Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 2061, Joseph Hull, Mass.
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(8-1776)

      SERVICE                                                                         NUMBER

Mass.                                  Hull, Joseph                         R,2068                   
                                           [Coan], Phebe
                                              Former widow
CONTENTS
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State of New York
Monroe County p

                     Be it known that on the fourth day of March A.D. 1853 before me the undersigned a Justice of the Peace in and for the county and state aforesaid personally appeared Belinda Allen aged Seventy four years on the Ninth day of May last, a resident of Mendon in said County and made oath in the form of law that she is the daughter and only surviving child of Joseph Hull who was a soldier in the War of the Revolution and also daughter of Phebe Coan who was then wife of the said Joseph Hull and after the decease of the said Joseph Hull was married to Elisha Coan
This deponent further says that the said Joseph Hull died on or about the 20th day of May 1786 as this deponent distinctly recollects, and was present at the funeral service and burial of the said Joseph Hull
This deponent further says that her mother Phebe Coan died at the residence of this deponent on or about the fourth day of September A.D. 1844 and this deponent was also present at her funeral and burial
This deponent further says that the said Phebe Coan a short time previous to her death made application for the benefit of a Pension Act, the date of which act is not known to this deponent, and that the same is on file in the office of the Commissioner of Pensions, to which  [illegible] is had for proof of the service of the said Joseph Hull
This deponent further says that she has in her possession a family record of the said Joseph Hull, contained in an old family Bible, which  proports  to have been printed at Edinburgh by Alexander Kincaid his majesty's printer MDCCLXX1 (1771) and on a  fly leaf between
the Old and New Testament, and in the hand writing of the said Joseph Hull, in which the following
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appears “Joseph Hull Phebe Woodruff was married the 10th of April in the year A 1776” 
This dependent further says that she is directly interested as a claimant for said pension and does hereby claim the benefit of the services of the said Joseph Hull in the said war of the Revolution and makes this affidavit for that purpose
Belinda Allen

Sworn to, and in recited and acknowledged before me this day and year above mentioned, and I hereby certify that I have examined the family record referred to in the forgoing affidavit and believe the same to be genuine and further certify from a long normal acquaintance with the said Belinda Allen I believe her to be directly interested in said claim as set forth and to be the identical party as therein alleged I further certify that I have no interest whatever in said claim.
Geo. W. Allen 
Justice of the Peace 
in for said county
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State of New York
Monroe Co. Clerk’s Office 
Rochester

I certify that Geo. W. Allen Esquire, was at the date of the certificate of proof or acknowledgement of the annexed instrument in writing a Justice of the Peace in and for said county, duly authorized to take the same; that I am well acquainted with his hand writing, and verily believe that the signature to said certificate is genuine. And that the annexed instrument is executed and acknowledged according to the laws of this State.
In Testimony Whereof I hereby set to my hand and affixed this seal of said County this 14th day of March A.D. 1853.
W. B. Williams   Clerk
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6124

Phebe Coan
wid: Joseph Hull
N.Y.
at 4 July ‘36

6124

Ny
July 4 1836
Phebe Coan

Th B. Green
HOR
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Declaration
In order to obtain the benefit of the 3d Section of the act of 4th July 1836 [illegible] of the 1st Section of the act of 3d March 1837
State of New York
County of Monroe, [illegible] on this 30 day of October 1843 personally appeared before the subscriber or Judge of the court in and for said county, Widow Phebe Coan, late widow of Joseph Hull of Mendon in said county aged ninety years and upwards, who being first duly sworn according to [illegible] on her oath, make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress passed July 4th 1836 and the act [illegible] of said act, passed March 3, 1837: That she was married to Joseph Hull in Stockbridge Massachusetts on the 10th day of April 1774, seventeen hundred + seventy four, that her aforesaid husband Joseph Hull was a soldier in the war of the Revolution, and as this defendant believes served under Capt. Stoddard under an enlistment for nine months or one year, marched to the north, [illegible] places, served out his time, was in other service at various other times, served after her marriage to him, and served in all one year and a half to two years, and he may have served more than two years. She again declares that she was married to the said Joseph Hull on the 10th day of April 1774 seventeen hundred and seventy four, that her husband, the aforesaid Joseph Hull, died on the, or in the year of our Lord 1784 seventeen hundred and eighty four; that she after was married to Elias Coan in 1787 seventeen hundred and eighty seven, and that he died in the year of our Lord 1838 eighteen hundred and thirty eight, and that she has remained a widow since that time + still remains a widow as will more fully appear by reference to the proof hereto awarded, sworn and subscribed before me. 
Married first time April 10th 1774. Her Mark. X. Phebe Coan.
This 30th day of Oct 1843.

Byron Woodhull
Judge of the Court
I certify that the above named widow Phebe Coan is a respectable person, that I judge her to be of the age as presented by her, and that from her great age and infirmity she ought not to be required to appear in this court to make her declaration.
Byron Woodhull
Judge of the Court

State of New York
County of Monroe [illegible] personally appeared before the subscriber, a judge of the court in aide for said county Belinda Allen of Mendon, in said county aged sixty six years + upwards and after being duly sworn according to [illegible] and saith, that the above named widow Phebe Coan, late the widow of Joseph Hull, is this defendants own mother, and that the aforesaid Joseph Hull,  her said first husband was this defendants own father, and that he was a soldier in the war of the Revolution, this defendant can recollect the story of her said father the aforesaid Joseph Hull having been a soldier in the war of the Revolution, so long ago as before his death, and that her said father above named died in the year of our Lord 1784 seventeen hundred + eighty four.
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and that her afore said mother, the present applicant for a pension, married to Elisha Coan in the year of 
1784
ten hundred & eighty seven, and that her said 
jusband the aforesaid Elisha Coan did 
year of or 
1838 eighteen hundred & 
that this dependent mother aforesaid is 
a wide 
before me
this 30 day of October 1843
Byron Woodhull 
Judge of the Court
I certify that the above named Belinda Allen is a respectable person
Byron Woodhull Judge of the Court

State of New York,
County of Monroe us personally appeare before the 
a Judge of the court un and for said County 

aged forty nine year, and after beig 

with [illegible] named Phebe Coan, who is applying for a pension as the wife of Elisha Coan, & the late widow of Joseph Hull is this
mother, and that the aforesaid dependent has always from a child learned and believed that her said motherm at 
of her marriage to this 
a widow, and the widow of Joseph Hull 
above named Belinda Allen his half sister, and has always believed her to be such, and to be a daughter of this dependent mother aforesaid, that this sependents father, the aforesaid Elisha Coan died in the year 1838 eighteen hundred and thirty eight, and that this dependents mother the 
for a pension has since 
a widow
and sworn before me
this 25th day of Octover 1843
Byron Woodhull 
Judge of the Court

I  certify that the above named 
is a highly respectable person 
Byron Woodhull 
Judge of the Court
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts

Secretary's Office: Boston, Feb 22 1844

Sir,

The name of Joseph Hull does not appear in the rolls of Capt Stoddard for 1777 + 1778 + there are no rolls of said company of 1776, and there are no other services that appear in this office of said Hull.

In order Sec'y
C.S. Lane

Arad Joy Esq.
[illegible]
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I Ama Woodruff of West Strkhigh in the County of Berkshire Commonwealth of Massachusetts, a Revolutionary Cmsioner of the United States, aged seventy nine years [illegible], do depose [illegible]: that I [illegible] acquainted with Joseph Hull late of said [illegible] deceased; that I was present at his marriage with my sister Phebe Woodruff at the tenth day of April 1441; they [illegible] married by the Rev. D. Mes of Striklingh; that immediately after the said marriage the said Joseph Hull enlisted in the Revolutionary army, in a [illegible] under the command of Capt. Stoldan, and that me. Baleman was a was a Lieutenant in the same company: that said Hull must to [illegible] with his compant; and afterward [illegible] and joined the army under the [illegible]
The said Joseph Hull enlisted for one year and continued in the [illegible] a year or more and then returned [illegible], where he died in the year 1784: the said Phebe his wife survived him [illegible] a widow [illegible]  three years, when she married Elisha Coan, [illegible] Ontario County in the State of New York. 

Amo Woodruff [signature] 
Berkshire is. Mastreihigh Sept. 22nd 1843

Then personally Amor Woodruff and made to then oath that the above affidavit, [illegible] 
Before me 
[illegible] Justice of the Peace 

I certify that the above name Ama Woodruff is a highly respectable person. [illegible] M. Taft
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State of New York
Monroe County

I certify that Byron Woodhull Esq. is a Judge in the county courts + for such county, and that I am well acquainted with his hand writing and verily believe that the foregoing signatures purporting to be his are genuine. With his very hand and seal of office, this thirty first day of October 1843.

James W. Smith Clerk
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Berkshire 
I Charles Sedgwick, Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for Berkshire County, do certify that Henry W Taft Esq. before so from the foregoing Affidavit of Amos Woodruff was taken + sworn was on the time of taking the same a Justice of the Peace within aforesaid County duly [illegible] + qualified + that the foregoing signature purporting to be his is genuine
In [illegible] of where of I have herewith set my hand + affirmed the seal of said County this 20th day of November 1843.

Charles Sedgwick Clerk
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Set to Hon. B. Green May 4 '44
Geo. W. Allen 22d June 1853

2068
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Acts of July 14, and March 3, 1873. [crossed out]

[stamped] REJECTED

2068
P.O. Phebe Coan
Service: For Wid. of Joseph Hull.
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Brief Case Phoebe Coan-
Phoebe Coan- (30th Oct. 1843. Before Judge and esquires Monroe Co Court) declares she was formerly widow of Jos. Hull- married 10th April 1774- Jos. a soldier- Defdt. believes served 9 mos under Capt. Stoddard- served 1 1/2 yrs or 2 yrs. Jos. died 1784- afterwards married Elias Coan in 1787- Elias died in 1838- remained a widow.
Belinda Allen- [illegible] says Phoebe her mother + Jos. her father- [illegible] father died in 1784. Her mother married Elias Coan in 1787. Elias died in 1838.
Claudius C Coan- and 49 yrs (25th Oct 1843) says Phoebe is the widow of Elias + defts. mother. Elias having been his father. Always found his mother had been widow of Hull- + thought to call Belinda his 1/2 sister. Elias died in 1838. Phoebe has not since married.
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Mendon A. 4. March 18. 1853.

Sir.
I hereith enclose you the application of Mrs. Belinda Allen for a pension as the only surviving heir of Joseph Hull
Mrs. Phebe Coan formerly wife of Joseph Hull has her afore made application for this pension was suspended for the [illegible] of some additional proof of her marriage with Joseph Hull which [illegible] Allen [illegible] is supplied in the affidavit hrewith set, by reference to the family [illegible] of Joseph Hull
I believe there [illegible] a difficulty aboist the authority of Massachusets to  [illegible] for the [illegible] that Joseph Hull [illegible] to the [illegible] of the [illegible] of Pension in your office will show the difficuties in the way I have not that [illegible] before me. I have understood that this last difficulty had been supplied in some cases like this and is nit [illegible] in the [illegible]
If this or any other difficulties are in the way if your honor will be kind enough to inform miss Mrs Allen will endeaver to have [illegible]
Mrs. Allen is connected with ine by beeing the wife of my Fathers brother but I have no intent in the claim. Is was quite incon,, for him to go before any other Magistiale. 
To the loom of Petition

[signed] 
Very Respectfully, 
Geo. W. Allen
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March 21 1853
Appd. of Phebe Coan decd. formerly widow of Joseph Hull. 
NY
Act 4th July 1830
Geo. W. Allen
Mendon
N. York
Mendon NY
March 19
Commissions of Pensions
Washington City
D.C.