Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 1,001, for Azariah Jarman, New Jersey
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Jarman, Azariah S.1,001 carded
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Rev Wan . . .[illegible] Invalid. Fil No. 1001 AZariah Garman Penn N.J. Line Act: June 7, 1832. Index:-Vol. [Illegible], Page 120
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9439 New Jersey Azariah Jarman of Salem c. in the State of New Jersey who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain Newark of Reg. 1 commanded by Col. Ellis in New Jersey time for 8 months. Inscribed on the Bill of New Jersey at the rage of 26. Dollars 66 cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March 1834.Certificate of Pension issued the 18th day of May 1833 and sent to Wm. N. Jeffers - Salem - New Jersey. Arrears to the 4th of March 1833. Semi-anl. allowance ending
 53.32  {Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832}
 13.33   Recorded by [Illegible] Palmer Clerk,
______  Book 6 Vol.3 Page 117.
$66.65
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11956 No. of Certip: - 9439 Azariah Jarman Salem County N.Jersey Administration. for 8 Months from 1776 W. [illgible]. Jeffers Salem N. Jersey [Illegible]
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WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
183
Sir:
The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has
been examined, and the papers are herewith returned. The following is a statement of
your case in a tabular form. On comparing these papers with the following rules, and
the subjoined notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed,
before a pension can be allowed. The notes and the regulations will shew what is
necessary to be done. Those points to which your attention is more particularly directed,
you will find marked in the margin with a brace, (thus: }). You will, when
you return your papers to this Department, send this printed letter with them; and
you will, by complying with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your
claim.
A statement, shewing the Service of Azariah Jarman Salem
Co. N. J.
Period when the 
Service was
rendered |
Drafd May 
1776
┃ Duration of the
claimant's service.
┃ 8 Months┃
Rank of
the
claimant.
|  pr |
Names and Rank
of the Company
officers under
whom he served.
|Capt New
Kirk |
Names and Rank
of the General
and Field officers.
| Majr
Holmes
Col Ellis |
Battles in which 
the applicant was
engaged.
Country through
which he marched.
| N.J -.
Pa -|
Place of abode
when he entered
the service, and age
at the present
period.
| 73
Salem Co.
N.J. |
Evidence by
which the decla-
ration is sup-
ported.
| Traditionary |

I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J. L. EDWARDS,
Commissioner of Pensions.
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Regulations Under The Act of June 7, 1832

The following regulations have been adopted: This law has been construed to extend, as well to the line, as to every branch of the Staff of the Army, and to include under the terms "Continental Line," "State troops," "militia," and "volunteers," all persons enlisted, drafted, or who volunteered and who were bound to military service, but not those who were occasionally employed with the army upon civil contracts, such as Clerks to the Commissaries and to Store Keepers, &c. Teamsters, Boatmen, &c. Persons who served on board of Private Armed Vessels are also excluded from the benefits of the law, as well as persons who turned out as patrols, or were engaged in guard particular places at night, were not recognised as being in actual military service. 

Four general classes of cases are embraced in this law: 1. Regular Troops. 2. The State Troops, Militia, and Volunteers. 3. Persons employed in the Naval Service. 4. Indian Spies.

As rolls of the regular troops inthe Revolutionary War exist in this Department, all persons, claiming benefit of this law as officiers, non-commissioned officers, musicians or privates, will in the first instance make applicaiton by transmitting the following declaration, which will be made before a Court of Record of the County where such applicatnt resides. And every Court having by law a seal and Clerk is considered a Court of Record. 

DECLARATION,

In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.

State, Territory, or District of } ss.
 County of                                }
On this       day of      personally appeared (a) before                       of            aged (c)           years, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth on his oat make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress, passed June 7th, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in teh year (d)        , with      
and served in the     (e) regiment of the           line, under teh following named officers:                      
{Here set forth the names and rank of the Field and Company Officers; the time he left the service: (and if he served under more than one term of enlistment, he must specify the particular period, and rank and names of his officers;) the town or county and state in which he resided when he entered the service; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged, and the country through which he marched. This form is to be varied so as to apply to the cases of officers and persons who belonged to the militia, volunteers, navy, &c.)

He hereby relinquishes every claim, (f) whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is non on the Pension Roll of any Agency in any State, or (if any) only on that of the Agency in the State of             Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid. [And then will follow the certificate of the Court.}

And the said Court do hereby declare thei opinion (g) that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier , and served as he states.

I                                     of the Court of                    
do hereby certify  (h) that the foregoing contains the orignial proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of                         
for a pension. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of the office (i) this            day of                       &c.

If, on examination of the proper record the names of applicants, making such declaration, cannot be found, they will produce such proof as the rule givne in note (j) points out.
Every applicant who claims a pension by virtue of service in the state Troops, Volunteers or Militia, except those who belonged to the New Hampshire Militia and State Troops of Virginia , will make and subscribe a declaration similar to the the foregoing, with the following additions, viz:
(k) We, A, B, a Clergyman, residieng in the            and C.D. residing in (the same) hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with                         , who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be                      years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
          Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid,
(And then will follow the certificate of the Court.)
And the said Court do hearby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogaturoiries prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicate was a Revolutionary Soldier and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that A. B. and that C.D., who has also signed the same as a resident in the                                       and is a credible  person, and that thier statement is entitled to credit.
I,                                        Clerk of the Court of                                 
                    do Iehereby certify that the fogoing contains the original discharge or commission; but if neither can be obtained, the party will so state under oath, and will then procure, if possible, the testimony of at least one credible witness, stting in detail his personal knowledge of the serivices of the applicant, and such circumstances connected therewith, as may have a tendency to throw light upon the transaction.
If such surviving witness cannot be found, the applicant will so state in his declaration(l) and he will also, whether he produce such evidence or not, proceed to relate all the material facts, which can be useful in the investigation of his claim, and in the comparison of his narrative with the events of the period of his alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person
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will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case. The facts stated will afford one of the principal means of corroborating the declaration of the applicant, if true, or of detecting the imposition, if one be attempted; and unless, therefore, these are amply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be expected. All applicants will appear before some Court of Record in the County, in which they reside, and there subscribe and be sworn to, one of the declarations above provided, according to the nature of his case.
The Court will propound the following (m) interrogatories to all applicants for a pension, on account of service in the Militia, State troops, or Volunteers, except the Militia of New Hampshire and the State troops of Virginia.
1. Where and in what year were you born?
2. Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it?
3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary war, and where do you now live?
4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute? And if a substitute, for whom?
5. State the names of some of the Regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served; such Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your services.
6. {To a Soldier. {Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given and what has become of it?
{To an Officer. {Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what has become of it?
7. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution.
The Court will see that he answers to these questions are embodied in the declaration, and they are requested to annex their opinions of the truth of the statement of the applicant.
The applicant will further produce in Court, if the same can be done, in the opinion of the Court, without too much expense and inconvenience to him, two respectable persons -one of whom should be the nearest clergyman, if one lives in the immediate vicinity of such applicant, who can testify, from their acquaintance with him, that they believe he is of the age he represents, and that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and that they concur in that opinion.
If one of these persons is a Clergyman, the Court will so certify, and they will also certify, to the character and standing of other persons, giving such certificates.
The traditionary evidence of service is deemed very important, in the absence of any direct
proof, except the declaration of the party. And the Courts are requested to be very particular in the enquiry whether the belief is general, and whether any doubts have ever existed upon the subject.
Applicants unable to appear in Court by reason of bodily infirmity, may make the declaration before required, and submit to the examination, before a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record of the proper county, and the Judge or Justice will execute the duties, which the Court is herein requested to perform, and will also certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity, attend the Court.
Whenever any official act is required to be done by a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or by a Justice of the peace, the certificate of the Secretary of State or Territory, or of the proper Clerk of the Court or County, under his seal of office, will be annexed, stating that such person is a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or a Justice of the Peace, and that the signature annexed is his genuine signature.
No payments can be made on account of the services of any person, who may have died before the taking effect of the act of June 7, 1832; and in case of death subsequent thereto, and before the declaration herein required is made, the parties interested will transmit such evidence as they can procure, taken and authenticated before a Court of Record, showing the services of the deceased, the period of his death, the opinion of the neighborhood respecting such services, the title of the claimant, and the opinion of the Court upon the whole matter.

(a) The declarant must appear in open Court, unless prevented from doing so by reason of bodily infirmity; in which case the declarant will follow the rule laid down for his guidance.
(b) The declarant must make his declaration in the county where he resides. If he should fail to do so, he must assign a sufficient reason for not conforming to the rule.
(c) The age of the claimant must invariably be mentioned.
(d) The declarant must mention the period or periods of the war when he served.
(e) Every continental officer or soldier must give the name of the Colonel under whom he served; otherwise a satisfactory examination of the claim cannot be had. Every claimant must state, with precision, the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words:
"Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service; but, according to the best of his
recollection, he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades:--For ---year ---months, and
---days, I served as a ---. For --- months and --- days, I served as a --- ; and for such service I claim a pension."
It is important, in all cases, to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about four months, is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state that they served two years in the militia, &c without specifying the tours, the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is
highly objectionable. It must, in every case, be clearly shown under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil
pursuit.
(f) The law makes the relinquishment indispensable.
(g) The opinion of the Court is always required.
(h) The Clerk must give his certificate in every case.
(i) The Clerk must affix his seal, and if it has no device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal, or if he has no public seal of office, the certificate of a Member of Congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers.
Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other papers authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.
Proof of Service.
(j) In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimant's entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
The notes from (a) to (i) to are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops, The proof required by rule in (j) note applies to continental troops only.
(k) This traditionary evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
(l) If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
(m) The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.
R. Newman
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State of New Jersey
County of Salem
On this twenty seventh day of September in the
year of our Lord one thousand Eight hundred and thirty two, per
-sonally appeared in open Court before the Inferior Court of Com
-mon Pleas of the said County of Salem now sitting Azariah
Jarman a resident of the Township of Upper Alloways Creek in
the County aforesaid and State aforesaid Azariah Jarman
aged seventy three years this present month 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 in 1832.
That he entered the service of the United States of the
United States under Captain Cornelius Newkirk of the said
County of Salem, being drafted on the 15th day of May 1776
as appears by a paper found amongst the papers in the possession
of
of the family of the said Captain Newkirk. The Lieutenant of
the said Company was David Sithens, the Ensign was [illegible]
Alderman; That this deponent was drafted and the com
-pany marched in the first place to Elsinborough in this County to repel a party
who were upon the shore of the Delaware, and afterwards
marched thro Philadelphia, Trenton, Princeton, New Bruns
-wick to Elizabeth Town, and from thence to Dobb's ferry on
the North River in the State of New York. That he was at
Dobb's ferry at the time Fort Washington was taken, marched to
the relief of Fort Lee and entered the fort as the last shot
was fired, before the evacuation of the said Fort, and was
then discharged and returned home having been six weeks. That in the fall of the 
same year he again entered the service of the United States
under Captain Samuel Ray, in the Battalion commanded
by Major Benjamin Holme, and on reaching Haddonfield
was transferred again to the company of Captain Newkirk
when his name appears on the pay roll of that company on
the Sixth day of February 1778. And also in the month of
March of that year. The Regiment was commanded by
Colonel Joseph Ellis -- That during this year he was in an
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engagement at Coopers Bridge, the detachment engaged
there was commanded by Captain Spenks. That he was
during the same year transferred to Captain Vincent's Company
marched through Mount Holly to Monmouth and was
transferred to the command of Captain Kelly, and was
in a skirmish at Mullica Hill in the County of Gloucester
when his brother Daniel was taken prisoner and one Abraham
Grymes a neighbour was killed. That in all the service
which he rendered was full Eight months. He was also 
in 1777 under the command of Capt. Abraham Dubois and Capt Abraham [illegible] --
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a
pension or annuity except the present and declares
that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency
of any State
Azariah Jarman
Sworn and subscribed
the day and year aforesaid
Samuel L James Presed Judge of I. Court
County of Salem & Samuel Nelson being duly sworn in open
Court doth depose and say- That he obtained from
Jacob Newkirk a grandson
of the late Colonel Cornelius New-
kirk
who was a captain in the service of the United States
during the revolutionary war, some of the original papers
in the hand writing of the said Captain Newkirk, upon which
he finds the name of Azariah Jarman as a drafted
militia man, [illegible] upon the pay roll of the regiment
of Colonel Joseph Ellis Stationed at Haddonfield and that
he remember the said Azanah Jarman in the said
service and fully believes the foregoing declaration to be
true in all respects
Samuel Nelson
Subscribed & sworn in open
Court the day & year aforesaid
Samuel James
Presed Judge
of said Court
Wm Jacob Ayres a clergyman residing in the Township
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of Upper Alloways Creek in the County of Salem and Stacy Lloyd one of the judges of this court residing in the same place hereby
Certify that we are well acquainted Azariah Jarman who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration that we believe him to be seventy three years of age; that he is reputed and believed in the neighbourhood where
he rides to have been a souldier of the Revolution and that we concur in that opinion. Jacob Dyers
Stacy Lloyd
Sworn and subscribed the
day & year aforesaid in of in open court

Sam L James Presdg
Judge of [illegible]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogatories 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 Jacob Agnes who has signed the preceding Certificate is a clergyman resident in the Township of
Upper Alloways Creek and that Stacy Lloyd
who has signed the preceding certificate is a resident in said Township and is a credible person and that this statement entitled to credit. And the said Court further certify that Samuel Nelson who has subscribed
the above affidavit is a man of respectability and fully be believed
Sam L. James Presedg Judge
Henry Frees
David B Smith
Stacy Lloyd
Merrimah Smith
Samuel Finley
Charles Swing
[stamped] THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF THE UNITED STATES
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I Joseph Hille Clerk of the Court of
Common Pleas in and for the County
of Salem do hereby certify that the
foregoing contains the Original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Azariah Jarman for a pension-
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office
this twenty seventh day of September in the year of our Lord one thousand Eight hundred and thirty two
Joseph Hille Clerk

Azariah Jarman
11936

Jarman, Azariah
N.J. S1001