Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 25,174, for Minnah Hyatt, New York

SERVICE
NUMBER
New York
Hyatt Minnah
N 25, 174
or Hiatt
B L NY 19-60-55
or Hail
B L NY 7243 issued Jan 2, 1796 (no papers)
CONTENTS
Sutphin, Rachel
or Sutfin
(Former Widow)

979.
New York Albany.
Rachel Sutherland widow of Minnah Hyatt
who served in the Revolutionary
war, as a private
Reporter
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 41, Dollars 10.
Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1848.
Certificate of Pension issued the 28. day of July 1848 and sent to
Hon. Henry New H of R
Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act February 2, 1848, Page 185 Vol. 4,

ny July 42 - no 979
March 3/55
15. 336 " 26/55
Rachel Southwick W o of Minnah Hoyt Prob
19 Dec Deo Was Remained at  at  at 1 N.Y. Trail Pr. N.Y. Cont. line Certif d No 979
Mount Vernon, July 7/55. R. H. M.
R.H.M.
C.W. Bennett Present

THE NEW TESTAMENT OF OUR LORD AND SAVIOUR JESUS CHRIST, TRANSLATED OUT OF THE
ORIGINAL GREEK;
AND WITH
THE FORMER TRANSLATIONS
DILIGENTLY COMPARED AND REVISED.
New-York:
PRINTED BY M. L. & W. A. DAVIS,
Hyatt, Minnah NY W 25 194
For Gai
S. Campbell, John Reid, John Broome & Son, E. Duyckinck, T. & J. Swords, S. Arden, P. A. Mesier, S. Stephens, and T. B. Jansen & Co.
1801.

William Hyatt was born in the year of our Lord 1766 July the 10th. Departed this life Sept 13th 1919 My wife was born in the year of our Lord 1768 December the 31 was married in the year 1787 the 4 day of February 1844 Mary our daughter was born in the year of our Lord 1781 November the 26 Stephen our son was born in the year of our Lord 1787 October the 27 Sarah our son was born in the year of our Lord 1792 March the 15 John Westley our son was born in the year of our Lord 1794 April the 16 Rachel our daughter was born in the year of our Lord 1796 January the 28 Departed this life Jan 28 1824 William our son was born in the year of our Lord 1798 December the 10 John our son was born in the year of our Lord 1800 April the 5 Elizabeth our daughter was born in the year of our Lord 1802 Feb 10 our son was born in the year of our Lord 1803 January the 25 Washington Hyatt was our son was born in the year of our Lord 1801 Sept 20 ... was born in the year of our Lord 1804 ... July the 1

Bounty Land Act 3 d March 1855.
Claim No of Rachel Sulphin widow of Minnah Hyatt a soldier of the Revolution
See Roll of Pensioners Page 185, Vol 4 - Feb. 2. 1848.
C. W. Bennett Attorney Washington D.C.

State of New York } Yates County } ss.
On this nineteenth day of March A.D. 1855, before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace duly authorized to administer oaths in and for the County and State aforesaid, personally appeared Rachel Sutphin, widow of Minnah Hyatt, now aged 86 years, the said Rachel Sutphin now a resident of the Town of Starkey, County of Yates and State of New York, who being duly sworn according to law declares that she is the identical Rachel Sutphin, widow of Minnah Hyatt who was a private in the Revolutionary War, and whose name is inscribed on the Pension List at the rate of $41. 10/100 per annum, commencing on the 4 th of March 1848, as by Widows Pension Certificate N o 979 given at the War Office of the United States the 28 th day of July 1848, of which the annexed is a true copy, and the records of said office will fully appear.
She makes this declaration for the purpose of obtaining the Bounty Land to which she may be entitled under the Act passed 3 d March 1855. She also declares that she has not received a Warrant for Bounty Land under this or any other Act of Congress, nor made any other application

therefor, and also, that she is still a widow.
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 or Warrant when issued and to do all other acts necessary and proper in the premises.
Rachel her  mark Sutphin
Sworn to and subscribed before me on the day and year first above mentioned, and I hereby certify that I know the said deponent Rachel Sutphin and believe her to be the identical person named in the said Certificate of Pension and widow of Minnah Wyatt aforesaid and that she is of the age above stated; and further that I am not interested in this her claim as Attorney or otherwise - Deponent cannot write in consequence of old age and infirmity.
A. Sneyd (Justice of the peace in and for said County of Yates)

State of New York }
Yates County } ss. On the nineteenth day of March A.D. 1855, before me the subscriber a Justice of the Peace in for said County duly authorized to administer oaths personally came Edward Hoogland aged 34 years and William Dense aged 45 years whom I know to be residents of the County and State aforesaid and persons whom I certify to be respectable and entitled to credit and who being duly sworn say that they were present and saw Rachel Sutphin execute the foregoing affidavit by putting her hand and making her mark thereto and making oath thereto in due form of law; and they further swear that they have every reason to believe from the appearance of the applicant that she is the identical person she represents herself to be; and from them that they, deponents do reside in the County aforesaid Witness
Edw d Hoogland William Dense
Sworn to & subscribed before } A Sawyer Justice of me this 19 th day of March 1855. } the peace in for said County

State of New York } Yates County } ss. I certify that Adna P. Sawyer Esq. before whom the foregoing declaration & power of attorney were made & acknowledged & whose name is thereunto subscribed, was at the time of so doing a Justice of the Peace in & for said County duly commissioned & sworn and that his signature thereto is genuine. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said County this 20 th day of March 1855 G. Martin. Clerk
(Copy.)
War Department. Widow's Pension.
I certify that in conformity with the act of February 2 d 1848, Rachel Sutphin widow of Minnah Hyatt who was a private in the Revolutionary War, is inscribed on the Pension list at the rate of forty one dollars and ten cents per annum, commencing on the 4 th 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
L. S. 28 th day of July one thousand eight hundred and forty eight - W. L. Marcy, Secretary of War.
(N o 979)
Examined & countersigned - J. L. Edwards, Commissioner of Pensions. (Endorsed) Payment to be made at Albany by Tho s W. Olcott Esq. Agent for paying Pensioners in the Agency of New York. Payable on the 4 th September & 4 th March. - Recorded in the Pension Office on the Roll of Pensioners under act February 2 d 1848, Page 185, Vol. 4. Geo. Jenkins Clerk -

Declaration -
in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress of the 7 th July 1838, entitled an act granting half pay and Pensions to certain Widows, and the joint resolution of Congress approved July 7 th 1838.
State of New York } Carroll County } ss on this 20 th day of Septem- ber 1844. Personally appeared before me Chauncey Keep one of the Judges of Carroll County Common Pleas
Rachel Sutfin a resident of the Town of Horn in said County, aged Seventy six 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 th 1838 - entitled an act granting half pay and Pensions to certain Widows - that she is the Widow of Mark Sutfin, who died on the tenth day of December Eighteen hundred and Forty two, also that she has been the Widow of Minnah Hyatt, who was a private in the Army of the Revolution, and belonged to the Continental line of the State of New York and drew a lot of Land for his said services in the Revolution - she says, she cannot tell who his Colonel was, or his Captain. he said Hyatt went from Pekkelskill, State of New York where he Enlisted, when he went into the Revolution - she further declares, that she was Married to the said Minnah Hyatt, in the City of Albany on the fourth day of February Seventeen hundred

Wrightstown by the Rev Mr Miller of the Lutheran Church of the same city of Albany. That her said Husband the aforesaid Minnab Hoyt died November  thirteenth 1818 in the Town of Virgil, in Cortland County State of New York. That she was once married to him prior to his leaving the service, but the Marriage took place previous to the first day of January Nineteen hundred and Ninety Years - viz, at the time above stated, he never drew a Pension - she further says, that the Family Record, herewith attached, is in the hand writing of her first husband Minnab Hoyt except those of his line . That she was married to her last Husband Gilbert Sutfin in the Month of September or October 1826, by Jesse Stout a Justice of the Peace, in Dayden, Tompkins County & State of New York, as will more fully appear by the Testimony herewith attached & that she is now a Widow and has no remaining interest in the Pension of her said Husband Gilbert Sutfin -
sworn and subscribed before Rachel Sutfin on the day & year above mentioned
Chauncy Kiss a Judge of Cortland County Courts Cortland County ss } we Mary Sutfinbridge  Judith Sutfin & Mary Pinn duly both of lawful age, being sworn according to Law, depose and say, that we are personally acquainted with Rachel Sutfin, and know, that she is the identical person whom she represents herself to be, we know, that she was the Widow of Minnab Hoyt, and is now, the Widow of Gilbert Sutfin, and has remained, the Widow of said Sutfin since his Death which was on the 10 th of December

1842. as we are informed - Mary Truebridge is her Daughter Mary Truebridge Mary Pierce
I certify that Mary Truebridge and Mary Pierce are Jurors of truth and veracity & reputable in their neighborhood Sept 21 st 1844. Chas. H. H. J. D.
Chauncy Keep a Judge of Cortland County Court
I Chauncy Keep the Judge within named and before whom the Declaration of Rachael Sulfin, the applicant for a Pension within named was made and before whom the proceedings were held, do hereby certify and declare my opinion after the investiga- tion of the matter, and after putting the inter- rogatories prescribed by the War Department that the said Rachael Sulfin, is now the Widow of Gilbert Sulfin, also, that she has been the Widow of Missnah Hyatt, who was a Revolutionary Soldier, and never drew a Pension - and I further certify, that in my opinion the said Rachael Sulfin is utterly unable, from bodily infirmity to attend Court for the purpose of making her Declaration Chauncy Keep a Judge of Cortland County Court

Cattaraugus County ss { Catherine Fisher of lawful age being duly sworn according to law, says she is the
Daughter of Gilbert Siffin deceased, who was married to Rachael Hyatt, in the Fall Eighteen years ago, in Dryden Tompkins County and State of New York, by Jno Stuart Esq my said Father Gilbert Siffin Died, in said Dryden on the tenth day of December Eighteen hundred and Forty two
Witness Justin W. Pierce L B Campbell both of Hornellsville Cattaraugus County New York Catharine + Fisher mark sworn and subscribed before me this 20 th day of September 1844 L B Campbell J. Pece
Cattaraugus County ss { Spencer Stout & Mary Stout both of lawful age, of the Town of Dryden Tompkins County & State
of New York, being duly sworn according to Law, depose and say that they are well acquainted with Rachael Siffin, the Widow of Gilbert Siffin deceased, said Gilbert Died in said Dryden in the Month of December 1842, as near as we can recollect. The said Mary Stout says she was present when, Rachael Hyatt, was married to said Gilbert Siffin, by Jno Stuart Esquire a Justice of the Peace of said Dryden, and she thinks it was in the Month of September or October Eighteen years ago - said Spencer Stout, says he was at work, at Esq Stout's Farm at the time, it was in the afternoon of the day, and when he came into the House his Father & the Family, told him that, said Rachael and said Gilbert, was married, by his Father, the same afternoon, we both lived in the Family of said Esquire Stout at the time
Sworn and subscribed before me this 20 th day of September 1844 L B Campbell J. Pece Spencer Stout Mary Stout

I certify that Spencer Stout & Mary Stout are persons of truth and veracity & reputable in their neighborh- ood
L. B. Campbell J. Pease

State of New York
Cortland County Clerks Office
I Samuel Hotchkiss Clerk of said County & also Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of said County do Certify that Liger B Canfield Esq before whom the annexed affidavits of Mrs. Bates was at the date then of a Justice of the Peace in & for the said County, duly Commissioned and sworn and duly authorized by law to take the same and further that I am well acquainted with the handwriting of the said Justice and truly believe his name subscribed thereto to be Genuine Also that Chauncy Knap before whom the annexed affidavits was taken was at the date then of a Judge of the County Courts in and for the County of Cortland also that I am well acquainted with his hand writing and truly believe his name thereto subscribed to be his Genuine Signature
Witness my hand & seal at office the 9th day of October A.D. 1844
Saml Hotchkiss Clerk
Cortland County State New York October 10 th 1844.
Respectful Sir - please examine the application as a Pioneer, & inform me the result as soon as convenient. I oblige you, L. B. Canfield
Wm J. P. Edwards Esq.
14393 Rachel Tuffin formerly wife of Minna's H. G. all N.Y.

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
NAME Hyatt, Minnah GRADE Private LINE New York
WARRANT NUMBER 7243 and B.L. Stk. 19-60-55 ACREAGE 100 ISSUED Jan. 2, 1796
Note: On the old B.L. Book, the name Elijah Snow , with same warrant no., was written and crossed out. General Land Office reported that he was the assignee. See Pension Files, also. MS.A.6
*The information concerning the issuance of warrants carded on this form is found in volumes 2 to 4 of "Land Warrants Issued Prior to 1800" which are registers of bounty land warrants issued to non-commissioned officers and privates under congressional resolutions of September 16, 1776, and subsequent dates. Other records relative to the applications for warrants appear to have been destroyed in the War Department fire of November 9, 1800. Information concerning warrants surrendered to the Federal Government is to be found in General Land Office records in The National Archives.

By WIDOW, &c.
File No. 25174
Rachel Sufkin Wid of Mimah Koyatt Bin Rea-hwa
Act: Feb 2nd 1848
Index:—Vol. 1 , Page 255
[Arrangement of 1870.]

6994 Albany New York
Rachel Sulphine, Jr., widow of Minnah Hyatt who was a Private, in the N.Y. Line,
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 41 Dollars 10 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1843.
Certificate of Pension issued the 12 day of June 45 and sent to Hon. Geo. R. Tilton, Albany N. York
[Act of March 3, 1843.] June 17, 1843
Recorded in Book A Vol. 2 Page 85
2 Certs. 1 act 1838 1 - 1843 1-244 Rep.

9407
New York
Rachel Gathpin for, widow of Minnah Hyatt who was a pensioner under the Act of and who died on the 13 Nov 1818 of Cortland in the State of NY who was a pri in the Company commanded by Captain of the the N. York line for 12 mos. 10 days
Inscribed on the Roll of Albany at the rate of 41 Dollars 18 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1836.
Certificate of Pension issued the 12 day of June '45 and sent to Hon. Genl. Rathburn, Auburn Total amount, $41.18
[Act July 7, 1838.] Recorded by J. A. Swan, Clerk. Book Vol. 1 Page 189

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Conner

11.393
Rachel Suttin
formerly wid of
Miriam Hyatt
NY.
Suspended
Ad to V.P. Canfield
Dec. 9th 1844
to same March 19. '45
Act July 7 th 38

No. 27 First St. S. Albany,
Hicksville,
N.Y.

having first taken oaths...
John Quincy Adams
Admitted
Admitted
Hon. Henry Clay of Ky.

DECLARATION,
In order to obtain the benefits of the Act of Congress of 2d February, 1848, entitled "An Act making further provision for surviving widows of the soldiers of the Revolution."
STATE OF New York Gates } ss. COUNTY. }
On this thirteenth day of June 184 8 personally appeared before the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, in and for said county, duly authorized by law to administer oaths, Mrs. Rachel Sutphin a resident of Starkey in the county of Gates
State of New York , aged 79 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 the 2d February, 1848, granting pensions to the widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary war; that she is the widow of Gilbert Sutphin , and formerly the widow of Minnah Hyatt , who was a Private soldier in the war of the Revolution, and that she has drawn a pension at the rate of Forty  One dollars and ten cents, per annum, under the Act of 17th June, 1844. She further declares that she is still a widow.
Witness Charles G. Tutbill
Rachel Sutphin
SWORN TO AND SUBSCRIBED on the day and year above written, before
Isaac Lanning Justice of the Peace.
I certify that the declarant is personally known to me, and that she is the same individual she represents herself to be in the foregoing affidavit.
Isaac Lanning Justice of the Peace.
State of New York County of Yates ss, I hereby Certify that Isaac Lanning whose signature appears to the jurat of the above affidavit of Rachel Sutphin and also to the above certificate of identity was at the time of taking the said affidavit a duly authorized acting Justice of the Peace in and for said County, that I am well acquainted with his hand writing & verily believe that the said signature are genuine. Witness my hand and official seal the 1 st day of July , A.D. 1848. R. R. Fargo Clerk Yates County.

Auburn May 22 d 1845
Dr Sir
The papers & your letters in regard to the application of Mrs Rachel Sutfin have put into my hands to examine and I cannot see why she has not made out a case which entitles her to a pension. Minerva Hyatt drew bounty lands in this state & could not have done so unless he had served from his enlistment to the close of the war. This will appear from the laws of this state - Do not the records at Washington in your office show that he was discharged at the close of the war & that he was entitled to a pension. The comptroller's certificate shows that he served a long time & furnishes strong conclusive evidence in connection with the fact of his having drawn bounty lands of his having served to the end of the war.
Yours obediently &c.
Geo. Rathbun

11393 Rachel Sufkin N.Y. 9407
at 7. July 38.
m before 94 ~
Adm d 17 mo 10 days 44. 10
also at 3 March 43 & 17 June 44 -
Mannah Ayau died 13 Novr 1818
at 43 N o 7894 " 44 N o 664 Am Geo Rathbun Auburn N.Y.

Comptroller, Office } Albany Dec. 18 th 1844 }
I hereby certify that it appears from the Balloting Book now remaining in this Office that one Minna Hyatt drew Lot 18 Township 11. (Romulus) 500 00 as a Bounty for Revolutionary Service. The Patent was delivered to Isaac Hawley as also appears from said Book
Philip Phelps Dept Compt.

Revolutionary Pension Claim
Heath J. L. Edwards, Commissioned Pensions.
Washington City
Dec 27, 1844 Admitted to court Mrs. Sniffin

Home Dec 23 rd 1844. Coeymans Columbia New York
Respected Sir -
enclosed I send you the Papers rec d from the Comptroller of this State relative to the service of Mirna Hill - you will please examine the same, & send me a certificate for the Old Lady (Mrs. Sutfin) if admissible, for what is right & proper as soon as convenient. I was at Albany a few years since, examining Rolls &c. relative to Pension claims, & I rec d . but, that no date of Enlistments, or Dischar- ges, of Soldiers, of Col. Thievenfield's Reg t could be found, in the Revolution, not generally in order, to have Land Granted, to Hill, he must have enlisted, for 5 years or dur- ing the War, & a record of his discharge should be at Washington, or Albany, but you herein will see, what the Comptroller says yours with sentiments of respect -
L. B. Canfield Hand J. L. Edwards

In pursuance of a law passed the 27th of April, 1784, entitled "An act for the settlement of the pay of the Levies and Militia, for their services in the late War, and for other purposes therein mentioned," the following certificates have been issued, bearing interest at five per cent per annum, viz :
   12 th Dec. 1782.  Minna Hatt priv  £ 9  17  4    31 st May 1782  Minna Hatt do  2  13  4   
STATE OF NEW-YORK, COMPTROLLER'S OFFICE, Albany, Dec. 18 th 1844.
I hereby certify the above to be true extracts from Book No. 7, now remaining in this office, and that the service for which the certificates above named were issued, were performed under the following officers, viz :
First under Capt. New York Levies Attached to the 2 o N Y Regt } Second " " Commanded by Col s Philip Van Cortland. " } Third " " Levies under the command of Col s Heipmeyer } Fourth " " drafted from his Regt. into the Continental } Fifth " " Army for the month of May 1782. " } Sixth " " " " " " Seventh " " " " " " Eighth " " " " " " Ninth " " " " " " Tenth " " " " " "
Philip Schuyler Comptroller