Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 5426, for John Hurlburt, Connecticut

NUMBER
SERVICE
Conn.
Kurlburt, John Sarah
P. 5426
CONTENTS

State of Vermont      Hepzibah Slason whom Rutland County ss I certify is a respectable person after being duly sworn according to law deposes and says that she is fifty two years old and that from her earliest recollection she has been acquainted with Sarah Hurlburt widow of John Hurlburt; that she also remembers the time when the said John Hurlburt died but being young at the time cannot tell the exact date; that the said Sarah Hurlburt died on or about the 19 th of December 1836 it being some four weeks after the birth of her youngest daughter who was born on the 28 th of November 1836 of which she has a record in her family bible with her other children she further recollects of being unable to attend the fune- ral of the said Sarah not having sufficiently recovered from her birth after the birth of her said daughter. She further says that the said Sarah Hurlburt died a widow Subscribed and sworn before me this 9 th day of July 1849 { Hepzibah Slason
Pliny Holmes Justice of the Peace

Sarah Hurbert, dau widow of John New York Vermont suspended let 30 th Aug 49 for W. J. Jackson
542.6
Acta July 1836

7556 Sarah Hartbut dw widow of John New York Vermont
Act 4 July 1836

State of Vermont, Rutland County, ss.
I, Fred. W. Daphin, Clerk of the County Court of the County of Rutland in the State of Vermont, which is a court of record, do hereby certify that Pliny Holmes Esq.
is an acting Justice of the Peace in and for said county, duly commissioned and qualified; that his commission was dated on the thirteenth day of November in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty-eight and will expire on the thirtieth day of November next; that his signature to the foregoing is genuine, and that he is duly qualified by the laws of this State to administer oaths, take acknowledgements of Deeds &c.
Given under my hand and the seal of said County Court, this sixth day of August A.D. 1849
F. W. Daphin CLERK.

State of Vermont,
Rutland County ss Reuben Webb, whom I certify is a respectable person, after being duly sworn according to law, deposes and says, that he has been for years in the practice of entering the day & date of the deaths in the town and that he finds in his entry of such deaths, the death of Sarah Kurlburt widow of John Kurlburt, as having died on the 19 th day of December 1836 that the entry of the date of her death, was made at the time it took place, or within one or two days of that time and as soon as it was known by this deponent, that she died a widow
Subscribed and sworn before me this 6 th day of July 1849
Reuben Webb
Pliny Holmes Justice of the Peace.
State of Vermont
Rutland County ss
whom I certify is a respectable person, after being duly sworn according to law deposes and says, that she has an account of sewing done at the date of the death of Sarah Kurlburt widow of John Kurlburt, that this deponent made the entries at the date of doing the work, and that she knows the said widow Sarah Kurlburt died at the date she did the sewing & made the entry, and that she finds the entry was made the 19 th December 1836 the very day & date of the death of the said widow Sarah Kurlburt, widow of John Kurlburt, & that she died a widow
Subscribed & sworn before me this day of 1849

State of Vermont,
Rutland County ss Nancy Hurlburt whom I certify is a respectable person, after being duly sworn according to law deposes and says, that she is 75 years of age, and is the widow of John Hurlburt jun, son of John and Sarah Hurlburt deceased, that from a young woman she has been acquainted with the said parties, had often heard the said John Hurlburt tell of his being in the service in the war of the Revolution, that she knows he was from Old Fairfield Connecticut, that he died in 1806 leaving his widow Sarah Hurlburt who remained his widow till her death, and that she died a widow on the 19th December 1836 leaving at her death one child only, to wit Stephen Hurlburt who is Seventy Six years of age, & is still living
Subscribed and sworn before me
this 9th day of July 1849
Nancy her X Hurlburt mark
Pliny Holmes Justice Peace
State of Vermont,
Rutland County ss Betsey Webster, whom I certify is a respectable person, after being duly sworn according to law, deposes and says that she is Sixty nine years of age, & that for more than fifty years she had been acquainted with John Hurlburt and his late widow Sarah Hurlburt, that the said John Hurlburt was from Old Fairfield Connecticut, that he had the character and reputation of having been a soldier in the war of the Revolution, this deponent is satisfied of that fact, that the said John Hurlburt died in 1806 leaving his widow Sarah Hurlburt, who remained his widow till her death & that she died the 19th December 1836 leaving one only child to wit Stephen Hurlburt who still survives & who is over the age of Seventy Six Years
Subscribed & sworn before me
this 9th day of July 1849
Betsey her X Webster mark
Pliny Holmes Justice Peace

Declaration
In order to obtain the benefit of the third section of the act of Congress of the 4 th July 1836 State of Vermont
Rutland County ss On this 17 th day of July 1849 personally appeared before the court, then in session, in open court Stephen Hurlbut of said county aged Seventy Six 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 July 4 th 1836; That he is a son of John Hurlbut, & of his late widow Sarah Hurlbut
That this deponent's parents resided from 1756 till after the close of the Revolution in 1783 in Old Fairfield Green's farm, Parish Connecticut, that this deponent from a child had been informed and believed that his said father John Hurlbut had served in the War of the Revolution, and that he probably served under Col. Mags and served two or three years, he may also have served, & probably he did serve as commissary, that some of his service was probably performed with John Trubridge - William Trubridge, James Roberts & Jonathan
then persons were of his neighbors during the Revolution - That his said parents were married, as this deponent believes in 1757 or 1758 in Old Fairfield Connecticut, Green's farm Parish by Rev Mr. Buckingham, that this deponent's father died in 1806 leaving his widow Sarah Hurlbut this deponent's mother in whose behalf or name this declaration is made, that she remained a widow till her death & that she died on the 19 th December 1836 leaving at her death the following named child being her only child or children her surviving & that he still survives her and is Seventy Six Years of age to wit Stephen Hurlbut of Rutland County Vermont Subscribed & sworn before the court, Stephen Hurlbut in open court the date above named
Almon Warner Judge

some account and as we don't see and within mentioned -
In testimony whereof my hand and affix seal at Castleton a district of Hampshire county this 17 th day of June
Com d Pensions. Will please favor me with a reply as early as convenient.
Yours &c M c Jackson
Havana Aug 24/49
Sarah Hull of Vermont

State of Vermont
Rutland County ss I Almon Warner the Judge of the court, before whom the within proceedings were had do hereby certify that at the sitting of the court within mentioned, and in open court satisfactory proof was adduced, of the fact, that John Kurlburt within mentioned died in 1806 leaving his widow Sarah Kurlburt who remained his widow till her death, and that she died on the 19th day of December 1836 eighteen hundred and thirty six, leaving at her death one child only to wit Stephen Kurlburt who is her only child her surviving and that he still survives & that he executed the with declaration, and that his appearance indicates him to be of the age represented by him, to wit seventy six years, of which fact, this court are satisfied and also that he is a son of the above mentioned John Kurlburt and his widow Sarah Kurlburt above and within mentioned -
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said court at Castleton in the Probate district of Fairhaven in said Rutland County this 17th day of July AD 1849 Almon Warner Judge
Com. Pensions. Will plan from me with a copy as early as convenient. Yrs &c Mr J Jackson Hartness Aug 24/49
Sarah Kurlburt of Vermont

REJECTED
5426
P. O.
Sarah Hurlburt
Service: _____
Enlisted: _____, 18
Discharged: _____, 18
Application filed: _____, 18
Alleges: _____ _____
Re-enlisted: _____ _____
Attorney: _____
P. O. _____ _____
_____ Recognized. _____ Contract.