Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 45249, Isaac Bennett, Conn
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( 2 -- 1778 )
SERVICE
Conn.

Bennett, Isaac
or Bennitt

NUMBER
S. 45249

CONTENTS
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11.913
New York
Isaac Bennett
of Rensselaerville in the State of New York
who was a Private
Colonel Swift
in the regiment commanded by
of the Connecticut
line, for the term of 3 years

Inscribed on the Roll of New York
at the rate of -8- Dollars per month, to commence on
the 13th of April 1818
Certificate of Pension issued the 15th of June 1819
and sent to Appollos Moore Esq
Rensselaerville
N York

Arrears to 4th of Mar. 1819  [illegible] 18/30 4/31 = $85.83
Semi-anl. all'ce ending 4 Sept 1819
48,
133.83
{Revolutionary claim,
Act 18th March, 1818.}
4 Sep 1819
Death not on A. B.
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Isaac Bennet
private
Rensselaerville, N.Y
Col. Herman Swift
Regiment, Conn. line
3 years
13. April, 1818
Apollos Moore
Judge,
Albany, N. York.
The Judges certificate
that the applicant
from his reduced
circumstances needs
the assistance of
his country, is wanting
3 May 1819

Admd.
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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
State of New-York. TO WIT:
CITY AND COUNTY OF ALBANY.
conformity with the provisions of the Act of the Congress of the United States of America, passed March
18th, 1818, entitled ""An Act to provide for certain persons engaged in the Land and Naval Service of the United States
in the Revolutionary War, the following DECLARATION, in writing, is made under oath, by
Isaac
Bennett of the town of Rensselaer Ville in the County of
Albany in the State of New York- before the Honorable Appollos
Moore Esquire one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas for
the said County- in the said state, which Court is a Court of Record of the County and State, in which the
said Isaac Bennett--- doth reside, that is to say:

DECLARATION.
I Isaac Bennett aged Seventy Six years
of the town of Rensselaer Ville
in the County of Albany in the State of New York on this thirteenth day of
April in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighteen, -- Do solemnly,
sincerely and truly swear and declare, that I served against the common enemy in the Army, in the War of the
Revolution, on the term of three years on the Continental Establishment
and that I am a resident Citizen of the United States, to wit, in the Town County and State aforesaid; and
that by reason of my reduced circumstances in life, I am in need of assistance from my country for support -- I do
further swear and declare, that I served in the said Revolutionary War, in the capacity of, and being a private
Soldier that I belonged to the Army, to wit, I belonged to Capt Strong's Company 
Colonel Herman Swifts Regiment and Connecticut Line- That I entered the said
service the tenth day of January in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and Eighty one and left it at the close of the war [struck out: in the year of our
Lord one thousand seven hundred and eighty one] in the manner following, to wit: I left it by reason of
the expiration of this term of Service
that I received no document concerning the same service [crossed out: and discharge, which] and
and that there is no other evidence in my power to my knowledge, concerning the matters deposed by me that the
Depositions of Jeremiah Miles Esq Josiah Lobdell and Daniel [illegible] And I further declare, that in pursuance of the requisitions of the aforesaid Act of Congress, I do hereby freely
and absolutely, and to all intents and purposes, relinquish all claims to any Pension under any of the Laws of the
United States, except the pension contemplated to be allowed me under the Act of Congress aforesaid mentioned,
and under which this Declaration is made.
IN WITNESS of the truth of this Declaration, I have subscribed the same in presence of the said Judge, and
have solemnly deposed to the truth thereof, on the day herein before, for that purpose, specified.
Sworn before me is thirteenth
day of April 1818
Isaac Bennett
Appollos Moore

First Judge of Albany Common pleas
Download
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State of New York
City & County of Albany }
Clerks office

This is to certify that Apollos Moore Esqr is first Judge of the Court of Common pleas in & for the County of Albany & that the signatures to the following certificate is in his own proper Law writing. In testimony whereof I have caused the seal of the said Court to be affixed this 8th day of Sept 1818 
George Merchant Clk

United States of America.

By the Honorable Apollos Moore Esquire, one of the Judges of a Court of Record in the State of New-York, to wit, of the Court, Common Pleas in & for the County of Albany in the said State.

To the Honorable the Secretary of the Department of War of the United States of America.

SIR,
I do respectfully certify to you, in pursuance of the Act of the Congress of the United States of America, passed March 18th, 1818, entitled "An Act to provide for certain persons engaged in the Land and "Naval Service of the United States in the Revolutionary War", that Isaac Bennett
of the town of RensselaerVille the County of Albany and State of New York, personally appeared before me, at Rensselaerville of Albany, in the said State, on the thirteenth day of
April in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighteen, and then and there was carefully and minutely interrogated and examined by me, under oath, touching the facts stated in his foregoing Declaration, and thereupon he then and there subscribed the said Declaration in my presence, (after the same was deliberately read and explained to him by me) and at the same time made solemn oath before me, on the Holy Evangelists of Almighty God, that the said Declaration was, in all respects, true -- Whereupon, I required of him to produce such
other evidence as was in his power, to support the truth of his said Declaration -- Accordingly he produced as testimony, 

The deposition of Jeremiah Keeley Esqr. Josiah Lobdell and Daniel Lee

(and which accompanies this Certificate -- and I having duly considered the said Declaration and the said testimony produced in support thereof, I DO CERTIFY to you, Sir, that I am fully satisfied that the said Isaac Bennett did serve in the Revolutionary War, against the common enemy,
for the time and in the manner by him stated in his said DECLARATION and I am likewise satisfied that the other facts in that Declaration stated, are in like manner, true -- I do therefore, respectfully transmit to you the testimony in the case, and the proceedings had thereon, according to the Act of Congress aforesaid.

GIVEN under my Hand and Seal at Rensselaerville of Albany, the Eighth day of September in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighteen.
Apollos More
First Judge of Albany Common
pleas
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To the Honable [Honorable] the Secretary of the Department of War of the United States of America,
Sir I do respectfully certify to you in
pursuance of the act of Congress passed March 18th 1819 entitled "An act to provide
for certain persons engaged in the land and Naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary war " that I am well acquainted with Isaac Bennet of the Town of Rensselaer
Ville in the County of Albany the soldier in the annexed Declaration and certificate named, and that the circumstances of
the said Isaac Bennet are extremely reduced, and that in consequence of his age and Indigence, is almost entirely destitute,  And I do hereby certify that the said Isaac Bennet 
stands in need of assistance from his Country
your support. Given under my hand as RensselaerVille Albany County State of New York this Twenty sixth day of May in the year of our Lord one thousand Eight hundred
and Nineteen.
Apollos Moore
-
First Judge of Albany
common pleas
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January 19, 1938.

Mrs. George Largent
Route 2
Utica, Illinois.

BA-J/ILL
Isaac Bennett
S. 45249

Dear Madam:

Reference is made to your letter in which you request information on file in pension claim, S. 45249, and state that you are searching for Isaac Bennett, born in 1743, who served in the Revolutionary War, and married Kersia Dayton.

The data which follow are shown in the papers on file in pension claim, S. 45249, based upon service of Isaac Bennett in that war.

The date and place of birth, and the names of the parents of Isaac Bennett are not shown. nor his residence at the time he entered service in the Revolutionary War.

Isaac Bennett entered service January 10, 1781, as a private in Captain Strong's company, Colonel Heman Swift's Connecticut regiment and continued to serve three years. [Conn. Book-p.370-shows that he served until Jan. 1784]

He was allowed pension on his application executed April 13, 1818, at which time he resided in Rensselaerville, Albany County, New York. The soldier was aged then seventy-six years.

There are no data whatever pertaining to the family of the above noted Isaac Bennett.

In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension, name of person paid, and, possibly, the date of death of this pensioner, you should apply to the Comptroller General, General Accounting Office,
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Records Division, this city, and cite the following:

Isaac Bennett
Certificate #11913
Issued June 15, 1819
Rate $8 per month
Commenced April 13, 1818
Act of March 18, 1818
New York Agency.

Very truly yours,

A. D. HILLER,
Executive Assistant
to the Administrator.
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old case
___________
Rens. Ville [Rensselaerville]
8th May

Admd.

Free.

Hon. J. C. Calhoun Esquire
Secretary of Wars
Washington City
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Hon J.C. Calhoun 
Enclosed is Isaac Bennett papers with the certificate granted as it respects his standing in need of assistance from Country [illegible] Support.

Be so good as to Direct your Communication to Rensselaerville Albany County, New York as there is an Albany in the state of Pensylvania [Pennsylvania] where some of y [your] letters directed to me have lodged

Yours Apollos Moore
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1938. Jan. 19, Hist. to Mrs. George Largent of Ill.

45249
INVALID

Rej.

File No. 45249
Isaac Bennett
Priv Rev War

Act 18 March 1818
Index:- Vol. 3, Page 34
[Arrangement of 1870.]
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RECEIVED Jan 12, 1938
MAIL SUB-DIV.
VETS. ADM.
READER #17

Utica Illinois, Jan 11-1938

Pension Office, Washington, D.C.,
Will you kindly send me a copy of the pension application S-45249-which is on file at the pension office.

Yours Respectfully

Mrs George Largent
Utica
R-2- Illinois
P.S. am trying to find one Priv Isaac Bennett "in Revolution service" born 1743-died at Kent-Conn. 1809 
lived at Lebanon Mass.
Married Kersia Dayton, dauter [daughter] of Deacon Isaac Dayton of Stockbridge 
think he drew pension in 1818
might have been a 'minute man',
and do they have a separate record?