Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 8,329, Benjamin Dillen, Va.

SERVICE
Va.
Dillen Benjamin
NUMBER
88329
CONTENTS
carded.

North Carolina 23.071
Benjamin Dillen - of Guilford in the State of N. Car - who was a Pri in the - commanded by Captain of the Regt commanded by Col. Penn - in the La - line for 9 months
Dead Paid at the Treasury under the Act of the 6 th April 1838 from 4 th March 1836 to the 14 th April 1838 the day of his death. Age Notified 21 st Dec r 1838.
Date of death etc. etc.
Inscribed on the Roll of N. Carolina at the rate of 30. Dollars - Cents per annum, to commence on the 4 th day of March, 1834.
Certificate of Pension issued the 2 nd - day of Nov. 33. and Sub Isaac Odell - Jamestown Mo Car:
Arrears to the 4 th of Sept 1833 75 - Semiant. allowance ending 4 th Mar: 34 15
$90
{ Revolutionary Claim } { Act June 7, 1832 }
Recorded by Nath. Rice Clerk Book E Vol. 6 th Page 57.

Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress passed June the 7 th A.D. 1832 — State of North Carolina } On this 14 th day of — Davidson County } August A.D. 1833
Personally appeared in Open Court before the Justices of the Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions (now sitting) Benjamin Dillen a resident in the County & State aforesaid aged Seventy eight 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 A.D. 1832 That he entered the Service of the United States in the war of the Revolution, (Viz) he States that in the beginning of the year 1777 he then living in Henry County in the State of Virginia he was drafted for three months and was put into Capt John Salmons Company Col Abraham Penns Regiment Genl Joseph Martin being Commander That the Regiment he belonged to went into actual Service for the Defence of the State: That there was a publick Arsenal & Magazine at Henry Courthouse That Col Penn ordered Capt Salmons to take Charge and Guard said Magazine and Arsenal against the invasions of the Enemy and Tories That he entered on this Service the first Day of March 1777 That he Remained on that Duty as a private untill two weeks before the expiration of his three months term That he was then taken sick. That Capt Salmons gave him a permit to be removed home to his fathers That before he recovered his time of three months Service was expired. The permit he says is lost — and further this Deponent States that the next Spring 1780 he was drafted again for six months and was again put into the same John Salmons Company Col Abraham Penns Regiment Genl Joseph Martin being Commander of the Virginia Militia That Capt Salmons and Company was again by order of Col Penn put to guard the aforesaid Arsenal & Magazine in Henry County That he entered again on this Service the first of March 1780 he States the Tories were troublesome in the County and neighbourhood but that the arsenal and magazine was not attacked That he lay there and did Soldiers Duty the whole time of the six months Service

That at the expiration of his six months term he received a Discharge signed by Col Abraham Pierce that it is lost many years ago he states that persons argument was out on service at the same time under the command of Genl Joseph Martin as some of his neighbours on their return stated and that they were in union with the Continental troops but that the nature of his service did not admit him to get acquainted with any of them and this Deponent further states that he knows of no person living that he can prove his above services by that his memory & mental abilities through age and infirmity are much impaired but to the best of his recollection the above statement of his services in the year of the Revolution is correct and that he changes the government of the United States with eight months & fourteen days actual service and of the two weeks in which he was sick and under a permit he acted 10 the three months service will make full three months service as a private soldier under Capt John Salmon for which term of service he claims a pension under the act of Congress passed the 7th of June A D 1832 and that he hereby relinquishes any claim to a pension or annuity under any other act than the above and that his name is not on the agency of the pension roll of this nor any other state in the union
Sworn to and subscribed in open court the day and year aforesaid
David Mock Benjamin his Mark

State North Carolina } We Ashley Swain Davidson County } a Clergyman Residing In the County & State aforesaid and John Bain Residing in the same hereby Certify That we are well acquainted with Benjamin Dillen who has Sworn to and Subscribed the above Declaration and that we believe him to be Seventy eight years of age and 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 ————— Ashley Swain David Mock Clerk Sarah P. Dillen
In Interrogatories proposed by the Court ————— question first) Where and in what year were you born — Answer by Deponent — I was born in the State of Virginia Bysylvania County (Now Henry) on the 15 th January 1755 — as my parents told me ————— 2. Have you any Record of your age and if so where is it answer 3 d R d I have no written account of my age ————— 3. Where were you living when called into service where have you lived since the Revolutionary war and where do you now live 3 d answer In the year 1796 I ————— Emigrated from my native State to the State of North Carolina Rockingham County In 1801 I Removed to Guilford County & to In 1825 into Davidson County & to where I now reside ————— 4. How were you called into service were you drafted Did you volunteer or were you a substitute and if a substitute for whom 3 d answer I was drafted twice first for 3 months In 1779 then for six months In 1780 —————

5 State the Names of the Regular Officers who were with the troops where you served such Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect and the general circumstances of your service) Answer I served as a private soldier in Capt John Salmons Company Col Abraham Penns Regiment I of Pa. Martin was our first of the Militia but the nature of my service being to guard the Magazine and arsenal at Henry Court house State of Virginia prevented me from being acquainted with the Continental Officers and Army as I might otherwise have done —
6 Did you ever receive a Discharge from the Service Answer for the first three months service I received a permit to go home when taken sick signed by Capt John Salmons and for the six months service I received a Discharge signed by Col Abraham Penn They have both been lost and I recd many years ago as I never thought they would be of service —
7 State the Names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighbourhood, and who can testify as to your character for veracity and their belief of your services as a Soldier of the Revolution) Answer Elder Ashley Swain John Paine Charles Paine William Grier Stephen Gofford Solomon Davis Isaac Odell &c —
North Carolina } and we the Special Court of said County Davidson County } Now sitting &c hereby declare our 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 Ashley Swain who has signed the preceding Certificate is a Gentleman Resident in the County of Davidson and that John Paine who has signed the same is a Resident in the same County and is a Creditable person and that their statements are entitled to Credit —
Thos Hampton Chmn Zebulon Hunt Jno M. Smith

Treasury Department,
Second Comptroller's Office,
December 14 th , 1838.
Sir:
Under the act of the 6th of April, 1838, entitled "An act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain Pensioners, and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury of the United States," The Widow of Benjamin Dillon, a Pensioner on the Roll of the Fayetteville, N.C. Agency, at the rate of Thirty — Dollars and — Cents per annum, under the law of the 7 th June, 1832, has been paid at this Department, from the 4 th of March 1836, to the 14 th April, 1830, the day of his death.
Respectfully, yours,
William E. Parris Comptroller.
To the Commissioner of Pensions, Present.

Rev. and 1812 Wars Section.
Aug 3 March 14, 1929.
Mrs. Herbert L. Bass 1049 S. Second Street Evansville, Ind.
Madam:
I advise you from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S. 8329, it appears that Benjamin Dillen was born January 18, 1755 in Pittsylvania County, Virginia.
While residing in Henry County, Virginia, he enlisted and served as a private in Captain John Salmon's Company, Colonel Abram Penn's Virginia Regiment, as follows-
From the first last day of March 1779, three months; and from March 1, 1780, six months. All service guarding the arsenal and magazine in Henry County Court House, Virginia.
In 1796 he moved to Rockingham County, North Carolina, in 1801 to Guilford County, North Carolina, and in 1825 to Davidson County, North Carolina, where he was living when he was allowed pension on his application executed August 14, 1833.
The soldier died April 14, 1838, leaving a widow,

her name is not stated, and there are no further data as to family.
The above noted Benjamin Dillen or Dillon is the only soldier of that name found on the Revolutionary War records of this bureau.
Respectfully,
EI W. MORGAN Acting Commissioner.

26. 465
Admiral a private 9 mo. $30.
Mark Odell James Town Gulf of 6° N
Benjamin Williams Declaration for a Voyage

State North Carolina } D r David Mock Davidson County — Clerk of the Court of Pleas- and quarter sessions of said County of Davidson Do Hereby Certify That the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the — Application of Benjamin Batten for a pension
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of Office the 14 th day of August 1833
D. Mock Clerk

March 12, 1936
Benjamin Dillen-S.8329 BA-J/AVF
Eugene F. Norman, D.D.B First National Bank Bldg. Huntingburg, Indiana
Dear Sir:
Reference is made to your letters in which you request the Revolutionary War record of Benjamin Dillon or Dillen, and wish to be advised if the surnames "Russel" and "Shugert" are found on the records of this office, as soldiers of the War of the Revolution and the War of 1812.
Because of the great demand for Revolutionary War and War of 1812 data and the limited trained clerical force available for furnishing such information, it is not possible to comply in full with each request.
The record of Benjamin Dillen is furnished herein as found in pension claim, S. 8329, based upon his service in the War of the Revolution. This is the record of the only Benjamin Dillen (Dillon) found on file in the Revolutionary War records of this office.
Benjamin Dillen was born January 18, 1755 in Pittsylvania County (that part which was later Henry County), Virginia. The names of his parents were not stated, his father was living during the Revolution.
While residing in Henry County, Virginia, Benjamin Dillen served from the first day of March, 1779, three months as private in Captain John Salmon's company, Colonel Abraham Penn's Virginia regiment, and served from the first day of March, 1780, six months

in Captain John Salmon's company, Colonel Abraham Penn's regiment. During this service he was guarding the arsenal and magazine in Henry County Court House, Virginia.
Benjamin Dillen moved from Virginia in 1796 to Rockingham County, North Carolina, in 1801, moved to Guilford County, North Carolina, and in 1825 to Davidson County, North Carolina.
He was allowed pension on his application executed August 14, 1833, then living in Davidson County, North Carolina.
He died April 14, 1838, leaving a widow. Her name is not stated and there is no further reference to his family.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Executive Assistant to the Administrator

EUGENE F. NORMAN, D. D. S. FIRST NATIONAL BANK BUILDING HUNTINGBURG, INDIANA
Jan 17 1936
U. S. Department of the Interior Wash D.C.
Gentlemen: Am desirous of information concerning one Benjamin Dillon (or Dillen) Revolutionary War soldier, of Tyrrel County (or District of Edenton) N.C. only  Benj  under  any  spelling
I have this much information - He was an Ensign, Walker's Co., 7 th Regt., Continental Line. Enlisted Nov 26 1776 - Lt. Oct 12, 1777. Omitted Jan 1778. Mustered in 4 th Regt. Jan 1779. He drew a pension later in Tyrrel Co, District of Edenton.
Would like to know his birth and death dates, where and when he received pension, and any information the record may show about his wife, her name, age etc.
Thanking you I am Yours very truly
Dr. E. F. Norman
P.S. Have been informed there is another Benj. Dillon Rev. Soldier from Vir. or N.C. recorded in your Dept. - but the one described above is the one I am concerned with.
E. F. N.

EUGENE F. NORMAN, D. D. S. FIRST NATIONAL BANK BUILDING HUNTINGBURG, INDIANA
Jan 23 1936
Dept. of Interior P.M.S.
Bureau of Pensions of Rev. & 1812
Gentlemen:-
Please advise if you have on your rolls men of the Revolution or of 1812 from in N.C. by the name of " Russel " or one by the name of " Shugert " or possibly spelled Shugars
Thanking you I am yours truly
E F Norman

Ans Mar. 14 '29
1049 So Second St Evansville Ind
Feb 18, 1929
Bureau of Pensions Wash. D.C.
Sir:-
Benjamin Dillon of a Revolutionary soldier Tyrell Co N North Carolina received a pension Colonial Records Vol 22 - Page 3. Could you give me the date of birth & death of the said Benjamin Dillon?
Thanking you for trouble.
Sincerely Yours Mrs. Herbert L. Bass

1049 So Second St Evansville Ind June 28 - 1928
Revolutionary War Pension Dept. Washington, D.C.
Sirs:-
Edenton, N. Carolina Benjamin Dillon  only drew a pension, Colonial Records -
Volume 22 page 63. Could you furnish me with a certified statement of the following dates?
JUN 30 1928 OLD RECORDS DIVN.
Benjamin Dillon born _____ died _____, His 1st wife Charlotte Hunning Dillon born born _____ died _____.
Thanking you in advance & if there are charges will be glad to send same.
Sincerely yours
Mrs. Robert L. Bass
ASSISTANT AND CHIEF CLERK JUN 29 1928 WAR DEPT. 2
Received A. G. O. JUN 30 1928

1049 So. Second St Evansville, Ind.
Feb 6, 1928
Bureau of Pensions Wash. D.C.
Sir:-
Could you give me the date of birth & death record of "Benjamin Dillon ", of district of Edenton, Tyrell Co., North Carolina a Revolutionary soldier. He received a pension Colonial records, Vol 22. Page 63.
Thanking you for your trouble. Sincerely Yours (Mrs) Herbert L Bass

Rehan
8329
INVALID.
File No. 8329
Benjamin Dillon
Price Red War
Act: June 7 th 1832
Index:—Vol. 1st , Page 96
[Arrangement of 1870.]
1929. mch. 14-Heisk & Mrs. Herbert L. Bass and Heisk & Dr. Eugene J. Norman and J. 1936-mch 14