Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 19473, Daniel Tucker, Conn.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Conn.
Tucker, Daniel Eunice
W 19473
CONTENTS

3419. Pst. Vermont Army Cunice Tucker widow of Daniel Tucker who served in the Revolutionary war, as a Captain
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 88 Dollars —
Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1848.
Certificate of Pension issued the 20 th day of Aug. 47 and sent to J. Swift Manchester Verm.
Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act February 2, 1848, Page 100 Vol. 3.

State of New York Otsego County ss: 3 John Tucker of the Town of Hartwick in said County being duly sworn Deponeth and says that he is aged Seventy Six Years, that he is a pensioner of the United States, that he is Brother of Daniel Tucker (now deceased), who was the husband of Eunice Tucker, that he was present at the marriage of the said Daniel Tucker to the said Eunice Tucker, which marriage was solemnized by Doc. Jo. Bellamy at Bethlehem in the State of Conn. in the month of October Seventeen Hundred and Eighty five, or Six, that some Years after they were married the said Daniel Tucker removed his family to Sandgate in Bennington County and State of Vermont & that the said Eunice Tucker now resides at that place, that this deponent was in the revolu- tionary war with the said Daniel Tucker, and further saith not
Subscribed & sworn
before me October 9 th 1838.
James Davis Justice
John Tucker
The said Justice before whom the above affidavit was taken do certify that I am acquainted with John Tucker the person who subscribed and made oath to the above affidavit, that he is a person of good character for truth and veracity and his statement is entitled to credit. Dated Oct. 9. 1838
James Davis Justice

State of New York Olsego County ss I Pierre Rose clerk of said County do hereby certify that Chester Parise Esq. before whom the within Affidavit of John Tucker was put to have been sworn to on the day of the date of the same a Justice of the peace in and for said County duly Sworn and qualified. And further that I am well acquainted with the handwriting of the said Justice and really believe his name subscribed to the within affidavit and the annexed certificate of credibility to be his genuine handwriting and signature.
Witness my hand and seal of Office this first day of October A.D. 1838
Pierre Rose Clerk

V 1001
Eunice Tucker widow of Daniel Vt
act 7. July 38.
Died 1810.
adm'd
2 years corp l
88 l
No deduction ||
Swift
Manchester Vt

State of Vermont } On this 28 th day of August 1838. personally appeared Bennington County } before the Hon. the Probate Court in & for the Probate District of Manchester, in the County of Bennington & State of Vermont, Eunice Tucker, at present a Resident of the town of Manchester in said County of Bennington aged seventy three years, who being 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 July 7, 1838. entitled "An act granting half pay and Pensions to certain Widows" - That she is the Widow of Daniel Tucker, late deceased of Sandgate County, who was a Private Corporal in the Army of the United States during the revolutionary war - That as she is informed & firmly believes he the said Daniel in or about the month of May A.D. 1777. enlisted at Woodbury in the State of Connecticut where he then resided, into a Com- pany of Infantry then commanded by Capt. Nathan Stoddard, Lieut. Benton & Suddon. Ensign John Strong & in the Regiment then commanded by Col. John Chandler in the Connecticut Continental line, for the duration of the said war - That he faithfully served from that time until the final determination of said war, & that for more than three years of that time he served & did the duty of a Corporal in said Company - That said Regiment was afterwards commanded by Col. Isaac Sherman and also by Col. Ruspel; who was killed or died during the war; Before the close thereof, was consolidated with, & incorporated into the 8 th Connecticut Regiment commanded by Col. Sam l B. Webb, in which Reg t he was at the close of the war, & that he received a regular discharge therefrom from said service, at West Point in the month of June 1783. which Dis- charge he preserved & had in his possession at the time of his decease, - & that sometime after his death, about 8 or 9 years since as she now sup- poses, Capt. Lewis Hand then still of said Landgate applied to her the said Eunice, & requested of her, the loan of said Discharge for a short time for some purpose at present not remembered by her - that since then she has at several different times requested of him to return the same, but she has not been able to procure or sue for the same & understands from him that he has either lost mislaid or left the same where he is not now able to find it - & she has now no documentary evidence to support her said claim -

She further declared that she was married to the said Daniel Tucker at Bethlehem in the State of Connecticut by the Rev. Joseph Bellamy D.D. on or about the that she knows of no existing Record of their said marriage day of October 28 in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighty-five that her husband the said Daniel died on the 18th day of April 1810, 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 that she has remained his widow & unmarried until his decease Attest M. C. Deming Eunice Tucker mark
Sworn to & subscribed on the day & year above written before me.
Martin C. Deming Judge of Probate Court
I Lewis Hurd a Resident of the Town of Sandgate in the County of Bennington State of Vermont aged 79. years, do hereby depose & say that I was well acquainted with the above named Daniel Tucker, & his wife the said Eunice for several years previous to his death, & with her ever since that time - that they lived on my farm at the time of prior to his decease, which took place on or about the 18th day of April A.D. 1810. agreeably to my best recollection that they were expected to have a family of children, that he died in my house - that she has resided in my neighbourhood ever since that time, & has remained his Widow & unmarried - That some years after the death of the said Daniel, agreeably to my best present recollection, about 8 or 9 years since, knowing that he had preserved his discharge from the army, I requested to look it from his Widow for the purpose as I was then making some enquiry respecting his Bounty land claim, but what has since become of it, I am unable to say, as I have since cannot find it amongst my own Papers, I have no recollection of ever having returned it to her I was brought up in the same neighbourhood with the said Daniel & knew him well in early & also in after life, until his death, I also was knowing as fully understood that he enlisted & served during the revolutionary war, I was for some time a Corporal in the army altho' I belonged at the time to a different corps but I have no doubt of the fact. Lewis Hurd
Sworn to & subscribed in open Court, the day & year above written before me. And I do further certify, that I am well acquainted with the said Lewis Hurd, that he is a very respectable & credible person & his statement entitled to full credit. Attest Martin C. Deming Judge of Probate Court

State of Vermont, ss. Manchester District, ss. I, Norman C. Field, Register of the Probate Court in the said District, do hereby certify that the fore- going contains the original proceedings of said Court in the matter of the application of Eunice L. Lusk for a Pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & the seal of the said Court, at Arlington in said Probate Dis- trict, this 28 th day of August, A.D. 1838. & of the Independence of the United States the sixty third.
No. C. Field Register

V Snaph Lat. S. Swift - Oct 22 '18
Daniel Lucket - No. 19473
Act 7. July 38

Dan Tucker -
Capt Stoddard - Col Chandler - War
on Rolls Saml B Webb -
enlisted 8 ap r 77. War - Corp 30 ap r 81 -

4266.
Vermont, Burlington
Eunice Tucker
widow of Daniel Tucker
who was a Corporal
in the Revolution
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 88 Dollars Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1843.
Certificate of Pension issued the 9 day of Jan. 1844 and sent to S. Swift, Mandester, Vt.
[Act of March 3, 1843.]
Recorded in Book A.
Vol. 1, Page 31.

Vermont - 997 -
- Eunice Tucker - widow of Daniel Tucker, decd.
who was a pensioner under the Act of and who died on the 18 th April 1818 - of Brattleboro in the State of Vermont who was a Corp t in the Comp y commanded by Captain Woodcock of the Reg t commanded by Colonel in the Vermont line for 2 years
Inscribed on the Roll of Brattleboro at the rate of 88 Dollars - Cents per annum. to commence on the 14 th day of March, 1838
Certificate of Pension issued the 14 th day of Nov r 38, and sent to S. Swift, Manchester, Vt.
Arrears to the 14 th of Sept r - $ 220.00 Semi-annual allowance ending 44.00 $ 264.00
{ Act July 7, } 1838. }
Recorded by R. Burdick Clerk Book A Vol. 2 - Page 57
Letter to S. Swift 28 June 1843. Do - Do 21. Oct. 1843 Let. to S. Swift - Oct. 23 - 1838

Rev WIDOW, &c.
File No. 19473
Connie Tucker
Widow of Daniel Tucker
Corp New War
Act: Feb 24 48
Index:—Vol. M , Page 286
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Oct 18 1877 add: proof Gunnice Tucker,
Miss
Hon. James L. Edwards, Commissioner of Pensions, Washington, D. C.
July 10 1877

Manchester Oct. 11 th 1838.
Hon. S. S. Edwards,
Hon. Sir, I enclose to you the proof relative to the marriage of Eunice Tucker, whose Declaration for a Pension was forwarded sometime since. It was then expected by me that the proof of marriage would follow within a few days, as it had been sent for to the town of Benson in this State, between 40 & 50 miles from here, where it was supposed that two women were still living who were present at the marriage but it was found that they were both dead. The only other person alive, whom W m Tucker considered to have been present at the wedding, was a Brother of his deceased husband, now residing in Otsego County in the State of New York, whose Affidavit is now enclosed. It became therefore necessary after receiving a return from Benson, to apply to him for his testimony, & I have but just rec d . it, & now forward it to you with the other documents. I have the honor to be Hon. Sir, very respectfully
Yours &c.
S. Swift

This certifies that on the records of the Congregational Church in Bethlehem Ct, as kept by Rev d George Preliminary D and now in my possession There is no record of any Marriage performed by him from March 1775 to May 1791 And the names of Daniel and Eunice Tucker are not found on said records
Attest Theodore Harrison Pastor of the Ch in Bethlehem
State of Connecticut Litchfield County ss Bethlehem on the 15 th Day of September 1833 personally appeared Rev d Theodore Harrison & made oath to the truth of the above certificate by him subscribed before me — David Bird Justice of Peace

STATE OF CONNECTICUT, } ss. Litchfield. LITCHFIELD COUNTY, }
I Origen S. Seymour Clerk of the County Court of the County and State aforesaid, do hereby certify that David Bird Esquire is a Justice of the Peace in and for said County, duly commissioned and qualified, and by Law authorized to administer Oaths and to take the acknowledgment of Deeds . And that his commission was dated on the 29 th day of May . A. D. 1838 and will expire on the 20th day of June, A. D. 1839 And that the foregoing signature purporting to be that of the said Justice is genuine
Given under my hand and the Seal of said Court this 18 th day of September A. D. 1838.
Origen S. Seymour Clerk

One
Hon. James L. Edwards,
Commissioner of Pensions,
Washington.
D. C.

Manchester Aug t 29. 1838.
The Hon. S. L. Edwards,
Hon ble Sir, I herewith forward to you the Declarations, & Documents to support the same, in two cases, for Pensions - In Mr Wakelee's case, I have sent some old Papers which I have selected from a number which he had preserved since the times of the revolution, which I supposed might serve to substantiate her claim, if any such were needed, besides the evidence which must appear on the Rolls of the Regiment to which he belonged, & which are doubtless in your Office, or the Office of the War Department, & the evi- dence which he produced to obtain his pension, - which must in the main be referred to, as it cannot be supposed that she is acquainted with the full detail of his services, & the length of time in which he served in higher grades than a private, except from communications from him In the case of Mr Tucker it will be perceived that there is no proof for- warded of her marriage - it had formerly, as I am told, been preserved in the usual way, by a Record in the Bible, but the leaf on which the entry was made, had become worn & defaced, & at length the detached & finally lost - I sent in her behalf to Connecticut expecting to obtain a Copy of the Record of it from there, but in return, I have obtained merely a certificate that there is no such Record to be found - It is said that there are Persons still living who were present at the wedding, but who reside at a considerable distance from her - it is expected that their evidence or of some of them at least, will shortly be procured, & will then be forwarded on - The reason of sending the Declaration without that proof, is, that the statement of the services of her husband of which she must be presumed to be personally ignorant, was obtained from Col. Hooke of Poultney who served a part or the whole of the time with him, but it has been suggested by Capt. Lewis Hurd, who was acquainted with him almost all his lifetime, tho' he did not serve in the same Corps, that he had the impression, that Dan l Tucker belonged for a part, or the whole of the time, in which he served, to Col. Allings Reg t . - If that were the case, his name should not be found on the Roll of the Reg t . as stated, that the Declaration might be returned, & she make out another or that she might procure & send on the proof of her husband's services by living Wit- nesses as I understand, there is still another person, besides Col. H. still alive, at no great distance, who enlisted & served with him

during the whole time. If such evidence should be required, I will procure it for you. It is on. I have now the letter of Col. Hoskins a man of unquestionable integrity & truth, giving the detail of services as stated in the declaration.
I have also thought proper to enclose to you a letter from the Treasurer of this State, relative to the services of Saml. Pettibone so far as they appear on his Books. It will be seen from that, that W. P. rec d . pay but for a very small amt. of services after his removal into this State, if those returns are full & perfect. But that they are imperfect & do not show the full & correct account of the services of the Vermont militia, I think must be manifest, not only in this case, but also in the case of Danl. Purdy which I transmitted some time since. In that case I think it was proved by incontrovertible evidence, that W. P. was out & served during the whole campaign in the summer & fall of 1777. but as appeared from the Treas r Books, not one cent was allowed him during that year. In the case of W. Pettibone, from the respectability of the several persons who have sworn to the fact, it must have been made clearly to appear, that he W. P. was out & served during the whole season of the year 1779. & until very late in the fall. — These returns show no allowance whatsoever for any services that year. — Again, at the time the two capt s named in these returns, were both residents within the limits of Manchester, yet they were remote, at least under whom most of the services were performed one of them, residing near the V. line of the town & W. P. resided very near the B. line, in the immediate neighbourhood of another capt s , capt s Thos. Barney, who commanded a company during the whole, or the greater part of the war, to which W. P. was attached, & under whom it is proved, that he served some part of the time at least. The same also was the case with W. Danl. Purdy who lived in the same neighbourhood, & was an Ensign in the same Co. as W. Pettibone was Sergt. — I know not the reason why these returns stand as they do, unless some of the Rolls of service have never been returned to that Office, or have in some way since, been lost or withdrawn therefrom. Or otherwise, what I have been often assured was the fact, that for many, if not the most of the military services performed in this State during the revolutionary war, no remuneration or allowance ever was ever made in any way from the State, or from any other government.
I also in behalf of W. P. wrote to the Secy of State, of the State of Massachusetts, where it was stated, that the greater part of W. P. s services during the war were performed, requesting an examination of the Rolls & Books in that Office, for the same purpose. I have rec d . a reply from him, that his W. P. s name is not to be found either on the Books or any of the Rolls now in that Office — but he also stated, that most of the revolutionary Documents have been transferred from that Office to the

Pension Office at Washington - But, of all the militia returns on these complaints, I know not how or when to direct search or examination to be made with respect to the returns of Lieut. Powell, if he was commanded a Regt., or to Lieut. Easton, if he commanded a Regt. in the early part of the war. But still as I am told, it was frequently the case in that State, as it was in Vermont, that the militia who were called out in alarms, or drafted from companies, were afterwards attached to a different command, not only in the Regt. but in the company also, whilst in service. Such was peculiarly the case in this State. In alarms men frequently, indeed commonly, turned out without any organization, often there were who then turned out chose their own Officers after they reached the place of rendezvous, or until in disorganization the organization ceased with the occasion. Under such circumstances it is difficult, may impossible for any one not personally acquainted with the ser- vices of a deceased soldier, to trace them by any Rolls or record. When it is considered that but few of the soldiers of the revolution survive, & those few dispersed & scattered in various directions & their different parts of the country remote from their original residence. & also that this mode of service was very disultory, & that probably no one present was knowing to more than one town of duty of another, it is not any surprising that absolute proof of actual service in such cases can not often be obtained. If therefore the Rule were peremptory & positive, in all cases to require proof from the Rolls, or from Persons who served with the soldier throughout the term, & to show also, the particular company & Regt., & the names of the Off rs under whom he served, the same it would, partly at this late day, operate very uniquely, especially as regards the militia service, com- pared with those in the regular line. & more partly as respects the Widows of those who served, who cannot be supposed likely to have any distinct know- ledge of her husband's services, but more especially, of the persons still sur- viving by whom they can be proved. In the case of W m . P. it would certain- ly operate so - for altho' it is well known & understood that W m . P. served more or less in every year of the war, & for a considerable (if not the greater as she believes) portion of the time, the persons who came cognizant to these services, are either dead, or unknown, or removed to remote dis- tances, where they cannot now be found, it is now appears impossible to procure more definite proof than has already be forwarded on, & none of the same character might be obtained, but none more certain, that can now be found. But the evidence of the first year service appears to me to have been quite conclusive both as to the amt. & the loops in which he served. It is also proved definitely by W m . Col. Pittibone that he served 3 M s in the year 1777 besides, the time he served when he turned out to the Battle of Bunkerhill, & the other services, certified to, in the Treasurer's Certificate, which indeed cons- titute but a smaller part of what are supposed to have been W m . P's services -

I would further suggest, that during the war there were in this town only as many as about 8 or 10 diff ts capt s who were at diff ts times during that period commanded companies who were called out & did service, besides the capt s of Co. in the neighbouring towns - In either of which Co s it would not be unlikely that Mr. P. might have served - but none of those capt s as it is believed are now alive, & none of them as far as known have left behind them any Rolls of their Co s when so called out - But I have prolonged this letter unintentionally to an unreasonable length - & without further suggestion, must submit Mr. P. s case as the proof now stands, to your consideration & decision -
Very respectfully, I am Hon ble Sir, Your most obed t Serv t
(1000) S. Swift Jpb
7 July 1838, Sept 3
1000

FREE
Nov 6/48
Robert
March 3/48
He
Dolly (Polly) Tucker
$88 per an
James L. Edwards,
S. Swift
Manchester
N.?
Commissioner of Pensions,
Washington
D. C.

Manchester Oct 31 st 1863.
Hon. J. S. Edwards,
Hon. Sir, I herewith return the Pension Declarations of of Mrs Polly Pindler, & Mrs Eunice Tucker, with the County Clerk's Certifi- cate & seal affixed thereto - I omitted procuring the same heretofore, as I had before forwarded general Certificates, for each of the allajio trates, before whom these were taken, attached to Declarations in other cases, which I had understood, would be a satisfactory compliance with the regulations adopted by the Department in such cases.
I have the honor to be, Hon. Sir,
Very respectfully, your most obedt. Servt.
S. Swift

This may Certify that I Benjamin T. Lake Town Clerk for the Town of Bethlehem Litchfield Co. Conn. have this day exa- mined the Records of said Town and that the Marriage of Daniel Tucker & Eunice does not appear upon its pages
Certified
Benj. T. Lake — Town Clerk
Bethlehem Ct. Aug 18 th 1838

Declaration,
In order to obtain the benefits of the act of Congress of 2 nd February 1848, entitled "An act making further provision for surviving Widows of Soldiers of the Revolution - State of Vermont, Bennington County ss, On this 1 st day of November 1848 personally appeared before the subscriber, a Justice of the peace in & for the County aforesaid, Eunice Tucker, a resident of the town of Manchester in said County, aged Eighty Four years, who 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 the 2 nd February 1848, granting Pensions to widows of Persons who served during the revolutionary war - That she is the widow of Daniel Tucker, who was a Corporal in the army of the United States, during said war, but in what company or Regiment he served, if she ever knew, she is now from want of recollection unable positively to state. That she received for his said services, under the act of 17 th June 1844, a Pension of the annual amount of fifty eight Dollars. She further declares that she is still a widow.
Witness, Henry Chambers.
Eunice her Tucker mark
Sworn to & subscribed on the day & year above written before me,
Major Harvezy Judge x Justice of the peace.
I certify that the above Declarant is personally known to me, that she is the same individual who drew a Pension, as stated by her in the foregoing Affidavit.
Major Harvezy Judge x Justice of the peace -
State of Vermont, Bennington County
I Samuel H. Blackmer Clerk of the County Court within & for the County of Bennington aforesaid do hereby certify, that the above named Major Harvezy as Judge of said Court & by official is a Justice of the peace in & for said County, duly commissioned & qualified - That his commission bears date from the first day of December 1847, & will expire on the 30 th day of November 1848. That his signature above written is genuine - Given under my hand & the seal of the said County at Bennington, this 6 th day of September, A.D. 1847, & of the independence of the United States, the seventy third.
Sam l H. Blackmer Clerk

281, Mrs Eunice Tucker

State of Vermont } Bennington County }
On this 7 th day of April 1843. personally appeared before the Subscriber, a magistrate within & for the County of Bennington, aforesaid Eunice Tucker a resident of the town of Manchester in said County, aged sixty seven years, who 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 the 3 rd March 1843. granting Pensions to Widows of Persons who served during the revolutionary war. That she is the widow of Daniel Tucker late of said Sandgate deceased, who was a Corporal in the Army of the United States during that war. For whose said services, she has received a Pension of eighty eight Dollars, or about that sum per annum, under the Act of July 7. 1838
She further declares that she is still a Widow.
Benton Still                      Eunice per J. Tucker Deponent & submitted the day & year above written, before me, Horace Hurd Justice of the peace
And I do hereby further certify, that the above named Eunice Tucker the Declarant is personally well known to me. Attest.
Horace Hurd Deputy Clerk Justice of the peace
State of Vermont } Bennington County }
I Samuel H. Blackmer Clerk of the County Court within & for the County of State aforesaid, do hereby certify that Horace Hurd is a Justice of the peace in & for said County, duly commissioned & qualified; that his commission bears date from the first day of December 1842. & will expire on the 30 th day of November 1843. That his signature above written is genuine. Given under my hand & the seal of said County Court this 28 th day of October A.D. 1843 of the Independence of the United States the sixty eighth.
Samuel H. Blackmer Clerk