Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 20502, for Elisha Lock, New Hampshire
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(3-1776)

SERVICE
N.H.

Lock, Elisha
or Locke
Mehitable

NUMBER
W.20502

CONTENTS
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State of New York
County of Niagra SS

David Locke of the Town of Hartland in said county being duly sworn doth depose & say that he is the son of Elisha and Mahtitable Locke and that he believes himself to be fifty three years of age the twenty fifth day of May last - This deponent states that his father & mother the said Elisha & Mahitable Locke formerly resided in the town of Bath & State of New Hampshire where this deponent also resided until the month of November in the year eighteen hundred & fifteen (1815) when he this deponent removed to the town of Sweden County of Monroe & State of New York - that in the month of January eighteen hundred & seventeen this deponents said father and mother likewise removed to the said town of Sweden to reside
This deponent further states that per his earliest recollection he was familiar with the family record of his father and mother - but the said record was in the hand writing of his said father & contained a statement of the time of the marriage of his said father & mother & the births of their children
This deponent states that his said father & mother had three children other than himself Those names & the time of their births were written
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on the [illegible] said [illegible] to this deponents knowledge - that the names of the first child was Phebe who is not now living - the name of the second child was Wallace, & the name of the third was Susannah, both of whom are now living.
The deponent further states that he was about leaving home in the year eighteen hundred & fifteen & not expecting to return again he took the said record of his father & mother & made from it a gravescript of the time of his birth as it had been written in the original by his said father - and the deponent wrote it in a bible of his own - that the annexed contains the entry made by this deponent of his as age as taken from his said father's record and that the leaf on which it is written is taken from the family bible belonging to this deponent and he has relied upon the said last mentioned record only, & since it was made for the date of his birth -as well this deponent positively [illegible] that the annexed transcript made from his said father’s original record is of the [illegible] of his birth is a current and accurate transcript - this deponent further states that the original record
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of his said father was lost when his said father & mother removed from Bath to the said town of Sweden in the year eighteen hundred & seventeen and that after its loss no new record was made by the deponent’s said father - David Locke

Sworn & subscribed this 23d day of October 1847 Before me 
Harry Harrington Justice

I hereby certify that the aforementioned Dave Locke is personally known to me - that he is a man of integrity & credibility in whose statement above was [illegible] reliance may be placed - I further certify that the said David Locke has this day exhibited ^before me the bible from which the annexed leave is taken - that the Bible [crossed out] said bible is old & worn & appears to have been is use many years - 
[signature cut off and illegible; Harry Harrington]

State of New York
Niagara County Clerk’s Office } ss.

I certify that Harry Harrington before whom the annexed instrument in Writing was proved or acknowledged, was at the time of taking the Sam, 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 the signature to said certificate is genuine [begin crossed out] and that the annexed Instrument is execute according to the laws of this state [end crossed out]
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed my official seal at Lockport, in this said County, this first day of February 1848
[illegible] Van Howe Clerk of Niagara County.
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of his said father was lost when his said father & mother removed from Bath to the said town of Sweden in the year eighteen hundred & seventeen and that after its loss no new record was made by the deponent’s said father - David Locke

Sworn & subscribed this 23d day of October 1847 Before me 
Harry Harrington Justice

I hereby certify that the aforementioned Dave Locke is personally known to me - that he is a man of integrity & credibility in whose statement above was [illegible] reliance may be placed - I further certify that the said David Locke has this day exhibited ^before me the bible from which the annexed leave is taken - that the Bible [crossed out] said bible is old & worn & appears to have been is use many years - 
Harry Harrington J.P. [Justice of the Peace]
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FAMILY RECORD.

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BIRTHS
David Locke
Birth Day was the 25th
of May 1793
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[right hand column]
BIRTHS
Mehetabel Pattee
Birth Day was the 10th
July 1799
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FAMILY RECORD.

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MARRIAGES
David Locke and 
Mehetabel Pattee was 
Married January 12, 1817
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[right hand column]
MARRIAGES
Zilpha Marriage
June 8, 1841

Robert W Knapp and 
Narissa Locke Was
Marriade July 23rd 1843
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State of New York
Monroe County ss.

On this 17th day of October year of our lord one thousand eight hundred & thirty two personally appeared before me a [illegible] & testimony duly holden within for the said County of Monroe at Rochester Elisha Lock of the town of Sweden in the County of Monroe aforesaid aged seventy one (71) years. Who having
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Mehitable Lock
NY
Act. 17 June '44
Married before 1794
[illegible] 28 Jun, 44.
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OFFICE OF 
DR. GEO. E LOCKE. 

[handwritten illegible]

[rectangular stamp] O. W. & N. Division DEC 15 1900 RECEIVED [/rectangular stamp]

Brockport, N. Y., Dec 10 - 1900

Bureau of Pensions

Dear Sirs

Will you please be so kind to send me a statement of the Military History of Elisha Locke
Born about [underlined] 1760 [/underlined]
Died Jan. 1844
Believe he enlisted from the state of New Hampshire but not certain

Yours truly
[signed] Geo E. Locke [/signed]

[circular stamp] PENSION K DEC 13 1900 US OFFICE [/circular stamp]