Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 36587, Joseph Hoyt, Conn.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Conn.
Hoyt Joseph Hait or
836587
{ P.L. Wt 9H6-H50-It-lev. Issued Dec. 14, 1789. No papers - Name recorded as Hait.
CONTENTS

900
Connecticut
Joseph Hoyt 8 th Col onel Reg t St. Colonel 4
In the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War.
Inscribed on the Roll of Connecticut at the rate of 20 00 Dollars per month, to commence on the 1 st of April 1818
Certificate of Pension issued the 6 of June 1818 and sent to Hon. Saml. W. Johnson, Stamford, Con.
Arrears to 4th of Sept. 1818
Semi-annual ending
5 months 4/30 $102.66
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }
Connecticut line
3 years New Canaan
Rate of draft not on AB

THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA IN CONGRESS ASSEMBLED
To Joseph Mott Esquire Greeting. We, Reposing especial trust and confidence in your Patriotism, Valor, Conduct and Fidelity, DO by these presents constitute and appoint you to be Lieutenant Colonel of the eighth Connecticut Regiment in the Army of the United States to take rank as such from the 13th day of September 1775. You are therefore carefully and diligently to discharge the duty of a Lieutenant Colonel by doing and performing all manner of things therein belonging. And we do strictly charge and require all Officers and Soldiers under your command to be obedient to your orders as Lieutenant Colonel. And you are to observe and follow such orders and directions from time to time as you shall receive from this or a future Congress of the United States or Committee of Congress for that purpose appointed or Committee of the States or Commander in chief for the time being of the Army of the United States or any other your Superior Officer according to the rules and discipline of War in pursuance of the trust reposed in you. This Commission to continue in force until revoked by this or a future Congress, the Committee of Congress before mentioned, or a Committee of the States.
Entered in the War Office and examined by the Board
Attest
Witness H. Bellamy John Jay Esq. President of the Congress of the United States of America at Philadelphia the 15th day of August 1775 and in the third Year of our Independence.
John Mott Secretary of the Board of War
John Jay

Joseph Hoyt N.Y.
correct
Hon. Saml. W. Johnson Stamford Conn

District of Connecticut vs Stamford the 1 st day of April A 1818
I Sam. W. Johns on Esq r Judge of the Court of Common Pleas for Fairfield County in said District do certify that the Testimony & proceedings had before me on the application of Col. Joseph Hays of New Canaan in said District, for a Pension under an act of Congress approved the 18 th day of March A 1818 appears at large on this & the following pages of this Sheet -
Sam W. Johnson
District of Connecticut vs Stamford
On this 1 st day of April A 1818 Col. Joseph Hays of New Canaan in said District doth, under oath, declare before Sam. W. Johns on Esq r Judge of the Court of Common Pleas for Fairfield County in said District - That in the year of our lord one Thousand & Seventy Seven Hundred & Seventy seven he entered the Service of the United States under a Major Commission in the Connecticut line on the Continental establishment - That in the year A 1779 he received the the Commission hereunto annexed & served under the same on the Continental establishment against the common enemy untill the year A 1782 when he was Honorable discharged. That from time & account his several Commissions except the one here to annexed also his discharges, are mislaid & lost. That he is now in his ninety third year of his age & that from his reduced circumstances in life, & being very infirm in his limbs, he needs the assistance of his country for support
Joseph Hays

District of Connecticut ss Stamford The 1st day of April A D 1818
Personally came Col. Joseph Hoyt above named & having been by me duly sworn made oath that the foregoing Declar- -ation by him subscribed is true before me
Sam l W. Johnson Judge of the County Court for Fairfield County
District of Connecticut ss Stamford the 1 st day of April A D 1818
Personally appeared Warren Hoyt of New Canaan aforesaid & Sam l . Hoyt of Stam- -ford aforesaid, before me Sam l . W. Johnson Esq r . Judge of the Court of Common Pleas for Fairfield County in said District, who being duly sworn depose & say that they are well ac- -quainted with Col. Joseph Hoyt signer of the foregoing Declaration & that he now is & for many years now last past has been a resident citizen of the United States, in the District of Connecticut & that from his reduced circum- -stances in life he is in need of Assistance from his Country for Support
Sam l Hoyt
Warren Hoyt

District of Connecticut ss Stamford the 1 st day of April A D 1818
I Sam. W. Johnson Esq r Judge of the Court of Common Pleas for Fairfield County in said District do certify that it is made to appear to my satisfaction that Col. Joseph Hoyt the foregoing applicant served in the Revolutionary War as set forth in his said petition, against the common enemy In testi- mony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the Seal of said Court
Sam W Johnson

36 587
Rev INVALID.
File No. 36,587
Joseph Hoyt St. Col. Rev. 1880
Act: 18 th March 18 th
Index:—Vol. 2 , Page 232
[Arrangement of 1870.]
Mar. 6, 1907 History to Mrs. Emily Sargent Bierman See letter in Ibid. File 25887 V.L.M. 1931-June 30 Hist. to Mrs. Hoyt Sylvester Est.

Brooklyn. N. Y. May 18-1931.
Will you please send me the War Record of Col. Joseph Hoyt who fought in the Revolutionary War. He was born in Stamford Conn. Aug. 2. 1725 - died June 11 - 1820. Stamford Conn. or New Canaan Conn. -
I want to join the Valley Forge Association and would like to have full record of his service there also. - William Hoyt Sylvester. Brooklyn. N. Y. 1216 Bedford Ave.

June 30, 1931.
Mr. William Hoyt Sylvester 1216 Bedford Avenue Brooklyn, New York
Rev.& 1812 Wars Section EEL
Dear Sir:
You are advised that it appears from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S.36587, that Joseph Hoyt (the name also appears as Hait) was commissioned in the year 1777, major in the Connecticut line, and was later commissioned lieutenant colonel of the 8 th Connecticut Regiment, to rank as such from September 18, 1777 and served until 1782. It is not stated that he was at Valley Forge.
He was allowed pension on his application executed April 1, 1818, at which time he was in the ninety-third year of his age and resided in New Canaan, Fairfield County, Connecticut.
It is not stated that soldier was ever married.
In 1818, one Warren Hoyt was living in New Canaan, Connecticut, and one Samuel Hoyt was a resident of Stamford, Connecticut, no relationship to soldier shown.
Very truly yours
E. W. MORGAN Acting Commissioner.