Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 4929, William Hissey, Md.
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Service: MD
Hissey, William
Sophia
Number: R. 4929

Contents: [blank]
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[illegible]
let to M. Appleton Nov
24 ‘47
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Maryland 32454
William Hissey

Baltimore Co in State of Md.
Private in the Company commanded
Captain McCubbin of Regt commanded 
[underline] in the [illegible]
line for Seven [illegible] Private

Inscribed on the Roll of Baltimore
At the rate of 23 Dollars 33 Cents per annum,
Commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension [illegible] the 16 day of Mahy
1846 and sent to Almon
[illegible] Esq Balto. Md.
Arrears to the 4th of March 1846 $349.90
Semi=ant. Allowance ending 4 Sept 46. 11.1.1.
$361.11
{Revolutionary Claim,
Act June 7, 1832.}

Recorded by Th. [illegible] Clerk,
Book E2 Vol. 5 Page 103.
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Declaration
In order to obtain the benefits of the 2nd Section of the Act
Of 3rd February 1853. State of Maryland
Baltimore County, SS,
On this first day of July
1853, personally approved before the subscriber, one
Of the state of Maryland’s Justice of the Pease in
For the County aforesaid, Sophia Hissey, a resident
Of the State and County aforesaid, aged Seventy three
Years, and being first duly sworn according to law,
Doth on her oath, Make the following declaration, in
Order to obtain the benefits of the provision, made by 
the act of Congress passed on 3rd February 1853,
granting pensions to [illegible] of personas who served during 
the Revolutionary War, that she is the widow of William 
Hissey, who was a Private in the Revolutionary War,
For serving in the war was in receipt of a pension
Under the Act of the 7th Jan 1832, as will appear
From the certificate of the Jno S Gittings Pension agent 
Here with annexed.
She further declares that that she was
Married to the said Wm Hissey on 20th June 1808;
That her said husband died on the 29th January 1849;
That she was not married to him prior to the second of
January 1800, but at the time above stated, she 
Further declares that she is now a widow.
Sworn to Subscribed on the 
day
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Day to year above written before
IP.
[signed]
David Jean
[signed her mark]
Sophia Hissey
I hereby certify that Sophia Hissey the above
Applicant, by reason of bodily infirmity & older
Age, is unable to appear in Court to make the above
Declaration.
David Jean
Maryland Pension Agency
Baltimore July 12th 1853
I hereby certify that, I have the most satisfactory evidence,
Viz the testimony of respectable [illegible] to me personally
Known, whose credibility is undoubted, that Sophia
Hissey the above declarant was married to Wm Hissey on
The date above sworn to. I also certify that her late
Husband’s name was on the roll of my agency under
The act of 7th June 1832 at the rate of twenty tree
33/100 $23.33. [illegible] that all her above declarations
Are entitled to the fullest audit & that she is justly
Entitled to the benefit of the 2nd Section of the Act
Of Febry 1803. In testimony whereof, I heretofore
Inscribed my name this 12th day of June 1853
John S. Gettings, Pension Agent
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State of Maryland Baltimore County to wit
I hereby certify that David Jean Esquire
Who appears to have taken certified and signed the within
Affidavit was a the time of so doing a Justice of the peace
Of the State of Maryland in for Baltimore County
Duly commissioned and sworn. In testimony whereof
I have hereto set my name and affixed the
The seal of the Circuit Court for Baltimore
County this twelfth day of July
Anno Domini eighteen hundred and
Fifty three
Henry M. Fitzhugh
Of the Circuit Court for Balto Cnty
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State of Maryland
In Baltimore County Orphans Court - On this twentieth day of November 1845 personally appeared in Open Court William Hissey who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress passed June 7th 1832- That he is a resident of Baltimore County in the State of Maryland - That he entered the Militia Service of the United States in the year 1777 or 1778 under the command of Captain McCubbin in Baltimore County State of Maryland and rendered actual services more than two months. That in the year 1780 or 1781 he entered the regular Service of the United States in what was then called the Extra State Regiment of the State of Maryland and continued in actual service nine months or thereabouts. That he remembers Captain McCubbin and Captain McLellan and [illegible] and Captain Bayley also as commanders Colonel or General Buchanan and General Smallwood and Major Giles at different periods. That his discharge and other papers are lost and his memory impaired, so that he is not able to state all the particulars in detail. 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.  That he is aged eighty-three years, and that the reason he has not sooner applied for a Pension is that he was not fully aware
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of his legal rights and had not until recently any one to aid him therein.
[signed] Wm Hissey

Sworn and subscribed before us
[signed] E.D. [illegible]
[signed] [illegible]
Judges of Baltimore County Orphans Court

I hereby certify that the aforegoing contains the original proceedings of the said court in the matter of the application of William Hissey for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of Office this twenty sixth day of November in the year of our Lord Eighteen hundred and forty five.
Test D.M. Perine, Register of Wills for Baltimore County.
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[a letter, typewritten]

Rev. & 1812 Wars Section.
Aug. 30, 1934.

Mrs. W. C. Burgy,
51 Lincoln Ave.
Norwich, Conn.

Madam:

I have to advise you, that from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, R. 4929, it appears that William Hissey, while living in Baltimore County, Maryland enlisted in 1777, or 1778 and served for two months, as a private, in Captain Zachariah McCubbin's Company of Maryland Militia. He enlisted in 1780, and served [struck through, maybe five or nine?] months in the Extra, or State Regiment of Maryland, commanded by Major Giles. 

He was allowed pension on his application executed November 20, 1845, while living in Baltimore County, Md. aged eighty-three years.

He married June 20, 1808, Sophia, born about 1780. Her maiden name is not stated, and he died Jan. 29, 1849. It is not stated whether they had children.

The above noted, is the only soldier named Hissey, found on the Revolutionary War records of this Bureau.

The pension records of the War of 1812, fail to afford any information in regard to a James Hissey.

Respectfully,
[signed] Washington - Gardner
[remainder cut off- perhaps Commissioner]
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[stamped at top] REJECTED

[handwritten vertically along left side]
1924 Aug 20. Hist. to Mrs. W.C. Burgey. AW.

[handwritten responses]
4929
P.O. [blank space]
Sophia Hessey
Service: widow of William

Enlisted: [blank]
Discharged: [blank]
Application filed: [blank]

Alleges: [blank]
Re-enlisted: [blank]

Attorney: [blank]
P.O. [blank]
[blank] Recognized. [blank] Contract.
[blank] Cert. of Dis.  [blank] Searched for [blank]
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[handwritten]
No 37149

William Hissey
M.D.
Almon Wright 7 Jany 46

Act 7 June 1832
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[handwritten]
July 24th 1924 -
Norwich - Conn.
Bureau pf Records and Pensions,
Washington, D,C,

[circular stamp] 
U. S. PENSION OFFICE
JUL 28 1924

Gentlemen: -
Am desirous of tracing my lineage - in order to enable me to join th Daughters of the American Revolution.

I Know that my father's paternal grandfather served in the War of 1812 - in a Maryland company - his name being James Hissey.
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Have searched records in the Library here - & have found William Hissey listed - in the "First Census of the United States - 1790" - on Page 33. - That same William Hissey - bearing one son - who I think must have been my ancestor James Hissey who served in 1812. -

[circular stamp] 
U. S. PENSION OFFICE 
JUL [illegible day] 1924

I have access to no list of Revolutionary soldiers from Maryland - and I'm wondering if you can help me in any way.

I think I will have no
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trouble tracing my lineage if - you can inform me - if there were any Hissey's serving in the Revolution.

Will greatly appreciate any information you can secure. -

I there is any charge - please let me know -

Most sincerely
Vandalia Hissey Burgy
(Mrs. W. Burgy)
51 Lincoln Ave. -
Norwich, Conn.
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Baltimore Nov. 20th 1847.
Dear Sir
I have been spoken to by old man William Hissey, a revolutionary, pensioner, of the United States, and a resident of Baltimore County, and urged to write to you, for the purpose of asking a true copy of his pension papers now filed in your office. He intends having them placed before the Legislature of Maryland, for a pension. I certainly write at his request as it appears from his statement that he has not been justly dealt with in his other pension obtained of your department. His agent Almon Wright made him pay $200. for attending to his claim. Now to guard against any further impositions, I have taken this course to secure his, state, pension, for him, as a friend without charge.

Will you be kind enough to comply with the request and if there is any charge write me. When on the receipt of the proper information the amount shall be remitted to you.

I am very respectfully &c
Masses Appleton.

S. L. Edwards Esq.
Comm. of Pensions
Washington, D.C.
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State of Maryland Baltimore County. ss
On this eighteenth day of February one thousand eight hundred and forty six.
Personally appears before me the subscriber a Justice of the peace of the state and county aforesaid. Robert Shipley who being first duly sworn according to Law deposeth and sayeth, that he has always lived a neighbour of William Hissey, whose residence has been in said County from the commencement of the revolutionary war, with the exception of the time he was absent in said war, that this deponant [deponent] know that the said William Hissey was engaged in several tours of actual service as a soldier in the said war, one tour of which he was under the command of Captain McCubbin in and about the city of Baltimore for a period of at least two months, and that he further declares that of his own knowledge, that the said William Hissey, was away from the neighbourhood nine months or there abouts, in or about the year 1781, during of which time as this deponant  [deponent] has always been informed, he the said William Hissey was in the extra state regiment of the state of Maryland, he further deposeth and sayeth, that he is not interested in the application for a pension that which he the said Hissey
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Is now making on the United States Government on acount [account] of his military services in said war
[signed] Robert Shipley
witness
James Haney

Sworn to and subscribed on the Day and Year above written, and I do hereby certify that the within named Robert Shipley is of Sound Mind, and that his statement is entitled to full credit
[signed] James Haney

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State of Maryland Baltimore County,
I Joshua Smith, aged about 78 years a resident of Baltimore County, depose and saith, that he has personally known William Hissey, who is now applying for a pension, from the general government for his military services in the war of the revolution from his earliest recollection to the present time, and he has always been spoken of in this neighbourhood, as a soldier in the war of the revolution, and that he has often heard the said Hessy[Hissey] speak of his services in said war, and that he believes the said Hissy [Hissey] to have rendered actual service in the war of the revolution.
[signed] Joshua Smith

Sworn to and subscribed before me and I do hereby certify that the above deponant [deponent] is known to me as a person of good character and entitled to credit, done before me the subscriber a justice of the peace of the state of Maryland, in and for Baltimore County, this sixteenth day of February in the year of our lord eighteen hundred forty six.
[signed] James Haney
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State of Maryland
Baltimore County

I hereby Certify that James Haney Gentleman before whom the aforegoing depositions were made, and who has thereto Signed his name, was at the time of so doing, one of the Justices of the Peace of the State of Maryland in and for Baltimore County aforesaid, duly Commissioned and Sworn:
In Testimony Whereof I dare to Subscribe my name and affix the Seal of Baltimore County Court on this 20th day of February 1846.
[signed] A.W. Bradford Clk of Balto [illegible - County Court(?)]

[attached is ribbon with two tails, light colored center and darker edges with scallops along edges, covered on one end with light colored circle, no text visible on circle]
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State of Maryland,
City of Baltimore [illegible]
Be it remembered that on this Twenty fifth day of November in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty five before the subscriber as Justice of the Peace of the State of Maryland in and for the City of Baltimore appeared Samuel Reed who being first duly sworn on the Holy Evangeliary of Almighty God, deposeth and saith as follows, to wit,
That he is now eighty five years old and that he formerly resided in Baltimore County but is now a resident of the City of Baltimore in the State of Maryland. The deponent states that he is personally well acquainted with William Hissey who now resides in Baltimore County &state aforesaid and that he has known him from his Boyhood having lived near neighbours and being nearly of the same age, and that they both entered the service of the United States during the Revolutionary war at the same time, - that he has a perfect knowledge that the said Hissey was attached to a Militia Company of Baltimore County commanded by Zachariah McCubbin, and that he continued in said command for some months in the year seventeen hundred and seventy seven or seventeen hundred and seventy eight, and that about the year seventeen hundred and eighty the said Hissey entered the regular service of the United States in what was called the extra State Regiment of the State of Maryland in which service he continued for several months, -
deponent further states that he knows that the said William Hissey of 
Baltimore County & State of Maryland who is now applying to the 
Commissioner of Pensions at the City of Washington is the identical person 
referred to by him in this deposition.

(signed) Samuel Reed
Sworn and subscribed to before me a Justice of the Peace as aforesaid.
(signed) T. Hanson Belt
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State of Maryland,
City of Baltimore [illegible]
I T. Hanson Belt a Justice of the Peace of the State of Maryland in and for the City of Baltimore, do hereby certify that from my knowledge of the within named Samuel Reed, I have no limitation in signing that he is a man of good character and standing and entitled to full credit. ==
(signed) T. Hanson Belt
Justice of the Peace

State of Maryland Baltimore County [illegible]
I hereby certify that Thomas Hanson Belt Gentleman before whom the within Deposition was made and who has thereto Signed his name, and by also hereto signed his name was at the time of so doing a Justice of the Peace of the State aforesaid in and for the City of Baltimore duly Commissioned and Sworn
In Testimony Whereof I hereto set my hand and affix the Seal of Baltimore County Court this 25th day of November 1845
(signed) A.W. Bradford
Clrk
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[illegible, cut off] LD
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[illegible, cut off] ESQ.
[illegible, cut off] Pensions
[illegible, cut off] D.C.

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[a letter]
Baltimore Nov th 20th 1845
Coloniel [Colonel (?)] Edwards
enclosed you will receive the declaration of Mr. William Hissey of Baltimore County in regard to Services which he eledges [alleges] to have rendered in the War of the Revolution together with the testimony of Mr. Samuel Read. On examination I hope will be found satisfactory.
Very Respectfully your
Obedient Servant
(signed) Almon Wright
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James L Edwards Esq
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington D. C.
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Land Office, Annapolis
12th January, 1846.
Upon a Record or List, [illegible] in this office, among the Records of the Revolution, and headed as follows. "Alphabetical List of the Extra or State Regiment in 1780, under the command of Major Giles and the payments made to them by Captn. Golden, Paymaster." The name of William Hisse appears upon said List, to have received [monetary symbol] 13 " 30", being five moths pay. The records being very imperfect, I do not find any further entry of William Hisse's name, and am unable to certify as to the length of his Service, or the [struck through word] names of the Officers under whom he served.
(signed) George G Brewer
Reg. Land Off. Md.
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[handwritten]

No. 37.149
William Hissey
Md.
Act 7 June 1832.
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Admd.
7 mo. private.
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&23.33 [illegible]
from 4 March, 1836
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Almon Wright, [illegible]
Baltimore, Md.
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[handwritten letter]

Baltimore February th 20th 1846
Sir
In reply to your letter dated th 7th of January last, in the case of William Hissey, I have to say that the reason stated by him, why he did not sooner apply for a Pension is that until recently he was not aware of his rights under the act of 1832, and of the process of application. Herewith I send you the certificate of Geo G Brewer Esq relative to Mr. Hissey's Services also the testimony of two of his neighbors who knew him in the time of the Revolutionary War. All when added to the testimony of Samuel Read who served with him apart of the time and his own declaration under oath we believe fully establishes his right to a Pension. It may not be a miss to add that Mr. Hissey is a man of high moral standing and would not for any purpose make a wrong statement.

Very Respectfully
I am your Obt Sert
Almonn Wright

J L Edwards Esq
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington D C
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4 papers
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Will W. Edwards be 
so good as to let Mr.
Anderson make the 
copies requested.
Francis A. Dickins
26 Feb. 1848.
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[handwritten letter]

Baltimore Feb 24th 1848.
Sir
The gentleman Francis A. Dickens Esqu who will hand you this note has been procured by me to copy the Pension papers in the case of William Hissey of Baltimore County, a Revolutionary soldier & Pensioner.

These papers are required for the purpose of laying before the Legislature of Maryland to enable Mr. Hissey to procure a State pension.

It will be necessary therefore that the copies shall be authenticated under Seal of Office.

Yours Very Respectfully
Michael Dunn
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J. L. Edwards, Esq
Commr. of Pensions.
Washington, D. C.
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Maryland Pension Agency
Balto 12 June 53

Hon S P Waldo
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington D. C.

Sir,
I have read your letter of 29th May & now hand you, under cover herewith, [illegible] papers, connected with the application of a pension by Mr. Waters.

I also enclose you herewith the application of Sophia Hissey. It would be impossible for her to go into open court to make her declaration & as she has a considerable distance in the County it is impracticable to take a charge of the Court out to her house. Being familiar with her case & knowing that her declaration is entirely correct & proper, to which I have certified, I trust you will, if at all compatible with the usages of your office, pass her application under its present shape. She is in very urgent circumstances & her pension is her only means of support. There is no possibility of imposition or fraud in this case.

I am very Respectfully
Your Obt Sert
(signed) John S Gettings, Pension Agent
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John S. Gettings
Sept 21/53
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[handwritten letter]
Pension Office.
21st Sept. 1853.

Sir,
In reply to your letter of the 12th of last June. You are informed that Mrs. Sophia Hissey, who claims a pension under the 2nd Section of the Act of 3 Feby 1853, as the widow of Wm. Hissey, must prove her marriage by record/evidence, if any such exist. if none such exists, the by person who witnessed the same. If no personal witness then she can prove her marriage by proof of Cohabitation & general reputation of being man & wife.

She must also prove her husbands death. Her claim is necessarily suspended.
[illegible]

(signed) Jno. S. Gettings, Esq.,
Pension [illegilbe]:
Baltimore, Md:
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Baltimore Octo 13/53

Sit,
I hand you herewith, the declaration of Mary McKin, to obtain the renewal of the half pay provided for in the first section of the act of February 3rd 1853. I would esteem it a favor, if you would have prepared, in your office, the additional
papers, in the case of Sophia Hissey & forward the same to me. I am not familiar with the forms.

I am very Respy
Your Obtr Sert
[signed] Joh S. Getting, Pension Agt.

Hon S P Waldo
Commissioner of Pensions,
Washington D C

[in different handwritin]
X Rev. Pens.
chgd. Mr. Cole
July 13/53.