Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 7769, Benjamin Turner, Md.
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SERVICE Md.
Turner, Benjamin
NUMBER
S 7769

carded

CONTENTS
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26.221.

Ohio
Benjamin Turner
Fairfield Co. in the State of Ohio who was a Priv. in the Company commanded by Captain Hillery of the Regt. commanded by Col ____
in the Maryland line for _____
10 Mo P ____ 33.33

Inscribed on the Roll of Ohio at the rate of 33 Dollars 33 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 8th day of April _____ and Sent to 1834 1 ten T.

Arrears to the 4th of Mch 34          100.00
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 Sept  16.66
                                                      $116.66

{Revolutionary Claim}
{Act June 7, 1832.}
Recorded by J. T. Sprague, Clerk
Book 6   Vol. 5  Page 20
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30.213 ____

Adm 10 Months

Hon. J. Chany
John Chany
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State of Ohio}
Fairfield County} SS.
On this fifth day of March , one thirty three, personally appeared in open Court, before the Honorable the Judge of the court of Common Pleas, in and for said County, now sitting Benjamin Turner a resident of the said County of Fairfield and State of Ohio aged about seventy years, who being first duly sworn according to Law, doth, on his oath, make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the Act of Congress passed June 7th 1832.

That he was born on the 12th day of November A.D. 1762 as he believes and as appears from a record of the same in a Family Bible now in his possession; in Frederick County in the State of Maryland ____ That he entered the service of the United States as a volunteer some time in the month of June anno domini seventeen hundred and eighty, and served as herein stated ____ At the time of volunteering as aforesaid, he resided in the said County of Frederick when he entered, and served with a company of volunteers commanded by our Captain Rhaef Hillery, which company had been raised by request of government and with a view of marching to, [the relief of York Town crossed out] and aiding at the siege of YorkTown____That said deponent with the company aforesaid, instantly proceeded towards the said destination, but had only arrived at the Potomac, when they met the forces of the United States, executing
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a large number of Persons to Frederick Town, the enemy having surrendered ___ that a large portion of the convoys were either dismissed the service or returned, and said deponent with said Company commanded by Capt. Hillery ordered to take their place, and conduct said Prisoners to Frederick Town ___ That said deponent, with the company aforesaid, was retained in the service, and appointed to act as sentinals in guarding the said Prisoners, while in custody of the government at Frederick Town, until the time of their arrival in the month of April following [illeg.] ten months that deponent was engaged in the service of U.S. as aforesaid.
That in the Fall following his discharge from the service aforesaid he went to Salisbury in the State of North Carolina where he resided twelve years, at the end of which time he returned to his native County in Maryland, from where he recovered in the year 1802 to this State where he was even first resided.
That he has no documentary evidence of, nor is he acquainted with any person whom can testify to his services aforesaid. He is acquainted with W. Caulson, Pvt. Mark Ruskvin, Esq, Jason Frizzle, "Esq Eymon both men Ruskvin in said County and with Hon. W.W. Irvin Lancaster to whom he would refer for character and credibility
That he hereby relinquishes every claim whatsoever to a pension or annuity -- except the present and declares that his name is not on the pension rolls of the Agency of any State to his knowledge
[signed] Benjamin Turner
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Mr John Wright a Clergy residing in Lancaster and County of Fairfield aforesaid and William Ingmond residing in Lancaster County aforesaid hereby certify that we are [illegible--stricken out] acquainted with Benjamin Turner who has subscribed and sworn to the above declarations, that we believe him to be about seventy years of age, that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the revolution and that we concur in that opinion.
John Wright
William Ingmond

Subscribed & sworn this 5th day of March 1834
M. Z Kreider Clk.

And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states.  And the Court further certifies that it appears to them that John Wright who has signed the preceding certificate is a Clergyman resident as therein stated, and that Wm. Ingmond who has also signed the same is also resident as in said Certificate stated, and is a credible person and that their statement is entitled to credit.

I [name stricken out] M. Z. Kreider Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in and for said County and State as hereby certifies that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Benjamin Turner for a pension.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal of office this 5th day of March AD 1834
M.Z. Kreider Clerk
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[Left side of page]

1912 Jan. 8.  Hist. to Mrs. E.S. Walker.

[Right side of page]

7769

Rev War

[checkmark]  INVALID.

File No. 7769

Benjamin Turner

Priv  Rev  War

Act:  June 7th 1832

Index:--Vol. 1st, Page 381

[Arrangement of 1870.]
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Pa - Rsrch Co   81 - 1840
[Illegible]

II25 South 5th Street
Springfield Illinois, Dec. 29 I9II

The Commissioner of Pensions,

Dear Sir:-

Will you please give me the military record of Benjamin Turner ["S.7769" written in left margin] Maryland troops, pensioned I834, was in Fairfield county, Ohio?

Also of Thomas Williamson, North Carolina troops, age 79, drew pension in Iroquois County Illinois? ["S16580" written in left margin]

I find one Joseph Morrison, Virginia troops age 73, who is recorded as pensioned in Harrison county.  Now there is no such county in Illinois, can you straighten this out?

In La Salle county Illinois there was a Henry Meisner Sen. ["not on printed list or Ill Agency books" written in right margin] age 84 who was pensioned, Will you give his record?

As Chairman of State Historic Places I am trying to do a little work for the Historical Society, and for the Newberry Library of Chicago.

Thanking you for courtesy, I am
Sincerely yours,
Harriet J. Walker
(Mrs. E. S.)

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In reply to your request of...................................., received.......................for a statement of the military history of Benjamin Turner a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his ["(or his widow's)" stricken out] application for pension on file in this Bureau.  S. File 7769

[Column 1]
DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT.
June 1780

[Column 2]
LENGTH OF SERVICE.
10 mos.

[Column 3]
RANK.
[Checkmark]

[Column 4]
OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED.
CAPTAIN.                            COLONEL.
Rhaef Hillery                     [Checkmark]

[Column 5]
STATE.
Md.

Battles engaged in, [checkmark]

Residence of soldier at enlistment, Frederick Co., Md.

Date of application for pension, Mch. 5, 1833.       Alld.

Residence at date of application, Fairfield Co. Ohio.

Age at date of application, born Nov. 12, 1762, Frederick Co. Md.

Remarks:  after his service he resided at Salisbury N.C. for 12 yrs., then in his native county until 1802 when he removed to Ohio.

Very respectfully,
Commissioner.
 
27225b3m1-07
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Rev. War.

January 8, 1912.

Mrs. E. S. Walker,
1125 South 5th Street,
Springfield, Ills.

Madam:

In response to your letter dated the 29" ultimo and received the 2" instant, you are herewith furnished the military histories of Thomas Williamson, Sur. File No. 16,580; Benjamin Turner, Sur. File No. 7,769; and Joseph Morrison, Sur. File No. 31,286, Rev. War, the last of which was pensioned in Marion County, Illinois, wrongly printed Harrison [underlined] County.

You are also advised that the Revolutionary War pension records of this Bureau fail to afford any information in regard to Henry Weisner, Senior, of La Salle County, Illinois, quoted from the "Census of Pensioners 1840", said publication was not compiled from the records of this Bureau, but by the Marshalls of the several Judicial Districts, and therefore cannot always be verified.

Very respectfully,
Commissioner.