Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 4769, William Hawks, Conn.

SERVICE
NUMBER
60
Hawks, William
R. 4769
CONTENTS

William Hawks
New Berlin
Chenango Co. N.Y.
Mr. H. Mitchell

Court of Com Pleas.
State of New York
Chenango County S.S. On this thirteenth day of February 1835 personally appeared in Open Court before the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Chenango held by the judges of the same Court at the Court House in the town of Norwich in and for said County William Hawks a resident of the town of Otsego in the County of Chenango and State of New York aged by the 16th day of August last who being first duly sworn according to Law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provisions of the act of Congress passed June 7. 1832.
That he was Born in the Town of Greenwich, in the County of Kent & State of Rhode Island on the 16th day of August 1767. (According to his own knowledge & belief of his age although he has no written record of his birth or age) And resided there until some time in the year 1776 - That on the 10th day of September 1776. his Father removed with his family to the town of Providence in the County of Luzerne & State of Pennsylvania where they arrived sometime in October - That his father resided 18 miles west of Wyoming - That early in March 1778 the Militia were called out and organized to guard the inhabitants and the village of Wyoming then being the most of a settlement of any in the neighbourhood of his father's residence That Thomas Hawks the Father of the said William Hawks was appointed Captain of a Company in which the said William Hawks belonged and served - That the Lieutenant was Timothy Keyes the Ensign Justus Picket , the orderly Sergeant was Nathaniel Gates, - That the Colonel was Jebulon Butler - That the said William Hawks was very

Young, but every one who could carry a Musket old or Young was compelled to serve, - That from Early in March 1878 until in July the Militia were on the look out for an attack from the Indians, & were a part of the time at the Fort in Wyoming then called Wilkasbonie Fort - That they all had to take their turns in standing guard each night two hours and were then relieved - That the said William took his regular turns standing guard until they were discharged from standing guard Some time the last of October, that at that time some regular Troops came in then also under the command of Z. Butler and after they came the boys & those as young as the said William were not required to stand guard - but continued in other respects the same in the Service until snowfall deep in the fall some time the first of December 1878 -
That the said William Hawks served as a soldier as aforesaid under the said officers during the year 1878 - Nine Months or a little over that time -
That during this year on the 10 th of July 1878 they started from the fort to go to Shawnee Flats to meet the enemy expecting to come to Battle, that the forces upon the American side amounted as it was said to 410. men, Colonel Butler being the only officer on horseback, That they crossed the Marquettehah river & marched on the Shawnee side to the flats they found no enemy to oppose them, & a council of War was called - to determine whether they should return again to the Fort or march on to attempt to retake Wintemoots & Jenkins as Forts which were then in the enemys hand, & were about four

Miles distant, — That it was almost unanimously determined to March on & retake the Forts, there being only one dissenting from that opinion who was Captain Gore as it was said, & who was ridiculed for his opinion
That they did March on & fell into an indian ambush, where the first notice they had was a deadly & fatal fire — Taken at disadvantage they fought as best they could for about two hours, when the order was given for all to escape that could, that only about 90 men as it was said made good their retreat, That in the company of the said William the Lieutenant & Ensign were both Killed, John Cory, Isaac Cory, John Finch, & John Finch Jr, James Brown, Lebbeus Hammond, Isaac Parks, & Philip Travers, the said William recollects among those that were killed in his Fathers company —
That after the battle those who escaped crossed the river & fled, over the mountain to Lackawack, & crossed the Delaware to Minisink —
The indians burnt the place & made a general massacre of all that could not effect their escape —
That after that battle & the murder at Wyoming they acted on the defensive, only & watched & kept guard of the movements of the indians —
That in November of the same year Isaac Tripp Esq. the Grandfather of the said William on his Mother's side was taken & murdered by the indians

That the next year 1779 the said William Hawks was again called into the Service & commenced the first of July and served 3 months, during which time he marched to Fort Montgomery a distance of 20 miles - that in August of that year there was a fight between the Indians and the Militia in which battle Samuel Knapp the Father of Charles Knapp Esq of New Berlin was killed That the said William was then serving in his Father's company of Militia - the Lieutenant Samuel Webb, & Peter Gale Ensign of the company - That during a part of this time the said William served as a Waiter & Messenger -
That this Account the said William served in the year 1778 Nine months & a little over, and in the year 1779 Three months, Making in all twelve months (12 months) or a little over twelve months that he served in the Militia as a Soldier during the Revolutionary War.
That afterwards in the winter of 1779 & 80. The said Thomas Hawks the father of the said William removed with his family to Goshen in Orange County State of New York - Where the said William resided until the year 1793, when he went to the State of New Jersey where he remained 4 years, & from there to the State of Vermont, in Arlington, in Bennington County From which place the said William removed to the Town of Middleburgh in Schoharie County State of New York in 1806, Where he has resided until 1814 when he removed to Cobleskill in Chenango County State of New York - where he resided until April 1832, - Since that time the said William

has resided in the county of Genesee in the state of New York in the town of Sheldon, until a few days weeks ago when the said William returned to Otsego the county of Chenango Gore , where he now resides in the town of Otsego - as aforesaid -
That the reason why the said William  Hawks has not before applied for a pension is that he was residing in the county of Genesee where he had no old acquaintances who could swear to his being a soldier of the revolution & had no living witnesses to prove the same, & never had any written discharge from the service - That now he has old acquaintances and friends in the village of New Berlin which is adjoining to Columbus who can prove his being a soldier & his good character, & who are men of the first respectability in the county of Chenango
That the said William  Hawks knows of no one by whom he can prove his services, but can prove the fact of his being a soldier of the revolution and that it was never questioned or disputed & of his good character &c. &c.
And he hereby relinquishes every claim whatsoever for a pension or annuity except the present & he declares that his name is not on the pension roll of any agency in any state,
Subscribed & sworn to the day & year aforesaid in open court
P. Russell Clerk
William Hawks

Chenango County S.S. We William Lotheridge a Clergyman residing in the town of Columbus in said county General Augustus C. Welch & Charles Knapp Esq. residing in the town of New Berlin in said county do hereby certify that we are well acquainted with William  William Hawks who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration that we believe him to be 67 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 - & that the statement of the said William Hawks is entitled to the fullest credit
Subscribed and sworn the 2nd year aforesaid
done in open court.
William Lotheridge Augustus C. Welch Charles Knapp
And the said court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogatories furnished 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 that William Lotheridge who signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman resident in the town of Columbus, & that Genl. Augustus C. Welch, & Charles Knapp Esq. who have also signed the same are residents of New Berlin, and are persons of standing and respectability whose statement is entitled to full credit & confidence -

State of New York
Chenango County S. S. I Perez Randall clerk of the
Court of Common Pleas of the said County do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of William Hawks for a pension done in open Court.
In Testimony Whereof I have hereunto set my hand and Seal of office this thirteenth day of February 1835.
P. Randall , clerk

4769 P. O. William Hawks
Service: _____
REJECTED
Enlisted: _____, 18
Discharged: _____, 18
Application filed: _____, 18
Alleges: _____
Re-enlisted: _____
Attorney: _____
P. O. _____
_____ Recognized: _____ Contract
_____ Cert. of Dis. Searched for _____, 18

32.802
New York
William Hawley
Rejected
W.H. to Hon. Mitchell
28 Feb 35
4769

Home of Rep.
21. Feby 1853-
J. L. Edwards Esq.
Sir,
Yours & Sir
The inclosure will solicit your action on the case as soon as consistent with your convenience
Your Ob t Serv t
Henry Mitchell

W m Hawks N B - San 52
Sep 24 - 52 Ex 13 The Lumber

State of New York County of Chemung } S.S.
Susan Hills of the town of Otis in said county being duly sworn according to law deposes that she is one of the children of William Hawks and Sarah Hawks both now deceased That as such child this deponent has a direct interest in the application and claim for a pension due this deponents Father the aforesaid William Hawks at his decease
Sworn and subscribed to this Susan Hills the 13 th day of September 1852 before me J. Newton Ensign Justice of the Peace
Whereas I Susan Hills one of the children of William and Sarah Hawks now both deceased do hereby constitute and appoint Thomas Lumpkin of Washington city D.C. my true and lawful attorney for me and in my name investigate and prosecute my claim as such child of William Hawks for my father's pension hereby ratifying and confirming what he may lawfully do in the premises Susan Hills Otis September 1852
State of New York County of Chemung } S.S.
On this 13 th day of September 1852 before the Subscribed justice of the peace in and for the county and State aforesaid personally appeared Susan Hills before named to me known and acknowledged the above power of attorney to be her act and deed
J. Newton Ensign Justice of the Peace
10 th Nov 1852
Oct 7 th June 1852