Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File B.L.Wt. 16-100, John Corneil, Mass.

SERVICE
NUMBER _____
Mass.
✱ Cornel, John Cornel or
B. L. Wt. 16-100
CONTENTS

Letter of Administration on John Cornell Dec 2 —

HAMPSHIRE, ff.
Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
By the Honourable Eleazar Porter Esqr. Judge of the Probate of Wills, and for granting Letters of Administration on the Estates of Per- sons deceased, having Goods, Chattels, Rights or Credits in the County of Hampshire, within the Commonwealth aforesaid.
TO Justin Granger of West Springfield in the County and Commonwealth aforesaid, GREETING.
WHEREAS John Cornel late of West Springfield intestate
Deceased, having while he lived, and the time of his decease, goods, chattels, rights or credits in the county aforesaid, lately died intestate, where by the power of committing Administration and full Disposition of all and singular the goods, chat- tels rights and credits of the said deceased ; and also the hearing, examining and al- lowing the account of such Administration doth appertain unto me : Trusting there- fore in your care and fidelity, I DO by these Presents commit unto you full pow- er to administer all and singular the goods, chattels, rights and credits of the said deceased ; and well and faithfully to dispose of the same according to law ; and al- so ask, gather, levy, recover and receive all and whatsoever credits of the said de- ceased, which to him while he lived, and at the time of his death did ap- pertain, and to pay all debts in which the said deceased stood bound, so far as his goods, chattels, rights and credits extend, according to the value thereof : And to make a true and perfect inventory of all and singular the goods, chattels, rights and credits ; and to exhibit the same into the Registry of the Court of Probate for the county aforesaid, on or before the 27 day of April next ensuing : And to render a plain and true account of your said Administration upon oath, at or before the Seventeenth day of Jan which will be in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and ninety three And I do hereby ordain, constitute and appoint you Administrator of all and singular the goods, chattels, rights and credits aforesaid,
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand, and the seal of the said Court of Probate. Dated at Springfield the 17th day of Jan Anno Domini, 1792
Eleazar Porter
HAMPSHIRE, ff.
Recorded with the record of Wills for said county, per
Saml Hinckley Regt. Prob.

Justin Francis Dover & Holland for John Cornie Mass line
John Cornie Mass line
Justin Francis Dover & Holland for John Cornie
Issued Oct. 11 th 18
Logged by Gen l Sheppard

Know all men by these Presents that I Justin Granger of West Springfield in the County of Hampshire & Commonwealth of Massachusetts, do constitute & appoint the Hon. Wm Shepard of Westfield my True & lawfull attorney to ask & receive of the Hon. Secretary at War the Bounty land Due to John Cornell deceased late a Serjeant in the 3. Massachusetts Regiment enlisted for the War only & slain by the Enemy on the 8 th day of October 1777 & this shall be your Voucher — Witness my hand & Seal at Justin Granger — Dom. 20 West Springfield Dec r 20. 1802. Said deceased
Attest A. Burbank
Susan Burbank Hampshire ss: Dec r 20 th 1802 Personally appear d before me the above named Justin Granger signer to the foregoing Instrument & acknowledged the same to be his Deed &
A. Burbank Just Peace
This may Certify that John Cornell was enlisted during the Revolutionary War between the united States and great Britain in the three Massachusetts Regiment and was killed in a Reconitering party by the troops under general Burgoyne on the 8 th day of October 1777
Samuel Flower } late Capt. in the 3. Mass s Reg t .