Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 34,318, Benjamin Dennis, Mass. Navy

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass. Navy
Dennis Benjamin
S 34,318
CONTENTS

Massachusetts Roll (1482)
Benjamin Dunning Col. Glover Maj. Dunning Mass Line 1 st Regt - 1775 & 76
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 18 th of April 1818.
Certificate of Pension issued the 30 th of June 1818 and sent to Hon. Saml Putnam Salem Mass -
Arrears to 4th of Sept r 1818 semi-annual ending
4 months $ 32.53
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818 }
Continued War Department Office
Notification sent Oct 18 th 1820 to John Bad Junker Salem Mass.
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts
I, Benjamin Dennis aged 80 years of Marblehead in the County of Essex Commonwealth of Massachusetts. On oath depose, testify and declare that I enlisted as a soldier May. 1775 in Capt. Francis Simonds Company. Col. John Glover. Regiment - in the American Revolutionary war. on the Continental establishment - was at Cambridge with the Army - and was there enlisted - to go with Capt. John Manly in Schooner Lee - in the Naval service of the United States to cruise against the Enemy - continued in the service until May. 1776. was then discharged from said service - and was employed recruiting men to go in the Frigate Hancock - for Commodore Manly - several months was then discharged to go in several armed vessels.
I further testify and declare that from my reduced circumstances in life. I now need the assistance of my Country for support - and I hereby relinquish my claim to every pension heretofore allowed me by the laws of the United States.
Benj m Dennis

I George Wizing of Marblehead in the County of Essex and Commonwealth of Massachusetts on oath depose testify and declare that Benjamin Dennis who has made the within Declaration - was in the Army as a soldier and in the Naval Service as a seaman in the American Revolutionary war and performed the services and continued the time by him within declared -
And I believe that the within written Declaration made by the said Benjamin Dennis is true
Signed before } S. Putnam J. S. D. C.
his George Wizing mark

Commonwealth of Massachusetts Ense On this Eighteenth day of April A. 1818
Personally appeared before me Samuel Putnam one of Justices of the Supreme Judicial Court of said Commonwealth - the aforesaid Benjamin Lennin and George Wiping and in my presence severally subscribed and made solemn oaths to the aforesaid Declaration and affidavits by them respectively made as aforesaid. The foregoing to my satisfaction that the aforesaid Benjamin Lennin - served more than nine months to wit from May 1775 - to May 1776. at one period of the Revolutionary war on the Continental Establish- ment against the common Enemy. I hereby certify the testimony in the case and the proceedings had thereon to the Secretary of war - Given under my hand and the seal of the Court aforesaid at Marblehead this 18 day of April A 1818
S. Putnam Just } S. J. Court of Mass }

Benjamin
not on Rolls of the Chancery
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Essex ss.
I Ichabod Tucker Clerk of all the Judicial courts of said State in & for the County of Essex do certify that the Hon Samuel Putnam is a judge of said Supreme Judicial court, that the within signature is his proper hand writing & that the seal hereto affixed is the seal of said court
Salem April 20 1818 - Ichabod Tucker, Clerk.
[Faint, illegible text at the bottom left]

1482.
Benj a Dennis
June 1818
Con 9 d  Sept 1818 25 th 1820
Residence Must be stated
Con
on this the 14th of the said Court, at Salem in the County of Essex in ordinary presence I have pronounced my hand and seal any edition in the American edition is the opinion of the said Court, the total amount in value of the from the record of the said Court, and I do hereby certify that that the foregoing Order and schedule thereto annexed are true to the best of my knowledge, information and belief.

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
ESSEX, ss.
At the Circuit Court of Common Pleas of the Middle Circuit, begun and holden at Salem, within and for the County of Essex, on the third Monday of June, A. D. 1820.
Present, Hon. SAMUEL DANA, Chief Justice. Hon. WILLIAM WETMORE, and Hon. STEPHEN MINOT, Associate Justices.
In open Court here, being a Court of Record for said Circuit, proceeding according to the course of the common law, with a jurisdiction unlimited in point of amount, keeping a record of its proceedings, and having the power of fine and imprisonment, Benjamin Dennis resident in in said Circuit, who is named in Pension Certificate No. 1482 now in his possession, of which the following is a true copy, to wit,
WAR DEPARTMENT.....REVOLUTIONARY CLAIM. I certify that, in conformity with the Law of the United States, of the 18th March, 1818, Benjamin Dennis late a private in the Army of the Revolution, is inscribed on the Pension List, Roll of the Massachusetts Agency, at the rate of eight dollars per month, to commence on the 18th day of April one thousand eight hundred and eighteen. Given at the War Office of the United States, this Thirtieth day of June one thousand eight hundred and eighteen. J. C. CALHOUN, Secretary of War.
appears, and exhibits to the Court here a Schedule, subscribed by him, as follows, to wit,
SCHEDULE,
containing his whole estate and income, his necessary clothing and bedding excepted, to wit, NO real estate
Table listing items and values: 1 case of old drawers 3.00, 1 pine table 17c, 5 chairs with corduroy bottoms 1.00, 1 pair of wooden tongs & shovel 6c, 2 knives & 2 forks 12c, 1 iron kettle 50c, 1 cracked looking glass 1.00. Total: 5.85.
His age is 82; has no family but a wife whose age is 76 very infirm & is confined to her bed most of her time by rheumatism - his former occupation was that of a mariner, is now lame in the foot and unable to do any kind of labour - Served in Capt. Symonds's company, Col. John Glover's Regiment, and afterwards on board with Comm. dore Manly, Benjamin Dennis
Sworn to and declared before Wm Wetmore Judge above named

and at the same time he produces to the Court here the following Oath, taken and subscribed by him, before the Hon. a Judge of said Court as aforesaid, to wit,
I, Benjamin Dennis do solemnly swear, that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the eighteenth day of March one thousand eight hundred and eighteen, and that I have not, since that time, by gift, sale, or in any manner whatever, 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 eighteenth day of March, one thousand eight hundred and eighteen, 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. So help me GOD.
Benjamin Dennis
Essex, ss. C. C. C. P. June, Term, A. D. 1820.
Then the abovenamed Benjamin Dennis took and subscribed the aforeswritten Oath before me
John Wetmore
Judge of said Court.
I, ICHABOD TUCKER, Clerk of the Court aforesaid, do hereby certify that the foregoing Oath, and Schedule thereto 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
five dollars eighty five cents
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said Court, at Salem, in said County of Essex, on this
17 th day of July A. D.
1820
Attr.
Ichabod Tucker, Clerk

34318 Key INVALID.
File No. 84, 818
Benjamin Dennis
Ph. Rev. 2nd
Act: 18 th March 18 th
Index:—Vol. 2, Page 107
[Arrangement of 1870.]

ADDITIONAL
PROOF.
I, James Lyon of Massachusetts in the County of ESSEX, in the COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS, said Lyon do on solemn oath testify and depose, as follows:—
That in the month of May 1775 Benjamin Dennis who subscribed the annexed declaration enlisted as a soldier in the American Revolutionary War in Col. John Glover Regiment of the Massachusetts Line on the Continental establishment went to Cambridge and remained there until the month of September then next, when the said Dennis by the consent of Genl Washington entered on board the Schooner Lee, said Schooner was a Continental vessel, and I know that he was in the said service until the month of December, when I left him in the service and where he went afterwards or how long he remained in the service I don't know. Capt Manley was the commander of said Schooner, who was afterwards made Commodore.
James Lyon
I Nathaniel Gaird of Salem in the County of Essex and Commonwealth of Massachusetts do on solemn oath testify and depose that I know that Benjamin Dennis who subscribed the annexed Declaration was a soldier in the American Revolutionary War from May 1775 to May 1776. first in Col. Glover Regiment at Cambridge, then in Schooner Lee Capt John Manley, then in Schooner Hancock commanded by said Manley, the said service was without intermission & was upon the Continental Establishment.
Nathaniel Gaird
Widow of Nathaniel

Efus p. June 23 d 1818 Then personally appeared the within named James Lyon and Nath l Gail and severally subscribed and made solemn oath to their respective affidavits within written
Before me Ralph W h , French J. Paris.

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
ESSEX
I, SAMUEL PUTNAM , a Justice of the Supreme Judicial Court of the Commonwealth aforesaid, hereby certify, that the aforesaid Deponents,
James Swan & Ralph Gard and George Cushing
are credible and disinterested witnesses; and that it appears to my satisfaction that the said Declarant served in the Revolutionary Army on the continental establishment against the common enemy more than nine months at one period of continued service; and I further certify, that it appears to my satisfaction that the said Declarant is in reduced circumstances in life, and stands in need of assistance from his country for support.
Given under my hand and the seal of said Court this thirtieth day of June Anno Domini 1818.
S. Putnam Just S. J. Court of Mass.
I, Ichabod Tucker , Clerk of the Supreme Judicial Court aforesaid, do certify, that the Hon. Samuel Putnam is a Judge of said Court, that the above is his signature, that the seal affixed is the seal of said Court, that the within named Ralph H. French Esq. who has certified the aforewritten depositions, is a Justice of the Peace in and for the County of Essex, duly empowered and qualified to administer oaths.
Ichabod Tucker Clerk.