Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 6613, for Francis Mc Carty, New Jersey
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(8-1776)

SERVICE | NUMBER
New Jersey | McCarty, Francis | R.6613
CONTENTS
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[crossed out: Acts of July 14, 1862, and March 3, 1873.]
REJECTED
6613

P.O. (blank)
Francis McCarty
Service: (blank)
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Application filed: (blank)
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Re-enlisted: (blank)
Attorney: (blank)
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New Jersey
Revol(utionary War)
Francis McCarty
Rejected
See letter to Hon. Lewis Condict 22nd May 1833
6613
Act 7 June 1832
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DECLARATION, IN ORDER TO OBTAIN THE BENEFIT OF THE ACT OF CONGRESS, PASSED JUNE 7, 1832.

State of New Jersey
County of Morris//

On this first day of August, personally appeared, in open court, before the Judges in the Court of Common Pleas now sitting Francis McCarty, a resident of the Township of Pequannock, in the County of Morris and State of New Jersey, aged 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 7, 1832: That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers, and served as herein stated:

He was born at Bedminster, Somerset County, New Jersey on the 22nd November 1753. He has no record of his age [crossed out: and never had any] but believes there is a record of it in the borough book at Bedminster.

Says he enlisted as an artificer in 1776 or winter of 1777, under John Jacob Faesch of Morris County and was employed two months at making Cheval de fries (sp.) [i.e. portable barriers containing spikes or sharp objects used to impede the advances of cavalry and infantry] and chain shot, for the United States; after this served a tour of one month in Captain John Biglow's company at Elizabeth Town Point in New Jersey, as a drafted Militia soldier, in 1777 as he verily believes; after this was out a common soldier under Capt. Ezekiel Crane on a tour of duty at Hackensack in New Jersey, and at Bergen in Bergen County; Took a number of prisoners and refugees and brought them to Morris Town, where they were put in jail.

Major Samuel Hayes commanded the detachment, he was one month on this tour, which he thinks was in the fall of 1778. Third tour, he was in the battles of the farms and Springfield in Essex County, New Jersey, near Elizabeth Town; He thinks he was in Col. Seely's regiment, and in Capt. Stephen Jackson's company in which Aaron Biglow was lieutenant and Job Allen was Ensign.

He cannot recollect how long he was out on this tour. It was an alarm in which all went that was able to go and supposes it might be a month in all, as it was 30 miles from his residence. He is confident he was in the service as a common soldier, when the British came out of New York to Hackensack in New Jersey; He was then in Capt. Aaron Biglow's company, Gen'l William Winds commanded the regiment, but cannot tell how long he was out this time; He is confident he served more than six months in all; part of the time as a corporal, but cannot state all the particulars.

" He is Eighty years of age on the fourteenth day of July Instant.
" He has a record of his age made in his family Bible at home.
" I was born in the year 1752, the record of my age is in the family Bible which I have in my possession when I was called into the service I hailed in the Township of Pequannock - and have lived there ever since. I think the first month that I went out...
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...into the service, don't recollect how he was called out in the next power of duty. I was called out at different times but don't recollect in what manner. I think that Col. Lindsly commanded, but sometimes while I was in the service, don't recollect any of the Continental Regiments.

I don't think that I ever got any discharge from the service, only a verbal discharge. I never received any commission. I refer the court to James Kitthel and David Gordan as to my veracity and credibility as a soldier of the revolution.
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He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present, declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of the Agency of any State, is only on that of the Agency of the State of New Jersey.

Sworn to and subscribed, the day and year aforesaid. 
s/ Francis McCarty
s/ William Borthin

We, James Kitchel and David Gordan, residing in the Township of Hanover & Pequannock in said County of Morris hereby certify that we are well acquainted with (blank) who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration, that we believe him to be Eighty years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the
neighborhood we 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.
s/ James Kitchel
s/ David Gordan
s/ Stephen Vail

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 it appears to them that James Kitchel, who has signed the preceding certificate, is a resident in the Township of Pequannock in the County aforesaid, and that David Gordan who has also signed the same is a resident in the Township of Pequannock in the County aforesaid and are credible persons, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
s/ William Brittin
s/ Stephen Vail
s/ Joseph Jackson

I, David Day, Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court in the matter of the application of Francis McCarty for a pension.

IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this first day of August in the year of our lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty two.
s/ David Day, Clk.
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State of New Jersey
Morris County//

Be it remembered that on this Thirtieth day of July Eighteen Hundred Thirty two, personally appeared before me, Joseph Jackson, one of the Judges of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas in and for said County, David Gordon, to me well known as a creditable witness, who being duly sworn, on his oath saith that he is in the Seventy third year of his age; that he has known Francis McCarty upwards of Sixty years. Has a distinct recollection of seeing him in the service of his Country, as a Militia Soldier, at Elizabeth Town Point in New Jersey in Captain John Bigalow's company in the year Seventeen Hundred and Seventy seven, in which company this deponent was also a common soldier, he thinks one month after this, was with said McCarty in Capt. Abraham
Kitchell's company collecting forage near the lines at Hackensack and Paramus about two weeks. 

This deponent cannot state any more particular service done by said Francis McCarty; but knows of several times in which he marched in Tours of Duty in the Militia, and verily believes he served more than six months in all. He was to his knowledge always considered a good soldier by all that knew him.
s/ David Gordon

Sworn and subscribed to before me.
s/ Joseph Jackson

Joseph Jackson, Esq., is well known to me, to be a Judge of the Common Pleas Court in the State & County aforesaid, & the above signature of his name, is his own proper handwriting.
s/ Lewis Condict, one of the Rep(resentatives) from New Jersey

Jan. 22nd 1833
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Declaration & of Francis McCarty
No. 6098,

2 mos. as artificer [illegible]
4 mos. militia [illegible] private
6 mos. total service.

s/ William Brittin

[illegible]

rejected
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State of New Jersey
Morris County//

Be it remembered that on the Thirty first day of July Eighteen Hundred and Thirty two, personally appeared before me Joseph Jackson, one of the Judges of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas in and for said County, David Hurd, to me well known as a creditable witness, who being duly sworn according to law, on his oath saith that he is on the pension list Roll of the New Jersey Agency as a soldier of the Revolution; that he knows Francis McCarty, and has known him for upwards of Fifty six years; that he saw him in Seventeen Hundred and Seventy seven, and served with him in the New Jersey Militia, at Elizabeth
Town Point, for one month, in the company commanded by Capt. John Biglow.

This deponent don't recollect the name of the commandant of the regiment or battalion. This deponent saith that he did not serve again with said Francis McCarty, but always understood, that he was out, several times, afterwards in the service of his Country.
s/ David Hurd

Sworn to and subscribed before me.
s/ Joseph Jackson

Joseph Jackson, Esq., is well known to me, to be a Judge of the Common Pleas Court in the State & County aforesaid, & the signature of his name above, is in his own proper handwriting.
s/ Lewis Condict, one of the Rep(resentatives) from New Jersey

Jan. 22nd 1833