Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 9328, Bebee Denison, Conn.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Conn.
Denison, Beebe Beebe
S. 9328
carduel
CONTENTS
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Rev Ivan
9328 INVALID.
Ann
File No. 9328
Beebe Denison
Priv Rev war
Act: June 1 th '62
Index:—Vol. 1 , Page 93
[Arrangement of 1870.]

24.241 New York
Debe Denison Mayneleo. in the State of New York who was a Private in the Comp y command d by Captain Catham of the Reg t . command d by Col. Gallup in the New York line for 6 months
Conn. Line. Records corrected Dec. 12/14.
Inscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of 20 Dollars 00 Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 15 day of Nov: 1833 and sent to T. P. Palmer Palmyra
  Arrears to the 4th of Ap. 33  $ 50    Semi-ant. allowance ending Ap. 34  10     $60  
Revolutionary Claim, by June 7, 1832. G. C. Hild Clerk
Recorded by W. E. Vol. 4. Page 96

State of New York Wayne County ss: On this 24 th day of September, 1833, personally appeared in open court before William Sifton, Rufus Whipple and David Eddy — Judges of the Court of Common pleas of the said County of Wayne, now sitting, Beebe Dennison of the town of Palmyra in said County of Wayne aged 73 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. 1832.
That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated —
That in the month of December, the day he cannot recollect in the year 1777 he voluntarily enlisted in the town of Groton in the state of Connecticut in a company of state troops, doing duty at Fort Griswold in said Groton, for the term of three months in a company commanded by Capt. William Latham and did faithfully perform his duty as a soldier for the said term of his enlistment at fort Griswold aforesaid which was then under the command of Col. Nathan Gallup of Groton aforesaid and was dismissed without receiving any written discharge and has not any documentary evidence thereof.
That in the month of November and stated thereon are —

in the year 1778 he was drafted from the militia of Groton aforesaid and did duty under said draft, for the term of three months in a small fort on Stonington point in the State of Connecticut under the Command of a Lieutenant Holmes who also commanded the fort the force stationed there being about 35 or 40 men and was at the expiration of three months discharged without any written discharge & has no documentary evidence of said service - He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any State. -
Given to and subscribed And this applicant the day and year further saith that the above stated services above mentioned having been rendered in the State of Connecticut he knows of no Clergyman in this County who has any knowledge of his reputation of having been a soldier of the Revolution - and he further says that at the time he performed the services above stated he resided in the town of Groton in the State of Connecticut where he continued to live until he removed to the State of New York where he has continued since to reside - that he was born in the town of Stonington - in the State of Connecticut - and has a record of his birth in a Bible at this applicant's residence which he transcribed from an original entry made in a family Bible of his father's by which it appears that he was born in Stonington aforesaid
in the year 1760.
And this applicant refers to Genl Thomas Rogers 2 nd Dennison

in the year 1760.
And this Applicant refers to Genl Thomas Rogers 2 nd Dennison Rogers Luther Sanford Col o Ambrose Salisbury all of Palmyra aforesaid for testimony as to his good character for veracity and their belief of his having rendered revolutionary services
Beebe Dennison
Subscribed & Sworn in open Court 24 September 1833.
before me C. Foster Acting Clerk
State of New York Wayne County ss: On the 24 th day of September 1833 personally appeared before me the subscriber a judge of Wayne County Courts Robert Dennison who having been duly sworn doth depose and say that he is the elder Brother of Beebe Dennison who has made the above declaration and that during the revolutionary war this deponent resided in the town of Stonington in the state of Connecticut and do know of his own knowledge that the said Beebe Dennison did actually serve as a private soldier in Connecticut state troops in the year 1777 in Fort Griswold near New London in said state for the term of three months in a company commanded by Captain William Latham the commanding officer of said fort at that time being under the command of Colonel Nathan Gallup of the state troops of Connecticut aforesaid and this deponent further saith that of his own knowledge he knows that the said Beebe Dennison performed another term of military service and that therein are credible persons and
after acting clerk

service and duty as a private Soldier in the year 1778 for three months in a small fort in the town of Stonington aforesaid under and in the command of Lieut t Holmes of the Connecticut Militia whose garrison consisted of the number of about 35 or 40 men during the service of the said Beebe Dennisson - and further saith not -
Robert Dennisson
Sworn in open court before me the day & year aforesaid J. P. Baldwin - and I do certify that the said Robert Dennisson is a man of truth & veracity
J. P. Baldwin
Letter from George Calhoun last Monday

WE Gilbert Hinckley of Malvoorth in the County of Wayne and Francis Bortles of Palmyra in said County having been duly sworn do depose and say that we are severally acquainted with Beecher Dennison who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration and that we believe him to be of the age of 73 years and that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resides to be a man of strict truth & veracity - And the said Gilbert Hinckley for himself says that he was born in the town of Stormington in Connecticut and lived there until he was twenty one years old and has often in that town heard Beecher Dennison aforesaid spoken of by the citizens of that town as having been a revolutionary Soldier and he concurs in that opinion
Gilbert Hinckley Francis Bortles
Sworn & subscribed in open Court this 24 September 1833
Before me C. Foster Acting Clerk Wayne Co.
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter and after full hearing the interrogatories prescribed by the War department that the above named applicant was a revolutionary Soldier as served as he states - And the Court further certifies that it appears to them that Gilbert Hinckley and Francis Bortles who severally signed the preceding certificate are residents of the County of Wayne and are credible persons and
After acting clerk

WE Gilbert Hinckley of Walworth in the County of Wayne and Francis Bortles of Palmyra in said County having been duly sworn do depose and say that we are severally acquainted with Beebe Dennison who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration and that we believe him to be of the age of 73 years and that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resides to be a man of strict truth & veracity - And the said Gilbert Hinckley for himself says that he was born in the town of Stonington in Connecticut and lived there until he was twenty one years old and has often in that town heard Beebe Dennison aforesaid spoken of by the citizens of that town as having been a revolutionary Soldier and he concurs in that opinion
Gilbert Hinckley Francis Bortles
Sworn & subscribed in open Court this 24 September 1833
Before me C. Foster Acting Clerk Wayne Co.
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter and after perusing the interrogatories prescribed by the War department that the above named applicant was a revolutionary Soldier as served as he states - and the Court further certifies that it appears to them that Gilbert Hinckley and Francis Bortles who severally signed the preceding certificate are residents of this County and stated therein are credible persons and their statements are entitled to credit -
J. Orren Foster acting clerk

Wayne County Courts do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of said Court in the matter of the application of Beebe Denison for a pension and that Thomas P. Baldwin who took the oath of Robert Denison above contained was at the date thereof a Judge of said Court that his signature thereto is his genuine hand writing — In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and the Seal of said office the 24 th September 1833 —
Cullen Foster
Admiral Private Simon the
G. P. Baldwin Calypso Wayne Co. N.Y.
27. 330 In the matter of Beebe Denison a Revolutionary Soldier