Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 40286, for Elijah Pollock, Connecticut

SERVICE
NUMBER
Pollock, Elijah
S. 40286
Conn.
Continental
Mass.
CONTENTS

14.050 R Ohio
Elijah Solloch
of Huron in the state of Ohio who was a Private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Durkee of the Connecticut line, for the term of Four years
Inscribed on the Roll of Ohio at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 21 of April 1818
Certificate of Pension issued the 9 of Aug 1818 and sent to Asa Danford Esq. Huron Ohio
  Arrears to 4th of  Mar. 1819  83. 69    Semi-ann. all'ce ending  Sep. 1819  48. 00    10 Mo \frac{10}{50} \frac{4}{31}   $131. 69  
{ Revolutionary claim, Act 18th March, 1818. }
Continued.
Received of my 20th Nov 1821 the sum of Dollars for Col. Asa Danford Esq. Huron Co. Ohio
Recd Aug 25 1824 the sum of Dollars

Abt 367
Rec. 10 Feb. 1882
Eliza Black
W. 056
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War Office Washington City
C 78

New Court of Common Pleas Oct-Term 1820
State & District of Ohio
New Court of Common Pleas
New Court of Common Pleas of October Term 1820 being a Court
Record having common law jurisdiction. On this 27 th day of October A.D. 1820 personally appeared in open court Elijah Pollock aged 63 or 64 years residence in the Township & County of Meigs in said district who being duly sworn according to law doth on his oath declare that he served in the revolutionary war as follows - At the age of 17 years he enlisted under Capt. P. Herock commanded by Col. John Larned for eight months in the Boston line of the expiration of which time he enlisted under Capt. Bipek of Hartford in a Regiment commanded by Col. Huntington of the Connecticut line for one year. After which time he enlisted during the war under Capt. Lee of Lyne Regiment commanded by Col. Dugay he thinks of the Connecticut line after which he was transferred into a company called Washington Life Guard where he remained until he was honorably discharged at the village of Newburgh 8 miles above West Point in the year he thinks 1783. That during the aforesaid time he was at the siege of Boston & in the Battle of Flatbush on Long Island in the Battle of Germantown in the Battle of Redbank in Delaware River at the River up of the British Man of War in said River in the Battle of Redbank Town at Kingsbridge in the Battle of Monmouth at the siege of Savannah. He further saith that his original Declaration was dated on the 21 st day of April 1818 and that he has received a pension from that date up to the 4 th of March 1820 the number of which certificate is 14050. And the said Elijah Pollock do also solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18 th day of March 1818 and that

I have not since that time by gift sale or in any manner disposed of my property or any part thereof with an intent thereby to diminish it or to bring myself within the provisions of an act of Congress entitled an act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land & naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary War passed on the 12 th day of March 1818 & that I have not nor has any person in trust for me any property or securities contracts or debts due to me nor have I any income other than what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed by me subscribed & that the schedule is true and correct. —
A correct schedule of the property of Elijah Pollock the above applicant to wit one ax, one hoe, one sythe, one pan, one kettle To the value of $5.00 Signed Elijah Pollock Sworn & subscribed in open court J. Williams the
The applicant is involved in debt to the amount of about $200 feels very sensibly the infirmity of age particularly the loss of sight and an almost total inability to perform labor of any kind — a cripple & frail in mind & body He has one son 23 years old not capable of providing for himself a Daughter 12 years old a wife unable to perform any kind of business — Signed Elijah Pollock Sworn to decl n & subscribed in court Oct 27-1820 J. Williams Clerk

I James Williams Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in & for the County of Union Do hereby certify that the foregoing oath and the Schedule thereto annexed are true copies from the Records of the said Court and I Do further certify that it is the opinion of the said Court that the total value of the property of or entitled in the aforesaid Schedule will not exceed five Dollars In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the Court of Common Pleas aforesaid at Nowalk this 1 day of November AD 1820
J Williams Clerk
It is requested by the affiant that whatever communication may be made upon this subject may be directed to the Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas at Nowalk Union County

This is to certify that in the year 1775 that I enlisted under Capt. Peter Hood of Brookfield County of Worcester in Mass -Chusett and saw eight months the term I enlisted for at the end of which time I enlisted & served for one year under Capt. Bissel in Colonel Huntington's Regiment of Connecticut Troops and before the ex- piration of my time I enlisted during the War under Capt. Lee of Lime in Connecticut Regiment. Commanded by Colonel Duryee of New -swich in Connecticut I think Col. Smith's Regiment I was in 1778 Drafted out my Regiment into a Company called Washington Light Infantry at the Valley Forge in Pennsylvania Commanded by Maj. Caleb Gile and at the close of the War Commanded by Capt. Wm. Calafat and received my Discharge at the Borough of Newburg on Hudson River, York State I kept my Discharge for years but not expect- ing it of value I have been careful to keep it I expect it is not in existence, I am now a resident in the Town and County of Huron and a State of Ohio and my circumstances in life are very low
Huron. Apr. 21 1818-
Elijah Pollock
State of Ohio Huron County
Huron April 21 1818
This day subscribed & sworn
before me Jacob Wright
Asa Hall Judge
I have been acquainted with Mr. Elijah Pollock in this Town ten years I have no doubt but that he is entitled to a pension under the late Law of the United States
Jacob Wright
Apr. 21 1818
State of Ohio Huron County Personally came before me John Wright an associate Judge of the court of common pleas in and for Huron Co. until the above named Elijah Pollock who after being duly sworn according to law, deposes and says that the one year service under Capt. Lee in the Washington Regiment was in the Connecticut line of Continental Establishment and that at the time he entered in to Capt. Lee's Company Col. Duryee's Regiment the said company and regiment belonged to the Connecticut line of Continental troops and that he served in said company in said company & line until transferred to the Washington Light Infantry in which company he served until the close of the war, what line of continental establishment this company was attached to is to him unknown.
Known to me to be the person described in and who subscribed to the foregoing this 13th day of July 1819
Jacob Wright as an att. Judge
I am personally acquainted with Elijah Pollock and know him to be in pecuniary circumstances and believe he stands in need of the assistance of his country for support.
Jacob Wright as an att. Judge

at present The said engagements & particular
2 Listed when eighteen present the 68 years first action the siege at Boston the second at flat bush Long Island the next at German town Germantown Pennsylvania Basing, in fort Mifflin in the Delaware when the struggles a British Man of War was blown up the next at Monmouth New Jersey the siege at Yorktown Virginia and numerous skirmishes
The line should be up The judge will certify his belief in the truth of the statement and in the reduced circumstances of the applicant.
17 Feb 1819
Elijah Pollack Deposition.
I James Williams clerk of the court of Common Pleas in & for the County of Union and State of Ohio do hereby certify that John Wright at the time of making the within cer- tificate was one of the associate Judges of the court aforesaid and that he signed his proper name thereto with his own hand. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal of the court aforesaid This 3 rd day of July 1818
James Williams Clerk

March 26, 1935
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Elijah Pollock, S. 40286 BA-J/MCS
Mrs. George J. Doerzbach 1208 Central Avenue Sandusky, Ohio
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your request for the Revolutionary War record of Elijah Pollock.
The data which follow were obtained from papers on file in the pension claim, S.40286, based upon the military service of Elijah Pollock.
He enlisted in 1775 under Captain Peter Harwood of Brookfield, Worcester County, Massachusetts, in Colonel Learned's Massachusetts regiment, served eight months and was at the siege of Boston. At the expiration of this service he enlisted to serve one year under Captain Bissell of Hartford in Colonel Huntington's Connecticut regiment and before the expiration of the year he reenlisted in Captain Lee's company in Colonel Durkee's Fourth Connecticut regiment and was in the battles of Flatbush on Long Island, Germantown, and Fort Mifflin; in 1778 he was transferred to serve in General Washington's Life Guard under Major Caleb Gibbs and later under Captain William Colfax, was in the battles of Elizabethtown and King's Bridge and in the siege of Yorktown and was discharged in 1783.
See Mass. Soldiers & Sailors which James Soldier as res. 7. Brook field. Mass.
He was allowed pension on his application executed April 21, 1818, at which time he was sixty-one years of age and was living in Huron, Huron County, Ohio.
In 1820 he was living in Huron Township, Huron County, Ohio, and referred to his wife, his son aged twenty-three years, and his daughter aged twelve years, no names given. There are no further data relative to the soldier's family.
Elijah Pollock died August 25, 1824.
Very truly yours
See agency book
A. D. HILLER Executive Assistant to the Administrator

Elijah Pollock Private 77 to 81 Durkee's Connecticut Reg t Sawittee
on Roll.

Sanders Twp. Ohio
March 14, 1935-
The Pension Claims Dept.
Dear Sir -
Will you kindly see if the enclosed record of Elijah Pollock Pension record is recorded in your records, and is it correct, if the pension was granted. It is in our Sci County history, and we thought it was authentic.
We shall greatly appreciate it, if you will look it up.
Yours sincerely
Chairman of Soldiers Graves Marcha Pickett Chaplin D.A.R.
Mrs George Doerybach 1218 Central Ave Sancourt - Ohio.
John N.Y.

40 286
1935 Mar. 26. hist. to Mrs. Geo. J. Doenzbach V.C.A.
Ray INVALID.
File No. 40. 286
Elizah Pollock Dr. John M.
Act: 18 th March 18 th
Index:—Vol. 8 , Page 398
[Arrangement of 1870.]

The following is a copy of his declaration for pension:
"This certifies that Elijah Pollock in the year 1775, enlisted in the Co. of Captain Herlod (Harwood) of Brookfield, Worcester County, Mass., and served eight months; and again enlisted for one year under Capt. Bissell in Col. Huntington's regiment of the Connecticut troops, and before his term expired he again enlisted for "during the war" with Capt. Lee of Lyme in the Connecticut Regiment commanded by Col. Dugby of Norwich, Conn., called the fourth Reg. In 1778 he was drafted out of this regiment into the company called "Washington's life guard," at the Valley Forge in Penn., Commanded by Major Caleb Gibbs, and at the close of the war was commanded by Capt. William Colfax. He received his discharge at the borough of Newburg, on the Hudson River, in the State of N. Y.
He was at the siege of Boston, at Flatbush, at Germantown, besieged in Ft. Mifflin in the Delaware River when the "Augustus," a British Man of War was blown up; at Monmouth, N. J., and the battle of Elizabethtown, at Kings Bridge and the siege of Yorktown as well as in several skirmishes."
He gave his age as 61 and added that he then, 1818, resided in the town and county of Huron. In 1820 Elijah Pollock made a second declaration stating that he had a wife, a son aged 23 years, William W. Pollock, and a daughter aged 12 years.
The Huron is Huron County Ohio -
There may be some mistakes in the above - one can not tell - when it has been copied from one book to another. Perhaps the pension was not granted to him - if not we should appreciate your giving us the information why? We only went to census, as we would like to place a D. A. R. marker at his grave. we are not relatives he hasn't any left that we know of - Only on the Council for looking after the Rev. Graves