Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R 769, David Bennett, New Jersey

SERVICE
New Jersey
Bennett, David Mary
NUMBER
R 769
CONTENTS
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State of Michigan County of Ingham ss
On this fifteenth day of February A D one thousand eight hundred and forty seven personally appeared before me the undersigned one of the associate judges of the circuit court in and for the county of Ingham State of Michigan Mary Bennett a resident of Lyndon in the county of Washtenaw State aforesaid aged seventy seven 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 July 7 th 1838. entitled "An act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows" That she is the widow of David Bennett who was a captain in the Militia in the County of Monmouth State of New Jersey was in the Battle of Monmouth and in several skirmishes against the Tories and refugees as they were then called in their incursions upon the inhabitants of Monmouth county New Jersey which it was his particular duty to defend the precise time that the said David Bennett entered the service and in what capacity the said Mary Bennett cannot tell but he received his commission as a captain some time after he entered the service off drafted in but according to the best knowledge and belief of the said Mary Bennett he was in the service previous to the battles of Princeton and Trenton and continued in the service until the conclusion of the war the Col. under

was Col. Holmes. She further declares that she was married to the said David Bennett on the eighth day of May in the year Seventeen hundred and ninety-two (1792) and that her husband the aforesaid David Bennett died on the fifteenth day of February Eighteen hundred and fifteen (1815) that she was not married to him prior to his leaving the States but the marriage took place previous to the first of January Seventeen hundred and ninety four viz at the time above stated and the said Mary Bennett on her oath further states that Aaron Bennett and Garret Byrons two privates who served under the said David Bennett, were pensioners during their lives as the records of the pension office will show
Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year above Written before me Joseph Hunt
Mary Bennett
{ Associate judge of the circuit court of the county of Ingham State of Michigan
State of Michigan } County of Ingham } ss
I Joseph Hunt, of the associate judges of the circuit court of the county of Ingham State of Michigan before whom the foregoing declaration was made & taken do hereby certify that I am well acquainted with the said Mary Bennett the person named in and who made the foregoing declaration that from old age and infirmity that she is unable to attend in open court to make the same therefore the aforesaid declaration is not made in court and I do hereby believe the facts as set forth in the foregoing declaration to be true
Joseph Hunt
{ Associate judge of the circuit court of the county of Ingham Michigan

State of Michigan Ingham County Clerks Office ss
I John Cautsworth Clerk of Said County and also Clerk of the Circuit Court of Said County do hereby certify that Joseph Hunt whos Name is subscribed to the annexed — Declaration — and has certified thereto, was at the time of signing such Certificate an Associate Judge in and for Said County duly commissioned and qualified to act as such and that full confidence are due his official acts and further that I am acquainted with the Hand Writings of Said Judge and hereby Believe the Signature to Said Certificate and thereon written purporting to be his is Genuine In Testimony Whereof I have hereunto Set my Hand and affixed the Seal of Said Circuit Court at Mason this 26 th day of Feb 1847
John Cautsworth Clerk of Ingham

State of Michigan County of Ingham ss
Be it known that on the twentieth day of February AD 1847 personally appeared before me a justice of the peace in and for the county aforesaid John Green of the the Town of Lyndon Wachtenau County State of said and made oath in due form of Law that he was acquainted with David Bennett and Mary Bennett of the County of Monmouth in the State of New Jersey has lived in the family of the said David Bennett and Mary Bennett from the year 1792 - until the year 1802 that he lived in the County of Onida in the State of New York at the time of the death of the aforesaid David Bennett which took place on the 15 th day of February AD 1815 and that Mary Bennett who is well known to this deponent now resides in the County of Wachtenau State of Michigan and has resided there for the past two years that she is now the widow of the aforesaid David Bennett and has ever remained his widow and that this deponent further states that the annexed record as this deponent newly believes is a record kept by the said Mary Bennett Bennett as the family record of the said David Bennett and Mary Bennett and has seen the same in a small family Bible kept by the family previous to the death of the said David Bennett (on the 15 th day of Feb AD 1815) and has seen the same in the Bible kept by the said Mary

David and Mary Bennett Married May 20 th 1792
Catharine Bennett was born July the 23: 1798 Mary was born May 15 th David was born July 8 th 1802 Sarah was born Sept 6 th 1810 Moses was born May 24: 1813
second son David was born May 24: 1813 second son David was born May 24: 1813

CHAP. XXII.
come quickly: blessed is he that keepeth the sayings of the prophecy of this book.
8 And I John saw these things, and heard them. And when I had heard and seen, I fell down to worship before the feet of the angel which shewed me these things.
9 Then saith he unto me, See thou do it not: for I am thy fellow-servant, and of thy brethren the prophets, and of them which keep the sayings of this book: worship God.
10 And he saith unto me, Seal not the sayings of the prophecy of this book; for the time is at hand.
11 He that is unjust, let him be unjust still: and he which is filthy, let him be filthy still: and he that is righteous, let him be righteous still: and he that is holy, let him be holy still.
12 And, behold, I come quickly; and my reward is with me, to give every man according as his work shall be.
13 I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end, the first and the last.
14 Blessed are they that do his commandments, that they may have right to the tree of life, and enter in through the gates into the city.
15 For without are dogs, sorcerers, and whoremongers, and murderers, and idolaters, and whosoever loveth and maketh a lie.
16 I Jesus have sent mine angel to testify unto you these things in the churches. I am the root and the offspring of David, and the bright and morning star.
17 And the Spirit and the bride say, Come. And let him that heareth say, Come. And let him that is athirst come. And whosoever will, let him take the water of life freely.
18 For I testify unto every man that heareth the words of the prophecy of this book, If any man shall add unto these things, God shall add unto him the plagues that are written in this book:
19 And if any man shall take away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God shall take away his part out of the book of life, and out of the holy city, and from the things which are written in this book.
20 He which testifieth these things saith, Surely I come quickly; Amen. Even so, come, Lord Jesus.
21 The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen.
End of the New Testament.
David Bennett was born December 8 th 1752.
Mary Bennett was born May 8 th 1768

Bennett Since the the decease of her husband and that the same is the hand writing of the aforesaid Mary Bennett and believes the same to be correct knows positively that the record of the Marriage is correct as to the day of the month and year for this deponent was present at the Solemnization of the Marriage of the said David and Mary Bennett which took place in the county of Monmouth in the State of New Jersey on the 8 th day of May 1792 by Esqr Lawrence then a justice of the peace in and for the said County of Monmouth State of New Jersey and further this deponent saith not Sworn to and Subscribed } David Grimes Before me this 20 th day of February } AD 1847 }
George J. Kelly Justice of the peace
State of Michigan } County of Ingham } ss
I Geo. I. Sly a Justice of the peace in and for the said County aforesaid before whom the foregoing affidavit was taken do hereby certify that I am well acquainted with John Green the person sworn in and who made the said affidavit and that I believe him to be a credible witness and that the word Bennett in the fifth line from the bottom was erased before signing and on the first page and that the word said in the seventh line from the top on second page was interlined in Green's presence under my hand at Georgetown

Ingham this 20 th day of February A.D. 1847 George J. Sly Justice of the Peace
State of Michigan Ingham County Clerk's Office ss
I John Coatsworth Clerk of Said County and also Clerk of the Cir- cuit Court of Said County do hereby certify that George J. Sly Esq. before whom the foregoing Deposition was taken was at the time of taking Said Deposition and still is an acting Justice of the Peace in and for Said County duly Elected and Qualified by the Laws of this State To take the same and further that I am acquainted with the Hand Writings of Said Justice and hereby Believe the signature To Said Certificate and deposition and thereon written is genuine
In Testimony whereof I have here unto set my hand and affixed the Seal of Said Circuit Court at Mason in Said County this 26 th day of Feb. A.D. 1847 John Coatsworth Clerk

Ingham July 23 d 1867
Sir
Yours of the 14 th of April last was received in time in relation to your answer to the application of Mary Burnett, Widow of David Burnett on her application to be inscribed on the pension roll of the United States I have to say that I have been unable to procure such testimony as you suggested in your answer to her application I had at the time of her application been informed that information had been received from the pension office advising her that the name of David Burnett was found on the Army rolls of the revolution and her application was made in reference to that fact and it would appear in your answer to me that his name was not found as I was informed, Mary Burnett states the commission of her husband David Burnett was destroyed in the time of the war by the rebels and that David Burnett served under Genl. Hobbes, and under M c Culloch. There is some evidence of the service of David Burnett in the war office I think that the claim cannot be sustained by any evidence within reach at this time I have written to New Jersey but can find no evidence there

And any information that your office will afford will be thankfully received She (Mrs. Bennett) cannot herself tell in what capacity David Bennett served otherwise than by information that she received from him during his life She states to me that a brother of David Bennett was inscribed on the pension list who did service under David Bennett facts and circumstances attendant is all that can be done Please inform me in relation to the service of David Bennett not incomputable to your office.
Yours of the 5 th of May last in answer to information sought for by me in relation to Shubael Waldo, name being found on the Army list of the war of 1812. informing me that the object &c. must be stated for which the information is wanted I have found out by him since that his object was to get a pension. I would say to you that he could not beyond a doubt be entitled to a pension within the objects of the law granting pensions. Therefore it would be quite inopportune that the required information should be furnished.
In the matter of Mary Oakley who was inscribed on the pension list Oct 21 st 1846 at the rate of one hundred & twelve dollars per

Annum it being sixteen dollars per year more than was allowed her husband during his life time. She stated to me in the first instance that he was a non commissioned officer but from some misunderstanding with the officers, he threw up his office a day or two before the army was disbanded. She wants to know if the balance that Jonathan Oakley her husband would have been entitled to can be obtained by her and for her use please inform me of the facts and oblige yours
Most humbler
& oft sent Griffin Paddock
J. S. Edwards Esq. Comm. of Pensions

Mary Bennett widow of David Mich Act 7 July 1838
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State of Michigan } County of Ingham } ss
Be it known that before me the Subscriber a Justice of the peace in and for the county aforesaid personally appeared John Green of the Town of Lyndon in the County of Washtenaw State aforesaid and made oath in due form of Law that he was acquainted with David Bennett a Captain of the Militia in the State of New-Jersey in the war of the revolution who served in the County of Monmouth in the said State of New Jersey the principal part of the duty that he performed was in the County of Monmouth aforesaid in protecting the country against the attacks of the Torys and refugees was in several skirmishes and one in particular called the Battle of Monchocking at what time the said David Bennett entered the Service This deponent cannot tell but it was previous to the Battle of Princeton and Trenton he entered the Service as a volunteer and afterwards was appointed to the office of Captain in the Militia in the County of Monmouth under the immediate command of Col Holmes and continued in the Service until the conclusion of the war and after the war was over the said Capt David Bennett settled in the Town of Dover in the County of Monmouth in the State of New-Jersey and afterwards to wit on the eighth

day of May Seventeen hundred and ninety-two he became Married to Mary Green in the presence of this depon- who saw the Solemnization of the Marriage of the Said David Bennett and Mary Green which ceremony of Marriage was performed by Esqr Lawrence Thorne a Justice of the peace in and for the county of Monmouth in the State of New Jersey that they the said David Bennett and Mary his wife continued to reside in the County of Monmouth until the time of the death of the said David Bennett which took place on the 15 th day of February AD 1845 and since the death of the said David Bennett Mary Bennett is and has ever continued the widow of the said David Bennett that she is the very person named or nether the applicant in the annexed declaration for a pension to wit the widow of the aforesaid Captain David Bennett and this deponent further states on oath that he was well acquainted with Adam Bennett and James Syrows two privates who served under the said David Bennett during the war who were pensioners as the records of the pension Office will show during their lives but now deceased and further this deponent saith not
Yours sincerely
Sworn to and subscribed before me this 30 th day of February AD 1847
George Kelly Justice of the peace

State of Michigan County of Ingham ss I Geo. J. Sly
the justice of the peace before whom the foregoing affidavit was taken do hereby certify that I am well acquainted with John Green the person named in and who made the said affidavit and that I believe him to be a credible witness dated at Ingham the 20 th day of February AD 1847 George J. Sly Justice of the peace
State of Michigan
Ingham County Clerk's Office
J. M. Southworth
Clerk of Said County and also Clerk of the Circuit Court of Said County do hereby certify that George J. Sly Esq. before whom the for- going affidavit and Certificate thereof was taken and same is thereto subscribed was at the time of taking said affidavit and making such Certificate a Justice of the Justice of the Peace in and for Said County duly elected and qualified by the Laws of this State To take the same and further that I am acquainted with the Hand Writing of said Justice and Verily Believe the Signa- ture purporting to be his is genuine
In Testimony Whereof I have here- unto set my Hand and affixed the Seal of Said Circuit Court at Mason this 26 th day of Feb 1847 J. M. Southworth Clerk

Ex'r.
INVALID.
REC-769
Acts of July 14, 1862, and March 3, 1873.
FILED
Mary Bennett
P. O. _____
Service: _____
Enlisted: _____, 18
Discharged: _____, 18
Application filed: _____, 18
Alleges: _____
Re-enlisted: _____
Attorney: _____
P. O. _____

May 2/47
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May Bennett
Ingraham Norah Apr 20 Pension Office Washington District Of Columbia United States

Michigan Ingham County
Ingham April 18 th 1847
Dear Sir
Will you please inform whether the name of Shubael Waldo is found on the army list of the war of 1812 in the New York Line was drafted entered the service at Batavia discharged at Sackets Harbor & will you furnish me with a list of the several acts of Congress in relation to Pensions and the forms in relation thereto as adopted by the War Office of the United States either in pamphlet form or in Printed Sheet and
oblige your most humble & Obedt Servt
Griffin Pecklock
J. S. Edwards Esq. here & on Pensions at Washington U. S. A.
P.S. I forwarded to your office the latter part of February last the evidence on the application of Mrs Mary Bennett the Widow of Capt David Bennett a revolutionary soldier in the New Jersey Line addressed to the care of Hon R McLellan Esq. with a request that he would present the same to your office for your action thereon Probably the application did not arrive at Washington until after he had returned home will you act in the premises if not already and if found sufficient forward the certificates granting her Pension to me and if insufficient inform me of that fact
Griffin Pecklock
Direct yours to Ingham Michigan

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Pension Office Washington District of Columbia United States
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Hon R. Mc Clelland M.P. etc... Ingham March 1 st 1847
Dear Sir you will greatly confer a favor on an old lady if you will present the inclosed papers on the application of Mary Bennett for a pension as the widow of Capt. Bennett of the Revolutionary Service if you get her pension allowed please forward the certificate to me if not inform me of the deficiency of the evidence of her application. The inclosed evidence is all that is attainable that I know of
Your most humble and obt. Servant Griffin Peacock
Hon R. Mc Clelland
Please direct your communication to Ingham Post Office Ingham County Michigan Griffin Peacock