Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 4729, Amos Hastings, Mass.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass
Hastings, Amos
R. 4729
Elizabeth or Betsey
CONTENTS

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5324
Harlow 4729
Rev. A. H. ...

State of Maine
Before County J. On this nineteenth day of October AD 1838 personally appeared before the Court of Probate now sitting specially at Bethel in & for said County, Betsey Hastings, a resident of Bethel in said County, aged Eighty two years, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth on her oath, make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress passed July 7 th 1838, entitled "An Act granting half pay & pension to certain widows"
That she is the widow of Amos Hastings late of said Bethel deceased - who was a soldier of the United States in the Revolutionary War - that she verily believes that said Amos Hastings enlisted at the commencement of said War, for the term of Eight months, & that he served faithfully said term of eight months in Captain Timothy Paton's Company in Col. Gerrish's Regiment - at Winter Hill & in the vicinity of Boston - that he the said Amos Hastings, thereafter served another term of Six months - under the same officers, in the year 1777, and was present at the taking of Burgoyne - She has no personal knowledge of these services, but states them from what she has heard her said husband say & others - and she prays that reference may be had to the rolls of the army & to the annexed evidence in proof of his services.
She further declaring that she was married to the said Amos Hastings on the Eleventh day of September in the year of our Lord Seventeen hundred & seventy eight - that her said husband the aforesaid Amos Hastings died on the twenty eighth day of July A.D. eighteen hundred & twenty nine - that she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service, but the marriage took place before the first of January Seventeen hundred & ninety four, to wit at the time above stated.
Witness S. Emery
Betsey
* Hastings mark
Sworn to & subscribed by the said Betsey Hastings, the day & year first above written
Before Stephen Emery, Judge

I, Daniel Gage, aged Seventy Seven years, of Britton in the County of Oxford on oath testify I say, that I am a United States Pensioner for services rendered by me in the Revolutionary War - That while I was in the Service I became acquainted with the within named Amos Hastings - it was at Saratoga at the taking of Burgaine - Said Hastings at that time, told me he was serving in Capt. Eaton's Company & in Col. Gernish's Regiment for Six months - I saw said Hastings twice there - and was well acquainted with said Hastings ever afterwards up to the time of his death - I had a brother belonging to the same company with said Amos Hastings, by the name of Amos Gage - and after the war was over, we often met & talked over the incidents of said campaign - and I have no doubt said Amos Hastings served faithfully the term of Six months in said company at said time, to wit in 1777 -
Daniel Gage
Sworn to & subscribed by the said Daniel Gage, a credible witness, the day & year first within written.
Before Stephen Emery, Judge

State of Maine
Oxford ss. I Levi Stowell Register of the Court of Probate within & for the County of Oxford hereby certify that Stephen Emery before whom the foregoing proceedings were had was on the 19 th day of October 1838 Judge of the Court of Probate within and for said County and that the within contains the original proceedings of said Judge in the matter of the application of Betsey Hastings for a Pension. I also further certify that Peter C. Virgin before whom two of the within Depositions were taken and whose proper signature is affixed to the same was at the time of taking the same a Justice of the Peace within & for said County. In Testimony whereof I have hereunto sets my hand and seal Official this twenty third day of May A.D. 1839.
Levi Stowell

State of Maine —
Oxford Jo.
On this sixteenth day of September in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty one personally appeared in open Court before the Honorable Job Prince Judge of Probate in and for said County of Oxford.
John Hastings, a resident of Bethel in the County and State of Maine aged fifty five years, who upon oath makes the following declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the acts of Congress passed July 7. 1838, March 3 d 1843, June 17. 1844 and February 2 d 1848 — And this declarant states that he is one of the children of Amos and Rebecca Hastings, both deceased;
He states that his Father was a soldier of the Revolution. He believes that he was a volunteer in the Lexington alarm, and again in the alarm at the battle of Bunker Hill, but as he believes was not in the battle, as the Company to which he belonged, having been on fatigue during the night

previous to the battle, were relieved from duty during the engagement. He further states that his father was in the service in the winter of 1775-1776 at Cambridge and Dorchester at the time the British troops were shut up in the town of Boston, and that this service was two months or more. That he was again in the service in 1776 and was at Crown Point and Ticonderoga, which service was five months. And that he was under Capt t Clapp and Capt t Maloon at other periods of the war, and that he was in the service at least seventeen months besides serving for some time as a substitute for his brother Jonas Hastings.
His father was a resident of Haverhill Massachusetts in the time of the Revolution. He also further states that his father the said Jonas Hastings died in Bethel on the twenty eighth day of July A.D. 1829 and that his mother, Rebecca Hastings, survived him and remained a widow until the time of her death which took place on the twelfth day of May A.D. 1846 and that Jonas Hastings, Jonas Hastings, Betsy Russell, Lucinda Fletcher, Huldah Boston and John Hastings your declarant,

are the children and the only surviving children of the said Rebecca Hastings deceased — and that evidence of the marriage of said Amos Hastings & Rebecca Hastings, together with the depositions and evidence of Daniel Gaye and Benjamin Barker, Revolutionary Pensioners, touching the said Revolutionary services of the said Amos Hastings are, as he believes, upon the files of the Pension office at Washington and which he prays may be examined — John Hastings
State of Maine
Oxford ss. —
Probate Court at Bethel September 16 th 1831. Then personally appeared John Hastings and made oath to the truth of the foregoing declaration by him subscribed, in open Court — Before Me
Job Prince Judge

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
County of Essex ss. Town Clerk's Office, Haverhill, March 5 th 1839.
Amos Hastings & } of Haverhill married September the tenth Elizabeth Wiley } one thousand seven hundred and seventy eight.
I hereby certify that the above is a true copy of the record, with the exception of the date, which is expressed on the record in fair legible figures, as follows: "Sept. 10: 1778"
Leonard White Town Clerk.
I Leonard White, above named, depose and say, that I hold the office of Town Clerk in the Town, County and State aforesaid, and that the above is a true extract from the records of said Town, with the exception above named, as certified by me
Leonard White Clerk of said Town of Haverhill.
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Essex ss. Haverhill March 5 th 1839. Then Leonard White, Town Clerk Personally appeared and made solemn Oath to the truth of the above affidavit, by him subscribed
before me Charles White Justice of the Peace

Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Essex ss. - I John Prince clerk of the Court of Common Pleas &c. within & for the County of Essex, hereby certify that Charles White Esq. of Haverhill is a Justice of the Peace within and for said County duly appointed &c. and that his signature within written is genuine.
In Witness Whereof I have hereunto set my hand & the seal of said Court at Salem this fifth day of March A.D. 1859.
John Prince Clerk -

Acts of July 14, 1862, and March 3, 1870.
REJECTED
4759 P. O. Betsy Hastings Service: _____
Enlisted: _____, 18
Discharged: _____, 18
Application filed: _____, 18
Alleges: _____ _____ _____
Re-enlisted: _____ _____ _____
Attorney: _____
P. O. _____ _____ _____
_____ Recognized. _____ Contract.
_____ Cert. of Dis. Searched for _____, 18

Maine.
Betsey Hastings widow of Amos
She let to Levi Stowell, Aug. 7 th 1839
let to Mrs. W. S. Littlefield. July 15 th 1841.
9 th C. Army, King 6/51
Act July, 7 th 1838.

11. 841 25-May 1834
1775
Benj. Parker } Col. Davis } Col. Frye } Amos Hastings } " " " }
} none
Nathan John Brown

Hamblee Amos Hastings d. 1829
Betsey m. 78 s.
75 8. 1 Miss Eaton. Genial
77 4 " " Drummond tol 28 p 207
Jan 31. 1777 Milesage due from Henderson
1 Coopersville. Met Bury Bank
Met Bury Bank 75 J. P. Brown
77 Amos Gage in some Co. So say, Drummond taking Barge
Mr Gage on

Washington Oct. 16 th 1851 James E Beach Esq Sir
You will please find here- with a declaration and additional evidence in the case of Rebecca Hastings widow of Amos Hastings an Applicant for a pension under the act of 7 July 1838.
The Certificate of the Secretary of Massachusetts, is sufficient to show 5 days service in 1775 and 5 months service in 1776. and I hope the evidence on file together with this now presented will remove any objection to may have existed to the admission of this Claim
Very Respectfully Your Obedient Servt G. Ames

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Paris, Me Sept 31 1838
My
Betty Hastings
mo: of Anne
Godwards Conway of Prison
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Washington
R. E.

Maine . Paris May 27. 1839
Hon. J. Edwards
Sir Enclosed is the application of Betsy Hastings for a Pension — The case here properly belongs to Judge Emery, but being now Atty. Gen. of this State is & will be absent on a tour of duty for some months: Therefore, if you please, you may address the certificate, if ultimately one should issue, to me, having the care of Judge Emery's business during his absence
Respectfully Your Obed. Servt
Levi Stowell

A.R. July 9, 1841. 12
Hon. A. S. Littlefield
Enc ltr of Wm Fays asking if the widow of Amos Hastings a Newyddin is entitled to a pension.
L114.
Pension Office.
Answer.

Hon. John Bell Sec. of War Washington city

House of Reps.
Washington July 9. 1841.
Dear Sir
Will you do me the favor to cause an examination to be made and give me such information as will enable me to answer the inquiry of the enclosed letter.
Yours respectfully
N. H. Littlefield

Amos Hastings

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Secretary's Office, Boston, January 1 1848.
I hereby Certify, That, from an examination of the Books and Documents, relating to Military Services in the War of the Revolution, which remain in this Department, it appears that the name of Amos Hastings is borne upon a Muster Roll of Capt Richard Ayers's Company, in Col Johnson's Regt as a private of Haverhill, from April 19 1775, 5 days. — Upon a Pay Roll of the travel of Capt Timothy Eaton's Company in Col Edward Mugglesworth's regt from Tienderoga in 1776, as a private of Haverhill no service mentioned number of miles travel, 220.
Not upon rolls of Capt Mallone.
Not upon rolls of Capt Clapp.
No evidence of his service as a substitute for Jonas Hastings.
The preceding is all the evidence of service of any one of the name, shown by the military records in this department.

And I further Certify, That, before search made for evidence of said facts, the application hereto annexed was filed in this Office, in the form in which the same now appears; that the search was made by myself and my clerks alone; and that said application, and the certificate above set forth, contain all the facts and circumstances within my knowledge, pertaining to the case.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto affixed the Seal of the Commonwealth, the date above written.
Wm. Tufts Deputy Secretary of the Commonwealth.

Application for Certificate of Revolutionary Services made by a son and heir of the Party who rendered the services.
Estate of Maine.
County of Oxford. Town of Bethel.
The Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts is hereby requested to furnish evidence from the Records of his office of my father, Amos Hastings , service in the war of the Revolution.
We enlisted from the Town of Haverhill in the County of Essex and State of Massachusetts. We served, a part of the time, under Capt t Clap and Capt t Moulton, I think; -
We served about seventeen months besides serving for some time as a substitute for his brother Jonas Hastings.
I have often heard my father speak of his service but it was some years ago and my memory does not enable me to state anything more definite in relation to the same.
I think he was at the taking of Ticonderoga and Saratoga and the  expedition  to  Canada . My father died about sixteen yrs ago & my mother about one year ago.
Witness my hand this 13 th day of Dec. 1847.
Signed by said John Hastings in my presence, Moses Mason } Justice of the Peace.
John Hastings

Benjamin Bachem Official

I Benjamin Barker of Burnford in the County of Oxford and State of Maine aged eighty three years do testify and say that I was personally acquainted with Moses Hastings who was a Private in the Army of the Revolutionary War, that he belonged to the Company of Captain Timothy Eaton - and Colonel Gerrish's Regiment. I further testify and say that said Moses Hastings was in the year seventy five in the eight Months Service in Captain Cagwell's Company - and that he served his time out in said Company - belonging to Col. Gages' Regiment - being the same Regiment to which I belonged. And I further testify and say that said Moses there done eight months Service in said Captain Eaton's Company and Gerrish's Regiment in the year seventeen hundred and seventy seven - and that he was at the taking of Burgoyne's Army. And I further say that I have been personally acquainted with said Moses since the Revolution - very well - and continued to live in within seven miles until his death which was in eighteen hundred and thirty one. B. Barker
State of Maine
Oxford County ss October 24 th 1835
Then the above named Benjamin Barker who is a respectable person and entitled to credit and made oath to the truth of the above affidavit by him subscribed in my presence
Simon Diggins Justice of the Peace

Benjamin Baskens Official

I Benjamin Barker of Rumford in the county of Oxford and State of Maine aged eighty three years do testify and say that I was personally acquainted with Amos Hastings late of Bethel in said county of Oxford deceased, at Winton Hill on Rumford Hill as a soldier in the army of the Revolutionary War in Captain Eaton's Company - and 2nd Genl's Regiment - and that he then served ten  seven months. I again say that I was knowing that the said Amos was at the taking of Bangor - and at Penobscot - and that he then served eight months in Captain Cagwell's Company as I believe. Benj a Barker
State of Maine
Oxford County ss April 27, 1839. Then personally appeared the above named Benj a Barker who is a person entitled to credit and made oath to the truth of the above affidavit signed in my presence.
Peter C. Dinsmore Justiciary of the peace.

State of Maine. County of Oxford:-
I, Geo. H. Shaw, Register of the Court of Probate within & for said County, it being a Court of Record, hereby certify that Job Prince, whose proper signature is affixed to the foregoing declaration of John Hastings, is Judge of said Court, and that full faith and credit are due to his acts as such.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of said Court - this sixteenth day of September in the year of our Lord eighteen hundred and fifty-one.
Geo. H. Shaw, Reg.

STATE OF MAINE.
PROBATE COURT, Cumberland County, ss.
Be it Known, That on this sixteenth day of September 18 51 it has been satisfactorily proved in open Court, being a Court of Record, That Amos Hastings late of Bethel in said County, was a Pensioner of the United States, and that he died at  said Bethel on the twenty eighth day of July 18 29 .— And that left a Rebecca Hastings who died on the deceased  twelfth day of May 18 46 and that Amos Hastings  Amos Hastings , Betsey Russell, Judina Fletcher, Hulda Barker are the only surviving children of the said Rebecca Hastings and that she was not married after the death of her husband aforesaid.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto affixed the seal of said Court, and subscribed my name, this sixteenth day of September in the year 18 51 —
Geo. R. Shaw,
Register of Probate for Cumberland County.