Darius Benjamin

This is the Darius Benjamin who served in the Seventh Regiment of the Dutchess County Militia in 1775 during the Revolutionary War at 17 years of age.

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• BENJAMIN, DARIUS Ancestor #: A009114
• Service:  NEW YORK    Rank: PRIVATE
• Birth:  1-17-1758    CONNECTICUT
• Death:  2-12-1850     LINCKLAEN CHENANGO CO NEW YORK
• Pension Number:  *S23122 Service Source:  *S23122
• Service Description:  1) CAPTS CORTWRIGHT HARDENBURGH,SCHOONMAKER 2) COL PAWLING

Served as a guard in the service of General George Washington.

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Sources

1. The Benjamin Family in America
2. Find A Grave Memorial# 56226019

Links

• http://www.familycentral.net/index/family.cfm?ref1=14288:9953&ref2=...
• http://records.ancestry.com/darius_benjamin_records.ashx?pid=34358729
• http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=4651&id=I990

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Darius Benjamin

• Birth: unknown
• Death: Feb. 12, 1850 Cuyler Cortland County New York, USA
• Burial: Seventh Day Baptist Cemetery Cuyler Cortland County New York, USA

Revolutionary Soldier

Family links:

Spouse:

1. Charity Rice Benjamin (____ - 1835)

Created by: Nancy Record added: Aug 06, 2010 Find A Grave Memorial# 56226019

Index 829 in Benjamin Family in America.

“Darius was a pioneer in Madison County, N.Y. and had an original deed to Lot #37, dated June 30, 1794, for which he paid £49.12.5. He cleared the land and set out a small orchard near the cemetery. He was a juror in DeRuyter in 1808.

He was a private in the Revolutionary War, and for some time served as a guard in the service of General George Washington. He was allowed a pension in I838 (#S23122), when he resided in Truxton (now Cuyler), N.Y. for service as a private in Capt. Benjamin Cartwight's Co., Col. Levi Pauling's Regt. in the 3rd Regt. of Ulster County Militia. He also served in Col. Henry Ludenton's 7th Regt. of Dutchess County Militia.”

Excerpt From: Bicha, Gloria Wall, 1929-; Brown, Helen Benjamin. “The Benjamin family in America.” iBooks.