Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 12134, Jonathan Benjamin, Mass.
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Mass   Benjamin, Jonathan   S 12134
Carded
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Vermont   32621[?]
Jonathan Benjamin of [illegible] in the State of Vt who was a private in the company commanded by Captain     in the Regt commanded by     in the Mass Revolution 9 months
Inscribed on the Roll of Montpelier at the rate of 30 Dollars     Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.  & ending 24th of April, 1834.
Certificate of Pension issued the 17 day of August, 1848 and sent to Hon. I. Collamer[?], Member of Congress
Arrears to the 4th of 
Semi-anl. allowance ending
Payable to Lemuel Benjamin, Frederick Benjamin, Abigail Slayton[?] and Mary Slayton[?].
Revolutionary Claim,
Act June 7, 1832.
Recorded by [illegible] Rumpkin[?]  Clerk,
Book E  Vol. 3  Page 57
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Jona Benjamin
Declaration
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STATE OF VERMONT. 
WINDSOR COUNTY, SS. }
On this 25th
day of August
A.D. 1832 personally appeared
in open Court before the Judge of the Probate Court of Hartford District
now sitting, Jonathan Benjamin, a resident of the county of Windsor
and State of Vermont, aged seventy two
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 act of Congress, passed June 7, 1832.
That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers,
and served as herein stated in the year 1777 he lived in Ashburnham
Massachusetts some time in July in said year he volunteer
in Capt [illegible] Company marched to Bennington
Vermont stayed there untill after the Battle (which
Battle he was in, then went to a place called
[illegible] Mill laid a short time then went
to Still Water from thence to Fort Edward Stail
there till after the surrender of [illegible] Avery.
he was then discharged & returned home as he thinks
some him in October having served three months or
more in April 1778 or, he enlisted for one year &
went to Worchester M, & was wintered, then went to
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Fishkill New York & Joined Capt Smith Company
continental Troops) was inlaid in [illegible] a team
as an Artillery teamster until some time in October
he was then taken sick remained sick a short time
then was placed under Capt Centloccy (he thinks the
name was) who was Forage Master then went to
New Jersey to Winter Quarters was then discharged
& returned home - that he knew cent, Washington
Putnam, Knox, that he has no Documentary evidence
& knows of no person whose testimony he can make
who can testify to his services-
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he was born in Ashburnham May the 30th day of
AD 1760 where it is recorded (he thinks) &
is recorded it in a Book kept for that purpose
in 1783 he moved to Woodstock Vermont where he
has ever since lived & is known to most of the
inhabitants and in particular to Pen Seth Sturlin
& Walter Johnson who can testify to his character
for veracity & there belief of this career as a solder of
the revolution