The following information was assembled from numerous sources and cannot be used directly as proof of Qualifying Service or Lineage.
It is considered a research aid and is intended to assist in locating sources that can be used as proof.
State of Service: NH
Qualifying Service: Patriotic Service
Signed the 1776 New Hampshire Oath to Oppose the British
Additional References:
SAR Patriot Index Edition III (CD: PP2210, Progeny Publ, 2002) plus data to 2004
"Genealogical & Family History of the State of New Hampshire", by E. S. Stearns, W. F. Witcher, & E. E. Parker, Vol II, 1908, pg 784
Signed the 1776 New Hampshire Association Test Act as per pg 573 of the "History of Salisbury, N.H." by John Dearborn, W.E. Moore Printer, Manchester, NH (1890)
See pg 51 of "New Hampshire 1776 Census" by Jay Mack, Holbrook (Oxford, Mass 01540) (1976). Benjamin is listed there as having signed the 1776 N.H. Oath. His residence was listed as Concord. That part of twon later became Salisbury
Patriot biographies must be the original work of the author, and work submitted must not belong to another person or group, in observance with copyright law. Patriot biographies are to be written in complete sentences, follow the established rules of grammar, syntax and punctuation, be free of typographical errors, and follow a narrative format. The narrative should unfold in a logical manner (e.g. the narrative does not jump from time period to time period) or have repeated digressions, or tell the history of the patriot's line from the patriot ancestor to the author. The thinking here is that this is a patriot biography, not a lineage report or a kinship determination project or other report published in a genealogy journal. The biography should discuss the qualifying service (military, patriotic, civil) of the patriot ancestor, where the service was rendered, whether this was a specific state or Continental service, as well as significant events (as determined by the author) of the patriot's life. This is the entire purpose of a patriot's biography.
Additional guidelines around the Biography writeup can be found here:
Send your submission1, in a Microsoft Word compatible format, to patriotbios@sar.org for inclusion in this space 1Upon submission of a patriot biography, the patriot biography becomes the property of the National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution, and may be edited to conform to the patriot biography submission standards.