Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 38862, for Benjamin Ingraham, Massachusetts
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(3-1776)
 
SERVICE                                                  NUMBER

Mass.                 Ingraham, Benjamin         S.38862
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                                            8770
                                          
                                            From
                                    Massachusetts
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                                               "
                                      Rhode Island

             Benjamin Ingraham
of Sharon in the state of Massachusetts
who was a private in the regiment commanded by
Colonel Tupper of the Massachusetts
line, for the term of nine months
_______________________________________________________
Inscribed on the Roll of Massachusetts
at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence
the 28 of April 1818,
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Certificate of Pension issued the 29 of March 1819 and Sent to Thomas B Adams
Esquire Quincy Mass
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Arrears to 4th of March 1819            $81.83
Semi-anl all'ce ending 4 Sept 1819     48.
                                                           _________
                                                           $129.83
                                                           ___________

                     {Revolutionary claim,}
                     {Act 18th March, 1818}
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Benjamin Ingraham


 8770

Sept. 1819
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                                          UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
RHODE ISLAND DISTRICT.

                             District Court, August-      Term, A. D. 1820.

     On this first- day of August- 1820, personally appeared in
open Court, being a Court of Record within and for said District
 Benjamin Ingraham aged 78 years, residing in the town of Scituate-
in said County, District who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath declare, that he served in the Revolutionary War as follows:  That he served as a private nine months in Col Tuppers Tuppers Regiment of the Massachusetts line- 
that he made a previous declaration on the 28th day of April
1818, and that he has received a certificate for a pension, being No. 8,770-And  do
solemnly swear, that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the eighteenth 
day of March, one thousand eight hundred and eighteen: and that I have not since that time, by gift, sale, or in any manner whatever, disposed of my property, or any part thereof, with intent thereby so to diminish it, as bring myself within the provisions of an Act of Congress, entitled "An act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States, in the revolutionary war," passed on the eighteenth day of March, one thousand eight hundred and eighteen: that I have not, nor has any person in trust for me, any property or securities, contracts or debts, due to me:  nor have I any income other than what is contained in the Schedule hereto annexed, and by me subscribed.
                                                                       Benjamin Ingraham

A SCHEDULE of Property and Income (necessary clothing and bedding excepted) of Benjamin Ingraham.   Said Benjamin declares that he has no property whatever that he is now maintained as a pauper, being in such destitute circumstances & unable to labor-  that he has a wife aged 73 years who is also maintained as a pauper being unable to labor and subject to fits

                                                                        Benjamin Ingraham

     Sworn to and declared in open Court- on the first day of August 1820 before 
                                               The Hon' D Howell US District Judge
                                                       Witness   Benjamin Cowell,  Clk

RHODE-ISLAND DISTRICT.
                    Clerk's Office of the District -  Court, A. D.  1820
     I Benjamin Cowell -Clerk of Said Court- 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 the said Court, that the amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule, is nothing- [crossed out dollar and cents].  In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said Court, on this Second day of August- AD 1820

        
                                              Benjamin Cowell Clerk of said Court.
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Benjamin Ingraham

Benj'n Ingraham pri
Tupper's Mass'ts Regt,,
  1778-1779
28th April 1818

Admitted

on [crossed out-rolls]
Adm

Served 9 months

[other writing too faint to read]
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Benjamin Ingraham


S770

Sept.  1819
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                                       UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

RHODE-ISLAND DISTRICT.

                                 District Court, August- Term, A.D. 1820
     On this first-- day of August-- 1820, personally appeared in
open Court, being a Court of Record within and for said District
     Benjamin Ingraham aged 78 years, residing in the town of Scituate
in said County & district who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his
oath declare, that he served in the Revolutionary War as follow:  that he served as a private nine months in Col Tuppers Tuppers Regiment of the Massachusetts line---
that he made a previous declaration on the 28th day of April
1818, and that he has received a certificate for a pension, being No. 8,770-  And I do solemnly swear, that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the eighteenth day of March, one thousand eight hundred and eighteen; and that I have not since that time, by gift, sale, or in any manner whatever, disposed of my property, or any part thereof, with intent thereby so to diminish it, as to bring myself within the provisions of an Act of Congress, entitled "An act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States, in the revolutionary war," passed on the eighteenth day of March, one thousand eight hundred and eighteen:  that I have not, nor has any person in trust for me, any property or securities, contracts or debts, due to me; nor have I any income other than what is contained in the Schedule hereto annexed, and by me subscribed.    
                                                               Benjamin Ingraham

A SCHEDULE of Property and Income (necessary clothing and bedding excepted) of
Benjamin Ingraham-  Said Benjamin declared that he has no property whatever that he is now maintained as a pauper, being in such destitute circumstances & unable to Labour- that he has a wife aged 73 years who is also maintained a pauper being unable to labour and subject to fits. 
                                                     Benjamin Ingraham

     Sworn to and declared in Open Court- on the first 
day of August 1820 before The Hon' D Howell U S District Judge
                                                Witness Benjamin Cowell Clk

RHODE-ISLAND DISTRICT.

          Clerk's Office of the District Court, A.D. 1820
     I Benjamin Cowell-- clerk of said Court 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 the said Court, that the amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule, in nothing--[crossed out-dollars and cents]. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said Court, on this Second day of August   AD 1820.

                                    Benjamin Cowell       Clerk of said Court
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COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS
Norfolk
     On this 28th day of April 1818, before me
the subscriber, one of the Judges of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas,
for the Southern Circuit, personally appeared Benjamin Ingraham
of Sharon age--------years, resident in the said Circuit, who being by me first duly cautioned according to law, on
his oath made the following declaration, by him signed, 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 service of the United States
in the revolutionary war."

I believe in the necessitous circumstances of the Declarant, and that his witnesses are entitled to credit.
Norfolk fs  27th Feby 1819.

And I, the said Judge, do certify, that it appears to my satisfaction, 
that the said Benjamin Ingraham did serve in the
revolutionary war, as stated in the preceding declaration, against the common enemy, for the term of nine months, on the continental establishment, and I now transmit the proceeding and testimony taken and had before me, to the Secretary for the Department of War, pursuant to the directions of the Aforementioned act of Congress.
        [signature]  Thomas B Adams   Ch: Jus.
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Benjamin Ingraham

Benjn  Ingraham pri
 Tupper's Massts Regt,
1778 to 1779
28th  April 1818

Admitted on rolls

Adm.

  Served 9 months
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I Benjamin Ingraham a Citizen of the United States
residing in the Town of Sharon in County of Norfolk and commonwealth of Massachusetts an oath declare, that in the month of April or May 1778 I enlisted into the army of the Revolutionary war on the Continental establishment to fill up the Regiment then raised that I enlisted for the term of nine months and mustered at a place call Fishkills in the State of New York in the Regiment Commanded by Col. Benjamin Tupper of the Massachusetts line, that Immediately after I arrived to westpoint, I was put upon fatigue as a miner in the fort in clawing rocks and building walls that I continue in the service the aforementioned nine month, and was discharged with others who did the same duty in the latter part of the winter 1779.  I further state by reason of my advanced years and low circumstances in life I stand in need of assistance from my Country for my support.  And

    I further declare that I had a written discharge but have
     lost the same & there is no [word crossed out] other evidence                              of my said dismiss except the [crossed out-following] affidavit of Phillip Curtis.  The other sides                        Benjamin Ingraham


28th April,,
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I Philip Curtis of Sharon do testify and say that I am acquainted with Mr. Benjamin Ingraham and that I am Knowing to his performing the within mentioned duties and that I do verily believe that he is entitled to assistance from his Country for his support  [signature] Philip Curtis

Norfolk  April 18 1818
The above named Philip Curtis made oath before me that the above declaration by him subscribed was [crossed out-is] true.
                       [signature]       Benjm Raynalds  Just of Peace

I Joseph Billings of Sharon do testify and say that I am acquainted with Mr. Benjamin Ingraham and that his Circumstance in life are such that I believe that he is entitled to assistance from his County for his support on account of his Revolutionary services.
                                                     [signature]  Joseph Billings

I Benjamin Hewins Jr of Sharon do testify and say that I am acquainted with Mr. Benjamin Ingraham and that his situation in life is such that I do verily believe that his Revolutionary service entitled him to some assistance from his Country for his support.
                                            [signature]  Benjm Hewins Jr
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Application for a Transfer
____________________________
State of Rhode Island

                         County of Providence  se
     On this first day of August 1820 before me the subscriber a Justice of the Peace for the said County of Providence personally appeared Benjamin Ingraham who on his oath declares that he is the same person who formerly belonged to the company commanded by Captain _______________in the regiment commanded by Colonel Tupper in the service of the United States & Massachusetts line.  That his name was placed on the Pension Roll of the State of Massachusetts, from whence he has lately removed;  that he now resides in the State of Rhode Island were he intends to remain & wishes his pension to be there payable in future.

Sworn & Subscribed to before me}
the day and year aforesaid}          
           [signature]   Benjamin Ingraham

       [signature]   B.H.Wheeler, Just. Peace.

[ large x's placed over following]

State of Rhode Island   Secretarys office
Providence Plantations}  August 2 1820
I certify that the above named BH Wheeler isa Justice of the Peace for the town of Providence--Witness   Henry Bourn Secry
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                                                                                June 4, 1938

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Mrs. M.G Turley                                                  BENJAMIN INGRAHAM
657 Fifth Avenue                                                S. 38862
Fort Worth, Texas                                                BA-J/MLB

Dear Madam:

     The data which follow in regard to Benjamin Ingraham were obtained
from pension claim, S. 38862, based upon his service in the Revolution-
ary War.

     The date and place of birth and names of the parents of Benjami
Ingraham were not given.

     Benjamin Ingraham enlisted in April or May, 1778 at Fishkill, New
Yor, served as private in Colonel Benjamin Tupper's Massachusetts
regiment (name of captain not stated), and was discharged in the latter
part of the winter of 1779, after having served nine months.

     The soldier was allowed pension on his application executed April
28, 1818, while residing in Sharon, Norfolk County, Massachusetts.

     In 1820, the soldier was aged seventy-eight years and a resident
of Scituate, Providence County, Rhode Island, to which place he had
lately moved from Massachusetts.  At that time he referred to his wife
aged seventy-three years, but did not give her name, nor did he make
any reference to children.

     In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension, name 
and address of the person paid and possibly the date of death of
Benjamin Ingraham, you should write to the Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, this city, and cite the following data; Benjamin Ingraham, certificate #8770, issued March 29, 1819, rate $8 per month, commenced April 28, 1818, Act March 18, 1818, Massachusetts Agency, transferred to Rhode Island Agency. 

                                                                 Very truly yours


                                                                   A. D. HILLER
                                                                   Executive Assistant
                                                                   to te Administrator
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Benjamin Ingraham
Application for transfer from
Massachusetts to Rhode 
Island  -  1 Aug 1820
     __________________
Made on 8 Sept:  1820

7, Sept 19
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State of Rhode Island Secretarys Office
Providence Plantation}  August 17, 1820

I Certify that at the session of the 
General Assembly of said State held
at Newport on the first Wednesday 
of May last -Bennet H Wheeler
was appointed a Justice of the
Peace for the term and County of
Providence during the term of
one year; and that he has
been commissioned accordingly.

Witness   Henry Bowen
                  Secry
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By is Excellency Nehemiah R
Knight Esquire Govenor, Captain
General and Commander in Chief of
the State of Rhode Island and
Providence Plantations.

            -Be it Known that the
name "Henry Bowen" to the foregoing
certificate subscribed is the proper
hand writing of Henry Bowen Esq.
who at the time of subscribing the
same was Secretary of said State
duly elected and qualified according
to law.'  Wherefore unto his
said Attestation full faith and
credit are to be rendered.

Given under my hand and
the Seal of said State at
Providence this seventeenth
day of August In the year of 
our Lord one thousand eight
hundred and twenty and of 
Independence the fifty fifth.

By His Excellency's      N. R. Knight
Command.
Henry Bowen 
    Secry
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                                                                June, 4, 1938
                                                               
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Mrs. M.G. Turley                                       BA-J/EEL
657 Fifth Avenue
Fort Worth, Texas

Dear Madam;

     Reference is made to your letter in which you request in-
formation in regard to Abraham and Jonathan Ingraham, of Massa-
chusetts;  Benjamin Ingraham, of Rhode Island; Benjamin and John
Ingram, of New York; Prince, John and Samuel Ingraham, of Penn-
sylvania, soldiers of the Revolutionary War.

     There are no claims for pension or bounty land on file based
upon service in the Revolutionary War of Benjamin or John Ingraham
or Ingram, who served from New York or who applied for pension while residing in that state nor of a John or Samuel Ingram, of Pennsylvania nor of an Abraham or Prince Ingraham or Ingram.
The records are furnished you herewith of Jonathan Ingraham, of Massachusetts and Benjamin Ingraham, who served from Massachusetts and later lived in Rhode Island.

                                                               Very truly yours

                                                                A. D. HILLER
                                                                Executive Assistant
                                                                to the Admnistrator.
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                                                                                   March 27, 1835

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Mrs. G.F. Foster                                                     Benjamin Ingraham
Earlville                                                                  S. 38862
New York                                                               BA-J/MLB

Dear Madam:

     Reference is made to your letter in which you request infor-
mation in regard to Revolutionary War ancestors and cite the names
Henry Burhaus or Burhans ?), Spencer Churchill, and Benjamin
Ingraham, also, the surname Pitkin, and request aid in tracing your
ancestral lines.

     This office has no general genealogical data on file and no 
clerical force assigned to genealogical research.  Revolutionary
War data furnished by this office are obtained from claims for
pension which have been made to the United States based upon service in that war.

     The Revolutionary War records have been searched and no claim
for pension found based upon service in that war of a Henry Burhaus or Burhans, nor of a Spencer Churchill.

     In order to identify the record of any soldier with surname
Pitkin in whom you are interested, should it be on file, it is 
essential that you furnish his full name and as much as possible of
the following data in regard to him:  approximate dates of birth
and death, places of residence at enlistment and after service and
given name of widow.

     The record has been found of one Benjamin Ingraam.  The data
furnished by you are insufficient for this office to determine
whether or not he is the soldier in whom you are interested.  His
record follows as found in pension claim, S.  38862, based upon
his service in the Revolutionary War.

     The date and place of soldier's birth and names of his parents
are not given.
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     Benjamin Ingraham enlisted at Fishkill, New York, in April
or May, 1778, served as private in Colonel Benjamin Tupper's
Massachusetts regiment, and was discharged in the latter part of
the winter of 1779, after having served nine months.

     He was allowed pension on his application executed April 28,
1818, while a resident of Sharon, Norfolk County, Massachusetts.

     In 1820 the soldier was aged seventy-eight years and a 
resident of Scituate, Providence County, Rhode Island, to which
place he had lately moved from Massachusetts.  At that time he
referred to his wife aged seventy-three years, but did not give
her name, nor did he make any reference to children.

     In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension, the name and address of the person paid and possibly the date of death
of soldier, you should write to the Comptroller General, General
Accounting Office, Records Division, this city, and cite the following data:

                               Benjamin Ingraham
                               Certificate 8770
                               Issued March 29, 1819
                               Rate $8 per month
                               Commenced April 28, 1818
                               Massachusetts Agency and
                               transferred to 
                               Rhode Island Agency.

                                                  Very truly yours

                                                  A. D. HILLER
                                                  Executive Assistant
                                                  to the Administrator
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     In reply to your request of ____________, received____________________
for a statement of the military history of  Benjamin Ingraham
a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired
information as contained in his [crossed out (or his widow's)]application for pension on file in this Bureau.  S.38862
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
DATES OF          LENGTH OF         RANK.       OFFICERS UNDER WHO SERVICE WAS RENDERED.       STATE.
ENLISTMENT        SERVICE.                                       CAPTAIN.                 COLONEL.
      OR
APPOINTMENT. 
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
 April or May           9 mos.        Private                          -                         Benjamin Tupper                Mass.
     1778


     No reference to any other service.

Battles engaged in,  none stated
Residence of solder at enlistment,  Mustered at Fishkill, N.Y.
Date of application for pension,   Apl. 28, 1818, His claim was allowed.
Residence at date of application,  Sharon, Norfolk Co., Mass.
Age at date of application,  in 1820 , seventy eight years.
     Remarks;  in 1820 resided at Scituate, Rhode Island, and he referred to his wife aged 73 yrs. name not
            stated.  There is no further family data on file.

 

                                                                  Respectfully,

                                                                                 Commissioner.
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                           Earlville, N.Y.
                           Mch 20, 35

Gentlemen:-
      I and trace my record or
lineage directly back to Henry Burhaus
b about 1731 but can find no
record of his activity in the Revolution.
Can you give me any information?
Also another line my grandmother



[upper left hand corner, initials A TF]
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Triphena Churchill, Burhaus, Ingraham.
her mother Lydia Churchill
and her Father. Spencer Churchill,
also one other line my
grandfather Asel [?spelling]  Ingraham
b. April  5. 1805
his father Benjamin Ingraham
who married Lucy Pitkin b. 1758
   If any lineage could be traced to
the revolution either on the Ingraham
or Pitkin line would be glad to 
know it.
   If you can give me any information
would be glad to pay you for
your trouble.  
  Thanking you
                                Respectfully
                                 Mrs. C. F. Foster
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[Left column]

38862

Revy INVALID
_____________________

File No.      38862

Benjamin Ingraham

Pri  Rev   War
 Act: 18th March 18

Index:--Vol 3, Page 250

{Arrangement of 1870}
 
[Right column]

1917 May 28. History to Mrs. H. Evelyn Campbell
letter in S 21516 Nathan Straight 
1935, Mar, 27  History to Mrs. C.M. Foster   MLB
1938 June 6-Hist to Mrs. M.G. Turley (Rec th in
clm. S30505 of Jonathan Ingraham)  MKB