Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 2712, for Elijah Lawrence, Vermont
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(3-1776)
SERVICE
Vt.
Lawrence, Elijah
Benjamin, Lucinda
(Former widow.)

NUMBER
W. 2712.

CONTENTS
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Jah Little [illegible]
Lucindia Lawrence Born
Elijah Lawrence^ Junior^ Born March 22 1789
[illegible] Lawrence Born October 17 1790
Clark Lawrence Born December 12 1793
Sale Lawrence Born April 5 1795
Lucetia B Lawrence Born Monday January 30th 1798
Samll H Lawrence Born October 11 1799
Suel B Lawrence B. July 20 1801
Charles Lawrence Born April 2 18
[text missing] B Lawrence Born December 19 18
[text missing]ah Lawrence Died March 15th
[illegible] five years four months and [text missing]
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952
Vermont, Burlington
Lucinda Benjamin
widow of Elijah Lawrence
who served in the Revolutionary
Conn
war, as a private
cribed on the Roll at the rate of 72 Dollars
88 Cents per annum, to commence on the [illegible] day of March 1848.
Certificate of Pension issued the 29 day of July 1852 and sent to
Henry Weede
Hinesburgh
Chittenden Co
Vt.
Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act July  29, 1848, Page 2 Vol A
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984. [check mark]
Lucinda Benjamin
former wid. of
Elijah Lawrence
July 29, 1898.
and
Henry Weed
Hinesburg, Vt.
[written upside down] No. - 1. & 2.

[sideways]
State of Vermont
[text missing paper torn or folded]
I Jeptha Bradley register of the Probate Court within and [text missing paper torn or folded]
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State of Vermont
Franklin County On this 21st day of February
A D. 1851 personally appeared in open court before the Hon William Bridges Judge of the court of Probate for the district of Georgia in County Lucinda Benjamin aged Eighty two years a resident of Caldwell Maud Canada East. and after being duly sworn according to law doth on her oath make the following Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed July 29, 1848. That she was formerly the widow of Elijah Lawrence. That the said Elijah Lawrence was a resident of Canaan Connecticut & entered the army ^of the Revolution^ from that town, as she believes. She does not remember the names of his officers, but understood that he entered when sixteen or seventeen years old under an engagement for three years. That he served until his discharge, & that he recived [received] an honorable one, but that it is now lost, but that it has been in the possession of declarant until within about one year. She states her sd [said] husband often told despondent that he was taken prisoner & detained a captive for some time a part of the time, with the Indians, she often related the manor [manner] of his escape from massacre by the interposition of a British officer. That after the war was over
her late husband the said Elijah settled in Hinesburgh Vermont and married his first wife there, and his oldest children were born there, that subsequently he moved to Shefford Canada East & his first wife died there.
Declarant states that her maiden name was Lucinda Butterfield and that she was married to the said Elijah Lawrence on the day of November AD 1796 by Samuel Peckham a Just. of the Peace in Franklin Vermont. and that her late husband the said Elijah died on the 15th day of March AD 1809 aged forty six years. Declarant further states
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that subsequent to the death of said Elijah Lawrence she married Daniel Benjamin, that said Benjamin dies on the 24 of March 1845 and that she is now his widow. Declarant further states that she has no record of her marriage to the said Elijah Lawrence, but that she has a record of the ages of the children of said Elijah which he used to be made in his lifetime. That the oldest child of said Declarant was born January 30, 1798. It is so recorded among the other names of the children of said Elijah which record is hereto annexed and the name of that child is Lucretia B Lawrence. 

Declarant now claims to be allowed a pension under the above named act for the proof she refers to document that may accompany this

Lucinda Benjamin

Sworn to before me and subscribed this 21st day of February AD 1851 - And I further certify that I believe the deponent Lucinda Benjamin is a person of truth and veracity

Wm Bridges Judge 

The words "of the Revolution" on the first page were underlined before signing
William Bridges Judge
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Lucretia B Lawrence of Coldwell Manor Canada
East aged fifty three years being sworn saith that the is the oldest child of Elijah Lawrence & Lucinda Lawrence that her mothers maiden name was Lucinda Butterfield as she has always been told, She states she recollects her father often told of having been a soldier in the Revolution, and of his being a prisoner among indians [Indians], that he was treated with cruelty & sufferd [suffered] many hardships, she further states, that she had a discharge which she always understand belonged to the father, but about one year ago it was lost, she cannot account for the
manner of it, but supposes it was inadvertently destroyed by a number of the family. She states that the discharge some old commissions were kept together, one of the commission is hereunto anexed [annexed] as part proof of identity & was found among old papers belonging to her late father
she further states that her mother was married to Daniel Benjamin in November A.D. 1820 and that the sd [said] Benjamin died on the 27 March 1845 and that her mother has remained a widow since that time
And further saith not
 Lucretia R Lawrence

State of Vermont
Franklin County St Albans Feb 21, 1851
Lucrecia B Lawrence above named personally appeared & made oath to the facts above stated And I certify it has been made to appear that she is a person of truth & credibility
William Bridges Judges
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Lucretia B Lawrence of Coldwell Manor Canada  East. aged fifty three years being sworn saith that are is the oldest child of Elijah Lawrence & Linda Lawrence. That her mother's maiden name was Lunda Butterfield as she has always been told.  She states she recollects her father
of the told of having been a soldier in the Revolution, and of his being a prisoner among Indians, that he was treated with cruelty & suffered many hardships. She further states, that he had a discharge which she always understood belonged to [illegible] father, but about one year ago it was lost, she cannot account for the manner of it, but supposes it was inadvertently destroyed by a member of the family. She states that the discharge
& some old commissions were kept together, one of the commissions is hereunto annexed as part proof of identity & was found among old papers belonging to her late father. she further states that her mother was married to Daniel Benjamin in September AD. 1820 and that the sd [said] Benjamin died on the 27 March 1845 and that her mother has remained a widow since that time
And further saith not
Lucretia R Lawrence

State of Vermont
Franklin County 
St Albans Feb. 21, 1851
Lucretia B Lawrence above named personally
appeared & made oath to the facts above stated
And I certify it has been made to appear that
she is a person of truth & credibility
William Bridges Judges
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[check mark] 984
Lucinda Benjamin
former wid. of
Elijah Lawrence
July 29, 1848.
Henry Weed
Hinesburg, Vt.
No. 1 of 2

State of Vermont
District of Georgia ⎬
I Jeptha Bradley Register of the Probate Court within and for the district of Georgia, do hereby certify that William Bridge before whom this declaration was made & who has subscribed and Certified to the same as Judge, is the Judge of said Probate Court and duly qualified to act as such. In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed the seal of said Probate Court & subscribed my name at the Probate
Office in St Albans in said District this 22d day of February AD 1857
Jeptha Bradley Register
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 Affd [Affidavits] Israel Warner
and Charles Lawrence
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I Israel Warner of Alburgh Grand the County
Vermont, aged Eighty five years being sworn
saith that I am the son of Col. Seth Warner
deceased who commanded a Regiment in the war of the Revolution & a pensioner of the United States - That during the war of the Revolution I was waiter for my father the sd [said] Seth. That the year before my said fathers Regt. was broken up I was a good [illegible] of the time at Fort George at the head of Lake George in New York. I was well acquainted with Capt Dunning, who was also stationed at Fort George the same year & who were at home resided in Stillwater New York. I well knew one Elijah Lawrence who came from Stillwater & served in his company, said Elijah was then a boy some two or three years older than I was & further say that Capt John Chipman had the command of Fort George during the tour of my father, and that in the fall of the same year said fort was taken by the British & Indians that the prisoners were taken to Canada. I further say that when the fort was taken I was absent with my father who had been wounded by the Indians & that Adjutant Hopkins & Lieut. Coon ? was killed at the time my father was wounded
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I further depose & say that I had no further
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knowledge of Elijah Lawrence during the
was after the surrender of Fort George
I further say that in 1783 or 1784 my father
died and that I resided for some three years after in Roxbury Connecticut & in 1789 one Tree Allen living on Onion River near Burlington sent for me to assist in surveying land in the northern part of Vermont. I accordingly went and assisted in surveying the moutains of Georgia & part of Swanton & St Albans. That during this period I frequently fired through the town of Hinesburgh [Hinesburg] Vermont, that at that time I often saw & conversed with the aforementioned Elijah Lawrence who was then settled in Hinesburgh [Hinesburg]. I further say that said Elijah afterwards moved to Canada where he died as I have been told and
believe And further saith not

Israel Warner

State of Vermont
Grand Isle County ⎬ Aburgh January 24 1832 Then personally appeared Israel Warner above named & made on the to the south above named And I certify he is well known to me & man of truth & credibility
Ho. L. Sweet Justice Peace
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Charles Lawrence of Caldwells Manor Canada East aged forty Nine years being sworn saith that he is the son of Elijah Lawrence deceased. That he has always understood that his father was a native of Canaan Litchfield County Connecticut and was a soldier in the Revolutionary War. He further states that there has always been in the position of the family a paper purporting to be a discharge given his said father at the close of war until within
two years past. He states he of he saw and
read said discharge, but cannot account
for the loss of it. He further states that his
mother Lucinda Benjamin the former
widow of said Elijah now resides with him
and that they have always lived together. And further saith not
Charles Lawrence

State of Vermont County of Grand Isle Alburgh Jan. 27 1832 Then personally appeared Charles Lawrence above named & made oath to the facts above select
& I certify he is a person of truth & credibility
H. L. Sweet Justice Peace
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State of Vermont
Grand Isle County ⎬ North Hero Feb 6-1832
I certify that H.L. Sweet the person before whom the foregoing Affidavits were taken is a Justice of the Peace within & for the County of Grand Isle
having been duly appointed & Commissioned
Attest Gary Whitney Clerk of Grand Isle
& County Court
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State of Vermont
Georgia District   ⎬
I William Bridges Judge of the court of
Probate for the District do testify & say that
I have been personally acquainted with Israel Warner a pensioner of the United States for a number of years past and consider him a very respectable man, a man of strict moral principals, whose statement is to be taken as truth. This mental faculties are very remarkable good for a man of his years especially anything that relates to the War of the Revolution
William Bridges

State of Vermont
Franklin County   ⎬
The foregoing affidavit subscribed & sworn to this 2d day of February AD 1852
Before me Jeptha Bradley Justice of the Peace
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Bearch and Miller affdt
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Seth Weller of Hinesburgh Chittenden County
Vermont aged Seventy Six years being sworn
saith. That he became acquainted with one
Elijah Lawrence previous to AD 1790 who then
lived in Hinesburgh, said Lawrence was about
Eleven or twelve years older than deponent, and was Elected an officer in the first military company organized in Hinesburgh. Deponent was for a time in his employ & heard him relate that he had been a soldier & a prisoner, deponent believes he was a soldier in the Revolution & prisoner as he stated. Lawrence married one Hannah Clark & subsequently moved to Canada, where he died as he has been told & believes, and further saith
not
Sett Willer
State of Vermont
Chittenden County, Hinesburgh Nov 12 1851
Sworn to before me & I certify & I certify
officiant is a man of truth & credibility
Before me
G.D. Willer Justice Peace
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Afft [Affidavits] Robert Bedek
&
Seth Miller
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Robert Bedek of Williton County of Chittenden & State of Vermont aged Ninety one
years & a soldier of the Revolution & a pensioner being sworn saith that he settled in Hinesburgh [Hinesburg] Vermont before 1790. That one Elijah Lawrence was settled in sd [said] town previous to that time and with whom deponent was well acquainted, Lawrence was reputed to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and when the first militia company of said town of Hinesburgh [Hinesburg] was organized sd [said] Lawrence was elected an Officer. deponent believes he was a soldier & that he was so reputed by the neighbors sd [said] Lawrence married one Hannah Clark also of Hinesburgh [Hinesburg], and afterwards moved to Canada where he died as he has been told & believes. He understood sd [said] Lawrence was a native of Canaan Connecticut, deponent was a resident of Conn[Connecticut], before coming to Hinesburgh [Hinesburg], He further states sd [said] Lawrence was some three or four years younger than deponent. And further saith not
Robert Bedek
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State of Vermont 
Chittenden County ⎬ Williston Nov. 20 1851
Then personally appeared Robert Bedek above named & made oath to the facts above stated, And I certify he is a man of truth. 
Henry Weed Just. Peace
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State of Vermont
Chittenden County ⎬

I Daniel B. Buckley Clerk of the County Court in and for the County of Chittenden, State of
Vermont do hereby certify that Henry Weed and G. D. Weller before whom the foregoing affidavits of Robert Beach and Seth Weller were taken, were Justices of the Peace at the time of taking the same duly elected and qualified and that their signatures thereunto are genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed the seal of said Court and subscribed
my name at Burlington in said County this 5th day of February A.D. 1852.

[Illegible paper Seal with ribbon]

Daniel B. Buckley
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Abstract of the case of Lucinda Benjamin
formerly widow of Elijah Lawrence
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In the case of Lucinda Benjamin
No 1. Declaration, in which she states she was
married to Elijah Lawrence in Nov. 1796 That sd Lawrence was a Revolutionary soldier & died in 1819. That she afterwards married Daniel Benjamin who died in March 1845
- has had a discharge that was given Lawrence
but has been lost within a year. That she has no record of her marriage, but has a record of
the ages of the children & that Lucretia B. Lawrence is her oldest child, claims under the law of July 29, 1848.
No. 2 Affidavit of Lucretia B Lawrence, who identifies the family record attached, & states she was born January 30, 1798. That a discharge from the service of her father was lost about one year ago. That sd [said] Elijah often told of his captivity among Indians &c.
No 3. Certificate from Comptrollers Office Cow
of the service of Elijah Lawrence in 1780 in Col. Seth Warner Reg & in 1781 in Col Heman Swith Reg & also a credit for a balance
due while in captivity, & that all the accounts
are with the same person
No 4. Affidavit of Isaac Lawrence, a brother who states that Elijah Lawrence enlisted in 1780 at Stillwater N. Y. & was a native of Canaan Connecticut. That he was taken prisoner at
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Fort George & carried to Canada. That his brother was kept prisoner some time & returned to Canaan after being absent about two years, & then again served till discharged,
came back from the army with a badge of honor & some settlement Certificates & a discharge which he kept for his brother. That his brother Elijah married Hannah Clark in Hinesburgh [Hinesburg] Vt. who died & that he afterwards married Lucinda Benjamin. That the oldest
child by the second marriage is Lucretia B Lawrence. That sd [said] Elijah died in March 1839
No. 5. Aff [Affidavit] Dolly [illegible] who knew Elijah Lawrence. That he was a reputed Revolutionary soldier & often told of his having been a prison among Indians. That he married Hannah Clark about 1787. who died & that he again married
No 6. Aff Elijah Phelps, that Elijah Lawrence
was reputed to have been a soldier & a prisoner among Indians. That he moved to Canada &
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Abstract of the case of Lucinda Benjamin formerly widow of Elijah Lawrence
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BY HIS EXCELLENCY
THOMAS CHITTENDEN, ESQUIRE,
Captain-General, Governor and Commander in Chief, in and over the State of VERMONT.
To Elijah Lawrence Gentleman Greeting,
You being elected, Ensign of the Company in the 12 Regiment of the Militia of this State; and reposing special Trust and Confidence in your Patriotism, Valour and good Conduct, I DO, by Virtue of these Presents, in the Name, and by the Authority of the State of VERMONT, fully authorize and empower you the said Elijah Lawrence to take charge of the said Company as their Ensign. You will therefore carefully and diligently discharge the said Duty of Ensign by doing and performing all and every Matter and Thing thereunto relating: You will observe and follow such Orders and Directions as you shall from Time to Time receive from me, the Governor of this State for the Time being, or any other your superior Officer according to Military Discipline and the Laws of this State: And all Officers and Soldiers under your command, are to take notice here, and yield due Obedience to your Orders as Ensign pursuance of the Trust in you reposed.
Tho. Chittenden
Given under my Hand and the Seal of this State, in Council, dated the 
Second day of May 1787
BY HIS EXCELLENCY'S Command, Joseph Tray [illegible]
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No -3-
On Roll Col Swift's Regiment, Conn [Connecticut] line
Sept, 10151
W. OL.
Sept. 10/51.
[illegible]   
Aa 7 Mo 11 day, Warner
12 Mo Sargt
2 - 15 day Capting
$21-26 day
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State of Connecticut
Comptrollers Office
Hartford June 9th 1851
I certify that an application for evidence of
the service of Elijah Lawrence in the war of
the Revolution, I have examined the books and
documents relating to that war remaining
in this office, and find the name of Elijah
Lawrence in a Pay Roll under the following heading Settlement with Colonel Seth Warners Regiment for "the year 1780," and opposite said name are untries as follows, viz / Rank, private / Commencement of Service March 1st 1780 / Time of this settlement Oct. 11th 1780
Term 7 years 11 day. // Amt. of Wages L14.14.8/ Value of Mr W. for doth &c 2 / Amt.  of debt L 14.14.10. / Amt of clothing
supplied 11 / - Amt of credit 11/-- Balance $14.3.10 /
I find the name of Elijah Lawrence also in a "Settlement with the 2d Connecticut Regiment Heman Swift Esqr. Colonel for the year 1781." and opposite his name in the following entries viz./ Rank private / Commencement of Service Jany 1st 1781 / Expiration of Service Dec 31st 1781 / Term 12 months / Amt of Wages $ 
24. / Amt. of Debt, $24 / Balance $24 /
The balance due on the two settlements, are carried to the same account on the books of the Pay Table
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Office, and in addition thereto find the following credit in the account viz/ By Balance while in captivity $5.5.4/
R. G. Pinney Comptroller
by Geo. Robinson Clerk,
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No. 4
Isaac Lawrence of Shufford Canada East late of Hinesburgh [Hinesburg] Vermont being sworn saith that was Eighty three years old Nov 22 AD. 1850. That he was a native of Canaan, Litchfield County Connecticut. That his father (Isaac Lawrence) moved from Canaan to Hinesburgh [Hinesburg] Vermont before General Burgoine [Burgoyne] entrance the United States & that his father with other of the inhabitants fled before him, & his fathers family returned to Canaan the fall that Burgoine [Burgoyne] was taken. Deponent states that he had a brother named Elijah Lawrence four
years older than himself who after the return of the family to Canaan as aforesaid went to live with one Elias Panrue at the Stillwater so called on the Hudson River in New York
That while there his sd [said] brother Elijah enlisted into the army of the Revolution. he then being in the Seventeenth year of his age as he believes, that he enlisted for three years or the war. That after he joined the army he was stationed at Fort George, and was there when that fortress was taken. He cannot state under what officers he enlisted or served, but often heard him speak of Col Warner. His said brother Elijah was taken a prisoner at that battle and carried prisoner to Montreal
That the Indians at Cahnawaga [Caughwaga] selected Nine of the American prisoners to put to death among them his said brother Elijah who was prevented from being slain by the
interposition of a british officer as his brother often said. He believes he said the name of that officer was Sir Guy Carlton
That his said brother was detained in Canada as a prisoner until exchanged & returned by transport to Boston
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He further states that his sd [said] brother returned to Canaan after this service & captivity after an absence as he believes of two years or more. That some few weeks after his return as aforesaid his brother was ordered to report himself at Head Masters, which he did and continued to serve until the war was over.
Deponent believes this last service was as one of Washingtons Life Guard, and that he received a discharge which deponent often
saw which he thinks was signed by Washington, He states that when sd [said] Elijah returned from his service to Canada
he had on the uniform of the army, and also a badge he wore on the arm called a badge of honor, which he said was given for good conduct. His brother gave his discharge and
some settlement Certificates to his care & he often read them. He further states he believes the discharge colluded to has been in his brothers family, but has not seen it for a great many years.
He further states that after the son of the war his father & family again moved to Hinesburgh [Hinesburg] Vermont & the sd [said] Elijah among them where he lived for a number of years, and there married his first wife named Hannah Clark. That she died more than fifty five years ago-
That his sd [said] brother afterwards married one Lucinda Butterfield
This last marriage took place in 1796 as he believes, he has no record to fix the date of it, that his sd [said] brother and deponent lived in the same house after this second marriage for 
some time, that the oldest child of sd [said] Elijah & Lucinda is called Lucretia B Lawrence. He states that sd [said] Elijah
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died in March AD. 1809. & that his wife now lives in Caldwells Manor and is the same person that was formerly called Lucinda Butterfield And further this deponent saith not
Isaac Lavine
[illegible] by
Amelia Lawrence
Sworn to before me on the 25th day of February
AD 1851. And I certify sd Lawrence is personally
known to me & a man of truth & credibility
Henry Weed Justice Peace
Note the word "Isaac". & "years old" were in and before signing
H Weed JP
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No. 4, 5, & 6,
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Dolly Weed of Hinesburgh Chittenden County Vermont aged Eighty four years being
sworn saith. That she has lived in Hinesburgh
since 1787 That she was acquainted with one
Elijah Lawrence who lived in about half a
mile of her own residence from 1787 to about
1794, when sd Lawrence moved to Canada. He often stated he had been a Revolutionary soldier and was for sometime a prisoner among Indians
Lawrence was believed to have been a soldier
by those who knew him. He had a brother
named Isaac Lawrence who was well known to deponent & younger the sd[said] Elijah. Deponent
further states that about the period he became
acquainted with sd Elijah he married one Hannah Clark who also lived near deponent, she further states that soon after sd Lawrence left sd town his wife sd Hannah died as she was told, and believed, sd Elijah & Hannah had children named Elijah & Sally that deponent remembers. She further states after the death of sd Hannah sd Elijah again married as she was told & believes & further saith not

Dolly Weed
Sumburgh June 3d 1851
Dolly Weed above named personally offend & made oath the facts above same & I certify she
is a creditable witness
Henry Weed Just. Peace
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State of Vermont Chittenden County
Elijah Phelps of Shelburn in sd County
aged Seventy one years being sworn saith
That he came to reside in Hinesburgh, Vermont in AD 1790, That he resided in about half a mile of one Elijah Lawrence and was well acquainted with him, sd Lawrence was
reputed to have been a soldier and also a
prisoner among Indians, and married one
Hannah Clark, - he was an officer in the
Vermont militia & called St. Lawrence. He
further saith that sd Lawrence moved to Canada where he has been told he died
saith not-
Elijah Phelps

Elijah Philps above named personally appeared before me on the 3d June 1857 & enced oath
to the facts above stated & I certify he is well known to me & a man of truth
Henry Weed Just. Peace
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No. 4, 5, & 6,
State of Vermont
Chittenden County ⎬
I Daniel B. Buckley Clerk of the County Court in and for the County of Chittenden and State of Vermont do hereby certify that Henry Weed
before whom the foregoing affidavit of Dolly Weed, Isaac Lawrence and Elijah Phelps were taken is and was at the time of taking the same a Justice of the Peace in and for the County aforesaid duly elected and qualified and that his signatures thereto are in his own hand writing.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed the seal of said Court and subscribed my name at Burlington in said County and State this
day of July 1851.
David B. Buckley
[Illegible seal with ribbons]
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died in March AD. 1809. & that his wife now lives in Caldwell Manor and is the same person that was formerly called Lucinda Butterfield And further this deponent saith not
Isaac Lawrence
Witness by
Amelia Lawrence
Sworn to before me on the 25th day of February
A D 1851. And I certify sd Lawrence is personally
known to me & a man of truth & credibility
Henry Weed Justice Peace
Note the words "Isaac". & "years old" were underlined before signing
H Weed JP
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For Hon J E Heath
Com Numan
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Hinesburgh Vermont
February 27, 1852
Sir
Inclosed [Enclosed] you will receive further evidence in the claim of Lucinda Benjamin under the law July 29. 1848. Your letter of the date of Sept 10 1857 admits the proof of marriage, but requires further proof of identity
The Affects of his brother Isaac & Henry
Lawrence will be conclusive that Elijah Lawrence enlisted into Warners Regt and was taken a prisoner and detained in captivity and afterwards married claimant. Isreal Warner who was at Fort George at the time and afterwards knew him in Hinesburgh, is still more conclusive, if it were possible, the traditionary evidence of Robert Beach Seth Weller Dolly Will & Elijah Phelps all go to show that the Elijah Lawrence who lived in Hinesburgh had been a captive. The records of Connecticut show the service and the "balance of $5-5-a while in captivity to have been with the same soldier.
I trust the evidence will be satisfactory and
that a certificate will be issued allowing Mrs
Benjamin her Pension. I am Respectfully
Your Obt Srvent
Henry Weed
Hon J E Heath
Com Pensions⎬
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984
Lucinda Benjamin
For wid.
Elijah Lawrence
Vt
Let H. Weed, Sept10,
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984
Lucinda Benjamin
For wid.
Elijah Lawrence
Vt
Let H. Weed, Sept10/51
Jul 28, 1848.
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Jun at Rol

Lucinda Benjamin
formerly wid of Elijah Lawrence, who was a private Conn. Troops
An Act Jul 29, 1848.
21 mo 26 days [illegible]
$72.88 per ann
for Mar 4, 1848
Henry Weed
Hinesburgh, Chittenden Co, Vt
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for Hon J E Heath
Com. Pensions
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Hinesburgh July 9, 1851

Sir
Inclosed you will receive the Declaration
and proof of the claims of Lucinda Benjamin
formerly the widow of Elijah Lawrence, who claims the benefit of the law of July 29, 1848.  I trust the evidence of the service & of the identity 
will be found to be satisfactory
I am very respectfully yours
Your Obt servant
Henry Weed
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Revy
WIDOW, &c.
File No. 2712 
Linda Benja-
Widow
Elijah Lawrence
Pri Rev. War
Act: July 29, 1848
Index: -- Vol. A Page 48
(Arrangement of 1870.)
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Affdt. Isaac & Henry
Lawrence
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Henry Lawrence Esquire of the
town of Stuckley Canada East aged
Seventy nine years being duly sworn
saith that he is the brother of Elijah
Lawrence demand. That Elijah was a
native of Canaan Connecticut as was
also deponent, and the son of Isaac  Lawrence 
deceased. That sd Elijah if living would now be
in the age of Eighty nine years. That
he enlisted into the army of the Revolution
to when in his Seventeenth year of age as he
was often told by his parents & sd Elijah, and
that he first joined the army at Fort George
under Col. Seth Warner and served there
for several months previous to that Fort
being taken. That he was taken a prisoner
by the British & Indians & taken to Canada
and then detained through the following winter
Deponent has often heard Elijah speak
of his suffering and the evil treatment
he received during his captivity, Deponent
well remembers his appearance when he
returned to Canaan, after being exchanged
deponent heard others besides his brother speak of the sufferings of the prisoner
He further states that sd Elijah again
joined the army after remaining at home
for a few weeks, and continued to see
until discharged by his commanding office
& as he believes at the close of the war. Deponent well remembers that when he came home he had on the Continental uniform &
a badge which he called a badge of honor
and had also a discharge which he often
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reced. He further states that soon after the war
deponents father Isaak Lawrence deceased with
family including sd Elijah moved to Hinsburgh
Vermont when so Elizah married Hannah Clark
And subsequently he moved to Canada when
Hannah died, that afterwards sd Elijah
married Lucinda Butterfield. And that
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Elijah died in AD 1809. He further states
that sd Lander afterwards and of Daniel
Benjamin who did several years ago and
that she now resides in Caldwell Manor
and is a widow, Deponent states that
from his infancy to the death of his said brother
Elijah, they lived near together with the
exception of the time he was absent in the
army. He also states that he never heard
of any other persons by name of Elijah Lawrence who served in the Revolution or who was reputed to have so served, And further saith not
Henry Lawrence
State of Vermont
Franklin Jan 30. 1852,
Franklin County ⎬ Then personally
appeared Henry Lawrence and made
oath to the facts above stated. And I
certify he is a man of truth & credibility
And that he has long been or Magistrate
in the district of Montreal Canada East
Horace Ewine Just Peace
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I Isaac Lawrence of Shefford Canada East aged
Eighty four years and upwards do depose testify & say that I am a native of Canaan Litchfield County Connecticut & resided there from AD 1777 until after the [illegible] of the Revolutionary war, I had a brother named Elijah Lawrence who enlisted into the war of the revolution towards the close of it. He went to live with one Elias Parmer at Stillwater New York and left him and enlisted without the knowledge of my father or his family
I have often heard him say that he enlisted and
served in the Regiment commanded by Col Warner and was stationed at Fort George the summer before that fortress was taken, that he was there and participated in the engagement, and was taken a prisoner and carried to Canada, that he was kept a prisoner a number of months. I further say that during the winter that my brother was kept a prisoner in Canada one Parmer Ransom who I well knew escaped from his captors and returned to Canan, and soon after an account of the suffering of the Prisoners was published I further depose, that my said brother after he was exchanged returned to Canaan, and staid [stayed] at
home a few weeks, when he again joined the army and remained until the war was over, except for a short time on a furlough - I further say that
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when my said brother left the army at the
end of the war he returned to Canaan and had
on one arm a badge of honor and the regimental clothing of the army and a discharge which he
gave me to keep for him & I kept it in my chest and often reced it. I further say that soon after was my father whose name was Isaack Lawrance and the family again moved to Hinsburgh [Hinesburg] Vermont, that my said
brother Elijah there married one Hannah Clark. That both my brother and myself moved to Shefford near sixty years ago, and that my brothers first wife died there, and that subsequently he married one Lucinda
Butterfield, and that my brother died in AD 1829 I further declare that after the death of sd Elijah his widow the sd Lucinda married one Benjamin who died some years ago - and that sd Lucinda is now a widow. I further say that my brother Elijah was about four years older than myself and was the only person by name of Elijah Lawrence that I ever know that joined the army and further saith not.
Isaac Lawrence
State of Vermont
Franklin County
Franklin Jan. 30 1852
Then personally appeared before me Isaac Lawrence above
named & made oath to the facts above stated
And I certify he is an aged man who retains
his mental & phisual [physical] faculties & credible witness
Horace Ewine Justice Peace
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State of Vermont
District of Georgia SS
Probate Court S. Albans February 2 1852
I hereby certify that Horace Ewing the Justice
of the Peace before whom the foregoing
Statement & declaration of Isaac was Sworn to is
duly appointed Justice of the Peace within and for the
County of Franklin and qualified to act as such and
all his act & doings as such an entitled to full credit
and that his signature thereto is genuine
In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed
the seal of said Probate Court and
Subscribed my name at St Albans in
said District this day & year above
written-
Jeptha Bradley Register of
the Probate Court