Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 45231, Benjamin Barrett, Mass.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass.
Barrett, Benjamin
S. 45-231
CONTENTS

17,328 R New York
Benjamin Barrett,
of Chautauqua Co. in the state of New York, who was a Private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Smith - of the Massachusetts , line, for the term of 9 months
Inscribed on the Roll of New York ,
at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 9 th of September, 1818.
Certificate of Pension issued the 2 d of June 1820 and sent to Zetta Cushing , Fredonia, New York
Arrears to 4th of Mar. 1820 - $ 142.89
Semi-ann. all'ce ending 4 Sep 1820 , 48-
19 mo \frac{22}{30} \frac{4}{31} $ 190.89
{ Revolutionary claim, Act 18th March, 1818. }
Diary July 31 st 1821, and sent to H. Cushing, Fredonia, N.Y.

State of New York Chautauqua County ss
On this ninth day of September in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred & eighteen, before me the subscriber, first Judge of the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Chautauqua aforesaid, personally appeared Benjamin Barrett, aged about fifty nine years, resident in the said County, who being the one first described according to law, doth or his oath makes the following declaration 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." That he, the said Benjamin Barrett entitled to the continental establishment in the company commanded by Colonel Water Dean Col d Root, of the 11th North Moorehurst Regiment commanded by Colonel Calvin Smith, at Pater in the County of Worcester in the State of Massachusetts is the Widow of James in the year, 1779, for the term of Nine Months. That he continued to serve the said term of Nine Months in the said Company and Regiment until the same was fully completed, and was honorably discharged from the same at the high Cross, some time in April, 1780. That he was in no battle as consequence, That he is now in reduced circumstances and stands in need of the assistance of his Country for support and that the annexed Papers contain all the evidence now in his power of his said services.
Sworn before me The day & year aforesaid
Benj n Barrett
Luther Cushing
I, Luther Cushing, first Judge of the Court of Common Pleas in & for the County of Chautauqua aforesaid, do hereby certify that it appears to my satisfaction that the said Benjamin Barrett did serve in the revolution any way as stated in the preceding declaration against the common enemies, and I do further certify from my own knowledge that the said Benjamin Barrett is in reduced circumstances and absolutely stands in need of the assistance of his Country for support and I have met the proceedings & testimonies before me to the Secretary of the Department of Congress dated Sept 9th 1818.
Luther Cushing

State of New York Chautauqua County } I James P. Rogers Deputy Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of Chautauqua County do hereby certify that the above named Walter Bushing at the date of the above declaration & certificate was and still is First Judge of the Court of Common Pleas aforesaid, Duly Commissioned. And I do hereby further certify that the name of the said Walter Bushing subscribed to the above declaration & certificate is his genuine signature. In witness whereof I have affixed the seal of the court aforesaid to these presents & signed the same with my own hand & May seal the 17th day of September 1818.
Jas P. Rogers
The Declaration of Benjamin Bannett to claim a Pension

State of Ohio Substantive Court of Common Pleas June Term 1820 Adams County
On this Twenty first Day of June 1820 Personally appeared in open court being a court of Record for the County aforesaid Benjamin Barrett age near sixty one years Resident in St Kingsville in said County (but lately from the town of Pompey in the County of Chautauqua in the state of New York) who being Duly sworn according to law with on his oath declare that he served in the Revolutionary war as follows - That he served nine months in the Company commanded by Lieutenant Commandant Walter Dean (otherwise called Capt d Lieutenant Dean) in the Regt commanded by Colonel Smith in the Massachusetts line on the Continental establishment - That he applied for a pension on the 8 th Day of Sept 1818 as near as he can recollect under the act of Congress passed on the 18 th Day of March 1818 but has not yet received a pension Certificate -
And I do solemnly swear that I was a Resident Citizen of the United States on the 18 th Day of March 1818 and that I have not since that time by gift sale or in any manner disposed of any property or any part thereof with intent thereby so to diminish it as to bring myself within the provision 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 18 th Day of March 1818 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
Schedule
One yoke of Oxen One horse
Six old kitchen chairs Two old pails

One cow and calf Nine sheep Six lambs lambs One heifer two years old One do one year old Five hogs one year old One set drag teeth One splank share One chain One horse tackle Four old axes One square & compasses An axe One hammer saw One osyake & frame Two iron mallets One frame One gear & bowl One set cups & saucers One glass tumbler Two porter plates Four porter  One glass tumbler Six pie plates Six tea spoons One broken tea pot One chest of drawers Two spinning wheels One small chest One iron kettle
 One Brewing knife One tray axe One gauge One cart One one horse plow One iron shovel Three hoes One spade One pick Four augers One chisels & plane One planing chisels Two small chisels & plane One iron frame One saw broken One fire shovel & tongs One pot Two small kettles One small brass kettle One old bible & book Ten fowling pieces Ten bushels wheat Ten bushels rye Not five panners pork Six knives & forks Four table spoons Five small tin cups Two glass bottles Three milk pews One pork barrel One gallon bottle
Benjamin Barrett
And further the said Benjamin Barrett on his oath affirms further with the by occupation he is a farmer that by reason of his age he is unable to pursue his occupation to advantage that his family consists of nine persons including himself (to wit) his wife who is fifty two years of age of a weak constitution and able to labor but little - Benjamin Barrett his son age twenty five years whose health has

been disgraced by frequent fits and his mental faculties much impaired -
George his son aged Eighteen years } so healthy as chil- Thomas his son aged sixteen years } even in general Alonzo his son aged ten years
Hester Atkins an orphan child aged four years unable to render any assistance towards supporting herself -
Mary Hara aged sixteen years healthy as usual And the said Benjamin on his death expressed desire that he is indebted to Stephen Barrett in the sum of
  to Jonathan Power 47.01   to Letter cushion 25.00   to Thomas Bull 10.00   to Oliver Lander 9.00   to Benjamin Gifford 5.00   to Anna Harrison 4.51   to William Reed 31.35   to Horace Lander 2.00   J. R. Reed 7.00   to Woodbury 4.00   Clement Fitch 16.01   Liberas Hill 10.25   Smith Webster 9.90   Grey Fisher 24.00   to Morse 7   Amos Buckelor 18   Benjamin Barel 18   Thos Casirter 170.00   Zachariah Olmsted 2.80   Wm Foster 8   Philo Booth 17   Zachariah Woodbury 25   Enoch Stephens 4   1.44 
Sworn to and declared on the 21 st Day of June A 1820 before J. R. Hawley Clerk 6 P

I Timothy R. Hawley Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for the County of Ashtabula Do hereby certify that the foregoing acts and schedule thereto annexed are truly Copied from the Record of 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 two hundred & nine Dollars and eighty cents.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and fixed the seal of said Court at Jefferson this twenty first Day of June in the year of our Lord one thousand Eight hundred and twenty
T. R. Hawley Clerk C.P.
Schedule of property belonging to Benjamin Russell
(Copy)
New York Hotel
17.328
Feb 11 1820
Benjamin Russell
Union Hotel
31. 1821 same
Sent to J. Burkin
New York
Since making the above acts & schedule the certificate of Pearson for the said Benjamin Russell has been received at my office and is marked 17.328, dated 2 d June 1820 Registered by H. H. H. H. Clerk, in Book B, Volume 3, page 96. of which I have informed the said Russell.
Leather Clothing

or man
Feb. 5-19 Mrs. Emily L. Wa Berlin Mass
45231
INVALID.
Rev [signature]
File No. 45-231
Benjamin Barrett Pris Rev Year
Act: 18 March 1818
Index:—Vol. 3 , Page 25
[Arrangement of 1870.]

1 March 1823,
Benjamin Barrett. Ohio. — Rec d 3 Jan: 1824.
J. R. Giddings, Jefferson, Ohio.
This man's name was on the New York roll, and dropped therefrom under act May 1820 —

This man is placed on the N.Y. list of pensioners; but has some reasons to think, how- ever, that the within schedule was transmitted. If the amount of his property is entitled to the continued pension, he must apply for transfer.
100
Applicant aged 61 yr old wife 52 yr old - weekly - son 25 yr old - health rest- ored by payment here.
3 other sons from 10 to 10 yr old - as an orphan child, 4 yr old.
Amount: $214.00
showing on the

Ohio. On New York roll. 19328
Benjamin Barret, private several months from July 1799 - 1 st schedule, dated 21 June 1820, contains live stock, farming utensils, household and kitchen furniture, all valued at $209.80
States that he owes $469.35. the names of his creditors given.
Schedule under act March 1823, dated 4 th Nov r 1823, contains 1 Mare 17 years old, 1 heifer, 3 old beds, and a few other articles of household furniture, valued at $71.12 1/2
States that he owes $37.79 the names of his creditors given.
Accounts for decrease of property by having disposed of all the pro- perty not exhibited in his last Schedule in paying his just debts. - Claimant aged 64 - by occupation, a farmer, not unable to pursue it, by reason of age - Family consists of wife aged 56, weakly - one son aged 18 - and an orphan child aged 7 -
$80.26
Transferred to Ohio August 17, 1824. Com d . Nov. 4. 1823 Sent to ?
J. R. Giddings, Jefferson, Ohio -
Sept. 1820

COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.
SECRETARY'S DEPARTMENT,
Nov. 25 th 1819
BY THIS I CERTIFY, That it appears by public, official documents remaining in this Department, that Benjamin Barret served as a Soldier in Capt.  the Major's Company, and Col. Smith's Regiment, (being one of the Regiments in the Massachusetts Line, and on the Continental Establishment,) in the American Army, in the War of the Revolution, from July 22 d 1779 to April 22 d 1780, being year and  nine months, the time for which he enlisted.
Helen Bradford
Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.
Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
WORCESTER, ss.
I, ABIJAH BIGELOW, Clerk of the Judicial Courts holden within and for said County of Worcester , certify, that Nathaniel Crocker Esq. before whom the annexed Affidavits have been made, is a Justice of the Peace within and for said County, duly qualified for the purpose, acting under the authority of this Commonwealth, and that name subscribed thereto is his own proper signature.
IN testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the County seal, this twenty fourth day of August A. D. 1818.
Application of Benja. Barrett
Abijah Bigelow, Clk.

State of Ohio to Agricultural Bank of Common
Plauscheu der Herrn 1823
One mare 17 years old 1 two year old heifer 1 fine pail Kettle 1 soap 1 frying pan 1 small Kettle 1 fire shovel 1 pair tongs 1 crane 1 pair broken embers 1 table

  One tea pot  4. Barrels pots     5 cups & saucers  1 glass case     2 pewter plates  1 pan     3 glass decanters  12 bushels corn     2 glass decanters  4 Pewter plates     And the said Benjamin Barrett further saith that he was indebted —    To Zachariah Woodbury  $10.44    William Foster  3.50    Ebenezer Dorrance  6.00    David Wood  2.25    Isaac Barst  10.50    Lewis Thayer  4.00  
Benjamin Barrett
And further the said Benjamin Barrett on his oath affirmed further saith that in accipitation he is a leaser farmer. That by reason of his age he is unable to pursue his occupation to advantage. That his family consists of four persons including himself to wit: Clarinda his wife who is fifty six years of age weakly constitution & unable to labor but little Marmaduke his son aged thirteen weakly & unable to labor — Horatio Atkins an orphan child near ten years old healthy as common — That since filing a Schedule of his property on the twenty first day of June A.D. 1820 he has expended the property therein mentioned specified in the payment of his just debts except such part thereof as is above stated & set forth in the foregoing schedule.  I Timothy W. Howley Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for the County of Middlesex do hereby certify that the foregoing statement & schedule thereunto annexed are true copies from the records of said Court & that it is the opinion of said Court that the total amount of property therein set forth is seventy one Dollars twelve and one half cents —
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of said Court at Jefferson this 17 Day of December A.D. 1823
T. W. Howley Clerk C.P.

Chas. 21. ✓
Recd. 12 Aug. 1820
Free Speddon Miss August 2. Hon. J. C. Calhoun, Secretary of War, Washington City

Sir, Since the papers of the said Benjamin Barrett were made before me he has removed into the State of Ohio. He has applied to the court there as you will see by the enclosed paper, and since his said application his whole estate has been received by me. I have informed him of it but still I suppose the schedule & will be necessary under the last laws. If you have any papers to transmit please request you to send it to me. July 24 th 1820
Leather Cushing
Tadousac, Chautauqua County N.Y.

Benj. Barrett Paper ye
Benjamin Barrett, Private, Chautauqua County, New-York. Col: Calvin Smith's regiment. Massach'tts line — 9 months.
9 th September, 1818.
Enlisted 29 July 1779
Discharged 22 d Apr. 1780
Rejected - not having served 9 months.
ADM d on cert t . of Sec y of State of Mass. to be sent as below
Zatta Cushing, judge, Fredonia, Chautauqua County, New-York.

I Hezekiah Newton of Rutland in the County of Worcester of lawfull age do testify and say, that Benjamin Barrett now of Rutland Poughkeepsie in the County of Dutchess and State of New York came into the Continental Service in the year one thousand seven hundred and seventy nine and joined the Company of which I was the Orderly Sergeant, commanded by Walter Dean Capt, Lieut; in the Massachusetts 13th Reg t Calvin Smith Colonel, the said Barrett served as a soldier for the Town of Paxton in the County of Worcester nine months at one time Hezekiah Newton
I John Pike of Paxton in the County of Worcester of lawfull age do testify and say that some time in the month of June in the year 1779 Benjamin Barrett then of Paxton in the County of Worcester and now resident in the State of New York engaged to go into the Continental Service for the Town of Paxton for the term of nine months and he marched with me to Springfield where we passed muster we then proceeded to join the army and joined and joined and served nine months in the 13th Massachusetts Regiment commanded by Calvin Smith and in the Company commanded by Walter Dean Capt. Lieut John Pike
Worcester ss August 20 th 1810 Personally appeared Hezekiah Newton and John Pike and each of them made solemn oath to the truth of the above written Depositions by them signed Before me — Nath l Crocker Justice of the Peace
Worcester ss August 28 th 1810 I hereby certify that the aforesaid Hezekiah Newton and John Pike are both of them men of veracity and would be admitted in the as extrinsic trial of any cause where they were known Nath l Crocker Justice of the Peace