Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 4761, Isaac Hawkins, New York

SERVICE
NUMBER
New York
Hawkins, Isaac Elizabeth
R. 4761
CONTENTS

State of New York } Suffolk County } 3
On this thirtieth day of January, in the Year One Thousand eight hundred and forty four - Personally appeared before me, One of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in for said County - Elizabeth Hawkins, a Resident of the village of Hattit, in Brookham County aforesaid, Aged Ninety-two 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 pension to certain widows": That she is the widow of Isaac Hawkins, who was a private soldier in the army of the United States, that he entered in the Year One thousand, seven hundred and seventy six - That he, the said Isaac Hawkins left the service and came home the next Year but she, the deponent, does not recollect the precise time of the said enlistment, or of the time of the return of the said Isaac Hawkins, but is sure it was in the Year above stated.
She further declares that she was Married to the said Isaac Hawkins, on the twenty third day of March in the Year One thousand seven hundred and seventy seven - 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 (1894) at the time above stated - And that she has never since been married - And that the said Isaac Hawkins, at the time of his enlistment, was a resident of the town of Brookhaven - County & State aforesaid - And that the said Isaac Hawkins, died on the seventh day of February in the Year One thousand eight hundred and thirty five

She further declares that she was married by the Rev d Henry Lyons, but neither he the said Lyons, nor any other person who witnessed the said Marriage, are now living —
Subscribed & sworn the day and year first above written
Her Elizabeth Hawkins mark
Daniel Gillett, Judge of the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Suffolk
State of New York Suffolk County
I hereby certify that I have been acquainted with Elizabeth Hawkins, the applicant in the within for forty years Declaration, and that from my own observation, and from the statements of other persons made under oath, I do not hesitate to say that from bodily infirmity and other causes, she is unable to attend the Court of Record of this County, for the purpose of mak- ing the application hereby made before me.
And I further certify that I have always considered her to be a person of truth and veracity and such I consider her general character — January 28 th 1844
Daniel Gillett, Judge
STATE OF NEW-YORK, COUNTY OF SUFFOLK, } ss,
I, Wickham Cole
Clerk of the County of Suffolk, and also Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas, for the said County, Do hereby certify, that Daniel V. Gillett , whose name is subscribed to the Certificate of the proof or acknowledgment of the an- nected instrument, and thereon written, was, at the time of taking such proof or acknowl- edgement, a Judge of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County aforesaid, dwelling in the said County, commissioned and sworn, and duly au- thorized to take the same. And further, that I am well acquainted with the hand writing of such Judge and verily believe that the signa- ture to the said Certificate of proof or acknowledgment is genuine.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the Seal of the said Court and Coun- ty, the First day of February 1844
Wickham Cole , CLERK.

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Elizabeth Hawkins Isaac Mark
Oct 7 July '38
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State of New York } Suffolk County } Zachariah Green, of Brookhaven } County & State aforesaid, being by me duly sworn, deposeth and saith that he was personally acquainted with Isaac Hawkins, of Brookhaven aforesaid that he is a clergyman aged eighty four years, and that he, the said Zachariah attended at and preached the funeral of the said Isaac Hawkins - And further that he, the said Isaac Hawkins died sometime in the year one thousand eight hundred and thirty five, but the precise month or the day of the month, is not particularly recalled - And further this deponent saith not -
Subscribed & sworn before me, this 30 th day of January 1844
Zachariah Green
STATE OF NEW-YORK, } ss, COUNTY OF SUFFOLK, }
I, William Cade Clerk of the County of Suffolk, and also Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas, for the said County, Do hereby certify, that Daniel V. Gillett whose name is subscribed to the Certificate of the proof or acknowledgment of the ap- nexed instrument, and thereon written, was, at the time of taking such proof or acknowl- edgement, a Judge of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County aforesaid, dwelling in the said County, commissioned and sworn, and duly au- thorized to take the same. And further, that I am well acquainted with the hand writing of such Judge and verily believe that the signa- ture to the said Certificate of proof or acknowledgment is genuine.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the Seal of the said Court and Coun- ty, the first day of February 1844
William Cade CLERK
The Court of Common Pleas of Suffolk -
being personally acquainted above officers to at that time the the Pastor of the in Brookhaven time a high I truly add real character with D. Gillett

State of New York } Suffolk County } Zachariah Green, of Brookhaven } County & State aforesaid, being by me duly sworn, deposeth and saith that he was personally acquainted with Isaac Hawkins, of Brookhaven aforesaid that he is a clergyman aged Eighty four Years, and that he, the said Zachariah attended at and preached the funeral of the said Isaac Hawkins - And further that he, the said Isaac Hawkins died sometime in the Year One thousand Eight hundred and thirty five, but the precise month or the day of the month, is not particularly recalled - And further this affiant saith not -
Subscribed & sworn before me. This 30 th day January 1844
Zachariah Green
Daniel G. Elliott, Judge of the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Suffolk -
I hereby certify that I have been personally acquainted with Zachariah Green, the maker of the above affidavit for more than Forty Years. That, the most of that time (and until his Superannuation) he has been the Pastor of the Presbyterian Church in Setauket, in Brookhaven aforesaid - and has always sustained a high character for truth and veracity; and I freely add my own testimony to this his general character - Setauket, January 30 th 1844 Daniel G. Elliott

State of New York
County of Suffolk } - Elizabeth Hawkins, being just duly sworn, deposes and saith that the leaf herunto attached (being the printed title page of the new testament) is the true family record of her family and that the entries therein made, and particularly the one recording her marriage with Isaac Hawkins in the the Year One thousand seven hundred & twenty seven are true. That the said record has ever been in her keeping as the true family record - and that the same was made by Joseph Lane School Master.
Sworn & subscribed
January 30 th 1844
before me
Elizabeth Lady Hawkins mark.
Daniel G. Gillett Judge of the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Suffolk

STATE OF NEW-YORK, } ss. COUNTY OF SUFFOLK, }
I,
Michael Case
Clerk of the County of Suffolk, and also Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas, for the said County, Do hereby certify, that Daniel P. Gillette whose name is subscribed to the Certificate of the proof or acknowledgment of the annexed instrument, and the con written, was, at the time of taking such proof or acknowledgment, a Judge of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County aforesaid, dwelling in the said County, commissioned and sworn, and duly authorized to take the same. And further, that I am well acquainted with the hand writing of such Judge and verily believe that the signature to the said Certificate of proof or acknowledgment is genuine.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the Seal of the said Court and County, the First day of February 1844
M. Case CLERK.

THE NEW TESTAMENT OF OUR LORD and SAVIOUR JESUS CHRIST,
Translated out of the
ORIGINAL GREEK: AND WITH THE FORMER TRANSLATIONS
Diligently Compared and Revised,
By His MAJESTY's Special Command.
APPOINTED TO BE READ IN CHURCHES.
O X F O R D,
PRINTED AT THE CLARENDON PRESS,
By W. JACKSON and A. HAMILTON, Printers to the UNIVERSITY; And sold by W. Dawson, at the Oxford Bible Warehouse, Paternoster Row, London. MDCCCLXXXVII.
CUM PRIVILEGIO.

Elisabeth Hutto was born in Brookhaven January 21 st D 1752
Isaac Hawkins was born in Brookhaven September D 1757
The above Couple was married March the 23 rd ————— D 1777
Ebenezer Hawkins was born December the 19 day ————— 1777
Isaac Hawkins Junr was born December the 17 day D ————— 1781
Anna Hawkins was born August the 13 day D ————— 1785
Apollon Hawkins was born July the 31 day D ————— 1788
David Mills Hawkins was born December 19 day D 1790

Acts of July 14, 1862, and March 3, 1873.
REJECTED
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P. O. C
Elizabeth Hawkins
Service: _____
Enlisted: _____, 18
Discharged: _____, 18
Application filed: _____, 18
Alleges: _____
Re-enlisted: _____
Attorney: _____
P. O. _____
_____ Recognized. _____ Contract.
_____ Cert. of Dis. Searched for _____, 18

Sir
Jun 4 May 31
657 44
I have the honor to inform you that the certificate of the Compt. P.M. G enclosed in form of 3 rd just as evidence in the case of Elizabeth Hawkins does not refer to her husband if any reliance is to be placed upon her declaration of proofs - The record relates to Isaac Hawkins who enlisted in the New York Line under Capt. Col. Van Schaick  Trinity on Sept. 80 for 3 years - and her claim is a part for 7 or 9 months served in 76 in the New York Line previous to her marriage with him in 77 - Her witness says he served under Capt. Daniel Griffin of Col. Livingston's Regt. but neither his nor witness's name is borne thereon - Her claim can not be allowed upon the present proofs -
Gen. Joseph Grinnell H.R.

Wm. S. Grinnell
Dec. 4. '45

Sir
Dear Sir
Dec. 14th 45
I have the honor to inform you that the certificate of the City of N.Y. showing that Isaac Hawkins enlisted in the 1 st Reg t of the N.Y. Line on 4 Dec. 76 for the war and died in service on 15 Nov. 81 has no reference to the husband of Elizabeth Hawkins who died in 1835 but relates to the same soldier of whose service you forwarded the Comptroller cer- tificate in May 1844 as appears by my letter to you of 31 of that month year a copy of which is herewith enclosed
Hon. Jos. Grinnell A.R.

Washington City Dec 21 st 1845
Sir
I have the Honor to enclose a letter from the Hon ble S. B. Strong on the subject of Elizabeth Hawkins application for a Pension, also a certificate of the Secretary of State of New York relative to the services of her husband which I hope may be found conclusive, so that you may report formally on her application.
Your obed t servant J. P. Minnott
J. L. Edwards Esq r Com r of Pensions

Setauket 25 th Nov 1845
Hon. Joseph Grinnell
My Dear Sir
On looking over some of my papers to day I find the accompanying document belonging to the case of Mrs. Elizabeth Hastings. As her application was entrusted to you last winter and as she is desirous to renew it I take the liberty to enclose her paper to you. There can be no doubt as to the services of her husband nor of her rights as pensioner. Will you have the goodness to forward this additional evidence to Major O'Neill and to communicate to me his determination.
Yours very respectfully
Elizabeth Hastings

Washington City May 3 rd 1844
Sir
I send you herein an extract, from the Pay abstract of the late 1 st N.Y. Reg t for the months of Aug t Sept. Oct r Nov r & Dec r 1780. showing that Isaac Hawkins served during that period, which I hope may, with the proof already on file, be sufficient to authorize the granting a Pension to his Widow.
I have received yours of yesterday's date, relative to the application of Mrs. Fanny Day widow of Joseph Bamford. will you have the good ness to look at the papers and inform me, when she resides, and who forwarded the application to me, as I have no record of the case and do not recollect any thing about it. I wish to communicate the result to the parties if I have had any agency in it.
With great respect &c.
Jos. Grinnell
J. L. Edwards Esq r . Comm r of Pensions

Washington City
Feby. 21. 1844
Sir
I enclose you the declaration of Eliza with Hawkins of Suffolk County, New York, with sundry affidavits, to enable her to receive a Pen- sion. These documents were forwarded to me by John Holmes Esq r of Holmes Hole, Mass. who refers me to Hon. Silas B. Strong for further infor- -mation if it should be wanted - permit me to ask your early attention to this case, M c Hawkins appears to be 92 years old by the record -
With great respect &c -
J. H. Grinnell
J. L. Edwards Esq r .
Comm r of Patents

W. H. 1000/3
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2000/3

State of New York } Secretary's Office }
I certify that it appears by the Military Register in this Office that on the 4 th day of December 1776 Isaac Hawkins Enlisted as a Soldier in Captain Benjamin Hicks's Company in the First New York Regiment to serve during the war.
And I further certify that it appears by the Balloting book of the Commissioners of the Land Office of this State in this office and also by Michael Connolly's return of the Dead of the Several Regiments in said book that Isaac Hawkins was a private in the first New York Regiment Capt. Bleeker's Company, that he died on the 15 th of November 1781 and that 500 acres of Land were granted to him in the Military Tract in this State.
Arch d Campbell Dep t . Sec. of State
Albany Nov. 20. 1843
fees 25 cents paid.

Albany 15 th / 91.
Madam.
I have been and examined the records of the Comptroller and Secretary and not able to find anything more than the enclosed. I should have answered yours of the 5 th sooner had I finished the search but have not been able to do it for the press of business in the house having two sessions a day. With respect I remain yours
P. W. Smith
Yr. M rs A. W. Owens

Pay Abstract of the late First New York Regiment for the months of Augt. Sept. Oct. Nov. & Decr. 1780. Audited by Peter Gansevoort State Auditor
Col. Goose Van Schaick. Capt. Andrew Pinck.
Isaac Hawkins Jrw
£13..6..8
Comptroller Office. Albany April 13 th 1844
I certify the preceding to be a true extract from a revolutionary document now remaining in this office
Philip Phelps Deputy
fecr 509 pnd

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Con J Grinnell 25 mar. 44 " " 31 may " " " 4th Dec. 45
4761

STATE OF NEW-YORK, COUNTY OF SUFFOLK, } ss.
I, J. Wickham Case , Clerk of the County of Suffolk, and also Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas, for the said County, Do hereby certify, that David Overton , whose name is subscribed to the Certificate of the proof or acknowledgment of the ap- nexed instrument, and thereon written, was, at the time of taking such proof or acknowl- edgement, a Justice of the Peace in and for the County aforesaid, dwelling in the said County, commissioned and sworn, and duly au- thorized to take the same. And further, that I am well acquainted with the hand writing of such Justice and verily believe that the signa- ture to the said Certificate of proof or acknowledgment is genuine.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the Seal of the said Court and Coun- ty, the Fifth day of February 1844.
J. Wickham Case CLERK.

I John Williamson of Brook Haven in the county of Suffolk & State of New York a revolutionary pensioner aged ninety three years do give evidence testify & say I knew Isaac Hawkins deceased of Brook Haven who said, that he was a soldier of the Revolution & that he entered the army at Brook Haven & served as a volunteer in June 1776 in Capt. Daniel Griffin's company in the Third Regiment commanded by Col. Livingstone & that the company first marched to Ostronds, thence to New York & Albany & that I parted with the company at Albany to deliver some deserters to the commanding officer at Scenderogo & that the said Hawkins & I were in company on the route to Albany & that the said Hawkins served seven months to my knowledge but how much longer I cannot say
his John Williamson mark
Witness
Adeline W. Crown } John Holmes } 3 David Overton a justice of the peace of the Town of Brookhaven, County of Suffolk and State of New York do certify that John Williamson whose name is above written was by me duly sworn who said on his oath that the facts above stated are true and I further certify that John Williamson above mentioned is a person of } David Overton justice of the peace respectability and veracity }

John G. Sattler of Brookhaven Suffolk County State of New York being duly sworn doth depose and say that he was a resident of the town aforesaid at the time of the death of Grace Hawkins the within named person and that Elizabeth Hawkins the widow of the said Grace Hawkins has continued to live in the same village with the deponent and that he knows and verily believes that the said Elizabeth Hawkins has never been married since the death of the said Grace Hawkins
Sworn & Subscribed John G. Sattler this 30 th day of January 1864 before me
Daniel G. Gillett, Judge of the County Court of the County of Suffolk

STATE OF NEW-YORK, } ss. COUNTY OF SUFFOLK, }
I, J. Wickham Case , Clerk of the County of Suffolk, and also Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas, for the said County, Do hereby certify, that Daniel S. Gillett whose name is subscribed to the Certificate of the proof or acknowledgment of the an- nexed instrument, and the con written, was, at the time of taking such proof or acknowl- edgement, a Judge of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County aforesaid, dwelling in the said County, commissioned and sworn, and duly au- thorized to take the same. And further, that I am well acquainted with the hand writing of such Judge and verily believe that the signa- ture to the said Certificate of proof or acknowledgment is genuine.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the Seal of the said Court and Coun- ty, the First day of February 1844
J. Wickham Case , CLERK.