Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 18082, for Benjamin Lindsey, South Carolina
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Service:  SC

Lindsay, Benjamin

S.18082
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F W Pickin, 28 M to 3, And 23 [illegible]

Paid at the Treasury under the ct of the 6th April 1838 from 4th March 1838 to 4th March 1840.  Agt notified 30 March 1841.
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Letter to Hon F W Pickens, H of R, and 3rd Auditor May 31, 1842
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Dead.  Paid as above from 4th March to 2nd Sept 1841.  Agt notified June 14, 1842
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letter to J H Waver, Aug 15/54

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31401
S Carolina
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Benjamin Lindsey of Edgefield in the state of South Carolina who was a private in the company commanded by Captain Anderson of the Regiment commanded by Col Wilson in the So Ca troopes 16 months
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Inscribed on the roll of So Carolina at the rate of 53 Dollars 33 cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March 1831
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Cetificate of Pension issued the 8th day of May 1838 and sent Hon F W Pickens, House of Rep
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Arrears to the 4th of March 1838  $373.31
Semiannl allowance ending 4 Sept  $26.66
(total)  $399.97

Revolutionary Claim Act June 7, 1832

Recorded by D D Addison, Clerk

Book E, Vol 6 Page [ ]
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TREASURY DEPARTMENT
Second Comptroller's Office
June 2, 1842

Sir:

Under the act of the 6th of April, 1838, entitled "An act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain Pensioners, and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury of the United States" 

The children of Benjamin Lindsey, deceased late

a Pensioner on the Roll of the South Carolina Agency, at the rate of Fifty-three Dollars and 33 Cents per annum, under the law of the 7th June 1832, has been paid at this Department, from the 4th of March to the 4th Sept 1841.

Respectfully, yours 

Albion K. Parris 
Comptroller

To the Commissioner of Pensions, Present
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Declaration of Benjamin Lindsey

32.230

Allowed 16 months
$53.33 per annum

SC Militia
Cap Anderson
Col Winn
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declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress passed 7 June 1832

the State of South Carolina 
Edgefield District

On this fifth day of November in the year of our Lord one thousand Eight Hundred and thirty four. Personally appeared before the Court of Common pleas for Edgefield District, Benjamin Lindsay of the state and District aforesaid aged 81 years who being first duly sworn according to law, doth upon his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress passed the 7 June 1832.  that he was drafted in the year 1777 under the command of Capt Anderson Thomas, his company attached to a Regiment commanded by Col John Winn; that he was marched from Fairfield District in the State aforesaid under said officers and found the Brigade under the command of Genl Williamson in the District of Edgefield; that from thence he was marched to the frontiers of Georgia under said commander and served three months; that in 1788 he volunteered under Lieutenant James Thomas, whose command was attached to a regiment commanded by Col David Hopkins; that he marched from Fairfield to the lower part of this State and was in active service in scouting and camp duty for two months;  that in the month of June 1781 he again volunteered under the same officers as before, and was march to Boils ferry on Broad River and there engaged in active service for the term of two months; that in September of the same year he again volunteered under the same officers
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and under said command was marched to the lower part of this State; that he was actively engaged under said command in a tour of two months and during the time was at the Battle of the Eutaw Springs; that he afterward served a tour of duty as a scout under Capt. Davis for one month; that he afterward volunteered in 82 under Lieutenant James Davis, was attached to Genl Williamsons Brigade and was in actual service for six months.

the deponant further states that he was borned in the State of Virginia, that his parents moved to this State when quite young, that he has been a citizen of this State ever since; that owing to old age and consequent loss of memory that he is unable to state more particulars as to dates and service. That he never received any written discharge.

Benjamin Lindsey

Sworn to before me this 5th day of Nov. 1834 in open Court

H. Boulware, Clerk

We William Watkins a minister of the Gospel and James Eidson a citzen, residents of the district and State aforesaid, hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Benjamin Lindsey who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration.  that we believe him to be Eighty one years of age, that we have heard him reputed and believed in the neighbourhood as revolutionary soldier, that we concur in that opinion.

William Watkins, minister of the Gospel
James Eidson (his mark)

Sworn & Subscribed the day & year before written

A B Addison
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And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogatories presented by the war department, that the above named
applicant was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states and the Court further certify that William Watkins and James Eidson who has assigned the preceding certificate are creditable persons and that there statement is entitled to credit
A. P. Butler
Presiding Judge

J. H. Boulware Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas do hereby certify that the foregoing
contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Benjamin Lindsay for a pension

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this twentieth day of November AD 1834
H. Boulware
CCP
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A Statement of the different tours of service by Benjamin Lindsay
under Capt A. Thomas - 3 mo
 " J. Thomas - 2 mo
Do Do - 2 do
Do Do - 2 do
Davis - 1 do
Davis - 6 do

Reference to declaration
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Additional evidence in favour of the claim of Benj Lindsay Jr
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South Carolina
Newberry District ⎬
Before me Young I Harrington Clerk of the Court of General Sessions for the district aforesaid Personally appeared Benjamin Lindsey Junior Esquire and made oath that according to the family Record he was born on the 15 day of December 1773 and consequently he is now in the sixty fifth year of his age, that Benjamin Lindsey Senior of Edgefield District, who has applied to the United State for a Pension for Revolutionary service is the uncle of the deponent, he further swears that during the Revolutionary War in the District of Fairfield in this State, that he remembers that his uncle and started from that district, under Colonel Hopkins, some time previous to the Battle of Eutaw in this State, after that Battle he returned to the fathers of this deponent, and he remembers his giving a description, to him, of the Battle of Eutaw the deponent was young, but the whole circumstance of his starting off his return, and description of the Battle made a deep and lasting impression on his mind. - deponent recollect on another occasion he left for the service, and his return but does not recollect under what Commander or in what particular service - but it was generally said in the neighbourhood that he the said Benjamin Lindsey Senior was actively engaged pretty much during the Revolutionary war in the service of this country
Benjamin Lindsey Jr. [signature]

Sworn to before me the 8th March 1838.
J. Harrington C.C. Q.S.
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South Carolina
Newberry District
We the undersigned, do hereby certify that we have been long acquainted with the character of Benjamin Lindsay Esquire who has subscribed the within affidavit and that he is a man of unexceptionable character, and worthy of belief on oath-

Given under our hands the 8th March 1838.
John S. Carwile
R Pitts [signatures]

wit G. J. Harrington C C J

South Carolina
Newberry District
I Young J. Harrington Clerk of the Court of General Sessions in and for the District of  Newberry do hereby certify that the within affidavit of Benjamin Lindsay Esquire was taken and subscribed before me, also that the above certificate of John S. Carwile & R. Pitts, was subscribed in my presence and I further certify that they are both men of good character, and worthy of confidence in all Cases.

In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of our said Court at Newberry the Eighth day of March in the year of our Lord one thousand Eight hundred and thirty eight and sixty second year of the Independence of the United States of America
Y. I.. Harrington
C.C. GS
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Josiah J. Evans one of the Judges of the State of South Carolina do hereby certify that Y.I.
Harrington who has signed one of the foregoing Certificate is the Clerk of the Court of General
Sessions and Common Pleas for Newberry District in the State aforesaid
Josiah J. Evans
27. March 1838
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In reply to your request of _____, received ______ for a statement of the military history of Benjamin Lindsey a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired
information as contained in his application for pension on file in this Bureau. S. F. 18,082

DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. 
1777
1778
June 1781
Sept 1781
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1782

LENGTH OF SERVICE.
3 mos
2 "
2 "
2 "
1 "
6 "

RANK,
Pri

OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED.
CAPTAIN.
Anderson Thomas
Lieut. James Thomas
Lieut. James Thomas
 "  "  "
Capt. Davis
Lieut James Davis
COLONEL.
John Winn
David Hopkins
  "  "
  "  "

STATE
S.C.

Battles engaged in, Eutaw Springs
Residence of soldier at enlistment, South Carolina
Date of application for pension, Nov. 5, 1834, His cl. was al.
Residence at date of application, Edgefield District, S.C
Age at date of application *1 yrs. He was born in Va.
Remarks: Soldier died in 1841 leaving children names not stated

Respectfully,
Commissioner,
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[left side]
18082
INVALID.
File No 18082
Benjamin Lindsey
Pri Rev War

Act: June 7th 32
Index: - Vol. 1, Page 225
(Arrangement of 1870.}

[right side]
1918, Apr. 18. History to Mrs. J. R. Rich
Letter with Cl  S. F. 21174 Samuel Earle F.W.
1926 - Aug. 6 - Hist to Mr .D.B. Hollingsworth M.F.
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3 - 871.
RECORD DIVISION.
Department of the Interior,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
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Briefed by A. E. Pope.
Claim No. ______
Certificate No. ______
Claimant Benjamin Lindsey
Soldier Benjamin Lindsey
Service ______
Additional Service Rev.
No _____ claim, State records _____, 190 __
No claim, combination records _____ 190 __
REMARKS:
No O.W. in wid. or ref
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3 - 871.
RECORD DIVISION.
Department of the Interior,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
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Briefed by A. E. Pope.
Claim No. ______
Certificate No. ______
Claimant Benjamin Lindsey
Soldier Benjamin Lindsey
Service ______
Additional Service Rev.
No _____ claim, State records _____, 190 __
No claim, combination records _____ 190 __
REMARKS:
No O.W. in wid. or ref as above except Rev file 18082
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HR 23 April 1838

Hon. J. L. Edwards

Sir
I enclose you some additional testimony in the case of an application made by Amos Lindsey- for a pension sometime since filed in your department. I send this testimony together with the
letter from Mr. Blocker

Mr. Lindsey is a very respectable old man, and I have no doubt whatever he says is true. I have
not examined the evidence at all, but have great confidence in the names, both of Mr. Blocker & Mr. Lindsey. I hope he may now get his pension. I also now enclose the certificate for a pension to Col. Frazier. The pension you recollect was stolen
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some time since and you wrote me to get the certificate &c. I hope now he will receive his pension. Be so kind as to send me you answer on these papers as soon as is convenient

I have the honor to be very respectfully your obt servt
F. W. Pickens
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TREASURY DEPARTMENT.
Second Comptroller's Office
February 26th 1841.

Sir:
Under the act of the 6th of April, 1838, entitled "An act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain Pensioners, and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury of the United States" - Benjamin Lindsay a Pensioner on the Roll of the S. Carolina Agency, at the rate of Fifty three Dollars and 33 Cents per annum, under the law of the June 1832, has been paid at this Department, from the 4th of March 1838 to the 4th March 1840

Respectfully yours
Albion K. Parris
Comptroller.

To the Commissioner of Pensions
Present.
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Dallas G.A. July the 31st 1854
L. P. Waldo Esqr

Dear Sir
I drop you a line for the purpose of ascertaining whether there was a man by the name of
Benjamin Linsey that served either in the Revolutionary was in the war of 1812. He volunteered in South Carolina. And what proof is necessary to obtain a pension for the representative of the said Benjamin Lindsey - 

And also Benjamin Elsbery who volunteered in Roan County N. Carolina was taken prisoner at Charleston served under General Lincoln . inform me the evidence that it will take to ensure his representatives a pension, by so doing you will confer a favor upon me

Very Respectfully Yours
J H. Weaver

Direct to Dallas Paulding County GA
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[South Carolina State Seal]
Rob Y Hayne

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA. 
BY HIS EXCELLANCY
Robert L. Hayne
GOVERNOR AND COMMANDER IN CHIEF IN AND OVER THE STATE AFORESAID.

To all to Whom these Presents Shall Come. Know ye that A.P. Butler whose signature appears to the annexed Instrument of writing is one of the Judges of the Court of General Sessions and
Common Pleas in the State aforesaid

THEREFORE, all due Faith, Credit and Authority  is and ought to be had and given to his proceedings and certificates as such
 
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my Hand, and caused to be affixed the Seal of the State, in the Town of Columbia the Twenty fifth day of November in the year of our Lord one
thousand eight hundred and Thirty four and in the Fifty ninth year of the Independence of the United States of America,

John F Seibels
Dep Secretary of State

GOVERNOR,
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State of South Carolina
Newberry District
Personally came William Jennings before me Benjamin Lindsey Justices of the Common Said District and he the said William Jennings after being Duly Sworn in the Law Decrees he made oath that he was Born in North Carolina in Orange County and that about the Sixteenth year
of his age he moved in to South Carolina and settled in Fairfield District near neighbor to Benjamin Lindsey Sr who is now claiming a pension as he understands and that he was hired to work with him the said Benjamin Lindsey some time after the brake up of the Revolution war and that he heard him the said Benjamin Lindsey Sr. say that he had done duty at different
times in the Revolution war and that he went one tour under Captain Thomas and another under Captain Davies and that Hopkins was his Colonel in the service at one time as he Recollects and that he heard William Coleman say that he the said Benjamin Lindsey Sr. was a soldier in the Revolutionary War was at different times and that he the said Jennings heard Enoch Greene say
that he the said Benjamin Lindsey Sr. was a soldier in the Revolution war and that he the said  Enoch Greene did say that he was with him the said Benjamin Lindsey Sr. at the Eutaw Battle and
he further made oath that the said Benjamin men Lindsey Sr. and Enoch Greene and William Coleman was all three men of undoubted truth and stood fare in
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State of South Carolina
Newberry District
I, Benjamin Lindsey a Justice of the Common the said District Do hereby certify that I have been well acquainted with the within named William Jennings above forty years and that he is about sixty five years of his age and is now Living in Edgefield District South Carolina and that he the said William Jennings is a man of undoubted truth and that he is entitled to as much credit on his oath as any man in the community where he is known and a man of high respectability in the District where he Lives & C
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Given under my hand and Seale the 26 day of October 1839
Benjamin Lindsey J??
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State of South Carolina
Newberry District
 
Personally came Before me Benjamin Lindsey Justice of the Corum for said District & and
and he the said John Haile & he the said George Fuller both of them being Duly Sworn as the Law demands they both made oath that they were well acquainted with the with in named William Jennings a Number of years and that he is a man of truth and should have as much write to Credit on his oath as any man in the Community where he lives and is known. sworn to be fore me the 24 day of October 1839
Benjamin Lindsey ???
Capt. John Hair
George Fuller [signatures]
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State of South Carolina
Newberry District ⎬ 
I Benjamin Lindsey a Justice of the Corum for said District Do hereby certify that I have been well acquainted with the above named Capt John Hare and the above named George Fuller a number of years and that are both men of truth and have a right to be believed  on their oath as any men whatever and that they are both men of high respect as any in the District where they live. Given 
then under my hand and seal the 24 Day of October 1839
Benjamin Lindsey J ??
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the District as any man what ever and that it was a general report in the Settlement that he the said Benjamin Lindsey Sr. I was a solder in the Revolution war and he, the said William Jennings further made oath that he doth verily believe and has no doubt that he the said Benjamin Lindsey Sr was in the service when called out throughout the war

Sworn to before me the 24 day of October in the year of 1839
William X Jennings his mark [signature]
Benjamin Lindsey JP??

South Carolina
Newberry District ⎬ 
I Young J. Harrington Clerk of the Court of Common pleas and General Sessions in and for the district of Newberry aforesaid do hereby certify that Benjamin Lindsay Esquire whose name appears on the above affidavit is and was at the time of taking & subscribing the same a lawfull acting Justice of peace & Quorum in and for this district and that due faith & credit is and ought to be had and given to all his official acts as such

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of our said Court at Newberry the twenty ninth day of October in the year of our Lord one thousand eight
hundred & thirty nine and sixty fourth year of the Independence of the United 
States of America. 

Y. I. Harrington
[illegible]
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Edgefield 17 Apl 1838
Dear Sir
By the request of Mr Amos Lindsey, I trouble you with additional testimony in favour of the claim of his Father, his declaration is in the pension department.

He is a very conscientious old  man & there is not doubt of his having rendered the services during the revolutionary, as set forth in his declaration, As soon as any action is had on to it, 
you will be pleased to write me

Respy & truly
yr. friend
B. M Blocker
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Edgefield SC
June 29 - 23
Please give me what in formation you can of Benj Lindsay of Edgefield Co. S.C. and Samuel 
Lindsay of Newberry Co S.C. - as to service in War of Revolution, - pension and ect-
Yours very truly
Mrs. D. B. Hollings


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