Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 786, James Benton, N.C.

SERVICE
Ne. _____
Benton, James _____
NUMBER
TR 786 _____
NC
CONTENTS
Twelve horizontal dotted lines for writing.
Twelve horizontal dotted lines for writing.

James Benton No 786
Rejected, letter 16 ap. 34. Rufus R. Johnson — letter same 4- June
1834

Acts of July 14, 1862, and March 3, 1873.
786
RECORDED
P. O. James Denton
Service: _____
Enlisted: _____, 18 .
Discharged: _____, 18 .
Application filed: _____, 18 .
Alleges: _____
Re-enlisted: _____
Attorney: _____
P. O. _____
_____ Recognized. _____ Contract.
_____ Cert. of Dis. Searched for _____, 18 .

James Benton.
Declaration
Filed 16 ap r 34
Rufus R Johnson
agent
Wadsworth & Knapp Co N.Y.
30. H. 49

State of North Carolina
Anson County, S By this 14 th day of January 1834, Be it known that before me Benjamin D Kirby Justice of the Peace in & for said County Personally appeared James Benton a Soldier of the Revolution unable to attend Court by his great age & at this time infirm State of body, he states he is Ninety Years of age the 22 nd day of August 1833, to the best of his recollection, he has lost the register of his age & that he believes he was born in Johnson County State of North Carolina but Moved to Anson County North Carolina before the Revolutionary War where he resided at that time & continues to reside in the same County ever since, he made oath in due form of Law and doth on his Oath make the following Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress of June 7 th , 1832
I entered the Service of the United States in the Year 1776, as well as he now recollects under the following named Officers and served as herein stated I volunteered in Anson County North Carolina for Twelve Months service as a Minute man & private in Horse Company under Col o Thomas Wade & he acting as Quarter Master & Capt o Patrick Roggan & went out collecting Provisions for Col o Wades Men & depositing in the Fort on Pee Dee river for Gen l Greens Army when marching to the South for Great distance on his road & for Gen l Rutherfords army & at the fall visiting the farms of the Tories gathering their Corn & carrying off for the support of the armys of the United States leaving a support for their familys Beef Cattle & hogs & going in Pursuit of Tories in the following Counties Anson Cumberland Moore Montgomery the lower part of Mecklenburg & a Part of South Carolina for forty or fifty Miles to Sinehue Creek & down said Creek to Pee Dee river then back & after the expiration of Twelve Months was discharged by Col o Wade & returned home there short time I then Volunteered for four Months under Col o Thomas Wade Capt o Patrick Baggan as a Minute Man & private in Horse Company & was employed in the same way as stated above collecting Provisions & in pursuit of Tories & at the expiration of four Months was discharged by Capt o P. Boggan & returned home there short time then I Volunteered for three Months as a Minute Man & private in horse Company under Col o Wade & Capt o David Lemison & served as stated above collecting Provisions & in pursuit of Tories in the same Counties & after the expiration of three Months was discharged by Capt o D. Lemison & returned home there short time then I volunteered as a Minute man & private in the Horse Company under Col o Thomas Wade & Capt o John Degett but no certain time mentioned went out collecting Beef Cattle Eight days & while in service was taken with the Small Pox & Caught Cold & had the Pox Very bad & was down sick for a long time how long I do not recollect, after I recovered of the Pox I never had as good use of myself after, but after my recovery so as to be of service in defence of my County, I then Volunteered as a Minuteman & private in Horse Company under Capt o Thomas Sacy the length of service was not set and went in Pursuit of Tories on Sinehue Creek South Carolina & collecting Provisions ten days & returned & was discharged by Capt o Sacy & returned home there short time I then Volunteered as a Minute Man & private in the Horse Company under Capt o George Wilson no length of service was set & was stationed in a fort on Pee Dee river to Guard the Provisions & some

Provisions fourteen days was then discharged by Capt. George Wilson & returned home. but I continued serving as a Minute Man at times under the same officers Collecting Provisions & in Pursuit of Tories to the end of the war, the place went to Collecting Provisions & in pursuit of Tories I cannot at this time recollect I was in no battle but should have in the battle under Col. Wade at Betty's Bridge when the Tories defeated Col. Wade but I was at that time one of the Guard left at Hales ferry on the Du river with a parcel of Tory Prisoners the Year or Months that I was in service I cannot recollect, I never received any pay for my service or Horse I do not recollect ever receiving any written discharge & I know of no Documentary evidence to prove my service but Can in part by Charles Hinson Esq., Where & in what Year were you born In Johnson County N. Carolina in the Year 1748, Have you any record of Your age if so where is it Have lost it, Where were You living when Called into service & where have You lived since the Revolution In Anson County N. Carolina I have resided there ever since, State the names of some of the regular officers Col. Thomas Wade & Gen. Green, Did You ever receive a discharge from the service & if so by whom was it given & what has become of it I never received a written discharge, State the names of Persons to whom you are known in Your present neighborhood & who can testify as to Your Character for Veracity & their belief of Your services as a Soldier of the Revolution, Col. Gullledge, John Shaw, Boggan & Charles Hinson,  I hereby relinquish every claim whatever of Pension or annuity except the present & declare that my name is not on the Pension roll of the agency of any State
Sworn to before me this 14 th day of January 1834, B. D. Kirby J.P.
James X  his mark Benton
I Benjamin D. Kirby Justice of the Peace in & for the County of Anson am well acquainted with James Benton as hereby declare his opinion after the investigation of the Matter & after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department the above named James Benton was a Soldier of the Revolution & served as stated & that he is a Man of Credit Given under my hand & Seal this 14 th day of January 1834,
B. D. Kirby J.P. Seal
Be it known that before me William Hammon Justice of the Peace in and for Anson County Personally appeared Charles Hinson Esq. and made oath in due form of Law

That he resided in Anson County North Carolina in the time of the Revolutionary War and has continued to reside in the same ever since and was at that time & is yet acquainted with James Benton that he served his service of the United States under Capt Patrick Boggan & Capt David Simison & at other times but how long he served he does not recollect & that he believes he was a faithful soldier his Col. Thos. Wolfe & Quarter Master Sworn & Subscribed this 16 th day of January 1834, before me W. Hammond Esq Charles Hinson
We Joel Gullage Clergyman & Jonathan Boggan residing in Anson County North Carolina am well acquainted with James Benton & that we believe him to be of the age he states that he is reputed & believed in the neighborhood to have been a Soldier of the Revolution & that we believe he served as he states and we do further certify that we are well acquainted with Charles Henson Esq. who have signed the within Certificate that he is a Man of Credit, Sworn to & Subscribed before me this 18 th day of January 1834, Joel Gullage Jonathan Boggan W. Hammond Esq
I Joel Gullage W. Allen Justice of the Peace in & for the County of Anson am well acquainted with James Benton do hereby declare his opinion after the investigation of the Matter & after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department the above named James Benton was a Soldier of the Revolution & served as he states, And I do certify that I am well acquainted with Joel Gullage & that he is a Clergyman also with Jonathan Boggan that he is a man of Credit & breath residing in Anson County I further certify that I am well acquainted with Charles Henson Esq. who has sworn & Subscribed to the above Certificate that he is a man of Credit Given under my hand & Seal this 18 th day of January 1834, W. Allen Esq Seal

State of South Carolina
Anson County. S I William Dimmick clerk of the County Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions of Anson County do certify that Benjamin Kirby is Acting Justice of the Peace in & for Anson County & all due faith & credit is and ought to be paid to his signature as such, And William Hammon William Allen is acting Justice in & for Anson County & Joel Gullidge is a Clergyman Jonathan Bogan & Charles Hinson are Men of credit,
Given from under my hand & the seal of Office affixed hereunto this day of January 1834,
W Dimmick clk