Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 2563, Christian Frazer, New Jersey
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service:  New Jersey

Frazier, Christian

number: S 2563  carded
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Dead
Paid at the tReasury under theAct of 6 April 1838 from 4 Sep to 28 Dec 1839. Agt notified 27 Nov 1841

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5069
New Jersey
Christian Frazier

---- in the State of New Jersey
who was a Private in the Company commanded
by Captain Ten Eyck in the Reg. commanded
by Col. Medock in the New Jersey
line for Private 1 year.                         $40.00

Inscribed on the Roll of New Jersey
at the rate of 40 Dollars and __Cents per annum
to commence on the 4th day of March 1831 

Certificate of Pension iced the 2nd day of February 1833 and -?- to Hon. J. Southern / Southard

Arrears to 4th of Sept 1832.                  $60.00
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 Mar 1833 $20.00
                                                                  $80.00

Recorded by Final Luce Clerk
Book D Vol. 4 Pge 157
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6490

New Jersey

Chris. Frazier

21  Jany 1833

Obj. 4.14

Hon. J.Southard
Ho. Reps.

Admitted
1 year
$40.00
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(transcription of mostly hand written part.  NOTE:  parts of writing very blurred)

Brief:  Christian Frazier of Somerset County in the state of New Jersey

1) Court

3) 73

4) in 1776 1 month Private Capt. Ten Eyck Col. Meddock
again: 1 month Private Capt. Ten Eyck Col. Meddock
do: 1 month Private Capt Lequear
do: 1 month Private Capt. Ten Eyck Col Chambers
again: 1 month Private Genl. Freman
again: 1 month Private Capt. Scott Cols. ? & ?
again: 1 Month Private Capt. Moffitt, General ?
again: 1 month Private Cast. McCory (?)
employed as Post Rider.  Pst Rider

5)Springfield, Germantown, Boundbrook

6) Somerset County New Jersey

7) Living for  ? this was ? for ?

8) ? no certificate of the credibility of Witness

(signature) Examining clerk
--19 1833
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Application of
Christian Frazier
of Somerset New Jersey
for a pension
No. 6490

Forward certificate
TA Hartman
..?..ville N. Jersey
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Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress passed June 7th 1832
     State of New Jersey Somerset County on this fifteenth day of August in the year of our Lord eighteen hundred and thirty two personally appeared in onen Court before  the Judges of the Inferior Court of Common  Pleas in and for the said County of Somerset now sitting Christian Frazier a resident of the County of Somerset and State of New Jersey aged seven three years who being 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 7th 1832 - that he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated - the he entered the service he thinks in 1776 at the North Branch under Capt. J. Ten Eyck. Marched to Comm----paws (?) while there saw the British ships Roebuck and Phoenix  to up the North River. Ser ved one month Col. Meddock commander - he again volunteered  and served one month under Capt Ten Eyck.  Marched to Elizabethtown.  Meddock Col. - he again volunteered to serve one month under Capt. Logan - marched to Springfield.  Was at the battle.  Several were killed cant say who commanded at this time.  Meddock was then - he again volunteered to serve one month under Capt. Ten Eyck - marched to the Delaware River - crossed it and went to a place called Tea from there went to the battle of Germantown - his -?- named Brakaw was shot by his side.  General. David Furman commanded.  Col. Chambey and Chamberlain and Maj. Vroom was there.  He again volunteered and served for six months under Capt. -?-. Marched to Elizabeth Town - employed in watching the enemy - Col. Taylor commanded for the first 3 months and Col. Seley for the remaining 3 months - He again volunteered and served.....
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....one month under Capt. Moffit.  Marched to Boundbrook.  Was there at the time of the battle.  Gen -?- commander - He again volunteered and served one month under Capt. McCoy.  Cant say where he marched to - He was employed for about seven months at He'd Quarters as a post rider while the Army were at Winter Quarters at New Windsor.  He first found them at Horseback - He was born in Bridgewater township County of Somerset on the 20 of Aug 1759.  He formerly had a record of his age which he took from his fathers bible but it is now lost.  He has livd in New Jersey ever since with the exception of about 10 years ago which he spent in New York State.  He has no documentary evidence of his said services - He hereby relinquishes any claim whatever to a person or annuity except for present and declares that his name is not on the pension rolls of the agency of any state.
Christian Frazer
Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
William B. Gaston

Somerset County - Paul Voorhees being duly sworn on his oath saith that he knew the above named Christian Frazer in the time of the Revolutionary Army and served with him the s. Frazer six months at Elizabethtown and under Capt Lott.  Deponent knows that s. Frazer was in service more than said six months but cannot recollect how much longer.
Paul Voorhees
Sworn and subscribed in Open Court
Wm. B. Gaston

I do hereby certify that the above named deponent is well known to me as a person of credibility
Isaac Southard
one of the Representatives of New Jersey in congress
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We Isaac M. Fisher a clergyman residing at Bedminister in said County and Job Lane residing at the same place hereby certify that we are well acquainted withChristian Frazer who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration, that we believe him to be seventy three years of age.  That he is reputed in the neighborhood where he resides as have been a soldier of the Revolution and that concur in that opinion.
Rev.Isaac M. Fisher
Job Lane
Sworn and subscribed that day and year aforesaid
Wm. B. Gaston

(this next part - first line on paper fold and now illegible)
...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.  And the Court further certifies that it appears to them that Isaac M. Fisher who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman resident of the Township of Bedminister County of Somerset and that Job Lane who has also signed the same is a resident of the same place and is a credible person and that there statement is entitled to credit.
Wm. B. Gaston
Ferd Van Derveen
Wm. Z. T. -?-
Danl. H. Dieborough
John Kirkpatrick
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State of New jersey
Somerset County

  I John M. Mann Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in and for said County do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the Court in the matter of the application of Christian Frazer for a pension.
   In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this eighteenth day of August in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty two.
J.M. Mann
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Rev. War

2563
INVALID

File No. 2563
Christian
Frazer
Print. Rev. War

Act: June 7 1832

Index: - Vol A, Page 131
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Treasury Department
Second Comptroller's Office
November 13, 1841

Sir:
   Under the date of the 6th of April 1838 entitled "An act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain pensioners and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury of the United States". The Widow of Christian Frazer de'd. a Pensioner of the Roll of New Jersey Agency, at the rate of Forty Dollars and _____ Cents per annum, under the law of the 7th June 1832, has been paid at this Department, from the 4th of Sept to the 28th Dec 1839.

Respectfully yours
Albion K. Harris
Comptroller
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Frazier, Duncan
Sergeant in the Corps of Invalids

13096

January 5, 1791
to - not shown -
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Frazer, George
Private
New Jersey

8323

June 16 1789
to Aaron Ogden, assignee