Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 15,374, for Benjamin Stuart, Massachusetts

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass
Stuart, Benjamin Damaris
N 15,374
CONTENTS

Massachusetts Roll.
1,496
Benjamin Stuart
Private Sergeant
Massachusetts line 177-3 years In the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War.
Inscribed on the Roll of Massachusetts at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 14. th of April 1818.
Certificate of Pension issued the 30 of June 1818, and sent to the Hon. Isaac Parker, Worcester, Mass.
Arrears to 4th of Sept. 1818.
4 months 21/30. $37.60
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818 }
Standing, Worcester

Benj n Stuart Stedins. 14 April correct JH

State of Massachusetts, County of Worcester
I Benjamin Stuart
a Citizen of the United States, now resident at Sterling in the County of Worcester in the State aforesaid, do on oath testify and declare, that in the War of the Revolution, on the about the twentieth day of May in the year 1777, for three years
I entered and was engaged in the land service of the United States on the continental establishment, and served accordingly from that time to the 28 th day of May in the year 1780.
as a Sargeant against the common enemy, without any interrup- tion or absence: that I belonged to
Captain Haffield White Company in Colonel Rufus Putnam's Regiment on the Massachusetts line, being the 5 th Regt.
and that I left the service on 28 th day of May 1780, I was Honourably discharged at the  King's street near White Plains and that, by reason of my reduced circumstances in life and poverty, I stand in need of assistance from my country for support, being now of the age of
Sixty years.
I served in said Company as Third Sargeant, and had an Honourable discharge which is now lost. as I conclude
And I hereby relinquish all claims to every pension heretofore allowed me by the laws of the United States, if any may be or hath been so allowed.
Benj e Stuart
BE IT REMEMBERED, That on this 14 th day of June in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and Eighteen pursuant to a law of the United States, entitled, "An Act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary War," made and passed on the 18th of March, A. D. 1818, personally appeareth before me,
Isaac Parker Esq r Justice of the Supreme Court of Massachusetts
the abovenamed Benjamin Stuart and after due examination and caution to testify and declare the whole truth, he maketh oath to the declaration aforesaid, and subscribes the same in my presence; and, on examination du- ly made by me the said Judge, it appeareth to my satisfaction that the said declaration is true,
Witness my hand & the seal of said Court the day & year aforesaid Isaac Parker Esq r

Paid at the Treasury under the Act of the 1. April 1838 from 4 March to 4 Sep 1839. Age notified 18 June 1845
1281
Massachusetts
Hannah Stuart widow of Benjamin Stuart deceased
who was a pensioner under the Act of 1818 and who died on the 4th June 1820 of Worcester Co. in the State of Mass who was a Sergeant in the Company commanded by Captain White of the Regt. commanded by Col Putnam in the Mass. line for 3 years Mass
Inscribed on the Roll of Ms. at the rate of 120 Dollars — Cents per annum. to commence on the 4th day of March, 1836
Certificate of Pension issued the 3rd day of Dec- ember 1838 and sent C. G. Prentiss Worcester Mass.
Arrears to the 4th of Sept. 1838 $300.00 Semi-annual allowance ending 4 March, 60.00
$360.00
{ Act July 7, } 1838. }
Recorded by H. H. Addison Clerk, Book 9 Vol. 75 Page 129

Payable on the 1st of Sept r each year at the Br. Bank Sub. at Boston.
Recorded

Commencement of Massachusetts Army of Northern P.
on the eighteenth day of August in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty eight formerly officer - before Isaac Barton Judge of the Court of Public for service Army Da- mians Street a resident of Shiloh in some time ago many years ago being first duly sworn according to law, do hereby certify that under the following declaration in order to attain the benefit of the Act of Congress passed July 1838 entitled "An Act granting full pay and service to officers who"
That she is the widow of Benjamin Stuart late of said Shiloh deceased, who was a sergeant in the Army of the Revolution and a pensioner of the United States under the Act of March 1838 as will appear by the pension Certificate annexed. He belonged to the Regiment of Connecticut in the Army which be- came into the Army and Shiloh to the State of Vermont in the same Army. She has been out in the service but as she

was not there much acquaintance with him she cannot state the particulars of her services. She always understood that he was out to the end of the term once that he was more than three years. In the course of which she refers to the bills in the here department, similar to the papers which in her husband's case.
She further declares that she was once visiting the same Weymouth Street at some time by the Rev. Mr. Dancer on the eighth day of February in the year one hundred and eighty seven. That she attended the services Weymouth Street there on the fourth day of June in the year eighteen hundred and twenty at some meeting, once that she has announced his return once more. That she was not married to him prior to his leaving the Service, but the marriage took place prior to the first day of February in the year one eighteen hundred

some ministry for to be at the time also Hale
I want to come to introduce
the day before also with Donnerberg & Lewis
Before Mr. Bracken presiding of the Court of Probate for some hearing of the case

"Benjamin Stewarts of Leominster & Damaris Rice of Barre were joined together February eighth, one thousand seven hundred and eighty seven, by Rev. Josiah Dana. I hereby certify that the above is a true copy of the record from the Town Book in Barre, County of Worcester and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, with the exception of the date, which is expressed on the record in fair, legible figures as follows: "February 8th. 1787"
Lyman Sibley Town Clerk.
I, Lyman Sibley above named, depose and say that I hold the office of Clerk in the town, county and State aforesaid and that the above is a true extract from the records of said town with the exception above named, as certified by me. Lyman Sibley Clerk of Barre Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Worcester County ss. September 6 th 1838 Then personally appeared the above named Lyman Sibley and made oath to the truth of the facts, as above subscribed by him.
Before me Nath l Houghton Jus. of Peace

Benjamin Stuart died June fourth eighteen hundred and twenty.
I certify that the foregoing is a true copy of record of the death of Benjamin Stuart of the town of Sterling in the County of Worcester and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, taken from the town records of the aforesaid town of Sterling with the exception of the date, which is expressed on the record in fair, legible figures as follows.
"Benjamin Stuart died June 4th 1820" J. H. Blood Town Clerk
I J. H. Blood do hereby say - That I hold the office of Town Clerk, in the town, County and Commonwealth aforesaid, and that the above is a true extract from the records of said town of Sterling, with the exception above named as certified by me.
Worcester July 21/1838 Sworn before me. J. H. Blood Town Clerk of the said town of Sterling Jacob Beman Justice of the Peace

I Jacob Conant of Sterling in the County of Worcester Commonwealth of Massachusetts Esquire do testify & say that Damaris Stuart of said Sterling is the Widow of Benjamin Stuart late of said Sterling deceased & that she still remains his widow & has not & not married since the death of said Benj m Stuart. Jacob Conant
Commonwealth of Massachusetts Worcester ss ~ 3 September 11 1838. Subscribed & sworn to ~
before L. H. Blood Justice of the Peace.
I further certify that the above named Jacob Conant Esq r is of undoubted Credibility. L. H. Blood Justice of the Peace.

WAR DEPARTMENT.
Revolutionary Claim
I CERTIFY, That in conformity with the Law of the UNITED STATES,
of the 18 March 1818. Benjamin Stuart late a Sergeant in the Army of the Revolution
is inscribed on the Pension List, Roll of the Massachusetts Agency, at the rate of Eight dollars 50 cents per month, to commence on the 14 th day of April one thousand eight hundred and eighteen
GIVEN at the WAR OFFICE of the UNITED STATES,
this Thirteenth day of June one thousand eight hundred and eighteen
J. C. Calhoun Secy of War

In reply to your request of _____, received for a statement of the military history of Benjamin Stuart a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pen- sion on file in this Bureau. W 15372
No. 15374 -
Battles engaged in,
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Converse, West Co. Tex.
Date of application for pension, April 28th 1915  has been all over
Residence at date of application, Starling Drive, West C. Moss.
Age at date of application, 68. He died June 4, 1820 at Sterling Neck.
Remarks:  She was at Russell's Business Feb. 8, 1787, Fanny's Price of said place. She was at home on Apr. 15, 1826 while res. Sterling Mass. w. 77.
Very respectfully,

1907 Nov. 14. Heir. to Geo. S. Stewart ad.
Rev WIDOW, &c.
File No. 15374
Damaris Stewart Widow of Benjamin Stewart Esq. Rev. War.
Act: July 7 th 1838
Index:—Vol. M , Page 216
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Nov. 6, 1907.
Commissioner of Pensions, Dept. of the Interior, Washington D.C.
Dear Sir,
I wish to obtain in detail the record of service in the Revolutionary War of the following pensioners, & such other data regarding each as your department can furnish;
 W. 15374 Benjamin Stewart of Sterling, Mass. enlisted from Leominster Mass.  W 25-088 Samuel Stewart of Newport, Maine. enlisted from Poplin, N.H.  812793 Samuel Cobb of Coventry, Vermont. enlisted from Westmoreland, N.H. 
Thanking you in advance for any favor you may show me in regard to the above, I am,
Very Respectfully,
George S. Stewart.
"Stewart" may be Stuart, Steward or Stewart on record.
#46 Floral St.
Newton Hlds - Mass.

TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
Second Comptroller's Office,
June 1 st , 1840.
Sir:
Under the act of the 6th of April, 1838, entitled "An act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain Pensioners, and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury of the United States," Damaris Stuart, ————— a Pensioner on the Roll of the Massachusetts Agency, at the rate of One hundred & twenty Dollars and ————— Cents per annum, under the law of the 7 th July 1838, has been paid at this Department, from the 4 th of March, to the 4 th Sept. 1839.
Respectfully, yours,
Edward P. Parrish Comptroller.
To the Commissioner of Pensions,
Present.

1635 Damaris Stewart.
admitted Aug 2 nd 1820
C. G. Poyntz Worcester

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Worcester, ss.
I, Charles G. Prouty, Register of the Court of Probate for the County of Worcester, do certify, that Mr. Burton is the Judge of said Court, duly commissioned and qualified - and that his signature to the paper hereto annexed is true and genuine.
I further certify, that Nathaniel Houghton, Jacob Conant and Thomas H. Blood, are Justices of the Peace within and for said County - and that their signatures to the paper hereto annexed are true and genuine.
In testimony whereof I do hereunto set my hand and affix the seal of said Court, this twelfth day of September, one thousand eight hundred and thirty eight.
Charles G. Prouty, Register.