Mathews County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Military.....Hurst, William, 1855 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/va/vafiles.htm ************************************************ William Hurst, War of 1812, Mathews Co., Virginia Bounty Land Application/Widow's Pension Application ________________________ [Jacket] War of 1812 Numbers WO 6162 WC 5735 Soldier HURST, WILLIAM Widow HURST, SARAH Service CAPT. GABRIEL HUGHES' CO VA MIL Soldier Served 72 Days Between Mch 10 1813 & Dec 31 1814 Enlisted Jan 1 1815 Discharged Mch 10 1815 Bounty Land 34509 80 50 6339 80 55 Residence of Soldier 1851 1855 Mathews Co Va Residence of Widow 1875 Mathews Co (PO Mathews CH) Va Maiden Name of Widow SARAH HALL Marriage Of Soldier And Widow Nov 17 1808 Mathews Co Va Death Of Soldier Oct 14 1857 Mathews Co Va Death Of Widow [blank] __________________ State of Virginia County of Mathews to wit: On the 28th day of March 1855 personally appeared before me Thomas M. Hunley a Justice of the peace duly authorized to administer oaths within and for the County aforesaid. William Hurst aged Sixty eight Years a resident of said County in the State of Virginia, who being duly sworn according to law and declares that he is the William Hurst who was a Soldier in the Rifle Company commanded by Captain Christopher Thompkins, which company was attached to the 61st Regiment of Virginia Militia in the War between the United States and Great Britain in the year 1812, that he belonged to Capt. Tompkins Company at the commencement of the war in the capacity of Soldier for two or three months as can be seen by reference to the Rolls of said Company and that for the balance of the time during said war, he was Master of a small Vessel which was engaged in running Provisions &c. from Norfolk and other places for the use of the troops stationed in this County. He makes this declaration for the purpose of obtaining the Bounty Lands to which he may be entitled under the Act, granting additional Bounty land to certain Officers and Soldiers who have been engaged in the military service of the United States approved March Third 1855, and a former declaration made under the Act of Congress September 28th 1850, upon which he obtained a Land Warrant No. [blank] for eighty acres, which he having legally transferred and disposed of and is not within his power now to return. He further declares that he has not received a warrant for Bounty land under any other Act of Congress, nor made any application therefore than the one above received to under the Act of Congress passed September 28th, 1850 upon which he obtained the land warrant No. [blank] for Eighty acres, and the one now presented. William Hurst Sworn to and subscribed before me the day and year above written, and I certify that I believe the said William Hurst, who signed and executed the above declaration and is now present, to be the identical man who served as aforesaid and that he is of the age as above stated, and that I have no interest in said claim. Given under my hand and seal Thomas M. Hunley, J P State of Virginia County of Mathews to wit, Personally appeared Elijah Barnum and William W. White Citizens of the said County and State aforesaid who being duly sworn depose and say that they are personally acquainted with William Hurst and that he is the person who signed and executed the within declaration, and that they are disinterested witnesses. Elijah Barnum William W. White Sworn to and subscribed before me this 28th day of March 1855, and I certify that the said Elijah Barnum and William W. White are credible and respectable Citizens. Given under my hand and seal. Thomas M. Hunley, J PC The Commissioners of Pensions will please forward my Bounty Land certificate or warrant, to me at Mathews Court House: Given under my hand and seal this 28th day of March 1855. William Hurst Acknowledged and subscribed before me the day and year above written Thomas M. Hunley J. P. _______________ WAR OF 1812 Declaration Of A Widow For Pension State of Virginia County of Mathews On this 29th day of September A. D. eighteen hundred and seventy-one personally appeared before me, Geo. S. Miller, Clerk of the County Court of Mathews County, a Court of Record in and for the County and State aforesaid, Mrs. Sarah Hurst, aged 77 years, a resident of the County of Mathews State of Virginia, who being duly sworn according to law, declares that she is the widow of William Hurst who served the full period of sixty days in the (1) Military service of the United States in the War of 1812, and who was the identical William Hurst who (2) enlisted in Captain Gabriel Hughes Company, Sixty first Regiment of Va. Militia Brigade [blank] division at Mathews County and served during the years 1813 & 1814 & 1815, and was honorably discharged in Mathews County on the [blank] day of February 1815; that (3) That her said husband was in the service during the three years mentioned above at different periods & served over 60 days in said War and she believes he received a Bounty land Warrant for his service in said war that she was married under the name of Sarah Hall to the said William Hurst, on the 17th day of November, A. D. 1808, by Rev.d. Wm. Williams, at Mathews County, there being no legal barrier to such marriage; that her said husband died in Mathews County, on the 14th day of October, 1757, and that she has not remarried since his death; that at no time during the late rebellion against the authority of the United States did she or her said husband adhere in the cause of the enemies of the Government, giving them aid or comfort, or exercised the functions of any office whatever under any authority, or pretended authority, in hostility to the United States; that she will support the Constitution of the United States; that she is not in receipt of a pension under any previous act; that she makes this declaration for the purpose of being placed on the pension rolls of the United States, under the provisions of the act approved February 14, 1871, and hereby constitutes and appoints, with full power of substitution and revocation, Edgar W. Garnett of Richmond Va her true and lawful attorney, to prosecute her claim, and obtain the pension certificate that may be issued; that her post office is at Mathews C H, County of Mathews State of Virginia; that her domicile or place of abode is Mathews County Va. Sarah (her X mark) Hurst, applicant. Attest F. S. Billips M. D. Brownley _____________________ [Note: there appears to be records or correspondence missing between September 1871 and April 1873] ____________________ Mathews Co., Va April 28th 1873 To the Commissioner of Pensions Washington, D. C. Dear Sir, In your letter of the 22d April 1873, you require that I should state the christian name of my husbands father; the number of bounty land Warrant; the name and residence of the attorney; the names of all officers under whom he served; the middle name of my husband; and whether prior to my marriage I had been known by any other name than that alleged in my declaration. My husband's (William Hurst) father was named John Hurst. The number of bounty land Warrant I do not know. He received a warrant for 160 acres. I do not think he had any attorney; he attended to it himself in his own name. The colonel under whom he served was Col. Levn Gayle; and I think the Captains were Thomas James and Gabriel Hughes. I must refer you to his declaration for bounty land for the the above information. He was always on detached service. My husband had no middle name; and prior to my marriage I have never been known by any other name than that alleged in my declaration. All of which is respectfully submitted Your obedient servant Sarah (her X mark) Hurst Witness Gorge W. Gayle S. A. Parrott ___________________ State of Virginia County of Matthews to wit: Mildred Forrest aged 74 years and Thomas Hall aged 72 years both of the County of Matthews and State of Virginia, persons whom I certify to be respectable and entitled to full credit being by me duly sworn according to law, depose and say upon oath That they well know the fact that William Hurst was in the War of 1812 over 60 days, that he was in the employ of the Army to carry dispatches from Matthews County to Fortress Monroe &c. That he was detailed for this service from the fact that he had been a Sea Captain That he was in the Army early in the War & was detailed for that service & continued in it until the British blockaded the Bay & on one occasion he had to run his boat ashore & make his escape, when his boat was taken by the British & burned. And after his boat was burnt he again went back to his Company & staid in it until the war was over, and they they cannot be Mistaken in the fact that said William Hurst served a much longer period than 60 days in the War 1812. That they cannot now recollect whether he served in Capt Gabriel Hughes Company or not, but if he said so in his declaration for bounty land warrant, they are satisfied it is so. And further that they bear no interest in the prosecution of this claim 1 John M. Forrest Mildred (her X mark) Forrest 2 Joseph P. Forrest Thomas Hall Sworn & subscribed before me this 10 day of March 1873 & I certify that said affidavit was read over to the affrants before they signed the same by me & that I have no interest in the prosecution of this claim. Wm. J. [Wander]? J. P. ________________________ Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by Gwen Hurst (gwnj@shentel.net), before Jun 2008. Re-formatted (Jul 2011) by Southampton Co. 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