Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 7830, for George Ousted, New Jersey
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Service  New Jersey
Ousted, George
Number  R7830
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Official Business
Hon. J. L. Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City DC

[illegible]
March 19
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Mt Hope New York
March 19 1850

Dear Sir
A son of Joseph Vannoy informs me that his father Joseph Vannoy of Montague in the County of Sussex and State of New Jersey made application in 1833 for a pension for services rendered in the war of the Revolution. James State acted as his Agent the family has not since heard from the case and wish to know why he has not been allowed a pension. Also, the heirs of George Olmstead wish to know why pension has not been allowed to their father George Olmstead who at the time of his making application lived in the township of Newton County of Sussex and State of New Jersey Application act of 1832.
Please answer at your earliest convenience
With respect I remain your Obedient Servant 
John W Martin

Hon James L Edwards 
Commissioner of Pensions
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32.952 
George Ousted 
New Jersey 
husband 

W. S. Johnson 
March 27th 1835 

Act 7 June
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Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7. 1832
New Jersey
Sussex County SS
On this Fifth day of February A.D. 1835, personally appeared in open Court before the Court of Common Pleas now sitting at Newton in and for the County of Sussex the said Court being a Court of Record (having a Seal and keeping a record of its proceedings, having power to fine and imprison - and being unlimited in Jurisdiction) George Ousted of the County of Sussex New Jersey aged Eighty Six years and Eleven months who being first sworn according to law upon his oath saith & make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress June 7. 1832. That he was born in the year 1748 - on March 1 - near Philadelphia in Pennsylvania that when a child his parents removed to the Township of Newton County of Sussex New Jersey and that he has resided there continually to this day - that he has no record of his age - that the Family Bible in which it was recorded - was in the possession of an Elder Brother of Deponent who is since dead, that he entered the service of the United States and served under the following officers namely - While residing in Newton in said County he was drafted
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in the Autumn of the year 1776, in the Company of Capt. Henry Countryman - Lieutenant Joseph Snyder - Ensign Luke Misner Under Major Hankinson afterwards Gen Hankinson of the New Jersey militia - Writ with the regiment to South Amboy - remained there a few days thence went to Cheesequake Bay - Middlesex County - that while here he acted as a Sergeant - was here for two months and was then dismissed after returning home was one of a picked number of men about twenty who were selected and commanded by Capt Countryman and stationed at Capt Mackey (Joseph) at a Garrison- and remained there for Two months - were employed in endeavoring to take one Eddy, who was a noted spy-who was taken & confined in jail in Newton & afterwards set at large by one Moody - a Tory.
In 1779 was drafted again under same officers was sent under Ensign Misner to Trenton to guard some prisoners - after leaving Trenton went on to join the Army at Germantown before we arrived the battle of Germantown was fought. Deponent was not in it was within a mile of it - and heard the report of Artillery - and saw many of the wounded soldiers - had a Brother in that Battle - was gone on this
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in that Battle. Was gone on that expedition Two months & returned Home in October- 
In 1778 was again drafted under same officers, and in Regiment of Col. Hankinson - went in July there about the truth to the Delaware River about twenty miles - where stationed as a guard along the River - Was at the House of our Emmons at headquarters remained here one month at least and was dismissed.
In 1779 - was again drafted under same officers except the Captain who was Christopher Longstreet - went again to the Delaware River- headquarters at Westbrook that there at a guard - remembered once starting to [illegible] some Indians and this Deponent and six others [illegible] the river and had this [illegible] in a canal. Was here a month and was then dismissed this in the month not recollected.
 In 1780 as again drafted under same officers was over on the Delaware as a guard-- remained there for Six weeks, stationed at [illegible] and then returned home in the fall season - and soon after about the beginning of Winter - Went to Watlands Plains near Morristown was in the
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Regiment of General Winds, in the same company before mentioned remained in that station for six weeks at least, and then returned home.  Gen. Winds this deponent recollects was much in the practice of moving by night and a great deal of their marching was by night.
That this deponent was frequently called to do duty for a week or two at a time during all the above mentioned period but from the very nature of the service and the time elapsed he cannot of course speak of it with any particularity, he only mention to show that he has not particularised all the time or amount of his service - which if it could be computed he believes would account to two years at least that this deponent here receive a formal or written discharge - that he received no Commission having acted whenever he was called out on a tour of duty as a Sergeant .
That he is known by William Ayres of the Township of Hardiston
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in said County of Sussex who was a soldier for several tours with this deponent and can testify as to part of the service above mentioned namely at the time of the Battle of Germantown - When at South Amboy - and when on the Delaware River under Capt. Longstreet.

That the Reverend Clarkson Dunn of Newton Sussex County and Benjamin Hunt of the same place are acquainted with deponent and have for a number of years and they can speak as to my veracity and the belief of my services in the Revolution.
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I the said George Onsted do hereby relinquish every claim to a pension or annuity except the present, and declare that my name is not on the fall of Pensions of the Agency of any State whatever.

Sworn & Subscribed the day and year aforesaid in open Court 
John H. Hall Judge

George Onsted
His mark

Mr. Clarkson Dunn a clergyman and Benjamin W. Hunt both residing in the Township of Newton Sussex County N.J. do hereby certify that we are well acquainted with the said George Onsted and who has subscribed and swore to the above declaration that we believe him to be of the age of Eighty Six years and over that he is reputed and believed in his neighbourhood there he has always resided to have been a soldier in the Revolution and that we concur in that belief
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Sworn & subscribed the day and year aforesaid in open Court 
John H. Hall, Judge

Clarkson Dunn
Benjamin W. Hunt 

And the said Court do hereby declare this opinion after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogator his prescribed by the War Department that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier and served as he states, and the Court further certified that it appears that Clarkson Dunn who signed the preceding certificate is a Clergyman resident as he then states and that Benjamin W. Hunt who also signed the same is resident in same place and is a credible person and that their statements are entitled to credit.
John H. Hall Judge

I Joseph E. Edsall, Clerk of said Court of Common Pleas of said County of Sussex do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the
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Matter of the of application of George Onsted for a Pension - In Testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the Seal of said Court at Newton this tenth day of March in the year of our Lord Eighteen hundred and thirty five.
J.L. Edsall, Clk

Application of Geo. Onsted of N. Jersey for pension under act of 1832
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Sussex County 
The State of New Jersey 

Personally appeared before me Matthias Ogden one of the Justices of the peace in and for said County. William Ayers of the Township of Hardyston in the County of Sussex and State of New Jersey who being duly Sworn deposeth as follows - I am personally acquainted with George Onsted of the Township of Newton in said County of Sussex. In the year 1776 he was in the service of the United States in the company of Capt Henry Countryman, Lieutenant Joseph Snyder, Ensign Luke Misner, under Major Hankison afterwards General Hankinson of the New Jersey Militia, went with the Regiment to South Amboy, afterwards was one of a [illegible] number commanded by Capt Countryman, employed to take an Eddy who was a noted spy who was taken and confined in Newton and afterwards set at large by one Mondy a Tory.

In 1777 he was in the service on his way to Germantown in company with the deponent, but did not arrive in time to be in the engagement.

In 1778 was again under the same of Officers in the Regiment of Col. Hankinson went to the Delaware river about twenty miles, were stationed as a guard along the river, was on the house of one Emmons as headquarters.

In 1779 He was again under the same officers except the Capt who was Christopher Longstreet went again to the Delaware River, headquarters at Westbrook, was here as a guard distinctly recollect the fact that the said George Onsted and some others swam the river in pursuit of the Indians.

In 1780. He was again in the service on the Delaware and from thence went to Watland Plain near Morristown was in the Regiment of Genl Winds in the company of Capt
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Christopher Longstreet. This deponent recollects that General Winds was much in the practice of marching in the night.

This deponent further states that he was in the service off and on more or less from the commencement of the war to its close and that George Onsted was in the service more or less of same time the whole amount of actual service perhaps differs not much from two years.

This deponent is in the Eighty fourth year of his age.

Sworn and subscribed before me the 3 day of March A.D. 1835. 
Matthias H. Ogden
Justice of the peace

William Ayers
His mark

I do hereby certify that the said William Ayers who has Sworn to the foregoing affidavit is a credible person and that his statement is entitled to full credit.  Witness my hand the 3d day of March 1835.
Matthias H. Ogden

State of New Jersey Sussex County SS 
I Joseph E Edsall Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in and for said County of Sussex do hereby certify that Matthias H Ogden Esquire before whom the foregoing Deposition was taken is a Justice of the Peace in and for said County duly commissioned and sworn
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And that his signature above written is genuine.  In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of my Office at Newton this 11th day of March AD 1835 
J E Edsall Clk
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Acts of July 14, 1862, and March 3, 1873. 
REJECTED
1830 
P.O. George Onsted
Service:
Enlisted:
Discharged: 
Application filed: 
Alleges: 
Re-enlisted: 
Attorney: 
P. O. 
Recognized. 
[checkmark] Contract.
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George Onsted
New Jersey
Let 13th May 50
W. Martin
7830
Act of June ‘32