Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 34,351, David Fisher, New Jersey
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(3 - 1776) *
SERVICE New Jersey
Fisher, David
Number S.34,351
CONTENTS
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34351
Revy
INVALID.
File No. 34,351
David Fisher

Rev War
Act: 18 March 18
Index: - Vol. 2, Page 188
[Arrangement of 1870.]
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8897
New Jersey
David Fisher
of Gloucester in the state of N. Jersey
who was a Private the regiment commanded by
Colonel Shreeves of the N Jersey
line, for the term of 3 years
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Inscribed on the Roll of New Jersey
at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on
25 of March 1818
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Certificate of Pension
in issued the 5 of May
and sent to Judge Firth
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Arrears to 4th of Mar 11
Semi-anl, all'ce ending 

$137.84

{Revolutionary claim}
{Act 18th March, 1818.}
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David Fisher Private
in 20th Regiment
N Jersey
21 March 1818
Admitted
3 years
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State of New Jerry
Gloucester County
Personally appeared before me
John Flirth one of the Judges & Justice
of the Peace in & for the County
of Glocester David Fisher and
being duly sworn saith that he is
about forty five years of age that his parents
removed into the state
when this deponent was a child
that he has resided in the State
ever since-
That in the American Revolution
he enlisted in the nine months tenure at the
expiration of the term. He enlisted
for the term of three years and
at the expiration of the term he
enlisted under Capt Nathaniel Beneman
in the second line Regiment
during the war & that he served
until peace was made when he
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received his discharge, at which
time the Compy commanded
by Capt Dohert that his discharge 
has been worn out and last
and that his circumstances are such
as to need the assistens of his
country for his support - and
that he has no other cedence
in his power of his said ----
Taken suffered & sworn before
me this twenty first day of March
eighteen hundred & eighteen
David Fisher

I John Heath Judge & as aforesaid
do certify that it appears to my satisfaction
that the said David FIsher did serve in the Revolutionary war
as stated in the preceding declaration against
the common enemy & that his circumstances are
are such as to need the assistance of his country--
Justice of his Court
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And I new transmit the preceeding & testimony taken & had before me
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To the Secretary for the War department
in papers to the director of the
act of Congress to provide for certain
people engaged in the Land and naval
line of the United States in the revolutionary
War,
In testimony whereof I have ---- and
set my hand & seal--

John F-eiths

State of New Jersey
I Thomas Hendry Clerk of the Court
of Common Pleas in & for the County of Gloucester
do certify that John Firth Esq is in Commission
as one of the Judges of the Inferior Court of ┃
Common Pleas in & for said County and
that the signature of the said Judge is
truly such - Witness my hand & seal
of office at Woodbury this Twenty first day
of July AD. Eighteen Hundred & Eighteen
Hendry Clk
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David Fisher
Copy
8.897
Sept 1819
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PJ. Gray, Printer, Woodbury, N.J.
District of New Jersey, ss.
On this third day of July, 1820, personally appeared in open court, before the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas, of the county of Gloucester,
in the state of New Jersey, being a court of record, proceeding according to the course of the Common Law -- having jurisdiction unlimited in point of amount, and keeping records of its proceedings, David Fisher aged sixty six years, resident in Deptford Township in said County, who, being first duly sworn according to law, doth, on his oath
declare that he served in the Revolutionary War as follows: In the company commanded by Captain
Dehart---in the second Jersey Regiment commanded by Colonel Heral Shere and afterwards
by Colonel Cummis, in the New Jersey line - 
Upon a declaration made on oath the month of March 1818 and obtained a pension certificate Numbered 8897

And I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18th day of March,
1818; and that I have not since that time, by gift, sale, or in any other manner, disposed of my property, or any part thereof, with intent thereby so to diminish it, as to bring myself within the provisions of an act of Congress,
entitled "An act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary War, " passed on the 18th day of March, 1818; and that I have not, nor has any person in trust for me, any property or securities, contracts, or debts due to me; nor have I any income other than what is contained
in the schedule hereto annexed, and by me subscribed, to wit, one cow $16.00 one Heifer $10.00
3 hogs $9.00 two sheep $8.00 Pots, Kettles $4, or dishes spoons &c $5.00 Table & dough trough $4.00.  I have in debts owing to me I am indebted in about $15.00. I am by occupation a Labourer I am unable to do not more than a half days work in a day.  My family consists of my wife Hester aged sixty four years who is unable to support herself and one son Jesse Fisher a labourer  aged twenty one years in the month of April 1821. That all of the persons named
have not sufficient capacity to support the family. -
Sworn to and declared the 3d day of July AD 1820
David Fisher
Before me John Clement Prest of said Court
said Court, on this
I, Thomas Hendry Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas
of the county of Gloucester
in the state of New Jersey
do hereby certify that the foregoing oath and the schedule thereto
annexed, are truly copied from the record of the said court: and I do further certify, that
it is the opinion of the said court that the total amount in value of the property exhibited
in the aforesaid schedule, is fifty one dollars and
--- cents. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said court, on this Tenth day of July 1820
Hendry Clk

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The Court are of the Opinion that the total amount in value
of the Property exhibited in the within Schedule is fifty one Dollars ┃
$51.00
By the Court
John Clement
Charles Ogden
Joseph Rogers