Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 1219, James Hoskins, Va.

SERVICE
NUMBER
La.
Hopkins, James
S 1219
CONTENTS
corded

Death not on a B JLL
13693
Kentucky
James Perkins of Henry Co. in the State of Kentucky who was a private in the company commanded by Captain Bonner of the Regt commanded by Col Campbell in the Virginia line for 3 months Sergeant 3 " " private
Inscribed on the Roll of Kentucky at the rate of 25 Dollars  Cents per annu. to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 3 d day of June 6 th 1833 and Little Caleb Essex Newbath
Arrears to the 4th of March 1833 50  Semi-ant. allowance ending 4 Sept 12.50 $62.50
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by Daniel Doyd Clerk, Book 6 Vol.  Page 12

State of Kentucky, ss. Henry County, ss.
Declaration in order
to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress of the 7th of June 1832, On this 21 st day of April March 1833. Personally appeared the  the honorable  James  James  Hodges  Hodges  before  before  the  the  Court  Court of Henry County being a son of the  deceased James Hodges a resident of Henry County Kentucky aged twenty five 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 provision made by the act of Congress passed 7th of June 1832. That he advised was drafted and served as sergeant in the the militia of the United States in the year 1779. for three months the day & month when he entered the service & when he left he cannot recollect his Captain's name name was Henry Jenkins. He states that he had no colonel, or other field officer, as he was attached to a company which which guarded the magazine at Williamsburg in Virginia he was in no engagement during the term of service. He states that he served

his first term of three months and was discharged & he got no written discharge He states that in the year 1781. He volunteered in the County of Essex in the State of Virginia in the months of September or October and marched down to the Siege of York under Captain Joseph Bohannon and Colonel Lacey and Colonel Campbell and Major Burtop and he states he was in the Siege of York and assisted in the Capture of Cornwallis and continued in the service until the expiration of the said three months when he was discharged But he has lost his discharge He states that he was known in the State of Virginia, the year he does know, He states that his parents told him he was twenty two years of age when he was married which is the period from which he computes his age He has no record of his age He states that Captain Thos P. Coats Schille, Hoskins, John Mortimer know him & can

Certify as to his character, and their belief of his  his services in the Revolutionary Wars. Her hereby relinquishing every claim whatsoever to a pension or annuity except the present and declares his (name) is not on the pension roll of the agency of any state, given & subscribed the day of year aforesaid
His James H Perkins (mark)
Mr John Jones, — a clergyman residing in the County of Henry and State of Kentucky and Joseph Minor residing in the same County and State hereby certify that we are well acquainted with James Perkins who has subscribed and sworn to the above declarations that we believe him to be seventy four years of age that he is respected and beloved in the neighborhood where he resides & have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion. Given and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
John Jones
Joseph H Minor mark

James Hoskins 25123
And the said Court do hereby declare their Opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories presented 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 John Jones — who has signed the proceeding certificate, is a clergyman resident in the County of Henry, and that Joseph Minner who has also signed the same is a resident in the County of Henry, and is a credible person, and that their Statement is entitled to credit.
I Edward P. Thomas Clerk of the Court of Henry County do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of James Hoskins for a pension. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this 2 nd day of April 1833.
Edward Thomas

Power of Attorney, Bayler Haskins, Heir of James Haskins. Revolutionary.
Deed to Cleveland Incomplete ex
236 Incomplete

Know all Men by these Presents, That I, Baylor Hoskins Heir of James Hoskins, deceased, who was a sergeant in the war of the Revolution, and a pensioner on the Rolls of the Kentucky Agency, at the rate of Twenty five dollars per annum, and who died in Oldham County, Kentucky,
who was a Soldier in the Army of the Revolution, do hereby constitute and appoint GEORGE H. MONSARRAT, my true and lawful Attorney, for me and in my name to prosecute against the Government of the United States, before any Department thereof, any and all claim or claims I have to arrears of pay or Pension money, under any Act or Acts, Resolution or Resolutions, of the Congress of the United States, and especially the Acts 4th July 1836, 7th July 1838, 3rd March 1843, 17th June 1844, 2nd February 1848, and 29th July 1848—as well as the more ancient Acts of 18th March 1818, 15th May 1828, and 7th June 1832.
Said Attorney is moreover authorised in my name to demand at any Department of the said Government, a reconsideration of any decision hitherto or hereafter to be given, touching my interests, and to obtain from any Department or the archives thereof, any and all information or evidence of whatever character relating to or in anywise bearing upon the claim or claims we hereby seek the investigation of.
Said Attorney is moreover authorised to do any and all things necessary to carry out the foregoing purposes, and to receive the Certificates of Pension or other character of drafts or evidences of the amounts due me and to appoint one or more Sub-Attorneys, and to confer upon him or them all the powers therein conferred upon the said G. H. Monsarrat.
I, hereby ratifying and confirming all that my said Attorney may do by virtue of these presents.
WITNESS my hand and seal this 1st day of April 1853.
Witness. Geo Hoskins W. S. Hoskins
Baylor Hoskins mark L.S.
State of _____ County: sec. _____
BE IT KNOWN, that on the _____ day of _____ 1853, before the subscriber, a _____ in and for the County and State aforesaid,
personally appeared subscribers to the foregoing Power of Attorney, and acknowledging the signing, sealing and delivering the same to be _____ own voluntary act and deed for the uses and purposes therein set forth.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I do hereunto subscribe my name,
J. P.

e No 25127
James Hoskins Henry County Kentucky
from 1779 funds Sept 6 month.
$ 25.
Honor Campbell Va
Collet Perring Newcastle Kentucky E P Thanner New Barth

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
Sir:
The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has been examined, and the papers are herewith returned. The following is a statement of your case in a tabular form. On comparing these papers with the following rules, and the subjoined notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed, before a pension can be allowed. The notes and the regulations will shew what is necessary to be done. Those points to which your attention is more particularly directed, you will find marked in the margin with a brace, (thus: { ). You will, when you return your papers to this Department, send this printed letter with them; and you will, by complying with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your claim.
A Statement, shewing the Service of James Hoskins Henry County Kentucky
   Period when the service was rendered Duration of the claimant's service. Rank of the claimant. Names and rank of the Field officers under whom he served. Age at present, and place of abode when he entered the service. Proof by which the declaration is supported.   Years. Months. Days.     Draft 1779 - 3 - Sergt. Capt. Lunsford 75 years Traditionary evidence certified   Vol. 1781. - 3 - private Capt. Bohannon, Col. Campbells 65 years Henry County Virginia Credible - Clergymans certificate. paper certicat - At the Siege of York  
I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J. L. EDWARDS,
Commissioner of Pensions.

REGULATIONS UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE 7, 1832.
The following regulations have been adopted:
This law has been construed to extend, as well to the line, as to every branch of the Staff of the Army, and to include under the terms "Continental Line," "State troops," "militia," and "volunteers," all persons enlisted, drafted, or who volunteered and who were bound to military service, but not those who were occasionally employed with the army upon civil contracts, such as Clerks to Commissaries and to Store Keepers, &c., Teamsters, Boatmen, &c. Persons who served on board of private armed vessels are also excluded from the benefits of the law, as well as persons who turned out as patrols, or were engaged in guarding particular places at night, and were not recognized as being in actual military service.
Four general classes of cases are embraced in this law:
 1. The Regular Troops.  2. The State Troops, Militia, and Volunteers.  3. Persons employed in the Naval Service.  4. Indian Spies. 
As rolls of the regular troops in the Revolutionary War exist in this Department, all persons claiming the benefit of this law as officers, non-commissioned officers, musicians or privates, will, in the first instance, make application by transmitting the following declaration, which will be made before a Court of Record of the County where such applicant resides. And every Court having by law a seal and Clerk is considered a Court of Record.
DECLARATION,
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
State, Territory, or District of } ss. County of }
On this _____ day of _____ personally appeared (a) before A. B. a resident (b) of _____ in the county of _____ and State, Territory or District of _____ aged (c) _____ 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 provision made by the act of Congress, passed June 7th, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year (d) _____, with _____ and served in the _____ (e) regiment of the _____ line, under the following named officers:
[Here set forth the names and rank of the Field and Company Officers; the time he left the service; (and if he served under more than one term of enlistment, he must specify the particular period, and rank and names of his officers;) the town or county and State in which he resided when he entered the service; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged, and the country through which he marched. (This form is to be varied so as to apply to the cases of officers and persons who belonged to the militia, volunteers, navy, &c.)]
He hereby relinquishes every claim (f) whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency in any State, or (if any) only on that of the Agency in the State of _____
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
A. B.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (g) that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states.
I, _____ of the Court of _____ do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of _____ for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this _____ day of _____ &c.
If, on examination of the proper record, the names of applicants, making such declaration, cannot be found, they will produce such proof as the rule given in note (j) points out.
Every applicant who claims a pension by virtue of service in the State Troops, Volunteers or Militia, except those who belonged to the New Hampshire Militia and State Troops of Virginia, will make and subscribe a declaration similar to the foregoing, with the following additions, viz:
(k) We, A. B., a Clergyman, residing in the _____ and C. D. residing in (the same) _____, who has hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with _____, who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be _____ 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 days and year aforesaid.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
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 A. B. who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman, resident in the _____ and that C. D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the _____ and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I, _____ Clerk of the Court of _____ do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of _____ for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this _____ day of _____ &c.
Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power. This is the original discharge or commission; but if neither of these can be obtained, the party will so state under oath, and will then procure, if possible, the testimony of at least one credible witness, stating in detail his personal knowledge of the services of the applicant, and such circumstances connected therewith, as may have a tendency to throw light upon the transaction.
If such surviving witness cannot be found, the applicant will so state in his declaration, (l) and he will also, whether he produce such evidence or not, proceed to relate all the material facts, which can be useful in the investigation of his claim, and in the comparison of his narrative with the events of the period of his

alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case. The facts stated will afford one of the principal means of corroborating the declaration of the applicant, if true, or of detecting the imposition, if one be attempted; and unless, therefore, these are amply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be expected. All applicants will appear before some Court of Record in the County in which they reside, and there subscribe and be sworn to, one of the declarations above provided, according to the nature of his case.
The Court will propound the following ( m ) interrogatories to all applicants for a pension, on account of service in the Militia, State troops, or Volunteers, except the Militia of New Hampshire and the State troops of Virginia.
 1. Where and in what year were you born?  2. Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it?  3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary war, and where do you now live?  4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute? And if a substitute, for whom?  5. State the names of some of the Regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served; such Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your services.  6. { To a Soldier. } Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given, and what has become of it? { To an Officer. } Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what has become of it?  7. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution. 
The Court will see that the answers to these questions are embodied in the declaration, and they are requested to annex their opinions of the truth of the statement of the applicant.
The applicant will further produce in Court, if the same can be done, in the opinion of the Court, without too much expense and inconvenience to him, two respectable persons—one of whom should be the nearest clergyman, if one lives in the immediate vicinity of such applicant, who can testify, from their acquaintance with him, that they believe he is of the age he represents, and that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and that they concur in that opinion. If one of these persons is a Clergyman, the Court will so certify, and they will also certify to the character and standing of other persons giving such certificates.
The traditional evidence of service is deemed very important, in the absence of any direct proof, except the declaration of the party. And the Courts are requested to be very particular in the enquiry whether the belief is general, and whether any doubts have ever existed upon the subject.
Applicants unable to appear in Court, by reason of bodily infirmity, may make the declaration before required, and submit to the examination, before a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record of the proper county, and the Judge or Justice will execute the duties, which the Court is herein requested to perform, and will also certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity, attend the Court.
Whenever any official act is required to be done by a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or by a Justice of the Peace, the certificate of the Secretary of State or Territory, or of the proper Clerk of the Court or County, under his seal of office, will be annexed, stating that such person is a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or a Justice of the Peace, and that the signature annexed is his genuine signature.
No payments can be made on account of the services of any person, who may have died before the taking effect of the act of June 7, 1832; and in case of death subsequent thereto, and before the declaration herein required is made, the parties interested will transmit such evidence as they can procure, taken and authenticated before a Court of Record, showing the services of the deceased, the period of his death, the opinion of the neighborhood respecting such services, the title of the claimant, and the opinion of the Court upon the whole matter.
[a] The declarant must appear in open Court, unless prevented from doing so by reason of bodily infirmity; in which case the declarant will follow the rule laid down for his guidance.
[b] The declarant must make his declaration in the county where he resides. If he should fail to do so, he must assign a sufficient reason for not conforming to the rule.
[c] The age of the claimant must invariably be mentioned.
[d] The declarant must mention the period or periods of the war when he served.
[e] Every continental officer or soldier must give the name of the Colonel under whom he served; otherwise a satisfactory examination of the claim cannot be had. Every claimant must state, 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. 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 each 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. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state that they served two years in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours, the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is highly objectionable. It must, in every case, be clearly shown under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit.
[f] The law makes the relinquishment indispensable.
[g] The opinion of the Court is always required.
[h] The Clerk must give his certificate in every case.
[i] The Clerk must affix his seal, and if it has no device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal, or if he has no public seal of office, the certificate of a Member of Congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers.
Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other papers authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends 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.
Proof of Service.
[j] 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 claimant's 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.
[k] The notes from [a] to [i] are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops. The proof required by rule in note [j] applies to continental troops only.
[l] This traditional evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
[m] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
[n] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.

April 30, 1934.
Mrs. W. H. Welch 1230 West Grand River Avenue East Lansing, Michigan.
BA-J/ILL James Hoskins S. 1219 aw
Dear Madam:
The record of James Hoskins is furnished herein as found in the papers on file in pension claim, S. 1219, based upon his service in the Revolutionary War.
James Hoskins was born in Virginia, the date and place of his birth not shown.
He enlisted sometime in 1779 and served three months as sergeant in Captain Henry Lumpkin's company guarding the magazine at Williamsburg, Virginia. In the fall of 1781, he volunteered in Essex County, Virginia, served three months as private in Captain Joseph Bohannon's company, Colonel Campbell's regiment, and was in the Siege of Yorktown.
He was allowed pension on his application executed April 2, 1833, at which time he resided in Henry County, Kentucky. He stated then that he was seventy-five years of age and had married at the age of twenty-two years, but he did not give the name of his wife.
The soldier died in Oldham County, Kentucky, the date of his death not shown.
In April 1853, one Baylor Hoskins stated that he was the heir of the soldier, James Hoskins. George H. Hoskins and W. S. Hoskins were living at that time; no relationship between them and the soldier, or the above noted Baylor Hoskins, was stated.
Very truly yours,
A. D. HILLER, Assistant to Administrator.

INVALID.
New Year
File No. 1219
James Hoskins. New Va. Line.
Act: June 7, 1892.
Index:—Vol. a , Page 175-
[Arrangement of 1870.]
1932 - July 25 - Hist. to Miss Douglas Hiltz. & L.L. 1934 - April 30 - Hist. to Mrs. N. H. Welch - L.L.

205 N. 4 th
Boise, Idaho
June 28, 1932.
Veterans Administration Washington, D.C.
Gentlemen:
Will you please send me the Revolutionary War records for ✓ James Hoskins of Henry Co., Kentucky and order ✓ James Hoskins of Oldham Co., Kentucky
Very truly yours,
Douglas Hiltz
(Miss)
205 N. 4 th
Boise, Idaho,

THE MICHIGAN GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY
321 SOUTH WALNUT STREET
LANSING - MICHIGAN
My dear Sir:
Will you please send me the Rev. Record of John Prewitt who died in Morgan Co. Ky. in 1840 or shortly afterwards. He was eighty five years of age in 1840 living in Morgan Co. Ky. He probably served from Va.
sincerely
(Mrs. W. H.) S. P. Welch 1230 N. E. 9 th Ave East Lansing - Mich.
I should also like the Rev. record of James Hoskins who was living in Oldham Co. Ky in 1840-then 83 yrs. of age.

April 30, 1934.
XXXXXXXXXXXXX
BA-J/ady
Mrs. W. H. Welch 1230 West G. R. Avenue East Lansing, Michigan
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter relative to John Prewitt and James Hoskins, soldiers of the Revolutionary War.
Their records are furnished you herewith on separate pages, as found in the respective claims for pension based upon service in the Revolutionary War.
Very truly yours,
A. D. HILLER Assistant to Administrator.

July 25, 1932.
Miss Douglas Hilts 205 North 4th Boise, Idaho.
BA-J/ILL XXXXXXXXXXXX James Hoskins S. 1219
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request information relative to James Hoskins, a Revolutionary War soldier.
The data furnished are obtained from the papers on file in pension claim, S. 1219, based upon the service of James Hoskins in that war.
James Hoskins was born in Virginia, the place and date not stated.
He enlisted sometime in 1779 and served three months as sergeant in Captain Henry Lankin's Company guarding the magazine at Williamsburg, Virginia. In the fall of 1781, he volunteered in Essex County, Virginia, and served three months as private in Captain Joseph Bohannon's Company, Colonel Campbell's Virginia Regiment and the Siege of Yorktown.
He was allowed pension on his application executed April 2, 1833, at which time he resided in Henry County, Kentucky. He stated then that he was seventy-five years of age and had married at the age of twenty-two years; the name of his wife is not given.
The soldier died in Oldham County, Kentucky; date of his death not given.
In April, 1883, one Baylor Hoskins stated that he was the heir of the soldier, James Hoskins. George H. Hoskins and W. S. Hoskins were living at that time, no relationship to the soldier or to the above noted Baylor Hoskins shown.
Very truly yours,
A. D. HILLER, Assistant to Administrator.