Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 1,2187, Benjamin Bennett, Conn.
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(3--1776)
SERVICE  Conn. Bennett, Benjamin
NUMBER S.1.2187  Carded
CONTENTS [section empty]
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[preprinted form with hand written responses] [right side of page]
738 New York
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Benjamin Bennett of New Lisbon in the State of New York.
who was a private in the Compy. commanded by Captain Beardslee of the Regt. commanded by Waterbury in the Connt. State line for 7 mo in 75 -- and in Phelps compy. for 3. mo in '87.
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Inscribed on the Roll of New York ___ at the rate of 33 Dollars 33 Cents per to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
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Certificate of Pension issued the 17__ day of October 1832 and sent to Henry Bennett
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Arrears to 4th of September 1832 $49.99
Semi=anl. allowance ending 4 Mar. 1833  16.66
 $66.65
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died Aug 25, 1833  from Agency Bank 
{Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832.}
Recorded by Geo. Wm. Crump Clerk. Book D Vol. 5 Page 69

[left side of page] 25 Aug 1852 
[left side of page written vertically from top towards bottom of page]  
set to E Ames 21 May 1835 
" " Pension War " " 
Harold Bennett Mch 26 1856
1856 March 26. Suspension (ordered in 1835) withdrawn & Pension Agent [word crossed out] [notified -- inserted] 3d Augst. also notified
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No 1915,
jamin [top left corner of page folded over first part of name] Bennetts 
Declaration, & Certificates &c
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State of New York Otsego County } S.S. 
On this Eighth day of August A.D. 1832 Benjamin Bennett [name underlined] a resident of the Town of New Lisbon in the County & State aforesaid, aged 79 years the 22nd day of last May who being first by me James C. Walworth a Judge of a Court of Record 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 7 June 1832, to wit
That he enlisted in [the Army of the United States -- crossed out] [State Troops of Connecticut. -- inserted] in the year 1775 [or 6 -- inserted] and Served under the following named Officers. 
viz Lieutenant who listed him was Zephaniah Briggs. [name underlined] the Capt. was he thinks -- Beardslee [name underlined] and the Colonel he thinks was Waterbury [name underlined] -- under Brigadier Genl. Montgomery__ listed for the Term of 7 months, & served his time out, __ listed Early in the Spring but cant state the day or month, was dismissed in the fall at the End of 7 months cant tell the day or month, marched to Canada, He resided where he enlisted in the Town of New Fairfield in the County of Fairfield & State of Connecticut. Has no written discharge-- 
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or an Annuity except the present & he declares that his name is not on the pension Roll of any agency in any State.
And that he was drafted in the Militia for 3 months in the Town of New Fairfield aforesaid, on the year that Cornwallis was taken, thinks he served this last 3 months in the Fall & was dismissed some time the first of November, as near as He can recollect, Marched to Horse Neck & kept employed there the said Time, made Fascines, dont Remember his officers, thinks Capt. Phelps. [name underlined] __ Knows he Served 3 months __ No Continental Soldiers there, all Militia. He has no documentary evidence of his Services. Thinks he listed by the name of Benjamin Bennett Junior [word Junior underlined] as his Fathers name was Benjamin. was Born in [New Milford -- inserted] [New Fairfield -- crossed out] Connecticut, in 1753.
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He hereby relinquishes all claims to a pension except the present & says his name is not on any pension roll of any State. Bejm Bennett [signature] 

Sworn to & subscribed before me the 8th day of August A.D. 1832 James C Walworth [signature] a Judge of Mercy County Courts 

State of New York Otsego County SS
Joseph Nearing aged 71 & rising, a resident of the Town of New Lisbon in the County & State aforesaid being by me the above named Judge duly Sworn according to Law, deposes & says, that in the year 1775, he resided in the Town of   [New Fairfield aforementioned -- crossed out] [Brookfield in Connecticut, -- inserted] and knew that Benjamin Bennett listed & went into the service as is Stated by him in his declaration above, & that he was gone in the actual service said Term of Seven months & that this deponents Brother older also listed & was in the Service the Same time. [When named -- crossed out] (Henry Nearing)  that this deponent was also drafted, in the Same Company [in the month of September. the first of the month -- inserted] in the year 1781, with said Benjamin Bennet as stated by him, & recollects the Captains name was William Phelps [name underlined] & the Lieutenant Timothy Ruggles. and the Genl. was Gould S. Sullivan, that this deponent & the said Benjamin Bennet Served [3 months: & were dismissed in Canada -- inserted] the said Bennet [underlined] being a Corporal in said Company --
That this deponent has since resided in the State of New York, & knows the said B. Bennet has lived in the Town of New Lisbon County & State [first -- inserted] aforesaid, for 30 years or more, -- that he is now reduced to second childhood & cannot be made to remember much of the war altho this deponent knows he was a soldier of the Revolution & Served for 10 months in all as aforesaid. -- if no more. And that the family Bible contains an entry of the Birth of Benjamin Bennet, 22 May 1753. which is undoubtedly true as he believes, Making him of the age stated, and that he Bennett [name underlined] has always been reputed to be a soldier of the Revolution
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in the neighbourhood where he resides & which opinion this deponent knows to be correct--, and that the said Benjamin Bennet is unable from age & infirmity to leave his home or even rise without assistance. Joseph Nearing [signature] 

Sworn & subscribed this 8th day of August A.D. 1832 Before me James C Walworth a Judge of Otsego County Courts

We Amasa Bennett & Joseph Nearing residing in the Town of New Lisbon & County & State aforesaid, do certify that we are well acquainted with Benjamin Bennett who has sworn & subscribed the foregoing declaration & that we believe him to be 79 years of age & that he is reputed & believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a Soldier of the Revolution, & that we concur in that opinion & also certify he is entitled to credit.   Amasa Bennet [signature] Joseph Nearing [signature] 

Sworn & subscribed the day & year last aforesaid Before me James C Walworth a Judge of Otsego County Courts

And I the said James C Walworth Judge of a Court of Record as aforesaid after an investigation of the matter & after putting the questions prescribed by the war department, do hereby declare my opinion that the above named Benjamin Bennett is a soldier of the Revolution & served as he states. & I further certify that the said Benjamin Bennet is unable to attend Court, and that the persons signing the foregoing certificate are residents of the said Town of New Lisbon & are men of good character whose statement is entitled to full credit. [& that - crossed out] James C Walworth a Judge of Otsego County Courts of Comm. Pleas

I Horace Lathrop Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in & for the County of Otsego in the State of New York do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings in the matter of the application of Benjamin Bennett for a pension, and that James C. Walworth is a Judge of the said Court of Common Pleas being of a court of Record & that the name of the said Judge signed to the foregoing proceedings in several places is in the proper & genuine
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hand writing of the said Judge

State of New York Otsego County Clerks Office. SS.
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand, & affixed the Seal of the Said Court this 11th. day of August A.D. 1832. Horace Lathrop Clerk [signature] 

[written vertically from bottom towards top of page in bottom left corner of page]  
No 1915, 
jamin [bottom left corner of page folded over first part of name] Bennetts 
Declaration, & Certificates &c
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[Owr -- hand written in upper left corner of page]
[printed form with hand written responses] 
In reply to your request of [unreadable -- top portion of word missing], received [unreadable -- top portion of word missing] for a statement of the military history of Benjamin Bennett. [name underlined] a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his [(or his widow's) -- crossed out] application for pension on file in this Bureau. S.F. 121.187.
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[table with 6 columns and 3 rows including row of column headings] [row 1 column headings] DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. | LENGTH OF SERVICE. | RANK. | OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. CAPTAIN. | COLONEL. | STATE. 
[row 2] May 11, 1775 | to Oct. 8. 1775. | Pri. | Nehemiah Beardsley | David Waterbury | Conn.
[row 3] Sept. 1, 1781. | to Dec 1, '81 | Pri. | Wm. Phelps. | -- | Conn.

Battles engaged in, [check mark] 
Residence of soldier at enlistment, New Fairfield, Fairfield Co, Conn.
Date of application for pension, Aug. 8. 1832. His cl was allowed
Residence at date of application, New Lisbon, Otsego Co, N.Y.
Age at date of application, B. May 22, 1753, at New Milford, Conn.
Remarks:  Soldier died Aug 25, 1832, he was the son of Benjamin Bennett.
Very respectfully, (Date of death is taken from Agency book)
Miss Grace M. Pierce
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[Rev War -- hand written vertically bottom towards top of page in upper left corner of page] 
[left side of page -- printed form with hand written responses] 
12.187 [check mark] INVALID. 
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File No. 12,187 Benjamin Bennett Priv Rev War
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Act: June 7th 1832  
Index:--Vol. A, Page 29
[Arrangement of 1870.] [square brackets in original] 

[right side of page] 
1908, Sept. 14, History to Grace M. Pierce, Syracuse, N.Y.
Letter with S.F. 36,759.  F.N. 
Josiah Smith.
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C.C  [at top of page]
Hon H. Burnett, N.Y.R [at bottom of page] 

[typed vertically bottom towards top of page in center of page] Department of the Interior. Pension Office, Official Business.
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Pen Off, March 24 1856
Sir
Please state when Benjamin Bennett [name underlined] of NY Act 1832 was last paid at $33.33 a year. His son asserts that he never was paid any portion of his pension
Very Respectfully S. Cole Chf Clk

R J Atkinson Esq
Thd Auditor
Triplett
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3d Auditor's Office March 25, 1836
Sir.
Benjamin Bennett. Albany N.Y. Act 1832 at $33.33 per annum, appears never to have drawn any of his pension 
Very Respectfully Robt J Atkinson Auditor

J. Minot Esqr. Commr of Pensions }
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23 Benjamin Bennett [all underlined]
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[round seal with jagged edges in upper left corner of page] 
State of Connecticut Comptrollers Office Hartford March 5th 1855

I certify that on application for evidence of the service of Benjamin Bennett, in the war of the Revolution, I have examined the documents remaining in this office, and find the name of Benjamin Bennett on the Pay Roll of Capt. Nehemiah Beardsleys Company, in Col. David Waterburys Regiment, where the said Bennett is credited with service as a private, from May 11th to Oct. 8th 1775, 151 days.
1 I also find the name of Benjamin Barnett, in a "Settlement with the 5th Connecticut Regt. Phillip B. Bradley "Esqr. Colonel, before January 1st 1780." when the said Bennett is credited with service as a private, from April 1st 1778, to Jany. 1st 1780 = 1 year 9 mot. I also find the name of Benjamin Burnett upon a Pay Roll [or acct. -- inserted] under the following heading viz, "The United States Dr. To the State of Connecticut for the pay of sundry persons who joined the 4th Regt. as short levies in the year 1781," Col. Zebulon Butler Commander, where the said Bennett is credited with service from July 30th to Dec. 30th 1781 5 months. 
2. I also find the name of Benjamin Bennett
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on the Pay Rolls of Col. Josiah Starrs Regt. one of the Regts. of the Conn. Line who is credited with service as a private, from April 7th 1777, to Jany, 1st 1781, 3 years 8 mos. 24 days. 
3. I also find the name of Benjamin Bennett on the Pay Roll of Col. R.I. Wiess Regt. where the said Bennett is credited with service as a corporal from Nov. 25th 1776 to Jany. 1st 1780 = 3 yrs. 1m 6 days, and from Jany. 1st 1780 to Jan. 1st 1781 = 1 year as a Sergeant.
John Dunham Compr. by Geo Robinson Clerk
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Spring of 1775 Sd Zephaniah Briggs - Captain }
" Beamlee. Col Waterbury --- } 7 ms
enlisted at New Fairfield Cont
enlisted in '81 for 3 mos Ms Cap Phelps -- 
30 /151 00
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80
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24  3
18 dys
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4200
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33.33
10 33.33
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66.66
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199.92
80
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Hon L P Waldo Com of Pensions Washington D.C.

Pleas direct to Harmon Bennett
New Lisbon Otsego Co N. Y.
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Benjamen Bennett
NY -- ad, 1832
Cole 
Jan 27/55
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Pension Office Jany. 17. 1855.
Sir
Will you be so good as to state the object of filing a Surrogate's certificate as to the date of [of -- crossed out] the death of Benjamin Bennett of N.Y. 
I am, respectfully, Your Obt. Sert. J P Waldo Commissioner.

To prove before a court of record the [date of the -- inserted] Death of a pensioner in order to obtain for the living child the pension due The affidavit of identity is forwarded to a M.C. to certify the official character of the Justice which will reach the department soon
Respectfully H Bennett 

Harmon Bennett, Esq. New Lisbon, Otsego Co. N.Y.