Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 13516, for Ebenezer Hyde, Connecticut

SERVICE
NUMBER
Conn.
Hyde, Ebenezer
S. 13516
CONTENTS
carded

Connecticut 1809
Ebenezer Hyde of Stratford - in the State of Cont. who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain Soules in the 2nd Regt. commanded by Col. Nathan in the Cont. line for 13 Months
Inscribed on the Roll of Cont. at the rate of 13 Dollars 33 Cents per annum, to commence on the 14th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 20 day of June 1833 and No A. P. Sanford Clerk A. Haven Co.
Arrears to the 14th of Mar: 33 $86 66 Semi-ant. allowance ending 15: 33 21 66 $108 32
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by Geo. C. Phelps Clerk. Book C. Vol. 3. Page 18

Ebenezer Hyde
21708

State of Connecticut, New Haven County } ss.
On this 10 th day of November 1832 personally appeared, in open Court, before the court of Probate for the District of New Haven a new county, at least in new District and county
now sitting, Ebenezer Hyde a resident of Huntington, in the County of Fairfield and State of Connecticut, aged 73 years, who being first sworn according to law, doth, on his oath, make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress, passed June 7, 1832. That he entered the service of the United States under the following named Officers, and served as herein stated. That is to say,
In July 1776 the Company of Militia in the Town of Stratford now Huntington under the Command of Capt Brach Tomlinson together with the Regiment of which it was a component part, was ordered to New York. I served there two months. Being a private in said Company I served in it thro' this tour, was on guard in City when our own Troops marched out & the British took possession I was the last soldier that escaped capture.
In the fall of the same year, I with 8 or 10 men was detached from said Company under said Captain Brach Tomlinson & ordered to New York where I served one month. And again soon after in the same year I served another month at Fairfield under the same Officer having been detached for that purpose. I am not certain but the original draft was for two months & the time spent in these places successively or it might have been two different drafts. I am very clear in my recollection that I performed the service as stated. I am not sure any one living accounts with the service except my brother.
I was afterwards, I believe in June 1778 drafted & served one month at Fredericksburg near Patterson under the Command of Lieutenant Ephraim Curtis who acted as Captain & Ensign John Hudson. The latter of whom is still alive.
In July 1779 I enlisted into a Company of State Troops as I believe for 8 months under the Command of John Yates Captain, one Robenson Lieutenant & Harrison Ensign. The Company served at Horseneck principally during Peter & belonged to a Regiment of which Matthew Mead was Colonel & one Bull of Milford Adjutant. But they are all now dead. I never received a written discharge. The services above stated amount to thirteen months.
I was born at Stratford now Huntington on the 6 th day of May 1759 & have always resided in this town. A record of my birth

is our family Beth.
I am known to and acquainted with Rev Thomas Penderson Col Agur Judson & David B Newton Esqr of Huntington who can testify to my character for veracity & their belief my services in the war of the Revolution
The said Ebenezer Hyde 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 to, and subscribed, the day and year aforesaid. Anthony Sanford Clerk — Ebenezer Hyde
We, Thomas Penderson a clergyman, residing in the town of Huntington and David B. Newton residing in the same, hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with Ebenezer Hyde who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be 73 years of age; that he is reputed and believed; in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the revolution, and that we concur in that opinion. Sworn and subscribed, the day and year aforesaid. Anthony Sanford Clerk Thomas Penderson David B Newton
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the abovenamed applicant was a revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that Thomas Penderson who has signed the preceding certificate, is a clergyman, resident in the town of Huntington and that David B. Newton who has also signed the same, is a resident in the town of Huntington and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit. And this court do further certify, that the above named declarant is old and infirm, and that it is difficult for him to travel, and that it is most convenient for him to appear in person at the distance, to make his declaration, before the court sitting at Ledy, which is adjoining to the town of Huntington, than it would be before any court sitting in the county of Fairfield. For the truth of which certificate, the court caused up to the Hon: Solomon Judson, a Justice in Ledy, and who resides in the county of Fairfield to be called. I, Anthony P. Sanford Clerk of the court of Probate for the district of Windham do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Ebenezer Hyde for a Pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of the Probate Office, this tenth day of November 1832. And I do further certify that Elisha L. Hutchinson Esqr, before whom the deposition of Ebenezer Hyde and Rev Thomas Penderson, hereto attached, was taken, is a Justice of the Peace for the county of Windham, duly commissioned and sworn & that full faith & credit are due to his official acts, and that the signature to the certificate, at the bottom of each of said depositions, is in his own genuine hand writing.
Anthony P. Sanford Clerk

I Elisha Hyde of Huntington in Fairfield County of lawful age being duly sworn depose & say that I am the Brother of Ebenezer Hyde & that I know well to wit that in the Revolutionary war in the said Ebenezer was frequently drafted in the public service particularly that he served in New York in the summer of 1776. Two months - at Saw Pet in the fall of the same, year One month & at Fairfield soon after another month at Fredericksburgh in the State of New York in June 1778 One month & at Horseneck in the year 1779 Eight months. I served with my brother at Fredericksburgh & not at the other places, altho I some times saw him when there. & further saith not.
Dated Nov. 10. 1832 Elisha Hyde
Sworn before me on the date above & I certify that Elisha Hyde is a man of good credit
John L. Stanton Secy of Peace
I Joseph Beardslee of Huntington in Fairfield County testify that I served as a Militiaman in New York & vicinity in the summer of 1776 three months in the Company commanded by Lieut. Col. Nathan Tomlinson & I well remember that Ebenezer Hyde was there & served the seven months' time in the same Company & that I had for a long time been acquainted with the said Ebenezer Hyde & that I also saw the said Ebenezer Hyde at Horseneck in service in 1779 but do not know how long he served.
Dated Nov 10. 1832
Joseph Beardslee
Sworn before me on the date above & I certify that Joseph Beardslee is a man of truth
John L. Stanton Secy of Peace

21,705.
Ebenezer Hyde. Connecticut.
Admitted Private 13 months
Anthony P. Sanford, Clk. New Haven. Connecticut.

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office.
183
Sir:
The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has been examined, and the papers are herewith returned. The following is a statement of your case in a tabular form. On comparing these papers with the following rules, and the subjjoined notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed, before a pension can be allowed. The notes and the regulations will shew what is necessary to be done. Those points to which your attention is more particularly directed, you will find marked in the margin with a brace, (thus: { ). You will, when you return your papers to this Department, send this printed letter with them; and you will, by complying with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your claim.
A Statement, showing the Service of Ebenezer Hyde, of Connecticut.
   Period when the service was rendered Duration of the claimant's service Rank of the claimant. Names and Rank of the Company officers under whom he served. Names and Rank of the General and Field officers. Battles in which the applicant was engaged. Country through which he marched. Place of abode when he entered the service, and age at the present period. Evidence by which the declaration is supported.   Years. Months. Days.     Drafted in 76 2. P. Capt. Tomlinson. Stratford, Connecticut. Aged 73 years. Living witness and traditional.   Drafted in 76 1. Do. Do.   Drafted in 78 1. Do. Lt. Casto   June 1 do+ Ensign Hudson.   Enlisted in 77-79 8 Do. Capt. Yates, Lt. Robinson, Ensign Hudson Ed. Wat-then, Adjutant Milford.   13  
I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
Dear Sirs
J. L. EDWARDS,
Commissioner of Pensions.

REGULATIONS UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE 7, 1832.
The following regulations have been adopted:
This law has been construed to extend, as well to the line, as to every branch of the Staff of the Army, and to include under the terms "Continental Line," "State troops," "militia," and "volunteers," all persons enlisted, drafted, or who volunteered and who were bound to military service, but not those who were occasionally employed with the army upon civil contracts, such as Clerks to Commissaries and to Store Keepers, &c. Teamsters, Boatmen, &c. Persons who served on board of Private Armed Vessels are also excluded from the benefits of the law, as well as persons who turned out as patrols, or were engaged in guarding particular places at night, and were not recognized as being in actual military service.
Four general classes of cases are embraced in this law:
 1. The Regular Troops.  2. The State Troops, Militia, and Volunteers.  3. Persons employed in the Naval service.  4. Indian Spies. 
As rolls of the regular troops in the Revolutionary War exist in this Department, all persons, claiming the benefit of this law as officers, non-commissioned officers, musicians or privates, will in the first instance, make application by transmitting the following declaration, which will be made before a Court of Record of the County where such applicant resides. And every Court having by law a seal and Clerk is considered a Court of Record.
DECLARATION,
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
State, Territory, or District of } ss. County of }
On this day of personally appeared (a) before A. B. a resident (b) of in the county of and State, Territory or District of aged (c) years, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress, passed June 7th, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year (d) , with and served in the (e) regiment of the line, under the following named officers:
[Here set forth the names and rank of the Field and Company Officers; the time he left the service; (and if he served under more than one term of enlistment, he must specify the particular period, and rank and names of his officers;) the town or county and State in which he resided when he entered the service; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged, and the country through which he marched. This form is to be varied so as to apply to the cases of officers and persons who belonged to the militia, volunteers, navy, &c.]
He hereby relinquishes every claim (f) whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency in any State, or (if any) only on that of the Agency in the State of
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
A. B.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (g) that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states.
I of the Court of do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this day of &c.
If, on examination of the proper record the names of applicants, making such declaration, cannot be found, they will produce such proof as the rule given in note (j) points out.
Every applicant who claims a pension by virtue of service in the State Troops, Volunteers or Militia, except those who belonged to the New Hampshire Militia and State Troops of Virginia, will make and subscribe a declaration similar to the foregoing, with the following additions, viz:
(k) We, A. B., a Clergyman, residing in the and C. D. residing in (the same) hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with , who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that A. B.
who has signed the preceding certificate, is a clergyman, resident in the and that C. D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I, Clerk of the Court of do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this day of &c.
Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power. This is the original discharge or commission; but if neither of these can be obtained, the party will so state under oath, and will then procure, if possible, the testimony of at least one credible witness, stating in detail his personal knowledge of the services of the applicant, and such circumstances connected therewith, as may have a tendency to throw light upon the transaction.
If such surviving witness cannot be found, the applicant will so state in his declaration (l) and he will also, whether he produce such evidence or not, proceed to relate all the material facts, which can be useful in the investigation of his claim, and in the comparison of his narrative with the events of the period of his alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person

will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case. The facts stated will afford one of the principal means of corroborating the declaration of the applicant, if true, or of detecting the imposition, if one be attempted; and unless, therefore, these are amply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be expected. All applicants will appear before some Court of Record in the County, in which they reside, and there subscribe and be sworn to, one of the declarations above provided, according to the nature of his case.
The Court will propound the following ( m ) interrogatories to all applicants for a pension, on account of service in the Militia, State troops, or Volunteers, except the Militia of New Hampshire and the State troops of Virginia.
 1. Where and in what year were you born?  2. Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it?  3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary war, and where do you now live?  4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute? And if a substitute, for whom?  5. State the names of some of the Regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served; such Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your services. 
 6. { To a Soldier. } Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given and what has become of it?  { To an Officer. } Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what has become of it? 
 7. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution. 
The Court will see that he answers to these questions are embodied in the declaration, and they are requested to annex their opinions of the truth of the statement of the applicant.
The applicant will further produce in Court, if the same can be done, in the opinion of the Court, without too much expense and inconvenience to him, two respectable persons—one of whom should be the nearest clergyman, if one lives in the immediate vicinity of such applicant, who can testify, from their acquaintance with him, that they believe he is of the age he represents, and that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and that they concur in that opinion. If one of these persons is a Clergyman, the Court will so certify, and they will also certify, to the character and standing of other persons, giving such certificates.
The traditional evidence of service is deemed very important, in the absence of any direct proof, except the declaration of the party. And the Courts are requested to be very particular in the enquiry whether the belief is general, and whether any doubts have ever existed upon the subject.
Applicants unable to appear in Court by reason of bodily infirmity, may make the declaration before required, and submit to the examination, before a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record of the proper county, and the Judge or Justice will execute the duties, which the Court is herein requested to perform, and will also certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity, attend the Court.
Whenever any official act is required to be done by a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or by a Justice of the peace, the certificate of the Secretary of State or Territory, or of the proper Clerk of the Court or County, under his seal of office, will be annexed, stating that such person is a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or a Justice of the Peace, and that the signature annexed is his genuine signature.
No payments can be made on account of the services of any person, who may have died before the taking effect of the act of June 7, 1832; and in case of death subsequent thereto, and before the declaration herein required is made, the parties interested will transmit such evidence as they can procure, taken and authenticated before a Court of Record, showing the services of the deceased, the period of his death, the opinion of the neighborhood respecting such services, the title of the claimant, and the opinion of the Court upon the whole matter.
[a] The declarant must appear in open Court, unless prevented from doing so by reason of bodily infirmity; in which case the declarant will follow the rule laid down for his guidance.
[b] The declarant must make his declaration in the county where he resides. If he should fail to do so, he must assign a sufficient reason for not conforming to the rule.
[c] The age of the claimant must invariably be mentioned.
[d] The declarant must mention the period or periods of the war when he served.
[e] Every continental officer or soldier must give the name of the Colonel under whom he served; otherwise a satisfactory examination of the claim cannot be had. Every claimant must state, with precision, the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the Department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words:
"Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service; but, according to the best of his recollection, he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades:—For _____ year _____ months, and _____ days, I served as a _____. For _____ months and _____ days, I served as a _____; and for such service I claim a pension."
It is important, in all cases, to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months , is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state that they served two years in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours, the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is highly objectionable. It must, in every case, be clearly shown under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit.
[f] The law makes the relinquishment indispensable.
[g] The opinion of the Court is always required.
[h] The Clerk must give his certificate in every case.
[i] The Clerk must affix his seal, and if it has no device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal, or if he has no public seal of office, the certificate of a Member of Congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers.
Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other papers authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.
Proof of Service.
[j] In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses, who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimant's entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
[k] The notes from [a] to [i] are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops. The proof required by rule in note [j] applies to continental troops only.
[l] This traditional evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
[m] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
[n] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declarations.
ensions.
W. A. Turner

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
17.135-16
Washington, D. C., _____, 19_____
In reply to your request of _____, received _____ for a statement of the military history of Ebenezer Hyde a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension on file in this Bureau.
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     July 1776 2 mos. Beach Tomlinson Conn.   Fall 1776 2 mos. Beach Tomlinson   June 1778 1 mo. Ephraim Curtis   July 1779 8 mos. John Yale Matthew Head  
Battles engaged in, ✓
Residence of soldier at enlistment, ✓
Date of application for pension, Nov 10. 1832 Hts ch. al.
Residence at date of application, Huntington Fairfield Co. Conn.
Age at date of application, born May 6. 1759 at Stratford Conn.
Remarks: Soldier's brother Elisha was a resident of Huntington Conn. in 1832.
There is no other data on file as to his family.
Respectfully,
Commissioner.

Rehman
13516
INVALID.
1916 Feb. 1 West. So. Edmund A. Claypool.
File N. 13 516
Beniger Hoyle First Beer War
Act: June 7 th 1832
Index:—Vol. 1 , Page 187
[Arrangement of 1870.]

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Commissioner of Pensions, Washington, D. C.
Dear Sir:
Ebenezer Hyde, living in Southbury, New Haven Co., Conn. in 1832 and 1840, was granted a pension in 1833 for service in the Revolution . He is supposed to have been the father of Sally Hyde, who married Abram Aldrich.
Will you kindly examine the application, and let me know the particulars as set forth in his claim?
Very respectfully,
Edward A. Claypool