Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 7859, for Benoni Page, Rhode Island

SERVICE
NUMBER _____
Page, Benson Abigail
R 7859
CONTENTS

17.932 New York R
Benoni Page
of Madilla in the State of N. York who was a private in the Regiment commanded by Colonel Olney of the R. Island line, for the term of 9 months
scribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of 10 Dollars per month, to commence on the 14 of April 1810.
ertificate of Pension issued the 10 th of Nov. 1820 and sent to Elijah K. Beach, Esq. Madilla, N. York.
arrears to 4th of Sept 1820 — 233.60 emi-ann. all'ce ending 4 Decr: 1821. 48.00 2 y r 4 mo: \frac{21}{30}  B: 201.60
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }
81 st May 1820
Atsago Col n

State of New York Otsego County ss. On the fourteenth day of April in the year 1880 before me Abijah H. Beach one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas for the County of Otsego and State of New York personally came Benoni Page aged 89 years Resident of the United States and of this place who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the provisions made by the 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 to wit that in the said Benoni Page enlisted as a Soldier in the year 1777 under Capt. Tuttle in Col. Conner's Regt Rhode Island Troops - served 10 months was at the Battle on Red Island under Gen. Sullivan was discharged at Scituate Point by the Commandant of the said Regiment - enlisted again in the year 1782  1778 at Providence - Rhode Island for one year under Lieutenant Wharton joined the Rhode Island Troops at Philadelphia thence marched to Verplank's Point on Hudson River thence to Saratoga - when he was discharged having served two campaigns under the Continental Establishment that he has now no further evidence in his power of his said service that he has no claim to any Pension other than the provision of the act of Congress passed 18th March 1818 that he is in reduced circumstances and is in need of the assistance of his Country for support.
Sworn to declared and subscribed on the day and year aforesaid before me
Benoni his X Page mark
Abijah H. Beach - One of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas for the County of Otsego in the State of New York

State of New York
Otsego County
On the 14 th day of April 1810 Ebenezer Pease on being duly sworn according to Law deposed and said that he lives near neighbor to Denoni Page & is well acquainted with him and his circumstances - and that he verily believes that the statement set forth by the said Page in his application is true and further said that he knows the said Page poor and poor and under very needy circumstances and is much of a stranger from his country for support - and further said not -
Sworn & subscribed before me 2 Ebenezer Pease the day and year aforesaid
Abijah H. Beach one of the Judges of Otsego County State of New York
I Abijah H. Beach one of the Judges as aforesaid do certify that it appears to my full satisfaction that the said Denoni Page did serve in the Revolutionary War as stated in the preceding declaration against the common enemy - and I do further certify that full credit is due to the deposition of the above named Ebenezer Pease and I now transmit the proceedings & testimony taken & had before me to the Secretary for the department of War pursuant to the aforementioned act of Congress that I have sufficient evidence from my own knowledge & otherwise that said Page absolutely needs a pension -
Abijah H. Beach one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas for Otsego County

State of New York, Clerk's Office Otsego County ss J. George Morell, Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Otsego in the State of New York hereby Certify that Abijah H. Beach now is and for one year past, has been one of the Judges of the said Court and the signature to the foregoing Certificate papers is his proper hand writing - (L. S.) In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the Seal of the said Court this 30 th day of April 1810 - W. D. Webb Dept. Clk
Chenango County ss. Rufus McIntyre of the Town of Pittsfield in Otsego County being duly sworn deposeth and saith that in this deposition is well ac- quainted with Benoni Page and was acquainted with said Benoni in the month of April in the year one thousand seven hundred & eighty two at that time enlisted in the Revolutionary War under the Continental Establishment for nine months in the Rhode Island Line in a Company commanded by Capt Brown in a Regiment commanded by Colonel Jeremiah Olney and served the time of enlistment and was honorably discharged the twenty fifth day of December following at Saratoga in the State of New York and further saith not - Sworn & subscribed before me at the Town of New Berlin in said Chenango County this 29 th day of May 1820 Casper M. Bower one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in & for said County - his Rufus McIntyre Mark

Chenango County ss: Nathan Hancox being duly sworn deposeth and saith that he is well acquainted with Rufus M c Intyre and that from the knowledge he has of said Rufus he is a man of strict truth and veracity and that he is the same man who sub- scribed and made the foregoing deposition and further saith not -
Sworn before me this 29 th  3 / 3 day of May 1820 -
Casper M c Rouse one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for said County
Chenango County ss: I Certify that Nathan Hancox the above Subscriber is from my own personal knowledge & acquaintance a man of strict truth and veracity & ought to be credited in all Courts May 29 th 1820
Casper M c Rouse one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in for said County
Chenango County Clerks Office ss: I hereby certify that Casper M c Rouse Esquire before whom the above affidavits were taken was at the time of taking the same a Judge of the Court of Common Pleas in & for said County duly commissioned and sworn. Witness my hand and the seal of said County this 30 th day of May 1820 -
Perez Randall Clerk
State of New York ss: Thomas Shipsey of the Town of Gorham Chenango County ss: in the County of Chenango & State of New York

being sworn deposed & saith that he this deponent is personally acquainted with Benoni Page that he has known ever since before the War of the Revolution that the said Page enlisted a Private Soldier in the Company of Capt. Brown in the Regiment of Col Jeremiah Olney about the last of March 1702 that the said Page served as a private Soldier in said Company until about the last of December following that the time which the said Page so served this deponent well recollects was nine months but the precise day of enlistment or discharge as this deponent does not now recollect. And this deponent further saith that he served with said Page in said Company during the time afore- said & knows that he was honorably discharged & further this deponent saith that he does not now recollect the Christian name of the said Captain but Cogshol Olney was the first Major of said Regiment & said Regiment belonged to General Gatchens Brigade of the Rhode Island Line & served against the common enemy.
Sworn & subscribed before me me May 30 th 1820 Thomas Shipsey David Buttolph Judge of Cheshire Co. Mass
Cheshire County ss. I Certify from my own knowledge & acquaintance with Thomas Shipsey the Subscriber to the within Affidavit that he is a man of truth and veracity and is entitled to full credit. Dated May 30 th 1820. David Buttolph one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in for said County

Shenango County ss Charles Offield I hereby certify that David Bullough Esq before whom the within affidavit was taken was at the time of taking the same a Judge of the Court of Common Pleas of said County duly commissioned and sworn
Witness my name & the seal of the Court of Common Pleas of said County this 30 th day of May 1820.
Percy Randall Clerk
State of New York On the 7 th day of June 1820 before me Abijah H. Beach one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in & for the County of Ohio Personally appeared Benoni Page who being first duly sworn according to law doth declare and say that the second term of his enlistment as set forth in his application dated 14 th April 1818 was of at Providence in the State of Rhode Island in the month of March 1783 for nine months under Lieut Wheaton a Recruiting Officer. That he joined the Company at Philadelphia commanded by Capt. of the Town of Unionville County of Ohio Brown in the Regt. commanded by Col. Olney in the same month of March. That he continued to serve in the said Company and Regt. in the Service of the United States on the Continental Establishment nine months after he so joined them at Philadelphia and until he was discharged some of the last days of December following at Saratoga in the State of New York and that said Benoni Page do further declare that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the

10 th day of March 1810 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 to diminish it as to being 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 Revolutionary War passed the 10 th March 1810 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 that I am a common laborer and that by reason of ill health, lameness and infirmities I am unable to do much work - that I am sixty one years of age - my wife is 63 years old both felt & without help - no children or other person with us -
Sworn to & declared this 7 th day of June 1820 before
Abijah H. Beah one of the Judges as aforesaid
A Schedule containing the whole estate both Real & Personal and Income of Benoni Page (necessary clothing and bedding excepted) taken and subscribed before Abijah H. Beah one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in said County by the aforesaid Benoni Page on the 7 th day of June 1820 - viz
  One old mare 15 years old Farm Slaves  15.00    3 y rs 9 months old - 50 hens  8.25    Some few articles house furniture old & poor  2.50    in presence of _____  23.75    Abijah Maynard  Benoni Page mark  

State of New York Otsego County Clerk's Office ss: I George Morell Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Otsego & State of New York, do hereby certify that the foregoing oath & affidavits & the schedule thereto annexed are truly copied from the records of said Court and I do further certify that it is the division of the said Court that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule is twenty two Dollars & seventy five Cents In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the seal of the said Court this 24 th June 1820
George Morell Clerk
State of New York on the 11 th day of Oct. 1820 the aforesaid Otsego County ss: Barnard Taylor personally appeared in Open Court and made Oath that the above Affidavits and schedule by him subscribed are true Given this 11 th Oct. Barnard Taylor 1820 Before the Court marks
George Morell Clerk
Recd Dunne Page Otsego Co. N.Y. Geo. Morell Atty. Otsego, N.Y. recd 8 Aug. 1820. Elizabeth H. Morell Gwendolen Otsego County

Abigail Page
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Abigail Page N.Y. Pennoni
act 7 July 38
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We the Subscribers having examined the records of marriages in the North-Society in the Town of Killingly in Windham County (kept by Elisha Atkinson Pastor of the first Congregational Church in said Killingly) do certify that on examining said records we find that Benoni Page and Abigail Slaughter (the name is as often spelt and understood in this vicinity - Slaughter as stated) were joined in Marriage by the said Atkinson and said records are in the words & figures following - viz 1785 Nov 29. Benoni Page & Abigail Slaughter - Dated at Killingly this 16th day of Sept. A D 1843.
Joseph Adams County Clerk A B Williams
Windham County ss. Killingly Sept. 16th A D 1843 Personally appeared before me the above named Joseph Adams & A B Williams and made oath to the truth of the above certificate by them subscribed. Sworn to before me. David Chase Justice of the Peace.
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Notes at Cambridge University Library
Wadsworth Co., N.Y. Dec. 3
May 22nd - 1882. Received of Mrs. Mary A. ... the sum of ... Dollars ...
Wm Lloyd-Jones

Declaration in Order to obtain the Benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of July 1838 Entitled An Act Granting half pay and pensions to certain Widows
State of New York } Olsego County } ss
On this eleventh day of November 1843 personally appeared before me Charles C. Noble first Judge of the County Courts in and for the County of Olsego aforesaid being Courts of Record - Abigail Page the Widow of Benoni Page a resident of Unadilla in said County and State of New York aged 84 years who being first duly sworn according to Law doth on her Oath make the following Declaration in Order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the Act of Congress passed the 7th of July 1838 Entitled an Act Granting half pay and pensions to certain Widows that she is the Widow of Benoni Page who was a private soldier in the Revolutionary War in Col. Olneys Regiment in the Rhoad Island line as may fully appear of record in the Pension Office at Washington she further Declares that she was Married to the said Benoni Page in the Town of Killingly upper or North Parish in the County of Windham State of Connecticut on the 29th of March 1785 by the Rev Elisha Atkins the Pastor of the said Parish as will appear by the Certificate hereto annexed - that her Husband the aforesaid Benoni Page died on the 23rd of January 1843 - 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 and place above stated - that she drew the Arrears of his pension up to his Death and gave up his Pension Certificate - that she has not Inter Married but remains his Widow and is now the Widow of the said Benoni Page -
sworn to and subscribed on this 11th day of November 1843 before me - Chas. C. Noble First Judge of Olsego County Court
her Abigail L. Page Mark

I hereby certify from personal examination that the reason why the within named Abigail Abigail Page makes a mark as within is that her Nerves are so disordered that she cannot write her name And also that she is so feeble and decrepit that she cannot attend Court by reason of her Age and bodily infirmities — she states to me that she is 84 years of Age and the above statements I believe to be true
11th Nov 1843
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STATE OF NEW YORK, Otsego County Clerk's Office, ss. I Samuel Russell Clerk of said County, do hereby certify that Charles C. Noble Esquire, whose name is subscribed to the annexed affidavit of Abigail Page & of James Hillson Esqre & to his certificate thereunder written was on the date of the same first Judge of the County Courts in and for said County, and duly authorized by law to take the same. And further, that I am well acquainted with the handwriting of said Charles C. Noble and verify believe his signature to the said affidavit & certificate is genuine. In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the seal of said County, the 13th Day of November 16. D. 1843.
Samuel Russell Clerk.

I hereby certify from personal examination that the reason why the within named Phoebe Abigail Paige makes a mark as within is that her Nerves are so disordered that she cannot write her name And also that she is so feeble and decrepit that she cannot attend Court by reason of her Age and bodily infirmities — she states to me that she is 84 years of Age and the above statements I believe to be true
11 th Nov r 1843,
Ch. C. Noble First Judge of Otsego County Courts.

State of New York / § Otsego County / §
Be it known that on this Eleventh day of November 1843 before me Charles C. Noble first Judge of the County Courts in & for Otsego County being Courts of record Personally appeared James Hillson and his Wife who being first duly sworn according to Law doth say that they both have been personally acquainted with Benoni Page and Abigail his Wife for many years last past that he said Benoni was a pensioner — that he died on the 23 d of January 1843 leaving his Wife Abigail a Widow — that she has not Intermarried but remains a Widow — that she lives in the same House with them — that she is lame and unable to support or take care of herself without Assistance — that she is and has been a Cripple some years past and cannot walk without Assistance — that she is poor and needy not having the means of support but is dependent on them and the Charity of the Neighbours — that she is a Worship and strictly honest person and in very Needy Circumstances And the said Phoebe further saith on her Oath aforesaid that she is Sister to said Benoni Page — that she is about 67 years of Age and now well recollects that the said Benoni and Abigail lived together as Husband and Wife as long as she can recollect any event say at least 50 years past — And that she has no doubt but does ovnly believe that they were Married at Killingsly as stated by said Abigail —
Sworn to and subscribed this 18 th of November 1843 before me Chas. C. Noble First Judge of Otsego County
James Hillson
Phoebe Hillson
I also certify that the above named James and Phoebe Hillson are known to me as persons of truth and veracity and as Lawfull & Creditable Witnesses —
Chas. C. Noble
First Judge of Otsego County Courts.
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Acts of July 14, 1862, and March 3, 1873.
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Discharged: _____, 18 .
Application filed: _____, 18 .
Alleges: _____ _____ _____
Re-enlisted: _____ _____
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10277
Abigail Page N.Y.
Let to Mrs. J. E. Cary May 11. " " " J. E. Cary May 30 1861
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Abigail Page N.Y.
Set to J. E. Cady May 30 1846
7859
7 July 1838

Nov. 19. 1847.
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Ed. George Page
July 7. 1838.
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War Department
Pension Office
Washington City
Nov 18 1847
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Unadilla, Otsego County State of New York 17 th Nov r 1843
Enclosed is the Application of Abigail Page for a pension - she has the reputation of being - a worthy, honest, poor and needy old widow
some time ago say Aug t or Sept r I transmitted the Application of Elizabeth Bartholomew for a pension and also that of Sarah Collins - and have not heard from either of them yet.
Also Col o A. D. Williams of this place wishes me to Enquire the situation of application of Rachel Barttfield for pension and also that of John C. Van Sise for Transfer from New York to Albany sent by him about two months ago he says
Most respectfully
Hon. P. L. Edwards Comm ee of Pensions
Your Br t Servt.
Abijah H. Beach

State of New York Essex County Clerk's Office
vs. George Morell Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Essex aforesaid being a Court of Record do hereby Certify that the above named Benoni Page personally appeared in open Court on the 11 th October 1920 and took & subscribed the above affidavit
Witness my hand & the seal of the said Court this 11 th October 1920
G. Morell Clerk

A. P. ... M. ... 19

Haver of Reeps - May 27/44.
Dear
J. L. Edwards -
Please answer through me the inquiry in the Enclord Letter -
I received your answer in the case of Mrs Abigail Page - But I cannot find any memorandum of the case and I do not know who sent the papers to me - per- haps I sent the letter with the papers to your office - if the papers shew by whom they were sent to me & his residence, please communicate same to me and
Oblige
Yours Respectfully
V. C. Cary