Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 20,488, for Benjamin Lilley, Connecticut
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(3-1776)

SERVICE
Conn

Lilley, Benjamin
Mary

NUMBER
W. 20,488

CONTENTS
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(left side)
Notifn. sent to R H. E. G. McLaughlin, Williamston, VT. 22 d July 1820

Dead. See letter to D. Cobb Dec. 22d 1838

(right side)
12,398R
Vermont
Benjamin Lilley
of Stafford in the state of Vermont who was a private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Starr of the Connecticut line, for the term of 3 years

Inscribed on the Roll of Vermont at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 20 of February 1819

Certificate of Pension issued the 16 of July 1829 and Jonah Dana Esq Chelsea, Vert.

Arrears to 4th of Mar '19 - 27/28  4/31 - 8.74
Semi=anl. all'ce ending Sept 1819  48.00
$56.74

Revolutionary claim, Act 18th March, 1818.

Discontinued 
$1046.
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3900
Vermont
Mary Lilley
widow of Benjamin Lilley decd Conn. who was a pensioner under the Act of 1818 and who died on the 1826 of Orange Co in the State of Vermont who was a private in the Com. commanded by Captain (blank) of the regt. commanded by Col. Starr in the Connecticut line for 2 years.

Inscribed on the Roll of Vermont at the rate of 80 Dollars --- Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1836.

Certificate of Pension issued the 15 day of Augt 1839 & sent to Daniel Cobb Strafford, Vermont 

Arrears to the 4th of Mar 1839  $240.00
Semi=annual allowance ending 4 Sept '39  40.00
$280.00

Act July 7, 1838.

Recorded by D. M. Curdy Clerk
Book A.  Vol. 2  Page 45
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I Jonathan Dunham of Mansfield in the County of Tolland & State of Connecticut aged eighty years depose and say that I was acquainted with Benjamin Lilley and Mary Jennings as early as the year one thousand seven hundred and seventy four - that they lived in said Mansfield untill they were married which was in the year one thousand seven hundred and eighty four as near as I can recollect - and that they removed to the Town of Coventry in said Tolland County soon after they were married and cohabited as husband & wife one year or more and soon after removed to the Town of Strafford in the State of Vermont where I have since visited them and they continued to live together as husband and wife
Jonathan Dunham

Tolland County s.s. Mansfield January 15th 1839 
Personally appeared Jonathan Dunham signer of the foregoing deposition and made solemn oath to the truth of the same before me
Edmund Freeman Justice of the Peace

I hereby certify that I am acquainted with the above named deponant and that he is person of credibility and his testimony is entitled to full credit
Edmund Freeman Justice of Peace
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I Samuel Dunham of Mansfield in the County of Tolland and State of Connecticut aged eighty four years depose and say that I was acquainted with Benjamin Lilly and Mary Jennings as early as the year one thousand seven hundred and seventy four and that the said Mary was sister to my first wife and I understood from common report that the said Benjamin and Mary were married in the year one thousand seven hundred and eighty four as near as I can recollect - that soon after they were married. They left Mansfield and commenced house keeping in the Town of Coventry where they remained one year or more and cohabited together as husband and wife and soon after removed to the Town of Strafford in the State of Vermont and I afterward visited them at their dwelling in Strafford in said State of Vermont
Saml Dunham

Tolland County s.s. Mansfield January 14th 1839 
Personally appeared Samuel Dunham signer of the foregoing deposition and made solemn oath to the truth of the same before me
Edmund Freeman Justice of Peace

I hereby certify that I am acquainted with the above named deponent and that he is a person of credibility and his testimony is entitled to full credit
Edmund Freeman Justice of Peace
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State of Connecticut County of Tolland SS County Clerks Office
I Jeremiah Parish Clerk of the Courts in said County certify that Edmund Freeman Esq of Mansfield is a Justice of Peace within sd. Tolland County duly appointed and acting in sd capacity - that his commission bears date the 26 day of May 1838 and will continue untill the 20th day of June 1839. Also that the signatures to the with & foregoing certificates purporting to be the official signatures of sd. Justice Freeman are genuine. In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed my seal of office at Tolland this 16 day of January 1839
Jeremiah Parish Clerk
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I Benjamin Lilley of Strafford in the County of Orange and State of Vermont testify and declare that in November AD 1775 I enlisted in Mansfield in the State of Connecticut into Captain John Keys Company in Colonel Durkees Regiment and General Huntingtons Brigade for thirteen months and served during that time and was honorably discharged. Afterwards in the month of June AD 1777 I enlisted for three years in Captain John Shumways Company in Colonel Starrs Regiment (if I rightly recollect) in General Huntingtons Brigade, and served during the whole of the three years and was honorably discharged.
what pay I received amounted to but very little. 
And I further say that my circumstances in life are such that I need the assistance of my Country for support and therefore request that I may be put onto the pension list according to the late Act of Congress making provision therefor 
Chelsea April 6, 1818  Benjamin Lilley

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State of Vermont Orange County Chelsea April 6, 1818.
Personally appeared Benjamin Lilley and made oath that the within written declaration by him subscribed is true 
before me
Josiah Dana Chief Judge of Orange County Court

(lower left corner written vertically)
Benjamin Lilley
April 6 1818 Strafford
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Benjamin Lilley
private
Orange Coy. Vermt.
Various services - 
3 years in Colo. 
Starr's Regt. Connt.
line.
6th April, 1818.

On roll of Connecticut 
1st regt. Shumways Co. Mar 20 '77
discharge May 20 '81 3 years

Josiah Dana, judge
Chelsea,
Vermont,
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I do hereby certify that it appear to my satisfaction that the said Benjamin Lilley did serve in the Revolutionary War on the continental establishment as stated in the preceeding declaration against the common enemy, and I also certify that it appears to my satisfaction that he is poor and needs the assistance of his Country for support and I now transmit the proceedings taken and had before me to the Secretary for the War department pursuant to the forementioned Act of Congress
Chelsea February 2nd 1819
Josiah Dana Chief Judge of Orange County Court

State of Vermont Orange County Clerks office February 2d AD 1819.
I here certify that Josiah Dana Esqr of Chelsea in the County of Orange before whom the foregoing declaration was taken, is Chief Judge of Orange County Court acting under the authority of the State of Vermont, and that his name subscribed to the foregoing certificate is in his own hand writing.
Attest H. E. G. W. Laughlin Clk of Orange County Court
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Benjamin Lilleys declaration and schedule
Strafford
12-396  $1046

July 1819

Not entitled
Sept 1819
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Declaration

In order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress of the 7th July AD 1838 entitled "An act granting half pay & pensions to certain widows

State of Vermont Orange County SS
On this twenty ninth day of November eighteen hundred & thirty eight personally appeared before me Daniel Cobb assistant Judge of Orange County Court, Mary Lilley a resident of Strafford in the County of Orange & State of Vermont aged eighty seven years 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 7th 1838 entitled "An act granting half pay & pensions to certain widows." That she is the widow of Benjamin Lilley who was a private in the Revolutionary war. The said Benjamin enlisted into the army in the State of Connecticut & served under two enlistments four years one tour he served in Capt. Shumways Company as she believes but cannot be positive, he served in the Connecticut Line three years, enlisted in 1777. Col. name not remembered. the said Benjamin Lilley drew a pension for his said service under the act of Congress passed 10th March 1818 of eight dollars per month his pension certificate No. 12,398 she now has in her possession Declid. July 2 - 1819 the said Benjamin was stricken from the pension list on account of his property She