Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 8, William Bennett, Va Sea Service

SERVICE
NUMBER
Va Sea Service
Bennett William
R. 8.
Va. Half Pay
CONTENTS
See Acc. No. 837- Virginia State Navy William Bennett, File Y S Va. Half Pay

Wm Bennett died abt July 5 1832
Jan 13. 1846
Recd 5 Vol 103, page 175.

Pension Office
January 13. 1846
I certify that I have examined the case of William Bennett, deceased, who was a Sailing Master in the Virginia State Navy during the revolutionary war; and I find that under the act of the 5 th July 1832 half-pay was allowed at the rate from the 22 d of April 1783. His half-pay is now claimed from the 19 th of May 1781, and it is my opinion that the claim should be allowed. I therefore certify that there is due to the administrator of said Bennett half-pay at for service as a Sailing Master at the rate of one hundred and fifty two dollars and eight cents per annum from the 19 th May 1781, when he left the service, until the 22 d April 1783, and that the amount is payable to Corrigion Bennett, administrator of William Bennett. The amount to be sent in a draft to care the administrator at Pungoteague, Virginia.
Approved
E
Commissioner of Pensions
Secretary of War

Nº 3018
ACT OF FEBRUARY 14, 1871.
WAR OF 1812.
3018
Henry L. William Bennett
Master U.S. Navy Revolution
Discharged _____, 18
3018
Admitted
H.J. Ray — act '32
Received _____, 187

Dec 30. 1845.
Rev. to Services of
M c Bennett.
Edwardsburg
Pension Office Washington City

Sir
Auditors Office Dec r 27. 1865
Yours of the 20 inst has been rec d . I can find no evidence of the services of William Bennett as a sailing master after May 1781. He settled his pay account in April 1785 but it does not appear at what period he served.
Very respectfully
Yrs J. A. E. Heath