Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 2,752, for Benjamin Mallbie, Connecticut

SERVICE
NUMBER
bonn
Mallbie, Benjamin or Maltbie
S2752
CONTENTS
banded

Ohio. Pittsburgh 22.619
Benjamin Wallbr
of Hamilton Co. in the State of Ohio.
who was a Private in the Co. commanded
by Captain Hookwell of the Regt. commanded
by Gen. Waters in the Com.
line for 8 mos.
Inscribed on the Roll of Ohio Pensions at the rate of 26 Dollars 66 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 21. day of Sep. 2nd Seal to H. G. Spalding, Warren, O. Ohio.
Arrears to the 4th of Sep. 1833. 66.63
Semi-ant. allowance ending 1st Mar 34. 13.33
$ 80.00
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by M. G. Salma Clerk, Book Vol. 8 Page 119.

Benjamin Mather
8224
Filed August 24. 1832

State of Ohio } On this 22 nd day of August A.D. 1852 Gumbull County } Personally appeared in open Court before the Supreme Court of said State of Ohio now sitting at Warren within and for said County of Gumbull Benjamin Matthie of Southington in said County of Gumbull aged eighty two 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 7th 1832 - That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers, and served as here stated - In July or August in the year 1776 I was drafted into company commanded of Captain Edward Brooke - we marched to New Haven, I was out this time two months. I was in the battle of Long Island during this time, we then marched to Harlem, where I was discharged. In the Spring of 1777 I enlisted for and served a term of six months under command of Lieutenant General Hodellyg was put under command of Gen. Watkins, we marched to Stillwater, where I was discharged. After that time I was discharged the last time I was in the service for some times drafted & some times as a volunteer, for short periods, some times two weeks - & some times less, during the year 1778 when I was called out I should think that I was in the service during all the above mentioned times a period of nine months sworn to and subscribed Benjamin Matthie the say and year aforesaid
In presence of me much George Simmons Clerk S.C.
1 When and where were you born? Ans I was born in Branford Connecticut in the year 1750 on the 12th day of May

2 Have you any record of your age, and if so where is it? Ans. There is a record of my age in the Books of the Township Clerk in Branford Conn. when I was born.
3 When were you called into the war, when were you mustered in and when were you mustered out?
Ans. I lived at Branford in the County of New Haven Conn. when called into the service, I have lived in Norfolk in the County of Litchfield Conn. thirty years since the Revolution. I have lived in Suffington when I was in the service twelve years last March.
4th How were you called into the service?
Ans. I was some of the time drafted & some of the time I volunteered.
5 State the names of some of your officers.
Ans. James Thompson was my Colonel. Sturtevant was the Major.
6th Did you ever receive a discharge from the service?
Ans. I never did have a written discharge.
Joshua Osborn & Jacob Bagley are two of my neighbours who can testify as to my character for truth. The hereby relinquishes my 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. Sworn to & subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
George Parsons Cth A.G. Benjamin his Hallbie Mark
We Joshua Osborn and Jacob Bagley residing in the County of Litchfield and State of Ohio hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Benjamin Hallbie who has subscribed

and sworn to the above declaration, that we believe him to be eighty two years old or thereabouts, that he is reputable and believed in the neighborhood, where he resides, to have been a soldier in the revolution & that we concur in that opinion. Sworn to & subscribed the day and year aforesaid -
George Parsons Clk S.C.
Jacob Pyle Joseph Norton
I James Spitt hereby certify that I am well acquainted with Benjamin Walther who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration & that I believe him to be a man of veracity.
James Spitt
Warren August 24. 1832
Sworn & subscribed
By James Lyman Potter dep clerk of S.C. Court
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion that the said applicant was a revolutionary soldier & served as he states
I George Parsons Clerk of the Supreme Court of the State of Ohio within and for the County of Trumbull do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Benja- min Walther for a pension -
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 29 th day of August 1832 - George Parsons Clerk

8224 Benjamin Wallbr Ohio
22. 619.
Reduction 5.
Adm 8 Months
$ 26. 66.
8224
26. 66
A. P. Spalding Warren Trumbull County Ohio

60
BRIEF in the case of  Benjamin Mattbie of Trumbull  in the State of (Act 7th June, 1832.)
 1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? Open Court  2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?  3. How old is he? 82  4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed. 
   Period. Duration of Service. Rank. Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served.   Years, Months, Days.     July or Aug. In 1776 drafted 2 Private Gen. Brinkwick Col. Thompson   Spring 1777 drafted 6 " Gen. Mottly Gen. Haldbrury   Called out 1778 at various times for 1 week sometimes 2 weeks 36 2/3 and think he must have been in service altogether fully 9 Months  
 5. In what battles was he engaged? Battle of Long Is.  6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Go N Haven Connecticut  7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditional evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? Traditional  8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? 
I Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
George Taylor
Examining Clerk.

September 3, 1930
Rev.& 1812 Wars Section AWF:MLB
Mrs. R. Winnagle 267 Belmont Street Warren, Ohio
Dear Madam:
You are advised that the Revolutionary War records of this bureau fail to afford any information in regard to a soldier named Benjamin Mattaley.
One, Benjamin Mallbie, or Maltbie (S. 2752) was pensioned on account of his services with the Connecticut Troops in the War of the Revolution, on his application executed August 22, 1832, and at that time was a resident of Southington, Trumbull County, Ohio.
Very truly yours
E. W. MORGAN Acting Commissioner

July 10-1901 Mrs. Mary Mathie Vincent Santa Fe New Mexico mch. 3. 1904 - in 6 Mrs. F. S. Rugg - Lempira Ill 1907 June 14. Heir to Mrs. Louis C. Kleinman 1907 Oct. 15. Heir to Mrs. H. A. Bickell letter in Mid. 2822. au 1908 Aug. 18. Heir to Thos. Osborne letter in Mid 2822. au 1930 Sept. 3. Mrs. P. Wannag inf. no Benj. Mattsley - See letter in Asa Dole S. 4267383.
Read
2752
INVALID.
File No. 2752
 Benjamin Wallbie  Dist Rev War 
Act: June 7 th 1852
Index: - Vol. 1 , Page 235
[Arrangement of 1870.]

RECORD DIVISION.
Department of the Interior, BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
Briefed by L D L
Claim No. _____
Certificate No. _____
Claimant _____
Soldier Benjamin Wallbie
Service Conn
Additional Service Revo-War
No _____ claim, State records _____, 190_____
No claim, combination records _____, 190_____
REMARKS:
No claim except Invd # 2752

information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension on file in this Bureau. Benjamin Maltbie or Mattbie  8 27/2
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     July or Aug 1776 2 mos Pvt. Edw. Brockway James Thompson Conn.   Sp. 1777 2 " Whitney   4 " Lindley   1778 various short tours officers not named.  
Battles engaged in, Long Island, Residence of soldier at enlistment, Branford New Haven Co. Conn. Date of application for pension, Aug 22, 1832 His claim was allowed. Residence at date of application, Southington, Trumbull Co. Ohio. Age at date of application, 65 May 12, 1750 in Branford Conn. Remarks: No data as to family.

BRIEF objections to the admission of Pension Claims, of which those answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of Benjamin Maltbie which require further proof or explanation.
I. Does the declaration show where the applicant resides? yy II. Did the declarant make the declaration in the county where he resides? yy III. If the applicant did not make the declaration in the county where he resides, is there any reason assigned for his not doing so? IV. Has the declarant mentioned the period or periods of the war when he served? yy V. * Has he mentioned with precision the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled? no VI. Has he given the names of the officers under whom he served, in conformity with the regulations? yy VII. Has he made a relinquishment of every claim to any other pension than the one under the Act of June 7, 1832? yy VIII. Has the Court given their opinion? yy IX. Has the Clerk given his certificate? yy X. Is the Clerk's seal affixed? And if so, has it a device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from all other seal? yy

XI. Has the applicant obtained the evidence of a clergyman and another respectable citizen as to their belief respecting his age and the general belief in his neighborhood relative to his revolutionary service? Certified by three citizens XII. If the clergyman's affidavit has not been produced, is there any reason assigned for not obtaining it? No XIII. If the applicant has no documentary evidence, and has not obtained the testimony of at least one living witness, has he stated in his declaration that such proof cannot be had? XIV. † If the applicant's name is not found on the rolls of military service, has he produced a witness or witnesses as to his service? If he has produced direct proof as to service, has the magistrate who administered the oath, certified to the credibility of the witness or witnesses? Has the proper officer certified to the official character and signature of the magistrate as the regulations direct? XV. Does it appear from any of the papers that the witness was in such a situation, or of such an age, as to have a personal knowledge of the applicant's service? XVI. ‡ Are the papers authenticated as the regulations direct? Yes XVII. Are the seven interrogatories prescribed by the War Department answered satisfactorily? And, if not, which of them is not so answered? Yes
 EXPLANATORY NOTES.
* QUERE V. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words: "Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service, but according to the best of his recollection he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades; For _____ year _____ months, and _____ days, I served as a _____ For _____ months and _____ days, I served as a _____; and for such service I claim a pension."

It is important in all cases to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state they served two years in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours; the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is highly objectionable. It must in every case be clearly shewn under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit.
QUERE XIV. Proof of Service.
In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses, who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimants entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
QUERE XVI. Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other paper authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.
In every case where the clerk of the court, or other certifying officer, has no public seal of office, the certificate of a member of congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers.

Mrs R Wmynagh 267 Belmont St Warren Ohio
Bureau of Pensions Washington D.C.
Gentlemen: Will you kindly give me what information is contained on the pension records on Benjamin Matt'sley and Asa Doty soldiers from both Revolutionary and War of 1812 Trumbull County, O, at time of granting of pensions.
Thanking you I am Very Sincerely
Grace M. Wmynagh

Santa Fe N. Mex
July 1st 1901
16.
Chief of Pension Bureau, Washington D.C.
Dear Sir:-
Will you kindly give me the military record of Benja- min Matty of the Revolutionary War; I believe served seven years: - was a pensioner. I do not know the Regiment or Compa- ny he served in or whether an officer, non Com. officer or a pri- vate or would send same.
Very Truly
(Mrs) Mary Matty Victory Santa Fe New Mexico

Pension Bureau Dept.,
Washington, D. C.
Sir, Will you kindly send me a copy of the Revolutionary record of Benjamin Maltbie of Branford, Conn., [later of Southington, Ohio] whose pension is recorded in Book E, Vol. 8, pp. 119 of your records. Also the record of Abner Mather, who either be- fore or after the Rev. war resided in western New York, and who died at the home of his son-in-law Major Edward Wells Hinman in Atwater, Ohio, after having lived there several years. His wife's name
MS.A.1.6v.29.

was Lucy Lord.
If these records can be found and sent me you will greatly oblige
Mrs. Louis C. Hinman
6 Linden St.,
Morgantown
W. Va.
June 5, '07.

507 W. University Ave Champaign, Ill. Feb. 7-1904
Mr. E. F. Mare -
Washington, D. C.
Dear Sir:-
Will you kindly be so kind as to send to me the necessary in- formation regarding my great grandfather Yather, Benjamin Matthey, for me to become a member of the "Daughters of the Revolution", if possible. He was a soldier in the Revolutionary war, soon after the war, and possibly at that time was living at Norfolk, Conn. He was living in Ohio at the time he received his pension when about eighty years of age. I have been told that information I need appears in the "Roster of the Revolutionary War for Ohio". Thanking you in advance for

This information,
I enclose,
Yours Truly
Ana M. Rugg
Address
Mrs. F. W. Rugg
507 W. University Ave
Champaign, Ill.

The State of Ohio Franklin County
Personally appeared before me the undersigned a justice of the peace for the Township of Warren in said County Benjamin Matthie, who being duly sworn deposeth and saith that by reason of old age and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his services, but according to the best of his recollection he has served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the follow- ing grades viz. For two months in 1776 was a volunteer in Col. Thompson's Regiment. For two months was drafted in Captain Whitney's Company.
For four months drafted belonged to Capt. Gindley's Company - was a private in all the above tours. By mistake in the draftsman it is stated in my first decla- ration that I was in service the six months tour - I never was in service. My two last tours in this statement embraces the second tour in my first statement. I know of no person living by whom I can prove my service, or any part of it, and have no documentary evidence. And for the above period of eight months I claim a pension.
his Benjamin Matthie mark
Sworn to and subscribed before me this 26th day of August A.D. 1883. Seal S =

= hereby certify that I am acquainted with Joshua Osborn and Jacob Bosley who are subscribing witnesses to Benjamin Matthies first declaration, and that I believe them to be persons of strict truth and veracity and that their statements are entitled to full credit.
Alexander McConnel
Justice of the Peace
The State of Ohio Columbiana County
§ George Parsons Clerk of the court of Common Pleas in and for said County do hereby that Alexander McConnel Esquire whose signature in his own proper hand writing is affixed to the above certificate was on the 28 th day of August 1833 the time of subscribing the same and for six months previous an acting justice of the peace, within and for said County, duly commissioned and sworn, agreeably to the laws of said State, and to whose official acts full faith and credit are and ought to be given.
In Testimony Whereof I have hereunto set my hand the seal of said Court at Newark this 29 th day of Oct. A.D. 1833
George Parsons Clerk By Symon Piller dep