Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 9568, Jonah Hanchet, Conn.

SERVICE
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Conn.
Hanchet, Jonah
S 9568
Carded
CONTENTS

25.758 - Ohio - Pittsburgh - Agency Jonah Hanchett
of Richland Co in the State of - Ohio who was a Dr in the Company commanded by Captain Beck of the Regt commanded by Col in the Connecticut for Militia -
Cr 1.00 Dr of 10.33
Inscribed on the Roll of this Pittsburgh Reserve at the rate of 43 - Dollars 33 Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 30 th day of Dec r and sent to John Haulk 1833 Ashland P.O. Richland Co. Ohio
Arrears to the 4th of Sept 1833 - 108.32 Semi-ant. allowance ending 4th Mch '34 21.66 3/4
129.98 3/4
5 Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832.
Recorded by J. T. Spangler Clerk Book E Vol. 18 Page 113

Declaration
In order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress, passed June 7 th 1832.
State of Ohio } Lorain County. } S
on this 29 th day of August 1833. personally appeared in open before me, Sarah Hanchett, a resident of the Township of Ridgeville, in the County of Lorain, in the state of Ohio, aged Seventy five years, who being first by me duly sworn according to Law, doth on her oath make the following Declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress, passed June 7 th 1832.
That she entered the service of the United States under the following named officers, her Captain's name who commanded this Applicant was one "David Beebe" the Lieutenant's name was "Rogers Moore" in the month of February in the year 1776, shortly after the capture of "Fort Washington" that she enlisted under the said Captain "David Beebe" for the term of Two months, & served from the first of February in the year 1776 to the first of April in the year 1776.

making a service under said officers for two months, that he enlisted under the said Captain "Beebe" in the Township of Salisbury in the state of Connecticut, and that this applicant marched from Salisbury the place of his enlistment to a place in the state of New York, called "Fishkill" and were stationed there a few days & then they marched to a place called "King Street" a place so called at that time lying near the line of Connecticut and New York state, and from there they went to Mannack a place in the state of New York called "New Rochelle" and from there they went to a place called near Kings Bridge, as they saw the British at that time in the hands of the British, and the British had possession of "Fort Independence" near "Kings Bridge" They were kept continually on the march during said term of duty - not remaining long stationary at any one place, the
That this applicant was again in the service of the United States at a period commencing in the year 1777. In the month of March of said year, and served for the period of eleven months, commencing on the 1st of March 1777 and served until the first of February in the year 1778.

making a period of Eleven months Service, that he entered the service for this term of Duty under a Draft of Militia in the state of Connecticut That he was drafted in the Township of Salisbury in said state in the County of Litchfield, the Captain who commanded was one Captain "Bolen" and the Colonel was "Wadsworth". That they marched to a place called New Haven, and were marched to "Say Brook" at the mouth of Connecticut River, and were during the said eleven months stationed at places along the Connecticut River, at New Haven , and some of the time they were stationed at New Haven & some of the time they were stationed at a place called "New London" in the state of Connecticut, and a part of the time in the state of New York at a place called Fishkill and at the expiration of said Eleven months was discharged by his officers verbally - but received no written discharge that he was discharged on the first of February 1778, making a service of

Eleven Months, as above set forth that he served as a non Commissioned officer for the Period of said - Eleven Months in said Militia - of the state of Connecticut - that he held a rank of Orderly Sergeant during the said Period of Eleven Months, under the said Captain. " - Bolen" and served as an Orderly Sergeant for said Eleven Months in said "Bolen's" Company of Militia, and the Colonel's name who commanded was, are Colonel "Strong" -
That this Applicant's service - was for two periods, one under an enlistment for two months, as above set forth & the other a period of service in the Militia of the state of Connecticut for a Period of Eleven Months, which as above set forth, that Applicant does not recollect the name of the Regiment, in which he served, during the two months Period of service above mentioned this applicant was in two skirmishes with the British, one at "Kings Bridge" and the other near the same place.

that he never received any written discharge at any time from his officers, But at the expiration of each term of service this applicant was verbally dismissed from the service by his Commanding Officers - that this applicant cannot now produce or procure any contemporary survivor of the Revolutionary War to prove any part of them, that all who served with this applicant are dead and gone, Jonathan Hanchett
Sworn & subscribed before me this 29 th day of August 1833.
R. M c Key J. Peace.
Sworn to & subscribed before me this 29 th day of November 1833.
Isaiah Harris Apostolic Judge.

1. where & in what year were you Born?
Ans I was Born In the Township of Salisbury, In the County of Litchfield & State of Connecticut, in the year 1758.
Yours Hanchett
2. Have you any Record of your age, and if so where is it?
Ans. I have no record of my age, what I know of my age is from what my parents have informed me, & from seeing a record of my age, in the Record of the Township, Record of the Births of Children as the Laws of Connecticut required that the date of the Births of Children should be put on Record By the parents, I have seen that Record, & from that I know my age.
Yours Hanchett
3. where were you living when called into the service, where have you lived since the revolutionary war, & where do you now live?
Ans I lived when I entered the service in the revolutionary war, in the Township of Salisbury, the State of Connecticut, in the County of Litchfield -

and since the revolutionary war I have resided in the state of Vermont in the County of Addison, and in the state of New York I resided in the County of Essex, and from there I came to the state of Ohio, in the County of Lorain where I now reside and have resided here sixteen years yours Hunchet
4. How were you called into the service were you drafted Did you volunteer, or were you a substitute & if so for whom?
Ans: I entered the service at two periods - the first a period of two months I enlisted under Captain "David Beebe" for two months, on the 1st of February. 1776. and served until the month of April ensuing, and was then verbally discharged, and then I once more was drafted for the period of eleven months, as above set forth & served from the 1st of March. 1777. until the 1st of February. 1778. and was then verbally discharged By my officers -

The names of Colonels, who served, at the times of my service, were Colonel, "Strong" Colonel "Wadsworth," General "Hart" and Captains. "Beebe" and Captain "Bolen" Jonah Hanchett
5. Did you ever receive a Commission & if so by whom was it signed, & what has become of it?
Ans. I never received any Commission, nothing but a Sergeants warrant, which is now lost & destroyed. Jonah Hanchett
6. Did you ever receive a Discharge from the service, if so, by whom was it signed & what has become of it -
Ans. I never received any written Discharge from the service, but was at each time verbally discharged from the service. Jonah Hanchett
Sworn to and Subscribed before me the 29. of August 1833
R. Munday J. Penn
Sworn to & subscribed this 29. day of November 1833.
Jonah Harris Assistant Judge
I would state the names of Persons who can testify as to my character for truth & veracity. Reuben Maysey Esq. Edwin Byington Esq. Honble. Haman Ely. Honble. Jonah Harris, Revd. Mr. Lathrop. All reside in Lorain Co. Ohio. Jonah Hanchett

Sworn & subscribed this 29 th day of November 1833. Jonah Hanchett Isaiah Harris Associate Judge
I the said Jonah Hanchett, do hereby relinquish every claim whatever to a Pension or annuity except the present, and declare that my name is not on the Pension Roll of the Agency of any state,
Sworn to & subscribed this 29 th day of August 1833. Jonah Hanchett
R. Missy J Penn Sworn to and subscribed this 29 th day of November 1833. Isaiah Harris Associate Judge
We John Monteith - a clergyman residing in the County of Lorain, and Hiram Faulk - residing in the said County of Lorain in the state of Ohio - do hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Jonah Hanchett who has sworn to & subscribed the above declaration, that we believe him to be seventy five years of age as he has stated, that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion August 29 th 1833.
Sworn and subscribed before us John Monteith Hiram Faulk this 29 th day of August 1833. R. Missy J Penn

Sworn to and subscribed this 29 th day of November. 1833.
Josiah Harris Associate Judge And I the said Justice of the Peace do hereby declare my opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the war department, that the above- named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states.
And I do further certify, that it appears to me that John Monteth - is a clergyman in the County of Lorain, who has signed the preceding Certificate, and that Hiram Foulk who has also signed the said Certificate and resides in the County of Lorain - is a credible person, and that their statements are entitled to full faith & credit.
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my name & seal this 29 th day of August. 1833.
Mussey J. Pease
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my name & seal this 29 th day of November 1833. Josiah Harris Associate Judge

Josiah Hanchett of Ohio Act of 1832 Pittsburg Agency
B. B. Chapman Agent
11. Here name each of the survivors.—12. Magistrate's name.—13. Clerk's signature. N. B.—Should two or more acts join in the foregoing, the plural should be substituted for the singular.

State of Ohio County of Lorain
Be it Known, that on this 25 th day of August A. D. 1854 before me, the under- Notary Public signed, a Justice of the Peace, in and for the County and State aforesaid, personally appeared Squire Hanchett
aged seventy years on the 4 th of April last resident of Eaton in said County, and made oath according to law that he is one of the surviving children the identical of Joseph Hanchett whose name, under Act of June 1832 has been placed on the this Pittsburgh Agency Pension Roll at the rate of 7 Dollars per annum.
That he is credibly informed that the said Pension may and ought to be increased from its commencement and during its continuance; that he directly interested as a claimant in said increase, and makes this affidavit to be filed with such additional evidence as my Agent may use in prosecuting said claim.
Countermanding and revoking all Powers of Attorney and authority heretofore given, I hereby constitute and appoint B. B. Chapman SAMUEL M. KNIGHT , of Washington City , my true and lawful Attorney to prosecute the claim of the children of Joseph Hanchett for any amount of Revolutionary Pension, or INCREASE OF PENSION that may be due; and for the purpose of establishing additional service by the soldier for whose military duty in the Revolution the aforesaid Pension was granted, I hereby authorize my said Attorney to apply for and obtain from State archives or other sources, certified proofs of such service. To examine all papers or documents in relation to said service, on file in the Departments at Washington City or elsewhere; to file additional evidence or arguments, and to receive for my benefit the Certificate for INCREASE which may be issued in satisfaction of said claim, which certificate I wish made payable at the Pension Agency of this State; to appoint one or more substitutes under him for the purposes herein expressed, and to do all things that I might or could do were I personally present. Hereby ratifying and confirming all that my said Agent and Attorney shall lawfully do in the premises.
Squire Hanchett
Sworn to, Subscribed and Acknowledged before me the day and year above written, and I hereby certify that I believe the said Squire Hanchett to be directly interested in said claim as set forth, and to be the identical party therein alleged, in whose claim I am in no wise interested.
In the presence of J. H. Sherman State of _____ County of _____
J. H. Sherman Notary Public of Lorain County Ohio.
It is Hereby Certified, that satisfactory evidence has been exhibited before me, Clerk of the Court of _____ _____ that _____ was a Revolutionary Pensioner of the United States, at the rate of $ _____ per annum,* and that he died on the _____ day of _____ Eighteen Hundred and _____ leaving surviving the following named (widow and) children and none other, to wit:
1. _____ 2. _____ 3. _____ 4. _____ 5. _____ 6. _____ 7. _____ 8. _____ 9. _____ 10. _____ 11. _____ 12. _____ 13. _____
It is further certified that _____ Esq. before whom the preceding affidavit and Power of Attorney were made and acknowledged, was at the time of so doing a duly authorized Justice of the Peace in and for said county, and that the signature purporting to be his, I believe to be genuine; and further, that in the within claim for Increase of Pension I am in no degree interested.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal of Office,
this _____ day of _____ 185_____
1. Claimant's name or names in full.—2. Post Office address. 3. "That he is the," or "that she is the," or "that she is the widow of," or "that he, she, or they are the child or children of," &c. 4. Pensioner's full name.—5. State the Act if known.—6. Give the State where pensioned.—7. Name the yearly amount received.—8. "He is," "she is," or they are." 9. Claimant's signature.—10. Magistrate's signature.—*If the Pensioner be living, this part of the Clerk's certificate should be omitted. 11. Here name each of the survivors.—12. Magistrate's name.—13. Clerk's signature. N. B.—Should two or more Asirs join in the foregoing, the plural should be substituted for the singular.

27. 309
Sarah Hanchett Ohio
Return
Adm. 1. yr of 1 month
John Hanchett Ashtland P.O. Richland County Ohio

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
1. Nov. 1833
Sir:
The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has been examined, and the papers are herewith returned. The following is a statement of your case in a tabular form. On comparing these papers with the following rules and the subjoined notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed, before a pension can be allowed. The notes and the regulations will shew what is necessary to be done. Those points to which your attention is more particularly directed, you will find marked in the margin with a brace, (thus: { ). You will, when you return your papers to this Department, send this printed letter with them; and you will, by complying with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your claim.
A Statement, showing the Service of Jonah Hanchett
   Period when the service was rendered. Duration of the claimant's service. Rank of the claimant. Names and rank of the Field officers under whom he served. Age at present, and place of abode when he entered the service. Proof by which the declaration is supported.   Years. Months. Days.     1776 2 1 st Cap. Beebe 75 years.   11 Cann 6  
I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J. L. EDWARDS,
Commissioner of Pensions.

REGULATIONS UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE 7, 1832.
The following regulations have been adopted:
This law has been construed to extend, as well to the line, as to every branch of the Staff of the Army, and to include under the terms "Continental Line," "State troops," "militia," and "volunteers," all persons enlisted, drafted, or who volunteered and who were bound to military service, but not those who were occasionally employed with the army upon civil contracts, such as Clerks to Commissaries and to Store Keepers, &c., Teamsters, Boatmen, &c. Persons who served on board of private armed vessels are also excluded from the benefits of the law, as well as persons who turned out as patrols, or were engaged in guarding particular places at night, and were not recognized as being in actual military service.
Four general classes of cases are embraced in this law:
 1. The Regular Troops.  2. The State Troops, Militia, and Volunteers.  3. Persons employed in the Naval Service.  4. Indian Spies. 
As rolls of the regular troops in the Revolutionary War exist in this Department, all persons claiming the benefit of this law as officers, non-commissioned officers, musicians or privates, will, in the first instance, make application by transmitting the following declaration, which will be made before a Court of Record of the County where such applicant resides. And every Court having by law a seal and Clerk is considered a Court of Record.
DECLARATION,
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
State, Territory, or District of } ss. County of } On this day of personally appeared (a) before A. B. a resident (b) of in the county of and State, Territory or District of aged (c) years, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress, passed June 7th, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year (d) , with and served in the (e) regiment of the line, under the following named officers:
[Here set forth the names and rank of the Field and Company Officers; the time he left the service; (and if he served under more than one term of enlistment, he must specify the particular period, and rank and names of his officers;) the town or county and State in which he resided when he entered the service; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged, and the country through which he marched. This form is to be varied so as to apply to the cases of officers and persons who belonged to the militia, volunteers, navy, &c.]
He hereby relinquishes every claim (f) whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency in any State, or (if any) only on that of the Agency in the State of
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
A. B.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (g) that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states.
I of the Court of do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this day of &c.
If, on examination of the proper record, the names of applicants, making such declaration, cannot be found, they will produce such proof as the rule given in note (j) points out.
Every applicant who claims a pension by virtue of service in the State Troops, Volunteers or Militia, except those who belonged to the New Hampshire Militia and State Troops of Virginia, will make and subscribe a declaration similar to the foregoing, with the following additions, viz:
(k) We, A. B., a Clergyman, residing in the and C. D. residing in (the same) hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with , who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn and subscribed the days and year aforesaid.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that A. B. who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman, resident in the and that C. D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I, Clerk of the Court of do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this day of &c.
Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power. This is the original discharge or commission; but if neither of these can be obtained, the party will so state under oath, and will then procure, if possible, the testimony of at least one credible witness, stating in detail his personal knowledge of the services of the applicant, and such circumstances connected therewith, as may have a tendency to throw light upon the transaction.
If such surviving witness cannot be found, the applicant will so state in his declaration, (l) and he will also, whether he produce such evidence or not, proceed to relate all the material facts, which can be useful in the investigation of his claim, and in the comparison of his narrative with the events of the period of his

alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case. The facts stated will afford one of the principal means of corroborating the declaration of the applicant, if true, or of detecting the imposition, if one be attempted; and unless, therefore, these are amply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be expected. All applicants will appear before some Court of Record in the County in which they reside, and there subscribe and be sworn to, one of the declarations above provided, according to the nature of his case.
The Court will propound the following (m) interrogatories to all applicants for a pension, on account of service in the Militia, State troops, or Volunteers, except the Militia of New Hampshire and the State troops of Virginia.
 1. Where and in what year were you born?  2. Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it?  3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary war, and where do you now live?  4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute? And if a substitute, for whom?  5. State the names of some of the Regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served; such Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your services.  6. { To a Soldier. } Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given, and what has become of it? { To an Officer. } Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what has become of it? 
7. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution.
The Court will see that the answers to these questions are embodied in the declaration, and they are requested to annex their opinions of the truth of the statement of the applicant.
The applicant will further produce in Court, if the same can be done, in the opinion of the Court, without too much expense and inconvenience to him, two respectable persons—one of whom should be the nearest clergyman, if one lives in the immediate vicinity of such applicant, who can testify, from their acquaintance with him, that they believe he is of the age he represents, and that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and that they concur in that opinion. If one of these persons is a Clergyman, the Court will so certify, and they will also certify to the character and standing of other persons giving such certificates.
The traditional evidence of service is deemed very important, in the absence of any direct proof, except the declaration of the party. And the Courts are requested to be very particular in the inquiry whether the belief is general, and whether any doubts have ever existed upon the subject.
Applicants unable to appear in Court, by reason of bodily infirmity, may make the declaration before required, and submit to the examination, before a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record of the proper county, and the Judge or Justice will execute the duties, which the Court is herein requested to perform, and will also certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity, attend the Court.
Whenever any official act is required to be done by a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or by a Justice of the Peace, the certificate of the Secretary of State or Territory, or of the proper Clerk of the Court or County, under his seal of office, will be annexed, stating that such person is a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or a Justice of the Peace, and that the signature annexed is his genuine signature.
No payments can be made on account of the services of any person, who may have died before the taking effect of the act of June 7, 1832; and in case of death subsequent thereto, and before the declaration herein required is made, the parties interested will transmit such evidence as they can procure, taken and authenticated before a Court of Record, showing the services of the deceased, the period of his death, the opinion of the neighborhood respecting such services, the title of the claimant, and the opinion of the Court upon the whole matter.
[a] The declarant must appear in open Court, unless prevented from doing so by reason of bodily infirmity; in which case the declarant will follow the rule laid down for his guidance.
[b] The declarant must make his declaration in the county where he resides. If he should fail to do so, he must assign a sufficient reason for not conforming to the rule.
[c] The age of the claimant must invariably be mentioned.
[d] The declarant must mention the period or periods of the war when he served.
[e] Every continental officer or soldier must give the name of the Colonel under whom he served; otherwise a satisfactory examination of the claim cannot be had. Every claimant must state, with precision, the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the Department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words:
"Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service; but, according to the best of his recollection, he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades:—For _____ year _____ months, and _____ days, I served as a _____. For _____ months and _____ days, I served as a _____; and for such service I claim a pension."
It is important, in all cases, to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months , is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state that they served two years in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours, the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is highly objectionable. It must, in every case, be clearly shown under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any evil pursuit.
[f] The law makes the relinquishment indispensable.
[g] The opinion of the Court is always required.
[h] The Clerk must give his certificate in every case.
[i] The Clerk must affix his seal, and if it has no device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal, or if he has no public seal of office, the certificate of a Member of Congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers.
Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other papers authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.
Proof of Service.
[j] In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimant's entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
[k] The notes from [a] to [i] are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops. The proof required by rule in note [j] applies to continental troops only.
[l] This traditional evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
[m] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
[n] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.

In reply to your request of _____, received _____ for a statement of the military history of Jonah Hanchet a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension on file in this Bureau. S. 9568
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     Feby 1. 1776. 2 mos. David Beebe Strong Conn.   Mch. 1. 1777 11 mos. Orderly Sergeant Boles Madsworth        
one skirmish at Kings Bridge & another near there.
Battles engaged in,
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Salisbury Twp., Litchfield Co., Conn.
Date of application for pension, Aug. 29. 1833.
Residence at date of application, Ridgeville Twp., Lorain Co., Ohio.
Age at date of application, b. in 1758 at Salisbury, Litchfield Co., Conn.
Remarks: In 1854 Squire Hanchet b. Abt. 4. 1784, claimed to be one of his near childr. For date of death etc.
Very respectfully,
Commissioner.

1787 Dept. of Interior Bureau of Pensions Washington D.C.
Please give me the Revolutionary record and all information possible regarding David Beebe, who in 1840 was living at Ridgeville, O. - 93 years of age - and also of Jonah Hanchett, of Ridgeville, who died at the age of 83.
Very Truly Yours,
Mary Louise Richardson
920 Washington Ave.
Lorain, O.
Lorain, O.
Apr. 7-1923

Fairbury Nebr
March, 14, 1913
Commissioner of Pensions Washington, D. C.
Dear Sir:-
I am seeking information regarding the military record of Jonah and Ebenezer Hanchett during the Revolutionary War.
Have you any record of where they applied or received a pension?
Jonah Hanchett enlisted from New York, I believe.
The name may have been spelled Hanchet, Hanchette or Hanchete however it is most commonly spelled Hanchett.
Thanking you in advance for this favor I am
Respectfully
Mrs. Oscar M. Gamsey
810- 8 th St.

1913 Mch. 27. History to Mrs. Oscar N. Garmseup. C 1923-May 16 - Fish To Mary Louisa Richardson - MMKJ
Rehran
9568 INVALID.
File No. 9568 Jonah Hoancho Briv Rev War
Act: June 7 th 1832
Index: Vol. 1 , Page 162
[Arrangement of 1870.]

State of Ohio. } Lorain County }
B. J. Ebenezer Whitman
Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas, In & for the County
of Lorain In the State of Ohio. do hereby certify that Reuben Murray Esquire was, at the date of the foregoing depositions & proceeding an acting Justice of the Peace and now is, an acting Justice of the Peace in & for the County of Lorain in the State of Ohio, and that the signature & seal thereto is his genuine signature & seal In testimony whereof I have caused my name & seal of office to be affixed. This 31 st day of August 1833. Ebenezer Whitman Clerk
97. 303
Isaac Hemenhot.
Tenon Paper
13. Month. Service
act of 7. June 1832.
acknowledged before me this 31 st day of August 1833 Isaac Hemenhot Notary Public

I the said Justice do hereby certify that in consequence of old age & Badly Infirmary, the said - Applicant is unable to bear the fatigue of an investigation in open Court of Records - August 29 th 1833.
R Mussay el Penn
This 29 th day of November 1833. Josiah Harris Appoint Judge

27.303.
Jonah Hanchet. Pension Papers.
13. months. Service.
Address
John Faulk. Esq. at Jerome hills, Jerome hills, P.O. Wayne Co. Ohio.

State of Ohio Lorain County ss.
I, Ebenezer Whiton Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas, for and for the County of Lorain in the State of Ohio, do hereby certify that the Honorable Josiah Harris who has taken and subscribed the foregoing deposition, and proceedings was at the date thereof, and at the time of the subscribing thereof an associate Judge of the Court of Common Pleas for and for the County of Lorain, in the State of Ohio, and that the signature and seal thereto subscribed and affixed is his genuine signature and seal. Whereof I have subscribed my name & affixed my seal of office - this 30th day of November 1833.
Ebenezer Whiton Clerk