Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 8887, Reuben Hawkins, Va.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Va
Hawkins, Beuben Rebecca
W. 8887
CONTENTS

Kentucky 5319
Lt to P. Agt. Sept 11. 1840 Hon S Casey June 21/1856
Rebecca Hawkins widow of Frederick Hawkins who was a pensioner under the Act of and who died on the August 1812 of Franklin Co in the State of Kentucky who was an Ensign in the company commanded by Captain Taylor of the regiment commanded by Col. Spottwood in the Virginia line for 6 months.
Increased from 60 dollars per annum Inscribed on the Roll of Kentucky at the rate of 76 Dollars & 66 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1836.
Certificate of Pension issued the 10 th day of Septem- ber 1840, and sent to King B Wilson, Present.
Arrears to the 4th of Sept. 1840 $ 344.97
Pemi-annual allowance ending 4. Mar. 1841 $ 38.33
$ 383.30
{ Act July 7, } 1838.
Recorded by W. M. Edwards Clerk, Book A Vol. 2 Page 214

State of Ky. Franklin County set.
On this 21st day December 1838 personally appeared before John McRee Esq d a justice of the peace for the county and state aforesaid Rebecca Hawkins a resident of said county and state aged seventy six 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 provision made by the act of congress passed July 6. 1836. That she is the widow of Ruben Hawkins and who was a soldier in the war of the revolution and as such enlisted for the term of two years in the county of Orange and state of Virginia, under Capt. Francis Taylor and in the regiment of Colonel John Spotswood. She cannot state precisely at what time her husband enlisted, but she knows it was on the same day that Elisha Hawkins did. enlisted and for the same term, and that they belonged to the same company and regiment. Said Elisha was a pensioner of the United States till his death, which took place in November 1833, & resided in Franklin county & drew his pension at the agency in Lexington Ky; by reference to whose declaration the day of her deceased husband's enlistment will accurately appear. She knows that her husband was an officer during his revolutionary services, and that whilst he belonged to the army he was occasionally engaged in the county of Orange & the surrounding counties as a recruiting officer, and in his regimentals; and that twice, if not oftener, he took his recruits on to the army and again returned upon that business. She states that her husband was either an ensign or lieutenant for the whole term of his service, or at least from a day or two after his enlistment till he left the American army. She states that her said husband served faithfully from the time of his enlistment until some time in the winter after her marriage, but what time precisely she cannot

now recollect. - She further states that her said husband was in the county of Orange engaged as a recruiting officer at the time he addressed her, and that they were married by Parson Marm of the church of England in August - seventeen hundred and seventy eight, but on what day of the month she cannot now certainly recollect. - She states that her said husband Reuben Hawkins died in the month of August 1812 (eighteen hundred and twelve) that she has no family record of her marriage, and knows of no record witness of said marriage any where. She further states that she well recollects that in the fall after her said marriage with the said Reuben Hawkins and that he took on his recruits to the army. That she went with him upon that occasion, as far as Fredericksburg Va. & that during the ensuing winter they resigned and came home to Orange county where they resided. She does not know what has become of her said husband's discharge. She thinks it was lost by him during his life. She has remained a widow ever since the death of her said husband, as will now fully appear by reference to the proof hereto annexed.
Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year above written.
Rebecca J Hawkins
mark
The deposition of William B. Hawkins of Franklin county Ky Febw on the 21st day of December 1838 who being sworn upon oath states that he is the second child of Rebecca Hawkins who has made the foregoing declaration and Reuben Hawkins and that he will be fifty eight years old on the 20th day of February next as he has always understood from his deceased father and mother, & of which he has no doubt. His father, Reuben Hawkins died in August eighteen hundred and twelve, and his mother, the said Rebecca Hawkins, has remained a widow since and remained ever since said period. Sworn to & subscribed the day and year above written. Wm B Hawkins

Ky. Franklin County ss.
The foregoing declaration of Rebecca Hawkins was this day sworn to and subscribed before me the undersigned, a justice of the peace in and for said county. And the foregoing deposition of William B. Hawkins was also taken, subscribed and sworn to before me on this day. And I certify that said Rebecca Hawkins and William B. Hawkins are persons of good moral character, and that full credit is due to their statements aforesaid. Given from under my hand & seal this 21st day of December 1838.
John M'Kee J.P. F.C. (seal)
I further certify that said Rebecca Hawkins from old age and bodily infirmity is unable to attend court. Given under my hand as a justice of the peace for the county of Franklin and state of Ky. this 21st day of Dec. 1838.
John M'Kee J.P. F.C.
State of Kentucky ss. I, Alexander H. Henning Clerk of the Circuit Court for the County of Franklin, do certify that John M'Kee Esq. who has subscribed his name to the above Conveyance at the time of doing the same one of the Commissioners of the peace in for the County of said duly commissioned and qualified, and I do further certify that the said John M'Kee is one of the Justices of the peace that holds the said County Court of Franklin County, and to all his official acts as such due faith and credit is and ought to be given as well out as in bonds of Inuendo all of which is certified to whom it may concern.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my name as Clerk as aforesaid and affixed the Seal of said County Done in office at Frankfort this thirteenth day of January A.D. 1839.
atth
A. H. Henning Clerk (seal)

ad 7 June 1882 Elisha Hawkins enlisted 2 nd March 1876, Col d Taylor, 2 nd Reg t and marched to Williamsburg where the troops remained that summer and in the next winter were marched to the north, and said Hawkins rec d home Apr 1878, see witness's affidavit
Reuben Hawkins not on rolls or state def r nor comm d - file.
+ Col William Taylor belonged to the 2 nd reg t

Rebecca Henshaw
Payment to be made at Lexington by James M. Grinstead Agent for paying pension- ers, in the Agency of — Kentucky . Payable on the 4th March and 4th September in each year.
Recorded in the Pension Office, in Book A. Vol. 2, Page 212, by
D. M. Curdy Clerk.
King & Wilson

WAR DEPARTMENT.
Five years' Pension.
I certify that in conformity with the act of July 7, 1838. Rebecca Hawkins of Kentucky, — widow of Richard Hawkins, deceased, who was an Ensign in the Revolution, and died on the — day of August 1812, is entitled to receive five years' pension at the rate of Sixty dollars and — cents per annum, commencing on the fourth day of March, 1836; and in case of the death or marriage of said widow before the expiration of said five years, the pension will cease on the day of such marriage or death.
Given at the War Office of the United States, this twentyseventh day of April one thousand eight hundred and forty.
W. P. Smith
Secretary of War.
Examined and } Countersigned. }
J. L. Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions.

Kentucky 5319
Let 20 Aug 18. Messrs King & Wilson do! 7 th Sep 40.
Rebecca Hawkins widow of Shuben Hawkins, decd.
who was a pensioner under the Act of and who died on the — August 1812 of Franklin (in the State of Kentucky) who was an Ensign in the Company commanded by Captain Taylor of the Inf ty commanded by Col. Spottwood in the Virginia line for Kentucky.
Inscribed on the Roll of Kentucky. at the rate of 60 Dollars — Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1836.
Certificate of Pension issued the 27 th day of April 1840, to Lieut Genl Christopher Clinn, Esq. Harrodsburg, Ky.
Arrears to the 4th of Mar 1840 $ 240.00 Semi-annual allowance ending 4 Sep 40 30.00
$ 270.00 { Act July 7, } 1838.
Recorded by D. M. Gandy, Clerk. Book 1, Vol. 2, Page 212.

The deposition of Benjamin Edwards a resident of Franklin County Ky taken this 4 th day of July 1839 to be used as evidence in favour of the application of Mrs Rebecca Hawkins widow of Reuben Hawkins Dec d for a pension under the act of Congress passed July 4 1836
This Deponent being Seventy years old past Deposeth and saith that he is the Brother of the said Rebecca Hawkins and lived with her at his Fathers Uriah Edwards in the County of Spottsylvania Va at the time she was married to the said Reuben Hawkins which marriage took place in the latter part of the month of August in the year Seventeen hundred and seventy Eight (1778) but what day of the month he does not now recollect But he well recollects that at the time the said Hawkins and the company who went with him to the Parsons to see the marriage returned to his Father that his Father was down at the still attending to the distillation of some peach brandy His Father not being pleased with the match would not go to the Parsons to see his Daughter the said Rebecca married. At the time of said marriage and previous thereto and thereafter the said Hawkins was acting as a recruiting officer in the neighbourhood and surrounding country. The deponent well recollects some four or five weeks after the marriage of the said Hawkins that he marched off with the men he had thus recruited for the purpose of delivering them to the army How long the said Hawkins continued with the army after taking off those recruits the deponent does not now recollect but thinks it was not more than one month before he return- ed back to his wife who continued with her father during her husbands absence. And on his return he the said Hawkins informed his wife and the family that he had resigned his commission as a recruiting officer in the army And further saith not
Benjamin Edwards man

State of Kentucky re Franklin County Set
The foregoing deposition was this day sworn to and subscribed, by Benjamin Edwards before me the undersigned Justice of the peace for the county of Franklin and State aforesaid And I certify the said Edwards is a man of good Moral Character and a person of truth and Veracity
Given from under my hand this 1 st day of July 1839 M c Clusky J P F r
Commonwealth of Kentucky
I Alexander H Kenning Clerk of the County Court for the County of Franklin, do certify that Alexander Wilson Esq r who hath signed his Signature to the above Certificate was at the time of doing the same in and for the County aforesaid a justice of the peace, duly commissioned and qualified (And that his Signature is genuine)
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my name as Clerk as aforesaid and affixed the Seal of said County done at Frankfort in Ohio this 19 th of Sept r 1839. and in the 48 th year of the Commonwealth Atts A H Kenning C lerk
interlined in the C lerk by me
A H Kenning C lerk

Kentucky Woodford County et:
The foregoing deposition of John Hawkins aged 82 years, was this day taken, subscribed and sworn to before me, the undersigned. And I certify that said John Hawkins is a man of good moral character, and exemplary piety, and that full faith and credit is due to his statements either upon, or not on, oath. Given under my hand and seal as a justice of the peace in and for the county of Woodford and state aforesaid this 29th day of October 1838. Chas. Gaines J. P.
State of Kentucky Woodford County ss.
I Herman Newman, Clerk of the County Court for the County aforesaid do hereby certify that Bernard Gaine whose name is subscribed to the foregoing certificate is and was at the time of signing the same a justice of the peace in for the County aforesaid and a member of the said Court which is a Court of record, duly commissioned and qualified as such agreeably to law, that the signature purporting to be his is genuine, and full faith and credit is due and should be given to all his official acts either in or out of this State. In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the seal of my said office at Frankfort this 29th day of October 1838 and in the 47th year of the Commonwealth.
Herman Newman Clerk

Ben... ... ...

US Treasurers office June 9 th 1855
Sir
I have received the enclosed letter from James T. Purvis making the enquiries therein stated - Mr Hawkins (the father-in-law of Mr Purvis, both well known by me) is an aged man, and I suppose desires the information for the benefit of himself & relation. If there is any addition, increase or arrearage of pensions or said coming to the heirs of Reuben Hawkins of the Revolutionary army attached to the Virginia troops, I desire, if consistent with rules & regulations of your office, that you would send a statement to me to be sent to Mr Hawkins
Respectfully
Sam Casey
To the Govt of Pensions Washington D.C.

Rev. Rankin
FREE
Rev. J. S. Edwards Commissioner of Pensions Washington City

Harrodsburg (Ky) 16 th June 1840
Sir
Being inform by you that the claim of Mrs Rebecca Hawkins widow of Reuben Hawkins died for a pension could not be allowed in the act of Congress of July 4 th 1836 unless there were some more positive evidence and recommending her declaration to be made out under the act of Congress of the 7 th July 1838. I accordingly had her declaration prepared under the latter act, And transmitted to you from this office on the 26 th of September 1839. But hearing nothing from the claim I wrote on the 21 st January 1840 to be informed if her last declaration had ever been received. If it has come to hand and examined I would be pleased to be informed of the result.
Your O bt Servt Ch s Chin
Col J L Edwards, Washington City.

Aug 19. 1820.
Mr. Syle
post office Kentucky
James L. Edwards Commissioner of Pensions
Mr. Allen

Washington City 18 Aug 1840
On or about the 27 th April last a Certificate was issued in favor of Mrs. Rebecca Hawkins widow of Reuben Hawkins an Ensign in the Virginia Continental Line in the Revolutionary War, stating that she was entitled to a pension at the rate of $100 per Annum - We now have the honor to enclose the official certificate of the Auditor of the State of Virginia, dated 17 Dec r , by which it will be seen that Hawkins served, and was paid, as an Ensign from 15 th March to the 3 rd November 1777, being a period of 7 months & 18 days, which would, we believe, entitle his widow to about $76 per Annum. If this evidence is satisfactory testimony that Mrs. H. has not received the amount to which she is legally entitled, you will confer a favor by causing the necessary measures to be taken to secure her the additional amount to which she is entitled, and advise us thereof.
The papers in support of the claim of Mrs. Martha Cooper widow of the late John Cooper to a pension were lately sent to your Office, by Mr. Shinn we believe, and we have been requested to state that the evidence of her marriage was heretofore filed in your Office with the papers presented in her case under the Act of July 1836.
Judge L. Edwards Esq. Chairman of Pensions.
With great respect, Sir Yours Obediently King & Wilson

11-11-1860
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Rev. A. J. S. Edwards Commissioner of pensions Washington City

Harrodsburg (Ky) 25 th January 1840
Sir
Your Letter of 1 st of June last and of the 9 th Inst respecting the claim of Mrs Rebecca Hawkins widow of Reuben Hawkins Dec d were both duly received, Under the direction of your first letter I had Mrs Hawkins claim made out under the act of July 7 th 1838 And on the 26 th of September last I enclosed the declaration, and the deposition of Mr Benjamin Edwards proving the Marriage and Service of Reuben Hawkins, But from the contents of your letter of the 9 th Inst I fear those papers have not reached you as I supposed they contained all that was necessary to sustain Mrs Hawkins claim under the act of 7 th July 1838 I would thank you for an answer letting me hear whether these papers referred to came to hand or not
Your Obt Servt Chas Shively

Warrensburg Ky 26th September 1839
Sir
Therewith Enclose you the declaration of Mrs Rebecca Hawkins widow of Reuben Hawkins dec d drawn under the act of Congress passed July 7. 1838 Also the deposition of Benj Edwards proving her marriage which papers she wishes filed and examined in conjunction with her other papers which is now on file and was forwarded through the post office by James Taylor Esqr of this place When it suits your convenience I should be glad to hear from this claim
Your Obt Servt Chs Chinn

Rebecca Hawkins, widow of Reuben Hawkins, decd.
-Kentucky-
act 4 July 1836 - See Letter 1 June 1839 to Jas. Taylor - let. 4 Oct '39 to C. Chinn.
Act 4 July 1836

Harrisonburg (Ky) August 15 th 1839
Sir
Enclosed you have the Clerks certificate of the County of Spotsylvania Va stating that there can be no evidence found in his office of the Marriage of Reuben Hawkins & Rebecca Edwards nor William Jenkins & Keziah Duvall Both of these claims were forwarded from this office by Jas Taylor Esqr & was suspended for further evidence I hope this will be sufficient in the case of Mrs Jenkins which I should be glad to hear from so soon as it will suit your convenience
Your Obed Servt Chr Chinn

Virginia—
Potomac County Court Clerks Office June the 6 th 1839
I Stapleton Crutchfield Clerk of the County Court of Potomac County aforesaid in the state of Virginia do hereby certify that (after diligent search) I can find no record evidence of the Marriage of Reuben Hawkins and Rebecca Edwards, Joseph Faulconer and Frances Edwards nor William Jenkins and Liziah Quire in my Office
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of my office to be hereunto affixed this 6 th day of June 1839 after our Independence the 63 rd year
Sto. Crutchfield C
  By Cash in year of 29 th April 39  $5.00     To disburse on $5.00 Key money  .50     " Tax on seal &c  1.50     " Cash now in hand  3.00      $5.00  $5-  

4374 / No 28 Ken. Rebecca Hawkins Act 4 July '36
Cal. see letter to Jas. Taylor 1 June 1859
J. P. Edwards
Com wife's son of
Jas. Taylor, Harrodsburg Ken
W
Washington City.

Frederickburg Ky. Feby 19-1839
Col. J. L. Edwards,
Dear Sir,
I have with me now the last pension case which I have under- taken to attend to; And I sincerely hope that you will make me to get through with them as soon as the business of the Department will permit.
Very respectfully Yr. most. ob. S. James Taylor.

Rebecca Hawkins. Kentucky
Suspended
Feb 9 Jan 1840
C. Chinn, do: 29 th
Jan. 1848 do 26 April 1848
Act 7 July 1838

Reg  WIDOW, &c.
File No. 8887
Rebecca Hawkins Wid. of Reuben Hawkins Ensign On line
Act: July 7 th 88
Index:—Vol. A , Page 306
[Arrangement of 1870.]

6181
Rebecca Hawkins of Ruben Hawkins
Admitted
Ensign Co. #60. - Capt Taylor Col Spottwood Va.
died August, 1872
Act 7. July 1838
Chr. Chinn Harrodsburg, Ken

Rebecca Hawkins of Reuben Kentucky
Increase from $60 to $76.66 100 per annum,
King & Nixon. Present.

V 6181 Rebecca Hawkins of Ruben Kentucky
/
on roll as Bessie via line.

Oct Nov 20
Wid. of Reuben Hawkins,
Take note for Mrs Hawkins' estate
Jessie Gah Daughter of Mrs Billy Washington
[Faint, mirrored text from the reverse side of the paper, likely bleed-through from the original letter.]

Frankfort Ky 12 th Nov r 1838.
Sir, There will be an effort made at the ensuing Session of Congress to obtain a pension for the widow and heirs of Reuben Hawkins dec d . — I am an old man and served a tour in the Revolution-ary War — I was well acquainted with Reuben Hawkins dec d and all that he ever did in that War — He enlisted and was Commissioned as Lieutenant and served as a recruiting officer a short time untill he obtained four men and marched with them to Williamsburg and gave up his men & commission and returned home, and was never another day in service Said Hawkins was from Orange County Virginia — Col. Thomas Roe of Orange City Va. knows and will testify that my statements are facts should he be called on —
Respectfully Yrs &c
Honesty

This is to Certify, That it appears from a List in this Office of such Officers and Soldiers of the Virginia Continental Line, during the Revolutionary War, as settled their Accounts, and received Certificates for the balance of their Full Pay, according to an Act of Assembly, passed the November Session, 1781, that a Certificate issued on the 20th day of April 1785 , in the name of Reuben Hawkins — as Ensign — for £ 28. 14. 0, which Certificate appears to have been delivered to
John Chew — and was given for services prior to the 1st January, 1782.
Totallib — Pay as Ensign from 15th March 1777 to the 3rd of November following
{ No Seal of Office. }
Given under my hand at the Auditor's Office, Richmond, this
17th day of July — 18810.
John Heath AUDITOR.

The deposition of John Hawkins aged eighty two years taken at the house of William Hawkins in the County of Woodford on the 29th day of October 1838, who being first duly sworn, upon oath states, that he recollects distinctly that Reuben Hawkins died, whose widow, Rebecca Hawkins, now resides in Franklin County Ky o , enlisted in the war of the revolution for two years, in the company of Capt. Francis Taylor of Orange County Virginia. He does not now recollect at what time said Hawkins enlisted, but he knows it was at an early stage of the revolutionary war, and he is certain that it was in the first company of regulars that was raised in Orange County, but he does not know whether he was in the continental service, or in the service of the State of Virginia. According to the best of deponent's recollection said R. Hawkins was a sergeant from the commencement of his service; but he knows that some short time after he left Orange County with his company, that he returned to said County, and served in regiments, as a recruiting officer, but whether he held the office of lieutenant or Ensign when he returned to Orange, deponent, cannot now recollect, though he is certain it was one or the other. He knows that said Hawkins was engaged as a recruiting officer, in the coun- ties of Orange, Culpepper, Louisa and other counties in that part of Virginia for some time, and he recollects that he took his first recruits on to the army, and again returned, and was engaged for some time in in- listing soldiers, and whilst thus engaged in collecting the second parcel of recruits, he courted his wife, the said Re- becca Hawkins, and was married to her in the County of Spotsylvania, Va., at the house of the parson, near

Old Mr. Edwards, his father. Deponent was present and witness manied, and knows it was during the war of the revolution, but at what time he cannot now recollect. He knows however that said Reuben Law- brim and was manied in his regimentals, and whilst he was engaged as an officer in the recruiting service of the country; but how long after his marriage, it was, before said R. Lawbrim left the army he cannot rec- ollect. He recollects that Elisha Lawbrim and the brother of Reuben, enlisted at the same time and in the same com- pany with Reuben, for two years. That he served out his time, and was a pensioner of the government till his death, which took place four or five years ago; and he is strongly impressed with the belief, that when Elisha left the army and returned home, that Reuben was still in the army holding the commission of ensign or lieutenant. He does not know whether Reuben continued all the time he was in the army, in the company of Capt. Taylor, or not; for after he first left home in the service, (when de- ponent saw him during his service) he was in Camp and the surrounding country, engaged as a recruiting of- ficer in listing men, and taking them off to the army. His recollection is now too frail to speak positively as to time or dates, but he thinks he is not mistaken in saying that said Reuben was engaged more than twelve months as a recruiting officer as aforesaid. Knows and sub- scribes to before Bernard Gains Esq r a justice of the peace for the County of Woodfords and state of Kentucky the day and year first above written. John J. Lawbrim mark

State of Kentucky Mercer County Set
On this 10 th day of August 1839 Personally appeared before me Elias Tompkins a Justice of the peace in and for the county of Mercer and State aforesaid Rebecca Hawkins a resident of Franklin County Ky aged seventy six 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 provision made by the act of Congress Passed July 7- 1838 entitled an act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows - That she is the the widow of Reuben Hawkins who was a Soldier in the Revolutionary War and as such enlisted for the term of Two years in the county of Orange to State of Virginia under captain Francis Taylor and in the regiment of Col John Spottwood, She cannot State precisely at what time her husband was enlisted but she knows it was on the same day that Elisha Hawkins dec d enlisted and for the same time and that they belonged to the same company and regiment, Said Elisha was a pensioner on the roll of the Ky agency until his death which took place in the Month of November 1833 And by a reference to the said Elishas declaration it will appear at what time the said Reuben Hawkins enlisted, And she further states that shortly after the said Reuben Hawkins Enlistment he was promoted and commissioned as an Ensign and continued to act in the capacity of an Ensign during his stay in the army She further declares that she was lawfully married to the said Reuben Hawkins in the Month of August Seventeen hundred and Seventy Eight (1778) That her husband the aforesaid Reuben Hawkins died in the Month of August Eighteen hundred and Twelve That she knows of no record evidence of her marriage or of the age of her children
Rebecca by Hawkins mark
Sworn to and subscribed by Mrs Rebecca Hawkins before me a Justice of the peace in and for the county of Mercer and State aforesaid. And I certify the said the said Rebecca Hawkins is a woman of good moral character and woman of truth and veracity and in consequence of old age and bodily infirmity she is unable to attend court Given from under my hand this 10 th day of August 1839
Elias Tompkins J.P.M.

State of Kentucky } Mercer County } I Thomas Allen Clerk of the Court for the County aforesaid do Certify that Elias Compton Esq. whose name is subscribed to the foregoing Certificate is an Acting Justice of the Peace in and for the County aforesaid duly Commissioned and qualified and as such full faith and Credit is and ought to be given to every of his Official acts as such and that his said signature is genuine.
In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and Seal of Office this 14 th day of August 1839 Thos Allen