Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 17504, David Hubbard, Conn.
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SERVICE
Conn.

Hubbard David

NUMBER
S.17504

Carded

CONTENTS
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17.267
Connecticut

David Hubbard
Haddam in the State of Con who was Pri - i the Con commanded by Captain ___ of the Reg Commanded by Col Tallcut in the Connt State Troops 7 1/2 mo

Inscribed on the Roll of Cont at the rate of 25 Dollars  __ Cents per annum, commence on the 4th day of March, 1831  

Certificate of Pension issued the 13 or 14 day of Sept 33. and sent Claimant Haddam let

Arrears to the 4th March 33          $50.
Sem-anl. allowance ending Sep 4   12.50
                                                        $62.50
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David Hubbard

Declaration

for a Pension

26155


(?)
7 1/2 mo private
$25

Claimant 
Haddam
(?)
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State of Connecticut
Middlesex County of Haddam  Feb 27    AD 1833

On this 5th day of February AD 1833 personally appeared in open Court before the Court of Probate within and for the District of Haddam now sitting David Hubbard a resident of said Haddam aged eighty three years the 20th day of August last past who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath made the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7th AD 1832  That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and service as herein Stated ____________  That on the 22nd day of March AD 1775 he was drafted to go to Long Island in the State of New York that he joined a company commanded by the following named officers viz Captain Charles Sears --Leunt James Arnold - Ensign Samuel Hubbard,  (?) he was marched with the said Company to New York and from there to what is now called Williamsburg which then was called  (?) on  said Long Island and was then put into a Regiment commanded by Colonel Matthew Tallcut - That - we remained at said Williamsburg and about said plan until the 23rd day of May AD 1776 a period of Two Months, when he was discharged -that he was employed the most of said time in building  [illegible]
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following are the names of some of the persons who were drafted and served with him to wit - -  John (?) Nathaniel Bun Lemuel (?) Giles Brainerd Cornelius Brainerd and Stephen Tibbets  all Men of said Haddam but who can  (?) all (?) excepting Me said Stephen Tibbets & Nathanaiel Bun

And said applicant further states (?) he was on (?) 6th day of August AD 1776 again drafted to go Fort Washington in the State of New York - That he joined a Company commanded by the following officers - Captain Lemuel Hubbard  --Lieut - William Willcox  Leycent Edmmund Porter - That - he marched with sd Company to said Fort Washington in the State of New York - and joined a Regiment - Commanded by Colonel Sylvanus (?) - That after remaining at said Fort for days were again marched to Things Bridge and from thence to the White Planes -  that he remained a member of said Company until after 29th of following November when he was discharged - that the following are the names of some of the persons who were drafted and served with him - to wit - Phinehas Dolin Elias Cline Nathaniel (?) James Thomas and Joseph  (?) all then of sd Haddam but who
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and now all deceased excepting the sd James Thomas and Joseph  (?)

And the sd Applicant - further states that he was and (?) 7th day of September AD 1777 again drafted  to go to Fishville - that - he marched to this place in (?) (?)  commanded by Captain Lemuel Hubbard Lieut William Wyeth & Ensign James Hubbard and then joined the continental army commanded by General Putnam and Colonel Worthington and that he remained there until Lieut Montgomer was taken that he then was marched almost to Albany and again back to Fishville and then remained until the 10th day of October AD 1777 when he was discharged-- that the following (?) the names of some of the persons who were drafted and served with him - to wit--Giles Brainard Ames Bailey Cornelius Brainrd and Joseph (?) - all them of sd Haddam but  - (can't transcribe next four words) excepting the said Joseph (?) - that - we served period of time herein mentioned in which we served (?) in the whole seven months and a half - he served during the whole of said time as a private - that - he never received a (?) discharge and that he has no documentary
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evidence - That he knows of no person whose testimony he can procure excepting  Nathaniel Bun, Joseph Scovil Stephen Tibbets and James Thomas - That he was living in said Haddam when he was called into service and has ever since lived there - That the record of his life is in the records of the Town of Haddam
To the first  - Interragatory he says that he was born in said Haddam on the 20th day of August AD 1749
To the 2nd Interragatory he says that he has a record of his life in the records of said Town of Haddam.
To the 3rd Interragatory he says he was living in said Haddam when he was called into service and has lived there since Revolutionary war  (?) can (?) live there
To the 4th Interragatory  he says that he was called into Service by being drafted as he has heretofore set forth in his said Declaration 
To the 5th Interragatory he says that he is unable to state more minutely the names of the officers who were with the  troops when he served in the general circumstances of his service That he has herein before stated in his said declaration
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To the 6th Interragatory he says that he never received any (?) discharge - 
To the 7th Interragatory he say that he is known to the following named persons in his neighborhood who can testify to his character for veracity and their belief of his service as a soldier of the Revolution to wit - (?) Spencer (?) Hubbard Jule Hubbard and James Thomas
He (?) relinquishes every claim whichever to a pension or an annuity except the present and he declares that his name is not on the roll of any agency in any State

Sworn to and subscribed this day and year aforesaid
David Hubbard

Middlesex County of Haddam  Feby 5th AD 1833
Personally appeard before the Court of Probate within open District of Haddam now sitting David Hubbard subscriber to the foregoing Declaration and made Solemn oath to the truth of the same  - Ely Warner Ale

We John Marsh a Clergyman residing in said Town of Haddam and (?) Cllerk residing in the same Town hereby certify that we are well acquainted with David Hubbard who has subscribed and sworn to the above
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Declaration that we believe him to be eighty three years of age. that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the revolution and that we concur in that opinion 
Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforeaid
John Marsh
Smith Clark

State of Connecticut
Middlesix County of Haddam    Feby 5th AD 1833

Personally appeard before the  Court of Probate within and for the District of Haddam in the County of Middlesex aforesaid were sitting John Marsh and Smith Clark  Subscribers to the foregoing Certificate and made solemn oath to the truth of the same
Ely Warner (?)

And the Court - do hereby Declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter and after putting the Interagatories proscribed by the War Department that the  (?) named applicant wsa a Revolutionary soldier and served as he states  - and the Court further certifies that - it - apppears to them that - John Marsh who has signed the (?) Certificate is a Clergyman resident - in said Town of Haddam and that - Smith Clark who has also signed the same is resident in said Haddam and is a credible person and that their Statement - is entitled to admit

Ely Warner
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I Ely Warner Clerk of the Court of Probate within and for the District of Haddam do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original procedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of David Hubbard of said Haddam for a pension 
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 5th day of Febry AD
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I Nathaniel Bun of Haddam in the County of Middlesex and State of Connecticut aged eighty (?) the 27th day of April last past depose and say that I am well acquainted with David Hubbard of said Haddam and that on the 22nd day of March AD 1776 he was drafted with (?) to go to Long Island in the State of New York - that the said Hubbard and myself were attached to a Company commanded to Capt - Charles Sears - Lieut James Arnold & Ensign Samuel Hubbard - that we were marched with said company to New York and from thence I think to Williamsburg a small village on sd Island  (?) (?) called New Banks and were then put into a Regiment commanded by Colonel Matthew Tallcut there we remained at sd place  (?) (?) according to the best of (?) recollection until the 23rd day of May AD 1776 a period of two months when he sd Hubbard and myself were discharged  - the said Hubbard served during the whole of a period as a private in sd Company  - Further the (?) (?) (?) (?) Haddam this 4th day of Feb AD 1833
       his
Nathaniel X Bun
     mark

Middlesex County of Haddam  Feb 4th  AD 1833

Personally appeared before the Court of Probate for the District of Haddam now sitting Nathaniel Bun subsciber to the foregoing Deposition with his own proper mark hereunto affixed and made solemn oath to the truth of the same the said Court - I hereby certify that the said Nun is a credible Witness  

Ely Warner Clk
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I Stephen Tibbits of  Haddam in the County of Middlesex in the State of Connecticut - aged Seventy four years depose and say that I am well acquainted with David Hubbard of said Haddam and that in the day of March AD 1776 he was drafted with Deponent to go to Long Island in the State of New York That when said Hubbard and myself were attached to a Company commanded by Captain Charles Sears, Lieut James Arnold, and Ensign Samuel Hubbard - that we were marched with said Company to New York & from there I think to Williamsburg, a small village on said Island and were then put into a Regiment commanded by Colonel Matthew Tallcut -  (?) to work in building Fort at New Bank we remained at said place and about then until the day of May 1776 a period of two months when we were discharged - that - the said Hubbard served during the whole of said period as a private in said Company - Further the Deponent - saith not dated at Haddam the 5th day of Febry AD 1833

Stephen Tibbits

Middlesex County ss
Haddam  Feb 5th 1833

Personally appeared before the Court of Probate for the District of Haddam Stephen Tibbits subscriber to the foregoing Deposition and made solemn oath to the truth of the same and said Court - I hereby certify that the said
Tibbits a credible Witness

Ely Warner Clk
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I James Thomas of Haddam in the County of Middlesex State of Connecticut aged Seventy nine years  - 
Depose and say that I am well acquainted with David Hubbard of sd Hadddam - that on the 6th day of August - AD 1776 the Deponent and the sd David Hubbard were drafted to go to Fort Washington in the State of New York - where we were attached to a Company commanded by Captain  Samuel Hubbard - Lieut William Willcox and Sargeant Edmund Porter - that - the Deponent and the sd Hubbard were marched with sd Company to said Fort Washington and there joined a Regiment - Commanded by Colonel Sylvanus Graves.  That they remained at sd Fort a few days and were then marched to Things Bridge and from thence to the White Planes and remained at sd place until the 29th day of November 1777 when he and the Deponent were discharged - (?) the said Deponent served during the whole of sd period with the said Hubbard each being a private in sd Company  Further the Deponent saith not - Dated at Haddam This day of Febry AD 1833

James Thomas

(smudged) Day of Febry AD 1833
Middlesex County ss Haddam
Feb 5th 1833   Personally appeared before the Court of Probate for the District of Hadam James Thomas subscriber to the above Deposition and made solemn oath to the truth of the (?) (?) & Court do certify that the sd Thomas is a credible witness
Ely Warner Clk
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I Joseph Scovil of Haddam in the County of Middlesex and State of Connecticut - aged   seventy five years the 31st day of March last past Depose and say that he is well acquainted with David Hubbard of sd Haddam - that he was drafted with him on the 6th day of August AD 1776 to go to Fort Washington in the State of New York - that Deponent and the sd Hubbard then atttached to a Company commanded by Captain Lemuel Hubbard Lieut William Willcox and Sergeant Edmund Porter -that the Deponent & the sd Hubbard marched with sd Company to sd Fort Washington and then joined a Regiment commanded by Colonel Graves - that- sd Company remained at sd Fort a few days when they were marched to Things Bridge and from thence to the White Planes in New York - that they remained at sd place until the 29th of Nov AD 1776 when he and the sd Hubbard were discharged - That the said Hubbard served during the whole of said period as a private in said Company

And the Deponent further says that on the 1st day of September AD 1777 he the Deponent and the said Hubbard were again drafted to go to Fishville in the State of New York.  That they were attached to a company commanded by Captain Lemuel Hubbard Lieut William (?) Ensign James (?) Hubbard - (?) they marched with sd Company to said
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Fishkill and then joined the continental army commanded by General Putnam and Colonel Worthington - that they remained there until Fort Montgomery was taken that -they were again marched almost to Albany and again back to Fishkill and the Deponent - and the sd David Hubbard then remained members of sd Company (?) the 20th day of October AD 1777 when they were discharged - that the sd Hubbard served in sd Company during the whole of sd period as a private -Further the Deponent saith not - Dated at - Haddam the 5th day of Febry AD 1833

Joseph Scovil

Middlesex County of Haddam  Feb 5th AD 1833
Personally appeared before the Count of Probate for the District  of Haddam Joseph Scovil subscriber to the foregoing Deposition and made solemn oath to the truth of the same and the said Court do hereby certify that the said Scovil is a credible Witness - 

Ely Warren Clk
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May 14, 1940
Carrie S. Russell
Montrose
Michigan
RA-J/MCS
David Hubbard, S.17504
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your request for information relitive to Revolutionary War soldiers, David Hubbard , who was pensioned while living in Middlenesx County, Connecticut, and ILLEGIBLE, Lietenent or Captain Stephen White who married February 10, 1757, Honor, Honour, or Honore Hubbard.
The revolutionary War records of this office fail to afford any information relitive to the Stephen White described by you
The date which follow were taken from papers on file is the pension claim, on the military service of the only David Hubbard who served from Connecticut that is found in the Revolutionary war records of this office.
David Hubbard was born August 20, 1749, In Haddam Middlesex county, Connecticut. The names of his parents are not shown.
While Resident of Hadden Connecticut, David Hubbard enlisted March 22, 1766 as private under Easign Samuel Hubbard (not shown whether related to David) in Captain Charles Sears' Company in coronel Matthew Talcott's Connecticut Regiment and was discharged May 23, 1776. He enlisted September 1, 1777, in Captain Samuel Hubbards Company in Colonel Washintons Connecticut Regiment and was discharged October 20, 1777
David Hubbard was allowed pension on his application executed February 5, 1833, at which time he was living in Hoddam Connecticut
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There are no data relative to the family of David Hubbard other than the appearance of the name ILLEGIBLE and Captain Samuel Hubbard under whom David served in the Revolution.
In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension of David Hubbard, the name and address of the person to whom it was paid and possibly the date of death of this soldier, it is suggested that you address the Controller General, Records Division, General Accounting Ofice Washington DC, giving the following date:
David Hubbard Certificate # 17267, issued August 13 or 14th 1833, rate $ 25 per annus, comissioned March 4 1831, Act of June 7 1832 Connecticut Agency
Very truly yours,
A.D. Miller 
Executive Assistant to the Administrator
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17504

INVALID.

File No. 17504

David Hubbard

Pri  Rev War

________

Act: June 7" 32

Index: - Vol. 1, Page 436

(Arrangment of 1870)



1924. June 6 Hist to Frank F. Starr (see letter filed in case of Elisha Hubbard S 18457 MCS.)

1940 May 14, hist to Carrie S. Russell.            MCS.
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[typed letter]

Rev. & 1812 Wars Section
June 6, 1924

Frank F. Starr
Middletown
Conn.

Sir:
I have to advise you that from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S.17504, it appears that David Hubbard was born August 20, 1749, in Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut.

[handwritten in left margin] under Ensign Samuel Hubbard

While a resident of said place he enlisted March 22, 1776, as a private in Captain Charles Sears' Company, Colonel Matthew Talcott's Connecticut Regiment, and was discharged May 23, 1776.

He enlisted August 4, 1776, in Captain Samuel Hubbard's Company, Colonel Sylvanus Craves' Connecticut Regiment, and was discharged November 29, 1776.

He enlisted September 1, 1777, in Captain Samuel Hubbard's Company, Colonel Worthington's Connecticut Regiment, and was discharged October 20, 1777.

He was allowed pension on his application executed February 5, 1833, while a resident of Haddam, Connecticut.

There is no data on file as to his family.
Respectfully,
[blank space]
Acting Commissioner
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Montrose, Michigan, 
March 31/40.

Veteran's Administration,
Washington - D.C.

A state librarian refer me to your Dept. for further information

re: (1) David Hubbard - in Conn. Men of the Revolution, page 385.
     (2) His name appears in the list of pensions residing in Middlesex, Conn. page 654.

I am desirous of finding , if possible, if the above named David Hubbard is the Father of one Honor (also spelled Honour, & Honore ) Hubbard - who married a Stephen White (either a Lieut. Capt. or Ensign). - Feb. 10 - 1757
The above name Honor - married (2nd) (she was born 1/1/1733 = Conn: Vital Records= Capt. Thos. Wadsworth.

I am trying to establish relationship between the Honor Hubbard - & the David Hubbard named above - if possible.

Could I get this David's birth & death date - & war record- also - if he is father to Honor who m. Stephen White - from your records?

I thank you- 
very kindly-
Carrie S.Russell

{ (2) Also Stephen White's war record}