Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 10731, Benjamin Tucker, N.H.

SERVICE
NUMBER
N. 26
Tucker, Benjamin
R. 10731
CONTENTS

Benjn Tucker. NY.
Rejected
Det. to S. A. Brown Esq. Aug 3 d 19 th 1840
ad 9. June 32

Acts of July 14, 1862, and March 3, 1873.
REJECTED
10,781
P. O.
Benjamin Tucker
Service: _____
Enlisted: _____, 18 .
Discharged: _____, 18 .
Application filed: _____, 18 .
Alleges: _____
Re-enlisted: _____
Attorney: _____
P. O. _____
_____ Recognized. _____ Contract.
_____ Cert. of Dis. Searched for _____, 18 .

W 35091
Benjamin Tucker
N.Y.
Act 7. June '32
10731
L.A. Brown Jamestown N.Y.

State of New York } County of Chautauque }
On this twenty-fifth day of June 1840 personally appeared in open Court, before the judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the county aforesaid, now sitting, Benjamin Tucker a resident of the town of Chautauque in the county of Chautauque and State aforesaid, aged seventy seven years, who being first 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 he entered the service of the United States under the following named Officers, and served as herein stated - that he entered the service of the United States at the town of Ellington in the State of New Hampshire in September as he believes, 1846 - that his Captain's name was David M c Gregor, Lieut Adams & Lieut M c Gregor - That he staid there a few days, not to exceed ten he should think, and then they moved to Albany N.Y. and there joined a Regiment commanded by Col: Reed, that they staid but 2 or 3 weeks in Albany, and then marched to Johnstown, up the Mohawk, that they staid there but a few weeks and then returned to Albany & from thence went down the north River to Westpoint, and from thence they marched to New Windsor and took up winter quarters - in the spring they marched back to Westpoint, from thence, he should think in the month of May 1847 they marched to Albany &
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from there to Saratoga, still remain- ing under the command of the senior Lieut. Reed, that they remained there un- til the Army under Burgoyne came down from Canada in the fall of that year, that he was at the taking of Burgoyne, though the Regiment to which he belonged was not engaged in the battle of Saratoga, that after the surrender of Bur- goyne they went to Westpoint again and remained there during the winter, that he still remained under the command of the same company officers, but Lieut. Reed had gone home, and the Regiment was commanded by Col. Hull, that Gen. Schuyler had the chief command at West point during this winter, in the summer of 1778 he was at New Win- sor, that there were two Regiments stationed there, the one was commanded by Col. Hull the other by Col. Seeley - that in the summer of 1778 the troops had but a very little clo, and they erected a meeting house, which they called a temple, a little distance from the barracks ground, that for the build- ing of said temple they backed all of their timber about one mile - that he still remained under the same company of- ficers, that his sergeants names were Bridgel, Nealey, Britton & Fall, that the Regiment to which he belonged still continued at New Windsor, under the same officers.

During the winter of 1949, that in July 1949 he should think (as the first meet were having when he returned home) 1949 he was discharged, that his discharge was signed by Henry Cross Major General. That in 1945 the house was burnt in which he lived, and while he was absent and said discharge together with all his personal effects were consumed together - That in the winter of 1949 in the month of January he was at- tacked with the small pot in the natural, though a good many had inoculated. That this depo- sition was removed with others from New Windsor a poor send to a place called Shaker Hill, about a mile from their barracks or huts, on account of having the small pot - that he has no documentary evidence and that he knows of no person, whose testimony he can produce, who can testify to his service, that he has not been back to New Hampshire in nation state for more than 40 years. That he has been informed that his captain - Mr. Gregory died in this county (Champlaine) a number of years ago and that he was put upon the pension list - He hereby relinquishes every 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 - -
He does further depose and say that while he lived in Nipley aforesaid he did apply for a pension, that he emplaced it slip on leg of Westfield to draw his papers, but that he did not succeed as he was informed for the want of proof - He says he cannot write his name on account of old age and the palsy, and has not written his name for more than ten years -
Sworn to & subscribed or mark made the 8th day of year aforesaid
Benjamin Tucker mark
J. A. Osborne Judge Chanc. Court.
Chautauqua County ss Israel Palmer aged 56 years being duly sworn doth depose and say that he has known the above Benjamin Tucker for fifteen years. Allen Tucker aged forty two being duly sworn doth depose and say that he has known the above named Benjamin Tucker for about eight years. That the said Tucker worked for him about 5 years ago for three months, and both of these deponents do depose and say that he has has been an honest, industrious man. That they have ever believed him to be a man of strict truth and veracity, and that they believe he is still the same. That these deponents are well acquainted with Benjamin Tucker who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration. That they believe him to be seventy seven years of age or upwards. That he is reported and believed in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion -
Sworn and subscribed
Israel Palmer

The day & year afore said. T. L. O'Brien Esq. Esq. Co. Lond.
Allen P. Parker
The following questions were pro- pounded by the court, and the following answers given -
 1. He says he was born at the town of Boston, State of New Hampshire, on the 7th day of February 1763 -  2. He says he has no record of his age, and he does not know that he ever had any, though he has seen the record of his age in his father's bible when he was young, but he has not seen it for more than 40 years, that his father has been dead for about 40 years, and he presumes said Bible is worn out or lost -  He says he was living at Rindge, State of New Hampshire when he was called into the service, that when he left the country he went to West Nottingham, N. Hampshire, that he labored there for about ten years, from thence he went to the town of Acme, State of New York and lived there about two years, from thence he went to North Geddingsborough, a town about 40 miles north of Little Rock Upper Canada, and lived there about 15 years, that he lived at sundry other places for a short time at once, that in 1825 he came to Nipsey, Charlestown, Mass. and lived there about 4 years, then lived at Elm Grove, Erie county Pa. about 3 years, then came back to Nipsey afore said and lived about one year, and then became a public

charge, and for three years past has been a public charge and has resi- ded at the county poor house, in the town of Canterbury, New Hampshire. The further says that he was never married, that his occupation has been that of a farmer -
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He says he enlisted, and that he enlisted for himself, that he was not a substitute -
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He says at the taking of Burgoyne he saw General Gates, Arnold & Starks, at Westpoint New Windsor he often saw General Shmoy, but does not recollect that there was any other general officer, the general circumstances of his service is related above, but this he will state in addition, that at the battle of Stillwater he had a brother by the name of John Neyser Millard, that he belonged to Capt. Howells company & Seeley's Regiment where he was killed -
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He says he did receive a discharge signed by Gen. Shmoy, that while he was in Canada the house he lived in and all his personal effects as well as said discharge was burnt -
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He says he has been acquainted with Isaac Palmer & Allen Parker for

the time of time mentioned in the affidavits above.
And the said Court do hereby de- clare their opinion, after the investiga- tion of the matter, and after put- ting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a Revolution- ary Soldier, and served as he states - And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that Israel Palmer & Allen Foster are one residents of the county of Chan- tangué and credible persons, and that their statement is entitled to credit -
I George W. Dill Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the county of Chautauqua do hereby certify that the fore- going contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Ben- jamin Tinker for a pension I do further certify that Thomas H. Calk- ins at the time of taking the above depositions one of the Judges of this Court and that his resignation therefrom is genu- ine - In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal at Office May 25th day of June 1840 - G. W. Dill Clerk