Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 34,442, for Daniel Murphy, New Jersey
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SERVICE NUMBER
New Jersey Murphy, Daniel S.34,442
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State of New Jersey
Daniel Murphy
--- private ---
Capt Gifford
New Jersey line 1778 [illegible]
in the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War
Inscribed on the Roll of New Jersey
at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on
the 1st of May 1818
Certificate of Pension issued the 15 of Jan 1819
and sent to Hon E Bateman
Hs. Reprs.
Arrears to the 4th of Sept 1818 33.06
Semi-anl. all'ce ending 4 Mar 1818 48.00
$81.06
{Revolutionary claim,}
{Act 18th March, 1818.}
Cumberland [Illegible]
[Written vertically]
Application sent to [Illegible] Esq [illegible] Sep 18[illegible]
Brid[illegible] NJ
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34,442
Revy INVALID.
File No. 34,449
Daniel Murphy
Pri Rev War
Act: 18th March 18[illegible]
Index:--Vol. 2, Page 290
[Arrangement of 1870.]
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Copy of Schedule
Daniel Murphy
4,210
March [illegible]
The full value of the real
estate should be set forth
in the Schedule [illegible]
CM
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SCHEDULE.
STATE OF NEW-JERSEY.
CUMBERLAND COUNTY, Inferior Court of Common Pleas, of the Term of June 1820.
On this Twenty Second day of June 1820, personally appeared in open court, being a court of record for the said county, Daniel Murphy labourer aged Seventy one years, resident in Greenwich in said county, who, being first duly sworn, according to law, doth on this oath, declare that he served in the Revolutionary war as follows: that he enlisted in the year 1778 in the Company Commanded by Capt. Gifford in the 3rd New Jersey Regiment Commanded by Colonel Dayton for the term of nine months, that he Served in said Company until the expiration of that time for which he was enlisted, when he was honorably discharged - that he was in the battle of monmouth and in many Skirmishes, that his declaration on oath to obtain a pension was made the first day of May 1818. - his Certificate No. 5318 Dated 15th January 1819.
And I do solemnly swear, that I was a resident of citizen of the United States on the eighteenth day of March one thousand eight hundred and eighteen, that I have not since that time by gift, sale, or in any manner disposed of my property or any part thereof, with intent thereby so to diminish it as to bring myself within the provisions of an 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," passed on the 18th day of March 1818; and that I have not, nor has any person in trust for me, any property, or securities, contracts, or debts, due to me; nor have I any income other than what is contained in the schedule hereto annex, and by me subscribed.
A true and perfect inventory of all and Singular the goods and chattle's wares and merchandize - as well as real [illegible] moveable estate of Daniel Murphy of the township of Greewich, in the County of Cumberland
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and State of New Jersey, made by us whose names are hereunto Subscribed, the third day of June, in the year of our Lord, Eighteen hundred and Twenty
A. Bible 1.00
Wearing apparel 5.00
Bed & Bedding 10.00
Table 25
Chairs 1.00
Cupboard 1.50
Iron pots 1.00
Tea kettle 50
Axe & hoe 44
Andirons 75
Tongs 25
Washing tub & paid 75
$22.74
25.00
$47.74
A life estate in a house & lot of land appraised By the Court at Twenty five Dollars
Appraised by us the day and year
above written. By order of the Court
Reuben Hunt
Charles B. Harmer
That his family Consists of himself age as above Specified, So infirm as not to be able to Stand without Support, and his wife Susan aged 63 years very infirm and unable to do any work. his
Daniel X Murphy
Sworn & Subscribed in open Court} mark
the 22nd day of June 1820}
James Clark
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In the opinion of the Court the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforegoing Schedule is Twenty two dollars and Seventy four Cents.
James Clark
CUMBERLAND COUNTY, ss.
I, EBENEZER SEELY, Clerk of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas of said county, do hereby certify, that the said court is a court of record, being so constituted by law, having a jurisdiction unlimited in point of amount and possessing the power of fine and imprisonment; and I do further certify, that the foregoing oath and the schedule hereto annex, are truly copied from the record of the said court; and that it is the opinion of the said court that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule is Twenty two dollars dollars
and Seventy four cents. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the aid court, on this Twenty fourth day of June 1820
Ebenr. Seely Clk
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State of New Jersey, Cumberland County SS
The foregoing schedule of the property of Daniel Murphy having been returned from the War department for the purpose of having a Specific value attached by the Court to the life estate in a house and lot, therein mentioned, We the undersigned, the same and the only Judges who constituted the Court of Common Pleas at June term last, when the said schedule was exhibited, and the property therein named, valued by the Court, are of opinion, that considering the great age and extreme infirmity of Daniel Murphy the full value of his life estate in said house and lot does not exceed the sum of twenty five dollars, and that the whole amount of property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule is of the value of forty seven dollars and seventy four cents, and direct the Clerk so to certify.
James Clark
Jamed D. Westcott
[Written vertically]
Copy o Schedule
Daniel Murphy
5,318
March [illegible] 1819
The full value of the real
estate should be set forth
in the Schedule [illegible]
CM
[Written horizontally]
Cumberland County Ss - I Eben. Seely Clk: of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas of Said County, do hereby certify that the above named James Clark, James D. Westcott and John Mulford are Judges of the Said Court of Common Pleas, and were the only Judges who constituted the Court of Common Pleas at June term last, when the foregoing Schedule was exhibited and the property therein named valued by the Court, and that it is the opinion of the said Court, that the whole amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid Schedule is forty Seven Dollars and Seventy four Cents.
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto Set my hand and affixed the Seal of the Said Court, on this twenty fourth day of August, 1820.
Ebenr. Seely Clk
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State of New Jersey, Cumberland County SS
The foregoing schedule of the property of Daniel Murphy having been returned from the War department for the purpose of having a Specific value attached by the Court to the life estate in a house and lot, therein mentioned, We the undersigned, the same and the only Judges who constituted the Court of Common Pleas at June term last, when the said schedule was exhibited, and the property therein named, valued by the Court, are of opinion, that considering the great age and extreme infirmity of Daniel Murphy the full value of his life estate in said house and lot does not exceed the sum of twenty five dollars, and that the whole amount of property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule is of the value of forty seven dollars and seventy four cents, and direct the Clerk so to certify.
James Clark
Jamed D. Westcott
[Written vertically]
Copy o Schedule
Daniel Murphy
5,318
March [illegible] 1819
The full value of the real
estate should be set forth
in the Schedule [illegible]
CM
[Written horizontally]
Cumberland County Ss - I Eben. Seely Clk: of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas of Said County, do hereby certify that the above named James Clark, James D. Westcott and John Mulford are Judges of the Said Court of Common Pleas, and were the only Judges who constituted the Court of Common Pleas at June term last, when the foregoing Schedule was exhibited and the property therein named valued by the Court, and that it is the opinion of the said Court, that the whole amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid Schedule is forty Seven Dollars and Seventy four Cents.
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto Set my hand and affixed the Seal of the Said Court, on this twenty fourth day of August, 1820.
Ebenr. Seely Clk
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Daniel Murphy
pension application
Correct
9 mos.
Hon: E. Bateman
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State of New Jersey
Cumberland County, Ss.
Daniel Murphy of the County & State aforesaid being duly sworn deposeth and declareth that he entered the continental service in the spring of 1778 (being one of the men drafted to fill up the New Jersey regiments) in Capt. Wm. Gifford's company of the 3rd New Jersey regt commanded by Colonel Elias Dayton that he continued therein nine months being the time required by law when he received an honourable discharge signed by Colo Dayton - which discharge is lost - that the was in the battle of Monmouth and that his circumstances in life are so reduced that he needs the assistance of his country for support.
his
Daniel X Murphy
mark
Sworn to subscribed and declared before
me this first day of May eighteen hundred and 
Eighteen James D. Westcott
State of New Jersey
Cumberland County Ss
Jacob Fox of Salem County, New Jersey being duly sworn deposeth and saith that in the spring of 1778, this deponent was drafted as one of the men to fill up the New Jersey regiments under a law of the State that he joined Capt Gifford's company of the 3rd New Jersey regiment that Daniel Murphy the above applicant was a private in Said company, and continued therein for nine months being the term of service for which he was entered, that this deponent well remembers the fact, from the circumstance of having been previously acquainted with said Murphy and
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at the expiration of their term of service this deponent having re-inlisted for three years and saw Murphy returning home
Jacob Fox
Sworn to and Subscribed before me this
Seventeenth day of August 1818.
James D. Westcott
State of New Jersey
Cumberland County Ss
I Jamed D Westcott Judge of the Court of Common Pleas of the county and state aforesaid do certify, that it appears to my Satisfaction, that the said Daniel Murphy did serve in the Revolutionary war, on the continental establishment against the common enemy, as stated in the preceding declaration and that his circumstances in life are so reduced as to need the assistance of his country for support, and I now transmit the proceedings and testimony taken and had before me, to the Secretary for the Department of War.
Given unto my hand this twenty-fourth Day of August 1818
James D. Westcott
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I Ebenezer Seely Clerk of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas, in & for the County of Cumberland New Jersey, Do hereby certify that James D Westcott Esquire who has attested the annexed declaration on oath of Daniel Murphy, and affidavit of Jacob Fox, and who has certified to the same, was at the time of Said attestations and certificate a Judge of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas in Said County and that full faith and Credit is and ought to be give to his official attestations as Such.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto
Subscribed by name and affixed my Seal
of Office the twenty fifth day of August
AD. 1818. 
Ebenr. Seeley Clk