Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 22,133, Samuel Bowen, New Jersey
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New Jersey  
Bowen, Samuel  
S. 22,133
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25,711
Penn'a  Pittsburgh.
Samuel Bowen
of Beaver Co. in the State of Penn'a
who was a Private in the Co. commanded
by Captain Marshall of the Rgt. commanded
by Col. Cotter, in the New Jersey
line for one year.
Inscribed on the Roll of Penn Pittsb.
at the rate of 40 Dollars 00 Cents per annum,
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 20' day of Dec.
1833 and sent to Joseph
Hemphill, Beaver, Penn'a.
Arrears to the 4th of Sept 1833 --100.--
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 Dec '34. 20.
[total] $. 120.
Revolutionary Claim
Act June 7, 1832.
Recorded by Wm. R. Palmer, Clerk
Book E Vol. five Page 72.
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Samuel Bowen
23508
Direct to Beaver
to the Care of,
Judge Henry,
Beaver County
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State of Pennsylvania Beaver County  [JC]
On the 15th day of November 1832 personally appeared before Thomas Henry one of the Judges of the Court of Common pleas for said County Samuel Bowen a Resident of said County age ninety four 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 the 7th day of June 1832 From his age and infirmity of both mind and body he cannot now refer to date, but knows that immediately after the commencement of the Revolutionary War he was drafted as a militiaman in the State of Jersey Cohonsa [? no such county name], the place where he then lived. That he marched under Captain Maskel in the Regiment Commanded by Col. Potter was taken up opposite Statten Island & kept there for three months, & returned home at the end of the tour, was note home more than three months, while he as at Mount Holly Genl Wayne came there, and he fought a short battle under him, after having served the three tours at Mount Holly he was called upon by Capt Barker to perform another tour & marched toward Philadelphia above Red Bank fort & built a small battery and remained stationed there for about two months when the enemy came upon them with a piece of Cannon & battered down the fort, and then detachment was forced
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forced to retreat. The next day Genl. Washington sent them a Reinforcement, which enabled them to contend with the enemy & they had a battle, & brot the enemy and drew them. The Lieutenant of his Company Lieutenant Mulford was killed, having served this tour of at least two & a half months he was discharged & went home.
Some time afterwards, the enemy consisting of about one thousand men landed at Salem Town or Salem Bridge. This deponent was called upon to march my Capt. Barker, & he immediately marched, under him there was two companys of them Captain Barker & Capt. Smith's. There was an engagement & Capt. Smith's Company was nearly all cut off, he was then kept out half a month before he was dismissed. This includes his whole service amounting in all to twelve months, he received written discharges but have since lost them, and has now no documentary evidence to show anything about his service, nor is there any persons living by whom he can prove his service.
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatsoever to as pension or annuity except the present, and declares his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any state. He was born in Jersey, he has resided in Penn'a since 1794, & now resides in Beaver County he has a record of his age in a book.
He never was called into service in any other way than he has stated. His memory is so defective he cannot name the Genl or Regular officers where he served. Having lived long in the County where he resides
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besides he could name many respectable men who have a knowledge of his character for veracity, & he will name Genl. Sam'l Power & Robert Davidson
Sworn & Subscribed this day & year aforesaid
[signatures]
Tho's Henry
Samuel X (his mark} Bowen
We Samuel Bowen and Robert Davidson both residents of Beaver County do hereby certify that we have been long acquainted with Samuel Bowen who has Sworn and Subscribed the above declaration, and we believe him to be ninety four years of age, as he states, or at least near that age that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he lives to have been a soldier in the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion, and we do further certify that Saml Bowen has always sustained a good character for veracity and truth,
Sworn & Subscribed before me the 21st day of December 1832
[signatures]
Tho's Henry
Samuel Power
Robert Davidson
I Thomas Henry one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas of Beaver County do declare it to be my opinion after the investigation of the matter and putting the interrogatories prescribed by the war department that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states, and I do further certify that Genl Saml Power & Robert Davidson who has signed the preceding certificate, are gentlemen of good character and in every way credible persons, and that their statements are entitled to full credit. And I do further certify that, from Mr. Bowen's old age & infirmity of body he could not well attend in open court to make his declaration
[signature]
Tho's Henry
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State of Pennsylvania
Beaver County Js
I, James Logan Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas of said county do hereby certify that the foregoing are the original proceedings relative to the application of Samuel Bowen for a pension and I do also certify that Thomas Henry Esq. before whom the foregoing declaration and affidavit was made, is an Associate judge of the Court of Common Pleas of Beaver county and that the signature to the foregoing declaration & affidavit is the proper hand writing of the said Thomas Henry Esquire.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of said Court the 23rd day of November A.D. 1832
[signature]
James Logan Prothy
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Beaver County Js the Common'th of Penn'a
Personally came before me the undersigned a Justice of the peace in and for said County Samuel Bowen who being duly sworn deposeth and saeth that by reason of old age and the consequent loss of memory he cannot sear positively, or more so than he has done as to the precise length of his service, nor can he give the dates more particularly. That according to the best of his collection he served not less than the periods mentioned below and in the following grades (to wit)
As a drafted militia man in the capacity of a private for three months under Captain Marshall in the Regt Commanded by Col Potter, and stationed opposite Statten Island.
Second tour as a drafted militiaman as a private under the Command of Captain John Barker, stationed at Mount Holly for two months.
Third tour at Mount Holly under the same Captain as a private for two months
Fourth tour at Mount Holly under the s same Captain for two months
The fifth tour above Red Bank fort, under the same Captain two and a half months, in this tour his Lieutenant, (Mulford) was killed.
The sixth Tour under the same Captain at Salem's Bridge, this was for half a month, making in all twelve months and for which he claims a pension
That he is now ninety five years of age, and from the frailty and imperfection of memory he cannot recollect the names of the Colonels under whom he served other than Col. Potter, nor can he name the regular officers other than those
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those he has mentioned. Deponent further states that it would be inconvenient for him to procure a Clergyman to testify in his behalf, but that there are abundance of other citizens that could certify for him
Sworn & Subscribed before me
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25.711
23508
Samuel Bowen
Beaver county
Pennsyvania
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WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
183__

Sir:
The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has been examined, and the papers are herewith returned. The following is a statement of your case in a tabular form. On comparing these papers with the following rules, and the subjoined notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed before a pension can be allowed. The notes and the regulations will shew what is necessary to be done. Those points to which your attention is more particularly directed, you will find marked in the margin with a brace, (thus: }). You will, when your return your papers to this Department, send this printed letter with them; and you will, by complying with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your claim.
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A Statement, shewing the Service of Samuel Bowen, Beaver County, Pennsylvania.
[Column titles/descriptions] 
*Period when the service was rendered.
*Duration of the claimant's service- Year, Month, Days.
*Rank of Claimant.
*Names and Rank of the Company officers under whom he served.
*Names and Rank of the General and Field officers.
*Battles in which the applicant was engaged.
*Country through which he marched.
*Place of abode when he entered the service, and age at the present.
*Evidence by which the declaration is supported.
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[Column entries 1-11
Drafted/--/3 mo/--/Private/Capt Marshall/Col. Potter/---/Staten Island/ 94 Cohanza County, New Jersey/ Tradition

do./--/2 mo/--/ ---/Capt Barker/--/--/ Mount Holly/--/---

do./--/2mo/--/--/do./--/--/Mount Holly/--/--

do./--/--/do./--/Red bank(his Lieutenant killed)/Red bank fort/--/--

do./--/--/15/--/do/--/--/--/--/--

Declares for 12 months in all

I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J. L. EDWARDS,
Commissioner of Pensions.
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REGULATIONS UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE 7, 1832

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22133
Revolution
INVALID
File No. 22,133
Samuel Bowen
Pri  Rev War

Act: June 7th 32"
Index:--Vol. 2, Page 44
[Arrangement of 1870]
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[Postal cancellation circular stamp]
BF/ER
NOV 25
Pa.
[Handwritten note]
Pa  Nov.
Retd [returned]
[vertical text]
FREE
J. L. Edwards Commissioner of
Pensions
War Department Washington City
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Beaver November 24th 1833
J.L. Edwards Esqr.
Dear Sir  Enclosed you have a Deposition of Samuel Bowen taken before David Porter Esqr who went to the house of the Deponent and took his deposition he is very Infirm and Superannuated in body and mind from his extream age, if go but to Coaborate his former statement when you have disclosed on his claim please let me know
Yours Respectfully
[signature]
Joseph Hemphill
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THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES
Form VAM-51
12-5-41
Division of Veteran's Administration Archives
BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
Name: Bowen, Samuel  Grade: Private Line: New Jersey
WARRANT NUMBER 8160
ACREAGE 100
ISSUED  June 27, 1791
to--not shown---
* The information concerning the issuance of warrants carded on this form is found in volumes 2 to 4 of "Land Warrants Issued Prior to 1800" which are registers of the bounty land warrants issued to non-commissioned officers and privates under congressional resolutions of September 16, 1776, and subsequent dates, Other records relative to the applications for warrants appear to have been destroyed in the War Department fire of November 9, 1800. Information concerning warrants surrendered to the Federal Government to be found in General Land Office records in the National Archives.