Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 233, Peter Apgar, New Jersey.
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New Jersey       Apgar, Peter        R233
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No. 38348

("John" crossed out) Peter Apgar
New Jersey

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   See claims of John Creger   R. file 2480

Horizontally:
    Let J. Blane May 29 / 52
     Let J.C.G. Kennedy  -?- 24 / 54

 June 7, 1832
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State of New Jersey   Hunterdon County

Be it remembered that on this twenty sixth day of August in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty before me Robert Foster one of the Judges of the Inferior Court of common Pleas in and for said County personally appeared John Apgar - who being duly sworn according to law touching an application now being made by the heirs of Peter  Apgar for a pension for the services of the said Peter Apgar during the revolutionary war on his oath saith that a according to the best of his knowledge and belief he the said deponent is now in the eighty sixth year of his age.  That he remembers the times and many of the scenes of the Revolution.  Remembers well that Peter Apgar was out in the military service of the revolution at several different times during the war as a sergeant under Captain Benjamin Cooper in his company of militia  which said company was under the command of Major Godfrey Reinhard of New Germantown in the county aforesaid and the Regiment to which it belonged was commanded by Colonel John Taylor of Tewhsbury (?) township in Hunterdon County - The said Peter Apgar belonged to Lebanon township in said county of Hunterdon and as before stated was out in service several different times as sergeant as aforesaid - That he was in the Battle of Long Island and narrowly escaped with his life - that he was frequently on skirmishes after the tires and was out on all calls made on hm during the war and feels confident that the said services  amounted to more than a year during that time - that the said Peter Apgar was in the skirmish or battle that took place along the Millstone river in Somerset county - that he lay a part of said time at Elizabeth town and at Amboy - and besides being under the said CaptainCooper as aforesaid he served under a Captain who lived near Germantown whose name this deponent does not now remember - That the said Peter Apgar died twenty third day of April one thousand eight hundred and forty six and according to the family record was eighty seven years eleven months and twenty three days old, and that said Peter Apgar was a brother to said deponent  - That he has living five sons and five daughters Viz: William, Harbert, Peter, John and George Apgar, and five daughters Viz: Anna wife of Peter Allpough - Catharine wife of John Everett - Sarah widow of William Beavers - Margaret wife of Philip Gratin - and Rachel wife of Peter Apgar, being the applicants or.....
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....claimants for the pension aforesaid - That the wife of the said Peter Apgar who would have been entitled to pension died about thirty years ago.

John Apgar

Sworn and subscribed before me the say and year first above written.
    Robert Foster Judge

State of New Jersey Hunterdon County
      Be it remembered that on this sixteenth day of January in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty two personal appeared before the subscriber one of the Justices of the Peace in and for the said County Philip Crater who being duly sworn on his oath saith, touching an application about to be made by the heirs of Peter Apgar for pension for services rendered by said Peter Apgar to the revolutionary cause - that deponent was well acquainted with the said Peter Apgar for whose services said pension is claimed. That he the deponent hath frequently conversed with said Peter Apgar about the revolutionary war, and that said Apgar has frequently told him of his services; from which conversation the deponent is induced to believe said services amounted to more than a year - That said Apgar was always considered by his neighbors as one of the Revolutionary Army and deponent has never heard any person expressing a doubt  as to such service, it  is currently believed in the neighborhood - And further saith deponent has frequently conversed with Christopher Philhower a revolutionary soldier who was a pensioner and who is now deceased, and that said Philhower has told said deponent about the services of said Apgar in the Revolution and further saith not.

Philip Crater

Sworn and subscribed before me the day and year above written.
        William R. Pratt Justice
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State of New Jersey Hunterdon County
   Be it remembered that on this sixteenth day of January in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty two - personally appeared before the subscriber one of the Justices of the Peace in and for  said County Obadiah Evans who being duly sworn on his oath saith, That he was well acquainted with Peter Apgar for whose services in the revolutionary army is pension claimed by the heirs of said Apgar - that the deponent hath frequently conversed with said Peter Apgar about the revolutionary war, and that said Apgar has frequently told deponent of his services from which conversation as near as the deponent now recollects, he the deponent gathered - That the said Apgar was in said service  sixteen months - that said Apgar was always considered by his neighbors as one off the Revolutionary Army - And further said deponent has never heard any person express a doubt as to such service - It is the current belief of the neighborhood as well as of this deponent and further saith not. 
Obadiah Evans

Sworn and subscribed before me
the day and year first
written above
     Williams R. Prall Justice

This will certify that I the subscriber one of the  Justices of the Peace in and for the County of Hunterdon was well acquainted with Peter Apgar late of said County, for whose services in the revolutionary war a pension is asked by the heirs of said Apgar - that he was a man of good moral character and universally believed in the neighborhood to have served as he said he had in the revolutionary army - That John Apgar Philip Crater and Obadiah Evans the subscribing witnesses are men of good moral character and worthy of belief in all respects, and it is my opinion that the application is a fair and just one and merits the favorable attention of the Department - Given under my hand this sixteenth day of January in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty - two.
       Wiliam R. Prall Justice
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State of new Jersey Hunterdon County
      Be it remembered that on this twenty third day of January A.D. one thousand eight hundred and fifty two in one Court before the undersigned judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for said County upon the evidence adduced to us touching an application being made by the heirs of Peter Apgar for a pension for services rendered by said Apgar during the Revolutionary War - Upon the said evidence the Court do hereby declare their opinion that the application is a must and fair one - And that the said (smudged word - likely Peter) Apgar was a Revolutionary Soldier and served as stated in the above and within Evidence  -

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N0. 38348
John Apgar 
New Jersey 
June 7. 1832

John Blane
Perryville
New Jersey

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Samuel Hill
Robert Foster              Parenthesis and written
Joseph Brown                     JUDGES   233
Wm. Egbert    
Joseph Thompson

State of New Jersey
Hunterdon County
      I William Emery Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in and for said County do hereby certify that William R. Proll Esquire whose genuine signature appears to the foregoing certificate and before whom the foregoing affidavits were taken was at the time of taking the same an acting Justice of the peace in and for said County duly commissioned and qualified as such Justice according to Law, and that full faith and credit are due to all his official Acts as such Justice.  And also that the within named Samuel Hill, Robert Foster, Joseph Brown, Wm. Egbert and Joseph Thompson Esquires whose signatures appear to the within as the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for said County and their several signatures to the same are in their own proper hand writing and that full faith and credit are due to all their official acts as such Judges.
     In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court at Flemington this 23rd day of January A.D. 1852
            Wm. Emery Clerk
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Feb 11 / 32
Appl's. of Peter 
Apgar dec'd and
John Creages dec'd
2 original cases
John Blane
Perryvulle
N.J.

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Free

J.E. Heath
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City
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Perryville 10th February 1852

J.E. Heath Esq.
     Dear Sir       Enclosed is the evidence and application of the heirs of Peter Apgar and John Creager for pensions for the services of said Apgar and Creager during the Revolutionary war - Some of these heirs are in needy circumstances and the County of the government  would be very acceptable - they are all honest respectable people and universally esteemed in the neighborhood - I wish it could acted on soon as some of the applicants are not likely to live long - If any thing more is wanting please write me a line and direct to "Perryville Post Office Hunterdon County New Jersey" and I will attend to it - I have undertaken this matter for them from a firm conviction that they are worthy of and justly entitled to the pension - I say so without prejudice as I am not an heir or in any was connected with either of the families, and make this application in their behalf solely because I think it right and justly coming to them -
                          Yours Dear sir John Blane
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Geo. P Apgar

P. Ally

Jos. GS Kennedy


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Know all men by these presents that I George P. Apgar son and heir at law of Peter Apgar deceased a soldier of the revolution. Do hereby nominate constitute and appoint Jos. C. G. Kennedy of the City of Washington district of Columbia my true and lawful attorney for me and in my name to examine into and prosecute any claim that may be justly due me, as the legal representative for Peter Apgar aforesaid.  In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this first day of April 1854
George P. Apgar

In presence of
D.G. Berne

State of New Jersey
Hunterdon County
       On this fifth day of April 1854 personally appeared before me a Justice of the Peace in and for said County, the above named George P. Apgar who acknowledged the foregoing power of Attorney to be his act and deed, for the purposes therein expressed.  In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand seal this fifth day of April 1854
Robert Finley Justice
of the Peace of said County
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REJECTED

(John crossed out) Peter Apgar
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Apleby, Thomas      Private       Pennsylvania

8896                                    July 9, 1789
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