Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 7956, Bennett Williams, N.C.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Ab
Williams, Bennett
S 7956.
Born in Md.
CONTENTS
Carded

Reyn
7956
INVALID.
Aug. 29. 1912. History to Mrs. O. L. Green - from Card. letter in S. 21391 William Moore.
File No. 7956
Bennett Williams
Phi Beta Kappa
Act: June 7th 32
ex: Vol. 123 , Page 110
[Arrangement of 1870.]

5816
North Carolina Bennett Williams
of Person County in the State of North Carolina who was a private in the Company commanded by Captain Peace of the Regiment commanded by Col. Wm Moore in the North Carolina Line for 8 months.
Inscribed on the Roll of North Carolina at the rate of 26 Dollars 66 Cents per annum, commence on the 14th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 18th day of February 1833 and sent Hon. D. L. Barringer H of Rep.
  Arrears to 14th of Sept 1832..  $ 39. 91    Pension allowance ending  13. 33         $ 53. 32  
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by E. D. Bullock Clerk. Book 5 Vol. 8 Page 47

Declaration of Bennett Williams Sen. to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress of the 7 th June 1832.
State of North Carolina.
County of Person. } On this 17 th day of Decr: 1832 personally appeared before the Justices of the County Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions for the County of Person now sitting, Bennett Williams Sen. a resident of the County of Person and State aforesaid, aged seventy nine 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 provision made by the act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832. That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated, viz: In the year 1778 or 1779 (he does not remember which) he volunteered to serve five months in the militia of North Carolina under the command of Capt. John Pease and Lieutenant Robert Hester - That he marched from Granville County where he then resided to Ramsay's Mill on Deep River in North Carolina - That he remained sometime at said Mill and then marched to Cutsaw Spring in South Carolina, and thence returned to Ramsay's Mill when he was taken sick and obtained permission of Col. William Moore Thornton his commanding officer to return home - That as soon as he regained his health he repaired to his post again, and served out the time for which he had volunteered; That the object of the expedition to which he was attached was to protect the public stores of provisions kept at Ramsay's Mill, and to keep the Tories in subjection, some of whom they took and delivered over to the Continental Troops. That in the year 1781 he again volunteered to serve a term of three months in the militia of North Carolina - at that time he resided in Caswell County, in the State aforesaid, from

where he was marched under the Command of Captain Shadrach Hargis to Hillsborough in said state to guard said town against the attacks of Tories - that he remained at Hillsborough until the time for which he had volunteered expired, when he was discharged and returned home. That he was born in the County of St. Mary in the State of Maryland  aforesaid in the year 1754; that he has no record of his age, but is enabled to ascertain his age from recollection of having seen it in the family bible of his parents; when first called into service he resided in Granville County aforesaid, and when called out the last time he resided in Caswell County in which latter County he continued to reside until the di- vision of said County into the Counties of Cary & Person - Since then he has resided in Person County; That there were no regular officers or continental troops attached to the forces with which he acted; that the first force he served was under Genl Butler who was a mili- tia officer; that he received discharges at the end of both his Terms of service from his commanding offi- cers but has lost or mislaid them. He hereby re- linquishes 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.
Subscribed before me Barnes H. Williams (Genl) John D. Williams Clerk Notary

State of North Carolina
Person County. } On this 18 th day of September 1832 before me Robert Vanhook one of the Justices of the peace for the County aforesaid personally appeared Jacob Vanhook of Halifax County, Virginia, who maketh oath that in the year 1781 in the summer of that year this affiant volunteered to serve three months, in the militia of North Carolina, that he was placed under the command of Capt. Shadrick Hargis and ordered to Hillsboro in said state to guard said town against the attacks of the Tories who had some short time previously captured Governor Burke, and that this affiant remained at Hillsboro with his company until the expiration of said term of three months when he was discharged; and this affiant further states that he knows of his own knowledge that Bennet Williams sen. now of Person County aforesaid was also a private in the company of Capt. Hargis and served with this affiant the same length of time that this affiant did at the town of Hillsboro aforesaid.
Jacob Vanhook
Sworn to & subscribed before } me the day & year aforesaid }
Vanhook J.P.

Bonnell Williams
Declaration
In the War Department

I John Dickinson Clerk of the County Court of Pleas and quarter Sessions in and for the County of Pissau and State of North Carolina do hereby certify that the foregoing two sheets contain the original proceedings in the Application of Bennett Williams for a pension in Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 19 th day of December A D 1832
Testy John Dickinson Clerk
I certify that the witness Lucas Van Hook is personally known to me, and that he is a man entitled to the fullest credence - and ought to be believed on his oath - J. L. Barringer -

State of North Carolina
Person County.
3 Before me Robert Vanhook one of the Justices of the peace for the county of Person, per- sonally appeared John Dennis aged about 70 years a resi- dent of Orange County in the State of North Carolina who being duly sworn, maketh oath that in the year 1778 or 1779 (he does not remember which), Bennet Williams sr now of Person County aforesaid was engaged in the service of the United States in the Militia of North Carolina; that during the absence of the said Bennet Williams sent this affiant furnished the family of the said Bennet with provisions; that before the service of the said Bennet had expired, he was taken sick and obtained a furlough and sent to the father of this affiant to assist him in getting home; that his father accordingly dis- patched this affiant with two horses after said Bennet whom he met near Haw river returning home on a steed horse be- longing to Col. Thaxton and accompanied him home, and after the said Bennet had recovered his health, he returned into the service again.
John his Dennis mark
Sworn to & subscribed before me this 18 th day of September 1832
W. Van Hook JP