Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 2,377, Benjamin Bingham, Va.

SERVICE
Va.
Bingham Benjamin
NUMBER
S. 2377
carded
CONTENTS

7670
East Tennessee
Benjamin Bingham
of Blount Co in the State of Tennessee who was a private in the Company commanded by Captain Hill of the regt commanded by Col Barton in the Virginia line for 10 mos. fr. '77
Inscribed on the Roll of East Tennessee at the rate of 35 Dollars — Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 13 day of May 1833 and sent to James Hain Knoxville
Arrears to the 4th of March 1833 $70 — Semi-ant. allowance ending 4 Sep 33 17. 50 $87 50
{ Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by Wm Allison Clerk, Book B Vol. 7 Page 37

13553 Benjamin Bingham Application for a Pension ✓
Sirut to James Hair Knoxville Tennessee

State of Tennessee } ss On this 27 th day of Sept 1832 Blount County } Personally appeared in open Court before us Robert Houston James Brandle and 88 m M c Sur Three of the acting Justices of the Court of Oyer and Quarter Sessions in and for said County now sitting it being a court of Record Benjamin in Bingham a resident of the said County and state in the said County of Blount and state of Tennessee aged 76 years who being first duly sworn according to law doth and his oath make the follow- ing declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832 That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated Culpeper He resided in Saunder County Virginia at which place in the last of August or first of September 1777 he was drafted for a three months tour against the British under Capt Henry Hill in May — 88 m and Col James Barbour Regiment of Militia Rendezvoused at Culpeper Court house and Marched to Brandywine Courthouse thence through Saunders County Crossed the Potomac at Ball's Ferry thence to Frederick town Maryland thence to Bruns Mill there we met an express to send back half the men we cast lots and his lot was to go home in the service that night there there came another express for all the men to go on in the service he went on and reached to Little York thence to Lancaster Pennsylvania thence to Bucks County there we joined Genl 88 m ash-

ingtons army lay there a few days then we marched with the army to Germantown as close by day there till Genl Washington went to the Valley Forge and took up winter quarters he was there honourably discharged which discharge was signed by Capt Hill which discharge is lost as mustard burned three months
Again while living at the same place on the 21st of May 1781 he was drafted for a three months tour against the british under Capt Henry Boles in Col Allocks Regiment of Militia his christian name not recollected Mr Dugavand at Culpeper Courthouse on the day and year last aforesaid march with great speed what was called a forced march to Col Dandridges old fields 21 miles above Richmond there we joined Genl Lafayette's army then Col Edwards took command of us lay there a day or two Said Cornwallis came into the settlement and we retreated both day and night till we got to the Raccoon ford on the Rapidan River there we met Genl Main with his Brigade we were also reinforced by about 100 men from Culpeper County V. a. we then pursued Cornwallis and he then retreated and we followed on to Gore Courthouse near Savage's fields there our infantry and cavalry had a skirmage with the enemy the British had to retreat we pursued them to New Kent Courthouse that night we lay in that neighbourhood several days but the british retreated to Williamsburgh we then marched to the Drinking Springs in the neighbourhood of Williamsburgh lay there same time thence to the Mawber hills upon

James River lay there till our time was out and was honorably discharged which discharge was signed by said Capt Boles and Col Edmands which discharge is lost as mislaid since this time three months
Again while living at the same place in December 1780 he was drafted for a three months tour against the British under Capt Henry Boles had no Col Rendezvous at Culpeper Courthouse Marched to Heavies Iron works near Falmouth on the Rappahannock River lay there till we were discharged got no written discharge served one month and a half This was his second tour but lost by mistake was over looked even at its place
Again while living at the same place in the beginning of September 1781 he was drafted for a three months tour under Capt Clark his Christian name not recollected in Col James Barbers Regiment of Militia Rendezvous at Culpeper Court house Marched through Orange County Caroline Hanover New Kent Counties to Williamsburg and to York town He was there and there transferred into the artillery under the Command Maj Beman and Genl Knox he was in the whole Siege of York helped to take Cornwallis and to guard the prisoners to Williamsburg and was there discharged his discharge was signed by Capt William Griffith and Col Edmans served three months at this time his discharge is lost as mislaid he served in the whole ten months and a half He has no documentary evidence and he knows of no person whom testimony he can procure who can

testify to his service He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any state Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid Benjamin Bingham Sworn to & Subscribed in Open Court Sept 27 1832 Jas. F. Hinkle Clk. By D.D. Fenton D.S.
We Jeremiah Masier a clergyman residing in the said County of St. Clair and State of Tennessee and Thomas Wallow residing in the said County and State hereby certify that that we are well acquainted with Benjamin Bing- ham who has subscribed and sworn to the to the above Declaration that we believe him to be 76 years of age that he is reputed and believed in the neighbourhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the revolution and that we concur in that opinion Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid Sworn to in Open Court Subscribed Sept. 27 1832 Jeremiah H. Masier Thomas Wallow Jas. F. Hinkle Clk. By D.D. Fenton D.S.
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the war department that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states and the Court further Certifies that it appears to them that Jeremiah
Masier is a clergyman who has signed the preceding

And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the war department that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states and the Court further Certifies that it appears to them that Jeremiah
Moser is a clergyman who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman resident in the said County of Blount and state of Tennessee and that Thomas Wallace who has also signed the same is a resident in the said County and state and is a credible person and that their statement is entitled to credit
Robert Houston
James Trundle William M c Lean
I Jacob T. Frantz Clerk of the Court of Pensions and quarter sessions in and for the said County of Blount and state of Tennessee do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Benjamin Bingham for a pension and that the said Court is a Court of Record In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office at office in Maryville this 27th day of September 1832
J. T. Frantz Clerk

N o 13.553
Benj r Bingham
from 1777 private 10 1/2 months, $35. -
Ja s Hain Knoxville Ten c

BRIEF in the case of Benjamin Bingham of Blount in the State of Tenn c (Act 7th June, 1832.)
 1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? Court  2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?  3. How old is he? 76 years  4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed. 
   Period. Duration of Service. Rank. Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served.   Years, Months, Days.     In 1777 Sep r — 3 — drafted Col. Barbour, Capt. Hill   "81 May — 3 — do Col. Allecock, Capt. Gales   "80 Dec r — 12 15 do Capt. Same   "81 Sept. — 3 — do Col. Barbour, Capt. Clark  
 5. In what battles was he engaged? siege of York,  6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Culpeper Va.  7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditional evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? tradition  8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? 
Regular
I Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
Levin Belt Examining Clerk.

October 31, 1932
Miss Hattie Bingham State Teachers College Johnson City Tennessee
BA-J/MCS Benjamin Bingham S. 2377
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter of October 20, 1932, requesting information in regard to Benjamin Bingham, a soldier of the Revolution.
The data furnished herein were obtained from papers on file in the pension claim, S. 2377, based upon the military service of Benjamin Bingham, the only soldier of that name that is found in the Revolutionary War records of this office.
While living in Culpeper County, Virginia, he enlisted and served with the Virginia troops as follows: from August or September, 1777, three months in Captain Henry Hill's Company in Colonel James Barbour's Regiment; from December, 1780, one and one half months in Captain Zoles' Company; from May 21, 1781, three months in Captain Henry Zoles' Company in Colonels Alcock's and Edmunds' Regiments; from early in September, 1781, three months in Captain Clark's Company in Colonel James Barber's Regiment and was in the siege of Yorktown.
He was allowed pension on his application executed September 27, 1832, at which time he was living in Blount County, Tennessee, aged seventy-six years. The exact date of his birth was not given.
There are no data relative to the soldier's family.
In order to obtain the date of the last payment of soldier's pension and possibly the date of his death, it is suggested that you address the Comptroller General, Records Division, General Accounting Office, Washington, D.C., citing the following data: Benjamin Bingham, Certificate 7670, issued May 13, 1833, rate $35 per annum, commenced March 4, 1831, Act of June 7, 1832, East Tennessee Agency.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Assistant to Administrator

1932 Oct. 31 hist. of Miss Hattie Bingham. M.C.A.
1933 Nov. 2 Miss Hattie Bingham adv. name of soldier's wife & date of mar. not given. M.C.A.
Rev War
2377 INVALID.
File No. 2377
Benjamin Bingham First Rev. War
Act: June 7 th 1832
Index:—Vol. A , Page 31
[Arrangement of 1870.]

STATE TEACHERS COLLEGE A STATE COLLEGE FOR THE PROFESSIONAL TRAINING OF TEACHERS JOHNSON CITY, TENNESSEE
CHARLES C. SHERROD, PRESIDENT
October 31, 1932
Hon. A. D. Hiller Assistant to Administrator Veterans Administration Washington, D. C.
Dear Mr. Hiller: Re: File BA-J/MCS
I thank you very much for your letter of October 26th.
I shall also appreciate it very much if you are able to tell me from the records of the Benjamin Bingham referred to in my letter of October 20th, whom he married and the date of his marriage.
Very truly yours,
Horace Bingham
Secretary.
HMB

STATE TEACHERS COLLEGE A STATE COLLEGE FOR THE PROFESSIONAL TRAINING OF TEACHERS JOHNSON CITY, TENNESSEE
CHARLES C. SHERROD, PRESIDENT
October 20, 1932
U. S. Department of Pensions Washington, D. C.
Dear Sirs:
Is it possible for you to give me, from the records of the American Revolutionary War veterans, the date of birth and date of death of Benjamin Bingham of Virginia and later of North Carolina? This and any other information that you may be able to give me will be greatly appreciated.
Yours very truly,
(miss) Ida Belle Bingham
Secretary.
HMB

November 3, 1932
Miss Hattie Bingham State Teachers College Johnson City Tennessee
BA-J/MCS Benjamin Bingham S. 2377 am
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter of October 31, 1932, requesting the date of marriage and name of wife of Benjamin Bingham, a soldier of the Revolution.
In the papers of his pension claim, S. 2377, no reference was made to his marriage and no data relative to his family were given.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Assistant to Administrator