Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 16,300, for Samuel Hutchinson, Massachusetts

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass
Hutchinson, Samuel
H 16300
Hannah
CONTENTS

20.104.
New York
Samuel Hutchinson.
of Madison Co in the State of New York who was a private in the company commanded by Captain Bacon of the Regiment commanded by Colonel Porter in the Massachusetts line, for the term of 10 months from March 1776 to January 1777.
Inscribed on the roll of New York at the rate of eight Dollars per month, to commence on the 19 day of February 1830
Certificate of Pension issued the 25 of February 1830 and sent to Daniel Dady Esq. Chittenango: New York
Arrears to 4th of March 1830. $11.15 Semi-annual all'ce ending
$11.15.
{ Revolutionary Claim, { Acts March 13, 1818, { and May 1, 1820. }

Albany 4726
Letter to B Beckwith 1 April 1836
Set to Mrs J. Rachlin 1 June 1840
Hannah Hutchinson widow of Samuel Hutchinson
who was a pensioner under the Act of March 1831 and who died on the 7 June 1837 of Saratoga Co, in the State of N. York who was a Mass private in the company commanded by Captain Bacon of the reg't. commanded by Col. Porter in the Mass. line for 10 months.
Inscribed on the Roll of Albany at the rate of 33 Dollars 33 Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1836. 8. June 1837
Certificate of Pension issued the 16 day of Dec. 1837 and sent to Sarah Bishopville Oswego Co. N.Y.
Arrears to the 4th of Sept. 39 Semi-annual allowance ending 4th No. 40
{ Act July 7, } 1838. }
Recorded by D. Brown Clerk. Book 17 Vol. 2. Page 82

No 19. Feby 1830

State of New York } Madison County. } p.
On this twenty ninth day of September 1829 personally appeared in open court, being a court of record, proceeding according to the laws of common law, & having a jurisdiction undisputed in point of amount, & keeping a record of its proceedings, & also having the power of fine & imprisonment for the County of Madison, Samuel Hutchinson, resident in said County, age seventy eight years & upward, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath, make the following de- claration in order to obtain the pension made by the acts of Congress, of the 18th March 1818, & the 1st. of May 1820, That he the said Samuel Hutchinson enlisted for the term of ten months, on or about the first day of March in the year 1777, in the State of Massachusetts, in the Com- pany commanded by Captain Bacon, of Sheffield, in the regiment commanded by Colonel Porter, of Northampton in the line of the State of Massachusetts, on the continental establishment; That he continued to serve in the said corps until the first day of January in the year 1778, being about nine months, when he was discharged from the service in the town of Morristown in the State of New Jersey; That he hereby relinquishes every claim whatsoever to a pension, except the present; That his name is not on the roll of any state, except Massachusetts; And the following are the reasons for not making earlier application for a pension.
Several years since, an application was made in his behalf for a pension, but none was granted, & the reasons why, he is now able to state, the attorney who made the application died soon after, & the papers & return from the War Office could not be found.
Previous to the making the first application for a pension & since, his pecuniary circumstances were so embarrassed, & bodily infirmities so great, & not living in the vicinity of any person who understood

making the necessary papers for obtaining a pension, which has been postponed from time to time, making the application until the present. And now necessity compels him to make the application, for unless he is supported by the United States, he must give himself to the town authorities, & become a subject of the country's charity.
And, in pursuance of the act of the 1st. May 1820, I do solemnly swear, that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18th. day of March 1818, & that I have not, since that time, by gift, sale, or in any manner, disposed of any 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 & Naval Service, on the 18th. day of March 1818: & 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 an income, other than what is contained in the Schedule hereto annexed, & by me subscribed.
I am a farmer by occupation. I reside in a small log house, attached to which is a small garden spot, containing about one quarter of an acre of land, both belonging to a Mr. John Eble. I am afflicted with the rheumatism so much so, that I am unable to labour but a small portion of the time. I have a wife, who is sixty six years of age, & also from ill health is unable to labour but a small portion of the time. She is now partially supported by the town. I have a daughter by the name of Amanda, who resides with me, aged sixteen years; she is able to earn a livelihood without assistance.

Schedule of property.
Real estate I have none, either in remainder, reversion or expectancy, either in law or equity.
Personal estate,
  One cow, valued at $14.   Three hogs 6.   One ax .50   One hoe .25   One scythe .25   Three chains .37 1/2   One tea kettle .50   One spider .50   One pot .50   Four tea cups & saucers .25   Six plates .37 1/2   Four knives & forks .50   One tumbler .12   Three spoons .37 1/2   Two bowls .25   One small looking glass .25     amount $24.99 
his Samuel X Hutchinson mark
That since the 18th. March 1818 no changes have been made in my property, (not having been a free holder for the last four of twenty years) except it is the natural decay &c. of the personal property, of which I have had about the same quantity as above enumerated since the 18th. March 1818, & no more.
S sworn to & declared this Twenty ninth day of September 1829 before me Samuel Nelson Circuit Judge 6 th Circuit New York.
his Samuel X Hutchinson mark

I John G. Curtis Clerk of the County of Madison in the State of New York, do hereby certify, that it appears, to the satisfaction of the Court, that the said Samuel Hutchinson did serve in the Revolutionary War, as stated in the preceding declaration, against the com- mon enemy, for the term of about nine months, under our engagement, on the continental establishment.
I also certify, that the foregoing oath, & the schedule hereto annexed, are truly copied from the records of the said Court; & I do further certify, that it is the opinion of the said Court, that the total a- mount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule is twenty four dollars & ninety nine cents.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, & affixed the seal of the said Court, on this thirtieth day of September 1829. — John G. Curtis Clerk,

State of New York Monroe County ss. - the town of Bergen in the County of Genesee & State of said being duly sworn, doth depose and say, that he this deponent does know that Samuel Hutchinson did enlist as a private in the Month of March in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and seventy seventy six, into Captain William Bacon's Company in Colonel Porter's Regiment in the Massachusetts Line in the revolutionary War, for the period of ten months and did serve in said Line the term of ten months. (as by his discharge which I saw at the time he returned home from his said service), And the said deponent further saith that Samuel Hutchinson now of Canajoharie in said State Enlisted in the said Company in the said Regiment & Line in the said month of March in the year in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred & seventy six, and did also for the like period of ten months. And this deponent further saith that the said Samuel Hutchinson is a brother of his two years & three months older than himself, as he verily believes & was living at home at the time of his enlistment & at his return from service and that the said Samuel returned home at or about the expiration of the ten months from the period of his said enlistment, and this deponent from that fact and from never hearing heard to the contrary believes that the said Samuel served out the period of his enlistment and was honorable discharged
Mathew Hutchinson
State of New York Monroe County ss. I certify that on the 8. day of February A.D. 1830 personally appeared Mathew Hutchinson before Me Chauncy Staples, one of the Justices of the peace in and for said County, to me well known and subscribed & made oath to the foregoing affidavit. & further certify that the said Mathew Hutchinson is a Respectable Citizen in the town of Bergen in the County of Genesee and is a Credible Witness & worthy of full credit & belief
Chauncy Staples Justice of the Peace
State of New York Monroe County ss. I certify that Chauncy Staples, was, at the time of taking the above affidavit, a Justice of the peace in for Monroe County, duly authorized to administer oaths & that the signature to the same is genuine.
Given under my hand & the seal of said County Feb. 9. 1830. J. H. D. Slanton Supt Clerk

State of New York Ontario County
ss: John Adams of the town of Bloomfield in the County of Ontario & State aforesaid being duly sworn doth depose & say that he this deponent enlisted as a private in the month of March in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and seventy six into Captain William Bacon's Company in Colonel Porter's Regiment in the Massachusetts line in the revolutionary service for the period of ten months but left the service on a furlough in the month of September in the year of 1776 aforesaid on account of illhealth and did not again return to the service. And the said deponent further saith that Samuel Hutchinson now of Gageonia in said State enlisted into the said Company in the said Regiment & line in the said month of March in the year one thousand seven hundred & seventy six aforesaid also for the like period of ten months. And this deponent further saith that the said Samuel Hutchinson belonged to and did duty in the said Company Regiment & line during all the time that this deponent remained with the said Company as aforesaid in fair & honorable standing. And the said deponent further saith that the said Samuel at the time of his enlistment as aforesaid was a near neighbor to this deponent and that the said

Samuel returned to his place of residence at or about the expiration of ten months from the said period of his enlistment and this Deponent from that fact and from never having heard to the contrary believes that the said Samuel served out the period of his enlistment and was honorably discharged.
John Adams
State of New York
Ontario County ss. I certify that on the 29th day of January A.D. 1830 personally appeared before me Orson Benjamin one of the Justices of the peace in & for said County John Adams to me well known and subscribed & made oath to the foregoing affidavit. And I further certify that the said John Adams is a respectable citizen in the town of Bloomfield in said County and is a credible witness & worthy of full credit and belief.
Orson Benjamin
State of New York
Ontario County ss. I certify that Orson Benjamin whose signature appears to the above certificate and which I know to be genuine was on the day of the date of the said certificate a Justice of the peace in and for said County duly elected and sworn.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said County this 11th day of February 1830.
Ralph Lester Clerk of Ontario County

1768 Harriet Hutchinson Pensier Papers.
Maria 7 Jan 1837 Feb 1784 (Husband died) June 1837
Col Portw 2 Msp- 1776 Capt Baen S
Admitted Private 10 months
Barak Bukwitt Esq Cazenovia New York

State of New York
Madison County ss. On this first day of September 1838, personally appeared before the subscriber a Judge of the county courts in & for the county of Madison aforesaid Hannah Hutchinson a resident of the town of Cazenovia in the county of Madison aforesaid, aged seventy seven years, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth, on her oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress, passed July the 7 th 1838, entitled "An act granting half pay & pensions to certain widows;" That she is the widow of Samuel Hutchinson late of the town of Cazenovia aforesaid deceased who was a private in the Army or militia of the United States in the war of the Revolution as will more fully appear by reference being had to the pension papers of the said Samuel Hutchinson now on file in the pension department at Washington (as said Samuel Hutchinson was a pensioner of the United States under the act of 1818, at the time of his decease)
She further declares that she was married to the said Samuel Hutchinson on the second day of November 1784 in the town of West Stockbridge, in the State of Massachusetts, That her husband the aforesaid Samuel Hutchinson died on the 7 th day of June 1837; That she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service, but the marriage took place previous to the first of January, seventeen hundred and ninety four, viz; at the time above stated that she has no family record of her marriage and does not know that there is now, or ever has been, any record of any kind kept there or made by any one; that there were a number of persons present at her said marriage, but whether any one or more of them are living or not, except Charles Parmele who's deposition is hereto annexed she does not know
Hannah Hutchinson
Sworn to and subscribed, on the day and year above written before
Barack Beckwith a Judge of Madison County Courts

State of New York
Madison County } ss. On this first day of September 1838, personally came before me Charles Parmelee of the town of Cazenovia in the county of Madison aforesaid aged 84, years and being duly sworn according to law deposes and says that he was well acquainted with Samuel Hutchinson (late of the town of Cazenovia aforesaid deceased) when he resided in the town of West Stockbridge in the State of Massachusetts and also with Hannah his wife, that this deponent was present in the said town of West Stockbridge and saw the said Samuel Hutchinson married to Hannah Wood, (now Hannah Hutchinson, & widow of the said Samuel Hutchinson who was a Revolutionary soldier of the United States at the time of his decease) and according to this deponent's best recollection in the month of November 1782, but as to the identical year he would not be willing to swear positively, as it took place so long ago, and as his memory is somewhat impaired by age but of this the deponent is positive that it would not have varied more than one or two years from that time. This deponent further testifies and says that he was acquainted with the said Samuel Hutchinson & Hannah Wood some time previously to their marriage and has been well acquainted with them ever since until the decease of the said Samuel in the year 1837, that some time after their marriage took place this deponent removed to the town of Cazenovia aforesaid, the said Samuel and his wife also removed to the same town where he resided until his death and this deponent further testifies that the said Hannah Hutchinson has not intermarried since the decease of her said husband Samuel Hutchinson but still remains his widow and further this deponent saith not.
mark
Charles
his
Parmelee
Sworn & subscribed before me
this first day of September 1838,
by making his mark for the reason that he could not write owing to the infirmity of his hands
Barak Bushnell a judge of Madison County Courts to the present, attesting to the signature of the said Charles Parmelee by making his mark

I hereby certify that the above applicant cannot from bodily infirmity attend court and that the above are the original proceedings in the matter of the application laid before me this 1 st day of September 1838. I also hereby certify that the said Hannah Hutchinson is a credible person whose testimony is entitled to credit. I also certify that Charles Parmelee whose affidavit is hereto annexed is a credible person & whose testimony is entitled to credit.
Clerk's Office Madison County New York
Barak Barstow a Judge of Madison county courts
I John H. Farnell Deputy Clerk of said Court do hereby certify that Barak Barstow Esq. before whom the foregoing affidavits purport to have been sworn and also whose name appears to the above certificate was a Judge of the County Courts in and for said Court duly commissioned and sworn and that I am well acquainted with the handwriting of the said Judge and verify believe that the signature to the foregoing affidavits and certificate are genuine.
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of said Court at Madisonville this 5 th day of September 1838.
John H. Farnell Dep. Clerk

Rev
WIDOW, &c.
File No. 16300
Henryk Gustawson
Widow of
Samuel Gustawson
Pol; born 1811
Act July 18 34
Index: Vol. 2 , Page 358
[Arrangement of 1870.]

N. York
Hannah Hutchinson mt. to Barak Beckwith 1. Nov. '38. do. to same Dec. 26. 1838
Set. July 7. 1838

Esquire
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington D. C.

Cazenovia Sept. 7 th 1838
Sir
enclosed is the application of Hannah Hutchinson for a pension and communication from the Pension Department on the subject they will please sent to the subscriber. Cazenovia N.Y.
very respectfully your obed. servt.
Barak D. Tuttle
J. L. Edward Esq. Washington

Chittenango Mad. Co. N. York February 13 th - 1830.
To the War Department Pension Office. }
I again enclose the papers of Mr. Samuel Hutchinson accompanied with two affidavits, for your inspection. Please let me know the result as soon as convenient.
This from Yours
Respectfully
Darius B. Gady.

I Jacob Fleming of Stockbridge in the County of Berkshire, in the State of Massachusetts aged Eighty nine years last January depose and say, that in the year 1784 I resided in the Town of West Stockbridge in said County, that I was well acquainted with Samuel Hutchinson and Hannah Wood. the said Hannah Wood was a sister of my wife. I was present when the aforesaid Hutchinson & Hannah Wood were joined in marriage, it was in the fall of the year and I verily believe in the year 1784. They were married by a Baptist Elder by the name of Wilcox as far as this deponent saith not. Oct 25 th 1839 — Jacob F Fleming Witnes L. P. Stockbridge
(State of Massachusetts County of Berkshire ) P. Oct. 25 th 1839.
Then personally appeared Jacob Fleming made solemn oath to the truth of the above affidavit by him subscribed as of fact that the said Jacob Fleming is a man of truth and veracity
L. P. Stockbridge, Mass

Rev. Henry Steele
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Berkshire, ss. I Charles Sedgwick, Clerk of the Judicial Courts within the jurisdiction excepting James H. Prichard Esq. is a Justice of the Peace in good and lawful and Commonwealth qualified and that the signature to the within Certificate purporting to be his is genuine
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the Seal of the Court at Common- Pleas this 24 th day of October 1839.
Chas Sedgwick Clerk

Dec 26
Com-
Hannah Hutchinson
NY. Sus-
Edward Esq.
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington D.C.
Washington

Garnerville Madison Co. N.Y. Decr., 19 th 1838
Sir
I duly received your favor of Sept Noov. 1 st 1838, in which you inform me that the papers of Hannah Hutchinson have been examined & filed; & that the proof in regard to the date of the marriage is not satisfactory.
I fear that she will not be able to produce full proof of the identical day, month, & year in which the marriage took place. Mr. Ch s Parmelee whose affidavit you have on file, was the only person living within her knowledge who was present at the time of her marriage & she has not yet been able to ascertain that there is any other (or prove any second evidence of the fact,) who then was at the time since present. I have no doubt but that the marriage took place as stated by Mr. Parmelee in his affidavit, as he was a man of the first standing & respectability in this town whose word would as soon be believed by the whole community as that of any other individual. At the time I took his affidavit he informed me that he & his wife were both present at the marriage with an infant child of theirs but that he could not certainly recollect which of two of his sons which he then to me remembered was the one present with them, could he have certainly recollect which of the two it was he would have been able to specify the exact date.

on which the said marriage took place as his family record specified the ages of all his children; and had his wife been living at the time he made his affidavit of the marriage she would very likely have been able to have stated certainly which of her two sons it was who was at that time an infant at the breast and present with them as women generally I believe are apt to recollect such things better than men I intended to have called again on Mr. Parnelle and have obtained another affidavit relating to the subject stating more explicitly all the circumstances of the case than he did in his now on file, but before an opportunity was presented he deceased,
I would also state that I have for several years been acquainted with Mr. Hutchinson & his wife and have not the least doubt that they were married as stated by Mr. Purnell. She was Mr. Hutchinson's only wife and their oldest child the fruit of their marriage is more than fifty years of age. In conclusion permit me to add that Mrs. Hutchinson is in very indigent circumstances and would be much relieved by a pension, and if the department can consistently with the spirit of the law grant her request I hope it may be done. I would also refer you to the Hon. William Taylor a member of Congress from this district to corroborate the statement which I have above made of the respectability & veracity of Mr. Charles Purnell. I am very respectfully your obedient servant Z. L. Edward Esq. Washington Barak Beckwith

West Stockbridge Jan 3, 39-
B. Beecher Esq.
Dr Sir I have not yet been able to find the records of Samuel Hutchinsons. I have this day made a thorough examination of our Records. They are very imperfect, entries of Publications, Marriages, deaths, births, cays, ear markings & of meetings, made promiscuously, without reference to date or order. Some pages & parts of pages up & then the others. so that it becomes necessary to examine almost every page.
I find several who knew they had a good deal at the wedding but none who attended. you mention the names of Abrother Forster & Wife they are still living in Alford I have not found time to see them but will immediately take measures to ascertain what they know - give me the Maiden Name of Mrs. Hutchinson. it may effect in the investigation.
Catharine Baker, John Eastland & Wife Amos Woodruff, Tho Read, Joseph Herring, Elijah Herring the widows of Geo. Pomeroy. Stephen Johns, Peter Johns, Sarah Youngs Widow are now living & were on the stage at the time of the Marriage I believe whom I have not yet been able to see on the subject.
Yours respectfully Robbins Kellogg

Hon. J. L. Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington D. C.

Cazenovia Madison County, N.Y. March 24 th 1840.
Dear Sir
I send you enclosed the Pension Certificate issued to Harriet Hutchinson by the Pension Department on the 16 th day of December 1839, which certificate with the accompanying paper was forwarded to the pension agency at Albany on the 7 th day of March instant in order to obtain the money due thereon for the heirs of the said Harriet Hutchinson, she having died on the 25 th day of September 1839. but since papers have been returned with the following endorsement on the paper marked A, "The power of Attorney must state from what time" "and to what time the pension is claimed — Also as in this case the" "widow died before the pension certificate was issued, application" "for a special order to pay must be made to the commissioner of" "Pensions" — "L. Jenkins" "Albany Pension" "agency" "March 9 th 1840."
The power of Attorney for the heirs was drawn by myself & I supposed they were sufficiently explicit, as the Certificate was not issued until after her decease. I reason she had drawn no part of said pension, "and by the directions to Pension Agents issued from the Pension Office last fall" not to pay those Pensions when the Pension Certificate was issued after the 4 th of Sept. 1839, until the 4 th of March 1840, as appropriations had not been made by Congress to meet them. Therefore the heirs were informed by me that

That it would be of no avail for them to apply for their pension money until after the 4 th of March instant, and accordingly they waited according to direction, and the papers enclosed on the first & only application that has been made by said heirs or in their behalf by any person, to obtain said pension money.
I would therefore respectfully request that if on an examination of the enclosed papers it shall not be deemed improper according to the rules of the Pension Department, in such cases, that a special order be issued by the Commissioner of Pensions authorizing the Pension Agent of the U.S. for paying pensions in Albany to pay to the said heirs the pension due to their mother at the time of her decease.
The heirs as you will perceive by an examination of the said papers are scattered in different parts of the State so that the expense of giving new Powers of Attorney attorney will be considerable which as they are poor, they are illly able to bear. But if you cannot consistently grant said order on the present application will you be so good as to return the enclosed papers to me, with instructions how I must proceed to obtain their money, for them
I am very respectfully your obedient servant
Hon J. L. Edward Comm r of Pensions Washington
Barah Beckwith