Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 45264, John Benson, Continental (Mass) New York.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Continental (Mass)
Benson, John.
P 45264
New York.
CONTENTS

11,824 R New York
John Benson
of Tuxton in the state of N. York who was a private in the regiment commanded Colonel Read of the Massachussetts line, for the term of 14 years
Inscribed on the roll of New York at the rate of Eight Dollars per month, to commence the 17 th of August 1810
Certificate of Pension issued the 25 th of Sept. 1810 and sent to John Miller, Esq. Homer, Cortlandt, Co. N.Y.
Arrears to 4th of Sept. 1819 - 12 15 3/4 31 30 100. 91 Semi-ann. all'ce ending 4 Mar. 1820 - 40. 0.
$140.91
2. Mch 6, 1839
{ Revolutionary claim, Act 18th March, 1818. }
Continued Cortlandt Co. N.Y.

John Benson Pension Papers
14:024
March 10. 2.0
J. L. E.
John L. Tillinghast Esq. Albany, N. York.
fees paid.

State of New York } Steuben County } ss on the _____ day of February 1821 personally appeared in open Court in the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Steuben being a Court of Record proceeding according to the course of the Common Law with a jurisdiction unlimited in point of amount and keeping a record of their proceedings John Benson aged seventy one years resident in Reading in said County who first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath declare that he served in the Revolutionary War as follows, he enlisted at Boston in the State of Massachusetts about the month of January in the year 1776 for one year in the Company Commanded by Captain Moses Knapp in the Regiment Commanded by Colonel Joseph Reed in the Massachusetts Line on the Continental establishment and continued to serve in said Corps until the expiration of the year when he was honorably discharged at Peekskill in the State of New York after which he was several times engaged in the service as a militia man for two or three months at a time that he has received a certificate from the War Department numbered 14.824, and that the date of his original application was 17 th Day of August 1818 and that John Benson do solemnly swear that he was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18 th day of March 1818 and that he has not since that time by gift, sale or in any manner disposed of any property or any part thereof with intent thereby to diminish the same to bring himself 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 United States in the Revolutionary War passed on 18 th day of March 1818" and that he has not nor has any person in trust for him any property or securities contracts or debts due to him nor have any income other than is contained in the schedule hereto annexed and by him subscribed, and that said John Benson further on his oath declares that his family consists of himself & his wife Margaret aged sixty nine years that he is himself unable to perform manual labor in consequence of being severely afflicted with the rheumatism and that his wife is healthy and able for a person of her years - that they are obliged to depend on one of their sons for subsistence excepting the support he has received from his country by way of his pension John Benson

Schedule of the property of John Benson
One gun or fowling piece worth $10 - one axe $2. $12.00
One jack knife which has, impressed on its handle a representation of the heads of Gen. Washington
& his lady, to me invaluable, commonly valued at 20 2.5
One Calico knapsack for Sunday week worth 1.50 50
One leather knapsack 37 1/2 one Canteen 18 3/4 50
One small pot 50 copper tea kettle old $1. 1.50
Three tin cups & saucers 12 1/2 three Bowls 37 1/2 50
Two plates 12 1/2 two knives & one fork 12 1/2 25
Two pewter spoons & one of iron 12 1/2 one old chest
without a cover 25 - one pail 50 87 1/2
I swear & declare this 17 th day of February 1821 before me John Benson
Edward Howell Clerk for the County of Steuben
I Edward Howell Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Steuben do certify that the foregoing affidavit and the Schedule thereto annexed are true copies from the Record of the 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 fifteen Dollars & fifty six cents
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court on this day of February 1820
Edward Howell Clerk for the Court of Common Pleas County of Steuben

John Bruns Papers
Private Mapachantuk Cat Ruds Reg 1 Year - 1770
17 th August 1810
Admitted

State of New York
Cortland County ss.
John Benson of Troup in the County of Cortland & State of New York came before me John Miller Esquire one of the Judges of the County of Cortland on this Seventeenth day of August 1818 who being lawfully first duly sworn and being to law orthodox his oath made 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 & naval services of the United States in the Revolutionary war". That he the said John Benson enlisted at Dorchester in the State of Massachusetts about the first of January 1776 in the Company commanded by Capt. Moses Knapp Col. Reuel Preble's Mass. & Connecticut line for one year - that he continued to serve in the said service in the Army of the United States the said term & was honorably discharged at Peekskill in the State of New York on the 31 st day of December 1776 - That in the latter part of the year 1780 he again enlisted at Easton in New York in the Company commanded by Capt. Asahel Sherwood for three months - I went immediately to Fort Ann than five days before the expiration of said term he was taken a prisoner by the British & carried to Montreal where he was kept as a prisoner for full Eleven months & the greater part of the time was kept in irons & having been confined for Eleven months he took the first favorable opportunity to break jail & came home - That he was in frequent engagements with the British at Limerick

near Boston in 1776 that he is now a resident citizen of the United States. That he is now in the 69 th year of his age - that he relinquishes all claim to a pension but by the act aforesaid - that he is in reduced circumstances totally destitute of any means of support but the charity of that people & really stands in need of assistance of his Country for support - that he has lost his discharge - that he has no other evidence now in his power of his services
John Benson
I do hereby declare before me the day & year aforesaid
John Miller
one of the Judges of Court Common Pleas
I John Miller Judge do as aforesaid certify that it appears to my satisfaction that the said John Benson did serve in the Revolutionary war as stated in the preceding declaration against the common enemy - & I do further certify that the said John Benson is really in needy circumstances & stands in absolute need of assistance from his Country for support - & I now transmit the proceed- ings & testimony taken & had before me to the secret- ary of war pursuant to the directions of the aforementioned act of Congress -
August 1 st 1818
John Miller

State of New York
Certified Copy
Benoni Hopkins of Hampton in S p County aged 73 years being duly sworn saith that he is well acquainted with John Bensen the foregoing applicant for a pension & was during the Revolutionary war & knows that he enlisted into the Continental Army for one year & actually served at one enlistment one year (1776) & was honorably discharged from the same. that this deponent served in the army at the same time with S p Bensen & knows the facts set forth in the affidavit of S p Bensen to be true & further says not.
Sworn & subscribed before me this 14 day of August 1819
Benoni Hopkins
Miles D. Duncan Comm d Ple
State of New York
Certified Copy
Jacob Bensen of Tazewell in the County of Montgomery being duly sworn (aged 70.) says that he is well acquainted with John Bensen the foregoing applicant for a pension & was during the revolutionary war & that in this deponent was present at his enlistment in Capt. Rush's Company Col. Rude's Reg t & knows that he the S p John actually served under S p Bensen one year in the Continental Establishment & further that in this deponent is knowing to the facts set forth in S p Bensen's affidavit knowing that S p John was a faithful Soldier & was honorably discharged from service & that in this deponent is not interested in the S p application etc.
Jacob Bensen
Sworn & subscribed before me this 14 day of August 1819
Miles D. Duncan Comm d Ple
I do hereby certify that Benoni Hopkins & Jacob Bensen are disinterested & credible witnesses
Miles D. Duncan

John Bensen - affidavit for Pension
Private, Colonel Rains Regt Mississippi Vol. Inf. New Hampshire line 1776-1777

Clerk's Office
Carroll County to wit
I hereby certify that John Miller Esq. (whose signature appears to the within) was at the time thereof a judge of the Court of Common Pleas for said County, his acts therein in that capacity are to all intents and purposes as valid and also that I am well acquainted with the handwriting of the said John Miller and believe his name therein subscribed to be in his own proper hand writing.
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said County this 26th day of Jan. 1849
Samuel Hottenkamp, Esq., Clerk

In reply to your request of _____, received _____ for a statement of the military history of John Benson 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. S. F. 45264.
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     Jan. 1776 1 yr. Pvt Moses Knapp Joseph Read Mass.   1780 Adiel Sherwood ✓ N.Y.    after serving three months (lacking 5 days) he was captured by the British, taken to Montreal and im- prisoned 11 mos, when he escaped.
Battles engaged in, _____
Residence of soldier at enlistment, { Enlisted 1 st time at Dorchester, Mass. " 2 nd " " " Easton, N.Y.
Date of application for pension, Aug 17, 1818. His C. L. was ch.
Residence at date of application, Cortland Co., N.Y.
Age at date of application, 68 yrs.
Remarks: In 1821, soldier referred to his wife Margaret, aged 69 yrs, and their sons, names not stated. There is no further data relative to family. Soldier died March 6, 1839.
Respectfully,
(Date of death taken from Agency Book.)
Commissioner.

1917, Anch. 2. Hist. to Fred Benson. F.H.
45264 Reg  INVALID.
File No. 45264
John Benson Priv Rev War
Act: 18 March 1818
Index: —Vol. 3, Page 34
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Mr. Fred Benson, 2211 S. State St., Syracuse, N. Y.
Personal request (per cousin of above, Harold C. Benson of Feb. 28, 1917)

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
NAME Benson, John - Dec'd GRADE Private LINE Delaware
WARRANT NUMBER 10702 ACREAGE 100 ISSUED April 19, 179? (cont.) to Eliz. Benson, Administratrix
*The information concerning the issuance of warrants carded on this form is found in volumes 2 to 4 of "Land Warrants Issued Prior to 1800" which are registers of bounty land warrants issued to non-commissioned officers and privates under congressional resolutions of September 16, 1776, and subsequent dates. Other records relative to the applications for warrants appear to have been destroyed in the War Department fire of November 9, 1800. Information concerning warrants surrendered to the Federal Government is to be found in General Land Office records in The National Archives.