Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 2333, Asa Hubbard, Conn.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Conn.
Hubbard, Asa
S 2333
CONTENTS
Boarded

13:240 Ohio Pittsburg Asa Hubbard
of Medina in the State of Ohio who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain Wadsworth of the Regt commanded by Col Belden in the Ohio Militia time for 6 Months 12 days
Inscribed on the Roll of Ohio at the rate of 21 Dollars 32 Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 30 th day of May 1833 and sent to Medina 6 o
Arrears to the 4th of Mar 1833 $42:64 Semi-ant. allowance ending 4 Sep 33 10:66 $53:30
{ Revolutionary Claim, { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by Geo. B. Whiting Clerk Book 6 Vol. 8 Page 113

Asa Hultbult ap. for Prusian—
17915
Filed Oct. 29. 1832.

The State of Ohio County of Medina ss. On this 23 rd day of October A.D. 1852 personally appeared in open Court, before the Judges of the Court, Common Pleas, now sitting, Asa Hullard a resident of Grangeo in the County of Medi- na in the State of Ohio, aged seventy four 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 7 th 1832. That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated viz; That in the year 1776 he resided in the town of Enfield, in the County of Hartford, State of Connecticut, & that in the Spring of that year he was drafted as a private soldier, in the militia and as minute man for the term of six months, that he was ordered out into actual service about the first day of August of that year, (the exact day he cannot recollect) and served as a private in the company commanded by Lieutenant Richard Abbey, the name of the Ensign of the company was Terry. That the name of the Major of the regiment to which he belonged was Major, Nathaniel Perry, that he does not recollect the names of any other officers of the regiment except Adjutant — Rumrill and Quarters Master Nathaniel Chapin, that all of the aforementioned officers were from Enfield, That the name of his Brigade General was Gen. — Chester from Wethersfield, Ct.; That he marched with the company to which he belonged, from Enfield through East Windsor, West Hartford, Wethersfield, Wallingford, & North Haven to New Haven, that the troops went from New Haven to New York, by water; That the company to which he served was station- ed in Dock Street, until the army retreated from

the City, and that after the retreat his company were stationed above Kingsbridge, where he remained until sometime in the month of October when he was discharged, having served upwards of two months, but that he cannot now recollect the day of the month when he was discharged, or the exact length of his service, but according to the best of his remembrance it was about two months and a half; that he does not remember the names of any of the regular officers who were with the troops at New York or any of the continental or militia regiments; that after his discharge he returned to Enfield and remain- ed there until the latter part of the month of Aug- ust or first of September in the year 1778 when he again entered the service, as a private, and as a substitute for his brother Elphalet Hulburd in a company of militia commanded by Captain Ichabod Wadsworth of Allenton, and Lieutenant David Mock- am, in the regiment commanded by Col. Belden of Wethersfield, that he does not remember the names of any other of the officers except the names of Major Morton and Major Lemuel Storer, that he marched from Enfield through the towns of Allenton Bolton Hartford & Colchester to New London and from New London to Groton, that the troops at Groton were under the command of Col. Ledyard; that while he was at Groton he was employed with the rest of the troops in repairing the fort and also did duty on guard; that he remained at Groton until about the middle or part the mid- dle of October 1778, when he was regularly discharged having served about six weeks according to the best of his recollection - That his third tour of service was in the year 1779 or 1780 (he cannot state positively which year) and that he was drafted about the first day of August of that year as a private in

The militia, in the regiment commanded by Col. Jonathan Wells, that the officers of his company were Captain Goss of Bolton and Ensign McKinston of Allenton the name of the Lieutenant he cannot recollect, that the only other officer in the regiment except Col. Wells, whom he now recollects was Adjutant Young; That he joined his company at Allenton and marched from there through the towns of Allenton Bolton, Hebron Colchester to New London to that the troops there, were commanded by a Brigadier General whose name he cannot recollect he that while at New London he performed fatigue duty a part of the time, and a part of the time did duty on guard; That after the middle of the month of October of the same year he last which served (the exact day he cannot recollect) he was regularly discharged, having served according to the best of his remembrance, a term of little more than two months and a half; That he was born in the town of Enfield in the County of Hartford, in the State of Connecticut, in the year 1757 that he has no record of his age, and does not know where is any unless the time of his birth is on the town records of the town of Enfield; That he lived in Enfield as he has before stated when called into the service, that after the revolutionary war he removed from Enfield to Windsor in the same State, and lived there about one year and then returned to Enfield, he afterwards moved to Amherst in the State of Massachusetts, from Amherst he went to Springfield and then to Longmeadow in the same State, that from Longmeadow he moved to Bristol in the State of New York, and from Bristol he moved to Grange in the State of Ohio where he now resides; That he never received a written discharge from the service; That he

has no documentary evidence, and that he knows of no person whose testimony he can procure, who can testify to his service, except the testimony of Daniel Root whose affidavit he has procured; that he is known in his present neighbourhood to John Chapman, James Ganyard, John Coddington and Bart Coddington who can testify to his character for veracity and their belief of his services as a soldier of the revolution. 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.
Asa H. Hull
Sworn & subscribed to before me this 23 rd day of Oct. A.D. 1832
James Hudson Clerk
We John Chapman and James Ganyard both residing in the township of Granger, county of Medina, in the State of Ohio, hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with Asa Hullard, who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be seventy four years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighbourhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
James Ganyard John Chapman
Sworn and subscribed, the day and year aforesaid Before me James Hudson Clerk
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 mentioned applicant was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states, — and the court further certified, that it appears to them that John Chapman & Samuel Gaylord who have signed the preceding certificate, are residents in the township of Granger Township, and are credible persons, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
The State of Ohio
Medina County ss. I Timothy Hudson, Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas, within and for said County, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Asa Northumb for a Pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of the said Court, at Medina, in said County, this 24th day of October A. D. 1832.
Timothy Hudson. Clerk.

Asa Hubbard Ap. for Prison Intergatours
Filed Oct. 23 rd 1832.

The State of Ohio } Court of Common Pleas Medina County } October Term A.D. 1832
In the matter of Asa Hallard an applicant for the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7 th A.D. 1832 - Interrogatories put to applicant
Question 1 st Where, & in what year were you born? Ans. At Enfield in the State of Connecticut in the year 1757
Question 2 nd Have you any record of your age and if so where is it?
Ans. I have no record of my age unless there is some record of it on the town records of the town of Enfield
Question 3 rd Where were you living when called into the service; where have you lived since the revolutionary war, & where do you now live?
Ans. I lived in Enfield, when called into the service, since the revolutionary, war have lived in Enfield & Windsor Ct. Amherst, Springfield & Longmeadow Mass. Bristol N. York, and now live in Geauga, Ohio -
Question 4 th How were you called into the ser- vice, were you drafted, did you volunteer or were you a substitute, And if a substitute for whom?
Ans. I was drafted when called into the service on my first and third tours of service - And I went as a substitute for my brother Elpheus Hallard on my second tour
Question 5 th State the names of some of the regular officers who were with the troops when

You served such continental and militia regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your services —
Ans. I have answered as fully to the matters contained in this question, in my declaration as my memory will permit me
Question 6 th Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so by whom was it given and what has become of it?
I never received a written discharge from the Service
Question 7 th State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighbourhood, and who can testify as to your present character for veracity and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution —
John Chapman James Gage, Don't bedding & John Godding — Asa Hulland
Sworn & subscribed to before me this 23 rd day of Feb. A. D. 1832. Sam l Hudson Clk.

asa Hembard
17915
6 Months 12 days Private

BRIEF objections to the admission of Pension Claims, of which those answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of
Isaac Nobble  McCurin Ohio 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? no 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? no 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? yes 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's name is not found on the rolls of military service, has he produced a witness or witnesses as to his service?
If he has produced direct proof as to service, has the magistrate who administered the oath, certified to the credibility of the witness or witnesses? no
Has the proper officer certified to the official character and signature of the magistrate as the regulations direct? no
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? no
XVII. Are the seven interrogatories prescribed by the War Department answered satisfactorily? And, if not, which of them is not so answered?
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 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 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 shewn 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.
† 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 authenticates 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 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.
☞ In every case where the clerk of the court, or other certifying officer, 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.

Rev War
2333
INVALID.
File No. 2333
Rev Hubbard
First Rev War
Act: June 9 1832
Index:—Vol. A , Page 183
[Arrangement of 1870.]