Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File B. L. Wt. 1629-100, Bennet Hancock, Va.
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Va.          Hancock, Bennet           B.L. ?  1629-100

June 8 1829
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Bennet Hancock
No. 1629




Bennet Hancock



T J Hodson
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State of Illinois
county of Gallatin
I, Bennett Hancock - aged about seventy four years do, upon oath testify and declare that in the year one thousand seven hundred and [blank]
I enlisted for the erm of "during the war" and served in the regiment No. [blank] under the command of Colonel Feebecker of the Virginia line; and that I continued in the service aforesaid until the close of the war, when I was regularly discharged from the same regiment commanded by Colonel Feebecker.

I further declare that I have never received a warrant for the Bounty Land promised to me on the part of the United States; therefore, know all men by these presents that I Bennet Hancock aforesaid, do hereby constitute and appoint Thomas J Hudson 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 States a warrant for the quantity of Land due to me as aforesaid; and my said attorney is hereby full authorized and empowered to constitute and appoint one or more substitutes or attorneys under him for the special purposes above expressed.

Attest, Bennet Hancock

I, David W McLin, aged about 44 years do upon oath, declare that I have been long acquainted with Bennet Hancock who has subscribed the above declaration in my presence and well know that he is the identical person he therein represents himself to be; and further I do believe that he did perform the military service therein stated.

Attest, David W McLin

Before me, Leonard White a Justice of the Peace personally appeared the above named Bennet Hancock subscriber to the foregoing declaration and in my presence acknowledged the power of attorney thereto subjoined to be his free act and deed; and likewise personally appeared David W McLin who hath subscribed the above certificate of identity both to me well known men of respectability and truth and made solemn oath to the truth of the depositions by the. respectively subscribed this third day of March 1830 

Leonard White, Justice of the Peace.

In testimony that the above written Leonard White was a magistrate authorized to administer oaths and take acknowledgements etc. in the State of Illinois at the above date and that his name and there subscribed appears to me his usual signature and have hereunto affixed the county seal and and subscribed my name and quality at Equatity, Ill, this third day of March 1830

James Caldwell, Clerk etc.
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Rev See H

The Congress Hotel, 8th and Flower Sis
Los Angeles California May 10..

The Commissioner of Pensions

My dear Sir
Will you kindly give me the date of the last pension given to Bennet Hancock who served in Virginia troops in Rev-War? I would be glad to know where his pension was paid, the last pension,I mean.

I thank you for this information -
Sincerely  yours 
(Mrs) E S Walker

P.s. I think he was pensioned in Gallatin county, Illinois.
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Mr Walter L Hopkins
Law Building
Richmond, Virginia

Dear Sir,

Reference is made to your letter in which you request the records of Austin Hancock, of Louis County Virginia pensioned in 1833 and Bennet Hancock also of Virginia, soldiers of the Revolutionary War.

The records of those service and furnished you herewith.

Very truly yours

A D Hiller
Executive Assistant to the Administrator
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June 19, 1935


Mr Walter L Hopkins
Law Building
Richmond, Virginia

Dear Sir,

The data furnished below are obtained from the papers on file in the claim for bounty land based upon military service of Bennet Hancock in the Revolutionary War.

The date and place of birth and the names of the parents of Bennet Hancock are not shown.

Bennet Hancock enlisted for "during the war" and served in Colonel Febiger's Virginia Regiment the place of his residence at the time of the enlistment and dates of his service are not shown.

He was allowed bounty land in full satisfaction for the service rendered on his application executed March, 3 1830 at which time he was aged seventy four years of age and resided in Gallatin County, Illinois.

In order to obtain information in regard to the location of the land cited above , you should address the Commissioner of the General Land office, Interior Department, this city and cite the following data: Bounty Land Warrant, Number 1629-100-1829

There are no data as to the soldier's family

The above named soldier os the only Bennet or Bennett Hancock found on the Revolutionary War records of this office.

Very truly yours,

A D Hiller
Executive Assistant to the Administrator

(Letter in the case of Austin Hancock a.5499)
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Rev War Section

May 23, 1917

Mrs E S walker
The Congress Hotel
8th and Flower Sts
Los Angeles , Cal.

Madam,

I reply to your letter of the 10th instant, you are advised that Warrant No. 1629 for one-hundred acres of bounty land was allowed to Bennet Hancock of Gallatin County, Ils. on his application executed March, 3, 1830 at which time he was seventy four years old.  he served in Col. Febiger's Regiment of Virginia Troops, War of Revolution, dates of service are not stated.  This Bureau has no knowledge of his residence later than 1830 as it does not appear that a claim for pension was filed on account of his services.

Very respectfully,

G M Saltzgaber
Commissioner.