Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 19850, for Ephraim Hyde, Vermont
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(8-1776)

SERVICE
Vt.

Hyde, Ephriam
Rebecca

NUMBER
W. 19850.
B.l. Wt. 362-160-55

CONTENTS
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8474
11990 New York
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Ephraim Hyde of St. Lawrence in the State of N. York who was a Private in the Compy commanded by Captain Comstock of the _____ Commanded by _____ in the Vermont
line for 9 months

Inscribed on the Roll of N. York at the rate of 30 Dollars per annum to
commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 6th day of May 1833 and sent J.L. Rupel Canton

Arrears to the 4th of Mar 33 $60
Semi-ant. allowance ending 4 Sep 33  15
____
$75

Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832.

Recorded by L. Stiles Clerk
Book C Vol. 4 Page 21
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Act March 3
213086  Sept 20/35

Rebecca Hyde wid of Ephraim Hyde

Capt Comstock
Col ___

Ent ___
Dis ___

Rev War

Pension sent Albany Agy $30
Ny Feb 48-2707
Al: 16 [illegible] July 27/56
Boynton

S. Lee Bennett
Present

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Vol H 2-177
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[left side]
Duplicate certif issued Aug 10/49, and sent to Freeman Hyde Morristown St. Lawrence Co
N.Y.
Reported
Jany 3/49

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2767
New York Albany
Rebecca Hyde widow of Ephraim Hyde Vt. who served in the Revolutionary war as a private

Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 30 Dollars ___ Cents per annum, to commence on
the 4th day of March, 1848.

Certificate of Pension issued the 3 day of Jany 1819 and sent to Herman Hyde, Morristown
St. Lawrence Co. N.Y.
Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act February 2, 1848, Page 84 Vol. 4
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In the matter of
Ephraim Hyde
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Declaration in order
to obtain the benefit of
the act of Congress passed
June 7, 1832

11990

admd
9 mo pri
30$
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Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7. 1832
State of New York
County of St Lawrence: 
On this twenty fifth day of September 1832 personally appeared in open Court before the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas of the aforesaid County of St Lawrence now sitting Ephraim Hyde a resident of the Term of Morristown in the County of St Lawrence and State of New York, aged sixty nine years and ten months, 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 7, 1832. - That he entered the service of the United States and served as herein stated. He was born in the Town Stratford in the County of Fairfield in the State of Connecticut on the 29th day of October 1762. He has a record of his age in his family Bible. In the last days of February or the first days of March 1781, at the town of Manchester in the State
Vermont he inlisted as a private at Vermont troops raised for local defence for the term of nine
months, in a company under Captain Daniel Comstock of Sunderland, Lieutenant James Lewis of
Manchester, and Lieutenant David Dimick Pownal. the company had no ensign. His company marched to the Fort in Pittsford and was there stationed as a guard nine months after serving this Term he was discharged at Pittsford in the last days of November or the first days in December 1781 but he didn't receive a written discharge. During this time there was, about four or five weeks, another company stationed the same fort under the command of Captain White
whose subalterns were Lieutenants Fay and Hall. Col. Fletcher whose quarters were at Castleton had command of a Regiment in that quarter. He thinks there were two or these companies stationed at Castleton during this time. He has no written evidence of his service, and he knows of no witnesses whose testimony he can procure to prove said service. He is well acquainted with Richard W. Coleman Esquire Supervisor of the aforesaid Town of Morristown, Jacob
Ford Esquire of the same place justice of the peace
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also with Rev Joel Emmis a clergyman of the said Town of Hammond in the said County of St. Lawrence who can testify to his character and a belief in the truth of his statement that he resides so far from the place of the session of the Court that it is very difficult for him to procure the personal attendance of the said witnesses - After the close of the Revolutionary war he resided in the said Town of Manchester about two years, when he removed to Jericho in the County of Chittenden and State of Vermont, in which place and in the adjoining town of Essex he resided until about four years ago when he removed to Morristown aforesaid where he has since resided and now resides. He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and declares that his name under the pension roll of the agency of any state.
Ephraim Hyde [signature]

Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid
H C Law Clerk

I, Joel Emmis a clergyman residing in the Town of Hammond in the aforesaid County of St. Lawrence hereby certify that I am well acquainted with Ephraim Hyde, who has subscribed and sworn to the above declarations that he sustains the character of a man of integrity and veracity; that I believe him to be sixty nine years of age as he states; and from that I believe his foregoing statement is in every respect true; that I am not acquainted with the opinion of his immediate neighbors as far as to state that such opinion may be.
Joel Emmis [signature]

Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid,
H C Law Clerk

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 named applicant was a revolution. soldier and served as he states. And the
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Court further certifies that it appears to them that the certificate of deposition which follows as annexed

St. Lawrence County
Richard W. Colfax and Jacob Ford of the town of Morristown and County aforesaid being duly
depose and say. - That they have been acquainted with Ephraim Hyde about four years that they believe him to be of the age he represents and that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a revolutionary soldier and that they concur in that opinion and further say not
Richard W. Colfax
Jacob Ford [signatures]

Sworn & subscribed Before me this 22nd day of Sept. 1832
Thos Hill Justice of

was taken subscribed and sworn to by Richard W. Colfax a resident of the said Town of Morristown
and the supervisor of the said Town, and by Jacob Ford a justice of the peace of the said town and
Counsellor at Law before Thomas Hill a justice of the peace of the said Town of Morristown and that they are credible persons whose statement is entitled to credit. It is also shown to the said Court that it would be very inconvenient on the said applicant to procure the personal attendance
of his neighbor as witnesses; and the Court further certifies that the said Joel Emmis who
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has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman residing in the Town of Hammond in the aforesaid County of St. Lawrence, and his statement is entitled to credit; and further that it appears to the said court that after the foregoing declaration was made and signed by the said applicant, the annexed deposition was received by him from Vermont, that the same is in the hand writing of David Russell who appears to the satisfaction of the said Court to have been a
Justice of the peace residing in the said Town of Burlington in the State of Vermont, who is a man of undoubted character, and it appears to the said Court that although the said deposition is [illegible], the facts therein stated are entitled to credit.

Alvin C Law Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of the aforesaid County of St. Lawrence do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Ephraim Hyde for a Pension 

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of my office this 26th day of September 1832
A C Law clk
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BOUNTY LAND.
ACT OF 3d March 1855.
Claim (No. ___ )
OF Rebecca Hyde

21808

C. W. BENNETT,
ATTORNEY.
H. Corner of 11th street,
WASHINGTON, D. C.
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State of New York
County of St Lawrence
On this twenty fourth day of July A. D. 1855, before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace
duly authorized by law to administer oaths within and for the County and State aforesaid personally appeared Rebecca Hyde aged 86 years, a resident of Morristown in the County of St. Lawrence and State of New York who being duly sworn according to law, declares that she is the widow of Ephraim Hyde deceased who was a private in the company commanded by Captain Comstock in the regiment _____ commanded by _____ in the War of the Revolution.

That her husband entered the service at _____ about the _____ day of _____ A. D. 18 __; for the term of _____ and continued in actual service in said War, for the term of _____ and was honorably discharged at _____ on the __ day of _____ A.D.18 __: as will appear more particularly upon reference to deponents claim for a Pension on file in the Pension Office and upon which she was placed upon the pension list at the rate of $30-- fee year, payable to her at the agency
in Albany for the State of New York of which pension deponent is still in receipt,

She further states that she was married to the said Ephraim Hyde in Jericho State of Vermont on the 17th day of January A.D. 1791 by one Jonathan Hulburt a Justice of the Peace, and that her name before her said marriage was Rebecca Hurlburt that her husband died at Morristown on the third day of May A. D. 1836, and that she is his widow

And she further states there is no public record of her marriage - and that there is a private record which was taken out of the family Bible and sent to the Pension Office with papers above mentioned: That she cannot file herewith the Certificate of Discharge for the reason that she has none in her possession. In addition to the above described actual service she claims for _____ miles from _____ at which he was enlisted, to _____ where he was mustered into service, and for _____ miles from _____ at which he was discharged _____to the said place of his enrolment.

She makes this declaration for the purpose of obtaining the _____ Bounty Land to which she may be entitled on account of said service, and mileage under the act passed 3d March 1855. She also declares  she has not received a Bounty for Warrant Land, under this or any other Act of Congress, nor made any application therefore 

She hereby appoints C. W. BENNETT, of Washington, D. C. her true and lawful Attorney with power of substitution to prosecute this her claim for land, to receive the Certificate of Warrant when issued, and to do all other acts necessary and proper in the premises.
Rebecca X Hyde [her mark]
Witness Henry Hooker
E. W. White

Sworn to and subscribed before me, on the day and year first above mentioned and I hereby certify that I know the said deponent Rebecca Hyde and believe her to be as is above stated, and that she is of the age above stated; and further that I am not interested in this her claim as Attorney or otherwise.
Henry Hooker Justice of the peace

State of New York
County of St. Lawrence
On this 19th day of September A.D. 185_ personally appeared before the subscriber a Justice of the Peace, in and for the County aforesaid, duly authorized to administer oaths, _____ a resident of said County, to me well known as a credible witness, and who, being by me first duly sworn that he is acquainted with Mrs.  _____, the above named applicant for Bounty
Land that he has known her for _____ years last past, that he has examined her family record-- that he believes the same to be genuine-- that it is contained in a book purporting to be the "_____" and printed in the year _____ and that the said record, as far as re-
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relates to the marriage of the said applicant and the soldier above named, and of his death is as follows, which is an exact copy of the same:  and that the said deponent is not interested in the claim.
Subscribed and sworn to, the day and year first above written, and I certify that I am in no manner interested.
Justice of the Peace.

State of New York
County of St Lawrence
On this twenty fourth day of July A.D. 1855 personally appeared before me the undersigned a Justice of the Peace in and for said County Henry P Coonradt and Major Lamphear who are to me well known, and who are credible witnesses, and who be by me duly sworn, depose and say that Mrs. Rebecca Hyde the above applicant for a Bounty Land that they have known her for twenty-five years last past. They were acquainted with Ephraim Hyde her late husband, having known him for several years previous to his death; that they, the said Ephraim Hyde
and Rebecca Hyde lived together as husband and wife, and were reputed so to be. That deponents never heard the fact of their marriage disputed or questioned. That the said Ephraim Hyde died in the year of 1836; and the said Rebecca Hyde has been since that day and still is reputed to be his widow which deponents believe to be the fact. That she has never married since her husbands death, and still is his widow, and that her husband was the identical man mentioned as a  soldier in the declaration above, and further that they were present and saw the said Rebecca Hyde execute the foregoing affidavit making her mark to the foregoing declaration and makin oath thereto in due form of law, and further, that they, the deponents, reside in the county aforesaid
Witness Henry Hooker
H P Coonradt
Major Lamphier

Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 24th day of July A.D. 1855
Henry Hooker
Justice of the Peace

State of New York
County of St Lawrence

I Hereby Certify, that Henry Hooker Esq. before whom the foregoing affidavits and Power of Attorney were made and acknowledged, and who has thereto subscribed his name, was at the  time of so doing a Justice of the Peace in and for the County aforesaid, duly commissioned and sworn, and that his signature thereto are genuine.
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the County
Court for the county aforesaid this 19th day of September 1853
Symance H Ingalls dep Clerk of Co Court
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State of New York
St Lawrence County ⎬
Rebecca Hyde of Morristown in said County being sworn saith that at the late December Term of Common Pleas in said County she made a declaration for a pension under the
act of July 7th 1838 as Widow of Ephraim Hyde deceased, that in her said declaration she referred to the Record of her marriage with the said Ephraim Hyde of contained in a Bible at home and the further saith that the annexed leaves contain such records as she referred to in such declaration, and they are the only record which she has of such marriage and of which she has any knowledge that said records were contained in the Bible which she has had for a great many years, and are in the hand writing partly of the said Ephraim and partly of her said son Martin as she stated in the said declaration that she has torn such leaves out of the said Bible and hereunto annexed the same
Rebecca X Hyde her mark [signature]

Sworn this 1st day of January 1841 before me
Chas Richardson
Justice Peace
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St. Lawrence County Ss 
I Alvin E Low surely certify that Charles Richardson before whom the foregoing affidavit of Rebecca Hyde purports to have been taken was at the date thereof a Justice of the Peace in & for said County and that his signature thereto is in his own proper hand writing with which I am well acquainted

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said County this twenty fifth day of January 1841
A E Low Clk
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Blessing to those that fear God. MALACHI.  The Study of the law recommended

16 Then they that feared the LORD spake often one to another; and the LORD hearkened and heard it: and a book of remembrance was written before him for them that feared the LORD, and that thought upon his name.

17 And they shall be mine, saith the LORD of hosts, in that day when I make up my jewels; and I will spare them, as a man spareth his own son that serveth him.

18 Then shall ye return, and discern between the righteous and the wicked; between him that serveth God and him that serveth him not.

CHAP IV.
1 God's judgment on the wicked, and his blessing on the good. He exhorteth to the study of the law, 5 and telleth of Elijah's coming, and office.
FOR, behold, the day cometh that shall burn as an oven; and all the proud, yea, all that do wickedly, shall be stubble: and the day that cometh shall burn them up saith the LORD of hosts, that it shall leave them neither root nor branch.

2 But unto you that fear my name shall the Sun of righteousness arise with healing in his wings; like and ye shall go forth, and grow up as calves of the itall.

3 And ye shall tread down the wicked; for they shall be as ashes under the soles of your feet in the day that I shall do  this, faith the LORD of hosts.

4 Remember ye the law of Moses my servant which I commanded unto him in Horeb for all Israel, with the statutes and judgments.

5 Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and dreadful day of 
the LORD.

6 And he shall turn the heart of the fathers to the children, and the heart of the children to their fathers, lest I come and smite the earth with a curse.

The END of the OLD TESTAMENT

I was born in the year 1765 Rebecca my wife was born the year 1769. October 29 die in the year of our Lord. May the 3. 1836  June the 1 day

We was married in January the 3 the year of our Lord one thousand 791 in the 29 th & 23 years of our ages

Martin was born November the 22, 1791
David was born February the 8th 1793
Abram was born October the 22 1794
Pary was born June the 28th 1797
Abel was born July the 15th 1799
[illegible] was Born August the 4th 1831
Minerva was Born may the 12th 1803
[illegible]ania and was born February the 23d 1805
Heman was born April the 4th 1807 died October 10th in tenth year of his age
Freeman was Born May the 9th 1810
Norman was born May the 26th 1811 Died June th 8th 1841
Amarilla was born June the 1813
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[Book of Malachi CHAP II and CHAP III verses 1-15}
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No. 11990
Ephraim Hyde

27 Sep 1832
27 Dec 1832

1414.16
John Leslie Russell
Canton
St. Lawrence Co.
NY

P185
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No. 11990

BRIEF in the case of Ephriam Hyde of Morristown, County of St Lawrence 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? Sixty nine years 69
4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed.
Period.
Enlisted March In 1781

Duration of Service.
Years, Months, Days.
9 months

Rank.
As a private

Names of General and Field Officers
under whom he served.
Gen.
Capt Danl Comstock compy Vermont troops, 
Lieut James Lewis & David Dimmick

5. In what battles was he engaged? [illegible]

6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Manchester Vermont
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7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? By Traditionary evidence

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

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

Chaz Wilson Examining Clerk
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Declaration
In order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress of the 7th July 1838, entitled "An act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows"

State of New York
St. Lawrence County
On this fifteenth day of December A.D. 1840 personally appeared before the Judge of the Court of Common Pleas in and for said County, being a Court of Record held at the Court House in the town of Canton in said County, Rebecca Hyde a resident of the town of Morristown in the said County of St. Lawrence aged Seventy one years on the first day of June
1840, who being first duly sworn, according to law doth on her oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provisions made by the act of Congress passed July 7 1838, entitled "An act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows" that she is the widow of Ephraim Hyde who was a private in the war of the Revolution, that her said husband performed services in the Revolutionary War for which services he drew a pension under the act of June 7. 1832 of about thirty dollars per annum. That she always understood from her said
husband in his life time, that he enlisted at or near Manchester in the State of Vermont and served about nine months
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she cannot recollect much about the services which he represented to her frequently that he had performed nor the name of the officers under whom he served except that she understood the name of a captain under whom he performed some service was Comstock, but for the particular information as to the said services this declarant refers the department to the proof and papers of her said husband on file in his application for his pension.

She further declares that she was married to the said Ephraim Hyde on the third day of January in the year one thousand seven hundred and ninety one, that her husband the aforesaid Ephraim
Hyde died on the 3rd day of May 1836. That she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service, but the marriage took place previous to the first of January seventeen hundred and ninety four viz: at the time above stated. she further saith that they were married by one Jonathan Castle Esq. a Justice of the Peace in the town of Jericho in the State of Vermont at the house of the said
Justice that he brother Moses B. Hurlburt was present at the wedding, who is now living and whose affidavit
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is hereunto annexed and she does not know of another person living who was present at the wedding. The further saith that she and her said husband resided at Jericho a few years after they were married, when their two oldest children, Martin & David were born, and they then removed into the town of Essex rear by when they resided until about twelve years ago when they came into the said town of Morristown in this state where they both resided until her said husband
died as aforesaid and where she now resides. that soon after their marriage as aforesaid her said husband made a record thereof in a small bible which he had and which is kept for several years,  as well as the birth of themselves as she now believes and of several of their children, when living in Essex, and she believes nearly or [illegible] thirty years ago, her said husband bought a large Bible into which he commenced drawing off the said Record from his said small Bible, and he drew
of the record of their births and then she believes her oldest son Martin Copied the remaining part the said Record into the said lay bible at this same time including the said
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Record of their marriage, that the said Bible containing such record is now she believes at the house of her son Freeman in Morristown, with whom she resides, that she did not know as
it was necessary to have such Records presented to the Court and did not bring them with her, but she intends to have them annexed to this declaration to be sent to the Pension Office

That she has had twelve children by her said husband two of whom are dead and the remaining ten she believes are now living. That the following are the names of her said
children, viz, Martin, David, Ephraim, Polly, Abel, Wolcott, Minerva, Roxana, Herman (now
deceased) Freeman, Norman (now deceased) and Amarilla
Rebecca X Hyde her mark [signature]

Sworn & subscribed this 15th day of December 1840 before me in open Court
Alvin C Low clk

St. Lawrence County Clerks Office
I Alvin C Low Clerk of said County hereby certify that the above named Rebecca Hyde appeared in open Court this fifteenth day December 1820 before the Judge of said Court the same being a Court of Record and sworn and subscribed the foregoing declaration and that the same, and the annexed affidavit of [illegible] Hurlburt  were satisfactory to said court [illegible]

whereof I have hereunto set my hand and of the seal of said County this 15th day of December  1865.
A C Low Clerk
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Rev. and 1812
War Section.
November 18, 1926

Mrs. Gordon Miller
2565 Grand Concourse
New York City

Madam:
I have to advise you from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim W. 19850, it appears that Ephraim Hyde was born October 29, 1782 or 1763 in Stratford, Fairfield County,
Connecticut.

He enlisted at Manchester, Vermont in February or March 1781 and served nine months in Captain Daniel Comstock's Company, Colonel Samuel Fletcher's Vermont Regiment.

He was allowed pension on his application executed September 25, 1832, while a resident
of Morristown, St. Lawrence County, New York. He died there May 3, 1836.

Soldier married January 3, 1791 at Jericho, Vermont, Rebecca Hurlburt or Hulburt, she was born
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June 1, 1769.
She was allowed pension on her application executed December 15, 1840, while a resident of
Morristown, New York

Children-
Martin born November 22, 1791
David born February 8, 1793
Ephraim born October 22, 1794
Polly born June 28. 1797
Abel born July 15, 1799
Wolcott born August 4, 1801
Minerva born May 12, 1803
Roxana born February 23, 1805
Heman or Herman born April 4, 1807 died October 10 in his second year
Freeman born May 9, 1810
Norman born May 26, 1811 Died June 8, 1811
Amarilla born June 2, 1813

In 1848 Ozias Huntington Ogdensburg, New York, stated that he married a daughter of Rebecca Hyde, but did not state the name of his wife.

Respectfully,
WINFIELD SCOTT
Commissioner.
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Rev WIDOW, &c.
File No. 19850

Rebecca Hyde
Wid of
Ephraim Hyde
Pri Rev War
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Act: Feb. 22d /48
Index:--Vol. A, Page 362
{Arrangement of 1870.}

[sideays in left margin]
1926 Nov 18 Hist to Mrs. Gordon Miller AWF
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36823

Rev Army
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[envelope]
Hon.J. Minot
Comr of Pensions
Pension Office

[sideways]
Add'l Evidence Act 1855
215086
Rebecca Hyde

Boynton
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2929
New York
Albany

Rebecca Hyde widow of Ephraim Hyde who was a private in the Vermont troops

Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 30 Dollars _____ Cents per annum, to commence on
the 4th day of March, 1843.

Certificate of Pension issued the 27th day of November and sent to Pensioner Morristown N. York

{Act of March 3, 1843.}
Recorded in Book A Vol. 1 Page 118
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Albany
New York 6039

Rebecca Hyde widow of Ephraim Hyde, decd, who was a pensioner under the Act of 7 June, 1832 and who died on the 3d of May, 1836. of St Lawrence in the State of N. York who was a private in the compy commanded by Captain Comstock of the regt commanded by Col. Fisher in the Vt. State troops line for 9 months pri

Inscribed on the Roll of Albany at the rate of 30 Dollars Cents per annum
commence on the 4th day of March, 1836.

Certificate of Pension issued the 11th day of Feby 1841 and sent to Hon John Fine House of Representatives

Arrears to the 4th of March, 1841 $145:00
Semi-annual allowance ending to May 5,00
_____
$150.00

Act July 7, 1838.
Recorded by S. A. Elliot Clerk
Book A Vol 2 Page 83

[right column]
Letter to Alby agent and Hon R H Gillet Apr 8 1841

[stamp]
THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF THE UNITED STATES
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Albany Ephraim Hyde act June 7th 1832 to what time paid? VL

Pd to 4 March 1836 JH
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[envelope]
2767
N. To
[stamp]
DEAD LETTER OFFICE  P.O. DEPT

[sideways]
Pension Office Official Business
J.L. Edward
by J.G. Berit

Freeman Hyde
Morristown
New Jersey
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[envelope]
Pension Office Official Business
J.L. Edward
by J.G. Berit

Freeman Hyde
Morristown
New Jersey

[sideways]
2767
N. To
[stamp]
DEAD LETTER OFFICE P.O. DEPT
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Daniel Stearns of Burlington in the County of Chittenden and State of Vermont, being duly sworn according to law, on his oath declares that Ephraim Hyde was a Soldier of the revolution and served with him in the same company and regiment, to wit, in Capt. Daniel Comstock's Company and Col. Samuel Fletcher's Regiment. we enlisted and both remained in said service nine months, were discharged the first of December 1781
Daniel Stearns [signature]

Stae of Vermont
Chittenden County
Burlington September 4, 1832
I hereby certify that Daniel Stearns personally appeared and made solemn oath that the
above deposition by him subscribed contains the whole truth and nothing but truth.
Before
David Russell Justice Peace
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Jericho January 2nd 1841

I John Lyman Town Clerk of Jericho Chittenden County & State of Vermont say that I have made full search among the records in my Office for evidence of the marriage of Rebecca Hurlburt with Ephraim Hyde & find no such record 
John Lyman

Sworn and Subscribed to before me this 4th day of Jany 1841
Erastus Field J Peace

State of Vermont
Chittenden County. ss. 
I William Noble Clerk of Chittenden County Court do hereby certify that Erastus Field, before & by whom the foregoing affidavit of John Lyman was made, taken & certified is a Justice of the Peace within & for the County of Chittenden, a resident citizen of Jericho aforesaid duly commissioned and sworn, & that his name thereto subscribed is I believe his own genuine signature.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the Seal of said Court at Burlington in said County this 9th day of January A.D. 1841.
William Noble
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Payment to be made at Albany
Thos W. Olcott Esq. Agent for paying Pensioners, in the Agency of New York

Payable on the 4th September and 4th March

Recorded in the Pension Office on the Roll of Pensioners under act February
2d, 1848, Page 84 Vol. 4
Geo. Jenkins Clerk.
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WAR DEPARTMENT.
WIDOW'S PENSION.
I certify that in conformity with the act of February 2, 1848, Rebecca Hyde widow of Ephraim Hyde,
who was a private in the revolutionary war, is inscribed on the pension list at the rate of thirty
dollars per annum, commencing on the 4th of March, 1848, and continuing for life, unless she should again marry; in which case the Pension is not payable after the time of such marriage.

Given at the War Office of the United States this 3d day of January one thousand eight hundred and forty nine
Examined and countersigned, 
JL Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions.
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[envelope]
Apl 8 1841
Rebecca Hyde
N York


[sideways]
free
J L Edwards
Washington DC
Com Pensions
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Ogdensburgh April 1. 1841

J.L. Edwards Esq.
Commissioner of Pensions,

Sir
George N Seymour of this place, as the friend & Agent of Rebecca Hyde, a widow pensioner sent to her Attorney in Albany her power of Atty to draw her pension up to the 4th of March last. The Agent says the papers all all in due form, but that he has not received her name from you with instructions to pay. Will you be good enough to look at this case & if it has not been done, send on her name to the Agent at Albany
Your obt Sevt
Seal
R.H. Gillet
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Washington Oct 4, 1848

Sir,
Your response to the enclosed papers of Rebecca Hyde, you are requested to enclose to
Mr.  Freeman Hyde of Morristown, St. Lawrence County N. Y.

Your obt sevt
R H Gillet

J. L. Edwards
Commissioner
of Pensions
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H of Rep
Feb 5 1841

Dear Sir,
I am requested to hand you the enclosed pension papers of Mrs. Hyde and to  beg your early attention to them
Yours [illegible]
John Fine

J L Edwards Esq
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J L Edwards Esq
Com. of Pens.
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7574
Rebeca Hyde
Act July 7. 1838

Married 3 January 1791
Husband died 3d May 1836
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Pension to commence 4 May 1836
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Col Fletcher Vermont state Troops
Capt Comstock 

Admitted
Private 9 months
$30-

Hon John Fine
House Reps
NY
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State of New York, St. Lawrence County, town of Morristown S.S.

Personally appeared before me Henry Hooker a Justice of the peace in and for said
County. Freeman Hyde of said town and County who being by me duly sworn according to
law, deposes and says, that his mother Rebecca Hyde, has formerly drawn a pension under the act of Congress passed the 14th June 1844, and that she made a declaration for the purpose of obtaining a pension under the act of the 2nd of February 1846. and forwarded the same to R.H. Gillet Esq. Washington, and this deponent further say, that he is informed and verily believes that a certificate for a pension for his Mother Rebecca Hyde, was mailed to his address by R. H. Gilles Esqr of Washington sometime in the month of January last which said pension certificate has not been received by this deponent or the said Rebeca Hyde, therefore prays the department to issue & forward to his address another pension certificate and further saith not.
Freeman Hyde  {signature]

Sworn & Subscribed before me this 30th day of July 1849

Henry Hooker
Justice of the peace
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State of New York
St Lawrence County 

I, Alvin C Low Clerk of the said County of St Lawrence do hereby certify that Thomas Hill whose name appears subscribed to the annexed certificate of Richard W Colfax and Jacob Ford and before whom the same appears to have been sworn to and subscribed was at the time and date of the said certificate and still is a Justice of the Peace in and for the said County of Same duly Elected and Sworn, and that I am acquainted with the hand writing of the said Justice of the Peace and verily believe that his signature to the said Certificate is genuine

I also certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Ephraim Hyde for a Pension

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of Office at Canton this 8 day
of February 1833

A C Low Clk
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Washington
May 24, 1856

Hon. J. Minot
Com of Pensions 

Sir
On the 27th Sept. last I filed in your office the application for Land Bounty under act of 3d March 1855 of Rebecca Hyde claiming as a Revolutionary Pensioner. I am advised that Mrs.
Hyde is sick and not expected to live, and and am requested to ask that her warrant may be issued. I have not been advised of the No. of the claim. Mrs. Hyde is a resident of New York
and a pensioner on the Albany roll.
Very Respectfully
your Obt Sevt
C.W. Bennett
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Declaration of
Rebecca Hyde, for
Widows Pension


[sideways]
duly authorized by law to administer oaths
[illegible]
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State of New York
St. Lawrence County ss 
On the twenty eighth day of September 1848, personally appeared before the undersigned James C Barter a Justice of the Peace in and for said County Rebecca Hyde, a resident of the town of Morristown in said County in the eightieth, (80) year of her age, who being by me first duly sworn according to law doth on her oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress passed on the 2d February 1848 granting pensions to widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary War: That she is the widow of Ephraim Hyde, who was a private in the army of the Revolution - that she cannot remember the regiment or corps to which he was attached, but thinks he belonged to the Vermont troops that the Captain under whom he served was named Comstock, and lived in the town of Charlotte, near Burlington, Vermont many years - that declarant's husband drew a pension for his revolutionary service of thirty dollars per annum - that declarant and her husband, Ephraim Hyde, removed from the town of Essex, Vermont some nineteen or twenty years since, to Morristown, where she now resides -  that her said husband drew his pension after removing to Morristown - That the declarant received a widows pension under the act of 17th June 1844, of thirty dollars per annum - that declarant's husband died twelve years ago the third day of May last. And the
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Declarant further declares that she is still a Widow
Rebecca X Hyde her mark [signature]

Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year above written, before
J. C. Barter
Justice of the Peace

State of of New York
St.. Lawrence County
Ozias Huntington of the Village of Ogdensburgh being duly sworn says that he is 35 years of age that he married a daughter of Mrs Rebecca Hyde, who was now present and made the declaration herein before made that he heard the said declaration read to the said Declarant, Rebecca Hyde, and saw her take the oath there above certified by the Justice whose name is above subscribed-- that he has known the said Rebecca some 11 or 12 years that she is and has been for about that period, the widow of Ephraim Hyde, also reputed to have been a Soldier in the Revolution, and before his decease a pensioner of the United States - that the said Rebecca has been reputed in the family to have been a pensioner under recent laws of the United States that deponent has never lived in the same family with said Rebecca, nor more distant than some 15 miles from her residence since his marriage with her daughter - and that said
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Rebecca is a person of remarkably sound mind
Ozias Huntington [signature]

Subscribed and sworn before me the 28th day of September 1848
J.C. Barter 
Jusice of the Peace

State of New York
St. Lawrence County ss ⎬
James Barter, a Justice of the in and for the County aforesaid, residing in the village of Ogdensburgh in said County, have the most satisfactory evidence that Mrs. Rebecca Hyde, who has this day made her declaration, on oath before me to enable her to avail herself of the benefit of the act of Congress of 2d February 1848, granting pensions to widow of persons who served in the Revolutionary war, is the identical person who drew a pension under the previous act or acts of Congress, as the widow of Ephraim Hyde a revolutionary soldier and which satisfactory evidence in the affidavit here above made of Ozias Huntington, a respectable citizen of the Village of Ogdensburgh, with whom I am personally well acquainted, and whose
statements. I certify, are entitled to full credit and belief. And I certify that the said Rebecca Hyde made her mark for a signature, being too infirm to write
J. C. Barter
Justice of the Peace
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Office of the Solicitor of the Treasury
October 4th 1848

I hereby certify that you well acquainted with J. C. Barter whose signature in his own hand writing is added to the jurats in the within three affidavits & personally know that he is an acting Justice of the Peace in & for the County of St. Lawrence in the State of New York & duly authorized to administer oaths
N H Grant Solicitor

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tion 
Hyde, for
Pension
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7574
In the matter of Rebecca Hyde
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application for pension under Act of July 7 '38
No 7574
1791

Hon. John Fine H of R
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St. Lawrence County SS; 
Moses B. Hurlbert of the town of Morristown in said County being sworn saith that he is brother of the above named declarant Rebecca Hyde, that he resided in Jericho in the State of Vermont at the time of her marriage with the said Ephraim Hyde and he has for some years past resided near his said sister in Morristown and he has always been intimately acquainted with her and her family and was well acquainted with her said husband, and he believes the facts stated by her in her said declaration are truly stated. He further saith that he was present at the wedding and saw his said sister and the said Ephraim Hyde married by the said Jonathan Castle Esq Justice of the Peace, that he well recollects the circumstances of said marriage and believe, it was in the month of January and he thinks in the year by her stated in her said declaration
being 1791. that the said Ephraim Hyde died on the 3rd day of May 1836 and the said Rebecca Hyde has remained his widow ever since 
Moses Hurlbut [signature]

Sworn this 15th day of December 1840 before me
Benjamin G. Baldwin
Justice Peace

I certify Just that the above named Moses B. Hurlburt is known to me to be a person of good character for truth & veracity
Dec. 15. 1840
Benjamin G. Baldwin J.P.
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St. Lawrence County
Clerks Office
I, Alvin C Low Clerk of said County hereby certify that Benjamin G Baldwin before whom the within affidavit of Moses B. Hurlburt was taken was a Justice of the Peace of said County
at the date thereof and that his signature to the Jurat is his own proper handwriting, with which I am acquainted

Given under my hand and the seal of said County this 17th day of December 1840
A.C. Low Clk
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[envelope]
[postmark]
MORRISTOWN NY
FEB 14

Ny
Mar 3 1843
R. Hyde
$30 per ann

To the Pensioner at Morristown N.Y.

[sideways]
free

J. L. Edwards Esq.
Commissioner of Pensions 
Washington D.C.
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State of New York
St Lawrence County
On the first day of June 1843 personally appeared before me the undersigned Erastus W. White a Justice of the Peace in and for the said County Rebecca Hyde a resident in Morristown in said County aged Seventy four years who being sworn according to law
doth on her Oath makes the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress passed on the 3d day of March 1843 granting pensions to Widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary war

That she is the widow of Ephraim Hyde who was a soldier of the army of the Revolution and
served as she believes in Capt Comstock Company the Regiment she does not recollect, and that the annual amount of the pension which she received under the act of the 7th July 1838
was thirty dollars - she further declares that she is still a widow-
Rebecca X Hyde her mark [signature]

Sworn & Subscribed on the day and year above written before me & I do certify that the said Rebecca Hyde is personally known to me - and that she makes her mark in consequence of not being able to write-
E. W. White
Justice of the Peace
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State of New York
St Lawrence County
I G.B. Eastman acting Clerk of the County of St Lawrence do hereby certify that Erastus W. White Esquire before whom the foregoing declaration of Rebecca Hyde purports to have been subscribed and sworn was at the time of taking said declaration a Justice of the Peace in and for the said County duly elected and qualified & further that I am well acquainted with the hand writing of the said Justice of the Peace and verily believe that the signature to the certificate
of the said declaration is genuine.

In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of the said County this 13th day of July 1813
G B. Eastman
Acting Clk
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In the matter of Ephraim Hyde App for a pension

Deposition of Daniel Stearns
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State of Vermont
County of Chittenden ss: 
On this thirtieth day of January 1833 personally appeared before me David Russell a Justice of the Peace of the aforesaid County of Chittenden Daniel Stearns to me well known and being first duly sworn according to Law on his oath deposes and says that he resides in the Town of Burlington in the aforesaid County of Chittenden; that he is seventy one years of age
and was in the year 1781 a soldier of the Revolution serving in the Vermont Troops; that he was stationed as a guard in Captain Daniel Comstock's company in Col. Samuel Fletcher's regiment at Pittsford Fort in the said State of Vermont from the first days in March to the 1st day of December 1781, and that he is well acquainted with Ephraim Hyde formerly of Manchester in the State of Vermont afterwards a resident of the Town of Jericho and
Essex in the said State of Vermont and now resident of the Town of Morristown in the State of  New York, and knew him well in the time of the revolutionary war; that the said Ephraim Hyde enlisted with this deponent under the aforesaid Captain about the 1 day of March 1781 and said in the same company with this deponent until the 1st day of December 1781, nine months being the Term of enlistment, and were both discharged at the same time on the day last aforesaid but did not receive any written discharges
Daniel Stearns [signature]

Sworn to and subscribed before me the day and year aforesaid
David Russell Justice Peace
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State of Vermont
Chittenden County. 
I the before named Justice of the Peace before whom the foregoing deposition was taken and subscribed by the said Daniel Stearns do certify that I am well acquainted with the said Daniel Stearns and that he sustains a fair character for honesty and veracity and in my opinion his statement is entitled to full credit. Done the day and year aforesaid
David Russell Justice Peace

State of Vermont
Chittenden County ss. I Nathan B Maswell Clerk of the aforesaid County of Chittenden do certify that the before named David Russell before whom the foregoing deposition appears to have been taken was at the time of taking the same a justice of the peace of the said County of Chittenden duly qualified, and that I am well acquainted with his hand writing, and that in my opinion his signatures to the said deposition and the foregoing certificate are genuine.

In testimony whereof I have hereto set my hand and affixed my seal of office this thirtieth day of January 1833
Nathan B Maswell
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2565 Grand Concourse
New York City

U.S. Commissioner of Pensions
Washington, D.C.

Dear Sir
Will you kindly inform me regarding Ephraim Samuel Hyde, who I am told was pensioned after the American Revolution. After his death his wife Rebecca Hurlbert Hyde
received the pension

Ephriam Samuel Hyde was born October 29, 1762 in Stratford Connecticut and died May 3, 1836 in Morristown, New York

I am desirous of becoming a member of the Daughters of the American
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Revolution and any information I receive will be of great value.
Very truly yours
Hazel Huntington Miller
(Mrs Gordon Miller)

September 19, 1926.

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US PENSION OFFICE
F SEP 22 1926