Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 20,336, Elkanah Bullock, R.I.

SERVICE
NUMBER
R. I.
★ Bullock, Elkanah
R. 20,336
CONTENTS

7067 Jane Bullock widow of David Va Act 7 July 1838
7067

State of Virginia
County of Louisa 58
On this the 18 th day of May eighteen hundred and forty, personally appeared before the subscriber one of the justices of the County Court of Louisa, which is a court of record Jane Bullock, a resident of the County of Louisa aged eighty four years, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth on her oath, make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by act of Congress, passed July 7. 1838, entitled "An act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows": That she is the widow of David Bullock who was a private in the Militia, that a part of his services was as a draughted militia man, and a part thereof as a substitute from Louisa County (State of Virginia). A part of the time he served was at the Albemarle Barracks, a part also in the army commanded by General Lafayette, in his march from Richmond through Hanover, Spottsylvania, Orange, Louisa &c. She further states that she is not positive as to any other services rendered by her deceased husband, but thinks he performed a hour of duty low down on James River, as she has frequently heard him say that he took shipping at James Town and sailed up James River to Richmond. She also states that she does not know under what Regiment or Company officers he served, and that she has no documentary evidence in support of her claim; further than her husband was a pensioner of the United States, in conformity with the law of the United States of the 7 th June 1832, as may be seen, by pension Certificate numbered 2549, and recorded by A Rice, Clerk in Book D. Vol. 7. page 124. She further declares that she was married to the said David Bullock on the twelfth day of February seventeen hundred and eighty two, that her husband, the aforesaid David Bullock died on the thirtieth day of July eighteen hundred and thirty eight; that she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service, but the marriage took place previous to the first day of January eighteen hundred and ninety four, viz at the time above stated.
Jane Bullock
Sworn and subscribed on the day and year above written, before me the subscriber a justice of the County Court of the said County of Louisa
Wm. T. Pendleton J. Peace

State of Virginia
Louisa County S ss
I W m J. Pendleton a justice of the peace in and for the County aforesaid do hereby certify that Jane Bullock who signed the foregoing declaration is unable from age and bodily infirmity to attend Court. Given under my hand this 18 th day of May 1840
W m J. Pendleton
Peace
State of Virginia
Louisa County S ss
On this the 18 th day of May 1840 personally appeared before me a Justice of the peace in and for the County aforesaid Richard Sims and made oath in due form of law that the said Jane Bullock whose name appears to the foregoing declaration has not been married since the death of her husband the late David Bullock
Richard Sims
Sworn and subscribed on the day and year above written before me the subscriber a justice of the County Court of the said County of Louisa
W m J. Pendleton Peace
State of Virginia,
I John Hunter clerk of the Court of Louisa County do hereby certify that William J. Pendleton whose signatures appear to the three foregoing certificates, is a justice of the peace in and for the said County of Louisa and that the said signatures are his genuine signatures.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed my seal of Office and subscribed my name this 22 nd day of May 1840.
John Hunter clerk of the County Court of Louisa County

Know all men by these presents, that we David Bullock and John Tuckett's are held and firmly bound unto the present Governor of this State and his successors in the sum of Fifty Pounds Sterl. money to be paid to the s d Governor and his successors to which payment well and truly to be made we bind ourselves & each of our heirs Executors, administrators jointly & sev- erally firmly by these presents sealed with our seals and dated this day of
The condition of this obligation is such that whereas there is a marriage suddenly to be had & solemnized between David Bullock and Jane Terry. If therefore there be no lawful cause to obstruct the said marriage, then this obligation to be void, else to re- -main in full force David Bullock (seal) John Tuckett's (seal) Sealed & Delivered in presence of
I John Hunter Clerk of the County Court of Louisa County in the State of Virginia, do certify that the foregoing is a true copy of a marriage Bond filed in the Office of the said Court, with the excep- -tion of the date, which is expressed in the said Bond in fair and legible figures as to the year the date of the month being in letters as follows Eleventh day of Feb y 1782 (Seventeen hundred and eighty two)
I do further certify that I can find no return of marriages within the year 1782 filed or recorded in the said office.
I John Hunter, above named, depose and say: that I hold the office of Clerk of the County Court of said County in the said State, and that the above is a true extract from the files of said office, with the exception above named, as certified by me.
Sworn before me David Richardson, Justice of the Peace for Louisa County } John Hunter Clerk of Louisa County Court

I John Hunter clerk of the court of Louisa County, certify that David Richardson Esq r whose signature appears to the foregoing certificate on the other side, is a justice of the peace in and for the said County and that the signature thereunto annexed purporting to be his is genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed my seal of Office and subscribed my name this 22 nd day of May 1840.
John Hunter clerk of Louisa County Court.
Putnam

December 27, 1938.
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BA-J/CC David Bullock R.1422 AW
Mr. Roy H. Smith 183 N. Prospect Street, Kent, Ohio.
Dear Sir:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request the Revolutionary War record of David Bullock.
The record of David Bullock follows as found in pension claim R.1422, based upon his service in the Revolutionary War.
David Bullock was born in Hanover County, Virginia, date and names of parents not shown.
David Bullock enlisted in 1779, served three weeks as private under Colonel Taylor at Albemarle Barracks, Virginia; enlisted in the fall of 1780, served two months as private in Captain Robert Mosby's Virginia company; enlisted the following spring and served four months as private in Captains Watson's and Philips' companies, Colonel Debney's Virginia regiment; enlisted in the fall of the same year, served two months as private in either Captain's Lunsden's, or Johnson's, or White's Virginia company, and was at the siege of Yorktown. He went by the nickname "Baby".
The soldier was allowed a pension on his application executed September 10, 1832 at which time he was aged seventy-one years and a resident of Louisa County, Virginia, where he had resided ever since he was two years of age. He died July 30, 1838, place not shown.
David Bullock married, February 12, 1782, in Louisa County, Virginia, Jane Terry. In 1840 she was aged eighty-four years and a resident of Louisa County, Virginia.
David Bullock's sister was referred to in 1832 as having the family record in her possession, her name and residence are not shown.

In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension, the name and address of person paid, you should write to the Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, this city and cite the following:
David Bullock, Certificate #2549 Issued November 29, 1852 Rate $29.00 per annum Commenced March 4, 1831 Act of June 7, 1832, Virginia Agency.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER, Executive Assistant to the Administrator.

Rev War
8124
1938 - Dec 29 - visit to Roy H. Smith cc
INVALID.
File No. 8124
David Bullock Rev War
Act: grace 1 st 82
Index: - Vol. 1st , Page 50
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Va H act 1838 - 7067, Jane Bullock, widow of David — Let to New Sal. Garland 5 June 1840.
1422

In this 10 th day of September 1832, personally appeared before me one of the Justices of the peace for the County of Louisa and State of Virginia, Thomas Badgett a resident of said County and State, and as appears to me a Credible person, and being duly sworn, doth on his oath say, that he well remembers that David Bullock of the said County, who now sues for a pension was at the sign of York in the Gloucester shore, that while there D r Bullock complained of a bite on his foot and limped when he walked and that he thinks he belonged to Capt Matsons company - Given under my hand as Justice as aforesaid the day and year aforesaid
N. J. Poindeater
on the 14 th day of September 1832 personally appeared before me one of the Justices of the peace for the County of Louisa and State of Virginia, Benjamin Bibb aged Eighty seven years, a resident of said County and State, and is a credible person, and being duly sworn doth on his oath say, that he well remembers, that David Bullock of said County, who now sues for a pension was in the service with him the said Bibb, and marched from the city of Richmond in Virginia and crossed the James river near cabin point, Marched down the river some distance (not now recollected) was stationed a short time, then Marched to Petersburg, and remained there until discharged, was commanded by Captain Robert Mosby and Lieutenant Henry Johnson - Given under my hand as Justice as aforesaid the day and year aforesaid
John Graves
State of Virginia
Louisa County to wit:
I John Hunter Clerk of the Court of the County of Louisa aforesaid do hereby certify that Nicholas J. Poindeater and John Graves

who have taken and Certified the foregoing affidavits of Thomas Badgett and Benjamin Bibb now are and were at the time of taking and Certifying the same acting Justices of the peace in and for the County of Louisa aforesaid duly Commissioned and qualified according to law and Judges of the said Court, that the above are the genuine signatures of the said Nicholas J. Reinester and John Graves and that full faith and Credit are due to all their Official acts
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of my Office this 11 th day of September 1832.
John Hunter Clerk of the Court of Louisa County

Mch 17/66 Sold in preemption Mrs. Nellie Burgess, Lincoln Ill. M.C.L.
Acts of July 14, 1862, and March 3, 1873.
1422
REJECTED
P. O. Jane Bullock Widow of David
Service: _____
Enlisted: _____, 18
Discharged: _____, 18
Application filed: _____, 18
Pages: List of rejected claims printed in 1852 shows cause of rejection: of rejection as follows: "Not a widow at the date of the act."
Attorney: _____
F.D. _____
_____ Recognized. _____ Contract.
_____ Cert. of Dis. Searched for _____, 18

TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
Second Comptroller's Office,
May 2 d , 1840.
Sir:
Under the act of the 6th of April, 1838, entitled "An act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain Pensioners, and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury of the United States," The widow of David Bullock, a Pensioner on the Roll of the Richmond, Va. Agency, at the rate of Twenty nine Dollars and Cents per annum, under the law of the 7 th June 1832, has been paid at this Department, from the 1 st of March, to the 30 th July 1838, the day of his death.
Respectfully, yours,
William H. Parry Comptroller.
To the Commissioner of Pensions, Present.

No. Reps.
June 3 d . 1840
To the Commissioner of Pensions
Sir
I herewith enclose the declaration and testimony of Mr. Jane Bullock for a pension.
Very respectfully
Yr obt S t
J. Garland

19 Pension Office June 5. 1840
Sir
The claim of Mrs. Jane Bullock, widow of David Bullock deceased, has been examined and her papers placed upon our files. Her late husband appeared dead on the 30th day of July 1838.
The act granting pensions to widows passed July 7 1838 provides, only for those whose husbands had died prior to that date.
The claim of Mrs. Bullock is therefore disallowed. I have the honor
Hon. James. Garland H.R.
AC July 7 1838 70167

Revs
The Lamson & Sessions Co.
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PLANTS AT CLEVELAND KENT, OHIO CHICAGO BIRMINGHAM
MANUFACTURERS OF Bolts - Nuts - Cotters - Cap Screws
107 WEST 85 TH STREET
Cleveland, O.
Kent, Ohio, October 28, 1938.
Mrs Finch
11
Department of the Interior, Washington, D.C.
Gentlemen:-
Some years ago a letter from your Department to Mrs. Nellie Burgen was written as per enclosure. It is desirable that I establish as near as possible the date of death of this David Bullock referred to in the above letter. Do your records show how long pension was paid to him or when it was discontinued?
Thanking you for your attention.
Very truly yours,
Roy H. Smith
Roy H. Smith BH
183 N. Prospect St., Kent, Ohio.
1 encl. gh

C O P Y
"From the Department of the Interior -
Madam:- In returning herewith your letter of March 9, 1896, you are advised that David Bullock made an application for pension on Sept. 10, 1832, at which time he was residing in Louisa Co., Va., and seventy-one years of age, and his pension was allowed for eight months and twenty-one days actual service as a private in the Virginia troops, Revolutionary war: a part of the time served under Capt. Mosby and Col. Taylor."
O. W. & N. Div.
F. S.
M. E. C.
Rgt. 1422
(Nellie Burgen obtained the above information from the Dept. of the Interior.)

SERVICE
NUMBER
R. I.
Bullock, Elkanah
R. 20,336
CONTENTS

Rejected
Ex'r. OLD WAR
File No. 20.336
Acts of July 14, 1862, and March 3, 1873.
Elkanah Bullock
Sergt.
Capt Pecks
Mass Line
Revolutionary
Died at _____
REJECTED
other claim.
✓
, 187 .
Clerk.
Application filed: _____
, 18 .
Attorney: _____
P. O. _____
Evidence insufficient
Oct 1875

Know all men by these presents that I Elkanah Bullock of the town of Ellisburgh in the County of Jefferson in the state of New York do hereby constitute and appoint Aaron Ogden my true and lawful attorney with a power of substitution for me and in my name to receive from the United States the amount of pay now due to me under the act intitled an act for the relief of certain surviving officers and soldiers of the revolution approved the 15 th of may 1828 as a private one year and asserfant six months in Captain Loren Pecks Company in Colonel Lippit Regiment under General Sullivan of the line of the army of the revolution Witness my hand and Seal this 2 d day of September 1828
Sealed and Delivered in the presents of
Elkanah Bullock
Francis Wolly
Before me Francis Wolly a justice of the peace in the County of Jefferson in the State of New York personally appeared this day Elkanah Bullock whose name is subscribed to the foregoing power of attorney and acknowledged the same to be his act and deed and also declared that the same was not given by reason of any transfer or of any attachment or seizure by any legal process whatever of the pay therein authorized to be received but that the said pay is intended to enure wholly to his personal benefit witness my hand this 2 d day of September 1828
Francis Wolly Justice of the Peace

State of New York Jefferson County Clerk's Office
I do hereby certify that Francis Wolley whose name is subscribed to the certificate of acknowledgment of the within power of attorney was on the day of the date of the same a Justice of the peace in and for said County appointed and sworn and duly authorized by law to take the same. and further that I am acquainted with the handwriting of the said Justice and verily believe the signature thereto subscribed is his proper handwriting. In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said County, Sept 5. 1828
W. Sherman Dep. Clerk
Edward Bullock Declaration - Proofs & copies
1110

For the purpose of obtaining the benefits of an act entitled an act for the relief of certain surviving officers and soldiers of the army of the revolution passed on the 15 th of may A D 1828
I Elkanah Bullock of the town of Ellisburgh in the County of Jefferson in the State of New York do hereby declar that I enlisted in the continental line of the army of the revolution for and during the War one year and served one year and Six months at which period I was a private for one year and and a Sergent Six months in Captain Loren Peck company in Colonel Lippet regiment under General Sullivan of the line and I also declar I afterwards received Certificates for the reward of one hundred Dollars to which I was entitled under a resolve of Congress passed the 15 th day of may 1778 and I further declar that I was not on the fifteenth day of may A D 1828 on the pension list of the united States Witness my hand this 2 d day of September in the year of our Lord 1828 Elkanah Bullock
Before me Francis Wolley Esq in the County of Jefferson and State of New York personally appeared this Day Jonathan Spalding and Knight D. Reed of the said County Who did Severally make oath that Elkanah Bullock By Whom the foregoing Declaration was Subscribed is generally reputed and believed to have been a soldier in the army of the revolution in the manner as therein above stated witness my hand this 2 d Day of September A D 1828
Francis Wolley Justice of the Peace

State of New York } Jefferson County Clerk's office } f
I do hereby certify that Francis Wolley whose name is subscribed to the foregoing oath or affidavit was on the day of the date of the same a Justice of the peace in and for said County appointed and sworn & duly authorised by law to take the same, and further that I am acquainted with the handwriting of the said Justice & verily believe that the signature thereto subscribed is his proper handwriting. In testimony whereof I have hereto set my hand and affixed the seal of said County this 5. day of Sept 1828
W. Sherman Dep. Clerk

Revolutionary Claims.
Under the act, entitled "An act for the relief of certain surviving Officers and Soldiers of the Army of the Revolution," approved 15th May, 1828.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT, 15 Nov 1828
The annexed paper, relating to the claim of Elkanah Bullock under the abovementioned act, is respectfully referred to the Secretary of War, with a request that he will be pleased to cause me to be informed whether it appears, by any records in the War Department, that the claimant has received, or is entitled to receive, the bounty in land granted by Congress for service in the Continental Line of the Army of the Revolution.
R. Rush
The Hon. the SECRETARY OF WAR.
War Department!
Bounty land office
I certify that it does not appear from the records of this office that Elkanah Bullock as a private of the Massachusetts line ever received or is entitled to receive bounty land of the United States
Robert Taylor 18 Nov 1828

REVOLUTIONARY CLAIMS.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT.
10 October 1828.
Elkanah Bullock of Ellisburgh in the County of Jefferson in the State of New York has applied to the Secretary of the Treasury for the benefits of the act, entitled "An Act for the relief of certain surviving officers and soldiers of the Revolution," approved the 15th of May, 1828. He states that he enlisted in the Continental line of the army of the Revolution, for and during the war, and continued until its termination, at which period he was a sergeant in captain Peck's company, in Putnam's  Putnam's regiment of the Massachusetts line; and that he received a certificate for the reward of eighty dollars, provided by the resolve of the 15th of May, 1778; and further, that he was not on the 15th day of May, 1828, on the pension list of the United States, and that he has received as a pensioner since the 3d of March, 1826, Nothing.
The Third Auditor is requested to report how far the several statements are corroborated by the records in his office.
By Order of the Secretary For Dickinson.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
THIRD AUDITOR'S OFFICE,
10. October 1828
It appears by the records in this office, that a certificate for the reward of eighty dollars has been issued to Elkanah Bullock in the
It further appears that Elkanah Bullock  not is now on the pension list of the  any agency, and has been so since the 3 d March 1826 at the rate of  dollars per month.
The name of Elkanah Bullock cannot be found among those of the Massachusetts line, to whom certificates for the gratuity of Eighty Dollars, were issued -
Richd Hagner

our Ref # 20.336

Elkanah Bullock - Serjt. Mass. line
Evidence insufficient Act 1828
New York
Ex ts . my old Book & Ref. " Wid. Ab. Inw. - and other old book.
to Record L.S.S.
Nov 7/80