Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 969, for Uzal Meeker, New York
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Service:  Continental New York
Privateer (of Pa)

Meeker, Uzal
              Elizabeth

Number:  W969
B. L. Wt. 1409-200 Lieut.
Issued Aug 26, 1789.
No papers.
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9,495
New Jersey

Uzal [struck through:  Micker] Meeker   4

of New Barbados in the state of N Jersey [New Jersey] who was a 2nd Lieutt [Lieutenant] in the regiment commanded by Colonel Spencer of the N Jersey line, for the term of four years.

Inscribed on the Roll of New Jersey at the rate of 20 Dollars per momth, to commence on the 22 of April 1818.

Certificate of Pension issued the 20 of Apl [April] 1819 and sent to Hon. Lewis Moore Judge, Hackensack, N.J.

Arrears to 4th of March 1819     208.58
Semi-anl. all'ce [semi-annual allowance] ending 4 Sept. 1819                                120--
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10. 8/30   4/30 ------------        $328.58

{Revolutionary claim, Act 18th March, 1818}

Not entitled

Notification sent the 5th July 1820
Abraham Westervelt, Esqr. [Esquire]
Hackensack, N. Jersey
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New Jersey 5,446

Elizabeth Meeker
widow of Uzal Meeker
who was a pensioner under the Act of March 1818 and who died on the 3. September 1829 of Bergen Co. in the State of N. Jersey who was a 2nd Lieut. [Lieutenant] in the company commanded by Captain Maxwell of the regt. [regiment] commanded by Col. Spencer in the N. Jersey line for 2 years.

Inscribed on the Roll of New Jersey at the rate of 320 Dollars [crossed out:  Cents] per annum, to commence on the 4th day of march, 1836.

Certificate of Pension issued the 27th day of may 1840 and sent to A Westervelt
Hackensack, N. [crossed out:  York] Jersey

Arrears to the 4th of March 1840   1280.00
Semiannual allowance end 4 Sept.   160.00
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                                                        $1440.00

{Act July 7, 1828}
Recorded by D. Brown   Clerk
Book  A.  Vol.  2.  Page 129

Let [Letter] to Hon. W. L. Dayton Feb [February] 23 '47.
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Uzal Meeker

(9495)
(Sept 1819)

Not entitled

Abraham Westervelt
Esqr [Esquire]
Hackensack,
 N. Jersey
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District of New Jersey, Bergen County Ss; On the 15th day of June 1820 before the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas for the COunty of Bergen Personally appeared in open Court being a Court of record possessing a Seal, having a Jurisdiction unlimited in point of Amounts and proceeding according to the course of the Common Law, Uzal Meeker aged about Sixty five years resident in the County of Bergen aforesd [aforesaid] who being first duly sworn on his oath doth declare that he served in the revolutionary War as a Lieutenant under the command of Col. Oliver Spencer in the 16. Congress Regiment about Seven Years that the date of his Original application was on the 22d day of April 1818--That he has received a Certificate from the War department as a Pensioner inscribed on the pension list Roll of hte New Jersey Agency dated 20th April 1819, numbered 9,495--And I do Solemnley 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 so as to diminish it or 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 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 than what is contained in the Schedule hereto annexed & by me Subscribed.  That my occupation is that of a Farmer & Currier but that by Sickness and the destruction of my works by fire I have been reduced so low that I am not able to carry on any business to support myself & family.  My family consists of the following persons Viz--myself & my wife named Elizabeth aged fifty-eight years or upwards, a Daughter named Elizabeth aged twenty five years who has to depend on me for Support, a negro servant named Lewis aged Sixteen years or thereabouts who waits on me, not being able to help myself without him
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I cannot put on my cloathes [clothes] without his assistance, being in such a weak state of health by the Effects of a Stroke of the Palsy that I am not able to support myself without the charitable aid of my Country.

Uzal Meeker

Sworn to and declared in 
Open Court this 15th day of June 1820
Gab. [Gabriel] H. Ford

Schedule referred to in the foregoing Deposition--
A House & Lot of Land containing 20 acres, valued at-----                             $575.00
Incumbered by Bonds & Mortages to the amount of----                            $300.00
I owe to different persons-----  $200.00
                                                  ---------
                                                   $500.00

Houshold furniture
One Cupboard valued at-----            $   2.50
1 Old Desk-----                                       1.00
1 Table-----                                             1.25
1 Do [?dosk]-----                                     2.00
1 Stand-----                                            1.00
1 Looking Glass $3 1 Tea board .50----  3.50
1 Tea Board 1.50. I do. do. 2.50 1 Table .25---  4.25
1 Cloathes press, mahogany-----          10.00
1 Pair of And Irons 3.00 crockery 1.50--  4.50
1 Family Bible 3.00--1 Floor Carpet 8.00--11.00
1 small waiter 9 wine glasses & 2 Decanter --1.50
1 Pair Candlesticks 1.00, 11 Windsor Chairs--- 4.00                                           
1 Pair Andirons 1.00 Shovel & tongs 1.25 2.25 ---5.00
3 Old Brass candlesticks----                       .50
1 Rug carpet 8.00--1 Bed Pan 1.00 ---  9.00
1 Iron pot .75  1 do. 371/2 1 do. 50. 1 do. 50---2.12 1/2
1 Griddle  .62 1/2  1 Grid Iron .50 1 Frying Pain 37. ----1.49 1/2
1 Chafin Dish .50  1 Brass tea kettle 1.00 ---1.50
1 Pair Kitchen And Irons---                        1.00
Kitchen Shovel & Tongs---                           .50
4 Trammels----                                           1.50
1 Pair Smoothing Irons---                            .25
1 Kitchen Dresser----                                   .25    
A Lot of Pewter Consisting of 1 coffee pot 7 Plates 2 Dishes & 2 fish cullenders  ----------                           2.50
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Brought over--
1 Coffee mill .25  1 Tin teakettle .50---                     0.75
1 Small Iron pot .50--4 Earthen Dishes .25----           .75
A Knife Box & 9 common knives & forks----             .50
25 Plates 1.00-- 2 dishes .25----                               1.25
A small lot of crockery----                                          .50
Small Stillyards [steelyard]---                                     .25
2 Wooden Pails -.75.  1 Kitchen Table .25----           1.00
5 Keelers 1.00--1 Churn 1.50--1 Stone Pot .18---     2.68
1 Butter Tray and Ladle-----                                        .25
1 Iron Pot .50--1 Grindstone .25--1 Cow 16.00---  16.75
1 Cow 16.00--1 do.  13.00--1 Heifer  13.00------    42.00
1 Heifer 7.00--1 do. 4.00--1 do. 4.00---                  15.00
1 Black Manservant named Lewis                          100.00
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                                                                               255.30

Uzal Meeker

Sworn to and declared in Open Court this 15th day of June 1820
Gab [Gabriel] A. Ford

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 records 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 Eight Hundred and thirty dollars and thirty Cents.  
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the Seal of the said Court on this fifteenth day of June in the year of our Lord Eighteen hudred and Twenty.

A. Westervelt
Clerk as aforesaid.
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Bergen County
St. of N Jersey}

Be it made known that I Lewis Moore residing in the township of New Barbados in the County of Bergen and one of the Judges of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas in and for the said County and living and residing near Uzal Meeker the before mentioned applicant do Certify the said Uzall [Uzal] Meeker is in reduced Circumstances and needs the support of his Country.
In witness whereof I have hereunto signed my name and have affixed the Seal of the said Court of Common Pleas this Second day of April Ano [Anno] Dom. [Domini] eighteen hundred & nineteen.

                                    Lewis Moore

Attest
Abm. [Abraham] Westervelt
Clerk
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him set forth in the foregoing declaration are in all respects just & true

Uzal Meeker

from before me this twenty second day of April 1818
Lewis Moore

Bergen County Ss
Be it remembred [remembered] that on the twenty second day of April in the year of our Lort Eighteen hundred & 1818 before me Lewis Moore, one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Bergen which is a Court of record in the State of New Jersey personally appeared the aforesaid Uzael [Uzal] Meeker in the foregoing declaration named who was by me duly sworn to the truth of the facts stated in the foregoing declaration and the said James Heaton in the foregoing deposition also named also personally appeared before me and being by me duly sworn did depose & say that the facts stated in the foregoing deposition and subscribed by him is true, and otherwise produced before me the affidavit of Elias Bresoort & Adam Boyd sworn to before each other, each being Judges of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas of this Said County on this same twenty second day of April 1818.

Whereupon I being satisfied that the said Uzal Meeker did serve in the army of the
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United States in the Revolutionary war as an officer against the common enemy for the term of none months & longer, to wit for the term and in the manner stated in the declaration of the said applicant, and that the said applicant is fairly & justly entitled to the benefit of the aid aforesaid therefor I do hereby certify and transmit the testimony in the case and the Proceedings had thereon as before set forth to the honourable the Secretary of the Department of War.

Given under my hand & seal of the said Cour of Law in the County of Bergen aforesaid this twenty third day of April in the Year of our Lord Eighteen hundred and Eighteen

Lewis Moore