Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R 768, William Bennett, Va.

SERVICE
Va.
Bennett, William Mary
NUMBER
R 768
CONTENTS
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Ex'r.
INVALID.
REJECTED
Acts of July 14, 1862, and March 3, 1873.
Mary Bennett P. O. wid. of William
Service: _____
Enlisted: _____
Discharged: _____
Application filed: _____, 19__
Alleges: _____ _____
Re-enlisted: _____ _____
Attorney: _____
P. O. _____

13190 Mary Bennett Feb. 6th. N. Bullum January 5. 1847.
168
July 1. 1838

This is to Certify, That it appears from a List in this Office of such Officers and Soldiers of the Virginia Continental Line, during the Revolutionary War, as settled their Accounts, and received Certificates for the balance of their Full Pay, according to an Act of Assembly, passed the November Session 1781, that a Certificate issued on the thirtieth day of January 1783 , in the name of William Bennett as a Soldier of Infantry for £3. 0. 0, which Certificate appears to have been delivered to Colo. Cropper and was given for services prior to the 1st January 1782.
{ No Seal of Office. }
Given under my hand at the Auditor's Office, Richmond, this
23 rd
day of August 1846
Allen W. Morton Clerk
Acting in the absence of AUDITOR.

13190
Mary Bennett William Tennpco
Act 7 Aug 18

House of Reps
29th Decr 1846
Sir
I herewith enclose additional statements and proof in the case of Mary Bennett to which I beg leave to call your attention with a hope that it may be esteemed sufficient
I am very Respectfully yours atd Servt
A. Hillman
Col J L Eamond Comr of Pensions

State of Tennessee } This day personally appeared DeKalb County } appeared before me Henry Douglass an acting Justice of the peace for said County Nancy Hicks and made oath in due form of law that on the 17 th day of November hundred & Eighty two she was present when a marriage took place between William Bennett & Mary Edwards (all of the County) of Brunswick & State of Virginia marriage writes solemn- ized by Sunday who was pastor of the High Church in said County of the State of Virginia to the best of her knowledge & belief this 15 th day of July 1846
Sworn to & subscribed by the Henry Nancy Hicks DeKalb said Nancy Hicks on the day mark It bears date Henry Douglass Justice of the peace
Justice of the peace
I do certify that Nancy Hicks is a respectable person & is in titled to credit
Henry Douglass for DeKalb County

State of Tennessee DeKalb County
I Wm B Laurence Clerk of DeKalb County Court hereby certify that Henry Daugherty whose name appears to the above Certificate is now, and was at the date to which his name is subscribed an Acting Justice of the Peace for my County duly commis- sioned & qualified as the law directs & that full faith & credit are due to his official acts as such, and also the signature purporting to be his is genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed my seal as officer, at office the 15 th day of July A.D. 1846 Wm B Laurence Clerk of DeKalb County Court

13190

State of Tennessee } Coffee County } 355
On this fourth day of December 1846 personally appeared before me William B Williams a justice of the peace in and for the County of Coffee in the State of Tennessee a Mary Bennett a resident of the said County of Coffee State of Tennessee aged eighty two years who being first duly sworn according to law doth on her oath make the following declaration in Order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the several acts of Congress passed July 7 th 1838, 3 rd of March 1843 & 17 th June 1844 granting half pay and pensions to certain widows That she is the widow of William Bennett who was a private soldier in the War of the Revolution that she is informed and believes he belonged to the Virginia Continental line but to what Company or Regiment she is unable to state that as well as she now recollects he entered the service in 1780 and continued until the latter end of the year 1781 or first of the year 1782 that he was at the Siege of York Town the surrender of Cornwallis from the great lapse of time since, and not then being so intimately acquainted with him at that period she is unable to give further particulars touching the service of the said William Bennett while engaged in the War of the Revolution She further declares that she was married to the said William Bennett on the 17 th day of November 1782 that her husband the aforesaid William Bennett died on the 17 th day of July 1826 that she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service, but the marriage took place previous to the first day of January 1794 to wit at the time above stated
Sworn to and subscribed On the day and year above Written before me Wm B Williams J.P.
Her Mary X Bennett mark

State of Tennessee Coffee County 355
I William B Williams a justice of the peace in and for said County do Certify that Mary Bennett who makes the foregoing declaration was duly and legally sworn to the same before me at her residence in the County of Coffee She being unable from bodily infirmity to travel to the Seat of justice of said County to attend Court.
I do further Certify that the said Mary Bennett is a woman of reputable character and credibility Given under my hand this 4 th day of December 1846 William B Williams Justice of the peace for Coffee County
State of Tennessee Coffee County 355
I John M Anderson Clerk of the County Court of said County Hereby Certify that William B Williams whose name appears to the above certificate is now and was at the date to which his name is subscribed an acting justice of the peace of said County of Coffee duly Commissioned and qualified as the Law directs and fully authorized to administer Oaths and that full faith and credit are due to his Official acts as such And also that the signature purporting to be his is genuine
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed my seal of Office at Manchester this 8 th day of December 1846
J. M. Anderson, Clerk By James Darnell (F. C.)