Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File B. L. Wt. 1760-100, Elihu Hancock, Conn.
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(3 - 1776)
SERVICE Conn
CONTENTS
Hancock, Elihu [black star stamp]
NUMBER B.L.Wt. 1760 -100
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Hartford
Connecticut
August 5th 1831
Received from the War Department Land
Warrant No. 1760 for the heirs of Elihu
Hancock who was a private of the
Connecticut Line of the American-
Revolution dated August first 1831
Elias P. Phelps
of
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Elihu Hancock
No 1760
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 State of Connecticut
County of New London ⎬
P Deborah Hancock Daughter and heir at Law to Elihu Hancock deceased do upon oath testify and declare that to the best of my knowledge and belief about or in the year 1775 Elihu Hancock aforesaid enlisted or entered into the service of the United
States for the term of during the war; and that
he served in the Regiment commanded by Colonel Meigs and that he continued in the service aforesaid until the close of the war when he was regularly discharged from the aforesaid Regiment of the Line under the command of Col Meigs.-
I further declare, that Elihu Hancock aforesaid died at Stonnington [Stonington] in the State of Connecticut in the year AD 1813.-- And that to my knowledge he has never received a warrant for the bounty land promised to him on the part of the United States nor have I ever received it or in any manner conveyed or transferred my claim. Therefore Know all men by these presents, that I Deborah Hancock aforesaid do hereby constitute and appoint Elias P. Phelps of Greene County in the State of N York to be my true and lawful attorney for me and in my name to demand and receive from the Secretary of War of the United
a warrant for the quantity of land due to me and the other heirs of Elihu Hancock as aforesaid and my said attorney is hereby fully authorized and empowered to constitute and appoint one or more substitutes or attorneys
under him, for the special purposes above expressed. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this
27 day of November 1830  
Deborah Hancock
In presence of
Henry M. Waite
Morrison R. Waite
I Nathaniel Gilbert aged forty five years do upon oath declare that I have been long acquainted with Deborah Hancock and her Father's family and well know that the aforesaid Deborah who has subscribed the foregoing declaration in my presence, is the identical person she therein represents herself to be; and further I do believe that the aforesaid Deborah Hancock is daughter and
Heir at Law of Elihu Hancock deceased
Nath Gilbert
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Before me Henry M. Waite Justice of the peace
personally appeared the aforementioned Deborah Hancock subscriber to the foregoing declaration, and in my presence acknowledged the power of attorney at thereto subjoined to be her free act and deed; and likewise personally appeared Nathaniel Gilbert who hath subscribed the foregoing certificate of identity, both to me well known to be persons of respectability and truth and made ^solemn^ oath to the truth of the depositions by them respectively subscribed, this 27th
day of November 1830
I do further certify that satisfactory evidence was presented to me to prove that Deborah Hancock aforesaid is daughter and heir at law to Elihu Hancock deceased -
Henry M. Waite Justice of Peace-
In testimony that the above written Henry
M. Waite was a magistrate authorized to administer oaths, and take acknowledgements &c. in the State of Connecticut at the above date, and that his name there subscribed appears to me to be his usual signature. I have hereunto affixed the county seal, and  subscribed my name and quality at N[illegible paper seal is covering part of text] this 30th day of November 1830

Charles Lathrop Clerk of the
County Court in
New London County
State of Connecticut 
New London County June 18. AD 1831
I Elihu Hancock, Son and heir at law to Elihu Hancock deceased who was a soldier for the term of during the war, as heretofore stated by my sister Deborah do upon oath testify
and declare according to the best of my knowledge there are at present only three legal heirs of the aforesaid Elihu Hancock deceased in Deborah Hancock, Edward Hancock, and Elihu Hancock the deponent-
Sworn and subscribed this
18th day of June AD 1831
Before me
Henry M. Waite Justice of Peace
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State of Connecticut SS
District of Lyme
Probates office 1830

I certify that satisfactory evidence was adduced to me to prove that Deborah Hancock is daughter and heir at Law to Elisha Hancock deceased who was a soldier in the Connecticut Line of the army of the Revolution given
under my hand this 20th day of November 1830

Joel Loomis Judge of Probate


State of Connecticut
District of Lyme SS. Probate's Office 1831
I Elihu Hancock son and heir at Law to
Elisha Hancock deceased, who was a soldier
for the term of during the war, as heretofore stated by my Sister Deborah in her deposition before Henry M. Walter Esq on the 27th day of Nov. last, do upon oath testify and declare, that according to the best of my knowledge
and belief there are at present only 3 legal
heirs children of the aforesaid Elihu Hancock deceased in Deborah Hancock, Edward Hancock and Elihu Hancock the Deponent
sworn July the 21st 1831
 
State of Connecticut 
District of Lyme⎬ 
SS. Probates Office 1831

I certify that satisfactory evidence or testimony was adduced to me  to prove that the above named Deborah Hancock, Edward Hancock, and Elihu Hancock are at present the
only heirs ^at law^ of Elihu Hancock deceased who was a soldier in the Connecticut line of the Army of the American Revolution 
[Having record. no official seal since my appointment]
Given under my hand and seal this 21st day of July 1831
Ebenezer Brockway Judge [small illegible paper seal attached]