Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 9046, for Benjamin Murdoch, Maryland
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(3 -1776)

SERVICE                                                                                                                                                  NUMBER

Md                                                                                      Murdoch, Benjamin                               S. 9046


CONTENTS                                                                                                                                              carded
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257

Maryland

Benjamin Murdoch

of Frederick Co in the State of Maryland

who was Lieut & Capt in the Company commanded

by Captain Reynolds of the regt commanded

by Colonel Gunby in the Maryland

line, for the term of two years

from April 1777 to May 1779


Inscribed on the Roll of Maryland

at the rate of 400 Dollars per month, to

commence on the 4 day of March 1831

and


Certificate of Pension issued the 14 of August 

1832 and sent to Pension

Fredericktown Md


Capt  1 yr  240           the Roll on               day of

Lt                 160           182        and notification sent ot
                 ---------
                   $400           at

                                        Pension commencing on the

of                                            182


Amount due on 4th day of                        $400 -----

March 1832                                                         200 -----
                                                                               -------------
Sept                                                                     $600 ------


                                                                            Revolutionary Claim 
                                                                            Acts


Recs Book D

Vol 7 Fol 38                                                     7 June 1832
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July 26, 1832

Pension Office

Case of Capt B
Murdoch


To letter ot G. G.
Brewer  July 26, 1832


recd July 27

allowed a 
Capt . 1 yr  - $240

Lieut . 1 yr -   160        $400


$400 per ann



Fredk an Md
July 26. 1832
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State of Maryland                         In Frederick County Court

Frederick County                          now in Session


On this 19 - Day of July  One thousand eight undred

and thiry two, personally appeared in Open Court, before Abram Shriver, one

of the Judges of Frederick County Court , now sitting,  Benjamin 

Murdoch a resident of the County  and  Stateaforesaid, aged 

about seventy three years, who beind duly sorn according to

Law, doth on his oath, make the following declaration, in order

to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7th 1832.

That he was born in Frederick Count in the State of Maryland

in the year 1759 that he has no records of his age, that he was

living in Frederick County when he was called into service, that

he liv'd in said County during and ever since the revolutionary

war, with exception of a few years residence in Montgomery

County in the State aforesaid.  That he entered the service of the

United States iunder the following nam'd officers, and serv'd as 

herein stated.  I was appointed by the state of Maryland

a 2"d Lieutenant on the 7th Maryland regiment commanded

by Col" John Gunby, Lt Col" Peter Adams and Major Jenifer

Adams, and was attach'ded to Capt" Reynolds Comp T in Sd

Regiment, and joined the Maryland line while et lay at

Princeton  about the middle of April 1777 and continued in

service until May 1779 at which time some difference arose

respecting my Rank, and a Board of officers was appointed
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by General Washington so settler the same, not being satisfied 

with their decision.  I returned home, and in the Spring 0f 1789 a Law

was pass'd by the State of Maryland to raise a new Regiment

in which I was appointeed by the Executor of said State, one of the

oldest Captians in said regiment, and as soon as the Reg't was com-

pleated we were order'd to march to Annapolis, and there recd

further orders;  the Regiment was commanded by Col. Alexander,

Lawson Smith and Meyor Giles.  We were then orderd to

Philadelphia and to report to Gen; Washing, and when we

were equip'd, we marched to the South to join Gen'l Green.

During my term of service I was at the Battle of Brandy Wine

about the middle of Sept 1777 and at the Battle of German

Town on the 4th Oct. 1777 on which engagement   I was wounded

after which I was at the Battle of Monmouth on the 28 June 1778.

I left the service in the Spring of 1781 in consequence of the Maryl-

lind Line consisting of Eight Regiments being consolidated into 

Four, the officers of the Reg't which I was attached, were all

sent home as supernumaries.  He hereby relinquished every claim

whatever for Pension of Annuity the United States, except

the present, and delcares that his name is not on the Pension Roll

of any State only that of the State of Maryland. ---

                                                                            Ben Murdoch


Sworn to and subscribed 

the day and year aforesaiid

in Open Court.

John Schley
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Wo William Armstron a Clergyman, residing in Frederick 

County, State of Maryland and WIlliam B. Tyler residing

in the County and State aforesaid, hereby certify, that we are

well acquainted with Benj.' Murdoch who has subscribed

Sworn to the ? declaration, and that we believe him to

be about 73 years of age, and that he is reputed and believd

on the neighborhood where he resides, to have been an officer

of the Revolution and that we concur in that opinion. ----

                                                                  Wm Armstrong
                                                                  ?   ?

Sworn to and subscribed

the day and year  aforesaid

in Open Court

John Schley


Ind the said Court do hereby declared the opnion

after the investigation of the matter, and after putting

the interrrogatories perscribed by the War Department, that

we above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier

and serv'd as he states.  And the Court futher certifys

that it appears to him that William Armstrong who has

signed the preceding certificate is a Clergyman, resident

in the County and State aforesaid and that Wm. Bradley

Tyler, who has also signed the same, is a resident in the

County and State aforesaid, and credible person, and

that then statement in entitled to credit. ---


I John Schley, Clerk of teh Cournt of Fredierick

County in the State of Maryland is hereby

certify that the foregoing contains the original

proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the

application of Benjamin Murdock for a pension.


In testimony whereof, I hereunto subscribe my

name and affix the seal of Frederick County

Court this 19 day of July 1832.

                                               John Schley, Clk
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Act 32

? Md

Ben Murdock

Md 32




Aug 1852

43 S  A Penyl
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POWER OF ATTORNEY - Revolutionary Pension Claims.

Know all Men by these Presents, That I, Richard B Murdoch

Executor of Benjamin Murdoch who was a Captain in the

Revolutionary War between the United States Great Britian do

hereby constitute and appoint William Peugh

my true and lawful Agenty and Attorney, to prosecute the Claim of my Father

for any amount of Revolutionary Penseion, or Increase Pension of Bounty Land, that may be due; and I hereby author-

ize my said Agent to examine all the papers and documents in relation to said claim, on file in the Depart-

ments at Washington CIty, or elsewhere; or file additional evidence or arguments; and to receive the Cer-

tificate which may be issued for said claim, which Certificate I wish made payable to


to appoint one or more substitute under him for the purposes herein expressed;  and to do all things that I

might or could do were I personally present.  Hereby ratifying and confirming all that my said Attorney

and Agent shall lawfully do in the premises.


WITNESS my hand and Seal this 30th day June A.D. , 1852.

                                                                                                             R. B. Murdoch   SEAL


Signed and Sealed in the presence of

A W Marriott

D L Peugh



STATE OF Maryland 
                                          SS
COUNTY OF Frederick

On this eightith - day of July --- A. D. 1852

before me , the subscriber, a Justice of the Peace in and for the County aforesaid, personally appeared

R. B. Murdoch  ------ and acknowledged the foregoing Power,

of Attorney to be his act and deed, for the purposes therein mentioned.


IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I hereunto set my hand,

the day and year aforesaid,

J. W. Marriott, J. Peac.
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Claim of

Act of 


Be it known, That on this Eighth

day of July A.D.. eighteen hundred and fifty two, before the

undersigned. a Justice of the PEace in and afor this County and State aforesaid, personally appeared

Richard B Murdoch a resdent of ----------------------- said County, and

made oath according to law that            he is the only son and Executor of

Benjamin Murdoch Deceased he having two sisters only

by Eliza Murdoch, Aritta Simmons they being the only

surviving children of the above named Benjamin Murdoch

who was Revolutionary Pensioner


at the rate of $400 Dollars per annum; that has been

informed that the said Pension ought to be increased; that  he is directly interested as a claimant in

said Pension, and makes this affidavit to be filed with such additional evidence or arguments as my

Agent may used in prosecuting said claim.


Sworn to and subscribed, the day and

year aforesaid, before me.

A W Marriott  J. Peace                                                           R. B. Murdoch  SEAL


1.   A. R.  Marriott  Justice of the Peace, in and for said County do hereby certiify that

Richard B. Murdock -------- who executed the foregoing paper is a 

respectable resident of this County, and is, I believe, directly interested in said claim as therein set forth.

A. W. Marriott, J. Peace.



I Edward Shriver Clerk of the Count for Frederick County

and State aforesaid, do hereby certify that Alpheus W. Marriott before whom the

foregoing papers were executed, was, at the date of the same, a Justice of the Peace in and for said

County, duly authorized by law to administrater oaths; and the name thereunto subscribed, is his signature,


IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto, subscribed my name and

affixed my official Seal, this eighth ----- day of

July A. D. 1852.

Ed Shriver, Clerk
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STATE OF Maryland
                                           SS
COUNTY OF Frederick

It is hereby certified that satisfactory evidence has been exhibted  before me



that Benjamin Murdoch was a Revolutionary Pensioner of the United

States at the rate of $                    per annum and that he died on the

twenty ninth day of May eighteen hundred and Thirty four

leaving surviving Richard B. Murdoch, Eliza Murdoch, Aritta 

Simmons may being the only survivng children of th

aforesaid Benjamin Murdochs, Richard B Murdoch


the only surviving son of the aforesaid was his Executor who was

duly summoned and qualifed as such on the

estate of Benjamin Murdoch Decd.


IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my had and affixed 

my searl of office this 13th day of

July one thusand eight hundred and fifity two.

                                                 E ?
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.                                                 Land Office, Annapolis, July 31st 1832


Sir


Yours of the 26th Jun was received; --- I here-

with send your enclosed a certificate from the pay and muster

rolls, which is all the evidence that can be furnished from

the records in the office of the revolutionary service of the Lieut

Benjamin Murdock,  --- I also return you herewith his decla-

- ration.

                                                I am very respectfully,

                                                 yr, obt svt,

                                                  George G. Brown


J. L. Edwards, Esqr/
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Washington City

July 6th 1832


I hereby certify

to the best of my knowledge and belief that Benj

Murdoch, was is now an applicant to obtain in

benefit of the Act of Congress pased June 6th 1832

was a Captain in the Revolutionary War, in a Regt

rais'd by authority of the Executor of Maryland

under the command of Col Alex Lawson Smith

and that he serv'd as a Captian from the month

of April 8, 80 to the ? of April of 5th May 1781

                                Mountjoy Bayly


Subscribed & sworn to this 26 May of July 1832

before me of the Justisces of the peace in and 

for Washington County in the District of Colum-

bia
                             Will Webb
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Rev War

9046

INVALID.



No. 9046

Benjamin Murdoch

Capt Rev War



ct  June 7th 32

ex: - Vol 1st, Page 268

[Arrangement of 1870.]
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Land Office, Annapolis, July 31st 1832


I certify that it appears by a muster roll remaining in this

office, that Benjamin Murdock, was appointed Ensign in the

7th Maryland regiment, on the 17th day of April 1777;

was promotedot the Rank of Lieutenant, or the 28th of December

1777; and resigned the 12th of April 1779.

                                                           George G. Brewer
                                                            Reg Ld Off. W. S. Md.
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THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES                                                                                                              Division of Veterns' Administratin Archives
Form VAM-51                                      BOUNTY LAND RECORD CARD*
12-5-41


NAME     Murdoch, Edmund                           GRADE    Private                      LINE   Massachusetts


WARRANT
NUMBER       4964                              ACREAGE 100                                             ISSUED   Jan 26, 1790
                                                                                                                                                             to John May ----------


*The information concerning the issuance of warrants carded on this form is found in volumes 2 to 4 of "Land Warrants Issued Prior to 1800" which are
Register of bounty land warrants issued to non-commisioned officers and privates under congressional resolutions of September 16, 1776, and subse - 
quent dates.  Other records relative to the applications for warrants appear to have been destroyed oin the War Department fire of November 9, 1800.
Information concerning warrants surrendered to the Fedreral Government is to be found in the General Land Office records in The National Archvies.