Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 15,437, Levi Hancock, Mass.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass
Hancock, Levi
S 15437
Carded
CONTENTS

6134 New Hampshire
Levi Hancock who was a private in the State of N.H. who was a private in the Company commanded by Captain Evett of the Regt commanded by Col. Tyler in the Mass. Militia time for 11 mo. and 3 days from 1777
Inscribed on the Roll of New Hampshire at the rate of 36 Dollars 99 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 25 day of Nov 1833 and sent Thos W. Edwards
Arrears to 4th of Sept 1832 55.43 Semi-annual allowance ending March 1833 . 18 44
$73.87
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by H. H. Gilman Book 20 . Vol. 1 Page 3

Declaration 9889 of Levi Banach Sum of Wettmondard Beth 60 C.H.D

Declaration,
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
STATE OF NEW-HAMPSHIRE, COUNTY OF CHESHIRE.
On this tenth day of August 1832 personally appeared in open Court, before the Hon Aaron Watson Judge of Probate for said county of Cheshire now sitting, Levi Hancock a resident of Richmond in the county of Cheshire and State of New Hampshire aged 71 years last July - who, being first duly sworn, according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress, passed June 7th, 1832.
That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers, and served as herein stated.
1 st In Dec r 1777 enlisted for 3 months in Capt Perry's Comp y and marched first to Providence then to Kingston stayed there through the term guarding shore & was dismissed 1 st March last recalled the name of the Col there was two other Comp y with us while I was there the British Gen l  Burgoyne  myself was taken off of R Island
2 nd In June 1778 was marched to Pawtucket and stayed 3 weeks on guard the Army lay on R d , and then went off, closed recruited the remainder of the officers, In August entered again for 6 months in Capt Battle's Co Col M c Intosh Reg t went from Nashbury to R Island, was under Gen l Sullivan was in the Battle under him - after the engagement returned to Tiverton stayed till the 6 months was out was discharged
3 rd In July 1779 enlisted for 6 months in Capt Eustis's Comp y for Tiffey's Reg t stationed at Providence while the British left R Island, then moved under the command of Gen l Spencer afterwards marched to Tiverton & thence to New port where I was discharged - served in all down twelve months into these weeks - but does not know that he can furnish was born at Wrentham in Massachusetts in the year 1761 - expects that there is a record of his birth there - went from said Wrentham in all the said services, except one I was born in Wrentham, Mass. A.D. 1761. I have no record of my age was called into service at Wrentham - have lived in Surrey since the war was over - where I now live - I enlisted or volunteered all into the service - I was under Gen l Sullivan & Gen l Spencer - I never received any written discharge - I am known to Col. Stephen Harrington Noah Folsom who can testify for me as to my service & their belief of my services
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of the Agency of any State.
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
before me Aaron Watson Judge of Probate
Levi Hancock

We, Stephen Harrington of Keene in the County of Rochester of Westmoreland in the County
hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with Levi Hancock who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be 71- 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.
Stephen Harrington Noah Fuller
Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid. before me Aaron Watson Judge of Probate 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 certi- fies, that it appears to them that it appears to them that Stephen Harrington and said Noah Fuller who have signed the proceeding certificate - the said a resident of Keene aforesaid & the said Fuller is resident of Westmoreland aforesaid are credible persons and that their statement is entitled to credit I, the undersigned Aaron Watson Judge of Probate of the Court of Probate for the County of Cheshire do hereby certify, that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Levi Hancock for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this tenth day of August A.D. 1832
Aaron Parker } Register of the Court of Probate
to any order State of New Hampshire Cheshire ss - On this twenty fifth day of December 1832 personally appeared before the subscriber a Justice of the Peace in and for said County, Levi Hancock known to me as the identical Levi Hancock who subscribed & swore to the foregoing declaration, and on oath deposith & saith that he has no documentary evidence of his services in said declaration mentioned & that he does not know of any living witnesses who were personally knowing to his said services - that the place from whence he went into all said services is about one hundred miles distant from his present residence, and that he has not been there for forty years past - & could not ascertain whether any persons are living there who could give testimony for him, without great trouble & expense - that he is very infirm & lame - that he did not procure the certificate of a Clergy- man to his veracity because he did not know that it was indispensably necessary - that he is known to Rev. Perley Howe residing in Surry, who is the nearest clergyman to him & believes that he will certify as to his veracity and his belief of his services - (over) Levi Hancock

Cheshire p. Dec 21. 1832. The within foregoing affidavit of Levi Hancock subscribed & sworn to before me Thomas M c Edwards Jas. Prase
Cheshire p. Dec 31. 1832 - I Salina Hale clerk of the Su- perior Court of Judicature in s d County certify that Thomas M c Edwards is a Justice of the Peace in and for said county, and that the foregoing is his signature. In testimony whereof I hereunto affix the Seal of s d Court S. Hale, Clerk

Levi Hancock
Nov 889
Perch
11 Minutes & 3 days
Was not produced the Certificate of a Clergyman Nor assigned a name for not so doing
Nov 6 1832
Adm
$36.99.
Thomas M. Edwards
Stearns
N.H.

BRIEF in the case of  Sam Hancock  of  Cheshire  in the State of  N.H.  (Act 7th June, 1832.)
 1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? Cont  2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?  3. How old is he?  4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed. 
   Period. Duration of Service. Rank. Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served.   Years, Months, Days.     Dec In 17 77 " 3 " Private Gen. Capt. Perry   June 38 " " 21 " Not remembered   Aug 38 " 1 12 " Capt. Butts Col. McIntosh   July 38 " 11 " " Capt. Everett Col. Tylers Genl. Shireen  
 5. In what battles was he engaged? None named  6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Methuen Mass.  7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditional evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? numerus, proof or evidence  8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? 
I Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
S. Addison Examining Clerk.

✓ 15.437 INVALID.
File No. 15.437
Levi Hancock
Pri. Brev. War.
Act: June 7 th 32
Index:—Vol. 1 , Page 164
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Levi Hancock Nov 8 89
J. M. Edwards Kuno N. H.

BRIEF objections to the admission of Pension Claims, of which those answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of
Levi Hancock proof or explanation.
which require further
I. Does the declaration show where the applicant resides? Yes II. Did the declarant make the declaration in the county where he resides? Yes III. If the applicant did not make the declaration in the county where he resides, is there any reason assigned for his not doing so? IV. Has the declarant mentioned the period or periods of the war when he served? Yes V. *Has he mentioned 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? Yes VI. Has he given the names of the officers under whom he served, in conformity with the regulations? Yes VII. Has he made a relinquishment of every claim to any other pension than the one under the Act of June 7, 1832? Yes VIII. Has the Court given their opinion? Yes IX. Has the Clerk given his certificate? Yes X. Is the Clerk's seal affixed? And if so, has it a device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal? Yes

XI. Has the applicant obtained the evidence of a clergyman and another respectable citizen as to their belief respecting his age and the general belief in his neighborhood relative to his revolutionary service? no — XII. If the clergyman's affidavit has not been produced, is there any reason assigned for not obtaining it? no XIII. If the applicant has no documentary evidence, and has not obtained the testimony of at least one living witness, has he stated in his declaration that such proof cannot be had? no — XIV. †If the applicant has produced a witness or witnesses as to his service, has the magistrate who administered the oath certified that he, she, or they are persons of credibility? XV. Does it appear from any of the papers that the witness was in such a situation, or of such an age, as to have a personal knowledge of the applicant's service? XVI. ‡Are the papers authenticated as the regulations direct? yes XVII. Are the seven interrogatories prescribed by the War Department answered satisfactorily? And, if not, which of them is not so answered? yes —
 EXPLANATORY NOTES.
* QUERE V. 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 the 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.
† QUERE XIV.  Proof of Service.
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 claimants 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 affidavits must be properly authenticated, as above directed.
‡ QUERE XVI.  Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticated the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other paper authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the end 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.

I Perley Howe clergyman of Surry in the County of Cheshire and State of New Hampshire depose and say that I am well acquainted with Levi Hancock of said Surry who I am informed has made application for a pension under the act of June 7. 1832 - that I have known him for more than thirty years that I believe him to be seventy one 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 I concur in that opinion. —
Perley Howe
Cheshire ss -
Dec 1832 - Subscribed & Sworn to by Rev Perley Howe known to me as a clergyman of Surry aforesaid -
Before me - Thomas M. Edwards Justice of the Peace
Cheshire ss. Dec 31. 1832
I Salma Hale clerk of the Superior Court of Jurisdiction for said county certify that Thomas M. Edwards is a Justice of the Peace in and for said county, and that the fore- going official signature is his. In testimony whereof thereunto affix the Seal of said Superior Court of Jurisdiction
S. Hale Clerk