Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 34,016, Roland Bennett, Continental Mass.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Continental. Mass.
Bennett, Roland
S. 34,016
CONTENTS
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34 016 Rev INVALID.
File No. 34 016
Roland Bennett
Rev Rev War
Act: 18 th March 18 th
Index:—Vol. 2 , Page 38
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Information sent to J. W. Prindle Boston, Mass. July 13. 1820.
6,456 Massachusetts.
Roland Bennett Private Capt Alexander Mass 4
in the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War.
inscribed on the Roll of Massachusetts at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 7 th of April 1818
Certificate of Pension issued the 1 st of July 1819 and sent to  Hon. Mr. Davis Boston
Arrears to 4th of Sept r 1818 4 mos \frac{28}{30} = 39^d 46^c Semi-ann. all'ce ending 4 th Mar 1819 = 18" $87 d 46 c
Ex d  Wright { Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }
7 Years 8 Mo. to end of War.
Cont.

John Coates of Boston, Merchant testifies & says, that he left the Discharge of Roland Bennett at the War Office in Washington during the last Winter; said Discharge was from service during the War.
Massachusetts Dist. Jr.
April 7. 1861
Sworn to before me
W m Davis Dist d Judge Mass Dist d

Roland Bennett
6456
March 1879
Conte

District of Massachusetts, ss.
ON this tenth day of June 182 0 personally appeared, in open Court, being a Court of Record, viz. The District Court of the United States for the said District, of Massachusetts Roland Bennett aged eighty five years, resident in Boston in the County of Suffolk, in said District,
who, being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath declare, that he served in the Revolutionary War, as follows: viz Enlisted in the fall of 1776 as a private soldier in the Company com- manded by Captain Alexander in the Massachusetts Regiment commanded by Colonel Drown and served in said Corps until the Battle of Monmouth, when he was transferred to the Company commanded by Capt Fowle in the Massachusetts Regiment commanded by Colonel Swift and served in said Corps principally in Massachusetts until the Autumn of 1783, when he was honorably discharged in writing which discharge has been forwarded to the Secretary of War. I made my original appli- cation on the 7 day of April 1818 and my pension certificate is numbered
4456. And I do solemnly swear, that I was a resident citizen of the United States, on the 18th day of March, 1818; and that I have not, since that time, by gift, sale, or in any manner, disposed of my property, or any part thereof, with intent thereby so to diminish it, as to bring myself 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 the 18th day of March, 1818; and that I have not, nor has any person in trust for me, any property, or securities, contracts, or debts, due to me; nor have I any income, other than what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed, and by me subscribed.
Roland  his  Bennett mark
Sworn to and declared, on the tenth day of June , A. D. 182 0 before
Jn Davis , — { Judge of the Massachusetts District Court.
I, JOHN WATSON DAVIS, Clerk of the Massachusetts District Court, do hereby certify, that the foregoing oath, and the schedule hereto annexed, are truly copied 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
Four dollars and _____ cents.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said Court, on this first day of July 182 0
J. W. Davis { Clerk of the U. S. District Court, for the Massachusetts District.

Schedule
1 Chair $1. Table and Stand table 3. 4.
I have no family residing with me, and am myself a lodger in a family who receive my pension as a compensation therefor.
Roland his mark + Beninette

MASSACHUSETTS DISTRICT, ss.
Boston June 10 A. D. 1818
IT appearing to my satisfaction, that Roland Bennett subscriber to the annexed declaration, sworn to before me, did serve in the revolutionary war against the common enemy, as stated in said declaration, I now transmit the testimony in the case, with the proceedings had thereon, to the Secretary of the department of war, pursuant to the directions of the Act entitled "An Act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the revolutionary war;" the testimony and proceedings in the premises being the declaration aforesaid, with the accompanying documents marked A together with this certificate.
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the District Court of the United States for this District to be hereunto affixed.
J. D. Davis } Judge of the District Court U. S. Massachusetts District.
MASSACHUSETTS DISTRICT, ss.
Boston 10 January 1819.
I AM satisfied that the above named, Roland Bennet by reason of his reduced circumstances in life, is in need of assistance from his Country for support.
TO THE SECRETARY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF WAR.
J. D. Davis } District Judge U. S. Massachusetts Dist.

of Boston, a respectable Citizen of the States of Poland Bennett testify & say that I served seven years and eight months in the army at the time of the Revolution in the army of the United States , until the close of the war and that I served under the Captains V z Capt Alexander Capt Pittsburg, and Capt Foule, in the sixth Regiment, commanded by Col Smith; and I further say that I was in General Washington's Family and served in the capacity of a cook, and that General Washing- ton gave me an honorable Discharge which was delivered to Mr John Coates who will testify to the same and that he left it in the War Office at Washington I also testify that I was in the Battle at Long Island in the Year fourteen hun- dred & seventy five and that I received a wound I am so required in circumstances as to need support from my gunny in the foot, the Ball of which remains in my foot.
Attest Jan Starlings Poland Bennett Mark Mandepicoff Boston 7 April 1818 Sworn to before me J. D. Dyer Dist. Judge Mass. D.

Suffolk Boston 6 th April 1810 -
Then the within named Roland Bennett personally & made Solemn Oath to the truth of the within Affidavit by him subscribed
Before Jon Hastings Just of the peace.
The Subscriber the Son of the within named Roland Bennett are knowing to the Facts represented within this affidavit.
Joseph Bennett
Suffolk Boston 6 th April 1810
Then the above Joseph Bennett made Solemn Oath to the within stated Facts. -
Before Jon Hastings Just of Peace
151 Roland Bennett