Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File B.L. Wt. 76453-160-55, Nathaniel Wade, Not Rev. War N.J. Mil. Whiskey Insurrection
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(3--1776)

SERVICE
Not Rev. War
N.J. Mil.
Whiskey Insurrection

Wade, Nathaniel
Polly

NUMBER
B.L.Wt. 76453-160-55
No claim for pension

CONTENTS
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State of New Jersey
County of Essex

On this eigth day of August AD one thosand eight hundred and fifty five personally appeared before me a justice of the peace within and for the County and State, aforesaid Nathaniel Wade aged seventy nine years a resident of Livingston Essex County in the State of New Jersey who being duly sworn according to law declared that he is the identical Nathaniel Wade who was a private in the company commanded by Captain John Burnett in the regiment of New Jersey Malitia Commande by Colonel Crane that he was drafted at Livingston, Essex County in the State of New Jersey on or about the middle of September, AD 1794 for the term of during the war, and continued in actual service in said war for three months and was disbanded at Trenton New Jersey and did not receive a written discharge, but received three months pay, was disbanded at Trenton in December AD 1794
He makes this declaration for the purpose of obtaining the bounty land to [illegible] he may be entitle to under the act approved March 30 AD 1855. He also declares that he has not received a warrant for bounty land under this or any other act of Congress nor made any other application therefor.

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Nathaniel Wade
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We William R. Howell and William Johnson residents of Essex County in the State of New Jersey upon our oaths declare that the foregoing declaration was signed and acknowled by Nathaniel Wade in our presence and that we believe from the appearance and statements of the applicant that he is the identical person he represents himself to be.
William R. Howell
William Johnson

The foregoing declaration and affidavit were sworn to and subscribed before me on the day and year above written and I certify that I know the applicants to be credible person that the claimant is the person he represents himself to be and that I have no interest in this claim.
Z S Crane Justice of the peace

State of New Jersey
County of Essex
I, James J. Terhune, Clerk of the Court of Common Plans in and for the said county do hereby certify that General S. Crane whose genuine signature appears above is and was at the time of signing the same a Justice of the peace in and for the County and State aforesaid duly commissions and sworn that all his official acts as such are entitled to full faith and credit and that the aforesaid Court is a Court of Record having general jurisdiction I also certify that I have no interest in the result of the case and am not concerned in its prosecution. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court ths ninth day of August 1855
James J Terhune
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Bounty land claim
of Polly, widow of
Nathaniel Wade, 
deceased, whose claim No.
200,858, is on file. (See within.)

James L. Street, Atty.
New Brunswick,
New Jersey.
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State of New Jersey
County of Middlesex SS.

On this twenty second day of May, A.D. one thousand eight hundred and fifty seven, personally appeared before me, a Notary Public [illegible] in and for the County and State aforesaid, Polly Wade, aged Seventy eight years, a resident of the Township of Livingston, in the County of Essex, in the State of New Jersey, who, being duly sworn according to law, on her oath declares, that she is the widow of Nathaniel Wade, deceased, who was a member of the Company commanded by
Captain John Bennett in the Regt. of New Jersey Militia Commanded by Col Crane in the service of the United States, in quelling the Whiskey insurrection in the autumn of 1794; which said service, is, as she believes, of proof in the Pension Office, in the application of her said husband, deceased, being case No. 200,858, as shown on the enclosed circular "A," to all of which she refers, and makes a part of this declaration. 

She further declares on her oath as aforesaid, that she was married to the said Nathaniel Wade, in her father's house in the Township of Livingston, in which she has ever since, and now resides, on the Seventh day of May A.D. one thousand
Seven hundred and ninety six by one Grover, a minister of the Gospel, and that her name before her said marriage was Polly
Smith; that her said husband died where she now resides, on the Sixth day of January A.D. 1856; and that she has remained, and is now his widow.

She further declares, on her oath as aforesaid, that there is not so for as she knows, or believe, any public record of her marriage, or of the death of her husband, the said Nathaniel Wade deceased as aforesaid, but that she has family record of both events, as follows; to wit; "Nathaniel Wade and Polly
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Smith were married May 7th, 1796." "Nathaniel Wade died January 6th, 1856, inthe eighty second year of his age." And for proof of her widowhood she refers to the annexed affidavit, of those who have been long and intimately acquanted with her and her family.

She makes this declaration for th epurpose of obtaining the bounty land, to which she may be entitled under the acts approved March 3rd, 1855, and May 14th, 1856; and she further declares that she has not heretofore made application, or received bounty land, under any act of Congress.

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Polly Wade
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We Andrew Teed and James Collins, residents of the County of Essex in the State of New Jersey, upon our oaths declare, that the foregoing declaration was signed and acknowledged by Mrs. Polly Wade, in our presence; that we have been personally well acquainted with her and her family, all the time during the last thirty years; that we were not present at her marriage, but never heard of a doubt of it, know, that she and Nathaniel Wade always lived together, as husband and wife while we were acquanted with them, until the said Nathaniel Wade died, at the time she has stated, and was buried; we further declare that Mrs. Wade, the above signed declarant, has not intermarried since the death of her husband the said Nathaniel Wade, deceased as aforesaid that she is now a widow; and that we have no interest in this Claim.

Andrew Teed
James Collins

The foregoing declaration and affidavit were sworn to and subscribed before me, on the day and year above written;
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and I cerify that I know the [illegible] to be credible persons; that the claimant is the identical person she represents herself to be; that I know she is now a widow; and that I have no interest in this Claim. *
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and official seal, at New Brunswick this twenty third day of May, A.D. 1857.

James L. Street
Notary Public

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* I further certify that the above extracts are the copies of the family record of declarant, of the authenticity and truth of which I have no doubt; it is part of an extensive family record contained in a very old family Bible.
James L. Street N.P.

State of New Jersey
County of Middlesex
SS.

I, Nicholas Booraem, Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas, of the County and State aforesaid, do hereby certify that James L. Street, whose genuine signatur and official seal appear above, was, at the time of affixing the same a Notary Public of the State of New Jersey and that full faith and credit are due to all his official acts as such witness my hand and seal of office, at the City of New Brunswick, this twenty third day of May, A.D. 1857.

N Booraem