Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 34,421, for John Mapes, New Jersey
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[form with handwritten entries]
(3-1776)
SERVICE | [small star stamp] | NUMBER
Contr (N. J.) New Jersey | Mapes, John | S.34.421
  | or Mayps. | B.L.Wt. 13529-100
CONTENTS [remainder of form blank]
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[on left side of page, form with handwritten entries]
New Jersey
John Mayps [Mapes written above Mayps] of Gloucester in the state of N Jersey who was a Private in the ["regiment" crossed out] Legion commanded by ["Colonel" crossed out] Capt Patton N Jersey War for the term of Four Years.
Subscribed on the Roll of New Jersey at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 22 of March 1818
Certificate of Pension issued the 5 of April [date obscured] and Sent to Judge Hirth Woodberry, Gloucester Co
Arrears to 4th of Mar 19   91.61
Semi-anl. all'ce ending 4 Sept 19  48
[Total equals] $139.61
[calculation to the left  11 14 over 31]
{Revolutionary claim, Act 18th March, 1818}
[note on the right-hand page:]  Notification sent May 26 1821 Hon J Bloomfield [illegible]
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[form with handwritten entries]
34421
INVALID.
Revy
File No. 34,421 John Mapes Pri Rev War
Act: 18th March 1818
Index:--Vol. 2, Page 272
(Arrangement of 1870.)
[checkmark at bottom of page]
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To the Secretary of War
State of New Jersey
Gloucester County ss
Personally appeared before me John [illegible] one of the Judges of the Court of common pleas & Justice of the peace in & for the county aforsaid
John Mapes and being duly affirmed saith that he was born in the County & State aforsaid. That he is about sixty eight years of age and that his residence has always been in the county aforesaid. that he was frequently out in the Militia in the Revolutionary War & while in the five months service in the State of New Jersey he enlisted into Lee's Legion of Light Draggoons in the spring of Seventy nine in the State of New Jersey. And that he remained in the service against the common Enemy until peace was made & received his discharge from the South Carolina in seventeen hundred & eighty three -- He then returned to his Native State and was referred to James [illegible] as pay master
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for the [illegible] who were enlisted in the State for his pay due which was about three years services - He has called on the paymaster for his pay from time to time but was still put by and finally the paymaster left the State & this deponent lost his pay due him - that he never received any other discharges only a [illegible] in South Carolina after peace was made which is lost & [illegible] out that he never received any [illegible] previous in their enlistment that he has at this time no other evidence of his services- That his circumstances are such that he needs the assistance of his Country  further this deponent saith not  [signed] John Mapes
Taken & subscribed & affirmed before me this twenty second day of March eighteen hundred & eighteen -- In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal [signed] John Hirth
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State of New Jersey ["V" shape above "of"] Gloucester County
John Mapes
March 22d 1818

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John Mapes Private Lee Legion four years 79  22 March 1818
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I John Hirth Judge as aforesaid do certify that it appears to my satisfaction that the said John Mapes did Serve in the revolutionary war as stated in the preseeding declaration against the common enemy.  I now transmit the proceedings & testimony taken & had before me to the Secretary for the Department of War pursuent to the direction of an "Act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land & naval services of the United States in the Revollutionary War" [signed] John Hirth
State of New Jersey
I Thomas Hendry Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in & for the County of Gloucester - do certify that John Hirth Esq is in Commission as one of the Judges of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas in afor said County and that the signature of the said Judge is truly such
Witness my hand & Seal of Office at Woodbury this Twenty first day of July AD Eighteen Hundred & Eighteen [signed] Hendry Clk  [black circle to the left, presumably a seal]
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Copy
John Mapes
8902
Con
S
Suspended
Thos Hendry
Woodbury
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[printed form with handwritten entries]
P. J. GRAY, Printer, Woodbury, N. J.
District of New Jersey, ss.
On this third day of July, 1820, personally appeared in open court, before the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas, of the county of Gloucester, in the state of New Jersey, being a court of record, proceeding according to the course of the Common Law--having jurisdiction unlimited in point of amount, and keeping records of its proceedings.  John Mapes aged seventy one years, resident in Gloucester Township in said County, who, being first duly affirmed according to law, doth, on his affirmation declare that he served in the Revolutionary War as follows: in the Company, or first Troop of Lees Horse, or light Dragoons Commanded by Captain Henry Paten, (Called Major Lee's Choir of Horse) afterwards he had the command as Colonel, I do not know the line.
Upon a declaration made on the 22nd March 1818 on Oath I obtained a pension Certificate Numbered 8902
And I do solemnly Affirm 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 other 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 naval 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; nor have I any income other than what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed, and by me subscribed.  to wit. two waggons, two horses one Colt $70.00 two Cows $30.00 three heiffers 3 calves $26.00, one sow & pigs 3 Shoats $11.00 two plows 2 harrows $7.00 - Ten acres of Rye growing $30.00 one hoe & ax $1.00 Household goods $4.00 amounting to $179.00-- I have no debts due me -- I am indebted to sundry persons in the sum of $269.98 ["and declared, on the" crossed out] I am by occupation ["day of" crossed out] a Wheelright but unable to support myself at that ["before" crossed out] employment - and not able to do more than a half days work at any business - My family consists of a Wife, Mary Mapes aged 58 years, John Mapes Junr & Hannah Conner aged 11 years the capacity of my wife is not sufficient to Contribute to my support, or her own [signed] John Mapes
[to the left of the above paragraph are written and summed the dollar amounts noted: $70 30 26 11 37 5 [total] $179]
Affirmed the third day of July AD 1820 [signed] John Clement Prest of said Court
I, Thomas Hendry Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of the county of Gloucester in the state of New Jersey, do hereby certify that the foregoing Declaration and the schedule thereto annexed, are truly copied from the record of the said court: and I do further certify, that it is the opinion of the said court that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule, is One Hundred seventy nine dollars and -- cents.  In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said Court, on the Tenth day of July, 1820. [signed] Hendry Clk
[seal affixed to the left]
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The Court are of the Opinion that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the within Schedule is One hundred and seventy nine dollars
By the Court 
John Clement
Charles Ogden
Joseph Rogers 
["$179.00" written to the left]
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[form with handwritten entries]
THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES Form VAM-51 12-5-41  Division of Veterans' Administration Archives
BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
NAME Mapes, John  GRADE Private  LINE Lee's Legion
WARRANT NUMBER 13529  ACREAGE 100  ISSUED April 26, 1792 to --not shown--
*The information concerning the issuance of warrants carded on this form is found in volumes 2 to 4 of "Land Warrants Issued Prior to 1800" which are registers of bounty land warrants issued to non-commissioned officers and privates under congressional resolutions of September 16, 1776, and subsequent dates.  Other records relative to the applications for warrants appear to have been destroyed in the War Department fire of November 9, 1800.  Information concerning warrants surrendered to the Federal Government is to be found in General Land Office Records in The National Archives.