Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 10805, Gad Hawley, Conn.

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Hawley, Ad
S. 10805
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9065 Connecticut
Gad Howland
Having in the State of Vermont who was a Pri in the Conn commanded by Captain Curtis of the Reg commanded by Col Strong in the Conn line for militia
9 mo
Died Apl. 4, 1836 Agriculture
Inscribed on the Roll of Conn at the rate of 30 Dollars 0 0 Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 22 day of March 1832 - and sent to S r Whitman Farmington Ct
Arrears to the 4th of March: 338 6000 Semi-ann. allowance ending 4. Sep - 11 - 15. 00 $75 00
{ Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by E. D. Bullock Clerk Book 6 Vol. 3 Page 39

State of Connecticut - G. F. Farmington Decmber 4 th 1832 Hartford County.
On this 4 th day of Decmber 1832 personally appeared in open court before the court of Probate for Farmington District in Hartford County now sitting - Gad Hawley a resident of the town of Farmington aforesaid and doth on oath make the following declaration, supplementary to the declaration made by him, before said court on the 13 th day of August 1832, in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832 -
That the whole of the service he performed in the war of the revolution, as stated in his original declaration, he performed as a private -
That on his first tour in early 1776 under Capt. Curtis he recollects that Solomon Curtis was Ensign Maj. Simon Strong commanded the regiment, from his great age and defect of memory he does not recollect any other regimental or general officers -
That on his second tour in Decmber 1776, under Capt. Curtis he recollects that Timothy Gridley was Lieutenant and the regiment was under the command of Col. Roger Enos, and not Col Gad Hawley as stated by misrecollection in his original - Gen David Wooster was then commander of the Brigade - on this tour he served three months -
That on his third tour in 1777 he served two months under Capt. Curtis, he recollects that Timothy Gridley was Lieutenant, he now recollects that Col. Gad Hawley commanded the regiment, he thinks Gen Ward commanded at the post - the names of other officers he does not recollect -
That on his fourth tour in 1778 under Capt. Curtis, he recollects that Timothy Gridley was Lieutenant - he does not recollect the names of any other officers - he then served two months -
That as to the tours mentioned in his last item - he recollects that in the year 1779 he went as a substitute for his brothers David & Joseph on three several tours, under Capt. Peter Curtis; he went through New Haven, Norwalk & Stamford or to the army near New York, the particulars of this service on account of his age and defect of memory he does not recollect, but verily believes he served as a substitute as aforesaid full three months - at New Haven when invaded, he served but a few days, he does not now recollect any tour on the Hudson except the one stated in his 3 rd original particular in 1777 - he submits this to the direction of the Department -
He knows of no further or better evidence than he has before obtained, and submitted -
Gad Hawley
Sworn to and subscribed the day & year aforesaid Samuel Whitman Judge of Probate Farmington District -

I Moses Morse residing in the town of Farmington aforesaid; supplement- ary to the certificate by me given in the case of Gad Hawley for a pension on the 13 th day of August 1832 - do hereby certify that I have known Hawley as therein stated - and that I served in the company of Capt Bray in the year 1777 and in the regiment of Col Gad Stanley for the term of two months that I well recollect that said Hawley was a private in the company of Capt Peter Cuthbert of the same regiment and served therein at Crumpond, West Chester and Valentines hill, that we were in the same skirmish at Valentines hill, when Mr Hawley was wounded and I well recollect that said Hawley served in that term 2 months
Moses Morse
Subscribed and sworn to this 10 day of December 1832 - and I certify that Moses Morse is a credible person -
Samuel Whitman Judge of Probate Farmington District -
I John North residing in the town of Farmington aforesaid, supplementary to the certificate by me given in the case of Gad Hawley for a pension on the 13 th day of August 1832, do hereby certify that I am 84 years of age that I have known said Hawley from my youth to this time, having always resided in his neighborhood - that I was drafted into a company of detached militia, in the month of July 1776, under the command of Capt Peter Cuthbert went with the company to New York and joined the regiment then command- ed by Maj Simeon Strong, that I served at that place and in the vicinity with said company 2 months and I well recollect that said Hawley served in the same company during the time - I also know that said Hawley in the month of December 1776 enlisted into the company of Capt Peter Cuthbert for a winter term - I was not in the company or service at this time; but I do know that he enlisted, went from home with the company, was gone about 3 months, and returned; I also recollect that his brothers David and Joseph were several times drafted during the war, but never went in service as their brother Gad being a better soldier, always went for them - I served during the war six or eight months, but received no pension, have not applied, and do not intend to apply for any -
John North
Subscribed and sworn to this 11 th day of December 1832 - and I certify that said North is a credible person -
Samuel Whitman Judge of Probate Farmington District -

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 states - and that Moses Munn and John North who have signed and sworn to the above supplementary certificate are still residents in said town of Farmington - I have known the said Gad Hawley for more than thirty years past. He is much decayed in body and mind, and his memory is weak, but he has the reputation of being scrupulously honest - I am disposed to believe he performed more service in the revolutionary war than he can recollect with sufficient accuracy, to make it a ground of claim -
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 contains the supplementary proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Gad Hawley 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 the District of Farmington -
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of Office, this 4 th day of December 1832 Henry Nash Clerk

Rev. & 1812 Wars Section. all
July 6, 1926.
Miss M. Isabel Jackson, Jefferson, Ohio.
Madam:
I have to advise you, that from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S. 10805, it appears that Gad Hawley was born September 9, 1746, at Farmington, Conn., and while living there enlisted and served between July 1776 and July 1778, at various times ten months as a private in the Connecticut Troops.
He was allowed pension on his application executed August 13, 1832, while living at Farmington, Conn., and he died April 4, 1836. There is no data on file as to his family.
Respectfully,
WINFIELD SCOTT, Commissioner.

Rev. Has
10805
INVALID.
1918 Oct. 22. Hist. to Mace Hawley Gardner. & 1926 Miss M. D. Jackson off fur. hist. div.
File No. 10805
Gas Hawley
Rev. Rev. Mar.
Act: June 7 th 32
Index:—Vol. 2 Page 163
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Ex. M.C.S.
Div. Rev. &amp; 1812
Wars Section
Department of the Interior,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS,
WASHINGTON, D. C., Apr. 28, 19 26
The attached letter is respectfully returned with the information that the data furnished is not sufficient to enable this Bureau to make intelligent answer to the queries therein contained.
Please fill out such of the blank spaces below as the information in your possession will permit, and return to this Bureau.
No. of claim, _____
Name of soldier. Gad Hawley
P. O. address of claimant , soldier at _____
enlistment and after service Hartford  Co. Conn. probably Farmington Company _____
Regiment. _____
State where enlisted. _____
Date of enlistment birth Sept. 9, 1746
Date of discharge death April 5, 1836
If unable to furnish company and regiment give names of commanding officers.
Return attached letter with reply.
Winfield Scott WINFIELD SCOTT Commissioner.

Answered July 6, 1924
MISS M. ISABEL JACKSON JEFFERSON, OHIO
May 1-1924
Commissioner of Pensions, Washington D. C.
Dear Sir:
Please send me the war record of Gad Hawley of Farmington, Conn. He is listed upon page 652 of "Connecticut Men in the Revolution" in the list of pensioners in 1832. He was then residing in Hartford County.
Very Truly Yours
Isabel Jackson

MISS M. ISABEL JACKSON JEFFERSON, OHIO
April 19-1926
Pension Department, Washington D. C.
Dear Sirs:
Will you please send me the Revolutionary War Record of Gad Hawley of Farmington, Conn.? He was listed upon page 652 in "Connecticut Men in the Revolution" as drawing a pension in 1832.
Very Truly Yours
Isabel Jackson

In reply to your request of _____, received _____ for a statement of the military history of Ezra Harkness a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his ( or his widow's ) application for pen- sion on file in this Bureau. 2.0805
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     July 1776 2 mos. Private Peter Martin Simon Strong Conn.   Dec 1776 3 mos. " " Roger Jones   July 1777 2 mos. " " Ezra Harkness   July 1778 2 mos. " " " Gallup  
Battles engaged in, Valley Forge where he recd. wound of left shoulder. Residence of soldier at enlistment, Farmington, Connecticut Date of application for pension, Aug. 13, 1832. Residence at date of application, Farmington, Conn. Age at date of application, born Sept. 7, 1746 at Farmington, Conn.
Remarks: his claim was allowed. He died Apr. 4, 1836 (Agency book)
Respectfully,
Commissioner.

Augusta Ill. Oct 9-18
Bureau of Pensions: Rev Sec Gentlemen: Would you please give me the record of Gad Hawley, who was a pensioner from Hartford County Conn.. in the Revolutionary War.
Very Truly Yours Mace Hawley Gardner

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BRIEF objections to the admission of Pension Claims , of which those answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of Gad Hawley which require further proof or explanation.
I. Does the declaration show where the applicant resides?
II. Did the declarant make the declaration in the county where he resides?
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?
Not the last periods stated in the declaration
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?
not the last term of 3 mo
VI. Has he given the names of the officers under whom he served, in conformity with the regulations?
not fully
VII. Has he made a relinquishment of every claim to any other pension than the one under the Act of June 7, 1832?
VIII. Has the Court given their opinion?
IX. Has the Clerk given his certificate?
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?

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?
XII. If the clergyman's affidavit has not been produced, is there any reason assigned for not obtaining it?
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?
not in terms
XIV. † If the applicant has produced a witness or witnesses as to his service, has the magistrate who administered the oath certified that he, she, or they are persons of credibility?
And is the official character and signature of the magistrate certified by the proper officer under his seal of office?
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?
not sufficiently
XVI. ‡ Are the papers authenticated as the regulations direct?
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 the 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.
†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 authenticated 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 end 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.

State of Connecticut - { 8. Farmington August 13 th 1832 - Hartford County }
On this 13 th day of August 1832 personally appeared in open court before the court of Probate for Farmington District in Hartford County now sitting, Gail Stanley a resident of Farmington aforesaid, aged 80 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 -
1 st In the month of July 1776, he was drafted for a term of 2 months into a company of detached militia commanded by Capt. Peter Curtis. He joined the company at Farmington and marched from thence to New Haven, from thence he passed in a vessel to the city of New York - and was attached to a regiment commanded by Maj. Simeon Strong - when he remained till driven out by the British forces, he then retreated across Kingsbridge, and did arrive in that vicinity for several weeks, then marched to White Plains, where he was discharged at the end of the term of 2 months -
2 nd On the 5 th day of December 1776, he enlisted into a company of militia, for a term of 3 months, under the command of Capt. Peter Curtis, and was attached to a regiment commanded by Col. Gail Stanley, he joined the company at Farmington, Conn. marched to New Haven, thence to New Fairfield, thence to Norwalk, thence to Kingsbridge N.Y. and served there and in the vicinity until the 5 th of March 1777 when he was verbally discharged -
3 rd In the month of July 1777, he was drafted for a term of 3 months, into a company of detached militia, commanded by Capt. Peter Curtis; joined the company at Farmington, marched from thence to Litchfield, and thence to Crampond N.Y. where his company was attached to a regiment, (the name of the Col. he does not recollect,) and there did duty several weeks, then marched to West Chester Church, and there was detached on a scout towards Valentines Hill; he was then engaged in a skirmish with a party of British troops, in which he was severely wounded by a musket ball in his left shoulder; thence he returned to West Chester Church; from thence marched to New Rochelle, and from thence to Crampond

and was then regularly discharged at the end of 2 Months — 4 th In the month of July 1778, he was drafted for a term of 2 Months into a company of detached militia commanded by Capt Peter Cusick, joined the company at Farmington, thence marched to New Haven, and from thence to Housatonic, and was then attached to a regiment commanded by Col Gallup, and remained there until his term of service expired — and was then discharged —
5 th Besides the terms abovenmentioned, he was frequently on shorter tours during the revolutionary war on occasion of alarms, and as a substitute for his brothers, David Hawley and Joseph Hawley — he went to New Haven at the time it was invaded, was at Norwalk while it was burning, and on other tours to the Hudson river, in the whole amounting to at least 3 Months —
He recollects having seen many officers of the regular line, while in service, their names he does not fully recollect, but recollects seeing Gen Washington while on his first tour, and Gen Ward while on his third —
He has no documentary evidence of his service, and knows of no persons living by whom he can prove the whole of his service, but thinks he can prove parts thereof —
In answer to the interrogatories propounded, he says — 1 st he was born in Farmington on the 9 th day of September 1746 2 d knows of no record of his age — 3 d was living in Farmington when called into service and has lived there ever since — 4 th already answered — 5 th already answered — 6 th already answered —
7 th He is generally known in Farmington and vicinity — he is well acquainted with most of the inhabitants there, particularly with Hon Timothy Pitkin and Rev. Noah Porter —
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 —
G. A. H. Hawley
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid —
Samuel Whitman Judge of Probate Farmington District —

I Moses Morse, residing in the town of Farmington aforesaid, hereby certify that I have been a long time well acquainted with Gad Hawley, who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration, that I believe him to be 86 years of age, that I know he was a soldier in the war of the revolution, that he served in the year 1777 in the company commanded by Capt. Curtis, as he has stated in his 3 d particular above, as I was in service at that place, and recollect his being wounded as he has stated - and I also believe he was in service on several other tours during the said war -
Moses Morse
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid -
Samuel Whitman Judge of Probate Farmington District -
I John North residing in the town of Farmington aforesaid, hereby certify that I have been a long time acquainted with Gad Hawley who has sworn to and subscribed the above declaration, that I believe him to be 86 years of age, that I know he was a soldier of the revolutionary war, that I know he served in the summer of 1776 in Capt. Curtis' company at New-York as he has stated in his first particular above, as I was in the same company with him at the same time, I also know that he enlisted in the month of December 1776 and went on a winter tour as he has stated in his 2 d particular above - and I believe he served in other tours during the said war -
John North
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid -
Samuel Whitman Judge of Probate Farmington District -
I Noadiah Woodruff residing in the town of Farmington aforesaid, hereby certify that I have been a long time well acquainted with Gad Hawley who has sworn to and subscribed the above declaration, that I know he was a soldier in the revolutionary war, and served about one month in the fall of the year 1777 on the Hudson river at Fishkill and other places about the time of the capture of Burgoyne, as I saw him there in the regiment of my father Maj. Judah Woodruff; and I believe he was in several other tours during said war -
Noadiah Woodruff
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid -
Samuel Whitman Judge of Probate Farmington District -

We Noah Porter a clergyman and Timothy Pitkin residing in the town of Farmington aforesaid, do hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Gad Hawley who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration, that we believe him to be 86 years of age, that he is respected and beloved in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the revolution, and that we concur in that opinion — Timothy Pitkin Noah Porter —
Subscribed and sworn to this 17 th day of August 1832
Samuel Whitman Judge of Probate Farmington District —
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after hearing the interrogatories inscribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier and served as such — and the court further certifies that Noah Porter who has signed and sworn to the preceding certificate is a clergyman resident in said Farmington, that Timothy Pitkin who has signed and sworn to the same, that Moses Morse, John North and Moadiah Woodruff who have signed and sworn to preceding certificate are residents in said town, and are credible persons, and that their statements are entitled to credit —
Samuel Whitman Judge of Probate Farmington District —
J. Henry Nash, Clerk of the Court of Probate for the District of Farmington, hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Gad Hawley 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 17 th day of August 1832 — Henry Nash Clerk
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