Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 33321, Zibeon Hooker, Continental Mass.
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SERVICE-----------------------------NUMBER
Continental------- Hooker Zeban---S33321    

BL Wtq25-200-Lieut
Issued Nov 6. 1795 to
Jeremiah Hill assignee
no papers
name recorded as Zeban Hooker
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6453
Massachusetts
Zibeon Hooker 4
of Newton in the state of Masstts
who was a Lieut in the regiment commanded by 
Colonel Putnam of the Masstts
?e, for the term of ? years ?
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Notification sent to Abraham Biglow Esq 
Oct 13 1820 Cambridge Mass

written vertically on right side of documentation
Let to A. Bradfor Jan 19, 1841
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Zibeon Hooker
645

Jan 19
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COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS
MIDDLESEX ss.
     At the Circuit Court of Common Pleas for the Middle Circuit, begun and holden at Concord, within and for the County of Middlesex, on the second Monday of June A.D. 1820    

Before the Hon. SAMUEL DANA, esquire, Chief Justice and WILLIAM WETMORE and
STEPHEN MINOT Esquires,} Associate Justices of said court.

In open Court here being a Court of Record for said Circuit proceeding according to the course of the common law with a jurisdiction unlimited in point of amount keeping a record of its proceedings and having the power of fine and imprisonment, Zibeon Hooker, resident of Newton in said County Circuit who is named in Pension Certificate No. 6453 now in his possession of which the following is a true copy to wit

WAR DEPARTMENT......REVOLUTIONARY CLAIM
    "I certify that in conformity with the Law of the United States of the 18th March 1818 Zibeon Hooker late a Lieutenant in the Army of the Revolution is inscribed on the Pension List Roll of the Massachusetts Agency at the rate of twenty dollars per month, to commence on the thirteenth day of one thousand eight hundred and eighteen Given at the War Office of the United States this thirteenth day of January one thousand eight hundred and nineteen
J.C. CALHOUN, Secretary of War, appears and exhibits to the Court here a Schedule subscribed by him as follows to wit

SCHEDULE
containing his whole estate and income his necessary clothing and bedding  excepted to wit.

Has no Real Estate, personal estate as follows
1 Case of Drawers----------------------$3.00
2 old chests------------------------------3.-
1/2 doz chairs----------------------------3
1/2 doz kitchen chairs-------------------1.50
1 arm chair-------------------------------"
2 tables-----------------------------------1.50
1 brass kettle-----------------------------1 - -
1 dish kettle------------------------------0,50
1 tea kettle---------------------------------50
1 bake kettle-------------------------------50
1 _____--------------------------------------25
1 skillet-------------------------------------75
--------and carried forward--------------$16.00
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Amount brot forward              16.00

1 pair of [illegible] 1 pair of shovel [illegible] 1.50
2 small Looking Glasses. . . . 0.25
1/2 doz Plates & Dishes. . . . .0.50
1/2 doz Knives & forks . . . . . .0.50
2 pewter Dishes. . . . . . . . . . . 0.75
1 cider Barrel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.50
3 old Casks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0.30
4 Tumblers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0.25
7 small Decanters. . . . . . . . . .  0.25
                                                ______
                                                $20.80
The whole not worth more than twenty dollars, & eighty cents. He is now sixty nine years old and past his labour his business [?] since that of a farmer has no income except from his pension served during the whole Revolutionary war in the Massachusetts line. He enlisted at Cambridge in the Company of Capt Benjamin Ballard, Col Jona Brewers Regt in the month of April 1775 for the term of nine months, and served out that period when he again enlisted in the same company for the term of one year, said Regt being then commanded by Col Asa Whitcomb, In Jany 1777 he recd an Ensign commission in Col Rufus Putnams Regt Capt Joseph Morse's Company in November 1777 he recd a 2nd Lieut commission in Capt H White company same Regt in 1781 he received a 1st Lieut commission in the same Regt and served from his first engagement 1775 to the close of the war
said Hooker has a wife sixty six years of age very feeble in health and infirm
Zibeon Hooker Lieut
Sworn to and declared before Wm Wetmore Judge &c
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and at the same time he produces to the Court here the following Oath taken and subscribed by him, before the Hon Wm Wetmore a Judge of said Court as aforesaid to wit

I Zibeon Hooker do solemnly swear, that I was a resident citizen of the United States, on the eighteenth day of March one thousand eight hundred  and eighteen and that I have not, since that time, by gift, sale, or in any manner whatever, disposed  of my property or any part thereof, with intent thereby so to dimmish it as to bring myself within the land and naval service of the United States in the revolutionary war passed on the eighteenth day of March one thousand eight hundred and eighteen and that I have not nor has any person in trust for me any property or securities contracts or debts due to me; nor have I any income, other than what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed and by me subscribed.
So help me GOD.
Zibeon Hooke Lieut (signature)

MIDDLESEX ss  C.C.C.P.  June Term, A.D. 1820

Then the abovenamed Zibeon Hooker took and subscribed the aforewritten Oath before me,
Wm Wetmore Judge of said Court (signature)

I, Abarahm Biglow, Clerk of the Court aforesaid, do hereby certify that the foregoing  Oath and Schedule thereto annexed are truly copied from the record of the said Court; and I do further certify, that it is the opinion of the said Court that the total amount in value of property exhibited in the aforesaid Schedule is  Twenty Dollars and eighty cents

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court of Cambridge in said County of Middlesex, on this 20th day of July 1820

Attr. Abraham Bilow  (signature)
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No 60
Zibeon Hooker Ensign
Massachusetts Regt
1776 During the War
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MASSACHUSETTS DISTRICT ss
Boston June 5 A.D. 1818

    IT appearing  to my satisfaction that Zibeon Hooker subscriber to the annex declaration sworn to before me did serve in the revolutionary war against the common enemy, as stated in said declaration, I now transmit the testimony in the case with the proceedings had thereon, to the Secretary of the Department of war, pursuant to the directions of the act entitled "An Act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the revolutionary war; the testimony and proceedings in the premises being the declaration aforesaid, with the accompanying documents marked A. D together with this certificate.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the District Court of the United States for this District to be hereunto affixed

Jno Davis} Judge of the District Court U.S. 
Massachusetts District
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MASSACHUSETTS DISTRICT ss

Boston 18 January 1819
I AM satisfied that the above named, Zibeon Hooker by reason of reduce circumstances in life is in need of assistance from his Country for support.

Jno Davis { District Judge U.S. Massachusetts dist.

TO THE SECRETARY OF THE WAR DEPARTENT
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UNTIED STATES
Mass Dist

I Zibeon Hooker of  Newton in the district a resident citizen of the United States  application for pensons______________________________________
do testify that on the 18th day of April 1775 the day of the battle at Lexington , I marched to Cambridge as a Minute man; soon after I enlisted  cas a Drummer for eight months in the Company Commanded by Capt. Benjamin Bullard - that at the expiration of the eight months service I enlisted again in the company commanded by said Bejamin Bullard for one year - said Company belonged to the sixth Regiment of Foot in the then Continental Army of the thirteen United Colonies, commanded by Col. Asa Whitcomb I continued in said Company as first Sargent for a year. at the expiration of  which time I received a commission of Ensign in the 5th Regiment  Massachusetts Line and continued in said Regiment as Ensign and Lieutenant in the sevice of the United States till the end of the revolutionary when I was honorably discharged
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of my recent circumstance in life I am in need of assistence from my country for support 
Zibeon Hooker (signature)

Mass Dist for Boston March 30 1818

Sworn to before me
Jno Davis
District Judge
Mass Dist.
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In reply to your request of --------, received------
for a statement of the military history of Zibeon Hooker a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his application for pension on file in this Bureau   S.F. 33321

Dates of enlistment or appointment| Length of Service| Rank| Officers Under Whom Service War| Rendered| State

April 1775 | 9 mos | Dummer | Capt.Benj Bullard | Col Jonathan Brewer |Mass
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33321

Rev INVALID

File No 33321
Zibeon Hooker
Lieut Rev War

Act: 18 March 18
Index: - Vol. S, Page 231

[Arrangement of 1870]

1914 Oct 15 History to C.A. Wiswall F.W.
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THE UNTED STATES OF AMERICA 
IN CONGRESS ASSEMBLED

fOR zIBEAN hOOKER
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THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA IN CONGRESS ASSEMBLED

[seal on left side of page]

To Zibeon Hooker Gentleman
Greeting. We, Reposing especial trust
confidence in your Patriotism, Valour, Conduct, and Fidelity, DO by these presents constitute and appoint you, to Lieutenant in the fifth Massachusetts Regiment [line] in the Army of the United States, to take rank as such in [line] from the 13th day April 1780 [line]; You are therefore carefully and diligently to discharge the duty of a Lieutenant [line] And you are to observe and follow such orders and directions, from time to time as you shall receive from this, or a future Congress of the United States, or Committee of Congress for that purpose appointed, a Committee of the States, or Commander in chief for the time being of the Army of the United States, or any other your Superior Officer, according to the rules and discipline of War, in pursuance of the trust reposed in you. This Commission to continue in force until revoked by this, or a future Congress, the Committee of Congress beforementioned, or a Committee of the States.

[illegible] War Office
Examined by the Board
Attest
Jos Carleton Secretary of the Board of War

Witness His Excellency Thomas McKean Esq President of the Congress of the United States of America, at Philadelphia_ the 27 day of August _ 1781, and in the Sixth [line] Year of our Independence. [line]
Thos McKean President [signature]
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For the purpose of obtaining the benefits of an act entitled "An act for the Relief of certain surviving officers or soldiers of the army of the Revolution" aprroved the 15th of May 1818, I Zibeon Hooker of Newton (in the vicinity of Boston } & state of Massachusetts  do hereby declose that I was an aofficer in the Continental Army of the revolution & continued in the service till the termination of the war at which period I was a Lieutenant in the fifth Regiment of the Massachusetts line commanded by Col. R. Putman and I also declare that afterwards received certificate commonly called __certificate equal to the amounts of five years of full pay which was offered by a resolve of Congress March 22 1783 instead of the half pay foe life, to which I was entitled by a resolveof Octob 22 1780 - and I further declare that I have received since the third day of March 1826 the sumof $480. as a pension from  the agency for paying pensions in the State of Massachusetts witnessed this ninth day of June QA.D. 1828  

Zibeon Hooker


Before me Alden Bradford, a Justice of the Peace 2 of the _______for the County of Suffolk in  the State of Massachusetts Personally appeared this day Francis Green Esqr & Capt. Robert Williams
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respected citizens of Boston (within eight miles of Newton) well known to me Francis Green Esq & Capt. Robert Williams respectable citizens of Boston ( & late officers in the continental army of the Revolution) &severally made oath that Zibeon Hooker by which the foregoing declaration is subscribed is generally reported & believed (& by us personally known) he had been an officer in the army of the Revolution, an therein states witness my hand this ninth day of June 1828  
Alden Bradford

I Chas A. Parker Clerk of the Court for the county of Suffolk in the state of Massachusetts do hereby certify that Alden Bradford Esq before whom the above affidavits were made was at the time & date above said a Justice of the Peace & [illegible] for the said county of Suffolk, duly empowered to administer oaths in testimony whereof, I have hereto  set my hand & affix the seal of said court this ninth of June A.D. 1828

Chas A. Parker
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Mr. Hooker sent his vouchers  Le to  Washington some years ago when he applied a pension & he supposes they are remaining in the war - office
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3 Jany 18
B.19.
Jany 18, 1841.
Pension Office
142 [underlined]
Cont [illegible] Comm
Zib Hooker
act 1828.

Zib Hooker
30 Jan 19
Mass.

[next section written upside down at bottom of page]
[postmark] BOSTON Mas. JAN 14

J

Hon. [underlined] Joel R. Poinsett
Secy of M
Washington
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Boston Jany 13

Dear Sir
      [underlined] Zibeon Hooker  [/underlined] who was a pensioner or rather who recd. pay from Mary 15, 1828 as a surviving officer, (Lieutenant ) of the U.S. Army of the Mass Line, has lately deceased - and his children  are desirous of having his commission ^or discharge or both^ which they suppose are among his papers in you office sent on as evidence, when he applied for a pension certificate - which was in 1828 about June or July 
        If you [underlined] cannot [/underlined]  part with it for the children - will you send me the date of his commission & by whom signed 

Your respectfully 
Alden Bradford

Secy of War
or of [illegible] or 
Commissioner for Pensions
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Cty 66. Act May 15 1828
Issued Aug 3, 1829
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145
No of orig Pay 142
REVOLUTIONARY CLAIMS

TREASURY DEPARTMENT
27 June 1828

Zibeon Hooker of Newton in the vicinity of Boston in the State of Massachusetts has applied to the Secretary of the Treasury for the benefits of the act entitled "An Act for the relief of certain surviving officers and soldiers of the army of the Revolution, approved on the 15th of May 1828. He states that he was as an officer on the Continental line, and served as such to the end of the war.

at which period he was Lieutenant in the fifth regiment of the Massachusetts line; and that he received commutation certificates for the five  years full of pay granted by the resolve of 23 March 1788; and further that he has received as a pensioner since the 3d of March i1826 the sum of four hundred & eighty dollars. paid to him by the agent in the State of Massachusetts.
 
The Third Auditor is requested to report how far those several statements are corroborated by the record in his office 
By order of Secretary 
A. Dickins

TREASURY DEPARTMENT
THIRD AUDITOR'S OFFICE
27 June 1828

    It appears by the records in this office, that final settlement certificates have been issued for the commutation of five years full pay to Zibeon Hooker -  Lieut. in the Massachusetts line amounting to Sixteen Hundred dollars.  
    It further appears that Zibeon Hooker -  is now on the pension list of the Massachusetts agency and has been since the 3 March 1826 at the rate of Twenty Dollars per month

Peter, Hagner Aud
#33321 Adt __
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WAKEFIELD PAPER BOX CO
MANUFACTURES OF 
PAPER BOXES OF EVERY DESCRIPTION

WAKEFIELD, MASS  Oct 12, 1914

Comm Pension

Dear Sir
     Will you kindly furnish me the military record of Lieut. Zibeon Hooker on which his pension was based also amt of his pension.
       He served from Jan 1st of 1776 to Dec 31st 1779 with Continental Army 5th Mass Reg Col Rufus Putnam also in 1780 & 1781 in same regiment under Col. Putnam
       I presume in his application for a pension, which he received as long as he lived, he gave his military record on which this was based.
     I want particularly to know the campaign in  which and regiment served.
       Any information which you can give  me I shall greatly appreciate

Yours truly
CA Wiswall