Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 7588, Ebenezer Hitchcock, Conn.
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Conn 
Hitchcock, Ebenezer
N, 7588
Griffith, Lucy
(Former widow)
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24040
New York
Ebenezer Hitchcock
of Gennessee Co in the State of New York
who was a private in the Comp commanded
by Captain Goodyear of the Regt commanded
by Col Waterbury in the New York
line for 18 months & 28 days.

Inscribed on the Roll of New York
at the rate of 63 Dollars 08 Cents per annum
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

Certificate of pension issued the 25 day of Oct
1833 and sent to J Crocker
Warsaw

Arrears to the 4th of Sep '33      $157.70
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 Mr '34 31.54
                                                  $189.24

{Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832}

Recorded by G. Stiles Clerk,
Book E  Vol. 4  Page 104
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3054
New York
Lucy Griffith, formerly
widow of Ebenezer Hitchcock Conn.
who served in the Revolutionary
war, as a private.

Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of
63 Dollars 08
Cents per annum, to commence on
the 3d, February, 1853.

Certificate of Pension issued the
30th day of November 1853 
and sent to
A. L. Lynde
Warsaw
N.Y.

Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act
February 3, 1853, Page 74  Vol. A

(32)
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1961
Ebenezer Hitchcock
Genesee County
New York

Admitted
Private 18 mo & 28 days

James Crocker
Warsaw
Genesee County
New York
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WAR DEPARTMENT
Pension Office
                    183

Sir:
The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has been examined, and the papers are herewith returned. The following is a statement of your case in a tabular form. On comparing these papers with the following rules, and the subjoined notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed, before a pension can be allowed. The motes and the regulations will show what is necessary to be done. Those points to which your attention is more particularly directed, you will find marked in the margin with a brace, (thus: }). You will, when you return your papers to this Department, send this printed letter with them, and you will, by complying with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your claim.

A Statement, showing the Service of Ebenezer Hitchcock, Genesee Co. N.Y.
Period when the service was rendered: July 1779
Duration of the claimant's service: 28 days
Rank of claimant: Pr.
Names and Rank of the Company officers under whom he served: Capt. Goodyear
Names and Rank of the General and Field officers:
Battles in which the applicant was engaged:
Country through which he marched:
Place of abode when he entered the service, and age at the present period: 69
Evidence by which the declaration is supported:

Period when the service was rendered: 1779
Duration of the claimant's service: 3 months
Rank of claimant: "
Names and Rank of the Company officers under whom he served: Capt Britton
Names and Rank of the General and Field officers:
Battles in which the applicant was engaged:
Country through which he marched: Connt.
Place of abode when he entered the service, and age at the present period: New Haven
Evidence by which the declaration is supported: Traditionary

Period when the service was rendered: 1780
Duration of the claimant's service: 3 months
Rank of the claimant: "
Names and Rank of the Company officers under whom he served: Capt Barker
Names and Rank of the General and Field officers:
Battles in which the applicant was engaged:
Country through which he marched:
Place of abode when he entered the service, and age at the present period:
Evidence by which the declaration is supported:

Period when the service was rendered: April 1781
Duration of the claimant's service: 1 year (total 1 yr 6 mo 28 days)
Rank of the claimant: "
Names and Rank of the Company officers under whom he served: Capt Smith
Names and Rank of the General and Field Officers: Col Waterbury
Battles in which the applicant was engaged: Whiteplains
Country through which he marched:
Place of abode when he entered the service, and age at the present period:
Evidence by which the declaration is supported:

I am, respectfully, Your obedient servant,
J. L. EDWARDS,
Commissioner of Pensions
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REGULATIONS UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE 7, 1832
The following regulations have been adopted:
This law has been construed to extend, as well to the line, as to every branch of the Staff of the Army, and to include under the terms "Continental Line," "State troops," "militia," and "volunteers," all persons enlisted, drafted, or who volunteered and who were bound to military service, but nor those who were occasionally employed with the army upon civil contracts, such as Clerks to Commissaries and to Store Keepers, &c. Teamsters, Boatmen, &c. Persons who served on board of Private Armed Vessels are also excluded from the benefits of the law, as well as persons who turned out as patrols, or were engaged in guarding particular places at night, and were not recognized as being in actual military service.
Four general classes of cases are embraced in this law:
1. The Regular Troops
2. The State Troops, Militia, and Volunteers
3. Persons employed in the Naval service
4. Indian Spies
As rolls of the regular troops in the Revolutionary War exist in this Department, all persons, claiming the benefit of this law as officers, non-commissioned officers, musicians or privates, will in the first instance, make application by transmitting the following declaration, which will be made before a Court of Record of the County where such applicant resides. And every Court having by law a seal and Clerk is considered a Court of Record.
DECLARATION
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
State, Territory, or District of
County of                                 } ss.
On this     day of     personally appeared (a) before     A. B. a resident (b) of     in the county of      and State, Territory or District of      aged (c)     years, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the previon made by the act of Congress, passed June 7th, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States, in the year (d)     , with      and served in the     (e) regiment of the       line, under the following named officers:
[Here set forth the names and rank of the Field and Company Officers; the time he left the service; (and if he served under more than one term of enlistment, he must specify the particular period, and rank and names of his officers;) the town or county and State in which he resided when he enered the service: the battles, if any, in which he was engaged, and the country through which he marched. --> This form is to be varied so as to apply to the cases of officers and persons who belonged to the militia, volunteers, navy, &c.]
He hereby relinquishes every claim (f) whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency in any State, or (if any) only on that of the Agency in the State of
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.                                    A. B.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (g) that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states.
I       of the Court of      do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of               for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this     day of     &c.
If, on examination of the proper record the names of applicants, making such declaration, cannot be found, they will produce such proof as the rule given in note (j) points out.
Every applicant who claims a pension by virtue of service in the State Troops, Volunteers or Militia, except those who belonged to the New Hampshire Militia and State Troops of Virginia, will made and subscribe a declaration similar to the foregoing, with the following additions, viz:
(k) We, A. B., a Clergyman, residing in the     and C. D. residing in (the same) hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with         , who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be       years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that A. B. and that C. D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the                        
I,      Clerk of the Court of       do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of                 for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this     day of     &c.
Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power. This is the original discharge or commission; but if neither of these can be obtained, the party will so state under oath, and will then procure, of possible, the testimony of at least one credible witness, stating in detail his personal knowledge of the services of the applicant, and such circumstances connected therewith, as may have a tendency to throw light upon the transaction.
If such surviving witness cannot be found, the applicant will so state in his declaration (l) and he will also, whether he produce such evidence or not, proceed to relate all the material facts, which can be useful in the investigation of his claim, and in the comparison of his narrative with the events of the period of his alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person
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will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case. The facts stated will afford one of the principal means of corroborating the declaration of the applicant, if true, or of detecting the imposition, if one be attempted; and unless, therefore, these are amply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be expected. All applicants will appear before some Court of Record in the County, in which they reside, and there subscribe and be sworn to, one of the declarations above provided, according to the mature of his case.
The Court will propound the following (m) interrogatories to all applicants for a pension, on account of service in the Militia, State troops, or Volunteers, except the Militia of New Hampshire and the State troops of Virginia. 
1. Where and in what year were you born?
2. Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it?
3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary war, and where do you now live?
4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute? And if a substitute, for whom?
5. State the names of some of the Regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served; such Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your service.
6. To a Soldier} Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and of so, by whom was it given and what has become of it?
To an Officer} Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what has become of it?
7. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution.
The Court will see that he answers to these questions are embodied in the declaration, and they are requested to annex their opinions of the truth of the statement of the applicant.
The applicant will further produce in Court, if the same can be done, in the opinion of the Court, without too much expense and inconvenience to him, two respectable persons- one of whom should be the nearest clergyman, if one lives in the immediate vicinity of such applicant, who can testify, from their acquaintance with him, that they believe he is of the age he represents, and that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and that they concur in that opinion. If one of these persons is a Clergyman, the Court will so certify, and they will also certify, to the character and standing of other persons, giving such certificates.
The traditionary evidence of service is deemed very important, in the absence of any direct proof, except the declaration of the party. And the Courts are requested to be very particular in the enquiry whether the belief is general, and whether any doubts have ever existed upon the subject.
Applicants unable to appear in Court by reason of bodily infirmity, may make the declaration before required, and submit to the examination, before a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record of the proper county, and the Judge or Justice will execute the duties, which the Court is herein requested to perform, and will also certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity, attend the Court.
Whenever any official act is required to be done by a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or by a Justice of the peace, the certificate of the Secretary of State of Territory, or of the proper Clerk of the Court or County, under his seal of office, will be annexed, stating that such person is a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or a Justice of the Peace, and that the signature annexed is his genuine signature.
No payments can be made on account of the services of any person, who may have died before the taking effect of the act of June 7, 1832; and in case of death subsequent thereto, and before the declaration herein required is made, the parties interested will transmit such evidence as they can procure, taken and authenticated before a Court of Record, showing the services of the deceased, the period of his death, the opinion of the neighborhood respecting such services, the title of the claimant, and the opinion of the Court upon the whole matter.

[a] The declarant must appear in open Court, unless prevented from doing so by reason of bodily infirmity; in which case the declarant will follow the rule laid down for his guidance.
[b] The declarant must make this declaration in the county where he resides. If he should fail to do so, he must assign a sufficient reason for not conforming to the rule.
[c] The age of the declarant must invariably be mentioned.
[d] The declarant must mention the period or periods of the war when he served.
[e] Every continental officer or soldier must give the name of the Colonel under whom he served; otherwise a satisfactory examination of the claim cannot be had, Every claimant must state, with precision, the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the Department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words: "Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B., who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the length of his service; but, according to the best of his recollection, he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades:- For -- year -- months, and ---- days, I served as a -----------. For ------- months and ------ days, I served as a -------; and for such service I claim a pension."
It is important, in all cases, to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pensions to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state that they served two years in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours, names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is highly objectionable. It must, in every case, be clearly shown under what officers the applicant served; the duration of the each term of engagement; the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority; that he either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit.
[f] The law makes the relinquishment indispensable.
[g] The opinion of the Court is always required.
[h] The Clerk must give his certificate in every case.
[i] The Clerk must affix his seal, and if it has no device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal, or if he has no public seal of office, the certificate of a Member of Congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers.
Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other papers authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.
Proof of Service.
[j] In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses, who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimant's entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office. 
--> The notes [a] to [i] are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops. The proof required by rule in note [j] applied to continental troops only.
[k] This traditionary evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
[l] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
[m] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.

R Newman
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Proof in Case of Lucy Griffith
Widow of Ebenezer Hitchcock aget of Sept 3rd 1853

A L Synder
Mauarw
WY
Attyfor Clauiuaut
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State of New York
Steuben County ss.
I Bartholomew Foster Pratt being duly sworn according to law do on my oath depose & say that in the years 1824 and 1825 I resided at Mount Morris in Livingston County & State aforesaid & was at that time the minister of the Presbyterian Church in that place. That during one of said years I solemnized the marriage of a Mr Hitchcock and Lucy Pratt. That the said Hitchcock was a man then quite aged and resided in Warsaw in the present County of Wyoming then Genesee but I am unable to remember & state his given name. That the said Lucy Pratt was then about 50 years old, was a relative of deponent and resided at Mount Morris aforesaid. I do further depose and say that I am unable to state the precise date of said marriage as I did not make any record of the same but I know that it took place 28 or 29 years ago.
Bartholomew F. Pratt

Subscribed & sworn before me this 8th day of September 1853 and I certify that I have no interest in the result & am not concerned in the prosecution of the pension claim of Lucy Griffith widow of Ebenezer Hitchcock & I further certify that Rev Bartholomew F. Pratt abovenamed is a credible witness.
Orlando
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STATE OF NEW-YORK
STEUBEN COUNTY CLERK'S OFFICE} ss.
I, PHILO P. HUBBELL, Clerk of the said County, and Clerk of the Courts of Record in and for said County, do hereby certify that Orlando Comstock Esquire, before whom the annexed instrument in writing was executed and verified was, at the time of taking the same, a Justice of the Peace in and for said County, duly authorized to take the same, and that I am well acquainted with his hand writing, and verily believe that the signature to said Certificate is genuine, and that the annexed instrument is executed and sworn to according to the laws of this State.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of said County and of said Courts, at Bath, this 14th day of September A.D. 1853.
P. P. Hubbell Clerk
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State of New York
Genesee County } ss.
On this twenty sixth day of October in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty two, personally appeared before me Isaac Wilson first Judge of the Court of Common pleas in and for the County of Genesee and State of New York, being a court of Record.

Ebenezer Hitchcock a resident of the Town of Warsaw in the County of Genesee and State of New York aged sixty nine years on the sixteenth day of December last who being first duly sworn according the Law; doth on his oath make the following Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7th 1832.
That he entered the service of the united States and served under the following names Officers as herein stated. That in the year 1779 there was an alarm on occasion of the British attacking New Haven in Connecticut, and he then resided in that part of New Haven which is now the town of Hamden when he was born in December 1762 and there being occasion for the services of every able bodied man, he was called into the service with the Militia of that place under Captain Jesse Goodyear. He does not recollect the name of the Colonel who commanded the American forces. He entered the service on the sixth day of July, 1779 and served at New Haven a few days, when the militia of that place were called to Fairfield and he marched [unk] under the command of the same Captain Goodyear. The Town of Fairfield had been burnt by the British before he arrived there. He remained there a short time, expecting another attack from the British who had retreated to their shipping on the coast, but they did not return and he was dismissed with the company according to his best recollection after about four weeks service. That in the latter part of summer or early in the autumn of the same year, he enlisted in the State troops of the State of Connecticut for the term of three months and served under Captain Britton and marched to Stratford in Connecticut. There was not a full Regiment there and he does not know to whose Regiment the said company was attached
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The Service was intended for the protection of the Towns on the Coast against hostile attacks from small partied of the enemy who as was said were under the guidance of tories & refugees and were in pursuit of plunder, after remaining some weeks in the neighborhood of Stratford, they were ordered to New Haven for the protection of that place. After having served three months he was dismissed at New Haven, the ice on the banks of the river at that time was such as to render it inconvenient landing with boats, but he cannot state the precise time. And he further declares that some time in the summer of the year 1780 but he cannot state the exact time he again enlisted in the State troops of the State of Connecticut for the term of three months under Captain Barker of Branford. They marched from New Haven to New London and the Company in which he served was stationed there as a frontier guard (so called) through the term of his enlistment. There was not a full Regiment there at the time. The Colonel whose name he does not remember was with another part of his Regiment at a place called Pockatonuck, or something like it, not far from twenty miles distance according to his best recollection and was near Norwich Landing, at the expiration of his term he was dismissed with the company at New London, and he further declares that he again enlisted in the State troops of the State of Connecticut on or about the first day of April 1781 for the term of one year. He enlisted at New Haven under Captain Charles Smith, whose company was attached to the Regiment commanded by Colonel Waterbury. We marched to Horse Neck where we halted for some days and then proceeded to White Plains where we remained till the French Troops left that place when we returned to Horse Neck where we remained some time. There was a skirmish with a party of the enemy between Stanford & Horse Neck but he was at the time on guard at the station. In the autumn we built a small Fort a little north east of Horse Neck called Fort Waterbury and the Regiment were stationed
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then through the winter, detached portions of the Regiment were employed occasionally and almost continually through the year in scouting parties, and some fur prisoners were taken. There was a skirmish with a party of the enemy near Morrissania in the winter, in which the British sustained considerable loss, while only one of our men was wounded. At the expiration of his term of service, about the first of April 1782, he was dismissed, though he does not recollect that he received a written discharge. The whole Regiment was dismissed at the same time and Colonel Canfield of New Milford with his Regiment occupied the place we left. Soon after the returned to New Haven, and he thinks in the latter part of April, when preparing to go a fishing in Darby River with another man in a small boat, he was taken prisoner by a party in a boat from a British privateer. He remained a prisoner till the peace but was on parol except for about two months that he was detained in custody of the British on Long Island. He has no documentary evidence of his service, and he know of no person whose testimony he can procure who can testify to his service, though he supposes he has a brother living in this State who knew of his serving in the war of the Revolution, but though he has written to him he has not received any answer and he is unable to visit him by reason of bodily infirmity. He has a record of his age in his family Bible. He is acquainted with Revd Norris Bull and Revd Jabez Boomer who reside in this County. Since the Revolutionary War he has resided in New Haven Connecticut about six or seven years- in Wethersfield Vermont about seven or eight years, in Granville in the State of New York about seventeen years, and about eighteen years past in Warsaw Genesee County where he now lives. And he hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any State. 
Ebenezer Hitchcock
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid before me.
Isaac Wilson
first Judge as aforesaid
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We Gideon Johnson residing in the Town of Warsaw in County of Genesee and State of New York, and Hiram Giddings residing in the same place hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Ebenezer Hitchcock who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration, that we believe him to be sixty nine year of age as he states; That he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution and that we concur in that opinion.
Gideon Johnson
Hiram Giddings
Subscribed and sworn the day and year aforesaid before me.
Isaac Wilson first Judge of Genesee Com pleas

And I the said Judge do hereby declare my opinion of the investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states. And I further certify that it appears to me that Gideon Johnson and Hiram Giddings are residents of the town of Warsaw in the County of Genesee and are credible persons & that their statement is entitled to credit. And I further certify that it appears to me that the applicant had engaged the attendance of the Rev Jabez Boomer who could certify as to his veracity & reputation but who was providentially  prevented from attending. And I further certify that the applicant cannot from bodily infirmity attend the Court.
Isaac Wilson first Judge aforesaid

State of New York
Genesee County } ss.
I, Timothy Fitch, Clerk of said County certify, that Isaac Wilson Esquire, before whom the foregoing declaration or affidavit purports to have been taken and made and whose name appears to the above certificate was on the day of the date of the same First Judge of the Court of Common Pleas of said County and that full faith and credit are to be given to his acts as such, and that I am well acquainted with the signature of said Judge subscribed to the said affidavit and certificate, and verily believe the same to be genuine.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my name and affixed my official seal this fifth day of November 1832.
Timothy Fitch Clerk

19671
Ebenezer Hitchcock's
Declaration
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Declaration of Mrs
Lucy Griffith
act of 3d Feb 1853

A L Lynde
Warsaw
N. Yk
atty for claimant
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State of New York
Wyoming County ss. On this 19th day of July AD 1853 personally appeared before the Surrogates Court of the County and State aforesaid Mrs Lucy Griffiths a resident of Warsaw in the County of Wyoming & State of New York aged 78 years, who being first duly sworn according to law doth on her oath, make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the provision made by the act of Congress, passed on the 3rd February 1853 granting pensions to widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary War, that she is the widow of Ebenezer Hitchcock who was a Revolutionary Pensioner of the United States under the act of June 7th 1832 and resided at the date of his pension certificate & of his death in the town of Warsaw in the County of Genesee (now Wyoming). She further declares that she was married to the said Ebenezer Hitchcock on the 5th day of October 1825 at Mount Morris in the county of Livingston & State of New York by Rev Bartholomew Foster Pratt, that her said husband died on the 27th day of August 1836 that she was not married to him prior to the second of January 1800 but at the time above stated. She further declares that she is now a widow & has no record of her said marriage.
Lucy Griffith her mark X

Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year above written in open Court. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal of Office at Warsaw in said County this 19th day of July AD 1853.
M. Trall, Wyoming County Judge acting as surrogate
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State of New York
Wyoming County ss. Lois Googins & Tallatha Parker being duly sworn according to law on their oaths depose & say that they were well acquainted with Ebenezer Hitchcock who was a pensioner of the United States & lived & died in Warsaw in the County & State aforesaid. That the said Ebenezer Hitchcock left a widow whose is the identical person who had made the declaration hereunto annexed for the purpose of obtaining a pension under the act of 3d Feb 1853. That the said Lucy Griffith is now a widow.
Lois Googins
Tallatha Parker her mark X

Subscribed & sworn before me this 19th day of July 1853 & I certify that the said deponents are persons of good character & entitled to full credit.
M. Trall Wyoming Co. Judge
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Valentine Hitchcock
afft
for E. Hitchcock
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Steuben County ss.
Valentine Hitchcock of the Town of Reading and said County of Steuben was duly sworn by me, the under named Justice of the Peace of said County and makes oath and says that he is personally acquainted with Ebenezer Hitchcock and new that he served as a soldier in the Revolutionary War but dose not no how long he was there before he was taking prisoner says he was taking prisoner and lame, home on per Roll says the sent [unk] him and he went back again and staid a short time and returned home again on penroll and remained so until the close of the War, been not tell which Company or what officers he was under but says he started from the Town then [unk] Mount Carmell now caled Humden and County of New Haven and State of Connecticut and further sais he witness was sixteen or seventeen years old at that time says he thinks when his brother Ebenezer went in the service it was about the middle of the war on a little after.
Vallentine Hitchcock
Sworn and subscribed the 22d day of Dec 1832 before me
William Diven Justice

I certify that I am personally acquainted with the above named Valentine Hitchcock and has been for about twenty five years and believe him to be a man of truth and veracity and believes what he has subscribed to be the truth for which I have annexed this affidavit.
Reading Dec 22th 1832
William Diven Justice
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State of New York
Steuben Count  

I A. Switzer, a Deputy clerk of the County of Steuben do hereby certify tht William Diven Esq befoe whom the withing affidavit purports to have been sown, was at the date lof the same a Justice of the Peace in and for the said county of Steuben duly authorized by law to act as such.  And that I am  well acquainted with the handwriting of the said Justice and do verily beleive that the signature of William Diven, subscribed to the said affidavit is in his own proper handwriting
(UNder) my hand and seal of office this 6th day of June AD 1833.

William  Bull clerk
Aaron C. Switzer Deputy
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Jedediah Hitchcock
affdt
for E. Hitchcock
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[unk] County ss.
Jedediah Hitchcock of Hunter in said County being duly sworn before me under named Justice of the Peace of said County makes oath and says he knows of his brother Ebenezer Hitchcock going in the service of the Revolutionary War but canot tell how long he was in it the most he can remember about it is, that, he remembers of his fixing his gun and clothing for to go, and remembers of his coming back after more clothing and returning back again canot tell what company or officers he was under but he started from the Town then called Mount Carmell but since named Hamden State of Connecticut And further says that he was young and canot tell the particulars about it, being as he thinks about six or seven years old at that time, which must being the time that his brother went in to the service about the middle or latter part of the war.
Jedediah Hitchcock
Subscribed and sworn November 22nd 1832 before me
Milton A Purdy Justice

I certify that I am personally acquainted with the above named Jedediah Hitchcock and have been for about fourteen years and believe him to be a man f truth and veracity and believe what he has subscribed above to be the truth there fore I have stated this affidavit Hunter Nov 22 1832 myself.
Milton A Purdy Justice of the Peace
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State of New York
Greene County ss.}
I William T B Heermance Clerk of the said County do certify that Milton A. Purdy Esquire before whom the within affidavit was sworn was at the date of the same a Justice of the Peace of the said County, and that his signature thereto and to certificate there under written is genuine.
Witness my hand & seal of office this tenth day of June in the year 1833.
William T B Heermance Clerk
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Additional Evidence
in case of Lucy Griffith
act of 3d Feb 1853
A. L. Lynde
Warsaw
N. Yk
atty for claimant
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State of New York
Wyoming County ss. I Lois Googin being duly sworn according to law deposeth & says that she was well acquainted with Ebenezer Hitchcock a Revolutionary Pensioner who died in Warsaw in said county and with his wife whose name previous to her marriage was Lucy Pratt & who now resides in said town of Warsaw, that she was neighbor to the said Ebenezer & Lucy for several years. That after the death of said Ebenezer the said Lucy married one David Griffiths with whom deponent was well acquainted. That owing to family difficulties & disagreements the said Lucy & Griffiths separated & he removed to Batavia Genesee County & she remained in Warsaw aforesaid. That in October or November 1846 deponent was visiting her friends in Batavia and said David Griffith was at that time residing in Batavia and was in feeble health & deponent was informed & believes that the said David Griffith died not long after at Batavia. She was informed that said Griffith was supported in part or wholly by one of the churches in Batavia of which he was a member. That the said Lucy Griffith the widow of said David is now a widow & resides in Warsaw aforesaid.
Lois Googins
Subscribed & sworn before me this 11th day of November 1853 & I certify the said Lois Googin to be a person of good character & entitled to credit & that I am not interested in the result or concerned in the prosecution of the pension claim of Lucy Griffith.
J W Knapp Justice
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State of New York
Wyoming County ss. Daniel H. Throop being duly sworn according to law deposeth & says that he was well acquainted with Ebenezer Hitchcock late of the town of Warsaw in said County deceased and with Lucy Pratt before their marriage. That he distinctly remembers when the said Ebenezer went to Mount Morris to marry the said Lucy & knows that after that time the said Ebenezer and Lucy were reputed to have been married and openly sustained the relation of husband and wife without reproach until his death that after his death the said Lucy married one Griffith & they after a short time separated & he went to Batavia N. Yk or that vicinity where are deponent was informed & believes he died several years ago. That the said Lucy is now living in this town & is a widow.
Daniel H Throop
Subscribed & sworn this 16 day of November 1853 before me & I certify the deponent to be a credible witness & that I am not interested in the result or concerned in the prosecution of the pension claim of the said Lucy Griffith.
G W Knapp Justice
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State of New York
Wyoming County ss. Mary Throop being duly sworn according to law on her oath deposeth & says that she knew Ebenezer Hitchcock late of the town of Warsaw deceased & also knew Lucy Pratt before her intermarriage with said Hitchcock. That she recollects when the said Lucy & Ebenezer were married & knows that after that date they lived together & openly sustained the relation of husband & wife until his death that after the death of said Ebenezer the said Lucy married with one Griffith who went to Batavia & as deponent was informed died there many years ago. That the said Lucy is now living in this town of Warsaw & is a widow.
Mary Throop
Subscribed & sworn before me this 16th day of November 1853 & I certify the deponent to be a credible witness.
G W Knapp Justice
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State of New York
Genesee County ss. I Charles T Buxton do on my oath depose & say that I was well acquainted with David Griffith who formerly resided & died in the town of Batavia in said county. That I furnished the coffin in which he was buried and attended his funeral. That I cannot state the precise day of his death but think it occurred on or about the 13th day of February in the year 1847. That the said Griffith was an aged man & the only person of that name I ever knew in said town.
C T Buxton

Subscribed & sworn before me this 21st day of October 1853 & I certify that said deponent to be a credible witness and that I am not interested in the result of the application of Lucy Griffith for a pension.
A. Cowdin Justice of the Peace for said County
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State of New York
Genesee County ss. I Elias Foot do on my oath depose & say that I was formerly well acquainted with David Griffith who resided & died in this town. That the said Griffith died in this town of Batavia on or about the 13th day of February in the year 1847 and I was present at his funeral. I further depose & say that I was at that date & now are a deacon of the Presbyterian Church in said town of Batavia & as such I paid the funeral expenses of said Griffith who at the time of his decease was a member of said church, that said Griffith was an aged man & the only man of that name residing in the said town of Batavia that I ever knew. That the said David Griffith resided in Batavia a number of years previous to his death. That on examination of my book of disbursements as deacon of said church I find that I paid expenses of Mr Griffiths funeral $12 on the 12th day of May 1847.
Elias Foote
Subscribed & sworn before me this 21 day of October 1853 and I certify that the deponent is a credible witness and that I am not interested in the result or concerned in the prosecution of the pension claim of Lucy Griffith.
A Cowdin Justice of the Peace for said County
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STATE OF NEW YORK
WYOMING COUNTY CLERK'S OFFICE} ss.
I CERTIFY That J W Knapp Esquire, was, at the date of the certificate of proof or acknowledgement of the annexed instruments in writing a Justice of the Peace in and for said County, duly authorized to take the same, that I am well acquainted with his hand writing, and verily believe that the signatures to said certificates are genuine; and that the annexed Instrument is executed and acknowledged according the laws of this State.
In Testimony Whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of said County, this 18th day of November A.D. 1853.
N P Currier Clerk

STATE OF NEW YORK
GENESEE COUNTY CLERK'S OFFICE} ss.
I CERTIFY, that A Cowdin Esq before whom the annexed Instrument in writing was proved or acknowledged, was, at the time of taking the same, a Justice of the Peace in and for said County, duly authorized to take the same; and that  am well acquainted with his hand writing, and verily believe that the signature to said certificate is genuine, and that the annexed Deed is executed and acknowledged according to the laws of this State.
In Witness Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my Official Seal, at Batavia, in said County, this 21st day of October 1853.
Geo. H Holden Dep Clerk
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No. 2893
Lucy Griffiths, wid of 
Ebenezer Hitchcock
Let to A.L. Lynde Oct. 4/53
1RG
Revy
Act 3d Feby 1853
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Aug. 1, 1853

Appl. of Lucy
Griffith-widow
of Ebenezer
Hitchcock
Wyoming Co.
N. York
24040
Act 3d Feb 1853
Admd. $63.08/100 per annum.
 3d February 1853
Rev.

A.L. Lynde, ]Warsaw
N. York 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
PENSION OFFICE, OFFICIAL BUSIN
Commiss
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Brief in the case of Lucy Griffith, widow of Ebenezer Hitchcock
Wyoming County and State of New York
act 3d February 1853

Claim, ("original")
Proof exhibited, (if original.)
Is it documentary, traditionary, or supported by rolls? If either, state the substance.
Husband was a pensioner under the act of June 7, 1832, as a private, at $63.08/100 per annum
Marriage proved by affidavit of Paster who officiated.
(if for increase.)
Has additional evidence been filed since the admission of the claim? If so, what?

A.L. Lynde Esqr
Warsaw, New York
Name and resident of Agent

R. Geddes 
Examining Clerk
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Pension Office
Nov, 25/53
Sir,
Please certify the time which the within named pensioner was paid, and if in your power, the date of his death.
very respectfully
Your obt. servt
L.P. Waldo 
Commissioner
F. Burt Esqr
3d Auditor
Present
(over)
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Ebenezer Hitchcock, act 1832, $63.08 p, am.
Died 27th August 1835, Paid to his death.
Saml. L. Rind
Actg. Auditor
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Lucy Griffith, widow of Ebenezer Hitchcock
Married-5th Oct. 1825 X
Died 27 Aug. 1836-
The death of the claimant's second husband satisfactorily proved.
X Proved by the pastor who officiated at the ceremony.
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L
Lucy Griffiths
Geddes [illegible]
Mr. Cole

Waldo
Commr of Pensi
Washington
D.
[stamp] WARSAW
N.Y. Nov [illegible]
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Lucy Griffiths
Wid.
Ebenezer Hitchcock
FREE
Hon. L.P. Waldo
Commr. of
Washington
D.C.
L. 1823
Rev 
Geddes
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Lucy Griffiths
Wid.
Ebenezer Hitchcock
FREE
Hon. L.P. Waldo
Commr. of
Washington
D.C.
L. 1823
Rev
Geddes
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Warsaw N. York
Nov 16, 1853
Hon. L.P. Waldo
Enclosed please find proof in the case of Lucy Griffiths under act of 3d Feb. 1853 which I trust will be deemed satisfactory.
Respectfully
A L Lynde
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Revy WIDOW. &c.
File No. 7588
Lucy Griffiths
widow
Ebenezer Hitchcock
Pri. Rev. War
Act: Feb. 3, 1853
Index:-Vol. A, Page 287
[Arrangement of 1870.]