Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 3711, for Jacob Potter, New Jersey
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Service
Continental New Jersey

Potter, Jacob
 
Number S.3711

carded
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New Jersey 22849

Jacob Potter of New Providence in the State of New Jersey who was a xxxxxxxxxx in the xxxx commanded by Captain Wood of the xxxx commanded by Col. Smith in the New Jersey and Continental xxx line for 11 mo. 20 days 

Inscribed on the Roll of New Jersey at the rate of 39 Dollars 88 Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 27th day of November 1833 and sent to L. Condict Morristown N.J.

Arrears to the 4th of Sept '33  $99.__ 
Semi-anu. allowance ending 4th March '34 $19._4
$118.?

{Revolutionary War Pension Act June 7, 1832}

Recorded by C. Laurie    Clerk,
Book E  Vol.3  Page 125
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Return to L. Condict
Morristown, N.J.

10 Jacob Potter
Declaration 
7516.

Jacob Potter N. Jersey
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DECLARATION, IN ORDER TO OBTAIN THE BENEFIT OF THE ACT OF CONGRESS, PASSED JUNE 7, 1832.

STATE OF NEW-JERSEY }
County of Essex } 88.

On this seventeenth day of August personally appeared, in open court, before the Judges of the court of Common Pleaz now sitting Jacob Potter a resident of New Providence in the County of Essex and State of New-Jersey, aged seventy seven 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 Act of Congress, passed June 7, 1832.

That he entered the service of the United States, under the following named Officers, and served as herein stated: and

He was Born in the [now] Township of New Providence in the County of Essex on the 10th day of August 1755 as recorded in the old family Bible now in my possession

He served in the Militia in the Revolutionary War [writing struck through: as a noncommissioned officer when] in his own Militia Company which was Commanded by Captain Daniel I. Wood. He then lived and has ever since lived in the same neighborhood where he now lives.

In June 1776 his Company was called out and he with them went to Elizabeth Town when he together with Stephen Simpson, Daniel Hart, Samuel Clark and others volunteered and joined Captain William Gathwaits Company and went to New York and continued in service one month. Jaramiah Smith was Lieut. Colonel. He never received a written discharge from the service.

He enlisted and served as a corporal three months in Cptain William Brittons Company he believes in 1777 or 1778 -- he does not recollect which with certainty nor does he recollect his Colonel. In this Tour of Service he was at the taking of the Hessians at Connecticut Farms.

He served five months and he believes more but 5 months he is sure at different months service under his Captain -- Daniel I. Wood.
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and he was ready at any call and he believes did go out on duty whenever and wherever his Captain was called on any alarm or emergency (except the time he was out with his team) he was at Newark, Elizabeth Town, Rahway he guarding the lines -- and was in service at the burning of Springfield.

He with his Brother Amos Potter as Partner under Charles Tawnley as Captain of a Brigade of Teams with Waggon and four horses was out on duty Carting for the Army alternately three months.

He also served afterwards three months with his own team Carting for the Army under the direction of Captain Samuel Potter and was the whole time carting and steading for the Army. These Tours of duty were in different years but he cannot recollect what year either of the terms was in.

He served under Captain's Benjamin Lane, Mathias Potter, John Craig, Benjamin Winans, & Joseph Norton he believes a month each and when with them was guarding the Lines say from Newark to Elizabeth Town to Rahway and so onward towards Amboy. And under Ezekiell Jayne as Lieut. he went over to Staten Island.

It is but a few of his tours that ne can now recollect the year.

He declares on the Oath he has taken that he verily believes he served more than two years in the Militia and State troops in the time of the Revolutionary War under the officers herein before named.
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ARTHUR BURNETT BENTON
ARCHITECT
MEMBER AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTS
14 NORTH SPRING ST.
#3777.
Los Angeles, Cal. Feb. 23, 1909
22849
Department of the Interior,
Bureau of Pensions,
Washington, D.C.

#22849

Gentlemen:--

I am desirous of obtaining the pension record of Jacob Potter,
a Revolutionary soldier, with an account of his services in the war.
His name is listed in the Census of Pensioners, 1840, aged 85, of New
Providence, Essex Co. New Jersey.
Please advise me as to cost of the information, and oblige,
Yours very truly,
Arthur B. Benton
[round stamp] U.S. PENSTION OFFICE A MAR 1 1909
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Jacob Potter, of N. Jersey
Amended Declaration &
Proof.
Return to L Condict,
Morristown.