Macon-Sumner County TN Archives Military Records.....Hanes, Benjamin May 1, 1837 Revwar - Pension Captain Winston ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/tn/tnfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Richard Hanes richard@hanes.org January 8, 2015, 5:47 pm Record Of Pension Text of Benjamin F. Hanes APPLICATION for Revolutionary War Pension – 1832 (italics indicate those things printed on the government application form, and were mostly in italics) (Page 1) Pension Agent May 1, 1832 West Tennessee Benjamin Hanes of Sumner in the State of Tennessee who was a private in the company commanded by Captain Winston of the Regiment commanded by Colonel Meredith in the Virginia line for twelve months 1779. ====================================================== Inscribed on the roll of West Tennessee at the rate of 40- Dollars – Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1834. Certificate of pension issued the 19th day of Dec. 1832 and sent to John Turner – Gallatin – Tenn. ============================================================== ==== Arrears to the 4th Sept. 1832 60 - Semi-annual allowance ending 4 Mar. 33- 20 - $80 Revolutionary Claim Act June 7th 1832 Recorded by Nathan Rice – Clerk Book D. Vol. 9 Page 150 21st Dec. (Page 2) (Page 3) Virginia Benjamin Hanes Number S. 2587 Carded Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress passed 7th of June, 1832. State of Tennessee – on this day of August 1832 – Sumner Co. appeared in the open court before the Justices of the County Court of Sumner Co. now sitting Benjamin Hanes, a resident of said county and state, aged about 84 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 7th of June, 1832, that some time in the fall of 1779, then living in Hanover County, Virginia, he volunteered, he does not recollect for what time, as a Minute Man under Captain John Winston. He remained in this capacity until about the First of March, 1780. When Captain Winston's co. was called into service in Col. Meredith's Regiment and Major Hardeman. Our Regiment rendezvoused at Hanover Court House – Marched from there to Newcastle from thence to Williamsburg – from thence to …............ where we were stationed for some time then moved over to Portsmouth, where was discharged and applicant got home on Christmas evening – about the Middle of the summer, applicant, still standing as a Minute Man, was called into service when it was expected that Cornwallis was about to attack Richmond. Marched under Colonel Stubblefield into Orange Co. where we met with General Lafayette and his Army who were in pursuit of Cornwallis; our Regiment joined in with Lafayette, where we marched to Hanover Court House. Lafayette left applicant and (Page 4) others there to guard the prisoners, be pushed on with the balance of his army, and in a short time, Cornwallis surrendered, after which applicant was regularly discharged being something upwards of two years after he had volunteered as a Minute Man, having been in actual service between twelve and fifteen months. Applicant has no documentary evidence by which he can establish his claim, nor does he know of any person living, whose testimony he can produce by whom he can prove his services. He hereby relinquishes any 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, Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid in open court. A. H. Douglas – Clerk his Benjamin X Hanes mark Mr. Nathaniel Law and Elizabeth Butler, presiding in the County of Sumner and State of Tennessee, hereby testify that we were acquainted with Benjamin Hanes, who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration, that we believe him to be eighty four years of age, that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a Soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion - Sworn to and subscribed this day and year in Open Court - A. H. Douglas – Clerk his Nathaniel X Law mark Elijah Butler – and the said court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter and after putting interrogations prescribe by the War Dept. that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary War Soldier and served as he states, and the Court further certifies that it appears to them that Nathaniel Law and Elizabeth Buttler who have signed the (Page 4) preceding certificate, are residents of Sumner Co., and are credible persons and that the statement is entitled to credit. I – A. H. Douglas, Clerk of the County of Sumner, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of Benjamin Hnes for a pension - In testimony whereof – I have hereto set my hand and seal of Office this 25th day of August A.D. 1832. A. H. 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