Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 34,076, William Briggs, Penn.
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Service                                    Number

Penn.         Briggs, William    S.34,076
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4030
New Jersey Roll
Pennsylvania rolls 1777 5 years

William Briggs
Private
Capt. Loudon Penn
to Sept 1782
In the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War

Inscribed on the rolls of New Jersey at the rate of 8 dollars per month, to commence on the 25 of April 1818.

Certificate of Pension issued the 29 Oct 1818 and sent to Wm. S. Pennington, Esq. Newark, N. Jersey.

Arrears to 4th of Sept 1818              $34.66
Semi-anl. all'ce ending 4 Mar 1819    48.00
Ars. 4 mos. 10/30                              _______ 
                                                         $82.66

{Revolutionary claim,}
{Act 18th March 1818.}

Continued
Jersey City

Certification sent to Abr. Westervelt Esq. Hackensack, New Jersey.
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Wm. Briggs
4,035
March 1819


CM

Abr. Westervelt - Agent
Hackensack, N.J.
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District of New Jersey. Bergen County Ss; On this thirteenth day of June 1820. Personally appeared before the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas for the County Bergen in open Court being a Court of record for the said County Established by an act of the Legislature of the State of New Jersey & possessing a Seal. William Briggs aged seventy-two years resident in the County of Bergen who being duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath declare that he served in the revolutionary War as follows . That he the said William Briggs enlisted into the revolutionary service on the 17th day of June 1775. In the third Regiment under the command of Major Williamson, that he has received a Pension from the United States numbered 4.030. 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 provision of an Act of Congress Entitled. "An Act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land & naval services of the United States in revolutionary War”. Passed the 18, 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 or any property whatever. That I follow no occupation on account of the Infirmities of age and that I have no family. 
Sworn to in open Court and declared on this 14th day of June1820 
William Briggs his Mark. 
Gab. H. Ford 
Schedule referred to in the foregoing Deposition – 
I do not own any real or personal estate whatever except my wearing apparel. – 
Sworn to and declared in open Court this 14th day of June 1820 
Gab H Ford 
William Briggs his mark   
I Abraham Westervelt Clerk of the said Court of Common Pleas for the County of Bergen aforesaid. Do hereby Certify that the foregoing oath and the Schedule thereto annexed are truly copied from the record of the said Court; 
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court this 14th day of June 1820 
Abraham Westervelt Clerk
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William Briggs

Declaration

Pennsylvania Line

Correct under the law.
Norde.

Susp'd.

Correct by Law

The Judge admits afore stating the need.
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District of New Jersey ss 
On this twenty fifth day of April 1820 before me the subscriber one of the Judges of the circuit court of the United States for the said district personally appeared William Briggs aged sixth seven years resident of Jersey City in the said district, who having 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 Willaim Briggs enlisted on the 17th day of June 1775 in Northumberland County in the State of Pennsylvania in Captain John Loudon's Company of Riflemen in the first Pennsylvania Regiment (as he reckons) commanded by Colonel Thompson in the Pennsylvania Line, that he served in the said corps about 14 months, the he enlisted first for one year, he received a discharge but has since lost it. Then in August 1776 he enlisted at New York in the sea service to go on Lake Champlain under Genl Waterbury, was captured & made prisoner on said lake. That in January 1777, he reenlisted at Philadelphia in the state of Pennsylvania in the company commanded by Captain
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James Christie in the third Pennsylvania Regiment commanded by Colonel Thomas Craig in the Pennsylvania Line. That he served in the said corps in the service of the United States until September 1782 when he was discharged at Trenton New Jersey by reason of his being a waiter to Lord Sterling. That he has lost his discharge. That he was in the Battles of Monmouth, Brandywine and that he is in reduced circumstances and stands in need of assistance of his country for support but that he has no other evidence now in his power of his said service. 
Sworn to and declared his before me the day & year first aforesaid. 
William Briggs his mark 
William S. Pennington 
District Judge 
I William S. Pennington Judge as aforesaid do certify that it appears to my satisfaction, that the said William Briggs did serve in the revolutionary War as stated in the preceding declaration against the common enemy and I now transmit the proceedings & testimony taken & had before me, to the Secretary for the Department of War pursuant to the instructions of the aforementioned act of Congress. 
N. Brunell April 25th 1820
William S. Pennington District Judge
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I William Pennington of the District of New Jersey, do certify that the signatures to this instrument are the proper handwriting of William S. Pennington Esq. Judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey.
As witness my hand and the seal of the said district court at New Oak this twenty fifth day of April A.D. 1818.
Wm. Pennington
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34 076

Revy INVALID
File No. 34 076
William Briggs
Priv Rev War

Act: 18 March 1800
Index:-Vol. 2, Page 55.

{Arrangement of 1870}