Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 34,080, Benjamin D Brooker, New York

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New York
Brooker, Benjamin D.
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Cain, Benjamin

S. 34,080

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8,777
Massachusetts.
Benjamin D. Brokker alias
Benjamin Cain
of Hinghand in the state of Massachusetts who was a private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Van Cortland of the New York line, for the term of four years War
Inscribed on the Roll of Massachusetts at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 15 of May 1818
Certificate of Pension issued the 29 of March 1819 and sent to Thomas B Adams Esquire Quincy Mass.
Arrears tot 4th of March 1819 $77.56
Semi-anl. all'ce [allowance] ending 4 Sept 1819 48. [underlined]
$125.56
{Revolutionary claim, Act 18th March, 1818.}
Continued

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Notification sent Oct. 23.1820 to Jam Blagge
Boston

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34080
Revy INVALID
File No. 34,080
Benjamin D. Brooker
alias Benjamin Cain*
Priv Rev War
Act: 18 March 18
Index: - Vol. 2, Page 55
[Arrangement of 1870.]
*w.d.g. June 22, '07

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Brooker (Copy)
Benjamin D Brooker
alias Benja Cain -
8777 -
Con 29 Mar 19

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Commonwealth ['District' lined out] of Massachusetts, 88.
ON this seventh day of July 1820 personally appeared, in open Court, being a Court of Record, viz. Boston Court of Common Pleas Benjamin D. Brooker  alias Cain aged Forty five years, resident in Boston in the County of Suffolk in said District, who, being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath declare, that he served in the Revolutionary War, as follows: in the company Commanded by Capt Talmadge in the Regiment Vancortland New York line of the army was inscribed on the Pension roll of the mass agency in consequence of his being a matter of this Commonwealth having always resided here previous to the Revolutionary War his declaration was made on 15th May 1818 & Pension Certificate is No 8777 selected 29 March 1819
And I do solemnly 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, thereby so to diminish it, as to bring myself within the provisions of an Act of Congress, entitled "An Act to provide for certain persons, engaged in the Land and Naval Service of the United States, in the Revolutionary War," passed on the 18th day of March, 1818; and that I have not, nor has any person in trust for me, any property, or securities, contracts, or debts, due to me; nor have I any income, other than what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed, and by me subscribed.
Benja D. Brooker Lutery
Sworn to and declared, ^[insert] by the said Brooker on the seventeenth day of July A.D. 1820 before Artemas Ward Sole Judge of the Boston Court of Common Pleas
I, John Callender Clerk of the Boston Court of Com do hereby certify, that the foregoing oath, and the schedule hereto annexed, are truly copied from the record of the 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 nothing ['dollars' line out] ['and' line out] ['cents' lined out]
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said Court, on this seventeenth day of July 1820
Jno Callender clk

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Schedule of property belonging to the subscriber late a Private in the arm of the Revolution
Real Estate none
Personal Estate none
Occupation a labourer & earn annually,
One hundred Dollars
Family a Wife who agreed & an traveled under medical care
Benjamin D. Broker alias Cain

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Benjamin D Brooker
Benj'n D Brooker priv
Hopkins & Van Cortlandt
New York Regiments
1778 to 1783
15th May 1818
Adm'd [admitted]

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COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.
Norfolk ss.
On this 15th day of May - 1818, before me the subscriber, one of the Judges of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas for the Southern Circuit, personally appeared Benjamin D Brooker of Hingham aged Fifty - one years, resident in the said Circuit, who being duly cautioned according to law, on his oath made the following declaration, by him singed, in order to obtain the provision made by the late act of Congress, entitled "An act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the revolutionary war."
I Benjamin D. Brooker alias Benjamin Cain [underlined] now residing in Hingham, in the County of Plymouth, and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, in the fifty second year of my age; I was Cain in New Haven, State of Connecticut, lived principally in New York State, untill [sic] I entered the Army at about eleven years of age, I entered as Drummer in Capt. William Clarks Company, (there being another man of the name of Brooker, in the same Company, I was called Cain [underlined]. I went by that name during my stay in the Army). In Colonel Brinkness [sic, Brinckerhoff] Regiment in the New York line of the army, on the Continental Establishment; I entered as Drummer in the Spring of the year 1778 for nine months, and served at & near Fishkill - with fidelity. ~ In about two months or less, I again engaged as a Drummer, in Capt. Runnels Company, in Col: Hopkins Regiment, in New York line for one year, which term I served out part to July, but had no written discharge this last serve was in a [?]ging Company: at the end of this term I again enlisted for the War, in said Capt. Runnels' Company, and same Regiment, this service was nearly all performed in the State of New York; I served to the end of the War, and was discharged in May or June of 1783, A part of this last mentioned service was in Colonel Cortlandts Regiment, I was in no considerable Battles, at this Class of the War I had an Honorable discharge, which I have, [?] lost, as [?] my recommendation; I have resided in the State of Massachusetts, about twenty nine years, & never was out of the limits of the United States. I know of no Human in this State, now living who was in the same Company & Regiment with me. I further declare that I stand need, (from my reduced circumstances) of the aid of my County for support ~ This is all the evidence which I have in my power to offer ~
Benjamin D Brooker [signature]
Hopkins & Van Cortlandt N.Y. Regt.
1778. to 1783

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Plymouth ss February 27th 1819
I am satisfied that the Applicant is in need of assistance from his Country for support, and from the facts disclosed by him in his declaration I believe that proof of his services by witnesses is wholly out of his power - I therefore return the same without further evidence. 

And I, the said Judge, do certify, that it appears to my satisfaction, that the said Benjamin D Brooker did serve in the revolutionary war, as stated in the preceding declaration, against the common enemy, for the term of nine months, on the continental establishment; and I now transmit the proceedings and testimony taken and had before me, to the Secretary for the Department of War, pursuant to the directions of the aforementioned act of Congress.
Thomas B Adams Ch:Jus: [chief justice]