Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 26,144, Benjamin Wyatt, Mass.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass.
Wyatt, Benjamin Mary
N. 26,144
B.L.Wt. 28537-160-55
CONTENTS

Maine 15.109
Benjamin Wyatt of Penobscot in the State of Maine. who was a private in the Company commanded by Captain Norwell of the Regt commanded by Col. Titcomb in the Massachusetts line for 9 Mo. service
Inscribed on the Roll of Maine at the rate of 30 Dollars — Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1834.
Certificate of Pension issued the 26 day of June 1833 and sent to Thomas Danger Haines
Arrears to the 4th of Mar 1833. $100.00 Semi-ant. allowance ending 4 Sept — 15
$75.00
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by J. W. Clapp Clerk, Book E. Vol. 1 Page 63

✓
3829
Massachusetts
Mary Wyatt
widow of
Benjamin Wyatt
who served in the Revolutionary
war, as a pirate
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of
30 Dollars 00
Cents per annum, to commence on the 3d February, 1853.
Certificate of Pension issued the 11 th day of March 1853, and sent to
A. Woodman Boston Mass a
Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act February 3, 1853, Page 48 Vol. A
32
Reg 3 m 55-148803

Cir 14. Woodman Mar 21/56
148803 Let Mate 2/55- May 20/
Mary Wyatt. mid of Rev. Wyatt Rev. Benjamin Rev War.
Capt Col
537 Capt. Mil. Ent. 1952
No War Rev. Rev a Pension of the U.S.
Map Feb 53-3829
AD: 160 Aer May 26 53 B. J. [unintelligible] Lee
Vol. 112 page 172
Horatio Woodman atg Barker M. S.

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Secretary's Office, Boston, March 6 th 1854
I  Hereby Certify , That at the date of the annexed attestation Edward G. Loring was judge of Probate and J. H. Buckingham was a Justice of the Peace for the County of Suffolk, and Robert Vose was a Justice of the Peace for the County of Norfolk in the said Commonwealth, duly commissioned and constituted; and that to their acts and attestations, as such, full faith and credit are and ought to be given, in and out of Court.
In Testimony whereof, I have hereunto affixed the Seal of the Commonwealth, the date above written.
E. C. Wright Secretary of the Commonwealth.

[c.]
State of Massachusetts - County of Suffolk.
On this twentieth day of February A. D. 1854. personally appeared before the Suffolk County Probate Court of the State of Massachusetts , Mrs. Mary Wyatt a resident of Cambridgeport in the County of Middlesex and State of  Massachusetts aged Sixty Six years, who first being duly sworn according to law, doth, on her oath, make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefits of the provision made by the Act of Congress, passed on the 3d of February, 1853, granting pensions to widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary War: That she is the widow of Benjamin Wyatt who was a Revolutionary Pensioner at about $60. pr. year, - that at the time he obtained his pension he resided in Bangor, Maine, and resided in Maine until about three years before his death, during which time he resided in the said Cambridgeport. - But that he is believed to have always drawn his pension in Maine She further declares that she was married to the said Benjamin Wyatt on the eighth day of April 1846 ; that her said husband died on the 31 st day of March 1851 ; that she was not married to him prior to the second of January, eighteen hundred, but at the time above stated. She further declares that she is now a widow, - and that she prays that the certificate may be payable at Boston, and sent to Hester Woodman, Boston, Mass.
Attest J. H. Buckingham William Jennings
Mary Wyatt
Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year above written, before me as I am Judge of Probate for the said county.
Ebenezer Loring
Judge of Probate.
Mar. in Dorchester, Mass.

State of Massachusetts County of Suffolk
We, Elisha Jacobs — and George Savary — having been duly sworn, depose and say, that we well knew Benjamin Wyatt — who was a Revolutionary Pensioner formerly residing in Bangor, Me & lately at Cambridgeport, Mass. whose widow now applies for a Pension under the act of Feb. 3. 1853 that we knew him for more than — ten — years before his death, which occurred at Cambridgeport, Mass. — about three — years ago, — that we know that he died about that time because* we are both relations of the family, and E. Jacobs attended the funeral that we have known his said widow from his death to this time, that she has remained unmarried, and that we are disinterested.
Elisha Jacobs  George Savary
Subscribed, and duly sworn to before me, this twent third day of February A. D. 1854
J. H. Buckingham { Justice of the Peace.
It is hereby certified that satisfactory proof has been exhibited before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, by the affidavits of Elisha Jacobs and George Savary of the said county and state, who are personally known to me, who are entitled to credit, and who swear that they have no pecuniary interest in the result of the above application; that Mary Wyatt is the widow, remaining unmarried of the late Benjamin Wyatt who was a Revolutionary Pensioner , formerly residing in Maine & lately at Cambridgeport and that the said Benjamin Wyatt died at Cambridgeport on or about the 31st day of March — A. D. 1853
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand this twent third day of February — 1854, & certify that I have no interest in the prosecution or result of this claim
J. H. Buckingham Justice of the Peace.
* "We attended his funeral," or "were in the neighborhood at the time," or some equally good reason.

State of Massachusetts County of Norfolk
I, Ebenezer Holman , having been duly sworn, depose and say, that I am the Clerk of the town of Dorchester in the said county, and have in my official custody the records of marriages of the said town, and that I have carefully examined them and cannot find therein any record of the marriage of Benjamin Whitt and Mary Coffin
Ebenezer Holman
Subscribed and duly sworn to before me this 22 nd day of February A. D. 1854
Robert Vose
} Justice of the Peace.

State of Massachusetts County of Norfolk Town of Dorchester (a) "Publishments in the Town of Dorchester" "Between Capt. Benjamin Wyatt of Bangor Me. and Mrs. Mary Coffin of Dorchester." March seventh, eighteen hundred & forty six.
I CERTIFY that the above is a true copy of the record, with the exception of the date, which is expressed on the record in fair legible figures, as follows: —(b)
"March 7, 1846. "
Eben Solman, Town Clerk.
I, Eben Solman above named, depose and say, that I hold the office of Town Clerk in the town, county, and state afore- said, and that the above is a true copy from the records of said town, with the exception above named, as certified by me.
Eben Solman }
Subscribed and duly sworn to before me, this twenty second day of February A.D. 1854 —
Robert Vose , Justice of the Peace.
(a) Here fill in an exact transcript of the record, except that, instead of copying the figures, the date must be written out in full. (b) Here give the date exactly as it is in the record.

Revolutionary War. Widow's application for Pension, under act of Feb. 2 nd 1853.
Certificate to be sent to
Horatio Woodman Boston Mass
as within requested.

State of Massachusetts County of Suffolk
We, Elisha Jacobs of Dorchester in Norfolk County and Benjamin Jacobs of the same place of said County and State, of lawful age, having been duly sworn, depose and say, that, at Dorchester in the County of Norfolk and State of Massachusetts on the Eighth day of April in the year 1846, Benjamin Myatt late a Revolutionary Pensioner was, in our presence, married by Rev. Samuel Hubbard Winchell to Miss Mrs. Mary Coffin —————, who is now a widow, remaining unmarried, and of age; that he left but child viz:
and that we are disinterested.
Elisha Jacobs Benj. Jacobs
Subscribed and duly sworn to by the above deponents, known to me to be credible witnesses, this first ————— day of March A.D. 1854
J. W. Buckingham Justice of the Peace.

Declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832
State of Maine - Penobscot County ss.
On this tenth day of January A D 1833 personally appeared, in open court before the Honorable Daniel Perham one of the Justices of the Court of Common Pleas now holding a session of said Court at Bangor in and for said county of Penobscot.
Benjamin Wyatt a resident of Bangor, in the county of Penobscot, and State of Maine aged Seventy 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 th 1832.
That he entered the service of the United States, under the following named Officers, and served as herein stated.
He enlisted in the month of June A D 1776, in the company commanded by Captain Moses Vowell, one of the companies raised to serve as guards on the sea coast, under the command and direction of Colonel Jonathan Searle, and served as a private therein at Plumb Island and vicinity, in the county of Essex, and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, the full term of nine months, under said Vowell, and Joseph Woodman, and Benjamin Veiman (and when his term of service expired, he was discharged verbally at said Plumb Island, in the month of March or April 1777.
That he was born in Newburyport in the year 1762 - has a record of his birth, on his family Bible - lived in said Newburyport when he was called, into said service enlisted in said service voluntarily - has stated all the names of the Officers under whom he served as well as he can remember - had no written discharge that he recollects - if he had one it is now lost - lived in Newburyport until he removed to Bangor in the year 1822 and now resides in said Bangor - refers to Stephen Rollins, Philip Cummings, Oliver Gaylin, and George Brown Esquires for evidence of his character for truth and veracity, and belief of his service, as a soldier of the revolution.
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension, or annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any State.
Benjamin Wyatt
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid before.
Daniel Perham Jr. C. P.

We Rev. L. Pomroy a clergyman residing in Bangor aforesaid, and Thomas A. Hill a Magistrate residing in Bangor aforesaid, do hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Benjamin Wyatt, who has subscribed and sworn to the aforesaid Declaration, that we believe him to be seventy years of age: and we are of the and believed, in the neighbourhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the revo- -lution, and we concur in that opinion. Penobscot ss. Jan. 7 10. 1833 Subscribed and sworn to before George Stannett Justice of the Peace L. Pomroy Thos. A. Hill
And the said Court hereby declares its opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department; that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states. — And the said Court further certifies, that Rev. L. Pomroy who has signed the preceding Certificate is a clergyman, resident in said Bangor, and that the said Thomas A. Hill who has also signed the same, is a Magistrate resident at said Bangor, and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
David Edson jus. of Com. Pleas
Isaac Hodsdon Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas aforesaid do hereby certify, that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of Benjamin Wyatt for a pension, also that George Stannett is a Justice of the Peace for the said County of Penobscot, and that his signature, to the within written Certificate is genuine
In Testimony, whereof I do hereunto set my hand, and affix the Seal of the said Court at Bangor this tenth day of January in the year of our LORD one thousand eight hundred and thirty three
Isaac Hodsdon Clerk

25595
Declaration & Affidavits in the case of
Benj n Wyatt
Applicant for a pension
C.C.P. at Bangor
Jan. 7. Term
A.D. 1838
Maine
Prats & Minks
John J. Nelson
Col. J. Thomas
Bangor
Maine Maine

148803 APPLICATION OF
Widow of Benj n Wyatt Revolutionary War
for a 160 acre warrant.
Act of March 31, 1855.
WARRANT TO BE SENT TO HORATIO WOODMAN, Boston, Mass. AS WITHIN REQUESTED.

State of Massachusetts County of Suffolk
We Hetty Jenkins and A. J. Coffin having been duly sworn, depose and say, that we well knew Benjamin Wgatt  and who was a  understood as a  and we  believe him to have been a soldier in the Revolution whose widow now applies for bounty land,—that we knew him for more than three years before his death, which occurred at Cambridgeport about four years ago,—that we know that he died about that time because* we . That we know the Applicant to be the identical person who now draws a pension for his services that we are residents of Cambridgeport that we have known his said widow from his death to this time, that she has remained unmarried,—that her declaration was signed and acknowledged by her in our presence,—that she is the identical person she represents herself to be,—and that we are disinterested.
Hetty Jenkins, A. J. Coffin.
Subscribed, and duly sworn to before me, this fourteenth day of May A.D. 1857
Geo. Edward Rice } Justice of the Peace.
It is hereby certified that satisfactory proof has been exhibited before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, by the affidavits of Hetty Jenkins and A. J. Coffin of the said county and state, who are personally known to me, who are entitled to credit, and who swear that they have no pecuniary interest in the result of the above application; that Mary Wgatt is the widow, remaining unmarried of the late Benjamin Wgatt who was a soldier in the Revolution and that the said Benjamin Wgatt died at Cambridgeport on or about the 31st day of March A.D. 1827
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand this fourteenth day of May 1857 I have no interest in this case.
Geo. Edward Rice Justice of the Peace.
* "We attended his funeral," or "were in the neighborhood at the time," or some equally good reason.

State of Massachusetts County of Suffolk
On this fourteenth day of May , A. D., 185 5 personally appeared before me, a Justice of the Peace in and for the said County, Mary Wyatt aged sixty six years, a resident of Dorchester in Massachusetts who being duly sworn according to law, declared that she is the widow of Benjamin Wyatt deceased, who was a soldier  in the Company commanded by Captain in the Revolutionary War commanded by in the war with Great Britain, declared by the United States, on the 18th day of June, 1812, that her said husband was drafted at  on or about the  day of  A.D. 18  for the term of  and continued in actual service in the said war for the term of  and was honorably discharged at  on or about the  day of  A.D. 18  , as will appear by reference to the rolls, that he received no printed or written discharge, and that neither he nor she ever received or applied for, or is entitled to bounty land for any other service, except that she received for the same service, under the act of September 1850, a 40 acre warrant, No.                    , which she has legally sold and cannot return.  The Applicant now receives a Pension for the same services payable at Boston. The Pension certificate is numbered 3829 and is recorded on the rolls of Pensioners Vol. A. Page 48.  Benjamin Wyatt
She further states that she was married to the said Benjamin Wyatt in Dorchester on the 8th day of March 1846, by Rev. Mr. Winslow and that her name before her said marriage was Mary Coffin that her husband died at Cambridgeport on the 31st day of March 1857, proof of which will be found on file with her previous application, that she is still a widow,— that she makes this declaration for the purpose of obtaining the bounty land to which she may be entitled under the act of Congress passed March 3 1855 and that she
For a certificate of Justiceship, reference is hereby made to the case of Ezra Cutter under the same law, and for similar services, executed before the same Justice, on the same day with the within application, and enclosed this day in the same package with this case.

1899
State of Massachusetts County of Suffolk
On this seventeenth day of May, A. D., 1855 personally appeared before me, a Justice of the Peace in and for the said County, Mary Wyatt aged sixty six years, a resident of Dorchester in Massachusetts who being duly sworn according to law, declared that she is the widow of Benjamin Wyatt deceased, who was a soldier in the Company commanded by Captain in the Revolutionary War commanded by in the war with Great Britain, declared by the United States, on the 18th day of June, 1812, that her said husband was drafted at on or about the day of A.D. 18 for the term of and continued in actual service in the said war for the term of and was honorably discharged at on or about the day of A.D. 18, as will appear by reference to the rolls, that he received no printed or written discharge, and that neither he nor she ever received or applied for, or is entitled to bounty land for any other service, except that she received for the same service, under the act of September 1850, a 40 acre warrant, No. , which she has legally sold and cannot return. The Applicant now receives a Pension for the same services payable at Boston. The Pension certificate is numbered 3829 and is recorded, on the rolls of Pensioners Vol. A. Page 48.
She further states that she was married to the said Benjamin Wyatt in Dorchester on the 8th day of March 1846, by Rev. Mr. Winslow and that her name before her said marriage was Mary Coffin that her husband died at Cambridgeport on the 31st day of March 1857, proof of which will be found on file with her previous application, that she is still a widow, that she makes this declaration for the purpose of obtaining the bounty land to which she may be entitled under the act of Congress passed March 3, 1855, and that she prays the certificate thereof may be sent for her to Horatio Woodman, Boston, Mass.
Mary Wyatt
Subscribed and duly sworn to, the day and year first above written. I certify she is the identical person above described. I have no interest in the case.
Geo. Edward Rice
Justice of the Peace.
For a cert... the services... the amount...

This Bureau can furnish the military record of only such Revolutionary soldiers as were pensioned or whose widows were pensioned for their services.
Such of the original muster and pay rolls of the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812 as are now in the possession of the Government are on file in the Record and Pension Office, War Department. Original rolls and other records pertaining to service in the Revolutionary War may also be found on file in the archives of many of the original States.
L. W. B. W. 26144.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS,
WASHINGTON, D. C.,
O. W. & N. DIV.
REVOLUTIONARY.
February 19, 1897.
Madam:-
Replying to your request for information concerning the military record of Benjamin Wyatt , a soldier of the Revolutionary war, you are advised that he made an application for pension on January 10, 1833, at which time he was 70 years of age and residing at Bangor, Maine, and his pension was allowed for nine months' actual service as a private in the Mass. troops, Revolutionary war; a part of the time he served under Capt. Norwell and Col. Titcomb. He enlisted at Newburyport, Mass.
His widow, Mary, made application and received a pension for the service of her husband as above set forth.
Very respectfully,
Commissioner.
Mrs. J. C. Uhline,
28 Mullin St.,
Watertown, N. Y.

Feby. 19. 1897 - History to Mrs. J. C. Whylink - 28. Maullin St. Watertown N. Y.
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WIDOW, &c.
File No. 26,144
Mary Wyatt Widow of Benjamin Wyatt Prv. Rev. War
Act Feb. 3 rd 1853
Index : Vol. W , Page 363
[Arrangement of 1870.]

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28.537
[Large cursive signature] Her Amos

✓ 10.480
Sept 1/39
Net Amts

9 March Pension Office March 8/54
Sir 30, 4 m 57 Please report time of last payment to, or death of, within named pensioner Respectfully &c.
J. Burt Esq. S. Cal. 3 and forourn. Present.
Benjamin Wyatt. Act 1832 $30 per annum. Paid to 4 March 1857. No death
J. Burt Auditor

O. W. & N. Div.
Department of the Interior, BUREAU OF PENSIONS,
Washington, D. C. Jan 19 1897
Respectfully returned to the writer, who is requested to furnish, for purposes of identification, as much as possible of the information called for below.
D. J. Murphy H. Lockhart Commissioner.
Full name of soldier:
Benjamin Noah Wyatt
Place of residence before service:
(Town, county, and State, if possible.)
Newburyport Mass
Place of residence after service:
(Town, county and State, if possible.)
Newburyport & Cambridge Mass Bangor Me
Date of death (as near as possible): or 1852
About 1763 about 1851
Christian name of widow:
Mary Hoffman
Did either he or his widow receive a pension?
Both
Remarks:
Your name and address;
Mrs. E. G. Whalen 281 Mullins St. Watertown N.Y.

OLD WAR & NAVY FEB 8 1897 FILES
PENSION OFFICE FEB 3 1897

Wyatt

Brief in the case of Mary Wyatt widow of Benjamin Suffolk County and State of Massachusetts act of February 3-1853
Claim, ("original," or "for increase.")
Proof exhibited, (if original.)
Is it documentary, traditional, or supported by rolls? If either, state the substance.
Husband a pensioner under act of 1832 at $30 per annum & paid to his death
Allowed $30 per annum to Jan. Feb. 3/53
(If for increase.)
Has additional evidence been filed since the admission of the claim? If so, what?
Married - proved by credible witnesses
Death of husband proved by credible witnesses
Identity & widowhood proved by credible witnesses
Name and residence of Agent
Horatio Woodman Esq. Boston Mass
Examining Clerk.
J. H. Gray.

4.380 Me Canby Wyatt Abid Benjamin
Commissioner of Pensions Washington D.C.
Allowed $30 per ann To Com Feb 3/53 Winn
Recd March 8th 1854

I Moses Cheney of Newbury, in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, aged seventy five years - on oath do testify and declare, that I am well acquainted with Benjamin Wyatt, who now resides in Bangor in the State of Maine, and formerly lived in Newburyport in said county of Essex, and do know, that in the said Benjamin Wyatt was a private soldier, and served as such in the War of the revolution in the year 1776, the full term of nine months - he enlisted in the month of June or month of July, 1776 in the Company then commanded by Captain Moses Russell, troops raised as guards for the sea coast, and stationed at Plum Island, under direction of Colonel Pitcairn, and served at that station under said Russell Joseph Woodman, and Benjamin Newman, the full term of nine months as aforesaid - I was present in the same Company and served at that station, the same term of time and for a long time afterwards - said Wyatt is now here present Newburyport December 10th 1832
Moses Cheney
Common-wealth of Massachusetts
Essex ss. I, Clerk of Newburyport December 10th 1832. Then personally came Moses Cheney above named who is personally well known to me, and made oath in due form of law to the truth of the above written declaration by him subscribed in my presence, and I do also certify that the said Moses Cheney is believed by me to be a credible witness.
W. D. D. Justice of the Peace
I John Butler of Newburyport in the county of Essex, and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, aged Eighty five years, on oath do testify and declare that I am well acquainted with Captain Benjamin Wyatt, who now resides in Bangor, in the State of Maine, and who formerly lived in said Newburyport, and do know that said Benjamin Wyatt enlisted as a private, in the Company commanded by Captain Russell and served with the soldiers raised as guards to the sea coast, stationed at Plum Island and vicinity, under the direction of the late Colonel Pitcairn - I know that he enlisted in July 1776 and served nine months - I served in the same Company, and said Wyatt was discharged towards the first of April 1777.
John Butler
Essex ss. December 20th 1832. Then personally came John Butler above named who is personally known to me and made oath to the truth of the above written affidavit by him subscribed in my presence in due form of law - I do further certify, that the said John Butler is believed by me to be a credible witness.
W. D. D. Justice of the Peace

Commonwealth of Massachusetts Essex ss. I John Prince Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in & for the County of Essex certify that William Wentworth Esq r is a Justice of the Peace for said County and that his within signature is genuine—
In Witness Whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the seal of the said Court at Salem this 24 th day of December A.D. 1832.
John Prince Clerk