Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 10,297, for James Sullivan, New Jersey
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New Jersey

Sullivan, James
                 Mary

R 10,297
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(illegible number at top)

Mary Sullivan
Widow of James

-?- Act July 7th, 1838.     ML
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Hand written parts transcribed:

North Carolina 
Lincoln

29th day of November A.D. 1852
Catharine Moore
and Samuel Sullivan, children of James Sullivan                                            
                                                                      dec'd
Lincoln County / they are the identical
children of James Sullivan dec'd

they are....
our....
we......
our..... James Sullivan
we...our
our...
...we....we...
...our....

Catharine Moore her X mark
Samuel Sullivan

Catharine Moore and Samuel Sullivan

J.T. Alexander Justice of the Peace

North Carolina
Lincoln
....Lincoln County
....Catharine Moore and Sam'l Sullivan
...children of the.....
...J.T. Alexander....

29th day of November 1852
Rob't Williamson Clk.
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State of North Carolina
Lincoln County
    Personally appeared Ezekial Sullivan before me James Quinn one of the acting Justices of the Peace in and for said County and after being duly sworn according to law sayeth on his oath that the above attached record  is the family record of James Sullivan and his wife Mary Sullivan and that it has been in his possession ever since the death of James Sullivan and that it is in the hand writing of James Sullivan and that it is the original and genuine family record of James Sullivan and his wife Mary Sullivan sworn to and subscribed before me this  (smudged date) day of December 1845.
Ezekiel Sullivan
Jas. Quinn

State of North Carolina
Lincoln County
   I Robert Williamson clerk of the Court of Pleas and quarter sessions for Lincoln County N.C. do certify that James Quinn  whose name doth appear to the foregoing affidavit is an acting Justice of the peace for said County and all his official acts is entitled to full force and credit in testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the seal of said Court at office the 4th day of December 1845,
              R. Williamson clk.
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(Unfortunately the left side of the page with year of births torn in places and/or darkly smudged and illegible).

James Sullivan was born February third 1755
Mary Sullivan was born October the 14th 1761
Samuel Sullivan was born January the 15th AD
    177-?- (torn)
John Sullivan was born December the 5th AD                                                              
       1780
Thomas Sullivan was born July the 14th AD        
        1782
Sarah Sullivan was born November the 15th AD 
         1783
Peter Sullivan was born December 8th AD 
          178-?- (torn off)
James Sullivan was born December 23rd AD
         178-?- possibly 1787
Owen Sullivan was born December the 9th AD
         1789
Elijah Sullivan was born December the 25th 
          1793
Anne Sullivan was born February the 29th 
           17-?- 4.  (likely 1794)
Mary Sullivan was born  January the 19th 17 ---
Ezekiel Sullivan was born November 28th AD
            1797
Margaret Sullivan was born August the 15th AD 
             1800
Katharine Sullivan was born January the 21st
             180 -?- (page torn)
James Taylor Junior was born March the 10th
            AD 1812
Margaret Sullivan was born March the 8th AD
              18 -?-  (smudged)

The Names of James Sulivan's Children
    Ezekiel Sullivan his -?-  (poss. "mark")
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Ezekiel Sullivan was Born
November the 23rd AD 1797

Elijah Taylor was Bron
June the 15th AD 1815

Nancy Clyne was born September 17 1827

John B.Sullivan was born December 4th 1802

(smudged) ---lijah Moore was born April 29th
                               1827
(smudged)---mes Moore was born October 
                                   12th 1828

Ezekiel Sullivan was married to
Sarah Maundy January 17th 1828
Ezekiel Sullivan was born November 23 - 1797
Sarah sullivan was born April 9th 1807

Mary E. Sullivan was born June 9 1830
Martha (poss. Matthew - page torn at bottom )
       Sullivan was born April 24th 1839
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Lincoln County
June 7 1845

State of
N. Carolina

     On this the 7th day of June 1845 personal appeared before me one of the acting and presiding Justices of the court of Pleas and Quarter Session for said county Mary Sullivan a resident of the County of Lincoln N. Carolina aged eighty three in October last being first duly sworn according to law doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provisions made by the act of Congress passed July 7th 1836 - that she is the widow of James Sullivan who was a private soldier under Capt. Nixon who was afterwards Colonel, lived in the state of New Jersey town of Hyatt, Middlesex County. Entered the service in the year 1777 or 8 was in the service more than once: does not recollect any of the other officers nor any battle - was drafted - stationed the longest period of time at Elizabeth Town and she has no documentary evidence in support of the claim - she further declares on oath that she was married to the said James Sullivan on the last of September in seventeen hundred and seventy seven - that her husband the said James Sullivan died on the 27th day if August in the year eighteen hundred and twenty five and that she has remained a widow ever since that period of time as will more fully appear by reference(?) to the proof hereunto annexed soon to and subscribed on the day and year first above written.
Mary Sullivan her X mark

Davida Crouse (?)
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  I David Crouse being one of the presiding judges of the court of Pleas and quarter session for the county of Lincoln it being a court of record, do hereby certify that Mary Sullivan did file swear to and subscribe the foregoing declaration and that she is a person of good moral character and credit and do further certify that she in unable to appear in open court from bodily infirmity and old age.

David Crouse  JP
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     Abner Hull of the age of seventy three years being sworn according to law states that he knows of his own knowledge that James Sullivan was the husband of Mary Sullivan  declarant.  that he is dead and that she has never since married.  that he served in the war of the Revolution.  He does not know the year / he knows that he -?- (Sullivan) served under Capt. Nixon.  that he knew Capt Nixon and that the service was rendered in the state of New Jersey and the time of service was six months or upwards - that he has heard his father say that and he and Sullivan were in the said company sworn to and subscribed before me and that the affidant is a man of good character and credibility June 18 184.
Abner Hull

   David Crouse JP

 I further certify that I am one of the presiding judges of the court of pleas and quarter sessions for the county of Lincoln it being a court of record.
     David Crouse JP
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    Nancy Moore being sworn according to law deposeth as follows: that she knows that James Sullivan served in the War of the Revolution that she lived with his wife during the time he was absent from home in the army.  that he was married.  that the cause of his death was a stroke of the palsy. That he died some eighteen years ago as she believes.  That she was present when he asked for his wife, knows of their going to be marry and of their returning and living together and being recognized as many and wife in the neighborhood. She  knows the squire who they said married them.  that there was no children under the age of sixteen years at the time of his death and that the applicant Mrs. Sullivan was never again married.  the he served in Captain Nixons company.  The length of time she does not recollect.  that she believes he was stationed part of the time at the town of Trenton.  that she does not know of his having been in any battle. that they lived in Hyatt town New Jersey - That he moved to Lincoln County North Carolina a few years after Lord Cornwallis surrendered. That she the deponent is seventy eight years old.  
Nancy Moore

Sworn to and subscribed to before one
     J.H. Cansler

J.H. Cansler certify that Nancy Moore was duly sworn to the foregoing statement and that she is a woman of good moral character and credibility
          J.H. Cansler Justice of the Peace

State of North Caroline
Lincoln County
    I,Cyrus L. Hunter, clerk of the Court of Pleas andQuarter Sessions for Lincoln County, do hereby certify, that David Crouse and H. Cansler, Esquire, whose names appear as attesting to the foregoing, are, and were at the respective dates thereof, acting and presiding Justices of said Court, moreover, that the signatures purporting to be theirs are genuine.
   given under my hand and the seal of said Court at office, this 26th day of August 1845.
   C.L.  Hunter C.L.K.
     By R. Williamson DC
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Paper very smudged - illegible.
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Catharine Moore
daughter of James and Mary
Sullivan
   to
Edward Smith

P--?-- attony.


We desire to see the
papers of Mary Sulivan
applicant for a revolutionary
pension from N.J.
5 May '52.    Edward Smith

Mr. Cole
May 3 y 52
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Power of Attorney Revolutionary Pension Claim

    Know all men by these Present that I Catharine Moore of Lincoln County State of N. Carolina hereby constitute and appoint Edward & Smith my true and lawful agent and Attorney to prosecute the Claim of my Mother Mary Sullivan (widow of James Sullivan  who was a revolutionary soldier) for any amount of Revolutionary Pension or increase of Pension that may be done and I hereby authorize my said agent to examine all the papers and documents in relation to said claim on file in the Department at Washington City or elsewhere to file additional evidence or arguments and to receive the Certificate which may be issued for said claim which Certificate I wish made to us the surviving children.

to appoint one or more (word crossed out) substitutes under him for the purposes expressed and to do all things that I might or could dower I personally present hereby ratifying and confirming all that my said Attorney and agent shall lawfully do in the premises.
     Witness my hand and seal this 16th day of April 1832
    Signed and sealed in presence of
Catharine Moore
B.S. Johnson & N.B. Cox

State of North Carolina
Lincoln County
     On this 16th day of April  AD 1852 before me the subscriber a Justice of the Peace in and for the County aforesaid personally appeared Catharine Moore and acknowledged the foregoing power of Attorney to be her act (smudged) and deed for the purposes therein contained.....
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(continued from previous page)

In witness whereof I hereunto set my hand the day and year aforesaid.
       BH Johnson JP

Claim of Pension
Set of 7th June 1832

State of North Carolina
       Be it known that on this 16th day of April AD eighteen hundred and fifty two before the undersigned Justice of the Peace in and for said County and State aforesaid personally appeared Catharine Moore a resident of N.C in said County and made oath according to law that she is the daughter of the within named Mary Sullivan who made application for a pension for services in the war of the revolution which claim was not allowed and pre--mer (?) the papers are in file at Washington City (enterlined before signed)
Catharine Moore
 Sworn to and subscribed this the day and year aforesaid before me
    B H Johnson JP

I BH Johnson Justice of the Peace in and for said County do hereby certify that Catharine Moore who excused the foregoing paper is a respectable resident of the County and is I believe directly interested in said claim as therein set forth.
    BH Johnson JP
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State of North Carolina
Lincoln County
     I Robert Williamson Clerk of the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions for the County of  Lincoln, do hereby certify that B.S. Johnson, Esquire, is a magistrate as above, and that the foregoing signatures purporting two be his are genuine.
    Certified under my hand and seal of office, at office, this 16th day of April 1852
                  Robt. Williamson, Clk.
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10,297

Mary Sullivan

stamped REJECTED
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Shelbyville May 221st 1848

JL Edwards esq.
      At the request of Mr.  -?- (poss. Lewis?) Roberts I inform you that the claim filed in the pension office in favor of Mary Sullivan by me has been transferred to Mr. Roberts; and that your letter to me in regard to it has been misplaced and in consequence  thereof I was unable to give any information in respect to the claim.
                   Yours
                           JS Hoke
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Office of the Secretary of State
Trenton February 12, 1846

Sir
    In answer to your letter of the 11th past, I have to state by the records this office it appears Capt. Rob't. Nixon commanded a company of Horse in 1777 consisting of 44 officers and privates; the name of James Sullivan is not found on the Roll of Capt. Nixon.  The service was not over five months.  Some years ago I had the Muster Roll of Capt. Nixon with me at the Pensions office where it was copied at your request.
                 I have the honor to be
                    very respectfully
                         your Obt. Servt.
                             Charles G. McChesney


Hon. JL Edwards
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(Page appears to have been torn off on the right side and missing)

Catawba Creek
N.C. June 25

(vertically written: July 4 ---)

Hon. J.......(missing)
Washing.....(missing)
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Catawba Creek Gaston County N.C. June 24th 1850

Honorable J.L. Edwards
       Sir I want to no at what point the claim of the heir of Mary Sullivan of Lincoln County -?- at in the presentation of the Claim for the services of her husband James Sullivan in the revolutionary war as a citizen of the State of New Jersey.  I have been requested by the heir to make the in query and to no what further proof is nessary to establish the Claim an early answer to the above would be very welcomely received by yours.
     Very respectfully
      AB Cox
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Swangrtown N. Carolina
December 6th 1845

Sir
     I herewith enclose the family Record of James Sullivan and his wife Mary Sullivan, claiming a pension whose declaration was forwarded to the pension office sum six or eight months since by John Hoke of Lincolntown N.C. who had desisted the prosecution of her claim - I have therefor been requested to attend to her claim; I am not aware of what has been set forth - further more than Mr. Hoke said that there was something wanting further to establish the date of the marriage - I have therefore procured the family Records, feeling in hope that it will be satisfactory evidence in her case.
     It is my impression that Mary Sullivan widow of James Sullivan above mentioned is entitled to the benefit of the Act of 4th July 1836 -
        I am very respectfully
               yours - James Roberts

Mr. JL EdwardsComm.of pensions
Washington City
DC
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Sullivan, John
Sergeant in the...
Invalids

13778

September 4, 1789
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