Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 16882, Ebenezer Hoyt, Conn.

SERVICE
NUMBER
bonn.
Loyt, Blenezer
S16882
boarded.
CONTENTS

Order to Pay 16. Sept 1831
17. 172 Connecticut
Ebenezer Hoyt
Deceased in the State of Connecticut who was a Pri- in the Conn commanded by Captain Bell of the Conn commanded in the Conn time for State Troop 11 mo 12 dy
Inscribed on the Roll of Conn at the rate of 37 Dollars 99 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 18 day of Feby 1833 and sent Charles Newby Stamford Ct
Arrears to the 4th of March 33 $ 75.98 Semi-ant. allowance ending Sept 11 1899 $ 94.97
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by E D Dillsworth Clerk Book E Vol. 3 Page 18

2 No 1199.
Ed. Dwyer
Admitted
Private 11 mo & 12 days
$37.99
Charles Hawley Esq. Stamford Conn!

State of Connecticut, } ss. Probate District of Stamford County of Fairfield, }
On this 31 st day of July 1832 personally appeared, in open Court, before The Court of Probate in for said District
now sitting, Ebenezer Dyer a resident of Darien in the County of Fairfield, and State of Connecticut, aged sixty eight 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 served as herein stated.
He belonged to the militia of Connecticut in the Company commanded by Capt. Danford Dyer who was formerly of Stamford in said County. In the year 1781 & in that year as he thinks about the middle of July in that year he was drafted into the public service in said militia for one month and served under Capt. Isaac Lockwood then of said Stamford now deceased - it was during this time there was a skirmish in said Stamford near the School house in the town of said Stamford which is now Darien, in which we lost three men. Declarant was not engaged in the skirmish - but served the month out in said Stamford - In March 1782 enlisted in the Town Guards so called (being State Troops) commanded by Capt. Jesse Bell, for nine months & served under that enlistment in said Stamford seven months & a few days over - when the Company was disbanded, there being no further occasion for their services - recollects very well that he agreed to receive a commutation instead of rations & furnished himself with rations but never received wages nor rations either except one dollar which he received from Capt. Bell - no particular incident occurred during this service - before either of the times above mentioned declarant was repeatedly called out in the militia against the enemy - sometimes for a few days only - In the fall of 1780 declarant thinks the Company of militia to which he belonged was called by Capt. Danford Dyer was called out into the service & was constantly in said service in said Stamford for two months as he thinks - Shortly after this said Company was again called out & declarant with the rest of was again constantly in service in said Stamford - making their quarters at John Smith's in said Stamford - was in service at this time for six weeks as he thinks - Jacob Scoville then late of said Stamford was ensign of declarant's brother Henry Dyer then was sergeant. The declarant was a private in all the service above stated - Declarant in answer to the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department says he was born in said Stamford (in that part which is now Darien) on the 24th day of April 1764. Has a record of his age on a family record now in his possession - doesn't know whether his age is recorded on the Town Records of Stamford - lived in the place of his birth when he entered the service as aforesaid & has resided there ever since - when he enlisted it is voluntary - In those times people were liable to do military duty at sixteen years of age - never received a written discharge - The Hon. John Davenport late of said Stamford was a militia major when declarant belonged to the militia - When declarant was out as stated above under Capt. Isaac Lockwood, he was

Webb a son of Col. Charles Webb family of said Stamford was a surgeon he was killed during the war - cannot now call to memory other officers in service with him nor refer to any particular circumstances which occurred while in the service - refer to Henry Leeds, Abraham Leeds of Danbury all of said Stamford as persons who can testify to my character for truth of their knowledge or belief of my services as a soldier of the revolution - upon reflection after and think he served eight months or more in the Town Guards for he began in March of the Company was disbanded after the provis- ional articles of peace were agreed on - after there was news of peace -
The said Ebenezer Hoxie 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.
Chas. Hawley Judge Ebenezer Hoxie We, John Ellis a clergyman, residing in the town of Stamford and David Waterbury residing in the same, hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with Ebenezer Hoxie who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be sixty eight years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighbourhood 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.
Chas. Hawley Judge John Ellis David Waterbury
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 Soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that Rev. John Ellis who has signed the preceding certificate, is a clergyman, resident in the town of Stamford and that David Waterbury who has also signed the same, is a resident in the town of Stamford and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
Chas. Hawley Judge
I, Samuel Lockwood Clerk of the Court of Probate for the Dis- trict of Stamford in Connecticut do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the appli- cation of Ebenezer Hoxie for a Pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of _____ Office, this first day of August A.D. 1832.
Samuel Lockwood Clerk

State of Connecticut County of Fairfield ss. Probate District of Stamford
1832 1781 51 68 7 On this 31 st Day of July A.D. 1832 before the Court of Probate in for said District personally appeared Abram Leeds resident in Stamford in said District of being first duly sworn according to law & oath on his oath in Open Court before me say that he is a native of said Stamford aged twenty one years - I have always known Ebenezer Hoyt of Danien in said District who has subscribed to the foregoing declaration - thinks him to be sixty eight years old - his character for veracity is perfectly good - During the revolutionary war respondent belonged to Capt. Stamford Hoyt's Company of Connecticut militia of said Ebenezer belonged to the same - said Company was al- most constantly put into three years called out every now & then a- gainst the enemy of said Ebenezer always turned out among the rest except when he belonged to the Home Guards - In the fall of the year 1780 as respondent believes said Company was out in service for two months on one call - two weeks of the time on quarters were at James Stewards in said Stamford 4 or 6 weeks at Peter Sel- locks in said Stamford - almost immediately after this term of duty had expired the company was called out again in service for three weeks on quarters being at John Smiths in said Stamford - said Ebenezer was out with said company during the whole of the said term - said Stamford Hoyt was Captain - Jacob Scoble was Lieut. was Ensign - after this respondent knows it was greatly reputed & he believes that said Ebenezer belonged to the Home Guard in said Stamford for several months - Abram Leeds
On in the same day before said Court personally appeared Garry Leeds resident in said Stamford who after being first duly sworn according to law & oath in Open Court on his oath say that he is a native of said Stamford of that he has always been his home - that he is twenty four years old - has always known Ebenezer Hoyt of Danien in said District who has subscribed to the foregoing declaration - believes him to be sixty eight years old - his character for veracity is per- fectly good - respondent knows that said Ebenezer during the revolutionary war belonged to the Connecticut militia under Capt. Stamford Hoyt - that said Company of militia was very often called into the public service, Stamford being near the lines & subject to constant incursions of the enemy - said Ebenezer as respondent well knows was uniformly out in service with said Company when it was called out - respondent belonged to said Company & used to be in service with said Ebenezer on those occasions -

In 1782 and certainly as early as March well recollects that said Ebenezer enlisted in the Town Guards in said Farmfield under Capt. Jesse Bell & served until peace was agreed upon when the Guards were disbanded upon receiving news of peace - think said Ebenezer must have served in said Guards for eight or nine months - Deponent also knows that said Ebenezer was out on a militia draft for one month or thereabouts in 1781 under Capt. Isaac Lock- wood. This must have been in July or August - for it was during this time there was a skirmish in what is now Danien in which we had three men killed - this skirmish was in the early part of Aug- ust.
Carry Seed,
And on the same day before said Court personally appeared David Waterbury resident in said Farmfield who being first duly sworn ac- cording to law doth on his oath in open Court depose & say that he is a native of said Farmfield - is seventy four years old - has always well known Ebenezer Hoop who has subscribed & sworn to the foregoing declaration - believes him to be right eight years old - his charac- ter for veracity is perfectly good - during the revolutionary war often - almost every day - used to see said Ebenezer under arms ap- parently in the performance of military duty in the public service in the Town Guards in said Farmfield, but deponent knows nothing (of his own knowledge) in relation to his having enlisted
David Waterbury
Sworn to & subscribed by the said Abram Seeds, Carry Seeds of David Waterbury respectively in open Court the day of year aforesaid -
Chas. Hawley Judge -

State of Connecticut } p. Probate District of Stamford. Fairfield County } 3
On this 25 th day of March A.D. 1833 before the Court of Probate in for said District personally appeared Henry  Edmund Hays of said District who being duly sworn according to law, do hereby on oath in open Court testify & say in addition to his declaration heretofore made under date of July 31 st day of July 1832 that in stating the times of his services therein he believes he has stated less than he served of his several accounts he has, but that he made the statements as he has, that he might at all events claim no more than he actually served. He cannot be more certain or precise as to the particular times when his services were rendered, but knows that the statements there made are substantially correct & he knows positively that he rendered all the services there stated - he knows positively that he rendered one month's service in 1881 as the remainder of seven months & a few days service in 1882 as stated , but as he cannot recollect how many days of service months, he claims for only seven months at that time . 2 he knows positively that in 1880 he rendered two months service & six weeks service on the two different occasions in his original declaration mentioned - his sister tells him that on the occasion first stated he served for two months, but as he cannot recollect more than six weeks with certainty he limits that term to six weeks & claims no more. 1. All the foregoing services were constant services rendered in the field, the whole time of the declaration being required in & by him faithfully devoted to the service - he being all this time away from his home & business & as constantly in service as in the regular army. Of his services he vividly believes were of a more harassing nature than those of the regular army. The militia service was such as he has stated; in the regularly organized militia of the State of ordered out into the public service by competent authority. The home guards in which he served were also regularly embodied corps of

troops raised by the United Authorities of the State of Connecticut for the defense of the coast from the Tories of British 15th or whale boats then filled the Sound of constantly committing depredations on our shores of their parties also very often came over from Long Island for the same purpose.
The Ordinance by reason of the age of the enrollee and loss of memory cannot recollect positively to the precise length of his service (because as stated above he believes he served longer than he has stated above) but according to the best of his recollection (if he knows) he served not less than the periods mentioned below of in the following grades - For one month (in 1781) I served as a private (under Capt. Isaac Lockwood as stated in my original Declaration) - for seven months (in 1782) I served as a private (in the Home Guards as stated in my original Declaration) - for two months (in 1780) I served as a private (in the militia under Capt. Hanchett Hoop as stated in my original Declaration) - for six weeks (in 1780) I served as a private (under Capt. Hanchett Hoop as stated in my original Declaration); of the whole service I claim a pension. If I waive my claim for any pension, the duration of which I have not specified.
I have subscribed the day of your last arrival. I certify that Abram Leeds, Lucy Leeds & David Waterbury make the depositions herein before set forth and herewith are well known to me personally & are all credible persons.
Wm. Hildreth Judge
I Samuel Lockwood Clerk of the Court of Probate for the District of Stamford in Connecticut do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Elenor Hoop for a pension. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal of office this 28th day of March A.D. 1833.
Samuel Lockwood Clerk

16 882
INVALID.
File No. 16 882
Ebenezer Hoyt
Pri Rev War
Act: June 7 '32
Index:—Vol. 1 , Page 181
[Arrangement of 1870.]