Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S 12131, Consider Bement, Mass.
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(3 - 1776) SERVICE Mass. CONTENTS 1 Bement, Consider 
NUMBER S. 12121 Carded
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New York 
14,512
Consider Bement of Erie- in the State of York who was a Private in the Compy commanded by  Captain Carpenter of the Rep. commanded by Col. Manning in the Maples line for 6 mo..
Inscribed on the Roll of N York at the time of 26 Dollars per annum, commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 29th day of May 1833 and sent D. Lathe Shingville 
Arrears to the 4th of Mar 23 Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 Sept $40 10 $ 50
{ Revolutionary Claim, June 7, 1832.}
Recorded by G.A. Stiles Clerk
Book E. Vol. 4 Page 45
Paid at the Treasury under the Act of the 6th April 1838 from 4 Sep 1838 to 4 March 1839. Agt notified 19 Nov 1839.
Paid as above from 4 Sep 1839 to 4 March 1840. Agt notified 31 Dec 1840
Date of death not on
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Consider Bement Rev. Claim 21330
Returns to be made Samuel Lake Springville Erie County New York
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 State of New York
 County of Erie
B. Charles Chaffee William Reden & Isaac Knox being duly sworn according to law doth on their oaths say that they are personally acquainted with Consider Bement an applicant for a pension as a revolutionary Soldier that we believe him to be seventy years of age, that^ he is reputed and believed in the neighbourhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion, that the said consider Bement is a resident of Concord in said County, and lives in the same neighbourhood with these deponents, and further saith not- 
Isaac Knox. Charles Chafee William Reeden
Sworn and subscribed this  20th day of November 1832 Before me & I certify the above deponents to  be credible persons 
 Stephen Albro Justice of the Peace in Erie County in the State of New York
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State of New York Clerks office Erie County SS. I Noah P. Sprague Clerk of said County do hereby certify that Stephen Albro Esq before whom the written affidavit affidavit purports to have been sworn was at the time of taking said affidavit  a  Justice of the Peace in and for the County of Erie duly elected and sworn and authorised to do the same. And I further certify that I am acquainted with the hand writing of said Justice & do verily believe the signature "Stephen Albro" subscribed to the certificate of deposition refered to to be his genuine signature. In testimony whereof  I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the seal of our County this 5th day of December 1832 Noah P. Mayer Clerk of Erie County
Consider Bemont affs.
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[Declaration of Revolutionary Soldier who served in the MILITIA, to obtain a Pension under the Act of Congress, passed June 7, 1832.] State of New York, Erie County, ss.
On this 5th day of December 1832 personally appeared in open Court, before the Court of Common Pleas, now sitting at Buffalo, in said County, Consider Bemont, a resident of Concord in the County of Erie and State of New York, aforesaid, aged 70 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 that in the year 1779 he resided in Springfield Hampshire County in Massachusetts, and there were orders to draft soldiers from the militia, that he enlisted in order the make out the number of troops required, the last of March in the year 1779 under Captain Carpenter and served under him as a guard at Springfield Massachusetts  the period of three months and was discharged & returned home. This deponent does not know to what Regiment the Company belonged, that they were Stationed as a guard at the Laboratory there true artificers or men employed at that place to make Catridges 
 Some Blacksmiths & Harness makers, and that there were armes ammunition. Cannon and other military stores, that there was a man by name of Bryant who had but one arm who had some command at the place, but he does not know who had the Chief Command 
That in the year 1780 he enlisted again to prevent a draft, in July cannot tell the date but recollects it was during wheat harvest, for three months and service under Captain Browning in Col Murray Regiment enlisted in Springfield Massachusetts. & Marched to West Point and served the time of three months on the Hudson at & near West Point and was discharged at Peekskill. That Genl. Washington army was below at Tappan, there was a Company of Artillery left at West Point, out this deponent does not know who had the Chief Command that while he was in service and was taken and Arnold deserted to the British, that he never  received any written within discharge and is able to prove witnesses to appear at Court that since the revolution he has lived in Massachusetts, and for thirty years past has him in the State of New York. He hereby relinquishes every claim, whatever, to a Pension or annuity, except the present, and declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of the Agency of any State, 
Sworn and subscribed this 5th day of December 1832 Consider Bement Noah T Greage Clerk of Erie Common Pleas
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After examining the affidavit of Isaac Knox Charles Chaffe & William Widen who are certified to be credible persons 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. [All crossed out:And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them, that town of who has signed the preceding certificate resident in the and county of and that assigned the same is a resident of the town of who, and person, and that their statement is entitled and county of] I, Noah P. Sprague, Clerk of the said Court of Common Pleas, do hereby certify, that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of Consider Bement for a pension. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this fifth day of December 1832 
Noah P. Sprague Clerk 
Returns to be made to Samuel Lake Springville Erie county New York
Consider Belmont Rev. Claim 1330
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No. 21.350
Consider Bemont
Erie County, N.Y.
admitted.
6 mo. Private.
Sam. Lake Agt.
Springville P.O. Erie County N.Y.