Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 16,323, for Benjamin Lamson, Connecticut

SERVICE
NUMBER
Lampson, Benjamin or Lampson,
W. 16,323
Mary
CONTENTS

see letter June 18. 1834 to E. H. Derby.
24972 New York
Benjamin Samson of Onondaga Co in the State of New York who was a Private in the Camp 4 commanded by Captain Curtis of the Regt commanded by Col Adams in the Connecticut line for 17 months.
Inscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of 54 Dollars 88 Cents per annum, to commence on the 24th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 24 day of Mar 1834 and sent to Mr. Webster House Dist.
Arrears to the 24th of Mar 34 169. 98 Semi-ant. allowance ending 4 Sep 34 28. 33
$198 31
{ Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by Geo Cromwell Clerk Book E Vol. 4 Page 105

see letter to Hon. N. H. Earl H.R. Jan. 28 1841 Duplicate certificate issued February 2, 1841. and sent to Hon. C. H. Earl, House of Reps.
5989. 5 19 84 Now-Work.
Mary Sampson, widow of Benjamin Sampson, who was a pensioner under the Act of 2/June 1832, and who died on the 12 November 1832, of Onondaga in the State of New York, who was a Private in the Comp'y. commanded by Captain Curtis of the 8th Reg't commanded by Col. Adams in the Connecticut line for 12 months -
Inscribed on the Roll of Albany. at the rate of 56 Dollars 66 Cents per annum, to commence on the 1th day of March, 1836.
Certificate of Pension issued the 20 th day of May 1841, and sent to and Hon. C. H. Earl. House of Reps.
Arrears to the 1th of Sept: 1840, $ 234:97 Semi-annual allowance ending 4 March 41 28:33
$ 283:30
{ Act July 7, } 1838.
Recorded by Book 14,
Vol. 2.
Clerk, Page 88.

11322
Benjamin Samson
Onondaga co.
N. York
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Hon W. Taylor
Gardner Samson Syracuse N.Y.

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
May 17 1833
Sir:
The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has been examined, and the papers are herewith returned. The following is a statement of your case in a tabular form. On comparing these papers with the following rules, and the subjoined notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed, before a pension can be allowed. The notes and the regulations will show what is necessary to be done. Those points to which your attention is more particularly directed, you will find marked in the margin with a brace, (thus: { ). You will, when you return your papers to this Department, send this printed letter with them; and you will, by complying with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your claim.
A Statement, showing the Service of Benjamin Lamson, Brattleboro, Vt.
   Period when the service was rendered. Duration of the claimant's service Rank of the claimant. Names and rank of the Field officers under whom he served. Age at present, and place of abode when he entered the service. Proof by which the declaration is supported.   Years. Months. Days.     Enlisted 25 th May 1776 1 Private Col. A. Ward Lieut. Col. Johnson 76 Simsbury, Connecticut. tradition   Vol. to 11 th May, 1778 3 Col. Adams   Vol. 1780 Alone 2 Capt. Peter Curtis John G. Perry swears that applicant in 1776 enlisted for one year & he understood he served out the time, and the witness saw applicant served other terms - the credibility of witness not certified.  
I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J. L. EDWARDS,
Commissioner of Pensions.

REGULATIONS UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE 7, 1832.
The following regulations have been adopted:
This law has been construed to extend, as well to the line, as to every branch of the Staff of the Army, and to include under the terms "Continental Line," "State troops," "militia," and "volunteers," all persons enlisted, drafted, or who volunteered and who were bound to military service, but not those who were occasionally employed with the army upon civil contracts, such as Clerks to Commissaries and to Store Keepers, &c., Teamsters, Boatmen, &c. Persons who served on board of private armed vessels are also excluded from the benefits of the law, as well as persons who turned out as patrols, or were engaged in guarding particular places at night, and were not recognized as being in actual military service.
Four general classes of cases are embraced in this law:
 1. The Regular Troops.  2. The State Troops, Militia, and Volunteers.  3. Persons employed in the Naval Service.  4. Indian Spies. 
As rolls of the regular troops in the Revolutionary War exist in this Department, all persons claiming the benefit of this law as officers, non-commissioned officers, musicians or privates, will, in the first instance, make application by transmitting the following declaration, which will be made before a Court of Record of the County where such applicant resides. And every Court having by law a seal and Clerk is considered a Court of Record.
DECLARATION,
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
State, Territory, or District of } ss. County of }
On this day of personally appeared (a) before A. B. a resident (b) of in the county of and State, Territory or District of aged (c) 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 7th, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year (d) , with and served in the (e) regiment of the line, under the following named officers :
[Here set forth the names and rank of the Field and Company Officers; the time he left the service; (and if he served under more than one term of enlistment, he must specify the particular period, and rank and names of his officers;) the town or county and State in which he resided when he entered the service; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged, and the country through which he marched. [This form is to be varied so as to apply to the cases of officers and persons who belonged to the militia, volunteers, navy, &c.]
He hereby relinquishes every claim (f) whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency in any State, or (if any) only on that of the Agency in the State of
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid. A. B.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (g) that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states.
I of the Court of do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this day of &c.
If, on examination of the proper record, the names of applicants, making such declaration, cannot be found, they will produce such proof as the rule given in note (j) points out.
Every applicant who claims a pension by virtue of service in the State Troops, Volunteers or Militia, except those who belonged to the New Hampshire Militia and State Troops of Virginia, will make and subscribe a declaration similar to the foregoing, with the following additions, viz:
(k) We, A. B., a Clergyman, residing in the and C. D. residing in (the same) hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with , who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn and subscribed the days and year aforesaid.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their 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 Court further certifies, that it appears to them that A. B. who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman, resident in the and that C. D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I, Clerk of the Court of do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this day of &c.
Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power. This is the original discharge or commission; but if neither of these can be obtained, the party will so state under oath, and will then procure, if possible, the testimony of at least one credible witness, stating in detail his personal knowledge of the services of the applicant, and such circumstances connected therewith, as may have a tendency to throw light upon the transaction.
If such surviving witness cannot be found, the applicant will so state in his declaration, (l) and he will also, whether he produce such evidence or not, proceed to relate all the material facts, which can be useful in the investigation of his claim, and in the comparison of his narrative with the events of the period of his alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person

will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case. The facts stated will afford one of the principal means of corroborating the declaration of the applicant, if true, or of detecting the imposition, if one be attempted; and unless, therefore, these are amply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be expected. All applicants will appear before some Court of Record in the County in which they reside, and there subscribe and be sworn to, one of the declarations above provided, according to the nature of his case.
The Court will propound the following (m) interrogatories to all applicants for a pension, on account of service in the Militia, State troops, or Volunteers, except the Militia of New Hampshire and the State troops of Virginia.
 1. Where and in what year were you born?  2. Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it?  3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary war, and where do you now live?  4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute? And if a substitute, for whom?  5. State the names of some of the Regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served; such Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your services.  6. { To a Soldier. { Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given, and what has become of it? { To an Officer. { Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what has become of it?  7. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution. 
The Court will see that the answers to these questions are embodied in the declaration, and they are requested to annex their opinions of the truth of the statement of the applicant.
The applicant will further produce in Court, if the same can be done, in the opinion of the Court, without too much expense and inconvenience to him, two respectable persons—one of whom should be the nearest clergyman, if one lives in the immediate vicinity of such applicant, who can testify, from their acquaintance with him, that they believe he is of the age he represents, and that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and that they concur in that opinion. If one of these persons is a Clergyman, the Court will so certify, and they will also certify to the character and standing of other persons giving such certificates.
The traditional evidence of service is deemed very important, in the absence of any direct proof, except the declaration of the party. And the Courts are requested to be very particular in the enquiry whether the belief is general, and whether any doubts have ever existed upon the subject.
Applicants unable to appear in Court, by reason of bodily infirmity, may make the declaration before required, and submit to the examination, before a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record of the proper county, and the Judge or Justice will execute the duties, which the Court is herein requested to perform, and will also certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity, attend the Court.
Whenever any official act is required to be done by a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or by a Justice of the Peace, the certificate of the Secretary of State or Territory, or of the proper Clerk of the Court or County, under his seal of office, will be annexed, stating that such person is a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or a Justice of the Peace, and that the signature annexed is his genuine signature.
No payments can be made on account of the services of any person, who may have died before the taking effect of the act of June 7, 1832; and in case of death subsequent thereto, and before the declaration herein required is made, the parties interested will transmit such evidence as they can procure, taken and authenticated before a Court of Record, showing the services of the deceased, the period of his death, the opinion of the neighborhood respecting such services, the title of the claimant, and the opinion of the Court upon the whole matter.
[a] The declarant must appear in open Court, unless prevented from doing so by reason of bodily infirmity; in which case the declarant will follow the rule laid down for his guidance.
[b] The declarant must make his declaration in the county where he resides. If he should fail to do so, he must assign a sufficient reason for not conforming to the rule.
[c] The age of the claimant must invariably be mentioned.
[d] The declarant must mention the period or periods of the war when he served.
[e] Every continental officer or soldier must give the name of the Colonel under whom he served; otherwise a satisfactory examination of the claim cannot be had. Every claimant must state, 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. 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 that 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 shown 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.
[f] The law makes the relinquishment indispensable.
[g] The opinion of the Court is always required.
[h] The Clerk must give his certificate in every case.
[i] The Clerk must affix his seal, and if it has no device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal, or if he 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.
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 papers 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.
Proof of Service.
[j] 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 claimant's 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.
[k] The notes from [a] to [j] are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops. The proof required by rule in note [j] applies to continental troops only.
[l] This traditional evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
[m] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
[n] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.
See Mr. 3/12

Declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the act of State of New York, Congress passed June 7. 1832. Onondaga County } ss.
On this 14th day of September in the year 1832 personally appeared in open Court before Daniel Mosley Esq Vice Chancellor of the Seventh Circuit at a court of Chancery now sitting at Onondaga of the State of New York. Benjamin Lamson a resident of the town and County of Onondaga and State of New York, aged 76 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 provisions made by the act of Congress passed June 7. 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States, in the year 1776. at the town of Simsbury in the State of Connecticut for the term of 1 Year; Noah Phelps was his Captain, & Benja- min Holcomb, was his Ensign, Andrew Ward was Col; & one Johnson was Lieut. Col. of the Regiment to which they were attached, and in Sullivan's Brigade, went from Middletown to New York was in the battle at White Plains went up the North River to St. Washington or to Hackensack, was in another Battle at Passaic River, & after many changes marched up East River, was discharged with Elijah Holcomb on one piece of paper, Holcomb took it, has not seen it since, and that he returned home the 25th day of May in the year 1777 and after a time of one year,
and that the Eleventh day of May in the year 1778. he volunteered to serve in the Matetia at Simsbury aforesaid, and served under Captain Jonathan Hase. & Lieutenant Loper, & Thos. Stevens Ensign and in Col Adams Regiment. And
State of New York } ss. Onondaga County } ss. I, Clerk of the Court, do hereby certify that the foregoing Declaration was made before me this 14th day of September 1832, and that the laws and proceedings in and according to the same, are true to the best of my knowledge. In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of said Court at Onondaga this 14th day of September 1832.

this side from the blue sheet into the white piece which has been attached as an exhibit, these papers are then at that time all attached to the blue sheet as the same was to the said Benjamin Lawrence and which he declared to the court, he then signed it and swore to the same as his true declaration & the attesting of the certificates of the midcount clerk, the same being of value in any of the papers here attached to the said Benjamin Lawrence.
according to his recollection he served at Horse Neck, in Connecticut three months, that Elijah Evans and Samuel Church and one Eleazar Cook were privates at Horse Neck with him, he was then released and returned home, and in the year 1780 he volunteered again and went to Greenfield in Connecticut and served under one Peter Smith's captain, that he was out at this time about two months that Greenfield was on the frontier, and the company that he belonged to was sent then as a guard, and that he has no doubt but as a result of his services in that he was born in Connecticut in the State of Connecticut, that he has a record of his age at home, that when he entered the service he was living in Simsbury aforesaid and resided there until he moved to the town and County of Windham where he has resided for nearly two years, and when he now resides and that he is acquainted with Hanson West & David Brackeburn who can testify for him as to truth and veracity, That he hereby relinquishes any 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,
I hereby subscribe this 14 Sept. 1832
his Benjamin Lawrence
Daniel Massey Court Judge Vice Chancellor

We Alanson West and David Ruckenbach both residents of the town and County of Onondaga do hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Benjamin Larson who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration: that we believe him to be 76 years of age that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution and that we concur in that opinion and that he is reputed to be a man of truth and unity.
Given this 14. Sept r 1832.
Alanson West
Daniel Mosley
David Ruckenbach
Circuit Judge
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the court department, that the above applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states, and the court further certifies that it appears to them that Benjamin Larson Alanson West & David Ruckenbach who have signed the preceding certificate, are residents of the town of Onondaga and are credible persons and that their statement is entitled to credit.
Daniel Mosley
Vice Chancellor

State of New York } Onondaga County } ss John G. Terry is to all inquired county } a resident of the town of Salina being duly sworn doth on his oath say, that he was a resident of the town of Simsbury in the State of Connecticut during the Revolutionary war that he was acquainted with Benjamin Lawson now of the town Onondaga, he resided at Simsbury at the time of the Revolution, and he further saith that he well knows that said Lawson about the year 1776. enlisted for one year in the service that he saw him while he was a soldier and that he understood that he served the year out, and that he volunteered and served at some other times after his said year, during said war Subscribed and sworn before } John G. Terry me this 11th day of September in the year 1832 }
D. Moseley Court Clerk
Daniel T. Moseley Deputy Clerk of the Courts of Chancery of the Seventh Circuits for the State of New York do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Courts in the matter of the application of Benjamin Lawson for a Pension —
In testimony whereof I have here- unto set my hand and seal of office this 14th day of September One thousand eight hundred and thirty two — Daniel T. Moseley Deputy Clerk  D. T. Moseley Dep. Clerk

and I the said Judge do certify that I am personally acquainted with John G. Terry who subscribed and swore to the within affidavit, and I further certify that he is a reputable man and a man whose statement is entitled to credit, May 22. 1883.
Daniel Möseley Vice Chancellor
State of New York } Onondaga County } ss. Gardner Lawrence of the village of Syracuse in said County, being duly sworn says that Benjamin Lawrence who subscribed and swore to the foregoing declaration, was at the time of making the same laboring under the infirmitity of Paralysis, and was soon after taken worse and entirely unable to amend. his said declaration by any supplemental affidavit.
Subscribed and sworn before } Gardner Lawrence me this 1 st day of March } 1881 R. S. Hess clerk of Onondaga County }
adm. cl 17 mo. fee $56.66
I Rankin L. Hess Clerk of the County of Onondaga do certify that I am personally well acquainted with Gardner Lawrence who has made the within affidavit and also the above, and that he is a reputable man & a man whose statement is entitled to credit. R. S. Hess clerk of Onondaga County
Benjamin Lawrence 11322

Declaration
In order to obtain the benefits of the act of Congress of the 7 th July 1838 entitled an act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows
State of New York ss
On the Sixth day of October 1840 personally appeared before me Oliver B Strong one of the judges of the court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Onondaga in said State Mary Lampson a resident of the town and County of Onondaga in the State of New York Aged Eighty One years who being duly sworn according to Law doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provisions made by the act of Congress passed July the 7 th 1838 entitled an act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows
That She is the Widow of Benjamin Lampson who was a Soldier in the Army of the Revolution and went into the Service (She believes Enlisted for one year) under Capt. Noah Phelps at Simsbury in the State of Connecticut and as she believes performed his service at and near New York City She has heard her late Husband tell of being in the Battle of White Plains but She is unable to State the Regiment to which he was attached and that she relies on the testimony that was produced by her late Husband in obtaining his Pension under the act of 1832 which testimony she supposes to be on file at the Pension office at Washington That her said Husband Benjamin Lampson did obtain a pension under said act of 1832 and She believes John G Terry was the principle witness to prove the service of

her late Husband to entitle him to the said Pension and that the said John G. Perry is now dead and has been dead some three years — that she is unable to state the length of time that her said Husband served or the amount of the pension he drew but she supposes that it will fully appear from the papers on file at the pension office that her said Husband Died soon after obtaining his Pension Certificate and that she as his Widow after his death drew his Pension up to the time of his death — That Gardner Lawrence Esqr of Syracuse in said County was the Agent who did the business for her Husband in obtaining his Pension and likewise assisted her in drawing the Pension after her Husband's death
She further declares that she was married to the said Benjamin Lampson on the Fifth day of April 1781 and that her Husband the said Benjamin Lampson Died on the 12th of November 1832 that she was not married to him prior to his leaving the Service but the marriage took place previous to the first of January 1794 (Viz) at the time above stated
Sworn and Subscribed on this Mark  Mark Lampson day and year above written before me Oliver R Strong a Judge Onondaga Common Pleas
I certify that the reason the above Declaration was not made in open Court is the applicant is so old and infirm that she is unable to attend the Court and to make her signature otherwise than by mark Oliver R Strong a Judge Onondaga Common Pleas

State of New York } Onondaga County } On this sixth day of October 1840 personally appeared before Myron L. Mills a justice of the peace in and for the said County James Woodford of the town and County of Onondaga aged sixty one years who being duly sworn according to Law deposeth and says that he is well acquainted with Mary Lampson the person that has made the foregoing Declaration that he has lived a near neighbor to her about thirty years that her late husband Benjamin Lampson died about eight years ago and that the said Mary has lived a widow since his death that the said Benjamin Lampson and Mary Lampson were Respectable Inhabitants and always sustained good Characters and had a numerous family who were Respectable and decent never heard it intimated by any one but that the said Mary was the legal wife of the said Benjamin and from his long acquaintance with them and the character they sustained deponent has not a doubt but that the said Benjamin Lampson and Mary Lampson were legal Husband & Wife
James Woodford
Subscribed and sworn before me Oct 6 th 1840
Myron L. Mills Justice of the Peace

State of New York } Onondaga County } On the Sixth day of October 1840 personally appeared before Myron L. Mills a justice of the peace of the said County Ichabod Gilbert of the town and County of Onondaga. Aged Sixty five years who being duly sworn according to Law deposeth and saith that he has been well acquainted with Mary Lampson who has made the foregoing declaration from his childhood that the deceased her and her late Husband well when they lived in Simsbury State of Connecticut and that a few years after they removed to Onondaga this deponent removed to Onondaga and lived a near neighbor to said Lampson until his death which took place about seven or eight years ago that said Mary has remained a widow since her Husband (Lampson's death) and this deponent never heard it doubted or suggested by any one but that the said Benjamin and Mary were legal Husband and Wife that they always sustained a good character and had a numerous and respectable family of children. Ichabod Gilbert
Subscribed and sworn
before me Oct 6 th 1840
Myron L. Mills
Justice of the Peace
State of New York } Onondaga County } p:
I Charles T. Hicks Clerk of the said County do certify that

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[Large stylized signature or monogram]
Mr. Myron L. Mills Marcellus, Onondaga County New York.
Hon. N H Eall H.R.

Oliver D. Strong Esquire before whom the preceding affidavit purports to have been sworn was at the date of the same one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the said County, and that I am acquainted with his hand writing and verily believe his name subscribed to the said Affidavit to be his proper hand writing and signature. And I do further certify that Myron S. Mills Esquire before whom the preceding affidavits purport to have been sworn was at the date of the same one of the Justices of the Peace in and for the said County and that I am acquainted with his hand writing, and verily believe his name subscribed to the said affidavits to be his proper hand writing and signature. Witness my hand and seal of Office this fourth day of January 1841.
Chas T. Hicks Clerk.

I Lydia Goodrich, formerly Lydia Terry, of Simsbury County of Hartford State of Connecticut being seventy eight years old, do depose & say that in the month of February, March or April last after I was eighteen years of age, I think it was in March, my sister Mary Terry was married to Benjamin Sampson then of Simsbury aforesaid & living in that part of it which now is within the town of Granby in said County. I was present at the marriage and saw & heard the ceremony performed - that she & her husband resided several years in said Granby & thence removed into the State of New York. Simsbury November 14 th AD 1840. Elisha Phelps her Lydia X Goodrich mark
I Timothy Terry of Simsbury County of Hartford State of Connecticut being eighty six years of age do testify & say that I was present when my sister Mary Terry was married to Benjamin Sampson that I stood up as groomsman & witnessed the performance of the ceremony - but do not remember the year, my sister Lydia Lydia Goodrich was also present & I have no doubt that the time stated in her above affidavit is correct. Simsbury 14 th November AD 1840. Timothy Terry
Connecticut Hartford County Simsbury this 14 th of November AD 1840. Personally appeared Lydia Goodrich & Timothy Terry, signers of the foregoing affidavits, & persons both known to me to be credible. I solemnly swore to the truth of the same. Before me Elisha Phelps Justice of Peace

A record of the couples married by me since my ministry in Simsbury — Samuel Stebbins
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April 5 th 18
One thousand seven hundred and eighty one April fifth Benjamin Sampson & Mary Terry.
I Allen M c Lean pastor of the Congregational Church in Simsbury County of Hartford and State of Connecticut depose and say that the foregoing is a true copy from the record of marriages except the year which is in figures "1781" & the day of the month which is also in figures "5 th " Attest M c Lean
Connecticut, Hartford County, Simsbury November 14 th 1840 personally appeared Matthew M c Lean signer of the foregoing deposition & made oath to the truth of the same Before me Elisha Phelps justice of peace
State of Connecticut City & County of Hartford ss.
I James H. Holcomb Clerk of the County Court for said County hereby certify that Elisha Phelps Esq. is an acting Justice of the Peace for said County & that full faith & credit are due to all his official acts.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my name & the seal of said Court this 14 th day of Novem- ber A.D. 1840
James H. Holcomb, Clerk.

Fare and expenses $5.
Direct the public utility on some other communication. maybe to the Sand Hills of Nebraska to N.Y.
Cannonball

October 29, 1931
BA-J/KFL
Mrs. H.H.Walker Woodbine Farms Gambier, Ohio
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter relative to Benjamin Lamson, a soldier of the Revolutionary War.
The data furnished herein are obtained from the papers on file in the Revolutionary War claim for pension, W.16323, based upon the military service of Benjamin Lamson in that war.
Benjamin Lamson(the name also appears as Lampson)was born in Simsbury, Hartford County, Connecticut, date not given.
While residing in Simsbury, Connecticut, he enlisted and served as a private with the Connecticut Troops as follows: from sometime in 1776, exact date not given, in Captain Noah Phelps' Company, Colonel Andrew Ward's Regiment, was in the battle of White Plains, marched to New Jersey and was in another battle and was discharged after one year's service, reaching his home, May 25, 1777; from May 11, 1778, three months in Captain Jonathan Case's Company, Colonel Adams' Regiment; and from sometime in 1780, exact date not stated, two months in Captain Peter Curtis' Company.
Pension was allowed on his application executed September 14, 1832, at which time he was aged seventy-six years and resided in Onondaga, Onondaga County, New York, where he had resided for twenty-two years.
He died November 12, 1832.
The soldier married April 5, 1781, in Simsbury(that part which was later Granby), Connecticut, Mary Terry. Their marriage was recorded on the records of the Congregational Church of said Simsbury.
He said "Battle of Peggam River" but as there was no such battle, omitted name. It was probably the battle of Roxborough in N.J.

Soldier's widow, Mary, was allowed pension on her application executed October 6, 1840, at which time she was aged eighty-one years and resided in Onondaga, New York.
It was stated that they had a "numerous family of children" but no names are given.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Assistant to Administrator.
Date of her death not on file

1920 Nov. 15 Hist Lo F. E. Dawley — En
Letter in N. 6761 Benj. Crocker
1931 Oct 29 Hist. To Mrs H. A. Walker. Letter in case Benj. Crocker N 6761 Hist
Rev WIDOW, &c.
File No. 16828
Mary Lampson
Widow
Benjamin Lampson
his wife
Act: July 7th 188
Index: — Vol. A , Page 119
[Arrangement of 1870.]

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
Washington, D. C., Nov. 15, 1920
In reply to your request of _____, received _____ for a statement of the military history of Benji Lamson 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.     1776 1 yr. Pvt. Noah Phelps. Andrew Ward Conn.   May 11, 1778 3 mos. Jonathan Case Adams   1780 2 mos. Peter Curtis ✓  
Battles engaged in, White Plains - Piscataway River -
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Simsbury Conn.
Date of application for pension, Sept. 14, 1832. S. al.
Residence at date of application, Onondaga, Onondaga Co. N.Y.
Age at date of application, 76. b. in Simsbury, Conn.
Remarks: The man b. Apr. 5, 1759 in Simsbury (that part wch. was later Granby) Hartford Co. Conn. Mary Terry. He d. Nov. 12, 1832. 73 if she was al. then in an ap. of Oct. 6, 1832 while residing Onondaga, N.Y. aged 81 yrs. a "numerous family" is referred to; no names stated.
Respectfully,
Commissioner.

No 7533
Mary Lampton
Act. July 7. 1838
Manned 5. Apr 1781
Husband died 12 Nov 1832
In funeral List —
Col Andrew Ward } came Capt N. Phelps } died 1774
Admitted Privileged 17 months $56.66
Hon N.H. Earl House Reps 1845

Mr. J. Mitchell gave a duplicate Certificate in the written case.

Washington February 2 d 1848.
Sir
I understand from you that, you sent to me a pension certificate for Mary Sampson which was issued on the 20 th of January last - I hereby certify that I have not received said certificate nor have I any knowledge what has become of the same.
I am Your obedt servt.
W. H. Rall
J. L. Edwards Esq.
Member of H Rep.
Pension agent