Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 17,992, Sylvanus Hastings, N.H.

SERVICE
N.H.
NUMBER
W.17.992
Hastings Sylvanus for Salvanus Elizabeth
CONTENTS

3768.
New Hampshire Roll
Sylvanus Hastings, Salvengus.
Private. 4
New Hampshire line
In the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War.
Inscribed on the Roll of New Hampshire at the rate of Eight Dollars per month, to commence on the 4 th of May 1818.
Certificate of Pension issued the 20 th of October 1818 and sent to Levi Woodbury Charlestown New Hampshire
Arrears to 4th of Sept r 1818. . . . . 32: 29:—
Semi-ann. all'ce ending 4 th March 1819 — 48: —
3 mo. — 24:—
28/31 — 7: 22 1/2
4/30 — 1: 6: 6
$: 80. 29.
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }
2 years
Continued
Charlestown Church Con
let to Hulda Day Jan 13 1845 to same Jan 24 1845.
Notification sent to Henry Hubbard Esq 20 July 1820 Charlestown N.H.

4578
Set West In s Wilson July 15/50
New York Albany
Elizabeth Hastings of Canada widow of Sylvanus Hastings who served in the Revolutionary war, as a Private
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 80 Dollars
Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1848.
Certificate of Pension issued the 27 day of March 1849 and sent to
Samuel Jenkins Albany N.Y.
Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act February 2, 1848, Page 84 Vol. 4

Suspended for New Hampshire rolls ————— 111 111 111
Correct for two years rolls
The judge omits the useful situation of the Claimant

I sworn to & declared before me the day & year aforesaid. I Levi Woodbury Judge of the Superior Court of Judicature of the State aforesaid do certify that it appears to my satisfaction that the said Lyman Hastings did serve in the resolution any war as stated in the preceding declaration on the Continental Establishment longer than nine months against the common enemy and I now trans- mit the proceedings and testimony taken & had before me to the Department of War pursuant to the provisions of the above mentioned act of Congress
May 4 th 1818 -
Levi Woodbury As. Jud- Sup. Ct. (N.H.)
Cheshire
I Levi Chamberlain Assistant Clerk of the Superior Court of Judicature for the County of Cheshire hereby certify that the Hon Levi Woodbury whose proper hand is above written is an associate justice of said Court duly commissioned by the executive of said State.
In witness whereof I have hereto subscrib- ed and affixed the seal of said Court this 11 th day of May A.D. 1818
Levi Chamberlain

State of New Hampshire
On this fourth day of May 1810, before me the subscriber one of the Justices of the Superior Court of Judicature, within & for the State of New Hampshire, personally appears Levi Hastings aged fifty five years, resident in Charlestown in the County of Cheshire in said State, who being duly and first sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the pension made by the late act of Congress entitled an act, to provide for certain per- sons engaged in the land & naval service of the United States, in the revolutionary war That the said Hastings, enlisted at Charlestown in Massachusetts in the year 1775, in the company commanded by Capt. Macy of the second New- Hampshire Regiment commanded by Col. Reed that he continued to serve in said company & Regiment for the term of eight months - when the term for which he enlisted having expired the Regiment was discharged. In the Spring of the year 1776. He enlisted into Captain Robert Oliver's company, of the second Regiment commanded by Col. Reed - for one year. He served more than nine months, in said company & Regiment and was taken sick at Isipus, while the Regiment was on its passage to the Jerseys, after lingering some time He received a furlough from the Committee of safety & returned home, He received pay for the whole year - In the beginning of the year 1778 He enlisted into Capt. Isaac Durrell's

company, in the Service of Charles Town of a round of Col: Joseph Cilly's Regiment for two years but by mistake of the recruiting officer it was returned for three years - He served in said company & Regiment, in the Service of the United States - until the expiration of two years & was in the battle of Monmouth, & in Sullivan Campaign against the Indians - at the expiration of two years of said Service he received a furlough - and hired a man to take his place for the residue of his enlistment, & he was accepted in his stead, and that he is in reduced circumstances & stands in need of assistance from his country for support, and that he has no other evidence now in his power of his said Service.
I Daniel Adams of Charles Town in the State of New Hampshire testify & say, that I served with Sylvanus Hastings in Capt. Macy's & Oliver's company in Col. Mudge's Regiment, for the several terms he has stated, & believe his statement to be true I further say, that I know that he enlisted into Capt. Isaac Durwell's company as he has above stated & know of his being in the service and have no doubt of the truth of his statement, as are near neighbors
Dan Adams

Salvatore Hastings
Ant o 3768
21 Oct 1818

Cheshire ss.] STATE OF NEW-HAMPSHIRE.
ON this Eleventh day of July A. D. 1820 personally appeared
in open court before the Justices of the county of Cheshire
Judge of the Court of Common Pleas in the being a Court of Record, in and for the said county,
having the power of fine and imprisonment, Salomon Hastings aged sixty six years, resident in Charlestown in said county, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth, on his oath declare that he served in the Revolutionary War, as follows: viz.
That he enlisted at Winter Hill in Boston Massachusetts in June 1775 into the army of the United States as a private in the company commanded by Captain Marcy which company belonged to Col. James Read's Regiment of the New Hampshire line that he first enlisted for the term of eight months that he went from Boston to New York and from New York to Canada and that he served in the same company and Regiment until the month of January following according to his best recollection at which time he enlisted again for the term of one year and joined Capt. Robert Oliver's company, which also belonged to Col. James Read's Regiment that he went to Canada and from thence returned to Mount Independence where his Regiment was stationed a considerable part of the summer of 1776 and that he continued to serve until December 1776 when he was taken sick at Sopus in New York and that he was then and there honourably discharged and he left the service
The date of my original declaration in order to obtain a pension is the 4th day of May 1818
The number of my pension certificate is 3768
I have received a Pension. And I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the
United States on the 18th day of March, 1818; and that I have not, since that time, by gift, sale, or in any manner disposed of my property, or any part thereof, with intent thereby so 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 and naval service of the United States, in the Revolutionary War," passed on the 18th day of March, 1818; and 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 any income other than what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed, and by me subscribed. My occupation is that of a carpenter - I am not of sufficient ability to pursue it but have been for for a number of years past a cripple I have no sufficient use of my legs, to be enabled to walk without the assistance of crutches I am so lame and so infirm as to be almost entirely helpless which has been my situation for more than ten years past in family residing with me is but one person my wife Betsey Hastings aged sixty three years
Her capacity to contribute to their support is as follows a number of years since she has was by reason of her lameness wholly unable to do any work - at the present time she is able to get about without crutches although she is very lame & very infirm yet she does perform what work is necessary to be done in the family
Salomon Hastings
Sworn to and declared at Charlestown in said District, on the eleventh day of July A. D. 1820 before
R. Nase
Judge of the said Court.
I Salma Hale
for the County of Cheshire
Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas, do hereby certify that the foregoing oath
and the schedule thereto annexed, are truly copied from the record of the said Court; and I further certify, that it is the opinion of the said Court that the total amount in value of the property in the aforesaid schedule, is eighteen dollars and one cent.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said Court on this eleventh day of July A. D. 1820
S. Hale
Clerk of the said Court.

SCHEDULE,
CONTAINING the whole estate and income of Sylvanus Hastings of  Charlestown (his necessary clothing and bedding excepted,) by him subscrib- ed, exhibited to the Court of Common Pleas for the county of Cheshire in the State of New-Hampshire, on the 11 th day of July 1820, and annexed to his oath, viz.
  1 pr of old and irons 11 00 1 00   1 pr of stoves " 67 67   Crane and hooks " 67 67   1 Flat Iron " 50 50   2 Old Tables 1 00 1 00   1 Looking Glass " 50 50   6 old Shirts " 50 50   1 Cup of drawer 1 50 1 50   2 Cupboards " 67 67   2 Chests " 50 50   an old broken set of carpenters Tools 5 00 5 00   2 Iron kettles " 75 75   1 Spider 125 1 Iron pot 50 " 75 75   15 Large plates 0 50 pr Doz enamel ware plates 0 75 " 75 75   a pt of a tea set 0 50 pr Doz of silver tea spoons 2 00 3 00 3 00   and on pr Doz knives and forks 0 50 " 25 25   1 silver 25   18 01 
Sylvanus Hastings

Declaration
In order to obtain the benefit of the provisions made by the Acts of the Congress of July 7 th 1838 March 3 rd 1843 and June 17 th 1844.
Province of Canada District of Montreal { On this 24 th day of November in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty four Personally appeared before me Thomas Barron Esq r Justice of the Peace and Commissioner duly appointed to take affidavits to be read and used in Her Majesty's Court of Queen's Bench in and for the district of Montreal aforesaid Elizabeth Hastings a resident of the Seigniory of Argen-tuil in the County of Two Mountains District and Province aforesaid, aged ninety years and one month who being first duly sworn according to Law, doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the provisions made by the Acts of the Congress of the United States passed July 7 th 1838 March 3 rd 1843 & June 17 th 1844. That she is the widow of Sylvanus Hastings who was a Soldier of the United States during the war of the Revolution, and at the time of his death a Pensioner under the Act of Congress passed March 8 th 1818 receiving the Sum of ninety six Dollars per Annum, under said Act. That declarant was not married to the said Sylvanus Hastings until after said war of the Revolution, and cannot therefore relate the military particulars of his revolutionary service. That she has often heard him and his fellow

Soldiers relate incidents which occurred during their said service, and among others the following viz, That on a very warm day on which one of the Battles he was at, the Soldiers went to a spring of water to drink, and he saw eight of them lay dead from the effects of the cold water; That she heard him often speak of the Battle of Bunkerhill, and that of Lexington, and of his being in Canada among the Indians at a place called Caghnawaga — And declarant further saith that she was married to the said Sylvanus Has tings on the eleventh day of June Seventeen hundred and eighty Seven by the Rev. Buckley Alec in the town of Charlestown state of New Hampshire That previous to her said marriage she resided in the said town of Charlestown and bore the maiden name of Elizabeth Carpenter That her husband the said Sylvanus Hastings, died at said town of Charlestown New Hampshire on or about the fift- eenth day of September eighteen hundred and twenty two — That up to the day of his death she lived with him in said town of Charlestown as his lawful wife Since which time she has lived in the Seigniory of Argenteuil County of Two Mountains District of Montreal and Province of Lower Canada and remains the widow of the said Sylvanus Hastings, never having had another husband. Subscribed and sworn the day of Elizabeth Hastings years aforesaid before me. Thomas Barron Justice of the Peace for the District of Montreal & Commissioners Quorum Bench
I certify that that said declarant Elizabeth Hastings is unable to attend Court by reason of old age and bodily infirmity. Thomas Barron C. L. B.

I, the undersigned Clerk of the peace for the District of Montreal, do hereby certify that Thomas Barron before whom the within the foregoing declaration was taken is a justice of the peace in and for the said District and, as such, a Judge of the Court of Quarter Sessions of the peace for the said District, and that I believe the signature "Thomas Barron" hereunto subscribed to be the genuine and true signature of the said Thomas Barron. —
Given under my hand and seal at Montreal this seventh day of November one thousand eight hundred and forty four — two words interlined are null. —
A. M. U. S. C.
Clerk of the peace

June fourteenth one thousand seven hundred & eighty seven. Married Sylvanus Hastings and Elizabeth Carpenter.
State of New Hampshire Sullivan County ss. December 16 th 1844
Jehoshaphat Crosby of the town of Charlestown in said County, being duly sworn deposeth and saith that he is minister of the first parish in said Charlestown and has charge of the records thereof. That the above is a true transcript from said records, from which it appears that Sylvanus Hastings was duly married to Elizabeth Carpenter on the fourteenth day of June One thousand seven hundred & eighty seven, and that the date of said marriage is expressed in fair legible figures.
Subscribed & sworn  affirmed this 16 th day of December 1844. before me J. Crosby - E. L. Cushing Justice of the Peace.

State of New Hampshire Sullivan County Clerks Office
5 p
I Y. M c Gilmore Clerk of said County do hereby certify that E. L. Bushong was at the date of the within affidavit a justice of the Peace in & for said County duly commissioned & sworn. And that his signa- ture to the jurat of said affidavit appears to be genuine. Witness my hand & official seal this twenty third day of December 1844
Y. M c Gilmore Clerk

9633.
New York.
Elizabeth Hastings, of Canada widow of Sylvanus Hastings, who was a pensioner under the Act of 1818, and who died on the 15 Sept: 1822. of _____ in the State of _____ who was a private in the _____ commanded by Captain _____ of the _____ commanded by _____ the N. Hampshire line for 2 years —
Inscribed on the Roll of Albany. at the rate of 80 Dollars Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1836.
Certificate of Pension issued the 26 th : day of Sept: 1845 and sent to Wm B Pierce, Albany, N. Y.
Total amount, $400.00
[Act July 7, 1838.]
Recorded by W. H. H. H. Clerk Book D Vol. 1 — Page 161.

Rev
WIDOW, &c.
File No. 17992
Elizabeth Hastings widow of Sylvanus Hastings Pri Rev War
Act: Feb 24 48
Index:—Vol. 24 , Page 313
[Arrangement of 1870.]

73044 New York.
Elizabeth Hastings, of Canada, widow of Sylvanus Hastings, who was a private, in the New Hampshire line.
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 80 Dollars
Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1843.
Certificate of Pension issued the 20. day of Sept: 1845. and sent to Wm B. Pierce,
Albany, New-York.
[Act of March 3, 1843.]
8 17 June, 1844.
Recorded in Book A Vol. 2 Page 77.
No 878.
Page 29

Eliz Hastings has been wanted
Wm L Dayton Senate 94 Jun 23 d 45

Senate Chamber
24 Jan'y - 1845.
J. L. Edmonds Esq -
Sir. I am requested to say that in the case of Elizabeth Hastings an appeal is to taken to the reg. of War. Be good and to send up the papers -
Yours obediently
Wm. L. Dayton

Charles Town S.C. June May 13 th 1818 Hon ble John C. Calhoun Secy of War Washington City
Offices Street Paymaster's Street
Sussex
Cones
Adm
Recd Col

No 11.570 Elizabeth Hastings Canaan
Let. to Hon. W. L. Dayton Jan 13. 43
Same Jan 24. 1845
1. Sec. War, Feb. 1 st 1845
4 decision confirmed -
act 7 July 1835

No. 11576
Elizabeth Hastings of Canada New York - Act. July 7. 1838
Admitted
No 87. D. 1822
2 years private @ $80. 00 / 100 m. anti.
Also act March 3 rd '43 and June 17. 1844 . —
Wm B. Pierce (agt) Albany New York

Cole arr Feb. 2 1884
7303
James L. Edwards Esq. Commissioner of Pensions Dept. of the Interior Washington City. D.C.

Cole arr Feb. 2 1884
7303 James L. Edwards Esq. Commr of Pensions Dept. of the Interior Washington City. D.C.

Albany March 21. 1849.
James L. Conrad Esq. Comm r of Pensions, Dept t of the Interior,
Sir, I enclose the declaration of Mrs. Elizabeth Hastings, for the purpose of obtaining her pension Certi- ficate under the act of 2 d July 1848. very Respectfully Your obed t Serv t . Lemuel Jenkins.

Washington July 3 rd 1850
Sir
Will you do me the favor of examining the accompanying letter and answer the enquiry propounded by the writer?
I shall also be obliged to you if you will direct your answer, by mail, to Jacob Walker Esq. Papermill Village Chester Co N.H. as I expect to be absent from the city for some days and should not be able to forward it.
With very high regard Your O bt Servt
James Wilson (M c )
Col J. L. Edwards Com d of Pioneers Washington D.C.

Sir,
My request was that the papers of Elizabeth Hastings might be forwarded not to me, but the Secy of War. I shall forthwith enclose the same to him, and trust I may be held no further account. - above therefore.
Respectfully
M c D. Dayton
Washington Jan 25. 1865

Senate, Jan'y 26/45.
Hon. W. L. Dugton.
Submits case of Elizabeth Hastings - rejected at Prim Office - for decision.
D 23. See Jan'y 28/45-
Answer offered
Appeal case.

Gen. Chamber 26 Jany 1845
Sir.
I have the honor to enclose for your consideration the case of Elizabeth Hastings. It is rejected by the Com te of Pensions on the ground that the applicant has not been sworn by or before an officer within the U. States.
The law does not require this, and in the present case, it is equivalent to an absolute denial of the claim. The applicant it is shown cannot leave her house, and an affidavit taken in Canada by an American Magistrate, would be extra-judicial -
Yours obed t serv t
M c D. Dayton
Rev N. Robbins Secy of War

223
11,570 Elizabeth Hastings Canada Applicant for pension
Act July 7. 1838. March 3. 1843 & June 17. 1844.
M 87 C 22
Penitentiary Mrs. G. Dastur W.S.

Seigniory of Argenteuil County of Two Mountains and Province of Canada
Thomas Barron of Argenteuil District & Province afore said aged Fifty Six years being duly sworn deposeth & saith that he is well acquainted with Elizabeth Hastings now a resident of the Seigniory Argenteuil County of the Two Mountains District of Montreal & Province of Lower Canada that this deponent was also well acquainted with her and also with her late Husband Sylvanus Hastings while residing in the Town of Charlestown in the State of New Hampshire U.S. who died about Twenty two years ago that said Sylvanus Hastings was a Pensioner of the United States and that said Elizabeth Hastings still remains his Widow and further this deponent saith not
T. Barron
Sworn & subscribed before me at St. Andrews this 10th day of November in the year of our Lord one Thousand eight hundred & forty four & eighth of of His Majesty's Reign - I also certify that the deponent Thomas Barron Esq r is worthy of Credit Chas. Brimblecombe Justice of the Peace for the District of Montreal

And as such a Judge of the Court of Quarter Sessions of the Peace for the said District Midville
The undersigned Clerk of the Peace for the District of Montreal do hereby certify that Charles Benedict before whom the within affidavit was taken is a Justice of the Peace in and for the said District and that I believe the signature "Chas Benedict" thereunto subscribed to be the genuine and true signature of the said Charles Benedict Given under my hand and Seal at Montreal this seventh day of November one thousand eight hundred and forty four. one marginal note is good.
A. M. Bell Clerk of the Peace

Elizabeth Hastings Applicant for pension Act July 7. 1838 March 3. 1843 Jan 17. 1844
Supplemental
Agent Wm B Pierce Albany N.Y.

Declaration.
In order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by an act of Congress, passed July entitled "An act granting half-pay and pensions to certain widows."
7/1838.
State of New-York,
ss.
Binton County
On this twenty sixth day of July in the year one thousand eight hundred and forty five personally appeared before J. Douglass Woodward  One of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas for said County  Elizabeth Hastings a resident of the Town of Argentine in the County of Fair Montcalm and said State of New-York  Province of Lower Canada aged ninety — years who being first duly sworn according to law, doth, on her oath, make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the provision made by an act of Congress passed July 7/1838 entitled "an act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows." That she is the widow of Sylvanus Hastings late of the Town of Charleston in the State of New Hampshire who departed this life on the fifteenth day of September, 1822 . That her husband the said Sylvanus Hastings was a soldier of the United States during the War of the Revolution , and at the time of his death a prisoner under the Act of Congress passed March 18, 1818 . That Declarant was not married to said Sylvanus Hastings until after the War of the Revolution & cannot therefore relate particulars of his revolutionary service. That she has often heard him & his fellow soldiers relate incidents that occurred during their said service, & among others the following viz. that he was at one battle on a very hot day, & the soldiers went to drink at a cold spring & eight of them died at said spring from the effects of the water. That he fought the battle of Danville Hill & of Lexington & of Bunker Hill being in Canada amongst the Indians & many other circumstances not now remembered.
AND DECLARANT FURTHER SAITH, That she was married to the said Sylvanus Hastings — on the Eleventh day of June  seventeen hundred and eighty seven — by Rev Buckley Abbot at Charleston N.H. ; that the following persons were present at her marriage, to wit: Isaac Ely, Thomas Adams and his wife Zuba, Francisworth, Adams, and Charles Boen
That previous to her said marriage she resided in the Town of Charleston and bore the maiden name of Carpenter
That her husband the said Sylvanus Hastings died as aforesaid on the fifteenth day of September, Eighteen hundred & twenty two . Since which time she has remained his widow.
Elizabeth Hastings
Subscribed and sworn the day and year aforesaid, } before me. in presence of Wm H Cornwall, Thomas Barron & his wife. — J. Douglass Woodward Judge of Binton County Court,
I certify that the above declarant, Elizabeth Hastings is, in my judgment, unfit and unable to attend court by reason of great age and consequent bodily infirmity. That by means of water navigation she has been enabled to visit Plattsburgh without much exertion although her health appears to be such that any further effort on her part would, in my judgment be attended with inconvenience. She walks with difficulty Uses a staff & appears in feeble health.

she was brought to my office in a carriage by her son in law Mr Barron.
J. Douglas Woodward Judge of Clinton County Cont.
State of New York Clinton County
I Charles H. Jones, Clerk of the County of Clinton do hereby certify that J. Douglas Woodward Esq. whose name is subscribed to the within declaration & above certificate, was at the date thereof a Judge of the Clinton County Courts & that his said signatures to said declaration & certificate appear to be genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the seal of said County this fourth day of August A.D. 1845.
Charles H. Jones Clerk

Aug 14. 1845 paid Amended dec Ely. Hastings
Paid 18 3/4
Hon. J. L. Edwards, Commissioner of Pensions Washington D.C.

Washngt
Paid 18 3/4
Hon. J. L. Edwards, Commissioner of Pensions Washington D.C.

Greenport L.I. Augt 12/45.
Sir The enclosed declaration of Elizabeth Hastings of Canada has been taken before a judge of Clinton County N.Y. The widow being very aged & infirm & entirely unable to attend Court, was persuaded by her son in law Mr Barron to visit Plattsburgh in the steam boat running on Lake Champlain. This she has done, & the enclosed declaration has been forwarded to me by judge Woodward before whom it was executed.
I am Sir Very Respectfully Your Obedient
Wm H Pierce
P.S.
Please direct your reply to Albany, N.Y.
Hon J. L. Edwards Commissioner of Deeds

Canada East County of Two Mountains } viz
On this fifth day of February in the year one Thousand eight hundred and forty nine, personally appeared before the subscriber, a justice of the peace in and for the county of Two Mountains and district of Montreal in the province of Canada, Elizabeth Hastings a resident of La Chute in the seigniory of Argenteuil in the said County of Two Mountains Canada East aged ninety-five years last October, 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 on the 2 nd February, 1848 granting Pensions to Widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary War.
That she is the widow of Sylvanus Hastings who was a private in the army of the Revolution, and on account of whose services she was pensioned under the acts of 3 rd March 1843 & 17 June 1844, and the annual amount of the pension which she received under the act of 17 June 1844, was eighty dollars, she further declares that she is still the widow of the said Sylvanus Hastings. Sworn to the day and year first above written before me, and also subscribed with her mark } viz Elizabeth Hastings her mark Samuel Hills, Justice of the Peace
I certify that the above declarant is personally known to me, and that she cannot write her name owing to the infirmities of old age. Samuel Hills Justice of the Peace
Canada East County of Two Mountains } viz
J. H. L. Maine Clerk of the said County do hereby certify that Samuel Hills Esquire, was on the day of the date of the above declaration, a justice of the peace in and for the said county, and district of Montreal, duly elected and sworn, and that the signatures & the parat

of the above declaration and to the above certificate, pur- porting to be his, are genuine.
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto Subscribed my name, and affixed the seal of the said County this 27 th day of February 1849.
A. H. L. Maire S. C. C.