Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S 729, for Samuel Mundy, New Jersey
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SERVICE NUMBER
New Jersey Mundy, Samuel S729
Carded
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17002
New Jersey
Samuel Mundy
of Princetun in the State of New Jersey
who was a Private in the Compy. commanded
by Captain --- of the Rej commanded
by Col Heard in the New Jersey
line for Private 2 years $80.[illegible]
Inscribed on the Roll of New Jersey
at the rate of 80 Dollars --- Cents per annum,
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 6th day of July
1833 and Sent to Hon. J. [Illegible]
New Brunswick
New Jersey
Arrears to the 4th of March 1833 $160.0
Semi-anl. allowance ending Sept " 40.[illegible]
$200.0[illegible]
{Revolutionary Claim,}
{Act June 7, 1832.}
Recorded by Viral Luce Clerk
Book E Vol. 3 Page 121
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Saml Mundy
James [Illegible] Randolph
Present
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State of New Jersey}
Middlesex County Ss:} On this fifteenth day of September in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred & thirty two Personally appeared before the Judges of the Inferior court of Common Pleas in & for the County of Middlesex & State of New Jersey in open court the same being a court of record now sitting Samuel Mundy a resident of the Township of Piscataway in the county & State aforesaid who being first duly sworn according to Law and examined & interogated according to the instructions from the war department doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed the 7th day of June 1832
That is to say
That he was born on the second day of October 1755 in the Township of Woodbridge in the county & State aforesaid - At the commencement of the war and when he entered the service of the United States he lived in the City of New Brunswick being then an apprentice to one James Collins - Since the revolution he Lived for two or three years in New Brunswick when he removed into Piscataway where he has Lived ever since & still Lives - He has no record of his age but ascertains it from some writings of his father & recollects it from his apprenticeship [The word which is crossed out.] He entered the service of the United States as a volunteer & militiaman in the winter of the year 1776 under the command of Colonel 1775 Heard & went to Long Island to disarm the tories or disaffected - This was before the British
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fleet [The word Entered is crossed out.] arrived at Long Island & while [illegible] Lay in the Harbour of New York - They went to Long Island & disarmed all the disaffected that they could find - In the Spring following he turned out with twenty two of the citizens of New Brunswick to Cranbury in the county of Middlesex to serve for five months in the State troops under Captain Peter Gordon afterwards Brigade Major Lieutenant John M[illegible] and Ensign [Illegible] - The Third day after the British fleet arrived they Joined their regement at Woodbridge commanded by Colonel David Forman, Lieutenant Col. Henderson & Major Parker - They then marched to the city of New York where they were for a few days & then marched to Long Island where they were attached to a Brigade from New England in which they performed duty till until they made their retreat from Long Island - He was in a great many skirmishes on the Island & was present and engaged in the main battle of Long Island wherein Generals Sullivan and Sterling surrendered themselves prisoners to the enemy - The regiment to which he belonged got off the Island about 11 o'clock at night on the night of the retreat of the American forces to New York, Leaving their tents standing - Was in New York 4 or 5 days & then marched to fort Washington where they stayed till the enemy took possession of New York - During their stay on York Island were in frequent skirmishes almost daily - After the British [illegible] went up the Hudson the Brigade to which he was attached went to the White plains where the American forces were principally apointed & continued [illegible] after the Battle of White plains - From thence they marched
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up the country some distance & crossed the North river & came to Haverstraw & from thence marched to Fort Lee, thence through Hackensack to Newark in the State of New Jersey - At Newark the Colonel of the regiment received orders to take his regiment to Perth Amboy & cross over into Monmouth county to disarm certain disaffected persons in that county - Immediately after this service He was discharged with the rest by the Colonel, their term of service having expired - At this period the British were on their march from N. Brunswick & this declarant does not recollect of being called out again till after the battle of Trenton, when he served again under various officers, at different places until the end of the war - He cannot now detail his several Terms of service - Knows that he performed his regular tours of Militia duty, but is not certain whether he was called out every third or fourth month - The militia of New Jersey were divided into classes each of which served in its Term - He distinctly recollects to have served two tours of a month each under Captain Robert Ross, one under Captain Freeman & one under Captain [Illegible]ard the names of other Captains under whom he served are forgotten - Colonel [Illegible] and Major Eagan were generally their Field officers - He served at the following places viz. Long Island, New York, Paulers Hook, Hackensack, White plains Elizabethtown Woodbridge, Monmouth, Cheesequake & marched through the country between
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the said places - He never served as a substitute, but always in his own behalf as a volunteer
He has no written discharge from the service nor any documentary evidence of his service but is well known to Isaac Vredinburgh a soldier of the revolution with whom he served part of the time & who can testify to his service as a soldier of the revolutionary war - And is also well Known to the Rev John Gra[illegible] a clergyman & Wm. B. Manning who reside in the city of N. Brunswick and can testify to his character for veracity and their belief of his services as a Soldier of the revolution - And he hereby relinquishes all claim whatever to an annuity or pension except the present and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any State
Sworn to & Subscribed}
in open court the} Saml Mundy
day & yr. aforesaid}
N Boo[illegible] Judge
State of New Jersey}
Middlesex County Ss:} I Isaac Vredenburgh of the city of New Brunswick being sick and infirm & unable to appear in open court do hereby certify that I am well acquainted with Samuel Mundy the above applicant & Know him to be a man of veracity & that he was a Soldier of the revolution - That he served tour of five months at the time and in the manner represented by him on his said declara
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tion & that I have no reason to doubt but that he served at Least two years as a soldier in the revolutionary war
Sworn & subscribed}
before me one of} Isaac Vredenburgh
the Judges of the Inferior}
court of common Pleas}
of Middlesex county N.J.}
this fifteenth day of Septr. 1832}
N. Boor[illegible] Judge
State of New Jersey}
Middlesex County Ss:} We John Cro[illegible], a clergyman residing in the city of [The word Middlesex is crossed out.] N. Brunswick and Wm B. Manning residing [The word also is crossed out.] in [The word Said is crossed out.] the county of Middlesex do hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Samuel Mundy who has sworn to & subscribed the above declaration - That he is a man of veracity & that we believe him to be of the age of seventy six years or thereabouts and that he is reputed in the neighbourhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the revolution & that we concur in that opinion - Joun C[illegible]
Sworn & Subscribed} Wm B Manning
in open court the}
day & year aforesd}
N. Boor[illegible]
And the court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter & after putting the interogatories
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prescribed by the war department that the above named applicant was a soldier of the revolution & served as he states & the court further certified that it appears to them that John Cr[illegible] is a clergyman & resides in the county of [The word Middlesex is crossed out.] Somerset & that Wm B. Manning who has also signed the same is a resident in Said Middlesex County & is a credible person & that their statement is entitled to credit
Dated Septr. 14th 1832 N. Boor[illegible]
[Illegible] Ford
Simeon Mundy
I Ferdinand S. Van[illegible] Clerk of the Inferior court of common Pleas of the county of Middlesex do hereby certify that the forgoing contains the original proceedings of said court in the matter of the application of Samuel Mundy for a pension
In testimony whereof I have hereunto Set my hand and affixed the Seal of said court this 
nineteenth day of Septr. in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred & thirty two. F. S. [Illegible] Clk
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Samuel Mundy
application [illegible] pen
sion
7888
Certificate to be sent
to Jas. S. Nivens
N Bruns N. Jersey
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Supplementary affidavit of Samuel Mundy
New Jersey
Middlesex County Ss: Personally appeared in open court before the undersigned Judges of the Inferior court of common Pleas in & for the county of Middlesex in N Jersey Samuel Mundy the forgoing applicant who being duly sworn on his oath saith that be reason of old age and consequent loss of Memory he cannot swear positively as to the precise Length of his service but according to the best of his recollection he served not Less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades to wit, for the period of one month in December 1775 or January 1776 on a Tour to Long Island to disarm the tories, and in the capacity of a private he served five months by enlistment, which commenced three days after the British fleet arrived off Long Island, also in the capacity of a private - From the expiration of these five months service being enrolled in the Militia of New Jersey, he served as a private his regular Tours being a month each till the end of the war - but he cannot from the causes above mentioned state with precision whether these Tours were every third or fourth month - He is certain that he was in actual service as a private during the war at Least two years & served under the officers names in his forgoing declaration & others whose names are now forgotten and
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for such service he claims a pension
Saml Mundy
Sworn & Subscribed}
in open court this}
15th day of March 1833}
Thos Hance, Judge
And the court do further certify that Isaac Vredenburgh who has signed the first certificate hereunto annexed is an aged man and reputed & believed in the neighbourhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the revolution, and that he has made an application for a pension in consequence thereof & also that he is a credible person & that his statement is entitled to credit
[Illegible] Ford
Thos Hanse
[Illegible]
I Nicholas Boor[illegible] Clerk of the Inferior court of common Pleas in and for the county of Middlesex do hereby certify that the forgoing contains the original and supplementary proceedings of the said court in the matter of the application of Samuel Mundy for a pension
In testimony whereof I have hereunto
set my hand and affixed the seal of said court
this 15th day of March A.D. 1833
N Boor[illegible] clerk
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Saml. Mundy
certificate to Jas. S. Nivens
N Brunsk NJ
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State of New Jersey
Middlesex County Ss Personally appeared before me the Subscriber one of the Justices of the Peace in & for the Said county of Middlesex Samuel Mundy who being duly sworn on his oath deposeth & Saith that by reason of old age & the  consequent loss of memory he cannot Swear positively as to the precise time & length of all his Services but according to the best of his recollection he Served not less that the periods mentioned below & in the following grades. He entered the Service as a volunteer under Captain Taylor afterwards Colonel [Illegible] Col Heard & went to Long Island to disarm the tories. I was in the Service at this time one month in the winter of 75-1776. In the Spring He enlisted at Cranbury in the five months Service & Served five months under Captain Peter Gordon (afterwards Brigade Major) and Lieutenant John M[illegible] and [The word Ensign is crossed out.] Lieutenant Skelton & Ensign Dey and Joined Colonel Forman's regiment Lieutenant Colonel Henderson & Major Sam Parker & marched to Woodbridge & then to New York & joined the brigade under Genl Heard. After being in New York a few days, He was marched with his regiment under his Colonel Ferman to Long Island & joined a New England brigade. he was in a great many skirmishes on the Island & was present & engaged in the main battle at the time of the Surrender of Generals Sullivan & Sterling. During which they [illegible] Col Johnson & a number of officers & privates. They left the Island I retreated to New York in the night & was then marched to Fort Washington. They then were marched to White Plains to the main army under Washington and was engaged in the battle there & then went
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to Courtland's manor & thence proceeded to Fort Lee & then to Hackensack & Newark & then was marched under his own Colonel Freeman to Amboy & across the Monmouth where they took a number of tories & Sent them to Philadelphia & then were discharged in December 1776. In the winter after his discharge volunteered & Served as a volunteer for two months under Captain Combs at Woodbridge & engaged in Scouts & [Illegible] the enemy along the lines. Cornwallis at that time laid in Brunswick & Washington at Morris. During which period the battle of Princeton & Trenton was fought which he was at Woodbridge. In June 1777 was regularly entered in the militia & was drafter & classed & ordered out & Served one month under Captain Ross during which he was at Woodbridge & was in the skirmish between Howe & Sterling near Scotch Plains, at Short Hills - the principal part of which was on his father's farm. Immediately afterwards in the Summer of 1777 he was ordered out & Served three months under Capt Ross & Major E dgar & Col [Illegible] & Webster & was Stationed in the township of Woodbridge guarding the lines & watching the enemy, then on the Island In the winter of 1777-1778 was ordered out & Served three months under Captain 3 m Freeman & was Stationed in the township of Woodbridge guarding the lines engaged in Scouting parties & went over after the enemy Several times on the Island & recollects one night capturing the guard & bringing them off. In the Spring of 1778 was 2 m again ordered out and Served two months under Capt Ross & the Same field officers & was at the Woodbridge Station & was engaged all along the lines
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from Elizabeth town to Piscataway & along the Shore. In the Summer of 1778 after the battle of Monmouth he was ordered out & Served three months under Captain Freeman & Cols Crow & Webster in the middle of the State watching the enemy & engaged in Scouts along & through that Section of the State 1 mo In the Summer of 1779 was ordered out & Served one month under Captain L[illegible] & two months 2 mo under Ross at Woodbridge & Major Edgar engaged in guarding the lines & protecting the property & persons of his fellow citizens. In the winter of 1779 & 1 mo 1780 was ordered out & Served one month under Capt L[illegible] at Woodbridge & recollects encountering a foraging party of the enemy at what is now called New Durham & that Seven of his associates - one officer & Six privates were killed and others wounded. In the year 1780 was ordered 3 mo out & served three months under Captain Ross & was Stationed between Woodbridge & Elizabeth town & was down during the time along Shore & around by Blazing Star & up to Amboy - guarding the whole line - the tories & refugees being over on the opposite Short - besides these Specifications he is Sure he Served a great deal more being on the lines the greater part of the war & has not included in the above the many alarms on which he was called out & is confidant he Served in the whole not less than three years but cannot now particularly at this time Specify. All the time he was out he was wholly engaged in the war & did not pursue any civil pursuit & for these Services he claims a pension.
Sworn & Subscribed this
twenty Seventh day of June Saml. Mundy
AD 1833 before me
Peter P. Runyon Justice of the peace
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I Nichola[illegible] Clerk of the Inferior Court of Common pleas of the County of Middlesex New Jersey do hereby certify that Peter P. Runyon one of the Justices of the Peace in and for said County duly commissioned and Sworn and that the signatures to the written supplemental declaration purporting to be his signature is his own proper hand writing. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal of office this twenty [illegible] day of June in the year of our Lord one Thousand eight hundred and Thirty three
N Boor[illegible] Clerk
[Written vertically]
Saml Mundy
James Randolph
Present.
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In reply to your request of _____, received _____ for a statement of the military history of Samuel Mundy a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his [The phrase (or his widow's) is crossed out.] application for pension on file in this Bureau. S. F. 729
DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT.
Dec. 1775 or Jan 1776
Following Spring
June, 1777
Winter 1777-1778.
LENGTH OF SERVICE.
1 mo.
5 mos.
4 "
3 "
4 various times
Entire service
2 yrs.
RANK.
Pri
OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED.
CAPTAIN.
Taylor
Peter Gordon
Robert Ross
{Freeman.
{Ross.
{Freeman.
{Lupardus.
COLONEL.
Heard
David Forman
Crow
Crow
STATE.
N.J.
Battles engaged in, Long Island, White Plains
Residence of soldier at enlistment, New Brunswick, N.J.
Date of application for pension, Sept. 15, 1832.
Residence at date of application, Piscataway Twp, Middlesex Co. N.J.
Age at date of application, B. Oct. 2, 1755, Woodbridge Twp., Middlesex Co., N.J.
Remarks: HIs claim was allowed.
Very respectfully,
Commissioner.
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Saml Mundy
Saml. Mundy
Admitted
Private 2 years & upwards
$80--
James F Randolph
Present
N[illegible]
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BRIEF objections to the admission of Pension Claims, of which those answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of Samuel Mundy which require further proof or explanation. 
I. Does the declaration show where the applicant resides?
II. Did the declarant make the declaration in the county where he resides? 
III. If the applicant did not make the declaration in the county where he resides, is there any reason assigned for his not doing so?  
IV. Has the declarant mentioned the period or periods of the war when he served? Yes 
V.* Has he mentioned with precision the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled? No See quere 5
VI. Has he given the names of officers under whom he served, in conformity with the regulations?
VII. Has he made a relinquishment of every claim to any other pension than the one under the Act of June 7, 1832? 
VIII. Has the Court given their opinion? 
IX. Has the Clerk given his certificate? 
X. Is the Clerk's seal affixed? And if so, has it a device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal?
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XI. Has the applicant obtained the evidence of a clergyman and another respectable citizen as to their belief respecting his age and the general belief in his neighborhood relative to his revolutionary service? 
XII. If the clergyman's affidavit has not been produced, is there any reason assigned for not obtaining it? 
XIII. If the applicant has no documentary evidence, and has not obtained the testimony of at least one living witness, has he stated in his declaration that such proof cannot be had? 
XIV. +If the applicant's name is not found on the rolls of military service, has he produced a witness or witnesses as to his service? If he has produced direct proof as to his service, has the magistrate who administered the oath certified to the credibility of the credibility of the witness or witnesses? No Has the proper officer certified to the official character and signature of the magistrate as the regulations direct? 
XV. Does it appear form any of the papers that the witness was in such a situation, or of such an age, as to have a personal knowledge of the applicant's service? 
XVI. ++Are the papers authenticated as the regulations direct? 
XVI. Are the seven interrogatories prescribed by the War Department answered satisfactorily? And, if not, which of them is not answered? 
EXPLANATIORY NOTES. 
* QUERE V. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words: "Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service, but according to the best of his recollection he served not less that the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades; For --- year --- months, and --- days, I served as a --- For --- months and --- days, I served as a ---; and for such service I claim a pension..
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{It is important in all cases to determine with {precision the period for which each applicant {served, and the particular rank he held, as the {law directs the pension to be paid according to {the grade of the pensioner and the length of {his service. The use of the phrase about three {or four months is too indefinity, and all such {qualifying expressions are objectionable. 
QUERE XIV. Proof of Service.
In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses, who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimants entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
QUERE XVI. Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other paper authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.
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1351 E S[illegible]
Washington D.C.
May 12, 1912
Hon J. L. Davenport
Com. of Pensions
Very dear Sir:
I respectfully request to be furnished with a full copy of the Revolutionary service of
Samuel Mundy
Pt Middlesex Co. N.J. Militia
as stated by him in his declaration for pension.
Very respectfully
L. D. Carman
PENSION 
U. Aug S.
12
1912
OFFICE.
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1912, Aug. 15. History to
L. D. Carman [Illegible]
729
Rev War
INVALID.
File No. 729
Samuel Mundy
Pri. N.J. Line
Act: June 7, 1832.
Indec:--Vol. A, Page 268
[Arrangement of 1870.]