Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 4,766, Ephraim Hawks, Mass.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Hawks, Ephraim Elizabeth
R. 4, 766
CONTENTS

William Hawks & others aff ts

Commonwealth of Mass. Franklin County } ss.
Be it known that on this 8 th day of May 1854, before me, Luther Bodman Jr. a justice of the peace in and for the said County of approved Franklin, personally appeared Gershon Hawks of the town of Charlton in said County of Franklin, who being by me sworn in due form of law, doth depose and say that he am sixty sixty six years of age, and have always resided in the said town of Charlton, that from his earliest recollection, he has been well acquainted with Ephraim Hawks and Elizabeth Hawks wife of Ephraim Hawks. That the said Ephraim Hawks died in said town of Charlton on the seventh day of April One thousand eight hundred and twenty six, that he attended the funeral and saw the corpse of the said Ephraim, and he further saith that said Elizabeth Hawks, died at the house and in the family of this deponent, at the said town of Charlton, on or about the first day of November in the year One thousand eight hundred and thirty six. This deponent further saith that the said Ephraim, was uncle to him, and that he this deponent has often had conversation with the said Ephraim, relative his enlistment and services in the revolutionary war with Great Britain, has heard the said Ephraim say that he enlisted for the term of One year, and that he was in the United States Army that was to the Canada line, and were driven back, by the army commanded by Burgoyne, that he was then sent to Albany

in consequence of sickness. This deponent further saith that he once heard a conversation between the said Ephraim and One Allen, a revolutionary pensioner, in which the said Allen and the said Ephraim recognized each other as fellow soldiers of the same regiment. This deponent further saith that he is acquainted with Elijah Hawks, now living in said Charlmount of the age of seventy five years, and that he also knows William Hawks, and Betsy Sturr, all to be the children of the said Ephraim and Elizabeth Hawks deceased, and he believes them to be the only surviving children of said Ephraim and Elizabeth. This deponent further saith that he is well acquainted with the oldest inhabitants now living in this vicinity, and has heard the opinion of many of said inhabitants expressing of their full conviction and belief that the said Ephraim Hawks and the said Elizabeth his widow were justly entitled to the benefits of the laws granting pensions to revolutionary soldiers and their widows.
Gershon Hawks,
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 8 th day of May 1854. I hereby certify that the above named Gershon Hawks is a credible witness.
Luther Bodman Jr. Justice of the Peace

Commonwealth of Mass
Franklin County } p
Town of Charlemont
Ansel L. Tyler, Town Clerk
" Elijah , Son to Ephraim & Elizabeth Hawks, born June third One Thousand seven hundred and seventy nine"
" Claricy , daughter to Do. born May twelfth, One Thousand seven hundred and eighty two. "
" Aruba , daughter to Do. born July twentieth One Thousand seven hundred and eighty four."
" Rhoda , daughter to Do. born April twentieth One Thousand seven hundred and eighty eight
" Ephraim , son to Do. born July thirtieth One Thousand seven hundred and ninety
" Consider , son to Do. born April third One Thousand seven hundred and ninety seven
"Mr. Ephraim Hawks , Parent to the above Children died fourth of April One Thousand eight hundred and twenty six."
I. Ansel L. Tyler, above named, depose and say, that I hold the Office of Town Clerk, in the town, County and State aforesaid, and that the above is a true extract from the records of said town, with the exception that the dates are written out, instead of being set down in figures, as upon said record,
Dated at Charlemont May 8 th , 1854.
Ansel L Tyler Town Clerk of Charlemont
Sworn to before me, this 8 th }
day of May 1854 }
William Rotch Jr. Justice of the Peace

State of New York } County of Oswego } ss. Be it known, that on this nine- teenth day of June 1854, before me A. Dieffendorf, a Justice of the Peace in and for said County, per- sonally appeared, William Hawks, and Betsy Steer, both of the town of Schrapful, in said county of Oswego, who being by me sworn in due form of law, do severally depose and say that they the said William Hawks and the said Betsy Steer are Children of the identicle Ephraim Hawks, and Elizabeth Hawks, deceased, named in the annexed affidavit of Gersham Hawks, and that they the said William Hawks and Betsy Steer, and their brother Elijah Hawks are the only surviving Children of the said Ephraim Hawks, and Elizabeth Hawks, deceased, that the said William Hawks is of the age of sixty years and the said Betsy Steer is fifty seven years of age. And the said William further saith that he lived in the family of his father, the said Ephraim Hawks, until he the said William was twenty two years of age, and that he the said William, has often heard the said Ephraim Hawks converse upon the subject of the revolutionary war between the United States and Great Britain, that he has heard the said Ephraim say that he enlisted into the U.S. Army at the town of Charlemont in the County of Franklin, in

the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, and that he served until the close of the war, and was regularly discharged. This deponent, the said William does not recollect at what time the said Ephraim said he enlisted, but he thinks it was at an early period of the revolutionary war. The said William recollects, that his father the said Ephraim said he was in the battles of Bunker Hill and Ticonderoga, that in the battle of Bunker Hill he had seven balls shot through his cloths and cap but was not wounded. This deponent further saith that he has heard the said Ephraim say he supposed he was entitled to a pension and bounty land, but that he had not applied for it and did not know as he ever should, and this deponent verily believes that the said Ephraim Hawks never did make application for pension or bounty land. And the said Betsy Stearn saith that she resided with her Father family until she was eighteen years of age, and that during that time she often heard her father the said Ephraim relate the incidents mentioned in the foregoing statements of William Hawks and many other incidents connected with his service in the Army which she cannot now recollect with sufficient distinctness to relate them. These deponents further say that they were both born in the Town of Charlemont, in the County of Franklin

and Commonwealth, of Mass. and that their mother Elizabeth Hawks died in said town of Charlemont, and that the register of the births and deaths of the family of the said Ephraim and Elizabeth Hawks, as appears by the annexed transcript thereof under the affidavit of Asahel L. Tyler, Town Clerk of said town of Charlemont is defective, in that it does not mention the births of these deponents nor the death of the said Elizabeth
Witnesses A. D. Linscomb Sam. Merrill
his William X Hawks mark
her Betsey X Steery mark
sworn to and subscribed before me the day and year first above written, and I hereby certify that I believe the said William Hawks and Betsey Steery to be of the age stated by them, and that they are credible witnesses.
A. D. Linscomb Justice of the Peace

STATE OF NEW YORK, } ss. Oswego County Clerk's Office.
I Ellen Kline Clerk of Oswego County, Certify,
That A. Dufresne Esq., before whom the annexed affidavit was taken, was at the time of the taking such affidavit a justice of the peace in and for said County, duly authorized to take the same, and further, that I am well acquainted with his hand writing, and verily believe that his signature thereto is genuine.
In Witness whereof, I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the Seal of said County, this the 21 st day of June 185 4 Ellen Kline Clerk

A766
P. O. Elizabeth Hawk Service: _____
REJECTED
Enlisted: _____, 18
Discharged: _____, 18
Application filed: _____, 18
Alleges: _____ _____ _____
Re-enlisted: _____ _____ _____
Attorney: _____
P. O. _____ _____ _____
_____ Recognized. _____ Contract.
_____ Cert. of Dis. Searched for _____, 18

N o 8094.
Elizabeth Hawk, dec. d widow of Ephraim. New York.
Saml. Merry 27 th Oct. 1854.
4766
Act. 4 th July 1836.

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
FRANKLIN, ss. Geo. Grennell
I, ALEXANDER PAVON , Clerk of the Judicial Courts of the Commonwealth, for the County of Franklin, do certify, that Luther Bodman Jr Esquire, whose signature is affixed to the Certificate on the paper hereto annexed, was at the date thereof, one of the Justices of the Peace, within and for said County, duly commissioned, and acting under the authority of this Commonwealth; and that full faith and credit is, and ought to be given to his acts and attestations done in that capacity; and that I am acquainted with the hand-writing of the said Luther Bodman Jr and believe his signature to said Certificate is genuine.
In Testimony Whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of the Supreme Judicial Court for said Commonwealth, this Ninth day of May in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and fifty four
Geo. Grennell Clerk.

State of New York County of Oswego Phoenix Sep r 12, 1857
Hon L. P. Waldo Commissioner of Pensions
Dr. Sir.
Herewith I send you the application of the children of Ephraim & Elizabeth Hawks, who think they are entitled to Pension, due to their Father and his widow. The enclosed affidavits are the best proof they are able to obtain, unless it is to be found in the War Department. I was at Charlemont, could there find no one who could prove his services from actual knowledge, and no one who recollected, the officers under whom he claimed to have served, but any amount of proof similar to the affidavits herewith sent could be found, if he or his widow were entitled to pension, and his children are now entitled to pension, due to them and not claimed. It will doubtless do them much good, as they are all very infirm in health, and very poor and dependant.
Please Examine this case and let me know the result, and much Oblige, Very Respectfully, yours Sam l Merry