Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 976, for Bennet Phillips, North Carolina
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and that he served out the full term of three months when he was verbally discharged by his Captain. He cannot state with certainty the month in which he was discharged, but supposes it must have been in September or October 1780. Declarant states he was actively engaged during the whole term of his serivce as above stated, in marching backwards and forwards upon Haw river and the waters of Peedee river, for the purpose of awing and keeping the tories in subjection, and in guarding prisoners who were placed under the care of the troops to which he belonged. Whever they would receive information that the tories were likely to rise in any part of the country near they immediately marched to the place where danger was apprehended by which means they (the tories) were kept in tolerable subjection -  The prisoners whom declarant assisted in guarding were such as was taken by the light horse who was engaged in scouring the country and whenever any tories was caught by them, they was brought to the troops to which declarant belonged, to be guarded. Declarant remembers seeing two tories hung during this tour. The reason as he understood at the time, of their being hung was, that they had enlisted in the continental
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to Halifax; but the day and month, he does not remember. Having served out his term of three months, he was verbally discharged by his Captain and returned home having served in all six months. Declarant does not konw of any person whose testimony he can procure, who can testify to his services, except Lain Moore, by whom he can prove he was drafted at two different times and left home to serve his tour of duty each time, that he understood & believed at the time declaration was in the army in the service of the country but he cannot prove by him or any other person that they actually saw him in the army, or how long he served. The court propounded the following interrogatories to the declarant, which were answered as follows.

1st Where & in what year were you born? 
Ans. I was born in Somerset County in the State of Maryland on the 27th day of December 1763.

2nd Have you any record of your age and if so where is it? 
Ans. I have a record of my age. It is the record left by my Father at his death in a small Bible commonly called a school bibile. It has been in my possession ever since my Father's death.

3rd Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary War, & where do you now live? 
Ans. I lived, when called into service both times, as already stated in my declaration in Granville County State of North Carolina. After the revolutionary war I continued to reside in Granville County North Carolina, until the year 1797, at which time I removed to the State of Tennessee.
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State of Tennessee} A Declaration in order to 
Rutherford County} obtain the benefit of the act of Congress of the 7th of July 1838. Entitled an act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows. - 
On this 20th day of November 1843. Personally appeared before me John Patterson an acting Justice of the peace in and for the count of Rutherford aforesaid Izabella Philips a resident of said county at her own dwelling house, who being first duly sworn according to law doth on her oath make the following declaration in order obtain the benefit of the 7th 1838. Entitled an act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows - That she is the widow of Bennett Philips, now deceased: She states that her said husband departed this life on the 20th day of September 1842; She states that she was seventy eight years of age the 9th day February last past agreeable to her Father's register that she has no knowledge of any person now living by whom she could prove her marriage and that she has no knowledge of there being a record of her marriage. She further states that she has the pension certificate of her deceased husband now in her possession the following of which is a copy war department Revolutionary claim. I certify that in conformity with the law of the United States of the 7th June1832 Bennett Philips of the state of Tennessee who was a private during the Revolutionary war is entitled to recieve Twenty dollars per annum, during his natural life commincing on the 4th of March 1831 and payable semi annually on the 4th day of March and 4th of September in every year. Given at the war office of the United States this 10th day of July one thousand eight hundred and thirty four. Lew Cass Secretary of War examined and countersigned Geo. Wm. Crump Chf. C for and in behalf of Commissioner of Pensions Payment to be made at Nashville W. Tenn by First U. S. Br. Bk. Agent for paying pensions in the agency
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B. of Tenn. Recorded in the Pension office in Book  E. Vol. 7. Page sa1 by J. T. Sprague Clerk - She further declares that she has not since the death of her said Husband Bennett Philips intermarried with any other person whatever. Sworn to and subscribed the day and year before written before me
[Signatures]
Izabella Phillips X her mark [seal]
John Patterson
Justice of the Peace

State of Tennessee}
Rutherford County} 
On this 20th day of November 1843 Personally appeared before me John Patterson an acting Justice of the Peace in and for said county of Rutherford Beverly Harris a resident of said county aged Seventy six years and upwards who after being duly sworn agreeable to law, doth on his oath declare and say that he was well acquainted with Izabellla Moore and Bennett Philips in Grandville county in the state of North Carolina previous to their intermarriage  - he states he was not present when they were married although he lived in the same neighbourhood at the time and believes that it took place in the spring of the year 1786, he further states that he has lived a neighbour to the said Bennett Philips and his wife Izabella in west Tennessee for the last thirty five or six years, that they have been members of the Methodist Church during that period and that he never heard their honesty or integrity for trust doubted by any person or persons whatever he further states that he was present when the Identical Bennett Philips mentioned in the foregoing Pension cetificate now in the possession of Mrs. Izabella Philips his widow, was in the act of departing this life but being an old friend he [illegible] but was certain that he departed this life on the 20th of Sept. 1842 he states he was not present at the burial on
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account of bad health he further states that that during the whole time that he has been acquainted with the said Bennett Philips and his wife Izabella they passed as husband and wife both in the state of North Carolina and Tennessee and that he never heard their marriage doubted by any person whatsoever. Sworn to before me the day above written
[Signature]
Beverly Harris [seal]
John Patterson
Justice of the Peace

I hereby certify that I am a near neighbour to Mrs. Izabella Philips and am satisfied from her advanced age and bodily infirmity that she is unable to attend a court of record to make her application for a pension under the late act of Congress passed the 7th July 1838. I further certify that she is a woman of undoubted veracity Given under my hand this 21st day of Nov. 1843
[Signature]
John Patterson
Justice of the Peace

State of Tennessee}
Rutherford County}
I hereby certify that I am a neighbour of the above named Beverly Harris and have been for some years and am very certain that he stoood as fair in society as any other man for honesty and truth give under my hand this 20th day of November 1843.
[Signature]
John Patterson
Justice of the Peace

State of Tennessee}
Rutherford County}
This day personally appeared before me John Patterson an acting Justice of the peace in and for said county William Vinson a resident of
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Rutherford and being duly sworn agreeable to law doth on his oath depose and say that he has lived a neighbour to Benntt Philips and his wife Izabella fo the last thirty six years and upwards that he was present at the burial of said Bennett Phillips that it took plaxe to the best of his knowledge and belief on the 21st day of  September in the year of our Lord Eighteen hundred and forty two, that he has always understood that said Bennett Philips was a pensioner & that said Bennett Philips and his wif Izabella passed as husband & wife ever since his first acquaintance with them and that the old lady Mrs. Izabella Philips is a woman of undoubted veracity sworn to before me this 21st day of November 1843.
[Signatures]
William Vinson [seal]
John Patterson
Justice of the Peace

State of Tennessee}
Rutherford County} I Robert S. Morris Clerk of the County Court of said County do certify that John Patterson Esq. whose official signature appears to the foregoing affidavits is now and was at the time of signing his name there to an acting Justice of the Peace within and for said county having been duly elected commissioned & qualified as such that the signatures purporting to be his are genuine and that due faith and credit are paid to all of his official acts as such.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal of office in Murfreesborough this 22nd day of November A D. 1843
[Signature]
Rob't S. Morris Clk
[Seal]
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O. W. and N. DIVISION 3-525
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
Bureau of Pensions,
Washington, D. C. April 9, 1906

MBA 1
Fred F. 976
Bennett Philliips Rev. War
Sir:

In reply to your request for a statement of the military history of  Bennett Phllips, a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (and his widow's) application for pension on file in this Bureau.

[Headings]

DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. | LENGTH OF SERVICE. | RANK. | OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. | STATE.

June or July 1780 | 3 mos. | Pri. | Capt. Stephen Meritt | N.C.

1781 | 3 mos. | Pri. | Capt. Nathaniel Waller Joseph Taylor | N.C. 

Battles, engaged in, none stated.

Residence of soldier at enlistment,Granville Co. N.C.

Date of application for pension, May 20 1834: his claim was allowed

Residence at date of application, Rutherford Co. Tenn.

Age at date of application, orn Dec. 27, 1763 in Somerset Co. MD.

Remarks: He died Sept. 20, 1842. He married Isabella Moore in the Spring of 1786 in Granville Co. N. C. She was born Feb. 9 1765. Her claim was allowed. Their son was Samuel Phillips

Very Respectfully,

Commissioner.

15567b2m11-04
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Mar 9 - History to Abb Landis. MAH

Rev'y WIDOW, &c.
______________
File No. 976
Isabella Phillips
Widow
Bennett Philips
Priv. Rev. War.
_______________
Act: Feb 2 1848.
Index:-Vol. M., Page 127

[Arrangement of 1870.]

1906A
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Isabella Phlips
widow of Bennett
Tennessee
Suspended
State to J. H. Anderson 11. July '44

Act 7th July 1838.

10280
Isabella Philips
Widow of Bennett
Ten.
Act 7 July 1838
Rejected husband died 1842

Adm'd act 3 March 1843
$20 per ann


John H. Andersen
Shelbyville
Tennessee
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D E CL A R A T I O N ,
In order to obtain the benefits of the Act of Congress, of 21 February, 1848, entited
"An Act making further provision for surviving Widows and Soldiers of
the Revolution."
STATE OF Tennessee⎬ ss.
Rutherford County. ⎬
On this 26th day of
July
1848, personally appeared before the subscriber, a Justice of the Peace in and for the State and County aforesaid, Isabella Phillips
a resident of in the County of Rutherford
aged eighty three years, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth on her oath,
make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefits of the provision made by the Act of Congress, passed on the 2d February, 1848, granting pensions to Widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary War --That she is the widow of Bennett Phillips who was a Private in the Regiment, commanded by Col. and that she drew a pension of Twenty dollars per annum, under the Act of 17th June, 1844. She further declares that she is still a widow. Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year above written before me,      
[Signatures]
Isabella Phillips X her mark [L.S.]
E. H. White JUSTICE OF THE PEACE.
Benji Crocker Witness

STATE OF Tennessee Rutherford COUNTY:-Sct.
I, E. H. White a Justice of the Peace in and for the County aforesaid, do hereby certify that Isabella Philips, the above declarant, is personally known to me. Given under my and, this 26 day of July 1848.
[Signature]
E. H. White
JUSTICE OF THE PEACE.

STATE OF Tennessee}
Rutherford COUNTY.}
I, John Woods Clerk of the County Court of said Rutherford County, hereby certify that E. H. White whose name appears signed to the foregoing affidavit and certificate is, and was at the time of signing the same, an acting Justice of the Peace in and for the County aforesaid, duly commissioned and qualified as such according to law, and that the foregoing signatures, purporting to be his, are genuine.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed my seal of office, at office, in the Town of Murfreesboro. this 5th day of August 1848.
[Signature]
John Woods
Clerk of Rutherford County
[Seal]