Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 44004, Benjamin Waklee, Conn.

SERVICE
NUMBER
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Waklee, Benjamin
S. 44004
CONTENTS

New Hampshire.
4,676
Benj m Waklee,
Private, Col. Gilbin's Reg t 1777. War
In the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War.
Inscribed on the Roll of New Hampshire, at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 4 th of April 1818.
Certificate of Pension issued the 28 th of Nov r 1818 and sent to S ir R. Peabody Esq r Judge, Lancaster, Co. of York, N.H.
Arrears to 4th of Sept r 1818 ~ $ 40. 26 Semi-annual all ee ending 4 Mar. 1819 ~ 48. "
$ 88. 26
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }
Thalfad, N.H.
Continued
Notification sent Sept. 15 th 1820 to Samuel Peabody Lancaster N.H.

copy 467k Benjamin Waklee's Declaration of Schedule July 1820 :
copy March 1819
Saml N. Pearson Lancaster M.H.

District of New Hampshire
Coo-ff At the Court of Common Pleas held at Lancaster within & for the county of Coos in the State of New Hampshire on the second Tuesday of July A.D. 1820 being a Court of Record in & for said County of Coos having the power of fine & imprisonment
Present the Honorable William Boyce } Esquires Justices John Pendergast }
On this eleventh day of July A.D. 1820 personally appeared Benjamin Wahrlee of Stratford in said County of Coos in open Court - aged seventy four years who first being duly sworn according to Law doth on his oath declare that he served in the Revolutionary War as follows viz on or about the 15 th day of November 1777 he enlisted in the State of Connecticut for during the war in the Company commanded by Capt Mills in the Regiment commanded by Colo Webb in the Connecticut line on the Continental Establishment - The date of my original declaration in order to obtain a pension is the 11 th day of April 1818 the number of my Pension Certificate is U. C. 76 I have received a Pension & I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18 th day of March 1818 and that I have not since that time by gift sale or in any manner disposed of my property or in any part thereof with intent thereby so to diminish it as to bring myself within the provision an Act 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 18 th day of March 1818 and that I have not nor had any person in trust for me any

property securities contracts or debts due to me nor have I any income other than what contained in the schedule hereto annexed and by me subscribed. My occupation is a Joiner but have been infirm ever since I left the service and am now unable to labor but very little. I have no wife or children neither do I keep house and have no other means of support at present but my pension
Benjamin Waklee
A Schedule of each article of real and personal estate (necessary clothing and bedding excepted) belonging to Benjamin Waklee of Stratford in said County of Coos and State of New Hampshire July 11 th 1820 (N.H.)
No real Estate whatever
Personal Property
one set valuer $1.00 1 Shave 50 1 frow 67 3 notes against Thomas Curtis for } 15.00 about twenty dollars of little value } $17.17 am indebted to Solomon C. Hemenway about $25.00
Benjamin Waklee
Sworn to and declared at Lancaster on the 11 th day of July A.D. 1820. before the Justices aforesaid. Attest. John Willson Clerk

I John Willson Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas within and for said County of Coos; do hereby certify that the foregoing Oath and the schedule thereto 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 of value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule is seventeen dollars seventeen cents —
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of the said Court on this 11 th day of July A.D. 1820.
John Willson Clerk

Benjamin Waklee Application
C. Webb's Conn. Regt.
Hills' Co. 1777 - war.
Correct S

State of New-Hampshire.
Coos, ss. ON this 4 th day of April A. D. 18 18 before me the subscriber, one of the Justices of the Court of Common Pleas for the second District, in said State, personally appears Benjamin Waklee resident in Stratford in said county of Coos, who being by me first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration 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:— (viz)
I Benjamin Waklee formerly of Stratford in the State of Connecticut, now resident citizen in the town of Strat- ford, County of Coos and State of New Hampshire, on oath testify and declare, that I have served as private soldier in the army of the United States in the revolutionary war on the Continental establishment more than nine months in the manner following, that is to say— in the year A.D. 1775 I enlisted for the term of six months into Captain Smith's Company, attached to Col. Waterbury's Regi- -ment in the Connecticut line, which term of six months I faithfully served and was regularly dis- -charged by Col. Buel— In the year 1776 I enlisted if I mistake not for the term of eight months into Capt. Shipman's Company, attached to Col. Charles Webb's Regiment, in the Connecticut line, which term I faith- -fully served— soon after I was discharged I enlisted during the war into Captain John Mills Company attached to said Webb's Regiment in said Connecticut line, which term I faithfully served to the end of the war, and received an honorable discharge signed by Gen. George Washington, which discharge, by time & accident is lost—
I further testify and declare, that I am now between seventy and eighty years of age, that my circumstances in life as to property are poor and indigent, and I am in need of assistance from my country for support, and consider myself entitled to a portion from the United States, according to provisions of an act of Congress passed March 18 th . 1818, entitled "An act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the revolu- -tionary war—
Lancaster N.H. April 9 th . 1818. Benjamin Waklee Witness Mrs Lovejoy

absolutely that he is reduced in his circumstances and needs the assistance of his country for support, and that he has no other evidence now in his power of his said services.
Sworn to and declared before me the day and year above said.
Wm Lovejoy
I, WILLIAM LOVEJOY, one of the Justices of the Court of Common Pleas for the second District in the State aforesaid, do certify, that it appears to my satisfaction that the said the full term of nine months is longer at one period Benjamin Waklee did serve in the revolutionary war against the common enemy, as he has stated in his declaration aforesaid, and that he is reduced in his circumstances, and absolutely needs the assistance of his country for his support.---And I do 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 before mentioned acts of Congress.
I also further certify that I am acquainted with the Benjamin Waklee the applicant and know he is in reduced circumstances and absolutely stands in need of the assistance of his country for support; and also that the Court of which I am a justice is a court of Record.
Wm Lovejoy
Coos fs.
State of New Hampshire
I John Wilson Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for the County of Coos aforesaid do hereby certify that William Lovejoy before whom the annexed declaration of Benjamin Waklee was made, was at the date thereof a justice of the Court of Common Pleas aforesaid, that the signature is in his own proper handwriting, and that to his acts and attestations as justice aforesaid, full faith and credit is and ought, to be given. For testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of said Court at Lancaster this 4th. day of September A.D. 1818
John Wilson

44004 INVALID.
Rev
File No. 44.004
Benjamin Waklee P.O. Box 100
Act: 1 st March 18 th
Index:—Vol. 8, Page 536
[Arrangement of 1870.]