Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 34,042, Godfrey Blackner, New Jersey
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(3-1776)

SERVICE
New Jersey

Blackner or Blacknor, Godfrey

NUMBER
S. 34042

CONTENTS
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11,834
New Jersey
Godfrey Blackner
of Elizabethtown in the state of N. Jersey
who was a private in the regiment commanded by
Colonel Martin of the N. Jersey
line, for the term of six years.
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Inscribed on the Roll of New Jersey
at the rate of 8 dollars per month, to commence on the 30 of April 1818.
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Certificate of Pension issued the 16 of June 1819
and sent to Jona. Dayton, Esq
Elizabeth Town, N.J.
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Arrears to 4th of Mar 1819 81.29
semi-anl all'ce ending 4 Sept. 1819 48-
10, 1/30 4/31   $129.29
{Revolutionary claim Act 18 March, 1818}

Continued under the law of 1 May 1820, notification thereof sent to Geo. C Barber, Elizabethtown, New Jersey.
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34042
Revy INVALID.

File No. 34042
Godfrey Blackner
Priv Rev War

Act: 18th March 18th
Index: -- Vol. 2, Page 43

[Arrangement of 1870.]
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Godfrey Blackner
Elizabethtown
N J
continue
11834
14 June 1819
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Borough of Elizabeth
Essex County
State of New Jersey ss, on this seventh day of June one thousand eight hundred and twenty personally appeared in open Court being a Court of Record in and for the Borough of Elizabeth, State and County aforesaid, Godfrey Blacknor, aged seventy six years resident in the said Borough, who being first duly sworn according to law, did on oath declare, that he served in the Revolutionary War as follows to wit.  That he enlisted in Captain Pearsons company of the fourth New Jersey Regiment commanded by Colonel Ephraim Martin in the Continental Service, for and during the revolutionary war with Great Britain that on the revolution of the said Regiment, he was transferred to Captain Dayton's Regiment in the third Regiment commanded first by Col. Elias Dayton and afterwards by Lieut. Colonel Barber, and continued therein, in the said N Jersey line, until the end of the war and was then regularly discharged with the rest of the army in the autumn of 1783.  And Godfrey Blacknor, the deponent aforesaid as further solemnly swear, that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18th day of March 1818 and that I have not since that time, by gift, sale or in any other manner disposed of any property, or any part thereof, with intent thereby so to diminish it, as to bring myself within the provision an act of Congress entitled ""an act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States, in the Revolutionary War, passed on the 11th day of March 1818. and that I have not, nor has any one in trust for me any properties or securities, contracts or debts due to me (nor have I nor has anyone in trust for me any real or personal estate (my necessary clothing excepted) nor any income whatever - That my occupation since my discharge has been chiefly that of a Gardener, but I have become too old and infirm to pursue it any longer as a business of any profit and that I have neither wife nor child residing with me for contributing in the least degree to my comfort or support.
The date of my original declaration was as early as can be recollected in April 1818 and the number of Pension Certificate Number 24 Sworn to and declared on the Seventh 
Godfrey Blacknor


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day of June 1820 before me in open Court-
Caleb Halsted Jr Mayor
Schedule
No property personal or real & no wife or children residing with me.-
I Godfrey Blacknor
New Jersey
Borough of Elizabeth
I George C Barber Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for the Borough of Elizabeth do hereby certify that the foregoing oath and the schedule thereto annexed, are truly copied from the record of the said Court and I do further certify that it is the opinion of the said Court that the total amount in value of the property of Godfrey
Blacknor is as exhibited in the aforesaid Schedule viz that he has no property personal or real.
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court on this tenth day of June eighteen hundred & twenty
Geo Barber Clerk of the Court of Com. Pleas for the Borough of Elizabeth.
[What appears to be a seal lower left corner - round, "ELIZABETH" following the right half of the outer circular edge ]
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Admitted
pension to commence
30 April 1818 by direction
Jonathan Dayton, Esquire
Elizabeth Town
New Jersey
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DISTRICT OF New Jersey, ss.
On this seventh day of June 1819, before me, the subscriber, District
Judge of the United States in and for the New Jersey District
personally appeared Godfrey Blackner
aged about 78
years, resident in Elizabeth Town in the said district, who, being by me first duly
sworn, according to law, doth, on his oath, make the following declaration, in order to obtain
the provision made by the late act of Congress, entitled ""An act to provide for certain persons engaged
in the land and naval service of the United States in the revolutionary war:" That he, the
said Godfrey Blackner enlisted for the term of the revolutionary war.
in the spring {day not recollected} in the year Seventeen hundred & seventy seven.
in the state of New Jersey
in the company commanded by 
Captain Pierson, of the Regiment commanded by Colonel
Ephraim Martin in the line of the State of New Jersey
on the Continental Establishment; that he continued to serve in the said corps, or in the service
of the United States, until the autumn of 1783, the final close of the war, when he was
discharged from service in Elizabeth Town State of New Jersey,
that he was in the battles of Short Hills, Brandywine, Germantown, Monmouth
and York town in Virginia, the first under Major General Lord Stirling,
and the other four battles under General Washington
and that he is in reduced circumstances, and stands in need of the assistance of his country for support;
and that he has no other evidence now in his power of his said services, except the annexed
certificates
Sworn to and declared before me, the day and year aforesaid.
Godfrey Blackner
William Pennington District Judge
I, William S. Pennington Judge, &c. as aforesaid, do certify that it appears,
to my satisfaction, that the said Godfrey Blackner did serve in the
revolutionary war, as stated in the preceding declaration, against the common enemy, for the term
of nine months and more at one time, on the continental establishment; and I now transmit the proceedings
and testimony taken and had before me, to the Secretary for the Department of War, pursuant to the
directions of the aforementioned act of Congress. I am also satisfied that he needs the assistance
of his country for support. I further certify that the declarant made
his first declaration on the |8| day of April One thousand 
eight hundred & eighteen. 
[ SEAL OF ]
[ THE COURT.]
William Pennington
District Judge
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I do hereby certify, that the within named Godfrey Blackner became known to me as a continental soldier in the revolutionary war with Great Britain after the reduction of the fourth, when he was transferred to the third New Jersey Regiment, in which the G. Blackner continued to serve until the end of the war; for the last three years of which, he served in my company as a Corporal, G proved himself on all occasions to be a good, obedient and faithful soldier I do further certify that I know him to be in the most necessitous and reduced circumstances, and really needing, as well as justly entitled to, the assistance of his country for support I have the evidence in my possession that the first declaration made by saw Blackner to obtain a pension under the Act of Congress, and the certificates then given by me as well as by the Judge of the Court, which are said to have been lost at the pension office, were dated on the twenty third day of March or 9th day of April One thousand eight hundred and eighteen. Given at Eliz. town N. Jersey, this 28th day of April. One thousand eight hundred and nineteen.

Jona: Dayton formerly a Captain of Paymaster in the New Jersey line Cont. Army
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This may certify that Godfrey Blackner served in the third New Jersey Regt in the Conti. 
Army for several years during the revolutionary war & had the reputation of being a good &
faithful soldier, is known to be in very needy circumstances. He has resided in this town
for more than twenty years - Elizabeth town April 28, 1819
Jereh Ballard late captain
3 Jersey Regiment
Ephm Whitlock [illegible] Adj
1st Jersey Reg 4

I William Pennington Clerk of the District of
New Jersey do certify that the signatures to this
instrument are the proper hand writing of 
William S Pennington Esq Judge of this United States 
District Court for the District of New Jersey

As witness my hand and the
seal of the said District Court
at Newark this Seventh day of
June AD Eighteen hundred and
nineteen
Wm Pennington
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THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES
Form VAM-51
12-5-41

Division of Veterans' Administration Archives

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*

NAME Blackney, Godfrey GRADE Private LINE New Jersey

WARRANT NUMBER 0147 ACREAGE 100 ISSUED January 14, 1791