Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 2347, Bartholomew Applegate, New Jersey
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SERVICE: New Jersey
Applegate, Bartholomew
NUMBER: S. 2347
Carded
CONTENTS
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Paid at the Treasury under the act of the 5th April 1838 from 4th March 1837 to 4 Sept 1838 – agt notified 17th June 1839
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Inscribed on the roll of New Jersey at the rate of 26 dollars 67 cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 15 day of May 1837 and sent P. Vredenburgh Jr. Freehold, N.J.
Arrears to the 4th of March 1837 $140.02 
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 Sept " $13.33
$153.35
Revolutionary Claim, 
Act June 7, 1832. 
 Recorded by D. D. Addison Clerk,
Book E2  Vol. 3  Page 114
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State of New Jersey 
Monmouth County ss: 

On this twenty first day of October Eighteen hundred & thirty six personally appeared in open Court before the Judge of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas in & for said County now sitting Bartholomew Applegate a resident of the Township of Dover in the said County of Monmouth & State of New Jersey aged seventy nine years old 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 entered the service of the United State in the year 1776 & served one month under Captain John Stout & served one month in said company at Perth Amboy, said being the headquarters of said Company, said company being a part of the militia of Monmouth County called out under the then existing Laws. but this deponent cannot by reason of old age & the loss of memory tell which month it was, but is pretty confident it was one of the summer months but this deponent altho he cannot state the precise time of said service, yet he recollects perfectly of having served the said month under said out at Amboy aforesaid.  And this deponent further states that he served as a guard at Toms River in the said Militia of Monmouth County under Capt John Cook he recollects as many as two months under the laws of New Jersey in the year he thinks 1777, but he cannot state positively the year for the cause aforesaid
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and this deponent further states that he served two months in tours of one month each under Capt. Samuel Bigelow as a guard at the Pennsylvania Salt works in the Township of Dover in said County of Monmouth, stationed there to protect the works & the surrounding country, but this deponent cannot from loss of memory tell with certainty the year, but he thinks it was in the year 1778. And this deponent further states, that he served in a Militia a tour of one month at the Wire Town Salt works in the Township of Stafford in said County, under Capt. [illegible] Tilton, protecting said Salt works, under the then Laws of New Jersey but this deponent from the causes aforesaid cannot recollect the precise month nor the year, but thinks it was in 1778 or 9. And this deponent further states that he served as a guard at Toms River one month under Capt. Ephraim Jenkins under the Laws of New Jersey, but he cannot recollect the precise time from the causes aforesaid he thinks in 1779.  And this deponent further States that he served a tour of one month as a guard at Freehold in said County under Capt. Ephraim Jenkins he thinks in 1779 but is not positive.  But he recollects the fact having been taken down with the measles while at guard at Freehold-- and this deponent further States that he is confident he was in actual service in the Monmouth Militia
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more than two years during the Revolutionary War, and was always in service in his routine of duty according to the Laws of New Jersey from the commencement to the end of the war.  I never paid a fine during the whole of that period.  That he was very frequently out on scouting parties protecting the share from Sandy Hook to Egg Harbor-- but be cannot at present recollect more specific tours of duty than above stated.  David Forman was General, Samuel Forman was Colonel & John Cook Major part of the time - that he was drafted under the laws of New Jersey that he was once taken prisoner by the British & Tories, but escaped after a day or so.  Mark that he has no documentary evidence, & he knows of no person who can testify in of behalf except Garret Irons & Zachariah Hawkins.

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.

Bartholomew Applegate
His mark

Sworn & subscribed the day & year aforesaid in open Court before me one of the Judges of said Court.
William Lloyd
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State of New Jersey Monmouth County ss. 

Garret Irons of said County being duly sworn according to law doth depose & say that he is 77 years of age & has been acquainted with Bartholomew Applegate at aforesaid since before the Revolutionary War.  This deponent further states that he saw said Bart. Applegate start as one of the Company of Capt. John Stout he thinks in the year 1776 for Amboy & that said Bart. Applegate remained about in said services & this deponent believes that he served said tour of one month in said company faithfully.  And this deponent further states that he saw said Bart. Applegate in active service as a guard at Toms River under Capt. John Cook & served with him in said guard more than two months this deponent thinks in 1777 but this deponent cannot recollect the precise months & this deponent further states that he served together with said B. Applegate at the Pennsylvania Salt Works under Capt. Samuel Bigelow guarding said works & the surrounding County in said Monmouth County as much as two months & this deponent thinks longer he thinks in the year 1778 but he is not positive of the year.  And this deponent further states that he served with said B. Applegate a tour of one month at Wiretown protecting the Salt Works
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there erected under Capt. Tilton & this deponent also served with said B. Applegate at Toms River one month under Capt. Ephriam Jenkins as a guard he thinks in the year 1779 & this deponent also served a tour of one month as a guard at Freehold in said County under said Capt. Jenkins & recollects of said Applegate catching the measles while stationed at Freehold - he thinks this was in the year 1779.  This deponent was also very frequently out on short tours of duty during the Revolutionary War with said Applegate.  And this deponent further States that he has no doubt that said Applegate served other tours of one month each during the war, but this deponent cannot now call them specifically to his memory.  This deponent also says that said Appleton is a credible person & his statements worthy of credit.

Garret Irons

Sworn & subscribed in open Court this 21 Oct 1836 in open court before me one of the 
Judges of said court.

William Lloyd
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State of New Jersey Monmouth County ss. 

Zacharia Hawkins of said County being duly sworn according to Law deposeth & saith that he is now 82 years old & has been acquainted with B. Applegate aforesaid since before the Revolutionary War.  That this deponent served in same company with said Applegate a tour of one month in the year 1776 at Perth Amboy under Capt. John Stout & this deponent served another tour with said Applegate at Freehold in said County, he thinks in the year 1776 under Capt. Ephraim Jenkins, but is not positive of the time. And this deponent recollects serving several months as a guard at the Pennsylvania Salt Works in the township of Dover in said County under Capt. James Bigelow, but he cannot specify the number of months nor the precise time, but he thinks in the year 1777 is quite positive for he recollects that it was at the time of the British fleet sailed from New York to Philadelphia, this deponent recollecting seeing the British fleet passing from the station at the guard house.  This deponent also served a tour of one month at the Salt Works at Wiretown in Stafford township under Capt. Tilton he thinks in the year 1777 with said Applegate.  This deponent served at Toms River also a number of months under Capt. Jenkins in tours of one month each.  This deponent thinks as much as three or four months during the year 1776 & 7 but he cannot state the months nor positively the years.
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This deponent recollects serving several months at Toms River under Capt. John Cook in company with said Applegate but cannot state the particular times.   This deponent also recollects that said Applegate was always an active soldier during the war & always served his tours of duty & his regular notice as required by Law.

Zachariah Hawkins
His mark


Sworn & subscribed at Freehold in & for said County this 21 Oct. 1836 before me one of the Judges of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas in & for said County.

William Lloyd 

The said Bartholomew Applegate being also interrogated by said Court doth under his oath answer that he was born in the township of Dover in said County of Monmouth that he has a record of his age in his family bible which is now at his own house.  That he was living in said township of Dover when called into service, & has always & still does live there.  That he was drafted under the militia laws of New Jersey & never rec’d a discharge, a discharge never being given to Militia Troops of New Jersey called out as he was. 

Bartholomew Applegate
His mark

Sworn & Subscribed in open court before me one of the Judges of said court this 21st Oct 1836 William Lloyd
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We Reuben Stillwell being sworn & Reuben Haines being first duly affirmed residing in the Township of Dover in said County of Monmouth hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Bartholomew Applegate whom has subscribed & sworn to the above declaration that we believe him to be 79 years of age, that he is reputed & believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution & that we concur in that opinion.

Reuben Haines
Reuben Stillwell

Sworn & subscribed the day being aforesaid in open court.
William Lloyd

And the said Court do hereby declare her opinion, after the investigation of the matter & after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the war department, that the above-mentioned applicant was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states.  And the Court further certifies that it appears to them that Reuben Stillwell & Reuben Haines who have signed the foregoing affidavit are resident in the township of Dover in said County & are credible persons & their statements entitled to credit.

William Lloyd
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I the subscriber Clerk of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas in & for the County of Monmouth in the State of New Jersey, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Bartholemew Applegate for a Pension. 

In witness whereof I have unto set my hand & seal of office this Seventh day of December Eighteen hundred & thirty six.

 D. H. Ellis Clk. 

State of New Jersey, Monmouth County ss. I William Lloyd, the Judge before whom the foregoing affidavit of Garret Irons, Zachariah Hawkins, Reuben Haines & Reuben Stillwell were taken do hereby certify that I am personally acquainted with them respectively & that they are credible persons & their statements entitled to belief & confidence.  Witness my hand this seventh day of April Eighteen hundred & thirty seven.

I the subscriber one of the judges of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas in & for the County of Monmouth in the State of New Jersey do hereby city that I am personal acquainted with Garret Irons, Reuben Haines & Reuben Stillwell who have signed the foregoing affidavits, and that they are credible persons & that Judge Lloyd before whom they were taken died after a lingering illness on the 22d April 1837.

Joseph Lawrence