Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 18036, Timothy Hoskins, Mass. R.I.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass. R.I.
Hoskins, Timothy
S. 18036
CONTENTS
carded

10,330  New Hampshire  Timothy Hoskins of Westport in the State of Me who was a Pirate in the company commanded by Captain _____ of the Regt commanded by Col Williams in the Mass line for 20 (May 17 Days) 4th Regt.
Inscribed on the Roll of Me at the rate of 68 Dollars 53 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 3 rd day of April 1833 and paid in  Babbitt Westport Me Arrears to the 4th of Mar 1833 $137.06 Semi-ant. allowance ending 4 Sept " 34.26 $171.32
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by S H S Blair Clerk Book 6. Vol. 1 st Page 90.

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Timothy H. Perkins
Private
20 March 17 days
W.C.E.
114 12 interrogatories not completed until Nov 28 1832
$1853
D107.
N.G. Babbitt Northwood NH

BRIEF in the case of  Timothy Hopkins  of  Westmoreland  in the State of  New Hampshire  (Act 7th June, 1832.)
 1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? a Court  2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?  3. How old is he? 79  4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed. 
   Period. Duration of Service. Rank. Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served.   Years, Months, Days.     Apr l In 1775- 7 private Genl. Putnam   May " " 8 " Col. Williams Reg t raised by Mass. afterwards the 22 Continental   July '76 5 " Col. Pobb. Col. Carey, Reg t Mass. Line   Aug '78 10 Col. Leonard. Col. Williams   " " 2 Substitute Col. Oney Col. Parry   May '79 5 Corporal Col. Burbank. Capt. Jones Boston Harbor  
 5. In what battles was he engaged? White Plains  6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Taunton Mass  7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditional evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls?  Traditional evidence  8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect?  All right 
X Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
W. C. Easton Examining Clerk.

Declaration of Timothy Hopkins Westmoreland
Cheshire Co.
N.H.
11629

Declaration,
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
STATE OF NEW-HAMPSHIRE, COUNTY OF CHESHIRE, ss.
On this twenty second day of August 1832 personally appeared in open Court, before the Hon. Aaron Watson Judge of the Court of Probate for said County of Cheshire
now sitting, Timothy Hopkins a resident of Westmoreland in the county of Cheshire and State of New Hampshire aged 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 7th, 1832.
That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers, and served as herein stated.
In the fall of the year 1774 he enlisted in a company of Minute men, (so called) Brother Leonard, Capt. Simeon Cobb, Lieut. and George Woodward, Ensign, and remained in said company until about the first of May, 1775, not being called into actual service except in several instances of apprehending and securing Tories, and their arms, with which they had been furnished by Gen. Gage; and that in the month of April, 1775, on the alarm of the Battle at Lexington he marched with Lieut. Cobb, and a part of said company to Roxborough where they remained about a week, finding the enemy had returned to Boston. That about the first of May, 1775, he again enlisted in a company of Infantry, Oliver Soper, Capt. Simeon Cobb Lieut. and Thomas Williams Ensign, in Col. Timothy Walker's Regiment, the officers there holding their commissions under the authority of the congress of the colony of Massachusetts, until the July following, when I understand and believe they were commissioned by the Continental Congress, and the Regiment distinguished as the 22 d Regt. under which enlistment he served Eight months; was stationed at Roxborough and Dorchester. That in July 1776, he again enlisted in a company of Infantry, Simeon Cobb, Capt. Sylvester Jones and Ephraim Crossman, Lieuts. and Elijah Shaw Ensign, in Col. Simeon Gage's Regt. of the Massachusetts Line, marched from Farmington Mass. through the states of Rhode Island and Conn. to the city of New-York where we were stationed a few days, then removed to Chelsea where we remained till the 15 th of Sept. 1776, then marched to Harlem, from thence to North Castle, and White Plains and was there in the battle, at that place; thence to Croton, where he was dismissed, thinks verbally. Under this enlistment served Five months, and belonged to the "flying camp" so called. - In this service was acquainted with Col. Knox and Capt. Brane of the Artillery, who were stationed at New-York. That about the first of August, 1778, he entered Capt. Ichabod Leonard Co. of Mass. Militia, in Farmington, in Col. George Williams Regt. marched to Rhode Island at Butts Hill was stationed there a week or ten days and the enemy having retired to the other end of the Island, went home and in about 10 days after - (during which time my brother Samuel Hopkins took my place and did duty until the Battle of Butts Hill in which he was killed)

The affidavit of Allen Pratt, to be used in the case of Timothy Haskins for a pension numbered 11629
I Allen Pratt, a clergyman of Westmoreland N.H. hereby certify that I am acquainted with Timothy Haskins who has signed and sworn to the above declaration, & have been ac- quainted with him for forty years last past; and that I believe him to be seventy nine years of age - that he is respected & believed, in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution & that I concur in that opinion — Allen Pratt
State of New Hampshire
County of Cheshire ss.
Sworn & subscribed
This seventh day of December A.D. 1832. Before me
Nathan G. Babbitt Justice of the Peace
I certify that Allen Pratt who subscribed and made oath to the above certificate is a credible witness. Nathan G. Babbitt Justice of the Peace.
Cheshire. December 11. 1832
I Salma Hale, Clerk of the Judicial Courts in said County certify that Nathan G. Babbitt is a Justice of the Peace in and for said county, and that the two fore- going official signatures are his. In testimony whereof I hereunto affix the Seal of our Superior Court of Judicature
S. Hale Clerk

I again joined the co. of capt. Nathan Oney, in Col. Garay or Bragg's Regt. as a substitute for my brother Eli Haskins, and served about two months in this co. was stationed near Fogland Ferry. —
That he again enlisted in May 1779, in Capt. Jones, co. of artificers on Castle Island in Boston Harbour, where he served till some time in Oct. following, he thinks about the 1st, engaged as a carpenter and Blacksmith under the direction of Col. William Burbank, if I mistake not the Christian name.
Was born in Taunton, Mass. 1753, has no record of his age — lived in said Taunton during all the aforementioned services. Moved to Westmoreland N.H. about the year 1783, and has resided there ever since. — Col. Haskins Was a volunteer in all the above services. — In the service at Roxborough Massachusetts  then in the Genl. Putnam, Thomas and Fellows were with the troops. — In the service on Rhode Island knew Col. Daggett and Carpenter. — I know of no person living by whom to prove any of the above services. — Nathan G. Babbitt & Elias Chamberlain are well known to me, & can testify as to my character for truth & veracity & of their belief as to my revolutionary services. —
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of the Agency of any State.
Tim Haskins
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
before me Aaron Watson Judge of Probate
We, Nathan G. Babbitt & Elias Chamberlain both of Westmoreland, in the County of Cheshire.
hereby certify, that we are acquainted with Timothy Haskins who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we 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.
Nathan G. Babbitt
Elias Chamberlain
Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
before me Aaron Watson 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 Nathan G. Babbitt and Elias Chamberlain who have signed the preceding certificate are credent persons in the Town of Westmoreland aforesaid and are credible persons and that their statement is entitled to credit
Aaron Watson Judge of Probate
I, Asa Parker Register of the Court of Probate for the County of Cheshire do hereby certify, that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the Court in the matter of the application of Timothy Haskins for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this twentysecond day of August A.D. 1832 —
Asa Parker Reg r of the Court of Probate

P 18036 INVALID.
File No. 18036
Timothy Hopkins Pri Rev War
Act: June 7 th 32
Index:—Vol. 1 , Page 181
[Arrangement of 1870.]

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Sim o Hoskins
properly attached to the certificate. Pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being im- certificated must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow strip at the end of which the written on the same sheet of paper which contains the signature, or other paper authenticated the in every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticated the paper is not
N. G. Babbitt Westmoreland NH

BRIEF objections to the admission of Pension Claims, of which those answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of Morhy Hoskins which require further proof or explanation.
I. Does the declaration show where the applicant resides? Yes II. Did the declarant make the declaration in the county where he resides? Yes III. If the applicant did not make the declaration in the county where he resides, is there any reason assigned for his not doing so? IV. Has the declarant mentioned the period or periods of the war when he served? Yes V. * Has he mentioned 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? Yes VI. Has he given the names of the officers under whom he served, in conformity with the regulations? Yes VII. Has he made a relinquishment of every claim to any other pension than the one under the Act of June 7, 1832? VIII. Has the Court given their opinion? Yes IX. Has the Clerk given his certificate? Yes X. Is the Clerk's seal affixed? And if so, has it a device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal? Yes

XI. Has the applicant obtained the evidence of a clergyman and another respectable citizen as to their belief respecting his age and the general belief in his neighborhood relative to his revolutionary service?
No
XII. If the clergyman's affidavit has not been produced, is there any reason assigned for not obtaining it?
No
XIII. If the applicant has no documentary evidence, and has not obtained the testimony of at least one living witness, has he stated in his declaration that such proof cannot be had?
Yes
XIV. † If the applicant has produced a witness or witnesses as to his service, has the magistrate who administered the oath certified that he, she, or they are persons of credibility?
Has the official character and signature of the magistrate been certified by the proper officer under his seal of office?
XV. Does it appear from any of the papers that the witness was in such a situation, or of such an age, as to have a personal knowledge of the applicant's service?
XVI. ‡ Are the papers authenticated as the regulations direct?
Yes
XVII. Are the seven interrogatories prescribed by the War Department answered satisfactorily? And, if not, which of them is not so answered?
Yes
EXPLANATORY NOTES.
* QUERE V. 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 the 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.
QUERE XIV.  Proof of Service.
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 claimants 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.
QUERE XVI.  Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticated the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other paper authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the end 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.

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
NAME Hoskins, Zebulon GRADE Private LINE Connecticut
WARRANT NUMBER 5933 ACREAGE 100 ISSUED Sept. 4, 1789 to Ezekiel Case
*The information concerning the issuance of warrants carded on this form is found in volumes 2 to 4 of "Land Warrants Issued Prior to 1800" which are registers of bounty land warrants issued to non-commissioned officers and privates under congressional resolutions of September 16, 1776, and subsequent dates. Other records relative to the applications for warrants appear to have been destroyed in the War Department fire of November 9, 1800. Information concerning warrants surrendered to the Federal Government is to be found in General Land Office records in The National Archives.