Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 17490, Gilbert Hoyt, New York

SERVICE
New York
Hoyt, Gilbert
NUMBER
S 17490
CONTENTS
Scarded

22. 968 with Connecticut
Silbert Hoyt of Fairfield Co in the State of Connecticut who was a private in the Company commanded by Captain Hanson of the _____ commanded by _____ in the N.Y. m. s. line for Pens:
Inscribed on the Roll of Connecticut at the rate of 20 Dollars 00 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 16 day of Decr. 1833 and sent to
Hon: A Ward. H. Reps
Arrears to the 4th of Sept 1833. — $ 50. 00 Semi-ant. allowance ending March 34. 10. 00
$ 60. 00
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by W. L. Withers Clerk, Book E Vol. 3 Page 26

7231.
The within service duly specified amounts to nearly $100 and the general statement of other services may be taken for an amt. which may make up to amount to be
A. Ward. M.C.
H. Lovinwood
acme b. mofri 208
H. G.

State of Connecticut, ss. County of Fairfield, ss.
On this 20 th day of August 1832 personally appeared, in open Court, before the Court of Probate for said District,
now sitting,
Gilbert Hovey a resident of New Canaan in the County of Fairfield, and State of Connecticut, aged eighty one years, who being first 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, 1832:—
That he entered the service of the United States under the following named Officers, and
140 1st minute men served as herein stated: viz. in the year 1776 in the Spring at Pound Ridge in Westchester Co State of New York he enlisted for one year in a company of minute men commanded by Capt. Ebenezer Dyer .  Henry Hasey was first Lieut. of John Scoville 2 d Lieut. Gilbert Drake was ensign. This company was raised from the adjoining towns of Pound Ridge & Salem . Gilbert Drake was Col. of the Regiment, all are now dead - continued in said Company for one whole year - were often very close - cut off from actual service - was at  White Plains with the militia to which Plains & Hance went to Finch Bridge & Yorktown - there to Hopkins 10 Hance & Hovey went by North Salem to Pound Ridge - was absent on this duty ten days or thereabout - 21 Hovey for three months as he thinks - Hasey was made a Major at this time - came to his 90 time of the year when this was but it was before the city was given up to the British - was at the battle of Ridgefield when Gen. Wooster was killed Gen. Arnold had a horse killed under him - this was in the militia under Capt. Wm. Fowler now dead - in the New York militia - chased the British aboard at Campo - were out only a few days then went to Fort Independence 21 Hovey was once again in the militia under Capt. Dancher for three weeks near Fort Independence -  friendship - thinks this was when Washington went Southward after Concord - think  Eden Scoville was lieutenant - were attacked by the enemy at that place of Hovey an engagement with them of more than an hour - Genl. Heath who there Hovey was not to fire till we could see the buckles in the enemy's shoes - was once in a company of militia commanded by Capt. Fleming of Berford , 2 d Lieut. Eden 21 Scoville of made up from Pound Ridge , Berford & Salem - were out steady service three weeks - at Miamanoneck of Motts hills in New York - a party of the enemy came near us, but we went down to the line of they & scattered & gave up - was on another occasion out in the minute men under Hasey for three or four days at Salem 4 Ridgefield to disarm hostilities - 137 Hovey was once a great many times on alarms for different periods - sometimes a week - some- 4.17 times only two or three days - cannot state the number of times nor their length - but Pound  Ridge was in a very exposed situation - was near the lines of the enemy near the scene of constant mili- tary operations that the militia to which he belonged was every now & then called out in the service - The Tories were very numerous in that region of country - had to sleep with his 5. gun by his side of much of the time in the bushes, in barns & other places, for fear of being shot or taken prisoner if they slept in their houses - Ordinance was once out on a casting expedition of five days at White Plains of the Continental village - Ordinance is very old - is very much broken down - is nearly blind - his memory is much impaired if he is unable now to clearly half of the times of service rendered by him - nor can he give their order nor the year in which they were rendered - has been in service with Gen. Putnam - at Fort Independence he thinks - also with Gen. Lincoln as he thinks - Gen. Heath was of Massachusetts - is entirely confident his different terms of duty taken together would exceed two years - he believes Knowles - He regrets that he cannot clearly his terms of duty more particularly of must know himself on the favor of the Department - almost all who even heard with him in service are dead - but Elisha Peckham of Ridgefield is living & knows of some of Ordinance services - Amos Marshall of Salem & Pound Ridge also has know- ledge of them - knows of no clergyman who can say anything in relation to his ser- vices - the clergyman of New Canaan where Ordinance now resides is a young man of whom is one in Pound Ridge he is quite recently settled there.

Declarant was born in said Pomona Ridge January 27 th 1757. His age is recorded in our Old family Bible in his father's hand in said Pomona Ridge when he entered the service - of which there until death of thirty two or thirty three years ago when he removed to his present place of residence in said West Conesau - then already stated the manner in which he went into the service - cannot state the names of other officers in other Regiments, nor the exact names of the services more particularly than he has done - never received a written discharge - Being unable to refer to any clergyman he refers for proof of his character for truth & services to such persons as know his capacity shall accompany this application - In Rev. Mr. Bonney of New Canaan knows this Declarant, but whether he has ever heard of this Declarant's services this Declarant does not know.
The said Gilbert Hays 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.
Sworn to, and subscribed, the day and year aforesaid.
Wm. H. Hays Judge
We, a clergyman, residing in the town of New Canaan and residing in the same, hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with William Bonney who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be 75 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 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 Rev. William Bonney who has signed the preceding certificate, is a clergyman, resident in the town of New Canaan in Connecticut and that Peter Stevens who also signed the same  a deposition lately prefixed is a resident in the town of New Canaan aforesaid and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
Wm. H. Hays Judge
I, Samuel Lockwood Clerk of the Court of Probate for the District of New Canaan in Connecticut do hereby certify, that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Gilbert Hays for a Pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of Office, this 7 th  September 1832.
Sam Lockwood Clk
Handwritten notes: 1832 The above is a true copy of the original C. H. Hays

State of Connecticut } County of Fairfield } ss: Probate District of Stamford.
On this 29 th day of August A.D. 1832 before the Court of Probate in & for said District personally appeared the Rev. William Bromey of New Canaan in said County who being duly sworn, deposes on his oath upon oath that he knows Gilbert Host who has subscribed his name to the foregoing declaration & has known him for twenty-five years past. Does not live in his immediate neighborhood & does not know whether he is related. He knew in that neighborhood to have been a son of the Rev. Host - but from his ten years acquaintance with him, considers him a man of good character for veracity. believes him to be as old as eighty years. He is very poor in circumstances.
William Bromey
Sworn to & subscribed this day } of year aforesaid - }
Ch. Hawley Judge
And now on this 1 st day of September A.D. 1832 before said Court personally appeared Peter Stevens of Darien in said District who being first duly sworn according to law, deposes on his oath in open Court before me that he has long well known Gilbert Host who has subscribed his name to the foregoing declaration - that said Gilbert has very often

hence we ought to be the employment of this Department of Department Consider his character for truth to be good believes him to be more than eighty years old - Department thinks that Mr. Gillett has been in his employment As a servant, he has heard him relate stories of his military services during the Revolutionary war - but of those services he has no personal knowledge - Peter Stevens.
I want to subscribe to the very good of man
Wm. Headley Judge -

July 22, 1937
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Gilbert Hoyt, S.17490
BA-J/MCS
Mrs. Jane Hoyt Church c/o Lester Card 10 Haviland Street South Norwalk, Connecticut
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your request for information relative to Gilbert Hoyt or Hyatt who served in the Revolutionary War, enlisting from Westchester County, New York.
The data which follow were obtained from papers on file in the pension claim, S.17490, based upon the Revolutionary War service of Gilbert Hoyt.
He was born January 27, 1751, in Poundridge, Westchester County, New York. The names of his parents were not given.
While a resident of Poundridge, New York, he enlisted in the spring of 1776 and served at various times, amounting to between two and three years, as private in the New York militia under Captains Ebenezer Slasson, Fancher and Fleming and Colonel Gilbert Drake and was at the battle of Ridgefield.
He lived at Poundridge until December, 1799, or 1800 when he moved to New Canaan, Connecticut.
He was allowed pension on his application executed August 20, 1832, at which time he was living in New Canaan, Fairfield County, Connecticut.
The papers in this claim contain no data relative to the marriage or to the family of Gilbert Hoyt.

In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension of Gilbert Hoyt, the name and address of the person to whom it was paid and possibly the date of soldier's death, it is suggested that you address The Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, Washington, D.C., giving the following data: Gilbert Hoyt, Certificate 22968, issued December 16, 1833, rate $20 per annum, commenced March 4, 1831, Act of June 7, 1832, Connecticut Agency.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Executive Assistant to the Administrator

17.490 INVALID.
File No. 17.490
Gilbert Hoyt
Pre New War
Act: June 7" 82
Index:—Vol. 1 , Page 181
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Apr. 1. 1897 History to Mr. George B. Tallman 583 - Livingston Ave. St. Paul - Minn - Assv. 18.294 Widow.
July 22. Hist. to Mrs. Jane Hoyt Church M.C.A.

7231—
G. Hoyt — Connecticut
Ward
J. L. Hawley Hartford Conn

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
June 1 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 subjunct 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
   Period when the service was rendered. Duration of the claimant's service. Rank of the claimant. Names and rank of the Field officers under whom he served. Age at present, and place of abode when he entered the service. Proof by which the declaration is supported.   Years. Months. Days.              
I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J. L. EDWARDS, Commissioner of Pensions.
Gilbert Hoyt

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 days 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 the 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.
The notes from [a] to [j] 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.
[k] This traditional evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
[l] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
[m] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.

Westchester County ss. John Fancher of Poundridge in the County of Westchester and State of New York being duly sworn deposeth and saith That he is well acquainted with Gilbert Hoyt of New Canaan in Fairfield County & State of Connecticut. That the deponent saw the said Gilbert in the service of the United States in the year 1776 in the month of September in Eastchester in said County of Westchester under arms That the said Gilbert is aged about Eighty four years and that the said Gilbert formerly resided in Poundridge aforesaid - And that said Gilbert is reported to have been a soldier in the Revolutionary War and is worthy of Credit and belief.
Sworn & subscribed the John Fancher
first day of September 1832
before me Ezra Lockwood one of the Judges of Westchester Court of Com. Pleas -
I Nathaniel Bayles Clerk of the County of West- -chester State of New York do certify that Ezra Lockwood Esq r the person before whom the foregoing affidavit was taken is a Judge of the Court of Com- -mon Pleas in and for the County of Westchester and that I believe the signature subscribed to be his
in testimony whereof I have hereunto subscri- -bed my name and affixed my seal of Office this 12 th day of September 1832
N Bayles

I Elisha Pelham of Ridgefield in the County of Fairfield and State of Con- -necticut aged seventy eight years being first duly sworn and cautioned to speak the truth, do upon and say, That I am acquainted with Gilbert Hoyt of New Can- -aan in the County of Fairfield and State of Connecticut and was acquaint- -ted with said Hoyt during the war of the Revolution and have personal kn- -owledge that said Hoyt was a private soldier in the service and that he perfor- -med duty at several different times at different places, and under different Officers, but at what particular times and places and under what Officers he does not distinctly recollect, nor how long he was in the service, but should think that he served more than six months therein to his knowledge, and according to his present belief. His Elisha Pelham marks
State of Connecticut { County of Fairfield } Ridgefield Aug 6 1838 on the day and year above written

Generally appeared Elias Peckham to me well known and believed to be a man of truth and credibility and made oath (after being duly cautioned to speak the truth) to the truth of the facts stated in the foregoing deposition by him subscribed by his own proper mark in my presence the Deposition of being taken & unable to leave his room before me Esqr S. Bradley Justice of Peace
State of Connecticut } Fairfield County } ss. Thomas Bloorne Clerk of the County Court within and for the County of Fairfield in said State of Connecticut do hereby certify that Esqr S. Bradley Esquire is now & for more than one year last past has been a Justice of the Peace for said County duly commissioned & duly authorized to administer oaths & take Depositions & I further certify that I am well acquainted with the handwriting of the said Esqr S. Bradley & that I verily believe that the signature to the foregoing Certificate, purporting to be his, is genuine. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of said County Court in Fairfield this 15 th day of September A D 1832. Thomas Bloorne Clerk of said County Court

10 Haviland St
So.Norwalk, Conn July 7th 1937
Veterans Bureau
Department of Pensions:-
Dear Sir:-
Would you kindly let me know what records are on file in your office on my great grandfather
Gilbert Hoyt (sometimes spelled Hyatt)
He was probably a resident of Westchester Co. at time of enlistment (Westchester Co. New York state meant) but settled in Norwalk Conn shortly after and died there (or here). The published records show he was pensioned and placed on record of pension roll 12/16/1833 pension to commence 4/../1831
In order to join the D.A.R. I have to submit considerable family data (dates and place of birth and death , date of marriage etc. I am told (and Jacobus volume of Fairfield township verifies it) that the pension records give considerable family matter. If such is the case in Gilbert Hoyts application, would you kindly copy and send me?
no signature ?
Mrs Jane Hoyt Church
c/o Lester Card
10 Haviland St, So.Norwalk, Conn

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
NAME Hoyt, Henry GRADE Private LINE New York
WARRANT NUMBER 7207 ACREAGE 100 ISSUED Sept. 3, 1790 to — not shown —
*The information concerning the issuance of warrants carded on this form is found in volumes 2 to 4 of "Land Warrants Issued Prior to 1800" which are registers of bounty land warrants issued to non-commissioned officers and privates under congressional resolutions of September 16, 1776, and subsequent dates. Other records relative to the applications for warrants appear to have been destroyed in the War Department fire of November 9, 1800. Information concerning warrants surrendered to the Federal Government is to be found in General Land Office records in The National Archives.