Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S 39378, Benjamin Crutchley, Md.
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SERVICE- Md. 
Crtuchley, Benjamin
Number S 39378
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39378
INVALID
Rev
File No. 39378
Benjamin Crutchley
Pri Rev War
Act 18th March 18
Index:- Vol 3, Page 105
(arrangement of 1870)
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10577
Viriginia R 
Benjamin Crutchley
Wood County, in the state of Virginia who was a private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Hall of the Maryland line, for the term of three years.
Inscribed on the Roll of Virginia at the rate of eight dollars per month, to commence on the 7th of September 1818
Certificate of Pension issued the 13th day of May 1819 and sent to John H Neal Esq. Parkersburg, Virginia
Arrears to 4th of March 1819 5 24/30 4/31 47.43
Semi-anl. all'ce ending 4 Sept 1819             40.00
                                                                 $95.43
{Revolutionary claim, Act 18th March, 1818.}
Continued 
Wood County 

Notification sent October 30 1820
John H Neal Parkersburg, VA
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Benjamin Crutchley
10.577
Sept 1820
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Virginia Wood County to wit
On this 10th day of August 1820 personally appeared in open court in the cunty in the county court of Wood County being a court of record unlimited common law jurisdiction and an official seal o Benjamin Crutchley, aged 76 years, who being sworn according to Law doth on his oath declare that he served in the revolutionary war as follows; that he enlisted at Baltimore on the 10th day of January 1777 under Capt. Samuel Godman in the 4th Maryland Regt Commanded by Colo Josias Duvall Hall and that he served in the revolutionary war for three years that he was in the battles of Brandywine and Germantown and that he was discharged at Morristown New Jersey which discharge he sent on the was Department that he is a carpenter by trade but from age and infirmity he is totally unable to follow the same that he has no family residing with him but his wife who is old and infirm and unable to do much work and that he has heretofore received a pension certificate number 10,577 and the said Benjamin Crutchley do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18th day of March 1818 and that I have not since that time by gift or sale or any other manner disposed of my property of the act of Congress entitled an act to provide certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary War passed on the 18th of March 1818 and that I have not nor has any person in trust for me any property securities or contracts or debs due to me nor have I any income other than that which is contained in the schedule hereto annexed and by me subscribed to wit- 2 Cows and 4 hogs 2 or 3 buckets/ kettle/ Dutch over/ skitlet and six knives and forks 6 plates/ 3 
 iron spoons/ 6 old tin cups/ 3 tea cups and saucers that has bought a small tract of poor land which he has not paid nor got a deed and not more than 2 or 3 acres cleared.
Benjamin Crutchley
Sworn to (illegible) in Open Court on the 10th day of August 1820
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I, James H. Neal Clerk of the County Court of Wood County do hereby certify that the foregoing oath and the schedule thereto annexed are truly copied from the record of the said court; And I do further certify that it is the opinion of said Court that the total amount in Value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule is forty dollars. 
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand affixed said COurt on the 23rd Day of August 1820.
H. Neal Clerk of the County Court
of Wood County-Va.
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Rec'd 3 Feb
1 Case
J.H. Neal Esq
Parkersburg, VA

Mr. Benja Crutchley
Private
4th Maryland Regt
1777  3 years
dec 7 Sept 1818

Parkersburg VA
Jan 21st

The Secretary of the War Department
Washington
18-1/2

Benja Crutchley
Col Hall's Maryland Regiment
1777 - 3 years

7th Sept 1818
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Virginia to wit

On the 7th day of September 1818 before the County Court of Wood County in the Commonwealth of Virginia personally appeared Benjamin Crutchly aged seventy three years a resident in said county who being 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 services of the United States in the Revolutionary War". That he the said Benjamin Crutchly enlisted as a private in the state of Maryland in the Company commanded by Capt. Godsman of the 4th Maryland Regiment attached to the division commanded by General Sullivan; that he continued to serve in said corps or in the service of the United States until the year 1780 when he was discharged from said service in the state of New Jersey having served the time of three years at one time; that he was in the Battles of Brandywine and German Town and that he is in reduced circumstances and stands in need of the assistance of his county for his support. And that he has no other evidence now in his power of said service.

Whereupon this court doth certify that it appears to their satisfaction that the said Benjamin Crutchly did serve in the Revolutionary War as stated in the preceding declaration against the common enemy for the term of three years at one time upon the continental establishment and that the said Benjamin Crutchly is in reduced circumstances and stands in need of the assistance of his county for support. And now transmit the proceedings and testimony had and taken to the Secretary of the War Department pursuant to the directions of the act of congress aforesaid.

In testimony that the foregoing is a true copy from the recording said court I James H Neal Clerk thereof have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of my office this 19 day of January 1819.

J.H. Neal
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Copy of order Morris Town 12 January 1780

The *** of Benjamin Crutchley late a soldier in the Fourth Maryland [illegible] having satisfactorily served the term of three years which *** engaged is hereby discharged from service [illegible].

Jo Candel Karl Gold

having commissioned to furnish him way of Maryland

[illegible]