Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 2,202, Benjamin Conger, New Jersey
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SERVICE						NUMBER
New Jersey	Conger, Benjamin	R. 2,202
			Rachael
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31595
Georgia
Benjamin Conger

Gwinnett Co. in the State of Geo. [Georgia] 
who was a Private in the Compy. [Company] commanded by Captain Seeley in the Regt. [Regiment] commanded by Col. [Colonel] Martin in the N.J. line for 12 months Priv of Arty. [Private of Artillery], 3 months Priv of Infy [Private of Infantry].

Inscribed on the Roll of Georgia at the rate of 60 Dollars and ~ Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831. 

Certificate of Pension issued the 26th day of Feb. 1839 and Sent J.F. Cleveland Heo. of Repd. 

Arrears to the 4th of Sept 1838
$150.00
Semi-annual allowance ending 4 Mar. 39
 30.00
________
180.00

{Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832}
Recorded by D.D. Addison, Clerk
Book (?) Vol. 6 Page 99

Not.n to P.Ag.t [Notification to Pension Agent — ?] [Hit?] to J. Cummings, June 11, 1839
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Benj’n [Benjamin] Conger 
Ga [Georgia]

Allow 12 mo. for Artillery 
and 3 mo. for Infantry
$60.00 per annum

Hon J.F. Cleveland 
HR

Wm. Maltbie C.H.
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State of Georgia}
Gwinnett County}

Inferior Court sitting to attend to the application of Revolutionary Soldier

On this 8th day of September 1833 personally appeared in open court it being a Court of Record now sitting. Benjamin Conger a resident of said County of Gwinnett and State aforesaid aged seventy six who being first duly sworn according to Law [. ] on his oath makes the following declaration in order to obtain his benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7th 1832 that he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated to wit that he entered the service in 1776 in Morristown State of New Jersey where he then lived as an enlisted soldier under the command of Col. [Colonel] Martin & Gen.l [General] Sterling for the term of three months he first marched from Morristown to [Bergen?] from thence to New York thence to Long Island where he was in a battle at that place thence back to New York. Thence to Fort Washington or north [Bever?] thence to the white plains thence sent off with some [preanors - ?] and remained with them until the expiration of the three months he never rec’d his discharge by his said Captain which discharge he has lost. Afterwards in the year 1777 he enlisted under the above named Captains & Lieut. Philip’s under the command of Col. Lindly for three months more and marched from Morristown a short distance from Elizabethtown when he was in three engagements in three successive days from thence he marched near Woodbridge where was in a battle at Strawberry Hill and was in a battle above Woodbridge at [unintelligible] he then rec’d his discharge from his aforesaid Captain which discharge he has also lost he afterwards volunteered to the best of his recollection in 1778 at
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TRANSCRIBER’S NOTE: There is little punctuation in the original document and lots of run-on sentences. So some punctuation has been inserted in brackets to aid readability.

Elizabethtown in the artilory [artillery] under Captain Clark to serve until the close of the war[.] He was not in any Battle[,] it  was a guard artilory [artillery] stationed at Elizabethtown [;]  during the time he was [unintelligible] off once to cut off the retreat after Monmouth Battle and returned back to Elizabethtown where he remained until the close of the war in 1781 when he rec.d [received] his discharge by the aforesaid Captain [ — ] his recollection is so compromised by old age that he cannot recollect at all his officers name but could to the best of his recollection his Gen.l [General] was named Miles [ — ] after which time he settled in New Jersey Morristown in said state for some years from thence he moved to the states of Virginia Henry County from there to the state of North Carolina Rockingham County from thence to the state of So Carolina Pendleton District from thence to the state of Georgia Gwinnett County where he now resides and he recollects that a man of the name of Oliver & one named [Halitino - ?] were of his [miss - ?] in this last service — He was born at Morristown in the state of New Jersey in the year 1757 and has no record of his age — [unintelligible ] Sterling Roberts a Clergyman and Step Roberts - Asa Vaughan - Capt Abner [Yeager?] & Thompson Moore and many others of his neighbours to whom he has been long known can testify to his character for veracity & of their belief of his service as a soldier of the Revolution

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

The declarant further states that during the time he was stationed at Elizabethtown [unintelligible] in the years 1778 1779 1780 & 1781 at least three years he was engaged in no civil pursuits  — and that in each & every service he was a private soldier

Sworn to & subscribed In open Court the day & year aforesaid}
Benjamin Conger 

(Attest) Wm. Maltbie C.H.
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Georgia
Gwinnett County
Sterling Roberts a Clergyman residing in the State & County aforesaid and Abner Yager a citizen residing in the same do hereby certify that we are acquainted with Benjamin Conger who has subscribed & sworn to the above declaration that we believe him to be
seventy six years old & that he is reputed & believed in the neighbourhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the revolution and that we concur in that opinion
Starling Roberts
Abner Yager
Sworn to & subscribed in open Court the day & year first aforesaid-
(Attest) Wm. Maltbie C.J.C.

Georgia
Gwinnett County
September 
June 9
Inferior Court

And the said Court do certify & hereby declare
their opinion after after the investigation of the matter & 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 said Court that Sterling Roberts, a clergyman who 
has signed the above certificate is a Clergyman resident in the State & County aforesaid and that Abner Yager Citizen who has also signed the same is a resident in the said State & County & is a credible person and that their statement is entitled to credit
Given under our hands &c this 9 day of September 1833
H. H. Allen J.J.C.
John H. Gresham J J C
Joseph A Reeves J P C
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Georgia
 Gwinnett County 
I William Maltbie Clerk of the Inferior Court for said County to hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Benjamin Conger for a pension in testimony where I have hereunto set my hand and label of office this 4th day of September 1835
William Waltbie C.H.

Benjamin Conger 
GA

Allow 12 mo for Artillery and 3 mo for Infantry 
$60.00 per ann [annum].

Hon JF Cleveland 
HB
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State of Georgia 
County of Cobb

On this twenty second day of October Eighteen hundred and forty five personally aforesaid before the undersigned [unknown] of the Justices of the Inferior Court in and for the County of aforesaid Rachel Conger a resident of the County of Cobb in the State of Georgia aged about eighty years, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth on her oath, make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the pensioners made by the several acts and Revolutions of [unknown] granting Pensions to Widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary War.
That she is in the Widow of Benjamin Conger who was a Private in the Revolution, and that the said Benjamin Conger at the time of his death was a Pension from the fourth of March 1831, at the rate of sixty dollars for annum during his natural life - that the said Benjamin Conger received said Pension p to the 4th of September 1841, and that he departed this life on the twenty first day of December 1841, in Cobb County in the State of Georgia , and that she is still his widow, and has remained his widow continually since his death. That this diplomant was married to the said Benjamin Conger at the close of the Revolutionary War, where he returned from service in the army, the precise year she cannot remember. That they were married in the State of New Jersey, and the County of Morris, that they removed to Pendleton District in the State of South Carolina, where they resided many years, from there they removed to, and resided many years in the County of Gwinnett in the State of Georgia, and from there removed to the County of Cobb
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in the State of Georgia, where the said Benjamin Conger said, at the time before stated, and which this diplomant has ever since resided. That she is unable to procure any written evidence of her marriage with the said Benjamin Conger that a record of their marriage was made in their family Bible, but that many years since, their dwelling was consumed by fire together with everything in it, and at the same time the Bible containing the record of the marriage of this said Benjamin with this diplomant for many years, as man and wife. Rachael Conger Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year above written 
NB Green J.I.C

State of Georgia 
County of Cobb
On this twenty second day of October Eighteen hundred and forty five, personally appeared before this undersigned, one of the Justices of the Inferior Court in and for the State and County aforesaid, William Kemp of said State and County, aged about fifty one years, who being duly sworn according to law, deposeth and saith, that he knew them in the County of Gwinnett in the State of Georgia from where they removed to the County of Cobb in said State that during all the time of this acquaintance with them, that the said Benjamin and Rachel were known as man and wife, and were persons fair and respectable standing in
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the community where they resided and that the person who signs the foregoing declaration on oath, is now present, and well known to this diplomant as the former wife, and now the Widow of the said Benjamin Conger deceased, and further [unknown] sayeth not. 

William Kemp

Sworn to and subscribed before me, on this day and year before written 

NB Green J.I.C
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man and wife and were persons of fair standing and respectability in the community in which they resided - and that Rachel Conger who has made and signed the foregoing declaration is now [unknown], and well known to diplomant to be the Widow of the said Benjamin Conger deceased. 
Bird Stegall

Sworn to and subscribed before me, on the day and year above written.

N.B. Green J.I.C
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State of Georgia
Cobb County
On this 25th day of May one thousand eight hundred and fifty personally appeared before me the undersigned a Justice of the Inferior Court in and for said County Simeon Conger a resident of said County aged 60 years on the 6th of October 1849 who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the several acts and resolutions of [unknown] granting Pensions to widows and children of deceased Revolutionary soldiers and Pensioners of the United States who served in the Revolutionary War [unknown] states that he is the son of Benjamin Conger his father applied for and drew a pension in his lifetime at the note of 60 dollars per annum on the Georgia Poll that his mother Rachael Conger in his life time made out a Declaration under the Act of [unknown] 7th July 1838 and forwarded it to the Pension Office with proof as full as could be made under existing  circumstances as to her marriage to the said Benjamin Conger and as to her and her husband living together as husband and wife and [unknown] as such for a long period of time diplomant further states that he knows of no additional proof that
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he can bring to bear in strengthening said Declaration and proof on file [unknown] his own statements and the enclosed Will and last Testament made by his deceased father in his lifetime will satisfy the Department as to his parents marriage before the first day of January 1794 diplomant states that his father Benjamin Conger died on the 21st day of December 1841 that Rachael Conger diplomants mother [unknown] him and remained his widow up to the 31st day of August 1847 it being the day of her death leaving only two children diploment and Abigail Stegall he [unknown] desires a certificate of Pension to [unknown] in his and his sisters name
Simeon Conger
Sworn to and subscribed before me the day and year before written 
J. L. Lawrence J.I.C 

State of Georgia 
Cobb County 
I William L. Johnson Clerk of the Inferior Court and for said County. do certify that satisfactory evidence has been exhibited to said Court that Benjamin Conger deceased, was a Pensioner of the United States at the rates of sixty dollars per annum was a resident of the County of Cobb in said State in the year 1841. and died on the 21st day of December in said year 1841. that he left a widow who survived him, and remained his widow up to the 31st day of August 1847. it being the day of her death, that she left only two children that are now
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Living to wit. Simeon Conger and Abigail Stegall In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of Office this the 25th day of May in the year of our Lord Eighteen hundred & fifty.
William S. Johnson J.I.C
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Georgia
Gwinnett County 
The last will and testament of Benjamin Conger [unknown] of said county 
I BenjaminConger snr, considering the uncertainty of this mortal life and being of sound mind and memory (Thanks unto almighty God for his mercies) do make and publish this my last will and testament in manner and form following, that is to say I give and bequath unto my beloved wife Rachel Conger all my estate, both real and personal biz, my negro woman Rachel and her son Henry, all my horses hogs and cattle, house hold and kitchen furniture, farming tool & all debts which are due to me and money which I have had together with three forty acre lots of land which I own in Cobb County in the state aforesaid, all of which I give unto my wife Rachel Conger as aforesaid all of my [unknown] and effects every  kind [unknown] and degree of prosperity which I [unknown] the said Benjamin Conger [unknown] do make publish and declare the above to be my last will and testament making all others made by me
In witness [unknown] whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this ninth day of February in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty one

Benjamin Conger
Signed [unknown] published and declared by the above name Benjamin Conger Snr , to his last will and testament in the presence of us who hereunto subscribed our names as witness in the presence of the [unknown]
Joseph M. Bastes
Daniel Plunket
John M. Born
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Family Record
Births 

Jonas L.V. Conger was born September the 10th day in the year of our lord 1813

DAvid V. Conger was born on the 10th day January in the year of our Lord 1815

Harte Conger was born the 24th day of May in the year of our lord 1818

Rachel Lizbeath Conger was born the 17th day of May in the year of our lord 1820

Learnann C
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Family Record

Simeon Conger 
and Jean Vowel 
was married in
September the 17th
day 1812 in the
year of our lord

Simeon Conger
was born in the year
of our lord 17889 the
6 day of October
Jane Vowel his
wife was borne 1791
in 22 day of May 

Jonas C.V. Conger
Tildy Yager was 
married the 17 day May in 1831
in the year of our lord
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June 22 766

William Y Hamill
Georgia
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State of New Jersey
Morris County SSf George H Sudlow Clerk of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas of at said County do hereby certify that I have searched the Records of Marriages in the Clerks of office of the said County from the commencement of said Records to the day of the date hereof and I do not their find recorded any marriage of Benjamin Conger to Rachel Conger and that their is no other office in which marriages are recorded by law in the County
In Testimony whereof I have hitherto set my hand And officid the seal of said County at Morristown the seventeenth day of June AD 1846
George H Ludlow Clerk
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Sep 4. 1850
Simeon Conger and sister
children of Benjamin and Rachel Conger
Rev Pension
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Benj Conger 
J.L. Edward Esq
Court of PenStone{?]
Washington 
D.C.

Postmark Savannah Jun
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J.L. Edwards Esq June 5th 1839
Comm Pending 
City of Washington
Sir
I leave had before me for some time the Pensioner claim of 
Benjamin Conger examined and 
by yourself 28th of July 1837

Stopping that the Pension Agent here is not advised of the said Pension therefore they not pay it.

Please [?] unto they matter
Yours Respectfully

Jos Cumming Joseph Cumming
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there were two companies of artillery raised in
N Jersey for 12 mos. Capt Neal & Capt Clark
but there are no rolls of the companies. The statement
of Mr Conger, fully corroberated by the history of 
the times and the facts above stated, Mr Luce
who has a better knowledge pf this service generally of the same ? with myself that the
claim should be allowed
H H L
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V 8232
Rachel Conger
Geo
[?] W.B. Hansell

Dead 12. 43 do to Jaine June
23. 1846
J.M[unintelligible] Mather 10 Dec 1850
Let W.B. Scott Nov 10/37
March of 1843
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Benj Conger
Ga
[?]
Hon J.L Cleveland Jan16th
1839
Act June 7
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82.32
Rachel Conger
Geo
Act 3 March 43

J.L. Edwards Esq
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington DC
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Marietta, Cobb Co. Geo. 24. October 1845.
J.L. Edwards Esqr
Comr of Pensions
Washington
Dr. Sir
You will please find accompanying the application of Rachel Conger who is the Widow of Benjamin Conger a Revolutionary Pensioner. I have drawn her application 
without having the advantage of the late act of Congress before me or any form by which to be governed, but hope that the declaration
contain sufficient substance, and the depositions evidence that will authorize a favorable consideration of her claim.
Benjamin Conger, was, at the time of his death, a Pensioner, as a private in the Revolution at $60 per annum, and had drawn his pay from the 4 of March 1831, to the 4 Sept. 1841, by virtue of Warrant No 31.595. dated the 26 day of February 1839, payable at the agency in Savannah Geo. and which is now in my possession.
Abundant depositions of other respectable Witnesses, proving the identity, Widowhood and reputation, from neighborhood understanding of the marriage, similar to those submitted, can be obtained, but it was believed that the testimony of two would be deemed sufficient. May I ask the favour of hearing from you on this matter at a convenient time, and direct to me at Milledgeville Georgia, Hoping for a favourable reply, on behalf of the old Lady, who is very needy, I am very respectfully
Your Obt Servt
Wm. Y. Hansell
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Act of July 14, 1862, and March 3, 1873.
service:
2.202
Rachel Conger
widow of Benjamin
enlisted:
discharged:
application filed:
Alleges:
enlisted:
18
18
18
Attorney:
P.O.
Recognized.
Cert. of Dis. Searched for
Contract
18
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Simeon Conger borne October 6 1789
Jane Vowell his wife born 22 day of May 1794
Jonas L.V. Conger born September 10 1899
David V. Conger born January the 10th 1899
Harte Conger born October 24 1818
Rachel Lezlith born November 17 1820
Leann Conger born July 14 1822
John E Conger born October 19 1826
Mary Conger born April 27 1829
William Conger born October 20 1831
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State of Georgia
County of Gwinnett ss.
On this 4th day of February 1839 personal
appeared before the Inferior Court of said
County Benjamin Conger a resident of the County aforesaid aged eighty two 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 7th 1832 - That he enlisted in the service of the United States in Morristown State of
New Jersey under Capt Seeley was attached to Coll Martins Regiment received a bounty of five Dollars and was promised in addition eight dollars per month, Marched from Morristown
to Newark from thence crossed over to New York - from thence crossed the East River to Long Island, fought a battle there with
the British forces - Call Martin was wounded before the battle became general - the American army was defeated and Deponent escaped and landed in New York Marched to Fort Washington and from thence to the White Plains - On the day of the battle at White Plains was sent across the North River with some wounded men-- crossed at Kings
Ferry, assisted in taking care of the wounded  till the expiration of three months (term of enlistment) expired - The above service was
performed in the year 1776 in the Summer and Fall months of said year - Enlisted the second time under Capt Lesley in Morristown
and received five Dollars bounty marched from Morristown to near Elizabeth town and joined the American Army under Col Lindley
had a night skirmish with a detachment of the British army from thence to Elizabeth Town the British army having returned to Staten Island, from thence to (above) Woodbridge where he
Deponent was stationed till his term of service again expired
The above service (of three months) was performed in the Fall and Winter of 1776 and 1777. Deponent further states that he volunteered the third time in Morristown under Capt Munson command
by General Winanns Marched from Morristown to New Windsor for the purpose of preventing a landing from the British Fleet
was marched back to Morristown and discharged. This term of one month service was performed as deponent believes
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in September or October 1777. And Deponent further states that he enlisted & volunteered in the United States service a fourth time in Elizabethtown N. Jersey in a company of Artillery under Capt Clark commanded
General Winans - that he was stationed at Elizabethtown that the company to which he belonged was called the guard Artillery and
chiefly employed in communicating intelligence with regard to the British forces, keeping in check the Tories upon Staten Island
& that he was marched from Elizabeth Town to (near) Trenton in order to cut off the retreat of some of the British forces after the battle of Monmouth and that he was afterwards
discharged at Elizabethtown having served twelve months in the latter part of the year 1777 & 1778. And that he hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present, and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any State or Territory, and that he was born in
or near Morristown N. Jersey in the year 1756 as he believes- That he has no record of his age. That when called into service he was living in Morristown and since that time he has lived in Henry County Virginia - Rockingham County N. Carolina - Pendleton South Carolina and Gwinnett County Ga
That he voluntarily entered the United States service by enlistment and does not recollect to have received any discharge in writing if
he did it has been lost-- And Deponent further states that he has been well known to the following named persons for from ten to fifteen years, who will testify as to his character for veracity and their belief of his services as a soldier of the revolution
(Viz Isaac Gilbert Esq. Capt James McGinnis George Brogden Esq Joseph W Baxter Esq Revd Silas King and Revd Sterling Roberts- and that he does not know of a surviving
witness by whom he can prove his services
Benjamin Conger
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid before
us & statement made before signed

Kinchin Rambo J.J. C.
John P. Hutchings J.J.C.
John Mills J J C
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Mr. Silas King a clergyman residing in the County of Gwinnett State of Ga. and James Roberts residing in the same County and State hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Benjamin Conger who has subscribed and sworn to the above Declaration that we believe him to be (Unintelligible) eighty two years of age, that he is (unintelligible) and he lived in the neighborhood where he (unintelligible) to be a soldier of the revolution and that we concur in that opinion.

Sworn and subscribed this day and year aforesaid  (unintelligible)

John Mills JJL
Jm. Roberts JJL
Winchin Rambo JJL

And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogations furnished 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 Silas King, who has signed the pending certificate is a clergyman resident of the County of Gwinnett and that James Roberts is a credible person and that their statement is entitled to weight and that the statements of the applicant are true.
Signed the day year aforesaid.
John Mills, JJL
Jms P. (unintelligible) JJL
Winchin Rambo JJL

J. William Matthie, clerk of the Inferior Court for Gwinnett County Ga. do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceeding of the said Court in the matter of the application of Benjamin Conger for a pension.  In testimony thereof I have hereinto set my hand and seal of office this 4th day of Feby 1839.  Wm.  Matthie CJL
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Georgia Gwinnett County

I John M Thompson Clerk of the Superior Court for said County hereby testify that I went to the City of New York in the month of December eighteen hundred and twenty six for the purpose of buying a stock of goods that I had occasion to visit Newark New Jersey and became acquainted in that place with Mr Goble of the firm of Goble and Thomas respectable wholesale Shoe dealers. Mr Goble inquired after Benjamin Conger who he said was a relation of his and whom he understood lived in Georgia. Mr Goble spoke of Mr B. Conger as having been a revolutionary soldier and an honest industrious good citizen, which after an acquaintance of fourteen years with him I believe that Benjamin Conger with his applicant is the same person above refered and that he was a revolutionary soldier as he states and that he is a credible person
Given under my hand and seal of office this 16th day of February 1839
John M Thompson Clerk
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Augt 20 1857

Declaration
Simian Conger
for a 
Pension
Cap Triplett
Major W.B.Scott
Washington City
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State of Georgia
Cobb County

On this the 28th day of July 1851 before me the undersigned, a Justice of the Inferior Court of said County, duly authorized by law to administer oaths personally appeared Simeon Conger, aged 61 years and after being duly sworn according to law states that he is the reputed son of Benjamin and Rachel Conger, deceased, that his father Benjamin Conger was a Revolutionary Solider and drew a pension as such up to a short time previous to his death which occurred on the 21st of Dec 1841 that his mother Rachel Conger survived his father and remained his widow up to her death which occurred on the [blank in the document]  day of {blank in the document} 1847 that during her life she applied for a pension as the widow of a Pensioner under the Act 4th July 1838 by owing to her failure in proving her marriage to her husband, declarent's Father she failed to obtain a certificate of Pension (unintelligible) therefore makes this Declaration for the purpose of obtaining a certificate of Pension in his name and his sister Abigail Stegalls.  He states that the undersigned record is the only record in existence that he has any knowledge of by which his own age and his family can be proven that the inclosed leaf was taken from his family Bible which was taken from a small testament of his about 25 years ago and that the record in said testament was drawn off from his Father's Family Bible in or about 1813 soon after declarant was married and went to housekeeping that his Father's Bible was burnt up when his house was burnt in Gwinnett County a number of years since.  Declarant states that
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he veryly believes that his parents were legally married in New Jersey as stated by his Mother, Rachel Conger in her Declaration that from his first recollection that they were living together as husband and wife and that they remained as such up to his Father's death that he never heard the legality of their marriage questioned by any one.  Declarant further states that his Father often told him that he served in the Revolutionary War two years and (unintelligible) under Capt Sealy in New Jersey and the Carolinas that he makes these statements to have the Pension raised from 60 dollars or 72 dollars per annum up to $80 dollars per annum.  He hereby appoints William B. Scott of Washington City his Attorney to prosecute said claims for a Pension and arrears of Pension due him and his sister under the Acts of Congress providing for the widows and children of deceased Rev. Soldiers and Pensioners.

Swor to and subscribed before me the day and date above with 
C. Tucker, JJL

Simeon Conger

State of Georgia
Cobb County

On this the 28th day of July 1851 before me the undersigned a Justice of the Inferior Court of said County personally appeared William Z. Hansell and after being duly sworn according to law, aged 62 years, deposeth and saith that he was engaged by Mrs Rachel Conger the Widow of Benjamin Conger, a Revolutionary Pensioner at the Georgia Agency, that deponent knew of the declaration for the said applicant and such evidence as accompanied the same as to her marriage and (unintelligible)
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were (unintelligible) and enclosed to the Commissioner of Pensions this was done in the year 1844 or 1845 at which time deponent was of opinion that the applicant was as old as she represented herself to be in her said declaration, that she represented herself as having been married to Benjamin Conger in Morris County, New Jersey, the year after the close of the Revolutionary War, and that they lived together as man and wife until the time of the death of her husband on the 21st day of December/September 1841.  That according to the recollection of deponent the evidence accompanying the declaration as far as regarded the death of her husband and her widowhood was full and ample and that with respect to the marriage was only presumption and consisted of deposition of persons uninterested, who had known them living together as man and wife for a series of more than forty years.  Deponent further says that in the years 1845 or 1846, as the agent of said applicant, he visited Morristown in Morris County New Jersey for the purpose of finding out and obtaining evidence of the marriage of the said Benjamin and Rachel Conger, and that after diligent search and inquiry, no such evidence could be procured, that deponent procured a Certificate from the Clerk of the Court in whose office records of marriages were found, that no such record as sought for could be found, which Certificate was handed by deponent to the Commissioner of Pensions to be filed by him with the said declaration and other evidence-- and further deponent saith that from the fair standing of the said Rachel Conger and the reputation of herself and family for truth and veracity, that he never had any reason to doubt the truth of the statement made by her in her said declaration.  

Sworn and (unintelligible) before me the day and year above written

Wm. Y. Hansell

C Tucker, JJL
State of Georgia
Cobb County

JJ H, (unintelligible) Clerk of the Inferior Court of said County do hereby certify that Wm. Y. Hansell and Simeon Conger, who have sworn to the foregoing statement, are persons of truth and veracity and that their testimony is entitled to full faith and credit.
July 28th, 1851
T. H. Moon C S L
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State of Georgia
County of Cobb

J T H Moon, Clerk of the Inferior Court in and for said County, do hereby certify that Crawford Tucker, Esq., before whom the foregoing affidavits or depositions were made and who has thereunto subscribed his name is an acting Justice of the Inferior Court, duly commissioned and sworn and authorized by law to administer oaths for general purposes and that the foregoing signature purporting to be his is genuine.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of my office, this 28th July 1831.

J. H. Moon, (unintelligible)