Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 13494, Elijah Hungerford, Conn.

SERVICE
NUMBER
born.
Hungerford, Elijah
S. 13494
carded
CONTENTS

2582
Connecticut
Elijah Houngerford of Haddam in the State of Connecticut who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain Bulkley of the Regt commanded by Col. Woolcott in the Connecticut time for Militia for 9 Mo
$60 $25-33
Inscribed on the Roll of Connecticut at the rate of 50 Dollars — Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 30 day of Nov 1832 and sent to Pensioner Capt Haddam Col
Arrears to 4th of Sep. 1832 $ 45 Pension allowance ending Mar. 1833 - 15 $ 60
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by Erastus Bullock Clerk, Book 5 Vol. 32 Page 47

5755

BRIEF in the case of Elijah Hungerford of East Haddam in the State of Connecticut (Act 7th June, 1832.)
 1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? Court of Probate  2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?  3. How old is he? 75 years  4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed. 
   Period. Duration of Service. Rank. Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served.   Years, Months, Days.     In 1778 7 As a Private Gen. Col. Wolcott's Regt Capt. Bulkeley's Com   1779 2 Col. Throop's Regt Capt. W. Sloy's Com  
 5. In what battles was he engaged?  6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? East Haddam  7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditional evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls?  8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? 
X  Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
E. D. Bullock Examining Clerk.

3755 Application of Elijah Hungerford for a pension

State of Connecticut
County of Middlesex
Probate District of East Haddam
for East Haddam
On this 20 th day of August A.D. 1882. personally appeared in open court, before the Court of Probate for the District of East Haddam, now sitting, being a Court of Record having a clerk and seal Elijah Hungerford of the town of East Haddam in Middlesex County, State of Connecticut and District aforesaid - aged seventy five years., who being first duly sworn according to law, doth, on his oath, make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7 th 1882. That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers, and served as herein stated -
1 st That in the month of June in the year 1776 the Deponent, then residing at East Haddam Connecticut, enlisted into the service of the United States in a Company, commanded by Captain Eliphalet Buttrick for the term of seven months. which period the Deponent served and at the expiration thereof was regularly discharged - The Company was stationed at New London Connecticut - The Lieutenants of the company were Jth. - amas Harvey and one Johnson, the Ensign was David Spencer - the regiment to which the Company to which Deponent belonged, was attached, was commanded by Colonel Woolcott - the Deponent thinks the name of the Major was Harris. - There were as he recollects no general officers at that time in New London - Some of the companies in the Regiment were commanded by Captains -

Mathew, Pease, & Shapley - the officers of the other companies, he does not recollect - The deponent thinks there were no continental troops at that time in New London - There were troops in Fort Griswold in Groton as your Deponent thinks commanded by Major Sedgwick - The company to which deponent belonged, with the rest of the regiment were principally employed in keeping guard and in building of Fort Trumbull - There was during this period occasionally some alarm in consequence of the appearance or supposed appearance of the British Fleet off the Harbor, but nothing decisive occurred, The deponent was acquainted with none of the officers except those under whom he was immediately placed - The Deponent has no documentary evidence in support of his claim and has accompanies this declaration with depositions in its support
2nd The deponent in the month of January in the year 1777, a few days after his enlistment above stated had expired, then residing at East Haddam aforesaid again enlisted into the service of the United States in a Company commanded by Captain John Willey - for the term of two months, which period he served and at the expiration thereof was regularly dismissed - The company was stationed at Fort Trumbull in New London Connecticut Nathan Jewett was Lieutenant and one Faller Ensign The Regiment to which Deponent belonged was commanded by Col Dyer Throop - There were no general officers as the Deponent recollects at this time in New London - The officers of the other companies in the Regiment during this period Deponent does not recollect - Deponent thinks there were

no continental troops at that time in New London. There were troops in Fort Griswold commanded by Col or Major Ledgyard. The company was mostly employed in keeping guard and garrison. Nothing of importance occurred during this period. The deponent was acquainted with the Colonel of the Regiment he having gone from the same town with himself. The deponent has no documentary evidence in support of his claim and accompanies this declaration with evidence in its support.
The deponent was born in the town of East Haddam, Middlesex County Connecticut on the 10 th of November 1756. The deponent's age is recorded in a family bible and also on the Records of the town of East Haddam. The deponent has always resided in the town of East Haddam where he now lives. When he entered the service he at both times enlisted. The deponent has stated with as much particularity as he can recollect the regiments and troops with which he served and the names of the officers as well as the general circumstances of his service. The deponent never received any written discharge from the service, but was regularly dismissed, when his terms of service expired. The deponent is well known to Timothy Green Genl Champion and Revd Mr Crampton and most of the other inhabitants of the town of East Haddam, who can testify to his character for veracity and their belief of his services as a soldier of the Revolution. He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and declares that

his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any State.
Sworn to and subscribed } the day and year aforesaid }
Elizah Hungerford
We, Ralph S. Crampton a Clergyman residing in the town of East Haddam, and Epaphroditus Champion residing in the same town hereby certify that we are well acquaint- ed with Elizah Hungerford, who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be seventy five years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn and subscribed } the day and year aforesaid }
Ralph S. Crampton Epaphroditus Champion
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the abovenamed applicant was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states. And the Court fur- ther certifies, that it appears to them that Ralph S. Crampton who has signed the preceding certificate, is a clergyman, resident in the town of East Haddam and that Epaphroditus Champion who has also signed the same, is a resident in the town of East Haddam and is a credible person and that their statement is entitled to credit.
Elephalet A. Bulkeley Judge of Court

I Matthew G Waine, Clerk of the Court of Probate for the District of East Haddam, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Elijah Hunsford for a pension - In testimony whereof I, have hereunto set my hand and seal of Office this 21 st day of August A.D 1832
Matthew G Waine, Clerk

Res. No.
13.494 ✓ INVALID.
File No. 13.494
Elijah Hengerford Pris. Rev. War.
Act: June 7 th 1832
Index: Vol. 1 , Page 186
[Arrangement of 1870.]

3755
FREE
20 Sept 8 - 1882
Genl
admiral
Private 30
Washington
Hon. Lewis Cass Secretary of War Washington City

Sir
Inclosed is the application of Elijah Hunsuf via for a pension - Any communication on the subject may be addressed to Eliphalet S Buckley East Haddam Conn or the subscriber at the same place
East Haddam August 20 th 1832 Respecty you Servant
Yours Lewis Capn. Elijah Hunsengford

Deposition of David Sleeper in the matter of the application of Elijah Hunsford for a pension

Daniel S Emmons of East Haddam Middlesex County Conn aged seventy four years, deposes and says, that in the month of June in the year 1776, he enlisted for seven months into the service of the United States into a company commanded by Captain Eliphalet Butkley - was stationed at New London Conn. where he served for the period of his enlistment, that he well recollects, that Elijah Hungerford of East Haddam, enlisted into the same company with deponent and served for the same period -
The deponent further says that in the month of January in the year 1777, he enlisted into a company commanded by Captain John Willey, in the regiment of Col Dyer's Troop, that he was stationed at New London Conn, in which company he served, the term of two months, the time of his enlistment - That he well recollects that Daniel Elijah Hungerford  Emmons of East Haddam, was a member of the same company and served for the same period as the Deponent and further the Deponent saith not -
Daniel S. Emmons
Middlesex County ss East Haddam August 18 th 1832 Personally appeared Daniel S Emmons signed of the foregoing Deposition and made solemn oath to the truth of the same before the subscribing authority, to whom it appears that Deponent is a credible person. Eliphalet A Butkley. Justice of Peace B.

David Spencer of East Haddam Middlesex County Conn aged eighty three years deposes and says that in the year 1776 he was the Ensign of a company stationed at New London, in the service of the United States, of which Eliphalet Buttrick was Captain - that the Deponent recollects that Elijah Hungerford of East Had- dam enlisted into said company for the term of seven months, and served for that time, when Deponent left the company and further he saith not David Spencer
Middlesex County ss East Haddam August 18 th 1832 Personally appeared David Spencer, signer of the foregoing dep- -osition and made solemn oath to the truth of the same before the subscribing Authority - to whom it appears that s d deponent is a credible person A. Eliphalet. A. Buttrick Justice of Peace.

State of Connecticut Middlesex County.
I John Pirk Clerk of the County Court of the County of Middlesex
do Certify that Eliphalet A. Bulkley Esq. is a Justice of the Peace within & for the County of Middlesex as per Com. on file in my Office. & that his name subscribed to the preceding Cer- tificates mark A. B. are his proper Hand Writing & signature
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my Hand & affixed the seal of the Court this 21. day of Aug. A.D. 1832.
J. Pirk Clerk
Disposition of Danl. Emmons in the matter of the application of Elijah Hunsicker for suspension