Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W 20967, Benjamin G Dexter, R.I.

SERVICE
R.S.
NUMBER
Dexter, Benjamin G. Mary
W 20967
CONTENTS

Rhode Island 5170
Mary Dexter widow of Benjamin G. Dexter, deceased
R I who was a pensioner under the Act of and who died on the 11 th December, 1828 of Kent Co in the State of R. Island. who was a private in the _____ commanded by Captain _____ of the Reg t - commanded by Col. Gray in the R. Island line for 12 months private
Inscribed on the Roll of Rhode Island at the rate of 40 Dollars _____ Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1836.
Certificate of Pension issued the 19 th day of March, 1840 and sent to Benjamin Gorham Providence, R. Island.
Arrears to the 4th of March, 1840. $160.00 Semi-annual allowance ending 4 Sept. 20.00
$180.00
{ Act July 7, 1838.
Recorded by S. A. Elliot Clerk Book A Vol. 2, Page 6

State of Rhode Island County of Kent
On this 22 day of September A.D. 1838 personally appeared before me David Potter one of the Justices of the Court of Common Pleas within said County Mary Dyer now resident in the city of Providence aged 75 years who being duly sworn according to law doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress of July 7 1838 viz that she is the widow of Benjamin Dyer late of said city deceased who was a soldier of the Revolution that he enlisted & served in Col. Crangs regiment of State Troops as a private & also did other services but she cannot specify them but refers to the testimony And she further declares that she was married to the said Benjamin Dyer on the 25 day of August 1785 in Smithfield where she then resided but her marriage is not recorded but persons are living who are present & she has a record of the births of her children hereto annexed And she further declares that her husband the said

Benjamin G Dexter died on the 11 th day of December A D 1828 and since then she has remained unmarried She was not married to him prior to his leaving the service but the marriage took place previous to the first of January Nineteen hundred and twenty four to wit at the time above stated Attest my Emriel Potter
Mary Dexter
Providence ss In the City of Providence Sept r 22 d 1838 Personally appeared before me the above named Mary Dexter who made oath to the foregoing declaration by her subscribed in my presence and I further certify that said Mary Dexter is to the best of my knowledge infirmitates to attend Court
Emriel Potter Just: G. G. Plevens

I Benjamin D Earle of the City of Providence being now 29 years of age on oath do testify & say, that Mary Dexter who has signed & sworn to the preceding declaration is my Grand Mother, her husband the said Benjamin D Dexter died on the 11 day of December 1828 since then the said Mary Dexter has remained unmarried - Benj D Earle
Providence ss In the City of Providence Sept 22 d A D 1838
- Personally appeared before Me the above named Benjamin D Earle and made oath to the foregoing affidavit by him signed and I further certify that the said Benjamin D Earle is a credible witness
My Amos Potter Just G.C. News

Benj o G Dexter Born Feb y 27 th 1760 Mary Dexter Born Dec r 7 th 1762 Their children born as follows
Viz Abbigale Dexter Born August 25 th 1786 Upon born & Died Oct r 8 th 1790 Mary Dexter Born June 8 th 1792
Lucina Dexter Born July 26 th 1794
Mee Dexter Born July 8 th 1796
Lucina Dexter Died Sept r 6 th 1796 being 2 years 1 month & 10 Days old
Luezza Dexter born June 1 st 1798
Aley Dexter Dyed July 21 st 1805
Benjamin G Dexter Died December 11, 1828 in the 69. year

I Timothy W. Dexter of Cumberland in the County of Providence on oath do depose and say that I was present at the marriage of Mary Dexter of said Cumberland to Benjamin G. Dexter. They were married at Smithfield on the Eleventh day of August One Thousand Seven Hundred and Eighty Five. Said Mary Dexter has never married since the death of said Benjamin and is an applicant for a pension under the Act of Congress of July A. D. 1838. The marriage aforesaid took place at the house of Jonathan Dexter father of said Mary. They were married by a clergyman, I think Rev. Mr Gano of Providence. Timothy W. Dexter
State of Rhode Island &c. Providence L.S. In North Providence this eleventh day of September A. D. 1838 personally appeared the aforesaid Timothy W. Dexter and subscribed and made oath to the truth of the aforesaid statement before me one of the Justices of the Peace for said North Providence. I further certify that said Timothy W. Dexter is well known to me and is a respectable and credible person. John H. Weeden Justice of the Peace

5558
Sett Bang Council, Aug. 3: 39:
Act of July 38:

Reg
WIDOW, &c.
1
Case No. 20967
Mary Dexter Widow of Benjamin G Dexter Pur. Rev War
Act July 7 th 1838
Index: Vol. 14 , Page 140
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Providence March 12 1848
Sir
In answer to that part of your letter of Aug 3 d 1839 which refers to the services of Benja. G. Dyer formerly the husband of Mary Dyer I regret to say that no further testimony can be produced - You observe that the "rolls verify 12 months services" as a private in Sullivan's Life Guards" If therefore the evidence already in the case does not warrant any further amount of service, I have to request that a certificate may be granted for that amount
I am respectfully your obed servt Brya Lowell
J L Edwards Esq

Mary Dexter
Wid of Benj G.
R I
Ad 7 July 1835
Mama 1786
ann 1825
Allow 12mo $40. per
ann. Col Cranj's
Ref R I line
Benj Cowell Esq
Providence R I

555 Mary Dexta
widow of Benjamin
R.I.
abt July 38.
Buried 20 Oct 12 - on 12 mo p.m.
m 86 d 28

I Levi Lee of Cumberland in the County of Providence being now in the 80 th year of age on a do hereby & say that I was well acquainted with Benjamin Dexter late of Providence & formerly of Cumberland, & the husband of Mary Dexter now his widow; - In 1778. I have a distinct recollection that said Benjamin & myself both enlisted into Capt Caleb Carr & Company & Col Grange's Regiment in or about March 1778. as friends sometime in June afterwards we were both detached to join Sullivan's Vans Life Guard under Capt Raven Man & we continued to serve in said Corps until March 1779 when we were both discharged There were two Benjamin Dexters in Grange's Regiment or rather one Benjamin Dexter & one Benjamin G Dexter both belonged to Cumberland - and Benjamin G Dexter

and my self served together as as aforesaid one instant about Twelve Months — Levi Lee
Municipal Court of the City of Providence, August 28 th 1858. Subscribed and duly sworn to by Levi Lee, in open Court. Albert Greene Clerk.

I Amaziah Weatherhead of hun- hulond in the County of Providence being now 79 years of age & upwards, on oath do testify & say. that I was a Sergeant in Capt Caleb Cains Com- pany & Colo Brans regimnt in the year 1778. and I well remem- ber that Benjamin G Dexter late of Providence the husband of Mary Dexter now his widow was a private in some Company & continued to service in it until he was detached to join Sullivan's Life Guard in which he served until March 1779 Aaron Mon- was Captain of the Life Guard said Benjamin G enlisted in the Spring of 1778 & he served about twelve Months.                      Amaziah Weatherhead
Sworn and bound to the City of Providence, 28 th 1858. August 28 th 1858. Subscribed, and duly sworn to, by Amaziah Weatherhead. in Open Court. Albert G. Greene Clerk.

I Oliver Harris of Cumberland in County of Providence and State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations now Twenty nine years of age on solemn oath do testify and say that I was well acquainted with Benjamin Dexter then of said Cumberland now deceased and I enlisted in to a volunteer Company commanded by George Kirk in the year 1877 in the Spring we were called out several times during the Spring and Summer we were out as much as one month and I should think more than in October Ad 1877 heard and I was out one month in Spencers Expedition we continued to belong to that Company until 1878 in June and continued to do duty in said Company were called for during the whole of said time then we both enlisted in to Gable Caws Company in the month of June 1878 for nine months in Col Conners Regiment we were attached to General Salweens life guard there served the said time out said Dexter continued to do duty in said Company during the war when he was at home he was out in said Company at one time fifteen days some some time in the Summer 1879 and I was with him in said Company at that time
Oliver Harris
State of Rhode Island Providence ss
Cumberland December 4 Ad 1888
The above named Oliver Harris appeared before me and made oath to the above going Deposition which was by me in his presence read to him and by him in my presence subscribed and I further certify that said Oliver Harris is known to me as of good reputation and that his statements are entitled to full credit
Asahel Cook Justice of the Peace

Town Clerks Office, Smithfield August 5th 1838 I Thomas Mann Town Clerk of the Town of Smith- field do certify and say That I am the keeper of the record of marriages of said Town. And I further certify that I cannot find the Marriage of Benjamin S. Dexter and Mary Dexter on record in said Town. And I also certify that for many years past as well before and during the war of the revolution as since many marriages have taken place in said Town which have not been recorded in said Office.
Thomas Mann Town Clerk
Providence ss. At Smithfield on the 21 st day of Septem- ber A.D. 1838 Personally appeared the above named Thomas Mann who is now Town Clerk of the Town of Smithfield and was duly sworn to the truth of the above certificate by him subscribed. And I certify that the above signature "Thomas Mann" is in his proper hand writing and that full faith and credit are to be given to his signatures and attestations as Town Clerk as aforesaid.
Before me
David Daniels Justice of the Court of Common Pleas

State of Rhode Island & Providence Plantations. Providence, Fe. 3 Municipal Court of the City of Providence, in the County of Providence, and State aforesaid, being a Court of Record;—
December 18 th 1838.
Be it remembered, that satisfactory evidence has been produced before said Court, that Benjamin G. Dexter late of said Providence deceased, died on the eleventh day of December, A.D. 1828; that he left a widow, Mary Dexter, who now resides in said Providence; that said Benjamin and Mary were legally married in the year 1785, at Smithfield in said County of Providence; and that said Mary is now the widow of said Benjamin G. Dexter, and has so remained ever since his death.
And be it further remembered, that satisfactory evidence has also been produced before said Court, that said Benjamin G. Dexter served twelve months during the War of the Revolution.
And the Court do further order it to be certified, that said Mary Dexter who has signed the preceding Declaration, and that Levi Lee and Amaziah Weatherhead, who have signed depositions annexed, are all credible persons.
I Albert G. Greene, Clerk of the Municipal Court of the City of Providence do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of said Court, in the matter of the application of Mary Dexter, to obtain the benefit of the provisions of the Act of Congress of July 7 th A.D. 1838.

entitled "An Act granting half-pay Pensions to certain Widows."
I also certify, that Daniel Potter, who has signed two of the preceding certificates, was at the times of the dates thereof, and now is, one of the Justices of the Court of Common Pleas for said County of Providence, duly appointed and qualified; that David Daniels who has signed a preceding certificate, was at the time of the date thereof, and now is, one of the Justices of said Court of Common Pleas, duly appointed and qualified; that Ariel Cook who has signed a preceding certificate, was at the time of the date thereof, and now is, a Justice of the Peace within & for the Town of Cumberland in said County, duly appointed & qualified; and that John H. Weeden who has signed a preceding certificate, was at the time of the date thereof, and now is, a Justice of the Peace, within & for the Town of North Providence in said County; - that the signatures of all of said Officers are genuine, & that their attestations are entitled to full credit.
In Witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and have affixed the seal of said Court, this 18 th day of December, A.D. 1838.
Albert G. Greene Clerk.