Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 42560, Benjamin Twitchell, Mass R.I.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass
R.I.
Twitchell, Benjamin
S. 42560
CONTENTS

New York Roll.
1,300
Benjamin Twitchell, Colo Angel. Private, Rhode Island line - 1777-3 years in the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War.
Enscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 10 th of April 1818.
Certificate of Pension issued the 30. of June 1818, and sent to Stephen Phelps, Esq. Canandaigua, N. York.
Arrears to 4th of Sept. 1818.
4 months 25/30. $38.66
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 1 st March, 1818. }
Angel Continued Ontario Ontario
Notification sent to Stephen Phelps Esq 29 Sept 1820. Canan- daigua, New York
Hon D. Carpenter Feb 6 1865

Case of Benjamin Sritchell angel
C
1300
30 June 1878
Sep 18

STATE OF NEW-YORK,
ONTARIO COUNTY, ss.
On this twenty first day of August 1820 personally appeared in open Court, (being a Court of Common Pleas in and for said county, and constituted a Court of Record by proceeding according to the course of the Common Law, with a jurisdiction unlimited in point of amount, and keeping a record of its proceedings, and recognized as such Court by the laws and judicial decisions of said State,) Benjamin Switchell aged Seventy two years, resident of the town of Ontario in said county, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath declare, that he served in the Revolutionary War as follows:
Served under William Allen Captain of a Company under Colonel Israel Angel in the Rhode Island line Regiment as a private Commencing May 1777 and served for the term of three years and discharged May 1780
and that he made application for a Pension on the tenth day of August 1818 and that he received a Pension Certificate, No. 1300 And I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the eighteenth day of March, one thousand eight hundred and eighteen, and that I have not since that time, by gift, sale, or in any manner, disposed of my property, or any part thereof, with intent 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, viz.
  four small hogs $8.00 1 cow $14 2 old chests $2 24.00   one churn ,50 three pails 1.12 one 5 pail kettle $2.25 3.87   one small kettle 1.75 one 6 quart 1.00 $1 2.75   one tea kettle $1.00 1 small pot 1.25 2.25   one skillet ,75 one spider $1 1.75   one pair and irons 1.50 shovel and tongs 1.50 3.00   one pair bellows ,50 two spinning wheels $4, 4.50   two meat tubs $2.50 one vinegar tub 1.25 3.75   one table ,50 eight small plates ,70 1.20   one platter ,50 two bottles ,50 1.00   6 cups & saucers ,37 two knives & four forks ,25 ,62   three tin basins and three spoons ,18   two milk trays ,50 one tea pot ,37 ,87   two chairs 2.50 half of a plough 4.50 7.00   half of a pot ash kettle 7.50 hay knife 1.12 8.62   seven dray teeth $3.00 3.00   $68.36 
Benjamin Switchell

And I do further swear and declare that I am by occupation a farmer and that by age and infirmities I am able to perform but little labour and that my family consists of my wife aged fifty five years and very much crippled with the rheumatism
Benjamin Switchell
Sworn and declared this 21 st day of August 1820 in open Court before me Wm Rogers A Judge of Ontario Court Pleas
ONTARIO COUNTY, ss.
I, John Van Topen Clerk of said county, do hereby certify, that the foregoing Oath, and the Schedule thereto annexed, are truly copied from the Record of the said Court; and I farther 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 sixty eight dollars and thirty six cents. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court, on this twenty second day of August 1820.
J Van Topen Clerk of the Court aforesaid, in and for said County.

Claims of Benjamin Swetland
April 10 th 1818
Correct.
To
The Honorable Secy. of War

State of New York } ss
Ontario County }
Benjamin Twitchell of the Town of Ontario in the County of Ontario and State of New York formerly of the Town of Bellingham in the State of Massachusetts being duly sworn to depose say and declare that he the deponent is a natural born and now is a citizen of the United States and that he served as a Soldier in the War of the Revolution against the common Enemy. That he the deponent at the commencement of the Revolutionary war enlisted as a private Soldier and served Eight Months in a Company commanded by Capt Samuel Cobb in Colonel Joseph Reed's Regiment. and after serving for several Months at sundry times and places he the Deponent enlisted into the Continental Service the fifteenth day of May 1777 and was mustered in Captain William Allins Company in the Regiment commanded by Colonel Israel Angel in the Road Island line and on the sixteenth day of May 1780 he received an honorable discharge and that he the Deponent on the 27 th day of October 1817 delivered his discharge to Amos McLaughth and have his Receipt in the following form (viz) Received of Benjamin Twitchell one Discharge and Certificate which I am to obtain the Land on it for the Equal half and Return them Again Oct r 27 th 1817
Amos McLaughth
and this Deponent further saith that he the said Amos McLaughth is now as he believes some where in State of Ohio as it is out of his power

to obtain the said discharge, and he the Deponent further declares that he is Seventy years of age and unable to support himself by labour and in Redundancy to Indigent circumstances and in absolute need of support from Government and therefore prays that he may be placed on the Pension list pursuant to the act of Congress passed the 18 th day of March, 1818 Entitled an act to provide for certain Persons engaged in the hand and Naval Service of the United States in the Revolutionary war, and further this deponent saith not
Benjamin Twitchell
Sworn and subscribed this tenth day of April 1818 before me
Stephen Phelps A Judge of the Court of Common Pleas in & for the County of Ontario & State of New York

State of New York } Ontario County } ss
On the tenth day of April 1818 I Stephen Phelps a Judge of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Ontario and State of New York do hereby certify that it hath Satisfactorily appeared to me that Benjamin Twitchell to my personally known, whom I have Examined on Oath (touching the facts set forth in the declaration hereunto attached) served this Country in the revolutionary war against the Common Enemy and that he is reduced to Indigent Circumstances and is in need of Support from Government and in my Judgement and belief is intitled to the benefit and provisions of the act referred to in the said Deposition or Declaration.
Given under my hand at Canandaigua the day and Year first above written
Stephen Phelps
The Honorable Secretary of War if my Claims are allowed will please to forward the Certificate thereof to Stephen Phelps Esq. of Canandaigua who is my Agent Benjamin Twitchell

State of New York Ontario County Clerk's Office
Is In Testimony that Stephen Phelps whose name is subscribed to the foregoing Certificate was on the day of the date of the same one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in & for the County of Ontario acting under the Authority of said State and that the same is his signature I hereunto subscribe my name & affix the County Seal at Canandaigua this 13 th day of April A.D. 1818
Thos. M c Naughton

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
Washington, D. C., _____, 19____
In reply to your request of _____, received _____ for a statement of the military history of Benjamin Twitchell a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension on file in this Bureau.
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     ✓ 8 moe Pt. Cobb Joseph Read Mass.   May 15. 1777 May 16. 1780 William Allen Israel Angel P.S.        
Battles engaged in, ✓
Residence of soldier at enlistment, ✓
Date of application for pension, Apr. 10. 1878. This ed was al
Residence at date of application, Ontario Ontario Co N.Y.
Age at date of application, 70
Remarks: In 1860 he referred to his wife aged 55 name not stated. last There is no further data on file as to family. He died Sept. 13, 1824 - She d. Aug. 11, 1836 leaving a son Asa. X The above noted is the only
Respectfully,
Commissioner.

Sir
The following is an extract from a letter addressed to me by Mr. Asa Twitchell of Webster N York. Please give it your earliest attention and return me the answer. Hon D. Carpenter Sir I may presume too much to ask the following favour. &c &c My Father's name was Benjamin Kritchell; was a soldier of the Revolution. He enlisted May 15-1777 under Capt Wm Allen. Col Israel Angel's Regt Rhode Island. His discharge was date May 16. 1780. He drew a pension for a number of years till the time of his death Sept 13. 1824. The widow there August 11 th 1836 receiving no pension after the death of her husband Are not his heirs entitled to receive his pension and bounty land?

Please give the desired information and print out the course necessary and what evidence if any to obtain the pension & lands. House of Reps & Most Respectfully Jan 31 st 1855 Yours D. Carpenter

42560
Levy INVALID.
File No. 42,560
Benjamin Fritchell Pri New York
Act: 18 th March 18 th
Index:—Vol. 3, Page 519
[Arrangement of 1870.]
1920. Dec. 10. History to Eben Putnam, Wellesley Farms Mass. and