Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 33812, for Amos Tomkins, New Jersey
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(8-1776)

SERVICE
New Jersey

Tomkins, Amos
or
Tompkins

NUMBER
S.33812

CONTENTS
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Date of death
not on AM

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9779
R
New Jersey
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Amos Tompkins
of Bloomfield in the State of New Jersey
who was a private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Ogden of the N. Jersey line, for the term of nine months.
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Inscribed on the Roll of New Jersey at the rate of 83 Dollars per month, to commence on the 20th of April, 1818.
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Certificate of Pension issued the 24th of Apl 1819 and sent to Wm S. Pennington Esq. Newark, N. J.
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Arrears to 4th of Mar 18 19 10 mo.       83.96
Semi-anl. all'ce ending 4th Sept 1819  48.00
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                                                               $131.96
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{Revolutionary claim,
Act 18th March, 1818.}
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Amos Tompkins
Declaration

Private
Col. Ogden Regt
10 New Jersey line
1778 - 9 months
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April 20. 1818
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The judges certificate of
reduced circumstances
in like wanting.

Correct
Admd

10th July [1819?  nearly illegible]
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District of New Jersey ss
On this twentieth day of April A.D. 1818 before me the subscriber district Judge of the United States for the said District personally appears Amos Tompkins aged seventy three years resident in Bloomfield in the County of Essex in the said district who being by me first duly sworn according to Law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the provision made by the late 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". That he the said Amos Tompkins enlisted on the first day of September A.D. 1775 in the Township of
Newark in the County of Essex and State of New Jersey in the company commanded by Captain Andrew McMyers, in the first Jersey Regiment commanded by Col William Haynes on the continental establishment that in the
Spring following he was marched to the North
ward, that he continued to serve in the said
Corps until the twentyeth day of August 1776
when he was regularly discharged at Fort
George in the State of New York. he had a
written discharge which has been lost. that
he enlisted again for nine months in the spring of the year 1778 at Newark aforesaid in the company commanded by Captain Isaac Morrison in the first Jersey Regiment then commanded by Col Matthias Ogden on the continental establishment that he continued to serve nearly nine months in the said Corps until some time in the month of February 1779 when he was taken prisoner, and remained a prisoner for ten months [next sentence crossed out]
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in the State of ['New Jersey' crossed out] New York.  That he was in the Battle of Monmouth under the command of Genl Maxwell, and that he is in reduced circumstances and stands in need of the assistance of his country for support. and that he has no other evidence now in his power of his said services except the following affidavit-

Amos Tomkins

Made and Sworn before me
the day and year first aforesaid
William Pennington District Judge
New Jersey SS

On the day & year first above mentioned personally appeared before me William Pennington District Judge of the United States
for the district of New Jersey Levi Vincent who
being duly sworn according to law doth on his
oath say that he is acquainted with Amos Tompkins the person who made the above
declaration and knows that he served in the first Jersey regiment commanded by Col.
Matthias Ogden in the nine months service
and that he was taken prisoner as he has
above stated

       his
Levi. X. Vincent
      mark

Taken and Sworn before me
the day and year aforesaid
William Pennington
District Judge

I William S Pennington district Judge of the United States in & for the district of New Jersey as aforesaid do certify that it appears to my satisfaction that the said Amos Tompkins did serve in the revolutionary war as stated in the preceding declaration against the common enemy, and I now transmit the proceedings and testimony taken & had before me to the Secretary for the department of war pursuant to the directions of the aforementioned act of Congress-

24th April 1818.

William S Pennington
District Judge
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I William Pennington Clerk of the District of
New Jersey, do certify that the signatures to this instrument are the proper hand writing of William S. Pennington Esqr Judge of the United States District Court, for the District of
New Jersey--

As witness my hand and the
Seal of the said District Court at Newark
this twenty fourth day of April AD. 1818.

I William Pennington District Judge of the United States in and for the said district of New Jersey do hereby certify that from the testimony of two reputable witnesses examined
by me under oath I am satisfied that the before
named applicant Amos Tompkins is in indigent circumstances and stands in need of the assistance of his country of his support-

William S. Pennington
District Judge

Newark  14th April 1819
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33812
INVALID.
Revy.
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File No. 33.812
Amos Tompkins
Pri. Rev War
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Act: 18th March 18-
Index: - Vol. 2, Page 421

{Arrangement of 1870.}

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1933-Mar 18, Hist to
Wailter EEet
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The
SYNDICATE STORE
MERCHANDISER

THE MAGAZINE FOR THE FIVE AND TEN CENT STORE MANAGER
951 BROAD STREET. NEWARK, N. J.

February 16, 1933

United States Bureau of Pensions,
Washington, D. C.

Gentlemen;

I would be under great obligation to you if you
could tell me if your files contain any material
concerning ['only' hand-written above] Amos Tompkins, who was a private in the second regiment of the New Jersey Militia and who also
served with the State Troops and the Continental Army, and ['only' hand-written above] Levi Vincent, who was a private in Captain Jaroloman's company of the second regiment of the New Jersey Militia, and who also served with the State Troops and
the Continental Army.

If you have any data concerning these men, please inform me what it would cost to have copies made.

Yours truly
I. A. Waiter

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March 15, 1933

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BA-J/EEL.
Amos Tomkins-S.33812
Levi Vincent-S.33858

Mr. J. A. Waiter
951 Broad Street
Newark, New Jersey

Dear Sir:

Reference is made to your letter in which you request the records of Amos Tompkins and Levi Vincent who served in the New Jersey Troops,
War of the Revolution.

Only one soldier with each of those names has been found and the records follow as found upon a careful examination of the papers in
their respective claims for pension based upon service in that war.  No charge is made for this service.

Amos Tomkins
S. 33812

The date and place of birth of Amos Tomkins are not stated. His name also appears as Tompkins. He signed Tomkins.

He enlisted September 1, 1775, in Newark Township, Essex County, New Jersey, served as a private in Captain Andrew McMires' Company,
Colonel William Winds' 1" New Jersey Regiment: he again enlisted in the spring of 1776, served in Captain Isaac Morrison's Company, Colonel Matthias Ogden's 1" New Jersey Regiment; was in the battle of Monmouth and in February, 1779, was taken prisoner, place where captured not stated, and held for ten months in the state of New York.

He was allowed pension on his application executed April 30, 1818, at which time he was aged seventy-three years and resided in
Bloomfield, Essex County, New Jersey.

There are no data as to soldier's family.

[Hand-written in margin:]
Verified in J. Loos & Heitman
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In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension, the name and address of person paid and possibly the date of death of the Revolutionary War pensioner, Amos Tomkins or Tompkins (S.3512), you should address the Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, this city, citing all of the following data:

Amos Tompkins, Certificate No.9779, issued April 24, 1819, rate $8 per month, commenced April 20, 1818, Act of March 18, 1818, New Jersey Agency.
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Levi Vincent
S.33858
The date and place of birth of Levi Vincent are not stated.

He enlisted at Newark, Essex County, New Jersey, in May, 1778 served as a private in Captain Isaac Morrison's Company, Colonel
Matthias Ogden's 1" New Jersey Regiment, was in the battle of Mormouth and was discharged February 27, 1779.

He was allowed pension on his application executed April 20, 1818, at which time he was aged seventy-eight years and resided in
Belleville, Essex County, New Jersey.

In 1820, soldier referred to his wife Mary, as aged seventy-one years but did not give her maiden name or the date of their marriage
and there is no reference to children.

In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension, the name and address of person paid and possibly the date of death of the Revolutionary War pensioner, Levi Vincent (S.33858), you should address the Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, this city, citing all of the following data:

Levi Vincent, Certificate No. 9780, issued April 24, 1819, rate $8 per month, commenced April 20, 1818, Act of March 18, 1818, New Jersey
Agency.
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Very truly yours
A. D.HILLER
Assistant to Administrator.

[hand-written in margin:  'In NJ Loos & Heitman]