Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 753, Ebenezer Bennett, Conn
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SERVICE
Conn.

Bennett, Ebenezer

NUMBER
R.753
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37456

Ebenezer Bennett
Declaration Act 7 June 1832
vt
act of June 1832
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State of Vermont
District of Washington ss

  On this 31st day of October in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and forty fourteen, personally appeared before the Probate Court, in and for the District of Washington aforesaid, Ebenezer Bennett, a resident of Warren in the county of Washington and State of Vermont, aged 86 years who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of provision made by the act of Congress passed June 7, 1832.
  That he enlisted into the army of the United States, in the early part of the War of the Revolution and served under various engagements till near its close but is now unable to state definitely the different tours and dates of engagements.  He was, at the time, a resident of (illegible) in the state of Connecticut where he first enlisted for eight months in 1775, under Captain Gibbs as he now thinks of Colonel Mead's Connecticut regiment and served the vicinity of Boston. He again enlisted according to his best recollection some time in the year 1776, under Colonel Archibald Durance, and served at a place called HorseNeck, West Point and at Saratoga - was at the latter place when Burgoyne was taken - this service, he thinks, was from twelve to fifteen months.  He subsequently engaged as a substitute for one Jonathan Stiles and served about one year, as he believes in Colonel Eaton's Regiment.  Besides the above named tours of service he well recollects being engaged for some length of time as a teamster for the army and performed that service from Rhode Island to New York and West Point, that is to and from those and other places but does not now recollect dates nor the name of the
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Captain or Conductor of Teams under whom he was employed.  He further states that his supposed inability to prove his services is the reason why he has not before applied for the benefit of said act having been too poor since its passage to get aboard for evidence. 
  He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension, or an annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the pension roll of any agency in any state.
  Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
Ebenezer Bennett
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid. Before me Azel Apalding Judge of Probate and the Judge of said Court of Probate hereby declares that in his opinion the above named applicant was a Revolutionary soldier and service as he states.
Azel Spalding Judge of Probate.

I, Lyman Briggs, Register of the Court of Probate, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court in the matter of application of Ebenezer Bennett for a pension. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this thirty first day of October, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty five.
Attest Lyman Briggs, Register of Court
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State of Vermont
Washington District ss

I Asel Spaulding Judge of the Probate Court for the district of aforesaid do hereby certify that Lyman Briggs is the Reg Clerk of said Court duly appointed & sworn that the foregoing is his attestation & that is is in due form of law.
Azel Spaulding Judge of Probate
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Meriden N.H. January 13, 1847
Sir,
  The declaration of Ebenezer Bennett of Vermont now herewith transmitted for the last of proof of his service which has in part lately been obtained of there present Comptroller of the State of Connecticut and now accompanies his declaration and in the hope that further proofs may hereafter be obtained either at Hartford or Washington.
Very respectfully your obedient servant
John Bryant
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Ebenezer Bennett vs
Act 7 June 1832
Proof of a part of his service
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State of Connecticut
Comptrollers Office
Hartford 14 December 1846
I certify that on application for evidence of the service of Ebenezer Bennet in the war of the Revolution, I have examined the records & documents remaining in this office relating to that war, and in a paper headed "Pay Roll of Capt Matthew Meads company in the Regiment of Forces" 
of the United Colonies under command of Colonel David Waterbury "raised in the Colony of Connecticut, commencing on the day in which
"they entered said service, and ending with the time of their dismission" including time for the discharged to get home."  I find the name of Ebenzer  Bennit [Ebenezer Bennet], private, as entering the service on the 8th of May, and being discharged Nov. 196 days, including time for discharged to get home at 15 miles per diem, 225 miles from Camp.  According to the data given, the service, with addition of Mileage is 206 days.  No year for this service is mentioned in the Pay Roll, but from the filing, and from corresponding papers it appears to have been rendered in 1775.
Mason Cleveland
Comptroller
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(Black Square on paper)
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Ex'r.      INVALID.
REJECTED 
Ebenezer Bennett
P. O.
Service:
Enlisted: ___________,18--
Discharged: _______, 18--
Application filed: ____, 18--
Alleges:
Re-enlisted:
Attorney:
P.O.
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Harrington Comptroller
Sept 22 1845. In relation to
search made for evidence
of Ebenezer Bennett & others
John Bryant Esq
Meriden
N. Hampshire
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Comptroller Office Connecticut
September 22d 1845
Sir
I have made an examination of the records
of this office relating to the war of the revolution
and do not find the names of any one 
concerning whom you wrote.
Ebenezer Bennett you say was in the same service I cant find him, can you tell the year and his Capt and the place of his service.  If so inform me.  I find some service of Capt Gibbs at New Haven, Col John Mead did much service.  Any particulars you can give respecting the service of Bennett and the others may aid very much in working an examination.  Our rolls are very imperfect and many are missing.  I find a roll of Capt Clarks Co. in '75 or Boston but the name of Jedediah Strong is not there.
Very Respectfully
A Carrington   Comptroller