Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 2525, Morris Aber, New Jersey
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New Jersey 
Morris Aber
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Colonels Gaston & Bolt, sometimes commanded, under General Winds, & sometimes other officers. In one of these tours, when under Capt. Young as he thinks, there was a skirmish in Essex Co. at Ward[illegible], now Bloomfield, in which this Deponent was engaged, & in which Sergeant Salter, was shot through the hip or groin, & died very soon afterward. This Deponent served also in what was called the three months service, at one period, the year not remembered, under Captain Stephen or Daniel Baldwin, & under Col. Seely's command, which period he saved served out fully, at Dobbs Ferry, Connecticut farms, Trimbly’s point, & along the lines. Was on guard duty at Morris town two months, & at Succasunny guarding the stores taken with Burgoyne, & threshing oats for Army Horses, under orders of the forge Master Randolph for three months.

	The dates of service may in some instances be inaccurate from age, & frailness of memory, but he is confident that besides his short terms of dates upon alarms, he has faithfully served at least twenty months, for which he claims the bounty of his Country, as promised by Law.

[signed] Morris Aber
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For his brother Abner Aber, under Capt. Daniel Cook, Lieut. Osborne, for one month, Col. Jacob Ford of Morristown commanding the Regiment & General Winds the Brigade. Marched to Elizthtown, quartered on the bank of the creek at Joseph Hetfields, when our duty was the same as upon our former tours before described. We remained one month, were verbally discharged & went home in June, or about that time. In the latter part of the same summer, probably in August or Septr was again drafted for one month on his own account, under Capt. Stephen Jackson of Rockaway, Howell Osborn Lieutent as he thinks, Colonel Robert Gaston & General Winds command in the whole. Marched to Elizthtown where we quartered, & our duty was performed at Trimbly's point, Cranes point, D Hart’s point, Halstead's point & in the town guarding the inhabitants from invasion & plunder. During some service at Trimbly's point, either in this month, or some other time, he well remembers that one Sergeant Goodwin, of another Company, (probably Freeman's Co.) whilst he was getting the Sentries for the night, was shot dead in the street by some concealed tory or refugee as was supposed. This Deponent saw the dead body lying in the tent, the next morning. Col. Seely commanded, he thinks.

Another draft was immediately made & the Deponent went out, but it is not positive, whether on his own, or his brother's account, as a substitute. Capt. Robert Young, & Lieut. Saml Bryant, were Company officers & Col. Sylvanus Seely & Genl Winds, commanding the whole. This month was spent on similar duty as the former tours at Elizthtown & the neighbouring points of landing, & in pursuit of foraging parties of the enemy. The following month (December as he believes) was spent on the same duties also, either on his own, or his brother's account as his substitute, is uncertain which. He thinks Ezra Brown was his Captn. and one Tany his Lieutenant. The following month (January) was spent on militia duty at the same places, under Capt. Zophar Carnes, the same Colonel & Brigadier. The duties the same as before described on the lines. Skirmishes with small parties of the enemy, aided by refugees & toried, were very frequent, & occasionally some were killed or both sides. Cornelius Hatfield, a noted Tory & Refugee gave us much trouble by taking off our sentries at night, & often killed our scouts, by intercepting them, knowing the ground. There was a period of some months, in which the militia were relieved by the regular troops from constant duty. He believes however that he was out in May & June following, one month a substitute for his brother Abner, & one for himself, under Captain Ezra Brown & Capt. Robert Young, on duty at Springfield, Chatham, Westfield, Rahway, Hackensack, Newark & Acquackanock, had skirmishes with the enemy, & was once on Staten Island under Col. Thomas, skirmished with the Hessians, lost some men, took some prisoners, provisions & other stores.
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He lived with his father in Mendham, (now Randolph) when first called into service, where he has lived ever since the war. He was first classed, for the purpose of being drafted on his first militia term of duty, in the year 1776, or 77, in the fall of the year, probably in Septr, under Captain Daniel Cook of Mendham, Howell Osborn Lieut. & Col. Jacob Deake, commanding the Regiment, under General Williamson. Was marched thro’ Morristown to Elizth town where we were stationed. Our duty was, to guard the lines & the Coast against incursions of the enemy, to prevent their landing & protect the inhabitants from being plundered. We were also employed in building a temporary fort or breast work, at Elizth town point or landing place. We were associated during this month or a part of it, with the five months men called, but do not remember who commanded them. At the end of our month, our relief having come, we were verbally discharged & went home. I remained at home one month, & was again drafted on militia duty for a month, under Capt. Ezekiel Crane, Lieut. Samuel Cozad. We marched to Elizabeth town where we were quartered, & required to perform the same duty as before mentioned in the first tour, till the time having expired, we were verbally discharged & went home some time probably in the month of December. 

In January following, his brother, Abner Aber, younger than the Deponent, was drafted on militia duty, & being in delicate health & infirm, the Deponent took Abner's place as his substitute, under Capt. Ezekiel Crane March to Elizabethtown dash was quartered in the town, took in Colonel Thomas's house for one month, & then removed to a house near the stone bridge where he was quartered another month under the same officers upon his own account, & not a substitute for his brother. He thinks he might have gone home by permission for one or two days during this time to get some shoes, but returned to duty immediately, completed the month upon his own account, was verbally discharged & went home.

In May Following, as he thinks, was again out as a substitute