Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 11,936, Benjamin Acker, Continental(New York)
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(3-1776)

SERVICE                                                                      
Continental (New York)      

Acker, Benjamin                      
 or Benjamin B.

NUMBER
S . 11.936                                          
                                                                                    carded

CONTENTS
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6466
New York
Benjamin Acker

of West Chester in the State of N. York who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain ________ of the _________ commanded by ___________  in the New York line for 2 years ________  __________________ __________________.
Continental Lines
Records corrected. May 31/05. [illegible]

Inscribed on the Role of N. York __________________
at the rate of 80 Dollars _____ per annum  to commence of the 4th day of March, 1834.

Certificate of Pension issued the 23rd day of February 1833 ___ ___ ___ and sent to the [illegible]

Arrears to 4th of Sep. 1832.                        $120
Semi=anl. allowance ending 4th '33              40

                                                                    $160
                   {Bevolutionary Claim,}
                   {Act June 7, 1832.}
Recorded by Geo. f. Stiley             Clerk
Book D.   Vol. 5   Page 6_
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Set to John Fleming 30 April 1835
"     "  Pensioner - " -
"      "  John Fleming, Esq. Jun 12, 1836
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Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress pay June 7th 1832
State of New York
County of West Chester

On this third day   day of December in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty two personally appeared in open court before the court of common Pleas in and for the
County of West Chester aforesaid now sitting Benjamin Acker a resident of the town of Mount Pleasant in the said county aged sixty 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 paper June 7th 1832.

That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated: that is to say he enlisted in the army of the United States on or about the first of March in the year 1780 for the term of one year in the quarter master's department under the command of Colonel Hewes of the line of the State of New York (the declared does not now recollect the name of the captain} that he was stationed during said year at Verplanks Point in the said County of West Chester and served under the Command of said Hews in the Quartermasters department and at the expiration of said term of one year was honorably discharged at said Verplanks point. 

And the declared further states that on or about the first of March in the year 1781, immediately upon the expiration of said last mentioned term, he again enlisted in the
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Army of the United States for the term of one year in the quarter masters department under the command
Hews of the line of the State of New York (the declarant does not now recollect the name of his Captain)
that he was stationed at Verplanks point in the said County of West Chester during the said year, and at the expiration thereof was then and there discharged from the said service
1st And the declarant saith that he was born in the manor of Philips now town of Mount Pleasant in the said County of West Chester on the twelfth day of August in the year of our Lord one thousand Seven hundred and sixty three
2nd Has no record of his age
3d That he lived in the Manor of Philips now town of Mount Pleasant in the County of West Chester aforesaid that he has always lived there and
now lives there
4th That he entered the service as herein before set forth
5th That the only regular officers who were with the troops where he served whose names he now recollects were Captain Sumner and Lieutenant Nestles: and that the general circumstances of his service are as
herein before stated-
6th That he does not recollect that he ever received
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A written discharge from the service
That he has no documentary evidence of his service. that the names of the persons to whom he is known in his present neighborhood and who can testify as to his character for veracity and their belief of his services as a soldier  of the revolution are William Lambert Esquire and Benjamin Brown residents of the town of Mount Pleasant aforesaid that there is no clergyman in his vicinity with whom he is acquainted
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any state
   Benjamin Biterkin
Sworn to and subscribed this 3rd day of December 1832 before me in open court
N Bayles clk of said court
Benjamin Brown + William Lambert W residing in the town of Mount Pleasant in the County of Westchester and state of New York hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Benjamin Acker who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration: that we believe him to be sixty nine years of age; that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood when he resides to have been a soldier of the revolution and that we concur in that opinion 
Benjamin Brown
William (his X mark) Lambert
Sworn to and subscribed this 3rd day of December 1832}
N Bayles clk  of said court
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And the said court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter; and after putting the interrogation prescribed by the War Department that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states: 
And the court further certifies that it appears to them that Benjamin Brown and William Lambert - who have signed the preceding certificate are residents of the town of Mount Pleasant aforesaid and are credible person and that their statement is entitled to credit
I Nathaniel Bayles Clerk of the court of common Pleas in and for the County of Westchester in the state of New York Do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court in the matter of the application of Benjamin Acker for a pension
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this third ____ day of December ____ in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty two
N Bayles clk
of said court
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State of New York
County of Westchester } ss
Be it known that on this twelfth day of February in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty three personally appeared before me the undersigned one of the judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the said County of the degree of counsellor in the supreme court of the said state: Benjamin Acker a resident of the town of Mount Pleasant  in said county aged sixty nine years who being by me first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath depose and say that he is the identical Benjamin Acker in the annexed pension declaration certificate and affidavits named and who made the said declaration in memory form and effect as is therein set forth and the deponent further saith that he entered the service of the United States as is mentioned and set forth in the said declaration of this deponent; as a soldier that the received pay as a soldier from the United States and drew rations and clothing as a soldier from the United States; that he entered the said service under Colonel Hews as set forth in his annexed declaration, and was immediately detailed to serve as a ferryman at a public ferry established at Verplanks Point in the State of New York and that he served as such ferry man during the terms of service mentioned in his annexed declaration
And the Deponent
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further saith that he cannot state positively the name of his captain, but that to the best of his recollection and belief it was Dennis Macquire or Jonathan Knapp and further Deponent saith not    
     Benjamin Ackers
Sworn to and subscribed this 12th day of February 1833 before me 
Edward Kerneys on of the Judges of the court of Common Pleas in + for Westchester County
Counselor 
I Nathaniel Bayles Clerk of the county of Westchester State of New York do hereby certify that Edward Kerneys before whom the foregoing declaration of Benjamin Acker was made and sworn to was on the day of the date of the same a judge of the Court of Common Pleas in and for said County duly appointed + sworn and that I am well acquainted with the handwriting of the said Judge and believe the signature subscribed to the foregoing as his is genuine
  In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed my seal of office this 13th day of February 1833
N Bayles clk
of said county
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Benjn Acker
of New York
56
circumstances of enlistment + employment in 2 master stepl
regt
Admd
Jy 24 33
P-218
Hon A Ward
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BRIEF in the case of Benjamin Acker of Westchester County in the State of New York
( Act 7th June, 1832)

1. Court
3. 69

4. terms of service (listed by column)

Period.
March in 1780
March 1 1780

Duration of service
1 year
1 year

Rank.
Quarter masters Department

Names of officers
Col Hews ao

6. Westchester County, New York

7. Living

8. Defective Rank not stated

J Mihin Jy 17 1833
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October 1, 1924.

Miss Helanah L. Blauvelt,
45 Third Ave.,
Nyack, N. Y.

My dear Miss Blauvelt;

I have to advise you that from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S. 11936, it appears
that Benjamin Acker, who also signed Benjamin B. Acker, was born August 12, 1763 at Philips Manor, (later called
Mt. Pleasant), New York.
While residing at said Philips Manor, he enlisted March 1, 1780 and served as a private two years in the
Quartermaster's Department, under Colonel Hughes, and served as ferryman at the ferry at Verplancks Point, New York.
He was allowed pension on his application executed December 3, 1832, while a resident of Mt. Pleasant, Westchester County, New York.
There is no data on file relative to his family.
Sincerely,
Acting Commissioner.
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11936
INVALID
RevWar
File No. 11,936
Benjamin Acker
Priv: Rev War
Act: June 7, 1832
Index:-- Vol. A Page 2
[Arrangement of 1870.]


Ex. by W D Reymer 
[illegible]
Feb 13, 1894

1921 May 14. Hist. to Louis L
Blanvelt Box 72 Newark N. J.
(see his letter in Resolvert
Van Houten S.23037) and
1924 Oct. 1 Hist. to Helanah L.
Blauvelt, through the deputy's
Desk - [illegible]
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In the matter of the application of
Benjamin Acker for a pension under
Act of Congress of June 7th 1832}
-----
Admd
2 years [illegible]
80 $
Ward
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State of New York 
County of Westchester } ss 
William Davis of said county being duly sworn on his oath saith that he is well acquainted with Benjamin Acker in the Pension declaration to which this affidavit is annexed named, and was well acquainted with him during the Revolutionary War: that he knows of his personal knowledge that said Benjamin Acker served one year as a private in the army of the United States in the quarter masters department under the command of Colonel Hews of the line of the state of New York. that said term of said: Acker commenced sometime in the spring of the year 1780 and ended some time in the spring of the year 1781 when the said Acker was honorably discharged. that the said Acker served during said year at kings ferry on Verplank point in the said county of Westchester
And the Deponent further saith that the said Acker again entered the army of the United States as a private in the spring of the year 1781, and served in the quarter master department under the command of said colonel Hews of the line of the State of New York at Verplanks Point in the said county of Westchester from the period of his said last mentioned enlistment until the Deponent left said Verplanks point (where he was then in the service) which was on or about the first of January 1782. And the deponent further saith that he does not know how long the said Acker continues in the service after he the deponent left there. And
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the deponent further saith that said Acker belonged to the military establishment of the United States during both of said terms of service and served in the quarter masters Department under said Colonel Hews. And that said Acker did not serve during said terms of service, on civil contract, And further deponent saith not
    William (his X mark) Davis
Sworn to and subscribed this 30th day of November 1832 before me 
A. Graham commissioner of C.
I Andrew Graham the above commissioer do hereby certify that I am well acquainted with William Davis who has subscribed and sworn to the above affidavit that he sustains a good character in respect to truth and veracity and that he is a credible person and that his statement is entitled to credit
Dated November 30th 1832
A. Graham
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[words cut in half]

A. Graham Commission & Co.

I, Andrew Graham the alone commissioner do hereby certify that I am well acquainted with William Davis who has subscribed and sworn to the above affidavit that he sustained a good character in respect to truth and veracity. And that he is a credible person and that his statement is entitled to credit.
Dated November 30th 1832 
A. Graham

[left margin]
for Benjamin Acker
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State of New York
County of Westchester } ss
Abraham Hitchcock of said county being duly sworn on his oath saith that he is well acquainted  with Benjamin Acker in the pension declaration to which this affidavit is annexed named and was well acquainted with him during the revolutionary war and knows of his own knowledge that the said Benjamin Acker served one year as a private in the army of the United States in the quarter masters department under the command of Colonel Hews of the line of the State of New York, that said year commenced on or about the first of March in the year 1780. that said Acker served out said term in the said service under the command of said Hews at Kings ferry on Verplanks point in the said county of Westchester and was at the expiration thereof honorably discharged at said Verplanks point: that said Acker belonged to the military establishment of the United States during said term and did not serve on civil contract.
And the deponent further saith that said Acker to the personal knowledge of this deponent again entered the service of the United States on or about the first of March in the year 1781 for the term of one year into the quarter masters department under the command of said Hews and that he served out said last mentioned term under said Hews at said Verplanks point and was at the expiration thereof honorably
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discharged that he served during said last year mentioned as a private and belonged to the military establishment of the United States and did not serve on civil contract and further deponent saith not
Abraham Hitchcock
sworn to and subscribed this 30th day of November 1832 before me
A Graham Commissioner Co.

I Anorem Graham the above commissioner do hereby certify that I am well acquainted with Abraham Hitchcock who has subscribed and sworn to the above affidavit and that he is a credible person and that his statement is entitled to credit
Dated November 30th 1832
A. Graham
I Nathaniel Bayles clerk of the county of Westchester in the State of New York do hereby certify that Andrew Graham before whom the foregoing affidavit of William Davis and Abraham Hitchcock were taken is and was at the date of said certificate a commissioner of deeds in and for said county and duly authorized to take affidavits and that I am well acquainted with his handwriting + believe the signature subscribed to be his.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed the
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I Anorem Graham the above commissioner do hereby certify that I am well acquainted with Abraham Hitchcock who has subscribed and sworn to the above affidavit and that he is a credible person and that his statement is entitled to credit
Dated November 30th 1832
A. Graham
I Nathaniel Bayles clerk of the county of Westchester in the State of New York do hereby certify that Andrew Graham before whom the foregoing affidavits of William Davis and Abraham Hitchcock were taken is and was at the date of said certificate a Commissioner of deeds in and for said county and duly authorized to take affidavits and that I am well acquainted with his handwriting + believe the signature subscribed to be his. 
In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed the
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seal of said county and subscirbed my name this 3rd day of DEcember 1832
N Bayles clk of said county + court
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Louis Blauvelt

Reply through desk
Dep. Com.
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S11936
Benjamin Acker
Mar 1 1780
2 years
Pvt.
in the Quartermasters Dept under Col Hughes and served as ferryman at itu ferry at Verplanks Point N.Y.
Philipsmanor NY.
Feb. 18, 1833 His cl. was al
Mt Pleasant Westchester Co NY
Philipsmanor (later called Mt Pleasant) NY
There is no data or file as to his family
see Hertinan 
Hugh Hughes was asst to Q Mesen