Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File B. L. Wt. 9518-160-55, for Eben Locke, Vermont

SERVICE
NUMBER
UT.
Locke, Eben or Ebenezer
B.L.Wt. 9518-160-55
CONTENTS

Vol L page 121.

74.012 3 Act March 3/55 3 16/55
Ebenezer Locke. private.
Capt. Jonathan Holton, Col. Woods.
3 1/2 miles
Revolutionary War.
run No Papers
Boynlan private Capt. Holton Vermont
AD. 160 acres Nov 1/55
A. S. Campbell, Bellows Falls, Windham Co. Vt.

74.012
Glenn Lake
Anno Domini, one thousand eight hundred and fifty-
June. J. [unclear]

State of Vermont
Windham County ss on this 28 th day of March AD 1855 personally appeared before me a Justice of the Peace duly authorized by law to administer the oaths within and for the County aforesaid Eben Ladd aged ninety one years a resident of Buckingham in the County of Windham and State of Vermont who being duly sworn according to law declares that he is the identical person who was a private in the Revolutionary war that he was in Capt Eben Ladd's Company of Vermont Mil- -itia and in Colonel Moad's Regiment and was in actual service in said Company more than forty days this was in the year 1780.
He makes this declaration for the purpose of obtaining the benefit of the Pension laws to which he may be entitled under the act approved March 3 d 1855 He also declares that he has not received a warrant for Pension, bond under this or any other act of Congress nor made any other application therefor.
Eben Ladd

We Henry Locke and Morris Corlett residents of Rockingham in the county of Mendham in the State of Vermont upon our oaths declare that we are personally acquainted with Elmer Locke that the fore- going declaration was signed & acknowledged by him in our presence that we know him to be the identical per- son he represents himself to be
Henry Locke Morris Corlett
The foregoing declaration and affidavit were were sworn to and subscribed before me on this 28th day of March A.D. 1855 and I certify that I know the affiants to be credible persons that the claimant is the person he represents himself to be and that I have no interest in this claim
Lyman Locke Justice of peace
STATE OF VERMONT COUNTY OF MENDHAM
J. W. W. Clerk.

State of Vermont, } WINDHAM, S.S. }
I, ROYALL TYLER, Clerk of the County Court, for the County of Windham, being a court of record and having a seal, as hereto attached, do certify that
Gyles Locke
was at the date of the paper writings to which this is attached, and now is a JUSTICE OF THE PEACE, within and for said county, duly commissioned and qualified; that his signature With the attestation thereunto is genuine; that the said paper writings are executed
and are in due form; and that as such Officer, he is duly authorized by the laws of this State to take acknowledgments of Deeds, take Depositions, administer Oaths, &c.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of court, at Brattleborough, this
12 th day of April Anno Domini, one thousand eight hundred and fifty- five.
Royall Tyler Clerk.

74.012

Bellows Falls, Vermont Apr. 13 th 1855
Sir
I send herewith the applications of Sally Gilson & of Eben Locke for Bounty-land, Respectfully Yr
Hon L P Waldo Com r of Pensions Washington City
A S Campbell

State of Vermont.
Secretary of State's Office,
Montpelier—Mar. 22 d A. D. 1855—
I hereby certify that there is on file in this office, "An Abstract of Capt. Jona. Holton's Company, Col. Eben Woods Regt. of Militia — service done in the Alarm in Oct. 17. 1780," on which occurs the name of "Eben Locke" with an allowance for fifteen days service and for sixty miles travel.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the seal of this office, this 22 d day of March, A.D. 1855.
George R. Thompson Dip. Sec. of State

Bellows Falls Vermont Oct 16 th 1855
Sir
I send herewith an affidavit in support of the application of Ebenezer Locke for Land Warrant under the act of March 3 rd 1855 - his application is numbered 74012 Respectfully Yrs
A S Campbelf
Genl J Mott Comr of Pensions Washington City

I Luther Webb of Rockingham in the County of Windham and State of Vermont testify and say that in the fall of the year Seventeen hundred and Seventy nine or Seventeen hundred and eighty, and soon after the burning of Royalton, an alarm was raised and some of the inhabitants of Rockingham and other towns turned out and marched to Royalton & Barnard under the command of Captain Jonathan Holton who served as a Captain in the Vermont Troops. I well recalled that Ebenezer Locke of Rockingham was in that company and served at least fifteen days I was in the same company during the whole of that time and saw the said Ebenezer Locke every day, there is no other man of that name in Rockingham to my knowledge.
Luther Webb
State of Vermont                      3 October 8 1855 Windham County ss 30 September 1855 Person ally appeared Luther Webb above named who is a credible person and made oath that the fore- going affidavit by him subscribed is true.
Before me
Cyrus Locke Justin Jr.

State of Vermont, } WINDHAM, S. S. }
I, ROYALL TYLER, Clerk of the County Court, for the County of Windham, being a court of record and having a seal, as hereto attached, do certify that
Cyrus Locke
was at the date of the paper writings to which this is attached, and now is a JUSTICE OF THE PEACE, within and for said county, duly commissioned and qualified; that his signature to the Certificate  therein written is genuine; that the said paper writings are executed
according to the laws of this State, and are in due form; and that as such Officer, he is duly authorized by the laws of this State to take acknowledgments of Deeds, take Depositions, administer Oaths, &c.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of court, at Brattleborough, this 13 th day of October
Anno Domini, one thousand eight hundred and fifty- five .
Royall Tyler Clerk.

✓ 9518
160 Aug

74.012
Hon L P Waldo Commissioner of Pensions Washington City

No. 74012
ACT OF MARCH 3, 1855.
Received Apr. 16 th 1875-
Ebenezer Locke Pri- Capt. Jonathan Holton- Pr. Milb.
Rev. Darr
95-18-160-55-
A. S. Campbell Bellows Falls, Windham Co H.

74012 Ebenezer Dooke
vt.
No Papers
Rev J. H. Merrill Somerset Pension Brattleboro Washington D.C.
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