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There is a pension file that has a list of thechildren – but is possible there is a second page of the children not there –there are a couple of more children in the 1820 statement – two more besidesthe family records – Oney and Susannah – there is an Oney with a birthdate onhis gravestone but is off by three years from what is given as his age in 1820 On 10 April 1818, Aaron Hulet,resident of Shaftsbury in the sixty-fourth year of his age, made applicationfor a pension based on his service in the Revolution. In December 1775 or January1777, he enlisted from Plainfield, Connecticut for a term of one year in thecompany of Capt. William Darrow and joined Col. Parson’s regiment of theContinental army at Boston. He was discharged at Peekskill on 1 January 1777 byCol. Tyler. He enlisted on 10 September 1777 in the company of Capt. JohnMcGregor, Col. Durkee’s regiment and served until the following January when hewas discharged at Peekskill. Aaron was awarded a pension, which was $96 perannum at the time of his death.On 23 June 1820, heprovided further information on his circumstances. His possessions were a fewhousehold items and he owed $80. He usually supported himself by manual laborbut was unable to do so due to age and infirmity. His household was his wifeCynthia aged 45 years, her mother aged 80 years, and four children who werePhineas aged 16, Joseph aged 13, Oney aged 10 years, and Susanna aged 8 years. On5 September 1838, Cynthia Hulet applied for the widow’s pension. She and Aaronwere married on 28 March 1793 in Foster, Rhode Island. Her husband Aaron died11 May 1835. On 11 May 1855, Cynthia applied for bounty land. The pension filecontains one page of the family record from a bible page that gives the datesof birth of Aaron and his second wife Cynthia and the dates of birth of theirfirst seven children. The file contains an 1838 statement from two of Cynthia’ssisters Bethiah Reynolds and Lydia Parker of Jackson, New York, reporting they werefrom Foster, Rhode Island and their father was Joseph Hopkins.[1][1] U. S.revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Application File, Case W19831,BLW 18375-160-55