Pulaski County GaArchives Military Records.....Bennett, John November 13, 1820
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Affidavit
From FamilySearch (http://www.familysearch.com), Georgia Probate Records, Pulaski
County Returns 1817-1841, pp. 161-162, image 94.

State of Georgia
Pulaski County

On the thirteenth Nov 1820 personally appeared in open court being a court of record
for the district of Georgia and county aforesaid John Bennett age not correctly
ascertained but under seventy Ann Bennett his wife aged seventy years and as for
property nothing but a bed and furniture nor has any other 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 this schedule hereto annexed and by me subscribed my
occupation has been a hatter but now too infirm to follow the same And I enlisted in
the service of the United States on the first day of March in the year 1776 for the
term of on month in the State of New Jersey and in the company commanded by Capt
William Cocks in the regiment commanded by by Colo. David Freeman[?] in the line of
the State of New Jersey on the continental establishment I continued to serve in the
said corps untill I was discharged from the said service in the regiment of Colo.
Freeman and in the State of New Jersey I then enlisted for the term of six months
under Capt Benjamin Fennamore in Genl. Freeman's Brigade and in the line of the
State of New Jersey on the continental establishment and I was continued in said
corps untill I was discharged from the service of the Brigade of Gen Freeman after
the Battles fought at Prinston & Trenton and on the 25th of March 1777 I was
enlisted in the third regiment of the New Jersey Blues under Colo. Israel Thirvy [?]
in Capt John Hollandshead's company for and during the war and served in that
regiment until the 30th November 1779 and then I took the Rheumatism which
incupasitated me for marching consequently I was [the word "discharged" is lined
through] advised by a doctor to go to sea for my health On the 1st March 1780 I was
shipped on board the enterprise privateer under Capt Gardiner for a four months
cruize and then I shipped on the General Greene and remained on her untill she was
lost at Cape May And after that I was no more in the United States Services N.B. I
was in the Battle of Brandywine and in Battle of Germantown and Battle of Monmouth.
I have also recd one years pension from the United States Ending on the 4th
September 1819.

John Bennett

Sworn to in open court November 13th 1820

Allen Tooke J.I.G.
Richd H Thomas J.I.G.
John A Williams J.I.G

Robert Moreland C.C.O.


         

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