Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 14,125, for Joseph Pew, New Jersey
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Service
New Jersey Pew, Joseph B14125
Carded
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1722
New York
Joseph Pew of Salem in the State of New York who was a Private in the company commanded by Captain ? Leabrooks of the Regiment commanded by Col Holmes in the New Jersey line for Two years and more
Inscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of 80 Dollars per annum to commence on the 4th day of March 1831
Certificate of Pension issued the 8 day of November 1832 and sent to I L Billings 
Arrears to 4th Sept 1832 $120.00
Semi-annual allowance ending 4 March 1833 $40.00
$160.00

Revolutionary Claim Act June 7,m 1832
Recorded by George C Stiles, Clerk
Book D Vol. 5 Page 124
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2 Brief. No 48710

Joseph Pew

Admitted
$80

[illegible] L. Billings AgF
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No 4871

Brief in the case of Joseph Pew of Salem Washington county in the State of New York
Act 7th June 1832

1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? Before a court
2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?——
3. How old is he? 72 years
4. Statehis service, as directed in the form annexed
Period  Duration of Service    Rank   Names of General and field officers under whom he served. 
1775 Sept  Some months    private Capt Seabrooks Colonel Holmes
1776 April    4 months       private    capt. Smock  Colonel Holmes
1776 ——      8 months.    private      Captains Smock, Schenck, and Dennis
1777 June     1 years     private       Captain Joshua Huddy
1778 June 28th 1 days  private      Captain Joshua Huddy
1778 June 28th 1 years  private     Colonels Holmes, General David Furman
1779 —              at least 8 months
1780, 1781, 1782 at least 6 months

5. In what battles was he engaged? of Germantown or Monmouth
6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Middletown New Jersey
7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence by incidental evidence or by the rolls? By traditionary evidence
8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? they seem to be correct

I certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.  James B[illegible]  Examining Clerk
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4871
Joseph Pew of Salem
Washington County
New York
4 Years
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services until his year expired which was in June 1778. That on or about the 28th June 1778, we volunteered into Captain Joseph Stillwell's Company and served his Country one day. That on that day the Battle of Monmouth was fought and that he fought in that battle from the commencement until its [illegible]. That General Washington commanded and General Lee was present. colonel Holmes was there and engaged in the battle. That after the Monmouth Battle he continued in service in Captain Smook’s company of Militia in the aforesaid town, county, and State as a Volunteer and as belonging to the [illegible] for one year and more. that his military services during that time were performed in said Town of Middletown, County of Monmouth and state of New Jersey and consisted in defending the Country and the inhabitants and then  property from the British and Tories, and that he was repeatedly injured in skirmishes with the Enemy. That his Captains names were Schenk, Smock, Dennis, Carr and that Colonel Holmes commanded. That in 1779 he was in the service of his country as a soldiers for at least eight months and that he was under the same offices in the same place and did similar duties as in 1779. that his father and Brother were taken prisoners by the British and his Father died a prisoner in Newark.That after that  in 1780, 1781, and 1782 he actually performed military services in his [illegible] of the same kind in general as aforesaid and at the same place and under the same officers for at least six months. That he did actually perform military services in the Militia of the State of New Jersey as aforesaid for the United states in the War of the
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Revolution for more than four years. The he fought in the Battles of Germantown and Monmouth and in many skirmishes with the Enemy. And that from age and bodily infirmity he cannot give a more detailed account. That he hereby relinquishes ever 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 is known in his neighbourhood, by Judge Fitch, Doctor Proudfit, Judge Blanchard  and others.
Sworn to and subscribed teh day and year aforesaid
J. S Leigh  Joseph Pew

We Asa Fitch and Joseph Hawley residing in the town of Salem, County of Washington and State of New York hereby certify that we are well acquainted with the Joseph Pew, who has subscribed and sworn to the above Declaration. That we believe him to be 73 years of age. That he is reputed and he lived in the neighbourhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution and that we concur in that opinion
Asa Fitch
Joseph Hawley
Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid in open court
J. S. Leigh
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the war department that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary soldier and served as he states
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And the Court further certify that Asa Fitch and Joseph Hawley who have signed the proceeding certificate are residents of the said town, county, and state. That they are credible persons and that their statement is entitled to credit.

I Jeke S Leigh Clerk of the court of Common Pleas of the county of Washington and State of New York do hereby that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Joseph Pew for a pension. In testimony whereofI have here unto set my hand and seal of said Court, this twenty-eighth day of August, 1832
J. S. Leigh
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Declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the Act of Congress papered June 7, 1832
State of New York, Washington County
On this 28 day of August 1832 personally appeared in open Court before John Willard, Esq. first Judge of the Court of Common Pleas of said County and Charles F. Ingalls and Benjamin F. Skinner Esquires Judges of Said Court now sitting; Joseph Pew a resident of said Town of Salem in the County of Washington and State of New York aged 72 years who having 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 papered June 7, 1832.
That he entered the service of the United States, under the following named officers and served as herein stated And first he states that he was born in Middletown in teh county of Monmouth and State of New Jersey in the month of April 1760 and is aged 72 years. That he lived in said Town of Middletown until he was twenty six years old. He then moved to Cambridge in the County of Washington and State of New York, where he lived three or four years, then he moved into the town of Salem in said county and State whre he has resided ever since and now resides. That his age is recorded in his Family Bible. That he knows of no person by whom he can prove his Revolutionary services, tho there may be some living in New Jersey. That he has no documentary evidence of his services. In the month of September 1775, he enteres as a volunteer in the said Town of Middletown into a company of Militia commanded by Captain Seabrooks and in the service of the United States; how long he then served, he does not recollect; but believes it was for some months. That his services were in said town and consisted in guarding the
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the said town and vicinity from the British and Tories. That in the spring and he believes in the month of April 1776, the Militia of said State of New Jersey were enrolled and put into three classes. And that he was then enrolled and put into one class being then sixteen years of age. That the company to which he belonged and in which he was enrolled was commanded by captain John Smock. That during said year 1776, he actually performed his tour of four months in the class to which he belonged, and did military duty in the same. And that during Eight months of said year he was a volunteer and served as a soldier in said town, county and state in the Militia under Captains Smock, Schwenk, and Dennis. That he was constantly employed in protecting the inhabitants and their property from the British and Tories and was engaged in many skirmishes with them. That Colonel Holmes had the command of the Regiment. That in the month of June 1777, he enlisted as a Soldier in said Town of Middletown under Captain Joshua Huddy who commanded a company of state Artillery, for one year, and served his time out. that he then received a discharge, but has lost it. That his captain was taken by the British sometime in 1778 as he thinks and delivered up to the Tories who hung him on Sandy Hook. That Colonel Asher Holmes commanded the Regiment to which he belonged and David Furman the Brigade. That during said year 177 and shortly after he was enlisted he marched to Monmouth Courthouse in said State of New Jersey and from there to GermanTown in Pennsylvania. That he has no recollection of the names of any continental affairs at that time. That from German Town he marched back to Monmouth court House, where he remained in actually
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And the Court further certify that Asa Fitch and Joseph Hawley who have signed his proceeding certificate are residents of the said town, county and state. that they are creditable persons and that their statement is entitled to credit.

I Jeke L Leigh, Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Washington and State of New York do hereby that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court in the matter of the application of Joseph Pew for a pension. In testimony whereof I have here unto set my hand and seal of said Court, this twenty eighth Day of August 1832.
J. S. Leigh
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14125
Invalid.

Revtray

File No. 14,125
Joseph Pew
Priv. Rev. War
Act June 7th 1832
Index:-Vol. I, Page 293

[Arrangement of 1870]