Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R 741, Elias Benedict, New York

SERVICE
New York
Benedict, Elias
NUMBER
R 741
CONTENTS

Declaration
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832, State of New York § On the 18 th day of September 1846 County of Herkimer § Personally appeared before the subscriber a Judge of the Court in and for said County Elias Benedict a resident of Columbia in said County aged Eighty  ten years who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832 .
That on or about the 17 th day of October in the year 1780  Apponent was taken prisoner by a party of British and Indians and taken to Mon treal in the province of Lower Canada and retained as a prisoner until some time in the month of December in the year 1782 when Apponent was exchanged and returned home. Apponent further Apponeth and saith that he was born as he has always under stood & believes in the year 1765 (Seventeen hundred & sixty five) in Danbury in the County of Fairfield and State of Connecticut that Apponent after wards lived at Ballston in the County of Saratoga & State of New York at which place Apponent lived when taken prisoner as above stated. That Apponent's father viz; Elisha Benedict two of his brothers and a number of other persons were taken prisoners at the same time that this Apponent was taken prisoner that this Apponent received pay for the time of his imprisonment and a Certificate for the same which certificate this Apponent has lost that Apponent does not know of any person living who was taken prisoner at the same time that this Apponent was taken prisoner.
Apponent hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity draft the present and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the

Copy of any State Territory or District Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid before me. In presence of  Dauncy Adams his J. S. Beckwith one of the Judges of } Elias B. Benedict Herkimer County Courts } marks
State of New York } County of Herkimer } Personally appeared before the Sub- scriber a Judge of the Court in and for said County John Miller a resident of Columbia in said County aged fifty seven years who being duly swor- n according to law deposeth & saith that he has been personally acquainted with Elias Benedict who is applying for a pension on account of imprisonment in Cannae in the time of the Revolu- tionary war for the space of Forty years Aforesaid Deposeth and saith that he has always understood and believed that the said Elias Benedict was a prisoner in Cannae in time of the Revolutionary war as that he is reputed & believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a prisoner as above stated that he believes him to be Eighty years of age Sworn and subscribed before In this 18 th day of September 1846 } John Miller J. S. Beckwith one of the Judges of } Herkimer County Courts }
State of New York } County of Herkimer } Personally appeared before the Subscriber a Judge of the Court in and for said County Henry Thomas of Columbia in said County aged fifty one years who having  being first duly affirmed according to law Aforesaid & saith that he has been personally acquainted with Elias Benedict who is applying for a pension on account of impris- onment in Cannae in the Revolutionary war for the space of Twenty nine years that this Aforesaid has always understood and believed that the said Elias

Benedict was a prisoner in Canada in the time of the Revolutionary war that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a prisoner as above stated that Aspinwall has never heard any doubts upon the subject that he believes him to be Eighty One years old, Affirmed and Subscribed before me Henry Thomas On this 18 th day of September 1846 J.W. Beckwith one of the Judges of the Herkimer County Courts
State of New York County of Herkimer } Personally appeared before the Sub- scribing Judge of the Court in and for said County Isiah Throop a resident of Columbia in said County aged Fifty two years who being first duly sworn according to law both on his oath and the following deposition and saith that he has been personally acquainted with Elias Benedict now resi- dent of Columbia in said County and who is appl- ying for a pension on account of imprisonment in Canada in time of the Revolutionary war for the space of Thirty five years Aspinwall saith that he has always understood & believed that the said Elias Benedict was a prisoner in Canada in time of the Revolutionary war, that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a prisoner in Canada as above stated that Aspinwall believes him to be Eighty One years of age Sworn and Subscribed before me Isiah Throop On this 18 th day of September 1846 J.W. Beckwith one of the Judges of the Herkimer County Courts

I J.W. Beckwith Judge of the Court in and for the County of Herkimer in the State of New York hereby Certify that I am personally acquainted with Elias Benedict who has subscribed and sworn to the form above Declaration that he is a respectable person that he is respected and beloved in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a prisoner in Canada as he states in his Declaration that he cannot from old age and consequent infirmity attend Court to make his Declaration And I further Certify that I am personally acquainted with John Miller  Henry Thomas and Josiah Throop all residents of Columbia Herkimer County New York that they are respectable persons and that their statements are entitled to credit That the word "Certificate," in the Declaration was interlined before sworn to, and that the Erratum in the last affidavit was made before sworn to, Columbia Sept. 12 th 1846
J.W. Beckwith one of the Judges of Herkimer County Courts
STATE OF NEW-YORK, } ss. Herkimer County, }
I certify that John W. Beckwith whose name is subscribed to the affidavit of this current affidavit was, on the day of the date of said affidavit a Judge of Herkimer the Court in and for said county duly elected and qualified. And that I am well acquainted with his hand-writing, and verily believe his signature to said affidavit genuine.
Witness my hand and official seal.
This 22 nd day of Sept 1846 E. D. Mansson Clerk By John A. Wheeler Deputy

FAMILY RECORD.
BIRTHS.
BIRTHS.
Elisha Benedict son Born April 2 nd A 1736 -
Jemima Starr his wife Born April 26 th A 1727
Caleb Benedict their 1 st son Born Sept r 27 th A 1758
Elisha Benedict their 2 nd son Born July 5 th A 1760
Vra Benedict their 3 rd son Born Jan y 13 th A 1763
Elias Benedict their 4 th son Born May 23 rd A 1765
Felix Benedict their 5 th son Born May 13 th A 1767
Christopher H. Benedict Born July 21 st A 1789
Elizabeth Benedict their 6 th daughter Born Jan y 12 th A 1793
Mary Benedict their 7 th daughter Born Dec r 23 rd A 1795
Christopher H. Benedict 3 rd son of Elias & Mary Benedict Born July 21 st A 1789
Charles Benedict their 2 nd son Born March 20 th 1795
Elizabeth Benedict their 1 st Daughter Born Aug t 9 th 1793
Nancy Benedict their 2 nd Daughter Born March 2 nd 1796
George Benedict their 3 rd son Born Jan y 19 th A 1799
Elisha Benedict their 4 th son Born March 25 th A 1802
Mary Benedict their 3 rd Daughter Born Feb y 27 th 1805
Charles Benedict son of George Benedict Born Aug t 9 th A 1824
John D Adams son of Chauncy Adams Born May 19 th A 1825
Jesse C. Benedict son of George Margaret Benedict born August 31 st A 1826

FAMILY RECORD.
MARRIAGES.
MARRIAGES.
Elias Benedict, & Mary Hagerman, Married October 9 th A. 1788
Elisha Benedict Married to Halthy E. Cleland June 7 th A. 1825
Christopher A Benedict son of Elias & Mary Benedict Married to Elizabeth - Petrie April 11 th A. 1813
Charles Benedict Married to Frances M. Barker September 25 th A. 1828
Elizabeth Benedict daughter of E & M. Benedict Married to Jesse Campbell October 11 th A. 1815
Mary Benedict daughter of E & M. Benedict Married to George H. ... October 9 th A. 1823
George Benedict son of E & M. Benedict Married to Margretta ... February 12 th A. 1824
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E. Benedict
Benedict

Elias Benedict act 32 suspended
{ N.Y.
Dec 22-57 waiver of suit what for further proposed and you ahead.
Feb 11: 1858 ~

Cadaville Herk Co 9 th Oct 1857
To Will Wade Esq Rose Wayne Co NY.
Yours of Sept 8 th was Rec d , My Father Elias Benedict is dead & Col Adam has removed to Galisburg Illinois - I am the daughter of Elias Benedict deceased and am interested in the Claim on U. S Government for the time my Father was imprisoned in the Revolutionary War & hereby request & authorize you to make the Claim & the investigation necessary to perfect it, upon the express Condition that you bring no charge against me for Services - but that you receive therefor the sum of of what you obtain -
Nancy Benedict
Herkimer County ss
Personally appeared before me Nancy Benedict to me well known who signed the above in my presence & made oath to the correctness of the facts therein stated - Sworn before me this 21 day of October 1857
Jeremiah Rice Justice Peace

37407 Elias D. Doolittle N.Y.
Let. to W. J. Bottom.
Oct 23rd 1844 Q same Nov 25-46.
Jan 22 1849
Hon B. Pringle Mar 21/54
H. C. Berwick 22 Apr 54/54
Hon. B. Pringle 5th May 1856
Act 7 June 1859

State of New York Sullivan County ss:
I certify that J. W. Brechwith Esq. was on the first day of December 1846 now is & ever since has been a Judge of the Sullivan County Courts duly Commissioned & qualified. And that I am well acquainted with his hand writing & verily believe his name subscribed to the annexed instruments to be in his own proper handwriting. Witness my hand & official seal Dec. 29th 1846
Erwin A. Munsan Clerk

State of New York
County of Herkimer ss Personally appeared before the subscriber a judge - - - - - in and for said county Elias Benedict a resident of Columbia in said county aged Eighty One years who being first duly sworn ac- cording to law deposeth and saith. That on or about the night of the 17th of October 1780. seventeen hundred and eighty while living at Ballston in the county of Saratoga and State of New York Defendant was surprised and taken a prisoner by a party of British and Indians. commanded as Defendant believes by a Col. Munroe and taken to Montreal in the province of Lower Canada and retained as a prisoner of war till some time in the month of December in the year 1782 when Defendant was taken by way of Quebec to Salem Mass from thence to Boston when Defendant was exchanged and returned home by private conveyance to Ballston,
Defendant further deposeth and saith that his father Elisha Benedict and his two brothers viz Calib and Felix were taken prisoners on the same night of the 17th of October 1780 and with this Defendant that they were taken to Montreal with this Defendant retained as prisoners for the same length of time were taken by the same route and at the same time to Boston Mass and exchanged and returned home by the same conveyance and at the same time with this Defendant that John Sprague  Elijah Sprague  Felix Wood a Mr Waters Mr Collins Mr Higley and Son Dennis Gorton and Son a Mr Patchin  Isaac Patchin and his son Samuel Patchin and a number of others all of the same neighborhood were taken prisoners at the same time with this Defendant.
That the attached fair copy record is a true copy of the old original fair copy record kept by defendants father and Mother when Defendant was a boy and a young man that it is a true record of this Defendants eyes and of the days of his brother
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Subscribed and sworn before On this 15 th day of December 1846 } J. W. Beckwith } one of the judges of Herk County Courts
Elias his Benedict mark
In presence of Chauncy Adams
I certify that the above named Elias Benedict is personally known to me that he is a respectable person and his statements are entitled to full credit that from my personal knowledge of him I consider him to be of the age set forth by him & believe the attached fair copy record to be a true record of his age
J. W. Beckwith } one of the judges of Herkimer County Courts
State of New York }
County of Herkimer } Personally appeared before the subscriber a judge
in and for said County
M. C. Brown - a Minister of the Gospel and resident of Columbia in said County aged Twenty seven years who being first duly sworn according to law deposeth & saith that he is personally acquainted with Elias Benedict now a resident of Columbia in said County and who is applying for a pension on account of imprisonment in Canada in time of the war of the Revolution. Deposent deposeth & saith that he believes him to be eighty five years of age that he is respected and believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a prisoner in Canada in time of the Revolutionary war and that deposent concurs in that opinion
Subscribed and sworn before On this 19 th day of December 1846 }
M. C. Brown
J. W. Beckwith } one of the judges of Herk Co Courts
I certify that M. C. Brown above named is a Minister of the Gospel and a resident of Columbia in said County of Herkimer J. W. Beckwith judge etc

Nov 16 '43
Eliza Benedict.
Look in Valley a later edition supposed
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Hon. J. L. Bellarose Washington D. C.
Rutbeck N.Y. } Nov 10

Red Bank N.J. Nov 9th 1846
Your reply to the Declaration of Elias Benedict for a pension for imprisonment in Canada in time of the Revolutionary War was duly recd.
The Comptrollers Certificate forwarded shows four Military Warrants of an Elias Benedict which are not set forth by the declarant as he lay no claim to them or any other service as a soldier.
He states that he was taken prisoner on the 17th day of Oct 1780 and taken to Montreal in the province of Lower Canada and retained as a prisoner until sometime in the Month of December in 1782 when he was taken to Boston Mass and exchanged and returned home accompanied by his father two brothers and a no of other persons who were taken prisoners at the same time his fathers house & out buildings were burned by the same party who took them prisoners &c.
If the Declaration is not full enough as to his imprisonment will a new Declaration before a Justice be satisfactory and will an all

record of his birth be sufficient as proof of his age &c
Respectfully Yours Wm J. B. Bottom
P.S.
An early reply will confer a favor as Mr. Benedict is very feeble. W. J. B.
Hon. J. S. Edwards Washington. D. C.

Red Creek N.Y. Dec 30th 1866
Sir
Enclosed you have an Explanatory Declaration in the case of Elias Benedict a prisoner in time of the Revolutionary war
The attached family record is the only record of his age in being and is the best proof of his age attainable as all of his brothers are dead and as far as he knows all who were taken prisoners with him,
Respectfully Yours Wm. J. Bathurst
Hon. S. L. Edwards Washington D. C.

37407
Elias Benedict
N.Y.
Act 7 June '32
See return of Deering 1912 N.Y.
7H11

Red Creek N.Y. Sept 28 th / 74
Sir I have the honor herewith to enclose to you the Application of Elias Benedict for a pension on account of imprisonment in Canada in time of the Revolutionary war , also the Comptrollers Certificate of New York showing that Elias Benedict was a prisoner as stated in his application and the traditional evidence accompanying it.
Br Coly Supt W m J. Bathurst

Ex'r.
INVALID.
No. 741
REFLECTED
Acts of July 14, 1862, and March 3, 1873.
Elias Benedict
O. _____
Service: _____
Enlisted: _____, 18
Discharged: _____, 18
Application filed: _____, 18
Alleges: _____
Re-enlisted: _____
Attorney: _____
P. O. _____

Elias Benedict

Orange April 18 th 1837
Sir
I have been informed that within the last two years that the heirs of Elias Benedict had procured a pension & back pay as one of the Heirs of Elias Benedict I should be happy to be informed if this is the case. If I understand the pension laws I can not see how it has been done without giving all the Heirs notice. If Mary has her pension, those that recd in have undoubtedly kept it. You will confer a favor by letting me know how the Walter Sir You Truly
Yr Sec of War
W. C. Benedict "

In pursuance of a law passed the 27th of April, 1784, entitled "An act for the settlement of the pay of the Levies and Militia, for their services in the late War, and for other purposes therein mentioned," the following certificates have been issued, bearing interest at five per cent. per annum, viz:
   Too young { 26 th Oct. 1779. 9 th Nov. " " 31 st July 1780. 30 th Nov. " + 1 st Dec. 1782. Elias Benedict Priv £ 1 0 7 3/4   " De " 15 5 3/4   " De 6 16 10   " De 10 13 11 4.26   " De 68 8 10   X would not be soldier discharged 31 July 80 nor the prisoner of war
STATE OF NEW-YORK, COMPTROLLER'S OFFICE, Albany, 18 th July 1846.
I hereby certify the above to be true extracts from Book No. 3. V. 4. now remaining in this office, and that the service for which the certificates above named were issued, were performed under the following officers, viz:
 First—under Capt. John Van Denburgh in Col. Jacobus Van Schoonhoven  Second " " Dr. Nathan Weed " " " "  Third " " " Seth Sherwood " " John Harper "  Fourth " " Capt. Joshua Drake " " " "  Fifth " " " Tyrannus Collins " " Jacobus Van Schoonhoven  Sixth " " " This is for pay as prisoner from 17 th Oct 1780. to 1 st Dec 1782. as per Book of Audt. C. (268.8.10)  Seventh " " " 1 st Dec 1782. as per Book of Audt. C. (268.8.10)  Eighth " " " " " "  Ninth " " " " " "  Tenth " " " " " "  Eleventh " " " " " "  Twelfth " " " " " " 
Philip Scheepers Dep. Compt.