Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 19,733, Hezekiah Hartshorn, Conn.

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NUMBER
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Hartshorn Hezekiah or Hartson.
W. 19.733
Mary
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Hartson Mary Hartshorn , widow of Hezekiah Hartshorn, deceased Conn., who was a pensioner under the Act of and who died on the 8 th of Sept. 1828. of Tolland Co in the State of Conn who was a pri. in the compy commanded by Captain St. Allen of the Regt commanded by Col. Webb in the Connecticut line for 6 mos. private.
Inscribed on the Roll of Connecticut - at the rate of 20 Dollars — Cents per annum. to commence on the 4th day of March, 1836.
Certificate of Pension issued the 7 th day of March, 1839 and sent to Hon. Orin Root, Willington Conn.
Arrears to the 4th of March, 1839. $160.00 Semi-annual allowance ending 4 Sept. " 10
$170.00
{ Act July 7, } 1838. }
Recorded by V. S. Elliot Clerk, Book 8, Vol. 1, Page 184.

State of Connecticut County of Tolland ) to District of Hebron. On this 15 th day of February 1859 personally appeared Before the court of Probate for the district of Hebron in the county of Tolland and State of Connecticut Mary Hartshorn a resident of Columbia in said County of Tolland and State of Connecticut aged 78 years and 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 the 7 th July 1858 That she is the widow of Hezekiah Hartshorn late of said Columbia deceased who was a private soldier in the war of the revolution and as she verily believes performed the following tours of service in said war viz a tour of six months or more in the year 1780 as a substitute for Walter Lathrop then of the town of Franklin in the county of New London and State of Connecticut as will appear from the deposition of Dudley Tracy hereto annexed 2 a tour of three weeks at New London in this state as a dragoon in the militia of this state in the year 1781 as will appear from the deposition of said Dudley Tracy hereto annexed 3 a tour of one week in the year 1781 in the militia of this state at New London soon after it was burned by Arnold as will appear from the deposition of the said Dudley Tracy hereto annexed She further declares that her maiden name was Mary Wood that she was married to the said Hezekiah Hartshorn previous to

The 1 st day of January 1794. to wit on the 26 th of November 1788 as will appear from the certificate of the Town clerk of the Town of Columbia hereto annexed that her husband the aforesaid Hoveyiah Hartshorn died on the 18 th day of September 1828 and that she has remained a widow ever since that period as will more fully appear from the proof hereto annexed
Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year before written
Mary Hartson
State of Connecticut County of Tolland } Is District of Hebron I Charles Post Clerk of the court of Probate within and for the district of Hebron in the County of Tolland and State of Connecticut hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceeding of said court in the matters of the application of the widow Mary Hartshorn for a pension In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said court this 15 th day February 1839
Charles Post Clerk
State of Connecticut County of Tolland } Is District of Hebron I Abner Hemenway Judge of the court of Probate within and for the district of Hebron in the county of Tolland

and State of Connecticut hereby certify that Charles Post whose name is subscribed to the foregoing certificate is clerk of said court duly appointed and sworn according to law and that the foregoing signature purporting to be his is genuine
Abner Hovey Judge
A large, stylized signature of Abner Hovey, featuring a prominent circular flourish at the end of the signature line.

State of Connecticut } ss Columbia County of Tolland December 28 th AD 1838
I Daniel Holbrook of Columbia in the County of Tolland in the state of Connecticut do hereby certify that the following Record of Marriage of Hezekiah Hartshorn was Married to Mary Wood November Twentyseventh One thousand eight hundred and eighty eight is a true copy of the record of the marriage of Hezekiah Hartshorn to Mary Wood with the exception of the date which is expressed in the record as follows in fair legible figures November 26 1838
Daniel Holbrook Town Clerk
I Daniel Holbrook above named deposed say that I hold the Office of Town Clerk in the town of Columbia County and State aforesaid and that the above is a true extract from the records of said Columbia with the exception above named as certified by me
Daniel Holbrook Town Clerk
Sworn to before me Asahel Clarke Justice of the Peace
I certify that the erasure and insertion in the eighth line was made before administering the oath certified Asahel Clarke Justice of the Peace.

Tolland County ss Columbia December 28 th 1838
I hereby certify that Asahael Clark who has signed the within named certificate is a Justice of the Peace in the Town of Columbia as appears from certificate from from the Secretary of the State, now in my office Dec 1838.
Daniel Holbrook Town Clerk

I Benjamin Hartshorn of Columbia in the county of Tolland and State of Connecticut aged 41 years being duly sworn do testify and say that I am the son of Hezekiah Hartshorn late of said Columbia deceased that my father the said Hezekiah Hartshorn died at said Columbia on the 8 th of September 1828 and that my mother Mary Hartshorn has remained a widow since the decease of the said Hezekiah Hartshorn
Benjamin Hartshorn
Sworn to and subscribed this 14 th day of February 1839 before me
Asahel Clarke Justice Peace
I further certify that the above named Benjamin Hartshorn is a person of truth and the above statement entitled to full credit
Asahel Clarke Justice Peace

Rev
WIDOW, &c.
File No.
19.7.83
Mary Hartshorn
Widow of
Hezekiah Hartshorn
Prin. Ber. War.
Act:
July 7 th 1835
Index:—Vol.
81
Page
34
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Hezekiah Harkness
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W. J. Harkness sets forth two nitula terms

I Dudley Dacey of Franklin in the county of New London and State of Connecticut aged 79 years being duly sworn do testify and say that during the revolutionary war I was personally acquainted with Hezekiah Basthorn then of said Franklin and performed three tours of service with him in said war, 1 st A tour of service in the year 1780 of six months or more as a substitute for Walter Lathrop of said Franklin we were in Col Webb Regt which at that time was under immediate command of Lieut Col Eben Huntington Col Webb being a prisoner the company to which we belonged was under the command of Lieut Allen of Lebanon in this county we marched to Danbury in this State and were then mustered into the Regt of the Connecticut Line commanded by Col John Durkee and were ordered to march to New Jersey in which State and the state of New York we served until the month of Jan y 1781 when we were discharged 2 A tour of three weeks at New London in this state as dragoons in the militia of this State in the course of a year after we left the army as above stated 3 rd We served a week together at New London soon after it was burned by Arnold in September 1781
Dudley Dacey
Sworn to and subscribed before me this 31 st day of January 1839
Charles C Olmsted Justice of the Peace
I certify that I am acquainted with the above named Dudley Dacey and know him to be a person of truth and the above statement entitled to full credit
Charles C Olmsted Justice of the Peace

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State of Connecticut } So Secretary's Office I Royal H. Hinman secretary of said State of Connecticut do hereby certify that Abner Hender whose name is hereunto annexed was on the day of the date of his certificate and still is the judge of the court of probate in and for the district of Hebron in the county of Tolland and State of Connecticut that I am acquainted with his hand writing and that the annexed signature purporting to be his is genuine. I further certify that Charles Olmsted and Asahel Clark Esqrs whose names are affixed to the annexed affidavits were on the days of the several dates of the same and still are acting justices of the peace in and for the counties of New London and Tolland in said State viz said Olmsted for New London County and said Clark for said Tolland County and that the annexed are their genuine official signatures and that full faith and credit are due to their official acts
In testimony whereof I have caused the seal of the said State to be hereunto affixed and have subscribed my hand this 23 rd day of February 1859
Royal H. Hinman Secretary of State