Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 22115, Benjamin Bean, N.H.
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SERVICE|[blank]|NUMBER|
N.H.|Bean, Benjamin|S.22115
CONTENTS
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See let to Paul Wentworth Aug 10. 1836

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N. Hampshire 30,413
Benjamin Bean of Strafford Co. in the State of N. Hamp're who was a Private in the company commanded by Captain Ambrose of the Regt. commanded by Col. Smith in the N. Hampshire line for 6 months
Inscribed on the Roll of N. Hampshire at the rate of 20 Dollars [blank] Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831. 
Certificate of Pension issued the 18th day of Feb. 1836 and sent to Hon. B. M. Bean, H.R. 
Arrears to the 4th of Sep '35, 90.00
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 March '36. 10.00
$100.00
{Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832.}
Recorded by D. Brown Clerk
Book E. Vol. 1 Page 74
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12.905
Declaration of Benjamin Bean 
On Roll Capt Taylor's Co Col. Stickney's Regs as having served only 1 Month & 29 days
['5 Months & 29 days service' crossed out]
on Col. Eben'r Smith's roll 1777 - for 10 days 
Hon Isaac Hill
Senate MS
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DECLARATION.
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
State of New Hampshire,
County of Strafford ss.
At a Court of Probate holden at Sandwich in said County On this twelfth day of September personally appeared before the Judge of the Probate Court Benjamin Bean a resident of Tuftonboro in the County of Strafford and State of New Hampshire, aged 73 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 provision made by the act of Congress, passed June 7th, 1832. That he enlisted in the army of the United States in the
year 1775 with Captain Elkins [regiment of the
line, under the following named officers - crossed out] he volunteered out of the Company
of Militia commanded by Capt. Nathaniel Ambrose in the town of Moultonbo[rough] County of Strafford and State of New Hampshire 
and marched to the town of Portsmouth in said state then enlisted unto the company commanded by Capt Elkins and Lieut. Page in the Regiment commanded by Col Burnham in the first part of November for the term of two months and served his time out he then enlisted in 1776 15 under said Captain Elkins for one month and a half and marched to Cambridge Massachusetts and joined the Regiment under Col Poor and Major Cilly and served his term of enlistment out and returned home to Moultonboro in June 1777 he volunteered in the company commanded by Nathaniel Ambrose in the Regiment commanded by Ebenezer Smith in the New Hampshire Militia and marched to Unity in said state of New Hamphshire near number four and served a half a month the object of the Militia their turning out was to assist the American Army then retreating from Ticonderoga. After he returned home to said
Moultonboro he then enlisted on the 16th day of July 1777 in Capt. Taylors Company, Col. Stickneys Regiment for two months and marched to Bennington where Genl Stark Commanded the Brigade and was in the Battle at Bennington and served his time of Enlistment out.
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any agency in any State.
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
/s/Benja Bean
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states.
/s/Daniel C. Atkinson Judge of Probate
/s/James Bartlett Regr of the Court of Probate
do hereby certify, [illegible]regoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of Benjamin Bean for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of said Court, this 12th day of September AD 1832.
/s/James Bartlett Regt
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I Ephraim Drake depose and say that I served by enlistment in Capt. Taylor's Company Col'o Stickney's Regiment with Benjamin Bean in the year 1777 two months in which two months we were in the Battle of Bennington when Gen. Stark commanded the Brigade and I know that the said Benjamin Bean served the full term of two months. 
/s/Ephraim Drake
State of Newhampshire
Strafford ss} September 12th 1832
Then personally appeared the above named Ephraim Drake whose character for truth is good and made solemn oath that the above affidavitt by him subscribed is in his belief true
Before me /s/John Peavey Jus of Peace
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Strafford Ss.} Aug't 13th 1832 Then the within named Joseph Garland whose character for truth is good after due caution and careful examination made solemn oath that the within deposition by him subscribed contains the whole truth and nothing but the truth before me
/s/John Peavey} Justice of the Peace
I James Bartlett hereby certify that John Peavey whose name is subscribed to the foregoing affidavits is a Justice of the Peace for said County of Strafford
/s/James Bartlett Reg'r Prob. Court
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I Joseph Garland of Tuftonborough in the county of Strafford and State of Newhampshire of the age of Seventy five years depose and say that I served as a Soldier in the Revolutionary War in the years of seventeen hundred and seventy five & six for the term of three months and a half beginging the first of November and ending the last of February during said term I served a part of the time at Portsmouth N.H. and a part of the  term at Winter Hill near Boston Massachusetts in a volunteer company commanded by Capt Elkins in the Regiment commanded by Col. Burnham while at Portsmouth N.H. but after we marched to Winter Hill our company was transferred into the regiment commanded by Col. Poor and during said term of our time I was well acquainted with Benjamin Bean now of Tuftonborough county and state aforesaid who enlisted in the same company as a soldier with me and served in the same Company with me at the above named places three months and half -
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I further state that I enlisted into a volunteer company under the command of Captain Ambrose in Moultonborough N.H. in June in the year of seventeen hundred and seventy seven and marched from Moultonboro. to Unity N.H. and under the above enlistment I served at least a half of a month and the aforesaid Benjamin Bean enlisted into the same company at the same time that I did and marched to Unity with me and served with me the aforesaid term of time said Bean and myself then lived in Moultonborough and Col. Smith of Merideth (Meredith) Commanded the regiment which we belonged in John Adams of Moultonborough was our Lieutenant 
Augt 13th 1832 /s/Joseph Garlandhttps://www.archives.gov/citizen-archivist/resources/tagging-policy
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$20 per ann - Hon. B. M. Bean H.R.

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[margin notes: Sept 25 12.905 Report to Hon. Isaac Hall Senate U.S. 
not on Elkins rolls doubtful whether served in 1775]
Tuftonborough N.H. 
Sept 14th Free
War Department
Office of Pensions 
City of Washington Ca.
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[handwritten letter]
Tuftonborough Sept. 13th 1832

Sir,
The enclosed in the Declaration and Affidavits of Benjamin Bean of this Town, relating to his Pension, at whose request I transmit them to your Office: - 
If sir, there be any incorrectness, if anything further be necessary for his obtaining the benefit of the Pension Act, you will have the goodness to communicate the same to me, and if you grant a Certificate, agreeably to his request, you will send the same to me. 
with all due respect I am Sir, your very humble ser't
/s/John Peavey
Hon. Lewis Cass
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Ebenezer Gove
Hon B. M. Bean H.R.
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I Ebenezer Gove of Wentworth in the County of Grafton and State of New Hampshire hereby certify that I was acquainted with Benjamin Bean of Tuftonborough in the County of Strafford and State of New Hampshire in the year 1775 and that I served under Capt. Elkins at Portsmouth two  months with the said Benjamin Bean and at the expiration of the two months at Portsmouth I ['enlisted' crossed out] served for two months at ['to go to' crossed out] Mystick, now called Medford in Massachusetts under the same Elkins and I further say that the said Benjamin Bean enlisted for and during the same two months to go to the said Mystick, under the said Capt Elkins and that I know that he the said Bean served the said two months for which he enlisted in the same company with me - 
This declaration is in all respects correct according to the best of my recollection
/s/Eben'r Gove 
State of New Hampshire
Grafton ss} Wentworth January 15th 1836
Personally appearing the above named Ebenezer Gove and made Oath that the above declaration by him subscribed is in his belief true
Before me /s/John S. Sanborn Justice Peace & Quorum
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Jonathan Morrison 
B. M. Bean
Hon. B. M. Bean HR
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I Jonathan Morrison aged seventy seven, of Tuftonborough County of Strafford and State of New Hampshire, depose and say that I am well acquainted with Benjamin Bean of the same Tuftonborough, that he served with me in the Revolutionary army in the year 1777 in Capt. Taylor's company at Bennington and Stillwater - said enlistment was for two months and we were detained to the best of my recollection two or three days after the time expired, before the Officers dismissed us - 
I was acquainted with the said Bean before he served with me in said County and have been ever since 
/s/Jonathan Morrison 
State of Newhampshire
Strafford ss} Personally appearing the above named Jonathan Morrison and made oath that the above Declaration by him subscribed is True
Before me /s/Samuel Leavitt Jus. Peace
I certify that the above named Jonathan Morrison sustains a good moral character
/s/Samuel Leavitt Jus. Peace
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James Wiggin
Hon B. M. Bean HR
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I, James Wiggin of Tuftonborough, aged seventy five years, depose and say that in the year 1775 in the month of November to the best of my recollection, Benjamin Bean came from Moultonborough to my Father's House in Wolfburgh, in company with a number of others, with his gun and equipments, stopped there and refreshed themselves on provision they Brought with them; said he had enlisted and was going to Portsmouth to join the army at that place - I saw him after he returned & he informed me had been to Portsmouth & to Cambridge &c
In the year 1777 I served in the same regiment with the said Benjamin Bean two months & three days, at Bennington & Saratoga - said enlistment was for two months but we did not get our discharges untill three days after the time expired, and they were withheld, as we supposed, expecting an engagement with Burgoyne any day
/s/James Wiggin
State of Newhampshire
Strafford ss - January 20, 1836 Personally appearing the above named James Wiggin, and made oath that the above Declaration by him subscribed is true
Before me /s/Samuel Leavitt Jus. Peace
I certify that the above mentioned James Wiggin sustains a good moral character
/s/Samuel Leavitt Jus. Peace
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I Moody Bean depose and say that sometime in the month of June 1777 I went with Benjamin Bean as Volunteer in the Company commanded by Nathaniel Ambrose in the Regiment commanded by Ebenezer Smith in the New Hampshire Militia and marched to Unity in said State of New-Hampshire near Number-four and was absent as near as I can recollect half a month - the object of the militia then turning out was to assist then American Army then retreating from Ticonderoga - 
/s/Moody Bean
I John Bean depose and say that I served by enlistment in Capt. Taylor's Company Col'o Stickney's Regiment with Benjamin Bean in the year 1777 two months in which two months we were in the Battle of Bennington, when Gen. Stark commanded the Brigade and I know that the said Benjamin Bean served the full term of two months - 
/s/John Bean
State of New Hampshire
Strafford SS} September 6, 1832 then personally appeared the above named Moody Bean & John Bean & made solemn oath that the above Affidavitts by them subscribed is in their belief true 
Before me /s/Benning M. Bean Jus. of Peace
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I James Bartlett hereby certify that Benning M. Bean whose name is signed to the within affidavit is a Justice of the Peace for said County of Strafford
/s/James Bartlett Reg'r Prob. Court
Affidavit of Moody & John Bean
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I Joseph Richardson of Moultonboro' in the County of Strafford and state of Newhampshire of the age of Eighty Eight years depose and say that I served as a soldier in the Revolutionary War in the years of seventeen hundred seventy five and six for the term of three months and a half begining the first part of November and ending the last of February during said term I served part of the time at Winter Hill near Boston Massachusetts in a company commanded by Captain Elkins in the Regiment commanded by Col. Burnham while at Portsmouth NH but after we marched to Winter Hill our company was transferred into the regiment commanded by Col. Poor and during said term of time I was well acquainted with Benjamin Bean now of Tuftonborough County and state aforesaid who enlisted in the same company as a soldier under me (I Being Ensign in said Company), and served in the same company at the above
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named places at least three and a half months
Moultonborough September 5th 1832 /s/Joseph Richardson
Strafford ss. September 5th 1832
Then the above named Joseph Richardson whose character for truth is good after due caution and carefull examination made solemn oath that the within deposition by him subscribed contains the whole truth and nothing but the truth before me
/s/John Peavey Justice of the Peace
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22115
Revolution INVALID [initials: own]
File No. 22,115
Benjamin Bean
Pri Rev War
Act: June 7" 32"
Index: - Vol. 2, Page 30
[Arrangement of 1870.]
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[handwritten letter]
Copy
War Dept. Dec. 11, 1832

Sir, 
Benjamin Bean claims to have served in Capt. Elkins co. at Portsmouth in 1775. 
There have been found in this office a return of Capt. Henry Elkins Co. stationed in Portsmouth Harbor in Nov. 1775, on which neither the name of this claimant or either of his witnesses can be found. Before a reply to your inquiry as to the service in 1777 becomes material further explanation with regard to the service in 1775 is necessary. 
The names of Jonathan Dow & William Tilton are not borne on the rolls of Capt. Joseph Badger's Co. in this office. 
I have the honor to be very respectfully
✓  
Hon. B. M. Bean H.R. 
[margin note: This letter may be found in claim of Andrew Wiggin R.F.11,500 as part of it referred to said soldier. V.L.M. June 7, 1915.]
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Tuftenborough. Jany 31, 1835
Honr Benning M. Bean
Dr Sir,
In compliance with your request I send you an account the services of Benjamin Bean Esqr in the Revolutionary war, as given to me this Day, and shall give it in his own language as related by himself, "In the year 1775 I was a soldier in a militia Comy. in Moultonbo[rough], commanded by Capt N. Ambrose, Lieut John Adams & Ensign Joseph Richardson. On the first of Nov. the same year there came orders to enlist Soldiers to march to Portsmouth to join Capt Elkins Comy. there stationed at Portsmouth, accordingly Capt. Ambrose's Comy. was notified to meet at the Old Store, so calld, for the purpose of enlisting soldiers, G Ensign, Jos. Richardson, Ebenezer Blake, Joseph Garland, Enoch Sanderson,
Nathaniel Scribner, Samuel Malven, Jonathan Quimby, Jonathan McGoon & John Garland enlisted as volunteers and marched early next morning for Portsmouth, 50 miles distant all and joined Capt Elkins Comy. except the four last named who got into a quarrel, lost their guns, and returned home. We past muster, drew our rations & done duty for two month in said Comy.  Capt Elkins requested me to be his waiter as Rowlan Carr, his former waiter, was wounded in the head the night before I joined his comy.  Nathaniel Emery, one Davis, John Murfrey and Samuel Nudd also served in said Comy. I believe Page was Lieut of said Comy. & Eaton was Ensign. Leavitt was our orderly Sargent and James Tuck was our Drummer. John Sullivan was
our Genl and Burnham our Col. At the end of our two months we were discharged and part of us enlisted again, I think under the same officers, for six weeks, and were ordered on such a day to meet at Hampton Falls. We met accordingly and
our Comy. was then made up. We marched from Hampton Falls to Old Ipswich & there passed muster, from there we went to the Rial
House, which had been left by an old Tory, in Mistick. We was then transferred to Col. Poors Regt & Cilly was our Major. We then went to Cambridge & staid untill our time expired and
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I then returned to Moultonb[ourough]. In the last entistment, Leavitt was the orderly Sargent & James Tuck was Drummer, & the names of the
following persons I remember served with me, Jos. Richardson, Joseph Garland, Enoch Sanderson, Nathn Scribner, Saml Maloan, Nathn  Emery, John Murfry, Levi Eaton, Jona Godfry, Amos Norton, Robert Downs, one Rollins, Levi Dearborn, one Dow, Samuel Sibbley, Gideon Shaw.
In the year 1777 sometime in the latter part of June there was express orders come to enlist soldiers to go and assist our western army that was leaving Ticonderoga. Capt Ambrose & Lieut Adams rallied their Comy. and volunteered themselves, together with myself, James Bean,  Moody Bean, Joseph Garland, Gord McGoon, Abram Chandler & a number of others that I do not recollect. In 12 hours after we enlisted we marched for No 4. Col. Smith of Meredith rode
forward in order to prepare a place of Rendezvous for us. He got news that the western army was broken up and he met us at Unity a few miles from No 4. We then returned home
which was half a month home since & we had to furnish our rations at our own expense.
In 1777 the State of New Hampshire was called upon to raise a Brigade of men, John Stark was appointed Brigade General, Capt Ambrose of Moultonb[ourough] called upon sometime the first part of July to enlist as many men out of his Comy as would be his [illegible], for the term of
two months, to March to No 4, accordingly he called his comy & enlisted his quota agreeable to orders. I enlisted I recollect many who served with me, viz, Josiah Polen, John Goldsmith, John Goldsmith Jr, Richard Clemens, David Brown, Ebenezer Cook, John Bean 2d, Ephraim Drake, Jos. Ladd, Thomas Baily, Caleb Gilman, Hezh Hackett, Allen Hackett, Richard Sinclaire, Thomas Danford, Joseph Robinson, Jonathan Morrison, Beg. Adkinson, Thomas Midget, Stephen Jackson, Stephen Scribner, Pastor of Sanbornton was our Capt, Adams of Moultonborough was our first Lieut, Josiah Bean of Sandwich 2d Lieut, Briant of Meredith Ensign, Samuel Winstow orderly Sargeant, Stark was our General, Stickney was Col. Head & Richardson were the Majors & Evans adjutant - we marched from Moultonborough the 16th day of July and got to Sanbornton
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the 17th about noon over there passed muster, from there we marched to No 4, then we drew rations and each man a lb of powder and balls to go with it, from there we marched to Manchester, there to Bennington where we made a stand, being informed the enemy was coming down from Stillwater. Our troops then rallied on Tuesday & we marched 4 miles towards the enemy and then encamped in the open air until Saturday morning. We then paraded and marched towards them and prepared for action. We marched and in of Ground and showed ourselves, we then went on a lower ground, crawled up as near their breastworks as we could without being discovered & there waited untill the north wing began the fire. Our officers then said now my boys is our time, every man was as fast as he can and make all the noise he can. We were up within half give that of their Breastworks & they then fired upon us. I was in the Battle untill it was over and was sent to help guard the prisoners to Bennington meeting house, where I staid untill my two months was out & was then dismissed 200 miles from home without money.
The forgoing is the statement of Mr Bean in his
own words in related to his services, without
the least equivocation of alteration, and could he
have related the same to the Hon. Commissioner of Pensions, personally, & he knowing his reputation, I am certain he would not have requested him to make oath to it, to satisfy him that he was justly entitled to a pension. Mr Bean informed me he cannot remember the given name of Capt Elkins, as Officers [they -crossed out] were generally called by their titles & for this reason he recollects but few of the Christian names after he had previously been acquainted with them. He says, however, that he is as certain that the Capts name who commanded the fort at  Portsmouth was Elkins as he is of any event of his life, & why his name is or was not enrolled there is
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to him unknown.  If the Hon Commissioner should not be satisfied of his service at Portsmouth, for two months, I indulge the hope that you will find some one of the men living, which he has named, by which it can be proved beyond a doubt, in all probability some one of them is living & now drawing a pension.
Hon J. L. Edwards [illegible - crossed out] that Joseph Richardson made oath that he served six months in Capt Elkins Comy & that his claim was allowed on the Testimony of Benjamin Bean. I am authorized to say that if the testimony of Benjamin Bean, which accompanied the declaration of Joseph Richardson, & is now in the war department, says, that the said Richardson served as Ensign in said Elkins Comy, it is [illegible - crossed out] not what he stated as he knows he was not & wishes to convey no such an idea & did not to his knowledge.
In [illegible] Mr Richardson's in connection with Mr Beans case. I did not do it to effect his pension as I believed he was receiving no more
than he was entitled to.
If any thing further should be necessary to satisfy the Hon. Commissioner of the justice of Mr Beans claim, please to inform me immediately & I will cheerfully attend to it as I believe him to be as justly entitled to it as any man in the state of New Hampshire & should sincerely regret if he should not satisfy the war department of that fact. 
I am, Dear Sir,
with much Respect
Your Obt Servt.
/s/Samuel Leavitt

B. If Mr Bean should not succeed, I wish you
would examine the records and ascertain if any one is drawing a pension, who he has named in Elkins Co. and let me know it immediately & where he resides.