Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 1855, Benoni Grant, Continental New York
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Continental
New York

Grant, Benoni (or Benony)
Catharine

W. 1855
{B.L. Wt 820. 200. leil
Issued June 18. 1789 -
No papers.
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12149
Nermond
Benoni Grant

of nigh gate in the state of Vermont
who was a lieut in the regiment commanded by
Colonel Wanin of the (Continental)
line, for the term of 2 years

Inscribed on the Roll of Nermond
at the rate of 20 Dollars per month, to commence
the 24 of august 1878

Certificate of Pension issued the 23 of June 1879
and ??? to Tech Welmore
??? of albany us.

Arrears to 4th of monoh 1979 10m 4/3 $207.21
Semi-anl. all'ce ending 4 Sept 1879          120.
                                                                   $327.24

{Revolutionary claim,
Act 18th March, 1818.}
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467

Vermont Burt
Catharine Grant
widow of Benoni Grant
who served in the Revolutionary
war, as a lieutenant
New York [illegible]
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of
320 Dollars
Cents per annum to commence on
the 4th day of March, 1848.
Certificate of Pension issued the
23 day of aug. 1850
and sent to
[illegible] Bridges -
[illegible]
Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under get
July 20. 1848, Page 120. Vol. 1
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State of Vermont
Franklin County
Georgia District

On this 24 Day of April 1818 before me the (illegible) Judge of Probate in (?) for the District of Georgia, fervently affirms Benoni Grant aged forty years, resident in Highgate in the County & District (?) in the State of Vermont who being by (?) fort duty when according to law doth (?) his (?) make the following declaration in
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the P Regiment (the name having been [illegible] cut at Fort George + Lakes [illegible]) + head quartered at Newburgh State of New York + in the month of March 1741 he was or his men believe dismissed from the [illegible] as a Supernumerary Officer by Genl George Washington con commander in chief on the 
[illegible] of half pay- He was in the battles of Hablonton. Bennington. Fort George + a number of skirmishes - that he is in reduced circumstances + stand in need of the assistance of the County for support - that he has no other income now in his power of his said [illegible] -Thus he delivered his Commission Stephen Pettis of  Albany in Feb. 1814 for the purpose of [illegible] land which he thinks is now in the War Office

Sworn + [illegible] + declared before me this day + year of:
Seth Wetmore. Judge of Probate
{signature] Benoni Grant

I Seth Wetmore [crossed out] Judge of Probate in and for the District of Georgia State of Vermont do certify that it appears to my satisfaction that the said Benoni Grant did serve in the Revolutionary War as stated in the preceding dictation against the common enemy on the [illegible] establishment for the
full period of nine months or more at one [illegible]that the said Benoni Grant is in reduced + indigent circumstances + stands in need of the assistance of his County for supplies the Court over which I preside as a Court of [illegible] and nor [illegible] the proceedings the testimony behind had on the Secretary of War [illegible] testimony whereof I have affirmed the will of this Court + set my hand at Albany this present day of July 1X1X  Seth Wetmore Judge of Probate
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Revolutionary Claim Under Act of Congress, May 1ˢᵗ 1820
State of Vermont           }       
Franklin County ss         }  Supreme court July, Aug. Term  1820
On this Eleventh day of July, 1820 Personally appeared in open Court being the Supreme Court of said State for the County of Franklin and a Court of Record for said State and County having the power of fine and imprisonment              Benoni Grant aged sixty three years resident in Highgate in said County who being duly sworn according to Law doth on his oath declare that
he served in the revolutionary war as follows:
I enlisted in Jan. 1776 in Capt Job Wrights company in the Regiment commanded by Col Gooss Van Scoit in the years Service
served one year and was discharged in. Albany, in Jan 1777 I enlisted in Col. Seth Warners Regt under Capt William McEwin and served untill some time in the year 1779. and Recd
an Ensigned Commission and was transferred to Capt Gideon Bronsons Company in the same Regiment untill the year 1781 when  I was discharged by Gen. Washington as a 
Supernumerary Lieutenant having been promoted that my original declaration is dated, April 24th 1818 and my Pension Certificate is numbered 12149      . And I do solemly swear
that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18th day of, March 1818 and that I have not since that time by gift sale or in any manner disposed of my property or any part thereof with intent thereby so to diminish as to
bring my self within the provisions of an act of Congress entitled an act to provide for certain persons engaged in land and Naval Service of the United States in the Revolutionary war passed on the 18th day of, March 1818
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and that I have not nor has any person in trust  for me any property or securities contracts or debts due to me nor hav I any income other than what is contained in the schedule hereto annexedand by me subscribed                         Real Estate none
Personal Property five cows and one hog - that I am by occupation a labourer  that I am not able to do anything
of labour that my wife is aged 43 years that she is a weakly woman. that I have 6 children under my care. Mary aged 13 years William aged 11 years, Alexander aged 9 years George 4 years Dorothy five years Irena aged 2 years
the children are healthy children
                                                          Benoni Grant
Sworn to and declared on the
11th day of July 1820           }     Before the Court
                                [crossed out] Horace Janes 
                                                                      Clerk
State of Vermont
Franklin County ss} I Horace Janes Clerk of the
Supreme Court do hereby Certify that the
foregoing oath and the schedule thereto
annexed are truly copied from the Record
of said Court and 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 thirty three dollars
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court on this 15th day of July D 1820
                                       Horace Janes Clerk

[seal at left side]
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Memorandum

Susannah Grant was born March 21st 1796

John Grant was born March 21st 1798 and died the 13th March 1799

Elen Grant was born    .....    1799

Mary Grant was born ... 1801
and Died November 15th 1801 

Anne Grant was born January 6th 1803

Adam Deal Grant was born December  10th 1806

Mary Grant was born February 19th 1807

William Henry Grant was born November 1808

Alexander Grant was born September 3 1810

George Grant was born August 17th 1812

Dolly Grant was born November 18th 1814

Martha Irene Grant was born July 1st 1818
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[scratched out] Benony Grant Died March 6th 1825

Benoni Grant Departed this life
March 6th 1825 aged 66 years
William Henry Grant Departed this life December 3rd AD 1826
Adam Deal Grant Departed this life
January 6th AD 1827
Alexander Grant Departed this life January 7th AD 1827

Mary Grant Departed this life
January 27th AD 1827

Melissa Melinda Stinehouse
was born January 31st AD 1825

[on bottom, upside down]
Benony Grant Died March the 6th 1825 aged 66
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Ilegible
Catharine Grant
Widow of Benoni  
Of 
Act 29 July 1848

Married                  1795
Husb(and) died     1825

? two years
Lieut. $320 per annum
? 4 March 1848



Wm. Bridges
St Albans Vt.
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Declaration

In order to attain the benefit of the act of Congress of the 29th of July in 1848.

State of Vermont Franklin County}

On this 17th day of November, in 1849,  Personally appeared before the subscribing authority, Catharine Grant, a resident of (Location Name) in the Province of Canada, aged seventy two years, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on her oath make the following Declaration in order to attain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress, past on the 29th of July, in 1848.
That she is the widow of Benoni Grant who was a Lieutenant in the army of the Revolution, served several campaigns as a private and afterwards he was promoted to the rank of Lieut; has often heard her said husband mention the names of his officers under whom he served, but cannot now recollect but two of  them vis Col's Vanschaick and Seth Warner. That her said husband was a pensioner of the United States and received two hundred and forty dollars per annum. 
She further declares that she was married to the said Benoni Grant, on the thirtieth (30th) day of August, seventeen hundred and ninety five (1795) by Philip Luke Esqr a justice of the Peace, in the Parish of Hermanes, District of Montreal; that her husband the aforesaid Benoni died on the 6th day of March eighteen
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eighteen hundred and twenty five; that she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service, but the marriage took place previous to the 2nd day of January eighteen hundred. at the time above stated.

She further swears that she is now the widow of the said Benoni Grant and that she has not been married since the death of her said husband; that she has never before made application for for a pension.

She further declares upon her said oath that the annexed family record is the only record kept in the family, and the page headed Memorandum is in the hand writing of her said husband. 

Sworn to according to 
the best of her knowledge 
information and belief} 

The day and year above written

her Catharine Grant mark


Before me William Bridges Justice of the peace, and Register of the Probate court, and I further certify that the applicant Catharine Grant is prevented from appearing before a court of record in consequence of old age and bodily infirmity
William Bridges Justice of the Peace

State of Vermont
District of Georgia}
I Jeptha Bradley judge of the Probate Court in and for the district aforesaid do herby certify that William Bridges
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who has affixed his name to the foregoing
certificate, is a duly appointed Register of
said Probate Court, for the District by
(Illegible) that I do approve of the doings of
said Register in taking the foregoing declaration
 of Mrs. Catharine Grant, a
Person (as I believe) unable to appear
before a court of record.  I further
certify that his signature thereto is
genuine.
In testimony where of I have hereunto affixed the Seal of said
Probate Court, and subscribed
my name at the Probate Office
in St Albans in said district this
22 day of November AD 1849,
Jeptha Bradley Judge
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I Catharine Deal of Highgate in the county of Franklin, and State of Vermont, aged sixty three years, testify & say that I have been personally acquainted with Benoni Grant and his wife Catharine Grant, more than forty five years.  Mr. Grant died twenty four years since I know the time of his death from the circumstance of my husband being killed in June next following the death of Mr. Grant, which will be twenty five years next June.
Mrs. Grant is stil the widow of the Mr. Benoni Grant, who was a pensioner of the United States.  Mr. and Mrs. Grant were neighbors of mine, and most of the time after I became acquainted with them they lived within a mile of my home, and I have been acquainted with the family of the said Benoni & Catharine eversince.  They lived together as husband & wife, and raised a family of children, & they were reported to have been lawfully married & I have no doubt of the fact, although not present
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at the time of their marriage

Sworn to & subscribed
this 5th day of December 1849. Catherine Deal
Before me Wm Bridges Justice of the Peace
And I further certify that I am personally
acquainted with Mrs Catharine Deal the
deponent, and she is a woman of good
character
Wm Bridges Justice of the
Peace
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on this twenty seventh day of July One thousand ┃
eight hundred & seventeen William Henry son of
Benoni Grant of Stanbridge Farmers & Catharine Deal
his wife, born on the first day of November One thousand
eight hundred & eight, was baptized the Sponsors are
Admon & Dorothy Deal & Timothy Smith, subscribing
here
by James Reid Men
The parents about
Admon & Deal
Dorothy Deal
Timothy Smith
the above is a true Copy of Record
Rich. Whitwell
Rector Amand West

this is to certify that the undersigned has the case
& custody of the Parish Registers of  [illegible]  ┃
District of Montreal- that the earliest entry
in said Register is the fifteenth September One
thousand eight hundred & two & that the above
is the only testimony on record here relative to
the marriage of a Benoni Grant & Catharine Deal
Rich. Whitwell
Rector Amand West
Sworn to & subscribed 
this sixth day of December
Sworn to & subscribed
One thousand eight hundred
& forty nine.

William Bridges Justice of the Peace
And I further
certify that I am well acquainted with
the Rev Richard Whitwell, the deponent &
he is a gentleman of high respectability
Wm Bridges Justice of the Peace
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I Peter Shetler of Highgate in the County of
Franklin & State of Vermont aged sixty six years
do depose testify and say, that I have been
personally acquainted with Benoni Grant & Catherine Grant
for more then fifty years past, Mr. Grant was a
pensioner of the United States and drew an
officers pay, & during my acquaintance with
the said Benoni & Catharine, for the most
part of the time they lived in my immediate
neighborhood, I was acquainted with them
before their marriage & have been from that
time to the time of his death, which I believe is
twenty three or twenty four years since.
The said Benoni & Catharine lived together as
husband and wife, and raised a family of
children, and although I was not present at
their marriage I have not the least doubt but
that they were lawfully married. They were
married in my neighborhood and I well
remember the time. It was well understood
at the time that they were married, and they soon
after the reported marriage, commenced housekeeping and being intimate with the family
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I often visited at their house, and continued to visit them to the time of the death of Mr Grant.
Mrs Catharine Grant is the widow of the said Benoni not having been married since the death of her said husband. According to the best of my recollection the marriage took place fifty two or three years since, of this I am quite certain from the circumstance of my mothers death, will recollect that my Father often sent me on errands to Mr Grants before the death of my mother, and my [illegible] mother has been dead fifty two years.
Sworn to & subscribed
this 5th day of December  [off to side] Peter Shetler
AD 1849, before me
William Bridges Justice of the
Peace
And I further certify that I am personally
acquainted with the deponent, Peter Shetler,
and he is a man of truth and veracity
Wm Bridges Justice Peace
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State of Vermont
Franklin County

I Joseph H. Brainerd Clerk of Franklin County
Court do hereby certify that William Bridges who
has affixed his name to the Declaration of
Catharine Grant, the deposition of Peter
Shelter Catherine Deal & the Certificate of
the Rev Richard Whitwell, is a magistrate
duly authorized by law to administer
oaths and that the signatures purporting to be his, are genuine
In testimony whereof I have affixed the Seal of the County Court
aforesaid and subscribed my name officially to these
Presents at St Albans in the County of Franklin aforesaid
this eighteenth day of December in the year of our Lord
one thousand eight hundred and forty nine
Joseph H. Brainerd Clerk
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"Land warrant No820
issued to Lt. Benoni Grant,
of Col. Seth Warners
Regt for 200 acres, 18
June 1789, Documents
destroyed in 1800"

Admitted
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30/43
case of Benoni Grant
Private
Seth Wetmore.
many year
Judge Van Shaiks
regt N York
St Albans, Vt.
Line
Rec Apl 26 1819.
dr @ 24 Apl 1818
77- 4 Years in Warner's N Hampshire Regiment
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Stephen Pettis Esq of Alburgh in the County of Grand Isle  being duly sworn [illegible] and
says that he is personally acquainted with
Benoni Grant, who was an officer
in the
Revolutionary War [illegible] the said
Stephen Pettis recd Grants Commission
as an Ensign in 
the Revolutionary
[illegible] on the [illegible] of February 1818
formed to the territory of War
the purpose of procuring land for the
B Grant as a revolutionary officer
---
and presents it is now on
office for the departure of even
at the City of Washington and further say
not

Stephen
Pettis

Sworn and subscribed before
me this  6th day of June 1818
and I further certify that the deponent
in my opinion is a credible witness-
Sax Lileford Judge
Court
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Hon J. L. Edwards
Se'c
I am requested by Mrs Catharine Grant to say that she wishes the answer to her declaration and the annexed evidence made to me the subscriber.
State of Vermont  
St Albans December
18th 1849,

Wm Bridges
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Benoni Grants
Declaration
Copy of Reconice[?]

12,149
Sept 1819
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WIDOW, &c.
File No. 1855
Catharine Grant
Widow
Benoni Grant
Lieut. Rev-War
Act. July, 29 1848
Index: --- Vol. ?, Page 285
[Arrangement of 1870.]