Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File B. L. Wt. 483-100, for Benjamin Lewis, New Jersey
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SERVICE | NUMBER
New Jersey | Lewis, Benjamin | B.L. Wt. 483-100

CONTENTS
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No. 483-100

Benjamin Lewis, dec(esed)
Warrant issued 1st Feb. 1810 & del(ivered) to the Hon. J. Condit
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State of New Jersey
Essex County//

Be it remembered that Richard Lewis came personally before me, Aaron Mann, Esq., one of the Justices of the Peace in & for the County, who being duly sworn, deposeth & saith that he is the brother of Benjamin Lewis who was a soldier in the first New Jersey Regiment commanded by Col. Matthias Ogden in the American Army & he has four sisters, Mary, Margaret, Elizabeth & Sarah.
s/ Richard Lewis (X - his mark)

Taken & subscribed before me June 2nd 1809.
s/ Aaron Mann, Justice of the Peace
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State of New Jersey
Essex County//

Came before me, Enos Martin, one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas holden in and for the County of Essex, Richard Lewis and Peggy Kint, two of the grantors of this Letter of Attorney who are acknowledged [crossed out: that this] they signed, sealed and delivered the within Letter of Attorney as their voluntary act and said for the uses and purposes therein expressed. Taken and acknowledged before me this sixth day of January Eighteen Hundred and ten. 
s/ Enos Martin

State of New Jersey
Essex County//

Be it remembered that Richard Lewis, one of the attesting witnesses to this Letter of Attorney before me and maintained greed being sworn according to law deposeth and saith that he saw Betsey Kint and Sarah M. Whelan sign, seal and deliver the within Letter of Attorney as their voluntary act and said for the uses and purposes therein expressed. 
s/ Richard Lewis

Taken and acknowledged before me this sixth day of January Eighteen Hundred and ten.
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...before me this sixth day of January Eighteen Hundred and ten.
s/ Richard Lewis

Enos Martin, one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas holden in and for the County of Essex

State of New Jersey
Essex County//

I, Silas Condit, Clerk of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas in and for said County, in conformity to the statute of the United States in such case made and provided, hereby certify unto all whom it may concern - That Enos Martin, the person before whom the foregoing and hereunto annexed affidavits were made and acknowledgment taken, was at the time of the taking thereof, and still is, a Judge of said Court and a Justice of the Peace in and for said County, as appears by the Rolls of County Officers for said County in my office and that full faith and credit is due to all his legal acts as such as well in Courts of law as elsewhere.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the Seal of said Court at Newark in said County this Eighth day of January in the year
of our Lord, One Thousand Eight Hundred and Ten, and of the Independence of the United States the thirty fourth.
s/ Silas Condit
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Know all men by these presents that we, Richard Lewis, Peggy Kint, Polly Camoy, Betsey Kint and Sarah M. Whelan do make & appointed Col. John Condint of Orange County of Essex & State of New Jersey our attorney for us & in our name to sue for demand & receive of the United State by the hands of the officer all debts, dues & demand whatsoever either real or personal which are due & owing or of right belonging to us at this time from Benjamin Lewis, our brother, to which property we are the lawful heirs [crossed out: entitled]. Col. J. Conduit is authorized to recover & receive & do all other things necessary [crossed out: as] for us as if we were personally present.

In witness whereof we have hereunto set our hands and affixed our seals this 20th day of Dec. 1809.
s/ Richard Lewis (X - his mark)
s/ Peggy Kint (X - her mark)
s/ Betsey Kint (X - her mark)
s/ Sarah M. Whelan  (X - her mark)

Signed & delivered in the presence of.
s/ Alijah Williams

State of New Jersey
Essex County//

Jonathan Kint, on oath before me, deposeth and saith that Richard Lewis, Peggy Kint, Betsey Kint, Sarah M. Whelan & Polly Camoy were all and the only lawful heirs now living of Benjamin Lewis, deceased. 
s/ Jonathan Kint

Taken and sworn before me this 6th day of January 1810.
s/ Enos Martin, Justice of the Peace
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State of New Jersey
Essex County &c.//

Be it remembered that on the 26th day of August 1809 before me came personally Joseph Squier, who being duly sworn saith that he, the said deponent, was personally acquainted in the American War with Benjamin Lewis. The said Benjamin Lewis was born in the s(ai)d County of Essex at a place called then Horse Neck, now Caldwell and that the said Benjamin Lewis was a Continental Soldier and was killed at the Siege of York Town at the taking of Cornwallis and that he, the said Benjamin, was not to exceed twenty years of age when he was killed and that at the time of his death he was a single man and had never been married to the best of this deponent's knowledge and his firm belief.
s/ Joseph Squier (X - his mark)

Sworn before me the day and year first above written.
s/ Joseph T. Hardy, Justice of the Peace

State of New Jersey
Essex County//

I, Silas Condit, Clerk of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas [crossed out: that born] in and for said County, in conformity to the Statute of the United States in such case made and provided, hereby certify to all whom it may concern that Joseph J. Hurdy, the person before whom the foregoing affidavit appears to have been taken was at the time of the taking thereof, and still is, a Justice of the Peace for said County, as appears by the Rolls of County Officers for said County in my office and that full faith and credit is due to all his legal acts as such as well in Courts of Law as elsewhere.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the Seal of said Court at Newark in said County this Eighth day of January in the year of our Lord One Thousand Eight Hundred and Nine, and of the Independence
of the United States the Thirty fourth.
s/ Silas Condit
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State of New Jersey
Essex County//

Be it remembered that Capt. Dan'l Baldwin of the County of Essex & State of New Jersey personally appeared before me, Aaron Munn, Esq., one of the Justices of the Peace in & for the County & being duly sworn deposeth & saith that he was
acquainted with Benjamin Lewis of the County & State aforesaid & knew him as a soldier in the first New Jersey Regiment commanded by Col. Mathias Ogden & that he was listed for during the American War.
s/ Daniel Baldwin

Sworn & subscribed before me June 3, 1809.
s/ Aaron Munn, Justice of the Peace
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[illegible]

This claim is established & no warrant has been issued to satisfy it.

the right of heirship is not properly ascertained.

Proof should be furnished from the Orphan Court.

Power of Attorney must be obtained & signed by each heir.
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Be it known and remembered that before me, Joseph T. Hardy, one of the Justices of the Peace for the County of Essex & State of New Jersey, came personally Joseph Squier, who being duly sworn on the Evangelist of Almighty God deposeth and saith on his oath that, sometime in the year One Thousand Seven Hundred and Seventy seven, this deponent was a listed soldier in the Jersey State Regiment under the command of Colonel Spencer and this deponent further saith that at the same time he was personally acquainted with one Benjamin Lewis who was born in Horse Neck / Caldwell and listed from Newark in the State of New Jersey in the Jersey line of Continental Troops. And that this deponent was acquainted with the said Benjamin Lewis and did know the said Lewis to be a Continental Soldier as aforesaid until the year One Thousand Seven Hundred and Eighty one, sometime in the month of October and that the said Benjamin Lewis was killed at York Town in Virginia at that time, at the taking of Cornwallis and his army. That this deponent was in the action at the same time and did see and knew the said Benjamin Lewis after he was shot & further this deponent saith not.
s/ Joseph Squier

Sworn before me this Eighteenth day of May 1809.
s/ Joseph T. Hardy, Justice of the Peace
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State of New Jersey
Essex County//

I, Silas Condit, Clerk of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas & general Quarter Sessions of the Peace in & for said County, in conformity to the Statute of the United States in such cases made and provided, hereby certify unto all whom it may concern that Joseph T. Hardy and Aaron Munn, the persons before whom the foregoing affidavits appear to have been taken, were at the time of the taking thereof, and still are, Justices of the Peace for said County as appears by the Rolls of County Officers for said County in my office and that full faith & credit is due to all their legal acts as such as well in Courts of Law as elsewhere.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the Seal of my Office at Newark in said County this Third day of June in the year of our Lord One Thousand Eight Hundred & Nine and of the Independence of the United States the Thirty third.
s/ Silas Condit

[illegible]

This claim is established & no warrant has been issued to satisfy it.

the right of heirship is not properly ascertained.

Proof should be furnished from the Orphan Court.

Power of Attorney must be obtained & signed by each heir.