Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 1051, for Peter Sine, New Jersey
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SERVICE
New Jersey
Since, Peter

NUMBER
S 1051

carded
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New Jersey 28-021
Peter Sine
of Aandolph in the state of NJ who was a private in the  COM (illegible) command by Captain ___ of the Regt command by Col. Chamberline in the NJ Troop time for 8 Mo

Inscribed on the Roll of NJ at the rate of 26 Dollars 66 Cents per Annu (illegible) to commence on the 4th day of March 1831. 

Certificate of Pension issued the 11 day of Jan. (illegible) and Sumr Nov T. Furenshuyson Senate -
Arrears to the day of his death - 

Lemi-ant, allowance ending
Certificate for heirs - 39.99

Revolutionary Claim Act June 7, 183(illegible)
Recorded by E Droullock Cle(illegible)
Book E
Vol. 3
Page 131

Has Jr. 10 Scribles Aug 17, 1842
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Peter Sines
Declaration
No 6121
John Y. Edes Millison
Phillip Peter Cathrinne
Anna J Malealas
Live Children of 
Peter Sine
Died 4 Sept 1832
$26.66 per year

T Frelinglipen
Senator
(Illegible) US
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Declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7th 1832
State of New Jersey
County of Morris SS

On this thirty first day of July (illegible) personally appeared in open Court, before the Judges of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas in & for the County of Morris now sitting at Morris Town in said County Peter Sine a resident of Randolph in the County of Morris and State of New Jersey aged upwards eighty years
who 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 passed June 7th 1832. 

That he entered the service of the United States, under the following named officers & served as herein stated-
He was born in the month of August A.D. 1751 in the town the of Amwell in the County of Hunterdon in this State, and when a boy under Ten Years of age, removed to within 3 miles of Lemington in said County where he resided unto
the Spring of A.D. 1807. When he removed to about four miles above Morris Town in the Township of Randolph in the County of Morris aforesaid, where he continued to reside until this time. In the spring or early part of the 
Summer of 1776 (he having been previously enrolled on the muster Roll of the militia of that part of the County of Hunterdon to which he then belonged) and the first time the militia of this State were called into service during the
revolutionary War. This deponent entered the service of the cold (illegible); is he thinks by draft; as a private under Capt Horton Gray decd. (who resided at Flemington aforesaid the last
deponant knew of him) & under William Chamberlain Colonel and under Cornelius Stout decd who removed to the lake country in the State of New York. Major The regimt to which he their belonged organized at Kingas tavern he later Flemington aforesaid and be with the regiment marched across the mill stone below Somerville, and
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through Woodbridge, where they staid about a month and then crossed to the Brunswick landing- in the County of Middlesex, and that he & the company-- to which he belonged were kept on Staten Island Sound, and the shore from there to Elizabeth Town in the County of Essex till as late he thinks as November 1776, at the time of the battle on Long-Island, he thinks he & his company- were at a place called the blazing Star, between Elizabeth Town & Woodbridge aforesaid - The Hessions were on Staten Island at that time. Sometimes they fired across the sound at us and we fired back, recollects one night of assisting to build a mud fort near the shore, where his company were fired at during the night, from there he & his company went to Boundbrooke, they staid there about a month - while there the British came on us by surprise
early one morning & killed two or three of our men - Gen Dickerson of Trenton had the command of the troops nearly all the time above stated, Col. Chambers then of Hunterdon likewise commanded him with his associates during the time above specified, during this time Chamberlain & chamber had a Quarrel & he thinks chamberlain was dismissed from the service. One Capt Jones deceased commanded him as captain principally. During this time his officers were frequently exchanged- He was discharged by parol at Bound Brook imediately
after the surprise by the British & returned home where he was during the battle of Trenton & Princeton. He thinks he was out at this time about six months after the battles of Trenton & Princeton he with a part of the Battalion to which he belonged were again called out (he think by
draft into the service & were encamped on the Raritan River in Somerset County, for a month, the British then being in New Brunswick, he supposes there were as many as two regiments of our men encamped there. Nothing of special importance occured except that a party of
our men crossed the river, he with the rest, for the purpose
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of plundering within the British lines when a skermish ensued & his party retreated across the river. He thinks Chamber was his Colonel when he was out this time & Jones Captain and one John Rockefellow decd his Lieutenant, in marching there, they went nearly the same ┃
road they travelled the first time he was out-- He was then again discharged by paid & returned home
Shortly after this deponant was again called on
in the same mode as before stated & continued with very short intermission in the service untill after the battle of Monmouth in June 1778 he was during this time in the State of New Jersey & nearly all the time on or near the Raritan River & Staten Island Sound and was kept there for the purpose of protecting the surrounding country from the invasion of the Hessians & the depredations of the Enemy & the refugees, who were numerous at that time in that part of the State at the Battle of Monmouth, he was on his way there but did not arrive soon enough to take a part. at this distance of time he cannot state all the particular incidents that occured from the time he entered the service till he received a discharge for the last time, nor can he state particularly all the time he was called
into service nor all the officers by whom he was commanded. The officers above stated commanded him principally during this time He was at one time commanded during a month by one Capt Quigly since decd of Elizabeth town the Militia in the part of the State which he then resided were organized into two parties or divisions to one of which he belonged & to the other of which his Brother William Sine belonged and one or the other of which parties were out in the service from the latter part of Spring 1776
till after the Battle of Monmouth in June or July
1778 nearly all the time. He always acted as a
substitute for his Brother when his Brother was called
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or he dont think his Brother was in the service over two weeks, during that time this Brother lived a few years ago at deponants former residence in the County of Hunterdon, but dont know whether he is now dead or alive- deponent is infirm and his memory impaired- deponent alledged the whole time he served as such militia 
man during the War, Exceeded Eighteen months in all within the time above specified. He has no record of his age, except he was listened in a dutch church, near where he resided in Hunterdon County & he suppose that Church kept some record of the age - He thinks some of the Elders of that meeting have now this record. But
he dont know their names He thinks Robert Young Capt David Lorrison Joseph McCord, Austin Trowbridge can testify as to his character for truth & veracity their belief as to his servises (Illegible) at the former place of residence he would refer to Isaac Lake John Rohannon William Lake & John Lake who he thinks can testify to his character for truth and
veracity and their belief as to his being a Soldier of the revolution - Deponant was out in the service at all times when called upon during the revolutionary War-
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He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pention or annuity except the present & declares that his name is not on the pention Roll of the agency of any State, or if any is only on that of the Agency of the State of New Jersey Sworn & subscribed the day & year aforesaid in open Court
Jesse Upson
Peter Sine

of
retentine
residing in the pention of Randolph County 
hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with
Peter Sine who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration, that we believe him to be upwards eighty years of age; that he is reputed & believed, in the neighbourhood where he resides, to have been a Soldier of the revolution, & that we concur in that Opinion
Sworn & subscribed the day & year aforesaid
Jesse Upson Robert Young Moris Etber 

And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter & after putting the Interragtories, 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 Robert Young who hath signed the preceding certificate is a resident in the township of Chester aforesaid and that Moris Etber  who has also signed the same is a resident
in the town of Chester aforesaid is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit
Jesse Upson
Stephen Gil
Daniel Morton
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I hereby certify that the papers & declaration of Peter Sim and now in this precise form in which they passed the Court in which the the  Declaration & preceding were had
Feby 22 1833-
Lewis Condict, on Rep. from
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State of New Jersey, Morris Com: Pleas. Decr Term 1833-
I, Joseph Dalrimple, Clerk of this aforesaid Court do hereby certify that satisfactory evidence has been furnished to this Court, that Peter Sine, an applicant for a pension under the law of June 7th 1832, whose declaration is hereunto annexed. died at his late dwelling in Morris County, on the fourth day of September, Domini 1832.
that he left an aged widow, who also died on the 14th day of February, 1833. That said Peter Sine left eight children, all of whom are living, viz:-- John J. William,  Philip Peter  (Illegible), Anna  Mahala & John.
In testimony whereof, I hereunto subscribe my name & affix the seal of Court at Morris town, this 23rd day of December 1833
By order of the Court--
Jos Dalumph M
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State of New Jersey
Morris County
Be it known that on this 25 day of November 1833 before the subscriber a Justice of the Peace in and for said County personally appeared John Sine, who being duly sworn according to law
saith; I am the son of Peter Sine late of Randolph in the County of Morris, and who at the time of his death was an Applicant for a pension under the "Act of Congress of June 7th 1832. My father, the said Peter Sine died on the 4th day of September 1832 leaving a widow and
eight children viz: myself John Y Sine. John
William Philip, Peter, Catharine Anna & Mehalah. My mother died on the 14th day of February last 1833
Sworn & subscribed the day & year above mentioned before me
Charles Freeman J. Peace his
Witness
John L. Ward
John Sine  X Mark

Novr 25th 1833--
I certify that Charles Freeman Esq before whom the above deposition was taken, is a Justice of peace in & for the County of Morris, & that the signature of his name thereto is genuine
Lewis Condict, late a Repon
from N. Juneme
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I David Day Clerk of the Court of
Common Plead, do hereby certify that the foregoing contained the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Peter Sine for a pension.
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my
Hand & Seal of Office, this thirty first day of
July in the year of our Lord one thousand
Eight Hundred & Thirty Two
-
David Day
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Sir: I have to advise [smudge] from the papers in the Revolutionary War  pension claim, S 1051, it appears that Peter Sine was born in August 1751 at Amwell Township, Hunterdon County, New Jersey. While residing in said Hunterdon County, he served from in 1776 until in June 1778, at various times as a private under Captains Horton Gray, Jones, and Quigley, Colonels Chamberlain and Chambers in the New Jersey Troops, he was in an engagement at Bound Brook and served eighteen months. He applied for pension July 31, 1832, while a resident of Randolph Township, Morris County, New Jersey. The claim was allowed. He died September 4, 1832, leaving a widow (her name is not stated), and the following children- John T.,
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William, Philip Peter, Catherine, Anna, John and Mahala or Mehalah. The widow died February 14, 1833. The above noted Peter Sine is the only soldier with surname Sine, Sign, Sines or Sien, found on the Revolutionary War records of this Bureau. Respectfully [Illegible] Commissioner.
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Rev. War. INVALID. File no. 1021 Peter Sine. Priv. N. J. Mil. Act: June 7, 1832.
Index:-Vol. a, Page 223 [Arrangement of 1870]
[illegible 926-Apr. 13 Hist to Edgar C. [illegible]
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Edgar C. Sine,
503-24. St. S.W.
City.

Personal request-April 8-1926
Peter Sine- S 1051