Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 1760, Ebenezer Hawley, Conn.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Conn.
Hawley Ebenezer Lucy
W. 1760 BLt 26.511-160-55
CONTENTS

Connecticut
Lucy Hawley
widow of Ebenezer Hawley who served in the Revolutionary
war, as a Private. Conn te State
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of
30 Dollars 00
Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1848.
Certificate of Pension issued the 1 st day of August '49. and sent to
Isaac Sherman Bridgeport Conn.
Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act February 2, 1848, Page 91 Vol. 1
294 July, 1848. C.W. P.
Reported
Key 3 rd m 55-16307

S.A. 6. 1. 1. Sherman's Comp. " " " " July, 12/55 " " " " July 14 & Oct 2/55
16.307 Act March 3/55 March 26/55
Lucy Hawley. Widow of Ebenezer Hawley. Private
Revolutionary War Served 9 months.
W. H. D. Ac. May, 15/56
[Signature]
[Signature]
Vol 141. Page 28.
[Large vertical signature/initials]
Isaac Sherman Bridgeport & Fairfield Co Conn

State of Connecticut } County of Fairfield } ss Bridgeport On this 27 th day of September A D 1848.
Personally appeared before the Court of Probate within & for the District of Bridgeport in said County & State Lucy Hawley a resident of said Town of Bridgeport aged 76 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 provisions made by the several Acts of Congress passed July 7 th 1838 - August 23 1842 - March 3 1843 - June 17 1844 - February 2 1848 & July 29 1848 (and all other acts or Resolutions relative thereto) granting Pensions to Widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary War - That She is the widow of Ebenezer Hawley who was a private Soldier in service in the Revolutionary War who according to the best of my knowledge & belief Enlisted as a private Soldier in the latter part of the Winter or Spring in Feb. or March in 1781 into Lieut. Williams Halls Company of Infantry Connecticut Coast Guard of which Guard Isaac Patten was a Sergeant & Joel Parish a Corporal which Company was I believe attached to Genl. Godd S. Sillimans Militia Brigade & in service by authority of the State of Connecticut and was stationed during the year 1781 at Newfield Harbour to guard said Harbour near Long Island Sound which Harbour is now called Bridgeport Harbour & is said Bridgeport which was during the Revolution a part of the Town of Stratford and that she claims that her husband the said Ebenezer Hawley Enlisted for and served

in said Gaud at least Nine months at said Harbour. and that he resided during the Revolutionary War in said Bridgeport, which belonged to the Town of Stoatford during said War as aforesaid.
That she has no documentary evidence in her possession to prove his said service
That she has a Record in her bible now taken therefrom & hereto attach of the Births of her Children by said Ebenezer and her Marriage to him, which is a true Record of the time of her Marriage & the births of her Children and she further states that her marriage to said Ebenezer took place a few days before Mr. Thomas Hawley (the father of Ebenezer) died with the Small-pox; That said Ebenezer was born in the Town of Stratford in said County in that part now said Bridgeport in January 1764. and that she was born in said Stratford in 1772 name was Lucy French at that time, maiden. She further declares that she was married to the said Ebenezer Hawley on or about the fourth day of November in the year Sixteen hundred and Ninety seven (1797) by the Rev. Samuel Platford in said Bridgeport and that her husband the above said Ebenezer Hawley died in said Bridgeport on the 25 th day of January A.D. 1822 of the Palsy; that she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service, but the Marriage took place previous to the first day of January Eighteen hundred and at the time above stated. —
Sworn to & Subscribed on the 3 day of year first above written Before me —
J Lucy Hawley
Dwight Morris Judge of the Co. of Probate for the District of Bridgeport —

STATE OF CONNECTICUT, COUNTY OF Fairfield
} ss. Bridgewater
On this 22 day of March A. D., 185 5
Personally appeared before me, a Justice of the peace, duly authorized by law to administer oaths in and for the County aforesaid, Lucy Hawley
aged 83 years, a resident of Bridgewater in said County in the State of
Connecticut who, being duly sworn according to law, declares that she is the widow of Ebenezer Hawley of said Bridgewater , deceased, who was a private in the Revolutionary War — and that she has been pensioned for his service — in said War as his Widow — That she is, now a pensioner of the United States as his widow under an act of July 29 th 1848 That she is allowed a pension under said act at the rate of 30 dollars per Annum That her pension certificate is dated 1 st of August 1849. No 281. — and to her application for a pension that is at the Pension office in Washington City. She refers for proof of his service, of his death and of her marriage to him — and that she believes said Ebenezer Hawley  and continued in actual service in said war for the term of at least 9 months and was honorably discharged at on the
day of A. D.,
She further states that she was married to the said Ebenezer Hawley in Bridgewater  formerly on the  Stratford the 1 st part of day of  November A. D. 1797 by one Rev Samuel Platford a long minister and that her name before her said marriage was Lucy French that her said husband died at said Bridgewater on the 25 th day of January A. D. 1822, and that she is now a widow.
She also declares that she has not received a warrant for bounty land under this or any other act of Congress, nor made any other application therefor.
She makes this declaration for the purpose of obtaining the bounty land to which she may be entitled under the "act approved March 3, 1855."
Lucy Hawley
WE Isaac H Whiting and Betsey Hawley residents of said Bridgewater in the State of Connecticut upon our oaths declare that the foregoing declaration was signed and acknowledged by said Lucy Hawley in our presence, and that we believe, from the appearance and statements of the applicant, that she is the identical person she represents herself to be.
Isaac H. Whiting
Betsey Hawley
The foregoing declaration and affidavit were sworn to and subscribed before me on the day and year above written; and I certify that I know the affiants to be credible persons; that the claimant is the person she represents herself to be, and that I have no interest in this claim.
Joshua Lord
Justice of the Peace.

December 21 1798
Butsey was born
Sally was born November 19 1800
Ransom was born April 24 1802
Levi was born July 15 1805
Ebenezer Hawley
Lucy French was Married November 17 97

Lucy French was born March 19 th 1772
Ebenezer Hawley was born Jan 1764
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
Washington, D. C., _____, 19_____
In reply to your request of _____, received _____ for a statement of the military history of Ebenezer Hawley a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pen- sion on file in this Bureau.
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     Feb. 7th. 1781 9 mos. Pvt. Lieut. H. Hall Coast Guards Conn.                                                   
Battles engaged in, _____
Residence of soldier at enlistment, not stated
Date of application for pension, Sept. 27, 1848 Her el. was al.
Residence at date of application, Bridport Fairfield Co. Conn.
Age at date of application, She was b. Mch. 19, 1772 at Stratford, Conn.
Remarks: Soldier was born Jan. 1764 at Stratford, Conn.  His father Thomas Hawley died Mch. 9, 1794  He married Nov. 4, 1797 at Bridport, Conn. Lucy French  He died Jan. 25, 1822 at Bridport Conn. Their children  were: Betsey b. Dec. 21, 1798. Sally b. Nov. 19, 1800. Ransom (born)  b. Apr. 24, 1802. Levi b. July 15, 1805.
Respectfully,
Commissioner.
Sister Anna brother. Salmon

Rev Sec 81 Whittier Place # Indianapolis, Ind. Nov 22, 1917.
U.S. Commissioner of Pensions. Washington, D.C.
Dear Sir, - Please send me a certificate showing that Lucy French Hawley widow of Ebenezer Hawley was a pensioner by reason of the services of Ebenezer Hawley in the Revolutionary War . She became a widow in 1822 and died in 1869.

An early reply will be appreciated; I am gathering data to ascertain eligibility to membership in the D. A. R.
Yours very truly
Louise Hawley Mahan
(Mrs. W. T.) 81 Whittier Place Bridgeport, Ind.
I should be glad to have the pension certificate of Thomas Hawley who served through the Revolutionary War. He was the father of Chester, his wife's name

Anna Gregory, she died in 1810 - I don't know whether or not pensions were then granted.
Thomas Hawley died in 1797 - the date of their marriage I am unable to find.

Betsy Hawley of the Town of Bridgeport in the County of Fairfield & State of Connecticut will be 50 years of age on the 21 st day of March 1848 (Deposith and saith that she is the eldest child of Ebenezer & Lucy Hawley. That said Ebenezer Hawley died in said Bridgeport of the Palsy on the 25 th day of January A.D. 1822. and that her Mother the said Lucy Hawley who is now applying for a Pension has never Married since his death and is now living in said Bridgeport as his Widow and That the family Record which I saw taken from their bible I believe to be a true Record of the Births of their Children and of their Marriage as there set down — which family Record is attach to her Declaration for a Pension —
Betsy Hawley
State of Connecticut Fairfield County } ss Bridgeport September 27 th 1848 Personally appeared Betsy Hawley who subscribed & made oath to the truth of the above Deposition before me who I certify is a credible Witness well known to me. Bael Sherman Justice of the Peace

June 696 soed period W R.B. Sacey Bridgeport Conn. SWB. See W. 26002 1917 Nov 30 Hist. to Mrs. H.T. M...
Proof WIDOW, &c.
File No. 1760 Lucy Hawley Widow Ebenezer Hawley Dro Rev. W.A.H.
Act: July 29, 1848.
Index: —Vol. A , Page 301
[Arrangement of 1870.]

5 26, 511
57 New Camp

Sam Hawley
Frank Sherman
Esq
Dr. Miller
Department of the Interior,
Pension Office, Official Business.
Brigham
Ann

16.30
PAID
Dr. S. P. Waldo Esq. Coast of Pigeons & Bony Land Washington City D. C.
1

N 180 Lucy Hawley born Da. to Isaac Sherman Apr 20 th 1849.
Oct 29 May 1848

16307
Lucy Hawley wid Liberty
Connel Engg Boymton
FREE
FREE
J. Minot Esq Comm r of Pensions and Bounty Land. Washington City D. C.

Lucy Hawley
(wid Ebenezer)
Reg 3 m 55 no 16309
AD - pg 1. 48 - 281
Boynnton
J. M. Waldo Esq. Room 2. 7 Pine Street Newburyport Washington City D.C.

ACT OF MARCH 3, 1855.
REVOLUTIONARY CLAIMS.
PENSION OFFICE,
June, 30 th 1855.
Sir:
The claim of Mrs. Lucy Hawley, for bounty land under the act of the 3d of March, 1855, No. 16.307, has been examined and suspended.
The revolutionary service of Wenezzer Hawley, the husband of the applicant, does not appear of record in this office.
The 3d section of said act requires a service of "FOURTEEN DAYS" to be established by "RECORD EVIDENCE."
Upon the production of such evidence of service, the claim of Mrs. Hawley, will be favorably considered.
Very respectfully,
L. P. WALDO,
Commissioner.
Isaac Sherman Esq., Bridgeport Fairfield Co. Ct.,

State of Connecticut Fairfield County Bridgeport Septm 26 1855
J. Minot Esq
Cour t of Pensions & Bounty land -
Sir since the rejection of the widow Lucy Hawley's claim for Bounty land under act of March 3 1855 -
I have found a Roll of the names of persons who served in Lieut. William Hall's Guard in 1781. written down by me on the 7 th day of Feb. 1844 as reported to me by Wildman Hall from memory who has testified that he served in said guard in 1781 and is one of the witnesses in the application of said Lucy Hawley for a Pension, who has a Pension Certificate for $30 per Annum in conformity with the Act of July 29 th 1848 - I now herewith enclose to you the memorandum of said names of said guard, one of which, I understand to be the name of Ebenezer Hawley the husband of said Lucy Hawley -
I have never been able to find any Rolls at Hartford of said Hall's Guard during the Revolutionary War -
If you are of opinion that this Roll is Record evidence within the meaning of the said Bounty Land act you will please send her Bounty land warrant to me your early attention to her claim is respectfully solicited -
Yours Respectfully Isaac Sherman

State of Connecticut }
Hampden County } ss Binghampton I George Sterling Clarke of the Court of Probate aforesaid do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings in the case of Lucy Hawley for a Pension -
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court. This 27 th day of September A.D. 1848
George Sterling Clarke Clerk

I Samuel Beach do hereby certify that it appears by the Records of the 1 st Congregational Church in Bridgeport, in my custody. That the Rev. Samuel Blatchford was the Pastor of said Church in the year 1797, and it does not appear by the Records of said Church that he ever Recorded any Marriages solemnized by him during his ministry over said Church. it also appears from said Records that his Pastoral relation with said Church was dissolved in the year 1804 — Also it appears by the Records of said Church of Deaths. That Thomas Hawley died November 9 th in 1797. Also that Ebenezer Hawley died in January 1822. of the Palsey — Bridgeport Sept. 27 th 1848.
Sam l V. Beach Clerk of said Church
State of Connecticut County of Fairfield ss Bridgeport Sept. 27 th 1848 Personally appeared Samuel Beach who subscribed & made oath to the truth of the above deposition before me who I certify is a credible Witness Known to me — Isaac Sherman Justice of the Peace

Anna Hawley of Bridgeport in Fairfield County State of Connecticut 73 years of age (Depositor & Saith that she was own sister to Ebenezer Hawley the husband of Lucy Hawley of D Bridgeport who is now applying for a Pension and was present at the marriage of D Ebenezer to said Lucy, which marriage took place as I believe in the fall of the year 1797, a few days before my father Thomas Hawley died. from which circumstance I remember the time of their Marriage - ANNE Hawley
State of Connecticut Fairfield County } ss Bridgeport September 21 st 1848 Personally appeared Anne Hawley who subscribed and made oath to the truth of the above Deposition before me who I certify is an credible witness well known to me Buel Sherman Justice of Peace

Salmon Hawley of the Town of Bridgeport in Fairfield County & State of Connecticut 78. years of age Deposeth & saith that he was own brother to Ebenezer Hawley in the husband of Lucy Hawley of said Bridgeport who is now applying for a Pension, that he & Deponent both lived together in their fathers family during the Revolutionary War at a place then called Newfield Harbour now called Bridgeport Harbour near to where Lieut William Hall's Coast Guard was Stationed in the War to Guard the Harbour and I remember that said Ebenezer enlisted as a private Soldier into the Guard and as I believe in the year 1781. in the Month of February or March of that year for at least Nine months some and that he served in said guard faithfully at least nine months - and I remember a circumstance that took place when the Ebenezer was in the service that he & some of the Guard shot two porpoises in the Harbour as I understood from the Ebenezer and that the Ebenezer tried them up for their Oil The circumstances above mentioned of their father residing here near the place where the Guard was Stationed. & the killing of the porpoises are some of the reasons that deponent remembers the service of the Ebenezer in the Guard as aforesaid. -
Salmon Hawley
State of Connecticut
Fairfield County } ss Bridgeport September 19 th 1848 Personally appeared Salmon Hawley aforesaid who subscribed & made oath to the truth of the above Deposition before me who I certify is a credible Witness well known to me Barn Sherman Justice of the Peace

11 William Hall of the Town of Easton formerly a part of the Town of Weston, in the Lower County of Fairfield and State of Connecticut of Eighty Three Years of age and  doth depose & say that he was a Soldier in the War of the Revolution is  was a pensioner of the United States under the act of June 7 th 1832, that he was well acquainted with Ebenezer Hawley of Bridgeport in said Fairfield County the husband of Lucy Hawley and that in the Year 1781 Deponent enlisted into Lieut. William Hall's Coast guard in the Month of April 1781 as a private soldier and that Deponent served in said Company of guard from the first of April 1781 to the latter part of November of that Year when Deponent was taken sick and left said guard and that he Deponent remembers that said Hawley was a private soldier in service in said guard when Deponent joined it in said April & that they both served together in said guard from that time untill Deponent left in November following & how much longer said Hawley served than  after he did he cannot say but knows that he was in service in said guard when Deponent commenced his service & when he left said service & Deponent says that he truly believes & has no doubt but that said Hawley served faithfully in said guard as aforesaid at least Nine months. Deponent remembers a circumstance that took place while they were in said service together in said guard, which was stationed at said Bridgeport Harbour (formerly called Newfield Harbour near Long Island Sound) that said Hawley & Deponent went out in a Boat & shot two Porpoises & that said Hawley bought Deponent's part of them for which he gave him a gallon of Rum for the purpose of getting the Oil out of them And Deponent further says that said guard was a Company of Infantry commanded by Lieut. William

Hall. Isaac Patchen Sergeant & Joel Parish Corporal to guard said Newfield Harbor in the Revolutionary War Was in service by authority of the State of Connecticut & attached to Genl. Gould Silliman's Brigade of Militia Infantry & that he remembers that the following named persons were private soldiers in service in said guard at that  the time Dispersed served in it viz, Thomas Cook. Ebenezer Hawley. Samuel Wheeler Zachariah Wheeler. Gideon Wells. James Crawford John Porter. William Husbull. Lyman Knapp. Ebenezer Gregory. Wildman Hall the Dispersed. Salmon Patchen James Gregory. Josiah Burnett. Sherman Burnett Denton Suley & Ichabod Beardslee as privates in said Guard
Wildman Hall
State of Connecticut
Fairfield County } ss. Easton
Be it known that before me the subscriber a Justice of the peace in and for said County duly authorized by law to administer Oaths. Personally appeared on this 25 th day of September 1848 Wildman Hall of said Easton to me personally known to be a Man of truth & a credible witness who subscribed his name to the foregoing Deposition & made oath to the same. Before me Bradford Winton Just. Peace

State of Connecticut } Fairfield County } ss
I Thomas Robinson Clerk of the County Court in & for the County aforesaid and keeping the seat thereof, and of the Commission of the Justices of the Peace for said County, do certify, that Grace Sherman and Bridgette Winter Esqrs are Justices of the Peace for said Fairfield County, respectively commissioned and acting as such & duly authorized by the laws of this State to administer oaths and take the acknowledgment of deeds. That their Commissions, respectively, are dated June 24 th 1848 and will expire with the 19 th day of June 1849.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of said County Court this 28 th day of September 1848
Thomas Robinson Clerk

No 180
Lucy Howland mo of Ebenezer Con ad 29 May 1848
Munro 1797
admitted
Pr. 9 months
$30 per annum
Con 4 March 1848
under all the acts,
Isaac Sherman Bridgeport Con

Comptroller Office, Connecticut.
Hartford October 11 th 1821
I certify, that upon application for evidence of service by Ebenezer Hawley in the War of the Revolution, I have examined the Books & Documents in this Office relating to the war, and find no pay or Muster Roll containing the name of said Hawley, but I do find the following entries in Haskell's Receipts, relative to the Officer under whom he is alleged to have served, under head of "United States" "Dr. to the State of Connecticut, for sundry expenditures for the service" and expenses of Coast Guards, on the Sea Coast, for the defense of "Said State arranged under the following heads.
   Dates No Bills & Accounts Purposes Amt paid Specie value State Money   L s d L s d L s d     Dec. 8 th 1778 85 Lt William Hall Guard at Stratford 44 1 5 67 2 4   Aug 9. 1779 119 " " " " " " 44 1 7 26 8 "   Jan 12. 1781 16 Ens d William Hall " " Newfield 492 17 8   May 19 " 35 " " " " " Stratford 214 6 8  
The dates mentioned, are the periods of settlement. Other and Corresponding entries to War, are on Pay Table Journal.
The Book Called Haskell's Receipts is a Volume, containing some 375 large Folio Pages, containing the claims then held by the State of Connecticut against the United States, principally names of Officers and the amounts of their Pay Rolls or Bills.
It appears that after the close of the war, for the purpose of ascertaining the amount that Connecticut, and the other Eastern States, had contributed thereto, E. Haskell was employed by the General Government to receive these Pay Rolls as vouchers for

the Claims. They are arranged under Separate heads, and the Receipts are somewhat variant, but so far as the Citations from the Book herein stated are concerned, they were received "to be forwarded to the Honorable the Board of Treasury." I have no reason to believe that these accounts were disallowed by the Treasury. If so the authorities at Washington can determine it.
Abijah Gattine Comptroller

Pension Office, April 20th, 1849.
Sir,
The application of Lucy Hawley, widow of Ebenezer Hawley, for a pension under the Act of 29th July, 1848, has been examined and her papers filed.
Claimant alleges that her husband entered the service in the Coast Guards under Lieut. Keall in February or March 1781, and continued therein for nine months. It appears from the certificate of the Comptroller of Connecticut, attached to Mrs. Hawley's declaration that the bills and accounts of Ensign William Keall, for his company of Guards at Hartford subsequently to January 1781, amounted to £214. 6.8 currency, which agreeably to a calculation made in the same certificate, would be between £12 or £13 specie. This would cover a period of any thing like six months. The only evidence shewing that Hawley belonged to Keall's company is the testimony of Wildman Keall which is not sufficient. But should it be admitted that he was attached to that Company, the proof now furnished

is not at all satisfactory to shew that that Company was in service a sufficient length of time to entitle claimant to a pension. No objection to the proof of marriage will be raised.
In the case of Sarah Newble, widow of Aaron Newble, an applicant for the benefit of the Act of 20 February, 1848, the service of her husband is admitted, but the proof of their mar- riage now presented does not shew to the satis- faction of this Department that it took place prior to 1794. The entries upon the before purporting to be a family record do not bear the maturity of age that is required to make it availing as proof upon this point.
I am, very respectfully, Yours W. Scott. J L Edwards
Isaac Sherman Esq., Bridgeport, Conn.

A copy of a Letter to J. L. Edwards case of Lucy Hawley May 1 st 1849

Cohos
State of Connecticut
Bridgewater May 1 st 1849
To E. Edmonds Esq
Sir I have recd. Yours of the 28 th of April in which you hesitate to allow Mrs. Lucy Wawley a Pension for 9 months service of her husband Ebenezer Wawley decd, under St. Williams Wall in 1781.
I herewith
Send you the Comptrollers 2 d Certificate to show that St. William Walls Guard was paid by the Select Men of the town of Stratford the latter part of the war who I suppose drew the money from the State instead of said Wall.
And for further proof that said St. William Walls Guard was in service in the town of Stratford in 1781, at a place then called Newfield Harbour now called Bridgewater Harbour that the places as the Guard posts at said Harbour were sometimes at Mutton Dam, Wells Youngs and Capt Stephen Burroughs old store all of which places are at the mouth of said Harbour on Long Island Sound which Harbour was in the town of Stratford in 1781, but is now in the Town of Bridgewater having been set off from Stratford. And for further proof that said Guard was in service during the year 1781, I would refer you to the Pension applications

of Wildman Wall & Gideon Wells with the depositions accompanying them in your office under act of June July 7. 1832 who were both Pensioned for the same service in said Walls Guard in 1781 in the year of June 1832 or 1833. Also to the Pension applications of Hannah Crawford, Lucy Porter & Abigail Curtis Pensioned under Act of July 7. 1838 for the service of their husbands James Crawford, John Porter and Josiah Brunt for service in said Walls Guard in 1781. Also if you will examine the Pension papers of Elyah Put under the Act of June 7. 1832 Pensioned about the year 1834, you will find proof that said Walls Guard was enlisted regularly the 1 st of January in each year for 12 months
I have no doubt myself that Ebenezer Hawley enlisted into said Guard the first of January 1781, and served as I believe the 12 months following although it cannot now be proved that he served more than 9 months as proved by said Wildman Wall
This Guard as I have always understood was a principal Guard post in the town of Stratford during the Revolutionary War consisting when full of about 24 men although the 1 st of January in each year was the time of reorganizing said Guard. I suppose men were enlisted into it at other times when the company was not full
I think there cannot be a doubt that said

Ebenezer Wawley Served at least 9 months in said Guard in 1781, as proved by said Wildmans Wall & Solomon Wawley
(I presume you will find said Wildmans Wall own declarations for a Pension in 1832 and when he has given depositions in the Pension cases referred to uniform and constant and that the declarations & depositions of others accompanying them before referred to will all confirm & establish the testimony of said Wildman Wall
(I presume you will find in the papers referred to satisfactory evidence that Jo St. William Walls Guard was in service during the year 1781 and that the Pensions referred to have all been pensioned for service in said Guard in 1781, which facts being shown I trust you will not consider it material that said Lucy Wawley shall now show how said Ebenezer Wawley was paid for his service in said Guard in 1781.
Yours Respectfully
Isaac Sherman

State of Connecticut Comptroller's Office Hartford April 26 1849
Upon application for further search and evidence of service in the war of the revolution by Ebenezer Howland in addition to a former certificate of this office I certify that in a pay table for said under date of February 4 1783 I find the following entry
Was Dr To order on Treasurer for Stratford Selectmen balance of Coast Guards in 1782 £ 715.16.8
There is a corresponding entry in Washburn receipts under the head of "The United States Dr to the State of Connecticut "for sundry expenses of guards on the sea coast for the defence of said State"
Date No Bills sent Purposed Specie July 4 1783 102 Selectmen Stratford Coast Guard Stratford £ 715.16.8
The date of February 4 th 1783 is the date of settlement, and the service from the first entry appears to have been in 1782 No pay rolls or roll of this service has been found & the original account was delivered to Washburn as above stated The receipt of Washburn in the book commonly called Washburn receipts is in the following

words of figures in
Newport Feb 24 th 1788
Recund of Oliver Wolcott fr auditor of Accounts for the State of Connecticut one hundred and thirty three Accounts agreeable to the foregoing statement for expenses incurred by sea coast guards which accounts are to be forwarded to the Honorable the board of Treasury (signed) E. Haskell Comr
Hijah Gnetie Comptroller

State of Connecticut
Hampden County
J. S. Eaward Esq
Bridgeport October 13 th 1848
Sir I send you the application of Lucy Hawly for a Pension who claims to be allowed for 9 months service in Lt. William Hall's Coast Guard in 1781 - I understand the history of said Guard is this, that it was first established the 1 st of January 1777. then commanded by Lt. Aaron Hawly & stationed at Newfield Harbour in the Town of Stratford in said County of Hampden - That Hall was Sergeant under d Hall that year & after that d Hall took charge of said Guard and continued to command it in the successive years until the fall of 1782 - and is the same Harbour that is now called Bridgeport Harbour - That said Hall drew the pay for his Guard from the Treasury of the State of Conn t until the last of the War when it appears by the Records at Hartford that the Selectmen of the Town of Stratford drew the money from the State of Conn t for all the Coast Guards from 1781. to the Peace in 1783. the proof of which you can see by referring to the Comptroller's certificate accompanying the Declaration for a Pension of Widow Mabel Curtis the former Widow of Josiah Burritt under Act of July 7 th 1838 who has been allowed for d Burritt's service in d Guard for 9 months in 1781. & 9 months in 1782. Also Lucy Porter Widow of John Porter has been allowed for her husband the d John for his service

9 months in d Guard in 1781. under d Act of July 7 th 1838 Also as I understand Wildman Hall whose Deposition is attach d to the Declaration of d Lucy. Hawley has been allowed a Pension for his service in said Guard under said Hall in 1781 - under Act of June 7 th 1832.
I am well acquainted with said Wildman Hall who has a remarkable Memory and is a man of good character and as I believe is the only person now living who served in said Guard Please send her certificate to me
Yours Respectfully Baac Sherman
P.S. you will see by referring to the Deposition of Samuel Beach that Thomas Hawley died November 9 th 1797, which establishes the time of the Marriage of Ebenezer Hawley to d Lucy - by Anne Hawley's Deposition Also in the declaration of d Lucy she states that she was married to d Ebenezer a few days before Mr Thomas Hawley died

State of Connecticut.
J. L. Edwards Esq. Bridgeport May 1 st 1849 Sir I. have rec d yours of the 20 th of Ap r . v. in which you hesitate to allow W m . Lucy Hawley a Pension for 9 months service of her husband Ebene- zer Hawley in under Lt. William Hall in 1781.
I herewith send you the book of trottors & certificate. To show that Lt. William Hall's Guard was paid by the Selectmen of the Town of Stratford the latter part of the War who I suppose drew the money from the State instead of said Hall. and for further proof that said Lt. William Hall's Guard was in service in the Town of Stratford in 1781. at a place then called Newfield Harbour now called Bridgeport Harbour. that the place as the Guard posts. at said Harbour were some times at Mutton Lane, Mills Tongue. & Capt Stephen Murphy's old store all of which places are at the mouth of said Harbour on Long Island Sound. which Harbour was in the Town of Stratford in 1781. but is now in the Town of Bridgeport. having been set off from Stratford, and for further proof that said Guard was in service during the year 1781. I would refer you to the Pension applications of William Hall & Gideon Wells with the Depositions accompanying them. in your office under Act of June 7 th 1832 who were both Pensions for the same service in said Hall's Guard in 1781. in the year

1832. or 1833 - Also to the Pension applications of Hannah Crawford, Lucy Porter & Mabel Curtis Pensions under act of July 7 th 1838 for the services of their husbands - James Crawford, John Porter, & Josiah Burrett - for service in said Halls Guard in 1781. —
Also if you will examine the Pension papers of Elijah Peet under Act of June 7 th 1832. Pensions about the year 1834. you will find proof that said Halls Guard was enlisted regularly the 1 st of January in each year for 12 months. —
I have no doubt my self that Ebenezer Hawley enlisted into said Guard the 1 st of January 1781. and served as I believe the 12 months following although it cannot now be proved that he served more than 9 months as proved by said Wildman Hall.
This Guard as I have allways understood was a principal Guardpost in the Town of Stratford during the Revolutionary War consisting when full of about 24 men - although the 1 st of January in each year was the time of reorganizing said Guard I suppose men were enlisted into at other times when the Company was not full -
I think there cannot be a doubt that Ebenezer Hawley served at least 9 months in said Guard in 1781 as proved by said Wildman Hall & Salmon Hawley
I presume you will find said Wildman Halls own declaration for a Pension in 1832 & where he has

given Depositions in the Pension cases refered to, uniform & constant. — and that the Declarations & Depositions of others accompanying them before refered to will all confirm & Establish the testimony of said William Hall —
I presume you will find in the papers refered to satisfactory evidence that S d Lieut. William Hall Gourd was in service during the year 1781, and that the Pensioners refered to have all been pensioned for service in S d Gourd in 1781. — which facts being shown I trust you will not consider it material that S d Lucy Hawly Shall now show how S d Ebenezer Hawly was paid for his service in S d Gourd in 1781. —
Yours Respectfully Deas Sherman

✓ July 30/49 Isaac Sherman
July 26/49 (Army)
Asks for a decision upon the applications of Lucy Hawley & Sarah Hubbard for pensions
Mr. Rains
Q. & R. (get Papers)
July
Washington Secretary of the Interior Caring Esq.
29 July 48
in full
✓ Commissioner of Pensions please answer
Dept. of the Interior July 28/49

Lucy Hawley act 29 May 48
Sarah Hubble act 7 May 38 Dust o

State of Connecticut County of Fairfield Bridgeport July 26 th 1849.
J. Ewing Esq. Sec. y of the Interior
Sir I. sent to the Pension Department in October 1848 the Pension applications of the Widows Lucy Hawley & Sarah Hubble both of said Fairfield County. These Widows are both aged and indigent, and I would respectfully solicit in their behalf a decision in their cases without further delay. I am aware that the office is burdened with cases, but their poverty makes their cases very urgent. —
Yours very respectfully Gaius Sherman

State of Connecticut County of Fairfield Bridgeport March 23 1855
Lt. P. Waldo Esq. Comm. of Pensions & Bounty Lands
Sir I. send you Lucy Hawly's application for Bounty Land under act of Congress approved March 3 1855 Please send her certificate to me
Yours Respectfully Isaac Sherman

State of Connecticut Fairfield County } ss Bridgeport March 23 rd A D 1855
we Stephen Hawley, & E. A. Parrott both of said Bridgeport of lawful age do depose and say that we are well acquainted with the Widow Lucy Hawley of said Bridgeport who is now applying for Bounty land & that she is now the Widow of Ebenezer Hawley of said Bridgeport who died as we believe in the year 1822 as she has stated in her application for Bounty land hereto attached — that said Lucy is now a pensioner of the United States and that we know that they lived & cohabited together & were reputed to be husband wife until his death and we have no doubt that they were lawfully married as she has stated in said application
Stephen Hawley E. A. Parrott
State of Connecticut Fairfield County } ss Bridgeport March 23 rd A D 1855 Personally appeared before me a Justice of the Peace duly qualified by law to administer Oaths in & for said County Stephen Hawley and E. A. Parrott both well known to me to be credible persons who I certify that they subscribed and made oath to the above disposition before me — and I further certify that I have no interest in the result of the application of said Lucy Hawley for Bounty land hereto attached —
Joshua Lord Justice of the Peace

STATE OF CONNECTICUT, COUNTY OF FAIRFIELD, COUNTY COURT CLERK'S OFFICE,
ss.
I,
Amas S. Treat Clerk
of the County Court, within and for Fairfield County, and keeper of the Seal thereof, and of the Commission of Justices of the Peace for said County, hereby certify—THAT
Joshua Lord ESQUIRE, was on the 22 o day of March 185 5 and now is a Justice of the Peace within and for said County, duly appointed, commissioned and sworn, having full power and authority by the laws of this State, to take the acknowledgment of Deeds and other instruments, and to certify the same; also to administer Oaths, to take Affidavits and Depositions out of Court, and to give certificates thereof; that full faith and credit may, and ought to be given to his official acts and attestations; that I am acquainted with his hand-writing, and know that the signature to the instrument thereto annexed, purporting to be his, As his genuine official signature, and that said instrument was executed, acknowledged, and duly authenticated according to the laws of this State.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I hereunto set my hand, and affix the Seal of said Court, at Bridgeport, in said County and State, on this 23 o day of March A. D. 185 5
Amas S. Treat Clerk.

State of Connecticut Fairfield County Bridgeport July 9 th 1855
Dr. P. Waldo Esq Comm r of Pensions & Bounty Land
Sir yours of the 30 th of June 1855 relative to the application of Lucy Hawley for Bounty land under act of March 3 rd 1855 is recd. — and I herewith return the same with a correspondence with J. L. Edwards & myself on the subject of her Pension — As I understand the purport of your letter it is that you require record evidence of the services of Ebenezer Hawley her husband — if you examine her application for a pension under act of July 29 th 1849. you will find a first & second certificate from the Comptroller at Hartford which show conclusively Record evidence that the Company of Gaiard in which I Ebenezer served was paid by the State — as admitted in Mr Edwards Letter dated April 20 th 1849. herewith enclosed. in which it appears he admits by inference that said Gaiard was in service more than 14 days although he does not think it covers a period of any thing like 6 months — but the 2 nd certificate covers the whole ground — and after he recd the 2 nd Compt l Certificate he allowed her a pension for the whole 9 months claimed and she has drawn her Pension at $30 pr. Ann. ever since — her pension Certificate was issued in conformity with the Act of July 29 th 1848 — dated August 1 st 1849

Signed by J. Ewing Secretary of the Interior & by J. L. Edwards Compt r , - No 281.
I trust on a careful examination of said two certificates from the Comptroller at Hartford you will be satisfied that they contain Record evidence of the service of the service of the Gourd under command of Lt William Hall and consequently of the service of her husband the S d Ebenezer Hawley who served 9 months in S d Gourd in 1781, as proved by his brother Salmon Hawley & William Hall - the said William having served with S d Ebenezer in said Gourd in 1781. - I would respectfully request you to give her case immediate attention so that she may not lose her turn -
I do not know that any other Record evidence can now be found - I have entire confidence in the justice of her claim & have no doubt but that her said husband served in 1781 at least 9 months in S d Gourd, and that the two certificates from the Comptroller show conclusively that the men in said gourd were paid by the State of Connecticut - and I trust you will decide in such Record evidence as the Bounty Land act requires. Please send her Bounty Land certificate to me Yours Respectfully Isaac Sherman

Pension Office. July 12 th 1855.
Sir:
I have carefully examined the claim of Mrs. Lucy Hawley, for Bounty Land & find no reason justifying a reversal of the decision thereupon, communicated you on the 30 th Ult o . There is record evidence filed in this Office, that proves that Coast Guard Service was performed by Companies of Coast Guards during the War of the Revolution in Connecticut, but there is no evidence of a record Character proving that Ebenezer Hawley, was a Member of a Company of Coast Guards. There is clearly a distinction between record evidence of the Service of an individual & record evidence that a certain Character of Service was performed. In this case, there is record evidence that, Coast Guard

Service was recognized performed during the War, but that Ebenezer Hawley, was in such service does not appear of record.
Yours Respectfully,
J. C. G. Commissioner.
Dear Sherman Esq. Bridgeport, Ct.

STATE OF CONNECTICUT, COUNTY OF FAIRFIELD, COUNTY COURT CLERK'S OFFICE,
ss.
I,
Amos S. Triat Clerk
of the County Court  and within and for Fairfield County, and keeper of the Seal thereof, and of the Commission of Justices of the Peace for said County, hereby certify—THAT
Joshua Smith ESQUIRE,
was on the 18 th day of September 1855 and now is a Justice of the Peace within and for said County, duly appointed, commissioned and sworn, having full power and authority by the laws of this State, to take the acknowledgment of Deeds and other instruments, and to certify the same; also to administer Oaths, to take Affidavits and Depositions out of Court, and to give certificates thereof; that full faith and credit may, and ought to be given to his official acts and attestations; that I am acquainted with his hand-writing, and know that the signature to the instrument hereto annexed, purporting to be his, is his genuine official signature; and that said instrument is executed, acknowledged, and duly authenticated according to the laws of this State.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I hereunto set my hand, and affix the Seal of said Court, at Bridgeport, in said County and State, on this 22 nd day of September A. D. 1855
Amos S. Triat Clerk.

Josiah Burritt Married to Mabel Baldwin by Robt at the Church June 1784 She is now 75 & he would be 81 if living
Sherman L. Burritt says he has the info from that he was in the second at the first union. Hall all the Ward
J. Sherman & L. C. Lige com d an Estate of Joseph Hawley Must at my office 3 Monday of June & Sept 1844 at 1. C. C. P. M. on each of the days 6 mo. from March 20 th 1844 allowed to Executors, we advertise on the Post & Standard & one other public place
West Springfield
A Roll of F. M. Wall Grand in 1781.

in 1781. since, A Roll of 2nd Halls band Wilman Hall Feb 7 1844
Let William Hall      John McCreight Seryt. Isaac Patton      Seth Bulkley Corporal Joel Parish.      Joseph Hawes Thomas Cooke Elijah Pat Ebenezer Hawley Saml Minton Isachanah Minton Gideon Wells James Crawford John Porter William Nubbell Lyman Knapp Ebenezer Gregory Wilman Hall Samuel French. (Clap) Lyman Hall Ichabod Broadley Salmon Patton James Gregory Josiah Burritt Sherman Burritt Denton Siley
Wilman Hall a pensioner a resident of Easton is the only person now living who served in D. Halls.

I Isaac Sherman of the Town of Bridgeport in Fairfield County State of Connecticut nearly 67 years of age do depose and say that on the 7 th day of February 1844 at my request Wildman Hall now dec. being at my office in said Bridgeport for the purpose I believe of giving his testimony to be used in the Pension application of Lucy Porter widow of John Porter for a Pension (am not positive it was on that occasion but thinks it was) & that at my request he called up from memory the names of the officers and Privates who served with him in Lt. William Hall's Coast Guard in the year 1781 at New Field Harbour now called Bridgeport Harbour he called the names from his memory I wrote them down in my Memorandum Book at that time which is taken out of said Memorandum Book and hereto attached - also I made the memorandum on the side thereof at the same time as I understood said Wildman Hall to say at that time that he believed that he was then the only surviving person who served with him in said Guard in 1781. Isaac Sherman Bridgeport September 18 th 1855
State of Connecticut, County of Fairfield ss. Bridgeport On this 18 th day of September A.D. 1855 Personally appeared Isaac Sherman who subscribed and made oath before me to the truth of the above deposition who I certify is a credible witness well known to me - at the same time he exhibited to me a roll of sundry names taken from his Book Memorandum purporting to be the names of persons who served in Lt. W. Hall's Guard in 1781 Book hereto attached. Attest Joshua Lord, Justice of the Peace dated February 7 th 1844