Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 24239, for Benjamin Ketcham, New York
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(3 - 1776)
SERVICE
New York
Ketcham, Benjamin 
NUMBER    S. 24239

CONTENTS
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4431
New York

Benj Ketcham
of Cornwall, in the State of New York
who was a Private in the last commanded
by Captain Raymond of the commanded
by Col. Nichols in the RL Island
line for 13 m
Inscribed on the Roll of New York
at the rate of 43 Dollars 33 Cents per annum
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 17
day of Jany,
1833
and [illegible] H. M Wilk

Arrears to 4th of Sep 1832 $65.00
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 2 33  $21.66
$86.66

Revolutionary Claim,
Act June 7, 1832.
Recorded by Geo Stiller, Clerk
Book D, Vol. 3 Page 105
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Benjn Ketcham
Pension papers
Under Act 7th June 1832
---
13 mo proof

Mr Wilkin
remitted
13 mo
$43. 33
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State of New York
Orange county
Be it know that on the 31st day of August 1832 before me, William Parker, Justice of the Peace in and for said county, personally
appeared Joseph Morrell known to me and
duly sworn according to Law, Deposeth and
saith that he is well acquainted with Benjamin
Ketcham and has been for many years past and the said Benjamin enlisted as a soldier in the in the army of the Revolution in the year 1775 in Captain Samuel Raymond's Company, I being in the same company, and that they marched from Cornwall to Constitution Island-- I believe we enlisted in the Month of August 1775 and continued in actual service about eight months and near as I can recollect further this deponent saith not.
Joseph Morrell
Subscribed and sworn this 31st day
of August 1832 before me
William Ablack, Just. Peace


I certify that I am well acquainted with
the above named Joseph Morrell, that he is a man of high respectability & his statements entitled in all places, to the fullest truth - is universally believed in the neighborhood where he resides that he was a soldier in the revolutionary War in the service of the U. States
H. Reps 27th Dec 1832
said J. Wilkin
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State of New York
Orange County     } ss:
-
On this the 31st day of August 1832 personally appeared before me John Wood known to me, who being duly sworn
according to law deposeth and saith, I am well acquainted with Benjamin Ketcham and have been for many years.  The said Benjamin enlisted as a soldier in the army of the Revolution in the year 1775 in Capt.  Raymond Samuel's company, I being in the same
Company, and that they marched from Cornwall, NY to Constitution Island, and I believe we enlisted in the month of August 1775 and continued in actual service, as minute men, about 8 months as near as I can remember.
This deponent further saith that the said
Benjamin enlisted a second time in Capt. Samuel Raymond's company about the 1st July 1776, marched from Cornwall N.Y. to fort Montgomery, thence to Nyack, thence to Kings Bridge and there remained till we retreated from New York.  We then went to
White Plains, were in Col Nichols' regiment,
went from White Plains to Peekskill, where the said Benjamin Ketcham was discharged the
1st January 1777 having served about 5 months, further this deponent Saith not.

Subscribed and sworn before me the 31st day of  August 1832
John Wood
William Ablack, J. Peace
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[written sideways across the top: ]
In the matter of Benjamin Ketcham, a soldier
Declaration for a pension
time 13 months
Wm A Clark 
_________________________________
State of New York
Orange County  } ss:
On this 28th day of November 1832 personally
appeared before me Gilbert Ogden Fowler,
Justice of the Peace of the Court of Common pleas in aforesaid County.  Benjamin Ketcham, a resident of the town of Cornwall and County aforesaid aged seventy nine years, who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his
oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress passed June 7, 1832 -- that he enlisted in the service of the United States and served as herein stated. I was born in the State of
Connecticut in the month of May 1753, the record of my age is lost, I was living in the town of Cornwall, State of New York, when I enlisted as a minute man in the year 1775 in Capt. Samuel Raymond's Company; Col.
Nicols' Regiment.  We marched from Cornwall,
New York to Constitution Island near West Point.  I believe we enlisted in the month of August 1775 and continued in actual service as a minute man about eight months as near as I can remember,  being discharged sometime in March 1776.
Then on or about the 1st July 1776,  again Enlisted for a second time in Capt. Raymond's Company.  We marched from Cornwall to fort Montgomery, thence to Nyack, thence to Kings Bridge, where we remained till we retreated from New York, we then marched to 
White Plains and from thence to Peekskill where
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I was discharged on the 1 January 1777 having served 5 months.  Since the Revolution I have resided and still reside in Orange County New York.
I hereby relinquish every claim whatever to a pension or an annuity except the present and declare that my name is not on the pension Roll of the agency of any State except the present, and I further state that his age and infirmities are such that he thinks it will increase his life, it having been such a long time to attend this County Court of Common pleas for said county which court is to set [illegible] and further this deponent saith not.
Benjamin Ketcham
Sworn to and subscribed this 28th day of
November 1832 before me
Gilbert Ogden Fowler one of the Justices
of the Court of Common Pleas in and
for Orange County.----------

and the said Justice doth hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Dept that the
above named applicant was a Revolutionary
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Soldier and served as stated above, and that his infirmities are so great as to prevent his attendance at the next Court of Common Pleas to be held in Orange County.
November 28, 1832
Gilbert Ogden Fowler one of
Judges of the Court of Common Pleas
in and for Orange County.

I, __________Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Benjamin Ketcham for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this_________day of__.

I, Asa Dunning, Clerk of the County of Orange and Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the said County of Orange Do hereby certify that Gilbert Ogden Fowler before
whom the preceding affidavit (or Declaration) of Benjamin Ketcham was Sworn and whose name appears to the preceding certificate
was at the time and now is a Judge of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the said County of Orange which is a Court of
Record and that the signature Gilbert Ogden Fowler Subscribed to the said affidavit and certificate is his genuine signature ---
and I further certify that William A Clark before
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'-
whom the preceding affidavits of Joseph Morrell & John Wood were sworn was at the time and now is a Justice of the peace
in and for the said County of Orange and that the signature subscribed to the said affidavits is his genuine signature.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my
hand and seal of office this Tenth day of December
1832
Asa Dunning Clerk
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Rev. & 1812 Wars Section
MCS/cel

October 11, 1928


Bessie C. Bingham
501 averly Street
Waverly, New York

Madam:

I advise you from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S. 24239, it appears that Benjamin Ketcham was born in May 1753, in Connecticut.
While a resident of Cornwall, Orange County, New York, he enlisted in August, 1775, and served as a private in Captain Samuel Raymond's Company, in Colonel Nichols'
New York Regiment, and was discharged in March, 1776.
He enlisted July 1, 1776, as a private in Captain
Samuel Raymond's New York Company, and was discharged January 1, 1777.
He was allowed pension on his application executed November 28, 1832, at which time he was a resident of Cornwall, New York.
There are no data on file relative to his family.
This is the only soldier by the name of Benjamin Ketcham that is found on the Revolutionary War records
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of this bureau.
The Revolutionary War records of this bureau fail to afford any information in regard to William Robertson as described by you, and to any soldier by the name of William Temple.
Respectfully,
E. W. MORGAN
Acting Commissioner.
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REVOLUTIONARY WAR RECORDS SECTION.
3 -- 525
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR.
BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
Washington, D. C. ___________19________
S.F. 24,239

In reply to your request of_________
received___________ for a statement of the military history of Benjamin Ketcham
soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension on file in this Bureau.
(1) DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR
APPOINTMENT.   Aug. 1775

LENGTH OF SERVICE. March 1776

RANK.  Minute man

(2) DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR
APPOINTMENT.  July 1, 1776

LENGTH OF SERVICE. January 1, 1777

RANK. [blank]

OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. Captain Samuel Raymond
Col. Nichols
STATE.  NY

Battles engaged in, none stated
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Cornwall, NY.
Date of application for pension, November 28, 1832, this cl. was at
Residence at date of application, Cornwall, Orange Cty., N.Y.
Age at date of application, born in May 1753 in Connecticut
Remarks: here is no data on file as to his family
Respectfully,
Commissioner.
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Dept. of Interior
Bureau of Pension's
Washington, D.C.

Will you kindly send me the Revolutionary war
records of these three ancestors -

1. William Temple, born in Petersham, Mass.
residence Winchester, New Hampshire.  I think he enlisted at Danbury -
2. Benjamin Ketchum of Greenwich, Conn.-
He served in the Orange Co. Militia - New York
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3.  William Robertson of Greenwich, Conn.
He served in the Albany Co. Militia.
If there is a charge for the statement
of the military history of each soldier please
let me know and I will send the money.
Thanking You -
Bessie C. Bingham
501 Waverly St.
Waverly, New York
Nov. 26, 1927 -
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Commissioner of Pensions
Washington D.C.

Will you kindly send me the Rev. War record of
Benjamin Ketcham, of Greenwich, Conn. if it
appears on your Pension list - If there
is a fee - please let me know & I'll send the
money.
Thanking you
Bessie C Bingham
501 Waverly St
Waverly, NY

April 16th

[circular postmark which reads "U.S. Pension Office, Apr 17, 1928"]
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Pontiac, Mich. Dec 21 -22
A. S. Commissioner of Pensions
Washington D.C.

Dear Sir

Is there any record in your office of a pension ever having been granted to Benjamin Ketcham or to his widow?
I suppose he was a soldier in a New York command in the Revolutionary war.
His home was either in Orange or Westchester County, I believe.
Very respectfully,

W.E. Carpenter
5th State Cor.
Pontiac, Mich.

[circular postmark which states "U.S. Pension Office, Dec. 26, 1922"]
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THE DENVER CHAPTER
OF
THE COLORADO SOCIETY
OF 
THE SONS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
A Patriotic Society Formed of the Descendants
of Patriots of the American Revolution
DENVER, COLO


OFFICERS 1920 - 21
PRES., LOUIS G. CARPENTER
PHONE MAIN 7789
V. PRES. DR. JOHN CHASE
MAIN 7299
SECY. F. M. STOCKTON
YORK 9490
TREAS, W. D. WYNKOOP
MAIN 4180-F
OBJECTS
Besides matters relating to
the American Revolution, it
counts among its purposes:
To keep alive the patriotic
spirit.
To promote social intercourse
and good feeling among its
members.
To cherish, maintain, and
extend
the institutions of
American freedom.
To foster true patriotism and
love of country among our
people.
A believer that the Government
that was worth fighting
to establish in 1776 is worth
fighting for now, -- against all
foes, inside and out.
If your ancestors were in
this country prior to 1776, the
presumption is that they took
part in the Revolution, and
that you are qualified for membership
. Our Membership Committee
will be glad to assist
you to establish your descent.
Their familiarity with sources
of information may be of material
help.

BOARD OF MANAGERS
F. M. KEEZER, CHAIRMAN
DR. O. W. BROWN
GEO. M. HEWITT
EBEN M. HILL
GEO. T. HULING
AND OFFICERS OF THE CHAPTER
EX-OFFICIO

Jan., 1922

The Commissioner of Pensions
Washington, D.C.

Dear Sir:-
I would like to get information regarding
the following, to learn whether they were on the Pension rolls of the U.S. and whether in case any of them were on such rolls, as to what other information may be
available concerning them or their record.
Luke Covart    Middlesex Co.,
Abram or Abraham Coriell
both from New Jersey, Middlesex Co
They are listed among those from N.J. in the
Revolutionary war
Edward Henderson Wife Mary (Mathis, Mathias, or Matthews)
from Vermont, possibly from N.E. New York
Jonathan Sherwood
wife Elizabeth Leach or Lynch
from near Williamston, Mass
the above gave service of some kind in the war of the Revolution.
Also: Benjamin Ketcham from near Newburgh, N. Y.
wounded in head, but lived until 1833.
Also of Abram or Abraham Coriell
in the war of 1812. Was killed while in service on the Niagara border. He is listed by N. J., but while he was born in N.J., there is reason to suppose he moved to N.Y. and enlisted from Central N.Y.
There may have been a pension given to his widow
Thanking you for any information concerning
these men shown by your records,
I am very truly yours
L.G.Carpenter
L. G. CARPENTER
702 1st National Bank Building
Denver
[circular postmark "U.S. Pension Office, Jan 14, 1922"]
[written in pencil "V.L.M. Rev War Section"]
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[Left-hand column]
24239
INVALID.
Ketchum [written diagonally]
File No. 24,239
Benjn Ketcham
Pri Rev War

Act: June 7th '32
Index: -- Vol.
, Page -218
(Arrangement of 1870.]

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1922 Feby 6 Hist. to L.G. Carpenter
1923 Jan. 11 - Hist to W. E.Carpenter 
1927 Jan 22 Mrs. Bessie C. Bingham
adv. hist. will be sent upon request.
See correspondence in Abraham Johnson, 
S. 43729 wcd
1928 Oct 11 hist to Bessie C. Bingham wcd
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In the matter of the application of Benjamin Ketchum under the Act of June 7, 1832

I certify that John Wood, whose affidavit was taken before me in this case on the 31 day of August written and which was forwarded by me to Washington is a believable writing and his statements entitled to full credit.
William A Clark, Just. Peace

Cornwall Orange County
State of New York January
the 2d 1833.

I certify that I am well acquainted with William
A Clark whose name is signed above, that he was on the second day of January now a Justice of the Peace in and for the County of Orange State of New York and that the signature "William A. Clark" is signed above
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is the proper hand writing of the said Justice
Land J Wilkin

House of Reps
Jany 11. 1833