know that there is any documentary proof of his service to which she can have access.

She further declares that she was married to the said Thomas Hodgkins on the eleventh day of January 1770, that her husband the aforesaid
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Thomas Hodgkins died on the eleventh day of July 1797 of consumption and that she has remained a widow ever since that period, as will more fully appear by reference to the proof hereto annexed

Abigail Hodgkins (signature)

Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year above written before
David Cummins Judge of the Court of Pleas.
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Caldwell was a Justice of the Peace
for the County of Essex

in the said Commonwealth duly commissioned and qualified; and that to his acts and attestations as such, full faith and credit are and ought to be given, in and out of Court

written perpendicular on right side
D.D. Addison 
Agent
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State of Massachusetts
County of Essex ss

On this 12th day of September 1850, before the subscriber a Justice of the Peace in and for said county personally appeared Capt. John Hodges and made oath that he is administrator of the estate of Abigail Hodgkins who was a pensioner of the United States at the rate of $173.88 per annum she died on the 22 of October 1837, She was the widow of Thomas Hodgkins who was a Lieut. Adjutant and Quarter Master as he has understood, --that he , the deposed, Joanna Fellows of Cambridge  port of Massachusetts and Sarah Chase of North Yarmouth Maine3, are the only surviving children of the said Abigail Hodgkins, --that he as administrator aforesaid asks for the sole ----benefit of the aforesaid children for any increase of pension that may be found due his late mother for the services of his father aforesaid.
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COMMONWEALTH of MASSACHUSETTS

Secretary's Office, Boston
Sept 13th 1850
I hereby Certify, that at the date of the attestation hereto attached Josiah Coldwell, was a Justice of the Peace for the County of Essex

In the said Commonwealth, duly commissioned and qualified; and that to his acts and attestations as such, full faith and credit are and ought to be given, in and out of Court.

In Testimony whereof, I have hereunto affixed the Seal of the Commonwealth the date above written.

W.B. Calhoun 
Secretary of the Commonwealth

written perpendicular to letter on right side
D.D. Addison
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Revy
WIDOW, &c.
File No. 13498
Abigail Hodgkins
Widow of
Thomas Hodgkins
Pri Rev. War
Act: July 4th 36
Index:-Vol A, Page 346

[Arrangement of 1870]
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Seth Jas Gregory Sept 18, 44
(on left side of document)

Massachusetts. 149v.
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Abigail Hodgkins,,
widow of Thomas Hodgkins, who died on the 11th July 1776, of Essex Co in the State of Massachusetts who was a Qr. Mr. and Adjt. of the regiment commanded by Col Little in the Massachusetts line for
13 months at Lieut.
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Inscribed on the Roll of Massachusetts, at the rate of 173 Dollars 33 cents, per annum to 
commence on the 4th day of March 1831.
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Certified of Pension issued the 20 day of October 1837 and sent to Hon S.C. Phillips, M.C.
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Arrears to the 4th of Sept 1837
$1126.64
Semi=allowance ending 4 Mar '38
$86.66

$1213.30
Revolutionary Claim,
Act July 4, 1836,
Section the 3@

Recorded by D.M. Curdy, Clerk
Book A. Vol. 2, Page 51
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McMan
Abigail Hodgkins, wid
of Thomas-
Mass-
Act 4- July 1836-
As 8 [illegible] + 2 Ms $145.30
a [illegible] 100
245.30
per ann  from 4 March 1831 to 22 Act 1837 when she died.
Payable to John Hodgkins, Adm, for the benefit of said John Hodgkins, [illegible name] Fellows, + Sarah Chase her only surviving children
[illegible] sent to D.G. Addison Present
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COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS

County of Essex ss Probate Office

I Nathaniel Lord Junior, register of probate for said county, hereby certify, that 

Otis P. Lord esquire, before whom the affidavits hereto annexed of John H. Boardman, Joseph Patch, and John Manning, respectively, purport to have been taken, is a justice of the peace for said county, duly qualified to administer oaths; and that his name to the certificate on each of them is his genuine signature, to me well known.

(writing lined out)

Given under my hand and seal of the office, this nineth day of September, A.D. 1837

Nath. Lord, jr.
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I John H. Boardman of Ipswich in the county of Essex commonwealth of Massachusetts on oath depose and say that I am 83 years of age, that I was a soldier in the American army in the war of the revolution, I I well knew Thomas Hodgkins of said Ipswich, that he was a quarter master of the regiment to which I belonged commanded by Col. Litte; that the regiment was stationed at Cambridge (Mass) during eight months in the year 1775; that I was with the regiment during the whole time; and that during that time the said Thomas Hogkins was present and performed the duties of quarter master of said regiment; I further depose and say that i well know Abigail Hodgkins of said Ipswich & know her to be the widow of said Thomas Hodgkins and that she has continued unmarried since his death.
John H. Boardman (signature)

Essex Sept 6, 1837. Then personally appeared the above named John H. Boardman wo is personally known to me as a credible witness and made oath that this deposition above subscribed by him is true before me.

Otis P. Lord  Justice of the Peace.
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I Joseph Patch of Hamilton in the county of Essex commonwealth of Massachusetts on oath depose & say that I am 75 years of age, that I was a soldier in the American Army in the war of this revolution, that I knew Thomas Hodgkins of Ipswich, that in or about the year 1781, the company in which I served was stationed at Butt's Hill in Rhode Island, that it was commanded by Capt. Robinson of Boxford, I think except for two or three weeks during which time it was commanded by said Thomas Hodgkins; that I was at Butt's Hill five months that said Thomas Hodgkins was present during that time and performed the duty of adjutant of the regiment commanded by Col. Turner of Scituate, I think, except during the time of Capt. Robinson's absence when he commanded his company.

Joseph Patch (signature)

Essex ss Sept 9, 1837
Then the above named Joseph Patch who is a credible witness made oath that the above deposition subscribed by him is true.

Before me
Otis P. Lord Junior
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I John Manning of Ipswich in the county of Essex, commonwealth of Massachusetts on oath depose and say that I am 72 years of age; that I was a soldier in the American Army during five months of the year 1781, that during that time I belonged to a company commanded as my impression is by Capt. Robinson, that I knew Thomas Hodgkins of said Ipswich; that he commanded the company in which I served about two or three weeks of the Captain's absence, that during the remainder of the five months he performed the duty of adjutant of the regiment commanded by Col. Turner, that I saw him generally every day upon duty; during said five months our regiment was stationed at Butt's Hill Rhode Island, except nine days when we were a Newport.
John Manning
Essex Ss Sept. 8 1837.  Then personally appeared the above named John Manning personally known to me to be a credible witness and made oath that the above deposition by him subscribed is true.
Before me
Otis P. Lord Justice
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D.D. Addison
agent
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COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS

County of Essex, ss. Probate Office

1. Nathaniel Lord junior, register of probate for said county hereby certify, that Abigail Hodgkins, late of Ipswich in said county, widow, deceased, intestate died on the twenty second day of October, A.D. 1837; that she was the widow of Thomas Hodgkins; that she was a revolutionary pensioner of the U.S. at the time of her death; that John Hodgkins, of Ipswich aforesaid, gentleman, Joanna Fellows, of Cambridge and Sarah Chase of North Yarmouth are children and the only surviving children of said Abigail Hodgkins deceased; and that they are of full age; and that said Abigail Hodgkins was the person of whose estate John Hodgkins above mentioned was duly appointed administrator on the eighth day of May A.D. 1838, and of which he is still administrator; -----"---------"----------
as appears by the records of said office.

Given under my hand and seal of office, this twenty fourth day of September A.D. 1860
Nath. Lord jr. (Signature)
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Marblehead, April 20th 1844

Sir:

At the request of Capt. John Hodgkins of Ipswich, in this County, lI have the honor to forward the enclosed Declaration of his - made on behalf of himself and sisters as the children of Abigail Hodgkins, a Revolutionary Pensioner under the 3rd Section of the law of July 4th, 1836, and widow of Thomas Hodgkins, deceased, -- with the view of claiming any increase or arrears of Pension due the mother to the date of her decease through the services of said Thomas Hodgkins, late father of Declarant, as a Quarter Master Lieutenant and Adjutant in the Revolutionary War.

I am, with great respectful
Your Honor's humble servt
James Gregory

James L. Edwards, Esq
Commission of Pensions
Washington, D.C.
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S.C. Phillips
M.C

J.L. Edwards Esq
Court of Pensions
Pension Office

Perpendicular located on left
Jm at Oct 17
MA.

Perpendicular located on right
Hon. S.C. Phillips M.C.
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House of Reps 14 Oct 1837

Sir,
Please notice the object of the enclosed letter, and promise we--- the necessary information to ---- to it, returning the letter with your answer.

Respectfully
S.C. Phillips

J.L. Edwards Esq.
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Postal stamp
Oct 10


Hon S. C. Phillips
M.C.
Washington D.C.

appearing upside down

Otis P. Lord
----Oct 9
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Ipswich Oct. 9, 1837

Dear Sir,
Several months since I forwarded to the War department the declaration and proofs of Mrs. Abigail Hodgkins of this town in order to obtain the benefit of the Pension Act of last year. Answer was returned for evidence of actual service in one campaign and for further evidence of service in another with the names of the officers of the regiment . These were obtained and forwarded to the department several weeks since and nothing has been heard of them since. I therefore have taken the liberty to write requesting you to make enquiry, if  you have
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have leisure for it, before the close of the present session of Congress, whether the evidence has been received and if so whether there is any other reason of delay that the accumulation of business in the Department. The friends of Mrs. H. as well as herself are naturally very anxious to know whether her application is successful and if so to realize the pension during her life which at her advanced age is of course held by a rather frail tenure.

I am 
Respectfully
your ob. servt.
Ottis Pl Lord

Hon S.C. Phillips
Rep Cong
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Department of State
Washington, January 8, 1856
James E. Heath, esquire.
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington

Sir,
In reply to your letter of the 7th instant. I have to inform you that the name of "Thomas Hodgkins Qr. Master" 17th Regiment Foot", "Moses Little, Colonel", appears in a Return of the vacancies in General Greene's Brigade, together with the Names of the Field, Commissioned and Staff Officers in the several Regiments and companies their numbers and names of them Rec=
ommended for said Vacancies." found on page 15, vol. 99 of the "Army Returns".
depos+
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deposited with Washington Papers in this Department. The paper quoted is signed by Nathaniel Greene, and dated 
"Prospect Hill Sept 19th, 1775."
I am Sir, very respectfully
Your obedient servant
Danl Webster
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p 23
Washington 
Oct 4, 1850
William D. Addison
Enc. application of the heirs 
of Abigail Hodgkins decd.
for increase of Pension

Mass -Acts- 1836 - Mass

Upside down
Honorable A. H.H. Stuart
Secretary of Interior.


Recd for Claims of Pension
Dept Interior
Oct 8, 1850
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Washington October 4, 1850

Sir
The within application of the heirs of Wd. Abigal Hodgkins decd. for an increase of pension was this day received by me, with instructions to enclose it to your department and to request that an early examination may be had thereon and the result communicated to me.

I have the honor to be
Very respectfully
yr. mo.ob.t.
DD. Addison

P.S. The certificate of Court is also enclosed.

Honorable A. H.H. Stuart}
Secretary of the Interior.
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J. L. Edwards Esq
Com of Pensions
Washington City D.C.

appearing perpendicular on address

2294 Sept 13
---2294
Abagail Hodgkins
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Ipswich Sept 9, 1837

J.L. Edwards Esq

Dear Sir
Enclosed are additional depositions in support of the claim of Widow Abigail Hodgkins of this claim to a pension under the Act of Congress of 4 July 1836 - proving as will perceive the actual service of quarter master in 1775 - and also 5 months service as Adjutant in 1781 - /Except a few weeks, when acting commander of a company) -

I presume the enclosed will be sufficient. If so, I wish a certificate to be forwarded to me at as early a date as convenient, as the old lady's tenure upon life is frail & it is very desirable that the pension be recd. in her life time -

Respectfully  Yr. Obt. servt.
Otis P. Lord
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JL Edwards Esq
Commission of Pensions
Washington D.C.

Perpendicular to address

2294
Mass July 17
July 26
Abigail Hod
Abagail Hodgkins
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Ipswich, July 13, 1837

Mr. Edwards,

Dear Sir,
I am confident that documentary evidence of the Service of Mr. Hodgkins will be found in the department that I have chosen rather in the first place to look to that than to the necessarily uncertain & broken recollections of those in the service with him - If such proof is not found I will forward the affidavits p- of some with him.

Very respectfully
Your obt servt.
Otis P. Lord
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts
County of Essex-----------S.S.

On this twelfth day of February A. D. 1844. personally appeared before me, Charles Kimball, a Justice of the Peace in and for the said County of Essex. John Hodgkins of Ipswich in the county of Essex. John Hodgkins of Ipswich in the county of aforesaid, gentleman, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath testify and declare that he is a son of Abigail Hodgkins, widow of Thomas Hodgkins, late of Ipswich in said county deceased that said Thomas Hodgins was Quart4er master and Adjutant in the  Revolutionary War, for which service his said mother was pensioned at the rate of one hundred and seventy three dollars and thirty three cents per annum, under the provisions of the law July 4th, 1836

He further declares that he has reason to believe his said mother did not receive the full amount of Pension to which she was justly entitled, and he makes this declaration with the view of obtaining for the use and benefit of himself and three other children of said deceased pensioner and the legal P___ relatives of the two deceased children named on the certificate of the Register of the Probate Court hereto annexed, any increase or arrears of Pension to which she might have been entitled from the date of the commencement thereof to the time of her decease which happened on the 22 day of October 1837.

John Hodgkins (signature
Witnessed by
Geo. R. Lord (signature)
Charles Kimball (signature)

Sworn to and subscribed the day and year first above written

Before Me
Charles Kimball,
Justice of the Peace.
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COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS

Secretary's Office Boston April 8, 1844

I hereby Certify That at the date of the annexed attestations Charles Kimball was a Justice of the Peace for the County of Essex.

(Signature)

in the said Commonwealth duly constituted and commissioned; and that to his acts and attestations, as such, full faith and credit are and ought to be given, in and out of Court

In Testimony whereof, I have hereunto affixed the  Seal of the Commonwealth the date above written.

John G. Palfrey (handwritten signature)
Secretary of the Commonwealth