Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 31763, Gideon Hubbel, Conn.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Conn.
Hubbel, Gideon or Hubbell
S. 31763
CONTENTS

Connecticut 28983
Gideon Hubbell
of Fairfield in the State of Conn -
who was a private in the Co commanded
by Captain Merrill of the Regt commanded
by Colonel Hildreth in the Conn troops
to Washington other corps
6 mos.
Enscribed on the Roll of Conn
at the rate of 20 Dollars - Cents per annum
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 27 day of Aug 1832 and sent Edw Taylor Grunby & Dinkley
Arrears to the 4th of Mar 60 - Semi-ant. allowance ending Feb 10 - 70
{ Revolutionary Claim, } Not June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by Peter Clerk Book #2 Vol. 3 Page - 17

State of Connecticut, } ss. County of Fairfield
On this 30 th day of June 1834 personally appeared, in open Court, before the Court of Probate for the District of Danbury in the said County and State, the same being a Court of Record and now sitting, William Bicknell a resident of New Fairfield in the County of Fairfield and State of Connecticut, aged seventy three years, who being first 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.
I that I from early in the year 1777, until the close of the war of the Revolution in 1783, he belonged to the Regiment of Connecticut Militia commanded by first by Colonel Joseph P. Cooke, and afterwards by Col. Brinsley. And during all that time resided in said New Fairfield. The company to which he belonged was commanded by Captain Pughfield.
And that in the summer of the year 1777 & 1778, he was drafted to serve as a Private soldier in the Garrison of Housatonic in said State of Connecticut. And did in furtherance of said draft serve at said Post the said term of one month, in the summer of said year, in a company of Militia commanded by Captain Russell of the Militia. The Post was then under the command of Colonel Canfield. And having served the full term for which he was drafted he was recaptured by British and returned home. He cannot confidently state in what year this service was performed, but believes it to have been in 1777, although Shemeyah Nichols, mother of his wife, is deceased, and her deposition is herewith annexed, believing it to have been in 1778.
II That in the month of September 1777, and about the 15 th of said month, he is sure it was previous to the 20 th he was drafted into the service of the United States in the following manner. General Burgoyne was at that time proceeding southward from Canada towards New York, and troops were called out from the neighboring States to oppose his progress.

A large body of militia was collected at Fishkill Brookkill and other places on the Hudson River. Col. Jeremiah Beardsley then a lieutenant colonel in the Regiment to which he belonged, was detached on said service and by his request, the said Gideon was ordered or drafted by said Captain Paupt to attend him as his servant. He immediately entered the said service and proceeded with said Colonel Beardsley to Fishkill where and were quartered at Nyack or called a little further Fishkill Barracks; early in October the whole of the Regiment to which he belonged having been called out on Maple, arrived at Fishkill where he joined them and marched with said Regiment northwardly as far as Pocumokee. Then south again to said Fishkill, where the whole of said Regiment were finally dismissed and returned home on or about the 15 th of November following. He was the only person who went with said Colonel Beardsley. And the said Beardsley being dead, he knows of no witness by whom he can prove how much of his service in this town as was performed previous to his joining his said Regiment, on being called out on Maple. In this town he served two months in the whole - to wit two weeks and more at the demand of said Colonel Beardsley, and six weeks in said Regiment under the command of said Colonel Cooke.
That in the same year 1777, or in the year 1778, he cannot be confident, but believes it to have been in 1778, the said Regiment was called into the service of the United States, on a tour of duty to Fishkill in the State of New York, and other places adjacent.

Said Regiment marched from Danbury under the command of Colonel Joseph M c Coone - in the month of July, and continued in the service three weeks, when the troops were dismissed and returned home - The said Gideon Hubbell served in this last mentioned tour three weeks, in the same company commanded by Captain Penfield - During this time said Regiment encamped a short time at a place called Grumman's Pond in the County of Westchester, and marched thence to Fishkill - thence to Peekskill, and from thence to Fishkill again, where they were dismissed -
IV That in the month of July 1779, a large body of British Troops landed at Fairfield in said Fairfield County and burned that town - and within a few days afterwards burned the town of Norwalk - When the alarm was given the said Regiment was again called out - the said Gideon again joined it, under his old Officer Captain Penfield and served two weeks, at Fairfield and Norwalk -
V That in the month of September 1780, or 1781 - he believes in 1780, he was drafted to serve four months at said Norwalk - He immediately proceeded to said Post in company with one Abel Sherwood then of said New Fairfield now dead - On his arrival at said Post the drafted men were informed that but one half the soldiers who had been drafted for said term of service

would be required to remain, and that the other half might return home. The said Gideon and Sherwood then agreed that each of them should perform the service for one half of said term - said Gideon accordingly remained at said Post and served in the company commanded by Captain Dean two months. The troops at the Post were under the command of Colonel Head. At the end of two months said Sherwood came and took his place and he was dismissed and returned home - In all said term of service he served as a private soldier -
He was born in said Danbury on the 26th day of June 1761, at the age of ten years removed to said New Hanfield where he has ever since resided - He has no record of his age other than a memorandum made in his Bible by himself from information received from his Parents - Gideon Hubbell

The said Gideon Hubbell 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.
Attest Edward Taylor Clerk
Gideon Hubbell
We George Bowen a clergyman, residing in the town of New Fairfield and Aaron Wakeman - residing in the same, hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with Gideon Hubbell - who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be seventy three years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn and subscribed, the day and date aforesaid.
Attest Edward Taylor Clerk
George Bowen Aaron Wakeman
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after 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 George Bowen who has signed the preceding certificate, is a clergyman, resident in town of New Fairfield and that Aaron Wakeman who has also signed to same, is a resident of the town of New Fairfield and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
Attest Edward Taylor Clerk
I, Edward Taylor Clerk of the Court of Probate for the District of Danbury do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Gideon Hubbell - for a Pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of my said Office, this 30th day of June - 1833  1834 -
Attest Edward Taylor Clerk

State of Connecticut County of Fairfield A.D.
Merlan Booth
I, Merlan Booth, Judge of the Court of Probate within and for the District of Danbury in said County & State do hereby certify that Edward Taylor Esq. who hath signed and attested the foregoing proceedings of said Court, and attested the annexed annexed Deposition is Clerk thereof duly appointed and sworn, and that the foregoing annexed signatures are purporting to be his are in the presence of said Edward Taylor Esq. and that he acknowledged that the same were his free acts given under my hand at Danbury aforesaid this 5th day of July A.D. 1834
Merlan Booth

Joseph Beane of New Fairfield in the County of Fairfield and State of Con- -necticut aged seventy eight years being duly sworn do depose and say that I know and am acquainted with Deacon Hubbard of said New Fairfield and have known and been acquainted with him from his early youth. That in the month of October 1777 when the whole country adjacent to the River Hudson was in a state of alarm in consequence of the expedition of General Burgoyne a great part of the Militia of the Western part of Conn- -necticut were called into the service of the United States by the Continental Officers commanding at Poughkeepsie. In pursuance of said call the whole Regiment of Connecticut Militia commanded by Colonel Joseph P. Cooke entered the said service on the 4 th or 5 th of October of that year, and mustered at Danbury. The said Deacon Hubbard was at that time a Private soldier in the company com- -manded by Capt. Peter Penfield. The said Regiment marched immediately to the Hudson River and along the left bank of said River as far Northward as as Redhook or Goshen. There the said Regiment marched to Peekskill and were there dismissed. During said time said Regiment encamped for short periods at several points on the River and were employed in the form of service required, and were then dismissed in the month of

November following. The said Gideon Bullell served in said Regiment and company during the whole of said term as a Private soldier. I also, served the said term and was a sergeant in said Penfield's company -
I further depose and say that the said Regiment was again called into the service of the United States on a tour of duty to Fishkill in the state of New York, and the posts on the Hudson River near Fishkill above and below - said service was performed accordingly. And said Regiment remained in the service three weeks. said Gideon and myself both served in this latter tour said term of three weeks in the same company commanded by Captain Penfield. He is a Private and I a sergeant - I am not confident in what year this last mentioned term of service was performed, as I have not the means of ascertaining. It was in 1777-78, or 79 - and in the summer of that year
I further depose and say that in the month of July 1779, the British landed at New field in said County of Fairfield and burned that town, and soon afterwards the town of Norwalk about ten miles West of said New field. The said Regiment of militia was then commanded by Colonel Nehemiah Hand- =ley, the said Colonel having resigned, and the Regiment was called into the service of the United States, when

the alarm being given and marked for with David Penfield. where and at said New Milford the troops of said Regiment who obeyed the call were employed two weeks or more. The said Gideon Bullock as a Private and Dada Sergeant and the said Tom - two weeks in the same company commanded by captain Penfield. At the expiration of each said term of service the troops were verbally dismissed no written discharge having been given to them.
The Deposition being blind dubiously this affidavit, by making his mark.
Joseph his X Bearf mark
State of Conn. et al. Fairfield County ss. on this 7 th day of June 1834, before the Court of Probate for the District of Goshen in said County I, State personally appeared Joseph Bearf well known to the Court to be a person of good character for truth & a credible witness, and acknowledged the foregoing deposition being truly mine, made & known to the truth of the same.
Attest Edward Ray for Clerk
I Amos Stevens of New Milford in the County of Fairfield and State of Connecticut aged twenty seven years being duly sworn do depose and say that I am well acquainted with Gideon Bullock of said New Milford and well knew him during the Revolutionary war. And having heard the preceding recognition of Joseph Bearf was that that a service in the company of Captain Peter Penfield in Colonel Cooke's Regiment of Connecticut militia in the year 1777 commencing in the month of October that year, and continuing six weeks.
June 21

and know that the said Gideon Hubbell served the said term of six weeks at the said place as therein stated, having served the same term of six weeks, in the said Company and Regiment raised. I also served as a Private soldier in the said Company and Regiment some other time at Fishkill in the State of New York, and at posts on the Hudson River, near said Fishkill, above and below Fishkill and also at a place called Crump Pond. The said Gideon Hubbell was a Private soldier in the same Company, and served the whole term for which said Regiment was called out. I am not confident as to the year - but it was according to my present recollection in the year 1777. I am also of opinion that the said Regiment was in the service for a longer period. It has been my impression it was for six weeks; but I may be mistaken as to that. It was I am confident, at least three weeks or more.  Amos Stevens
State of Connecticut - Fairfield County ss. on this 17th day of June 1832, before the Court of Probate for the District of Danbury in said County, State, personally appeared Amos Stevens, the above named Deponent, well known to me to be the person described in and who executed the foregoing Deposition and being duly sworn, made solemn oath to the truth of the same -  Attest Edward Taylor Clerk

I Ebenezer Nichols of Danbury in the County of Fairfield and State of Connecticut, aged seventy six years, being duly sworn, do depose and say that I am well acquainted with Gideon Hubbell of New Fairfield in the said County who hath applied for a Pension for Revolutionary services. And well knew him during the Revolutionary war - I was drafted as a Private soldier in the militia of Connecticut during one month at Danbury in said State in the spring of the year 1778. And served said term accordingly in the Company commanded by Captain Turnell, which was stationed at said place at a time. According to my best recollection and belief, the said Gideon Hubbell served the said term of one month as a Private soldier in the said Company commanded by Captain Turnell. I am not certain about month of said year 1778 the said service commenced, but believe it was in April May -
Ebenezer Nichols
State of Connecticut Fairfield County ss d.d.
on this 21 st day of June 1834
before the Court of Probate for the District of Danbury in said County, & State personally appeared Ebenezer Nichols, well known to the Court to be a person of good character for truth and a credible witness, & acknowledged the foregoing deposition & being duly sworn - made solemn oath to the truth of the same.
Attest Edward Taylor Clerk
June 21

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State of Connecticut
Probate Court.
District of New Milford -
Be it remembered, that on the 24 th day of April 1834. Personally appeared before said Court, in person, Daniel Sherwood, whom the Court certifies to be a credible witness, and being duly cautioned & sworn, on oath declares, that he was orderly sergeant in Capt. Deans Company, Col. John Clegg's Regiment in the Revolutionary army, and he thinks in the year 1780 - or 1781 - that said Company was drafted for four months, as was also the whole of said Regiment - that he served in said Company four months during the time it was raised for service, tho' he thinks it dis- banded in service - and that while he was in said Company, he was acquainted with Elisha Hurlbatt of New Fairfield, in Fairfield County, and State of Connecticut, and also, with the Sherwood, then of New Fairfield, now dead, both of whom were drafted to do the duty of one man in said Company, or rather by agreement between them, they did the duty of one drafted man - that said Hurlbatt served the first two months, and that said Sherwood served the last two months of said four months service - The draft he thinks was made for New Milford, in this State, and the Regiment was stationed in the neighborhood of said place, and even there encamped, or encamped - The de- ponent declares, that he is now now in his seventy fourth year. Daniel Sherwood

The within affidavit, sworn to, and subscribed before me. Percy Smith judge.
I George Taylor, Clerk of the Court of Probate for the District of New Bedford, certify that Percy Smith is a judge of the Court of Probate for the District of New Bedford, as above, and that the foregoing signature, purporting to be his, is genuine. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto fixed the seal of said Court, and subscribed my name, this 25 th day of March, in the year 1834.
George Taylor

L. W. B. I. 31763. I. 16632.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, BUREAU OF PENSIONS, WASHINGTON, D. C.,
March 8, 1898.
Sir:-
Replying to your recent communication you are advised that A very careful search has been made and from the data given the name of Silas Daily has not been found upon the Revolutionary war pension records on file in this Bureau.
Gideon Hubbell made an application for pension on June 30, 1834, at which time he was 79 years of age and residing at New Fairfield, Conn., and his pension was allowed for six months' actual service as a private in the Conn. troops, Revolutionary war; a part of the time he served under Capt. Turrell and Col. Canfield. He enlisted at New Fairfield, Conn.
Joseph Bearss made an application for pension on July 26, 1832, at which time he was 76 years of age and residing at New Fairfield, Conn., and his pension was allowed for twenty-one months and twenty-three days' actual service as a private and sergeant in the Conn. troops, Revolutionary war; a part of the time he served under Capt. Beardsley and Col. Waterbury. He enlisted at New Fairfield, Conn.
Very respectfully,
Commissioner.
Mr. J. V. McIntyre, 23 Warder Building, City.
c/o Dr. Woodman, Medical Division, Pension Bureau.

31763 INVALID. Ray
Mar 5 '98 John McInerney, Cag -
File No. 31,763
Eideon Kuffell
His Rev. Rev.
Act: June 1 st 1898
Index: — Vol. 2 , Page 198
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Stanbury Ct. Aug. 11 th 1834
Sir,
I herewith return the papers in the case of Gideon Hubbell with the additional evidence required in favor of the 21 st Ultimo.
Please direct, as before to Edward Taylor Esq. Clerk of Probate, at this place.
I am respectfully Yours obedt Servt Ruben Booth
J. L. Edwards Esq.