Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 23569, Phineas Bennett, Mass.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass.
★ Bennett Phineas or Bennet
W. 23569
Hannah
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Rev
WIDOW, &c.
File No. 28569
Hannah Bennett Widow of Thinechas Bennett Brn Rev War
Act July 4th 1836
Index: Vol. A , Page 44
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Maine 1.100
Hannah Bennett widow of Phineas Bennett decd. Mass
who died on the 3 d February 1829 of Cumberland in the State of Me.
who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain Knight of the Regt. commanded by _____ in the Mass. line for 6 months
Inscribed on the Roll of Maine at the rate of 20 Dollars - 00 - Cents per annum. to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 1 st day of July 1837 and sent Hon. Mr. Anderson Portland Maine
Arrears to the 4th of March 1837 $120.00 Semi-ant. allowance ending 4 Sept. 10.00
$130.00
{ Revolutionary Claim, Act July 4, 1836, Section the 3 d }
Recorded by H. H. Addison Clerk. Book A. Vol. 1. Page 2

Hannah Bennett
1989 under 3
Mineha Bannett de Maine
Adn pni 6mo $20 pa ann. commencing 4 Mar 1831
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Map Stat 6mo, Loge Knapp
6 129 6 6 2 136
Hon J. Anderson Portland Me

State of Maine Cumberland County } ss
On this nineteenth day of May in the year of our Lord Eighteen hundred and thirty seven, personally appeared before the Honorable John Andrews one of the Justices of the Court of County Commissioners in and for the County of Cumberland aforesaid Hannah Bennet of Westbrook in said County widow aged Eighty two years, who being first duly sworn according to law doth, in her oath, make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the Act of Congress passed July 4 th 1836: That she is the widow of Phineas Bennet late of Gray in said County deceased, who was a soldier in the Army of the Revolution. That he served as a Corporal or Sergeant in Capt Samuel Knight's Company at Falmouth in Massachusetts, now Portland in Maine six or eight months in the year Seventeen hundred and seventy five. That he afterwards served as she believes but in what company she does not now remember
She further declares that she was married to the said Phineas Bennet on the Eleventh day of January in the year Seventeen hundred and seventy five and that her said husband the aforesaid Phineas Bennet died at Gray aforesaid on the third day of February in the year Eighteen hundred and twenty nine. And that she has remained a widow ever since that period, as will more fully appear by reference to the proof hereto annexed
Sworn to
John Andrews
Hannah Bennet mark
Sworn to, and subscribed, on the day and year above written before.
John Andrews
{ One of the Justices of the Court of County Commissioners for the County of Cumberland

I hereby certify that it is satisfactorily proved to me that the widow named Hannah Bennett was lawfully married to Phineas Bennett late of Gray, in the County of Cumberland deceased on the Eleventh day of January AD 1775. and that said Phineas died on Third -- day of February eighteen hundred & twenty nine & that said Hannah has remained a widow ever since. It further appears to me that said Phineas was a soldier in the War of the Revolution as she has set forth in this declaration.
John Andrews
One of the justices of the Court of County Commissioners within the County of Cumberland

Phineas Bennett Entered his name and purposes of Marriage with Hannah Hobbs both of Falmouth July 23 d 1774
Phineas Bennett and Hannah Hobbs were joined in Marriage by The Rev Ebenezer Williams Jan y 11 d 1775
I Joseph Colley Town Clerk of The Town of Falmouth on oath testify and say that the above certificate is truly copied from The Town Records of said Town of Falmouth
Falmouth May 9 d 1837 Joseph Colley Town Clerk
Attested & sworn to before me this 10 th day of May A D 1837 Charles W Wait Justice of Peace

Phineas Bennett Entered his name and purposes of Marriage with Hannah Hobbs both of Falmouth July 23 d 1774
Phineas Bennett and Hannah Hobbs were joined in Marriage by The Rev Ebenezer Williams Jan y 11 d 1775
I Joseph Colley Town Clerk of The Town of Falmouth on oath testify and say that the above certificate is truly copied from The Town Records of said Town of Falmouth
Falmouth May 9 1837 Joseph Colley Town Clerk
attested & sworn to before me this 10 th day of May A D 1837 Charles W Wait Justice of Peace

I John Pride of Cumberland in the County of Cumberland Land and State of Maine Geo. 1837, Aged Eighty five years on oath testify and say that Phinehas Bennett late of Falmouth in the County aforesaid, was a soldier in the war of the Revolution, that he enlisted at Falmouth aforesaid in the month of June in the year one thousand seven hundred and eighty five as a Corporal in a Company commanded by Capt Samuel Knight for six months and served his term of six months at Falmouth with Brisk now Portland and was regularly discharged with the rest of said Company, I was a soldier in said Company and served the time aforesaid and know that said Phinehas Bennett served the time above stated I further testify and say that I was at the marriage of said Phinehas Bennett with Hannah Habbs and they were married on the twelfth day of January in the year one thousand seven hundred and eighty five, and the marriage ceremony was performed by Rev. Ebenezer Williams And that said Phinehas Bennett died about the year one thousand eight hundred and twenty nine and that Hannah Bennett now living in West-Brook the widow of said Phinehas Bennett is now and has ever remained unmarried since the death of said Phinehas Bennett John Pride
Cumberland Ys. May 9 th 1837
Subscribed and sworn to before me, and I certify that John Pride is a man of truth
Joseph Smith Justice of the Peace

Wineham May the 30 1837
I Jonathan Knight of Wineham County of Cumberland and State of Maine being a Soldier in the revolutionary War do testify that I was personally acquainted with Phineas Bennet that he did serve as as a private in the revolutionary War six months in the year of our Lord seventeen hundred and seventy five at New Basco point (so called) in the town of Falmouth now State of Maine under Col Peter Woyre commander of Regiment in which he served and under Capt Samuel Knight and Lieut. Richard Mabeaty of Falmouth in the above named State and county
Sworn to before me Jonathan Knight his mark
Lewis Hardy
Justice of the Peace
I certify that I am personally acquainted with the above named Jonathan Knight & that his reputation for truth & morality is good John Underwood Justice of the Peace

State of Maine Cumberland ss.
I Charles Cobb Clerk of all the Judicial Courts in said county certify that John Andrews within named is one of the Justices of the Court of County Commissioners for said county, being a court of record; and that Charles M. Mait, Joseph Smith, Lewis Hardy and John Anderson are magistrates as appears within, and that the several signatures purporting to be theirs, are genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court this twentieth day of May A.D. 1837.
Charles Cobb Clerk