Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 10802, Christopher Hawkins, New York

SERVICE
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New York
Hawkins, Christopher
S 10802
CONTENTS
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(20.525)  New York  Christopher Hawkins Hawkins in the State of N. York he was a Private in the Comp. commanded Captain Holding of the Regt. commanded Col. Angel — in the N. York — ne for 9 Months
Inscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of 30 Dollars — Cents per annum to commence on the 14th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 19 day of Sep. 1833 — and sent to H. Norton Fairfield
Arrears to the 14th of Sep '25 $ 75 Semi-annual allowance ending 4 Mar '26 15 $ 90
5 Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832. G. C. Stiles Clerk
Recorded by Book 6, Vol. 4, Page 91

Rev War
10802 INVALID.
File No. 10802
Christopher Hawkins Rev War
Act: June 7 th 1832
Index:—Vol. 2 , Page 168
[Arrangement of 1870.]

State of New York.
County of Herkimer ss: On this thirteenth day of June in the Year 1833 personally appeared in open Court before the Court of Common Pleas of the said County of Herkimer now sitting the same being a Court of record having by Law a Clerk & Seal Christopher Hawkins a resident of the Town of New Port in said County & State aged sixty nine years & upwards, 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 7, 1832 That he enlisted as a private at Providence in the State of Rhode Island in March 1782 in the Army of the United States with Capt John Holden in Col. Angell's Regiment in the Rhode Island line on the Continental establishment for nine months and that he the said Christopher Hawkins served in the Company under the Command of said Capt Holden in Col. Angell's Regiment commanded by Lieut. Col. Commandant Jeremiah Olney in the said Rhode Island line on the Continental establishment nine months as follows: He this deponent was marched with said Regiment under the Command of Lieut. Col. Olney through New Jersey to Philadelphia & stationed there until the last of May; that he this deponent was then marched with said Regiment through New Jersey to the North river & stationed with the said Regiment occasionally at West Point, at Verplank's point, at Stony point & at Danforth's flats on the said river opposite to West Point & continued at said stations until late in the fall; that said Regiment was then marched by Lieut. Col. Olney to Saratoga and this deponent was stationed with said Regiment at Saratoga Barracks; and this deponent saith that he was honorably discharged on the 18th day of December 1782 at Saratoga aforesaid in the State of New York from said Regiment, and that Lieut. Col. Olney gave this deponent a written discharge; and this deponent saith that he subsequently transferred said discharge

to William Clark merchant in Providence in the State of Rhode Island and this deponent does not know what said Clark did with said certificate of discharge or whether the same is in existence, Col. Ingham was the Colonel of said Regiment but the same was commanded by said Lieut. Col. Olney during this deponent's said nine months service - And this deponent further saith that he served under the following named officers, Capt. Holding, Lieut. Lieut. Col. Olney, John S. Dexter major of said Regiment - And this deponent saith that said Col. Dexter's certificate of this deponent's enlistment & service during nine months in the year 1782 in said Regiment is hereunto annexed - This deponent frequently saw Gen. Washington Marquis Lafayette, Gen. Greene Gen. Putnam - And this deponent saith that said Regiment commanded by Lieut. Col. Olney was the _____ Regiment in the Rhode Island line - And this deponent further saith that he was born on the 8th day of June 1764 at North Providence in the State of Rhode Island & lived there during the war of the Revolution - Since the Revo- lutionary war this deponent resided about two years in North Providence in Southfield in North Providence about two years that he then removed to Hingham as it was then called now the Town of Fairfield in the County of Herkimer & State of New York that he then removed to New Port in said County of Herk- -imer and has resided in Fairfield & New Port in said County of Herkimer during the last forty years & now resides in New Port aforesaid in said County of Herkimer - This deponent has a record of his age at home in his bible, This deponent was living at North Providence in the State of Rhode Island when he was called into the service - This deponent enlisted into the regular Army of the United States in the war after Revolution, This deponent does not recollect the names of any regular officers who were with the troops where

he served except the regular officers of his regiment & that he frequently saw the Generals Washington & Lafayette as above stated - This deponent received a discharge from his regiment as above stated but the soon after said war transferred the same to William Clark in Providence and this deponent does not know what said Clark did with it.
He the said Christopher Hawkins hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and declares that his name is not the pension roll of any agency in any state.
Subscribed & sworn to this 13 th day of June 1833 in open Court
Christ. Hawkins James Wilson Clerk

In the matter of application of Christopher Davis for a pension under Act of Congress June 7, 1833
Declaration & Certificate of Law & Chancery
Make return To Hiram & Follen Fairfield Harrison Co. W. Va.

It appears by the Regimental Book of Occurrences and Casualties, That Christopher Hawkins, now residing in Herkimer County in the State of New York, enlisted for, and served the term of Nine Months a Private Soldier in the Regiment commanded by Lieutenant Colonel Commandant Jeremiah Olney, in the Rhode Island Line, on the Continental Establishment, and that he was honorably discharged from said Regiment at Saratoga in said State of New York on the eighteenth day of December 1782.
J. Dexter Major of said Regiment eodem tempore.
Providence May 8 th 1883.

In the matter of the application of Christopher Hawkins for a pension under the Act of Congress passed June 7, 1832
No. 294. Declaration & proofs
admd 9 mo. per 30
Make return to Sir Walter Fairfield Secy. of War N.Y.

We Simeon Ford residing in the town of Arkimer, in the county of Franklin, and State of New York, do hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Christopher Hallock who has signed and sworn to the above declaration, that we believe him to be sixty nine years of age, that he is reputed and believed in that neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion —
Simeon Ford
Sworn to and subscribed in open court this 13 th day of June 1833.
Simeon Ford
Julius C. Nelson Clerk
And the court aforesaid do hereby declare their opinion that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier and served as such states —
State of New York
Franklin County ss.
I Julius C. Nelson Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the county of Franklin aforesaid; do hereby certify, that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court in the matter of the application of Christopher Hallock for a pension —
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal of office this thirteenth day of June 1833 —
Julius C. Nelson Clerk