Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 21806, George W Hazard, R.I.

SERVICE
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S. 21806
Hazard, George W.
CONTENTS

P. 822 Midi Island
Passe W Hazard Midi Island in the State of Ohio who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain Garrison of the Regt commanded by Col. Garrison in the R. Island line for 11 months
Inscribed on the Roll of Ohio Island at the rate of 36 Dollars 67 Cents per annum. to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 5th day of May 1833 and sent Mrs. Newell Kingston R.I.
Arrears to the 4th of Sept 1835 $4.67 Semi-annual allowance ending Dec 1835 18.33 $110.00
Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832.
Recorded by W. A. Wilson Clerk Book E Vol. 24 Page 112

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George M. Hazard
Declaration -

DECLARATION
IN ORDER TO OBTAIN THE ACT OF CONGRESS, PASSED JUNE 7. 1832.
STATE OF RHODE-ISLAND, } ss. COUNTY OF
On this 8 th day of Septm  1832 personally appeared in open Court, before the Judges or Justices of the Court of Common Pleas - now sitting, George Warton Hazard Esq d a resident of Washington - in the County of Washington and State of Rhode-Island, aged the age of  seventy nine 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 Act of Congress, passed June 7, 1832.
That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers, and served as herein stated.
That is to say - He left Princeton College about the 20 th of May 1776, of which he was then a member, and the same day enlisted in Capt. Gordon's Company of the New Jersey Levies belonging to Col. David Forman's Regiment for the term of six months. Job Skelton became lieutenant of the Company which he entered into, while he was a member thereof. Immediately after his enlistment they marched in Company to Long Island, and pitched their tents at Brooklyn on Long Island, where said Company remained some weeks - and there was ordered in Company the Regiment to which said Company was attached over to Staten Island to sink a British Tender then lying under said Staten Island - after executing that order he returned in said Regiment, to then Station at Brooklyn - at and there  was there emplaced in erecting fort Green - and after said fort was completed said Troops were marched to Flatbush - where he says they had an engagement with the Enemy - after this said Regiment - commanded by Col David Forman, was ordered within the lines - and there remained until orders were given to strike their Tents and pack them up - and when we left Long Island it was in the night - and on arriving in the City of New York, he was taken sick, and carried to Powles-hook , and from thence to Newark in New Jersey, and there placed in the Church which was then occupied as a Hospital - and continued sick until the

the six months the term of s d enlistment expired was then discharged — —
In the spring of the year 1777—78— he declares, that he was drafted from a Company of Militia in South Kingston, the Town where he then belonged in the County of Washington and State of Rhode Island. The term of Service was one month—during which time he served in guarding the shores at Boston— —neck—in the Company of Capt Stephen Babcock—
and immediately after the termination of the last— above mentioned month, he served as a substitute for his Brother Arnold Hazzard, who was drafted out of the same Company from which he was drafted for the last month—in s d South Kingston—During said month he performed the Service, in the same Company—under William Steadman—who was the Subaltern of s d Company but acted as Commander of it in the absence of Capt Stephen Babcock—
and the next month following, to wit, the 3 d Month he served as a substitute for his Brother Edward Hazzard drafted from the same Company in South —Kingston—and performed the Service of one month— in the Company on the shore, at the house of George Hazzard under the Command of Capt Stephen Babcock which though at that time commanded by his under Officer, he still remaining absent
That in the year 1778— The same year of Solomon's expiration on Rhode Island he served —as a volunteer, in Capt Stephen Babcock's Com- —pany—Served two months, and was in the present on s d Island—a part of s d two months was, on the Narragansett Shore—and the remainder on the Island, & went off the Island in the retreat over to Swanton— and said George W. Hazzard avers that he faithfully performed and served out all the afore named periods in the Service of his Country as by him herein stated and he further declares that he was born in the Town of New Port in the County of New Port, and State of Rhode Island

on the 30 th day of March 1753 — That he has no record of his age — That he lived in South Kingston when services were performed, in the County of Washington and have since then lived in the County a part of the time in South Kingston, and a part of the time in Charlston where I now live, That he has no written discharge — but was verbally discharged from the service aforesaid — and that he is not acquainted with any Clergyman within his neighborhood or vicinity — but refers to James Kenyon & Hossie Perry Elyns & George W. Hazard who are his neighbours and citizens of the same Town where he now resides, who testify to his character for veracity, and their belief that he was a soldier of the revolution, and also to the accompanying Depositions —
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present, and declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of the Agency of any State.
Sworn to and subscribed, the day and year aforesaid.
in Open Court Wm Sam l Helme Clk
George W. Hazard George W. Hazard
We, James Kenyon and Hossie Perry — with George W. Hazard believe him to be seventy nine 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 to and subscribed the day aforesaid.
in Open Court Wm Sam l Helme Clk
James Kenyon Hossie Perry
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 James Kenyon and Hossie Perry and George W. Hazard who has signed the preceding certificate, are credible persons and that their statement is entitled to credit and the Court also certify that from their knowledge and Examination of Judah Austin and Plumb Chapman the preceding Depositions the Court considers their Testimony contained in their preceding Depositions entitled to Credit.
I Samuel Helme do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of George W. Hazard.
Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas & Justices of the Peace for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this Twenty Ninth day of April. A.D. 1883
Sam l Helme Clk

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George Winton Hazard
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36.642
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91.67
Mr P. Steele & Kingston R.I.

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
November 4. 1833
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, showing the Service of George W. Hazard
   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.     May 1776 6 Private Capt Gordon 79   1777 1 " Col. Forman   " 1 " Capt Babcock   " 1 " " Lichtenauer   1778 2 " Capt Babcock  
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) 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, to 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 inquiry 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 term, 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 fix 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.
[k] The notes from [a] to [j] are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops. The proof required by rule in note [j] applies to continental troops only.
[l] This traditional evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
[m] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
[n] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.

Revolution
21 806 INVALID.
File No. 21 806
George N. Hazard Old Rev. War
Act: June 7 th 89 th
Index:—Vol. _____, Page _____
[Arrangement of 1870.]

I Jehdiah Truston of Westerly in the County of Washington and State of Rhode- Island aged seventy one years, on oath dispose and say That that In the year 1774 I belonged to Capt Stephen Peabody's Company of Militia Belonging to South Kingston That said Company were stationed at John Gerdner's Tavern and at Godfrey's Harbor here in Westerly Neck in South Kingston town for the term of three months and that George W. Hazard now residing in Charleston in said State was a Private Soldier in said Company and said to my best of knowledge been in said Company the term of a month, our duty was to guard the shores on the west side of Narragansett Bay, I am also knowing to said Hazard being in the army at the time of Sullivan's Expedition in August 1778 about one month as a Volunteer, I also served with said Hazard in said Stephen Peabody's Company three months at Point Judith Point in said South Kingston for three months guarding the shores
Witness Matthew Wait
Jehdiah Truston marks
taken sworn to and Subscribed in Open Court
Witness Saml. Helme (clerk)

I Absalom Chapman of Westport in the Coun- ty of Washington and State of Rhode Island Aged Eighty Years on solemn oath do testify and say that in the month of August 1778 at the time of Sullivan's expedition on Rhode Island I belonged to Capt John Gault's Company and attached to Col Cook's Regiment at the time and place last aforesaid I saw George W Hazard now residing in the Wickford in said State being forty three and that he belonged to Col Dyer's Regiment as a Volunteer But do not know how long he served Plumb his Chapman Mark
Subscribed &
Sworn to in Open Court
Sept 6 th 1832
Heth. Sam. Helme Clerk

William H. Vernon, of the Town and county of Newport and State of Rhode Island &c, on solemn oath doth declare and say that he is acquainted with George Winton Hazard, of Charlestown, in the county of Washington and State aforesaid. That he was in Princeton College with him in the year seventeen hundred and seventy six and well remembers that said Hazard, during said year, left said College to join (as he said) the American Army. That afterwards this Deponent heard that he joined a detachment of said Army and believes that such was the fact. That he does not know what afterwards became of said Hazard during the Revolutionary War.
W. H. Vernon
State of Rhode-Island &c.
County of Newport.
Town of Newport, November 20 th A.D. 1832.
Personally appeared William H. Vernon, of said Newport, and after being duly cautioned, examined and sworn to testify the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth gave the foregoing deposition, which was by me reduced to writing and by him signed in my presence. The said Vernon is well known to me and sustains a fair character for truth and his deposition is entitled to full credit.
Geo. C. Mason
Justice of the Peace.

STATE OF RHODE-ISLAND AND PROVIDENCE PLANTATIONS.
NEWPORT, ss. Clerk's Office, Court of Common Pleas for said County, 20 th November A. D. 1832.
* hereby Certify, that George L. Moser Esq. whose signature, in his own proper hand writing, is affixed to the foregoing attestation, was at the time thereof and now is, a Justice of the Peace for the Town of Newport duly commissioned under the seal of said State, and otherwise qualified as such:
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of said Court, the day and year aforesaid:
H. G. Cranston
Clerk.

I Daniel Sundelin of Exeter in the County of Washington and State of Rhode Island aged Twenty Six Years, on solemn oath do testify and say that in the year 1778 in the month of August at the time of Sullivan's Expedition on Rhode Island I was being duty on duty there as a private soldier in Capt. Robert Reynolds Company of Militia Policing to said town of Exeter, and at the time and place aforesaid I saw George W. Hazard now residing in Charlestown in said State being duty there as a private soldier Daniel Sundelin
State of Rhode Island Providence Plantations Washington ss at South Kings town April 13 th A.D. 1833
Personally appeared the above named Deponent Daniel Sundelin who Before me gave and subscribed the preceding deposition and was by me Sworn to the contents thereof to wit, I also further certify that the said Daniel Sundelin is personally well known to me and that his subscribed to the Testimony is entitled to credit
Matthew McCarty Justice Peace

Henry Northrup of South Kingston in the County of Washington and State of Rhode Island aged Seventy three years Respondent and saith that he and George W. Hazard now of Charitown in said County of Washington served together in Boston Neck in said South Kingstown in the Militia Squad ing against the Enemy there in the Revolution, This Respondent Does Not Now Remember in the particular time of the Service but he well Remember that he and the said George served together as he has before stated and that they Quarters together during the Service at Godfrey Hazard's house near the mouth of narrow River This Service was under Command of the officers of Capt Samuel J. Potter's Company This Respondent was acquainted with the said George before the Rev- olution & has been acquainted with him ever since Henry Northrup

State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations,
Washington ss at South Kingstown this 17 th day of April A.D. 1833
Personally appeared the above named Deponent Henry Northrop who before me gave and subscribed the preceding deposition and was by me duly sworn thereto according to law, I also further certify that the said Henry Northrop is personally well known to me and that he is a credible witness and his testimony is entitled to credit.
Matthew Waite for Peace
State of Rhode Island & Providence Plantations.
Washington ss Clerk's Office Court Common Pleas for said County - April 29. 1833.
I hereby certify that Matthew Waite by whose signature in his own proper hand writing an is affixed to the foregoing Attestation of the preceding deposition of Daniel Sunderland & Henry Northrop was at the time and now is a Justice of the Peace duly sworn Courtly duly commissioned under the seal of said Courtly qualified as such
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court the day and Year aforesaid
Sam l Helme Clerk