Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 921, Moses Ely, New Jersey
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New Jersey 
Ely, Moses
         Rebecca
W. 921
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New Jersey.     No. 28,434
of Livingston in the Tate of New Jersey
who was a private in the Compy. commanded
by Captain Squire of the Reg't commanded'
by Col. Van Courtland in the N. Jersey
linne for...

 offered 2 years (crossed out)
   11 months 28 private (crossed out) teamster
    4 "      private

Inscribed on the Roll of New jersey
at the rate of 80 Dollars ----Cents per annum
to commence on the 4th day of March 1831

Certificate of Pension issued the 4th day of June. 1834.  and.  Hon. P. Dickinson H.R.

Arrears to the 4th mar 1834               240.00
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 Sept "   40.00
                                                               $280.00

Recorded by R. Burdione Clerk
Book E Vol.  3. Page 110


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Let. to Pensioner Jan 7 1838
 "      "   Pen. Agt. (outstanding) "  "  
Let. to Pensioner June 23, 1838
Let. to J. M. Reynolds July 14 1838

Sidebar to right, horizontally:
To be reduced to $52.10/100 per
anm - see certificate within
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2642
New Jersey
 Rebecca Ely
widow of Moses Ely
who served in the Revolutionary 
War N.J. as a Pri teamster

Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of
80 Dollars ----
Cents per annum, to commence on
 the 4th day of March 1848

Certificate of Pension issued the
27 day of Dec. 1848
and sent to
Hon. D.S. Gregory
Hos. Re.

Recorded on Roll of pensions under act
February 2, 1848, Page 292 Vol. 4

right side of page:

Reported
Dec 27/48
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    DECLARATION

State of New Jersey
County of Essex

 On this 12th day of October AD 1832 personally appeared  before me Abraham Reynolds a Judge of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas I and for the County of Essex Moses Ely a resident of Livingston in the said County aged seventy five years labouring under bodily infirmity which renders him unable to appear in open Court and being first duly sworn according to law on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress passed June 7 1832.
    That he was born in this part of the township of Newark now called Livingston on the 18th day of November 1756. That his age is now taken from his Father's family record.  That he entered the Service of the United States in the Revolutionary War under the following named officers and served was herein stated: That he performed one regular tour of service in the early part of the summer of 1776 at which time he was a volunteer and belonged to a Company Commanded by Captain Elijah Squier and was marched from his native place to the Town of Newark and there joined the Regiment commanded by Col. Philip Van Courtland and was marched from thence through the Town of Bergen and City of New York to Long Island and assisted in erecting Forts and fortifications.  That he performed one tour of monthly service under Capt. Elijah Squier stationed at Elizabeth Town, New Jersey at which time the Battle took....
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.....place on Long Island.  That he performed two months service under Capt. Elijah Squire commencing in the month of January or February 1777 and was stationed in the neighborhood of Quibbletown New Jersey.  The British lying in New Brunswick at the same time.  That he performed monthly tours of duty and attended to alarms from the spring of 1777 to the spring of 1778 but cannot at this time recollect the names of the officers under whom he served.  That in the spring of 1778 he enlisted in the wagon service for the term of one year - under Capt. Joseph Johnson (Major Gordon having the principal charge of the Commissary and Forage Department during the same time) and served out the period of his enlistment and then reenlisted for the term of one year and served out the period of his enlistment during which he was generally employed in driving team too and from Trenton, Morristown, Newburgh, Kings Ferry, and Dobbs Ferry on the Hudson River and occasionally into the Eastern States transporting flour, meat, grain, camp equipment, and ammunitions of War for the use of the Army.
   That he performed a monthly tour of duty in the Summer of 1780 as a volunteer in Capt. Elijah Squires Company during which he was engaged in the Battle of Springfield and Connecticut Farms New Jersey and assisted in pursuing the enemy to Elizabeth Town Point.  That he performed one months service under Thomas Williams at which time he was stationed at New Ark but cannot particularize the year.
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...That he performed various other tours of service but cannot now recollect the names of the officers under whom he served.
    That he was in the Service of the United States during the Revolutionary War (in all) more than three years but cannot particularize other than above stated.
     That at the close of the War, he returned and continued to reside at his native place about one year, thence to the City of New York where he resided about eighteen years from thence he returned to Livingston New Jersey where he has continued to reside and doth reside at the present time.
     That he has no documentary evidence.
     That he has no recollection of ever receiving any written or printed discharge and the  duty persons he now recollects who can testify to his services are Caleb Ward, Henry Vail, John Teed and Thomas Belton whose affidavits are hereunto annexed.
     He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and declares that his name is to on the person roll of any State or Territory.
Moses Ely

Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
A. Reynolds Judge
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  We John Watson a Clergyman residing in the Township of Livignston and Frederick Chapin residing in the Township of Livingston - do hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Moses Ely who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration.  That we believe him to be seventy five 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.
John Watson
Frederick Chapin

Sworn and Suscribed the
day and year aforesaid
   A. Reynolds Judge
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         DECLARATION

  In order to obtain the benefit of the act of congress passed July 78th 1832 entitled an act granting half pay or pensions to certain widows.

State of New Jersey
Essex County
    On this 9th day of June in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty three personally appeared before me Samuel B. Miller one of the Judges of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas in and for said County, the Widow Rebecca Ely (when Maiden name was Rebecca Cook) a respectable person and a resident of the Township of Livingston in the County of Essex and State of New Jersey aged seventy nine years last September (Who Who hereby certify cannot from bodily infirmities attend Court) Who being by me duly affirmed She being conscientiously scrupulous of taking an oath, doth on her solemn affirmation make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress passed July 7th 1838 August 23rd 1832 and a resolution approval August 16th 1833 granting pensions to certain widows that she is the widow of Moses Ely late of the township of Livingston in the County of Essex and State of New Jersey deceased, who was a private soldier and Waggoner during the War of the Revolution, in the New Jersey Militia and a Revolutionary pensioner of the United States under the law of Congress of June 7th, 1832 at the rate of eighty dollars per annum, and reduced according to a letter from J.L. Edwards Esq. to J.M. Reynolds dated War department pension office July 4th 1838 to Fifty two dollars and ten cents per annum.  And the Said Rebecca Ely further declares that she was married to the said Moses Ely at his father's residence in what is now called the Township of Livingston Essex County New Jersey on the third day of January seventeen hundred and eight two by the Rev. Mr. Chapman then pastor of the Presbyterian church at Orange Essex County.....
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...County New Jersey, And that her husband the deceased Moses Ely died on the fourteenth day of July eighteen hundred and thirty eight at his residence in said  County of Essex aged eighty one years. That she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service but the marriage took place previous to the first of January seventeen hundred and ninety four viz:  at the time leave started, And that she has not intermarried but continues the widow of said Moses Ely deceased.
   And this afirmant further declares That she had nine children by her said husband and eight are still living - and that she has no documentary evidence except the family record consisting of two leaves taken out of her family Bible and hereunto annexed, which is the only record she ever had except some old merandoms(?) now partly lost and  destroyed which record is in the handwriting of her son in law John Watson deceased.  Which record was written more than six years ago and contains her husbands and her own age the date of their marriage and the births of their several children and has been in her possession ever since was made and is as she verily believes a true record all  theron stated.  And the the said Rev. Mr. Chapman who married her to said Moses Ely is now dead and he left no marriage record to be found.  Nor does she know of any person now living that was present at her said marriage.
     And the said applicant would most respectfully refer to the Commissioner of Pensions to her said family record the evidence hereunto annexed and to her said husband's declaration papers on file in his office.
Rebecca Ely

Affirmed to and subscribed at Livingston in said County of Essex New Jersey on the day and year above written. Before me
Sam'l. b. Miller Judge of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas in and for said County of Essex/
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State of New Jersey
Essex County
     On this 19th day of June 1833 personally appeared before me the undersigned a Judge of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Essex Moses Ely who being duly swoon, deposeth and saith that by reason of old age and the consequent  loss of memory he cannot say positively as to the precise lengths of his service but according to the best of his recollection he served not less than the period mentioned below and in the following grades.
     For three years I served as a Waggoner and private soldier and for such I claim a pension.
Moses Ely

Sworn and subscribed before me
A. Reynolds Judge

Interrogatories propounded to Moses Ely:
First.  Where and in what year were you born
Second: Have you any record of your age and if so what is it.
Third:  Where were you living when called into service?  where have you lived since the Revolutionary War and do you've now?
Fourth:  How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute?  And if a substitute for whom?
Fifth:  State the names of some of the Regular Officers.........
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....who were with the troops were you served; such continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your services.
Sixth:  did you ever receive a discharge from the  service and if so when was it given and what has become of it?
Seventh:  State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood and who can testify as two your character for veracity and their beliefs of your service as a soldier of the Revolution.

To the first interrogatory the said Moses Ely answers and says:-  That the time and place of his birth is fully given in his original declaration
To the Second he answers and says:- The record of his age is now in his possession
To the Third he answers and says:- "That he resided in that part of the township of Newark now called Livingston in the County of Essex and State of New Jersey when first called into service"..the remaining part of this Interrogatory  is fully answered in his original declaration".
To the Fourth he answers and says:- "That he first entered the service as a Volunteer.  that he never served as a substitute".
To the Fifth he answers and says:- That in addition to the manes of the Officers already given in his original Declaration are Col.....
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...Dayton who commanded a Regiment of Regular Troops at the Springfield battle - Col. Spencer commanded the Regiment in which he done one month service at Elizabeth Town.

That by reason of old age and the consequent loss of memory he cannot give a more specific Statement of facts and circumstances than are already contained in his original Declaration.

To the Sixth he answers and says:- "That he has no recollection of ever having received either a written or printed discharge".
To the Seventh he answers and says:- That in addition to the names already given in his original Declaration he now gives references to the Honbl. John Condict of Orange to the Honbl. Silas Condict of Newark also Caleb Tichenor Abner Hall Joseph Harrison Esqs. of his own immediate neighborhood.
Moses Ely

Sworn and subscribed
before me this 19th day of June 1833
  A. Reynolds Judge

State of New Jersey
County of Essex
    I Elias Van Arsdale Jr Clerk of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas in and for said County of Essex so hereby certify that Abraham Reynolds before whom the foregoing affidavits of Moses Ely were made and taken at the time of taking the same, was and still is one of the Judges of said Court duly commissioned and Sworn and that the signature "S. Reynolds" affixed to said affidavits are genuine.
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and the Seal of said.....
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...Court at Newark the twenty first day of June AD eighteen hundred and thirty three -
Elias Van Arsdale, Jr. CLK


    I Abraham Reynolds before whom the foregoing proceedings were had do hereby certify that at the time of the doings thereof the said Moses Ely was indisposed and had been confined to his room for several months and was unable to appear in Open Court.   
Consequently I did attend at his own dwelling in the township of Livingston on the 12th day of October 1832 at the time of his subscribing to his original declaration.
    A. Reynolds
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FAMILY RECORD

BIRTHS

Epaphras Ely was born April 15th 1795
Sarah Ely was born November 24th 1797
Smith Ely was born May 22nd 1800
John Ely was born February 20th 1803
Anna Maria ely was born April 8th 1805
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FAMILY RECORD

MARRIAGES

Moses Ely and Rebekah Cook ere married January 3, 1782
Moses Ely andEliza Coleman were married November. (blank)
Abram H. Ely and Emma Samo were married March 9th 1816
Abram Halsey and Sarah Ely were married March 9th 1816
John Watson and Elizabeth Ring were married May 4th 1819
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FAMILY RECORD

BIRTHS

Moses Ely was born November 18th 1756
Rebekah Ely was born September 13th 1763
Elizabeth Ely was born August 28th 1783
Abram Halsey Ely was born May 18th 1787
Moses Ely Junior was born February 21st 1790
Benjamin Ely was born December 3rd 1792

DEATHS

Moses Ely Died July 14th 1838
Epaphras Ely was born April (blank)
Moses Ely Jr. Died September 14th 1842
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military history of Moses Ely

(Chart)
Summer 1776-  2 mos.- Pri - Elijah Squire - 
        Philip Van Courtland / Spencer - NJ
Jan or Feb 1777 - 2 mos - Pri - Elijah Squire -           
           (same as above)
Spring 1777 to spring 1778 - Pri - served  (?) 
      tours named of officers not remembered
Spring 1778 - 2 years - Teamster - Joseph     
         Major Gordon/ Commissary and Forage   
                                                                Dept.
Summer 1780 - 1 mo - Pri - Elijah Squire
 "          "              1 mo - Pri - Thos. Williams

Battles: Connecticut Farms, Springfield 
Residence: birth place
Date: Oct. 12 1832  His was allowed 
Residence: Livingston Twp. Essex Co. NJ
Age:  born in that part of Newark Two afterwards called Livingston Nov 181756.  He died July 14 1838 in Essex Co. N.J.
Remarks:  He mar. in Livingston Two. Essex Co. N.J. Ja. 3 1782, Rebecca Cooke.  She was born Sept. 13, 1763 ad was allowed pension on an ap. ex. June 9, 1843 while a res. of Livingston Twp. Essex Co. N.J.
Children:  Elizabeth born Aug. 28 1783, mar. John Watson; Abram Halsey b. May 18, 1787 mar.; Emma Samo; Moses b. Feb 21, 1790 died Sept 14, 1842 (footnote); Benjamin b. Dec 3. 1792, Epaphras b. Apr 15 1795; Sarah b. Nov 24 1797 mar. Abram Halsey; Smith b. May22 1800; John b. Feb 20 1803; Anna Maria b. Apr 8 1805
(footnote: mar. Eliza Coleman)
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Revy

WIDOW, &c

File NO. 921

Rebecca Ely
Widow
Moses Ely
Pri. and Teamster Rev. War

Act: Feb. 2 1848

Index:- Vol. A, Page 218
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Feb 18 '08 Hist. to Walter B. Beals 
1915 Aug 17 Hist to WH Halsey. FW
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3604
New Jersey
Rebecca Ely
widow of Moses Ely
who was a Pri and teamster
in the Revolution 

Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 80 Dollars (smudged)
Cents per annum, to commence on
the 4th day of march 1843
Incr. from $52.10

Certificate of Pension issued the
27 day of Dec 1848
and sent to Hon. D.S. Gregory
H of R

Recorded in Book A
Vol. 2  Page 95
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7593 (Number cut off at top #  this from next page)
NEW JERSEY

REbacca Ely
widow of Moses ely
who was a pensioner under the Act of 1832
and who died on there 14th July 1838 -
of Essex Co. in the State of New Jersey
who was a priv/teamster in the company
commanded by Captain Squier of the
Regt commanded by Col. Cortland in
the N. Jersey line for 11 mos 28 days teamster
                                      4                         private

Inscribed on the Roll of New Jersey
at the rate of 52 dollars 10
Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1836.

Certificate of pension issued the 31st day of
August 1843 and sent to Smal. B. Miller
Newark New Jersey

Whole amount due...........................$260.50

Recorded by W,M. Stewart Clerk
Book A Vol. 2 Page 122
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7593
NEW JERSEY

Rebecca Ely
Widow of Moses Ely
who was a  pensioner under the Act of 1832,
and who died on the 14th July 1838,
of Essex Co. in the State of Nl Jersey,
who was a pro / teamster in the company
commanded by Captain Squier of the
Reg't commanded by Col. Cortland in
the N. Jersey line for 11 mos 28 days teamster
                                       4                       private

Inscribed on the roll of New Jersey
at the rate of $80 Dollars
Cents per annum, to commence of the 4th day of March 1836
Incr. from $52.10

Certificate of pension issued the 27 dau of
Dec. 1848 and sent to
HOn D.S. Gregory H of R

Recorded by Leo Jenkins Clerk
Book D, Vol. 1. Page 195
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3604
New Jersey

Rebecca Ely
widow of Moses Ely
who was a Private. and Teamster 
in the Revolution

Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of
52 Dollars 10
Cents per annum, to commence on 
the 4th day of March 1843

Certificate of Pension issued the
23rd day of Dec 1843
and sent to Sam'l. B. Miller
Newark
N. Jersey

Recorded in book A
Vol. 1 Page 121
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I Caleb Ward a resident of Livingston in the County of Essex and State of New Jersey aged eighty three years do hereby certify that I am well acquainted with Moses Ely who has subscribed and sworn to the foregoing declaration.  And I do further certify  that the said Moses Ely performed two years service per enlistment under Captain Joseph Johnson and that I was also in wagon service in company with the said Moses Ely during the same time - And I do further certify and I frequently saw the said Moses Ely doing duty as a militia soldier during the Revolutionary War and I do further certify that the said Moses Ely was a member of the same company and doing duty in the service of the United States on Long Island and at Elizabeth Town in the year 1776.  And I do further certify that the said Moses Ely was also a member of the same company and doing duty in the service of the United States in the time of the Revolution at a place called Quibbletown New Jersey.  And I do further certify  that the said Moses Ely was a fellow soldier adding duty in the same company with my self during Battle of Springfield, Connecticut Farms, and that I have a personal knowledge of the said Moses Ely having been in the service in all more than three years.
Caleb Ward

Sworn and subscribed this 12th day of October at the home/house of Caleb Ward and before me.
  A. Reynolds Judge
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I John Teed a resident of Livingston in the County of Essex and State of New Jersey aged seventy eight years do hereby certify that I have been acquainted with Moses Ely who has subscribed and sworn to the foregoing declaration since we were school boys together - and I do further certify that I saw and know that the said Moses Ely was in the service of the United States during the Revolutionary War and that he was actively engaged in the Battle of Springfield and Connecticut Farms and that I was personally present and saw him frequently while pursuing the Enemy at Elizabeth Town Point.  And I do further certify that I saw the said Moses Ely at diverse times and places in the service of the United States during the Revolutionary War a portion of which he was engaged in the wagon service and I do hereby believe  that he was in the service in all, more than three years.
John Teed

Sworn and subscribed at the house of John Teed at the 18th day of October 1832 before me.
 A . Reynolds Judge
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I Thomas Belton a resident of Livingston aged ninety three years do hereby certify that I am well acquainted with Moses Ely who has subscribed and sworn to the foregoing declaration.  And I do  further certify that I knew the said Moses Ely when he was in the service of the United States and doing duty on Long Island in the summer of 1776.  And that I was a member of the same company at the same time and I do further certify that I saw the said Moses Ely in the service of the United States during the Revolutonary War at Elizabeth Town Quibble Town and various other places and I also recollect of seeing him engaged with the enemy at the Battle of Springfield and Connecticut Farms at which time I was doing duty in the same company.  And I do further certify that I have always understood and verily believe that the said Moses Ely also enlisted in the wagon service during a portion of the Revolution and believe that he was in the service of the United States (in all) more than three years.
Thomas Belton his X mark

Sworn and subscribed this 13th day of October 1832 before me.
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   I Abraham Reynolds a Judge of the Inferior Court of common Pleas of the County of Essex do hereby declare my opinion after the investigation of the matter and after putting the Interrogatories prescribed by the war department that Moses Ely the above named applicant  was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states and I do further certify that John Watson who signed one of the preceding certificates is a Clergyman resident in the township of Livingston and that Frederick Chapin who has also signed the same is a resident of the same place and a credible person and that their statement is entitled to credit and that Caleb Ward John Teed and Thomas Belton who have also signed the other certificates are credible persons and that their statement is entitled to credit.  And I do further certify that the bodily infirmities of Moses Ely are such that render him unable to appear in Open Court consequently the examination had at his own dwelling.
   A. Reynolds

New Jersey
    I Elias Van Arsdale Jr Clerk of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas in and for said County of Essex do hereby Certify that Abraham Reynolds before whom the foregoing proceedings were had and taken in the matter of the application of Moses Ely for a Pension at the time of taking the same was and still is one of the Judges of said Court duly commissioned and sworn.  That I am acquainted with his handwriting and that the name "A. Reynolds" subscribed to the foregoing declaration affidavits and certificates is the genuine signature of said Judge.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of Office this 25 October 1832 -
  Elias Van Arsdale Jr CLK
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Moses Ely
15766





The result of the within application to be communicated to A. Reynolds
Paterson New Jersey
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See Joseph Johnson
Wagon Master in
1778 - 1779  -?- 5th
Sept 1778 to 3 Sept
1779
 teamster 11 mos 28 dats
 Private. -?-  4   ---
               ____________
                     15 28


Hon. Ph. Dickerson
HR

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In theater of the application of the Widow Rebecca Ely for a Pension under the act off July 7th 1838

State of New Jersey
Essex County
  Personally appeared before me Samuel B. Miller a Justice of the Peace in and for said County John Ely a respectable person residing in the township of Livingston Essex County New Jersey personally known to me to be entitled to credit as a witness who being by me duly affirmed he being conscientiously scrupulous of taking a oath doth on his solemn affirmation say he is in the forty first year of his age and is the youngest son of the late Moses Ely deceased and Rebecca Ely his widow whose maiden name was Rebecca Cook and the leaves which is hereunto annexed Purporting to be a family record of the said affirmants my Father and Moths Births and Marriage and also the births off their seven children is in the handwriting of John Watson who died April the nineteenth eighteen hundred and forty who married Elizabeth the eldest sister of said affirmant as entered on the records.  The births were copied by him from an old record in an old family Bible which belonged to said affirmant's Father and Mother which is partly lost and this affirmant further saith that said leaves were taken out of the family Bible now the property and in the possession of affirmants Mother but formerly the property of affirmants Father and Mother and affirmant further saith that the said John Watson deceased wrote the record as aforesaid in the lifetime of affirmants father and as he believes in the year eighteen Hundred and Thirty Six or Seven.  and affirmant further saith that the deaths which are mentioned.....
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...on record are in the hand writing of his brother Abram Halsey Ely and that he the said affirmant truly believes it to be a true record of all therein stated and this affirmant further saith that his said Father was a pensioner of the United States at the rate of eighty dollars per annum And subsequently reduced to fifty-two dollars and Ten cents per annum and that Moses Ely his said Father died on the fourteenth day ofJuly eighteen hundred and thirty eight at his residence in said county of Essex aged eighty one years.  And this affirmant further saith that his Father the said Moses Ely has left a widow name Rebecca Ely who is still living in said County of Essex and has remained a widow and unmarried ever since the death of her said husband and is now seventy nine years old and further saith not.
John Ely

Affirmed to and subscribed at Livingston in said County of Essex New Jersey on the day and year above written before me.
  Sam'l. B. Miller Justice of the Peace
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On theater of the application of the widow
Rebecca Ely for a pension under the act of July 7th 1838

State of New Jersey 
Essex County
       Personally appeared before me Samuel B. Miller a Justice of the Peace in and for said County Mary King a respectable person residing in the township of Livingston Essex County New Jersey and known to me to be entitled to credit as a witness and being by me first duly sworn according to law on her oath saith that she is in the eighty fifth year of her age, and that she has been well acquainted with Moses Ely and Rebecca his wife (whose maiden name was Rebecca Cook) of the Township of Livingston Essex County New Jersey for more  than sixty years last past and this deponent further saith that the said Moses Ely and Rebecca his wife always rended together as husband and wife and reputed so to be until the death of said Moses Ely  in the summer of the year eighteen hundred and thirty eight being then about  eighty years of age.  And that the said Moses Ely and Rebecca his wife had a number of children together.  And that his Widow the said Rebeca Ely is still living in said township of Livingston Essex County New jersey and has remained a widow and unmarried every since the death of her said husband, and is now as much as seventy nine years of age. And this deponent  further saith that she rends with the Father of the said Rebecca Cook now the widow Rebecca Ely at or about the time the said Rebecca Cook was married to the said Moses Ely and further saith not.
Mary King her x mark

Sworn and subscribed at Livingston in said County this thirty first day May A.D. 1838 before me.
   Sma'l B. Miller Justice of the Peace
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On the matter of the Application of the Widow Rebecca Ely for a pension under the act of July 7th 1838

State of New Jersey
Essex County
      Personally appeared before me Stephen D. Day a Justice of the Peace in and for said County the Rev. and Mr. Wm. C. White a respectable Clergyman residing at Orange in the County of Essex New Jersey who being by me day sworn on the oath saith that he is in the forty fourth year of his age that he has been the regular instated pastor of the first Presbyterian Church at Orange in said County since 13th February 1833 to the present time, which is the same church over which the Rev. David Hillyer was Minister as long as he was able to preach And also the same church of which the Rev. Mr Chapman was paster during and for some years after the close of the Revolutionary War.  And he/has never been able to find any Marriage Record kept either by the said Church or Rev. Chapman during the time he was paster of said church - and that the Rev. Chapman snow dead.  And further saith not.
William C. White

Sworn and subscribed this tenth day June AD 1843
 Stephen D. Day
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10,156

The Widow
  Rebecca Ely

Declaration and evidence
for a pension under
the said Congress of June
4th 1838

Admitted 
11 mo 28 days teamster
  4 mo.              private
_____
$52.10 per an.


Samuel B. MIller
Newark New Jersey
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State of New Jersey
County of Essex
     I John P. Jackson Clerk of the Court of Essex and of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas in and for said County do hereby certify that Samuel B. Miller before whom the affirmation of Rebecca Ely was taken and subscribed, and also before whom the several affidavits of John Ely and Mary King were made and taken,  at the time of taking said affirmation and said affidavits , was and still is a Judge of said Court and one of the Judges of the Peace in and for said County duly commissioned  and sworn, and that the formal signature "Sam'l. B. Miller" affixed to said affirmation and the Jurats of said affidavits respectively are genuine.
I further certify that Stephen D. Day before whom the annexed affidavit of William C. White was made and taken at the time of taking the same was and still is a Justice of the Peace in and for said County duly commissioned and sworn and that the signature "Stephen D. Day" to the Jurat of said affidavits is genuine.
In testimony whereof of I have hereto set my hand and official Seal  the Thirteenth day of June AD eighteen hundred and forty three.
J.P. Jackson CLK

Note that John Ely named in the above certificate was also affirmed before the said Samuel B. Miller whose subscription to said affirmation is genuine.
JP Jackson CLK
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**** vertical sidebar to left states:

The word Sworn erased and the word Affirmed underlined in the thirteenth line from the top before the -?- thereof and also in the second line over my first signature.
   Sam'l B. Miller Judge

        DECLARATION

   In order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress of the 3rd March 1843 granting pensions for one year to certain widows who have received pensions under the act of July 78th 1838.

State of New Jersey
Essex County
     On the sixth day of September one thousand eight hundred and forty three personally appeared before the subscriber one of the Judges of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas in and for said County Rebecca Ely a resident of the Township of Livingston in the County of Essex and State of New Jersey aged seventy nine years who being first duly ("sworn" crossed out) affirmed according to law doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the provision made by the Act of Congress passed on the 3rd March 1843 granting pensions to Widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary War.  That she is the Widow of Moses Ely deceased who was a Private and teamster in the war of the revolution, in the service of the United States, and the said Rebecca Ely further declares that she received a pension from the United States for fifty two dollars and tenants per annum under the law of July 7th 1838.  And that she further declares she is still a widow.
Rebecca Ely

("Sworn" crossed out) Affirmed to and subscribed on the day and year above written before me.
Sam'l B. Miller Judge of Common Pleas

And I do hereby certify that the declarant in the foregoing declaration named is personally known to me to be the identical person who received the above mention from the United States.
September 6th, 1843
Sam'l. B. Miller Judge of Common Pleas
Page 37

State of New Jersey
County of Essex
     I John P. Jackson Clerk of the County of Essex and of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas in and for said County do hereby certify that Samuel B. Miller before whom the foregoing affirmation of Rebecca Ely was taken and subscribed, at the time of taking the same was and still is one of the Judges of said County duly commissioned and sworn, and that the signature "Sam'l B. Miller" to said affirmation and certificate thereunder written respectively are genuine.
   In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and official Seal at Newark the twenty sixth day of September A.D. either hundred and forty three.
JP Jackson CLK
Page 38

Mrs. Rebecca Ely
Declaration under the
Act of Congress of February
2nd 1848

(very faint): --d at $80


Saml. B. Miller
Newark N. Jersey
Page 39

     DECLARATION

In order to obtain the benefits of theAct of Congress of 2nd February 1848 entitled and act making further provision for surviving widow and solderers off the revolution.

State of New Jersey
Essex County
  On this twenty eighth day of September in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty eight personally appeared  before me the subscriber a Justice of the Peace in and for said County Rebecca Ely a resident of Livingston in the County of Essex and State of New Jersey aged eighty five years who being first duly sworn according to law doth other oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the Act of Congress passed on the second day of February 1848 granting pensions to widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary War, that she is the Widow of Moses Ely deceased who was private soldier for the New Jersey Militia during the war of the revolution and a pensioner of the United States under the Laws of Congress of June 7th 1832 at the rate of eighty dollars per annum.  And died at his residence in said County on the fourteenth day July 1838.  And the said Rebecca Ely declares that she received a pension under the Act of Congress of June 13th 1844 of fifty three dollars and then cents per annum.  And that she is still a widow.
Rebecca Ely her X mark

Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year above written
  before me Saml. B. Miller Justice of the peace

I certify that the above named Declarant is personally known to me and that she is the same individual who was a pensioner as stated by her in the foregoing affidavit.
Sept. 28, 1848
Saml. B. Miller - Justice of the Peace
Page 40

STATE OF NEW JERSEY.
    I, CHARLES G. McCHESNEY, Secretary of State of the
State of New Jersey, do hereby certify, that Samuel
B. Miller Esquire, before whom
the within affidavit was taken, --- was, at the time of the doing thereof, a Justice of the Peace --- in and for the county of Essex in said
state, duly commissioned and sworn; that full faith and credit
are to be given to his official attestations, and that the signature
thereto is in the proper handwriting of the said
Samuel B. Miller
    In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed my seal of office at Trenton, in said state, this fourth day of October A. D. one thousand
eight hundred and forty-eight.

Charles G. W. Chesney [signature]
Secy of State.
Page 41

Mrs. Rebecca Ely
Declaration under the
Resolution of Congress
of July 1st 1848


(2 lines too faint to read)

Saml. b.Miller
Newark New Jersey
Page 42

    DECLARATION under Res. - July 1, 1848

State of New Jersey
Essex County
      ON this twenty eighth day of September one thousand eight hundred and forty eight personally appeared before the subscriber a Justice of the peace in and for said County Rebecca Ely widow of Moses Ely, deceased, a resident of the Township of Livingston in the in the County of Essex and STate of New Jersey who being due sworn, according to law doth on her oath say that she is the widow of Moses Ely who was during his lifetime a pensioner of the United States under the Act of congress passed June 7th 1838 at the rate of eighty dollars per annum, on account of Militia service performed during the Revolutionary War - And died on the fourteenth day of July 1838.  She further declares that she makes this declaration to obtain the same rate of pension her said husband enjoyed at the time of his death viz eighty dollars per annum.
In lieu of the amount she received under the Act of Congress of June 17th 1844 viz fifty two dollars and ten cents per annum on the evidence now on file in the pension office under the Resolution of congress passed July 1st 1848 claiming also arrears thereon and the said Rebecca Ely further declares she is still a widow.
Rebecca Ely her X mark

sworn to and subscribed on the day and year above written.
Saml. B. Miller Justice of the Peace

I certify that the above named declarant is personally kwon to me and that she is the same individual who was a pensioner was stated by her in the foregoing affidavit. 
Sept. 20th 1848.   Sam l. B. Miller Justice of the
                                                               Peace
Page 43

STATE OF NEW JERSEY.

    I, CHARLES G. McCHESNEY, Secretary of State of the
State of New Jersey, do hereby certify, that Samuel
B Miller --- Esquire, before whom
the within affidavit was taken,
was, at the time of the doing thereof, a Justice of
the Peace in and for the county of Essex in said
state, duly commissioned and sworn; that full faith and credit
are to be given to his official attestations, and that the signature, thereto is in the proper handwriting of the said
Samuel B. Miller
    In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed my seal of office at Trenton, in said state, this fourth day of October A. D. one thousand
Charles G. McChesney
Secy of State.
Page 44

Sir,
    I enclose the papers of M Ely upon which I wish your decision as soon as you can
con----ally give it. I am instructed to say that if he cannot get his certificate for the whole time required he will accept one for such time as you  may consider him entitled to according to the case made out on his papers.
     I am also requested to make search for the papers of Caleb Ward of Essex N. Jersey they were sent on to the office in the fall of 1832.   In that case also you will please give such certificate as may be warranted by the papers now before you.
 I am yours very respectfully
Ph. Dickinson
"House of Rep"
 Mya 31, 1834

JL Edwards Esq.
Page 45

Moses Ely

Payments to be made
at Trenton by the
Pen. Tren. Bkg. Co.
Agent for paying Pension=
ers in the Agency of New Jersey

(written vertically):
reduced to
11 mo 28 Teamster
 4 ------- Private
_______
$52.10 from 4 March
1831 subject to
what has been
paid -
__________
certificate issued
on 1841


Recorded in the Pension Of=
five, in Book E Vol. 3
Page 110 by
R. Burdine Clerk
Page 46

    WAR DEPARTMENT

 Revolutionary Claim

    I certify that, in conformity with the law of the United States of there 7th June 1832 Moses Ely of the State of New Jersey who was a private during the Revolutionary War is entitled to receive  eighty dollars and (blank) cents per annum, during his natural life, commencing on the 4th March 1831, and payable semi-annually on the 4th of March and 4th of September in every year.

Given at the War Office of the United States this fourth dat if Juan one thousand eight hundred and thirty four.

Lew Cass
Secretary of War

Examined and Countersigned
  J L Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions
Page 47

June 21 1834   Paid to  4 Mar 1834
Sept 10 1834 Paid to 4 Sept 1834
Mar 13 1835 Paid to 4 Mar 1835
Sep 12 1835 Paid to Sep 4 1835
Mar 10 1836 Paid to Mar 4 1836
Sep 14 1836 Paid to Sep 4 836
Mar 20 Paid to 4 Mar 1837
              Paid to 4 Sep 1837


28,434
Page 48

Rebecca           48  
Moses Ely Act '32 Essex Co N.J admd
Caleb Ward     "          "    New Jersey - 30,259
John Johnson  "         "    New Jersey 18,927

for the CC - Mr (Mc ?) Evans Jan 22 - 51
Page 49

J.L. Edwards Esquire
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City
Page 50

Newark New Jersey June 14th 1848

J.L. Edwards Esq.
     Sir I herewith transmit to you the Declaration and Evidence of the Widow Rebecca Ely for a Pension under the Act of Congress of July 7th 1838 which you will please to file in your office and examine in turn.
      I remain Respectfully
        Your Ob. Se.
          Saml. B. Miller
Page 51

(faint upper right):  Rev. War -?-

Dr Land Fla Aug 11th 1915

Commissioner of Pensions
Washington Dc
Dear Sir -
     Will you kindly oblige me with the copy of records in regard to Moses Ely who served somewhere between 1787 and 1780 in the Revolutionary War.  I believe he served in the New Jersey Militia.  Was granted a pension on account of his services in the army Elijah Squier was his Captain also Capt. Phil. Van Cortlandt.
Respt -Wm. H. Halsey (?)
DeLand Fla.
Page 52

PRESIDENT
HON, CORNELIUS R. HANFORD
SEATTLE

FIRST VICE-PRESIDENT
WALDO G. PAINE
SPOKANE

SECOND VICE-PRESIDENT
OVERTON G. ELLIS
TACOMA

THIRD VICE-PRESIDENT
SAMUEL J. HOLMES, M.D.
SEATTLE

SECRETARY
ORISON J. C. DUTTON
SEATTLE

WASHINGTON SOCIETY
SONS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
[seal]
SONS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
HEADQUARTERS

TREASURER
AUGUSTUS V. BELL
SEATTLE

REGISTRAR
WALTER B. SEALS
SEATTLE

HISTORIAN
FRANK S. SOUTHARD
SEATTLE

CHAPLAIN
EDWARD LINCOLN SMITH, D.D.
SEATTLE

SEATTLE

February 5, 1908.

Honorable Commissioner of Pensions,
Washington D. C.

Dear Sir: -

    Will you please tell me whether or not the name of Moses Ely Rebecca
appears on the roll of New Jersey revolutionary pensioners and whether
or not the name of Delano Pierce appears on the rolls of Connecticut
or New York revolutionary pensioners?

Yours very truly,
[?] signature
Registrar.

[stamp]
PENSION
OFFICE
U.S.
A FEB 10 1908