Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 43679, Lemuel Hitchcock, Conn.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Conn.
Witchcock, Lemuel
S. 43679
CONTENTS

H. Almarks 13 April 1837 Same 1 May "
11,000 New York.
Lemuel Hitchcock
of Windham in the state of New York who was a Lieutenant in the regiment commanded Colonel Chandler of the Connecticut line, for the term of two years.
inscribed on the Roll of New York
at the rate of 20 Dollars per month, to commence on the 11 th of Jan y 1819.
certificate of Pension issued the 11 th of June 1819 and sent to Muncson Buel, Esq. Pewington, New York.
  Arrears to 4th of March 1819 . . . .  $36.12    Semi-anl. all'ce ending Sept r 4. 1819. . .  120. "    arr d 1 st m th 25/31.      $156.12  
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }

Appreciation of John d Small Production in Hale & Jones

State of New York Greene County
Be it known, that before me Lyman Dremann Judge & Surrogate, of the County of Greene & State aforesaid, duly authorized by Law to administer Oaths, personally appeared before me, Garrison Hitchcock & Samuel Hitchcock, & made affidavit due form of Law that they are two of the sons of Lieutenant Samuel Hitchcock formerly a Lieutenant, in the Army of the Revolution who drew a Pension of 20 Dollars a month, as appears by the Certificate hereto annexed. Said Pensioner, being the father of deponents, and a resident of the Town of Windham at the time of his death that he died, on the 27 day of June in the year 1827, that both of deponents were present at the time of the death & burial of said deceased, Samuel Hitchcock. They further depose, that under the Grandfather's of Pension, said Hitchcock, did not draw but two, or three, of the half yearly payments - the first payment including, said pension, from the 14 th day of January 1819, to the same annual payment, on the 4 th of September following. Deponents do not positively know whether he drew one, or two half yearly payments, to March 4 th or Sept 4, 1820. Deponents further say, that the widow of Samuel Hitchcock, named Patience Dice, in the year 1836 that two of deponents sisters, died before the death of said Samuel Hitchcock, leaving no property or kind that a brother of deponents drew, after the death of the widow, that said Mother left no kind that said sister, who so last died, left kind who deponents, are informed, are now living in Michigan - deponents further say, that two of their sisters, by the name of Abbie Hawley, & the others of the name of Abigail Brachnell, are still alive, & reside in the State of Pennsylvania, as deponents are informed at the time - That two other brothers, of deponents, are still living, & reside in Windham Greene County one by name of Thomas Hitchcock, & one by name of Samuel Hitchcock, & whose affiants are hereunto annexed - deponents further declare, that said Samuel Hitchcock, by his last will and Testament, only made appointed deponents as Executors of his last will & Testament. Your deponents say that the above named brothers & sisters, who are living, are the only kind of said deceased Pensioner - and they ask the Pension Department to allow & pay them, & distribute to the kind of said deceased Pensioner, the balance of his pension, not paid, up to the time of his death, aforesaid, and they respectfully ask whether interest ought not to

to be allowed & paid to said Hirs, by reason of the non payment of the sum, from the period of his death, to the present time - and deponents further say, that said deceased person, Resided in the County of Greene, & State of New York, from the year 1792, to the time of his death, for about 30 years, before his death, and that previous thereto, he resided in the town of Cheshire, in the County of New Haven & State of Connecticut
Sworn & subscribed this 3 rd day of January 1857. before Samuel Hiltbrant
S. Hiltbrant Greene County Judge
State of New York County of Greene
Be it also known, that before me Judge, Surrogate as aforesaid that, Thomas Hitchcock Lucius Hitchcock, of Windham aforesaid, also appeared before me, & being duly sworn, & made oath, in due form of Law, say that they are brothers of the above named Salmon & Samuel Hitchcock, & sons of said Samuel Hitchcock - that they have read the aforesaid affidavit of said Mother, & that most of the facts set forth therein are true of their own knowledge, & that the other matters therein stated, they believe to be true, & County State - "The word 'say' & 'deceased' in latter part Sworn & subscribed this 3 rd day of January 1857 before me S. Hiltbrant Greene County Judge
Thomas Hitchcock Lucius Hitchcock
State of New York County of Greene
Before me, Thomas Hitchcock, Judge of Surrogate, of the County of Greene, & State aforesaid, being a Court of Record, do hereby certify, that satisfactory evidence, has been exhibited to me, that said Samuel Hitchcock, a Lieutenant in the Revolutionary war, was a Resident of the United States, at the rate of $20. per month, to Commence on the 11 th day of June 1819, that he was a Resident of Windham, Greene County & State of New York & died on the 29 th day of June

1827, in the Town & County & State aforesaid - that she left a widow, by name of Patience Hitchcock, who died in the year 1836 - and that the persons who execute the above Affidavits are the sons & heirs of said Patience Hitchcock, together with the other surviving heirs named in said Affidavits.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand & affixed my seal of office, at Salem in the County of Essex on this 3 rd day of January 1854
S. Francis Green County Judge
War Department.
REVOLUTIONARY CLAIM.
I CERTIFY that, in conformity with the Law of the United States, of the 18th of March, 1818, Samuel Hitchcock,
late a Lieutenant
in the Army of the Revolution, is inscribed on the Pension List, Roll of the New York Agency, at the rate of twenty dollars per month, to com- mence on the eleventh day of January one thousand eight hundred and nineteen.
GIVEN at the War Office of the United States, this eleventh day of June one thousand eight hundred and nineteen.
J. C. Calhoun
Secretary of War.

2 Payable semi-annually. The first payment on this bond will be made on the _____ day of _____, 19____, at the Branch Bank of the United States.
Recorded.

Dublin April 25 1857
To Hon. J. S. Ewart
Yours of April 15 th 1857 in relation to application of Wm of Second Witchcraft because says that the Pension of the deceased "was stricken from the rolls on account of property consequently no means are due the kind - Not knowing at the time the Affidavits were sworn & during of the cause of disallowance of the payment of the Pension the question of his property was not stated in the affidavits - But I understand that proof can be obtained to show that he was worth but a small property at that time being at the time of his death June 27 th 1827 but a very small lot of property - Can the kind be allowed to make proof now, in addition to the previous testimony to establish the true amount of his property - I think there is proof to be made as I understand in the facts, it ought to show that it was not sufficient to cause it to be stricken from the roll for the account of property - I shall be glad of your quick reply to this so far as to let me know whether such additional proof may be made. Respectfully Yours &
A. Mack

State of New York Green County ss
On the Eleventh day January in the year one thousand eight hundred and nineteen before me the subscriber one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Green and State of New York personally appeared Samuel Hitchcock aged Sixty nine years resident in the Town of Windham in the County of Green in the 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 provisions made by the Act of Congress intitled an act for to provide for Certain persons, engaged in the Land and Naval Service of the United States in the Revolutionary War that the said Samuel Hitchcock on or about the first of April in the year one thousand seven hundred and seventy seven was appointed with a Commission of Second Lieutenant In the Company Commanded by Captain Jesse Kimble in the Regiment Commanded by Colonel John Chandler and under said Commission did due duty as a Lieutenant untill April one thousand seven hundred and seventy nine he then received a Commission of First Lieutenant In Colonel Smith's Regiment, but the said Samuel says that his Continental Clothing were worn out and he being a very poor man and had a family at Home to support found himself through his poverty unable to Cloath himself support his family and support the dignity of an Officer - he had been In the service of his Country four years two as an Officer though it is his duty from the above Considerations, to resign his Commissions and return home to his family which was shortly after April 1779 - and the said Samuel Hitchcock says that he was in the battles of Germantown and Monmouth and In a number of skirmishes and that he is now In reduced circumstances and really stands in need of the assistance of his Country for support has no other evidence now for his power but such as accompanies these proceedings known to and ordered before me this day and year aforesaid
Warren Doolittle Henson Doolittle one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Green and State of New York do Certify that it appears to my satisfaction that the said Samuel Hitchcock Lieutenant as aforesaid did serve In the Revolutionary war as stated in the preceding declaration against the Common Enemy and now transmits the proceedings and testimony taken and had before me to the Secretary for the department of War pursuant to the directions of the aforementioned act of Congress given under my hand and the seal of the Court the 11th day of January 1819 As to the said Samuel Hitchcock I am satisfied that the said Samuel Hitchcock is possessed of a small farm of Land for which he owes for the same and that he possesses a very little personal property that he is an old and infirm man unable to do labour to support his family and I do believe from my own knowledge he really stands in need of the assistance of his Country for support Warren Doolittle

State of New York
Whereby certify that at the time Green County in the hands of Simon Buel Clerks office was a clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of the Coun- ty of Green at the time of taking the fore- going affidavits & that I know the same to be his hand writing given under my hand & affixed the seal of said court This 25 th Day of March 1819
Mark T. Van Buren Clerk of said County -

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
Washington, D. C., _____, 19_____
In reply to your request of _____, received _____ for a statement of the military history of Samuel Hitchcock a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pen- sion on file in this Bureau.
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     April 1, 1777 2 nd Lieut. 1 st Lieut. Jesse Root John Chandler Conn.   Resigned shortly after Apr. 1779 date not stated  
Battles engaged in, Germanstown Monmouth Residence of soldier at enlistment, Previous to 1772 lived in Cheshire Conn. Date of application for pension, Jan'y 11 1819. His cl. was pld. Residence at date of application, Hingham, Greene Co. N.Y. Age at date of application, 69 years. He died Jan 27. 1827 at Hingham N.Y. Remarks: He married, date not stated. Patience --- who died in 1836. Children Zalmon, Samuel, Thomas, Jacob, Phebe, Hawley, Thirza Bushnell were alive in 1851.
Respectfully,
Commissioner.

Dunham Greene County NY
July 6. 1880
To Hon. James E. Heath Commission of Pensions
Enclosed I send you an application
of a General & Colonel Hitchcock of this County, Executor of General Hitchcock, formerly a Lieutenant in the Revolutionary Army. They make their affidavit, to which are attached the affidavits of two other brothers, sons of deceased, & the Original Certificate of Pension. Attached, by which I find General Hitchcock was allowed $2400. In year as a pension under the act of 1818. This was recently found among his papers, & as they seem that to be only draw the first payment from Jan'y 11. to Sept 6. 1819. & one, or two half yearly payments explained, as will probably appear by the records and from what time to the time of his death in 1827. They suppose they (the sons) are entitled to the amount he did not draw on that Cert. I have been well acquainted with the men who made this application & know them to be men of good reputation but of moderate property. They know not that they can now find any old soldiers who knew of their father's service, but they suppose the proof was deposited in the Secretariat, when his pension was allowed in 1819. They understood from him the said some 4, or 5 years, in the Revolution.
Yours Respectfully
C. S. Mansfield

New York - or Albany roll (Greene Co.) Oct 1818 Samuel Hitchcock, Lieut. $20 per month. To what time last paid? Pd. to 4 th Mar. 1820.
B. J. B.
Seamen's Office Col.
To 3 rd Auditor's Office
240 70 1680

subdivisions titles. etc.
43 679
INVALID.
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Feb. 6/93 Miss H. Cla advised her long no 1917 Dec. 4 Hist. to Laura B. Riley. 1918 Jan 2 & Hist. to Laura B. Riley, with correct name of child Thirsa.
File No. 43 679
Lemuel Hitchcock
Saint Peter Mass
Act: 18 th March 18 th
Index:—Vol. 3 ; Page 227
[Arrangement of 1870.]

A
Minister of Revenue.
Dear Sir,
Lieut. Samuel Hitchcock enlisted in the army during the Revolutionary war, at Cheshire Conn.
He served seven years - A few years after the close of the war he returned with his family to Durham, N. Y. & thence to Wind- ham, Greene Co. N. Y.

He drew a pension for a short time, but gave it up saying his coun- try needed it more than he did. Although at the time he was a poor man. A grandson of his, recently told me, that some pension representing your dependents visit to the heirs of Lieut. L. Hitchcock about forty years ago, saying there were several thousand dol- lars unclaimed of back pension money belong- ing to said heirs of our Grandfather, Lieut. David Hitchcock. Will you kindly give me in- formation on this

print, and greatly oblige Miss Frances Chamberlayne. Cairo, Greene Co. New York.
Dec. 21 st 1894.

Personal inquiry of Mrs. Lora Laura B. Riley Springville Susquehanna Co. Pa. Dec. 4. 1917.
Please send her the record of Samuel Hitchcock, born. S. 43679.

Rev. Sec 2 Lynn Springville, Pa.
June 25, 1918
Dept. of the Interior Bureau of Pensions Washington, D. C.,
In making out my application for membership in the D.A.R. I am just using the information which you sent me last Dec. - The data is all correct with the exception of the name of the ancestor through whom I am making my application that of the one daughter Theresa Bushnell which should be Shirza Bushnell - Will you please reexamine this

record and see if it has not been simply an error in copying. In the Hitchcock Genealogy No 260 page 304 her name is correctly given.
Kindly let me hear from you returning enclosed corrected record as soon as possible.
Very truly yours
(Mrs) Cora Bushnell Riley

The Hon ble John C. Calhoun Secretary of War of the United States -
The Deposition of Ichabod 2 Hitchcock of Cheshire in the County of New Haven State of Connecticut taken before me Nathaniel 2 Hitchcock Jr. of Peru
Samuel 2 Hitchcock Lieutenant Colonel Chander's Regt Connecticut Line
1777 to 1779
on Roll +
Namillea
See

I Ichabod Hitchcock of Cheshire in the County of New Haven & State of Connecticut - of lawful age testify and say that I am well acquainted with Deborah Hitchcock formerly of Cheshire aforesaid, but now residing in the town of Windham, in the County of Onondaga & State of New York - that I am knowing to the fact that he served as a Lieutenant in the Continent- al Army in the Revolutionary War - in the Regiment commanded by Col. Jason Chandler from the first organization of said Army in the year 1777 until sometime about the year 1780 - which according to my best recollection & belief was more than two years from the time he entered into the Army, and further the Deponent saith not -
Ichabod Hitchcock
New Haven County ss. Cheshire. February 17 th 1819 Person of some before me Ichabod Hitchcock signer of the foregoing deposition & made solemn Oath to the truth of the facts therein stated. Ichabod Hitchcock J. of Peace

State of Connecticut, New Haven County ss
I Roger S. Skinner Clerk of the County Court for New Haven County and Keeper of the seal thereof hereby certify that Rufus Hitchcock Esqr is a Justice of the Peace for the County of New Haven and as such is duly qualified to take Depositions and that the within is well known to me to be his signature for testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed my hand and the seal of said Court at New Haven this 22 d day of February 1819
Attest Roger S. Skinner CLK

The Hon. John C. Calhoun Sec y of War of the United States. - The Deposition of Levi Hitchcock of Cobbs Creek Little Falls County & State of Connecticut taken and read up by
Samuel Phelps Justice of Peace

Levi Hitchcock of Lawful age Testifies and Says that Lemuel Hitchcock of Windham in the County of Green State of New York was a Lieutenant in Chandlers Regiment in the Continental Army Establishment I Enlisted under the said Lemuel Hitchcock and served him as waster for the term of two years or more I Enlisted under the said Lemuel Hitchcock at New Haven in the State of Connecticut in the Spring of the year 1777.
Storrs County S. Cohoes January 16 th 1819
Personally appeared Levi Hitchcock and Made oath the truth of the facts contained in the fore going Deposition
Lemuel Phelps Justice of the Peace
This may certify that the above named Levi Hitchcock is a man well known to me and full Belief may be placed in the above statement as he is a Man of strict Truth and Veracity
Lemuel Phelps Justice of Peace
I Frederick Wolcott Clerk of the Court of Com- mon Pleas in the County of Litchfield & State of Connecticut certify that Lemuel Phelps Esq. was at the date of the above Certificates & now is a Justice of the Peace within my County, legally commissioned & qualified, & that the above sig- -nature is his hand writing, & that the Seal hereunto annexed is a true Seal of said Court
Jan'y 27. 1819.
Frederick Wolcott Clerk