Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 36,065, for Samuel Marsh, New Jersey
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(3-1776)

Service New Jersey
Marsh, Samuel
or March
Number S. 36,065

N. W. Indian Wars
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5208
Kentucky Roll
Saml. March
Capt Head
Private
New Jersey line 1775
In the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War
Inscribed on the Roll of Kentucky at the rate of 8 dollars per month, to commence on the 18th of May 1818
Certificate of Pension issued the 3d of Jan 1819 and sent to Hon. R M Johnson
Hr. Riprs
Arrears to the 4th of Sept 1818 - 28.53
Semi-anl. all'ce ending 4 Mar. 1819 48.00
= $76.53

Revolutionary claim, Act 18th March, 1818
8 [illegible]

Date of death not on A. B. [illegible]
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District of Kentucky Sct:
On this 18th of May
1818 before me
1
the undersigned one of the Circuit Judges for the
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Committe aforesaid, personally appeared Samuel
March aged 77 years resident in Scott County on the
said District who being by me first duly sworn
according to Law, doth on his oath make the
following declaration, in order to obtain the provision
made by the late act of Congress entitled ""an act
to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and
naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary
war that he the said Samuel March
enlisted in the year 1775 in the State of New Jersey
in the company commanded by Capt Meed
of the first Regiment commanded by Colo Mathias
Ogden in the continual establishment. that he
enlisted during the war. That he continued in the
service of the United States until the close of
the war in 1783 when he was discharged
from service at Snake Hill in the State of New York
- That he was in the battles of Saratoga
Monmouth and the regt of York and others. That
after the revolutionary war he served the United States
as a soldier under Hormer St. Clair, and Wayne
one years making the whole term of his service
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upwards of Sixteen years - that he is in reduced circumstances
and stands in need of the assistance of his
Country for support and that he has no other evidence
now in his power of his said services
Sworn to and declared before me this
day and date above written
Benj Johnson
I Benjamin Johnson Judge &c as aforesd
do certify that it appears to my satisfached that the
Samuel Marsh Did serve in the Revolutionary war
as stated in the preceding declaration against
the common enemy for the time of need
months on the continental establishment; and
I now transmit the proceedings and testimony
taken and had before me to the Secretary
for the Department of War, pursuant to the


direction of the aforementioned act of Congress
to
witness my hand this 18th of May 1818
Benj Johnson


Circuit Judge
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The sea of we will please
order the answer to
RJohnson
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Saml March
Admitted
Saml March private
Ogdens N. Jersey Reg
1775 to 1783- 18 May 1818.
Certificate from the Judge
that the claimant is in reduced
circumstances in life
& is in need of the assistance
of his country for support
Wanting,

23 Dec. 1818

City of Washington

I hereby certify that the within
named Samuel March stands in need
of the assistance of his County for
support
29th Dec. 1818 A.M. Johnson Congress
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Schedule
District of Kentucky Ss.
appeared
On this 6th day of September 1820 personally
in open Court being a Court of record for the
Saml March aged 82 years, resident in Scott
Scott circuit and said District who being first duly
sworn according to law, doth on his Oath declare
that he served in the Revolutionary was as follows
In the Company commanded by Capt. Ellis Meads
in the Jersey Regiment commanded by Col. Matthias
Ogden agreeably to an Original declaration dated the
18th day of May 1818. and Pension certificate No 5208

And I do Solemnly Swear that I was a resident citizen
of the United States on the 18th day of March 1818; and
that I have not since that time by gift, sale or in any
manner, disposed of my property or any part thereof with
intent thereby so to diminish it as to bring myself within
the provisions of an act of Congress entitled "An Act to
provide for certain persons engaged in the land and have
service of the United States, in the Revolutionary War,
passed
on the 18th day of March 1818 and that I have
not, nor has any person in trust for me
any property, or
securities contracts or debts, due to me, no have
income other than what is contained in the schedule hereto
annexed and be
me subscribed, viz
ing cloaths
No property whatever except as Marsh
I am by profession a weaver but unable to pursue it only
in a
very small degree, and I have no person in family
except myself.
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except myself.
before
I have
in person
in family
and declared, on the 6th day of September 1841
John Wimble
Circuit Judge
State of High
Scott Ely 163
B. L. Chamber
do hereby certify that the
Clerk of the Court of the circuit
foregoing oath and
the schedule thereunto annexed are truly copied
from the record of said Court and I do further
certify that it is the opinion of said Court that the
total amount the value of property exhibited in the afforesaid schedule is nothing except
his wearing apparel
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set in
hand and affixed the seal of the said Court this
19th day of September 1820 and in the 29th year of
the Commonwealth

Attest Levis Prewell C
M
for B. S. Chamber Clk
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July 5, 1934.

E.B. Welsh
24 Upper Mountain Avenue
Montclair, New Jersey.

BA-J/ILL
Samuel Marsh
S. 36065

Dear Sir:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request the record of Samuel Marsh, a Revolutionary War soldier of New Jersey.

The record of only on soldier of New Jersey with name Samuel Marsh has been found on the Revolutionary War records of this office. His record is furnished herein as found in the papers on file on his pension claim, S. 36065, based upon his service in that war.

Samuel Marsh, also referred to as Samuel March, enlisted in New Jersey, in the year 1775, and served as private in Captain Ellis (meant for Yellis) Mead's company, Colonel Mathias Ogden's New Jersey regiment, was in the battles of Saratoga, Monmouth, the Siege of Yorktown and other battles, not names, and continued until the end of the war.

After the Revolutionary War, the soldier served under Generals Harmer, St. Clair and Wayne, length of these services about nine years.

He was allowed pension on his application executed May 18, 1818 at which time he resided in Scott County, Kentucky; he stated then that he was aged seventy-seven year, the date and place of his birth and names of his parents not shown.  In 1820, he was residing in the same county, and gave his age as eighty-two years.

There is no reference to wife or children of the soldier.


Very truly yours, 

A.D. HILLER,
Assistant to Administrator.
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Revy
36065
INVALID.
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No. 36065
Samuel March
I Otero
Act: 18th March 18
Index: -- Vol. D
Page L
[Arrangement of 1870.]
1921 Apr. 11 Letter to Mrs. Cyrus Hoden
Letters in W.F. 9822 Samuel Crain
1933. July 3. Hist. to E.B. Welsh
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June 22, 1934
24 UPPER MOUNTAIN AVENUE
MONTCLAIR, NEW JERSEY
Veterans Administration
Washington DC

Dear Sir

will You place transmit to
the all data pertaing to the Pension
record of Samuel March, a Revolution
Soldier of N.J. also his date of Enlisted
of Killed in service

We thanking
for for the forms

I beg {illegible] dueg
Yours truly
-
C. B. Welsh
Does the claim Dept "show any data
above Samuel Marsh or his family