Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 37214, for Benjamin Marshall, Massachusetts

SERVICE
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Marshall, Benjamin S. 37214
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Maine R
Benjamin Marshall of Hancock Co in the dist state of Maine who was a private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Shepard of the Massachusetts line, for the term of one year
Inscribed on the Roll of the District of Maine at the rate of 8 — Dollars per month, to commence on the 9 th of April 1818
Certificate of Pension issued the 6 th of Sept 1819 and sent to M c Kinley Esqr Penobscot Maine
Arrears to 4th of Sep 1819 — $ 134.93 Semi-ann. all'ce ending Mar 1820 48. 16 mo 26 / 30 $ 182.93
{ Revolutionary claim, Act 18th March, 1818. }
Diff ce between In d & Pay: $67.46 from 9 th Ap l 1818 to 4 Sep: 1819 Confirmed
Application sent to William Knowles Esq 21 Oct 1820 Col. H. S. H. Gove Jr to the State Dept. of State

Benjamin Marshall Mass line 4th Col. of Shepard's Reg't 1776 - 1780
Benjamin Marshall Private 9 Col. Shepard's Regiment 1776 - 1780
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
PENOBSCOT, ss.
ON the 9 th day of April A. D. 1818, before me the subscriber, one of the Judges of the Third Eastern Circuit, of the Court of Common Pleas, in said Commonwealth, including the Counties of Hancock, Washington and Penobscot : Personally appeared Benjamin Marshall who, being by me first duly sworn according to law, on his oath made the statement and declaration by him subscribed, and hereto annexed, 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."
And thereupon, I the said Judge do certify that I am satisfied the said Benjamin did serve in the revolutionary war, as stated in his said declaration, against the common enemy, and that he has made it appear to me, that he is in reduced circumstances, and stands in need of the assistance of his country for support.
Which proceedings and the testimony annexed, being all he has been able to produce, I now transmit to the Secretary, for the department of War, pursuant to the directions of the aforementioned act of Congress.
IN testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my name and caused the seal of said Court to be hereto affixed M c Kimsey Esquire, Judge of the Court as aforesaid.

I Benjamin Marshall of Frankfort in the County of Hancock Yeoman do testify & say, that I was in the Lexington Battle on the 19 th of Ap r 1775, after which I enlisted into the service of the United States in Col t Archibald Tawne's Company 1 st Bridges Reg t , for Eight months; at the expiration of this time I enlisted again into Col t Curtis's Company, 1 st  Massachusetts Line Shepherd Reg t , for one year: I served this time out; & then was requested to continue six weeks longer, which I did; at which time I was regularly discharged, at a place called Shackamuxin , in N. Jerseys: In October 1777, I enlisted again for two months & was at the capture of Burgaine ; I was regularly discharged; My discharges are all lost: I am now under reduced circumstances & need the assistance of my country for support. —
I hereby relinquish all claim to any previous Pension on account of my said services. — Witness my hand. —
In the 1778 I shipped on board the Public Ship of War called the "Revenge", Col t , Sam l O. Renny Commander, for Eight months: in about six weeks We were taken by the " Perseverance " a 60 Gun Frigate & carried into N. York; & was confined on board the Jersey Prison Ship till the end of the War. —
Benjamin Marshall

Benjamin Marshall No. 12 233
Frankfort Con
6 Sept 19
of the said Court for the County of Hancock.

STATE OF MAINE.
At a Circuit Court of Common Pleas, begun and holden at Castine within and for the County of Hancock on the second Tuesday of July , A. D. 1820.
Hancock ss.
On this twelfth day of July 1820, being the second day of said term, personally appeared in open court, being a court of record by the laws of said state, with power of fine and imprisonment Benjamin Marshall aged 81 years, resident in Frankfort 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, to wit: as a private one year in 1776 in Capt Samuel Beutis Company in Colonel Learned Regiment Massachusetts line
of all which I made declaration before the Honorable Judge Kimball on the ninth day of April 1818, and have received my pension certificate therefor, No. 14. 233 and I do solemnly swear, that I was a resident citizen in 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 whatever, 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 eighteenth day of March one thousand eight hundred and eighteen, 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.
Benjamin Marshall
Sworn to and declared on the twelfth day of July 1820 before the Court
attn Mason Rawson

(Schedule) I Benjamin Marshall on oath say and declare that I have no real nor personal estate nor any income whatever my necessary clothing excepted -
I am a labourer but by reason of age and infirmity I am unable to do any work -
I have no children nor family - I am unable to support myself without my pension
Benjamin Marshall
State of Maine.
Hanover Jr.
I, MASON SHAW, Clerk of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas, for the Third Eastern Circuit, in the County of Hancock and State of Maine, do hereby certify that the foregoing oath and the schedule thereto annexed, are truly copied from the records of the said Court : And I do further 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 _____ dollars and _____ cents.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said Court, on this twentieth day of July A. D. 1820.
Mason Shaw Clerk of the said Court for the County of Hancock.

Rev. & 1812 Wars Section
W.O.S. C.W.
March 11, 1927
C. A. E. Long Matinicus Maine
Sir:
I have to advise you that from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S. 37214, it appears that BENJAMIN MARSHALL served in the battle of Lexington, April 19, 1775.
Soon afterward he enlisted in Captain Archeleus Town's Company in Colonel Bridge's Massachusetts Regiment and served eight months as a private.
He then enlisted in Captain Samuel Curtiss' Company in Colonel Learned's Massachusetts Regiment and served as a private one year and six weeks; at this time he was living in West Nottingham, New Hampshire.
He enlisted in October, 1777, and served as a private two months, officers not stated, and he was at the surrender of Burgoyne.
In 1778 he entered the service on board the public sloop of war, Revenge, Captain A. Rainey, and in about six weeks said vessel was captured by the thirty-six gun frigate, Perseverance, and he was carried into New York and confined on the Jersey Prison Ship until the close of the Revolution.

He was allowed pension on his application executed April 9, 1818, at which time he was a resident of Frankfort, Hancock County, Maine District.
In 1820 he stated that he was sixty-one years of age.
Respectfully,
WINFIELD SCOTT Commissioner

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Matinicus, Jan. 24, 1927.
Commissioner of Pensions, -
Dear Sir,
Will you kindly send me the records of the following pensioners of the Revolutionary War: They all resided in Hancock Co., Maine.
Benjamin Ray (or Rea) William Philbrook Benjamin Marshall John Smith.
Very sincerely yours
C. A. C. Long Matinicus Me.

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Rockport Mass., June 21, 1904. S.
Commissioner of Pensions, Washington, D.C. Gentlemen-
Will you kindly give me the Revolutionary Record of my ancestor, Benjamin Soper Marshall, He served in the Rev. and as I have been informed received a Pension .
I think he was a Privateer's man ,there is no record of his service at the State House Boston Mass. So any information you can give me will be thankfully received.
Respectfully
(Miss) Annie E. Rowe
Rockport, Massachusetts
P.O.Box 574
I should have said that Benjamin S. Marshall, lived at Gloucester Mass. the part called Sandy Bay, now Rockport

37214 INVALID.
File No. 37214 Benjamin Marshall Di Geo W
Act: 18 th March 18 th
Index:—Vol. L , Page 278
[Arrangement of 1870.]
1904 July 28. A.C. Rowe given list of service. aw.
1921. W. A. C. Rowe to C. A. C. Rowe. W.A.C.
1930 Apr. 29. Photos mailed to Edw. H. Gould. See David Kellock, W. 7976. Q.W.Y.

L MAY 18 ME
TO WASHINGTON
Benjamin Marshall
Mar 26th 1818
1500 New Hampshire Ave
To the Pardon Office in Washington, Columbia in the District of

The law requires that the declaration shall state the time in which the claimant derived
20 July 1819
Hampden { 21 st July 1819 Mass.
Corrected

I Caleb Page of Bethlehem in the County of Kennebec State of Massachusetts of lawful age do testify and That I was well knowing of Benjamin Marshall being In the service of the institution in The  Great Service In the year of our Lord eighteen hundred and seuen- ty six in a company commanded by Capt Samuel Carter in Col. Larnards Key I will now of his service the full period of one year in said company and he was messmate with me, the most of the time; we both stayed about six weeks after being discharged from the years service and came home together to Rottingham west in Hampshire.
Caleb Page
Kennebec ss Dearborn 12 June 1819 Then Personally appe- ared the above named Caleb Page and made solemn oath to the truth of the above deposition by him sub- scribed before me Pierce Morrill Jr Justice of the Peace - I certify that the above named Caleb Page is a man of truth and veracity
Pierce Morrill Jr Justice of Peace
Somerset ss June 14 1819 Personally appeared James Daniel Wyman of Fairfield in said County of Somerset and made oath to the above statement that it contains the truth and that he said wyman was in the same Company at the same time with said Benjamin Marshall sworn to the day and year above said before me
Wm Kendall Justice of Peace
* Shepherd was the S. Col of this Regt But Scammon the Commandant. -
J. [over]

Penobscot ss —
I hereby certify that the within named Peasee Morrill Jr is a Justice of the Peace within & for the county of Penobscot; and the within is his proper signature & hand writing.
And also I do further certify that the within named Will m Kendall is a Justice of the Peace within & for the county of Somerset; and that the within is his proper signature & hand writing. —
M. Kinsley J. C. C. S.
Note. The two within named Deponants, are both placed on the Pension List, in consequence of their services, in the same Regiment & Company with the within Applicant. 202.

Dec 12. 1806
Rockland Mass
To the Pension office in Washington. I want to know about Benjamin Marshall Pension as I am one of his heirs. after the death of his Widow my mother. there has fallen into my hands papers stating that his heir, could be entitled to his Pension.
-if so please write all the particulars
yours E. H. Gouen