Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 24442, Thomas H Hooker, Conn

SERVICE
NUMBER
born
Hooker, Thomas B.
W. 24442
Collins, Sarah
Former widow
CONTENTS

Connecticut 1277
Abigail P. Talcott v Thomas H. Hooker Children of Sarah Collins, who was widow of Thomas H. Hooker (formerly)
who died on the year 1775
Hartford Co. in the State of Conn.
who was a Private in the company commanded by Captain Hooker of the Regt. commanded by M c Lell in the Connecticut line for 6 months & 16 days
Inscribed on the Roll of Connecticut at the rate of 21 Dollars 77 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1834. & to terminate 6. January 1837, when she died.
Certificate of Pension issued the 2 d day of August 1837 and sent to Benjamin Cotton, Esq. West Hartford Conn.
Arrears to the 6th of January '37 $127. 22 Semi-ant. allowance ending
{ Revolutionary Claim, Act July 4, 1836, Section the 3 — }
Recorded by D. Brown Book A, Vol. 2
Clerk, Page 66

West Hartford Conn t
July 10 th 1837
Sir I herewith forward you the proof in support of the claims of the heirs of Sarah Collins, which was returned to me, accompanying your Letter of the 24 th of June, saying "that it will be necessary for the children to make a declaration setting forth all the facts in the case and showing that they are the only children upon which the court will give their opinion. The Cl k will then certify the whole of the papers under his Seal of Office". As the papers have once been acted upon, and the amendment made agreeable to your instructions, it is hoped without delay you will now make your final action upon them,
I am respectfully y r Ob t Serv t
Bery n Colton
Hon c J. L. Edwards } Comm e of Pensions }

Sarah Collins de 1807
Ad c Bap te 6 mo 16 days $21.77 per ann upto Jan y 1. 1877. Cert. to issue in the name of Abigail P Falcott de Tho s H. Hooker, children of Sarah Collins, de the widow of Tho s H. Hooker de
Benj Cotton Esq Clerk Hartford Conn.

Comptrollers Office Hartford Connecticut April 24 th 1837
I certify that the name of Thomas H Hooker appears on a pay roll in this Office as a Private, said Roll is headed as follows, to wit, "The Pay Roll of the 2 d Company in the 2 d Reg t raised per order of General Assembly of colony of Connecticut May 1775," and he is credited for service from May 10 th to Nov 26 th 6 months & 16 days amount of Wages $13-1-4.
Wm Field Comptroller

State of Connecticut } Hartford County of Hartford } July 10 th 1837
On this tenth day of July personally appeared before the Court of Probate for the District of Hartford Abigail P. Talcott the wife of Samuel Talcott aged Sixty Seven years, and Thomas H. Hooker aged Sixty five years residents of the Town and County of Hartford, and State of Connecticut, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on their oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the provision made by the Act of Congress passed the 4 th of July 1836 and the Act explanatory of said Act passed March 3 d 1837: - That they are the only children of Sarah Collins dec d by her first husband Thomas H. Hooker: -
That their Father served as a Soldier in the War of the Revolution, in there died: - That their Mother Sarah afterwards Married Seth Collins in the year 1779, and that the said Seth died in the year 1792 and that their Mother survived him and lived his widow until January 15 th 1837 when she died at the age of 90 years, all of which will more fully appear by the full proof herunto annexed
Abigail P Talcott
Thos H Hooker
Sworn to and subscribed the day & year aforesaid Before said Court of Probate - and this Court doth

Further declare after the investigation of the matter and after putting the appropriate interrogatories that in the opinion of said Court that the within named Abigail P. Dalcott and Thomas H. Hooker are the only children of Sarah Collins dec d by her first husband Thomas H. Hooker and are the only legal claimants under the provisions of the act of Congress passed July 10 th 1836 State of Connecticut } Hartford District }
I, Henry Seymons Clerk of the Court of Probate within & for the District of Hartford in the County of Hartford & State of Conn- herby certify, that the above and foregoing contains the original proceedings of said Court in the matter of the application of the heirs of Sarah Collins dec d .
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court this 10 th day of July AD 1837.
Attest Henry Seymons Clk

I Nathan Perkins a Clergyman residing in the Town and County of Hartford and State of Connecticut aged eighty eight years do Depose and say that it appears from the church records of Marriages kept by me in the  of the Town of Farmington Society of West Hartford, that Thomas H. Hooker was Married to Sarah Whitman the Daughter of John Whitman of this place Feb. 7 th 1769
It also further appears by s d records that Seth Collins was Married to Sarah Hooker the widow of Thomas H. Hooker April 8 th 1779. It also further appears by the church records of deaths kept by me in s d Society, that Seth Collins the Husband of Sarah Collins died December 10 th 1792 aged 51 years, and that his widow Sarah Collins died January 10 th 1837 aged 90 years —
I further Depose and say that Sarah Collins left two Children by her first Husband Thomas H. Hooker viz Thomas H. Hooker and Abigail P. the wife of Samuel Talcott both of which have made this place their residence from their youth up —
Further the deponent saith not —
Nathan Perkins
State of Connecticut } ss. Hartford County of Hartford } April 24 th 1837
Personally appeared before me Nathan Perkins D.D. who subscribed the above and made solemn oath to the truth of the same, & I further certify that he is a very respectable and credible witness.
John D. Root Justice of the Peace

I Timothy Olmsted of the Town and County of Hartford State of Conn. aged Seventy three years do depose and say, that I was acquainted with Thomas. H. Hooker, who died in the war of the Revolution, and with his widow Sarah, who afterwards married Seth Collins, and that she left two children by her first Husband viz Thomas. H. Hooker, and Abigail P., Now the wife of Samuel Talcott, both of which have made this place their residence from their youth up. Further the deponent saith not,
Timothy Olmsted
State of Connecticut } County of Hartford }
Hartford April 24 th 1837
Personally appeared before me Timothy Olmsted who subscribed the above and made solemn oath to the truth of the same and I further certify that he is a credible witness —
Elkan Washburn Justice of the Peace

I, ROYAL R. HINMAN , Secretary of the State of Connecticut, and keeper of the Seal thereof, do hereby certify and make known to whom it doth or may concern,
THAT Ebenezer Olmsted  Adams  Whitman Esquire Whitman and for more than six months last past, has been a Justice of the Peace within and for the County of Hartford in said State, duly appointed, commissioned and qualified, having full power and authority, by the laws of said State, to take the acknowledgement of Deeds and to certify the same; also to administer oaths to witnesses and to take Affidavits and Depositions out of Court, and to give certificates thereof; and that full faith and credit may and ought to be given to the official acts and attestations of the said Olmsted & Whitman in Court and Country.
In testimony whereof, I have, in my capacity of Secretary as aforesaid, hereunto set my Hand, and affixed the Seal of said State, at the City of Hartford, in said State, the 24 th day of April — in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and thirty seven
And I further certify that the signatures of said Olmsted & Whitman hereto annexed are their genuine signatures Royal R. Hinman Secretary

State of Connecticut
Hartford County } ss Farmington December 5: 1836 —
On this 5 th day of December 1836 personally appeared Samuel Richards of Farmington aforesaid and made the following certificate in —
In the month of May 1775 I marched from Farmington Co. in a company commanded by Capt. Noahiah Hooker of the (afterwards) 33 rd regiment of the Continental army commanded by Col. Samuel Wyllys to the camp at Roxbury before Boston & at the same time Capt. Scott's Co. also marched — being of the same regiment — and in said Capt. Scott's Co. was one Thomas H. Hooker a private soldier — belonging in Farmington, who I had known for several years; On joining S d Regiment I used very frequently to see S d Hooker on duty; the enlistment was for seven months — being of the same town with him, I used frequently to converse with him — I recollect he did in or near camp, of here — about the end of Autumn of that year; having enlisted about the first week in May — he must have been in service in S d regiment between six & seven months: This is according to my best recollection and belief: and correspond with original documents I have preserved — made at the time, and now secured to.
Samuel Richards.
Subscribed and sworn to the day and year aforesaid. and I hereby certify that said Richards is a credible person —
Samuel Whitman Justice of the peace —

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WIDOW, &c.
File No. 24442  Sarah Collins  Daughter of Thomas H. Hooker former Widow Children of Thomas H. Hooker  Pr. Rev. War.
Act: July 4 th 36
Index:—Vol. A , Page 352
[Arrangement of 1870.]