Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 7,605, for John Nevel, New Jersey
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(3-1776)

SERVICE
New Jersey

Nevel, John

NUMBER
R. 7605

CONTENTS
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8897
J. Nevil

7605
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Declaration in order to obtain the Benefit of
of the Act of Congress passed June 7, 1832
State of New York
County of Schoharie ⎬
On this 22 day of Augt
1832 Personally Appeared before me Silvanus
Parkinson one of the Justices of the Peace in and
for the County of Schoharie, Sarah Nevel wife
of John Nevel, Residents of the town of Sharon
County of Schoharie and State aforesaid Aged
75 years, who being first duly sworn according
to Law doth on her Oath make the following
Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the
act of Congress passed June 7th 1832, for her
Husband who at this time is unfit to make
Oath by Reason of his Bodily infirmity and
Insanity - saith her husband is 80 years of age
that he entered the service of the United States under (as near as she can know) the following named Officers
and served as herein stated
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saith her husband was born at Amboy State of
New Jersey & notice her Annexed Affidavit-
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State of New York
County of Schoharie ⎬ SS Sarah Newel a resident
of the town of Sharon County of Schoharie and State
aforesaid. Being duly sworn according to Law Deposeth
and saith that she is 75 years of Age and that she
is the wife of John Nevel, the person that the written application for a pension is for was married a few years before the war - and
the same Person Aron Parkinson has made Oath
in favor of Deposeth and saith her husband was
Born at Amboy State of New Jersey, and is now
80 years of Age Nov Next and that her husband
lived in the town of Bascon Ridge Sommersett County State New Jersey a number of years 
before the Revolutionary war lived in the same place
through the war and a few years after then moved
to the town of Sharon County of Schoharie at which place has resided
more than 40 years past - saith she well remembers
that her husband was called in the service of the Revolution
about the first of the war and that he was gone from home 
about half of his time, every year until the war was
ended. Remembers at the time. he frequently told her of being
in dangerous places, or in skirmishes and that he was
placed in many Different place, and under
different officers, Remembers of hearing him speak of Col.
[illegible] Lord Sterling Major McDonald Capt McCoy
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Capt Tumson Capt Logan Capt Jacob Tenyck and many others and is confident he was stationed in different places in the Country between New York and Trenton Monmouth and other places not far from this section of country - and thinks her husband went in the service sometimes as a volunteer, by going more than the common calling or drafting in that county - saith her husband was about 24 years of age in the year 76 and as near as she can recollect he must have been in the Service not less than three years - at the time of the war saith her husband was in good circumstances as to property (or living); recollects that her husband was very anxious for the American cause and that the soldiers frequently called ar their house and was supplied with meat drink (words blanked/ crossed out) no charge made, nor no pay recd. by her husband. Saith they lived a private life (kept an Inn). She well recollects him chasing a tory through the town of Bascon Ridge - Saith she was never sworn before this time before
Sarah Nevil

I Silvanus Parkinson one of the Justices of the Peace in and for the county of Schoharie certify that Sarah Nevil subscribed her name and made oath to the above affidavit and that she appeared candid and careful, her memory sound, and did not appear anscious, but moderate, merely expressing herself that if the pension could be gained on telling the truth she would be glad of it and if not must do without it

Sworn this 22nd Augt. 1832
Silvanus Parkinson