Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 3138, Joseph Dunlap, New Jersey
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New Jersey     Dunlap, Joseph          R3138

born in Penn.
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Joseph Dunlap

REJECTED
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Joseph Dunlap
Va.

3138

Rejected
    See let. 17 June 1838 to
          Tho. P. Ray
                 Morgantown Va.

J.V. Boughner

Act 7 June 1832
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Joseph Dunlap

Rejected

see let. to
T.P. Ray - 17 June 1833 -
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State of Virginia
County of Monongalia
     On this 22nd day of April in the year one thousand eight hundred and thirty two personally appeared before the County Court of Mongolia now sitting in open Court Joseph Dunlap, a resident of said County aged seventy five years, 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 7th June 1838.  That he was born in Bucks County Pennsylvania on the 24th of July A.D. 1757 and was removed at the age of four or five years into Huntington county New Jersey and continued to live there until the commencement of the Revolution - That he entered the service of the United States in Huntington county New Jersey in the militia of New Jersey, as a volunteer for one moth, but the year he cannot possibly recollect, under Capt. John Halix during the summer and rondevouzed at Co. Bunnels - four or five companies assembled and we were commanded by Col. Bevers, Major Grunendyke - Capt. Jacob Kerhart commanded one of those companies the others not recollected - that he marched with his company and regiment to Elizabeth town, and remained there until end of the month and was there discharged by a general discharge.
That during the same year he again entered the service at the same county in a company of New Jersey militia commanded by Capt. Jacob Kerhart for one month, and again rondevouzed at Col. Banner's, from thence we marched with other companies  of militia, commanded by Col. Bevers to Bergen Point and were stationed at the ferry opposite New York during our stay the enemy landed and forced us to march a mile up to Bergen where we encamped in the commons - we there stood our ground, being about sixteen thousand of us - Wayne he believes was our chief commander - we remained there until the end of the month, when he was again discharged by a general discharge.
that he believes it was the following year after he served with Kerhart's company that he again marched into the same service in the New Jersey limit and rendezvoused at Bunnels in Huntington county, in a company commanded by Capt. Johnson, that he does not recollect whether Col. Bevers marched with them or not - that we marched to Springfield in New Jersey about seven miles from Elizabeth - the enemy having landed at Staten Island and then to Elizabeth Town, and thence out to Springfield where they burnt several houses was well some on the road - Gen'l. Maxwell a regular officer with about two hundred men harassed the enemy and when we got up the British had got back to their encampment at Elizabeth Town - at night the enemy and our centries (sentries) were stationed in the same orchard, our encampment was at Springfield, where there was a large number of us - as well Regulars as militia - that he remained at Springfield until the end of the month and was discharged by a general discharge.
  That he cannot recollect the year but he was one of twelve appointed to attend the ferry at Trenton for the use of our army, we have two boats one on each side of the river that he remained in the service at least four months and he is inclined to believe a longer term that he and his fellows were allowed two rations a day and received their pay -
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...That soon after the British evacuated Philadelphia his fathers team was impressed into the service of the United States and he was ordered by James Craig the waggon master to drive the team that during the summer fall and part of the winter he with thirteen teams called a brigade of wagons was employed in hauling forage and clothing for the army - that he was discharged from this service, after Christmas or New Years, after being therein a period not less than five months - that the following summer Col. West gave him a certificate of his (smudged word) services - that all his papers relating to his services with others were stolen with his pocket book soon after the war - that he knows of no person alive by whom he can prove his services - that he cannot recollect the names of the other Regular of Militia officers other than those already named - that he removed into Berkly County Virginia after the Revolution and resided there thirteen years and in the year 1796 revoked into this county where he has ever since resided - that he does not know where the original record of his age is - that he has been a long time personally acquainted with the Rev'd. Joseph A. Shackelford Col. Dudley Evans Capt. John Dent Doctor Thomas F. Brooke, Capt John Evans Col. James Scott,
and many other respectable men of said county, who he believes can testify as to his character for veracity and their belief of his services in the Revolution.
That he hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or an annuity except the present and declares that his name is not on the person roll of any Agency in any State.
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
Joseph Dunlap his X mark

    We Joseph A. Shackelford a clergyman residing in Morgantown in said county and John Evans Junior, residing in the same county do hereby certify, that we are well acquainted withJoseph Dunlap who has subscribed and sworn to the foregoing declaration, that we believe him to be seventy five years of age that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution and we concur in that opinion.
Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
J.A. Shackelford
J. Evans

   Ad the said court 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 was a Revolutionary soldier and served as he states.  And the court further certifies that it appears to them that Joseph A. Shackelford who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman resident of Morgantown in said county, and that John Evans Jr. who has also signed the same is a.....
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...resident of the same county, is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
       I Thomas P. Ray clerk of the County court of Monongalia aforesaid do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court in the matter of the application of Joseph Dunlap for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of said Court the 23rd day April in the year 1833.
      Thos. P. Ray
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Morgantown Virginia
Sept 17 1860

Sir:
    Joseph Dunlap, formerly a citizen of this County, a Revolutionary soldier, made an application for a pension under the Act of 7th June 1832, through Thos. P. Ray Esq. and died before the issue of his pension certificate, but after the completion of proof of service and identity as I am informed by his heirs.
   Will you pre-examine the claim and advise me if the heirs can now profes/prefer (?) a claim?
      Very Respectfully
        Your obd. servt.
             J.N. Boughner

Hon. Geo. C. Whiting
Comm. of Pensions
Washington City