Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 8454, for John Provoost, New Jersey
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(3-1776)

SERVICE
New Jersey

Provoost, John 
or Prevost 
Eve

NUMBER
R. 8454 

CONTENTS
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John Provoost Was Bourn February 22th 1762 Eve Calyer Was bourn February 13th 1766. Hulibah Edmonston died August 24th 1819.
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Gorge Banyon Child Bourn 1816 july 31 Bangman Not Banyan
Deaths.
Harrit Provost Presest (?) Febry 29 1792
Peter Provost Deceased October 1st 1803
Ann Edmonston Deceased March 27th 1825
John Provoost Deceased April 2th 1826
John Provoost Deceased August 3rd 1832
June 7th 1816 Very Cold Mother Bushick Longstand John Provoost October 1891 [rest is unreadable]
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Marriages. 
(1st part unreadable) 
David Provoost was married the 19th of March 1823 in the year of our Lord Hannah Mariah Provoost was born the eight Day of January 1824 
John Carman Provoost was born May 18 1828
Marriages. Ann Provoost was married March 11th to Joseph Edmonston 1818 (19?)
Peter Provoost was Born on the 7 Sept 182? 11 am
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Births. 
Peter Provoost whas Born april 2 1787
Harriet Provost whas Born Fevery 8th 1791
James Provoost whas Born desember 20 1792
Ann Provoost whas born May 2 1798
August ?th 1806 Son Born half an hour after ten a Clock on Tusday Evening Named John
Augest 18th 1803 whas born the a son of John and Eve Provoost named David of a Thursday Morning half pas fore
Births. Huldah Edminston Was Born April 12th 1819
Harriet Eve Edminston was Born August 20th 1820
May Elizabeth Edminston Was Born April 6th 1822
Joannah Edminston Was Born 5th November 1823.
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13374 Eve Prevost N.Y. John Act 7. July 38.
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State of New York County of Kings SS: On the fifth day of June A.D. 1847, personally appeared before the subscriber one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for said County Eve Provost, a resident of Buskwick in the County of Kings, aged Eighty One years, who being first duly sworn according to law doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the pension made by the Act of Congress passed July 7, 1838, entitled "An Act granting half-pay and pensions to certain widows:" That she is the widow of John Prevost, who was born February 22d, 1762: was a private in the war of the revolution, and entered the militia service, as she has heard from him in Middlesex County New Jersey at the age of Sixteen (being the year 1778.) She further saith that she has heard her husband describe the particulars of a battle in which he was engaged at some bridge, but on being asked she cannot say whether it was the battle of Springfield or not. Declarant further saith that her maiden name was Colyer: that prior to her marriage she resided at Bushwick, Kings County New York, and that she was married to the said John Provost at Flatbush, Kings County, State of New York, by the Rev. Mr. Schoonmaker in the summer of the year 1785: that she cannot recollect the precise date of her marriage, but well knows that she was but nineteen years of age when it took place, and that she was born on the 19th day of February, A.D. 1766: that after her said marriage she removed to George's (Genge's?) Pwad, Middlesex County, New Jersey where her husband and his borther Jasper Prevost lived together and
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worked their father's farm in conjunction: that after several years she & her said husband removed to the city of New York and thence to Kings County that her said husband died at bushwick in said County, of cholera, as was supposed, on the third day of August A.D. 1832, and that she has continued a widow ever since. Further she saith that she caused inquiry to be made at Flatbush aforesaid for the parish ward of her marriage, and was informed that there are no parish records of Dominic Schommaker of that period: that she has therefore no documentary evidence of the exact day and date of her marriage, but has a family register of the births of her children which is extracted from her family bible and is hereunto annexed: that said family bible was in her husband's possession until the day of his death and has since been in hers: and that the said register of the births of her six children, Peter, Harriet, James, John, Ann & David, was made by her said husband and is in his handwriting. Finally, she saith that she was not married to her said husband prior to his leaving the service, but the marriage took place previous to the first of January, AD 1794; viz; at the time above stated. Eve Provoost her mark.
Sworn to and subscribed in the day and year above written before me, who further certify that the deponent is unable from age and infirmity to attend & make said declaration in open court. Joseph Conselyeer A Judge of County Courts
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Kings County SS Neziah Bliss a Resident of Bushwick Kings County State of New York being duly sworn deposeth and saith that he was well acquainted with John Provoost in the foregoing declaration described that he lived a near neighbour to him at the time of his death that said Provoost died in the year of the Cholera, 1932 at Bushwick Kings County that he left surviving him a Widow who is the foregoing declarant Eve Provoost and who has not since intermarried but remains his widow. Sworn to and subscribed before me this fifth day of June 1847 Heziah Bliss Joseph Conselyea A Judge of Kings County Court. I hereby certify that the above deponent is personally known to me and is a person of respectability and veracity to whose
State of New York, County of Kings. }SS. I, John M. Hicks, Clerk of the County of Kings, and Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas, in and for said county, DO HEREBY CERTIFY, that Joseph Conselyea whose name is subscribed to the certificate of Proof or acknowledgement of the annexed instrument, and there-on written, was at the time of taking such proof or acknowledgement, Judge of the Court of Common Pleas in and for said county, dwelling in the said county, elected and sworn, and duly authorized to take the same. And further, that I am well acquainted with the hand writing of such Judge, and verily believe the signature to the said Certificate of proof or acknowledgement is genuine. In Testimony where, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of the said court, this Ninth day of June 1847. John M Hicks, Clerk.
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Kings County SS Neziah Bliss a Resident of Bushwick Kings County State New York being duly sworn deposeth and saith that he was well acquainted with John Provoost in the foregoing declaration described that he lived a near neighbour to him at the time of his death that said Provoost died in the year of the Cholera 1832 at Bushwick Kings County that he left surviving him a widow who is the foregoing declarant Eve Provoost and who has not since intermarried, but remains his widow. Sworn to and subscribed before me this fifth day of June 1847 Neziah Bliss Joseph Conselyea A Judge of Kings County Courts 
I hereby certify that the above deponent is personally known to me and is a person of respectability and veracity to whose statements full faith and credit are due. Joseph Conselyea A Judge of Kings County Courts
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[crossed out] Receipts for Cash paid years' interest on [/crossed out] Notes given by the Commissioners of the several Counties for Militia Services.

No. of Voucher | No. of Certif. 929 | SIGNED BY. Thomson Steele | PAYABLE TO. John Prevost | Amount 1.12.8 | 1 y's int.

State of New Jersey:
I, Charles G. McChesney, Secretary of State of the State of New Jersey, do hereby certify, that the foregoing is a true abstract from a Book, headed as above, as taken from, and compared with the original now remaining in my office. - And I do further certify, that Thomson Steele was, by an Act, passed by the Legislature of this State, December 20, 1783, entitled "An Act to procure an estimate of the sums due to the Militia and Troops who have been raised for the defence [defense] of the frontiers of the State, and to provide for the settlement of the same," appointed a Commissioner for the County of Middlesex for the purpose of settling and adjusting the pay rolls of the Militia and Troops of this State, as aforesaid, and also for signing and delivering out to each and every person a note for the payment of what may be justly due. 

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal of office, at Trenton, in said Sate, the twenty fourth -- day of May A.D. one thousand eight hundred and forty-seven.

Charles G. McChesney
Secretary of State.
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State of New Jersey 
Middlesex County Jasper Provoost of the City of New Brunswick, Middlesex County New Jersey being duly sworn according to law deposeth and saith that he is now in his Eighty fourth year and is a pensioner of the State of New Jersey in consideration of services rendered in the army of the Revolution and receives the sum of sixty Dollars per annum that about the year one thousand Seven hundred and Eighty (or, perhap, the year seventy-nine) he served in the New Jersey Militia under Captain Simon Addis in the regiment Commanded by Col. John Neilson that at the time he served his brother John Provoost who was about a year and a half older than himself was already in the service under the same Captain Addis and that John Provoost continued in the service in Monthly tours until the expiration of the war, that he the said John Provoost entered the service at about the age of sixteen years under Captain Isaac Williamson after whose death he served under Captain Addis, that the said John Provoost served his regular Monthly tours from the time he first entered the service until the until the close of the war and that his brother the said John Provoost was in actual service in the war for the space of two years or more, that his said brother John was in the battle of Springfield in Essex County New Jersey, and it is also the impression of deponent that his said Brother John was also in service under Col. John Neilson on
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Staten Island, and this deponent further saith that his said brother John was married to Eve Colyer about two years after the close of the revolutionary war; that he was present and saw them married at Flatbush, Kings County State of New York that deponent and his brother John together with their families both occupied the same house on Georges Road, North Brunswick township Middlesex County New Jersey for the space of two or three years and that his said Brother then removed to Buskwick Kings County New York - that his said brother John died in the Cholera year 1832 at or near New York leaving surviving him his widow the said Eve who is still living at the Bushwick aforesaid or that neighborhood - Sworn to and subscribed before me this twenty eighth day of May 1847 - Jasper Provoost Matthew Brown Justice of the Peace
I Matthew Brown a Justice of the Peace in and for the county of Middlesex New Jersey do hereby certify that I am well acquainted with Jasper Provoost the person who made and signed the foregoing affidavit that he is known to me to be a person of credibility and truthfullness and that full faith and credit can be placed in his declarations - Given under my hand this 28th day of May A.D. 1847 Matthew Brown J.P. as aforesaid.
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State of New Jersey Middlesex County SS I Nicholas Boorem Clerk of the County of Middlesex aforesaid do hereby certify that Matthew Brown Esq before whom the foregoing Justice affidavit of Jasper Provost was taken was at the time of taking said affidavit a Justice of the peace in and for said County duly commissioned and sworn and that his signatures to the Jurat of said affidavit and the Certificate (?) is Genuine In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of Said County this twenty eighth day of May AD 1847 N Boorem Clk
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V 13374 Eve Prevost John N.G. Let to P.M. Irving June 18 '47 8454 Act 7th July '38.
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Rejected 8454. P.O. Eve Prevost
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New York June 10 1847
Sir, I herewith transmit application of Mrs Eve Provost for a pension under Act 7th July 1838 and the Acts extending its provisions. Her husband served in the Companies of Captain Williamson & Captain Addis from the year 1778 to the close of the war - These Companies, it appears from the affidavit of Jasper Prevost & the letter of the Secretary of State of New Jersey "performed much service" but the muster rolls are wanting to shew exactly how much. Mr Provost swears that he was in actual service for two years, or more. I ask for a full pension for her under the evidence sumitted; and if that be denied, for such amount of pension as a spirit of equitable compromise will warrant. Very respectfully Your obedient servant Pierre M Irving 32 Wall Street
JL Edwards Esq Commissioner of Pensions Washington DC
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No. 13.374 June 12 /47 Application of Eve Provost for a pension under Act 7th July 1838.
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Office of Secy of State Trenton May 24 1847
Sir, In answer to your communication of the 21st inst,  I enclose a Certificate for only a small balance of pay to John Prevost of the County of Middlesex. We have no Musterrolls of either Williamson or Addis. Certificates were issued by Commrs for balances of pay due for militia service rendered after Nov 1779 it is so understood at the Pension office. I have examined all the Rolls of the 9 & 6 mos men of Essex and Middlesex Counties (forming one district) also the Rolls of Capt. James Morgan Capt Capt. Dey & his name is not borne on any of them I have also examined the returns of Captains Companies as made by the paymasters in 1777, 8, 9 and find Captain Williamson returned but once and Addis not at all - they both performed much serice - but the records are silent in the subject. Your Obt Sert Charles P. Mc Chesney
Pierre M. Irving Esq