Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 784, John Bentley, N.C.
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SERVICE 
N.C.
Bentley, John.
Ann
NUMBER
R. 784
See B.L. Reg. 304913-55
See B.L. Reg. 194209 in " "
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State of Georgia 
Cobb County
On this the 14th day of November
One Thousand Eight Hundred and Fifty, Personally appeared before me the under signed a Justice of the peace in and for said County John Bentley aged according to his count about ninety one years of age, who being first duly sworn accorden [according] to law doath on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June the 7th 1832 He states that he volunteerd [volunteered] in Pitt County in North Carolina on or about the 16th day March 1780 under Capt. Samuel Dudley for the term of three months, After the company crost [crossed] the South Carolina line, After he joined Capt Samuel Dudley Company, they then Marcht, [marched] under Gneral [General] William Caswell for the purtection [protection] of the City of Charleston S.C. and whilst on there march to that point, and before reaching there, they was informed of the surrender of the City to the British forces Gnereal [General] Caswell on receiving this inteligence [intelligence]
retreated back with his forces to Fayetteville N C. they there remained until the first day of
July 1780 and was then paid for there servises [services] by Gneral [General] Richard Caswell and recievd [received] writen [written] discharges, Deponent States he then returned
home in Pitt County N.C. and remained there
a short time, and then went as a substitute
in the place of Melas Broom of Dobbs County NC who had been drafted for a three months tower [tour] he then marcht [marched] under Lieutenant Travis Thigpen and joined a reinforcement for Gneral [General] Gates Army, that before said reinforcement reached Gneral [General] Gates Army nuse [news] reached them of his defeat at Camdon, [Camden] they then retreated back to Hillsborough, thence to Bells Mills thence to the Virginia Troops Comanded [commanded] by Col. Jarvis and Col. Sewell, not verry far from the Seven Island Ford on the Adkin River, he there remained until
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his three month Tower [tour] was out, and then receavd [received] his writen [written] discharge, Deponent, states that he again
Volenteerd [volunteered] under Capt. George Falkner and Col. James Gouram, [Gorham], Deponent dosent [doesn't] recolect [recollect] the time he volenteered [volunteered] to serve this time, but States he served one month to the best of his recolection, [recollection], during which time he states he acted as Comisary [commisary]. he States he did not receave [receive] any written discharge this time, but receavd [received] pay for his servises, [services], which was sent to him after he returned home. This last named company he states was raised for the purpose of
Guarden [guarding] the inhabitence [inhabitance] of Pitt County N.C. Deponent, States he knows of no one liveing [living] by whome [whom] he can prove his servises [services] in the Revolutionary war his Brother Thomas Bentley he states served with him during his first three month Tower [tour] under
Capt Samuel Dudley and after that his Brother
was drafted for twelve months and served out
the full time, and has been as he is informed
receaving [receiving] fifty dollars pr anum [annum] as a pension Deponent states that he some time sence [since] got his son Luke Bentley to Wright to his Brother Thomas Bentley in N.C. to make proof of his services and that an answer was receaved [received] that he had lost all his reason and recolection. [recollection] Deponent States, John Williams
George Oxly Dickson Chamberland served with
him as soldiers, Deponent States he some yeares [years] sence [since] imploid [implored] one Col. Wight of this County who made an effert [effort] to git [get] his claim or to obtain a pension for his Revolutionary servises, [services], but owing to his Brother Thomas Bentley loosen [losing] his reason, and not knowing evrry [every] one liveing [living] who servd [served] with him he faild [failed]  to obtain a pension for him, He therefore makes this declaration for the purpose of obtaining a pension from the goverment [government] of the United States and he hereby appoints Thomas Lumpkin of Washington City his attorney to prosacute [prosecute]
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said Claim before the Department at Washington City Sworn to and Subscribed before me the day and year above writen [written] John Bentley X his mark
Test
William Woods
H. T. Martin J Peace
I hereby cirtify [certify] that the above decliration [declaration] was Carfully [carefully] read to Deponent before signed by him I Also Cirtify [certify] that I have no reason to doubt
the statements made by him, And he appears to be fully as old as he represents himself to be. I Further Cirtify [certify] that it would be impractiable [impracticable]  for him to appear in open Court at Marietta the Court House in said County, owing to the distance being thirteen miles, and the infirmity and old age
of said Deponent
H. T. Martin J Peace
State of Georgia
Cobb County
On this the 14th day of November 1850
Before me the under signed a Justice
of the peace in and for said County personally appeared Luke Bentley Son of John Bentley who being duly sworn accorden [according] to law states that he is accorden [according] to the statements of his parents fifty Eight yeares [years] old he states from his earliest recolections [recollections] he has heard
his Father John Bentley Speak of serving Seven months in the Revolutionary war, in three engagements three months under Capt Samuel Dudley three months as a substitute in Mealas Broom, place under Lieutenant Thigpen, and one month as a guard to protect
the Citizens of Pitt County N.C. and that he [illegible] two writen [written] discharges and has lost or mislade [mislaid] them And I do further sware [swear] from the febelness [feebleness] of my Father John Bentley and his old age and delicate Situation of his health it would enlarge his life to be taken before the Court at Marietta
Sworn to and subscribed before me the day and year above writen [written]
H. T. Martin J Peace
Luke Bentley
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State of Georgia
Cobb County
I Certify that Luke Bentley who has made to within decliration [declaration] or statement is
entitld [entitled] to full faith and credit this 14th day of November 1850
H. T. Martin J Peace
State of Georgia 
Cobb County
We the undersigned Justices of the Infieor [inferior] Court of said County do cirtify [certify] that we approve of the procedings [proceedings] of Esqr Harrison & Martin in
taken the decliration [declaration] of John Bentley for a pension for his services in the Revolutionary War as we are satisfide [satisfied] from the Cirtificate [certificate] of Esqr. Harrison & Martin the afidavid [affidavit] of
Luke Bentley. And the statements of other
Respectiable [respectable] Citizens, and acquaintances of John Bently [Bentley] that it would be impractiable [impracticable] for him to appear in open Court to make his decliration [declaration] of Servises, [Services], in quancequence [consequence] of old age and infirmity
S. Lawrence J.I.C
Am Coader J.I.C.
W C Green J I C
State of Georgia
Cobb County
I hereby certify that W. T. Martin Esqr before whom the fore whom the foregoing declaration was made and whos Certificate appears to the same is an acting Justice of peace in and for said County duly Commissioned & sworn, and that full faith & credit are due his attestations as such 
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of my office as Clerk of the Inferior Court of said County this
18th day of November 1850
T. H. Moore C.I.C.
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State of Georgia
County of Cobb SS
On this 28th day of June 1855. Personally
appeared before me, John T Padin a Justice of the Peace duly authorized by law to administer oaths in the County and State of me said Ann Bentley Aged 90 years old a resident of the County of Cobb and State aforesaid who being first duly sworn according to law doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision of the act of Congress passed on 3rd February 1853 Granting pensions to widows of persons who served during the revolutionary war. That she is the widow of John Bently [Bentley] Died a revolution soldier of the United States That her said husband volunteered in the company commanded by Captain Dudley in the Regiment Command by Col Brazel in the war of the Revolution as well as she can recollect That her said husband entered the service at
Pitt County No Carolina on 1st day January 1777 for the time of five years or during the war entered in as [illegible] service in said war four years and six months with and was honorably discharged at or near Kings
Mountain on or about 1st day June 1781 She further states that she was married to the said John Bently [Bentley] in Pitt County North Carolina on the 23rd day February 1792 by one Nash Tyson a Baptist minister that his name before her Marriage was Ann Johnson That her said husband died at Cobb County Georgia on the 20th day October 1851 and that she is now a widow. she further states that there is no public record of her said marriage, that she can obtain and that she has a Private record of the same of which is a true copy accompany this Declaration. That she cannot file herewith her
late husbands certificate of Discharge for the reason That it is destroyed She makes or constitute and appoints [left blank] of Washington City her true and law full attny [attorney]with power of substitution to
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prosecute this her claim and to have for her
Benefit the Pension certificate or warrant to which she
may be entitled whenever the same may issue
Test & Luke Bentley
& David C Lockman
Ann Bentley X his mark seal
Sworn to and subscribed and acknowledged before me the day and year above writen [written] and I hereby certify that I know the afforesaid [aforesaid] Ann Bently [Bentley] and Believe her to be the Identical person she alledges [alleges] herself to be of [illegible]
above stated, and at the date of this declaration a widow and I further certify that I am not interested in her claim as agent attorney or otherwise, I also certify that the leaf hereto attached was this day cut out of the family Bible of the aforesaid John Bentley which contain his marriage also the death of the said John Bentley and was kept by himself up to the time of his death and since that time it has been kept by his widow
John T Paden J P
Affidavit
State of Georgia
County of Cobbs SS
On this 28th day of June 1853 before me the undersigned a Justice of the Peace duly authorized by law to administer oaths within and for the County and state of and personally appeared John A Young and Stephen White
Residents of Cobb County of Cobb in the state of Geogia, Known to me as credible persons who made oath in due form of Law that, Ann Bentley in thare [their] presence has sworn and subscribed to the foregoing declaration is to thare [their] personal knowledge the widow of John Bentley Decd. who is the identical man mentind [mentioned]  in her Declaratn [declaration] above and who was late a regular soldier in the war of the revolution That
they were acquainted with the said John Bently
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having known him for 20 years previous to his death That they the said John Bentley and Ann Bentley lived together as husband and wife and were [illegible] [illegible] so to be that deponent never heard the part of thare [their] marriage disputed or quistend [questioned] that the said John Bently [Bentley] died on 20th day of October 1851 and that the said Ann Bentley is now reputed to be a widow which deponent believe to be the fact. They
further states that Ann Bentley aforesaid since
the death of her said husband John Bentley has not married but is now a widow That they have known her for [left blank] years and derive thare [their] knowledge of the fats [facts] herein named from the following circumstances to wit That the deponent lived near the foresaid John Bentley and Ann his widow, and know her to be the identical widow of the aforsaid John Bentley and she is yet living and still a widow and they are disinterested witnesses
John A. Young seal
Stephen White seal
Sworn to and subscribed before me the day and year above written and I hereby certify that I am not Intrested [interested] in this claim as agent or otherwise,
John T. Paden J P seal
Affidavit
State of Georgia
County of Cobb SS
On this 28th day of June 1853 before me the unsigned a Justice of the Peace duly authorized by Law to administer oaths within and for the County and state aforesaid personally appeared P N Colmon aged 88 years a resident of the County and State
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aforesaid who being duly sworn according to law declares that he was personally acquainted with John Bentley Decd. and Ann Bentley and has known them for the period of 70 years and that he was married in Pitt County North Carolina near the foresaid and I was
personally present and witnessed the marrage [marriage] of the said John Bentley and Ann Bentley, who was formerly Ann Johnson, the marrage [marriage] ceremony was solemnized by one Noah Tyson a Baptist minister in the said County the aforesaid John Bentley and Ann Bently [Bentley] was married in the Spring 1792, and that her said Husband John Bentley died in the Cobb County Georgia on 20th day of October 1851 and I was present at his death and certify that the said John Bently [Bentley] decd. is the Idintical [identical] man who I saw married to the [illegible] ann Bently [Bentley] and further certify that she is yet living and a widow [illegible] under my hand and seal this day and year above written and I am not interested in her claim
P.N. Colmon seal
Sworn to and subscribed before me the day and year above written and I also certify that I am personally acquainted with the foresaid P N Colman who have move the foregoing affidavit and that he is a man of truth and veracity and therefore what he has deposed is
Entitled to full faith and credit and further I
am not interested in the claim, as attorney nor other [illegible] and also he is a [illegible] old man 
John T Paden J P
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Pension Office
Jan'y 6. 1859.
Madam,
In answer to your letter of the 16th of November last, I have to inform you, that your
claims for bounty land and pension have not been allowed, for the reason that it has not been proved that he performed the service described in his declaration. Payments to a man of the name of John Bently, by the State of N. Carolina, have been certified, but the sums paid do not correspond with the service described by your late husband. As there is no other proof of his service your claim remains Suspended.
I am, Very respectfully,
Your Obt Sert,
Geo C Whiting
Commissioner
Mrs Ann Bentley
Marietta
Georgia
Dodge
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[preprinted form with handwritten answers]
Ex'r. INVALID
No. 784
[Acts of July 14, 1862, and March 3, 1873.] [crossed out]
[stamped REJECTED]
John Bently
P.O.
Service: 
Enlisted: ___, 18
Discharged: ___, 18
Application filed: __, 18
Alleges:
Re-enlisted:
Attorney:
P.O.
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38.142 784
John Bentley
Ga
Act 7 June '32
Let T Lumpkin May 14/51
Hon. L. J. Gartrell
24 Mch 1858
Hon A. H. Stephens Feb 9/59
Hon. L. J. Gartrell
Dec. 12/59
Act 7th June 1832
[*194209 & 304913 On file [illegible] 
[illegible] bounty land let to [illegible] *]
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House of Reps
March 23, 1858
Sir,
I ask your special attention to the enclosed letter from one of my constituents. Please furnish me the information he seeks and return his letter with your answer. You will see that he suspects something wrong.
Very Respectfully
Lucius J. Gartrell
Hon Geo. C. Whiting
Com of Pensions
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38.142
John Bentley
Ga
Act 7 June 1832
Sir
T. Lumpkin
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Washington DC
Feb. 6th 1857.
Sir,
Hon. Howell Cobb handed me the supplemental declaration of John Bently [Bentley] enclosed herewith, for a pension act 7th June, 1832, with a request that a careful examination may be made of his case and report made to me. [illegible] will oblige me by causing his other papers to be [illegible] up (and with these now presented,) and examined at the earliest convenience.
I have the honor to be,
Sir  Very respy
Your Obt. Srvt.
Tho Lumpkin
Hon. J. E. Neath
Commr of Pensions
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[preprinted form with handwritten answers]
THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES
Form VAM-51
12-5-41
BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
Division of Veterans' Administration Archives
NAME Bentley, John GRADE Private LINE Pennsylvania WARRANT NUMBER 8951 ACREAGE 100 ISSUED March 10, 1790 to not shown
*The information concerning the issuance of warrants carded on this form is found in volumes 2 to 4 of ""Land Warrants Issued Prior to 1800"" which are registers of bounty land warrants issued to non-commissioned officers and privates under congressional resolutions of September 16, 1776, and subsequent dates. Other records relative to the applications for warrants appear to have been destroyed in the War Department fire of November 9, 1800.
Information concerning warrants surrendered to the Federal Government is to be found in General Land Office records in The National Archives.
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[preprinted form with handwritten answers]
THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES
Form VAM-51
12-5-41
BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
Division of Veterans' Administration Archives
NAME Bentley, William GRADE Private LINE Connecticut WARRENT NUMBER 5475 ACREAGE 100 ISSUED Jan. 24, 1792 to Stephen Thorne
*The information concerning the issuance of warrants carded on this form is found in volumes 2 to 4 of ""Land Warrants Issued Prior to 1800"" which are registers of bounty land warrants issued to non-commissioned officers and privates under congressional resolutions of September 16, 1776, and subsequent dates. Other records relative to the applications for warrants appear to have been destroyed in the War Department fire of November 9, 1800.
Information concerning warrants surrendered to the Federal Government is to be found in General Land Office records in The National Archives.