Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 16,024, Ephraim Griggs, Conn.
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(3-1776)

SERVICE
Conn.

or
Griggs, Ephraim
Greggs
Hannah

NUMBER
W. 16.024.

CONTENTS
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19,109
Vermont
Ephraim Griggs,
of Windsor Co. in the State of Vermont, who
was a private in the company commanded
by Captain S. Brown of the regiment commanded by Colonel Durkee in the Connecticut line, for the term of 1 year from 1st Mar 1776

Inscribed on the Roll of Vermont
at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 2nd of September 1823

Certificate of Pension issued the 28th of Octo. 1823 and sent to N. P. Fletcher, Esq
Ludlow Vt

Arrears to 4th of Sept 1823 $00"80
Semi anl. all'ce ending 4 Mar 1824.  48"0  
3/30   $48 " 80

{Revolutionary Claim,
Acts March 18, 1818,
and May 1, 1820.}
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5500
New Hampshire
Hannah Griggs,
widow of Ephraim Griggs, decd
who was a pensioner under  the Act of 1818-
and who died on the 14 December 1823
of Grafton Co. in the State of N. Hampshire
who was a private in the Compy commanded
by Captain Brown Couny of the regt commanded by Col. Durkee in the Conn
line for 1 year

Inscribed on the roll of Concord
at the rate of 40 Dollars --- Cents per annum
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1836

Certificate of Pension issued the 11 day of June
1840 & sent to D.C. Churchill, Lyme N. Hamp

Arrears to the 4th of Mar 1840 $160.00
Semi=annual allowance ending 4 Sep. '40 20 00
$180.00

{Act July 7, 1838.}

Recorded by D. McCurdy, Clerk
Book A Vol. 1 Act  Page 41
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18.927
Ephraim Griggs

Nathan P. Fletcher
Ludlow
Vermont
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State of Vermont Windsor County ss. 
At a Stated Term of the Supreme Court of Judicature begun & holden at Woodstock within & for the County of Windsor on the second Tuesday next following the fourth Tuesday in May AD 1823 -
On this Eleventh day of June AD 1823, personally appeared in open Court, the same Court being a Court of record having the power of fine & imprisonment, Ephraim Griggs resident in Bridgwater said County of Windsor, aged 67 years, who being first duly sworn
according to Law, doth on his said oath, make the following declaration in order to obtain the provision made by the act of Congress of 18th March 1818, and the first of May 1820, that he the said Ephraim Briggs enlisted for the Term of one year, on or about the first day of March in the year 1776 in the State of Connecticut, and joined the army at Cambridge Massachusetts from that to New York in the company commanded by Capt. Steph.
Brown, and the Regiment commanded by Col. John Durgee in the Connecticut line, that he continued to serve in said Corps for one year next after the enlistment, when he was legally discharged from said service, and that I have it only in my power to prove my services by the Depositions of Andrew Bradford  & Joseph Faust  And in pursuance of the act of the First May 1820, I do Solemnly swear, that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18th March 1818, and that I have not since that time, by gift, sale, or in any manner disposed of my property, or any part thereof with
intent thereby so to diminish it as to bring myself within the provisions of an act of Congress entitled an act to provide for certain person engaged in the Land & naval service of the United States in the revolutionary war, passed on the 18th day of March AD 1818
and that I have not, nor has any person in trust for me, any property or securities, contracts or Debts due to me, nor have I any income other than what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed and by me subscribed, viz
1 Cow $20- 1 Axe .50-- 1 Sickle. 25- 1 Table .75 21.50 
Table Furniture - $2. Wooden ware 1.40- Stilyard 0.75  4.15
2 Chests 1- Brown Earthern ,50- Tin ware .50  2--
Glassware .30 Hard ware 2.25, 6 Chairs 1.50 4.05
Crane, fire shovel & tongs 1.50 - 1 Shave . 25
1.75
whole amount $33.45

I am by occupation a Farmer, but from age & infirmity I am unable to support myself-- I have a wife named Hannah 70 years old- has been a cripple for the space of Two years-
Ephraim Griggs
Sworn to and declared, on the 11th day of June AD 1823 before said court
Attest Benja  Swan Clerk
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State of Vermont
Windsor County
I Benjamin Swan Clerk of the Supreme Court
for the County of Windsor, do hereby
certify that the foregoing oath, and the
schedule thereto annexed are truly copied
from the Record of the said Court; and
I do further certify, that it is the opinion
of said Court the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid
Schedule is Thirty three Dollars and
forty five cents.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my
hand and affixed the seal of said Court at Woodstock
this third day of July AD. 1823-
Benj. Swan Clerk Sup Court
Windsor County
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4983
Hannah Griggs
wid of Ephraim
N H
D C Churchill Esq
Lyme NH
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State of New Hampshire Grafton County ss.

On this 17th day of July AD 1839 personally appeared before me D. C. Churchill one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas within and for the County of Grafton and State of New Hampshire Hannah Greggs a resident of Oxford in the Count of Grafton and State of New Hampshire aged 86 years who being first duly sworn according to Law, doth on her oath make the following Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress passed July 4th 1836. That she is the widow of Ephraim Griggs late of Bridgewater in the County of Windsor and State of Vermont who was a private in the army of the Revolution and a pensioners of the United States under the act of Congress passed March 18, 1818, she does not recollect the officers under whom he served nor the term of time and she has no Documentary evidence to prove her said Husbands service but respectfully refer to the papers furnished by her sd Husband in support of his claim to a pension to support her own which she supposes are in the files of the war Department.
She further declares that she was married to the said Ephraim Griggs on the tenth day of April in the year seventeen hundred and seventy seven at Ashford Connecticut by Esq Sumner;
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that her Husband the aforesaid Ephraim Greggs died on the fourteenth day of December AD 1823 and that she has remained a widow ever since that period as will more fully appear by reference to the proof hereto annexed.

Hannah Griggs her mark X

Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year above written Before me

D. C. Churchill  J.C.C. Pleas

I hereby certify that by reason of bodily infirmity the said Hannah Greggs can not attend the Court.

D. C. Churchill J.C.C. Pleas

State of New Hampshire
Grafton County set.
I Nathan B Felton Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of the County & State aforesaid do hereby certify that David C Churchill is n acting Judge of said Court in and for said County, duly commissioned and qualified; that his commission was dated on the 29th day of November 1834, and will expire on the first day of July 1861, and that his signature above written is genuine.
Given under my hand & the seal of said County this fifteenth day of February AD 1840.
N B Felton Clerk
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I Philip E Bundy of Oxford in the County of Grafton and State of New Hampshire aged 58 years depose and say that I was well acquainted with Ephraim Griggs late of Bridgewater in the county of Windsor in the State of Vermont who was at the time of his Death a Pensioner of the United States. I further say that said Ephraim Griggs died on the 14th day of December 1823. I further say that I am well acquainted with Hannah Griggs who was once the wife and is now the widow of the sd Ephraim Griggs she is now in my presence and has resided in my family  ever since June 1824, and now reside with is. I further say that she has remained a widow ever since the death of the said Ephraim Griggs.

Philip E Bundy 

State of New Hampshire Grafton County
Oxford July 17 1839 Then personally appeared the above named Philip E Bundy who is well known to me as a respectable person and a inedible witness and made solemn oath that the above affidavit by him signed is true. Before me

D. C. Churchill Jus: Peace
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I John Griggs of Oxford in the County of Grafton and State of New Hampshire aged 45 years last September depose and say that I am a son of Ephraim & Hannah Griggs, my Father died in December 1823 in Bridgewater Vermont, my mother is now living in said Oxford and has remained a widow ever since the death of my said Father. I further say that the family record contained in the two leaves hereto annexed is a true copy of the original family record kept by my Father as his marriage and births of his children then appear to be a "g" left out in the surnames why that was so I do not know it is probably a mistake in me in drawing the names off as I find by some ancient record the names was spelt Griggs instead of Grigs. I was about thirteen years of age when I drew off the said copy and probably made the mistake. I have never seen the original record since I drew off the copy. I understand it is lost or destroyed. I have never resided long in my Fathers family since I was thirteen years of age, said "leaves" were taken from a memoir and a book on which I kept some other matters.

John Griggs

Graton ss. Oxford 
august 3 1829} subscribed and sworn to before me D. C. Churchill Jus Peace
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I hereby certify that the within named John Griggs is a respectable person and his statement may be relied on as truth.
D. C. Churchill Jus: Peace

State of New Hampshire

Grafton County set-

I Nathan B Felton Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of the County & State aforesaid do hereby certify that Daniel C Churchill is an acting Justice of the Peace in and for said County, duly commissioned and qualified, that his commission was dated on the 21st day of May 1839 and will expire on the 21st day of May 1844, and that his true signatures (as such Justice) above written (on this and another sheet connected together by the string passing under the seal of said Court hereto affixed) are genuine.

Given under my hand & the seal of said County this 15th day of February AD 1840.

N B Felton Clerk
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Ephraim Griggs and Hannah Sullivan was married by Rev Benjamin Farmer  
the tenth of April A.D. 1777

Philip Grigs was B the Third day of March AD 1778

Nabby Grigs  was born the Eighth day of October AD 178?
-
Clark Grigs was Born the Fifth day of September AD 1781

John Grigs was born the twenty 2 day of June 1783

John Grigs Departed this life The twenty 4 D of June A.D. 179?
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Griggs 2

[left column]
Ransom Grigs  was born - seventeenth day of February 1785

Ira Grigs was born on the 2 day of April A.D. 1787

Fanna Grigs born May the 12th day 1789

Charles Grigs born July the 3rd 1791

John Grigs born the 2 day of September 1793

Hannah Grigs born July the 9 1797

[right column all numbers]

500
500
500
29
____

150
25
____
175

50
50
50
25
____
175

76
25
25
34
36
___
396

1500
25
____
1750

195
175 
____
32
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[mostly illegible]
Lucy Gibbs
BB
Bridgewater 
John
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1810
March the 16th
Ephraim Griggs D to nine bushels of Poataoes $3.00

To cash X X 0.50

2 1/2

1793   1719
1419     793
___        ___
74          26

Fore Bushels of oats 4
one of peas 1/2
___ 
4 1/2


CE]
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[Left side:]
[illegible]
October the 31
Clark Grigs Dr.
to forteen bushels
of potatoes $ 4567
April 28, 1819
[illegible] [illegible] John [illegible] 1 day
29 to 1 [illegible] 1 day
[illegible] [illegible] team 1 day
3 [illegible] team 1 day
4 ditto-1 day
5 ditto-1 day
6 ditto-1 day
7 ditto-1/2 day
ditto-1 day
ditto-1 day ditto 1/2 day
ditto-1/3 day
ditto-1 day
[illegible]

[Right side:]
Walpole [illegible]
Levi Allen, Jr.
to work 31 day 36-2
[illegible][illegible][illegible]to
[illegible][illegible]-51
G Ware-Daniels
[illegible][illegible][illegible]
March the 29
Monday 5-3 meals
Tuesday [sic] 6. -4 meals
Wednesday [sic] 7 -4 meals
Thur[sday]8-12 meals
Friday 9-7 meals
Saturday 10 5 meals
[scattered numbers, apparently calculations.]
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1816
[illegible left margin note]
Dr to each under sold | $ | C
seventy lb of beef-|500|10
to two bushels of wry [sic]-|200|75
To six bushels potatoes-|300|
toes-||
To one bushel of wry-|100|50
To one bushel of wheat-|200|25
To one quater  of peper||13
To one quater of rice-_|13
To half bushel of onions-|_|50
To seven pounds of tallow-|100|14
To the days work by Clarck-|100|75
Four bushels of corn
194
[inverted:]
158
93
9034
828
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Ephm Griggs a 1823
Hannah M. 1777 Apl.
March 77 1 yr dir ch' mar 77
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7089
Hannah Griggs
widow of Ephraim
NH
act July 7 1838
married 1777 Apl.
died 1823
allow $40 per ann
1 yr pr.
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Lyme N.H. February 20th 1840

Sir
At the request of the widow Hannah Griggs I herewith enclose the documents in support of her claim to a pension, for your examination and decision, you will see that the declaration was made in July last, she has delayed forwarding the papers waiting for more proof of her marriage you will see that the certificate from the Town Clerk of Ashford is recd in form and he gives his reasons, if the evidence of marriage is not satisfactory or any thing else in relation to her claim please inform me in what particular and if in her power or in mine it shall be made so.

I have the honor to be very respectfully yours
D.C. Churchill

Hon James L Edwards
Commr of Pensions
Washington 
DC
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I John J. Davis of Rockingham in the County
of Windham State of Vermont of Lawful age
testify and say that I enlisted in the year
1776 in April under the Continental Establishment
in the Revolutionary War and joined the army at
West Point and became acquainted with Ephraim
Griggs a private soldier in Captain Stephen Browns
Company and the Regiment commanded by
Col. Durga of the Connecticut forces. that at west Point
about the first of May in 1776 I became aquainted
with Griggs and was with him on gard [sic] at
various times and am knowing to him.  Doing actual service about ten months under one enlistment
which ended the first of March 1777
and further testify that I am in no way entitled 
in the event of his application for a pension
John J. Davis
x his mark

State of Vermont}
Windham County}Ss.

Rockingham August
27th AD 1823 personally appeared
the above named John L. Davis and made solemn oath that the above deposition by him subscribed contains 
the whole truth and I certify that
John L. Davis I think is a man of truth

before me Levi Hoit justice of the peace
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State of Vermont
Windham County Court Clerk's Office
Brattleborough, September 15th 1823

I certify that Levi Hoit Esquire of Rockingham, is one of the Justice of the Peace for the County of Windham aforesaid, duly commissioned under the authority of this State, and that the within appears to be his signature.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my hand and affixed the seal of said Court the day and year above written.

James Elliot Clerk
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State of Vermont
Windsor County ss.} Woodstock County Clerks Office the 11th of September AD 1823

I Benjamin Swan Clerk of the County Court within & for the County of Windsor, do hereby certify that Arioch Smith is one of the Justices of the Peace within & for said county, and that the within is his signature.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed the seal of said County Court, and subscribed my name the day & year above.

Benjm Swan
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I Andrew Bradford of Ludlow in the County of Windsor and State of Vermont of lawful age Do testify and say that enlisted in the Service of the United States in the Revolutionary war Under the Continental Establishment in the years service 1776 in the Regiment Commanded by Colonel Nichols in New Hampshire Line and joined the army at west point about the first of March 1776 and became acquainted with Ephraim Griggs a private soldier in the Company Commanded by Captain Stephen Brown and Regiment Commanded by Colonel Dungee in the Connecticut Line I first saw said Griggs at west point the first of April in 1776 and was on Duty with said Griggs and saw him and Conversed with him from time to time till February 1777 and that said service was under one enlistment and said Griggs enlisted in March 1776 for one year.  

Andrew Bradford

and further testify and say that I am in no way interested in the Event of his application for a Pension 

State of Vermont
Windsor County}
Ludlow September Second 1823
Personally apeared Andrew Bradford the subscriber to the above Depposition and made Solemn Oath that the above Depposition [sic] by him Subscribed in the truth and nothing but the truth
I hereby Certify that the above named Andrew Bradford is a Credible Witness sworn to before me
Arioch Smith Justice of the Peace
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18.927
Ephraim Griggs

N. P. Fletcher
Ludlow Vt.

Recd 27 Oct. 1823.


free                        Pension Officer

J. C. Calhoun Esqr
Secretary of War
Washington City
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Ludlow Vermont  Oct 20 1823

We forward this Original Declaration of E. Griggs together with Bradford of and L. D. 
Depositions all duly authenticate and hope they will be sufficient to complete his testimony to Obtain Certificate

Yours, etc.

N. P. Fletch

[?Secretary] War
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Lyme New Hampshire May 22d 1840
Sir
Yours of the 5th relative to the claim by the widow Hannah Griggs was duly received, and by a suggestion that she may be entitled to a pension under the act of July 7, 1838, she has made a new declaration which she wants me to forward to you for your examination and decision with a request that you will attend to it as soon as consistant.

I have the Honor to be very 
Respectfully yours

D. C. Churchill


Hon James L Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington 
DC.
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New Hampshire
Act 1836- No 4983
Hannah Griggs, widow
of Ephraim
Let. to Hon D. C. Churchill
5 May, 1840
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Rev WIDOW, &c.

File No. 16024
Hannah Griggs
widow of
Ephraim Griggs
Pri Rev War

Act: June 7th 1838

Index:- Vol. a, Page 289

[Arrangement of 1870]
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Widow Hannah Griggs
Declaration for a
Pension
7089
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State of New Hampshire Grafton County ss.
On this 16th day of May 1840 personally appeared before me D. C. Churchill one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas within and for the County of Grafton and State of New Hampshire, Hannah Griggs a resident of Oxford in the County of Grafton and State of New Hampshire aged 87 years who first being duly sworn according to law, doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress passed July 7 1838 entitled, "an act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows," that she is the widow of Ephraim Griggs late of Bridgewater in the County of Windsor and State of Vermont who was a private in the war of the Revolution and at the time of his death a pensioner of the United States under the act of 18th March 1818 (as she believes) she fully believes that her said husband was a private in the U.S. service the full term of one year ending March 1777 but under what officers she cannot tell. She has no documentary evidence to prove her said husbands service but she respectfully refers to proof furnished by him in support of his claim to a pension to support her own, which proof she supposes is on file in the War Department.
She further declares that she was married to the said Ephraim Griggs on the tenth day of April in the year seventeen hundred and seventy seven (1777) (at Ashford Connecticut by Esquire Sumner) that her husband the aforesaid Ephraim Griggs died on the fourteenth day of December AD 1823, that she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service but the marriage took place previous to the first of January seventeen hundred ninety four viz: at the time above stated, as to the
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Proof of her marriage to the said Ephraim Griggs
she respectfully refers to the proof which is
attached to the Declaration be made on the 17th
day of July A D. 1839 under the act of Congress
passed July 4th 1836 which has been presented
the Commissioner of Pensions and is now
the files of the Pension Department as she
Believes. she know of no means whereby the
prove her marriage except by the copy
her family record which is attached to her
former Declaration as she believes
record of her marriage was made in the town 
of Ashford where she was married and
original family record is lost or destroyed
Hannah Griggs X her mark

Sworn to and subscribed in the day and year
above written before me
D.C. Churchill Justice of the  Court of Common Pleas
I certify that by reason of bodily infirmity
the above named applicant can not attend
the Court 
D.C. Churchill Justice of the  Court of Common Pleas
State of New hampshire
Grafton County Sct
I, Nathan B Felton Clerk of the
Court of Common Pleas of the County and State aforesaid
do hereby certify that Court he shall is an acting Judge
Court duly commissioned and qualified; that his
commission was dated on the 24th day of November AD. 1836
and with affect on the first of July AD 1861 and that
his two signature who then are genuine.
Given under my hand and the seal of said
County the 21st day May AD 1840
MB Felton Clerk
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I Philip E. Bundy of Oxford in the County of Grafton and State of New Hampshire aged 59 years depose and say that I was well acquainted with Ephraim Griggs late of Bridgewater in the county of Windsor in the state of Vermont who was at the time of his death a Revolutionary Pensioner of the United States.  I further say that said Ephraim Griggs died on this 14th day of December 1823.  I further say that I am well acquainted with Hannah Griggs who was once the wife and is now the widow of the said Ephraim Griggs, deceased.  She is now in my presence and has resided in my family ever since June 1824 and now resides with us and has remained the widow of the said Ephraim Griggs ever since his death.
Philip E. Bundy 

State of New Hampshire Grafton County ss. 
Oxford May 19th 1840
Then personally appeared the above named Philip E. Bundy and made solemn oath that the above affidavit by him subscribed is true before me.  I further certify that I am well acquainted with said Philip E. Bundy that he sustains a good moral character and in my opinion full credit may be given to his testimony.

D. C. Churchill Justice of the Peace

State of New Hampshire Grafton County Sct
I Nathan B. Felton Clerk of the Courts of Common Pleas of the County and State aforesaid do hereby certify that David C. Churchhill is an acting Justice of the Peace in and for said County duly commissioned and qualified; that his commission was dated on the 21st day of May AD 1839 & will expire on the 21st day of May AD 1844, and that his signature above written is genuine.  Given under my hand and The seal of said County this 21st day of May AD 1840

N. B. Felton Clerk
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Hartford Ct Feb 8  12 1/2

D  Churchill
Lyme
New Hampshire
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Benjamin C. Simmons of Ashford in the County of Windham and State of Connecticut, depose and say, that I am Clerk of said town, and have the care and keeping of the Records thereof and that I have carefully examined the Records of Marriages of said Town, and cannot find recorded therein, the marriage of Ephraim Griggs to Hannah Eastman-
Benjamin C. Simmons [signature]

Sworn to and subscribed   On this 5th day of February AD. 1840 Before me and I also certify that his testimony is to be believed
Daniel Knowlton
Judge of the Court of Probate  for the District of Ashford in the County & State aforesaid

Benjamin C. Simmons Clerk of the Court of Probate for the District of Ashford aforesaid do
certify that Daniel Knowlton Esq. is Judge of said Court and that the above signature purporting to his is genuine-

In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed the seal of said Court and subscribed my name on the day and year above written-
Attest Benjamin C. Simmons
Clerk of Probate in a Dist of Ashford
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D.C. Churchill Esq
Sir, not having seen the Rules of the War Department of June 6. "39 mentioned in your letter, I have made out the foregoing in common form, which if not correct, please write again with directions & I will attend to the same a living a few miles from the Judge of Pro. I could not procure his signature until this time without additional expense. The Fuss and $1.00

Yours very respectfully
B. C. Simmons
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THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES Division of Veterans' Administration Archives
Form VAM-51
12-5-41
BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD

NAME Griggs, George  RANK Private LINE Virginia
WARRANT NUMBER 12163 ACREAGE 100 ISSUED January 7, 1793
to Robt. Means assignee

The information concerning the issuance of warrants carded in this form is found in volumes 2 to 4 of Land Warrants Issued Prior to 1800"" which are registers of bounty land warrants issued to non-commissioned officers and privates under congressional resolutions of September 16, 1776, and subsequent dates. Other records relative to the applications for warrants appear to has been destroyed in the War Department fire of November 9, 1800. Information concerning warrants surrendered to the Federal Government is to be four in General Land Office records in The National Archives.