Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 35,552, for Benjamin Peachey, New Jersey
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( 2 - 1776 )
SERVICE
New Jersey
CONTENTS
of
Peachey, Benjamin
or
Peachy
NUMBER
S35.552
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6.
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opinion to T. Dougherty, C.H.R. 2d Aug 1821
Kentucky
I
Benjamin Peachy
of Maron Coan in the State of Kentuck
who was a private in the regiment command
Colonel Shreve of the N Jersey
line, for the term of 6 months
by
led by
Inscribed on the Roll of Kentucky
at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on
the 15 of May 1818-
Certificate of Pension issued the 20 of May 1820
and sent to Adam Beatty, Lewis
County Judge, Kentucky
Arrears to 4th of March 1820, 22 173.16
Semi-anl. all'ce ending 4 Sepr 1820
48 -
$221.16
#
Revolutionary claim,
Act 18th March, 1818.}
not entitled to a pension under the
law of the 1 May 1820, Notifica
have sent to George W Fleming
July 1820
Flemingsburg
of
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recd May 25, 1826, from
Washington, Indiana
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APPLICATION FOR A TRANSFER.
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88.
State of Indiana
County of Davies
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On this Sixth
day of May 1826, before
me, the subscriber, a Justice of the Peace for the said county of
Davies
personally appeared Benjamin
Peache
who, on his oath, declares that he is the same
person who formerly belonged to the company commanded
by Captain Cummings in the regiment commanded
by Colonel Israel Greaves
in the service of the United States
; that his name was placed on the pension roll of the state of
Kentucky
from whence he has lately removed;
that he now resides in the state (district, or territory,) of
Indiana
where he intends to remain, and wishes his
pension to be there payable, in future; and that his reasons for
removing to the state of Indiana was because he had no
home in the State of Kentucky, therefore he moved to Indiana
where he now resides with his
Sworn and subscribed to, before
Scres
me the day and year aforesaid James Peace
Samuel Seal
mark
Calif
Edna
County
NOTES. -- The oath to be taken before a duly qualified magistrate, whose official character and signature
must be authenticated by the certificate of the proper officer, setting forth that the person
taking the testimony is a Justice of the Peace, Judge, or Notary Public, as the case may be, and
that the signature purporting to be his is genuine.
The pensioner's oath my
be supported by the evidence of another person as to identity. The person
must swear that he well knows him to be the same person described in the above affidavit. The
magistrate must certify that the deponent is a person of veracity. This oath must also have the authentication
as above required.
John Cantreet Clerk of the circuit court of said County of Shares
do hereby certify that Samuel Smith Esquire before whom the
above affidavit of Benjamin Rachel was taken was at that time an acting
Justice of the peace of said County duly as such and fully
authorized to take acknowledgements and administer oaths for which
full credit is due to all his official acts as such Intestimony whereof I, have
hereunto set my hand & seal of office
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Washington this 6th day of May in the year of our
Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty six
ofVance Clk
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State of Indiana
Daviess County ⎬
on this sixth day of May A.D. 1826
before me the subscriber a Justice of the peace for the
County of Davis personally appeared John Daviess who on
his oath deposeth and saith he well knows Benjamin Peachee
the same person described in the attached and foregoing affidavit
(made by said peacher) to be the same and identical person
named in the foregoing affidavit I also certify that the
said John Davies is a man of truth and verasity and
well known to me, and this deponent further states
that he knows that the said Benjamin Peachee is the same
and identical person that drew his pension in the State of
Kentucky Given under my hand this date
above written
Sworn and Subscribed the date above
John 
Written before me
Samuel Smith 
John Price Clerk of
cuit Court of said County do hereby certify that Samuel
Smith Esqr before whom the deposition above of John Davies
was taken was at that time and acting Justice of the peace
for said County duly elected commissioned & qualified for which full
faith & credit is due and ought to be given accordingly
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand &
affixed the seal of office of said County at Washington this
6th day of May 1825
Cowley Clk
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Benjn Peechy private

Colonel Shreves Regt
Jersey line 1778 to 4 Mo
No
4
be
Service admitted. The
interlineations are not authen
ticated. If the judge is satis
fied that
from the requed
circumstances
of the applicant
he needs the assistance of
his country and will furnish a
certificate of such parts a
certificate
will be granted,

Correct
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State of Kentucky
on this 18th
day of May 1818, before me
the subscriber, one of the Judges of the livenest
court for the mason circuit court
Personally appeared Benjamin Peachey
aged sixty years, resident in Mason County
in said State, who being by me first duly
sworn, according to law, doth, on his oath
make the following declaration, 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
on the revolutionary war: That he the
said Benjamin Peachey enlisted in the
1778
in the State of New Jersoy
and was attached to Capt Cummins
commanded by Col. Shreve
company, Second Jersey light on the continental establishment, and shortly after his
enlistment he joined the continental
army at Mount Holly, that he continued
to serve in the said corps, or in the service
of the United States, upwards of nine months
and was regularly discharged from the service
in March 1779 by Col Shreves
of the 2nd
Jersey Regt that he was in the Battle of
Monmouth, and that he is in reduced
circumstances, and stands in need of
distance of his county for support, and
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that he has no other evidence now in his
power of his said services
Sworn to and declared before me,
the day and year aforesaid.
Adam Beatty, Judge as aforesaid
do certify that it appears to my satisfaction,
that the said Benjamin Peachey did serve
in the revolutionary war, as stated in the
preceding declaration, against the common
enemy, for the term of nine the conte
nental establishment; and I now trans
met the proceedings and testimony to
ken and had before me, to the Secretary
for the department of War, pursuent
to the directions of the
aforementioned act
Consart But the said Peachy produced no proof but his own oath
In witness whereof I have
affixed my hand as Judge of the Mason
circuit court this 15th of May 1818
Beatty
S
Adam Beatty Sole Judge of
the Mason Circuit Court, certify that I am
and was, when I gave my former certificate satis
fied, by the testimony of James Rigdon, that the
applicant Benjamin Peachy is in such reduced incum
stances as to need the apertance of his country for a support
Given under my hand this 4th Decr 1819
A Beatty
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I hereby certify
that I have free acquainted with
Benjamin Peachey and lived
a neighbour to him for the last past ten
years and know him to be in indigent
circumstances, and himself and wife are both
of a weakly and sickly constitution given
on my hand this 15th day of May 1818
James Rigdon
I further certify that James Rigdon
in due form, made oath to the truth
of the facts stated in the foregoing certificate before me this 15th of May 1818
and that I am satisfied from said proof, that the said Peachy is in reduced circumstances,
In witness whereof I here
affixed
my
hand as Circuit Judge of
Beatty
I hereby Certify that I was many years past acquainted with
Benjamin Peachey in the State of New Jersey and more
partical acquainted with his father he lived
near me they bore the Conviction of being very honest people
and was in the time of the Revolutionary war called find
to their country and have good reason to beleive that the
Benjaman Peachey did take an active part altho I have no
Personal knowledge of his saying in the war for I was but you
the time given under my hand this
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State of Kentucky Mason Circuit Sct
I Marshall Key Clerk of the Mason Circuit Court certify that Adam
Beatty before whom the within statement and affidavits were made
is and was at the time of subscribing the same, Judge
of the said Court, duly commissioned and qualified,
1
and that full faith and credit ought to be given
to all official acts by him done
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and
the seal of the said Court the 25th day of January
1819
Marshall Key
Benjn Peechy private


Colonel Shreves Regt New Jersey
line 1778 to 179
be paid
Service admitted. The
interlineations are not within
licated. If the judge is satis
fied that from the reduced
circumstances of the applicant
he needs the assistance of
his country and will furnish a
certificate of such parts a
certificate will be granted
to
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PEachey Benjamin
Statement
this
23 May 18
not entitled
North 289
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Peachey Benjamin
Statements
North 28
23 May 1820
1707
not entitled
in
July 1820
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State of Kentucky Lot
On this ninth day of June
1820 personally appeared in open Court, being a Court
of record for Fleming County in the State aforesaid Benjamin Peachy aged 63 or 4 years with Christmas, residing in
said County of Fleming and lately removed from the
County of Mason in the State aforesaid who being
first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath
declares that he served in the Revolutionary war as a
private soldier as follows; Viz that he the said Benjamin
Peachy enlisted for the Term of nine months, in the spring
of the year 1777 to the best of his recollection, it being
the same year of the battle of Monmouth, in the State of
New Jersey: That he enlisted under a
Capt Beasley
who was a recruiting officer, and from whom he was
transfered to another Capt whose name he has forgot
and from whom he was transfered to Capt Woolen and
all the time cometh Regt
commanded by Col Isreal
Shreve in the line of the State of New Jersey on Continental
estatitishment: That he continued to serve in said Corps
more than nine months during which time he fought
---
---
as a soldier in the Battle of Monmouth, and in the
Battle of Elizabeth Town which last battle was after
the expiration of the nine mantly for which he had
enlisted, But during his continuance in the service
And that he has heretofore made application for a pension
the date of his declaration being about 15th day of May
1818 On which declaration a pension certificate has issued
bearing date 23rd day of May 1820 and now in his possession
being No 17.071 And he does calurely swear that he was a
resident Citizen of the United States on the 8th day of
March 1818
and that he has not since that time, by
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gift, sale or in any manner disposed of his property, or any part
thereof, with intent thereby so to diminish it as to bring himself
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 18th day of March 1818 and that he has not, nor has
any person in trust for him any property or securities, contracts
or debts due to him; nor has he any income, other that what
contained in the schedule hereto annexed and by him
Subscribed
100 acres of third rate land, with the improvements worth $150
Mar worth &
1 Cow worth 10
Heifer worth 8 $ 2 yearling Calves together $
35
4 Head of Sheep worth
12
4
Household furniture, Beds & Bedding excepted) to the value of - 12
Farming utentials such as plongly, May and years worth 23
debt on open and due to him to out of
33
Rible and some other old Books with some old buy lumber worth 11
the said Benjamin Peachy also states on oath that he is the
following debts is one of 19 and one of 33 $ being
Q.
two notes he gave for the purchase of the one hundred acres
of land above named amouting both together to
$152
One other debts due but us obligation given for it.
15
Doctor fees unsetled supposed to act to 20 or 20 pay 2250
the said Benjamin Peachy further states on oath that he is by
occupation a farmer, and himself in tolerable health and
strength or about as labouring men of his age generally
are, that his family consists of a wife, who is entirely
helples having been confined to her bed for more than
eighteen month, and Grand daughter named Lydia Peach
about Eleven years old. - That the foregoing statement
exhibit a full true and correct estimate of his property
and debts of all and every kind he one on earth,
and following how the debts which he owes, with
the exception of the pension that may be coming to him
.
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has
on the certificate above named none of which he
yet got
his
Benjamin Peachey
mark
Sworn to and declared on the 9th day of June 1820
before me the subscriber Judge of the first judicial
District in the State of Kentucky and of the Fleming
Circuit Court
A. Beatty
I James Crawford Deputy Clerk for Leaken D Stockton
Clerk of the Court for the Circuit of Fleming County
do hereby certify that the foregoing oath & schedule
thereto annexed are truly copied from the records
of said Court: & I do further certify, that it is
the opinion of the said Court, that the total
amount in value of the property exhibited in the
aforesaid Schedule is Two hundred eighty Dollars
In testimony whereof I hereunto set
my hand and affixed the seal of
the said Court this 21st day of June 1820
Jas Crawford
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Fleming County Sc I Benjamin Bracey of Fleming County Ky
to state on oath that I am the identical same personor named in a certificate ┃
of Pension No 17071. dated 23 May 1820. That I have been by the order of the day
of War stricken from the Pension List roll, and that I have petitioned the proper ┃
authority for a reinstated on the pension roll seting forth in said petition
my case more fully. And I do now here again state on Oath, That
my situation and the situation of my family remain still equally 
helpless my wife still entirely unable to help hersey in any way
as I before stated. That being myself helpless and unable to labor
was compelled to sell the land I gave in in my schedule for
which I never had a title and never had paid for. On the
sale of which on the 6. Oct last to James Rigdon, for the
following price, Viz: One horse creater valued at $45. and the
said Rigdons note for $7.50 payable in money one year after
date, and another note on said Rigdon for $97.50 payable in
money on or before the year 1825, making in all the sum of
$150. for the said piece of land, and I do further state on
oath that that price and payments was the best I could get
and from the poverty of the land was not able to but it
for any thing: and not being myself able to work it I
was of necessity compelled to sell. I further state on oath
that if my creditors were to see me, the above bond and
every species of property I possess would scarcely be sufficient sold at
an Officers sale to pay the money I owe a good deal of
which is for the purchase of land, three or four years ago
and from the fall of the price of land with every other thing
all I now own as I before said is scarcely sufficient
to pay my debts, and from my poverty and help
situation, cannot help again repeating my ray
to the proper authority
continued to me
to
Benjamin
his mark
Peachey
world
Sworn and subscribed before me the subscriber
Justice of the peace for the County of Fleming the
27 day of February 1821.
Henry Brine
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Jennie W. Hart
101 S. E. Seventh
Washington, Indiana

Dear Madam:
October 24, 1932
BA-J/AWF
Benjamin Peachey
S. 35552
Reference is made to your letter in which you
request information in regard to Benjamin Peachee,
a Revolutionary War pensioner of Daviess County,
You are furnished herewith the record of the
only soldier by that name (similar spellings of the
surname searched) found on file in the Revolutionary War
records of this office.
The data which follow were obtained from the
papers on file in pension claim, S. 35552, based
upon the Revolutionary War service of Benjamin
Peachey.
The names of his parents are not given nor
specific date of birth shown.
He enlisted sometime in March, 1777 and served
six months under Lieutenant David Moore in a company
of Artillery. He enlisted in the state of New Jersey
in the spring of 1778 and served in Captain Cumming's
company in Colonel Israel Shreve's Second New Jersey
regiment, was in the battle of Monmouth, length of
this service about one year. He enlisted in 1779 and
served six months in Captain Beaseley's company was
in an engagement at Bergen Point and several other
skirmishes. He served four or five short tours in
the militia at one time in Captain Wooley's company,
and was one of a guard at the execution of Major
Andre.
He was allowed pension on his application exe-
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cuted May 15, 1818, at which time he was living in
Mason County, Kentucky.
In 1820 he was living in Fleming County, Kentucky
and on the ninth of June of that year stated
that he would be sixty-three or sixty-four years of
age " next Christmas".
In 1821 he referred to his wife as about his
age, her name not given, and a granddaughter, Lydia
Peachey, was then aged about twelve years.
his sons, their names not specified.
In 1823 a son, Benjamin Peachey, was living in
Daviess County, Indiana, and in 1826 the soldier, Benjamin
Peachey, had moved to Indiana to reside with
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER
Assistant to Administrator
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George
W. Bolls Esq
Flemingsburg
Kentucky
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Mr Benjamin Peachy
of Mason Co. Ken
11
case of the Dougherty Esq
WAR DEPARARTEMNT

PENSION OFFICE,
SIR,
2d August 1821
I have to inform you that, agreeably to the
opinion of the Attorney General of the United States, a
copy of which is hereto subjoined, your name cannot be
restored to the Roll of Pensioners.
I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J. L. Edwards
SIR,
OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES,
February 19, 1821.
The act of the 1st of May, 1820, in addition to the Pension Law of the
18th March, 1818, makes it the duty of the Secretary of War to strike from the
List of Pensioners the name of every person, who, according to the evidence of the
schedule required by the act, ought not, in his opinion, to remain on it. I am asked
whether he has any power to restore, on subsequent and different evidence, the
name of any person who may have been stricken off, on the evidence of the schedule:
to which I answer, that he has not because, the law, which is the only warrant of authority
to him, gives him no such power. If it be desirable that he should possess
it, Congress must confer it, or he cannot, with any propriety, assume its exercise.
I have the honor to remain, Sir,
Very respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
The Hon. JOHN C. CALHOUN,
Department of War.
WILLIAM WIRT.
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14 11
of
Hon D. Trimble
John C Calhoun Esqr
Secretary of War
-
Washington
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Sir
Washington April 10th 1822
He is a cap which was probably
Stricken from the Rolls by mistake.
you
have the power to remitate it under the
former, acts
 please advise Mr George W
of Flensburg Ky
of the will
of this Session is finally passed the Cap
will go on the roll as a matter of
Course-
Yours
John C Calhoun Esq
very Respectfully
David Timber
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Honorable David Trimble
Member of Congress
Washington City
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Honorable David Trimble
Member of Congress
Washington City
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Dear Sir
Flemingsburg 22 Novr 1821.
I have the Honor of enclosing to you the petition
of Benjamin Peachey a Citizen of this County
addressed to the Congress of the U. S. for
the purpose of geting a special law pressed
reinstating him as a Pensioner, You will
see from his petition and the letter of the
hear of war enclosed that he was placed
on the pension roll under the first law
and stricken off under the law requiring
a schedule. He was certainly stricker of
in consequence of his rendering an account
of 100 acres of land for which he owed $152
and since that has sold his chance of
the land for $150 on long credit, those
debts being paid the present holder of the
contract will get a title the land laid
in the neighbourhood of Burtis Ringo
and was principally Rib and very
poor, at last Court I tried to get him
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.
some assistance from the County Court, two of his
neighbors came in to prove his poverty and distress
and the situation of his wife, these facts were
also well known to King a Magistrate
on the Purch Octor being the Court of Claims
and at which the levy was said, being
but a senall depontee the Court
allowed him $20. which certenty
is not one fourth sufficient to maintan
him and his wife in their partie
helpless situation. If there is a revolu
timony soldier in the U.S. that really
need the Benefit of the pension Law
Peachey is one. The letter of the
seat of war, informing him of being
struck from the list you will see
is referred to in his petition that letter
filed with a former petition addressed
to the heat of war, seting forth more
fill his situation and the situation
his wife the all of which is supported
by the Testimony of 324 of his neighbours
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who are certified to be men of respectability with ┃
long certificate of Judge Beatty, When his petition
here enclosed is referred I want you to call on
the seat of war for that petition also, that the
Committee may more fully
see
his case and I do most ernestly
hope you may be able to succeed
in geting him reinstated-- Mr Dougherty
know the old man personally
and
will give you a particular description
of him should it be
"
Our Town afford nothing interesting more than
a continuance of York hall with
all your friends and acquaintances
to have had some late star on the
subject of that and flour, and all
use say for what has been offered 39
perhaps in a few instances a little
buyers and sallers are bot
said at this time owing to late New
With respect I remain
Tried & our Servt
Geo. W. Botts
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Kentucky
---
Benjn- Peachy
Septr 1820
of 12th July 1820
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State creating
& establishing
in the State of Kentucky
Joshua
County
forego
are tru
said con
it is the
that the
pro
sched
County Courts
Geo. Matthews
James Crawford
Deputy for
Stockton
Clerk
Court
do hereby certify
ing oath
schedule thereto annexed
copied from the records
of the
irt
I do
further
certify that
opinion of the said Court
the
Total amount in value of
perty exhibited in the aforesaid
to is Seventy one dollars
In testimony whereof I
have hereunto
set my hand
and affixed the seal of the said
court this
7th day of May 1823
Jas Crawford Day for
Joshua Stockton clk
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of Kentucky Set
On this fifth day of May 1823
personally appeared in open court, being a court of
record, expressly made so by the act of
assembly creating and establishing the same
for the County of Fleming in the said
State of Kentucky,
Benjamin
Peachy
aged sixty six or sixty seven years
in December next residing in the said
County of Fleming who being first duly
sworn according to law, doth on his oath
declare that he served in the Revolutionary war
as follows towit that he the said
Benjamin Peachy enlisted for the Term of
nine months in the spring of the year 1777
to the best of his recollection it being the same
year of the Battle of Monmouth
in the State of New Jersey: That he enlisted
under Capt Beasley, who was a recruiting
officer & from whom he was transfered
Capt Cummings where he remained
at a short time, and was then transfered
Capt Wooley of the artillery and during
whole time in the 2nd Jersey Regiment
under the command of Col. Grow Shrens in
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the State line on Continental establishment
that he served more than nine months
under that enlistment and fought as a soldier
in the Battle of Monmouth and in the
Battle of Elizabeth Town, which last Battle
was after the nine months expired but
while he remained in the service- That
he served at other times on shorter enlistments
and all together during the Revolutionary war
he served some where about Two years
was in service and on guard the day Major
Andre was hanged and fought in several
skirmishes beside those above named
and that he has heretofore made applica
tion for a pension the date of his applica
tion being about the 15th May 1818. on
which declaration a Pension certificate
has issued dated May 23 1820, and now
in his possession being No 17071. and he does
solemnly swear that he was a resident Citizen
of the United States on the 18th day of March 1818.
and that he has not since that time by gift
sale or in any manner disposed of his property
or any part thereof with intent thereby so
to diminish it as to bring himself within the
provisions of an act of Congress entitled
"An act to provide for certain persons engaged
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in the land and naval service of the United States
in the Revolutionary war
passed on the
18th March 1818 and that he has not nor
has any person in trust for him any
property or securities contracts or debts due to
him nor has he any income other than
what is contained in the schedule hereto
and
and by him subscribed
2 Cans with
Spence
Young calves worth altogether about $20 to
2 year old earlings worth in specie about
to
4
household furniture (Beds Bedding excepted) to the value of or
one are and two old hoes worth in specie about.-
1 Bible, some old books, & some old chainsion-- 90
one note on James Rigdon due fall 1825, worth 30.00
$1.00
the said Benjamin Peachy further states
on oath that he is by occupation a Farmer
and in moderate health though from age
very weak. That his family consists of a
wife who is entirely helpless & has been so for
four years last December and one Grand
daughter named Lydia Peachy about
14 years of age who stays as a nurse for
his wife that he is in such indigent
circumstances as to be unable to support
himself without the
assistance of his country
the said Benjamin Peachy states that the
land contained in his first schedule was
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100 acres he had purchased conditionally to
have a deed when he paid the price of it
that he never got a deed for it in the
fall of 1820 he sold his bargain to James
Rigdon, Rigdon giving him his note for
$96 payable in any kind of pay & to be
paid at the expiration of five years which
will be fall 1825. that note is the one
now by him valued at $30. in specie, he
being willing to take that for it Rigdon situation
produce a belief that he will never be able
either to pay this Deponant what he owes
him or obtain a deed for the 100 acres of land--
The mare named in his first schedule he
sold to his son Benjamin Peachy for $25
in part of what he owed him & he still
one him about Ten dollars in Specie
his said son lives in the State of Indiana
where he took the mare with him when
he moved some more than two years ago.
The other changes between this this former
Schedule have been for to obtain things to
his
line on
Benjamin Peachy
mark
Sworn subscribed
& declared to on this 5th
day of May 1823 before me the subscriber
presiding Judge of the Fleming County
court in open court being a Court of record
expressly made so by the laws of the State
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Peachy Benjamin
Petition
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State of Kentucky, viz
Adam Beatty Sole Judge of the
first Judicial district, of which the Fleming
 Dist Court compons a part does
testify that the said Court is a Court of Record
so constituted by an act to establish
circuit courts. Approved December 20th 1802
I further certify that the above subscribed
Moses Thompson John Littleton, Joseph
Littleton
and
William Estell together
with the petitioner Benjamin Peachy
personally appeared in
open
Court
and in due form, made oath that the
facts detailed in said petition are
true to the best of their knowledge,
and belief. I further certify that I am
personally acquainted with Burtis in
go, whose name is affixed to the above
certificate; that he is a justice of
of the peace for the County of Flem
ing and one of the justices of the county
Court of said county; and that he
is a man in whose statements, as
such confidence
may be reposed
Given under my hand as Judge
aforesaid this 5th of Sept 1820
A. Beatty
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Fleming Cucuit Sct
I James Crawford
Leaken D Stockton
Deputy for
clerk of the Court for
the Circuit aforesaid certify that Adam
Beatty whose name appears to the
foregoing certificate is sole Judge of
the Flemming Circuit Court.
In Testimony whereof I have
hereunto set my name & affixed
the seal of my office
this 12th
day of September
1820
Jas Crawford
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Secretary
of War
Washington City
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Washington Daviess County and June 3rd 1829
Houbl H. Calhoun Lay of
Dear Sir I am sorry that
I am
necessiated to trouble you so often with
tell of so little importance. But to you
alone can I have redress. I commenced
drawing as a pensioner at Lexington in
Kentucky in May 1823 and drew in said
State till 1825 Sept
at which time I
applied for a transfer to Indiana, which
I obtained commencing in March 1826
which the reccords shews, thus you for ┃
have been kept out of six months pay
which I should have drawn in Ky, but they
the Agents of the informed me that I could
not draw no more I applied for a transfer ┃
in March 1826 as above
You may wonder why I did not apply sooner the
of
reason why is because I was depending ┃
upon our Circuit Judge & Thos H Blake
our Representative to Congress to this business
for me but I have not had an opportunity to
them, and did not think myself satified
and have therefore put it off this long contrary
to my wish-- and I requested the Agent at
Lexington to assist me but they utterly refused to do
any thing for and withal treated with contempt ┃
Dear Sir-- I have laid the simple facts before
you in truth if my mistakes occur and a fair ┃
would hope
you will notice the request of a Soldier
who fought for the liberty which we now enjoy
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Finally Dear Sir I want your honor to
arrange matters so that can get my
Dollars or six Months pay
for which I
will ever be your humble Servt
Benjamin Peachey
State of Indiana
Daviess County Set
Personally and
before me the Subscriber a Justice of
& James
the peace in & for said John Davis
Peachey who after being duly
Sworn by me deposeth saith that the
above named Benjamin Peachey is the
indentical he purports himself
to be in the
forgoing letter or address
further these deponant saith not.
Given under my hand and seal
this 3d day of June 1828
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The State of Indiana
Daviess County
John Van Trees Clerk of
the Court of Daviess County certify that George H Routt
is a magistrate as within and that the signature within
written purporting to be his is name, and to all his
official acts as such full faith and credit are due and
to be given-
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto
subscribed my name and affixed the
seal of our said Court at Washington
this 3rd day of June 1828 -
John Van Plees Clerk
-
Court of
of the
Davis
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The Humble petion of Benjamin Peachy a Soldier
of the revolution. To the Honorable the secretary of
War, respectfully shows: That about the 15 May 1818 he
your Humble petitioner made a declaration of his services &c
as a Revolutionary soldier, on which a certificate issued
to him bearing date the 23 May last being No 1771
to granting a pension of eight dollars per month which
out
he will hoped would afford him the means of comfort
through life in enabling him to live with the aid
and assistance he had before been compelled to ask
from his Hospitable neighbours, and on the ninth day
of June last your Humble petitioner appeared in open
Court being a Court of Record so made by the law establish
ing it, and presented a schedule of all his property
Real and personal he owned or possessed on earth with
the exception of his wearing apparel and Beding, and
at the same time produced and was also a statement
of the several debts which he your Petitioner owed.
leaving a balance of $90.50 which he might
possess after paying his debts which being laid before the
proper officer in the department over to your Honor
presides. I have latterly been informed under date of
July 11. last that you had pleased to direct that my
name be stricken from the Pension List, on account
of the amount of property: to petitioner here most Humbly
prays that he be persuited again to lay his case before
G. Honor, stating in detail his situation as well of
pecuniary matters, as the ability of himself and family
to live without the aid of government on the Hospitality of his neighbours. He therefore respectfully states
that as to himself, he is occasionally in tolerably
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good health, which was the case at the time of the
date of his sched ass. That at other times he
your petitioner is for confined to the house
with the Rheumatic pains so sevear as to be
unable to rise from the chair on which he
is seated or in any way do the least rig
towards a living or maintainance for himself family
That his wife has been confined to the situation in
which she is layed in lead or otherwise ever since
Christmas before last with the palsey and supposed
decay, she being entirely unable to help herself
assistance
in any respect, and always need the
of some person with her. That the 100 acres of
land which he has stated stated in his schedule to
own and be worth $150. is extremely poor and
Mountainous, and for which he has no title only
a bond, and for the purchase of which the two
debts stated by your Petitioner at $152 is the
price of the land which your petitioner is
unable to pay and from the recent fall
of all discription of property but more
particularly lands of that quality your petitioner
believes the 100 acres could not be sold for
any thing like money sufficient even on
reasonable credits, to pay the said purchase
money for which he is indebted, And until
such payment is made Jr. Petitioner is not
to have any further right to the land as
petition further states that being unable to
make a living by labour of any kind hang
no trade. He has long tried to rent
out his little plantation (If it may be so called
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and has offered it for Fifteen dollars per year but with all
the priviledges and oppurtenances thereunto belonging, But
has not nor dose he believe he shall be able to get that
sum for it. Go petioner further states that should his
creditors enfore the collection of their debts, every thing he
owns would be insufficient to pay them. Altho he
in his schedule has valued it higher.
To the end the Petitioner respectfully sheweth, that
he is extremely poor and with his family very happy
that in youth he can say he was a willing brave
and use full soldier and fought in several battles
that is not able to live with of the and
of his County
and that it would be more gratifying to him in
his old age to receive a pension which would be
like a reward for former services than to ask a
primary annual sufford from the charity of the
County Court or Humble Petitioner therefore prays
that his case be reconsidered by the Secretary of war
who alone is authorised to hear and determine in
such cases, and the same being fully understood
that he may be continued on the pension list through
the small remnant of his days and allowed to
enjoy as a reward the pension which has heretofore
been allowed him, as a maintainance and blessing for
which he so freely faught. and qr petioner will
ever respectfully pray
his
Benjamin  Peachey
mark
We the subscribers being neighbours and personally acquaint
with the above named Benjamin Peachy as to his property
personal situation and the situation of his wife & Do
State on Oath, that the facts stated by him in the fore
going petition in each and every part we believe to
be true, and that the said Benjamin Peaty is
and have been ever since our acquaintance with
him a sober, upright, respectable man and
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and good citizen, Considering his povery, and helpless
situation. Given under our hands the 5th Sept 1820
Moses
Thomson
Fleming County Sct

John
Joseph
Littleton
Littleton
William
Estill
I Burtes Rings a Justice of the peace
and of the County Court, in and for the County aforesaid
do certify that I am and have long been personally
well acquainted with three of the above persons who
are here now present, towit: The Rev.
Moses Thomson
John Littleton and Joseph Littleton, and whose signatures
appear to the foregoing certificate of affidavit and
that I do and always have considered the
men of integrity and that their word or Oaths
are as worthy of credit as any other man
my acquaintance. I further certify that I
know the above Benjamin Peachy slightly and
his land very well, which I consider to prove
and broken for any one to live on with an
expectation of making a living on-- Given under
my hand as a Justice of the and as a member of
the County Court as the 5. Sept 1820
Benty Kings
State of Kentucky Sct
I am att a Judge of the first deficing
District of the County and induit compons a pair
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the statement of George Beatty annexed
all of which will more fully and
satisfactorily shew his poverty and distressed
family and situation. And the
whole subject being viewed and understood
petitioner respectfully prays that the
Congress of the United States will pass
a law authorising the Secretary of War
to reinstate your petitioner on the pension
list with authority to draw
receive his pension from and after
the March 1820. And your
petitioner as in duty bound will
ever pray 
your petitioner here offers the letter recd from
the war department informing him off being struck
of the pension roll and and a further letter
dated 2d August last, again advising him that
he could not not be reinstated, with the opinion
of the Attorney annexed. All which is respect
fully submitted. And your petitioner
Respectfully states that he served four or
five towns of duty in the Militia
at different
times as they were called on besides the
Two years before states, some of those
towers of duty in the Militia was for
not more than two weeks and others
for more than a month at a time
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 Petitioner here repeats his prayer to the
Congress of the United States that they re
state him on the pension list with power
to receive whatever they in their goodness
and judgment may
consider it
and will pray &c
his
Benjamin & Peachey
mark
Kentucky
Fleming County Sct
the above named
Peachey this day personally
Benjamin
appeared before
me the subscriber a Justice of the peace
for the County of
and made oath
that the facts stated in the foregoing
petition are just and true
Given under my
hand the
September 1821 N Goddard
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The petition of Benjamin Peachey a Citizen of the
County of Fleming in the State of Kentucky
To the Honble the Congress of the United States
respectfully shows: That your petitioner is one of
those revolutionary soldiers for whose benefit the
Acts of Congress of the 18 March 1818 and May
1820. was passed. That under the first recited at
your petitioner got Genl Decha then a member
of Congress to draw up a declaration for
him to obtain a pension in which declaration
he stated his revolutionary service at Nine
months, because she told him that was
all that was required, altho he then
related to Disha that her petitioner had
served about two years as a soldier in
the Revolutionary War. none but the
months campaign was put down for the
cause before named - After the papage
of the Act of May 1. 1820 y petitioner
procured the assistance of a friend to make
out a schedule for him, in which your
petitioner stated himself to be the owner
of One hundred acres of land worth one
hundred and fifty dollars. He also
stated other property to the value of $130.
in that schedule or petitioner also set out
the debts that he owed, amounting altogether
to $187.50. this schedule was offered in Court
in June 1820. shortly after which your
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petitioner received information from the Secretary
of War that he was stricken from the
pension list on account of the amount of
his property, or petitioner being their
in very distressed circumstances, was told
the cause of his being
struck from the
Pension roll, must be from his owning
hands:- A true representation of which
he made to the Secy of War in the
latter part of last year, and has
Catterly be
informed by him that
having been once stricken off it
not in the former of the Seal to
reinstate your petitioner as a pensioner.
Your petitioner here by leave to state
fully
and at large his services as a soldier
during the revolutionary war and his reduced
situation, and the situation of his family at
the present time and for some years past
All of which your petitioner respectfully submits
on Oath, To the Congress of the United States
That he the said Benjamin Peachey, enlisted to
the best of his recollection in the month of March 1777.
under Lieut David Moore of the Artillery, for the term
of six months, that at that time y petitioner formed one of the
family of sd Town, who afterwards, rose to the
Rank of Col That your petitioner served out the
whole of the six months, in sd Artillery company
and was Hobly discharged in the fall of the year 1777.
That in the following winter or early in the spring
1778 he again enlisted for the Term of nine months
under Capt Bersley, during that enlistment your
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petitioner fought in the Battle of Monmouth, and in the
Battle of Elizabeth Town, and at this time your petition
continued in the service nearly One year, and fought in
the last be named battle after the term for which his
enlistment had expired, was present and in the service at
the time Majr Andre was hanged, and under James
as one of the yard on that occasion.-
That your petitioner enlisted again in the year
1779 for the term of six months under the said
Capt Beasley, during this engagement or enlistment he
was at the taking a party of prisoners and Block
Home at Bargain point, and was in several other
skirmishes. But no general engagement during the
time of his enlistment, to petitioner states that all
these three enlistments the making but 2 months
he served each time over the term of enlistment
and he believes altogether making two years
and can say on oath that his service was per
to and without
poned faithly, and from, commencement
charge, accusation or Claim for neglect of duty, That all
the services was under Col. Israel Shreve of the State of
New Jersey, and part under Capt Woolley and
part under another captain whose name he has forgot
Your petitioner respectfully states that he is now
about 65 years of age. That he has no family but
his wife about the age of himself. That he wife
has laid confined to her bed not able to help
hereof in any way for three years come
next christness, that what little property he
had formely has mearing all been disposed
of in paying Doctors and herein assistance
for his wife, who has not been able to get
in or out of Bead without help for more than
Two years past and that the
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here specially set forth the particulars respecting the 100
of land stated in his Schedule: That he bought it of
Moses Summers, with an agreement that when ye pet
tioner paid for it he was to have a deed, that he
has not been able to pay for the land, but sold
his right of it last year for $150. taking a
house at 52.50  a note 7.50
 in money payable
the year after date, and the balance $90. pay
able in the year 1825. in money without interest
Your petitioner states that the only property
he now possesses on east is as follows, trust
Cow & Calf worth $10. about two acres of com
is growing and a few indifferent articles of
house hold ware worth altogether $20. That
to the best of his belief and judgment every
thing he possesses on earth, would not bring
offered for sale more then $40.-
That your Petitioner case may be the
better under stood. He respectfully
prays that the Congress will take a
full view of his Original declaration
made to obtain a pension dated about
May 1818. His Schedule dated in June
1820, and more particularly the petition
to the Secy of War made in the fall
of 1820. in which he has more fully
forth his helpless situation, and the
situation of his family which he
brought into Court with several of his
Neighbours, who proved the same, and
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See letter to Claimant
Kentucky Agent 16
June 1828
Sept 1820
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Kentucky to Indiana
Benjamin Peachy
aged 66 yrs moderate health
wife "about same age" been
intrely helpless for four years-
Gr: daughter, 14 or 15 yet of age
occupied in taking care of her
Gr. mother
served 9 mo in 1777-78-
1. Sched: exhibits $280,
including 100 acres of land
with the improvements, valued
at $150.within
is a petition to congress
in this case, which does not appear
have been presented. It states
yet he had no deed for the land
but was to have one, when it was paid
for sold his right to sd land,
1820, for $150. paid thus
viz: 1 Horse, $52,50-
note (19. after date,) $7
┃ 50
B. payable in 1825. $90 -
in all, $150-
2
He states in that petition,
that he was worth at that time
not more than $40.of
12 July 1820-
application for restriction,
as 2d sched made 5th May 1823
2d sched states the sale of
his right in the 100 of land in
1820, for $150, (as before
stated in his petition to congress,
the man, exhibited in 15 sched
sold to his son, for $25, in part
pay for what, son lives in Indiana
other changes between this a 1s
sched were made in order to the
support of his family.-- exhibits
2 Cows-value (in specie, 820
one ye olds
-- " 4.
the note for $91 payablin
1825, values (in specie 30
Furniture, beds & bedding
excepted, some old books &. "15.
axe & hoes (in species)
G. W. Botts, Esqr
2
Hennysburg
10
71
Kentucky
the
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File
35552
Revy INVALID
No.
-
35,552
Benjamin Peachy
Pri
Rev War
●
Act: 18th March 16th
Index: -- Vol. 2
, Page 330
[Arrangement of 1870.]
1913.
1894 June 7 H
to H C Collins
Los Angeles
Nov. Hist to Mrs.
Laing 17 Hist. to Mrs Renton Vanwell
Oct. 24 lest all
part was
Mch 19"
22
.
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California Society,
Los Angeles.
May 15, 1895
the
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington D.C
your
If then is any record in
office of the following
named soldier ofter Wareter
Revolution, will you kindly
certify the same to me or
Benjamin Peachee
He was born in New Jersey
Dec. 26. 1746 and died
at Washington Davis Co. Indiana
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1835 or 1836.
he enlisted in New Jersey
 in the Army at Valley Forge
the Battle of Monmouth and
uton
drew a pension up to
time of his death
Jans any true
H. O. Cole
President Cal Soc.S.R.
US Pension Office 1894
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Sons of the Revolution
California Society,
Los Angeles.
June 15, 1894
W. M
LOchen
Comissioner of Pensions
We are obliged to go
for the
Statement, second
to day
concerning the services
in the
Rev. War of Benjamin Peachy
who
entered
from
New Jersey, and I send you
the information desend

regard to the gentlemen asking
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pensioner
Mother
1
Free
the
information,
This
Gentleman is
Washington
hamers
Peachy
&
of La
finding maker
born
Angeles
who was
in
Washington, Davis C.
Indiana May
18.
his
father
1889.
ter
Benjamin
Peachy
83
years old his
being a second into
all
when
was a
pensioner.
Benjamin
Peachy was born
New
Dec. 26.
1746 and
Washington, Davis Co
and
1835 or 1836.
Elizabeth Cinderella Broades whom
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he
manner in Mason Co
Ky
Another curious circumstance
that the
old pensioner two
years
after the North
Geo. W. had
another
Child
a daughter
Geo
full sister to
George Washington Peachy
is A
Will
Gentleman
hered old
and he is
of
65 grain
in
Leight
6 feet wich
well proportioned
He is man the
C
He has
applied
membership
in
Chin
Society
in right in
services
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and
record of
such
services is required in the
can flows applicant. Hence
the
Atter
to have
record
to
A
I have the honor
subscribe myself
You or
true
H. O  Collin
Prest Cal Ser Sr
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October 26. 1913
Bloomington, Ind
Beneau of Pensions
and
Washington D.C.

Dear Sirs: I write to
inquire about my great
great Grand Father
Benjamin Peachee
my Grandmother
says that he was in
the Revolutionary war
seven years and
that
he served under General
George Washington
she thinks he was
in the company that
marched on Quebec,
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He came from Mason Co
Kentucky to Daviess C
Indiana, and Died at
Washington Indiana
he was married twice
first wife Anne Abbot
Their children were
James and Benjamin
second wife Dilla Broad
One son George and
I think a daughter
The Peacher's have lived in
Fleming Co Ky but
do not know where he
was born. Any informer
tion will be gratefully
recieved. Please let me
know if this is correct
Mrs Charles Hattery
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Mrs Charles Hattery,

130 Hunter Ave.

Bloomington
Indiana
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GEO W. DONAGHEY, GOVERNOR CHAIRMAN
CONWAY.
RENTON TUNNAH, SECRETARY.
LITTLE ROCK.
RETIRED
FFICE OF
ALREMMEL, LITTLEROCK.
CHAS. L. THOMPSON, LITTLEROCK.
JOHN L. MOORE, HELENA
R. F. FOSTER, TOLEDO.
Arkansas State Captal Commission
LITTLE ROCK ARK, January 12, 1914.
Pension Office,
Washington, D. C.
Dear Sirs:
We are desirous as granddaughters of Benjamin Peachy, to have a
transcript from your office showing that he was on the pension roll of
the United States as a soldier of the Revolution, to file with the local
Little Rock Chapter, D. A. R. ( Daughters of American Revolution )
with our membership application.
His first enlistment was in the spring of 1777 when he was assigned
to the New Jersey regiment, commanded by Colonel Israel Shreve, later
in the First Battalion of the Cumberland County, New Jersey Militia.
Finally in the New Jersey Continental Line where he remained until the
close of the war.
He was engaged in the battles of Elizabethtown, Monmouth, Yorktown
and in numerous skirmishes. He was in the heroic band whose endurance
and bravery during the terrible winter at Valley Forge were the preservation
of the Continental Army.
Please give us the information or direct us to the proper channel
to which we are to apply.
Mrs Renton Gunnah
208 Gaines St.
the
9
Mrs James Tunnah
Jan 14 1914
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Pension Bureau
315 Beechwood Ave
Muncie, Ind.
July 1927
Washington, D.C.
Dear Sir
Will
you please
send me any information
you have on record concern
ing Benjamin Peachey, who
was in the Revolutionary War
. He was born in 1756
in New Jersey and died in
1835 in Daviess County,
Indiana. I should particulary
like to know in
what battles he fought
US pension office JUl 8 1927
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Thanking you for this service,
Sincerely yours,
Mrs. Dale Russell
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101 7th
Washington Ind
Pension Dept.
Oct 3 /32
Sir
Will
you please give me
any information on Record
in your office
Benjiman Peachee a
Rev. Soldier who drew a
Pension in 1834 while
a resident of Dances
Indiana and buried in
this co
Thanking you
in advance
Jemme to Hart
Registrar While
Rion Chapter
D.A.R.
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Rev. and 1812
Wars Section.
Mrs. Dale Russell
315 Beechwood Ave
Muncie, Ind.
Madam:
March 19, 1928
I advise you from the papers in the Revolutionary War
pension claim S. 35552, it appears that Benjamin
Pachey or Peachy was born in December 1755 or 1757,
place not stated.
He enlisted in the state of New Jersey in the
spring of 1777 and served as a private at various
times under Lieutenant David Moore, Captains Beast
ley, Cumings, Wooley in Catonel Israel Shreve's
Second New Jersey Regiment, he was in the battles of
Monmouth, Elizabethtown, Bergen Point, and was at the
execution of Major Andre, served in all about two
years.
He was allowed pension on his application executed
May 15, 1818, while a resident of Mason County,
Kentucky.
In 1820 he was living in Fleming County, Kentucky
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tucky, and referred to his wife, her name and age not
given, and to a granddaughter, Lydia Peachy, who was
then eleven years old.
A son, Benjamin Peachy lived in Daviess County,
Indiana in 1823, and the soldier was living there in
1826. Other sons are referred to, but their names are
not mentioned.
Respectfully,
WINFIELD SCOTT
Commissioner.