Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 11,293, Ichabod Hitchcock, Conn.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Conn.
Hitchcock, Ichabod Lucy
N. 11, 293 B.L.Wt. 95.681-160-55
CONTENTS
Widow was also allowed pension as widow of Charles Tuttle, her former husband, who died in service in War of 1812.

6963
Ohio Cleveland, Lucy Hitchcock, widow of Ichabod Conn. Hitchcock who served in the Revolutionary war, as a Private and Teamster.
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 116 dollars 00 — cents per annum, to commence on the 3d February, 1853. deducting all payments made to her under 1 st section Act July 3 rd 1853, as the widow of Charles Suttle. Certificate of Pension issued 28 th day of Dec. 1860.
and sent to
P. M. Henry. Present.
Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act
1852 Page 158 Vol

Act Mch 3/55 309,441 - Sep 12/60
Lucy 7/16 Hitchcock
Wid of Ichabod Hitchcock
Capt. U.S.N. Conneticut
John M. Whitcomb War
18th Pension paper as widow of Ichabod Hitchcock, est 53 + Invalid pension - age widow of Col. Tuttle -
Let. Oct 3? 1860 N.A.W.
cut Tho am, Nov. 16/60 N.A.W.
MC
Lewis Elliott Hampden Ohio
Ed. Butts
For proof of service & disability as widow, in application for pension, Oct. Feb. 3. 1853.
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State of Connecticut, County of New Haven, } ss. COUNTY CLERK'S OFFICE.
I, Alfred N. Lins Clerk
of New Haven County, and of the Superior Court within and for New Haven County, and keeper of the Seal thereof, and of the Commission of Justices of the Peace for said County, hereby certify:—That,
Robert H. Osborn
Esquire
was on the 12 th day of July 185 6 and now is a Justice of the Peace within and for said County, duly appointed, commissioned and sworn, having full power and authority by the Laws of this State, to take the acknowledgment of Deeds and other instruments, and to certify the same; also to administer Oaths, to take affidavits and depositions out of Court, and to give certificates thereof; that full faith and credit may, and ought to be given to his official acts, and attestations; that I am acquainted with his hand writing, and that the signature to the instrument hereto annexed purporting to be his, is his genuine official signature; and that said instrument is executed, acknowledged, and duly authenticated according to the laws of this State.
In Testimony Whereof, I hereunto set my hand, and affix the Seal of said Court, at the City of New Haven, in said County and State, on this 10 th day of September A. D., 185 6
Alfred N. Lins Clerk.
[Faint mirrored handwriting from the reverse side of the page]

The State of Ohio } On this 5 th day of May June Geauga county p. } A.D. 1856 Personally appeared before me Alfred Phelps Probate Judge in and for the county and state afore- said, in open Court at a session of said Court begun and held at Chardon in the county aforesaid at the Court house therein, Lucy Ni- tchcock a resident of the township of Chardon in the county and state aforesaid aged 77 years who being first duly sworn by me in open Court aforesaid according to law doth on her said Oath make the following Declaration for the purpose of obtaining the benefit of an act of Congress passed on the third day of February A.D. 1853. granting Pensions to Widows of Officers and Soldiers of the Revolu- tionary War,
She would on her said Oath state that she is the Widow of Ichabod Nitch- cock a Soldier in said Revolutionary War, who  and served in said War as hereinafter more particularly stated and set forth. That in the year A.D. 1775. her said husband was & had been a resident of Cheshire in the county of New Haven and state of Connecticut, where he, in said year, volunteered into the service of the United States, in the company commanded by Captain Arnold in the regiment of Connecticut Militia commanded by Colonel Wooster and continued in said service for the period of about seven months when he was honorably discharged.
She further states that her said husband Ichabod Nitchcock in the year A.D. 1777 enlisted into a company of Teamsters for the term of

two or three years commanded by Captain Thomas Gilbert in the regiments or brigade of Teamsters commanded by General Madsworth and continued in said Service until discharged by honorable discharge. Declarant says that the precise length of such Service last aforesaid she is unable to state but she has frequently heard her said husband the said Ichabod state that of his having served as a Soldier and Teamster, most of the time during the said War.
She would further state that in the year 1796 she intermarried to one Charles Tuttle that his name before marriage aforesaid was Sney Johnson - That her then said Husband the said Charles Tuttle died in or about the 6 th day of August A D 1814 (1814) and that on the 6 th day of October 1815 in Hamden in the county of New Haven in the state of Connecticut she was married to the said Ichabod Hitchcock by Clergyman whose name she is now unable to give and that the said Ichabod Hitchcock died in said Cheshire county and state last aforesaid on the 26 th day of May A D 1821. leaving her this affiant his surviving Widow - that, since which time she has not intermarried but continues the widow of the said Ichabod Hitchcock deceased.
She would further state that about ten years since her daughter Nancy Debbie Wilmet, the only heir at law of her said first Husband Charles Tuttle, applied for & obtained a land Military Bounty Sums Warrant on account of the services of her said father the said Charles Tuttle in the War of 1812 (so called).
the date of Warrant was dated the 12 th day

and on account of the services of her said Father Lieut Tuttle in the War of 1812 (so called)
the due or warrant was dated the 17 th day July 1847 and recorded in Records Vol 1. page 410. That her name is mentioned is men- tioned in her said daughters papers or application for such grant, in connexion with the marriage death and services of the said Lieut Tuttle. She would therefore refer to said applications and proofs on file in the Pension office in support of her claim. She would also refer to the Declarations and proofs on file in the Pension office aforesaid in support of the claim of Sarah Bradley of Ohio who received an increase of Pension for and on account of the services of her said hus- band Thaddeus Bradley who served in the Army pay of Teumtens before mentioned with her said husband Ichabod Hitchcock, also the Declaration and proofs on file in the Pension office aforesaid of the heirs of James Brooks who received an increase of Pension on account of the services of David  David Brooks dec d of Ohio due the said James Brooks at the time of her said decease, for the services of the said David  David Brooks in the said Army of Teumtens.
She also refers to the proofs hereto attached and prays that a certificate may issue to her for such amount of pension as she may be entitled to under the provisions of the aforesaid act of Congress. She states that the following words and figures were erased before signing to wit, May, Tuttle, grat, and the figure 8 in in 1777. and that the following words was interlined before signing to wit, said, & the figure 7 was written after the figure 8 was erased & before signing. Lucy Her Hitchcock X mark sworn to be subscribed by making her mark, before me June 5. 1856 Alfred Phelps Probate Judge

The aforesaid Declaration was Subscribed in my presence and sworn to before me in open Court, by the said Lucy Hitchcock this 5 th day of June A D 1886, and I certify that from common report and reputation I believe the said declarant to be a person of truth and veracity and the identical person who represents herself to be, In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my name offi- cially and affixed the Seal of said Court at at Chardons the day and year last above mentioned. —
Alfred Phelps Probate Judge

I Nancy Willmot of lawfull age a resident of the Township of Claridon County of Geauga and State of Ohio after being first duly sworn according to law do on my oath depose and say that I am a daughter of Charles Suttle and Lucy Hitchcock. That my father Charles Suttle was a Soldier in the war of 1812 and died in that war in the year 1814. That nine or ten years ago I received a deed of 160 acres of land from the Government of the United States on account of the Service of my father the said Charles Suttle in said war the deed given the 17 day of July 1847 and recorded the Vol 1 Page 410. That my mother now Lucy Hitchcock formerly the at widow of my father Charles Suttle married said Deborah Hitchcock the 21 st day of October 1815 and I was present they were married in Hamden Litchfield County State of Connecticut by a Minister of the Gospel. That my mother has not married since the death of said Deborah Hitchcock and is now a widow and resides in said Claridon County of Geauga and State of Ohio and I have no doubt but that she is justly entitled to a Pension on account of the Services of said Deborah Hitchcock in the war of the revolution. Said Hitchcock died in Cheshire County of Litchfield and State of Connecticut on the 26 day of May 1820.
Sworn to & subscribed before me this 5 th day of June 1856, by said Nancy Willmot, who I certify is a person of truth & veracity.
Nancy Willmot
Alfred Phelps Probate Judge

State of Connecticut Comptroller's Office Hartford April 30 th 1856
I certify that on application for evidence of the service of Ichabod Hitchcock, in the war of the Revolution, I have examined the documents remaining in this office, and find the name of Ichabod Hitchcock, on a list of Discharges from General Wooster's Regiment in 1775, when he is entered as having been discharged by General Schuyler, Nov. 25 th 1775.
From the State documents it appears that General Wooster's Regiment was raised at the May Session of the General Assembly of Connecticut A.D. 1775, to serve for seven months. The Pay roll for this service is lost. Lieut. Arnold commanded the company in which Ichabod Hitchcock served.
Alex. Merrell Comptroller by Geo. Robinson Clerk

State of Connecticut Hartford, May 3 d 1856.
I Charles Hosmer, Recording Secretary of the Connecticut Historical Society, do hereby certify, that upon application for the service, as a Teamster in the Revolutionary War, of Ichabod Hitchcock, I find among the Books and Papers on File in this Society, formerly belonging to the late Jeremiah Wadsworth, Commissary General in the War of the Revolution, deposited by his son, the late Daniel Wadsworth, Esq. an original Receipt, of which the following is a copy, to wit:—
"White Plains, July 28 th 1778. "Rec d of Thomas Gilbert, my Con d the full of "my Wages, and all Back Rations up to the first of "August 1778. Rec d by me, "Ichabod Hitchcock."
I further certify, that I find on a small original Blank Book, kept by Col. Wadsworth, in which are recorded the names of conductors of Teams, that Thomas Gilbert, of Canaan, was appointed a conductor of a Company of Teams, March 31 st 1777.
Chas. Hosmer, Rec. Secy Conn Historical Society

State of Connecticut } Hartford County }
On this 3 rd day of May A D 1836 personally appeared Charles Hosmer Esq. whom I certify to be a respectable and credible person and made oath that the within document, by him subscribed is true, before me,
Geo. Robinson Notary Public.
as I have since the...

State of Ohio & On this 12 th day of June I bequeath copy AD 1856 before me T. Hitchcock
duly authorized by law to administer oaths generally. Miriam Cook a resident of Burlington in the County of Franklin and State of Ohio aged 94 years who being first duly sworn deposes and says that he is a pensioner of the United States under the act of Congress passed on the 7 th day of June AD 1832, for services in the War of the Revolution. That during the War aforesaid he resided in the town of Cheshire County of New Haven and State of Connecticut, with the exception of the time he was in service in said War. That he was ac- quainted with Ichabod Hitchcock before at the time, and some time after the Revo- lutionary War aforesaid. That at the time of said War as well as before & since said Ichabod Hitchcock resided in said Cheshire County and State aforesaid. That from information and personal knowledge the said Ichabod Hitchcock was a soldier in said War in the Militia of the state Connecticut and was engaged in the Team Service. — the length of his said service, he is unable to state, length of his term of service for the officers he served he cannot state. Affiant thinks that at the time he might have been acquainted with the names of his officers but from old age, loss of memory, and the long time that has elapsed since the occurrence of the events connected with this statement

57. 1. 1. 1. 1. he is now unable to state many facts connechia with the service of the said Ichabod Hitchcock. He would however state that he is certain that said Ichabod of the town aforesaid was in service for one year or more. He was also acqunain- ted with Thaddeus Bradly & David Brooks who resided in same town and affiant says that he believes that the said Bradly & Brooks served in the same company of Regiment. That said Ichabod Hitch- cock died at Cheshire County & State of Mass some thirty or thirty five years ago and left a Lucy Hitchcock his widow who is now living in Clarendon in the county of Geauga and State of Ohio and that she now remains his widow Mattson Cook
Sworn to before me and subscribed in my presence by the said Mattson Cook this 12 th day of June 1856. and I certify that I am well acquainted with said affiant and have been for many years past that he is a person of truth and probity and that he is a person of sound & disposing mind. The word "aforesaid" was inserted and "connechias" written in the above and last definition, & also the words "length of his term of service" interlined before the same was executed. P. Hitchcock Justice of the peace.

The State of Ohio, } GEAUGA COUNTY. } ss.
ss.
I,
A. H. Gorham
Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas,
within and for the County of Geauga, in the State of Ohio, do hereby certify that
P. Hitchcock
Esq., was at the date of executing
the annexed Deposition
and now is an acting Justice of the Peace duly commissioned and sworn agreeably to the Statutes of said State of Ohio. to all whose Official acts as such, full faith and credit is and ought to be given, throughout the United States and elsewhere, and that I am acquainted with the hand writing of the said P. Hitchcock
and verily believe the signature purporting to be his is genuine.
WITNESS my hand and Seal of Office, at Chardon, in said County,
this 23 rd day of June Anno Domini
1856.
A. H. Gorham CLERK.
N.B. The Clerk's Certificate is on the same paper that the deposition is taken on

State of Connecticut, ss. County of New Haven, I Severett Hitchcock, having been duly sworn, do depose and say, that I am the Clerk of the town of Haverden in said County and State, and have in my official custody the records of Marriages of the said Town and that I have carefully examined them and cannot find therein any record of the marriage of Ichabod Hitchcock and Lucy Tuttle. And I further depose and say that there is no record of marriages by clergymen in my custody of date previous to 1820, (there being no state law previous to that time requiring them to be recorded in the Town Records,) The date of the first marriage on record in this office, by Rev. Eliphalet B. Coleman is March 21 st 1821, and the last of his marriages on record is dated April 19 th 1826. The records of the Congregational Church at Mount Carmel, in this Town, show that the Rev. Eliphalet B. Coleman was ordained Pastor of said Church on the 5 th day of February 1812, and was dismissed November 9 th 1825 (and I believe removed from the Town in the year 1826) I am not able to find by enquiry or otherwise that the Rev. Mr. Coleman left in this Town any record of his marriages, with the officers of the Church of which he was Pastor or any other person, except the records in my custody, which do not embrace the period of time from the date of his ordination to the date of the first marriage of his, recorded in this office. Town Clerk's office } Severett Hitchcock Haverden, Ct. July 12 th 1856 } Town Clerk
Subscribed and duly sworn to, at New Haven, Ct., on this 12 th day of July A.D. 1856, before me Robert H. Osborn Justice of peace

State of Ohio } ss. County of Geauga }
On this 7 th day of December 1859, personally appeared before me, a Justice of the Peace within and for the County and State above written Lucy Hitchcock who, being duly sworn according to law, doth on her oath make the following declaration for the purpose of obtaining the benefits of the law of the United States, passed the 3 rd day of February, 1853, that she is aged 80 years and is the widow of Charles Tuttle deceased, who was a private in Captain Ketcham's 25 th Regiment of U.S. Infantry in the war with Great Britain, declared by the United States, on the 18 day of June 1812.
That her husband entered the service at or about the day of March 1814 for the term of 5 years or during the war and continued in service until August 1814, when he died in the service, while in the line of his duty, in consequence of disease contracted while in the service of the United States.
She further states that she was married to the said Charles Tuttle in Hamden State of Connecticut, on the 14 day of February A.D. 1796, by one Esq Munson a Justice of the Peace and that her name before her said marriage was Lucy Johnson that her husband died as above at Buffalo or Sackett's Harbor on or about the day of August 1814. She further states that his daughter and only heir at law Nancy Wilmit received in the year 1847, dated July 17 th No. 27.417 for his services in the said war, a bounty land warrant for 160 acres, and that she inter married with one Ichabod Hitchcock on or about the 6 th day of October 1815, whom she lived with as her lawful

husband until the day of 1820, when the said Ichabod Hitchcock died, and that she is now a widow and has so remained ever since the death of said Ichabod Hitchcock.
She further states that there is no public record of her marriage - and that there is no public record of her marriage to said Charles Tuttle deceased, as will more fully appear by reference to the proof hereto annexed. That she cannot file herewith his Certificate of discharge for the reason that he never received one because he died in the service. That the following are the names and date of the birth of each and all of her children now living, viz: Nancy Willmot formerly Nancy Tuttle was born June 23 d 1797 and Abigail Hitchcock April 24 th 1798
She hereby appoints Lewis Elliott of Hampden, Ohio and P.M. Henry Esq. of Washington, D.C. her true and lawful attorneys, to prosecute this her claim for a pension, to receive the Certificate when issued, and to do all other acts necessary and proper in the premises
Lucy
her mark Hitchcock
Witness } Augusta S Willmot Witness } S B Ladd
We, Abraham Willmot and Nancy Willmot do on our oaths declare that that we are personally acquainted with Mrs Lucy Hitchcock the above claimant and have known her for over the last 46 years past. That we were well acquainted with her late husband, having known him for about 15 years previous to his death, that

Pension Act February 3, 1853 War 1812
Lucy Kitchcock former wid. Charles Fittle deceased Capt. Ketcham's 2d Regt 25 Inf'ty Infantry War 1812-
Her Post Office address is -
Hampden, Ohio
Recd. by me from Lewis Elliott, Hampden, Ohio.
Dec 13/59-
J. M. Kenny Present

and that they the said Mrs Lucy Hitchcock and Charles Tuttle — lived together as husband and wife, and were reputed so to be, and we the deponents never heard the fact of their marriage disputed or questioned. That the said Charles Tuttle — died on or about the day of August, 1814, in consequence of disease contracted while in the service of the United States and the line of his duty; and that the said Mrs Lucy Hitchcock lived his widow until the 6th day of October 1815, when she intermarried with one Ichabod Hitchcock whom she lived with as his lawful wife until the day of 1820, when he the said Ichabod Hitchcock died, and that she is now a widow and has so remained since the death of her last named husband. And further, we declare that her said husband was the identical man mentioned as a soldier in her declaration above, and further, we were present and saw Mrs Lucy Hitchcock execute the foregoing affidavit by signing her name to the foregoing declaration, and making oath thereto in due form of law, and further, we do reside in the County aforesaid, and have no interest in this her pension claim —
Abraham Willmott
Nancy Willmott
I certify that the above declaration and affidavits were sworn to and subscribed before me on the day and year first above written, and I certify that the declarant and affiants are personally known to me, and are credible witnesses, and I certify that I am in no way interested in the above claim, as Agent, Attorney, or otherwise. the words Sackets Harbor and the date and No of Land Warrant interlined before signing
Daniel B. Ladd
J. P.

The State of Ohio, } ss. I, William K. Keeney Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas, GEAUGA COUNTY, } within and for the County of Geauga, in the State of Ohio, do hereby certify that
Daniel B. Ladd Esq., was at the date of executing before whom the annexed Declaration was made & deposition taken was at the date of the same and now is an acting Justice of the Peace duly commissioned and sworn agreeably to the Statutes of said State of Ohio, to all whose official acts as such, full faith and credit is and ought to be given, throughout the Uni- ted States, and elsewhere, and that I am acquainted with the hand writing of the said Daniel B. Ladd and verily believe the signature purporting to be his is genuine.
WITNESS my hand and Seal of Office, at Chardon, in said County, this Ninth day of December Anno Domini
185 9 . William K. Keeney CLERK.

State of Ohio County of Geauga ) S.S.
On this 4 th day of September A.D. 1860 Personally appeared Before me L. G. Maynard a Justice of the Peace in and for the County and State of Ohio Lucy Hitchcock aged 81 years a resident of Chardon County and State aforesaid who being duly sworn according to law declares that she is the widow of Ichabod Hitchcock who was a private in the war of the Revolution That her husband the said Ichabod Hitchcock in the year 1815 volunteered into a company of volunteers and served in said company about seven months Said company was commanded by Captain Arnold and belonged to Colonel Hoadley's Regiment Connecticut Militia That he in the year 1797 he enlisted into a company of Seamen's commanded by Thomas Gilbert Conn. Troops and served in said company until he was discharged That she made an application for a pension under act of 1853 on account of the service of said Hitchcock in said war of the revolution but her claim was not allowed - That she some eight months ago made an application and obtained a pension on account of the the service and death of her first husband Charles Suttle in the war of 1812 That her pension certificate is dated February ninth 1860 and that in support of her claim to a land warrant she would refer to the papers now on file in the pension Office - That she further states that she was married to said Ichabod Hitchcock on the sixth day of October 1814 in Hunden New Haven County Connecticut and that the said Ichabod Hitchcock died in Cheshire

New Haven County Connecticut on the twenty sixth day of may 1820 and left her his widow and that she has not inter-married and is now his widow
That she makes this declaration for the purpose of obtaining the bounty land to which she may be entitled under the act of Congress approved March 3d A 1855 and she authorizes Lewis Elliott of Hampshire County Ohio to receive her land warrant and present her claim
Lucy her  X  mark Hitchcock
We residents of Clarkston County of Geauga and State of Ohio upon our oaths declare that the foregoing declaration was signed in and acknowledged by said Lucy Hitchcock in our presence and that we believe from the appearance and statement of the applicant that she is the identical person she represents herself to be and that she is now a widow and we swear that we are disinterested witnesses
Abraham Willmot
Nancy Willmot
The foregoing declaration and affidavit were sworn to and subscribed before me on the day and year Before on the first page written and certify that I know the affiants to be credible persons that the claimant is the person she represents herself to be and that I have no interest in this claim
L. R. Abagnall Justice of the Peace

The State of Ohio, } ss. GEAUGA COUNTY. }
I, William L. Keeny Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas,
within and for the County of Geauga, in the State of Ohio, do hereby certify that
L. G. Maynard Esq., was at the date of executing the acknowledgement to the annexed Power of attorney & taking the annexed affidavit and now is an acting Justice of the Peace duly commissioned and sworn agreeably to the Statutes of said State of Ohio. to all whose Official acts as such, full faith and credit is and ought to be given, throughout the United States and elsewhere, and that I am acquainted with the hand writing of the said L. G. Maynard and verily believe the signature purporting to be his is genuine.
WITNESS my hand and Seal of Office, at Chardon, in said County,
this Fifth day of September Anno Domini
1860.
Wm. L. Keeny CLERK.

Richard Kitchener die 309. 411
Refd Oct 30/60
W. H. [unclear] Washington City D.C. Mr. [unclear] [unclear] [unclear] [unclear] [unclear]
Wensden Oct 13/60
Woods Sep 17/60

Ref Oct 30/60
Robert H. Mitchell
309. 411
By [Signature] Commissioner of Pensions Washington City D.C.
Wardour Oct 13/60 N 1000 Schry 1/60

Hon. George C. Whiting Commissioner of Pensions Washington City D.C.
Dear Friend Sir:

Hampden Young County Ohio
October 12 th 1865
Hon. Geo. H. Thomas Commissioner of Pensions
Sir
Your letter of the third inst. relating to the Bounty land Claim of Sacy Stetcheak widow of S. Stetcheak No. 309-411 is received and I take the liberty to reply not expecting to change your mind relating to the merit of the Claim But I think from your letter that some of the testimony that I have transmitted to your Office relating to the Claim had not been read or at least was not on file for you as the no revolutionary of said Stetcheak can be found and as far as it is the following is the testimony which I have transmitted to the Department first said Sacy made a declaration for a pension under act of 1853 and set forth that said Stetcheak was a private in the war of the rebellion and served about seven months in 1875 in a company commanded by Capt. Arnold in a Regiment commanded by Colonel Wheeler in Connecticut Military She further stated that he served a year or two in a company of Seamen commanded by Capt. Thomas Gilbert Connecticut in Troops - Then eleven Morrison Cook a revolutionary soldier and pensioner testified that he resided in the same town with said

Heathcock and well remembered that he thinks served in the Revolutionary war and should think that he served a year or more and perhaps much longer that he also served in a company of Conn. Sea marines But his old age was unable to give the names of his officers
Then follows the certificate of the Comptroller State of Connecticut showing that Ichabod Heathcock served in a company commanded by Capt. Arnold in Colonel Woodhull Regiment that he was discharged on the 26 day of November 1775 and that the pay rolls of said company are lost and lost I also transmit a certificate from the historical society from the Secretary of St. showing that Ichabod Heathcock served in a company of Seamen commanded by James Gilbert and Joseph - Now Sir let me tell you that I have not a shade of doubt of the honesty of this claim But there is no person now living who served in said war with said Heathcock and therefore cannot testify - There is two of said Heathcock's daughters now living in this County who no doubt would make depositions and testify that their father was a soldier in the war of the revolution and served in that war some years And I have no doubt that twenty persons of Litchfield Conn. would testify that said Heathcock was reputed and believed to have been a soldier in the war of the revolution and served in said war

some years But very likely such testimony would not be received by the Department of the Interior and had a widow of a Revolutionary soldier who was not a pensioner can prove her claim to a pension or land warrant provided it is honest I am not opposed and if records show the name they do not identify the claimants husband But it appears that Congress intended that such widows should obtain their pensions and land warrants I am Very Respectfully yours,
Davis Elliott
Hon George C. Whiting Commissioner of Pensions

Power of Attorney re Revolutionary Pension
Febry 3, 1853, 2 nd section
Lucy Hitchcock wid Ichabod Hitchcock dec.
Ohio
W. J. Clegg
As no examination of this case has been had since October 1836, and this letter may give some additional info- rmation concerning it I have to request that it may be examined and a report sent to me & Respectfully
J. M. Henry
Aug. 20/59-
Present

Hampden Geauga County Ohio July 14/69
R. M. Hovey Esq.
Sir
Widow Lucy Hitchcock has a pension claim on file in the Pension Office under act of 1853 and I am her agent and she agreed to give me one third - She set forth in her declaration that she is the widow of Charles  father Ichabod Hitchcock a Revolutionary Soldier who died in the year 1820
She also set forth that her first husband's name was Charles Suttle who was a soldier war of 1812 and died in said war and that some 15 years ago his only daughter obtained a land warrant of 460 acres of land on account of the service of said father his self not being entitled on account of her second marriage to said Hitchcock
She has the following proof relating to her pension claim Certificate from the Comptroller of Conn. showing that the name of Ichabod Hitchcock is found on a list of discharges in Capt. Arrows company Col. Wooster's Regt. Conn. Militia and that said company was raised to serve seven months payroll lost - She has  an other Certificate showing that said Hitchcock belong to a company of

Seamsters commanded by Capt. Thomas Gilbert That said Company of Seamsters was raised in 1777 in the month of March - That on the 28 day of August 1778 said Hitchcock sign a Receipt acknowledging the receipt of his full pay with all back rations Up to that date That in addition to those two certificates she had the deposition of deacon Merriman Cook a Revolutionary Soldier and pensioner who testified that he and said Hitchcock both resided during the revolutionary war in Cheshire Connecticut that he was well acquainted with said Hitchcock and he well remembered that said H. was a soldier in the said war and think that said H. must have since a year or two that some of his service was in the militia and some in the seam service - He also gives the names of two men that served in the same Company of Seamsters Shaddeus Bradley and David Brooks -
The widow of said Shaddeus Bradley is now living in this County and draws a pension of about $200 00 per annum on account of Bradley seam service who belong to the same Company of seamsters

The widow Evis that her husband the said H- had three Brothers Levi, William - and Samuel Levi lived and died in the state of Connecticut he was a pensioner act of 1818
Wm. and Samuel lived in the state of Ky - The widow says the Brothers were pensioners and that before her husbands death he made a dispositions in favor of Wm. and Levi's claim to pensions If you could find those old dis- positions which must be on file in the pension Office they would go to support the widow Claim - If you can get this Claim granted you shall have one half of my fees
A few years ago Alexander Ray Esq. of your City got a Claim granted for me and I gave him $1000.00 - Last year I rent this Claim to him and he wrote to me in reply that he thought that this Claim should be granted that he thought that he would take an appeal but feared if he did the widow might lose the one she now draws - In this he was mistaken for the widow was not a pensioner - The widow is honestly entitled to a land warrant you shall have half my fees in that case Respectfully yours Lewis Elliott
R. M. Henry Esq.
P.S. The Commissioner letter and report relating to this Claim is dated October 21 - 1846

Half pay Pensions No 2106
Treasury Department 3 d Auditor's office May 13 1841
Sir, "Charles Tuttle" a private of Capt Ketchum's Co., 2 d Regt N Y Infantry, Enlisted in said Co., on the 7 th of March 1841 (for during the war) and died in service on the 6 th of August 1841. Very Reply J. [unintelligible] Ans
Geo C Whiting Esq Com d of Pensions
I am

Warrant No. 27,417, for 160. acres, issued Feb. 26 th 1846, to Nancy Willmot Willmot, daughter & sole heir of Charles Tuttle who was a private of Capt. Kitchum's Co., 25 th Regt. U. S. Infy. - same sent to George Green, Present -

Hampden Geauga County Ohio
November 30th 1857
Hon. Commissioner of Pensions
Sir
I am requested to write to you relating to the claim of Lucy Stithback widow of Deborah's son pension under pension act of 1853. The said Lucy has a declaration on file in the Pension Office and the Commissioners letter relating to the claim is dated October 21st 1856. The Commissioner says in his letter that there has been no satisfactory proof presented as he wishes to have the claim reexamined. She says that her husband the said Deborah's son in the year 1820 or about that time gave his deposition in support of his Brother William Stithback's claim to a pension and that said Deborah's son a short time after said William then resided in one of the Eastern States not at one she can not tell if the Commissioner can look up said deposition which must be on file in the Pension Office very likely it will give additional evidence relating to said Lucy's claim. Said Deborah's son when he gave his deposition resided in same and very likely his brother William did but the widow thinks she resided in the State of New York or Eastern States. She has been an unfortunate

widow is poor and has had two husbands one a regular soldier of the war of 1812 who died and left her his widow and she married again to a Reaventionary soldier and she has received nothing on account of the service of either most likely there is but few claims of widows of regular soldiers and were difficult to find had to establish their claims therefore I should think their claims should be considered in the most favorable light I am respectfully yours Lewis Grant
Hon. Commissioner of Pensions

Suspended. Revolutionary Pension Act February 3, 1855, - 3 rd Section
Lucy Hitchcock widow of Ichabod Hitchcock dec'd Connecticut Militia
J. N. Henry Present
Nov. 21/60

Washington D.C. Nov. 21 st , 1860.
Sir:
About the 13 th of August 1859, I filed the proper authority for prosecuting the claim of Mrs. Lucy Hitchcock, widow of Ichabod Hitchcock dec'd, of Ohio for Revolutionary Pension under the act of February 8. 1853 (2 nd Sec.), but do not find that I have ever received any report in the case.
Mrs. Hitchcock being discouraged by the delay in final action in her case, concluded to apply for pension under the 1 st Sec. of said act as the former widow of Charles Tuttle dec'd, a regular soldier of the war of 1812, who died in service, and she is drawing the pittance of $3 50 / 100 per month. She adheres to the claim in behalf of her other husband and now desires that the same may at once be reconsidered by you upon the grounds that the evidence of proof of her said husband's service in the Revolution is at once conclusive.
It is claimed that Ichabod Hitchcock served six (6) months as a private in the Connecticut Militia and then 12 months as a teamster under Genl. Wadsworth in the Revolutionary war, and no doubt the proof on

file with the papers and the records of your office will show these facts.
I have respectfully to request a reexamina- tion of this claim as soon as practicable.
Very respectfully P. M. Henry
George C. Whiting Esq. Comt. of Pensions

Hampden Geauga County Ohio June 27th 1857
Gen Commissioner of Pensions
Sir
I am the agent of Lucy Hitchcock widow of Ichobad Hitchcock a Revolutionary Soldier. Said Lucy has a declaration on file in the Pension Office made under act of 1853 granting Pensions to widows of Revolutionary Soldiers and I take the liberty to address you a line hoping to get an office examination of the papers on file in the Pension for since the papers were sent to the Pension Office I have learned one important fact relating to the claim and that is that the said Ichobad Hitchcock husband of said Lucy in his life time made a deposition in favor of his brother William Hitchcock which most likely is on file in the Pension Office said Wm. Hitchcock was a pensioner of the State of New York under act of 1818. She widow is poor and much in want of getting her Pension.
The Commissioner letter relating to this claim is dated October 21st 1856
Respectfully yours
Lewis Elliot Agent
Hon Commissioner of Pensions
As widow made application from this County

Additional Sec of an act Pension Act Feby. 3, 1853 war of 1812-1 st Section
Lucy Hitchcock formerly widow of Charles Tuttle deceased Capt. Ketchum's Co 25 th U.S. Infantry war of 1812
Recd. by me from Lewis Elliott, Harp. ct., Ohio,
P. M. Henry Present
Feb 14/60

State of Ohio } 88
Geauga County
On this Sixth day of February AD 1860 Personally appeared Before the Court of Probate in and for the County of Geauga and State of Ohio Lucy Hitchcock a Resident of Claridon in the County and State aforesaid aged 80 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 provisions of the acts of Congress passed on the 3 rd day of February 1843 and June 3 rd 184 5 or any other act of Congress passed prior to those acts granting pensions to widows whose husbands were Officers or Soldiers in the war of 1812 - That she was formerly the widow of Charles Stuttle who was a private in the war of 1812 That her husband the said Charles Stuttle in the month of March 1814 enlisted into a company commanded by Captain Ketchum of the 2 nd Regiment United States Infantry and served in said company until August the same year when he died in the Army at Buffalo or Sackets Harbor NY and left her his widow That she was Married to said Charles Stuttle on the 18 th day of February 1796 in the town of Hamden County of New Haven and State of Connecticut by a Justice Minister of the Gospel Peace. That she and said Stuttle lived together as husband and wife until his death - That she was again Married to Ichabod Hitchcock on the 6 th day of October 1816 in the town of Hamden County of New Haven and State of Connecticut by a Minister of the Gospel That said Ichabod Hitchcock died in Cheshire New Haven County Connecticut on the 26 th day of May 1820 and left her his widow and that she has not been Married since his death and is now a widow

That some three years ago she made an application on account of the Revolutionary Service of said Hitch- cock under act of Congress of 1853 which is on file in the Pension Office
That about two months ago she made an application Before a Justice of the peace on account of the Service of said Charles Suttle in the war of 1812 That she has no family Record Containing her Marriage to said Charles Suttle or to the Marriage to said Ichobad Hitchcock and does not know of any She refers to the papers on file in the Pension Office and papers herunto annexed and prays a certificate may be granted her to draw her a pension -
Lucy X Hitchcock marks
Subscribed and sworn to this Sixth day of February in the year of our Lord One thousand Eight hundred and sixty, in Open Court. In testimony whereof I have hereto affixed the seal of the Probate Court of Geauga County Ohio and Subscribed my name, the day and year last above written
Millon C. Canfield
Probate Judge
Geauga County Ohio

State of Ohio } ss Geauga County On this 8 th day of February 1860 Personally appeared Before me Finis Barnes a Justice of the Peace in and for County of Geauga and State of Ohio Ambrose Perkins and Electa Perkins husband and wife of Middlefield County and State aforesaid who being first duly sworn according to law do on their oaths depose and say that They formerly and during the war of 1812 Resided in Hunden County of New Haven and State of Connecticut that they were well and personally with acquainted with Charles Suttle and his wife Lucy Suttle that they lived together as husband and wife and never had their Marriage disputed that said Suttle and in the war of 1812 in the State of New York while a soldier in said war and left said Lucy his widow that said Lucy was Married a year or two after the death of said Charles Suttle to a man by the name of Ichabod Hitchcock that they were well and personally acquainted with said Hitchcock and that said Lucy and said Ichabod Hitchcock lived together as husband and wife until said Hitchcock's death which was some five years after their Marriage He died in Cheshire New Haven Co. State of Connecticut and the said Lucy his widow now resides in Claridon Geauga County and State of Ohio and is now a widow and that they have an interest in said claim Electa Perkins Ambrose Perkins Sworn to and subscribed Before me the day and year above written and I certify that the above are

messengers of truth and veracity that the words cited and now with an entire lined before signed I further certify that I have no interest in sd claim. Zenas Barnes just of the peace
The State of Ohio, } GEAUGA COUNTY, } ss.
I, William S. Keene Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas,
within and for the County of Geauga, in the State of Ohio, do hereby certify that
Zenas Barnes Esq., was at the date of executing taking the annexed
Depositions and now is an acting Justice of the Peace duly commissioned and sworn agreeably to the Statutes of said State of Ohio, to all whose official acts as such, full faith and credit is and ought to be given, throughout the Uni- ted States, and elsewhere, and that I am acquainted with the hand writing of the said Zenas Barnes and verily believe the signature purporting to be his is genuine.
WITNESS my hand and Seal of Office, at Chardon, in said County, this
Tenth day of February Anno Domini
1860
Wm S. Keene
CLERK.

Additional Evidence Revolutionary Claim
Act February 3, 1853
Lucy Hitchcock Widow of Ichabod Ohio
She surrenders this certificate in order to commute for pension under above act.
J. M. Henry Present. Dec. 13/60.

Payment to be made at Cleveland, by E. Hessemueller Agent for paying pensioners in the Agency of
Ohio.
Recorded in the Pension Office, in Book A Vol. 1 Page 84 by
J. L. Latty Clerk.

Ex o A.N.R.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR.
WIDOW'S CLAIM.
I certify, that in conformity with the 1st section of the act of February 3, 1853, Lucy Hitchcock, formerly _____ widow of Charles Tittle, _____ who was a Private, 25 th regiment U.S. Infantry _____ and died on the sixth _____ day of August _____ 1844, is entitled to receive five years' half-pay at the rate of three _____ dollars and _____ fifty _____ cents per month, commencing on the ninth _____ day of February _____ 1860, and terminating on the ninth _____ day of February 1865, but in case of the death or marriage of said widow before the expiration of said five years, the half-pay aforesaid is to cease from the day of her death or marriage.
Given at the Department of the Interior, this twenty-fourth _____ day of February _____ one thousand eight hundred and Sixty _____
Z. Thompson
Secretary of the Interior.
Examined and Countersigned. }
W. C. Cushing Commissioner of Pensions.

Hampden Geauga County Ohio
Sept. 22 nd 1846
Hon. Commissioners of Pensions
Sir
I have the honor of transmitting you the papers of widow Lucy Hitchcock widow of Ichobad Hitchcock in support of her claim to a pension and when the claim is examined I would respectfully refer you to the papers of two other claims which were granted some three or four years ago the three men having rendered service in the same company of teamsters and obtained mostly the same proof of service. Said cases that I wish to have examined in connection with this claim are the papers of Parnal Bradley widow of Shaddacus Bradley said widow belonged to the Pittsburgh or Cleveland agency and obtained an increase of pension for the team service of said Shaddacus Bradley who served with said Hitchcock. Also the papers of Patty Hotehkills and Harriet Brown of Geauga County Ohio the surviving children of Jane Brooks widow of David Brooks said widow was a pensioner under act of 1833 and after her death said Patty Hotehkills and said Harriet Brown obtained an increase of pension about three years ago due their mother the said Jane Brooks at her death for the service of said David Brooks who served with said Hitchcock the applicant's husband. Respectfully yours Lewis Elliott. Please make return to me. L.E.

Ketchum Inp I Stanford 23 E
7 March 1874 I then was wid & living 1874
2106 Feb 3 1853
Dec 14 th 1859
Lucy Hitchcock for wid
Charles Tuttle Pri- Capt Ketchum
Ohio { 25 Rep { 2nd Inf
W 21 1812
Def proof & New Dec Jan 21 st 1860 Vol 4 page 234 S. G. J.
Allowed Feb 21 st 1860 at $3 50 / 100 per month from Feb 9 th 1860. The closing the testimony S. G. J.
P. M. Henry Present.

No 6533
Lucy Hitchcock
Widow of Ichabod Ohio
Lewis Elliott October 21 1856-Same July 14, 1857.
Same Dec 18, 1857.
P. M. Henry, Aug 30/59.
Feby 3 1853

Letter to H. H. Sylvester 23 May 1865

No 7590
Lucy Hitchcock widow of Jacob - dr. Geauga Co. Ohio.
Leave a pri - 6 months " " Second - 12 " - Comm. Mil.
All? Act Feb 3 d 1853 at the rate of $116. 1 / 2 per m., to commence with date of this act upon order of certificate of half pay pension now held by claimant as for widow of Charles Tuttle dr., - & deduct- ing whatever amt. she has rec. under it -
Certificate to be sent to P. M. Hury - Post.
Act Feb 3 d 1853

Rev
WIDOW, &c.
No. 11293
Lucy Witchcock Widow of Ichabod Witchcock Pis Rev War
Sheet: _____
Box — Vol. a , Page 334
[Arrangement of 1870.]

FREE
Hon. Geo. H. Whiting Commissioner of Pensions Washington City D.C.
Dr
76

Set to Claim. Reg 12th 1860. Vol 4 p 24 Garrison
Returned to File. As-
Set: Nov. 28/68. H. J.
No. 6804
Ohio
Lucy Kitchcock formerly widow of Charles Tuttle, who died on the who was a Private, in — — — — — Captain Ketcham's — Company — of the
25 th Regiment U.S. Infantry Mar 1812
Inscribed on the Roll of Cleveland at the rate of 3 Dollars 50 Cents per month, to commence on the 9 th day of February 1860, and continue five years.
Certificate of Pension issued the 24 th day of Feby. 1860, and sent to
P. M. Henry Present.
Act 3d February, 1853,
Section the 1st.
Recorded by J. H. Gitty Clerk. Book A Vol. 1 Page 184
309411 B. Land. all? the am - Nov: 16/70

Brief in the case of Lucy Hitchcock for wid Charles Little Geauga County and State of Ohio Sec 1 act Feb 3 1833
Claim, ("original," or "for increase.")
Proof exhibited, (if original.)
Is it documentary, traditional, or supported by rolls? If either, state the substance.
Charles Little a private Capt. Rife's Co 25 th Regt U.S. Inf'ty. War 1812 and died in the service on the 6th August 1814. See 3 rd And report of Govy 13 th 1869. Marriage is proved by two witnesses whom certified to be credible, and who knew them to live together as man & wife and never heard their marriage called in question. Death of second husband, and Idem (If for increase.) title and continued widowhood are
Has additional evidence been filed since the admission of the claim? If so, what?
Satisfactorily established.
Allowed Feb 21 st 1861. at the rate of 3 50 per Month from Feb 9 th 1851, the date of the completion of the Testimony in the case
Capt P. M. Henry Name and residence of Agent Present
S. G. Garrison Examining Clerk.

Brief in the case of Lucy Hitchcock, widow of Scobee Hitchcock,
Geo. - Geauga County and State of Ohio. Allowed act Feb. 3 rd 1853.
Claim, ("original," or "for increase.")
Proof exhibited, (if original.)
Is it documentary, traditional, or supported by rolls? If either, state the substance.
This claimant has been accepting the widow of her husband, & is now in receipt of a half-pay pension as the for. widow of Col. Tuttle etc. - She also claims a pension as the widow of her last husband, Scobee Hitchcock upon service as privet of Infantry for about "7 months", and as Teasdale "for two or three years", in the revolution. Record evidence is furnished that Scobee Hitchcock was discharged from Capt. Annett's Co. last. Wooster, Regt Conn. Mil., dated Aug. 25 th 1775 & that Wooster's Regt. was raised by Act of Connecticut Legislature at (If for increase.) Has additional evidence been filed since the admission of the claim? If so, what? in May before in 1775 for a term of 7 months. The date of the discharge shows that he could not have served 7 months, but it may be fairly inferred that he served at least six months. As Teasdale, proof is furnished from Mss. of Jeremiah Wadsworth, (who was commanding General) as furnished by his son to the Historical Society of Connecticut, that Scobee Hitchcock gave his receipt to Thomas Gilbert, conductor, "his full wages & back pay up to Aug. 1778, & that Thomas Gilbert was appointed conductor in March 1777. - It also appears from a letter of Gen. Wadsworth to Genl. Mifflin dated Jan'y 12. 1778, found in the same Mss, & which is filed in the case of David Root, etc. - a pension was for same service, & referred to by widow in this case, that he had in the Spring previous (1777) appointed a number of Conductors & Teasdale for the term of three years, & complained of injury to the service & injustice to the men, that any of them should be discharged (as had been customary) before the expiration of the term for which they had been engaged. Then facts
Examining Clerk.

do not establish conclusively that Hitchcock served the full time from the date of Gilbert's appointment as conductor in March 1877 to the date of his receipt in Aug. 1878; but it is safe to assume that he served at least 12 months, & this assumption is corroborated by a witness who was familiar with the fact of service, but from loss of memory & lapse of time cannot fix its precise length, "yet is certain that it was 12 months or more."
The marriage of the parties, death of husband, present widowhood & identity satisfactorily proved by present testimony.
Allowed for 6 months service as private in Capt. Arnold's Comp'y & for 12 months service as Teamster under Commissary Genl. S. Watrous Conn. Mil., at the rate of $16.00 per annum, to commence Feb'y 3 rd 1853, upon the return of her certificate of half-pay pension as form widow of Deborah Tuttle dec'd, & deducting what she has received under it. —
P. M. Burney, Esq. Present.
W. R. Woodley, Ranger.

Hampden Geauga County Ohio August 14 th 1860
Hon. George C. Whiting Commissioner of Pensions
Sir
Some time in the year 1856 I made application for a pension under act of 1853 and my claim was not allowed - Lewis Elliott of this county was my agent to prosecute my claim and receive the certificate and I understand that said Elliott has employed men in Washington to help him prosecute said claim and it is a long time since I have heard anything about it - Will you please to inform me what is wanting to establish said claim
Respectfully yours
Lucy Her X Mark Hitchcock
N.B. your last letter to said Elliott relating to my claim is dated October 21 - 1856

95-681
160 Acres

309411

Hampden Young County Ohio September 4 - 1800
Hon. Geo. C. Whitney Commissioner of Pensions
Sir
I have the Honor of transmitting you the papers and application of Lucy Hitchcock relating to her claim to a land warrant. Please make report to me Respectfully yours Lewis Elliott
Hon. Geo. C. Whitney Commissioner of Pensions