Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File for John Mc Connel, Massachusetts

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass or N.H.
McConnel John
✓
CONTENTS
thus cannot be placed with any claim but see claim of John McConnel who served as Jonathan Tyler, 842561

Many old business - Power of attorney to J. C. S. S. S. I application for search to New York office -

Know all men by these presents that I Mary McCornel of Morristown in the County of Lamoille and State of Vermont - do hereby make - hereby constitute and appoint Joshua Sawyer of Hydesburgh in said County of Lamoille - my true and Lawfull atty for me & in my name to examine, demand for, & obtain from the proper officers of the United States - any pension certificate for pension and warrant - which may be due to me and to my only - Sister as her heir - in course - - queue of the services of our late father Capt John McCornel - in the Revolutionary War - - We were young - when he left his family and home - to reside somewhere in what was denominated the West - at that time - and remained pretty much for the remainder of his days, he died there - about 20 years part - without ever writing with his family - we understood that he was a pensioner of the United States for many years previous - & up to the time of his death - the means of which - were not brought to his family's use - Our mother is dead - and we had but a poor opportunity to learn learn his war-services - as was often the case by familiar reminiscence - in some families - we cannot therefore identify his services - we are satisfied he belonged to the Massachusetts or N. Hampshire

Line of Troops - It is thought to keep grants - copy of Artillery - but we refer to our father's old papers - which as near as we can ascertain must have been issued between 30 & forty years past - tho' it is possible more may be wild - as our data to start from is blind - In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 19 day of October A D 1858
Mary McConnel
In presence of E. B. Sawyer H. M. Peacock
Subscribed and sworn to on the day & year above written - before me - E. B. Sawyer Notary Public
State of Vermont } at Hyde Park in the Co of Lamoille Lamoille Co. ss } on this 19 th day of October A D 1858 - then personally appeared before me the above named Mary McConnel personally known to me to be the identical person She represents herself to be and acknowledged the above power of attorney to be her free act and deed - E. B. Sawyer Notary Public

State of Vermont County Clerks Office — April Rameille 6/78 } 10 th 1860 — I Edward B. Sawyer Clerk of Lamoille County Court Vermont, hereby certify that E. B. Sawyer Esq. before whom the within foregoing power of attorney was acknow- ledged was, at its date, an acting just Notary Public within and for the County of Lamoille duly commissioned and qualified and the foregoing is his genuine Signature
In witness whereof I hereunto set my hand and affix the county Seal the day & year above written —
Edward B. Sawyer Clerk