Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 5302, Ashbel Hoskins, Conn.

SERVICE
Bonn.
Oskins, Ashbel Rachel
NUMBER _____
N. 5302.
CONTENTS

5009 M rs . B. Littlebury age
Rachel Hoskins widow of Asahel Hoskins who was a private in the Conn t Line
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 40 Dollars Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1843.
Certificate of Pension issued the 24 th day of February 1844 and sent to H. F. Payne, Ravenna, Ohio.
[Act of March 3, 1843.]
Recorded in Book A Vol. 1 Page 159
Rep d 24 Feb. 1844

19.916 Ohio Pittsburgh
Ashbel Hoskins.
of Portage Co in the State of Ohio who was a Private in the Comp y commanded by Captain Phelps of the Reg t commanded by Col Ward in the Conn y line for One year
Inscribed on the Roll of Ohio, Pittsburgh at the rate of 40 Dollars 00 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 24 day of Sept. 1833 and sent to Cyrus Prentiss Ravenna O.
Arrears to the 4th of Sept. 1833 - 100 Semi-ann. allowance ending April 3 d 20 120.
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by J. M. Palmer Clerk, Book 8 Vol. 8 Page 113.

"Scotland ninth July seventeen hundred eighty two. Asahel Hoskins with Rachel Marvin both of Simsbury"
I Ransom Warner Rector of St. Andrew's Church in Simsbury, Hartford County State of Connecticut certify that the above is a true copy from the records of said Church records and that the same is a marriage certificate of the said parties mentioned in said certificate and that the same is as expressed on said record excepting the words "ninth July seventeen hundred eighty two" which are expressed on the record in fair legible characters - as follows "9th July 1782" { Ransom Warner Rector of St. Andrew's Church Simsbury
Sworn to before me { October this 3rd day of September 1839 at Simsbury } George W. Sanford Justice of Peace
I Asa Hoskins of Simsbury in Hartford County state of Connecticut of lawful age depose and say that I was present at the Marriage of my brother Asahel Hoskins to Rachel Marvin which was on the ninth day of July seventeen hundred eighty two at Simsbury in Scotland parish and furthermore the deponent saith not Asa Hoskins
Sworn to this 7th day of October 1839 at Simsbury before me { Asahel Hoskins Justice of Peace

Hartford County ss Simsbury this 7 th day of October 7 th A.D. 1839
I certify that I am personally acquainted with Ezra Hoskins signer of the foregoing affidavit & that he is a credible person Richard Phelps Justice of Peace
State of Connecticut County of Hartford } ss.
I James H. Hotcomb Clerk of the County Court for said County of Hartford hereby certify that George W. Sanford & Elisha Phelps who have subscribed the above foregoing certificates are acting Justices of the Peace duly authorized to administer oaths & take the ac- knowledgment of deeds. That their Commission is dated June 7, 1839 & will expire June 20, 1840 & that their signatures subscribed to said certifi- cates are genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & the seal of said County Court this 9 th day of October A. D. 1839.
James H. Hotcomb, Clerk.

16730 Rachel Hoskins of Ashbel Ohio
at 7. July 38
adm.
12 mo. pri.
40 P
R. F. Payne Esq Ravenna Ohio

State of Ohio } (I hereby certify) Portage County } Personally appeared before the subscriber a justice of the Peace in and for the County aforesaid, Milton Lyman and Harvey Messenger of Windsor in the State and County aforesaid, and made oath that they were present at the death of Asbelle Hoskins, on the 23 rd day of April A.D. 1839, and they do further depose and say, that Rachel Hoskins who has made the foregoing declaration, is the widow of Asbelle Hoskins deceased.
Sworn & subscribed this 15 th day of January 1840.
Milton Lyman Harvey Messenger
Before me... Robert F. Payne Justice of the Peace.
State of Ohio } Portage County } I, the subscriber, a justice of the Peace do hereby certify that the above named Milton Lyman and Harvey Messenger are persons of undoubted truth and veracity.
Robert F. Payne Justice of the Peace
The State of Ohio } Portage County } I, Horace Y. Beebe Deputy Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for the County of Portage and State of Ohio do hereby certify that Robert F. Payne Esqr is a Magistrate as above and that the foregoing signatures purporting to be his are genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the seal of said Court this twenty first day of January A.D. 1840.
Horace Y. Beebe Deputy Clerk.

Declaration.
In order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress of the 7 th July 1838, entitled "An act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows."
State of Ohio } Portage County } ss. On this fifteenth day of January 1840, personally appeared, before the subscriber, a justice of the Peace in and for county aforesaid, Rachel Hoskins, a resident of Nelson in the State & County aforesaid, aged Eighty years in April last; 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 July 7 th 1838, entitled "An act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows." That she is the widow of Asbell Hoskins, who was a private in the army of the Revolution. For further particulars relating to his services, reference can be had to the records of the War Department, and to his pension certificate herewith returned.
She further declares, that, she was married to the said Asbell Hoskins on the ninth day of July 1782, in Simsbury, Hartford County, State of Connecticut. That her husband, the aforesaid Asbell Hoskins died on the 23 rd day of April A.D. 1839. That she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service, but the marriage took place previous to the first of January 1794, viz, at the time above stated. Sworn and subscribed on } Rachel mark Hoskins the day and year above named
Before me
Attest Robert H. Paine
Robert H. Paine — Justice of the Peace of the County and State aforesaid State of Ohio }
Portage } ss. I certify that Rachel Hoskins, the above named applicant, is unable, by reason of her bodily infirmities, to appear before the Court, which holds its sessions sixteen miles from her place of residence.
Robert H. Paine Justice of the Peace

State of Ohio } Portage county } ss
In the Courts of Common Pleas March Term A.D. 1833
On this twentyeighth day of March in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty three personally appeared in open court - before the Honorable the Judges of the Courts of Common Pleas, now sitting. Askel Hoskins a resident of Nelson Township - and Village of Garrettsville in the County of Portage and State of Ohio aged twenty two years and eleven months - who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to claim the benefits of the act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832 -
That he was born in Simsbury Hartford County Connecticut on the 20 th day of April 1759 - knows of no record of his name. From that place he removed in September 1822 to Nelson Township - and Village of Garrettsville - Portage County and State of Ohio where he now resides - That he enlisted in the town of Simsbury - Hartford County at State of Connecticut in the month of May 1776 - in the Army of the United States with Roswell Noble and Peter Haccombe - in Capt Noah Phelps company in Col. Andrew Ward's Regiment. That we joined the Regiment at Hartford - marched from thence to New York City - remained there some time (time not precisely recollect) crossed the Hudson River to repair a fort - from thence recrossed the River and marched to the White Plains - remained there some time from thence we went to Trenton New Jersey and was in the battle of Trenton on the 25 or 26 th day of December 1776 - (is not positive which of the day the battle was fought) remained in Jersey during the Winter was in several skirmishes - our Regiment quartered almost of the time at Old Whippoorwill - at which place we were discharged at the expiration of our time - on the sum of the last days of April or the first days of May A.D. 1777 - That he never received a written discharge that Col Ward had a discharge at the Regiment when the Regiment were all discharged. That he is acquainted with Col Elisha Gannell M c L d Hosen the Reverend Ezra Root
Beddings Esq r - That he never before applied for a Pension that his name is not on an State agency - That he knows of no clergyman whose attendance he can prove at this Court. That he knows of no other person living except S th Hillyer Roswell Noble Peter Haccombe whose depositions are herewith sent - Sworn and subscribed this day and year aforesaid Askel Hoskins Sworn to & subscribed this 28 day of March A.D. 1833 Before me B. S. Hunter Dep. Clerk.

And I do hereby relinquish any claim whatever to a pension or an annuity except the present and declare that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any agency in any State
Ashbel Hoskins
Sworn to and subscribed this
19. day of August A. D. 1833
Before me - Geo. Kirkum Clerk
March 28. 1833
We D. J. Garrett residing in Middlebury Portage county and George P. Redding of Akron Portage county hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Ashbel Hoskins who has subscribed the foregoing declaration and sworn to the same that we believe him to be seventy three years of age that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the revolutionary war and that we concur in that opinion -
David J. Garrett George P. Redding
Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid
Before me B. S. Hunter Dep. Clerk
And the said court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogation prescribed by the War Department that the above-named applicant was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states and the court further certifies that it appears to them that D. J. Garrett and George P. Redding who have signed the preceding certificate are residents of Middlebury & Akron aforesaid and are credible persons and their statement is entitled to credit -
I George Kirkum Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Portage in the State of Ohio do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court in the matter of the application of Ashbel Hoskins for a pension
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this thirtieth day of May in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty three
Geo. Kirkum Clerk -

Question 1 st Where and in what year were you born
Answer 1 st In Simsbury Hartford county Connecticut — on the 20 th day of April 1759
Question 2 a Have you any record of your age —
Answer 2 a I know of no record —
Question 3 a Where were you living when called into service when have you lived since the Revolutionary War and when did you move here —
Answer 3 a In Simsbury Hartford county Connecticut and resided there until Sept 1822 when I removed to Wilson Township and Village of Garrettsville Portage county Ohio where he now resides —
Question 4 th How were you called into service were you drafted did you volunteer or were you a substitute and if a substitute for whom
Answer 4 th I enlisted in Capt Noah Phelps company for one year I was never drafted — nor did I volunteer nor was I a substitute —
Question 5 th 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 services —
Answer 5 th Does not recollect many of the General officers except his Col Ward — General Washington was with them while in New Jersey — does not recollect the names of the colonels of other Regiments — that the relation of the circumstances embodied in this application are all the principal circumstances that he recollects —
Question 6 Did you ever receive a discharge from the service and if so by whom was it given and what has become of it Did you ever receive a commission
Answer 6 I never received a written discharge our discharge was read before the Regiments by Col Ward — I never received a commission but served my term as a private —
Question 7 — at the head or the other side

Question 7 th State the names of person to whom you are 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 —
answer 7 th I am well acquainted John G. Hazen Edwin Atwood both of them merchants of Garrison also with Deacon Atwood & Enoch Ely also of Nelson Township —

25.813
Ashbel Hoskins Portage County Ohio - 19.916
Return f.
Adm 1. year $40
Byron Prentiss Ravenna Portage County Ohio

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
11 th July 1839. —
Sir:
The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has been examined, and the papers are herewith returned. The following is a statement of your case in a tabular form. On comparing these papers with the following rules, and the subjjoined notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed, before a pension can be allowed. The notes and the regulations will shew what is necessary to be done. Those points to which your attention is more particularly directed, you will find marked in the margin with a brace, (thus: { ). You will, when you return your papers to this Department, send this printed letter with them; and you will, by complying with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your claim.
A Statement, shewing the Service of Ashbel Hoshins Portage County Ohio
   Period when the service was rendered. Duration of the claimant's service. Rank of the claimant. Names and rank of the Field officers under whom he served. Age at present, and place of abode when he entered the service. Proof by which the declaration is supported.   Years. Months. Days.     Enlist May 1776 1 — — private Col. Phelps, Col. Ward 72 years County of Hartford Connecticut Traditionary evidence, & three witnesses not certified credible — papers coarct — Battle at Trenton,  
I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J. L. EDWARDS,
Commissioner of Pensions.

REGULATIONS UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE 7, 1832.
The following regulations have been adopted:
This law has been construed to extend, as well to the line, as to every branch of the Staff of the Army, and to include under the terms "Continental Line," "State troops," "militia," and "volunteers," all persons enlisted, drafted, or who volunteered and who were bound to military service, but not those who were occasionally employed with the army upon civil contracts, such as Clerks to Commissaries and to Store Keepers, &c., Teamsters, Boatmen, &c. Persons who served on board of private armed vessels are also excluded from the benefits of the law, as well as persons who turned out as patrols, or were engaged in guarding particular places at night, and were not recognized as being in actual military service.
Four general classes of cases are embraced in this law:
 1. The Regular Troops.  2. The State Troops, Militia, and Volunteers.  3. Persons employed in the Naval Service.  4. Indian Spies. 
As rolls of the regular troops in the Revolutionary War exist in this Department, all persons claiming the benefit of this law as officers, non-commissioned officers, musicians or privates, will, in the first instance, make application by transmitting the following declaration, which will be made before a Court of Record of the County where such applicant resides. And every Court having by law a seal and Clerk is considered a Court of Record.
DECLARATION,
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
State, Territory, or District of } ss. County of }
On this _____ day of _____ personally appeared (a) before A. B. a resident (b) of _____ in the county of _____ and State, Territory or District of _____ aged (c) _____ 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 June 7th, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year (d) _____, with _____ and served in the _____ (e) regiment of the _____ line, under the following named officers:
[Here set forth the names and rank of the Field and Company Officers; the time he left the service, (and if he served under more than one term of enlistment, he must specify the particular period, and rank and names of his officers;) the town or county and State in which he resided when he entered the service; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged, and the country through which he marched. (This form is to be varied so as to apply to the cases of officers and persons who belonged to the militia, volunteers, navy, &c.)]
He hereby relinquishes every claim (f) whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency in any State, or (if any) only on that of the Agency in the State of _____ Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid. A. B.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (g) that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states.
I _____ of the Court of _____ do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of _____ for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this _____ day of _____ &c.
If, on examination of the proper record, the names of applicants, making such declaration, cannot be found, they will produce such proof as the rule given in note (j) points out.
Every applicant who claims a pension by virtue of service in the State Troops, Volunteers or Militia, except those who belonged to the New Hampshire Militia and State Troops of Virginia, will make and subscribe a declaration similar to the foregoing, with the following additions, viz:
(k) We, A. B., a Clergyman, residing in the _____ and C. D. residing in (the same) _____, who has hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with _____, who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be _____ 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.
Sworn and subscribed the days and year aforesaid.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
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 above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that A. B. who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman, resident in the _____ and that C. D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the _____ and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I, _____ Clerk of the Court of _____ do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of _____ for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this _____ day of _____ &c.
Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power. This is the original discharge or commission; but if neither of these can be obtained, the party will so state under oath, and will then procure, if possible, the testimony of at least one credible witness, stating in detail his personal knowledge of the services of the applicant, and such circumstances connected therewith, as may have a tendency to throw light upon the transaction.
If such surviving witness cannot be found, the applicant will so state in his declaration, (l) and he will also, whether he produce such evidence or not, proceed to relate all the material facts, which can be useful in the investigation of his claim, and in the comparison of his narrative with the events of the period of his

alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case. The facts stated will afford one of the principal means of corroborating the declaration of the applicant, if true, or of detecting the imposition, if one be attempted; and unless, therefore, these are amply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be expected. All applicants will appear before some Court of Record in the County in which they reside, and there subscribe and be sworn to, one of the declarations above provided, according to the nature of his case.
The Court will propound the following ( m ) interrogatories to all applicants for a pension, on account of service in the Militia, State troops, or Volunteers, except the Militia of New Hampshire and the State troops of Virginia.
 1. Where and in what year were you born?  2. Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it?  3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary war, and where do you now live?  4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute? And if a substitute, for whom?  5. State the names of some of the Regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served; such Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your services.  6. { To 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? { To an Officer. { Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what has become of it?  7. State the names of 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. 
The Court will see that the answers to these questions are embodied in the declaration, and they are requested to annex their opinions of the truth of the statement of the applicant.
The applicant will further produce in Court, if the same can be done, in the opinion of the Court, without too much expense and inconvenience to him, two respectable persons—one of whom should be the nearest clergyman, if one lives in the immediate vicinity of such applicant, who can testify, from their acquaintance with him, that they believe he is of the age he represents, and that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and that they concur in that opinion. If one of these persons is a Clergyman, the Court will so certify, and they will also certify to the character and standing of other persons giving such certificates.
The traditional evidence of service is deemed very important, in the absence of any direct proof, except the declaration of the party. And the Courts are requested to be very particular in the enquiry whether the belief is general, and whether any doubts have ever existed upon the subject.
Applicants unable to appear in Court, by reason of bodily infirmity, may make the declaration before required, and submit to the examination, before a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record of the proper county, and the Judge or Justice will execute the duties, which the Court is herein requested to perform, and will also certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity, attend the Court.
Whenever any official act is required to be done by a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or by a Justice of the Peace, the certificate of the Secretary of State or Territory, or of the proper Clerk of the Court or County, under his seal of office, will be annexed, stating that such person is a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or a Justice of the Peace, and that the signature annexed is his genuine signature.
No payments can be made on account of the services of any person, who may have died before the taking effect of the act of June 7, 1832; and in case of death subsequent thereto, and before the declaration herein required is made, the parties interested will transmit such evidence as they can procure, taken and authenticated before a Court of Record, showing the services of the deceased, the period of his death, the opinion of the neighborhood respecting such services, the title of the claimant, and the opinion of the Court upon the whole matter.
[a] The declarant must appear in open Court, unless prevented from doing so by reason of bodily infirmity; in which case the declarant will follow the rule laid down for his guidance.
[b] The declarant must make his declaration in the county where he resides. If he should fail to do so, he must assign a sufficient reason for not conforming to the rule.
[c] The age of the claimant must invariably be mentioned.
[d] The declarant must mention the period or periods of the war when he served.
[e] Every continental officer or soldier must give the name of the Colonel under whom he served; otherwise a satisfactory examination of the claim cannot be had. Every claimant must state, 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. 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 each 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. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state that they served two years in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours, the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is highly objectionable. It must, in every case, be clearly shown under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit.
[f] The law makes the relinquishment indispensable. †
[g] The opinion of the Court is always required.
[h] The Clerk must give his certificate in every case.
[i] The Clerk must affix his seal, and if it has no device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal, or if he has no public seal of office, the certificate of a Member of Congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers.
Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other papers authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends 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.
Proof of Service.
[j] 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 claimant's 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.
† The notes from [a] to [i] are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops. The proof required by rule [j] applies to continental troops only.
[k] This traditional evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
[l] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
[m] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.

Rev WIDOW, &c.
File No. 5302
Rachel Hoskins
Wid.
Ashbel Hoskins
Port, Conn., line
Act: _____
Index:—Vol. 81 , Page 342
[Arrangement of 1870.]

6730 Rachel Hoskins of Ashland Ohio
Rejected
filed 21 May 1840 C. Prentiss
Husband died after resignation of act of 4
July 1838
Rev. S. L. Andrews. July 10 1823
Act 7 July 1838

Ashbel Hoskins then Pitt art 7 June 1832 to what time p o ,
#40. died 39
May 21. 1840.
p o 4 March 1839
Pen off.
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Ohio - 7152
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Rachel Hoskins widow of Ashbel Hoskins who was a pensioner under the Act of 7 June '32 and who died on the 23 d April 1839 of Portage in the State of Ohio who was a private in the company — commanded by Captain Phelps — of the — commanded by Col. Ward — in the Connecticut line for 12 mos.
Inscribed on the Roll of Pittsburgh — Pa at the rate of 40 — Dollars — Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1836.
Certificate of Pension issued the 5 th — day of April '43 and sent to R. F. Payne Ravenna, Ohio —
Arrears to the 4th of Semi-annual allowance ending
$ 200.00 —
[Act July 7, 1838.]
Recorded by Telesten — Clerk, Book A — Vol. 2 — Page 217

A. Harkins-
Payments to be made at Pittsburgh by G. A. B. Davis. Agent for paying Pension- ers, in the Agency of Miss Pittsburgh.
Recorded in the Pension Of- fice, in Book S Vol. 8 Page 113 by W. H. Salvator Clerk.

WAR DEPARTMENT.
Revolutionary Claim.
I certify that, in conformity with the law of the United States of the 7th June, 1832, Abel Hoskins.
The State of Ohio. —
who was a Private in the Army of the Revolution.
is entitled to receive Forty. dollars and
cents per annum, during his natural life, commencing on the 4th of March, 1831, and payable semi-annually on the 4th of March, and 4th of September, in every year.
GIVEN at the War Office of the United States, this 24 th day of September one thousand eight hundred and thirty- three
L. Wood Secretary of War.
Examined and } Countersigned. }
J. L. Edward Commissioner of Pensions.

Waumee January 26. 1840
In closed I forward you the application of Rachel Nooskins (asking to be placed on the pension Roll) with the papers.
Genl. G. W. Cump Washington City
Yours Respectfully G. W. Penkin

The State of Ohio } Rachel Hoskins of Nelson Portage County } in the County and State aforesaid being first duly sworn according to Law depose and say that I am the widow of Asahel Hoskins a Revolutionary Pensioner who died in the year A.D. 1839, at said County of Portage Rachel Perry Hoskins mark
Attest R. H. Paine
I Robert H. Paine a justice of the peace in and for said County of Portage do hereby certify that I first swore the above named Rachel Hoskins and accor- ding to law and that she signed the above affidavit in my presence This 25 th day of July 1843, R. H. Paine Justice of the Peace
Should the above and foregoing not be sufficie- nt Will the officer of the pension office forward me the necessary Banks and instructions and the necessary information in order to procure the Pension with his charge He will be very much obliged &c R. H. Paine
P.S. Address me at Garrettsville Portage County R. H. Paine

The State of Ohio } We Hiram G Willson and Portage County ss } Daniel Cogswell of the } County of Portage and State } of Ohio and of lawful age being first duly sworn according to law depose and say that we were, until his death acquainted with Ashbel Hoskins a Revolutionary Pensioner and that said Ashbel Hoskins died and was buried in Nelson in the year one thousand eight hundred and thirty nine leaving his Widow Miss Rachel Hoskins who is yet living and who we have this day seen
H G Willson Daniel Cogswell
The State of Ohio } I Robert H Paine a justice of Portage County ss } the peace in and for said } County of Portage & State of Ohio do hereby certify that the above named Hiram G Willson and Daniel Cogswell were by me this 25 th day of February 1843 first duly sworn to testify the truth the whole truth and nothing but the truth and that the foregoing affidavit was by me reduced to writing and that they signed the same in my presence and that both of said affiants are men of good general character and unques- tionable veracity Robert H Paine Justice of the peace
The State of Ohio } I Horace M Beebe Deputy Clerk of the Court of Com- Portage County ss } mon Pleas for the County of Portage in the State of Ohio, do hereby certify that Robert H Paine Esq is a magistrate as above duly commissioned and qualified and that the above written signatures are genuine - In Testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name this second day of March AD 1843 Horace M Beebe Depy Clerk -

5377 Feb 20 1844
Rachel Weston, March 843 $40 per acre
The Resnahan Office Ravenna Ohio R. F. Bayne G. B. [Signature]
5377 Rachel Weston Ohio

5377
Rachel Haskins Ohio
5377 Feb 20 1844
Rachel Haskins, Ravenna Ohio March 24 43 $40 per
The Pension Office Washington City
R. F. Day Ravenna Ohio
D. P.

The State of Ohio Portage County ss.
On this seventh day of February one Thousand Eight hundred and forty four personally appeared before the subscriber Robert L. Paine a justice of the Peace of the Township of Nelson in the County of Portage and State of Ohio Rachel Hoskins a resident of Nelson in the County of Portage aforesaid aged eighty four 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 the act of Congress passed on the third of March one Thousand Eight hundred and forty three granting pensions to widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary war. That she is the widow of Askel Hoskins who was a private in the Revolutionary War in the Army and that she the said Rachel Hoskins received annually under the act of July Seventh one Thousand Eight hundred and thirty Eight the sum of forty Dollars. She the said Rachel Hoskins further states that she is still a widow and that she has not married since the death of the said Askel Hoskins. signed and acknowledged in our presence Robert L. Paine Caroline Willson Rachel her X Hoskins mark
Sworn to and subscribed before me this seventh day of February A.D. 1844 Robert L. Paine Justice of the Peace

The State of Ohio, Portage County ss.
I, William Coolman, Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for the County of Portage, in the State of Ohio, do hereby certify, that Robert T. Paine Esquire, before whom the foregoing Affidavit was taken, was at the time of taking the same on the seventh day of February A.D. 1844, a Justice of the Peace in and for said County duly commissioned and sworn, and to all whose official acts, as such, full faith and credit are due; and that the foregoing signature purporting to be his, is genuine, as I believe.
In witness whereof I hereunto subscribe my name and affix the seal of said Court at Ravenna, this thirteenth day of February Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and forty-four.
William Coolman Clerk

Will J L Edwards or the proper officers correspond with me if necessary
Direct to Garrettsville Portage County Ohio Yours R. L. Plaine
6/12/42

Deposition of Seth Willin

Ohio Mar 7 43
B. Haskins
A. Locke
W. H. Haskins Custom House Washington City, D. C.
PR E II

There is another case to which I wish to call the attention of the Department. It is the case of Ayres Sock a Revolutionary Pensioner and died at Nelson in the County of Portage and State of Ohio leaving a Widow Lydia Sock in very destitute circumstances. Ayres Sock d d Lydia Blanchard Blodget Sept. 1 st 1793
Ayres Sock died March 27 th 1839
Can you consistent with your official duties send me the necessary Blanks with instructions to do so. You will do a great favor to an unfortunate widow of a Revolutionary Soldier
R. H. Fair

The Deposition of Seth Hillyer to be improved by Ashbel Hoskins for the purpose of obtaining a Pension for services rendered in the Revolutionary War taken before John Pickett Esq. a Justice of the Peace, of Andover Township, Ashtabula County & State of Ohio, at his Office on the twenty second day of September A D 1832.
I Seth Hillyer, being seventy five years of Age, & duly sworn on my said Oath Depose & say, that Ashbel Hoskins did, in the month of May A.D. 1776 enlist into the Company of Captain Noah Phelps of Simsbury, in the State of Connecticut to serve as a Soldier in the Connecticut troops for the term of one year, & joined the Regiment of Colonel Andrew Ward of said Connecticut Troops. That this Deponent in the same Month enlisted into the Company of Captain Ozias Pittibone of Granby in said State of Connecticut & joined the Regiment of Colonel Andrew Ward aforesaid; that they marched to New York & served in said Ward's Regiment until May A.D. seventeen hundred and seventy seven, when the said Ashbel Hoskins and this Deponent were Discharged: That the said Deponent was personally acquainted with the said Ashbel Hoskins both before & when they were in the Army Seth Hillyer
The State of Ohio Ashtabula County ss. 3 Andover September 22nd. A D 1832.
I certify that Seth Hillyer subscribed the above Deposition in my presence & made Oath to the same
Before me John Pickett Esq. Justice of the Peace
And I further certify that the above Deponent is a Creditable person in whose statements reliance can be placed John Pickett Esq. Justice of the Peace

The State of Ohio
Ashtabula County ss 3
I Sam Hendry Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas within and for said County of Ashtabula do hereby Certify that John Dickett Sunk whose name appears subscribed to the foregoing certificate and before whom the foregoing deposition was taken, was at the time of taking the same, to wit on the 22 d day of September A.D. 1832 a Justice of the Peace of the township of Andover in said County of Ashtabula and still is a Justice as aforesaid duly Commissioned and sworn agreeably to the Statute Laws of said State - In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and Affixed the seal of the said Court at Jefferson the 24 th day of September A.D 1832 -
Sam Hendry Clerk
The clerk must certify that the signature of the justice is genuine

Deposition. Peter Holcomb Concord N.H.

I Roswell Noble of Simsbury County of Hartford & State of Connecticut of the age of seventy five years depose and say that in May in the year 1776 I enlisted into the Continental Army in a company under the command of Capt. Noah Phelps in Col. Andrew Ward's Regiment for one year, and that I served the said time in said Capt. Phelps company and was discharged on the Jersey shores in the town of Old Whipppany — I further depose and say that I am well acquainted with Abiel Hopkins formerly of said Simsbury but now in the town of Garrettsville in Portage County and State of Ohio and that the s d Abiel Hopkins enlisted in the same company at the same time, and that he was in the Army for the same length of time and that he was discharged when I was, and that we came home together and furthermore the deponent saith not —
Roswell Nobles
State of Connecticut Hartford County ss. Simsbury Nov. 21 st 1832 Personally appeared Roswell Nobles the signer of the foregoing deposition and made solemn oath to the truth of the same before me
Moses Ensign Justice of the peace
State of Connecticut Hartford County ss. Simsbury August 21 st 1833 I hereby certify that Roswell Noble the signer of the above deposition is a man of respectability and of creditability in whom statements the most implicit confidence can be placed & with whom I a well acquainted
Moses Ensign Justice of the peace

State of Connecticut County of Hartford } ss.
I, Isaac Griswold, Clerk of the County Court for the County of Hartford, aforesaid, do hereby certify, that Moses Ensign, before whom the foregoing affidavits of Peter Holcomb & Russell Nables were severally taken, was on the 21 st day of Nov. A.D. 1832, a Justice of the Peace for said Hartford County, duly commissioned & qualified according to Law, with full power to take affidavits, administer oaths &c. and that I am well acquainted with the handwriting of said Ensign, & verify believe the foregoing signatures, purporting to be his, are genuine.
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand, & affixed the seal of said County Court, this twenty second day of November, in the Year of our Lord, one thousand, eight hundred & thirty two.
Isaac Griswold, Clerk
$ .50 paid

I Peter Holcomb of Granby in Hartford County state of Connecticut being seventy three years of age last July before and say that in May 1776 I enlisted into the Continental Army in a Company commanded by Capt. Isaac Phelps in Col. Andrew Ward's Regiment for the term of one year, and that I went to New York, and then into New Jersey then into Pennsylvania was at the taking of Trenton - and that I served my time out and was discharged at Old Whippoorwill in New Jersey - I well knew Abiel Hoskins formerly of Simsbury in said state of Connecticut but now in Garrettsville in Portage County state of Ohio - that said Hoskins was with me in the Army at said time and the several skirmishes that I was in and was discharged at the same place in New Jersey and came home together and furthermore the deponent saith not -
Peter Holcomb
State of Connecticut Hartford County ss. Simsbury November 21st 1832 Personally appeared Peter Holcomb the signer of the above deposition and made solemn oath to the truth of the same before me.
Moses Ensign Justice of the Peace
State of Connecticut Hartford County ss. Simsbury August 21st 1833 I hereby certify that Peter Holcomb the signer of the above deposition is a credible man and that reliance can be placed on his statements as such and also that I am personally acquainted with him -
Moses Ensign Justice of the Peace