Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 873, Hendrick Field, New Jersey
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New Jersey    Field, Hendrick  S873
Cadet
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17.344
New Jersey
Hendrick Field
of Somerset in the State of NJersey
who was a private in the Comp commanded
by Captain Sebring of the Reg commanded by
Col Webster on the N. Jersey
line for 2 yrs

Inscribed on the Roll of N. Jersey
at the rate of 80 Dollars _____ Cents per annum,
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 11 day of Aug
1832 and truth J. F. Randolph
N. G [illegible]
Arrears to the 4th of May '11
present
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 Sept 11
$160
   40
______
$200


⎨ Revolutionary Claim,
Act June 7, 1832.

Recorded by Jo. [illegible] Clerk,
Book E Vol. 3 Page 11
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Application of
Hendrick Field
for a pension under the
Law of June 1832

Duplicate
declaration
around
24 mo pri
80$
James F Randolph
New Brunswick
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Declaration of Hendrick Field, in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress of June 7, 1832.
State of New Jersey
Middlesex County } Ss  On this fifteenth day of July, in the year of our Lord one thousand Eight hundred thirty three, personally appeared before the Judges of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas of said County, Hendrick Field, being a resident of the County of Somerset & State aforesaid, who being first duly sworn according to Law doth on
his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress passed June 7, 1832. That although residing at present in the County of Somerset he is equally well known in the County of Middlesex where he formerly lived, that he is old & infirm and it is much more convenient for him to make his application before the Middlesex Court, that his principal witnesses are all of the County of Middlesex, and that for these reasons he applies before the said Court for the County
of Middlesex. That he was born in the township of Piscataway in the County of Middlesex, New Jersey, in the year 1757, as appears from the copy of a record now in his possession taken from his fathers family Bible & is consequently now in the 82d year of his age. that he was living in said township when
called into service in the Revolutionary war, and lived there until the year 1788, when he removed to the County of Somersel where he at present resides, has ever since and that by reason of old age & the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service, nor in all cases, the particulars of that service, but that
according to the best of his recollection, he served not less than the periods mentioned, and in the name states, and always in the grade of a private: that he entered the service in 1776 as a volunteer in Capt Sabring's company, Col. Websters regiment, and served at least one month at the Woodbridge station, in the laborious duty of guard
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ing the lines, the enemy being there on Staten Island. That afterwards in the same year, the militia being land? he served two other tours of a month each at the same station in the same service, under he believes, Capt
Freeman. In the year 1779 he performed he regulatory duty, & was out certainly not less than five months, being the whole time stationed also the lines from Perth
Amboy to Elizabethtown & occasionally Stretching along to Newark & Paulus Hook, in incessant, dangerous and hard duty of these five tours of a month each, the first as well as
he can recollect, was under Capt Manning, the second and third under Capt. Randolph, and the fourth & fifth under Capt Dunn, Col Crow & Col Webster alternately commanding the regiment in the year following 1778
he served again his regular tours on the same station in the same service, not having been drawn off as many were to the great battle of Monmouth, nor engaged in any other severe battle. In this year he served first the tour of
a month each under Capt Freeman &  afterwards four tours of a month each under Capt Sebring. In the next year, 1779,
he was out again on the same station & in the same service performing during the year three regular tours of a month each under CaptTen Eyck in the fore part of the year & three tours of a month each in the latter part under
Capt Tallmadge besides being repeatedly out on alarms for indefinite periods. In the year 1780, was again out as before in the same station & extending our sphere of operations farther into the interior of the country.  Was ordered to Springfield with his company at the time of the battle there, but did not reach there in time to take part in it
Performed during the year his regular tours, amounting in all to Six months, the three first of which under Capt Manning and the three last of a month each under Capt Ten Eyck. In the year following, 1781, he was out
again repeatedly & performed several regular tours, &
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and much extra service, amounting altogether to not less than four or five months, under different officers, and Captains during the whole war being very frequently changed & rendering it extremely difficult in all cases
identify them. In all the foregoing service he served except as before stated in 1776, as a drafted militiaman and as a private, and was not during the time that he was not engaged in any cent? persuit nor, in fact hardly at any other time, for the calls were too frequent to
admit of attention and to the necessary pursuits of husbandry. He can mention the names of no regular officers who were with the troops with whom he served, for he recollects of none. He never received a written discharge from the service none such, that he knows of having been given to the militia serving as he did, nor has he any documentary evidence of his service. He is known however to the
Rev William Blauvelt the Pastor of the church in which he worship & to Paul Vandervoort of
his neighborhood, who can testify to his character for veracity & to their belief of his services in the Revolution, and also to Richard R Field & Dennis Field, & John B Field
Soldiers of the Revolution, and now in the receipt of Pensions as such, who can testify of their own knowledge as to such services. He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity, except the present,
and declares that his name is not  on the Pension roll of the Agency of any State
Hendrick Field

Sworn & Subscribed as aforesaid
Thos Hance
H. Ford
Peter P. Runyon
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We William Blauvelt, a Clergyman residing
in the County of Somerset, and Paul Vandervoot residing in the same, hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Hendrick Field, who has subscribed & sworn to the foregoing declaration; that we believe
him to be of the age of Eighty two years or thereabouts as he states; that he is reputed & believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, that we concur in that opinion
W. W. Blauvelt
Paul Vandervort

Sworn & subscribed before the Judges as aforesaid on the day & year aforesaid
Thos Hance
H. Ford
Peter P. Runyon
State of New Jersey
Middlesex County Mr Richard R. Field, John B.
Field, & Dennis Field Junning? Soldiers of the revolution now receiving pensions as such who have duly sworn on the oath respectively say  -the said Richard R. Field for himself says that he well knows Hendrick Field the applicant named in the foregoing declaration
has known him from a boy - knows him to have been a soldier of the revolution, for him to have been out in 1776 one tour at least under Capt Freeman at the Woodbridge Station & frequently the subsequent years
of '77, '78, '79, '80 & '81 under various officers. And the unnd John B. Field for himself says that he is has been from early life well acquainted with the said Hendrick Field & knew him to have been a soldier in the War & was out in the year 1777 two tours of a month each under Dane along the lines on the east side of the Ranton? 1777 and divers other tours in the following years of the war
and the said Dennis Field for himself says that
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he the said Hendrick Field is well known to him this said deponent Dennis Field that he has well known the said Hendrick from boyhood & knew him to have served in the war of Independence several tours in 1777 at Woodbridge under Dunn & Several tours in '78 in the midst of East New Jury engaged
along the lines under Capt Sebring & in divers
other tour of a month each during the war.
And they all concur inspaying that the said Hendrick Field was a good faithful soldier in the War of the revolution served faithfully during the whole of the war & that he is a person of respectability & veracity & that his statement in relation to his revolutionary services which they have heard a
entitled to full belief credit-
Richard R. Field
John B Field
Dennis Field

Sworn Subscribed before the Judge as aforesaid on the day  & year aforesaid
Thos Hance
H. Ford
Peter P. Runyon

and the Judge as aforesaid to hereby certify that Richard R. Field, John P. Field & Dennis Field the witnesses named in the forgoing affidavit are credible persons individuals of respectability & that there testimony is entitled to full credence
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And the said Judge as aforesaid do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War department that the above named applicant Hendrick Field was a Revolutionary soldier and served as he States, and they further certify that it appears to them that William W. Blauvert who has signed the preceding certificate is a Clergyman resident in the County
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of Somerset and is a credible person and that Paul  Vandervoort who has also signed the same is a resident in the said county
of Somerset is a credible person & that their statement is entitled to credit.

Thos Hance
H. Ford
Peter P. Runyon
I Nicholas Booream Clark of the Inferior Court
of Common Pleas of the County of Middlesex do hereby certify that the forgoing & annexed papers contain the original proceedings of the Judges of the said Court in the matter of the application of Hendrick Sula? as applicant for a pension
In testimony whereof I have hereunto
set my hand & affixed the seal of
the said Court this fifteenth
day July in the year of our Lord the thousand eight hundred & thirty three
N Booraem Clerk
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Rev War
INVALID.
File No 873
Hendrick Field
Rev. N. J. Line
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Act June 7, 1832.
Index: --Vol. A, Page 124
[Arrangement of 1870.]
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affidavit of Capt
Jeremiah Ten Eyck in
the case of Hendrick Field

James F Randolph
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State of New July
Middlesex County Ss
On this tenth day of August in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty three personally appeared before me the subscriber one of the Justices of the Peace of said County Jeremiah Ten Eyck who being duly sworn deposeth & saith he was a captain in the war of the revolution & is now drawing a pension for his services - that he is & has
been well acquainted with Henry Field an applicant for a pension from early life. that said Field was a soldier of the revolution- was a member of his company - that said Field served in the early part of the war before this deponent was elected Captain
that said Field served several times in 1779
under him & also in the year 1780 & during the war that he was a good faithful friend to his country & served whenever duty called him- that said Field is a man of truth & veracity & always has been & that his statement in relation to his services may be relied upon.
Jeremiah Ten Eyck

Subscribed & Sworn to this day & year aforesaid
Peter P. Runyon
Justice of the peace
I hereby certify that I am well acquainted with
Capt Jeremiah Ten Eyck who has subscribed 
to the foregoing affidavit. that he is a man of truth & veracity that his statements are entitled to credit-
Peter P. Runyon
Justice of the peace