Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 13517, for Enoch Hunt, Massachusetts

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mrs
Hunt, Enoch, Sylvia.
13517
CONTENTS

Enoch Hunt Born the 22 nd June 1757.
Silvia Hunt Born the 18 th July A.D. 1760 -
Silvia Hunt Born the 11 th October A.D. 1782.
Polly Hunt Born the 6 th April A.D. 1784.
Sally Hunt Born the 3 rd June A.D. 1785.
Sally Hunt Born the 22 nd of April A.D. 1787.
1787 1788

Enoch Hunt Born the 22 nd June 1757. — Silvia Hunt Born the 18 th July A.D. 1760 — Silvia Hunt Born the 11 th October A.D. 1762. Polly Hunt Born the 1 st April A.D. 1781. Sally Hunt Born the 3 rd of June A.D. 1785. Betty Hunt Born the 22 nd of April A.D. 1787.
1787 1788

John Hunt Born the 23 of February A 1789- Joseph Hunt Born the 30 March A 1790.
Leah Hunt Born the 25 of January A 1795, Simon Hunt Born the 23 of September, 1799.
of
1790 1789 1
Deaths Simon Hunt Died April 20 1821 Sarah Hunt Died February 15 1831

Massachusetts L 320
Sylvia Hunt widow of Enoch Hunt,
who was a pensioner under the Act of and who died on the 15 th Feby 1831 of Bristol in the State of Mass ts who was a P t & C o in the Com ty commanded by Captain Richardson of the Reg t commanded by Stocker in the Mass ts line for 15 m th 5 d ys
Inscribed on the Roll of Massachusetts at the rate of $ 2 Dollars 52 Cents per annum to commence on the 4 th day of March, 1836.
Certificate of Pension issued the 3 rd day of Oct r 39, and seal to A. Bapst, Esq. Treasurer, Mass ts
Arrears to the 4 th of Sep r — $ 183 87 Semi-annual allowance ending 26 21 $ 210 00
{ Act July 7, { 1838. }
Recorded by N. Brewster Clerk Book A Vol. 1 — Page 96.

5937
5937
Sylvia Hunt widow of
Sylvia Hunt
Smith Hunt Mass
Act 7-July 38
m 81.31
  Vol. 16-17.  pri. 8.00    24. 17  corpl. 2.25    3. 107.  pri. 1.4    19. 167.  corpl. 3.6  
admd
9 mo. 407 pri
6 - 1. corpl.
$2.52
no deduction
A. Bapett
Taunton Mass

COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.
On this second day of July eighteen hundred and thirty nine personally appeared before Oliver Prescott Judge of the Court of Probate in and for the County of Bristol and Commonwealth aforesaid.
Sylvia Hunt now - - - - - a resident of Littleborough in the county of Bristol aged seventy eight 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 provisions made by the act of Congress, passed July 7, 1838, entitled "An Act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows:" That she is the widow of Enoch Hunt late of Fauntler in s d County dec d who was a soldier in the war of the Revolution and served, as she verily believes, as is stated in the annexed statement, purporting to be signed by him —
She further says, as she believes, that the annexed statement, purporting to be signed by him, was prepared & signed by him soon after the passage of the Act of Congress of March 18 th 1818 granting pensions for Revolutionary service — That it was then left with her Ashmun Mitchell , then a Judge of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas, for the Southern circuit in the Commonwealth aforesaid, & that recently it has been found among, the papers of said Mitchell —

I, Enoch Hunt of Taunton in the County of Bristol and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, do testify and say that, on the nineteenth day of April at the alarm of the Battle of Lexington near Boston I marched to Roxbury - and I afterwards enlisted in a Company commanded by Captain Caleb Richardson, in a Regiment commanded by Colonel Walker to serve as a soldier for eight months which term I did serve at Roxbury near Boston in the vicinity of Boston - was was afterwards drafted and served at Warwicks in the State of Rhode Island three months in a Company commanded by Capt Moses McNamee in the Regiment of Colonel Daggett. - I was afterwards drafted & served six weeks in a Company commanded by Captain Robinson during Sullivan's Expedition in called on Rhode Island. I afterwards served three months on Rhode Island in a Company commanded by Captain Jacob Heathcote, which was in a reinforcement to the Continental Army. and I further testify and say that by reason of my reduced circumstances in life I am in need of assistance from my Country for support, and I do relinquish all claim to any pension heretofore granted me by any law of Congress. Enoch Hunt

Enoch Hunt Taunton N.

She further declares that she was married to the said Enoch Hunt on the Tenth day of February in the year seventeen hundred and eighty two. that her said husband, the aforesaid Enoch Hunt died on the day of  fifteenth day of February eighteen hundred and thirty one
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.
Witness Esther Briggs  Sylvia Hunt  X Hunt mark
Sworn to and subscribed, the day and year above written.
Before
Oliver Prescott
I Oliver Prescott Judge of the Court of Probate in for the County of Bristol & Commonwealth of Massachusetts do certify that Sylvia Hunt the above named applicant for a pension, cannot by reason of bodily infirmity, attend the court.
Oliver Prescott
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.
Bristol ss. I, Anselm Bassett, Register of the Court of Probate in and for said County, do hereby certify that the Hon. Oliver Prescott is the Judge of said Court, which Court is a Court of record, and that the signature annexed to the above certificate are  is  his genuine signature.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court, this sixth day of July eighteen hundred and thirty nine
A Bassett

I Edmund Anthony of Taunton in the County of Bristol and Commonwealth of Massa- -chusetts, do testify and say, that I am the present Clerk of the town of Taunton aforesaid, and have the custody of the remaining records of said town - I further testify & say that I was the Clerk of said town of Taunton on the twenty third day of September Eighteen hundred and thirty eight - That on that day the Office in which the records of said town of Taunton were, was burned and destroyed - Some of the books of records of said town have been missing ever since said twenty third day of September. The book containing the records of births & marriages from Seventeen hundred & seventy to Seventeen hundred & Ninety four have been missing since the 23 d day of September aforesaid and are supposed to be believed to have then been destroyed - I therefore have no record of the marriage of Sarah Hunt to any female -
Edmund Anthony

Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Bristol County ss. July 9. 1839 Edmund Anthony, Clerk of the town of Fairhaven in said county made oath to the truth of the within statement as him signed - Before me Asa  Asa D. Pease

I Asahel Dorr of Taunton in the County of Bristol and Commonwealth of Massachusetts do testify that I have carefully examined the records of Marriages in the Office of James Sprout Esq. of said Taunton, Clerk of the Courts of said County, from 1785 to 1794 and could not find any record of the marriage of Enock Hunt to Lydia Crossman or to any other female -
Asahel Dorr
Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Bristol ss. July 9 1839. Asahel Dorr made solemn acknowledgment of the foregoing statement by him subscribed before me this day personally and I further certify that said officer is personally known to me, and that the law is known to him.
C. H. Dorr Esq. Clerk.

I Paddy Reed of Funtun in the County of Bristol in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts aged fifty two years, do testify and say that Sarah Hunt late of Funtun aforesaid, deceased, was my father & Sylvia Hunt who now resides in Atleborough in said County of Bristol, is my Mother -
I further testify say that the little book hereto annexed containing the record of the births of Sarah Hunt & Sylvia Hunt & the births of their children I have known near forty years - It was kept by my mother. She resided in my family from some time in November Eighteen hundred & fourteen to some time in May 1835, excepting about five years of said time - On 1835 she removed to Atleborough where she now resides -
The record of the death of my Mother Sarah Hunt & of my father Sarah Hunt, was entered in said little book by myself - Who made the entries of the births aforesaid little in said little book . I do not know - I do not know the hand writing. They must have been made near forty years ago - G. H. Reed
Commonwealth of Massachusetts Bristol ss. July 6. 1839 Paddy Reed made oath to the truth of the above affidavit by her signed Before me A. Barrett Just. of the Peace - and I certify that said Paddy Reed is a credible witness - A. Barrett

I Mary Hunt of Freetown in the County of Bristol & Commonwealth of Massachusetts aged seventy two years, do testify and say that Stephen Hunt late of said Freetown deceased was my husband - That the said Stephen Hunt & Sarah Hunt late of said Freetown dec d were brothers - That I was married to the said Stephen Hunt in April Seventeen hundred and eighty five - That the said Sarah Hunt, as I have always understood I been informed married Lydia Crossman - They were married before I was, and had two children before my marriage - They the said Sarah & Lydia kept house together two or more years before I was married & I often visited them - and I never heard it suggested that they were not married - The names of their children were Lydia, Nelly, Sally, Nelly, John, Joseph, Zebina & Simon - Lydia married Wheaton Briggs & Nelly married Elkanah Briggs - Lydia & Nelly were born before my marriage - Mary Hunt

Commonwealth of Massachusetts Bristol County ss. July 6. 1839 Mary Hunt a credible witness made oath to the truth of the above affidavit by her signed Before me Abner D. Just. Peace

This certify that Simeon Hunt, son of Enoch Hunt, was born in Taunton September 23 d in the year 1799.
Appears on record.
Attest James Williams Town Clerk.

I Alfred Williams of Founton in the County of Bristol and Commonwealth of Massachusetts aged sixty one years, do testify & say, that my father's name was James Williams - That the said James Williams died on the fifth day of February Eighteen hundred and twenty six - I further testify and say that the said James Williams was the Clerk of said town of Founton for more than fifty years next previous to eighteen hundred and twenty one, as appeared by the records of said town - and I further testify and say, that the annexed document, stating the time of the birth of Simon Hunt, son of Simon Hunt, purporting to be attested by James Williams Town Clerk, is in my opinion the hand writing of the said James Williams - was most probably written during the latter part of the time of his clerkship aforesaid -
Alfred Williams
Commonwealth of Massachusetts Bristol County ss - July 8. 1859 Alfred Williams a credible witness made oath to the truth of the above affidavit by him signed - Before me J. B. D. D. D. Just. Peace

I Elkanah Briggs of Attleborough in the County of Bristol and Commonwealth of Massachusetts aged fifty one years, do testify and say that I married a daughter of Enock Hunt late of Faunton in said County of Bristol, deceased - That the said Enock Hunt died in said Faunton on the fifteenth day of February Eighteen hundred and thirty one, leaving a widow viz. Sylvia Hunt who is still living, and that the said Sylvia Hunt has remained a widow ever since the decease of her said husband, the said Enock Hunt — Elkanah Briggs
Commonwealth of Massachusetts Bristol County ss. June 29 - 1839 Elkanah Briggs, a credible witness, made oath to the truth of the above statement by him subscribed — Esquire A. Bassett Just. of the Peace

I Briggs  Sylvia Hunt of Attleborough of  the  county in the county of Bristol in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts aged fifty six years and upwards do testify and say that Sarah Hunt late of Funtun in said county of Bristol deceased, was my father - That Sylvia Hunt now a resident in Attleborough aforesaid, is my mother - That my father the said Sarah Hunt died on the fifteenth day of February 1831 - That my mother the said Sylvia Hunt is still living & is now present with me - and that she has remained a widow ever since the decease of the said Sarah Hunt -
I further testify and say that I was born on the eleventh day of October Seventeen eighteen hundred and eighty two, as I have always been informed by both my parents - - Sylvia Briggs
Commonwealth of Massachusetts Bristol County ss. July 2-1839 Sylvia Briggs, a credible witness, made oath to the truth of the above affidavit by her signed Before me Albarus G. Pease

I Polly Briggs of Attleborough in the County of Bristol and Commonwealth of Massachusetts aged fifty five years, do testify and say that I am a daughter of Sarah Hunt late of Farmton in said County, deceased - That he died in February 1831, leaving a widow viz. Sylvina Hunt who is still living his my mother - And that I was born on the fifth day of April seventeen hundred & eighty four as I always understood & was informed by both of my parents. Polly Briggs!
Commonwealth of Massachusetts Bristol County ss. July 2. 1839 Polly Briggs a credible witness made oath to the truth of the above statement by her signed - Before me A. Barrett Just. Peace

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Bristol County ss -
I Amos Bassett Register of the court of Probate in for said County do hereby certify that Amos Bassett was a Justice of the Peace in for said County, at the time the foregoing affida- vits were taken & sworn to before him & that the signatures to the foregoing certificates, purporting to be his are genuine -
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of said Court this tenth day of August eighteen hundred and thirty nine -
A Bassett
Commonwealth of Massachusetts Bristol County ss. Amos Bassett Register of the Court of Probate in and for said County, do hereby certify that Charles J. Holmes was a Justice of the Peace throughout the Common- wealth aforesaid, at the time the foregoing affidavit of Amos Bassett was taken & sworn to before him & that the signature to the certificate at the bottom of said affidavit, purporting to be his is genuine -
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & the seal of said Court this tenth day of August 1839 -
A Bassett

3 April 1818 This Certifies that Enock Flint Served under me three months on Rhode Island as a reinforcement of the Continental Army A lieut. Colonel my Commission Bearing date the thirteenth day of July 1780
Capt Jacob Hopkins

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Rev WIDOW, &c.
File No. 13517
Sylvia Hunt Widow of Enoch Hunt Driv. Meass. Since
Act: July 1 st 1838
Index:—Vol. a , Page 357
[Arrangement of 1870.]