Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 162, William Beubier, Continental Mass. Navy

SERVICE
NUMBER
Continental
Bubier, William.
R. 162-
Mass.
Bubier or
Navy.
CONTENTS
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William Benison Lieutenant Shelton Battery U.S. Navy.

John Howard's statement of claim of daughters of Mr. Bealier -

This is to certify that the Subscriber do collect that William Beubier of Marblehead was a Lieutenant of a Company in the Regiment commanded by John Glover of Marblehead and was at Cambridge in the year 1775 and that he was on board a floating Battery that was in Charles River commanded by William Blackler & that a gun burst as they were firing at the Enemy in Boston & killed & wounded several persons & that he was a Lieutenant in the same Regiment in the year 1776 at Beverly in Thomas Grant's Company I belonged to D Company at the same time after that he went as an Officer of Marines on board the Ship Hancock commanded by Capt John Manly & was taken and carried to Halifax & came home sick in a Cartel & died in a few days after - his Widow is dead - he has two Daughters Mary Elizabeth the Eldest is a Widow Deborah the next is a maiden Salem April 12 - 1837
John Howland
The above Ship was taken in the Spring of 1777 it was by the Ship Rainbow J s Beubier it was J s was as Capt of Marines the Ship Hancock sailed from Boston in C y with the Boston Frigate commanded by Capt M c Neil but was separated when taken C y William Beubier died five days after his arrival at Marblehead in the Cartel from Halifax
The name of the Beubier may be misspelt. G.C.B.

G. C. Phillips inc.
How Marshall Dickerson
Secretary of the Navy
Washington
S. C. Phillips for chil- dren of Benbier
ansd. 19 June 1837
Rejected
Edward
P.O. June 17 Hays

Salem June 12, 1837.
Sir,
I inclose a statement prepared by Mr. John Howard (one of the most respectable and venerable citizens of this place), of the series of William Benbree of Herkshire, whose daughters are desirous of ascertaining whether there is any claim upon the Government which they are entitled to those interests. As he was captured while serving on board a public vessel, and died in consequence of sickness occurring in his imprisonment, and while he was probably still to be considered as in the naval service, I have supposed his case might come within the provisions of the act of 3d March last, and that his daughters who were under 21 years of age at the time of his death, might be entitled to a pension. Before undertaking however to prepare the papers, I have thought it proper to submit the case to your consideration, and to enquire whether the muster roll of the ship Hancock is among the files of the Department.
I am, Sir, very respectfully,
Woodworth
How Mr. Dickerson.
G. C. Philbrick.

No. 162.
ACT OF MARCH 3, 1855.
Received _____, 187
Navy. William Benbier Lieutenant Floating Battery U.S. Navy, Rev.
see Hartman page 129 Wm Ruber.