The American Revolution DANIEL HULETT

All this week Fold 3, an online subscription-based database owned by Ancestry.com specializing in military and historical records, is offering 250 hours of free access.  I thought I would take advantage of this.  

I'll start with the Arnold side of my family tree and work my way down until I run out of "free look up" time. 

It does appear that military service seems to run in certain branches of my tree.  If I find one soldier of a particular surname, I will find more in that branch of my tree. The Lobdell side proves this fact.  

Most of these Revolutionary War soldiers are my 5th and 6th great grandparents, mostly male at this time in history.  The war began 19 April 1775 and concluded 3 September 1783. I'll look at my grandparents born around the 1760 to 1730 give or take.  In the category of 5th great grandparents, I could have 256 individuals, but I don't have all of my 5ths identified.  

DANIEL HULETT, my 5th great grandfather, fought and was injured in the Revolution.  Daniel and his wife, Abigail (Paul) Hulett are the parents of Eunice Hulett.  Eunice married Henry Lobdell Jr.  Henry Lobell and Eunice (Hulett) Lobdell are the parents of Lovicy Lobdell.  And Lovicy Lobdell married Stukly Arnold.  They are the parents of my great, great grandfather, Amos Arnold.  

Lovicy Lobdell

Me, Glen Arnold, Ernest Arnold, Johnson Arnold, Amos Arnold, Lovicy Lobdell, Eunice Hulett, Daniel Hulett. 

Daniel Hulett was born 11 May 1748.  He married Abigail Paul in the year 1775.  I was able to find an obituary for them, as they died very close together in 1838 in Vermont.  Daniel's obituary is wordy and describes an injury he received during the war.  

Died at Pawlet on the 12th of July last, Mrs. Abigail Hewlett aged 83.  On the 27th of August following, Mr. Daniel Hewlett, aged 90.  The funeral ? were each performed by Rev. Joseph Ayers, and discourses delivered to large congregations, well adapted to the solemn occasions.

Mr. Hewlett was a revolutionary war soldier and was at the battle of Bunker Hill--in the retreat of New York--in the Battle at White Plains--in Sullivan's expedition at Rhode Island, and at the capture of Burgoyne.  In this last engagement his ramrod was hit by a bullet as he was charging, and bent so that he could not charge until he had got a stone and straightened it. Soon after, two balls hit him at one and the same time, and brought him to the ground. One struck him on the left side of his throat, the other on the right side of his face, each taking out a piece of flesh about as large as a man's thumb.  He had the offer to be carried off the field, but refused, though the blood flowed profusely.  He remained on the field till night put an end to the carnage.  He had with him a wife and two children who now grew tired of the ? and returned home to Connecticut.  Mr. H. had a small farm there which he sold, intending to settle in this state, but had to take continental money for his pay and nearly lost the whole thing being obliged to pass 72 dollars for one.  Poor and penniless but not discouraged, he removed to Pawlet, put up a log or pole cabin.  Though now in a desolate and somewhat retired spot he was not beyond the din of war--in October a few weeks before his wife's confinement, two men in the dead of night came to his hut and demanded of him "to turn out immediately for the French and Indians are upon us."  After some parlaying, he shouldered his musket and took leave of his wife and children, then in a howling wilderness, without any of the comforts or conveniences of life, solitary and alone.  He returned in about two weeks, it being then the 8th of November, and the ground covered with snow.  In his absence and alone, his wife bore him a fine daughter, which must have been somewhat cheering to a brave soldier under these circumstances.  Thank you, oh ye fair daughters of Vermont, what your mothers suffered and endured to raise the standard of liberty and to procure for you, your invaluable civil and religious privileges.  Will you assist in perserving them?

The subjects of this brief notice lived together 63 years and raised up a large family, (3 sons and 8 daughters.) ten of whom lived to have families.  Grand Children 104.  Great Grand Children 105.  --Comm.

--Rutland Weekly Herald.  Rutland, Vermont.18 September 1838.  Page 3.

--Hulett Cemetery. Pawlett, Rutland County, Vermont.  

It seems to obtain their pensions for service in the war, the soldiers needed documents of proof from friends or family that they served.  Below is the image and transcript of Aaron Hulett (I imagine a family member, but not sure of the relationship.)

I Aaron Hulet of Shaftsbury in the County of Bennington & State of Vermont do testify & say that I am acquainted with Daniel Hulet of Pawlet in the County of Rutland & that I knew him to belong to the Company of Captain Crosby said Company being under the Command of Colonel Sage in the summer & fall of 1776, that he served in said Company from some time in the spring of said year until the 25th of December, at which time his term of service expired – that he served at least seven months according to my best recollection. The Christian names of the Colonel & Captain aforesaid I do not recollect – The Colonel resided in Middle town Con. & the Captain in Killingely, now, Thompson (Con.) I was, during the summer & fall of 1776 in the service also, under the command of Col. Tyler, & I several times saw the above mentioned Daniel Hulet & believe that he served faithfully, the full term of his Enlistment & further this deponent saith not. Aaron Hulet State of Vermont County of Bennington p. 3 Shaftsbury 17th day August 1833. Sworn to before me. Nathan A. Bottom. Judge County Court I certify that the above named Aaron Hulett is a person of credit & veracity. Nathan A. Bottom – Judge. County Court

to be continued . . .