Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W 21666, Lemuel Benham, Conn.
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SERVICE
Conn.

NUMBER 
W21666

Benham, Lemuel Margaret
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168
Connecticut
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Margaret Benham
of New Haven the State of Ct
who was a Corporal in the Rgt
Commanded by Captain   of the Conn
commanded by        in the

Widow of Lemuel Benham 
who was a corporal
in the Revolution
Inscribed on the Roll of Connecticut
at the rate of 54 Dollars __ cents per annum
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831

Certificate of Pension issued the 12 day of Nov
1836 and sent Wm Stover
New Haven Connect

Arrears to the 4th of Sept 1836 $297.00
Semi-anl. allowance ending [illegible  27.00
$324
Revolutionary Claim,
Act July 1836
Recorded by D.D. Addison Clerk
Book       Vol     Page 75

Dead
Paid at the Treasury under the
act of the 6 April 1838
from 4 March 1831 to the 22d
Sept 1836. Age [illegible] 15
Sept 1838.
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Treasury Department
Second Comptroller's Office,
September 12-1838

Sir
Under the act of the 6th of April, 1838, entitled "An
act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain
Pensioners, and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury
of the United States, Timothy G. Benham son of Margaret
ceased
Benham deceased a Pensioner on the Roll of the Connecticut Agency, at
the rate of fifty four Dollars and _____ cents
per annum, under the law of the 4th July 1836 has
his proportion, being one fifth of her pension
been paid at this Department, from the 4th
of March 1831 to the 22d of September 1836, the day of
her death
Respectfully, yours,
Albion K. Parris
Comptroller.
To the Commissioner of Pensions,
Present.
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William Stover
agent
155
Margaret Benham
CT

Susp. See let
Oct 7 1836 to
Wm Stover
On detached roll
12 Mo. from 5 Feby 79
to 4 Feby 80

Admd
12 mo Corpl artilly

Wm Stover Esq
New Haven
Connt.
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Declaration order to obtain the benefit of the 3d section of the act
of Congress, of the 4th of July 1836
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State of Connecticut. City and County of New Haven
On this 31st day of August 1836. personally appeared before his Honor
Henry C Flagg Esq Mayor of the City & Chief Judge of the City Court.
Mrs Margaret Benham, a resident of New haven in the County of
New haven and State of Connecticut now in the 87th year of her age
who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth, on her oath
make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit
of the provision made by the Act of Congress, passed July 6th 1836.
That she is the widow of Lemuel Benham, who was a soldier of the
revolution, and served one year, as a Corporal of Artillery, in a Com
pany stationed at New Haven, in the year 1779. under the command
of Capt Phineas Bradley, of said New Haven, She will remembers that Mr
Benham was out with Capt Bradley, fighting against the British troops
the whole day, untill they got possession of the town, which was late in
the afternoon, of the 5th day of July 1779. She further declare, that her
name before her marriage was Margaret Green, and that she was
married to her late husband, Samuel Benham, by the Revd Channey
Whittlesey of New Haven on the 14th day of April 1774, according to the best
recollection that her husband the said Lemuel Benham, died at New Haven
of the small pox, on the 31st day of March 1796, that she has never married
again, but has remained his widow, ever since that period as will more
fully appear by reference to proof hereto annexed. New haven, has been the
place of her residence, from her marriage, untill this day
Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year above written.
Before
Henry Flagg
Mayor of the City of New Haven
Chief Judge of the
Court
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I. William Stover of the City and County of New Haven and State of
Connecticut, aged 71 years, and 3 months, Testify and say, that I have
in my possession, the original Enlistments, and a Pay Roll, of a company
of Artillery, Raised by authority of the State of Connecticut, in the war
of the Revolution, and stationed at New Haven, in said State, in the year
1779. under the command of Capt Phineas Bradley, of said New Haven
and that on both the Enlistment, and the pay Roll, it appears that
Lemuel Benham, enlisted into said company on the 5th day of February
1779. and on the pay all it appears, that he served as Corporal, in said  Company from the time of his enlistment until the 6th day of February 1780.
when he was discharged, and his whole term of service, as corporal in said
company is carried out, on said Pay Roll, 12 months.-----
Mr Marcus Merriman, who enlisted the same day, and was discharged the same day with corporal Benham, from said company, will testify to this
service - when I was a young man, I resided More than six years in the same
neighborhood, with Mr Lemuel Benham, and was acquainted with him, and
with Mrs Benham, now his widow, and for the last sixteen years I have resided
in the vicinity with her, and we have renewed our acquaintance, and it is a well
established fact amongst elderly people here, of her acquaintance, that she
never has married since the death of her husband, the aforesaid Lemuel
Benham, in 179?. Mrs Benham has always been [illegible] esteemed by all
her acquaintance, on account of her private, and christian Virtues, and
full credit would be given, to all her statement, as they are
set forth in her declaration
William Stover

Personally appeared William Stover who
is well known to me, signer of the January 18??
Deposition and on this 3d day of September
made oath to the truth of said deposition
said deponent I know to be a man of truth and
veracity. 

Sworn Before
Henty Flagg Mayor
of the City of New Haven
Chief Justice of City Court
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New Haven, Conn. 22 August 1836
I hereby certify that in the record of Marriages
kept by the Rev. Chauncey Whittelsey
formerly pastor of the First Church in New
Haven the following record is made in
the year 1774, namely, April 14. Lemuel Benham, 
and Margaret Green

Leonard Bacon, Pastor of the
First Church in New Haven
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I hereby certify that Margaret Bonham
the applicant in this case could not from
bodily infirmity attend court her deposition
was therefore taken at her residence
Henry G. Flagg Mayor of
the City of New Haven and Chief
Judge of the City Count


State of Connecticut
City & County of New Haven
I Jno Beach Clerk of the City Court
within & for the City of New Hanon in
County do hereby Certify that Henry C. Flagg
in Mayor of the City of New Haven & Chief
Judge of the City Court within for said city
& that the above & foregoing are his
genuine signatures. Given under my
hand & seal of office this 21st day of
August AD 1836
Jno Beach Clerk
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Rvy
WIDOW, &c.
File No. 21.666
Margaret Benham
Widow of
Lemuel Benham
Corp Rev War
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Act July 4th 36
Index Vol. A, Page 54
{Arrangement of 1870.}
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Suspended see let
to Wm Stover Oct
7. 1836
A
comd
Act July 4 1836
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I hereby certify that in the record
of Marriages kept by the Rev Chancey
Whittelsey formerly pastor of the First Church
in New Haven, the following record is entered
in the usual form, under date of 1774 April
14, viz, Lemuel Benham and Margaret
Green
Leonard Bacon, Pastor of the
First Church in New Haven

New Haven Conn. 20 Oct 1836
State of Connecticut
City of New Haven October 26th 1836
Personally appeared Leonard Bacon the subscriber
to the foregoing certificate and made solemn oath
to the truth of the facts therein set forth
before me said Bacon is known to me as a man of
truth & veracity
Robert H. Aston
Justice of the Peace
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Margaret Benham

State of Connecticut
County of New Haven       Ss
County Court Clerks Office
I Robinson S. Hinman Clerk
of the County Court within
and for New Haven County
hereby certify that Robert H. Osborn Esq.
who has signed the within certificate was
at the time of signing the same and now
is a Justice of Peace for said County
duly appointed and sworn and that the
signature, purporting to be his are his
genuine official signature. In testimony
whereof I have hereto set my hand
& the seal of said Court this 27th
day of October A.D. 1836
R.J. Hinman  Clerk