Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S 46046, Jonathan Hopkins, New York
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[form] (3-1776)

Service   New York

Hopkins, Jonathan 

Number  S46046

Contents  [blank]
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4094
New York
Jonathan Hopkins
of Courtland in the State of New York who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain Ludington of the - commanded by - in the New York line for 13 months

Inscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of 43 dollars 33 cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 11th day of Jny 1833 and [illegible]

Arrears to 4th of Sept 1832  $65.00
Semiannual, allowance ending 4 M'33  $21.66
$85.66

{Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832}

Recorded by Geo C Stiles Clerk Book D Vol 5 Page 127
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No. 11521

Jonathan Hopkins

Court 


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A Ward
[illegible]
Westchester Coy

26 Dec 1832

P183
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[form]
BRIEF in the case of Jonathan Hopkins of Courtland, the county of Westchester in the state of New York 
(Act 7th June, 1832.)

1. Was the declaration made before a court or a judge?  Before a court.

2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?

3. How old is he?  Seventy five years = 75

4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed.    

Period / Duration of Service  / Rank  /Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served.

Enlisted in the Fall 1776 / 4 months / private / Capt Comp A Ludington's Company
Enlisted fore part of next season / 5 months / private / Capt Clarks Coompany of Rangers, Melancton Smith Capt commandant
Enlisted in the summer season that Dunbury [illegible] by the British (March 1777) / 1 month / substitute for W. Merrill / Capt Elijah Townsend's company New York Foot troops at Kingsbridge = officers [illegible] 
his next enlistment was for 1777 /3 months / / substitute for W. Merrill / Col Ludington, Capt Elijah [illegible] 

5. In what battles was he engaged?
Skirmish at Fort Independence 

6. Where did he reside when he entered the service?
Fredericks, Dutchess County New York

7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence by incidental evidence, or by the rolls?  By a living witness & by traditionary evidence

8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect?  no [illegible]

X Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.

[signed] Char. B. Wilcox  Examining Clerk
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[column 1]

In the matter of
Jonathan Hopkins
an applicant for a
Pension under act of 7th June 1832

11921

Admitted

[illegible]

13 mo private
43.33

[column 2]

Lev 291832 I hereby certify that the within declaration is in the handwriting of R.C. Austin Commissioner and that there can be no doubt that it is the same & unaltered paper intended to be authenticated by the clerk.   A. Ward Ml
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State of New York
Putnam County
I Jabez Berry of the town of Kent in the County of Putnam being duly sworn doth depose and say that Jonathan Hopkins now of Peekskill in Westchester county enlisted into Capt Comfort Ludington's company about the middle of February 1776 which service was performed in New [illegible] works cutting [illegible]  The said service was performed by the said Hopkins I was regularly discharged but no written discharge - and also in August 1776 the said Hopkins & deponent again enlisted under Capt William Clark for three months and perhaps for four months. it being a company of Rangers Melonehton Smith was Capt commandant the last service was performed at nine Partners, Fishkill taking up stores & other services where we were directed to go.  The said Hopkins served his time out & got a regularly discharge but no written discharge   In April 1777 The deponent, said Hopkins enlisted in Elijah Townsends company of state troops.  on new services for three months certain & perhaps for a longer time and the services were performed at the Red Mills in Dutchess now Putnam County to guard Red Mills of continental stores being in said Red Mills & also to detect horse thieves. The said Hopkins performed the term of service and was regularly discharged. The same year 1777 in about September the said Hopkins the deponent enlisted again in Capt Elijah Townsends company for three months more this last service was performed on & about the hills of Westchester County, the said Hopkins did perform this service & was discharged at crom pond in said Westchester. The deponent does know that Hopkins aforesaid did perform the four terms as above stated  faithfully &  in all cases was regularly discharged but no written discharge. That this deponent & said  Hopkins this form cases did enlist together & were discharged together.

Sworn & subscribed September 115th 1832
before me & I also certify that Jabez Berry is entitled to 
credit 
[signed] Jonathan Morehouse Justice of the Peace of Putnam County

[signed] Jabez Berry
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State of New York
Putnam County    I Jonathan Morehouse clerk of the county of Putnam do hereby certify that Jonathan Morehouse by whom the within affidavit was taken was at the time of the taking of the same a Justice of the Peace in and for said county duly commissioned & sworn & duly authorized to administrators oaths and also that I am acquainted with the handwriting of the said Justice, and know the signature "Jonathan Morehouse" to be the proper handwriting of the said Justice
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affix my seal of office this 15th day of September AD 1832
J Morehouse
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State of New York
Westchester County   On this twenty first day of September 1832 before the Honourable the Court of Common Pleas of the County of WestChester in the State of New York

Jonathan Hopkins a resident of the town of Courtland in the County of West Chester aged seventy five in May last who being first duly sworn, according to law doth on his oath make this following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress dated June 7th 1832  that in the fall of the year 1776, I entered into the service of the United States by enlisting into a company of minutemen commanded by Capt Comfort Luddington for the period of six weeks at [side note] not a town
I then resided in the town of Frederick, this in the county of Dutchess now Putnam County in which place said Capt Luddington who also resided  Soon after my entitlement into said company we were marched to New York. During the time of my being there which was until the time of my enlistment was out I was occasionally on guard duty but mostly engaged on fatigue duty due such as cutting & bringing from the woods brush and faggot, for constructing Breast works such like services   My next enlistment was in the fore part of the next season according to my best recollection into a company of Rangers commanded by a Capt Clark for the period of four months Melancton Smith captain commandant. This company was not attached to any particular Regiment or Brigade  that was connected with another Company of Rangers - During the period of this enlistment   I was mostly engaged in ranging thro the coun
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ty of Dutchess in different parts taking up and bringing in desertors picking up Tories and disaffected persons & taking them to a station where a guard was kept and such like services in the performance of which I served out the time of my enlistment and was regularly discharged but not in writing.  The next season after according to my best recollection at any rate the same season in which Danbury was burnt by the British I again enlisted into a company of Foot belonging to the regular line of State troops of New York commanded by Capt Elijah Townsend for the period of five months during this period of my service my company was stationed to guard the Red Mill in the town of Frederick County of Dutchess now Carmel County of Putnam. This mill was filled with a large quantity of wheat continental stores  we lay at this place making Morris's house our Barracks night & day the whole period of my enlistment, I was regularly discharged here at the expiration of my time tho not in writing  My next period of service was at the time of the alarm at Kingsbridge taking the place as a substitute of one William Merritt who was drafted into the service at which place I stayed one month. During this time I was under different captains as one was discharged and went home and another took his place whose name I am not able to recollect. It was well remember the very severe weather before I attained quarters & slept several nights where my blanket on the snow with a stone for my pillow. During this period my principal service was in guarding the fort at Voluntines Hill called Fort
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Independence a Fort at that time occupied by the British. They having taken it from us  While here we had a Sally made upon us from the Fort by the British. Our party consisted of about seventy men under Major Strang. The British made several fires upon us before their retreat into the fort - I do not remember seeing but one man killed who fell near me - I was discharged at this place after staying my time out. My next enlistment was into Capt Elijah Townsend's Company in Col Luddingtons Regiment of New York State troops for the period of three months. During this enlistment my services were principally on the lines in Westchester County. I was marched to Yonkers at the time the British came up & took Fort Mongomery. I served out my enlistment and was regularly discharged at brumpand in the County of Westchester. 
Besides the services above detailed I was called out at Alarms at a variety of different times during the war - Once I was marched to North Castle where I was billetted out for sometime at another time under Col Luddington who was out with a detachment to drive away cattle from the lines to keep them from the enemy - I was out at several other times in alarms and scouting parties - putting together the whole of the time spent in these services it would amount to more than one month according to the best of my recollection and belief - During the time of these services I lived in Fredericks in the County of Dutchess now Putnam. To the several interrogatories recommended by the war department I answer as follows vis. I was born in the town of Fredericks County of Dutchess, (now Putnam) State of New York in the year 1757 in the month of
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May I had a record of my age in a family Bible but the book is either worn out or missing and the Record has never been transferred to any other book - I lived in the town of Fredericks aforesaid when I was called into service   Since the Revolutionary War I have lived in said town of Fredericks now Carmel until about sixteen years ago when I moved to the town of Courtland where I have lived ever since & now live with the exce[illegible] that I have several years since lived a short time in the City of New York. My manner of entering the service was as detailed in my preceding declaration - I never received any discharge in writing to my knowledge. I can not at this distance of time recollect the names of many of the officers who were with the troops where I served I remember Capt Ludington, Col Hammand Capt Clark Capt Townsend. Capt Ludington 

The names of persons in my present neighborhood to whom I am known and who can testify to my character for veracity and their belief of my service as a soldier of the Revolution are Thomas A Whitney of the town of Courtland and Talsaman C Austin Esq. of the same place and Daniel D. Tompkins a clergyman in the town of Phillipstown in the County of Putnam And I do further declare that I do not know of any person by whom I might prove the service by me before detailed besides Jabez Berry whose affidavit is hereto attached. & that I have no documentary evidence relating to my enlistment services, or discharge.  And I do further declare that I hereby relinquish every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and that my name is not on the pension roll of
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Sworn to and subscribed this day
year aforesaid

[signature] illegible

We Daniel D. Tompkins a clergyman residing in the town of Philipstown in the County of Putnam adjoining to the town of Courtland in the county of Westchester and Ralsaman C Austin Esq. Thomas A Whitney of the said town of [illegible] do hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Jonathan Hopkins that we believe him to be seventy give 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 this day and year aforesaid
By Daniel D. Tompkins Who was A Whitney before me Tole Austin Sup Ct Commissioner & by Ralsman C Austin Before me.

[signatures] Daniel D. Tompkins
Ralsaman C. Austin
Thomas A Whitney

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 mentioned applicant was a Revolutionary soldier and served as he states. And the Court further certifies that it appears to them that Daniel D Tompkins who has signed the preceding certificate is a Clergyman residing in the town of Phillips
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Town in the County of Putnam adjoining the town of Courtland. And that Ralsaman C. Austin Esq & Thomas A. Whitney who have also signed the same are residents of the town of Courtland in the County of Westchester and are credible persons and that their statement is entitled to credit. 

I Nathaniel Baylies Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Westchester do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceeding of the said court in the matter of of application of Jonathan Hopkins for a Pension. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 27th day of September 1832.  

N. Bayles
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Invalid

Revy  

File No  46046

Jonathan Hopkins
Private
New York Militia
Rev War

Act  March 18. 1818

Index:  Vol 5. Page 127

{Arrangement of 1870.}
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Hm Award
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BRIEF objections to the admission of Pension Claims, of which those answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of which require further proof or explanation.

Jonathan Hopkins 

1. Does the declaration show where the applicant resides?  Yes

II. Did the declarant make the declaration in the county where he resides?  Yes

III. If the applicant did not make the declaration in the county where he resides, is there any reason assigned for his not doing so?

IV. Has the declarant mentioned the period or periods of the war when he served? Yes

V. Has he mentioned with precision the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled?  Yes

VI. Has he given the names of the officers under whom he served, in conformity with the regulations?  Yes

VII. Has he made a relinquishment of every claim to any other pension than the one under the Act of June 7, 1832?  Yes

VIII. Has the court given their opinion?  Yes

IX. Has the Clerk given his certificate?  Yes

X. Is the Clerk's seal affixed? and if so, has it a device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal? Yes.
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XI. Has the applicant obtained the evidence of a clergyman and another respectable citizen as to their belief respecting his age and the general belief in his neighborhood relative to his revolutionary service?   Yes

XII. If the clergyman's affidavit has not been produced, is there any reason assigned for not obtaining it?  [blank]

XIII. If the applicant has no documentary evidence, and has not obtained the testimony of at least one living witness, has he stated in his declaration that such proof cannot be had?  [blank]

XIV. If the applicant has produced a witness or witnesses as to his service, has the magistrate who administered the oath certified that he, she or they are persons of credibility?   Yes
Has the official character and signature of the magistrate been certified by the proper officer under his seal of office? Yes

XV. Does it appear from any of the papers that the witness was in such a situation, or of such an age, as to have a personal knowledge of the applicant's service?  Yes

XVI. Are the papers authenticated as the regulations direct?  No

XVII. Are the seven interrogatories prescribed by the War Department Answered satisfactorily? And, if not, which of them is not so answered?  Yes

EXPLANATORY NOTES [see generic text, blank]
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