Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 1411, Hezekiah Buell, [BLANK]
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Service
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Buell, Hezekiah 
Lorinda C.

Number R.1411

New York residence of children in 1850
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Declaration of Elisa C. Buell one of the children of Lorinda C. Buell deceased who was the widow of Hezekiah Buelle both deceased under act of July 1838
Joseph Ellis agent Bloomingburgh
Sullivan 60 NY
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No. 14,184.
Declaration in case of Lorenda C. Buell decd
widow of Hezekiah

Act July 7, 1838.
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Be it known that at a Surrogate's Court now held at the office of the Surrogate in the village of Delhi, in the County of Delaware in the State of New York, on the 27 day of June 1855, personally appeared before me Edwin More the Surrogate of said county Elisha C Buell a resident of said county who being first duly sworn according to the laws of said state in open court the same being a court of Record, and stated that he is one of the children of Hezekiah Buell dec, a late resident of the county of Delaware aforesaid and that his father the said Hezekiah Buell died on the 20th day of October 1831, and that he left him surviving Lorenda Buell, his widow and that she the said Lorenda C. Buell died on the 17th day of November in the year 1841 in the county of Delaware aforesaid and that she left her surviving the following named children, to wit Elisha Buell, Calvin Buell, Charles Buell, Hezekiah Buell, and Harvey Buell, and that they are not the only surviving children of the said Lorenda Buell, deceased and that he makes this declaration in order to obtain the pension that was due the said Lorenda C Buell his mother at the time of her death, under the act of July 7th 1838, entitled "An act granting pensions to certain widows whose husbands served in and during the Revolution, and that his mother the said Lorenda C. Buell was married to his father the said Hezekiah Buell on or about the third day of March 1785, by the Rev. Samuel Munson in the town of Lenox, in the County of Berkshire in the state of Massachusetts all of which this declarant has heard his said father and mother say and that he believes the same to be true.  This declarant further sates that his said father Hezekiah Buell made an application for a pension under the act of 1818, and that his papers which contained his application must he thinks be on file in the office of the Commissioner of Pensions, to which this declarant gives reference to said papers and proof to support this application for said pension.  This declarant further states that the annexed leaf was taken from the family bible shish was formerly owned by his said father and mother, which record be this declarant has seen and read when said leaf was in said bible during the lifetime of his said father and mother, and that he believes said record to be correct and true and what it purports to be.  given under my hand official seal
E More
Surrogate
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March 3, 1785 that day we was Mared (Married)
December 4 1785
That day Anna was Born
December 8 1787
that Day Elisha was born
March 11, 1790
that day Calvin was born
July 13 1792
that day Charles was Born
July 24 1795
that Day Lurandy was Born
March 21, 1798
that day Hezekiah was born
December 22, 1800
that day Harvey was Born
January 16, 1805
that day Roxana was Born
May 22 1821
that day Ana died Age 35 years and 5 months and 18 days
On February 19 1823 that day Lorana departed years []
February 25 1821 that Roxana departed this life aged 22 years one month nine days
October 20, 1831
Died Hezekiah Buell Age 73
November 14 18[]
Died luranda Buell Age 79
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State of New York}
Delaware County} SS  Be it known personally appeared before me a Justice of the Peace in and for the said county Huldah Buell a resident of Franklin in the county of Delaware aforesaid, aged 19 years and made oath in due form of law and state that she lived with and was personally acquainted with Luranda C. Buell, widow of Hezekiah Buell, deceased and that the said Luranda C Buell died on the 17th day of November 1841 in the county of Delaware and State aforesaid and that she left surviving her the following named children, to wit, Elisha C. Buell, Calvin Buell, Charles Buell, Hezekiah Buell Jr., and Harvey Buell, and that they are now the only surviving children of the said Lurenda C. Buell, deceased.  This deponent further states, that she has often seen and read the family record hereunto annexed when it was in the family bible owned and in the possession of the said Luranda C. Buell previous to her death, and that she saw the said record as long ago as the year 189 and at different times from that period up to the tim of her death, and which records of the marr5iage of the said Luranda C Buell to her husband the said Hezekiah Buell she believes to be correct as to the date of said marriage and births of the children and that she firmly believes said record to be what it purports to be
Huldah Buell
Subscribed and sworn before me this 20th day of July 1850
William S. Noble Justice

I the said Justice do hereby certify that I am personally acquainted with the above named Huldah Buell and know her to be of a good character, and that this her statement is entitled to full credit and belief
William S Nobel Justice of the Peace

State of New York
Delaware County Clerks office
I Wm McClaughry Clerk of the County of Delaware  & Clerk of the Courts of said County do hereby certify that William S. Noble before whom the foregoing deposition [] purports to have been taken was at the time of taking such deposition a Justice of Peace in & for said county elected & sworn and duly authorized to take the same & that his signature thereto is genuine
Witness my hand & seal of the said County this 29th day of July 1850
Wm McClaughry Clerk
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State of New York}

Delaware County} SS

Be it known that before me the undersigned a Justice of the Peace in and for said county personally appeared Amos Douglas a resident of said County aged 71 years and made oath in due form of law and state that he was well acquainted with Hezekiah Buell, deceased, a late resident of said county and that he died about the 20th day of October 1831, and that he left him surviving Loranda C. Buell, his widow and that she died about the 17th day of November, 1841 in the County of Delaware aforesaid, and that she left her surviving the following named children to wit:  Elisha Buell, Calvin Buell, Charles Buell, Hezekiah Buell Jr. and Harvey Buell, and that they are now the only surviving children of the said Loranda C Buell deceased. - Deponent further says that he has resided in the neighborhood of the said Hezekiah Buell twenty-nine years, pervious to his death and that it was correctly reported and believed that that the said Hezekiah Buell had served during the war of the Revolution that he enlisted as a soldier, but was transferred from the ranks to the Blacksmiths department, in which he served during most of the time, for which he enlisted
Amos Douglas

Sworn and Subscribed this 24th day of June 1850 before me William S Noble Justice of the Peace 

The words "as a soldier" erased in the third line from bottom of the above affidavit before executed
William S Noble Justice of the Peace

I the said Justice do hereby certify that I am personally acquainted with the above named Amos Douglas who made oath to and subscribed his name to the above affidavit, and that he is a man of good character and that his statement are entitled to credit and belief
William S. Noble Justice of the Peace
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State of New York}
Delaware County Clerks Office SS
I Wm McClaughry Clerk Clerk of the County of Delaware & Clerk of the Courts of said County do hereby certify that William S Noble Esqr before whom the foregoing deposition purports to have been taken was at the time of taking such deposition a Justice of the Peace in & for said County Elected and sworn and duly qualified to act as such according to the laws of this State - and that his signature thereto is genuine
Witness my hand and seal of the said county this 27th day of June 1850
Wm McClaughry Clerk
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Lornda C Buell

Hazekiah Buell

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N.Y.  No 14, 184
New York

Lorenda C Buell decd
widow of Hezekiah
Act 7th July 1838

Let Jos Ellis 28d Nov 1850
N York

1411

New York
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Know all Men by these Presents,
That I Elisha C Buell one of the heirs of Hezekiah Buell a [] Pensioner of the town of Franklin County of Delaware & State of New York have constituted and appointed, and by these Presents do constitute and appoint, S. J. Bowen, of the City of Washington, My true and lawful Attorney, irrevocably, with power of substitution, for me and in my name, place, and stead, to ask, and receive of and from the United States any Bounty land, pensions, money, or moneys that now is or are due to me on account of services rendered, disbursements made, or expenses incurred by him while in the services of the United States or any other account whatsoever, and in my name to give receipts and other sufficient discharges for such Bounty Land, Pensions, Patents, and Money due as aforesaid, and to attend to and prosecute any and all business of whatever nature I may have with or before any of the Departments of the Government or Congress, and , generally, to do any and every other act or acts, that I myself might or could do, were I personally present at the doing thereof : hereby ratifying and confirming whatsoever my said Attorney shall do in and about the premises by virtue hereof.

In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal this twelfth day of May 1852
Elisha C Buell  {SEAL}

Signed, Sealed and Delivered
in the presence of two witnesses
A L Chamberlin AA Chamberlin
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State of New York}
County of Delaware} SS
On this twelfth day of May 1825 personally appeared Elisah C Buell before me, an acknowledged the foregoing Power of Attorney to be his act and deed for the purposes therein contained, and I certify that I believe the said Elisha C Buell to the one of the heirs of Hezekiah Buell deceased
Augustus J. Chamberlin, JP {SEAL}

State of New York}
County of Delaware} SS

I hereby certify, that Augustus J Chamberlin Esq. before whom the foregoing affidavit and acknowledgment was made, and who had thereunto subscribed his name, was at the time of so doing a Justice of the Peace, in and for the County aforesaid, duly commissioned and sworn.

In Testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of Delaware County Court, this thirteenth day of May one thousand eight hundred and fifty two
Wm. McClaughry Clerk,
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Lorinda C Buell
Wid of Hezekiah
NY {}

Ex by May 19-52
L. J. Bowen Present
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Washington D.C. May 17 '52

Sir, 
I enclose a Power of Attorney from Elisha C Buell one of the heirs of Hezekiah Buell, dec. who was a soldier of the Revolution and who in his life time filed a claim for a pension, probably under the act of 7th  June 1832.
I desire to examine the papers in the case which  were filed from the State of New York.

Respectfully []
S.J. Bowen

Hon J. E Heath
Com of Pensions
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No. 14,184
Augt, 5 / 50

Declaration of Heirs in Case of Lorenda C Buell decd
widow of Hezekiah Dus N.Y. 1818
No papers in file
Act July 7. 1838.

JL Edwards Commissioner 
of pensions
Washington D C  {FREE}
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Joseph Ellis

23 Nov 1850
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Pension Office
Nov 23d 1850

Sir,

The declaration in the case of Lorenda C Buell ded. has been received

It does not appear that Hezekiah Buell made any application under the acct of 1818, and as the proof supposed to have been prescribed by him on that application is [] relied upon in that care, it is and to [] unsupported.

Joseph Ellis Esq
Bloomburgh N. Y.