Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 10853, Isaac Hodges, Mass.

SERVICE
Mass.
Hodges, Isaac
NUMBER
S. 10853
CONTENTS
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4498.
Massachusetts
Isaac Hodge
of Bristol in the State of (Mass) who was a Private in the company commanded by Captain _____ of the Reg t commanded by Col Hovey in the (Mass) line for 7 mos
Inscribed on the Roll of (Mass) at the rate of 23 Dollars 33 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 21 st day of (May) 1833 and suit (Hodge & Hodge) S. Hodge (H of P)
Arrears to 4th of Sept 1832 $34.99 Semi-ann. allowance ending 2 (Mar 33) 11.66
$46.65
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by J H McBlain Clerk, Book D - Vol. 2 nd Page 76

Map Isaac Hodges
No. 4839
Pinch
7 Months
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14 06 $23.33
Jan 12 1833
Page 200.
Hon. Isaac Hodges
RR

BRIEF in the case of  Isaac Hodges of the County of Bristol in the State of Mass.  (Act 7th June, 1832.)
 1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? Count  2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?  3. How old is he? 75 years,  4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed. 
   Period. Duration of Service. Rank. Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served.   Years, Months, Days.     In 1775 Apr. 20 th — — 10 Volunt. Gen. Capt. Money, St. Arnold   "75.76 Substitute for Jesse Hodges Capt. Trow,   "76 July — 5 — Volunt. Col. Coney, Capt. White   on alarms — — 21 d o — Col. Deane, Capt. Trow and Hodges.  
 5. In what battles was he engaged? none  6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Morton  7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? Depositions,  8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? 
I Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
Levin Belt Examining Clerk.

4839.
Sam Hodges
C.2 o .

Ready
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS, } BRISTOL, ss.
At a COURT OF PROBATE holden at Taunton in and for said County on the twentyninth day of August one thousand eight hundred and thirty-two, before the Honorable HODIJAH BAYLIES, Judge of the Probate, &c. for said County, personally appeared Isaac Hodges a resident of Norton in the County and Commonwealth aforesaid, aged Seventy five years, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath, in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress, passed June 7th, 1832, make the following declaration: That he entered the service of the united States, under the following named officers & served as herein after stated to wit: On or about the 20th of April 1775 - I volunteered under Captain Benjamin Morey & Lt. David Arnold & marched to Roxbury near Boston & there served under said officers about 10 days & at the expiration of said term I was verbally discharged by my officers and returned home. and I will state further particulars of my Service in my answer to the fifth interrogatory.
10 days
and further declares as follows, in reply to the interrogatories propounded by the Secretary of War; to wit:
1. Where, and in what year were you born?
Ans. That he was born in Norton in the County of Bristol and State of Massachusetts in the year one thousand seven hundred and seventy  fifty seven & on the 25 day of August of that year
2. Have you any record of your age; and if so, where is it? Ans. There is a record of my age in the office of the Town Clerk of Norton which is hereto annexed
3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary War, and where do you now live? Ans. Norton

4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute? and if a substitute, for whom? ans. I was never drafted, I always enlisted voluntarily. I was never a Substitute but once, and that was for Jesse Hodges
5. State the names of some of the Regular Officers who were with the troops when you served; such Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your service.
I engaged in a four month campaign as a substitute for Jesse Hodges in a company commanded by Capt. Israel Drow, & Zebediah Field was our Lieutenant, but served but only one month at this campaign - it was in 1775-6 we were stationed at Dorchester near Boston - and at the the expiration of said month I was verbally discharged by Captain Drow & returned home. I refer to Seth Presbrey's affidavit to prove the above service.
And about the first of July in the year 1776 I again volunteered as a private Soldier in a company commanded by Captain Samuel White, & Lt William Cofield and John Allen were our other company officers and in Col. Simeon Corney's Regiment. I was mustered at Col. Ephraim Lanes in Norton, and then marched to Providence and from thence to New Haven in the state of Connecticut, (I crossed the river at Middletown) and we then proceeded on to New York where we the remained a few days in the city, and were then marched out a few miles, and we were moved from place to place near the city for a few months & we were a while on Harlem Riv. near fort Washington over

and we moved to various places until we arrived at White Plains which was about the time of the Battle but we were not in the engagement and we were then moved to different places near the Hudson river. Stephen Richardson of Attleborough was our Lt. Colonel, and - Paine of Rehoboth was our major we were in Gen. Fellows Brigade. I well recollect Col. Holman, & Col. Smith, and these Regiments for they were a part of our Brigade, I well remember Gen. Washington I saw him often during the above campaign. I also frequently saw Generals, Putnam, Mendsworth, & Lincoln, and many other officers whose names I do not now recollect. The length of this my Second Campaign was five months and at the expiration of said term I was verbally discharged by my officers & returned home - I refer to Sylvanus Braman's affidavit to prove this my Second Campaign.
5 months
I was also called out at two alarms or short campaigns which were about three weeks, the first we marched under Capt. Israel Drow to Riverton in the State of R.I. I am not certain as to the time but think it was in the summer of 1748 Lt. Jacob Shepard was our Lieutenant - And the Second I believe
21 days

21 days
I was also called out at two alarms or short campaigns which were about three weeks, the first we marched under Capt. Israel Drow to Siverston in the State of R.I. I am not certain as to the time but think it was in the summer of 1778 Lt Jacob Shepard was our Lieutenant - And the Second I believe was in 1779 at Howland Ferry (so called) in the State of R.I. & I think we marched under Captain Joseph Hodges of Norton & we were in Col Deane, Regiment. I have no documentary evidence to prove the above three weeks service, and I must depend on my own statement as confirmed & supported in this declaration -
Isaac Hodges was born August 25 th 1757
A true copy of Record attested John Burne Town Clerk Norton August 29 th 1832

6. Were you a Soldier or an Officer ? if a Soldier, did you ever receive a discharge from the service ; and, if so, by whom was it given, and what has become of it ? if an Officer, did you ever receive a commission, and if so by whom was it signed, and what has become of it ? ans. I was a Soldier, I never had a written discharge, — I never was an officer in the army.
7. State the names of the persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a Soldier of the Revolution. I refer to the Rev. Pitt Clark and Sylvanus B. Braman both of Austin
And the said Isaac Hodges doth further declare that he hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present, and that his name is not on the Pension Roll of the Agency of any State, or (if any) only on that of the agency of the State of  Isaac Hodges
Sworn to and subscribed, the day and year aforesaid.
H. Baylies, Judge of Probate.
WE Pitt Clarke a Clergyman residing in Austin — and Sylvanus B. Braman residing in the same Tenn hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Isaac Hodges who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration ; that we believe him to be about  seventy five years of age ; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Pitt Clarke, Sylvanus B. Braman Sworn to and subscribed, the day and year aforesaid.
H. Baylies, Judge of Probate.

WE Pitt Clarke a Clergyman — residing in Norton — and Sylvanus B. Braman residing in the same Town hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Isaac Woodges — who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be seventy five years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Pitt Clarke, Sylvanus B. Braman Sworn to and subscribed, the day and year aforesaid. H. Baylies, Judge of Probate.
AND the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the abovenamed applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that Pitt Clarke who has signed the preceding certificate is a Clergyman resident in the town of Norton in said County of Bristol, and that Sylvanus B. Braman who has also signed the same is a resident in said town, and is a credible person, and that their — statement is entitled to credit.
H. Baylies, Judge of Probate.
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS, } BRISTOL ss. }
I Anselm Bassett Register of the Court of Probate in and for said County do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the applica- tion of Isaac Woodges of Norton in said County, for a Pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of the said Court the day and year first above written.
Anselm Bassett

Rev. Hodges C.R. 4839.
Washington D.C. January 18 th 1833.
I hereby certify that Seth Paine and Sylvanus Beman the witnesses herein, are credible - and that the Magistrate Cromwell Leonard is a duly qualified Justice of Peace.
Wm. L. Hodges.

b. 16.
A. Hodges. New York City. F.S.
Rev War
10853
INVALID.
1893-F Hist. B
File No. 10,853
Isaac Hodges
Priv. Rev. War.
Act: June 7 th 1832
Index:—Vol. 9 , Page 178
[Arrangement of 1870.]

I Seth Presbrey of Taunton in the County of Bristol and State of Massachusetts being Seventy nine years of age do hereby give evidence Testify & say that I have been for a long time acquainted with Isaac Hodge of Norton and that he the said Hodge served in a company with me in the army of the American Revolution a part one campaign of four months to wit, one month — said company was commanded by Israel Trow & our other company officers were Field, & Tabor, and it was in the years of 1775 & 76 and we were stationed at a place called Winter Hill, and at Roxbury and Dorchester near Boston & our troops were called State troops of Massachusetts —
Dated at Taunton August 18 th 1832
Seth Presbrey
Commonwealth of Massachusetts Bristol } ss. Before me, one of the Justices of the Peace County } within and for the County of Bristol personally appeared Seth Presbrey Subscribed to the above affidavit and made oath that the same is true (according to his best knowledge & belief) in all its parts — In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name & quality this 18 th day of August 1832 Cromt. Leonard Justice of Peace

I Sylvanus Brannan of Norton in the County of Bristol & State of Massachusetts being Seventy nine years of age do hereby testify & say, that I have been well acquainted with Isaac Hodge of said Norton for more than Sixty years and that he the said Hodge served as a private soldier in the Army of the American Revolution one campaign of five months in the year 1776 I was in a Company of Artillery & Stationed near his Regiment in & about the City of New York & the troops in which said Hodge served were raised (as I understood) as a reinforcement to the Continental Army The Captain under whom he served (according to my best recollection was Sam l White & his Lieutenant was William Copeland & in Col Carey's Regiment.
Dated at Norton this 17 th day of August A D 1832
Sylvanus Brannan

Bristol } Commonwealth of Massachusetts County } p. Before me, one of the Justices of the Peace, within & for the county of Bristol personally appeared Sylvanus Brearn Subscriber to the above  within affidavit and made oath that the same is true in all its parts — In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name & quality this 17 th day of August 1832 Cromt. Leonard Justice of Peace

Isaac Hodges
N o 4839

BRIEF objections to the admission of Pension Claims, of which those answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of Isaac Hodges which require further proof or explanation.
I. Does the declaration show where the applicant resides? yes II. Did the declarant make the declaration in the county where he resides? yes III. If the applicant did not make the declaration in the county where he resides, is there any reason assigned for his not doing so? IV. Has the declarant mentioned the period or periods of the war when he served? yes V. * Has he mentioned with precision the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled? yes VI. Has he given the names of the officers under whom he served, in conformity with the regulations? yes VII. Has he made a relinquishment of every claim to any other pension than the one under the Act of June 7, 1832? yes VIII. Has the Court given their opinion? yes IX. Has the Clerk given his certificate? yes X. Is the Clerk's seal affixed? And if so, has it a device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal? yes

XI. Has the applicant obtained the evidence of a clergyman and another respectable citizen as to their belief respecting his age and the general belief in his neighborhood relative to his revolutionary service? yes
XII. If the clergyman's affidavit has not been produced, is there any reason assigned for not obtaining it?
XIII. If the applicant has no documentary evidence, and has not obtained the testimony of at least one living witness, has he stated in his declaration that such proof cannot be had? yes
XIV. † If the applicant has produced a witness or witnesses as to his service, has the magistrate who administered the oath certified that he, she, or they are persons of credibility? no
Has the official character and signature of the magistrate been certified by the proper officer under his seal of office? no
XV. Does it appear from any of the papers that the witness was in such a situation, or of such an age, as to have a personal knowledge of the applicant's service? yes
XVI. ‡ Are the papers authenticated as the regulations direct? yes
XVII. Are the seven interrogatories prescribed by the War Department answered satisfactorily? And, if not, which of them is not so answered? yes
EXPLANATORY NOTES.
* QUERE V. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words:
“Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service, but according to the best of his recollection he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades: For _____ year _____ months and _____ days, I served as a _____. For _____ months and _____ days, I served as a _____; and for such service I claim a pension.”

It is important in all cases to determine with precision the period for which the applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable.
†QUERE XIV.  Proof of Service.
In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses, who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimants entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
†QUERE XVI.  Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticated the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other paper authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the end of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.

Department of the Interior,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS,
Washington, D. C., _____, 189___
In reply to your request for a statement of the military history of Isaac Hodges , a soldier of the Revolutionary War, you will please find below the desired information as contained in his application for pension on file in this Bureau.
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     See attached.  
Battles engaged in, None Residence of soldier at enlistment, Norton Mass Date of application for pension, Aug 29 1832 Residence at date of application, Norton Mass Age at date of application, 73 years Remarks: Pen add  owing
Very respectfully,
I Hodges  42 Broadway  NY
Commissioner.
Mr  Mr  Mr  Mr

CASH CAPITAL, $3,000,000.
ALFRED HODGES,
MANAGER,
Telephone Call-686 W'msburgh.
Home Insurance Company, of New York.
Agency at Brooklyn, N. Y.,
No. 42 Broadway,
Oct. 22 nd 1892
To the Revolutionary Pension Office, Washington, D. C.
Captain Isaac Hodges of Norton, Mass. served in the American Revolutionary War.
I want to know in what Regiment, time of service &c. and if the Continental Army or Militia.
An early reply
will greatly oblige,
Yours very truly Alfred Hodges.