Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 4839, Henry Hedges, Conn.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Conn.
Hedges, Henry
W. 4839
CONTENTS

N o 33433
Massachusetts
Henry Hedges
Suspended
Set to applicant 6 Jan y 1836
4839

REJECTED
4839
P. O.
Henry Hedges
Service: _____
Enlisted: _____, 18
Discharged: _____, 18
Application filed: _____, 18
Alleges: _____ _____ _____
Re-enlisted: _____ _____ _____
Attorney: _____
P. O. _____ _____ _____
_____ Recognized. _____ Contract
_____ Cert. of Dis. Searched for _____, 18

Sturges Hooper.

 Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
County of Berkshire ss.
On this third day of November A. D. 1835, personally appeared in open Court, before the Honorable William P. Walker, Judge of the Court of Probate, within and for said County of Berkshire, now sitting, at Great Barrington in said County. Henry Hedges, a resident of the town of Dalton in the County of Berkshire & Commonwealth of Massachusetts, aged Eighty Eight 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 4, 1832. — That he entered the Service of the United States under the following named officers, and served as herein stated. — to wit: — In a Regiment of Connecticut Militia, which was commanded by Col. Matthew Talcott in the Company of Captain Stephen Habbards. His time of Service commenced in the year 1776, as he thinks in August of that year, but from old age & the consequent loss of memory he cannot state more precisely as to the month. — He went from Middletown in Connecticut, where he then resided, & marched thro' Stratford in said State & from thence Sailed to the City of New York, where he was stationed during this term, with the exception of a week or fortnight, when he was on Long Island. — At this time he served more than two months, but for the reason before stated the exact length of time is not recollected . — During this period or part of Gen. Washington & Gen. Putnam were with the troops in New York, where he frequently saw them. He does not know by whose authority the said Company & Regiment were called into Service. —

He again entered the Service in the forepart of the month of October 1777. - the exact time of the month, for the reason aforesaid, he cannot now state. - at this time he entered the Company commanded by Capt. Fabry Brooks, in the Regiment of Col. Comfort Sager of the Connecticut Militia, at Middle-town, where he then resided, & marched from thence to Fishkill in the State of New York, up & down the North River - He was called into Service with sd. Company & Regiment, but by whose authority he cannot state. - Genl. Putnam was with the Troops. - Served at this time two months. In the year 1778, in September, he thinks (but for the reason aforesaid, cannot state precisely) he was drafted into the Company, commanded by Capt. Joseph Datt, of Chatham on a term of two months to Stratford in sd. County, New Haven & East Haven - Genl. Ward of Guilford commanded - He served two months. - at the time he was drafted, resided in sd. Middle-town
He was born at sd. Middle-town in Augt. 15. 1744
There is no record of his age to his knowledge, unless in his Father's Will, which is, as he is informed in sd. Middle-town in the possession of one Abel Hubbard. - He resided in sd. Middle-town, until he removed to sd. Dalton, where he now lives & has lived twenty two years. - He never received a written discharge, but at the end of each term above stated was honorably dismissed
For proof of the foregoing Statement he refers to the annexed deposition of Elijah Roberts -
He refers to Oliver Hubbard & Timothy Benedict as Witnesses, who can testify as to his character for veracity & truthfulness, as to his revolutionary services. -

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
Henry Hedges
Sworn to, and subscribed, the day and year aforesaid.
S. Dec. 3 d .
W. P. Walker Judge of Probate
We Timothy Benedict a Clergyman, residing in the town of Henry Berkshire County and Oliver Hubbard of Dalton residing in Dalton in s d County hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with Henry Hedges who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be Eighty eight years of age; that he is repu- ted and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Timothy Benedict Oliver Hubbard
Berkshire ss. Dec r 14, 1835
S. Dec. 14.
Sworn and subscribed, the day and year aforesaid.
W. P. Walker Judge of Probate
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 Timothy Benedict who signed the preceding certificate is a Clergyman, res- ident in the town of Henry, formerly of Pittsfield according to Dalton in the County of Berkshire and Commonwealth of Massachusetts and that Oliver Hubbard who has also signed the same, is a resident in the town of Dalton in the County of Berkshire and Commonwealth of Massachusetts and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
William P. Walker Judge of Probate
I, HENRY W. BISHOP, Register of the Court of Probate within and for the Coun- ty of Berkshire in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the ap- plication of Henry Hedges for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office of said Court of Probate, this fifteenth day of December in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and thirty five

I Elijah Roberts of Middletown in the county of Middlesex and State of Connecticut, having been duly cautioned to declare the truth depose and say that, I am well acquainted with Henry Hedges formerly of said Middletown now of Dalton in the county of Berkshire and State of Massa- chusetts: that said Henry lived near me in said Middletown from about the year 1766 until he removed to said Dalton about twenty years since: That to my knowledge the said Henry went with a company of militia under the command of Captain Stephen Hub- bard to New York in the year 1776, and was absent, I should think, somewhat more than two months:
That in the year 1777, I went with the said Henry Hedges in the company commanded by Captain Sabez Brooks and in the regiment of Col: Comfort Sage on a tour of two months to Fishkill and

up and down the North River. The said Henry was a sergeant in the said Company, and, on this occasion, served therein two months:
That in the year, 1779 I went with the said Henry Hedges in the company commanded by Captain Joseph Hart, of Chatham, on a tour of two months to Stratford, New Haven, and East Haven. General Ward, of Guilford, took command. The said Henry was a sergeant in the said Company on this occasion also, and served in the said Company two months. And farther, the Deponent saith not. Dated at Middletown the 5 th day of September, A. D. 1835.
Elijah Roberts
State of Connecticut } ss. Middletown. County of Middlesex }
On this fifth day of September, in the year of our Lord One

thousand eight hundred and thirty five, before me the undersigned Justice of the Peace in and for said County, duly commissioned, and sworn, personally ap- peared Elijah Roberts above named who is well known to me, and having been by me duly cautioned to declare the truth, subscribed the preceding deposition, after the same had been reduced to writing by me, and thereupon in due form of law made oath that the said deposition contains the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth. I farther certify that the deponent is a respectable and credible witness. In testimony whereof I have hereto set my official signature on the day and year first aforesaid.
Jonathan Barnes Justice of the Peace

State of Connecticut County of Middlesex & I William H. Fiske Assistant Clerk of the County Court for said County of Middlesex, duly appointed and sworn. Do certify that Jonathan Barnes Esq r is a Justice of the Peace within and for said County of Middlesex as per commission on file in my office and that his name subscribed to the within certificate is his proper hand writing and signature.
In Testimony whereof I have hereto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court this 5 th day of Sept r Anno Domini 1835.
Wm H. Fiske Assistant Clerk Midd t County Court
(Handwritten flourish)