Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 31144, for Jonathan Hunt, Massachusetts

SERVICE
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Hunt, Jonathan
S. 31144
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5762 Massachusetts
Jonathan Hunt
of Tewksbury in the State of Massachusetts who was a private in the company commanded by Captain Ford of the 2d Reg t commanded by Colonel Dyer in the Massachusetts line for Two Years
Inserted on the Rolls of Massachusetts at the rate of 5 Dollars 00 Cents per annum to commence on the 5th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 13 day of Feb y 1833 and sent to Same Daniel Dyer Present
Arrears to 5th of Feb y 1832 $120.00 Penzant allowance ending 4th March 40.00 $160.00
{ Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by Daniel Dyer Clerk, Book D Vol. 2 Page 99

Eleonore Hunt for Jonathan

I Ebenezer Hunt of Town of in the County of Middlesex and Commonwealth of Massachusetts aged seventy three years, do depose and say, that I served in the war of the Revolution as by my Declaration on file in the Pension Office, will appear. And I do further testify and declare that I know and well remember Jonathan Hunt , who now resides in Fruitvale  as far as I know and who served as a Soldier in that war, that he was a private Soldier, in the Company of Capt Jas. P. Varnum in Colo. Mr. Intosh's Regiment, in which Company, I also served.
In the year AD 1778 during the summer the said Jonathan and myself both lived in New Jersey and we agreed to go into service for six weeks at Rhode Island and enlisted in the Company of Capt Varnum , we marched to Rhode Island where the French Fleet were expected and our Regiment was under the command of Genl Sullivan we were encamped on the westerly part of the island, and then remained until the adverse , when we were marched to various places until our time expired, during this period the said Jonathan Hunt was with the said Company and did duty until he served  completed the full term of six weeks. — Ebenezer Hunt
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS. County of Middlesex to wit December 11 th AD. 1832.
Personally appeared before me the Subscriber a Justice of the Peace within and for all the Counties in said Commonwealth Ebenezer Hunt well known to me as a credible witness entitled to full faith
who subscribed the above deposition and made solemn Oath, that the same is just and true in all its particulars, according to the best of his knowledge and belief. Saml. Dana

Declaration of Jonathan Hunt 22762
Please to send a Certificate Sam Dana my Groom
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James D. Mac E Present

To the Leg of War —
so as to be of Tewksbury in the County of Middlesex and Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Excerpts.
That he served in the War of the revolution for the space of three years.
1 That one Daniel Davis a Soldier in the eight months service in Gardens Company new Lt. Bridges Regt then stationed at Charlestown Ms. in which Company he remembers that one Smith was orderly Sergeant the said Davis being removed therefrom was a Substitute for two months at the middle of the term of 8 Mos. and he was accordingly rec d into that Company and did duty as a Substitute until the Company, he was discharged leaving two months.
2 He enlisted for three months to serve at Dorchester Heights A.D. 1776 in the Company of Capt. Ford of Chelsea's Inf ry in Col. Deykes Regt which service he performed, and was regularly dismissed.
3 In the latter part of 1778. and after before the British evacuated Boston, he enlisted for three months in Capt. Ford Company and Col. Brooks Robinson's Regt and was stationed in a Fort at Fresh-mares Point in Cambridge, where he was wounded by a musket ball and having completed his tour of duty was again discharged.
4 In 1778 he enlisted for three months to do duty at Winter Hill in Charlestown Ms. guarding Brimley's Troops in the Company of Capt. Cadwallader Ford — in Col. Brooks  John  John Regt of Inf ry forces which service he performed and was regularly discharged.
5 In 1778 he enlisted for two months to go to Rhode Island, in the Company of Capt. Joseph Bradley Warren in Col. Regt. His Lt. was Mr. Suckney, but he can not recollect any of his field officers. He was in the Battle on Rhode Island and in the retreat from the Island, and having served out his term was regularly dismissed. And in
6 In 1778 or 1779 and he says not recollect which he was hired by the Town of Tewksbury to go into the Continental Army for nine months, he marched to West Point and was there ordered into the Company of Capt. Sheldon in Col. Beaglow's Regt of the Maryland Line, in a skirmish he was taken Prisoner, carried into the City of New York & imprisoned for some time in a Sugar house, then removed into the North Church, where he was detained eleven months wanting five days, his sufferings during this period were extreme for want of food and clothing.

he became sickly and emaciated, and could not pre- serve himself from Vernal fever which he was almost destroy- ed until at last he was sent under a flag of truce to Eliza- beth Town in New Jersey and there set on shore, from whence he begged his way to the Camp at West Point, and was carried to Genl Heath the Commander who took pity on the suffering of himself and four Companions and gave each of them a shirt and pair of shoes and stockings they were all very feeble and unfit for any duty, and the Genl could see should not reach home he gave us order to draw provisions from the Continent at Haver- on our way home, but he was too weak to carry on. From one station to last to another & Brigggs on my way with one Hays who was with me till I arrived home, having been absent in Camp in Prison and on the way three years. Since I arrived at home I have always lived in Tewksbury and am now seventy two years old. — And now released On the 31. of July 1818 I was admitted to the benefits of the act of March 18. 1818 and received a small annuity for years of suffering when I was dropped through for the want of having a pittance of proper- ty, and now releasing every claim whatever to a pension the present provided by the act of June 7. 1832 and praying that I may be admitted to the benefits of that act. Dated at Lowell the 19th day of July AD 1832. —
Executed in presence of
Jonathan Hunt
Charles W Dorr and Bath T. M. Sam Dana of Groton Me
Commonwealth of Massachusetts County of Middlesex July 19 1832 I on oath acknowledged the above release to be his free act & deed Before me Sam Dana just care

he became sickly and emaciated, and could not pre- serve himself from Vermin by which he was almost destroyed until at last he was sent under a flag of truce to Eliz- beth Town in New Jersey and there set on shore, from whence he begged his way to the Camp at Westpoint, and near coming to Genl Heath the Commander who took pity on the suffering of himself and four Companions and gave each of them a shirt and pair of shoes and stockings they were all very feeble and unfit for any duty, and the Genl said we should not reach home he gave us order to draw provisions from the Continent at Haver- on our way home, but he was too weak to carry out from one station to Cast to another & I dragged on my way with one Boy who was with me till I arrived home, having very absent in Camp in Prison and on the way two years. Since I arrived at home I have always lived in Tewksbury and am now seventy two years old. — And now now On the 31. of July 1818 I was admitted to the benefits of the act of March 18. 1818 and received a small annuity for years of suffering when I was dropped through for the want of having a pittance of proper- ty, and now making every claim whatever to a pension the present provided by the act of June 7. 1832. And pray that I may be admitted to the benefits of that Act. Dated at Lowell the 19th day of July ad. 1832. —
Executed in presence of
Jonathan Hunt
Charles W Dorr and Bastard Sam Dana of Groton Ms
Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Middlesex ss. July 19 1832
Personally appeared before me the Subscriber a Justice of the Peace, within and for the County of the said Commonwealth
Declaration
who subscribed the
and made solemn Oath that the same is just and true in all its particulars according to the best of his knowledge and belief.
Sam Dana

To the Secretary of the Department of War Sir Please to transmit the Certificate of allowance of my Pension under the late law, to Stephen Minot Esqr. of Haverhill, Ms. who will forward the same to me. Jonathan Hunt Finksburg, April 3. 1818

Massachusetts.
(2015)
Jonathan Hunt,
private
Massachusetts line 1779, 9 months
In the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War.
Inscribed on the Roll of Massachusetts at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 3 d of April, 1818.
Certificate of Pension issued the 31 st of July, 1818. and sent to Stephen Merrill, Esq r Haverhill, Mass.
Arrears to 4th of Sept r 1818
5 mo  2/30.  $ 40 53
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818 }

31.144 REVY INVALID.
File No. 31.144
Jonathan Hunt Pri Rev War
Act: June 7 th 89 th
Index: Vol. 9, Page 192
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Affidavits of Jairo Marshall and Peter Hunt in the case of Jon Hunt

We Peter Hunt and Jacob Marshall both of Tuckermans in the County of Middlesex and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Depose and say that while we were in the war of the revolution stationed at West Point in 1780 we saw Jonathan Hunt of Tuckermans who came into camp in a poor emaciated and distressed state, hardly able to crawl about. He then stated that he had been released as a Prisoner from the City of New York his old Friends in camp who took pity on his situation gave him such a restame, as they could see both had heard of his being taken prisoner the year before we saw him, after he had tarried a short time he departed from the camp to go home to Tuckermans.  Peter Hunt Jacob Marshall
Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Middlesex ss. October 12 th 1892
Personally appeared before me the Subscriber a Justice of the Peace, within and for all the County of said Middlesex in said Commonwealth the Jacob Marshall and Peter Hunt who subscribed the their Deposition and each for themselves.
made solemn Oath that the same is just and true in all its particulars, according to the best of their knowledge and belief.
I certify that the above named Sam Dana Peter Hunt and Jacob Marshall are both of them credible witnesses. J. Dana Jus Peace

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Secretary's Office, Oct. 25 1832.
I hereby Certify, That, from an examination of the Books and Documents, relating to Military Services in the War of the Revolution, which remain in this Department, it appears that
Jonathan Hunt served as a private soldier in the Company of Capt. Cadwallader Dord, in the regiment of Col. Brooks, guarding troops at Cambridge for the space of two months from the 1 st of February 1778 to the 20 th of April 1778.
Edward D Bangs. Secy
Secretary's Office Nov. 28 1832
Certify that from further examination, the name of Jonathan Hunt is found on a "Pay roll of Capt. Cadwallader Dord's company in Col. Brooks' regiment of guards at Cambridge No 2, guarding the troops of the Convention" for the space of 2 months and 20 days from the 30 th of December 1777 to the 19 th of March 1778.
Edward D Bangs. Secy

WAR DEPARTMENT.
Rev. S. Glavin.
I CERTIFY. That in conformity with the Law of the UNITED STATES,
of the 18 th of March, 1818,
Jonathan Hunt, late a private, in the Army of the Revolution,
is inscribed on the Pension List, Roll of the Massachusetts Agency, at the rate of eight dollars cents per month, to commence on the third day of April one thousand eight hundred and eighteen.
GIVEN at the WAR OFFICE of the UNITED STATES,
this thirtyfirst day of July, one thousand eight hundred and eighteen.
J. C. Calhoun Secretary of War

John A. Hunt April 3. 1818
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[Faint, illegible handwriting or bleed-through]

I, Jonathan Hunt of the age of 58 years declare and say that I am a resident citizen of the United States; that I reside in, and belong to the Town of Fitchburg in the County of Middlesex in the Middle Circuit, in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts; I further say that in the year 1779 I enlisted as a private soldier for the term of nine months into the Army of the Revolutionary war: I entered in August 1779 into the service accordingly in Capt. Loudin's company in the 15 Regt. of the Massachusetts line under Col. Timothy Biglow, & served therein until the latter part of Feb. 1780, when I was sent on a scouting party & was with about 85 more taken prisoner by the British & carried into New York, & kept there a prisoner by the British 11 months, lacking 5 days when about the latter part of January 1781 I was exchanged & set ashore at Elizabeth Town, & from there went to head quarters, where I got some relief of Genl. Heath & returned home.
I further say that I am by reason of my reduced circumstances in life, in need of assistance from my country for support; and that I never had any pension allowed me under the laws of the United States.
Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Middlesex ss. April 3 rd 1818 Then the above named Jonathan Hunt made solemn oath that the aforesaid declaration by him subscribed is true, before me.
Stephen Minot { Judge of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas for the Middle Circuit
Joseph Foster, depose and say that I am well acquainted with the above named Jonathan Hunt; I know he enlisted as above stated & served in the army until he was taken prisoner, but I do not know how long he was kept prisoner. I also know him to be in need of assistance to support.
Joseph Foster
Middlesex ss. April 3. 1818 Then the above named Joseph Foster made oath that the said deposition by him subscribed is true, before me.
Stephen Minot, Judge etc.

I, Ebenezer Flint, do hereby depose and say that I was in the army in the year 1781 & then knew that the within named Flint was exchanged about the latter part of January as within stated, & then saw him come back.
Ebenezer Flint
Middlesex ss. April 3. 1818 Then the above named Ebenezer Flint made oath that the said deposition by him subscribed is true, before me
Stephen Merrill, Judge etc.
Whereupon, it appearing to my satisfaction that the said Jonathan Flint did serve in the Revolutionary war, as stated in his declaration aforesaid, against the common enemy, I now certify & transmit the testimony in the case, & the proceedings had thereon, to the secretary of the Department of War, for assistance from his country for support.
I also certify that I am clearly of opinion that the said Flint is in indigent circumstances & in need of assistance from his country for support.
Stephen Merrill { Judge of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas for the Middle Circuit.