Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 5779, for Benjamin Joyner, Georgia
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(3 - 1776)
SERVICE
Ga
N. C.
Joyner, Benjamin
NUMBER
R. 5779
CONTENTS_
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No 37042
Benjamin Joyner
Ga
act 7 June 1832
5779
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State of Georgia Upson County    
Personally came before me Thomas N Willis an acting justice of the peace in and for said county Benjamin Joyner who being duly swornd deposeth and sayeth on oath. That he was inlisted in the war of the revolution under the folowing officers to wit That is in the State of North cariliner and in listed under Capten Lindsey for one year in the regular service and served the time faithfully that he inlisted for Then enlisted for three years in North caroliner for the State of Georgia under Capten Dekeser a recruiting officer for Georgia and come to Georgia and was put under Capten Cooper in the Georgia caviltry in Colonel Marbrey or Mabrey [Marbury] ridgement and served his time faithfully and was discharged by Colonel Marbrey or Mabrey The dates cant be recolected by deponent and his discharges is all lost and he knows of now living witnes that he can prove his servises by And has never before made any atempt to git any pention Deponent further states that the family record is lost but as well as he can recolect he is about ninty years old In Sworn to and subscribed to before me May the 3d 1845
Thomas N Willis JP
Benjamin his X mark Joyner
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mailed without review 
February 12, 1936
BENJAMIN JOYNER
R. 5779
BA-J/MLB

Mrs. C. S. Durden
Swainsboro
Georgia
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request information relative to Benjamin Joiner, a soldier of the Revolutionary War, and of Georgia.
You are furnished below the record of the only soldier named Benjamin Joyner, under any spelling, found in the Revolutionary War records of this office, as shown in the papers on file in pension claim, R. 5779, based upon his service in the Revolutionary War.
The date and place of this soldier's birth and names of his parents are not given.
Benjamin Joyner, as soldier's name appears in the claim, while residing in Upson County, Georgia, aged about ninety years, applied for pension May 3, 1845, and alleged that he enlisted in the State of North Carolina, for one year, that he served as private in Captain Lindsey's North Carolina company, and that he was discharged at the end of the term for which he enlisted; that he enlisted again
in North Carolina for three years, under Captain DeKeyser, went to Georgia and served there in Captain Cooper's company, Colonel
Marbury's Georgia regiment, and that he was discharged after having served the term for which he enlisted; the dates of enlistment were
not stated.
His claim for pension was not allowed as he did not furnish proof of service in accordance with the requirements of the pension law.
There are no family data shown in the claim.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER
Executive Assistant to the Administrator
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5779
P. O. 
Benjm Joyner
Service:
REJECTED
Enlisted:
Printed List of 1852 suspended
Discharged:
Rejected claims shows following cause of suspension: "for further proof and specification."
Application filed:
Alleges:
Re-enlisted:
Attorney:
P. O.
Recognized. Contract.
Cert. of Dis.  Searched for, 18.

1936 Feb. 12 - Hist. to Mrs. Q. A. Durden -MLB.
1936 Feb. 14. Hon. Hugh Peterson, Jr. inf. hist. sent Mrs. Durden Feb. 12, 1936 [illegible]
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[illegible] Bldg
Congress of the United States
House of Representatives
Washington, D.C.
February 11, 1936
Veterans Administration
Washington, D. C.
Sir:
The attached communication
is sent for your consideration.
Please investigate the statements
contained therein and forward me
the necessary information for reply, returning the enclosed correspondence
with your answer.
Yours truly,
Hugh Peterson, Jr.
M.C.
GPO 9-2494

Wanted record
of Benjamin Joiner
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[stamped]Received Jan. 6 1936

Swainsboro Ga
Feb 2 1936
Veterans Administration
Bureau of Pensions.
Washington D.C.
Dear Sirs -
Please give me any information which you concernig Benjamin Joiner
Revolutionary Soldier,
of Sumpter County, Georgia
Yours truly
Mrs. C. S. Durden
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February 14, 1936
BA-J/MCS
Benjamin Joyner
R. 5779

Honorable Hugh Peterson, Jr.
House of Representatives
Washington, D.C.

My dear Mr. Peterson:

Reference is made to your communication of February 11, 1936,
enclosing a letter from Mrs. C. S. Durden of Swainsboro, Georgia,
dated January 31, 1936, and requesting the record of a Revolutionary War
soldier, Benjamin Joiner.
The records of this office show that on February 2, 1936, Mrs. C. S. Durdon wrote this office for the Revolutionary War record
of Benjamin Joiner and it was sent her on February 12, 1936.
Mrs. Durden's letter addressed to you January 31, 1936, is returned herewith.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER
Executive Assistant to the Administrator
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No 37042
Benjamin Joyner
Act of June 1832
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Evans Shannon
June 16. '45
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Pension Office
June 16, 1845

Sir
Enclosed you will find printed instructions for the guidance of Benjamin Joyner in asserting a claim to a pension under the act of 7 June 1832.
His declaration should be made before a court of record in open Court, unless from bodily infirmity he is unable to attend in person in that case the Judge may act out of Court he certifying to the particular disability. If taken before a Justice of the Peace the must be submitted to, and approved by a court in open session.
The date of the commencement and the duration of each term of service, with the names of the Company and field officers under whom it was performed must be supplied and sustained by record or documentary evidence,
the Records in the office of the secretarys of State of North Carolina and Georgia may furnish the proof required.
Evans Shannon Esq.
Griffin, Ga
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[stamped]Griffin Ga May 6
May 14, 1845
Double
Benj. Joyner
June 1832

25
Col. I. L. Edwards
Pension office
City of Washington
D.C.
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Griffin Georgia
6 May 1845
Col. Edwards

Dear Sir I have been
called on a few days ago to
see if I could  get any thing for
this old man.
enclosed you have 
his testimony
if on examination you find 
he is intitled please inform me 
how I am to act --
 Your most Obt sert
s/Evans Shannon

P.S. In Mr Smiths case
I will try and satisfy the
Department