Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 32,869, for Noah Hunt, Massachusetts

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass
Hunt, Noah
S. 32,869
CONTENTS

(22147)
Massachusetts.
Noah Hunt Capt Daniels P. Private,
Massachusetts line 1781 to Dec 1783 In the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War.
Inscribed on the Roll of Massachusetts at the rate of Eight Dollars per month, to commence on the 3 rd of April 1818.
Certificate of Pension issued the 14 th of August 1818, and sent to Hon ble Stephen Minot Haverhill, Massachusetts.
Arrears to 4th of Sep r 1818
Sep r 1818
5 months 2/30 th  $40.53
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }
Wolfeaton sent to Shaham Bagdon Esq 22 Sept 1820 Cambridge
Discontinued

72. Noah Hunt
2247
[Faint, illegible handwriting]

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
MIDDLESEX, ss.
At the Circuit Court of Common Pleas for the Middle Circuit, begun and holden at Concord, within and for the County of Middlesex, on the second Monday of June A. D. 1820
Before the Hon. SAMUEL DANA, Esquire, Chief Justice,
and
WILLIAM WETMORE, and } Associate Justices STEPHEN MINOT, Esquires, } of said Court.
In open Court here, being a Court of Record for said Circuit, proceeding according to the course of the common law, with a jurisdiction unlimited in point of amount, keeping a record of its proceedings, and having the power of fine and imprisonment, Noah Hunt resident in said Circuit, who is named in Pension Certificate No. 22475 now in his possession, of which the following is a true copy, to wit,
"WAR DEPARTMENT.....REVOLUTIONARY CLAIM."
"I certify that, in conformity with the Law of the United States, of the late a "18th March, 1818, Noah Hunt
Private in the army of the Revolution, is inscribed on the
"Pension List, Roll of the Massachusetts Agency, at the rate of eight
"dollars 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 fourteenth
"day of August one thousand eight hundred and
eighteen
J. C. CALHOUN, Secretary of War,"
appears, and exhibits to the Court here a Schedule, subscribed by him, as follows, to wit,
SCHEDULE,
containing his whole estate and income, his necessary clothing and bedding excepted, to wit,
   "Real Estate consisting of about thirty five acres under a mortgage to the State Bank for $200, appraised at 7 50   3 cows at 30 each 1 horse 25 service 5 6 00   1 plough 1 50 collar & traces 1 00 2 axes 1 00 3 50   Axe & hammer 0 50 horse sled 0 75 1 25   One scythe & 2 hoes 50 grindstone & crant 1 20 1 70   10 chains 2 50 iron pots & kettle, & crockery 2 00 6 50   Glass ware 1 00 brown earthen 0 50 1 50   knives & forks 1 00 spoons 1 5 9 tables 1 20 2 75   Case of drawers 2 00 old clock 1 00 2 wheels 1 00 4 00   Looking Glass 0 12 cash 75 meal chest & boxes 75 1 62   Noah Hunt   The said Noah Hunt owes to Isaac Brown of Tewksbury a note of 192 81 interest on the same at 6% 24 $ 332 87.   239 05  

  One other note to said Brown of $3 57.  5 57    Book account . . . . .  43 61    One note to Simeon Kittredge of 53 12 1/2 int 8 18.  54 18    One note to Ebenezer Hunt of 14.00 & 2 yrs int, 184.  14 84    One note to Dr. Benj. Kittredge of 9 00 & 1 1/2 yrs int, 0 54.  9 54     $465 69    Said Hunt family consists of himself aged fifty seven his wife aged fifty and one son aged twenty four years Noah Hunt  Sworn to & declared before Mrs. Melvina Judge sc 4

and at the same time he produces to the Court here the following Oath, taken and subscribed by him, before the Hon. Wm Wetmore a Judge of said Court as aforesaid, to wit,
" I, Noah Hunt do solemnly swear, that I was a resident citizen of the United States, on the eighteenth day of March, one thousand eight hundred and eighteen, and that I have not, since that time, by gift, sale, or in any manner whatever, disposed of my property, or any part thereof, with intent thereby so to diminish it as to bring myself within the provisions of an act of Congress, entitled "an act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the revolutionary war," passed on the eighteenth day of March, one thousand eight hundred and eighteen, and that I have not, nor has any person in trust for me, any property, or securities, contracts, or debts, due to me; nor have I any income, other than what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed and by me subscribed. So help me GOD.
Noah Hunt
Middlesex ss. C. C. C. P. June Term, A. D. 1820
Then the abovenamed Noah Hunt took and subscribed the aforewritten Oath before me,
Wm Wetmore , Judge of said Court."
I, ABRAHAM BIGLOW, Clerk of the Court aforesaid, do hereby certify, that the foregoing Oath, and Schedule thereto annexed, are truly copied from the record of the said Court; and I do further certify, that it is the opinion of the said Court, that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid Schedule is
nothing
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said Court, at Cambridge, in said County of Middlesex, on this 20th day of July , 1820.
Attr.
Abraham Biglow

Noah Hunt April 3. 1818
[Faint, illegible cursive text]
Admitted

I Noah Hunt, of the age of 55 years, depose and declare, that I am a resident citizen of the United States; that I now reside in and belong to the Town of Tewksbury in the County of Middlesex in the Middle Circuit, in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts: I further say that in July 1781 I enlisted as a private soldier for three years into the Army of the Revolutionary War: — I entered in July 1781 into the company of Capt. Daniels, in the 6 th Massachusetts Regiment under Colonel Smith and served accordingly therein, & in the 2 d Reg t of Massachusetts line under Col. Prout, to which I was transferred when those, who were enlisted during the war, were discharged, until December 23. 1783 when I was honorably discharged by Gen l Knox, and now produce & offer the same discharge, I further say I am the same Noah Hunt mentioned in that discharge & that it is a genuine discharge as it purports: — 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 by the laws of the United States.
Noah Hunt
Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Middlesex ss. April 3 d 1818 Then the within named Noah Hunt made solemn oath that the above declaration by him subscribed is true before me,
Stephen Minot, { Judge of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas for the Middle Circuit.
I, Phillip P. Rogers of lawful age depose and say that I well know the above named Noah Hunt I was acquainted with him at the time of his enlisting into the army above mentioned, I know that he did so enlist, & knew when he returned, as he states above, & I have no doubt but he served as he there states; — also I say that he is in reduced & needy circumstances.
Phil. P. Rogers
Middlesex ss. April 3 d 1818
Then the above named Philip P. Rogers made solemn oath that the deposition aforesaid by him subscribed is true before me,
Stephen Minot, { Judge of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas ss

April 3 d 1818 - Middlesex ss. I hereby certify that the following is a true copy of the original discharge now produced to me & referred to by the within named Noah Hunt, viz.
"By the Honorable Major-General Knox, Commanding the American forces on Hudson's River. Noah Hunt, soldier in the second Massachusetts Regiment, being enlisted for three years, is hereby honorably discharged from the service of the United States. Given in the State of New-York the twenty third day of December 1783.
"By the General's command H Knox M c Genl
"Registered in the books of the Regiment
"A. Tuckerman Adjutant."
Attest Stephen Minot, Judge, &c.
Whereupon, it appearing to my satisfaction that the said Noah Hunt 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. I also certify that in my opinion the said Hunt is in indigent circumstances & in need of assistance for support.
Stephen Minot
Judge of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas for the Middle Circuit.

32869 Recy INVALID.
File No. 82,869
Noah Hunt
Rev Rev
Act: 18 th March 1818 th
Index:—Vol. 9 , Page 198
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Property, viz: sold his real estate to Joseph Brown, Esq. for $249.71 also 3 cows, for $35. The copy of the mortgage to the said Bk: to secure the payment of $200, is within a like the copy of the said Bk's record. The affidavit of Bk: states that Joseph Brown owed him more than $200 - that the amount of the said note was found against the real estate specified in the said note which amount was paid, over a sum of $249.71 which was previously paid since. He further states that the amount is yet indebted to him, a sum not known that he has property here.  This last sched: exhibits - 1 second $5. - a few articles of furniture etc. - whole amt. of sched: $12.70
Abraham Bigelow, Esq. Cambridge Mass
Massachusetts (Hon. J. Locke H. R.) Noah Hunt - hirs:
Aged 60 yrs. - a farmer - infirm - unable to labour much - wife aged 59 yrs. - son, 27 yrs old - unable to labour much. - died from 1781, to Dec. 1783 -
1 st Sched: dated in June 18 exhibits 35 acres of land, under a mortgage to the State Bank for $200 - appraised at $250 - 3 cows at $30 each - also some implements of husbandry & some articles of household & kitchen furniture - whole amt. of sched: $33. Owed to Joseph Brown, on a note,
$192.81 - Int: $46.24 - $234.05 One other note toward Brown $43.61 - 1 note to S. Kittredge for $53.21 Int: $1.10 - 1 note to E. Hunt for $14.24 Int: 54 cts. - 1 note to D. S. Kittredge for $9.14 Int: 54 cts. -
Making whole amt. of his debt $465.69 - Of 22. Sept. 1820 - application for restoration, as per 2 nd Sched: dated 12 th Sept. 1823, which amounts for the change of his

N. Hanch
1842
HOUSE OF THE
REV. J. H. O.
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BY THE HONOURABLE MAJOR-GENERAL K N O X,
Commanding the AMERICAN FORCES on Hudson's River.
Soul Elmer Tuller _____ in the second Massachusetts _____ Regiment, being inlisted for Three Years, is hereby honourably DISCHARGED from the Service of the United States.
Given in the State of New-York,
the twenty third Day of
December 1783
By the General's Command,
H. Knox
REGISTERED in the Books of the Regiment,
A. Hupper Adjutant

I Josiah Brown of Tewksbury in the County of Middlesex & Commonwealth of Massachusetts, do depose and say, that Noah Hunt of said Tewksbury, whose name has been struck from the Pension list of the United States on account of his property, had previous to March 1823 owed me several sums of money, to the amount of more than three hundred dollars in the whole; that said Hunt's real estate had been mortgaged to the President Directors and Company of the State Bank to secure the payment of two hundred dollars, that said President &c. had sued said Hunt, and obtained execution against him, on which his cows and some other property were seized; that said Hunt agreed with me to discharge said execution, and take his real estate, and cows, for the payment of said execution, and towards the payment of what he owed me; that I accordingly paid said execution and costs thereon, and took a deed of said Hunt's real estate, and also took said Hunt's three cows, and I allowed said Hunt thirty five dollars, for said cows, and two hundred and forty nine dollars and seventy one cents for his real estate, over and above the amount of said execution and costs. And I further testify and say, that I consider the sum I allowed to said Hunt was a fair and ample compensation for said property, and that said Hunt still owes me, and has not properly within my knowledge, to pay me.
Josiah Brown
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
County of Middlesex On this eleventh day of December in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred & twenty three personally appeared before me Caleb Muller, Notary Public for said County of Middlesex duly admitted and sworn, & dwelling in Lyndon in said County, the above named Josiah Brown and made solemn oath, that the above affidavit by him subscribed is true in all its parts.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my Notarial Seal, the day & year last aforesaid.
Caleb Muller Notary Public

KNOW all men by these Presents, that I Nath Hunt of Tewksbury in the County of Middlesex and Commonwealth of Massachu- setts Yeoman, in consideration of two hundred dollars, to me in hand paid by the President, Directors and Company of the State Bank, the receipt whereof I do hereby acknowledge, do hereby give, grant, bargain, sell, alien, remise, release, convey, and confirm unto the President, Directors and Company of the State Bank, aforesaid, their successors and assigns forever, a cer- tain tract of land with the buildings thereon containing eight acres, be the same more or less lying and being in Tewksbury aforesaid, and is the same estate that was conveyed to me by Nathl. Hunt by deed that is recorded in Middlesex Registry of deeds, Book 117 page 298 and is therein bounded and describ- ed as follows, viz. beginning at a stake and stones by the highway by Nathan Baileys land, then running westerly by said Baileys land about forty poles to a stake and stones by Na- than Baileys Jr s land, then running northerly by said Nathan Bailey Jr s land about thirty poles to a stake and stones by Jeph. Frosts land, then on northerly by said Frosts land about fifteen poles to a stake and stones by said Frosts land, then running easterly by said Frosts land about twenty poles to said highway then southerly by said highway about forty five poles to the bounds first mentioned - also another tract of land containing nine acres and eighty five rods situated in said Tewksbury conveyed to me by Timothy Bailey Jr. by deed recorded in said Registry Book 160 page 263 and is therein bounded and

described as follows, viz. beginning at a stake and stones in the corner of a wall by my own land, thence running northwesterly by land of Noah Hunt twenty five rods and three tenths to a stake and stones, thence running southwesterly by land of Nathan Bailey sixty three rods and seven tenths to a stake and stones, thence runs southeasterly about twenty seven rods and a half by land of Nathan Bailey to a stake and stones, thence running northeasterly partly by land of Nathan Bailey and my own land about fifty six rods to the first mentioned bounds together with all the privileges to the same belonging or how- -ever otherwise now bounded — To Have and to Hold the afore- -granted premises, privileges and appurtenances to them the President, Directors and Company of the State Bank aforesaid, their successors and assigns in fee simple forever, to their only use and behoof forever. And I the said Noah Hunt do hereby for myself and my heirs, executors and administrators, covenant to, and with the President, Directors and Company of the State Bank aforesaid, their successors and assigns, that at the time of signing here- —of I am the true and lawful owner of the afore-granted prem- —ises; that they are free of all incumbrances, and shall so remain at the time of recording this deed; that I have good right to sell, bargain and convey the same in manner as aforesaid; and that I will warrant and defend the same to the President, Directors and Company of the State Bank aforesaid, their successors and assigns forever, against the lawful claims and demands of all persons. Provided however, and this deed is on the following condition; that if the said Noah Hunt or his heirs, executors

administrators or assigns, or any of them, shall well and truly pay, or cause to be paid, to the President, Directors & Company of the State Bank aforesaid, their successors or assigns, the full sum of two hundred dollars, on or before the nineteenth day of May which will be in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirteen with lawful interest therefor, without fraud, covin, or further delay, agreeable to the condition of the obligations of the said Noah Hunt bearing even date with these presents, then the above-going deed, as well as the obligations aforesaid, to be void; otherwise to remain in full force.
In witness whereof, I the said Noah Hunt together with Abigail Hunt the wife of the said Noah Hunt in token of her release of dower in the premises, have hereunto set our hands and seals this nineteenth day of May in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirteen. Noah Hunt Seal - Abigail Hunt Seal - Signed, sealed and delivered in presence of - - - - - Middlesex ss. May 31. 1813
Then personally appeared the above-named Noah Hunt and acknowledged the foregoing instrument to be his free act and deed, before me Daniel Varnum Justice of the peace. Middlesex ss. Cambridge 1 st June 1813
Subscribed and entered by Samuel Bartlett Reg t Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Middlesex ss. Sept. 11. 1823
I hereby certify that the foregoing is a true copy of record.
Book 294 page 114
W. K. MOORE Reg t of Deeds for said county of Middlesex

Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Middlesex: ss. I Abraham Biglow Clerk of the Inferior courts in the County of Middlesex, do certify that William T. Stone is Register of Deeds for the County of Middlesex & his name set to the Certificate on this paper is his own proper Signature.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the seal of the Court at Common Pleas this 11 th of Jan'y 1824.
Abraham Biglow

Know all men by these presents, that I Noah Hunt of Tuckersbury in the County of Middlesex and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Yeoman, in Consideration of two hundred and forty nine dollars, seventy one cents paid by Josiah Brown of said town, County and Commonwealth, Esquire, the receipt whereof I do hereby acknowledge, do hereby give, grant, sell and convey unto the said Josiah Brown and to his heirs and assigns forever my farm in said Tuckersbury containing about thirty five acres with the buildings thereon, lying in two lots, the first with the buildings thereon, contains seventeen acres and is bounded as follows viz. beginning at the Southeast corner of the road and corner of Jesse Flemmings land, from thence westerly by said Flemmings land, to land of Nathan Bailey, from thence northerly by land of said Bailey to a bound at the northwest corner, from thence easterly by said Baileys land to the road, then by said road to the bound first mentioned, the second piece containing about eighteen acres lying in the north range of lots in the great Swamp in said Tuckersbury and bounded on the north and east by land of Nathan Bailey, on the south, by the range line, on the west by land of Jesse Flemmings — To HAVE and to HOLD the above described premises to the said Josiah Brown and to his heirs and assigns, to his and their use and behoof forever, And I do covenant with the said Josiah Brown his heirs and assigns, that I am lawfully seized in fee of the aforementioned premises; that

They are free of all incumbrances; that I have good right to sell and convey the same to the said Josiah Brown - And that I will warrant and defend the same premises to the said Brown his heirs and assigns forever, against the lawful claims and demands of all persons -
In witness whereof, I the said Noah Hunt hereunto set my hand and seal this third day of June in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred & twenty three
Noah Hunt Seal - Signed, sealed and delivered in presence of us. Jane Brown, Phoebe V. Brown -
Middlesex ss. July 7. A.D. 1823. Then the above named Noah Hunt acknowledged the above instrument to be his free act and deed before me B. F. Varnum Just. of Peace,
Middlesex ss. July 9. 1823. Rec d & Recorded by W m F. Stone Leg r .
Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Middlesex ss. Cambridge, Sept. 11. 1823 -
I hereby certify that the foregoing is a true copy of record - Book 249 page 207 W m F. Stone Reg r of Deeds for said County of Middlesex

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Middlesex: ss. I Abraham Biglow Clerk of the Judicial Court for the County of Middlesex, do certify that William R. Stone is Register of Deeds for the County of Middlesex & his name subscribed to the foregoing certificate is his own proper signature.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the seal of the Court of Common Pleas for said County this 1 st day of Jany 1824.
Abraham Biglow

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
County of Middlesex ss.
On this twelfth day of September A. D. 1823 personally appeared in open Court (being a Court of record, proceeding according to the course of the Common law, with a jurisdiction unlimited in point of amount and keeping a record of its proceedings,) for said County of Middlesex, Noah Hunt, resident in said County, aged sixty years, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the provision made by the acts of Congress of the 18 th March 1818; and the 1 st May 1820, that he the said Noah Hunt enlisted for the term of three years in the Company commanded by Capt. Davis, and in the Regiment commanded by Col. Smith in the line of the State of Massachusetts on the Continental establishment, and continued to serve nearly three years in that and other corps, as is more particularly set forth in his former declaration. — That his name has been placed on the pension list, and draft therefrom on account of his property. — And in pursuance of the act of May 1 st 1820, I, Noah Hunt, do solemnly swear, that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 10 th day of March 1818, that I have not, since that time, by gift, sale, or in any manner, disposed of my property, or any part thereof, with intent thereby to diminish it as to bring myself within the provisions of an act of Congress, entitled, "An act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in

and that I have not, nor has any person in trust for me, any property or securities, contracts or debts due to me, nor have I any income, other than what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed and by me subscribed. — So help me God.
Josh Hunt.
Schedule of property, necessary clothing & bedding excepted. viz.
  1 Dividend of the value of  $5.00  5.00    Stove . 50 Grindstone & crank  1.20  1.70    10 chairs 1.50 Iron pots & kettles  2.00  3.50    Crockery & glassware & brown earthen  1.00  1.00    Knives, forks & spoons . 50 Table  1.00  1.50    Case of drawers 2.00 Old chest & meal chest  1.00  1.00      $12.70  
Josh Hunt
That the following changes have taken place in my property since the exhibition of my first schedule viz. My real estate sold to Josiah Brown Esq. for two hundred and forty nine dollars and seventy one cents. — 3 hogs to the same for thirty five dollars.
That I am a husbandman by occupation but through infirmities of age unable to labor, that my family consists of my wife Abigail aged fifty nine years, and my son Noah aged twenty seven years, unable to labor much.
Josh. Hunt.
Sworn to and declared on the twelfth day
of

of September D. 1823. before the Court of Common Pleas for the County of Middlesex.
Attn: Abm. Biglow Clk.
I, Abraham Biglow, Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas, aforesaid, do hereby certify, that it appears to the satisfaction of said Court. that the said Noah Hunt did serve in the Revolutionary War, as stated in the preceding declaration, against the common enemy, for the term of nine months, under one engagement, on the Continental establishment. I also certify that the foregoing oath, and the Schedule thereto annexed, are truly copied from the records of the said Court; and I do further certify, that it is the opinion of the said Court that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the afore- said Schedule is twelve dollars and seventy cents.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said Court, on this first day of January - 1824.
Abm. Biglow (Clerk of said Court of Com. Pleas)