Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 852, Garabrant N Garabrant, New Jersey
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(3-1776)

SERVICE: New Jersey

NUMBER: - W. 852

Garabrant, Garabrant N.
or
Garrabrants
Elizabeth

CONTENTS
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(left column)
Reported

(right column)
New Jersey
8370
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Elizabeth Garrabrant
widow of Garabrant N. Garrahant
who was a
Matross & Pri. of Infy
in the Revolution N.J. Line
Husband died 14 Nov. 1833
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Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of
23 Dollars 33 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1843.
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Certificate of Pension issued the
14th day of Feb. 1848 and sent to
Hon D.S. Gregory
Hs. of Reps.
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[Acts of March 3, 1843, and June
17, 1844.]

Recorded in Book A
Vol. 2   Page 96
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New Jersey, N.28,356
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Garabrant N. Garabrants
of Bergen in the State of New Jersey
who was a private in the Compy commanded
by Captain Deen of the Regt. commanded
by -------------- in the New Jersey
line for    Augt. 2 months
                Sept. 4 1/2 do
Died Nov. 14. 1833.
widow Elizabeth
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Inscribed on the Roll of New Jersey
at the rate of 23 Dollars 33 Cents per annum,
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
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Certificate of Pension issued the 13th day of May 1834 and
Peter Bently, Jersey City
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Arrears to the 14th of Novr 1833.      62.49
Semi-anl. allowance ending             ______
                                                             $62.49

{Revolutionary Claim,}
{Act June 7, 1832.}

Recorded by R Burdine Clerk,
Book E Vol. 3 Page 112
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State of New Jersey }
Bergen County ss: } 
On this twenty sixth day of October in the year of our Lord one thousand Eight hundred and thirty two personally appeared before me John Cassedy Esquire one of the Judges of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Bergen Garrabrant N. Garrabrants a resident of Bergen Township in the County of Bergen & State of New Jersey aged Seventy Six years who being by me 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 entered the service of the United States under the following named officers
and served as herein stated that he was called out with the Militia under the command of Harmanus Spear who he thinks was a captain or had the command as such and which Spear has
become so infirm as he is informed as to have lost his recol[l]ection of his (Garrabrants) 
serving under him and that he was under said Spear in the battle of Springfield and Elizabeth Town point with a field piece  where two men were killed and two wounded under the command of Col Hays in the artillery service.  That before the aforesaid engagement he went on a tour of two months service in the year 1776 on Long Island under the command of Captain Drummond who is deceased and were
quartered at Flatbush and that he was at different times and places called out to do service in the County of Essex Viz Elizabeth Town Newark, Bellville, And Acquackanonk and
that he cannot name the officers that he served under or the year or month that he was called out & did duty, and near the close of the Revolutionary war he served six months at West
Point under Captain William Helmes and that he believes it was in the second Jersey Regiment under Col. Israel Shreeves and that he was regularly discharged at Headquarters which
discharge is unfortunately lost and that he did duty at different times in said war between two and three years.

He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or an annuity except the present and 
he declares that his name is not on the pension roll of any agency in any State.
                       his
Garrabrant N  X Garabrant
                     mark

Sworn to and subscribed the day
and year aforesaid John Cassedy

And to the questions put by the Judge
Answer to 1st question      Was Born at Stone House Plains Essex County State of New Jersey - Born 13th June 1756 as deponent believes not having any record of his age
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Ansr. to 3d Question
Lived at Acquackanonk when called into service & since the Revolutionary war has lived in the
State of New York on Long Island & Bloomfield in New Jersey and at his present Residence.

Ans. 4th Question
He served as a volunteer upon several 
occasions and was enlisted previous to the period of his going to West point.

Ans. 5th Question
The names of his officers at West Point was Col. Israel Shreeves Capt William Helmes- at Elizabethtown Col Hays and Harmanus Spear forgets his other officers.

Ans. 6th Question
Recd. a discharge from Col. Israel Shreeve at Pompton Head quarters which is lost as before
stated.

Ans. 7th Question
That he is acquainted with Doctor Hornblower and Peter Liss Esqr. of Bergen with several others in his neighbourhood can testify as to his general repute of serving in the said War.

State of New Jersey }
Bergen County SS. }   I John Cassidy one of the Judges of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Bergen do certify that from personal observation as well as the declaration of the said Garrabrants N.  Garrabrants that he was not able to attend the County Court.  I consider him as unable to attend said Court from bodily infirmity and old age I have therefore agreeably to the Instructions of the War Department taken the aforesaid Declaration and put the questions as is required of the Department by the Court and have subjoined their answers.
John Cassedy
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New Jersey
Bergen County    

Garrabrant B. Garrabrants application for a Pension - Militia services
 
20214

$1 00
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State of New Jersey }
Bergen County } SS.   I Abraham Westervelt Clerk of the County of Bergen and Clerk of the Inferior Court of Common pleas in and for said
County Do hereby certify that John Cassedy before whom the within proceedings were had was on the day of the date thereof one of the
Judges of the said Court, commissioned and sworn, and duly authorized to take the same. And further that I am acquainted with the hand writing of the said Judge, and verily believe that the signature "John Cassedy" subscribed to the Jurat of the within Declaration of Garrabants N. Garrabrants- and to the affidavit of Thomas Cockefair annexed marked A. I.M. as well as to
the within certificate is genuine.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my
hand and seal of Office this twelfth day of
November AD. 1832
Abr. Westervelt Clerk
[seal affixed at left]
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Declaration

In order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress Passed July 7th 1838, Entitled an act granting half pay and pensions to certain Widows  And the acts of March 3rd 1843, and seventeenth June 1844.

State of New Jersey  }
Hudson County } ss   On this Twenty first day of January In the year of our Lord one one Thousand Eight hundred and Forty Eight personally appeared before me James J. McDonnell one of the Judges of the Inferior Court of Common pleas in and for said County, --- Elizabeth Garrabrant A Resident of Jersey City in the County of Hudson and State of New Jersey, Aged Seventy seven years (who I hereby certify cannot from bodily Infirmity attend Court).  Who being by me first duly
sworn according to Law doth on her oath make  following Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the Act of Congress passed July 7th 1838, Entitled an act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows,- And the acts of Congress of March
third 1843, and June 17th 1844. That she is the Widow of Garrabrant Garrabrants, who was a Private soldier of Infantry and Artillery in the New Jersey Militia during the war of the Revolution, and the said Elizabeth Garrabrants further declares that her Maiden name was Elizabeth Messelaer, and that she was married to the said Garrabrant Garrabrants on the Fifth day of August in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and Ninety two at Acquackanonk Now the County of Passaic New Jersey by the Revd. Henricus Schoonmaker
when pastor of the dutch Reformed Church at Acquackanonk in said County. And that her husband the Aforesaid Garrabrant Garrabrants died on the Fourteenth day November Eighteen hundred and Thirty three.  That she was not Married to him prior to his leaving the service
And
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but the Marriage took place previous to the first day of January Seventeen hundred and Ninety four viz at the time above stated. And that she has not intermarried since the death of the said Husband but continues the Widow of the said Garrabrant Garrabrants deceased.

And this deponent further saith that there was a
Pension granted to her said Husband after his  on the Thirteenth day of May 1834 at the rate of
$23-33. Cts per annum, under the Law of Congress of June 7th 1833. - And for further particulars the said Applicant would most respectfully refer the Commissioner of pensions to the Affidavits hereunto annexed and her said husbands papers now on file in his office.
                her
Elizabeth  X  Garrabrants
               mark

Sworn to and subscribed on the  }
Twenty first-- day of January . }
AD. 1848  Before me   } 
James J. McDonnell 
Judge of C. pleas

State of New Jersey }
Hudson County } SS.    I Robert Gilchrist Clerk of the County of Hudson aforesaid do hereby Certify that James J. McDonnell whose name is subscribed to the foregoing instrument is a Judge of the Court of Common pleas in and for said County residing therein, duly commissioned and Sworn.  And I further
certify that I am well acquainted with the hand writing of the said Judge and verily believe the signature to the above Instrument is genuine.

In witness whereof I have
hereto set my hand and affixed
the seal of the said County this
twenty first day of January A.D. 1848
R. Gilchrist Clk
[seal affixed at left]
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married met Geboden
Gerribrand Gerribrandse met Elizabeth Messelaer August Fifth Seventeen hundred and ninety two

    I William R Bogardus Pastor of the Reformed Dutch Church at Acquackanonk in the County of Passaic and State of New Jersey, do hereby certify that the foregoing is a true copy takin [taken] from the Records of Marriges [marriages] kept by the Revd Henrius Schoonmaker desd.  When pastor of said church, and now in my custody with the exception of the date which is expressed on the record in fair legiable [legible] letters and figers [figures] as follows August 5th 1792
            Wm R. Bogardus

State of New Jersey
Essex County} Ss I William K Bogardus above named do depose and say that I hold the office of Pastor of the Reformed dutch Church at Acquackenock in the County of Passaic and state aforesaid And the above is a true extract from the marriage record kept by the said Revd. Henrius Schoonmaker deceased when pastor of said church with the exception above named as certified by me and further saith not.
Sworn to and subscribed this fifteenth day of January  A.D [illegible] before me
   Sam K Miller -- Justice of the peace
I do hereby certify that the above named William K Bogardus who has this day subscribed and sworn to the foregoing certificate and affidavit before me is a respectable Clergyman, and Pastor of the said church A Acquackanonk as above stated
January 15, [ 1841?]      Sam B. Miller -- Justice of the peace
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No. 20214
Garrabrant N. Garrabrants, Bergen
County New Jersey

Ret e i f

Admit as private-
Artillery 2 mo.       8.33
pri. Infy. 4 1/2 "    15
                              _____
                            $23.33

Certifte. widow Elizabeth
Garrabrants, amt. due
Apr - Nov 14 1833
$112.49


Peter Bently Jersey City New Jersey
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WAR DEPARTMENT.
Pension Office,
7th June 1833

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 you 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, showing the service of Garrabrant N. Garrabrant Bergen County New Jersey
[table follows with 9 columns; column headings as follows:]
(1) Period when the service was rendered.
(2) Duration of the claimant's service. {sub-headings: a. Years  b. Months.  c. Days}
(3) Rank of the claimant.
(4) Names and Rank of the Company officers under whom he served.
(5) Names and Rank of the General and Field officers
(6) Battles in which the applicant was engaged.
(7) Country through which he marched.
(8) Place of abode when he entered the service, and age at the present period.
(9) Evidence by which the declaration is supported.

[text beneath column headings as follows:]
(1) a. - b. 2, 6+. c. -, -
(3) private
(4) Capt. Deen, Cap. Spear, Cap. Helms
(5)  Col. Hays, Col. Shreeves
(6) Springfield, Elizabeth Town point, ---
(7) at West Point
(8) 76 years, Acquackanonk New Jersey
(9) traditionary evidence, witnsses not certified 
credible, no clergyman & no reason given,  Judge States the applicant is unable to appear in Court, papers not properly attached

Applicant states that he performed duty tween two and three years but does not state periods &c.
[end of table]

I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant
J. L. EDWARDS,
Commissioner of Pensions.

entered 15th Aug 1780
Discharged 31 Dec.  "
Service 4 months & 15 days - N.J. roll
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REGULATIONS UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE 7, 1832.

The following regulations have been adopted:

This law has been construed to extend, as well to the line, as to every branch of the Staff of the Army, and to include under the terms "Continental Line," "State troops," "militia" and "volunteers," all persons enlisted, drafted, or who volunteered and who were bound to military service, but not those who were occasionally employed with the army upon civil contracts, such as Clerks to Commissaries and to Store Keepers, &c. Teamsters, Boatmen, &c. Persons who served on board of Private Armed Vessels are also excluded from the benefits of the law, as well as persons who turned out as patrols, or were engaged in guarding particular places at night, and were not recognized as being in actual military service.

Four general classes of cases are embraced in this law:
1. The Regular Troops.
2. The State Troops, Militia, and Volunteers.
3. Persons employed in the Naval service.
4. Indian Spies.

As rolls of the regular troops in the Revolutionary War exist in this Department, all persons, claiming the benefit of this law as officers, non-commissioned officers, musicians or privates, will in the first instance, make application by transmitting the following declaration, which will be made before a Court of Record of the County where such applicant resides. And every Court having by law a seal and Clerk is considered a Court of Record.

DECLARATION.

In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.

State, Territory, or District of [blank] }
County of [blank] ss.

On this [blank] day of [blank] personally appeared (a) before [blank] A.B. a resident (b) of [blank] in the county of [blank] and State, Territory or District of [blank] aged (c) [blank] 
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 provi[si]on made by the act of Congress, passed June 7th, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year (d) [blank] 
served in the [blank] (e) regiment of the [blank] line, under the following named officers:

[Here set forth the names and rank of the Field and Company Officers; the time he left the service; (and if he served under more than one term of enlistment, he must specify the particular period, and rank and names of his officers;) the town or county and State in which he resided when he en[t]ered the service; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged, and the country through which he marched. -->This form is to be varied so as to apply to the cases of officers and persons who belonged to the militia, volunteers, navy, &c.]

He hereby relinquishes every claim (f) whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency in any State, or (if any) only on that of the Agency in the State of [blank]

Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.                        A. B.

[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]

And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (g) that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states.

I [blank] of the Court of [blank] do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of [blank] for a pension.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this [blank] day of [blank] & c.

If, on examination of the proper record the names of applicants, making such declaration, cannot be found, they will produce such proof as the rule given in note (j) points out.

Every applicant who claims a pension by virtue of service in the State Troops, Volunteers or Militia, except those who belonged to the New Hampshire Militia and State Troops of Virginia, will make and subscribe a declaration similar to the foregoing, with the following additions, viz:

(k) We, A. B., a Clergyman, residing in the [blank] and C. D. residing in (the same) hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with [blank], 
who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be [blank] 
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.

Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.

[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]

And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and 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 them that A.B.
[blank] who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman, resident in the [blank]  and that C.D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the [blank] and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.

I, [blank] Clerk of the Court of [blank] do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of [blank]  for a pension.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this [blank] day of [blank] &c.

Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power. This is the original discharge or commission; but if neither of these can be obtained, the party will so state under oath, and will then procure, if possible, the testimony of at least one credible witness, stating in detail his personal knowledge of the services of the applicant, and such circumstances connected therewith, as may have a tendency to throw light upon the transaction.

If such surviving witness cannot be found, the applicant will so state in his declaration (l) and he will also, whether he produce such evidence or not, proceed to relate all the material facts, which can be useful in the investigation of his claim, and in the comparison of his narrative with the events of the period of his alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person
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will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case. The facts stated will afford one of the principal means of corroborating the declaration of the applicant, if true, or of detecting the imposition, if one be attempted; and unless, therefore, these are amply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be expected.  All applicants will appear before some Court of Record in the County, in which they reside, and there subscribe and be sworn to, one of the declarations above provided, according to the nature of his case.

The Court will propound the following (m) interrogatories to all applicants for a pension, on account of service in the Militia, State troops, or Volunteers, except the Militia of New Hampshire and the State troops of Virginia.

1. Where and in what year were you born?
2. Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it?
3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary war, and where do you now live?
4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute? And if a substitute, for whom?
5. State the names of some of the Regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served; such Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your services.
6. {To a Soldier. {Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given and what has become of it?
{To an Officer. { Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what has become of it?
7. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution.

The Court will see that the answers to these questions are embodied in the declaration, and they are requested to annex their opinions of the truth of the statement of the applicant.

The applicant will further produce in Court, if the same can be done, in the opinion of the Court, without too much expense and inconvenience to him, two respectable persons -one of whom should be the nearest clergyman, if one lives in the immediate vicinity of such applicant, who can testify, from their acquaintance with him, that they believe he is of the age he represents, and that he is reputed
and believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and that they concur in that opinion.  If one of these persons is a Clergyman, the Court will so certify, and they will also certify, to the character and standing of other persons, giving such certificates.

The traditionary evidence of service is deemed very important, in the absence of any direct
proof, except the declaration of the party. And the Courts are requested to be very particular in the enquiry whether the belief is general, and whether any doubts have ever existed upon the subject.

Applicants unable to appear in Court by reason of bodily infirmity, may make the declaration before required, and submit to the examination, before a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record of the proper county, and the Judge or Justice will execute the duties, which the Court is herein requested to perform, and will also certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity, attend the Court.

Whenever any official act is required to be done by a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or by a Justice of the peace, the certificate of the Secretary of State or Territory, or of the proper
Clerk of the Court or County, under his seal of office, will be annexed, stating that such person is a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or a Justice of the Peace, and that the signature annexed is his genuine signature.

No payments can be made on account of the services of any person, who may have died before the taking effect of the act of June 7, 1832; and in case of death subsequent thereto, and before the declaration herein required is made, the parties interested will transmit such evidence as they can procure, taken and authenticated before a Court of Record, showing the services of the deceased, the period of his death, the opinion of the neighborhood respecting such services, the title of the claimant, and the opinion of the Court upon the whole matter.
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[a] The declarant must appear in open Court, unless prevented from doing so by reason of bodily infirmity; in which case the declarant will  low the rule laid down for his guidance.
[b] The declarant must make his declaration in the county where he resides. If he should fail to do so, he must assign a sufficient reason for not
conforming to the rule.
[c] The age of the claimant must invariably be mentioned.
[d] The declarant must mention the period or periods of the war when he served.
[e] Every continental officer or soldier must give the name of the Colonel under whom he served; otherwise a satisfactory examination of the
claim cannot be had. Every claimant must state, with precision, the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the Department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words:
"Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service; but, according to the best of his recollection he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades:--For [blank] year [blank] months, and [blank] days, I served as a [blank].  For [blank] months and [blank]  days, I served as a [blank] and for such service I claim a pension."

It is important, in all cases, to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state that they served two years in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours, the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is highly objectionable. It must, in every case, be clearly shown under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit.
[f] The law makes the relinquishment indispensable.
[g] The opinion of the Court is always required.
[h] The Clerk must give his certificate in every case.
[i] The Cler must affix his seal, and if it has not device by which it can be distinguished from any other seal, or if he has no public seal of office, the certificate of a Member of Congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers.

Mode of authenticating papers.
in every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other papers authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.

Proof of Service.
[j] In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses, who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimant's entering the service, and the time and manner of his eaving the same as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged.  The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
-->The notes from [a] to [i] are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops. The proof required by rule in note [j] applies to continental troops only. 
[k] This traditionary evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
[l] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
[m] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.
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July 25, 1933


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Garabrant N. Garabrant
W. 852
BA-J/MCS         AM

Esther R. Dudley
178 Livingston Avenue
New Brunswick
New Jersey

Dear Madam:

Reference is made to your request for the Revolutionary War record of Uriah Garrabrants who died November 14, 1833.

The data which follow were obtained from papers on file in the pension claim, W. 852, based upon the military service of Garabrant N. Garabrant or Garrabrant N. Garrabrants. This
is apparently the soldier in whom you are interested. The name Uriah Garrabrants (searched under all spellings) does not appear in the Revolutionary War records of this office.

Garabrant N. Garabrant or Garrabrant N. Garrabrants was born June 13, 1756, at Stone House Plains, Essex County, New Jersey. The names of his parents were not given.

While a resident of Acquackanonk, New Jersey, he enlisted and served as private with the New Jersey troops as follows: in 1775, four months in Captain Van Riper's company; in 1776, two months in Captain Drummond's company; in 1776, five months in Captain John Kidney's company; in 1776, three months in Captain John Hornblower's company; served in Captain
Harmanus Speer's company in Colonel Hayes' regiment and was in the battles of Springfield and Elizabethtown Point; served four months in Captain George Eaton's company; near the close of the Revolution he served six months in Captain William Helms' company in Colonel Israel Shreve's regiment.

After the Revolution he lived on Long Island and in Bloomfield, New Jersey, and Bergen Township, Bergen County, New Jersey.
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He applied for pension on October 26, 1832, while living in Bergen Township, Bergen County, New Jersey.   The claim was allowed.

He died November 14, 1833.

This soldier married at Acquackanonk, Passaic County, New Jersey, August 5, 1792, Elizabeth Messelaer.

She was allowed pension on her application executed January 21, 1848, at which time she was seventy-seven years of age and was living in Jersey City, New Jersey.

They had children but their names were not given.

Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER
Assistant to Administrator
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10405
New Jersey
Elizabeth Garrabrant widow of Garabrant  Garabrands who was a pensioner under the Act of 1832 and who died on the 14th Nov 1833 of Warren Co. in the State of New Jersey who was a Private  in the Comp of Inf 7th Regt commanded by Captain Deen of the Regt. commanded by _______ in the Revolution line for 2 [matro ] 4 15 of Pro of J.I.
Inscribed on the Roll of New Jersey at the rate of 23 Dollars 33 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1836 
__________________
Certificate of Pension issued the 14th day of Feb. 1848 and sent to Hon D. S Gregory 
_____________________
House of Rep.   
Total amount, $116.65
[Act July 7, 1838
Recorded by Thos Lumpkin, Clerk, Vol D Vol. 1 Page 197

Reported
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13564
MrsbElizabeth Garrabrants
Declaration and Evidence
for a Pension
Married 1792
husband died 1833



Hon D. S. Gregory
H R
['Sam B. Miller Newark N. Jersey' crossed out]
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In the Matter of Application of the widow Elizabeth Garrabrants for a Pension.

State of New Jersey
Essex County} 
    Personally appeared before me Samuel B. Miller a Justice of the peace in and for said county duly authorized by the laws of said state to administer oaths personally appeared James J McDonald a respectable person residing at Harsimus in the County of Hudson and State of New Jersey, who being by me duly sworn on his oath saith that he is in the eighty [illeg] years of his age that he was well acquainted with Garrabrant Garrabrants of the County of Hudson and State of New Jersey, deceased and Elizabeth Garrabrants his wife (whose maiden name was Elizabeth Misselaer) for more than seventy years last past. And this deponent further saith that the said Elizabeth Garrabrants is still living andis  now as much as seventy seven years of age, and that the said Garrabrant Garrabrants and Elizabeth his wife alwais [always] resided together as husband and wife and reputed so to be until his death which took place in the month of November Eighteen hundred and thirty three.  And that they had a number of children together  and this deponent further saith that the said Garrabrants was a private soldier in the war of the Revolution.  And this deponent further saith that the said Garrabrant Garrabrants and Garrabrant N. Garrabrants was one and the same person and that he never knew or heard of any other person of that name.  And further saith not.   James J McDonnell judge of [ illeg   ]
Sworn to and subscribed this 21st day of January A.D. [1949] Before me
Sam K. Miller Justice of the Peace
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In the Matter of the Application of the
Widow Elizabeth Garrabrants for
A pension.

State of New Jersey }
Essex County } SS  Personally appeared before me Samuel B. Miller a Justice of the peace in and for said County, duly authorized by the Laws of said State to Administer Oaths Personally appeared David Jones - A 
Respectable person residing at Jersey City in the County of Hudson and State of New Jersey, Who being by me duly sworn on his oath saith that he is in the fifty first year of his age that he was well acquainted with Garrabrant Garrabrants of the County of Hudson and
State of New Jersey deceased and Elizabeth Garrabrants his wife (whose maiden name was Elizabeth Messelaer) for more then twenty eight years last past. And this deponent further saith that the said Elizabeth Garrabrants is still living and is now as much as Seventy Seven years of age. And that the said Garrabrant Garrabrants and Elizabeth his wife Always Resided together
as Husband and wife and Reputed so to be until
his death which took place as much as fourteen
years ago - And that they had a number of children together.-- And this deponent further saith that he Always understood that the said Garrabrant Garrabrants was a private soldier in the war of the Revolution and that there was a pension granted him after the time of his death- And further saith not.
David Jones

Sworn to and subscribed this
Twenty first day of January AD. 1848 
Before me
Saml. B. Miller Justice of the peace
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State of New Jersey }
County of Essex } SS. I John P. Jackson Clerk of the County of Essex and also of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas in and for said County do hereby certify that Samuel B. Miller before whom the annexed affidavits of William R. Bogardus James J. McDonnell and David Jones were severally made and taken, at the time of taking the same was one of the Justices of the Peace for said County residing therein & duly commissioned and sworn; and the the signatures affixed to the Jurats of said affidavits respectively are in the proper hand writing of said "Samuel B. Miller".

In Testimony whereof I have hereto set my hand and official Seal the Twenty Second day of January AD Eighteen hundred and forty Eight-
J.P. Jackson Clk
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Abraham Speers 
Affidavits of
Garrabrant N. Garrabrants
& Abraham Speer
for Pensions
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State of New Jersey }
Essex County ss }  Personally appeared before me John Williams Esquire of the Justices of the peace in and for the County of ['Bergen' crossed out] Essex James Hornblower of of the age of Seventy one years and being by me duly sworn that he is of that age and that he further deposeth and saith that he was well acquainted with Garrabrant N. Garrabrants during the revolutionary war and that he was reputed to be a soldier of said war and that he knew that the said Garrabrants was as he states in his declaration engaged in the Springfield and Elizabeth Town engagement ['as he states' crossed out] with a field piece in the artillery service.
James Hornblower

Subscribed & sworn to
before this 22nd day of Octr. 1832
John Williams Justice of the peace
-------------------------

State of New Jersey }
County of Essex } ss. I Elias Vanb Arsdale Junr. Clerk of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Essex do hereby certify that John Williams Esquire before whom the foregoing affidavit of James Hornblower was made and taken, was at the time of taking the
said affidavit and now is one of the Justices of the Peace for said County residing therein duly commissioned & sworn.  That I am acquainted with the hand writing of said Justice, and verily believe the signature "John Williams Justice of the Peace" affixed to the aforesaid affidavit, is the proper hand writing of said Justice; and that full faith & credit may be given to his official acts---
[seal affixed at left]

In Testimony Whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the Seal of said Court at Newark in the County aforesaid the Third day of November A.D. Eighteen hundred and thirty two -
E. Van Arsdale Clk
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A.           A.M

State of New Jersey }
Bergen County SS }   On the Sixteenth day of October in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty two personally appeared before me John Casedy Esqr. one of the Judges of the Inferior Court of Common in said County of Berge  Thomas Cockefair of the age of seventy years who being by me duly sworn deposeth and saith that he is well acquainted with Garrabrant N. Garrabrants and has been acquainted with him from his infancy and doth testify that the said Garrabrants was reputed a soldier of the Revolution and that he knew that he was in the Battle of Springfield and Elizabeth Town point as he the said deponent was in the place the day after the Battle and that the said Battle was the same as referred to in said Garrabrant N. Garrabrants
declaration and that he the said deponent also saith that he knew that the said Garrabrants did enlist as is stated in his declaration to went to West point as he saith that he saw him when he the said Garrabrants started and when he returned but that he does not know the names
of the officers that he served under and that he Garrabrants served at West point six months and that he went as he believes as a substitute.
Toms Cockefair

Subscribed & Sworn before me
the 16th day of October 1832.
Jno. Casedy Judge of the
Court of Common Pleas Bergen County
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State of New Jersey }
Essex County SS. }  Personally appeared before me D. Van Winkle one of the Justices of he Peace in and for the County of Essex Captain Abraham Speer, who being duly sworn on his oath saith that he Abraham Speer rexcollects that Garrabrant N. Garrabrants served under Harmanus Speer for the Artillery company the greater part of the war and he Abraham Speer well recollects that Garabrant N. Garrabrants as at teh battle at Spring Field and at the Battle at Elizabeth Town Point for the Artillery company under the command of Harmanus Speer.
Abraham Speer

Sworn and subscribed
before me the 24 day of 
October A.D. 1832.
D. Van Winkle
Justice of the Peace

{This affidavit is to support the application }
{of Garrabrant N. Garrabrants see his  }
{Declaration. }
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State of New Jersey
Essex County ss: } Personally appeared before me Daniel Van Winkle Esquire one of the Justices of the peace in and for the County
of Essex ---- Captain Abraham Spear who being by me duly sworn deposeth and saith that he is Eighty five years of age and that he was a
captain in the Revolutionary war and had a commission on the 3d March 1776 and that his commission is now sent by his attorney Mr Chetwood of Elizabeth Town to the War Department at Washington City for to obtain a pension for himself and that he the deponent is well acquainted with Abraham Speer and during the Revolutionary War and that he the said Abraham Speer served as a private soldier under this deponent during a part of said war at Bellevill and other different places, as a guard for a term of Twelve months under his command at different times but that he this deponent cannot specify the exact year or month when this service was performed and that he further saith that from his situation
and station during the said war that he the said Captain Abraham Spear is confident & verily believes that the said Abraham Speer did duty under different officers and at different times
not less than three years in said War.
Abraham Speer

Subscribed & Sworn to before
me this 22d day of October
1832.
D. Van Winkle Justice of the Peace

State of New Jersey }
County of Essex } ss.  I, Elias Van Arsdale Junr. Clerk of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas, in and for the County of Essex aforesaid do hereby certify that Daniel Van Winkle Esquire before whom the two affidavits hereto annexed of Abraham Speer, were made and taken, was at the time of taking the said affidavits and now is one of the Justice of the peace for said County, residing therein, duly commissioned & sworn; that I am acquainted with the hand writing of said Justice and verily believe the signatures "D. Van Winkle Justice of the peace" is the proper hand writing of said Justice, and that full faith & credit may given to his official acts. --- In Testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the Seal of said Court at Newark in the County of Essex aforesaid the Third day of November A.D.
Eighteen hundred and thirty two -
E. Van Arsdale Jr. Clk
[seal affixed at left]
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State of New Jersey Bergen County ss: Personally appeared before me John Cassidy Esquire one of the Judges of the Inferior Court
of Common Pleas in and for Bergen County Reverend James C Provoost residing in the County of Bergen and State aforesaid at Jersey
City who being by me duly sworn deposeth and saith that he is acquainted with Garrabrant N. Garrabrants who has subscribed and sworn to the annexed declaration that he believes him to be seventy six years of age that he is reputed and believed in the neighbourhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution and that he concurs in that opinion.
James C. Provost

Subscribed & Sworn before me
the 27th day of July 1833.
Jno. Casedy one of the Judges
of the Court of Common Pleas in
and for Bergen County--
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State of New Jersey Essex County ss: Personally appeared before me John Williams Esquire one of the Justices of the peace in and for the County of ['Bergen' crossed out] Essex the Reverend John Dow of Bellvill in said County of Essex who being by me duly sworn deposeth and saith that he is well acquainted with James Harblower & Captain Abraham Speer the persons who are named in and who signed the annexed written affidavits and that they are entitled to credit and are men of veracity and integrity & reputed so to be in the neighbourhood where they reside and full faith & reliance may be given to their statement, & further he saith not.
John Dow

Subscribed and sworn
before me this 2d day of
August 1833
John Williams
---
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REVOLUTIONARY WAR RECORDS SECTION.
3 -- 525
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
Washington, D. C., __________, 19 __

W. 852

In reply to your request of ______, received __________ a statement of the military history of Garabrant N. Garrabrant a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension on file in this Bureau.
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[table follows with 5 columns; column headings as follows:]
(1) DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT.
(2) LENGTH OF SERVICE.
(3) RANK.
(4) OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. {sub-headings:  a. CAPTAIN.
b. COLONEL.
(5) STATE.

[text beneath column headings as follows:]
(1) 1775, 1776, 1776, 1776
(2) 4 mos., 2, 5, 3, -, 4, 6
(3) Pvt.
(4) a. Van Riper, Drummond, John Ridney, 
John Hornblower, Harmanus Speer, Geo. Eaton, 
Wm. Helms
b. -, -, -, -, Hayes, Israel Shreve
(5) N.J.
[end of table]

Battles engaged in, Springfield, Elizabethtown Point
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Acquackanonk N.J.
Date of application for pension, Oct. 26, 1832.  Thet cl. was al.
Residence at date of application, Bergen Twp. Bergen Co., N.J.
Age at date of application, born at Stone House Plains Essex Co. N.J. June 13, 1756.  died Nov. 14, 1833-
Remarks: Sol. mar. at Acquackanonk Passaic Co. N.J. Aug. 5, 1792 Elizabeth Messelaer.  They had children whose names are not stated.  
She was al. pen. obn er ap. ex. Jan. 21, 1848 age 77 res. Jersey City N.J.

Respectfully,

Commissioner.

6-2856

Battles of of El. & Sp. 1780. though there were other engagements at those places.  If he was with Geo. Eaton at C[illegible] St. in Greens Ar,u that was after Aug. 1780.
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New Jersey
Bergen County Personally appeared before me John Copely one of the Judges of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas in and for said County of Bergen James J Mc Donnell of Harsemmy in Said County who being by me duly sworn deposeth and saith that he was personally aquainted with Garrabrant N Garrabrants now deceased who lived near the residence of the said James J McDonell that on or about the twelfth day of November last the said Garrabants stated to this deponent that he had served in the army of the Revolution Several Tours which in his (Garrabrants) former declaration he had omitted to State and the said Garranbants then said he would make affidavit to the same as he had on other and former occasions made the same assertions, and that this deponent then at the request of the said Garrabrants made a statement in writing of the service thar he the said Garrabrants had performed and that the following is as was given to him viz "That he served under Captain Van Riper in the year Seventy five near aquackanouck Meeting House New Jersey from months in 
building a Redoubt that the said Van Riper is now deceased served under Captain George Eaton in the army Commanded by General Lincoln at Camden South Carolina four months that he served under Captain John Kidney at Newton New Jersey five months in the year seventy six and that he served under Captain John Hornblower in the same year at Bell Mill three months in the State of New Jersey" and this deponent further saith that the said Garranbants had consented to make an affidavit before three of the Judges of the aforesaid Court and that it was intended they should meet on the fifteenth day of said month to receive his said declaration of the aforementioned services and that the said Garrabrants died on the fourteenth day of the same month and that his deponent believes and was informed by Respectable Physicians that the said Garrabrants was unable to attend before the County Court as is required by the instructions of the war department.
Subscribed & sworn before me
this 11th day of December 1833
In capacity Judge of the Court 
of Common Pleas Bergen County NJ
James J Mc Donnell