Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 11740, Benjamin White, N.C.
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(3-1776)

SERVICE
N.C.

White, Benjamin

NUMBER
S. 11740

carded

CONTENTS
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16069
North Carolina
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Benjamin White
of Craven in the State of North Car:
who was a pri: in the company commanded
by Captain Green of the _________commanded
by ______________in the North Car:
line for 6 months
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Inscribed on the Roll of North Carolina
at the rate of 20 Dollars ----Cents per annum
to commence on the 4th day of March 1831.
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Certificate of Pension issued the 26th day of June '33
and sent J. G. Stanley 
Newbern N. C.
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Arrears to the 4th of March '33 ----------40
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 Sept "------10
===============================$50
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{Revolutionary Claim,
Act June 7, 1832}
Recorded by Wm Miller, Clerk
Book E. Vol C. Page 59
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State of North Carolina
Craven County ] ss

On this 13th day of August 1832 personally appeared in
open court before the Justices of the Court of Pleas & Quarter Justices of the Court of Craven now sitting Benjamin White of said county who will be seventy years of age on this 11th of Feb 7 hereto who being duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress passed June 7 1832, that about the beginning of the Revolutionary war he volunteered for three months as a private under John Council Bryan that he he was 
principally employed in guarding prisoners in the jail in New Bern - before the said three months expired he was drafted  
and for three months and placed under the Command of Capt Farniford Green and was employed in the same duties. 
He remained at home less than six months [ineligible crossed out] and was arranged into a draft of Twelve and furnished a man for eighteen months. - He was frequently called upon to go in quest of tories and was absent occassionally more than a month at a time - .

This declarant further states that his dischage has been lost for many years - that he believes that he can prove that he was in the service by Samuel Ipock and John Ives. - This applicant states is well known to William M. Herritage and John M. Bryan Esquire who can testify as to his character for veracity & reputation of being a Revolutionary
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soldier. He hereby relinquishes any claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any State. -

Sworn to and subscribed this day & year aforesaid.-

J. S. Stanley [signature] Clerk
Benjamin [his x mark] White


Personally appeared in open court [the court of Pleas & Quarter Justices of Craven County], Samuel Ipock, who deposeth and saith [being duly sworn] that he recollects that 
Benjamin White was in the military service of the Revolution and that he was employed in quarding prisoners. -

Sworn to & subscribed this day
& year aforesaid
J. G. Stanley [signature] Clerk

Samuel [his mark] Ipoc

Mr. John M. Bryan [illegible black out] residing in Craven County State of North Carolina, and William P Blackridge residing in said County hereby certify thqt we are well acquainted with Benjamin white, who has subscribed & sworn to the above declaration, that we believe him tobe seventy years of age; that his is reported & believe to have been a soldier of the Revolution and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn & subscribed this 14th 
day of August 1832. -
John M Bryan [signature]
Wm P. Blacklidge [signature]
J. P Stanley [signature] Clerk.
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The Justices of the Court of Pleas to Quarter
Justices do hereby declare their opinion after
investigation of the matter, and after putting 
the interrogatories prescried by the War department that the above named Benjamin White the applicant was a revolutionary soldier & served as he states, and that the court aforesaid hereby certify that it appears to them the Samuel Ipock, John M. Bryan & William S. Blackledge who have signed the preceeding certificates are residents of Crave County & credible persons and that their statement is 
entitled to credit. 

I James G. Stanley Cerk of the Court of Peas and Quarter Sessions of Craven County 
State of North Carolina do hereby certify 
that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court in the matter of the application of Benjamin White for a pension

In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of the office this 10th day of Sep
tember A. ED. 1832
J. G. Stanley [signature] C. C.

This Declarant further states in his declaration in the spring of 1780 and served at least six months as a private in the manner stated in his declaration -

This declarant saith that he understands & believes he was born in the year 1763 and in the County of Kent in Maryland and was brought to this state when he was two years of age.
Sworn to & subscribed in said Court  this 16th 
May 1833. J.G. Stanley [signature] C.C.

Benjamin [his mark] White
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State of North Carolina }
Craven County }
I, James G. Stanly Clerk
of the Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions of the
County of Craven aforesaid hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings
of the said Court in the matter of the
application of Benjamin White for a
pension.
In Testimony whereof I
have hereunto set my hand
& seal of said Court this 16th
day of May 1833.
J. G. Stanly

10,548
Benjamin White
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Benjamin White
N. Carolina

Rev

Admit as private
6 mo $20-

4.5
Int 1.2
Apl 27.33-
10, 548 P356


J. G. Stanley
Newbern [New Bern]
N.C.
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Co
BRIEF in the case of Benjamin White
of Craven in the State of N.C.
(Act 7th June, 1832.)

1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge?  open court

2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?

3. How old is he?  70

4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed.

Period.
about the beginning of the
revolutionary war, volunteered
[ ?drafted] again
and was afterwards was frequently
engaged in service for more than a month
at a time

Duration of Service.
Years, Months, Days,
- - -        3       - - -
- - -        3       - - -

Rank.
As a Private
            "

Names of General and Field Officers
under whom he served.
Cap Bogan
Cap Green

5. In what battles was he engaged? none mentioned

6. Where did he reside when he entered the service?  North Carolina

7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls?  traditionary one living witness

8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect?  the periods are not given-- nor the exact length of service

X Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
George Taylor
Examining Clerk.
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Rev War
11.740
INVALID.

File No. 11,740
Benjamin White
Pri Rev. War

Act: June 7th 1832
Index: -- Vol. A, Page 4 [?0]] 4
[Arrangement of 1870.]
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Ben White
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BRIEF objections to the admission of Pension Claims, of which those answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of Benjamin White which require further proof or explanation.

I. Does the declaration show where the applicant resides?  yes

II. Did the declarant make the declaration in the county where he resides?  yes

III. If the applicant did not make the declaration in the county where he resides, is there any reason assigned for his not doing so?

IV. Has the declarant mentioned the period or periods of the war when he served?  No

V. *Has he mentioned with precision the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the department to determine to what amout [amount] of pension he is entitled?  No

VI. Has he given the names of the officers under whom he served, in conformity with the regulations?

VII. Has he made a relinquishment of every claim to any other pension than the one under the Act of June 7, 1832?  yes

VIII. Has the Court given their opinion?  yes

IX. Has the Clerk given his certificate?  yes

X. Is the Clerk's seal affixed? And if so, has it a device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal?  yes
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XI. Has the applicant obtained the evidence of a clergyman and another respectable citizen as to their belief respecting his age and the general belief in his neighborhood relative to his revolutionary service?  no Clergyman
yes as to two

XII. If the clergyman's affidavit has not been produced, is there any reason assigned for not obtaining it?  no

XIII. If the applicant has no documentary evidence, and has not obtained the testimony of at least one living witness, has he stated in his declaration that such proof cannot be had?

XIV. +If the applicant's name is not found on the rolls of military service, has he produced a witness or witnesses as to his service?  yes
If he has produced direct proof as to service, has the magistrate who administered the oath,
certified to the credibility of the witness or witnesses?  yes
Has the proper officer certified to the official character and signature of the magistrate as the regulations direct?  yes

XV. Does it appear from any of the papers that the witness was in such a situation, or of such an age, as to have a personal knowledge of the applicant's service?  yes

XVI. +
       +Are the papers authenticated as the regulations direct?  yes

XVII. Are the seven interrogatories prescribed by the War Department answered satisfactorily? And, if not, which of them is not so answered?  1 - 2

EXPLANATORY NOTES.

*QUERE V. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words:
"Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A.B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, appear and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he
cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service, but according to the best of his recollection he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades;   For ----- year ----- months, and ----- days, I served as a --------;  For ----- months and ----- days, I served as a --------; and for such service I claim a pension.
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It is important in all cases to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state they served two years in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours; the names of the
officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is highly objectionable. It must in every case be clearly shewn under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the
applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed
in any civil pursuit.

+QUERE XIV. Proof of Service.
In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses, who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimants entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the
regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
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+QUERE XVI. Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other paper authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly
attached to the certificate.
[hand with finger pointing symbol] In every case where the clerk of the court, or other certifying officer, has no public seal of
office, the certificate of a member of congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers.