Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 590, John Aumock, New Jersey
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(3-1776)

SERVICE

New Jersey

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Aumock, John

NUMBER
S. 590

CONTENTS


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N. 9985
New Jersey
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John Aumock
Monmouth Co. in the State of N. Jersey
who was a Priv acting in the company commanded
by Captain Walton of the Regh commanded
Col. Holmes in the N. Jersey Mil.
for 2 years prv. Aut.         $100.00

Inscribed on the Roll of N. Jersey
the rate of 100 Dollars Cents per annum
commence on the 4th day of March 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 3 day of July
1833 and sent to J. M. Hartston
Freehold N. J.

Arrears to the 4th of March 1833.         200.00
Semi-anl. allowance ending Sept 1833   50.00
                         $250.00
                      
                                               Revolution Claim,
                                                Act June 7, 1832.
Recorded by D. Brown     Clerk
Book E.     Vol. 3          Page 101
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At a Court of Common Pleas holden at Freehold
in and for the County of Monmouth and State of
New Jersey of the Term of July in the year of
our Lord one thousand eight hundred and
thirty two.

Present
John Patterson              and others
John Hull                       Esquires
Wm J. Bowne                Judges


Declaration of John Aumock in order to obtain the
benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7. 1832
State of New Jersey
County of Monmouth,

On this thirty first day of July in the year
of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty
two, personally appeared in open court before
the Judges of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas
of the County of Monmouth and State of New Jersey
now sitting, John Aumock a resident of
the Township of Freehold in the County and State
aforesaid aged seventy-two years on the sixth
day of December last past, who being first
duly sworn according to Law, doth on his oath
make the following declaration in order to obtain
the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7, 1832.
That he entered the service of the United States
under the following named officers and served
as herein stated. That the field officers were
General David Forman, Colonel Asher Holmes
and Major Thomas Hunn. That the Company
Officers under whom he recollects to have served
during the war, were Captain Elisha Watton,
(who was afterwards promoted to a Major) Lieutenant
William Schanck, Captain Thomas Hunn
(afterwards Major) (Captain John Smock, Lieutenant
Barnes Smock, both of whom were taken prisoners
and after their release, promoted to Colonels, one
after the other. Lieutenant Joseph Vanderveer
and Captain Joseph Stillwell - That he entered
the Militia in the month of July or
August in the year,1777 after he was seventeen
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about a year
years of age, and after the British landed on
Staten Island, and served every other month alternately
during the whole war, until the liberty of
his country was acknowledged, and peace declared.
That the Militia were equally divided so that one
half of them were called out one month and the other
half the next and so alternately, except when
there was a general alarm, (which was announced
by firing the "Alarm Gun" kept by Col. Holmes
and then all the militia were called out together.
Part of them sometimes without a captain being
commanded by the Lieutenant or other inferior
officer, and oftentimes under the captain of
companies to which they did not belong.  That
these alarms were frequent owing to the number
of Tories (who at that infested the neighborhood)
and the situation of his native county, lying continuous
to the ocean and the New York Bay. That
parties of the enemy frequently landed on the shore
with whom skirmishes often took place, in a
number of which this applicant was engaged,
particularly that at jumping point in the Township
of Shrewsbury, where Captain Jeremiah
Chadwick and one or two others were killed by the
Tories. That he cannot state with any more
certainty than he has above stated the particular
time he entered the service, nor can
he specify the particular period of each engagement
under the several officers above
named, nor can he recollect the names of all
his captains, but he always considered himself
a soldier in the service of his Country from the
time he entered the service until the end of
the war, and he is confident that he was
in actual service more than two years.
during that time. That he resided when he
entered the service in the Township of Middle-
town, County of Monmouth & State of New Jersey.
That he served under the drafts or calls as they
were then termed- That he marched principally
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in the County of Monmouth guarding the shore,
which was entrusted to the Militia. That he
served with no Continental regiments or companies.
That he received no discharge and therefore has
no documentary evidence of his service. That
he can produce the testimony of Tunis Aumock
and others, if necessary, who can testify to his service.
That he hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pen-
sion or annuity except the present and declares that his
name is not on the Pension Role of the Agency
of any State.
Sworn to and subscribed the day and
year aforesaid in open Court.                   John Aumock
John Hull
John W. Davison
John Headden

State of New Jersey
County of Monmouth
Junis Aumock being duly sworn according 
to Law upon his oath deponent and said that he
well acquainted with John Aumock who has sub-
scribed and sworn to the are declaration, has
known him ever since he was a boy, has seen the
record of his age and believes it to be correctly stated
in his declaration.  Knows that he entered the service
about the time he had and believes that he
served as therein stated. This deponent has served
in several campaigns with him, and knows that
he was out more or less during the whole war, and
that has no doubt, but he was in the service at least two years and
further this deponent saith not.                   his
Sworn to and subscribed in open      Tunis X Aumock
Court the day & year aforesaid                   mark
being first read to him -
John Hull
John W. Davison
John Headden
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State of New Jersey
County of Monmouth SS. Joseph Vancleaf and
John Williamson being duly sworn according to
Law upon their oath certify that they are well
acquainted with John Aumock who has sworn to
and subscribed the foregoing declaration and that
they believe that he served and is of the age he
had therein stated, and that he is a credible and
respectable persons, and he is not only reputed
but known in the neighborhood where he resides
to have been a Revolutionary soldier and that
his declaration is entitled to credit-

Sworn to & subscribed the
day and year aforesaid                  Joseph Vancleaf
in open Court                                John Williamson
John Hull

And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after
the investigation of the matter and after putting the inter-
rogatories prescribed by the War Department that the above
named applicant was a Revolutionary soldier and served
as he stated. And the Court further certified that it
appears to them that Tunis Aumock Joseph, Vancleaf and
John Williamson who have sworn to and subscribed
the preceding certificates are surviving soldiers of the
Revolution, resident in the said County of Monmouth
and are credible persons and that their statement is
entitled to credit.
                                                           John Patterson
                                                           John Hull
                                                           W. J. Bowne

I Daniel H. Ellis Clerk of the Court
Common Pleas of the County of Monmouth and State of
New Jersey do hereby certify that the foregoing contains
the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter
of the application of John Aumock for a pension

In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set
my hand and seal of office this thirty
first day of July in the year of our Lord
one thousand eight hundred & thirty-two
                                                                            D.H Ellis ESQ
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Amendatory Affidavit of John Aumock
State of New Jersey
Monmouth County S.S.
Personally appeared before the undersigned a Jus-
tice of the Peace in and for the County and State aforesaid
John Aumock who being duly sworn deposeth and saith
that he is the identical John Aumock named in the
original declaration numbered 4183 by the War Department
and 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 entered the Militia of New Jersey about
the first of August 1777 and served therein not less
than the periods mentioned below and in the following
grades. That he served under Captain Elisha Walton
every other month alternately in monthly tours to wit.  The
months of August, October and December in the year
1777 and the month of February 1778 guarding the shores
of Middletown and Shrewsbury from the ravages of the British
and Lories. That about this time in the month of March he
joined an Artillery Company commanded by Barnes Smock
William Schanck was Leuit.  Joseph Vanderveer Ensign & Tunis Aumock
Sergeant, and served therein his regular monthly tours of duty
of one month each in length to wit.  The months April, June,
August, October and December in the year 1778, and the month
of February, April, June, August, October and December in
the year 1779, and the month of February, April, June, August,
October and December in the year 1780, and the month of February
April, June, August, October, and December in the year 1781.
The month of February, April, June, August, October and December
in the year 1782.  That the said company had two field pieces
and also, muskets.  That all the above service was performed
in the Township of Middletown & Shrewsbury along the sea and bay
shores, in the grade of a private. That he lived near the
shore and was regularly called out into service as above mentioned.
That the tours of service above mentioned commenced and ended
on or about the first of each month in the years above mentioned
that his field officers are mentioned in his declaration: that
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during the intermediate months, when not in actual ser-
vice he was called out a number of times upon alarms
as mentioned in his declaration, but then under different
Captains and officers whose names he has given in his declaration, and to whose companies he did not regularly belong.
That these tours upon alarms were three or four days and sometimes
longer, in length, but the particular tours he cannot specify,
they being very irregular and happening very often, from causes
mentioned in his declaration.  That for this service he makes no
claim, but claims a pension only for his regular tours of
service as mentioned above. That the survivors whom he now
recollects, and who served with him in the said artillery company
are Junis Aumock and Aaron Sutphen. That he was
born in the Township of Middletown, County and State aforesaid on
the 6th day of December 1759. That he has a record of his age in
his father's family bible in his possession. That he lived in mid-
dletown when called into service, and has lived in Shrewsbury
and Freehold ever since the Revolution, & now he resides in
Freehold.  That he is known to Aaron F. Walker and
Peter F. Schanck in his present neighborhood who can
testify as to his character for veracity and their belief of
his services as a soldier of the Revolution.  That he served
with an embodied corps called into service by the author-
ity of the Laws of this State. That his service was performed
in field and not in garrison, and that for the time
during which the service was performed he was not employed
in any civil pursuit.
Sworn to and subscribed this                     John Aumock 
day of June A.D. 1833 before
me Justice as above mentioned
William Lloyd

We Aaron F. Walker and Peter V. Schanck residing in the
Township of Freehold, County of Monmouth and State of
New Jersey, hereby certify that we are well acquainted
with John Aumock who has signed and sworn to
the above amendatory affidavit. that we believe him
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to be seventy three years of age.  That he is reputed
and believed in the neighborhood where he resides
to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and to be a
man of good character for truth and mercy and that
we concur in that opinion.

Sworn to and subscribed this June                
25th 1833 before me the subscribed                 Aaron F. Walker
Justice of the Peace in & for the court               Peter F Schanck
of Monmouth & State of New Jersey
William Lloyd


State of New Jersey
month County ⎬ SS. Aaron Sutphen being duly sworn deposeth
and saith that he is a surviving soldier of the Revolution aged
Seventy one years.  That he joined Captain Smock, Artillery Company
and at that time John Aumock, who has signed and sworn to
the foregoing affidavit, was a soldier in said company that he
the said John Aumock served in said company his regular
tours of duty until the month of January 1783, he this deponent
never know him to fail in the performance of the duty.  That
he this deponent joined the said Company in the year 1779
and the said John Hancock then belonged to the said company
and served therein with this deponent until the close of the
war 1783. Sworn to and subscriber
June 26th,1833 before Justice as aforesaid           Aaron Sutphen
William Lloyd

State of New Jersey
Monmouth County      Tunis Aumock being duly sworn according to
Law deposeth and saith that he is a surviving soldier of
the Revolution.  Aged seventy-five years.  That he served
in Capt. Smocks artillery company that John Aumock above named ┃
joined said Company in the Spring of the year 1778, and that the ┃
said John Armock served in said company from that time doing his ┃
duty every other month until, January 1783. This deponent never
know him to fail in the performance of his regular tours of
duty sworn to and subscribed                         
before me Justice as aforesaid June                           his
26th 1833. Being first read to him.                    Tunis X Aumock
William Lloyd                                                             mark
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And I the said William Lloyd, Judge of the Court of Common 
Pleas and Justice of the Peace in for the County of Monmouth
and the State of New Jersey do hereby certify that it appears to
me that there is no clergyman residing in the neighborhood
of the said John Aumock, and that Aaron T Walker and Peter T. Schanck who have signed the preceding certificate 
are residents of the said Township of Freehold and are
credible persons, and their statement is entitled to credit.
And further that Aaron Sutphen and Tunis Aumoch 
who have signed the foregoing affidavits are surviving
soldiers of the Revolution resident in said County and are
credible persons & that their affidavits are entitled to credit.
In witness where of I have here unto set my hand this 26th
day of June A.D. 1853     William Lloyd

I Daniel H. Ellis, Clerk of the Inferior Court of  Common
Pleas in and for the County of Monmouth and State of New
Jersey, do certify that William Lloyd before whom
the foregoing proceedings were taken, sworn to and subjected
is now and was at the respective dates thereof duly enrolled
in my office as a Judge of the said Court & Justice of the Peace,
of said County duly commissioned and sworn into office and
that full faith and credit are due and ought to be given
to all his official acts as such Judge and Justice and that
the several signatures "William Lloyd" signed to the fore-
going proceedings are respectively the true hand writing 
and genuine signatures of the said Judge and Justice. 

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set
my hand and seal of office in the twenty
sixth day of our Lord
one thousand and eight hundred and thirty
three.
                        W.H. Ellis  ESQ
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                                INVALID
  File No.                    590
                          John Aumock  
                           Prv. N.J. Line

  Act                    June 7, 1832
  Index: - Vol A,    Page 113