Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 10,138, for Benjamin Stevens, Maryland
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SERVICE
Md

Stevens, Benjamin
Priscilla

NUMBER
R.10.138

CONTENTS
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[Peggy-crossed out]
Lt Peggy Prior
May 30 /57

5265

Maryland
Benjamin Stevens
Private
Maryland line
In the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War

Inscribed on the Roll of Maryland
at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on
the 21 of April 1818

Certificate of Pension issued the 11 of Jany 1819
and sent to Hon Mr Bayley House
of Representatives U.S.

Arrears to 4th of Sept. 1818
$35.72
Semi-anl. all'ce ending 4 March 1819
48
$83.72
{ Revolutionary claim,
Act 18th March, 1818 }
four years
Somerset Co’y
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of James Stevens
on the remainder
of the money due to
Benjamin Stevens
& his Widow as 
a pension
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To the Commissioner of
Pensions Washington D.C.
Hon George C. Whiting,
Dear Sir
You will see by reference
to the list of Revolutionary
soldiers, that the
name of Benjamin
Stevens, who I think
served with General Winder
and other officers during the
whole period of the war
and who received a pension
from [illegible] 1800 until 1819,
at which time he [illegible] to
make application  [illegible - transfer?]
and having died on the 18th
day of February 1820 and
leaving a widow whose
name was Priscilla, who also
failed to make application
during her life, who also
having died on the 7th day
of [illegible], I now make
final application for the 
amount that might
have been due them, at the
respective deaths. I being
his son and heir.  I James Stevens
was born on the 17th day of July 1799.
James Stevens

State of Maryland Somerset County to wit
On this 9th day of July 1857. before me the
subscriber a Justice of the Peace personally
 appeared Elizabeth Smith
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who being sworn according to Law,
declares that she was acquainted
with Benjamin Stevens, and
Priscilla Vanderwolf, and that
she saw them married, and
that the said James Stevens was
their son, and was born on
the 17th day of July, 1799 and
said parties died at or about 
the time stated in the
foregoing letter.
Sworn before
Lemuel Malone J. P.

And also James Stevens
appeared at the same time
and made oath that his Father 
died on the 14th day
February 1820. and that
his wife my Mother died
on the 7 day of April
1827, and that they were married
about the year 1797 to the
best of his knowledge.
Sworn before
Lemuel Malone
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State of Maryland Somerset County to wit: 
I Levin Woolford Clerk
of the Circuit Court for Somerset County aforesaid hereby certify that
Lemuel Malone Esquire before whom the annexed affidavits appear
to have been made and whose name appears thereto was at the time
when the same bear date, one of the Justices of the peace of the State
of Maryland in and for Somerset County aforesaid duly commissioned &
Sworn & that I believe his signature thereto to be genuine. In
testimony whereof I hereunto subscribe my name and
affix the seal of the said Circuit Court this 16th
day of July Anno Domini 1857
Levin Woolford Clk
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B Stevens
Susp'd for [illegible-Mary Roby?]

Admitted
Hon W Bayly
H of R
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Judge's certificate
as to claimant's
circumstances
wanted
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Somerset County State of Maryland ss
On this 21st day of April 1818 before me the
subscriber, one of the Judge of the County Court personally
appears Benjamin Stevens aged sixty seven years, resident in Somerset County
 State of Maryland, who being by
me first duly sworn, according to law, doth on his Oath
make the following declaration in order to obtain the
provision made by the late act of Congress entitled “an act
to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and
naval service of the United States on the revolutionary
war". That he the said Benjamin Steven enlisted in
Salisbury in 1776 in the State of Maryland in the
company commanded by Captain John Gunby
of the 2d Maryland Regiment. That he continued to serve in
the said corps, or in the service of the United States untill
the year 1780 - when he was discharged from
service in Morris Town State of New Jersey. That he
was in the Battles of York Island, White Plains,
Brandywine and German Town - And
that he is in reduced circumstances and stands in
need of the assistance of his country for support, and that
he has no other evidence now in his power of his said services,

Sworn to and declared before me the day and year aforesaid
James B Robins A. Judge of
4 Jud’l] District of Maryland

I James B Robins Judge &c as aforesaid do certify that
it appears to my satisfaction that the said Benjamin Stevens did
serve in the revolutionary war as stated in the preceding declaration
against the common enemy, and I now transmit the proceedings and
testimony taken and had before me, to the Secretary for the department
of war pursuant to the directions of the aforementioned act of Congress
James B. Robins Associate
Judge of 4 Jud’l District of Maryland
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State of Maryland Somerset County Set
I hereby certify to all whom it doth or may concern
that James B. Robins Esquire before whom the within
deposition appears to have been taken & by whom the within
Certificate is made, and whose signature appears respectively
thereto was at the time of taking the said deposition
and making the said Certificate one of the associate Judges of the
fourth Judicial district of Maryland, and that full faith
and credit ought to be given to all acts done by him as such,
as well in Courts of Justice thereout.

In Testimony whereof I have hereunto
set my hand and affixed the seal of
my Office this twenty first day of April
in the year of our Lord one thousand
eight hundred and eighteen
John Dowe Clk of
Somerset County

I do hereby certify that the within named Benjamin Stevens
is in [illegible] circumstances as to property and is very infirm
in health, not capable of labor, having been for some years
frail and now is almost wholly confined to his house by the
the loss of the use of his limbs, and is in my opinion justly entitled to
the benefit of the law for which he has applied.
Thomas Bayly
January 9th 1818
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RECORD DIVISION.
3 - 525.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR.
BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
Washington, D. C., 19
R10138

In reply to your request of ___, received ____ 
for a statement of the military history of Benjamin Stevens, a
soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired
information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension
 on file in this Bureau.
DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT.
1776

LENGTH OF SERVICE.
1780

RANK.
[blank]

OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED.
CAPTAIN.
John Gunby
COLONEL.
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STATE.
Md

Battles engaged in, York Island, White Plains, Brandywine, Germantown
Residence of soldier at enlistment, enlisted at Salisbury, Md.
Date of application for pension, Apr 21, 1818. His cl al.
Residence at date of application, Somerset Co. Md.
Age at date of application, 67 years died Feby 14 1820
Remarks: Soldier mar. about 1797 Priscilla Vanderwolf who died on
April 7, 1827 Son James born July 17 1799 children are referred to but no
other names are stated.
Very respectfully,
Commissioner

Rejection only legal so not included in above
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Salisbury 20th July 1857
George C. Whiting Esq 
Commissioner of Pensions
Sir
In reply to your kind favour of 30th of May last, in which
you say that if I will “state whether Benjamin
Stevens left a widow and if so, when she was
married to him and when she died, you will
inform me whether she was entitled to a pension
at her death and if entitled instruct her
children how to proceed to obtain it,” I ask permission
 to enclose to you the within application
which sets forth the facts. If any thing further
is necessary, and you will instruct me, I shall
greatly thank you.
I also enclose the petition
or application of Isaac Crouch for bounty land,
 the receipt of which by you, you will
please inform me. I am the authorized agent
in the Stevens case, and also in that of Isaac
Crouch.
Very Respectfully
Peggy Prior

B S Papers not found in Envelope
when I recd the pension case Aug 12/57 B
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Pension Office
August, 12 1857
Madam
I have examined & rejected the claim
of the heirs of Benjamin & Priscilla Stevens
for arrears of pension. The soldier died
in 1820 & his widow before the passage
of any act under which she could be
entitled to a pension.
When Priscilla Stevens
died she was not entitled to pension. Consequently,
there can be no arrear due or unclaimed
pension to apply for.


Mrs Peggy Prior
Salisbury Md
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1912 Dec. 30 Hist 
to Mrs. J.H. Mayer


10.138
Priscilla Stevens

REJECTED
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SOUTH WESTCORNER
LINCOLN AND MARKET STREETS
JOHNSTON, PA

[circle stamp]
PENSION OFFICE U S K
DEC 20 1912

December 18 1912
Dept of the Interior
Bureau of Pensions
Washington D.C.

Dear Sir - I have since
learned that Benjamin Stevens
enlisted in the Revolution in
1777 and was discharged in
1780 Jan 10 - His Captain was
John Eccleston of Maryland [illegible]
and his Col was Thos. Price.
I would like to know from
where he enlisted and where
he lived afterward. Have you
any such record?
Yours truly
Mrs. L. H. Mayer
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Salisbury 20th  May 1857
To
The Commissioner
of Pensions, 
Sir,  Will you
please to inform if there are not
arrearages of pension due to the
child (or children) of Benjamin
Stevens, a revolutionary soldier
& pensioner, who died
on Feb. 14th 1820, and if any
what is the amount due?
Respectfully
Peggy Prior