Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 123, for Jacob Plough, New Jersey
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SERVICE                                        NUMBER
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New Jersey     Plough, jacob    W. 123
                         Lydia
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New Jersey 8296
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Lydia Plough
widow of Jacob Plough
who was a Private
(captain holmes)
in the Revolution New Jersey
Member since 20 Nov 1884
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inscribed on the Roll at a rate of 33 dollars 33 cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March 1884
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Certificte of Pension issued the 30th day of December 1844 and sent to
J W Martin Esquire
Mount Hope
Orange County New Jersey
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[Acts of March 3 1843, and June 17, 1844.]
Recorded in book a
volume 2 page 99
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State of New Jersey Ss
  Sussex County
       On this twenty fifth day of June one thousand eith hundred and forty seven personally appearded before me JOhn D Everett one of the Judges of the  Court of common Pleas in and for the County aforesaid Lydia Plough aged eighty three years a resident of the township of Montague in the County of Sussex and state of New jersey who being first duly sworn according to makes the following decleration in order to obtain the benefits of the acts of Congress passed July 7th 1838 & march 1843 and  17th June 1844 granting pensions to widows of persons who served during the revolutionary war  That she is the widow of Jacob plough who was a private in the militia and state troops pf New Jersey during the Revolutionary war that in 1777 he was a enrolled in a company of militia commanded by Capt. Peter Westbrook in COl rosecrantly Regiment  the said company belonged to the town of Sandyston in the County of Sussex and state aforesaid That as she has been informedand believesher husband was called out under Capt. westbrook and capt Rosencrantly in the month of April 1777 and served two weeks guarding the frontier along the Deleware River that in May 1778 her said husband was again called out and with the rest of Capt Westbrooks compay service at least two weeks gaurding along the Deleware River where in the latter part of  stay or begining of service of each year he then  said Jacob Plough volunteered into a company of minutemen she  rememers Captain William Holmes in  COl Frances Barbers Regiment and seved the full term of nine months in said company and was generally discharged of the serving out of his enlistment that after the termof seven  of nine months last where he returned to Sandyston wher ehe lived and served his regular tours in the militia until the end of the ear but she is unable to state particularly the serices he served but is satisfied that her said  husband
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Jacob Plough served during the war at least one year that she was married to the said Jacob plough at the  house of her grandfather John Everitt on the wownship od Sandyston in the county of Sussex and state of New Jersey on the twentieth day of MArch one thousand seven hundred and eighty seven by a Presbyterian Clergy man whose name was Culum. That her name before marriage was Lydia Cortwright that she has not married since the death of her husband Jacob Plough which took place on the twentieth day of November one thousand eight hundred and seven but she still remains  widow She has no record of her marriage in her possession nor does she know any. that she was not  married to him previous to his last term of service but was married to him previous to the first day of January one thousand seven hundred and  ninety four, viz [namely] at the time before stated sworn to and subscribed this day and year before mentioned by  making her mark because she cannot write before me    her
                                                                        Lydia X Plough
                                                                             Mark
John D Everitte

State of New Jersey
Sussex County 
    I john everitte a Justice of the county of common pleas  do certify  that I am aquainted with   Lydia Plough who made and subscribed the foregoing decleration I know her to be a woman of truth and veracity and her sttements are written to full credit and belief and from personal examination I am satisified that from weakness of body she unable to attend the sitting in the court of records  in and for the said county  
Jon D everitte
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State of New Jersey}Ss
Sussex County

On this 25 day of June 1847 personally appeared before me the undersigned a Judged of the court of common pleas in and for the county  aforesaid Aaron thomas aged sixty four years a resident of Montague in the county of Sussex and state of New Jersey who being first duly sworn according to law doth  depose an say that he was well aquainted with jacob Plough who he always understood and believes  wa s a soldier in the war of the Revolution and with his wife Lydia whose name before marriage was Cortwright that Jacob Plough died in Montague in the aforesaid county on the 20th day of Novemember 1807 that this deponent was present when he died and that Lydia Plough has ever since remained and still lives a widow.
Sworn to and subscribed this 25 of June 1847 before me
John everitte    Aaron Thomas
Sussex County/Ss  I certify that i am well aquainted  with Aaron Thomas who made and subscribed the foregoing affidavit and now him to be a man of truth and veracity and believe his statements above made are intitled to full credit and belief
John D Everitte
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Juy 13 1847
No 1B 401
Lydia Plough
widow of jacob
NJ
Act 7 July 1838
Maried 1787
Husband died 1807
John W martin
Mount Hope
Orange County
New York
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State of New Jersey
Sussex County Ss.
On this 26th day of June 1847 personally appeared before
me Daniel D Decker a justice of the Peace in and for the County aforesaid Henry Holdren aged Eighty five years and upwards to me known as a man of truth and veracity a resident of
the township of Wallpack County of Sussex and State of
New Jersey who being first duly sworn according to law
doth on his oath depose and say that he was a soldier in the
War of the Revolution and is now a Pensioner of the United States. that in 1778 he volunteered into a company of State
troops raised by Captain William Helms for nine months and
belonged to Regiment commanded by Colonel Martin Barber
That he was well acquainted with Jacob Plough who
was a soldier in the nine months service in 1778 and belonged
to and served in the company with this deponent man
Captain William Helms in Colonel Barkers  Regiment for the
full term of nine months He further saith that
he is not mistaken in the service of Jacob Plough that he
done duty with him and quartered with him during
this service that the said Jacob Plough was from
Sandiston on the West side of the mountain in Sussex
County and was a volunteer from Colonel Rosecratses
Regiment of Militia
Sworn to and Subscribed
on the day and year before mentioned
before me
Daniel D Decker
Henry Holden
STATE OF NEW JE.
Justice of Peace

the within affidavit.
was, at the time of the don
the Court of Com
in and for the county of Suss.
state, duly commissioned and sworn; that
are to be given to his official attestations, and
tures thereto are in the proper handwriting of
John D Everitt
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County and was a volunteer from Col. Rosecrantly Regiments of militia  Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year before ( ) before me 
Daniel D Decker    Henry Holdren

State of New Jersey.

I, Charles G. Mc Chesney Secretary of State of the State of New Jersey, do hereby certify, that John D Everett squire, before whom the within affidavit now taken, wa sat the time of doing thereof, a Justice of the court of common pleas in and for the county of Sussex in said state, duly commissioned and sworn: that full faith and credit are to be given to his official attestations, and that the signatures thereto are in the proper handwriting of the said John D Everitt

In Testimony Whereof, I have  hereunto  set my hand, and affixed my seal of office, at Trenton in said state this tenth day of July A.D. one thousand eight hundred and fortyseven.
Charles G McChesney
Sec'y of State
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Report to John W Martin
Mount Hope
Orange County
New York
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State of New York Orange County /Ss
Baptisms
Quelers                     Kendren                                Getrugen        
Jacob Plough               jermy                          bap Nov 9 1788
Lydia Cortwright            April 9 1788

I george H VanWyck  of Deerpark in the county of Orange and state of New YOrk do certify that I amd Pastor of the Beattlesland Reform Dutch Church in Deerpark and that I have in my possesion the record of Baptisms of said Church on which I find written in fair legible words and figures that Baptisms as given above andreads as folows
Jacob Plough       Jenny                           Bap Novemeber ninth
Lydia Cortwright }  girl April ninth }                                                     
One thousand seven hundred and eighty eight

certified and sworn to and        George H Van Wyck Pastor of 
subscribed this 3rd day of July
1847 before me
Abraham (  )
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State of New York  Orange County 
Baptisms

Owelers                     Kendren             Getrugen
JAcob Plough  }  Jermy                         bap Nov
Lydia Cortwright } ger Mar 9 1788}      9 1788

I George Vanwyck of Deerpark in the County of Orange and State of New York do certify that I ama Pastor of the Beatlestaut Reformed Dutch Church in Deerpark and that I have in my papers on the record of Baptisms of said Church on which I find written in fair legible words and figures the Baptisms as given above and reads as follows
jacob lough  } Jenny   }Bap Nov
Lydia Cortwright  } Ger  Apr ninth   } ( ) One  
Onen thousand seven hundred and eighty eight } thousand seven hundred                                      and eight eight
Certified sworn to and subsrcibed this 3 of July 1847
before me
Abraham J Cuddeback    
 George H Van Wyck Pastor of Bot Ref Dutch Church Deepark    

Justice of the Peace                                 
in and for Orange
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No 13407
Lydia Plough
NJ
Lit to J w Martin July 22'47
same Nov 23 1847
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10383       

New Jersey
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lydia Plough
Widow of Jacob Plough
who was a pnsioner under the Act of.. and who died on the 20th Nov 1804 ..of Sussex Co. in the state of N. Jersey..who was a Private in the ____ commanded by Captain ______ of the  ____ commanded by______ in the Rveolution for 10 months
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Inscribed on the Roll of Trenton at the rate of 33 Dollars 33 cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March 1836
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Certificate of Pension issued the 30th day of Dec 1847 and sent to J W Martin Mount Hope
Total amount, $_____
[Act July 7 1838]
Recorded by Tho Lumpkin Clerk,
Book D Vol 1   Page 205
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123
Revy WIDOW, &c.

File No. 123
Lydia Plough
widow
Jacob Plough
Priv. Rev. War
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Act:  March 3 1843
Index: - Vol M, Page 133
[Arrangement of 1870]
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Mount Hope NY
Nov 9 47

Will you do me the very great favour  to send me a report in the case of Lydia Plough widow of Jacob Plough who claims a Pension under the act of june 1838 for severice done by her husband under Capt Helms in 1778 - the Certificate of the Secty of State of New Jersey was sent to your office in compliance with your letter more than two months since . since which time nothing has been heard from the case and it is feared that the certificate may have been lost. The siad Lyda Plough is a resident of Sussex County New Jersey.

With the greatest Respect
I am Sir your Odt Svt
John W Martin

From J L edwardCommissioner of Pensions
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Oct '43  9398
No 13401

Lydia Plough
wid of Jacob
NJ
Act July 1838
( )  10 mo Pri
$33.33 per ann
( ) 4 March 1836
( ) Acts 3 MArch 1843
Ano 17 June 1844
$33.33 per ann
( ) 4 march 1843

John W Martin
Mount Hope
Orange Co
NY
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Mt. Hope NY Dec 7th 1847

Dear Sir
  The accompanying Certificates of the Secretary of State of New Jersey is furnished from that Records of the said State in the case of Lydia Plough oof Sussex County and state of New Jersey Widow of Jacob Plough in compliance with your letter to me dated November You will give this case your attention where concernment and Repeort to yours
Obedient servant
John W Martin


Hon James l edwards
Commissioner of Pensions
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Sussex County June 3 1778

State of New Jersey

   To cash payed unto substitutes belonging to Col John Rosencrant's Batalyon for to be as a bounty to serve nine months in the Continental Army - Payed by Wm White. Payments for said county.

Jacob Plough------Col Rosencrants Batalyon $ 15.00
(and others)

State Of New Jersey
    I Charles G McChesney Secretary of State of the State Nw Jersey do hereby certify that the foregoing is a true extract from paper headed as above as taken from and compared with the original in file in my office.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my Seal of office at Trenton this twenty ninth day of November A.D. One thousand eight hundred and forty seven. 
 Charles G Mc chesney
secretary of state