Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 12,491, Bennoni Clark, Conn. Mass.

SERVICE
born. Mass.
Clark Bennoni or Benoni.
NUMBER
S. 12491
CONTENTS
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8330
New York
Benoni Clark
of Cayuga Co in the State of N. York who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain Colden of the Regt. commanded by Col Woodbury in the Majs. was for 10 months
Benoni Clark
Mass. & Conn. Records corrected Sept. 19/15
Inscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of 33 Dollars 33 Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 3rd day of April 1833 and to the J. V. O. District
Arrears to the 4th of Mar '31 $66.66 Pension allowance ending 4/30/33 16.66 $83.32
Revolutionary Claim Act June 7, 1832
Recorded by C. L. Stiles Clerk, Book E. Vol. 1 Page 10
Dup Certificate issued March 1838 and sent to Hon. W. B. Nobles N. B. Let to A. Gores, May 11. 1838
See list to G. Allen Esq. Aug. 5, 1838 Pensioners " " " " Mrs. M. F. Southway Feb. 25, 1836 " " " " Jan. 4, 1838 " " " " Jan. 5, 1838 " " " " Jan. 5, 1838 to Hon. Mr. Noble 24 March 1838 H. H. Beninick Rec. 111852 1870 Jan 8. G. A. G. to the recent giving military family history

Benoni Clark
11/65
Adm. title
Private Memo f 33. 33

State of New York
Cayuga County
On this 26 th day of September AD 1832 personally appeared in open Court before the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Cayuga now sitting Benoni Clark. . . . . a resident of Mentz in said County aged 71 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 1832. That he entered the Service under the following named officers and served as herein stated. That he was born in the town of Lebanon in the County of Windham in the State of Connecticut where he resided until he was about 7 years of age when he removed to Springfield - that in the fore part of December AD 1778 at the town Springfield in the County of Worcester State of Massachusetts he enlisted into the company of State troops commanded by Captain Ephraim Caldwell. and marched to Tiou- -dauga in the State of New York where he was stationed and continued to serve under the command of Gen Wayne a term of three months when he was discharged and returned home. That in the month of August AD 1777, he was drafted, at the town of Springfield aforesaid, and entered said Service for a term of three months in the company of militia commanded by Captain Ephraim Chapin & Lieut. . . . Bent in the Regiment commanded by Col Woodbridge, that he marched with said company to Benning- -ton in the State of Vermont, from thence to Skene- -borough. from thence he was engaged in a scout- -ing party up to the "Narrows" and from thence he returned to Skeneborough, and from thence to Bennington where he was confined in the Hospital about two weeks when he left said place and joined his company at Saratoga

where he continued until Gen Burgoyne was taken, from thence said Regiment marched to New Rochelle on the Hudson River, and from thence he returned home, at the expiration of said term of service - and was discharged. that in the following Spring he removed from Springfield, to the town of Lebanon aforesaid, that about the first of June 1778 he again entered service as a volunteer in the company commanded by Capt Chas  John Buckley - that he went on board of a ship containing prisoners, where he continued to serve as a guard for said prisoners a term of two months. - that said ship was lay at the time in the Norwalk River a few miles above New London. he further says that in the month of September 1780 he again entered said service and was employed in working at  building Fort Griswold under the command of Col Seayard as he believes for a term of two months when he was discharged. that his whole term of service amounts to ten months. that he continued to reside in Lebanon until he removed to where he now resides about thirty years ago - that whilst at Saratoga he saw Gen Gates, Gen Arnold, and others - that he never received a written discharge from said service as no documentary or other proof thereof and cannot procure it as he believes. that the names of his company and field officers are set forth as far as he can remember the same
He hereby relinquishes all claim to a pension except the present and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of any state or territory Sworn & subscribed the day & year aforesaid Isabel Fitch judge Pennoni Clark

We John Jeffries a clergyman residing in the town of Mentz — in the County of Cayuga and Manasseh Leonard residing in Mentz — in said County do certify that we are well acquainted with Benoni Clark who has subscribed and sworn to the preceding declaration that we believe him to be 78 years of age that he is separated and believed in the neighbourhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution and that we concur in that opinion
Sworn & subscribed the day & year aforesaid
Isahel Fitch judge
John Jeffries Manasseh Leonard
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after an investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the war department that the said applicant was a Revolutionary soldier and served as he states. And the Court further certifies that John Jeffries who has signed the above certificate is a clergyman residing in Mentz in Cayuga County, and Manasseh Leonard who has also signed the same is a resident of the same town & is a credible person and that their statement is entitled to credit
Isahel Fitch judge
I Michael S Myers Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Cayuga do certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Benoni Clark for a pension. Witness my hand and the Seal of said Court the 26 th day of September A.D. 1832
M. S. Myers

State of Michigan County of Washtenaw } ss
Be it Known, that on this twenty fifth day of August A. D. 1853 before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, in and for the County and State aforesaid, personally appeared Sally Duvall
resident of Ann Arbor in said County, and made oath according to law that she is the only child of the identical Benoni Clark whose name, under Act of 5 has been placed on the 6  New York Pension Roll at the rate of 7  thirty three Dollars thirty three Cents per annum.
That she is credibly informed that the said Pension may and ought to be increased from its commencement and during its continuance; that she is directly interested as a claimant in said increase, and makes this affidavit to be filed with such additional evidence as my Agent may use in prosecuting said claim.
Countermanding and revoking all Powers of Attorney and authority heretofore given, I hereby constitute and appoint Henry H. Bortch  Samuel M. Knight , of the 7  Auburn Cayuga County N.Y.  Sally Duvall for Washington City , my true and lawful Attorney to prosecute the claim of 4  or County Land for any amount of Revolutionary Pension, or INCREASE OF PENSION that may be due; and for the purpose of establishing additional service by the soldier for whose military duty in the Revolution the aforesaid Pension was granted, I hereby authorize my said Attorney to apply for and obtain from State archives or other sources, certified proofs of such service. To examine all papers or documents in relation to said service, on file in the Departments at Washington City or elsewhere; to file additional evidence or arguments, and to receive for my benefit the Certificate for INCREASE which may be issued in satisfaction of said claim, which certificate I wish made payable at the Pension Agency of this State; to appoint one or more substitutes under him for the purposes herein expressed, and to do all things that I might or could do were I personally present. Hereby ratifying and confirming all that my said Agent and Attorney shall lawfully do in the premises.
Sally L. Duvall
Sworn to, Subscribed and Acknowledged before me the day and year above written, and I hereby certify that I believe the said Sally Duvall to be directly interested in said claim as set forth, and to be the identical party therein alleged, in whose claim I am in no wise interested.
State of Michigan County of Washtenaw } ss.
J. D. A. Wood Justice of the Peace
It is Hereby Certified, that satisfactory evidence has been exhibited before me, Clerk of the State  Circuit Court for the County of Washtenaw that Benoni Clark was a Revolutionary Pensioner of the United States, at the rate of $ 33.33 per annum,* and that he died on the fourth day of July Eighteen Hundred and forty two , leaving surviving the following named ( widow and ) children and none other, to wit: Sally Duvall
It is further certified that J. D. A. Wood Esq. before whom the preceding affidavit and Power of Attorney were made and acknowledged, was at the time of so doing a duly authorized Justice of the Peace in and for said county, and that the signature purporting to be his, I believe to be genuine; and further, that in the within claim for Increase of Pension I am in no degree interested.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal of Office,
this 25th day of August 1853
James W. Mahon Clerk
1. Claimant's name or names in full.—2. Post Office address. 3. "That he is the," or "that she is the," or "that he, she, or they are the child or children of," &c. 4. Pensioner's full name.—5. State the Act if known.—6. Give the State where pensioned.—7. Name the yearly amount received.—8. "He is," "she is," or they are." 9. Claimant's signature.—10. Magistrate's signature.—*If the Pensioner be living, this part of the Clerk's certificate should be omitted. 11. Here name each of the survivors.—12. Magistrate's name.—13. Clerk's signature. N. B.—Should two or more heirs join in the foregoing, the plural should be substituted for the singular.

Barni Clark
Sussex
Admitted
Private 10 men
See Vol 18. page 48
Capt Ephraim Chapin - 1777 - 3. 14 mo days
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page — 57 —
1778 3. 26
7. 10

BRIEF in the case of Barnum Clarke 6 o of Coeymans in the State of New York (Act 7th June, 1832.)
 1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? in court  2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?  3. How old is he? 71 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. As a Gen.     Dec In 1776 3 Private Col' Colburn   Augl 1777 3 " Col' Chapin Col' Woodbridge   Augl 1778 June 2 " Col' Buckley   Sept 1780 2 " Col' Loayard  
 5. In what battles was he engaged? none  6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Springfield Col. Mass.  7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? Traditionary  8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? Correct 
I Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
1776 Capt Ephraim Colburn 1777 " Ephraim Chapin 1778 " Charles Buckley
Richard Loutt Examining Clerk.

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
Washington, D. C., _____, 19____
In reply to your request of _____, received for a statement of the military history of Bennoni or Brimoni Clark a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pen- sion on file in this Bureau. S. 12491.
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     Dec. 1776 3 mos. ✓ Cadwell Mass   Aug. 1777 3 mos. Ephraim Chapin Woodbridge "   June 1778 2 mos. Charles Buckley Conn.   Sept. 1780 2 mos. ✓ Fredyard Conn.  
Battles engaged in, At surrender of Burgoyne
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Longmeadow, Mass
Date of application for pension, Sept. 26 1832. Her claim was allowed.
Residence at date of application, Mentz, Cayuga Co., N.Y.
Age at date of application, 71 years, born in Lebanon, Windham Co. Conn.
Remarks: He died July 4, 1842. Only child, Sally L. Durbell was a resident of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw Co. Mich. in 1853.
Very respectfully,
Commissioner.

Benoni Clark
Additional declaration
NY
on roll
8.330
Agent
St. Louis
Salina
N.Y.
Hon. W. H. Noble
HN

State of New York
Cayuga County  ss On this second day of February 1838 personally appeared before the Subscribed one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas of Cayuga Benoni Clark of Menth in said County who being first duly sworn doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to be registered on the pension roll under the Act of June 7 th 1832
That he well remembers having served a tour of three months in the winter of 1776 & 1777. That his said tour commenced in the latter part of 1776 about Deer as he thinks and continued three months. That he then resided in the town of Longmeadow in the County the State of Massachusetts
That he then belonged to the Militia Company of Captain Ephraim Chapin. That in said three months tour he entered the service, under the command of Capt Caldwell, who was a militia Captain in the same Regiment with Capt Ephraim Chapin (and did not mean to be understood as having served under Capt Ephraim Caldwell it was Caldwell) That said company was made up from of Soldiers from different companies in the Regiment and he remembers the names of the following persons who also belonged to the same company William Chapin Life Major of the Regiment Oliver But private & Steven Ashley private his mess mates. That he was stationed in the Garrison at Tiadenegea under Gen Anthony Wayne who commanded the fort at that time. He further says that he is the same person described on the rolls of Captain Chapin in 1778. That

Soon after his last service in Captain Chapin's company he removed from Massachusetts to the town of Lebanon in Windham County Connecticut. That he was born in said town of Lebanon where he lived with his parents until he was about five years of age when he was sent to Longmeadow in Mass to live with his half sister where he intended to reside until the time of his return to Lebanon as above stated. That he commenced service when he was sixteen years of age.
That he did serve under Captain Buckley after his return to Connecticut and performed a term of two months & over.
That his service was as a guard on board of a prison ship, to guard prisoners detained on board of the same. That said ship was an old German vessel, and lay at the time in the Connecticut river about seven miles above New London. That said Captain Buckley was taken sick during said tour and left the command in charge of a Sergeant & Corporal.
That said Captain Buckley belonged in Colchester as he believes.
Sworn this 2nd day of Febry 1838 He further says that he has lost his old certificate issued under the Act of 1832. That the same has got misplaced and has been lost over two years. That said certificate was dated April 3 rd 1833 as he believes and was for $33.33 per annum. That he has made repeated and diligent search for the same but without effect.
Sworn this 2 nd day of Feby 1838 J. P. Crossman Clerk before me J. P. Hallett Supreme Court Commissioner & Judge of Cortez County Court

I certify my opinion that said Benoni Clark is a man of truth & veracity John P. Hurlbut Judge of Cayuga County Courts
Cayuga County ss Amos Gould of Auburn in said County being duly sworn says that he is well acquainted with the above named Benoni Clark & knows him to be the person named in a pension certificate issued under the act of June 7 th 1832 & dated April 3 rd 1833 for $33.33 per annum which certificate is said to be lost
Sworn this 2 nd day of Feb y 3 1838 before me John P. Hurlbut
A. Gould
Judge of Cayuga County Courts
I certify my opinion that said Amos Gould is a man of truth & veracity
John P. Hurlbut Judge of Cayuga County Courts
State of New York } William Richardson Clerk of Cayuga County } the County of Cayuga and Clerk of Clerks Office } the Court of Common Pleas in and for the said County Do hereby certify that John P. Hurlbut Esquire was on the second day of February A.D. 1838 a Judge of Cayuga County Courts duly Commissioned and sworn and that full faith and Credit are to be given to his acts in that

Capacity. And that I am well acquainted with the hand writing of the said John P. Fulbert the Judge aforesaid and verily believe the signature to the annexed Affidavits to be in his proper hand writing. In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed the seal of the Court of Common Pleas of the Sail County and subscribed my name this 2 nd day of February 1838
Wm Richardson Clerk

Reborn
12491 INVALID.
1913. Nov 15. Heir to Mrs Gertrude B. Tobin. m.13.H
File No. 12,491
Benoni Clark Rev Rev War
Act: June 7 th 1832
Index: —Vol. A , Page 10
[Arrangement of 1870.]
Benoni Clark. Records corrected Sept. 19/05.

Benoni Clark
Nov 1852
Col House of Balle City Hall of Painesville Washington
JS
FREE

110 East 17 St
New York
Nov. 12. 1913.
Pension Bureau Washington D. C. Dear Sir
If you have any records of the deletary history of the following Revolutionary soldiers will you kindly forward it to me I oblige Yrs truly Gertrude B. Totten

1 Binoni Clarke enlisted from Lebanon or Conesbury , Dec. 10. 1778, in Capt Dewey's Company, Col. Tolson's regiment, Connecticut Line.
2
Elizer Wales in the 5 th Company 3 rd Regiment Col. Patneus, Capt. Thomas Knowlton (in 1775) Connecticut Line. later he was Insign + there in 1778 2 nd Lieut. he married Diadene Chaffee + 2 nd wife at Mary Whiting

Feb 20
Benoni Clark
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12 491
War Department,
Adjutant General's Office,
Washington, D. C. January 5th, 1875.
The Commission of Pensions. Sir:
I have the honor to request that this Office be furnished at your very earliest convenience with such information, as the records of your Office may afford, concerning one Simon Clark , a soldier of the Revolution and United States Pensioner, who resided near Auburn, New York, and died there about the year 1845 - especially his place of birth and service.
Very respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
Thomas M. Hunt
Assistant Adjutant General.

Washington Feb 19. 1836
Sir
Benoni Clark of my district requests me to enquire "why his pension was not paid to his order sent by Robert Allen as it has been heretofore." I have the honor to be
Respectfully Yr ob t Serv t U. F. Doubleday
Hon. J. L. Edwards Com te of Pensions

Andover Ms. Sept 5 th 1854.
Hon. S. Hale, Acting Com d of Pensions. Sir,
Enclosed herewith I send power of Attorney in the case of Benoni Clarke. It is supposed that there is some- thing due the heirs by the way of increase. Please state whether there appears to be any thing due.
Yours Truly W. H. Bostwick

Hon. Rep d Washington City
March 26 th 1838
Sir
Enclosed you will receive the application of Benoni Clark for a new Certificate of Convincement please to direct the Certificate to me in time for its receipt to morrow evening by as I expect to leave on Wednesday Morning and shall be absent some days
I had the honor to receive from you on Saturday evening a new Set of papers in the above Case. I had forwarded the first Set. the enclosed are the returns made upon them. at the time I left with you the letter of Ab t Gould it did not occur to my mind that it would cause you the trouble of making you a new copy -
I have the honor to be Very Respectfully
Yours
W m B. Noble
Col J. L. Edwards

Alma Helma H. W. Noble 182
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RECEIVED
James J. Richards House of Delegates Washington D. C.

State of Kentucky Dubuque April 16 1838
Sir
You doubtless remember that the pension of Benoni Clark of $33.33 was suspended some two or three years ago for further proof
Within the last few months the claim has been reexamined in connexion with further proof and Mr Clark was restored, but in as much as he had lost his old certificate a new one was issued bearing date March 26 1838 He has made out his papers in the usual form & presented them to the agent at Albany and is informed that by a late law of Congress it can only be paid by application to the Treasury Department. Will you please inform me what course of proceeding must be adopted to obtain the money due? I have before you two claims of widows for pensions one is Mariah Van Dorn & the other is Anna Helmer Will you please inform me what is the situation of those claims and give them a speedy action
26 ap. A.H.
20 ap. M.V.
Hon J L Edwards
I am Very Resp'y
Your Ott Servt
D. Gourel
Anna Helmer Hon J L Noble May

Affidavit of Bennoni Clark & James Gould to obtain new Pension certificate
March 19 1838
Agent
J Gould
Auburn
Rev W. H. Noble Rev

Cayuga County ss. On this nineteenth day of March 1838 Before me the subscriber a justice of the peace in & for said County personally appeared Benoni Clark who on his oath declares that he is the same person who formerly belonged to the companies respectively commanded by Captain Chapman, and Cadwell & Burdley in Col. That his name has been on the pension roll of the State of New York. That he received a certificate of that fact under the seal and signature of the Secretary of War for $33.33 per Annum. That said certificate was dated on the 3 rd day of April 1833. That about the year 1835 his pension was suspended and has since been restored as he is informed and believes. That on or about the fifth day of September 1835 he took said certificate to his agent to have his power of attorney made to draw said pension who lives in Auburn Cayuga County. That said papers were made out and opponent supposed he left said certificate with said agent that he called upon said agent for the same but he could not find it and opponent has made thorough search therefor among his papers but can not find the same and he supposes and believes that he must have lost said certificate whilst about doing the business of making said power of attorney at Auburn or on his way home!
Sworn this 19 th day of March 1838 Before me R Cook Justice Peace
Ps cross: Clark
I certify my opinion that said Benoni Clark is a man of truth & veracity
R Cook Justice Peace

Cayuga County ss Amos Gould of Auburn in said county being sworn says that he acted as the agent for Benoni Clark mentioned in the foregoing affidavit and as such obtained the pension therein mentioned to be allowed That he knows the said Benoni Clark to be mentioned to be the same person described in the above affidavit.
Sworn this 19 th day of
March 1838 before me
R Cook Justice Peace
A Gould
I certify my opinion that said Amos Gould is a man of truth & veracity.
R Cook Justice Peace
State of New York
Cayuga County
ss I William Richardson Clark of said county do hereby certify that Robert Cook Esq. before whom the foregoing affidavits were made by whom the foregoing certificate was made was on the day of the date of the same a Justice of the peace of said county & that full faith and credit are to be given to his acts in that capacity. That I am well acquainted with the hand writing of said Justice & believe his signature to said affidavits & certificate to be genuine. Witness my hand & Seal of office the 19 th day of March 1838 William L Thompson Dep. Clerk. Cay. Co.