Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 34,554, Benjamin Witt, Mass.

SERVICE
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Mass.
Witt Benjamin
S. 34,554
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Massachusetts Roll.
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Benjamin Witt Capt Lyman Private, 4 Massachusetts line 6 th Reg t 77-3 years in the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War.
Inscribed on the Roll of Massachusetts at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 14 th of April 1818.
Certificate of Pension issued the 30 th of June 1818, and sent to the Hon. Isaac Parker, Worcester, Mass.
Arrears to 4 th of Sept. 1818.
Served all year ending
4 months 21/30. $ 37. 60
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818 }
New Braintree, Worcester

New Braintree April 13 th 1818 This may certify that Mr Benjamin Witt on the Sixth day of August in the Year of our Lord One Thousand Seven — Hundred and Seventy Seven Enlisted into the Continental Army in Col o Henry Jackson's Regiment for three years Attest — William Holmes

I hereby certify that Mr Benjamin of Witt of Newbraintree in the County of Worcester was  the a soldier in service of the United States in the year one Thousand eight hundred and eighty in a Regiment commanded by Col. Henry Jackson - - -
April 14 th 1888 -
Philip Delano

This may certify that Benjamin Witt an inhabitant of this town, and by reason of reduced circumstances in life is instead of apportion from his country for support
via Brattle (April 13 th 1818)
David Wait } Selectmen John D. Page } of Ebenezer D. Field } New Bedford Samson Pierce }

State of Massachusetts — I Benjamin Witt — a Citizen of the United States, now resident at New Braintree in the County of Worcester — in the State aforesaid, do on oath testify and declare, that in the War of the Revolution, on the Sixth Day of August A D Seventeen Hundred & Seventy Seven
I entered and was engaged in the Land — service of the United States on the continental establishment, and served accordingly from that time to August Seventeen Hundred & Eighty after three years service
as a private Soldier against the common enemy, without any interrup- tion or absence: that I belonged to Capt Syman's Company in Col Jackson's Regiment a part of the time was afterwards transferred to a company commanded by Lieut Col Swell in the same Regiment, being the Ninth Regiment — of the Massachusetts Line and that I left the service in August 1781 as above expressed I was then honorably discharged but have lost the order of the same — and that, by reason of my reduced circumstances in life and poverty, I stand in need of assistance from my country for support, being now of the age of Sixty Six years —
And I hereby relinquish all claims to every pension heretofore allowed me by the laws of the United States, if any may be or hath been so allowed.
Benj Witt
BE IT REMEMBERED, That on this 14 th day of June in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and Eighteen pursuant to a law of the United States, entitled, "An Act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary War," made and passed on the 18 th of March, A. D. 1818, personally appeareth before me, Isaac Parker Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Massachusetts
the abovenamed Benj a Witt and after due examination and caution to testify and declare the whole truth, he maketh oath to the declaration aforesaid, and subscribes the same in my presence; and, on examination du- ly made by me the said Judge, it appeareth to my satisfaction that the said declaration is true,
Given under my Hand and the Seal of said Court, the day of the date aforesaid.
Isaac Parker CJS

Marya Kite N. Brantree
14 April
Connect
I Robert Hoyt of New Brantree do testify & declare that I was in the United States Service in the revolutionary war in Col Rufus Patnam's Regiment, and that while stationed at Tottenville in New Jersey acting as drill sergeant, I frequently saw the within named Benjamin Witts in the service & I have no doubt he served the terms & in the manner stated in his declaration.
Robert Hoyt
14 April 1818
Sworn to before me
Isaac Parker C.S.S.

34,554 INVALID.
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File No. 34,554
Benjamin Witt Rev Rev Wood
Act: 18 th March 18 th
Index:—Vol. 2 , Page 157
[Arrangement of 1870.]