Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 14605, Benjamin P Devereux, Mass.
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(3 - 1776)
SERVICE Mass. [Massachusetts]  
Devereux, Benjamin P. 
Elizabeth 
NUMBER W. 14605

CONTENTS 
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Massachusetts 3388
Elizabeth Devereux,
widow
of Benjamin P. Devereux
who died on the 15th November, 1831.
of Essex Co
in the State of Masstts.
who was a private in the company
commanded
by Captain Wm Blackler of the Regt commanded
by Col.
John Glover in the Masstts
line for
7 months 10 days
private
Inscribed on the Roll of Massachusetts
at the rate of 23 Dollars 44 Cents per annum
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1834 & term
[illegible] 15th Nov. 1831, time of husband's death
Certificate of Pension issued the 9th day of July
1840
and sent to James
Gregory, Esqs Marblehead, M.
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to the 4th of Sept 1840 $16.41

Recorded by
T.A Elliot, Clerk
Book C
Vol. 4 Page 53
Revolutionary Claim,
Act July 4, 1836,
Section the 2nd

Lee W 3707
at July 7 1838
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3498
Elizabeth Devereux
of
Wid
of Benja P
of
Mass
3767
Act 7 July 38
Vol 35. $80- on 7 mo 1 day
service '76 not proved
Admd
7 mo. 1 day 
$23.44
No deduction
James
Gregory
Marblehead
Mass
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State of Massachusetts,
Ⓧ
County of
Essex
Marblehead
On this thirtieth day of August, A.D. 1838 personally
appeared before me, David Cummins Esquire, a Judge of the
Court of Common Pleas & a Court of Record, within & for said
State & County, Elizabeth Devereux, a resident of
said
Marblehead aged Eighty years, who, being first duly sworn
according to law, doth, on her oath, & from the best of her knowledge
& belief make the following Declaration in order to obtain the
benefit of the provision made by the Act of Congress, entitled
"An act granting half pay & pensions to certain widows" which
passed July 7th 1838. That she is the widow of Benjamin P.
Devereux-- sometimes written without the "P" who was first a
Private & then a Sergeant in the Company of Captain William
Bacon of the 21st Regiment of Massachusetts Fort commanded by
Colonel John Glover in the War of the Revolution; that her said
husband resided in said Marblehead at the time of his enlistment
enlisted in said Corps & in said town, as a volunteer, in the eight
months service, on the twenty-ninth day of May, A.D. 1775, that
he continued in said corps doing his duty in & about said Marblehead
until the 22d day of June following, when he marched with said
Regiment to Cambridge near Boston, & joined the American troops
encamped there then under the command of General Ward; that
in a short time after General Washington arrived & took the
command; that her said husband continued with said Regiment
doing his duty at said Cambridge & around said Boston, until the
thirty first day of December following, when the term of enlistment
having expired, said Regiment was discharged.

She further declares that according to the best of her knowledge
& belief, that her said husband again & immediately enlisted at
said Cambridge, as a volunteer & Sergeant into the Company of
the same Capt William Bacon, for the term of one year in in
about the first day of January 1776. that said Bacon's Company
then belonged to the 14th Regiment of Infantry of the Continental
Army Massachusetts Line & was commanded by the aforesaid
John Glover: that soon after his said enlistment he marched
with said Regiment to Beverly in said County, where said Regiment
was ordered to take up its quarters, as a [illegible]Regiment, for the
purpose of guarding said Port & the large amount of goods captured & carried
in them by the State of Continental Privateers, & also for the purpose of
furnishing crows for such of said Privateers as wished to obtain them from
its ranks; that her said husband continued with said Regiment
at said Beverly, until some time in the following month of August, when
he marched with it to New York; that said Regiment was employed
after its arrived there doing
Garrison duty in & about said City, until
it was captured by the enemy, when it retreated with the rest of the
Army to the neighboring country, where it was employed in various
sworn against the enemy, & was in the Battle of White Plains; that
said Regiment, son of the said Battle, went into winter quarters at
a place called Fish Hills, on the left bank of the Hudson River; that her
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that
her said husband continued with said Regiment done his duty
as a Sergeant aforesaid, until the first day of January, A.D. 1777 when the time enlistmnet having expired while their said quarters a said "Fish Hills" said Regiment was discharged and he returned home; that
her said husband was afterward, engaged on land of various privateers against
the enemy in the course of the War, among others in the True Blue
Capt Coll, but that at present he has no recollection of any of any other Public Service performed by her said husband in said war than
what she has stated herein.

She further declares that she has no documentary
evidence & knows
of no person whose testimony she can procure
in prob of this last period
of her said husband's services

She further declares that she was married to the said Benjamin P. Devereux (sometimes written without the "P." on the thirtieth day
of May, in the year seventeen hundred & eighty two that her
husband the aforesaid Benjamin P. Devereaux, alias Benjamin Devereux
died on the fifteenth day of November, eighteen hundred & thirty one,
that she has remained a widow ever since his death; that she was
not married to him previous to his leaving the service, but the
marriage took place previous to the first of January Seventeen
hundred & ninety-four, viz.
at the time above stated, as will more
fully appear aforementioned to the proof hereto annexed.
her

Elizabeth her X mark Devereux
Witness
D Cummins
James Gregory

to & subscribed on the day & year above
written - the said applicant being unable by reason of infirmity
to appear in Court. Before me,
David Cummins
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n the word of marriages in the town of Marblehead, County of State of Massachusetts
Seventeen hundred Eighty two may thirtieth of
Mr Benjamin Potter Devereun & Miss Elizabeth Gatchel both of this Town
I certify that the above is a true extract from the Record, with the exception of the due
which is expressed in the Record in fair legible figures as follows viz. 1782 May 30
Rich Homan
Homan, above named, depose & say that I hold the office of Clerk of the
Town of Marblehead County & State aforesaid & that the above is a true extract from
the lands with the exception above named, as certified by me
six.
Richd Homan Clerk of the
Town of Marblehead
Marker
September 13th 1838
Then personally appeared, Richard Homan, a credible witness & made solemn
oath to the truth of the foregoing affidavit, by him subscribed
Before me
James Gregory, of the Peace
&
William Thompson of Marblehead in the County of Essex & Commonwealth
of Massachusetts, do on my oath testify & declare, that I am in the Eighty second
year of my age. that on the fifteenth day of May A.D. 1775, I enlisted as a
Private & volunteer into the Company of
the
Joe Smith, of the 21st Regiment of
Massachusetts Foot, commanded by Colonel John Glover in the War of the Revolution; that
enlisted at said Marblehead, served first as a Private & their a Corporal of said Company
during the whole term of its enlistment. which said enlistment expired on the last
day of the said year of 1778, when said Regiment was discharged at Cambridge, near
Boston, within it had been from the 22d day of June of the same year; that
Immediately after my said discharge, I again enlisted into the second Regiment artilling
of the New York Continental Line, under the command of Colonel
Knox, & served therein most in Capt Denny's Company from time to time during the
whole war, & was with the Army at the capture of Lord Cornwallis at
Yorktown, Virginia, Oct. 19th, 1781; that I was pensioned in the month of July 1818, ┃
for said service & have recently had my Pension increasedpart of
my tens as a Sergent. so that it now amounts to be of saving
per annum
That while I belonged to the Regiment of Colonel John Glover aforesaid in the
said year of 1775 I well recollect that Benjamin P. Devereux (sometimes
written without the "P")-- the late husband of Elizabeth Devereux who
is understood to have signed the Declaration herein belonged to said Regiment
that I cannot depose to the fact of the exact company he belonged to while he so served
in said Regiment, but of am nevertheless certain the belonged to the Regiment &
further declare, that, according to the best of my recollection he
continued with said Regiment, doing his duty from time to time at
at said Cambridge, & around said Boston, until said Regiment was discha
ged as aforesaid and I further have no doubt of its said Levereuxenlisted
in said Regiment not far from the same time with myself, & of
have no doubt he enlisted the same day which his said widow have herein declared
said Benjamin P. Denver, alias Benjamin Devereus, sickened & died in said
Marblehead Several years ago, & I have no doubt he died at the time his said
widow has herein declared, I have known said Elizabeth Devereux for many
of
years, & I further know that her maiden name was Elizabeth Gatchell & that
she is now a widow, & has remained a widow ever since the death of her
said late husband, the aforesaid Benjamin P. alias Benjamin Devereux
Witnessed by
&
This
Joseph Manfield
William Thompson
T. Gregory
mark
State of Massachusetts ⎬ Marblehead, October 28th, 1838.
County of Essexpersonally

appeared the above named William Thompson, a credible & undoubted
witness, & made solemn oath to the truth of the above affidavit by him in my presence
subscribed-
Before me,
James Gregory,
of the Peace.
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[Text on left]
See 14605
WIDOW, &c.

Revy   File No. 14613
Elizabeth Devereux
Widow of 
Benjamin P Devereux
Priv. Mass Line

Act: July 7th 1838
Index: - Vol. A, Page 176

[Arrangement of 1879.]


[Text on right]
Revy
WIDOW, &c,
No. 14,605
Elizabeth Devereux
Widow of 
Benjamin P. Devereux
Priv. Rev. War

Act: July 4tth 1830
Index: - Vol. 1, Page 176

[Arrangement of 1870.]
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Massachusets 3767
Elizabeth Devereux
widow of Benjamin P. Devereux who was a pensioner under the Act of _____ and who died on the 15 November 1831 Essex in the State of Massachusetts who was a Pri in the Company commanded Captain Bacon of the Reg commanded by  (Geroce?) in the Mass
line for 7 mo 10 days

Inscribed on the Roll of Massachusetts
at the rate of 23 Dollars 44 Cents per annum
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1836.

Certificate of Pension issued the 6th day of Aug
29, the sent -  James Gregory
Marblehead, Mass

Arrears to the 4th of Mar. $7022
Semi-annual allowance ending $11.92
Total $82.04

{Act July 7 1838.}

Recorded by R. Burdine  Clerk, 
Book A  Vol. 1, Page 83.
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Elizabeth Devereux
widow of Benjn P. 
Mass. 
Act 7 July 1838
Let to Jas Gregory
24 MY '39
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Benj P. Devereux A  '31
Elizabeth M '82
May 71 - 7 mo
Wm Bacon  No 35 80 on
Jun 16  12  Sergt
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Marblehead, May 6th 1840
Honored Sin
I have the Honor herewith to forward the
declaration of Elizabeth Devenus, widow of Benjamin
P. Devereux
claiming the benefit of the provision made
in the second section of the act of July 4th 1836 through
the Revolutionary services of her said late husband - he having
died " after the with of March, 1831, & before the passage of the Act
of June 7th, 1832.
Mrs Devereus is already a Pensioner, for a small amount,
under the law of July 7th, 1838, she now claims the small
ballance - & months & 11 days which her late husband would
have received had he survived the passage of the act of June
7th 1832. The whole claim cannot amount to $20, but
as she has desired me to present it I felt myself bound
so to do
I am, very respectfully,
your obt. sent.
James Gregory
James L. Edwards Esqr
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington, D.C
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5050

Elixabeth Devereux
Mass

2 Section 
Act 4 July '36

Admd

7  mo  10 days
___________
$23.44/100

from 4 March 31 to 15 Nov 1831 when he died.
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State of Massachusetts
County of Essex,
Marblehead

On this eighth day of April A.D. 1840, personally appeared in open Court, before the Court of Probate for the County of Essex & State aforesaid Elizabeth Devereux a resident of said Marblehead, aged Eighty two years, who being first duly sworn according to law doth on her oath make the following declaration with the view of obtaining the benefit of the provision made by the Act of Congress passed June 7th 1832 which earned & accrued to her late husband Benjamin P. Devereux (sometimes written without the "P'), & which he died entitled to on the fifteenth day of November 1831, & [ILLEGIBLE] received, & also the benefit of the benefit of the second section of the Act of July 4th 1836, -- making prosper for the widows of persons entitled to the benefit of said Act of June 7 1832, who died after March 4th 1831, & before the passage of the Act of June 7th 1832 aforesaid.

That she is the widow of said Benjamin P. Devereux who was a Private in the Company of Capt William Blackler of the 28rd Regt of Massachusetts Foot commanded by Colonel John Glover in the War of the Revolution.  That her said late husband readied in said Marblehead at the time of his enlistment & enlisted in said Corps & in said town as a Private Volunteer - in the eight month service on the twenty ninth day of May A.D. 1775: that her said husband soon after marched in said Company with said Regiment to Cambridge, near Boston, & joined the American Army then stationed there under the command of General Ward; that he continued with said Regiment duty has duly at said Cambridge & around said Boston as a Private aforesaid until the last day of December of the same year when said Regiment was discharged.

She further declares that she is the identical Elizabeth Devereux, who on the thirtieth day of August, A.D. 1838, made her legal declaration for the benefit of her said late husbands service herein described & other service not allowed, under the provision made for her by the Act of July 7th, 1838, that she was pensioned for said service under the said last named law on the sixth day of August, 1833 -  to the amount of twenty three dollars & forty four cents per annum
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She further declares that she was legally married to the said Benjamin P. Devereux on the thirtieth day of May A.D. 1782, & that her said late husband died of sickness at home in said Marblehead on the fifteenth day of November, A.D. 1831 & that she is now a widow & has remained a widow ever since his death; that she makes this declaration with the view of claiming the ballance of Pension due her said late husband under the said law of June 7, 1832, from the fourth day of March, 1831 to the said day of his death. And she begs to refer to the documents & evidence forward by her in support of her claim to the benefit of the aforesaid law of July 7th 1838 & those now forwarded by her in support of her claim to the ballance herein described.

Witnessed by
J. Gregory

         her
Elizabeth X Devereux 
         mark

Sworn to & subscribed the day & year aforesaid
Before me, [ILLEGIBLE SIGNATURE] Judge of said Court of Probate

Commonwealth of Massachusetts
County of Essex ss. Probate office.

I Nathaniel Lord junior, register of probate for said county, hereby certify, that the honorable Daniel A. White, before whom the foregoing declaration of Elizabeth Devereux purports to have been taken, is the judge of Probate for said county; and her name, subscribed to the certificate thereon, is his genuine signature; and the same was taken in open probate court.

Given under my hand and seal of office this eighth day of April, A.D. 1840
Nath Lord jr.
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I,  Thompson of Marblehead in the County of Essex do on my oath testify & declare that I am in the Eighty [ILLEGIBLE] year of my age; that I am now a pensioner under the law of June 7th 1832 to the amount of one hundred & ten dollars per annum; that the first year of the Revolutionary War, I belonged the Regiment of Colonel John Glover of the Massachusetts [ILLEGIBLE] & served thereon in the eight months service at the Siege of Boston of the until the thirty first of December 1775. I also testify & [ILLEGIBLE] that Benjamin P. Devereux (sometimes written without the "P") - is the husband of Elizabeth Devereux, who is understood to [ILLEGIBLE] the declaration herein - was a soldier in said Regiment of this same time with myself, & I have no doubt he served therein to his widow has hereon declared. In 1838, when said Elizabeth claimed the benefit of the law of July 7th, 1838. I then made my officiant in support of her claim, & I now reaffirm said affidant & declare that every part of it is true. Said Benjamin P. Davis died in his town several years age, and I do know that said Elizabeth is now his widow & has not intermarried since his death

Witnessed by
George M. Porick

       His
William X Thompson
       mark

Commonwealth of Masachusetts ⎬ Martha the above named William Thompson, who is personally well known to me the subscribed as a credible witness, personally appeared subscribed the above affidavit in my presence & made oath in due form of law to the truth of the same.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my Hand, & affixed my Notanal seal the day & year last above herein written.
James Gregory, Notary Public
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts

County of Essex, ss.  Probate Office, 

I Nathaniel Lord junior, register of probate for said county, hereby certify, that 
Benjamin P. Devereux, late of Marblehead in said county, cooper, deceased, intestate, was an application for a revolutionary pension, that he died on the fifteenth day of November, D.D. 1831, that he left a widow, vz. Elizabeth Devereux, of said Marble head; that she is till living and his widow, not having intermarried since his death; - 

as appears by the records in siad office. 

Given under my hand and seal of office, this eighth day of April, A.D. 1849

Signature of Nathaniel Lord jr.
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ESSEX, ss.
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.
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I, JOHN PRINCE, Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas, within and for the County of Essex, do certify, that Hon. David Cumming is Judge of the Court of Common Pleas within and for said County. That James Gregory Esquire Justice of the Peace, within and for said County, and that their signatures hereon are genuine.

WITNESS MY HAND, and the Seal of said Court of Common Pleas,
November 28 A.D. 1838
John Prince  Clerk
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Secretary's Office, November 24, 1838

I hereby Certify, That, from an examination of the Books and Documents, relating to Military Services in the War of the Revolution, which remain in this Department, it appears that the name of Benj Deveraux of Marblehead as a private, is borne on a Muster Roll of the Company commanded by Captain William Bacon Colonel John Glover Regiment, where it appears he rendered save 2 months 1 days. Viz from May 29th to August 1st 1775

In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto affixed the Seal of the Commonwealth, the date above written.
John P Bigelow
Secretary of the Commonwealth.