Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 10,828, Hezekiah Hearick, Conn. Mass.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Conn. Mass.
Heick, Hezekiah or Herrick
S. 10028
Carded.
CONTENTS

20.425 New York
Hezekiah Hainick
of Cortland Co. in the State of N. York who was a Private in the Comp. commanded by Captain Dickins or of the Regt. commanded by Col. Elmore in the Mass. line for 11 Mos.
Hezekiah Hainick Resides OK Febr. 1831
Inscribed on the Roll of N. York. at the rate of 36 Dollars 66 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 12 day of Sept. 1833 and to Martha D. Hawkes Cortland Village
Arrears to the 4th. 1833. $ 1,333.33 Semi-ant. allowance ending Sept. 33 1,833.33
$3,166.66
Revolutionary Claim, let June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by W. L. Williams Clerk,
Book 6. Vol. 4, Page 12

57.10828
Heyrich Heinrich
Mass.

Fort Dayton December 1778
This May Cartwright that Hezekiah earned the honor to have an able Brigade of active men to supply his Place as Soldier in Capt. Dickinson's Company of the 1st Regiment and is hereby discharged from any further Service so to begin and continue
Given under my hand and seal Joel Dickinson Col. Comd'g offcer

Wenziah Herbeck Passion Passus
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5/ 18049 v
Emot service of a substitute disall d
adm d 11 mo fri 36. 66.

State of New York Cortland County
On this 2 d day of October personally appears in open court before the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas & County Court now sitting Horatio Herrick a resident of the Town of Cortlandville in the County of Cortland and State of New York aged 74 years who being first duly sworn according to Law doth on his oath make the following declarations in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 17 th 1832
That he enlisted about the first of April 1776 in Syracuse Berkshire County Massachusetts as one of the years men under the following officers to wit company officers - Capt. Joel Dickerson Lieut. Eli Brown - Ensign - Isaac Field officers - Col. Elmiro - from Sharon Conn Lieutenant Col. - John Brown " Pittsfield Mass. Major - - - - - Coffin On account of the Small Pox the rising company was ordered to the Pitt House where they might have the disease before they commenced their march - Went from Syracuse aforesaid to Albany in New York the last of May or first of June following the enlistment - From Albany Marched to Fort Dayton - N.Y. Now in the Town of Herkimer New York - A part of the Reg t was ordered to Fort Stanwix the rest of the Reg t  remained at  Fort Dayton till the year expired in Ap. 1777 - That for the last 3 months Applicant employed a substitute as aforesaid That he received a discharge which he now shows to the court here and which is attached to this declaration

About the last of June or the first of July 1777 Applicant entered the service of the United States being drafted under the following Officers
Company Officers Capt. Noah Langdon - Lieut. Bird Ensign Chadwick
Field Officers Col. John Ashley Lieut. Col. Giles Jackson Major. Wolcott Marched from Tyringham Berkshire County Mass. where he was drafted to Great Barrington from thence Marched to Fort Edward - for the purpose of meeting Gen. Burgoyne thence marched towards Fort George the Regiment halted at Five Mile Run 5 miles from Fort George to cover the retreat of the American Army and to protect the stores as they were evacuating the Fort to march to Fort Edward From Five Mile Run Marched directly to Kingsbury where Regt joined the Continental Troops & was put under command of General Nixon While at Kingsbury there was a slight Skirmish which lasted 2 or 3 hours Picket Guard attacked and a number killed Col. Nixon a brother of the Genl had his horse shot under him — from thence retreated that night after the Skirmish to Fort Edward stayed at Fort Edward a few days then left the fort and retreated to Paterson Island While at Paterson Island Miss M c Lean & Capt. M c Cracken were found murdered helped bury them From Paterson Island retreated to Saratoga from thence retreated to Stillwater where Applicant was discharged — having served a few days over two months — Did not have a written discharge

That he was born in the Town of Syracuse  Coventry county of Onondaga  Windsor State of New York  Pennsylvania the 4 th of March 1758 - and lived there  in Syracuse Mass when called into the service of the United States and in till after the Revolutionary war a few years after the war removed to Homer now Cortlandville in the State of New York where he now lives
He has no record of his age except in the Family Bible
We hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and declare that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any State
Sworn to & subscribed the day & year aforesaid { Herekiah Hearnick Samuel Hotchkiss & Clerk }
We William S. Johnson George W. Dinsmore residing in the Town of Cortlandville County of Cortland and Eleazer W. Edgcomb residing in the same place hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Herekiah Hearnick who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration that we believe him to be seventy four years of age that he is reputed & believed in the neighborhood where he resided to be a soldier of the revolution and that we concur in that opinion

Sworn & subscribed the day & year aforesaid George W. Deamore Samuel Hotchkiss & Clerk Elisha W. Edgcomb
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 named applicant was a revolutionary soldier & served as he stated. And the further certifies that it appears to them that George W. Deamore who has signed the preceding certificate is a Clergyman resident in the town of Cortlandville and that Elisha W. Edgcomb who has also signed the same is a resident in the town of Cortlandville and is a credible person and that their statement is entitled to credit
William Maffey Elisha W. Edgcomb Samuel Deamore Aaron Brown Judges of Cortland Common Pleas
I Samuel Hotchkiss the Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas & County Courts in & for the County of Cortland do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court in the matter of the application of George W. Deamore for a pension
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 2 nd day of October A.D. 1832
Samuel Hotchkiss D. Clerk

16049
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Daniel Hawks att. at law Colland village C. 2 York

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
May 16 1833
Sir:
The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has been examined, and the papers are herewith returned. The following is a statement of your case in a tabular form. On comparing these papers with the following rules, and the subjjoined notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed, before a pension can be allowed. The notes and the regulations will shew what is necessary to be done. Those points to which your attention is more particularly directed, you will find marked in the margin with a brace, (thus: \} ). You will, when you return your papers to this Department, send this printed letter with them; and you will, by complying with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your claim.
A Statement, shewing the Service of Hypericum  Hypericum Colland 3 County New York
I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J. L. EDWARDS, Commissioner of Pensions.

REGULATIONS UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE 7, 1832.
The following regulations have been adopted:
This law has been construed to extend, as well to the line, as to every branch of the Staff of the Army, and to include under the terms "Continental Line," "State troops," "militia," and "volunteers," all persons enlisted, drafted, or who volunteered and who were bound to military service, but not those who were occasionally employed with the army upon civil contracts, such as Clerks to Commissaries and to Store Keepers, &c. Teamsters, Boatmen, &c. Persons who served on board of Private Armed Vessels are also excluded from the benefits of the law, as well as persons who turned out as patrols, or were engaged in guarding particular places at night, and were not recognized as being in actual military service.
Four general classes of cases are embraced in this law:
 1. The Regular Troops.  2. The State Troops, Militia, and Volunteers.  3. Persons employed in the Naval service.  4. Indian Spies. 
As rolls of the regular troops in the Revolutionary War exist in this Department, all persons, claiming the benefit of this law as officers, non-commissioned officers, musicians or privates, will in the first instance, make application by transmitting the following declaration, which will be made before a Court of Record of the County where such applicant resides. And every Court having by law a seal and Clerk is considered a Court of Record.
DECLARATION,
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
State, Territory, or District of } ss. County of }
On this day of personally appeared (a) before A. B. a resident (b) of in the county of and State, Territory or District of aged (c) 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 provision made by the act of Congress, passed June 7th, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year (d) , with and served in the (e) regiment of the line, under the following named officers:
[Here set forth the names and rank of the Field and Company Officers; the time he left the service; (and if he served under more than one term of enlistment, he must specify the particular period, and rank and names of his officers;) the town or county and State in which he resided when he entered the service; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged, and the country through which he marched. [This form is to be varied so as to apply to the cases of officers and persons who belonged to the militia, volunteers, navy, &c.]
He hereby relinquishes every claim (f) whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency in any State, or (if any) only on that of the Agency in the State of
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
A. B.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (g) that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states.
I of the Court of do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this day of &c.
If, on examination of the proper record the names of applicants, making such declaration, cannot be found, they will produce such proof as the rule given in note (j) points out.
Every applicant who claims a pension by virtue of service in the State Troops, Volunteers or Militia, except those who belonged to the New Hampshire Militia and State Troops of Virginia, will make and subscribe a declaration similar to the foregoing, with the following additions, viz:
(k) We, A. B., a Clergyman, residing in the and C. D. residing in (the same) hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with , who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
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 named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that A. B. who has signed the preceding certificate, is a clergyman, resident in the and that C. D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I, Clerk of the Court of do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this day of &c.
Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power. This is the original discharge or commission; but if neither of these can be obtained, the party will so state under oath, and will then procure, if possible, the testimony of at least one credible witness, stating in detail his personal knowledge of the services of the applicant, and such circumstances connected therewith, as may have a tendency to throw light upon the transaction.
If such surviving witness cannot be found, the applicant will so state in his declaration (l) and he will also, whether he produce such evidence or not, proceed to relate all the material facts, which can be useful in the investigation of his claim, and in the comparison of his narrative with the events of the period of his alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person

will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case. The facts stated will afford one of the principal means of corroborating the declaration of the applicant, if true, or of detecting the imposition, if one be attempted; and unless, therefore, these are amply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be expected. All applicants will appear before some Court of Record in the County, in which they reside, and there subscribe and be sworn to, one of the declarations above provided, according to the nature of his case.
The Court will propound the following (m) interrogatories to all applicants for a pension, on account of service in the Militia, State troops, or Volunteers, except the Militia of New Hampshire and the State troops of Virginia.
 1. Where and in what year were you born?  2. Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it?  3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary war, and where do you now live?  4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute? And if a substitute, for whom?  5. State the names of some of the Regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served; such Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your services.  6. { To a Soldier. } Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given and what has become of it? { To an Officer. } Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what has become of it?  7. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution. 
The Court will see that he answers to these questions are embodied in the declaration, and they are requested to annex their opinions of the truth of the statement of the applicant.
The applicant will further produce in Court, if the same can be done, in the opinion of the Court, without too much expense and inconvenience to him, two respectable persons—one of whom should be the nearest clergyman, if one lives in the immediate vicinity of such applicant, who can testify, from their acquaintance with him, that they believe he is of the age he represents, and that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and that they concur in that opinion. If one of these persons is a Clergyman, the Court will so certify, and they will also certify, to the character and standing of other persons, giving such certificates.
The traditional evidence of service is deemed very important, in the absence of any direct proof, except the declaration of the party. And the Courts are requested to be very particular in the enquiry whether the belief is general, and whether any doubts have ever existed upon the subject.
Applicants unable to appear in Court by reason of bodily infirmity, may make the declaration before required, and submit to the examination, before a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record of the proper county, and the Judge or Justice will execute the duties, which the Court is herein requested to perform, and will also certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity, attend the Court.
Whenever any official act is required to be done by a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or by a Justice of the peace, the certificate of the Secretary of State or Territory, or of the proper Clerk of the Court or County, under his seal of office, will be annexed, stating that such person is a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or a Justice of the Peace, and that the signature annexed is his genuine signature.
No payments can be made on account of the services of any person, who may have died before the taking effect of the act of June 7, 1832; and in case of death subsequent thereto, and before the declaration herein required is made, the parties interested will transmit such evidence as they can procure, taken and authenticated before a Court of Record, showing the services of the deceased, the period of his death, the opinion of the neighborhood respecting such services, the title of the claimant, and the opinion of the Court upon the whole matter.
[a] The declarant must appear in open Court, unless prevented from doing so by reason of bodily infirmity; in which case the declarant will follow the rule laid down for his guidance.
[b] The declarant must make his declaration in the county where he resides. If he should fail to do so, he must assign a sufficient reason for not conforming to the rule.
[c] The age of the claimant must invariably be mentioned.
[d] The declarant must mention the period or periods of the war when he served.
[e] Every continental officer or soldier must give the name of the Colonel under whom he served; otherwise a satisfactory examination of the claim cannot be had. Every claimant must state, 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. 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 that 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 shown 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.
[f] The law makes the relinquishment indispensable.
[g] The opinion of the Court is always required.
[h] The Clerk must give his certificate in every case.
[i] The Clerk must affix his seal, and if it has no device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal, or if he 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.
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 papers 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.
Proof of Service.
[j] 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 claimant's 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.
[k] The notes from [a] to [i] are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops. The proof required by rule in note [j] applies to continental troops only.
[l] This traditional evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
[m] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
[n] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
14. 10. 820
Washington, D. C., _____, 19_____
In reply to your request of _____, received _____ for a statement of the military history of Hezekiah Herrick * 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. * pensioned Herrick
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     Apr. 1. 1776 Dec. 1. 1776 Joel Dickinson Elmore Conn.   June 7 July 1777 1 mo. Noah Langdon John Ashley Mass.          
Battles engaged in,
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Springham Mass.
Date of application for pension, Oct. 2. 1832. His cl. was al.
Residence at date of application, Coatlandville, Coatland Co. N.Y.
Age at date of application, b. at Coomtry, Windham Co. Conn. Mar. 4. 1758
Remarks: There is no data on file as to his family
Respectfully,
Commissioner.

1915 Dec. 2 Hist. to Martha P. M. Grant
Rev. War
10.828
✓ INVALID.
File No. 10,828
Hezekiah He ★ arick
Prv. Rev. War
He ★ arick
Act: June 7 th 1832
Index:—Vol. A , Page 170
[Arrangement of 1870.]
Hezekiah He ★ arick Record OK Feb. 24, 1905. R

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S. T. 10828.
Rev.
Mass
Hezekiah Hearn dis.

Cortland, N. Y.
Nov. 24th 1915.
Rev Sec
Dear Madam, —
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Please send me the Revolutionary War records of Ezekiel Herrick, and of Hezekiah Herrick.
Yours truly
Martha P. McGraw.