Portsmouth City Virginia USGenWeb Archives Military Records.....Hitchings, Caroline P. June 10, 1878
Warof1812 - Pension Drummer  in Capt. W. T. Cooke's Company,  35th Regiment, US Infantry
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War Of 1812 Clain Of Widow For Service Pension
State of Virginia, County of Norfolk, On this 10th day of June, A. D. one 
thousand eight hundred and seventy-eight, personally appeared before me, Clk 
US District Court, the same being a court of record within and for the County 
and State aforesaid, (1) Caroline Hitchings, aged 61 years, a resident of 
Norfolk, in the State of VA, who, being duly sworn according to law, declares 
that she is the widow of (2) William Hitchings deceased, who was the identical 
(3) William Hitchings, who served under the name of (4) William Hitchings as a 
(5) Drummer in the Company commanded by Captain Cooke), in the 35th regiment 
of US Infantry, in the war of (6) 1812.

Department of the Interior, Bureau of Pension, Norfolk, VA, August 17, 1887
Hon. John C. Black, Com. of Pensions, Washington, D.C.

Sir: I have the honor to submit the following report of an inquiry made in the 
case of Caroline Hitchings, Cert. No. 33.371 war of 1812.

Mrs. Caroline Hitchings is the holder of and the beneficiary under pension 
certificate No 33.371 as a widow of William Hitchings, deceased, late a 
drummer in Captain W. T. Cooke's Co., 35th Regt, US Infantry, war of 1812. 
Pension is paid at the Knoxville Agency. The pensioner does not know her age, 
but thinks she is in her eighty-sixth year. She resides over No. 200 King St., 
Portsmouth, VA, with Mrs. Martin J. Walker, from whom, and Mr. C. T Phillips, 
No 224 County St., same City, I obtained her history.

From the appearance of the pensioner and from traditional reports, I have no 
doubt of her right to the pension now being drawn by her.

Very respectfully
H. P. Maxwell,
Special Examiner

She further states that she was married to the said William Hitchings, at the 
city (or town) of Portsmouth, in the county of Norfolk, and in the State of 
VA, on the 14 day of February A. D. 1836 by one (11) ___, who was (12) ___; 
and that her name before her said marriage was Caroline Purcell, and that she 
has not remarried since the death of said Wm Hitchings; and she further states 
that (13) Wm Hitchings was previously married to Elizabeth Williams and that 
her said husband (14) Wm Hitchings, died at Portsmouth, in the State of VA, on 
the 31st day of June A. D. 1858; and she further declares that the following 
have been the places of residence of herself and her said husband since the 
date of his discharge from the Army, viz: (15) Portsmouth and Norfolk, VA. She 
makes this declaration for the purpose of obtaining the Pension to which she 
may be entitled under Section 4736 to 4740, inclusive, Revised Statutes, and 
the Act of March 9, 1878, and hereby appoints, with full powers of 
substitution and revocation John F. Dezendorf, of Norfolk her true and lawful 
attorney to prosecute her claim.

She further declares that she has heretofore made no application for (16)__ or 
pension but that her husband Wm Hitchings (whom she) married about 20 years 
ago and that her residence of Main street, city (or town) of Norfolk county of 
Norfolk, State of Virginia, and that her post office address is the same.

Two attesting witness who can write their names: Arthur Freeman, Wm Hitchings
Signature of Claimant Caroline Hitchings (her mark)

Also personally appeared Arthur Freeman, aged 67 years, residing at Jefferson 
street, in Portsmouth, and William Hitchings, aged 32 years, residing at No. 
29 Taylor Lane in Norfolk, persons whom I certify to be respectable and 
entitled to credit, and who being by me duly sworn, say that they have known 
the said Caroline Hitchings for 50 years and for 32 years, respectively; that 
they have every reason to believe, from the appearance of said claimant and 
their acquaintance with her, that she is the identical person she represents 
herself to be; and they further say that they are able to identify her as the 
person who was the wife of the identical (17) Wm Hitchings, who rendered the 
service alleged in the above application (in the company of Captain Cooke, in 
the 35th regiment of US Infantry in the war of 1812 by the following named 
facts and circumstances, viz: (18) have lived near her, and seen and conversed 
with her very often and they know that she has not remarried since the death 
of William Hitchings her husband, and that they have no interest in the 
prosecution of this claim. 
Signed by Arthur Freeman & Wm Hitchings

Sworn to and subscribed before me this 10th day of June, A. D. 1878; and I 
hereby certify that the contents of the above declaration, &c., were fully 
made known and explained to the applicant and witnesses before swearing, 
including the words __, erased, and the words ___, added; and that I have no 
interest, direct or indirect, in the prosecution of this claim.
Signed __
Official character: Clerk US District Court

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