Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 758, Jacob Bennet, Penn.

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Penn. Bennet, Jacob R 758

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The State of Ohio
Delaware County [illegible] On this fourteenth day of November A.D. 1835 personally appeared in open court before the judges of the Court of Common Pleas in the (illegible) County of Delaware now in (illegible), Jacob. Bennet a resident of Harlen Township in the (illegible) County of Delaware & (illegible) of Ohio, aged seventy five years who being first duly now according to (illegible), both on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of (illegible), June 7 1832.

That I, the (illegible) Jacob Bennet enters into the service of the United States is (illegible) therein as follows: I was born at Fish=Kill in the state of New York, I cannot tell the year as I have no record of my age, the only record I ever had of my age was an entry in a bible which was long since burned by accident, I am now at least seventy five years of age.  When I  was about 10 or 12 years of age I removed with my father to Wyoming County Penna.  and resides at Wilksbury in Wyoming at least two years before the commencement of the Revolutionary War.  In the Spring of that year (1778) before the battle of Wyoming I volunteered to serve as a guard at the Fort of Wilksbury.  The Fort was under the command of Col. Butler, and the other officers who commanded there while I was in the service were Capt. Durgey, Capt. Stevens (?) and Capt. Ransom.  I entered the service two or three months before the battle of Wyoming.  I believe I belonged to Capt. Howard's (?) company.  On the 4th July (1778) the troops marched out to battle with the Indians, except a number (illegible) to guard the fort.  I remained at the fort as one of the guards, and was on guard & doing duty on that day.  The night following, in consequence of the capitulation on account of the result of the battle of that day, I made my escape with many others, in boats down the Susquehannah to Harrisburg.  In August following I returned to the Fort at Wilkbury.  Capt. Spaulding's and other troops had returned there.  During the whole of the Revolution, every person who was able to bear arms at Wilkbury was bound to do so on the account of continual alarms occasioned by the Indians.  After the return to Wilksbury I was most of the time at the Fort bearing arms.  Some times I was employed and sent out as a scout to watch the movements of the Indians.  I was once out as a scout when I met an Indian who he (illegible) to me

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to come to him. I [ineligible] it was a decoy and toom discovered other Indians. I immediately made a retreat to Fort; where we were soon afterwards attacked by a large body of Indians. Their attacks were very frequent, and that garrison [ineligible] in court[ineligible] alarms by then. While in the service at the Fort [ineligible] as [ineligible], I drew my rations from the public stores on the [ineligible] court of my services for more than these years. At the time of the battle of Wyoming, I was young about 15 or 17 years of age. When I entered the service I cannot recollect whether I volunteered or enlisted for any particular time or [ineligible] but I will recollect that I remained in the service until the troops at the Fort [ineligible] were discharged at the close of the Revolutionary War. I cannot recollect the whole of the particulars of my service; and on the account of old age and the [ineligible] quit lots of memory I cannot tell the precise length of my service; but I can safely say that I served as a private soldier in actual service bearing arms at the Forts at [ineligible] at least two years in the [ineligible] [ineligible] states during the Revolutionary war [ineligible] [ineligible] of which time was about in any civil employment and for which I now claim a pension. 
I never received any written discharge for the services. I have no documentary evidence and know of no person by whom I can prove my services. I can refer to the following named persons residing in my present neighborhood who can certify my character & their belief of my services to [ineligible]: Rev. Daniel Bennet, Col. William Budd, Henry Fancher, Jacob Heager, Howard Harris and John Budd. 
I hereby relinquish every claim whatever to any pension or annuity except the present [ineligible] that my name is not on the pension roll of any [ineligible] in any state.

[Ineligible text down the side]

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I reside at Wyoming Pennsa. untill 1805 when I removed to Fairfield County Ohio where I resided four years & then removed to Delaware County where I now reside.
[inelgibile] & [inelgibile]  to the day & years above. 

We Daniel Bennett (redacted) a Clergyman residing in Harlow Township in the [inelgibile]  County and William Budd and Henry [inelgibile] residing in the same place in the neighbourhood of the above named applicant hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Jacob Bennett who has [inelgibile]  & sworn to the above declaration that we believe him
to be seventy five years of age, that
he is reputed & believed in the neighborhood
where he resides to have been a
soldier of the revolution and we concur
in that opinion.
Sworn & [inelgibile] the day & year
Daniel Bennett
Wine Budd
Henry Fancher
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion
after the investigation of the matter, and after putting
the interrogatories prescribed by the War Depart-ment that the above named applicant was a revo-lutionary
soldier and served as he states and the
Court further certifies that it appears to the
that Daniel Bennet who has signed the preceding

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certificate is a clergyman resident in the [inelgibile]  of Harlem in the said County [inelgibile] that William Budd and Henry Faucher who have also signed the same are residents in the same Township are creditable persons and their statements are entitled to credit. 
I Thomas Reynolds clerk of the court of the common [inelgibile] for the said county of Delaware do herby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court in the matter of the application of Jacob Benet for a pension. 
In testimony whereof I [inelgibile] 
named & affixed the seal of [inelgibile] 
at Delaware this 12th day of [inelgibile] -
[inelgibile]  A.D. 1835
Thomas Reynolds

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(8-1776)
SERVICE
Penn. 

Bennett, Jacob

NUMBER 
R. 758 

The State of Ohio
Delaware County 
I Philemon Badlock being duly sworn [illegible] my oath say that during the Revolutionary War I was [illegible] acquainted with Jacob Bennett late of the [illegible} county of Delaware as an applicant for a pension from the U.S. under the law of [illegible} for the years 1778, 79 and 1780.  I knew this [illegible] Jacob Bennett at the Forts at Wilksbarre in [illegible], the [illegible] Jacob was then about sixteen or seventeen years of age.  During the most of that time to my certain knowledge the [illegible] Jacob was enrolled in [illegible] military duty at the fort.  During that time i served most of the time as [illegible] to Col Butler the Commandant of the American troops at that [illegible], and therefore had an opportunity of knowing the [illegible] Jacob while in the services.  During the year 1778 before the battle at [illegible] I believe that [illegible} Jacob served in the Capt. Stewart [illegible}, but I can not certain but after the battle after the troops returned there in August following the battle I distinctly recollect that Jacob belonged to [illegible] enrolled in Capt. [illegible] company.  I can positively say that the [illegible] Jacob Bennett served more than eighteen months and I think it [illegible] a least two years.  I recollect amongst other things in relation to the [illegible] Jacob's service that at one time towards the last of his [illegible] serving that a Sergent's [Sargent's] guard was detached from the troops at Wilksbarre to stand guard at [illegible] [illegible] about two or three miles from the Fort and that Jacob [illegible] [illegible] of that guard.  There is no fact of that date I can recollect better that I [illegible] that the [illegible] Jacob Bennett served in the summer above [illegible].  I have been in arguments with the [illegible]

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of this [illegible] Jacob Bennett for the last twenty years until this the last year, is the reason why I have not given him this affidavit before.  
Sworn and [illegible] to this
18th day of November 1837
Philemon [illegible]
Before [illegible]
Sidney Moore [illegible] [illegible]

Delaware County [illegible] J. Henry Bennett brother to the above named Jacob Bennett applicant for pension being duly sworn who my [illegible] says that to my certain knowledge Jacob Bennett was enrolled in his military duty in [illegible]-Stuart's in [illegible] [illegible] companies at [illegible] in the years 1778, 79 and 1780.  The [illegible] Jacob was about two years older than this [illegible] who  was then about fourteen or fifteen years of age.  This is Jacob first volunteer in [illegible] [illegible] enrolled among the troops at Wilksbarre [Wilkesbarre] in the Spring of 1778 and continues to do duty there until after the battles, and during the days of the battle the [illegible] Jacob stood guard at the Fort.  The night after the battle the [illegible] Jacob and all left the fort [illegible[ went down the river.  In August, following the troops return to Wilksbarre [Wilkesbarre] and after that Jacob Bennett belonged to [illegible] [illegible] Company.  I am confident that the [illegible] Jacob did military duty in the [illegible] above [illegible] attest two years [illegible] the three years above [illegible] no [illegible] of which time was short in [illegible] civil employment.  [illegible] [illegble] no.  Henry Bennett
Sworn & [illegible] to this
18th day of November 1837
Before me Sidney Moore [illegible] [illegible]

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Rejected

See letter 6 Jan 1836 Hon.  J. (illegible) McLene.

Did not serve in a regularly organized corps.

let 4 May 1838 Hon. I. Ridgeway see letter in Thomas Wigton R 11506

Hon. M. B, Corwin Mar 29/54

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Ex'r      Invalid

No. 758

Jacob Bennet

P.O.    Blank
Service:    Blank
Discharged:    Blank
Application Filed:    Blank
Alleges:    Blank
Re-enlisted:    Blank
Attorney:    Blank
P.O.    Blank

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Delaware County of I Sidney Moore above named justice the Peace in from the said County do hereby certify that I am acquainted with the above named Philemon Bidlock [as?] Henry Bennett who have sworn to the foregoing affidavits, that they are of good character for truth and entitled to credit. 
Give under my hand the days & year above written. 

Sidney Moore    Just. Peace. 

State of Ohio, Delaware County; for I 
Thomas Reynolds Clerk of the Court of Common Pleases of the Country & State above  - said do hereby certify that Sidney Moore Esq. is a Justice of the Peace in & for said County, duly commissioned & qualified; that his commission was dated on the 8th day of Dec. A. D. 1835 & will expire on the 8th day of Dec. A.D. 1838. & that his signature above and before written, I believe to be genuine. 

Given under my hand & the seal of said County, this 8th day of Jany, AD. 1838. 
Thomas Reynolds Clerk.

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Jan. 19 

Ohio
Add: [?] 
Jacob Bennett. 

the other contact 

Jan 11, 1838 

Honl. J. L. Edwards
Court. of Pensions 
Washington City.

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Delaware (Ohio) Jany 8, 1838. 

Sir.  Enclosed are affidavits in relation to the claim of Jacob Bennett for a pension. It appears from a letter from Honl. J. L. Edwards to me. 

Its Jany 6, 1836 - that this claim of Bennetts is rejected; but to this Bennett says that injustice is done him, as he hopes that  Mr. Edwards will direct the claim to be reinvestigated under this additional evidence now enclosed. 

In October last I [forecasts?] the declaration of J M Ford for a pension; as also additional evidence in the case of Davis Roberts. I have not yet heard any answer. I am some fearful they have been miscarried. Please inform me whether received or not. 

Very thoughtfully
your atnt. needed. 
JW Powell [underlined]