Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File B. L. Wt. 398-100, Moses Bigelow, Continental (Nj.)
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(3 - 1776)
SERVICE
Continental (N.J.)
CONTENTS
Bigelow, Moses
NUMBER
B.L. Wt. 398-100
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No 398.
Moses Bigelow
private
New Jersey Line
paid & Del to Mr
Ritchel 29 Feb. 1808.
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To Betsey Baldwin
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I, Alexander C McWhorter Surrogate
of the County of Essex, do
certify, that on the twenty third day of
October in the year of our Lord one
thousand eight hundred and seven Administration
of the goods and chattles rights and credits, which were
of Moses Biglow
late of the County of
Essex
who died intestate, was granted by me to
Betsey Baldwin
of the County of Essex who is duly authorized to
Administer the same, agreeably to law. Witness my hand and
Seal of Office, the twenty third day of October in the
year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and seven
Alexr C. McWhorter
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Know all men by these presents that we Arshula Stockman
Betsy Baldwin and Timothy Biglow all of the County of
Essex and Desire Ross of the County of Morris all in
the State of New Jersey, and the whole of the heirs in law
of
Moses Biglow, deceased formerly a soldier in the
Army of the United States in Spencers Regiment
of the Jersey troops. do make constitute and
appoint the Honorable Aaron Kitchell Esq. our
Attorney for us and in our names and for our use
the
to demand sue for and receive of any person or persons
or from the land office of the United States to receive
and obtain a land warrant which the said
Moses Biglow decd became entitled to by reason
of his services in the army aforesaid and to all
acts concerning the locating and selling the same
as fully as if we in our own persons were

present In witness whereof we have set our hands
and seals this twenty fourth day of February in the
year of our Lord eighteen hundred & eight
Sealed and delivered
in the presence of Thomas Ward

her 
Arshula + Stockman
mark

her
Betsey X Baldwin
Mark

Timothy Bigelow

Her
Desire X Ross
Mark
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New Jersey
Essex County

Anshula Stockman, Betsey Baldwin,
Timothy Bigelow and Desire Ross
came before me Thomas Ward one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas for the County of Essex, and severally acknowledged that they signed sealed & delivered the within
Instrument of writing as their act and deed
the
for the uses & purposes therein expressed-
Taken and acknowledged
before me the 24th of Feb. 1808 
Thomas Ward

New Jersey Essex County Ss 
Timothy Bigelow came before me Thomas Ward one of the judges of the Court of Common Pleas for
the County of Essex & being duly sworn deposeth and
saith that Anshula Stockman, Betsey Baldwin,
Desire Ross, and himself the deponent are the
the lawfull heirs of the within named Moses
Bigelow, and that he the said Moses Bigelow has left no other heirs except themselves.
 Timothy Bigelow

Taken and sworn before me
this 24th day of February 1808
Thomas Ward
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James Bonnell's
Deposition
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State of New Jersey Essex
County
Before me Enos Martin Esquire one of the
Justices of the Peace and judge of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Essex of Said,
Personally appeared Captain James Bonnel
who being duly sworn and deposed saith
he was a military officer in the [illegible] of the
United States during the whole of the Revolutionary War viz, that he was a Lieutenant and commanded A Company in Col. Oliver  [illegible] Regiment
at the Battle of German Town in the late
Pennsylvania on the fourth day of October 
Seventeen hundred and Seventy seven, and that Moses Bigelow was a Private in the said Regiment enlisted for during the War and  on an attempt made that morning to Storm the [illegible] German Town in which the
Party of the British lodged (?) which [illegible]
Washington's Army the said Moses Bigelow as shot dead [illegible] 
further this deponent saith not
Sworn before me this [illegible] day of November 1807
Enos Martin

J. Bonnell