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.