Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 13,257, Lent Hart, Conn.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Conn.
Hart, Lent
S 13,257
CONTENTS
Carded.

Connecticut. 17.692.
Leut Hart
of Torr. in the State of Conn! who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain Brasey of the Regt. - commanded by Col. Eno. in the Connec. line for 14 months.
Inscribed on the Roll of Connec! at the rate of 46. Dollars 66. Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 13 th day of Feb. 1833. and sent to S r Whitman. Farmington. Co. Ct.
Arrears to the 4th of September 1833 - 116.65. Semi-ann. allowances ending 4 Mar. 1834. 23.33
$139.98
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by Wm. Palmer Clerk, Book 6 Vol. three. Page 19.

Sent Galt - Claim for Pension - M o 1202

State of Connecticut } S. Farmington July 31 st 1832 — Hartford County }
On this 31 st day of July 1832 personally appeared in open court, before the Court of Probate for Farmington District in Hartford County, now sitting, Simeon Hart a resident of Farmington (a part of Farmington) in the County and State aforesaid, aged 72 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 the 7 th day of June 1832 —
That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated viz —
1 st That in the Spring of the year 1777 he enlisted for the term of 3 months, as a private, into a company of State troops commanded by Capt Abel Pettibone of Col. Roger Enos regiment, he joined the company at New Haven, thence marched to Fishkill N.Y. and joined the regiment; he with a part of the regiment was soon after detached to oppose the landing of the British troops at Pechskill, and after joined them, by the other half, and marched from thence to White Plains, thence to Marinack where he was stationed for several weeks, thence he marched to Haverneck for winter quarters, and was there discharged at the end of his term, in the month of January 1778 —
2 nd Early in the Spring of 1778 he enlisted as a private into a company of State troops commanded by Capt Asa Bray for the term of one year — He joined the company at Southington and thence marched to Haverneck and joined the the regiment of Col Roger Enos, to which the company belonged — From thence he marched with the company to Sawpit on Byram river in the State of New York, and there encamped a few weeks — he after marched to Westpoint, assisted in erecting Fort Putnam, and was discharged at the end of his term in the Spring of the year 1779 —
He has no documentary evidence of his service; but Col Daniel Pittock of Farmington belonged to the same companies with him and can testify to the service —
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 any agency of any State —
In answer to the interrogatories propounded he says — To the

1 st He was born at Farmington on 2 nd day of June 1760 — 2 nd He knows of no record of his age — 3 rd He was living in Farmington when called in service, and he has lived in that part of Farmington, now Leominster, ever since — 4 th already answered — 5 th knew no regular General officers while in service, but often saw Col. Meigs and Webb and other officers — 6 th He has no written discharge — 7 th He is generally known in Farmington and the vicinity.
Levi Hart
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid —
Samuel Whitman Judge of Probate Farmington District —
I Daniel Pittston residing in the town of Farmington in Hartford County and State aforesaid, do hereby certify that I have long known Levi Hart who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration, that I believe him to be 72 years of age, and that I know he was in service of the United States during the war of the revolution in the manner and for the terms he has above stated in the companies of Capt. Pittston and Bray, in the years 1777-1778 and 1779 —
Daniel Pittston
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid —
Samuel Whitman Judge of Probate Farmington District —
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 abovenamed applicant was a revolutionary sol- dier and served as he states — and the court further certifies that Daniel Pittston, who has signed and sworn to the preceding certif- icate is a resident in the town of Farmington, and is a credible person, and that his statement is deserving of credit —
Samuel Whitman Judge of Probate Farmington District —

I Henry Nash, Clerk of the Court of Probate for Farmington District, do hereby certify that the fore- going contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Lent Hart for a Pension. And, I also certify, that Samuel Whitman, who has affixed his name in his own proper hand writing, as above, is Judge of Probate for Farmington District.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of Office, this 2 d day of August 1832
Henry Nash Clerk

Rev. Hart
13.257 INVALID.
File No. 13.257
Sent Hart
Prin. Rev. Hart
Act: June 7 th 1832
Index:—Vol. / , Page 434
[Arrangement of 1870.]

James L. Edwards Esq Commissioner of Pensions Washington —

State of Connecticut } G Farmington November 27 1832 Hartford County }
I Daniel Giltson residing in the town of Farmington aforesaid supplementary to the certificate by me subscribed on the 31 st day of July 1832 in the case of Lieut. Hart of Avon in S d County, do hereby certify that I have long known said Hart as therein stated that I well rec- ollect that said Hart in the spring of the year 1777 enlisted for the term of eight months into a company of state troops commanded by Capt. Abel Pettibone; that he joined the company at New Haven and thence marched with the company to Fishkill N.Y. and there joined the regiment commanded by Col. Roger Enos, that he with a part of the regiment was detached from that part to oppose the landing of the British troops at Paterkill, that I with the remainder of the regiment soon joined his party there, and we soon after march- ed from thence with the regiment to White Plains, from thence to Horseneck and remained there some time, thence we marched with the regiment to Horseneck for winter quarters and was then discharged at the end of the term in the winter of 1777- I was in the same company with said Hart through this term. I also well recollect that said Hart, early in the spring of 1778 enlisted as a private into a company of state troops commanded by Capt. Asa Bray of Southington for the term of one year, that he joined the company at Southington, and thence marched with them to Horseneck and joined the regiment commanded by Col. Roger Enos, from thence he marched with the regiment to Saw pits an Bryacmision in the state of New York and there encamped for some time, from thence he marched with the regiment to White Plains and there encamped sometime, from thence he marched with the regiment to West point, and there assisted in erecting and fortifying Fort Putnam; from thence he marched with the regiment to Mar- ineck, thence to Horseneck, and was there discharged at the end of the term, in the spring of 1779 - I belonged to the same company through the whole of this term - -
Daniel Giltson
Subscribed and sworn to this 27 th day of November 1832 - and I certify that Daniel Giltson is a credible person -
Samuel Whitman Judge of Probate Farmington District -

I, Henry Nash, Clerk of the Court of Probate for the District of Farmington do hereby certify that the foregoing con- tains the supplementary proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the appli- cation of Lent Hart for a pension. And I also certify that Samuel Whitman who has affixed his name in his own proper hand writing, as above, is Judge of Probate for Farmington District.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of Office this 27th day of November 1832
Henry Nash Clerk

And the said court do hereby declare their opinion after a further investigation of the matter, that the said applicant was a revolutionary soldier and served as he has stated - and I further certify that Daniel Tillotson who has signed and sworn to a preceding supplementary certificate is still a resident of the town of Farmington and that his statements are entitled to credit - I have long known the applicant Lemuel Hart, and that his reputation is fair -
Samuel Whitman Judge of Probate Farmington District
Lemuel Hart Chamberlain

Farmington April 4. 1833 —
Sir —
I again transmit to your department, the papers of Daniel Gittins and Lent Hart for a pension — The reasons they give for having stated their service in Col. Enn. regiment in 1778, as they did before and the explanations they now give they hope will be satisfactory —
Yours &c
L. Whitman
James L. Edwards Esq —

1202 Sent Hart - for Pension -
adm d 14 mo pri $46.66
L Whitman agt. Farmington con

State of Connecticut } G. Farmington April 3 d 1833 — Hartford County }
On this 3 d day of April 1833 personally appeared in open court before the court of Probate for Farmington District in said County and State Lent Hart a resident of the town of Avon in said district, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath, make the following declaration supplementary and explanatory of the declaration by him made before said court, on the 31 st day of July 1832 in order to obtain a pension. That in the 2 nd particular in his original declaration, he stated that in the spring of 1778 he enlisted and served for 12 months in Col Roger Enos regiment — he then stated, because having enlisted in said regiment as a "minute man" so called, and being then liable at all times to be called in service, and being at all times subjected to almost the same inconveniences, as if in actual service, he supposed that he would be entitled to have the whole time considered, by the department, in his claim — But being now corrected, he states, that he was in actual service in the field, under that enlistment, exclusive of marchings to and from the regiment, but six months — (viz) That in the latter part of May or beginning of June 1778 he first joined the regiment at Housenick, served there at the Sapeth, at White Plains and Westpoint till the latter part of August or beginning of September of that year, and then returned home — Early in November of the same year, he was again ordered to join the regiment, and immediately joined the same at Housenick, served there sometime, was engaged in some scouts and skirmishes near Kingsbridge, and was in service till sometime in February 1779 having served on this tour full three months — He spent in marching to and from the regiment on these two tours, full sixteen days —
Lent Hart
Subscribed and sworn to this 3 d day of April 1833 —
Samuel Hartman Judge of Probate Farmington District —
We Daniel Tilton of Farmington and Ard Hart of Burlington in Hartford County do hereby certify that in the spring of the year 1778 we severally enlisted into a company of State troops commanded by Capt Asa Bray of Col. Roger Enos regiment, under an engagement to serve for

one year, in tours of three months each, that we well recollect that Sent Hart who has signed and sworn to the above declaration, enlisted into the same company, at the same time, under the same engagement - During the said enlistment we together with the said Sent Hart were called out on two several tours of service - the first tour commenced the latter part of May or beginning of June 1778 and continued till the latter part of August or beginning of September of the same year - the last tour com- menced early in November of the same year and ended in the month of February 1779 - we were in service in field or camp during the whole of these tours, and well know that said Sent Hart was in the same, as we tended near him and saw him daily - We have heard the above declaration subscribed by him, read, and believe it to be true -
Daniel Tilton
Asa Hart
Subscribed and sworn to this 3 rd day of April 1833; and I hereby certify that the said Daniel Tilton and Asa Hart are credible persons -
Samuel Whitman Judge of Probate Farmington District -
And the said court do hereby declare their opinion after a further investi- gation of the matter that the said Sent Hart was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states in his explanatory declaration, and that Daniel Tilton who has signed and sworn to the above certificate is still a resident of the town of Farmington, and that Asa Hart who has subscribed and sworn to the same is a resident of the town of Burlington, and that their statement is entitled to credit -
Samuel Whitman Judge of Probate Farmington District -
I Henry Nash Clerk of the Court of Probate for Farmington District do hereby certify that the foregoing proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Sent Hart for a pension - And I also certify that Samuel Whitman who has affixed his name in his own proper handwriting as above, is Judge of Probate for said District In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of Office this 3 rd day of April 1833 Henry Nash Clerk