Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 4194, Elihu Grant, Conn.

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Grant, Elihu
R. 4194
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21. 6, 29 Elihu Grant
NY Application for a Pension under the Act of March 1818
Feb. 21. 1831 Ref d to Com ee on Mil. Pensions
4194
(21)
Hon. J. H. Halsey
A. R.
Feb. 9. 1831

State of New York Seneca County } ss.
On this twenty fifth day of February, in the year of our Lord 1830, before me Jonas Seely — one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas for the county, aforesaid personally appears Elihu Grant, resident in the town of Ovid in the county, state aforesaid, who being by me first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the provision made by an act of Congress, entitled "An Act to provide for certain persons engaged in the Land and Naval Service of the United States in the Revolutionary War" approved the 18 th day of March 1818. — Viz. that he is Seventy-four years of age & resides in the town of Ovid in the county of Seneca & state of New York where he has resided for the last 14 — years — That sometime in the month of January, in the year 1776 in the county of Litchfield in the state of Connecticut in the Army of the Revolution in Capt. Fattle's Company in Col. Charles Webb's Regiment for the term of thirteen months, served at Roxbury near Boston until the 18 th day of March 1776 when marched for New York & served in the American Army in & near New York under the said enlistment until he was taken prisoner with about 2500 of the American army at Fort Washington near New York on the 16 th day of November 1776, that from the time of his enlistment until sometime in the month of August 1776

Capt. Hale's company who was taken by the British
executed as a spy The company after that time was commanded by Lieut. Jesse Grant until de- tachment was taken prisoner—that he is in poor & necessitous circumstances & stands in need of the assistance of his country for support—
State of New York County of Seneca.
I Mather Marvin Clerk of the County of Seneca hereby certify that Jonas Leach Esquire was a Judge of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Seneca on the 25 th day of February 1830. duly commissioned and sworn.
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the seal of said Court this first day of February 1831.
Mather Marvin

Capt. Hale's company, who was taken by the British
& executed as a spy the company after that time was commanded by Lieut. Jesse Grant until de- tachment was taken prisoner—that he is in poor & necessitous circumstances & stands in need of the assistance of his country for support—
Ebenezer Grant
I certify that on the day & year above mentioned the above mentioned the above named Ebenezer Grant made oath to the truth of the above declaration before me , & that from the same declaration & the annexed affidavit of Isaac Grant I am satis- fied that the said Ebenezer Grant did serve in the Army of the Revolution as above stated—
James Sully

State of New York } ss. Seneca County
Isaac Grant, late of Smithville in the county of Chenango & state of New York aged sixty-nine years being duly sworn deposeth & saith that, he is the brother of Elisha Grant of Ovid in the county of Seneca & state aforesaid, & knows the said Elisha Grant to be the identical same person mentioned in the declaration hereto annexed - That in the year 1775 & part of the year 1776 this Deponent resided in the town of Woodbury in the county of Litchfield & state of Connecticut & the said Elisha Grant during the same time resided in the town of Goshen in the same county & state - That sometime in the Spring or Summer of the year 1776 this Deponent heard that the said Elisha Grant had enlisted into the Army of the United Colonies for the defence of American Liberty against British oppression, but this Deponent doth not now recollect whether he was then informed in what regiment or corps or for what term of time the said Elisha Grant enlisted - but this Deponent frequently heard from the said Elisha Grant during the Summer of 1776 as being in the American Army - This Deponent himself served in the American Army in Col. Philip Burr Bradley's

5 Regiment of Connecticut Levies from sometime in the Spring of the year 1776 until the 16 th day of November in the same year , when he was made a prisoner to the British, — That for several weeks previous to the said 16 th day of November he frequently saw & conversed with the said Elisha Grant near Harlem Heights at New York & knows that he was a private in the American Army & was informed by the said Elisha that he then belonged to Col. Webb's Regiment & afterwards joined a select Regiment under the command of Col. Knowlton — this Deponent was informed at that time & doth verily believe that no doubt that the said Elisha Grant served more than nine months uninterruptedly under one period of enlistment in the American Army in the year 1776 — And this Deponent further saith that on the 16 th day of November 1776 when about twenty-five hundred of the American Army were taken prisoners by the British Army, and among the prisoners then taken were the said Elisha Grant & this Deponent — that the said Elisha Grant & this Deponent remained prisoners to the British in & near New York & a part of the time on board of a prison ship called the Grosvenor until sometime in the latter part of
February in the year 1777

of the time on board of a prison ship called the Grosvenor until sometime in the latter part of
February or fore part of March in the year 1777 when they were paroled & returned—
That they were taken prisoners as aforesaid at Fort Washington near New York—
Ebenezer Grant
Subscribed and sworn to this 19 th day of February 1830 before me H. D. Mason Esq. Judge in and for the County of Livingston
Livingston County ss
I Solomon G. Haven deputy Clerk of Livingston County aforesaid do certify that Hezekiah D. Mason Esq. of Geneseo was first Judge in and for the county of Livingston on the 19 th day of February 1830 duly qualified and authorized by law to act as such
In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of the Court of Common Pleas of said County this 10 th day of December 1830
S. G. Haven Deputy Clerk of Livingston County

State of New York
Seneca County } ss. Seba Murphy, John Maynard,
Asa Gill Gibbs — James DeMott & William C. Van Horn, all of Ovid in the county & state aforesaid, being duly sworn depose & say each of them for himself doth depose & say, that he has been acquainted with Elihu Grant, who made & subscribed the declaration hereto annexed for fourteen years now last past, during all which time the said Elihu Grant has resided in the town of Ovid. These Deponents further say that the said Elihu Grant is in the opinion of the said Deponents entitled to a pension for his services in the army of the revolution & that his declaration hereto annexed is true & that he did serve as is therein stated — And these Deponents further say that they are well acquainted with the circumstances of the said Elihu Grant, that he is in poor & necessitous circumstances & stands in need of the aid of his country for support
Sworn & subscribed the 25 th day of February 1830 before me —
Lonas Ledy
Judge of Seneca County Court
William C Van Horn
James DeMott
John Maynard
Asa Gill Gibbs
Seba Murphy
House of Representatives Feb. 5 th 1830 — I certify that
7 I have for the last fifteen years been well and

8 intimately acquainted with the deponents within named, & they are men of unimpeachable character, & on whose truth & veracity the utmost reliance can, & ought to be placed - And I further certify that I have known Elisha Grant, the applicant, for about the same period of time, & fully concur in the opinion expressed by the deponents within named -
J. H. Halsey

State of New York Seneca County } ss.
Noah Agard of the town of Catharine in the county of Tioga in the state of New York aged seventy-three years being duly sworn deposith & saith that he this Deponent was born until about sixteen years since lived in the town of Litchfield in the state of Con- necticut - That he was well acquainted with Elihu Grant for many years before the war of the revolution, that the said Grant was a resident of the said town of Litchfield from his childhood until the commence- ment of the War of the Revolution - That in the second year of the said War this Deponent was in the American Army in Capt. Martin's Company - Col. Van Schaick's Regiment in the Northern Expedition - That in the Fall of 1776 this Deponent returned to Litchfield on enquiring for his acquaint- ance he was informed & then believed & had no doubt & still believes that the said Elihu Grant & his brother Isaac Grant had en- listed into the Army of the United States & had gone to New York - This Deponent well recollects of hearing in the Fall of 1776 that the said Elihu Grant & Isaac Grant were taken prisoners by the British Eight Washington at or near New York - That in the Spring of 1777 this Deponent said see the said Elihu & Isaac Grant

at Litchfield on the same day, that they the said Elihu & Isaac returned home or the next day thereafter — that this Deponent was informed by the said Elihu & Isaac & also learned by the public newspapers & otherwise that they, the said Elihu & Isaac & others were paroled & permitted to return home by the British but were not exchanged — That the facts of the said Elihu Grant being in service in the American Army, being taken prisoner & paroled as aforesaid were public & notorious in the neighbourhood where this Deponent & the said Elihu & Isaac Grant lived in Litchfield aforesaid — This Deponent further saith that the said Elihu Grant now resides in the town of Ovid in the county of Seneca & state of New York & this Deponent knows him to be the same identical person who resided in Litchfield & was in the American Army taken prisoner & paroled as aforesaid — And this Deponent further saith that he receives a pension for his services in the Army of the Revolution —
The words "Fort Washington" interlined before sworn to —

our words were as follows or in substance before sworn to -
Sworn & subscribed this 27 th day of January A.D. 1881. before me Jonas Luly a judge of Pinal County Courts -
Jonas Luly
Noah Agard

State of New York County of Seneca.
County of Seneca. § I, Matthew Marvin Clerk of the County of Seneca, do hereby certify that Jonas Seely Esq. before whom the foregoing affidavit was taken, was at the time of taking the same a Judge of the County Courts of the County of Seneca duly authorized to take the same. In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my Hand and affixed the Seal of said Court this 11 th day of Feby 1831. M. Marvin

Loring Grant Deposition
No 39124 Elihu Grant, do
New York
June 7, 1832,
4194

State of New York } Schuyler County } ss On this 12 day of Aug 1836, personally appeared before me the subscriber a justice of the peace in & for the said County Hugh Grant of said County age 65 years after being duly sworn according to law upon his oath makes the following declaration in order to ob- tain the pension granted by the act of congress of the 16. April 1816. That he is a son of Elihu Grant who was a soldier in the war with Great Britain known as the revolutionary war, that the said Elihu Grant died on the thirty first day of May one thousand eight hundred & thirty three - that he has never as such heir received any pension or land warrant - that his mother died some 6 years previous to the death of his father - that he makes this application for the purpose of obtaining what- ever pensions are due & belonging to him under said act. Subscribed & sworn to before me me this 12 day of August 1836 } John P. Henry } ss  Hugh Grant mark
LOOK'S PRINT, JOURNAL OFFICE, HAVANA, N. Y.
STATE OF NEW-YORK, } ss: Schuyler Co. Clerk's Office,  I hereby certify that John P. Henry Esquire, before whom the foregoing declaration and proceedings were had and sworn to, and who has subscribed his name thereto, was, at the date thereof, a Justice of the Peace in and for the County aforesaid, duly commissioned and sworn and authorized to administer oaths, and that his signature thereto is genuine.  In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of said County of Schuyler, and of the several Courts of Record thereof, (being my official seal) this... 13... day of... May... 1856. O. A. Pennoyer DEPT. CLERK.
I hereby constitute & appoint O. A. Pennoyer my true & lawful attorney to apply for & to prosecute for my claim for pensions & to receive the same Hugh Grant mark

State of New York Schuylker County } On this 12 day of Aug 1836, personally appeared before me the subscriber a justice of the peace in & for the said County, Hugh Grant of said County aged 65 years after being duly sworn according to law upon his oath makes the following declaration in order to ob- tain the pension granted by the act of Congress of the 16. April 1816. That he is a son of Elihu Grant who was a soldier in the war with Great Britain known as the revolutionary war, that the said Elihu Grant died on the thirty first day of May one thousand eight hundred & thirty three - that he has never as such heir received any pension or land warrant - that his mother died some 6 years previous to the death of his father - that he makes this application for the purpose of obtaining what pensions are due & belonging to him under said Act. Subscribed & sworn to before me me this 12 day of August 1836 John P. Henry J.P.
Hugh his Grant mark
attest Witness Henry Sibley
I hereby constitute & appoint O.A. Pennoyer my true & lawful attorney to apply for & to prosecute in my claim for pension & to receive the same
Hugh his Grant mark

Schuyler County, State of New York George Wightman being duly sworn, deposes and saith that Hugh Grant is a son and heir of Elisha Grant and that the said Hugh Grant was raised in his father's family and this deponent further saith that he verily believes that Elisha Grant was actually a soldier in the revolutionary war with Great Britain and actually in the service of the army with our revolutionary soldiers and this deponent further saith that he is eighty years old last December and has been acquainted with Hugh Grant since he was about twelve years old. He has known him fifty years and this deponent further saith that he has no interest in the matter for which this affidavit is obtained. Subscribed and sworn before me this twentyfirst day of April 1856 George Wightman
STATE OF NEW YORK, } SCHUYLER CO. CLERK'S OFFICE. } ss.
I, M c Intosh Dep. Clerk of said County, and of the Court of Record thereof, do hereby Certify that Isaac Rusk Esquire, was, at the date of his certificate of proof or acknowledgment of the annexed instrument, a  Justice of the Peace in and for said County, duly elected, sworn and authorized to take the same; And I further Certify, that I am well acquainted with his hand writing, and verily believe that the signature to the said certificate of proof or acknow- ledgment is genuine; and that the annexed instrument is executed and acknowledged in con- formity with the laws of this State.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of said County, at Havana, this 25 th day of April 1856
M c Intosh Dep. Clerk.
They are and all are
STATE OF NEW YORK, } YATES COUNTY CLERK'S OFFICE. } ss.
I, LEWIS B. GRAHAM, Clerk of said County, and of the County Court of said County, being a Court of Record, do hereby certify that Hixon F. Anderson Esquire, was, at the date of the certificate of proof or acknowledgment of the annexed instrument in writing a Justice of the Peace in and for said County, duly authorized to take the same; that I am well acquainted

Schuyler County, State of New York George Wightman being duly sworn, deposes and saith that Hugh Grant is a son and heir of Elisha Grant and that the said Hugh Grant was raised in his father's family and this deponent further saith that he verily believes that Elisha Grant was actually a soldier in the revolutionary war with Great Britain and actually in the service of the army with our revolutionary soldiers and this deponent further saith that he is eighty years old last December and has been acquainted with Hugh Grant since he was about twelve years old. He has known him fifty years and this deponent further saith that he has no interest in the matter for which this affidavit is obtained. Subscribed and sworn before me this twentyfirst day of April 1856
George Wightman
Subscribed and sworn before me this 21 st day of April 1856 and I further certify that I am personally acquainted with this deponent and know him to be a man of good moral character. Isaac M c Questin Justice of the peace.

State of New York Yates County ss
I being Grant of said County being duly sworn deposeth and saith that he is personally acquainted with Hugh Grant and has known him about fifty years. That said Hugh Grant is the lawful son and heir of the late Elisha Grant. deceased Deponent further saith that said Hugh Grant was raised in the family of his father the said Elisha Grant. Deponent further saith that the said Elisha Grant and deponent's father Isaac Grant were brothers and deponent has often heard each of them say and he verily believes that they were both soldiers in the service of the United States during six campaigns of the war with Great Britain known as the Revolutionary War, that they were together at the storm- ing of Stony Point, that they were once taken prisoners by the enemy and taken to New York and confined on board the prison ship Greenacre and deponent verily believes that the said Elisha Grant was justly entitled to a pension under the laws of the United States
Subscribed and sworn before me this 4 th day of August 1836
Wm H Anderson justice of the
peace in and for said County Loring Grant

Acts of July 14, 1862, and March 3, 1873.
P. O. _____
William Grant
Service: _____
Pre Colo Webb Con
Enlisted: _____, 18
Discharged: REJECTED , 18
Application filed: _____, 18
Alleges: _____
Re-enlisted: _____
Attorney: _____
P. O. _____
_____ Recognized. _____ Contract
_____ Cert. of Dis. Searched for _____, 18

No. 39.043 Oliver Grant.
New York
Let Oct. Pennypack Sep. 27/56 Let same Sept. 20/56 A. Sleight Sep. 5. 1857
Aug. 7. 1832.

Clerks Office Schuyler County
Granada Aug 20 th 1856.
Friend
Com d & Enclosed I send you pension papers of Hugh Grant making application for his Father's pension:
Yours r d
O. A. Pennoyer

Havana Schuyler Co. Sept. 13. 1856.
Sir I enclose your declaration of Hugh Grant as near in accordance with your instructions as I can Yours Truly M c Emory
Shall hope to hear from the soon

Shelton Aug 11/77
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of June 1851 in sight of his parents. Within 18 months he deceased. An inquest was held in the office and it is deficient of the evidence of service. I have an opinion of the nature of the evidence now in your hands. Some facts differ from those which have been in my management since 1851. But I am sure that I have not been in the least responsible for the loss of the estate of the latter. I am almost blind and I think I am in want of the light of Providence. I am sure that I have not been in the least responsible for the loss of the estate of the latter. I am almost blind and I think I am in want of the light of Providence. I am sure that I have not been in the least responsible for the loss of the estate of the latter. I am almost blind and I think I am in want of the light of Providence.

about 6000 acres in extent and some buildings. I believe of the residence he is entitled to for it is difficult to find a more desirable situation as at this time.
Respectfully, J. C. [?] First [?] to [?]
Substance [?]

State of New York } On this thirtyth day of July 1857, Schuyler County } before me the subscriber personally came George Wightman who being duly sworn deposes and says that he was acquainted with Elisha Grant for a number of years before his death and was frequently here the said Elisha till now he suffered in the republican cause and that he suffered while a prisoner and had a prison ship at New York and this deponent further saith that the said Elisha Grant has since deceased and that Hough Grant is a son of the said Elisha Grant and that he is a lawful son of the said Elisha Grant deceased and this deponent saith that he is now eighty years old at this date.
George Wightman
Subscribed and sworn before me this 30th day of July 1857. Schuyler County ss. I hereby certify that George Wightman is a man of good memory and a man of good moral character. Isaac Purvis by a Justice of the peace in and for the County of Schuyler
STATE OF NEW YORK, County of Schuyler ss.
I hereby certify that Isaac Purvis Esquire, before whom the foregoing declaration and proceedings were had and sworn to, and who has subscribed his name thereto, was, at the date thereof, a Justice of the Peace in and for the County aforesaid, duly commissioned and sworn and authorized to ad- minister oaths, and that his signature thereto is genuine.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of said County of Schuyler, and of the several Courts of Record thereof, (being my official seal) this 15th day of August 1857.
James L. Bates Clerk

State of New York
Schuyler County ss
On this 24th day of July 1837 before me Charles P. Brooks Esqr a Justice of the peace in and for the town of Catharine in said County personally came David Chapin who being by me duly sworn deposeth and says that he is a resident of said town in said County and that he is of the age of ninety five years and he was well acquainted with Elisha Grant in his lifetime and that the said Elisha Grant was a Soldier in the Revolutionary War and done Service as such upon Colonel Webb and that the said Elisha Grant was in the battle on Long Island and done Service in said battle as a Soldier and this deponent further states that he was himself a Soldier in the Revolutionary War upon Colonel Webb and that he knew the said Elisha Grant to be in said Service for the term of six months and over all of which facts he states from his own personal knowledge
Sworn and subscribed before me this 24th day of July 1837
David K Chapin Mark
He made his mark from inability to write Charles P Brooks Justice of the peace Charles P Brooks Justice of the peace
The word he in the second line from the bottom of the affiant was interlined before executing the same and the same is as follows

State of New York
Schuyler County ss
On this 24th day of July 1857
before me Charles P. Brooks Esq. a Justice of the peace in and for the town of Catharine in said County personally came David Chapin who being by me duly sworn deposeth and says that he is a resident of said town in said County and that he is of the age of ninety five years and he was well acquainted with Elisha Grant in his lifetime and that the said Elisha Grant was a Soldier in the Revolutionary War and done Service as such under Colonel Mott and that the said Elisha Grant was in the battle on Long Island and done Service in said battle as a Soldier and this deponent further states that he was himself a Soldier in the Revolutionary war under Colonel Mott and that he knew the said Elisha Grant to be in said Service for the term of six months and over all of which facts he states from his own personal knowledge
Sworn and subscribed before me this 24th day of July 1857
David X Chapin Mark
He makes his mark from inability to write Charles P. Brooks Justice of the peace Charles P. Brooks Justice of the peace
The word he in the second line from the bottom of the affidavit was interlined before executing the same and the word states following was writ on erasure before executing the same
Chas P. Brooks Justice of the peace

State of New York Schuyler County } ss On this 13 th day of September 1836, personally appeared Hugh Grant a resident of the County of Schuyler State of New York aged 65 years who being by me duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the Act of Congress, passed June 7 th 1832, as to that he is the son of a veteran of Elisha Grant deceased. That his father Elisha Grant was a soldier in the war with Great Britain. That when he entered the service he was a resident of the State of Connecticut. That he was in the battle of Bunker Hill or other. that he can not state the time he left the service. He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present & the one to which he may be entitled as the heir of Elisha Grant  deceased. He declares that he  He declares that he does not know whether his father received a pension or any other pecuniary aid from any agency in any state. Sworn to & subscribed this day of year aforesaid S. L. Wood County Judge  Hugh his  Grant x
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion that the above named applicant is the son of Elisha Grant, a revolutionary soldier as he states. S. L. Wood County Judge
I McMorris Dep Clerk of the County Court of Schuyler County do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Hugh Grant for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & the seal of said County the 13. day of Sep r 1836 McMorris Dep Clerk