Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 6634, for James Mc Collister, New Jersey
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(3 - 1776)
SERVICE
New Jersey
CONTENTS
McCollister, James
NUMBER
R 6634
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State of Ohio Monroe County
on this 20th day of July 1839 personally appeared
James McCollister before us Jeremiah
Hollister an associate Judge in and for the
County aforesaid and Prandolph Going a Justice
of the peace in the said County of Monroe
and State of Ohio aged 89 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 provisions
made by the act of Congress passed June 7th
1832
that he entered the service of the united States
under the following
named officers
and served as herein stated
that he entered the service of the United States
as a Militia man under Captain Gray Col
Bevers, and then continued for one month
and then that he was a substitute for Eight
months successively one month tour that he
does not now remember all the officers names
or the names of the men for whom he was a
substitute
that the service aforesaid was
performed in the year
that some three of four days after the Battle of
Long Island he enlisted for three years or
during the war at a place Called Bergen
Point under Capt William Bond with whom
he served until the end of the Revolutionary war

that he served in Col Maxfield's Regiment
that he was in the Battle of Trentown and
Monmoth. that he marched through
New Jersey principally remembers that he
was at Elisabeth town Newark or New York
Trenton and Morristown that he belonged
to the New Jersey Line
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set
Interrogatories
where an or what land we were you born
and in the year one thousand Seven hundred and fifty
2nd Have you any record of your age and if so where is it
and
I have none have lost it
3 where were you living when called into service where
have you lived since the Revolutionary war and where ┃
do you now live
living in
and liveing in the State of New Jersey in hunterdon County from thence I lived in
Pennsylvania in Green county, I now live in on to be his
4th How were you sealed into service were you
drafted did you volunteer or were you a subsitute
and if a substitute for whom
and
I was out for one month as a volunteer and after that as a
substatue diferent men a month time Recollects the name W
Evert & Ochon, does not well of the others though Eight months out a
to
5th
State the names of some of the Regular officers
who were with the troops where you served
Such Continental and Militia Regiments as you
can recollect and the general circumstance of
your service
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Capt Iliff
Howard
Capt Thomas Major Pettit Col Patterson
Gen Maxfield
be many more
Gen Washington and
dont recollect the Regiment
the did you ever receive a discharge from the
service and if so by whom was it given and
what has become of it
and
I did receive a discharge Signed I believe
by Capt Bond of Col Maxfied and that he
never presenced it for any length of time that
it is lost.
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7th

State the names of persons to whom you
known in your present neighbourhood who

can testify as to your character for truth
veracity and their belief of your service as a
soldier of the Revolution
ans. Israel F Randolph Isaac Mitchel & Fredrick Myers
that 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.
that he has no documentary evidence but has
the testimony of some persons to prove his service
that he has been making application ever
to Lawyer, Archbold and he kep him for
Since the the year 1832. that he first appled
Several years, without succeeding he then conclude
to go himself to the war department started
went to several place in Pennsylvania and
Virginia an was not able to perform the
Journey from Infirmey and old age Sworn and
Subscribed the day and year aforesaid
and
James Collister
we the said Jeremiah Holland
Randolph Loing do declare our opinion after
the investigation of the matter and after putting
the interrogatives prescribed by the war parte
that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary
Soldier and served as he states and we do further
Certify that the above name applicant cannot
from bodily infirmity attend the Court and ┃
we do further certify that that it appears
to us that Isaac Mitchel Israel F Randolph
And Fredrick Myers
who has signed the
preceding certificate are residents of the County
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and are credible persons and that their
Statement are entitled to credit
Jer Hollister
associate Judge
Randolph Laing
we Isaac Mitchell Israel F Randolph & Fredrick Myers Residing in
in the County of Monroe and State of Ohio hereby
Certify that we are well acquainted with
James McCollister who has subscribed and
Sworn
to the above declaration that we believe him
to be 89 years of age that he is reputed and
believed in the neighbourhood where he resides
to have been a soldier of the Revolution and
that we concur in that opinion
Sworn and subscribed this Israel F Randolph
31st day of August 1839
Isaac Mitchell
before me
Fredrick Myers
Randolph Laing J.P.
and
State of Ohio Monroe County ss
I William Okey Dep Clerk of the Court of Common pleas of
Mont County and State of Ohio do hereby certify that Jeremiah
Hollister Esquire before whom the within examination of James
McCallister and who certified the same is an acting associate
Judge within and for said said County duly commissioned
qualified according to Law and that full faith and credit is due
ought to be given to all his official acts as such as well in Court
Justice as thereout and I also certify that Randolph Leing before whom
within examination was made and who certified and signed the same
and was at the the same was made and signed an acting Justice
the peace duly commissioned and qualified according to Law and that
faith and credit is due and ought to be given to all his official acts
such as well in Courts of Justice as thereout and also that the above signature
porting to be theirs are genuine In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand
and affixed the seal of said Court at Woodsfield the 2nd day of September AD 1839
William Okey C Clerk
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Act of July 14, 1862, and March 3, 1873.
P. O.
Service;
34.
James McCollester
Enlisted:
Discharged:
Application filed:
Alleges:
enlisted:
REJECTED
Attorney:
P. O.
S
Recognized.
Cert. of Dis. Searched for
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Contract
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James McColester
Ohio
Suspended
6634
Act June 1832
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James Maxwell for

for James McCollister
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                                               Morgantown 25 Aug 1836
Col J L Edwards
Com of Pensions

Sir

James Mc. Collister who resided here
for many years but now a resident of Ohio, will hand you this
He informs me that he is on his way to Washington to obtain
pension and brought to me to say. Joseph Dunlap. with a request
that I would take his affidavifit
I have deemed it unnecessary, as Mr
Dunlap says that he recollects McCollister being in the militia
at Bargain point one month, and he understood that soon after
M. Collister, enlisted under Capt Wm Bond of the N. J. regular troops but
does not know anything of his service under Bond
If you find McCollester's name & find on the rolls you
may be sure of his identity
If you deem the testimony of Dunlap, who is a man of good
character necessary proving McCollister residence during the
Revolution I will take it.

Respt Yr
Th P Ray
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Green County Commonwealth of Penns[superscript a]  [scrolling circle around ssst]

Before me Henry Neel a Justice of the peace in and for said county personally came William Hiller of said county who being sworn as the law directs deponent and sayeth that he knew James McCollister the present applicant for a pension that he served in a militia regiment in the state of New Jersey five weeks with said McCollister and that he left said McCollister in the service when this deponent retired from the service his time of tour being up in the revolutionary war.

Sworn & subscribed before
me this 1st day of Sept
1836 - -
Henry Neel

Pennsylvania}
Greene County ss}

I John Phelan Prothonotry? of the Court of Commons P*** in and for said county do certify that Henry Neel Esq before whom the foregoing Probate was had is an acting Justice of the Peace in and for said county, duly commisioned & that *** for the **d credit are due to his acts as such & that his foregoing signature purporting to be his is genuine.

In testimony where of I have hereto set my hands & affixed my seal of office at Waynesburg this 16th day of September 1839.

J. Phelans Prothy
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I James Maxwell Revolutionaryof
the dotertify that I knew Capt
Wm Bond of the U.S. Army in the N. J.
line further sayeth not 6th Sept 1836
James Maxwell
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34,897 Sept. 30
Ohio
R
Jas M Collister
Act 1832


JL Edwards
Comm of Pensions
D.C.
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J L Edwards
Comm of Pensions
Sir
Sept 23d 1837
James M'Collister
who has here declared
in this declaration has been trying for a pension for some three 
years since and started to go to Washington and got so far
as Uniontown in Hyatte Co Pennsylvaney and there a
an undertook for him and therefor stoped him
from going any further and from that time untill some
Short time since he held his papers and seamed to make
no Exertions is
verry frail at this time and has been for years and as
this situation in life verry medy indeed
when you answer this direct to me at Leing's
Monro on
Yours with Respect
Randolph Laing