Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 1042, for John Maxson, New Jersey
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Service
New Jersey

Maxson, John or Maxon
Leah

W. 1042
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New Jersey
2385

Leah Maxson
widow of John Maxson
who was a Private
in the New Jersey line for two years
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate
Eighty Dollars --- Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1843.
Certificate of Pension issued the
twenty third day of October 1843
and sent to J. M. Hartshorne
Freehold,
New Jersey
Act of March 3, 1843.
Recorded in Book A
Vol. 1 Page 124
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9483
New Jersey
John Maxon
of Monmouth in the State of N. Jersey
who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain Smock of the Regt
commanded by Col Holmes in the N Jersey Militia for 2 years

Inscribed on the Roll of New Jersey
at the rate of 80 Dollars --- Cents per annum,
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 20th day of May 1833 and sent to Monmouth
N. Jersey

Arrears to the 4th of Mar 1833 $160.00
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 Sep 33 40.00
$200.00 

Revolutionary Claim,
Act June 7, 1832.
ed by Geo. B. Whiting Clerk, 
k E Vol. 3 Page 121
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The State of New jersey County of Monmouth
on this 18th day of July 1832 personally appeared before me John Patterson one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and
for the County of Monmouth John Mason Who cannot from Bodily infirmity attend at Court a resident of the Township of Middletown in the County of Monmouth and State of New jersey
aged 71 years on the 14th February [illegible] who being first duly sworn according to Law Doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of the congress passed June 7th 1832 that he entered the service of the united States under the following Named officers and served as herein after Stated
1 2 - Where and In What year were you Born
A I W born in Middletown in the County of Monmouth and State of New jersey on the 14th day February 1761
2 have you any record of your age and if so where  is it
A the Bible that belonged to his father in his lifetime contains the Names of all his Brothers and Sisters and the date of there [their] Birth in Which his birth is recorded
3 2 - Where Was you Living When Called into services.  Where have you lived Since the revolutionary War and Where do you live now
A he Was living in the Township of Middletown in the County of monmouth With his father when he was called into services and has continued to live there ever since.
4 2 how was you called into services  War you Drafted did you volunteer -- or was you a substitute and if Substitute for whom
A he was called into the services when he became of age as Requested by law to take his Tour of Duty which he Did under the command of Capt Joseph Hillsell
State the names of some of the regular officers Who were with the Troops where you served
such Contenentle
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and Melitia [Militia] regements [regiments] as you Can recollect and the genarel [general]  Curcomstances [circumstances] of your Services
A - he Recollects Mager [Major] John Burrows - the Mager was with them - the Capt he was first called out under War Capt Stillwell - his Company [illegible] the Brigade of General David Forman - he then [illegible] that Asher Holmes Was Cornel and Commanded the regment and think Elisha Walton Was the Mager he continued to serve at or on his regular Tower [tour] for 4 or 5 years under Capt Stillwell and he thinks it was three months in the year - but can't be certain - he inlisted in the 6 months services under Capt David Gordon this was on the 15th day of June 1779 as appears by the