Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 5450, for Joseph Hutchins, Massachusetts

SERVICE
NUMBER
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Hutchins, Joseph Sally
R. 5450
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Joseph O'Callaghan
Joseph O'Callaghan
St. Martin's, Cumberland Co. in the rate of  O'Callaghan who was a private in the regiment commanded by Colonel H. Jackson of the clasp : fine, for the term of 3 years
Inscribed on the Roll of O'Callaghan at the rate of 5 Dollars per month, to commence on the 1st of April 1818
Certificate of Pension issued the 10 of Feb y 1819 and sent to Sudge Parrot, Paris Ukraine
Arrears to 4th of Aug t 1818 . 4 mo 21 d  37.60 Semi-ann. all ce ending 11 March 1819 . 48
$ 85.60
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }
Joseph O'Callaghan

"The following persons were joined in marriage by Ichabod Bonney Esq."
"September eighteenth seventeen hundred ninety four Joseph Hutchinson and Sally Rufus"
I certify that the above is a true copy of the Record of the town of Turner with the exception of the date which is expressed on the Record in fair legible figures as follows - "September 18 th 1794"
Hira Bradford Town Clerk
I Hira Bradford above named depose and say that I hold the office of Town Clerk of the town of Turner in the County of Oxford and State of Maine and that the above is a true extract from the Records of said town with the exception as above certified by me Hira Bradford
State of Maine Oxford County ss. September 26 th 1855 Subscribed and sworn to Before Me — J. H. Prince Justice of the Peace

State of Maine County of Oxford ss
On this fifteenth day of November in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty three, personally appeared before the Probate Court held at Paris within and for said County, Andrew Hutchins, a resident of Canton in said County of Oxford, aged twenty seven years, who being 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 July 7 th 1838 and the subsequent Acts granting pensions to widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary war - That he is the son of Joseph Hutchins and Sally Hutchins late of Hartford in said County, deceased, that his father the said Joseph Hutchins was a Revolutionary Soldier and a pensioner of the United States under the Act of March 18 th 1818 at the rate of eight dollars per month, that the said Joseph was married to Sally Russell (This declarats mother) on the eighteenth day of September seventeen hundred ninety four, in the

town of Turner, by Ichabod Bonney Esq That the said Joseph Hutchins died in Hartford in said County of Oxford on the twentieth day of February in the year eigh- teen hundred thirty nine leaving the said Sally Hutchins his widow. That she the said Sally Hutchins widow of the said Joseph died in Hartford aforesaid on the twenty sixth day of February in the year eighteen hundred forty five, that she the said Sally never married after the death of her husband, the aforesaid Joseph Hutchins, and that when she the said Sally Hutchins died she left the following named persons as her only surviving children to wit Simon Hutchins, Elbridge Hutchins, Sally Russell, Joanna Lane, Senora Leonard, Jonas Russell and this declarant - And that since the death of the aforesaid Sally Hutchins, one of the aforesaid children has died, viz the said Jonas Russell, leaving the following named children to wit, - Thomas A Russell Jemima Russell, Betsey Russell, John H Russell Orlando Russell and Sarah M Russell which Grand children are now living - And he makes this declaration in behalf of himself and other heirs herein named to obtain the arrears of pension.

See Theod Sally Hutchins at the time of her death -
Andrew Hutchins
Subscribed and sworn to in open Court the day and year first above written Before me Timothy Cuddington Judge

Joseph Hutchinson
Admitted
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I Joseph Hutchins a resident citizen of the United States in Winst in the County of Cumberland and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, do hereby declare that on the fifteenth day of February in the year of our Lord seventeen hundred and eighty one I enlisted as a private Soldier into the Company commanded by Capt Walker in the Regiment under the command of Col Henry Jackson, being the ninth Regiment, in the Massachusetts line on the continental establishment in the Army of the United States of America, to serve in said Army for the term of three years, and did serve in the same for said three years at which time I was honorably discharged and left the service but by accident have lost my discharge
I do further on oath declare that I am not borne as a pensioner on any pension roll of said United States and that by reason of reduced circumstances in life I stand in need of assistance from my country for support
Joseph Hutchins
We the subscribers do certify that we are personally acquainted with Joseph Hutchins named in the above certificate and from what we know of his circumstances we believe that by reason of his re- duced circumstances in life he is in need of assistance from his country for support.
Winst April 10
1810
Nicholas Doyen Charles Moody
Select men of Winst

We, Stephen Haskell of Pownepot in the county of Cumberland and State of Massachusetts, and John Morrill of Lewis-town in the county of Lincoln in said State, do testify and say that we were in the continental service in the revolutionary war during a part of the same period that the above named Joseph Hutchinson served and were in the same brigade, and to our certain knowledge said Hutchinson served as above said the full term of one year and more. We further testify that by reason of his reduced circumstances in life said Hutchinson stands in need of assistance from his country for support.
Stephen Haskell
John Morrill
Joseph Hutchinson

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
MAINE DISTRICT, ss.
BE IT REMEMBERED, That on the fourteenth day of April in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and eighteen, personally came Joseph Hutchins the applicant named in the papers hereunto annexed, and after being duly cautioned and examined, made oath that the several statements by him made in the annexed application, signed in my presence, are wholly true.
And the said applicant further offered in evidence Stephen Haskell and John Merrill named in the annexed Certificate by them signed in my presence who severally made oath that the facts by them therein stated are wholly true.
And the said applicant further produced in evidence the Certificate of Nicholas Voss and Isaac Moody two respectable citizens well known to me as select men or Municipal officers of the town of Alfred -
And it appearing to me in the examination here had, that the several persons above named are credible witnesses, I do hereby admit the annexed declarations as evidence, and certify the same as being satisfactory proof to me that the said Joseph Hutchins the applicant, served as a Private Soldier in the revolutionary war, against the common enemy, for the term of nine months and upwards in continuation on the continental establishment. And I do further certify, that from the declaration of the applicant made before me, under oath as aforesaid, it does appear that in consequence of his reduced circumstances in life, he is in need of assistance from his country for support; all which I do hereby certify and transmit to the Secretary of the Department of War, agreeably to the provisions of an Act of Congress, passed March 18, 1818, entitled "An Act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the revolutionary war."
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused my Seal to be affixed the day and year first mentioned.
Albion L. Parris
Judge of the United States in and for the District of Maine.

Joseph Hutchins N o 6774.

STATE OF MAINE.
Oxford ss....At a Circuit Court of Common Pleas for the first Eastern Circuit, begun and holden at Paris within and for the County of Oxford on the first Tuesday being the third day of October and by adjournment from day to day, on the eighth hundred and twenty, before the Honorable Benjamin Green Chief Justice in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty, before the Honorable Judge of said Court.
ON this third day of October in the year 1820, personally appeared Joseph Hutchinson in open court -
the same proceeding according to the course of the common law, having jurisdiction unlimited in amount, keeping a record of their proceedings, and having "the power of fine and imprisonment," and being a Court of Record for said Circuit, aged fifty seven years, resident in Hartford in said Circuit, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath declare that he served in the Revolutionary War as follows, viz. as a private - Michael Jackson in the line of the State of Massachusetts on the Continental Establishment, as is more particularly mentioned and described in his original declaration made on the tenth day of February A. D. 1819, and on which said declaration his Certificate of Pension, numbered 6774 was granted. And I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18th day of March 1818; and 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 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 18th day of March, 1818: 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 hereunto annexed, and by me subscribed; that my occupation and ability to pursue the same, together with the number and other particulars of my family, are in fact and in truth as is herein particularly described, also subscribed by me.
Joseph Hutchinson -
Sworn to and declared, on the 3rd day of October A. D. 1820.
BEFORE
Benjamin Green
One of the Judges of the said Court
SCHEDULE of the real and personal estate, (necessary clothing and bedding excepted) belonging to me the subscriber, viz:
one Cow - one Hog - household furniture worth eight Dollars. -
Joseph Hutchinson -

SCHEDULE of the family residing with me Joseph Hutchinson — who, by occupation am a farmer — which I am unable to pursue by reason of lame hips I got in the service & Rheumatism
   NAMES. AGES. Capacity of each to contribute to their support.     Darah, my wife — 47 years — weakly & unable to work all the time —   Seth my son — 18 — " afflicted with asthma —   Simon — do — 15 " able to labour —   Hannah, daughter 12 " afflicted with asthma   Dorcas — do — 9 " not able to work   Elbridge a son 6 — " — do —   Henry — " — 4 " — do   Andrew — " — 2 " — do  
Joseph Hutchinson —
STATE OF MAINE.
I, Thomas Clark Clerk of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas for said Circuit, within the county of Oxford do hereby certify, that the foregoing oath, and the schedules 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 twentythree dollars   23.00 IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court, on this tenth day of October — A. D. one thousand eight hundred and twenty.
Thomas Clark { Clerk of the said Circuit Court for the County of Oxford

5460
P. O. Sally Hutchins
Service: widow of Joseph
Enlisted: _____, 18
Discharged: _____, 18
Application filed: _____, 18
Alleges: _____ _____
Re-enlisted: _____ _____
Attorney: _____
P. O. _____ _____
Recognized
REJECTED

No. 1367 Sally Hutchins dec: widow of Joseph Me
Rejected, Married Sep r 1794 Died 1845-
Hon Moses M c Donald Aug 3 1852 Hon S Mayall Dec 28 1852
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July 29 1848

Sally Hutchins dec'd. wife of Joseph Maine
29 July 1848
P  Rejected
She was married Sep 1794 and died in 1845

"Sally Hutchins widow of Joseph Hutchins died February twentieth A.D. eighteen hundred and forty five." I certify that the above is a true extract from the Records of the town of Hartford with the exception of the date which is expressed upon the Record in fair legible figure as follows "February 20 A.D. 1845" John Sarabee Town Clerk
I John Sarabee depose and say that I hold the Office of Town Clerk in the town of Hartford in the County of Oxford and State of Maine and that the above is a true extract from the Records of said town with the exception as above certified by me John Sarabee
Oxford ss. May 24 th 1834 Subscribed and sworn to Before me Job Prince justice of the Peace

State of Maine County of Oxford ss
I, William Wirt Virgin, Register of the Court of Probate for said County, being a Court of Record, hereby certify that Timothy Ludden, before whom the foregoing declaration of Andrew Hutchinson was taken is, & was, at the time of taking the same Judge of said Court, duly Commissioned and qualified; and that his attestation thereto affixed is genuine - And I further certify that Job Prince before whom the foregoing affidavits of Hira Bradford, Nelson Sarabee and John B Stetson were taken was at the time of taking the same a legally appointed, Commissioned and acting Justice of the Peace within and for said County of Oxford and that his signatures thereto are genuine -
In testimony whereof, I have subscribed my name and affixed the seal of said Court at Paris this Eighteenth day of July in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty four -
Wm Wirt Virgin, Register

I John Larnabee of Hartford in the County of Oxford and State of Maine, aged forty two years on oath depose and say that I was acqu- ainted with Joseph Hutchinson and his wife, Sally Hutchinson late of this town deceased, that I resided in the same neighbourhood with them at the time of their death, that the said Joseph Hutchinson was a Revolutionary Pensioner, that he died in Hartford in the winter of eighteen, hundred thirty nine - and the said Sally Hutchinson died in the winter of eighteen hundred forty five - but cannot tell the day. That the said Sally Hutchinson left the following named children to wit - Andrew Hutchinson, Simon Hutchins, Elbridge Hutchinson, Sally Russell Joanna Lane, Senora Leonard and Donas Russell, that the last named child, the said Donas Russell has since deceased leaving the following children, viz. Thomas A Russell Jeremiah Russell, Betsey Russell, John H. Russell, Orlando Russell, and Sarah M. Russell all of whom are now living
John Larnabee

State of Maine
County of Oxford ss May 24 th 1834
Then personally appeared John Larnabe a credible witness and made oath to the truth of the foregoing Affidavit by him subscribed
Before me G. B. Prince Justice of the Peace

I John B. Stetson of Hartford in the County of Oxford and State of Maine aged thirty eight years on oath depose and say that I was well acquainted with Joseph Hutchins and his wife Sally Hutchins deceased, that I was born and always lived in the neighborhood with them to the time of their death, that the said Joseph Hutchins died in Hartford fifteen years last winter that he was a Revolutionary Pensioner, and that his widow the said Sally Hutchins died in Hartford aforesaid. Nine years ago last winter, think in February but cannot tell the day, that they left the following children to wit Andrew Hutchins Simon Hutchins, Elbridge Hutchins Sally Russell Joanna Sam Senora Leonard and Dorcas Russell, that one of the children above named to wit the said Dorcas Russell has since deceased leaving the following children viz. Thomas A Russell, Francis Russell Betsy Russell, John H Russell, Orlando Russell and Sarah M Russell all of which are now living
John B. Stetson

State of Maine
County of Oxford. ss. May 24 th 1854
Then personally appeared John B. Stetson a credible witness, and made oath to the truth of the foregoing Affidavit by him Subscribed
Before Me J. B. Prince Justice of the Peace