Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 5462, for William Hyatt, New York

SERVICE
NUMBER
New York
Hoyatt, William
P. 5462
Widow Catharine
CONTENTS

1 st Declaration
State of Ohio, County of Huron ss.
On this 12 th day of June one thousand eight hundred & thirty four personally appeared in Open Court before the Court of Common Pleas for the County of said Huron. Sits sitting William Flyatt a Resident in the Town of Flatland in said County of Huron & said State of Ohio. age a Seventy four years; who being 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 7 th June 1832.
That he entered the Service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated.
That he served about the year 1776. in a Company of Militia ordered by the Authorities of the State of New York raised in Crompond West Chester County. State of New York. Said Company commanded by Captain Hoogland in a Regiment commanded by Colonel M'Coldan. and who being taken sick the said Regiment was then commanded by Colonel Sheldon. who commanded the Light Horse & also a Regiment of Infantry. That he served at the White Plains for six months. He got a Furlough for five or six weeks. then went home to Crompond & then afterwards returned to White Plains and there served for five months. He was then moved & went to Pine Bridge about eight miles North of White Plains and served there about six months, then got a Furlough being sick, went home. He remained there five weeks then went back to Pine Bridge & then served in a Company of Militia commanded by Joseph Dexter in a Regiment commanded by Col o Benjamin Greene for six months. He then went to Fort Point under said Colonel Greene & there served for three months.

He then got an honorable discharge which he has lost, went home - his home residence being at said Crompond
That after General Burgoyne was captured. He was drafted into the Militia in a Company commanded by Captain Wright in a Regiment commanded by said Colonel Benjamin Greene the Lieutenant of the Company was said Joseph Daxton & served again at said Pine Bridge for nine months.
That towards the close of the war. He enlisted into the Militia into a Company commanded by Capt. Gaspur Yose in a Regiment commanded by Col. Jehu. Dambine served at said Pine Bridge for nine months. Having enlisted only for six months.
That going on a Patrol from Pine Bridge. He was wounded in his left Leg. by a musket Ball at a place called Youngs House near Morrisance in a Skirmish with the British the Scar of which he now exhibits. That the whole of his services during the Revolutionary war amounts from the foregoing declaration to three years wanting one month. Besides other occasional services for small periods.
He was born in Crompond West Chester County State of New York in the year 1760 He is a blacksmith by trade That all his old associates in the Revolutionary war are dead & knows of person living who can testify respecting his services. He has no record of his age.
He was at all times living at Crompond State of New York when he was called into the Service of the United States in the Revolutionary war.
He never received a discharge except the one he has mentioned in his declaration.

He is acquainted with Ashbell G. Post and Hezekiah Johnson in his neighborhood who can testify respecting his character for over a city and their belief of his services as a Soldier of the Revolution Witness L D Sturges William his X Hyatt mark
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a Pension or Annuity except the present and declares that his name is not on the Pension roll of the agency of any State
Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid before me Timothy Baker Judge of Assizes for Lorain
Witness L D Sturges - William his X Hyatt mark Rev Chapin N Clark a Clergyman residing in the Town of Romulus County of Huron and Ashbell G Post & Hezekiah Johnson residing in Flatiron County hereby
Certify that we are well acquainted with William Hyatt who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration that we believe him to be Seventy four years of age, that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a man of truth & veracity, a Soldier of the Revolution and that we concur in that opinion.
Signed C. N. Clarke A. G. Post H Johnson Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid before me
Timothy Baker Judge of Assizes for Lorain
And the 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 Applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier and served as he states. And the Court further certifies that it appeared to them that the Rev Chapin N Clark who has signed the preceding Certificate

is a Clergyman resident in Cornwall County of Ohio on State of Ohio and that Ashbel L. Folsom & Hezekiah Lomax — who have also signed the same are Residents in the Town of Fitchville State of Ohio and are cred- ited persons and that their statement is entitled to cred-
Signed D. Wiggins Pres. Judge Timothy Baker Appointee T. M. Ward Judge John Turk  31432 1834
I David Gibbs Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for the County of Huron State of Ohio do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of William Flyatt for a Pension
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and Seal of Office this 13 th day of June one Thousand Eight hundred and thirty four. David Gibbs Clerk C.P.

William Hyatt, Ohio Surp d . Acct of 7 July 1882
Ins

State of Illinois } County of Huron }
Be it Known, that on this 29th day of October A. D. 185 2 before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, in and for the County and State aforesaid, personally appeared Catharine Hyatt residence of William Hyatt resident of St. Charles in said County, and made oath according to law that she is the widow of the reputed soldier who was a Soldier in the war of the Revolution, and who has heretofore made application for the benefit of the Pension Act of 1841 That she is directly interested as a claimant in said Pension, and makes this affidavit to be filed with such additional evidence or arguments as my Agent may use in prosecuting said claim.
Countermanding and revoking all Powers of Attorney and authority heretofore given, I hereby constitute and appoint SAMUEL M. KNIGHT , of Washington City , my true and lawful Attorney to prosecute the claim of William Hyatt for any amount of Revolutionary Pension, or increase of Pension that may be due; and I hereby authorize my said Attorney to examine all papers or documents in relation to said claim, on file in the Department at Washington City or elsewhere, to file additional evidence or arguments, and to receive for my exclusive benefit, the certificate which may be issued for said claim, which certificate I wish made payable at the Washington City, D. C. Agency; to appoint one or more substitutes under him for the purposes herein expressed, and to do all things that I might or could do were I personally present. Hereby ratifying and confirming all that my said Attorney and Agent shall lawfully do in the premises.
S. G. Sully W. H. Sully Sworn to, Subscribed, and Acknowledged before me the day and year above written, and I hereby certify that I believe the said Catharine Hyatt to be directly interested in said claim as set forth, and to be the identical party therein alleged.
S. G. Sully Justice of the Peace
State of Illinois } County of Huron }
It is Hereby Certified, that satisfactory evidence has been exhibited before me, Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas that Catharine Hyatt the party who has sworn to, and acknowledged the foregoing Declaration and Power of Attorney, is the widow of the reputed soldier aforesaid. I further certify, that S. G. Sully Esq. before whom the preceding affidavit and Power of Attorney were made and acknowledged, was, at the time of so doing, a Justice of the Peace, in and for said County, and that the signature purporting to be his, I believe to be genuine.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal of Office, this twenty ninth day of October 185 2 F. A. Hildreth Clerk.
1. Claimant's name or names in full.—2. Post Office address. 3. "That he is the identical man," or, "that she is the widow of the identical man," or, "that he or she is the legal heir of the identical man," &c., &c. 4. Leave this line blank.—5. "He is," "she is," or "they are."—6. Revolutionary soldier's full name.—7. Claimant's signature.—8. Claimant's name.—9. Magistrate's signature. 10. "Identical," "widow of," or, "child of."—11. Magistrate's name.—12. Clerk's signature.
N. B.—Should two or more heirs join in the foregoing, the plural should be substituted for the singular number.

Rev. and 1812 Wars Section MCS/eeL Over
August 1, 1929
Alice V. Robinson 4142- 11th Street, N.E. Seattle, Washington
Dear Madam:
I advise you from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, R. 5462, it appears that William Hyatt was born in 1760, in Crompond, Westchester County, New York.
He alleged that while a resident of that place, he served at various times from 1776 until the close of the Revolution, amounting in all to about three years as a private with the New York Troops under Captains Hoogland, Dexter, Micajah Wright and Gasper Yose, Colonels Milledand Milidand, Sheldon, Benjamin Greene, and Jehu Daubius; he was wounded in the left leg by a musket ball at a place near Morrisania, called Young's House.
He applied for pension June 12, 1834, at which time he was living in Hartland, Huron County, Ohio.
His claim was not allowed as he failed to furnish proof of service as required by the pension law.

He died August 6, 1835, leaving a widow, Catharine, who was living in Huron County, Ohio, in 1852.
She was never granted a pension.
There are no further data on file relative to family.
Very truly yours,
EARL D. CHURCH Commissioner.

929 Aug. 1, 1861 to Alvin T. Robinson mrs.
Acts of July 14, 1862, and March 3, 1873.
5462.
P. O.
William Hyatt
Service: _____
REJECTED
Enlisted: _____, 18
Discharged: _____, 18
Application filed: _____, 18
Sish of 1857 gives fol. reason for suspension "For want of proof"
Alleges: _____
Re-enlisted: _____
Attorney: _____
P. O. _____
_____ Recognized. _____ Contract.

Snipe lot 15 April 1836 L.B. Sturges, do 4 June 1836.

White
Wm Hyatt
particulars of his periods of service
1840 7
June 23.
Memoranda of June 16
J. L. Edwards Esq
Commissioner of Pensions
War Department
Washington
Ohio

J L Edwards Esq
Norwalk Ohio June 1834
Commissioner
Sir
Inclosed are the papers in favor of William Hyatt an applicant for a Pension. It appears that he served as follows viz
In the year 1778 in the Militia in a Company commanded by Capt Hoagland in Colonel Mifflin's Regt 4 months 6 00 Mustered and taken sick & died under Capt Shultz After a furlough he returned to White Plains & served 2 00
He served after this above at Pine Bridge 6 00
After another furlough returned to do other service in a Company commanded by Joseph Decker in Col Benjamin Green's Regiment 6 00
He afterwards served at West Point under said Col Green for 3 00
After Genl Burgoyne's surrender he was drafted into the Militia in a Company commanded by Lieut Col Wright in said Green Regiment at Pine Bridge 9 00
Towards the close of the war he enlisted & served in the Militia commanded by Capt George Foss in Col John Daubine's Regiment & served again at Pine Bridge 6 00 mistake in footing 35 00 It appears to me to be one of the fairest & clearest cases 58 00

which I have had the care of. That every requisition of the War department has been complied with. I have not taken the general affidavit providing for old age & loss of memory as he has positively sworn to his terms of service. I wish an early decision in this case & also in William Johnson's as in concurrent.
I am very respectfully
Your Obedt Servt.
Davis B. Sturges

L. B. Sturges Apr 15, 1836
Record Vol 28, P 431,

War Department Pension Office
April 15 1836
Sir,
The papers in the case of William Hyatt, dec d , have been ex- d filed with suspended cases in this Office. The alleged service was principally as a minute man in this claim for simple terms of six and nine months service cannot be recognized as having been continuous. So soon as the necessary proof as to the time of Mr Hyatt's death and the relationship of the widow to the deceased shall have been exhibited the claim will be allowed for such service as it can be ascertained from the rolls of the N. York Militia recently received at this office and from other sources, being how long he actually served. The widow should appear in open court and prove her relationship to the deceased the time of his death, which proof should be transmitted to this office together with the opinion of the court upon the matter.
Louis B. Sturges Esq. Newark, Ohio.

L. B. Sturges
June 4, 1836
Record Vol. 28, P. 13.

War Dep. P. Offic June 4. 1836
Sir Since the receipt of your letter enclosing the evidence of the period of the death of William Wyatt and of his widow being alive a further investigation of the claim has been had. It does not appear after a careful examination of the rolls of the N. York Militia, that any of the names of the officers under whom he alleges to have served nor the name of the deceased are borne  of  are  found thereon. No part of the alleged service can therefore be allowed unless direct proof be exhibited.
Lewis B. Sturges Esq Normalko, Ohio.

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LOUIS M. DAVENPORT, PRESIDENT
Spokane Washington
Dear Sir,
Rolling Bay Wash. Aug 1.
Do your accounts show when the last pension payment was made to William Hyatt the Revolutionary soldier who served from N Y and died in Huron Co Ohio in 1835 and to his widow Catherine who died there after 1852
Respectfully
Alice V Robinson
Rolling Bay Wash.
Answered Aug. 11 1927

Dear Sir,
I have a pension record for William Hyatt , Revolutionary soldier born Westchester Co N Y 1760 died Huron Co Ohio 1835, wife Catherine, liv - ing 1852.
Do your files show that the widow was granted a pension or any- thing further in regard to either?
Respectfully
Alice V Robinson
4142 11th N E
Seattle Wash

William Hyatt Supplementary Declaration
PAID
J L Edwards Esq
Commissioner of Pensions War Department Washington
Wm Hyatt

2 d Declaration.
State of Ohio Huron County ss
On the first day of August . . . . .
One thousand eight hundred and thirty four before personally appeared before Timothy Baker one of the Associate Judges of the Court of Common Pleas for said County of Huron.
William Hyatt a Resident in the Town of Huron  Hartland in said County of Huron & said State of Ohio aged Seventy four years who being duly sworn according to Law, doth on his oath make the following in addition to his declaration made before said Court of Common Pleas on the 12 th of June 1834.
That he never received a Commission that he never received a discharge except the one heretofore mentioned in his former declaration which he has lost. It is not in his power to procure the testimony of one credible witness as all his old Associates are dead. That when he served in the year 1776 under Captain Highland he enlisted into a Company of Militia which said Highland commanded. His employment at the White Plains was in patrolling & guarding the Lines. That after he was discharged at West Point & after his service at Pine Bridge one Gen l Green the Brigade General took the command of the Lines at Pine Bridge with his believed 500 men said David Chatfield a Company of the Light Horse firing through the windows at the year 1777 from the Hill. He was killed a few days after killed by the British & it was also said 500 men were killed. After his said discharge he had got to his home. He was called upon to assist in buying the said the Deponent's home being about seven miles from said Pine Bridge. That in all his services during the Revolutionary War, he served as a Private - that during all his services he never obtained any civil office - that he always served with Embodied Troops - always raised by the authority of the State of New York - that he always served in

The Field & River in "Garrison" - That he is certain he served at said Pin. Bridge under Captain Higland for six months altho' he stated in his former declaration that he then served "about six months" That altho' owing to his old age & consequent loss of memory in some degree - he cannot precisely recollect the full extent of his services - yet he is confident & very certain that he served during said Revolutionary war, at least thirty five months That he always enlisted for all his services as aforesaid except after the surrender of Burgoyne when he was drafted into the militia & served in a company for nine months, commanded by Capt. Elijah Wright in Green's Regiment - His mark
Witness to the signature
Lewis B Sturges
William
Flyatt
his mark
Soon I subscribed this first day of August 1834 before me
Timothy Baker
Judge of Human Com Pleas

Norwalk Ohio Aug 1 st 1834
J. L. Edwards Esq. Commissioner etc Sir.
I return to you William Flynt's Pension papers with his supplementary declaration taking this with his former one. It appears to me that every objection which has been suggested by the Pension Office has been removed. Every requisite complied with.
As Judge Baker's acts in his official character especially in Pension applications have been so often forwarded to your office I suppose that no evidence will be required of his sustaining the office of Judge of the Common Pleas.
Yours most respectfully Lewis B. Sturges

William Hyatts 3 rd Declaration
5462

State of Ohio ss Huron County 3 a Declaration
On the twelfth day of September, one thousand, eight hundred and thirty four, personally appeared before Timothy Baker one of the associate Judges of the Court of Common Pleas for said County of Huron William Hyatt a President in the Town of Garretland in said County of Huron & State of Ohio, aged Seventy four years & nine months or so, who being duly sworn according to Law, doth on his Oath make the following second Supplementary declaration in addition to his former two declarations in order to obtain the benefit of an Act of Congress passed 7 th June 1832
He finds, since he sent on his first papers - that in a Letter it is stated (which is dated at the War Department August 8. 1834 signed J. L. Edwards) that "the Declarant claimed for a much greater length of time Service under one engagement than the Militia of New York were called out to perform". The Declarant apprehends that the Commissioners refer to the nine months Service. After Genl. Burgoyne surrenders, when he was drafted into the Militia into a Company commanded by Capt Wright - in Col Green's regiment, at Pine Bridge. The Declarant altho' he has very little learning, yet he has always been blessed with an uncommon good memory - and says, he thinks he can fully explain the difficulty suggested by the War Department. - when he recollects, he served, as last mentioned for six months & the Company was then discharged - but almost immediately after said discharge - another Company of Militia was drafted & raised and for three months, and one Levi Parent who had been with the British & run away from them was drafted in said Company &

being afraid to act against the British on account of his exposure to be taken by them - Lured the Declarant to act his substitute - who actually did serve in his room & stead for said three months. Altho' he did not think to mention this circumstance in his former declarations. yet it is a fact as now stated - and the Declarant says he thinks he is certain in his recollection that during said last three months as mentioned - a Captain Deater com- manded the Company in said Greene Regiment.
That when the men were killed at Pine Bridge & when Genl Green was killed in his Bed at Pine Bridge. The British with Light horse Infantry marched in the night from Morrisania & took a North East course. A little before Day Break arrived on the & in the rear of the American troops - attacked them on surprise, & killed (as the Declarant was then informed) as many as five hundred men. Tho' the Declarant does not say with certainty that was the exact number but he declares as he has before declared - He was called to bury the dead. Saw a large number of Americans lying dead & despatched in interring them - The Genl Green who was then killed was a different person from the Col. Green in whose regiment the Declarant served as mentioned in his declarations. He also says that one Gilbert Totten commanded one of the Companies of the Light horse who attacked & killed so many of our men as above last mentioned. The Declarant owing to his old-

age. In consequence of memory, may be mistaken in some small particulars but he is confident that he did not serve less in the revolutionary war in the American cause than three years. - in his former footing of his services he made a mistake against himself of three months
his witness Lewis B Sturges William X mark Hyatt
Sworn & Subscribed before me at Cornwall This 12 th day of Sept r 1834
Timothy Baker Judge of Assizes for the Pleas

150 -4 J L Edwards Esq Commissioner of Pensions Washington

Norwalk H Ct 6 Dec 28 th Jan y 1836
J L Edwards Esq. Commissioner Sir
I again return to you the papers of William Hyatt's application for a Pension. I have according to your advice in your Letter of 8 th Dec r 1834 written to several persons in the State of New York who were his Comrades in the Revolutionary services - for their affidavits - but we find no one of them living - as Hyatt has sworn in his declarations that they were all dead. So it is not in our power to procure any other support in favor of his claim than is contained in the enclosed papers. We have incurred considerable trouble & expense in what we have done.
You will pardon my presumption in suggesting some facts & ideas - which have undoubtedly occurred to your mind in this case - which would not have appeared if Hyatt has not told an honest & true story.
 1 st He has explained your objection - on his statement that he served for months in the Militia - at a particular period - you observing that the Militia of NY were never in service for that period during the war.  2 nd The particular fact - of his recollecting the name of Gilbert Totten being the Captain of a Company of British Light Horse - when 500 Americans were killed in the night.  3 rd His being wounded in going on a Patrol from Pine Bridge by a musket ball at a place called Youngs hams in his best Light Horse - it to my mind swearing to the truth.  4 th His working so particularly to the death of Gen l Greene & the circumstances where & how he was killed - That he Hyatt was employed in burying the 500 who were killed. Now in all these & other statements he must be a most truthful & diligent person - if he has not told the truth But the candid mind will believe that - when he has according to the first directions of your Department under the Law of 7 Dec r 1832 - complied fully with them in the testimony of unsworn respecting his 

veracity - In uniform honesty - The Certificate of a Clergyman & two other respectable men - The finding of the Court etc. - It appears to me that fully complies with what your Department prescribed as requisits & which would be deemed sufficient.
I observe that in your rules, you say that if the applicant cannot furnish certain proofs mentioned & if the party states so under Oath - "He will then procure - if possible the Testi- mony of at least one credible witness - & if such sur- roving witness cannot be found he will so state in his declaration" which Hyatt has so stated under Oath . You have also said in your rules - "To require from the Applicant positive proof of service from a contemporary survivor would after the lapse of so many years to deprive them many of them of the benefit of the Law - and as no presumption is raised against the Militia by the existence of Rolls in the Department there is no good reason why this requisition should be extended to them."
It is proper that I should state to you that this old un- fortunate Soldier died about 6 months ago leaving a poor widow - Upon my best reflection I have supposed that the principle of the Law of 7 June 1832 is such - as it allows arrearages from March 1831 that if an application has been made - & trouble & expense incurred - an allowance will be granted for those arrearages - to the time of the death of the applicant & go to the benefit of the widow - if I am right in this - if it is necessary I can furnish you with proper proof respecting the facts.
At any rate I wish the department to come to a decision in the whole case - I believe know as soon as convenient the result - You will find among the enclosed the particular terms of time & where he served.
I am most respectfully
Your Obedient Servt
Lewis B Sturges

May 31 May 24
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James L Edwards Esq Commissioner of Pensions War department Washington

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James L. Edwards Esq. Commissioner of Pensions War department Washington

J. L. Edwards Esq. Commissioner of Pensions Sir
Norwalk Ct 67 Ohio 23 May 1836
I duly rec d your Letter of 15 inst. I now enclose the finding of the Court, of the time of the death of William Hyatt - that Catharine Hyatt was his wife & is now his widow - duly authenticated. You observe that his services as a minute man were not continuous - I would respectfully enquire whether your Department have not in cases of applications for Pensions heretofore collected together detached services - of say - of 2-3 or 4 or 5 months at different periods so as to make any given number of months allowed - for 6, 12, or 24 months allowed accordingly.
According to my recollection we have in case of William Hyatt a settlement by him - made out 3 1/2 years - I refer you respecting this fact to my former Letters & particularly to my last Letter to you - stating to you my ideas upon that whole case.
I think Hyatt before his death fully complied with the requisites first required by your Depart- ment - & has since showed good reasons for not furnishing what you afterwards directed.
Very respectfully Your Ob td Serv t Lewis B. Sturges

Wm Hyatt

State of Ohio Huron County Court of Common Pleas at the session of May term 1836
It is proved by evidence adduced in open court to the satisfaction of the Court; that William Hyatt of Hartland in said County, now deceased, who applied before his death to the Pension Office of the United States for a Pension died on the sixth day of August 1835 - and that Catharine Hyatt who now lives and resides in said Hartland was the wife of said deceased at the time of his death and is now the relict and widow of said William Hyatt.
In testimony whereof I D r D r Higgins President Judge of said Court have hereunto set my hand May 21 st 1836 D Higgins
State of Ohio Huron County ss
I Henry Broom Deputy Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas within and for the said County of Huron do hereby certify that David Higgins is the President Judge of the Court of Common Pleas aforesaid & that the foregoing
Signature purporting to be his is his genuine signature In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name & affixed the seal of said Court this 21 st day of May A D 1836 H Broom Supt Clerk