Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 3971, for William Story, New Jersey
Page 1

(3-1776)

SERVICE

New Jersey.  
Story, William 

NUMBER

S. 3971

contents 

carded
Page 2

New Jersey 31.3(?)-7

William Story

of Middletown in the State of New Jersey who was a Pri in the Compy commanded by Captain Perrine of the Reg commanded by col Hyer in the N. Jersey line for 2 years. 

Inscribed on the roll of N. Jersey at the rate of 80 Dollars - cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831. 

Certificate of Pension issued the 6 day of Mar 1838 and (?) C. G. McChesney Hightstown, N Jersey. 

Arrears to the 4th of mt.                     $ 560.00
semi-anl allowance ending 4: Sept.   40.00

                                                              $600.00

{Revolutionary Claim, 
Act June 7, 1832}

Recorded by R Burdine - Clerk
Book E2 -    Vol 3 -      Page 161.
Page 3

C G McChesney
HightsTown
N.J.

(?)

Admd
2 years pre

80.  H 

C. G. McChesney Esq
Feb 20 1838
Page 4

Declaration 

In order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress Passed June 7, 1832. 

State of New Jersey 
Middlesex county 

On this Eighteenth day of July AD Eighteen hundred and thirty seven (1837), Personally appeared before the subscribed Presiding Judge of the Inferior court of Common Pleas in and for said County William Story a resident of East Windsor in the county of Middlesex and State of New Jersey aged Eighty years past who being first duly sworn according to law, that on his oath make the following Declaration in order to obtain the Benefit of the act of Congress, passed June 7, 1832.

That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated in 1776 in the month of June was drafted under Capt Perrine & Col Hyers or Dickens cannot say which. and marched to Elizabethtown. Pauleshook and other places. was out all the month was dismissed at (?). in August following was drafted under same officers - marched from Cranberry to South Amboy at the expiration of the month the day after reaching home immediately volunteered under Capt. Conover for the month of September and returned to the same places as named in August, it is well remembered on account of taking some peaches without permission, was under arrest two hours on said account.  served the month out. Was drafted in the month of December the enemy then lay in Philadelphia under Capt Dey or Conover cannot say distinctly which. marched in a number of Scouts - our
Page 5

head Quarters was in the village of Cranberry, remained the month out = again was called by general alarm in January 1777, being about the time the Battle took place in Princeton (soon after the battle of Trenton) was out this Tour Two weeks - may again drafted in February under Capt Perrine and remained stationed the month out in Cranberry - was drafted in the following months of April and May under Captains Chamleis, Perrine and sometimes Dey - said officers frequently exchanged places was stationed in Cranberry - except when out on Scouts the Enemy being in New Brunswick - Col Hyer and Sometimes Col Scudder and Nelson Commanded was out the whole two months = in June was called out again by General alarm, the enemy left New Brunswick on their way to Somerset courthouse and marched near a place called Kingston this tour was two weeks in September was drafted under Captain Dey - remembers it well on account of his mother getting injured in Harvesting. was stationed at Spottswood and Old Bridge. except when out on scouts. was out the whole month - was not again out until the month of December - was then drafted under Capt Dey or Conover  marched from Cranberry to a place Blackhorse in Burlington County = and as far as the Deleware - the enemy being then in Philadelphia remained the month out. 
In the year 1778. In the month of February was drafted Capt Perrine marched to Allentown,  Drawbridge & Bordentown was out this tour more than Five weeks = was again drafted in the month of April under the same officers and - was principally stationed in Cranberry = and some time about the 18th or 20th May. this Declarant - Enlisted under Capt Peat or Vangler in the village of Cranberry
Page 6

in Col Jacob Hierson, Regt .. the term of our Enlistment was for 9. months. Sometime about the latter part of the month of May - this deponent together with six or eight others who enlisted at the same place and time = marched on to Trenton. there was under a Capt Vangler or Wangler who sometimes had command of the same company soon after this the Enemy left Philadelphia and crossed into Jersey = was in the Battle of Monmouth on the 28th of June marched in the rear of the enemy on their retreat to Sandy Hook - this deponent afterwards marched to Elizabethtown - Staten Island - Woodbridge - Newark Middlebrook and many other places -  General Maxwell commanded in the Battle of Monmouth. Col Scudder, Forman and others occasionally in Command of said Battalion and company , was discharged sometime in the month of January 1779, at Middlebrook or New Brunswick cannot distinctly say.   This deponent remains at home until some time about the first of April in the Spring = In the months of April - June and August was drafted under Capts Chambers and Perrine and remained the months out. at Spottswood , Old Bridge, Amboy, Bergen Point and other places.   In the month of November was drafted under Capt Perrine or Chambers. was stationed near Spottswood at Old Bridge the month out I n the year 1780 In the months of January, April and June was drafted under Captains Dey. Longstreet and Chambers, as they frequently exchanged in Commanding = cannot distinctly say which commanded in each separate Tour - was stationed at Spottswood. Old Bridge, South Amboy & except being frequently out on Scouts. the enemy and Tories from New York were almost constantly making Inseuctions into this region of
Page 7

country. during the Battle of Springfield in June we were stationed near Kingston. The Tours were for a month each.  In the Autumn of 1780 as also in the years 1781 - and 82" this declarant can specify as many as six -different monthly tours in the militia. besides many alarms and scout which was almost constantly taking place.  The Tories being quite as bad as the enemy
This declarant verily believes he served in the State Troops and Militia in the Service of the United States during the Revolutionary War Fully Three years active duty = and further declares That in the year 1833  this deponent commenced making out his declaration under the present act of June 7, 1832" When he was taken ill with Palsy which so affected declarants speech that until within the last few months- this deponent was unable to state clearly the above or before mentioned Services.  Testimonies of many (Rescanick Moore Daniel Wilson Asher Applegate ) are now deceased = who were well acquainted with many Tores of duty of said deponent that cannot be obtained, But produces proof sufficient to fully sustain the facts of Service as before stated,   He hereby relinquishes any 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 = is unable to appear in open Court on acct of bodily infirmity = being 30 miles from the said court.  
William Story

Sworn and Subscribed the day and year aforesaid 
before me
Joseph McChesney Judge
Page 8

And the said applicant further declares and says That in answer to the Interrogators prescribed by the War department - That to the first, he answers that he was born in Middlesex County, New Jersey in May 1758 =  To the 2nd Interrogatory = Answers.  That the said (?) is in this Declarants Bible =. in these words "William Story born 12.th May (1758): "1758".
3rd Interrogatory - answering says. That he lived in the County of Middlesex, New Jersey before the War. Afterward and now- 
4th Inter - y = answers and says = was Enlisted Drafted and was a volunteer 
5th Inter y = Answering says = was known to General Washington. General Maxwell, Gen Heard, Col Nelson - Dykins - Hyer - Scudder - Forman - & Dayton
6th - Inter'y - Answers That he recd a discharge at Middlebrook or New Brunswick in 1779. but that the said discharge has been lost or destroyed for more than Forty years 
7th Inter, y - Answers - That he is well known to Samuel Bailey. William Allen and John B Mount Esquire's = Samuel Allen Isaac Wilson , John Story Jacob Fleming = James ,P Disborough; & & 

William Story 

Sworn and Subscribed this 18th day of July 1837 - 
Before me
Joseph McChesney Judge
Page 9

State of New Jersey
Middlesex county 

On this fifth day of December 1837, Personally appeared before this Subscriber a Justice of the Peace in and for said County, Charles G McChesney a Practicing Physician of the Township of East Windsor in said county, a Person of credibility a truth. who being duly sworn according to law on his oath saith. That in the autumn of 1833, he was called upon to attend William Story a resident of said Township = in an attack of Palsy which affected the said Story's speech so much that he was unable to finish his declaration -  in order to obtain a Pension under the act of Congress passed "June 7, 1832."  This Deponent was called upon to write out said Declaration = The said William Story. has been within the last Three months restored to his speech so as to be distinctly understood = this Deponent has constantly attended him until this present time-  This Deponent declares that the said William Story's mind has not been affected so as to impair his memory or understanding = at the time of his first application, this Deponent heard Reveanick Moore - Daniel Wilson, Asher Applegate and others now deceased speak of the services of the said William Story in the Revolutionary War. and now willing to accompany him to Newark (?) to testify in his behalf =. The said William Story is known to this Dept as a Respectable citizen of this - Township and fully believes he served as he
Page 10

has stated in his Declaration in the Revolutionary War. and is now so far recovered as to be able to walk about on his farm 

Charles G McChesney

Sworn to and Subscribed this 5th December 1837

Joseph Mc Chesney
Page 11

we Israel Pearce a Clergyman residing in the township of East Windsor and Jonathan G McChesney of the same place hereby certify that we are well acquainted with William Story who has subscribed and sworn to the above Declaration that we believe him to be eighty 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 

Israel Pearce

This fifth day of Decr 1837. 
for Joseph Mc Chesney 

Jonathan E McChesney 

I hereby certify that Israel Pearce a clergyman and Jonathan E McChesney the Subscribing witnesses as above are men well known to the subscriber as men of Respectability and Truth - and I do further certify that William Story is unable to appear in open court on account of bodily infirmity and that he has been well known to the Subscriber as a man of veracity and Truth for upwards of Forty Years and that after answering the Interrogatories prescribed by the War Department = fully believes the Statemnts therein Contained are True and that the said William Story Served in the Revolutionary War- before stated

Joseph Mc Chesney   Judge
Page 12

State of New Jersey 
Midddlesex County 

Be it known that on the 26th day of December 1837. Personally appeared before the Subscriber a Justice of the Peace in for Said county William Fisher a Resident of the township of East Windsor in the County of Middlesex and State of New Jersey a Pensioner of the United States - who is a Person of Credibility and truth who being duly sworn according to law on his oath Saith that he was well acquainted with William Story during the Revolutionary War and remembers seeing the said Story in the ranks of the Malitia in 1776 in the Autumn at Poules hook (?) the militia was quartered thinks it was Sept or Oct, also saw him in the Ranks at Cranberry in the year 1777 in the month of February and also in the spring of said year under Capt Conover and Chambers verily believes the Said Story performed as much as Three months service while the malitia were stationed in the Village of Cranberry & remembers hearing at the time that he enlisted for 9 months and very well recollects that he was absent about the year 1778 - and that on his return, he again joined the malitia remembering him in the ranks at Spottswood, Old Bridge and other places in the year 1780 and 1781 when the Pennsylvania line revolted. believes he served two years and upwards during said war. being a faithful soldier   Sworn and subscribed as above mentioned before me 

Henry Simcocks J.P.           William Fisher
Page 13

Receipts for [illegible] second years interest paid on notes given by
the commissioners in the several counties for Militia
Services
-----
No of Voucher | No of Certif | Dates | Signed by | Payable to | Amt | Int |
L. S. D. | L. S. D |
120 ┃1338 | June 10 1784 | J Thomson Stelle | William Story | 2.16.7 | 0.34
123| 1450 | June 10 1784 J Thomson Stelle | Wm Story | 2.13.9 | 0.32
L 5.10.4
-----
Receipts for cash paid the fourth years interest on Militia
Notes
-----
No of Voucher | No of Certif | Dates | Signed by | Payable to | Amt | Int |
L.S.D | L.S.D 
110 | 1338 | June 10th 1784 | J Thomson Stelle | Wm Story | | 2.16.7 | 0.3/4
-----
Receipt for cash paid the Fourth years interest on Militia 
Servis
-----
No of Voucher | No of Certif | Dates | Signed by | Payable to | Amt S.S.4 | |Int L.S.D. |
171 | 1450 | June 10th 1784 | J Thomson Stelle  |  Wm Story | 2.13.9 | 0.3.2
-----
Receipts for cash paid the third years interest on notes
signed by the Commr of the several counties for
Militia Servis
-----
No of voucher | No of Certif | Dates | Signed by | Payable to | Amt L.S.D | |Int L.S.D. 
78 | 1338 | June 10th 1784 | J Thomson Stelle | Wm Story | 2.16.7 | 1.3.4
-----
State of New Jersey
I James D Westcottl Secretary of State of the State of
New Jersey do hereby certify, that the above and
extracts from four books of accounts now remaining
in my office, the first of which is headed "Receipts for the
second year interest paid in notes signed by the commr" in the
several counties for Militia services, and entered on the cover
Page 14

Militia Notes 2nd year No 9"; the second headed "Receipt for Cash paid the fourth years interest on Militia Notes and endorsed on the cover "Militia year No 2 the third headed "Receipts for cash paid the fourth years interest on notes signed by the common in the several counties for Militia services and [illegible] in the cover Militia 4th year No 3; the fourth headed Receipt for cash paid the third years interest on notes signed by the commissioner of the several counties for a militia services, and endorsed on the cover militia notes 3rd year No In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal of office at the City of Trenton this twenty sixth day of October A.D. eighteen hundred and thirty seven (1837) James R. Wishall
Page 15

List of Substitute for 9 months belonging to the third Battalion of Middlesex Militia in New Jersey 

Names | Place of [illegible] |Compy Belonging to | Complexion | Height ft in | Age | Service 9 months Joining Regiment | Trade | When Enlisted May

William Story | Cranbury | 6 | Brown | 5 | 8 | 21 | 1 Regiment | Shoemaker | 19

State of New Jersey
I James D Westcott Secretary of State of the State of New
June do hereby certify that the above is a true extract
from a return headed "List of Substitute for months
belonging to the third Battalion of Middlesex Militia 
in New Jersey commanded by Col Jas Hyler as taken 
from and compared with the original now remaining
on file in my office in. In testimony whereof I have
hereunto set my name and affixed my seal of office at the
city of Trenton this thirtieth day of October AD eighteen hundred and
(1837)
James D. Westcott
[Seal}

State of New Jersey
I James D. Westcott Secretary of State of the State of New Jersey do hereby
certify that Joseph McChesney Esq before whom the annexed affidavit William
Story, Israel Pearce, Charles McChesney and Jonathan E. McChesney were taken
and who has attested the same was at the time thereof a justice of the peace in
and for the County of Middlesex in said State duly appointed commissioned and
sworn and that Henry Sillcoks Esq before whom the annexed affidavit
of William Fisher was taken and who has attested the same was at
the time thereof a justice of the Peace in and for the County of Middlesex
in said State duly appointed commissioned and sworn and also that full faith
and credit are to be given to his official act or given under
my hand and seal of office at the city of Trenton this
fifteenth day of February A.D. eighteen hundred and thirty
eight (1838)
James D. Westcott

[seal]
Page 16

Rev War

INVALID
File No. 3971. 
William Story
Pri Rev War

Act:  June 7. 1882

Index: - Vol. A, Page 356

[Arrangment of 1870]
Page 17

June 76. Capt Perrine Elizabeth Town
Aug   "       "        "      S. Amboy &c
Sept   "      "    Covenhoven ~
Dec.    "      "    Day or Covenhoven number of scouts
Jany 77 -----------------------------------------
Feby  "        "     Perrine    Cranberry   1 ~
Apl. May "    "    Chambers. Perrine & Day   "   2 ~
June 77   --------------------------near Kingston 14x
Sept 77          "     Day    Spotswood & Oldbridge 1~      
Decr  "     Day or Conover    Black horse   1~
Feby 78.     Perrine     Allentown  1.5
Apl     "         ~     Cranbery  1~
May    "   enlisted  Peatt or Vangler - Col Hier 9~
Apl, June, & Aug. 79  Chambers & Perrine Amboy &c 3-
Nov.  "   Perrine or Chambers Spotswood 1~
Jany Apl & June 80. Dey Longstreet & Chambers " &c 3
& various tours in 81