Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 51, William Adams, New Jersey
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Service  
New Jersey
Adams, William
Number R 51
Contents
En. in N.J.
in 1850 aged 91 yrs & res of Stroud Twp. Monroe Co. Penn.
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are entitled to full faith and credit, and that they speak without hesitation in relation to what they testify.
N. B. Eldrid President
M W Coolbaugh Associate
Stogdell Stokes Associate

37748
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State of Pennsylvania
County of Monroe SS
On this twenty second day of February in the year of our lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty personally appeared before me Stogdell Stokes one of the associate judges of the court of  Common Pleas of Monroe County.  William Adams a resident of Stroud township in the said county aged ninety one years, who being first duly affirmed according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress passed June 7th 1832. (The said William Adams being unable from bodily infirmity to attend in court this declaration is taken at his residence in Stroud township aforesaid.)
The he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers, and served so herein stated.
In the latter part of the year 1776 at the age of about seventeen years I entered the service of the United States as a substitute for Samuel Adams, under Captain Thomas in the State of New Jersey.  Soon after I entered the service the army crossed the Delaware into Pennsylvania, under General Washington where we laid until General Washington divided the army into three divisions to cross the river to fight the Hessians.  I was placed in General Ewings division and attempted to cross but was prevented by the ice.  The division under General Washington crossed and took the Hessians at Trenton.  After the battle of Trenton a few days the army recrossed the Delaware to Trenton from where the army retired over Assunpink Creek where we had a battle with the English under General Cornwallis.  We fought till night when both armies drew off and encamped.  About midnight General
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Washington gave orders for the army to march to Princeton where we met the British and had another battle he thinks on the 3d day of January 1777 in which the Americans had victories.  In this last battle General Mercer was killed.  From Princeton we went to Morristown where we remained during the winter.  I belonged to Captain Pitts troop of [illegible].
In the summer of 1778, in June, we fought the battle of Monmouth under General Washington and Lee.  We were then removed to White Plains where we remained during the summer.  From White Plains we were taken to Middlebrook where we staid during the winter.  There were huts or quarters available at this place for the army. 
I remained with the army until the latter part of 1779 when my time was out, making about three years that he served but to be certain he swears positively to only two years and six months (2 years and 6 months). That he has no documentary evidence and he knows of no person whose testimony he can procure, who can testify to his service, and that there is no clergyman residing in this place. 
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, in of any only in that of the state of New Jersey. 
Affirmed and subscribed the 22 day of February 1850
William Adams   
His Mark  X
Stogdell Stokes
Special Judge
The [illegible] word "affirmed" made before signing.
Stogdell Stokes
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And I this said Stogdell Stokes do hereby declare my 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 I do also certify that in my opinion the said applicant is unable from bodily infirmity to appear in open court. 
Stogdell Stokes
Special Judge

Philip Fetherman and Anthony Heller, being duly sworn according to law, do depose and say that they are well acquainted with William Adams who has sworn and subscribed the foregoing declaration, that they are his neighbors, and they believe him to be nearly ninety one years of age.  That he is reputed and believable in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the revolution and that they concur in that opinion without hesitation.
Sworn and subscribed in the open court of common pleas of Monroe county this 26th day of February A.D. 1850.
Philip Featherman
Anthony Heller
M. H. Dreher Prothonotary

And the said court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, 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 Philip Featherman and Anthony Heller are neighbors of the said applicant and men of high standing and credibility and that their statements
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And I the said Stogdell Stokes do hereby declare my opinion after the investigation of the matter. And after putting the interrogatories prescribed the by the war department that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states.  And I do also certify that in my opinion the said applicant is unable from bodily infirmity to appear in open court.  
Stogdell Stokes Special Judge

Philip Featherman and I Anthony Heller being duly sworn according to law do depose and say that they are well acquainted with William Adams who has sworn and subscribed the foregoing declaration, that they are his neighbors, and they believe him to be nearly ninety one years of age.  That he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the revolution and that they concur in that opinion without hesitation. 
Sworn and subscribed in the open court of  common pleas of Monroe County this 26th day of February A.D. 1850
Philip Featherman
Anthony Heller
M. H. Dreher Prothonotary
And the said court so hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, 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 Philip Featherman and Anthony Heller are neighbors of the said applicant and men of high standing and credibility and that their statements
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are entitled to full faith and credit, and that they speak without hesitation in relation to what they testify.
N. B. Eldrid President
M. W. Coolbaugh Associate
Stogdell Stokes  Associate
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State of Pennsylvania
Monroe County S.S.
I Michael H. Dreher prothonotary of the court of Common Pleas in and for said county do hereby certify that the foregoing contained the original proceedings of the said court in the matter of the application of William Adams for a pension.  And I do also further certify the Stogdell Stokes before whom the declaration purports to have been made is a Judge of said court duly commissioned and authorized to administer oaths.  And that the signatures purporting to be his are genuine. 
in testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of said court at Stroudsburg this first day of March A.D. 1850.
M. H. Dreher Prothonotary
I hereby certify that I am personally acquainted with Anthony Heller and Philip Featherman the members in support of the written claim and that they are the persons of much reputability and their statements are entitled to credible belief.  
W. M. Dimmick
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Ex'r 
Invalid.
Rejected
William Adams
P.O.
Service:
Enlisted:  ,18
Discharged:  ,18
Application filed:  , 18
Claim filed too late to have cause of rejection entered on printed list of 1852
Attorney:
P.O.
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51  37748
William Adams
[illegible]
Hon. M. M. Dimmick April 12, 87
No such letter found
June 7, 1832
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BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
The National Archives
Form Vam-51
12-5-41
Division of Veterans' Administration Archives
Name Adams, William 
Grade Private
Line New York
Warrant Number  6740
Acreage 100
Issued Sept. 28, 1790 to Bartholomew and Fisher, Assignees
*The information concerning the issuance of warrants carded on this form is found in volumes 2 to 4 of "Land Warrants Issued Prior to 1800" which are registers of bounty land warrants issued to non-commissioned officers and privates under congressional resolutions of September 16, 1776 and subsequent dates.  Other records relative to the applications for warrants appear to have been destroyed in the War Department fire of November 9, 1800.  Information concerning warrants surrendered to the Federal Government is to be found in General Land Office records in the National Archives.