Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 11039, Samuel Walker, New Jersey
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(3--1776)

SERVICE
New Jersey

Walker, Samuel
Hepzibah

NUMBER
R. 11039

CONTENTS
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Jan. 23. 1839
Maryd.

add. proof
Hepzibah Walker
No 4265
Jan. 5th. 1839

act '36

This letter and its inclosures is considered and intended[underlined] to have been addressed to the Commissioner of Pensions, it is therefore referred accordingly.

Bounty Land Office
Jany 23d. 1839

Nd. Jany 17th. 1839
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Balt. 16 Jan 1839

William Gordon Esq.

Sir

I now enclose you additional testimony in the case of Mrs Walker, and all I have to offer

It is proper that I should explain why all the depositions are in my hand writing. Mr. Sam D Walker of this place, by whom I am employed, by my direction wrote to Philada. & Piscatawa, to ascertain what proof cou'd be obtained of the services of Sam Walker[name underlined] his uncle, from the Statements sent to hiim I prepared the depositions, and I hope they will be found sufficient to establish the claim

I am anxious to her of the settlement of Mrs Morr's claim, all my exortions to obtain further testimony from NC are still useless.

I Rem y
Henry Brice
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State of Pennsylvania. City of Philada.

On the thirty-first day of December 1838 before me an Alderman & ex officio A Justice of the Peace of the State and City aforesaid personally appeared Ann Lyon a resident of said City and a person deserving of full Credit who being first sworn according the Law doth on her oath declare and say that the is fifty-eight years of age That she is the daughter of Samuel Walker and Hepzibah Walker, that she has often heard him relate his Services, in the Service of the United Stated during the Revolutionary War, in the New Jersey Militia that she heard him speak particularly of the Battle of Monmouth in which he was engaged, and also of several Other Battles and skirmishes, at different times and in the State, in which he was engaged. That from the repeated instances, in which her father mentioned the events of the war, she has always been of Opinion that he served at different times through the whole of the Revolution, but whether as an Officer or private she does not remember

She further declares that her father received large sums of money (Continental) which he stated at the time, was in payment of wages as a Soldier which was all lost, by depreciation_ That her Father the said Samuel was married to her mother Hepzibah Walker as she has been informed in the year 1768, and which she verily believes, and died 2 Novem 1824.

In Testimony whereof the said Ann Lyon has hereto Subscribed her name

[signature]Ann Lyon

Sworn & subscribed the 31st day of December A.D. 1838 before Peter Hay, Ald & ex officio Justice of the Peace.


also on the same day personally appeared the Reverend Nathan Harned who being first Sworn according the Law. Doth on his oath declare and say, that he is a resident of said City, forty-nine years of age, and Grandson of the above named Samuel & Hepzobath Walker, That his mother was the oldest child of Samuel & Hepzibath, and was born on the twenty sixth day of February 1770, that he has a perfect recollection of his Grandfather, and always believed, that he was a Soldier in the Militia of New Jersey, from what
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he has heard in the family_ That he died at New Brunswick State of New Jersey on the second day of November Eighteen hundred & Twenty four_ That Hepzebah Walker is the Widow of Samuel Walker and Still remains unmarried

In Testimony, whereof the said Nathan Harned hereto subscribes his name

[signature]Nathan Harned

Sworn & subscribed the 31st day of December, AD. 1838, before Peter Hay, Alderman & ex officio Justice of the Peace


City of Philadelphia ss.

Be it known that I, Edward Hurst Notary Public. for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania duly Commissioned and sworn resident in the City of Philadelphia do Hereby Certify and Attest, That Peter Hay Esquire before whom the two foregoing depositions were made and whose proper signature is subscribed to the Jurat[?] thereof was at the time the same bear[?] date and now is one of the Aldermen of the City of Philadelphia duly Commissioned and qualified and Ex officio a Justice of the Peace, authorized by law to administer oaths and affirmations and that to his official Acts as such full faith and credit may be given in Judicature and thereont.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my notarizes Seal this Second day of January AD 1839.
[seal appears to the left of this paragraph]

[signature]Edward Hurst
Not. Pub.
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State of Pennsylvania city of Philadelphia

on this Thirty first day of Decmb 1838 personally appeared before me one of the Judges of the Court of Com Pleas, County of Philad Hepzibah Walker a resident of the City of Philadelphia & State aforesaid aged Eighty six years who being first sworn according the Law, doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by he Act of Congress passed July 4 1836, that she is the Widow of Samuel Walker who was a soldier in the Militia of the State of New Jersey, that he served at different periods, during the whole war, but in what Regiment or Company she does not Know, she perfectly recollects that he was in the Battle of Monmouth, and altho she does not recollect any other battle by name, has heard of several others, that he was nearly always from home & she understood in Service

She further declares that she was married to the said Samuel Walker in April Seventeen hundred & Sixty eight, that her husband, the aforesaid Samuel Walker died on the Second day of November Eighteen hundred & Twenty four, and that she has remained a widow ever since that period, as well more fully appear by reference to to the proof hereto annexed

In Testimony whereof the said Hepzibah Walker has hereto Subscribed her name

[signature]Walker

I Archibald Randall Judge of the Court of Common Pleas for the County of Philadelphia do hereby certify that the above deposition was Sworn and Subscribed to before me at the residence of Said deponent, she being too infirm to appear in Court and that the said deponent is a person deserving full faith & Credit__

[signature]Arch'd Randall
Judge

December 31. 1838
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City of Philadelphia ss.

Be it known that I, Edward Hurst Notary Public. for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, duly Commissioned and sworn residing in the City of Philadelphia, do Hereby and Attest that Archibald Randall Esquire before whom within deposition was made and whose proper signature is subscribed to the within certificate was at the time the same bears[?] date and now is one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas for the County of Philadelphia. duly Commissioned and qualified and by law authorized to administer oaths and affirmations, to whose official Acts full faith and credit may be given in judicature and thereont.

In testimony Whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my notarial Seal this Second day of December AD 1839.
[seal appears to the left of this paragraph]

[signature]Edward Hurst
Not. Pub.
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Acts of July 14, 1862, and March 3, 1873[crossed out and replaced with "Revy" written in pencil]

11.039
P. O. widow of Samuel
Hepziba Walker

Service: Capt Duncan NJ Mil.

Enlisted: [REJECTED stamp], 18[blank]
Discharged:[blank], 18[blank]

Application filed:[blank], 18[blank]

Alleges:[blank]
Re-enlisted:[blank]

Attorney:[blank]
P.O.[blank]

[blank]Recognized.
[blank]Contract
[blank]Cert. of Dis.
Searched for [blank], 18[blank]
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Pension Office,
April 2. 1840

Sir,

I will be obliged to you if you will enclose to this office the Petition to Congress of the widow of Samuel Walker, whose papers you request may be sent to you. I find that several persons claiming to be the widows of decd. Soldiers bearing the same name, have filed papers here for the purpose of obtaining pensions.

I have the honor to be,
Very respectfully,
Your Obt. Sevt.
[signature]JL Edwards

Hon. W.D. Merrick,
Senate UStates
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4265

Hepzeba Walker
Pa
Act 4 July '36-
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37 [illegible]

Henry Brice Esq.
Baltimore
Md
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[left side of page]
26th Cong
1. Sep

Petition of the widow of Samuel Walker, a solder of the Revolution, praying to be allowed a pension.

1840 Feb 24th Referred to the Comm: on Pensions.
  "  May 21. Report adverse


[right side of page]
Petition of Hepzibah Walker widow of Samuel Walker a solder of the revolutionary War, prayin for a pension
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Rd Jany. 17. 1839
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Thankful Walker of Windsor Co Vermont
Claim to Increase[underlined]
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4808
Let. to Saml. F. Dutton
Jany 30, 1840

Act 4 July '36