Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 33858, Levi Vincent, New Jersey
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(3 - 1776)
SERVICE
New Jersey
CONTENTS
Vincent, Levi
NUMBER
S.33858
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9780
New Jersey
Levi Vincent
of Belleville in the state of New Jersey
who was a private in the regiment commanded by
Colonel Ogden
line, for the term of nine months
Inscribed on the Roll of New Jersey
at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on
the 20th of April, 1818
Certificate of Pension issued the 24th Apl 1819
and sent to Wm S. Pennington.
Esq. Newark, New Jersey
Arrears to 4th of Mar 1819 83.96
Semi-anl, all'ce ending 4th Sept 1819 48.00
$131.96
Revolutionary claim,
Act 18th March, 1818.}
Continued
.
Date of death 29 Sep 1820
June 8
Notification sent to William Pennington
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Levi Vincent
)
Declaration
Private
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Ogdens regt
New Jersey line
1778, 9 months
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April 20th 1818-
The Judges certificate of
reduced circumstances in
life wanting
found on rolls
Adm
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District of New Jersey
On this twentieth day of April A.D. 1818
before me the subscriber district Judge of the
United States in & for the said District person
ally appears Levi Vincent aged about seventy
eight years resident in Belleville in the County
of Essex in the said District, who being by me
list 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 Levi Vincent enlisted in the
month of May AD 1778 at Newark in the County
of Essex and State of New Jersey in the company
commanded by Captain Isaac Monson in
the first Jersey Regiment commanded by Col

one Matthias Ogden, that recontined
to serve in the said corps until the twenty seventh
day of February A.D. 1779 on the continental
establishment when he was regularly discharged
at Elizabeth Town in the State of New
Jersey that he served nine months & during the
whole time in the State of New Jersey, that
he was at the Battle of Monmouth under the
command of General Maxwell, that
he is in reduced circumstances and stand
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 following affidavit. that he had a regular


written discharge which he has lost
made and sworn by one on the ┃
day and year first above written
Levi  Vincent

William S Pennington district judge
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Amos Tompkins being duly sworn according to
Law doth on his oath say that he is acquainted with Levi Vincent the person who made
the above declaration, that he knows that the
said Levi Vincent served in the first Jersey
Regiment under the command of Col Matthias
Ogden, and in the company commanded by Capt
a Morrison, as the said Levi Vincent has
above stated-
Taken and sworn before
Amos Tomkins
The the D.
within
William S Pennington
24th
day and year above
Pennington
District Judge
William S Pennington district Judge of the United
States in and for the district of New Jersey as
said do certify that it appears to my satisfaction
that the said Levi Vincent did serve in the
rolutionary war as stated in the preceding due
against the common enemy and ┃
now transmit the proceedings and testimony
and had before me to the secretary for
department of war pursuant to the direc
of the aforementioned act of congress
1818
William Penington District
I William Pennington Clerk of the District of New
do certify that the signatures to this instrument, and the proper hand
writing of William S. Pennington Esqr Judge of the United States
District Court, for the District of New Jersey
is witness my hand and the Seal of the
said District Court at New ark this twenty
fourth day of April A.D. 1818.
Wm Pennington
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William Pennington District judge  of the and State in New Jersey
the sum of Nine gospy, Do hereby certify that from the testimony
signed able witnesses and our exemmined before me I
notified that the before named applicant Levi Vincent
in indigent circumstances and stands in and for the apertance of his country for support
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Newark 14th April 1819
William Pennington
District Judge
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Levi Vincent-
9.700
Sept. 1819
continue
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At a special District Court of the United States
for the New Jersey District holden at Newark
 in and for Essex County
PRESENT the Honorable William S. Pennington District Judge
County ss. Be it Remembered, That on the thirteenth
day of July
in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty
personally appeared in the District Court of the United States for
the New Jersey District ┃
in open court, the said court being a court of record for the District of New Jersey
& holder at Newark in & for Essex County
Levi Vincent
aged eighty
years,
resident in Bloomfield in the said County
who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath declare, that he
served in the revolutionary war as follows:
That he enlisted in the Company
commanded by Captain Isaac Morrison in the first
Jersey Regiment commanded by Col. Matthias Ogden
in the spring of the year 1778 preceding the-
Monmouth battle & that he served for nine
months being the period of his enlistment of

and that his original declaration is dated the Twentieth day of April
one thousand eight hundred and eighteen and that his pension certificate is No. 9.782
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AND I do solemnly swear
18th day of March, 1818, and that I have not since that time, by gift, sale, or in any manner,
disposed of my property, or any part thereof, with intent thereby so to diminish it as to bring
myself within the provisions of 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 18th day of March, one thousand eight hundred and eighteen: and that I have
not, nor has any person in trust for me, any property or securities, contracts or debts, due to
me; nor have I any income other than what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed, and
by me subscribed, to wit:
That he has no property of any description real or
personal except 1 Bed & bedding excepted & saucers &
1 Tea pot 1 ax 1 Stubbing hoe 1. Broad hoe 1 Spade
4 plates, and no income whatever that he is a day
labor & works when he is able, that he has a
wife named Mary aged seventy one years, who is
sick & unable to do any thing & that without his
pension & the charity of his friends & neighbours he
would have been compelled to become a charge
on the Township -
Sworn & declared to
before me in open Court
William S. Pennington
District Judge
that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the
his
Levi  Vincent
mark
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I, William Pennington Clerk of the District Court
of the United States for the New Jersey district
Do hereby certify, That the foregoing oath and the schedule thereto annexed,
are truly copied from the records 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 exhibited in the
aforesaid schedule is Fifteen Dollars -
In Testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said
Court, this 27th
day of July-
1820
Wm Pennington
the
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                                                      BA-J/EEL
                                                      Amos Tomkins-S.33812
                                                      Levi Vincent-S.33858



Mr. J. A. Waiter
951 Broad Street
Newark, New Jersey

March 15, 1933


Dear Sir:

Reference is made to your letter in which you request the records
of Amos Tompkins and Levi Vincent who served in the New Jersey Troops,
War of the Revolution.
Only one soldier with each of those names has been found and the
records follow as found upon a careful examination of the papers in
their respective claims for pension based upon service in that war.
No charge is made for this service.
Amos Comkins
S. 33812
The date and place of birth of Amos Tonkins are not stated.
His name also appears as Tompkins. He signed Tomkins.
He enlisted September 1, 1775, in Newark Township, Essex County,
New Jersey, served as a private in Captain Andrew McMires' Company,
Colonel William Winds' New Jersey Regiment: he again enlisted in
the spring of 1776, served in Captain Isaac Morrison's Company, Colonel
Matthias Ogden's New Jersey Regiment; was in the battle of
Monmouth and in February, 1779, was taken prisoner place where captured
not stated, and held for ten months in the state of New York.
He was allowed pension on his application executed April 20,
1818, at which time he was aged seventy-three years and resided in
Bloomfield, Essex County, New Jersey.
there are no data as to soldier's family.
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In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension, the
name and address of person paid and possibly the date of death of
the Revolutionary War pensioner, Amos Torkins or Hopkins (S.2612),
you should address the Comptroller General, General Accounting Office,
Records Division, this city, citing all of the following data:
Amos Tomlins, Certificate No.9779, issued April 24, 1819, rate
per month, commenced April 20, 1818, Act of March 18, 1818, Now
Jersey Agency.
&
Levi Vincent
S.23858
The date and place of birth of Levi Vincent are not stated.
He enlisted at Newark, Essex County, New Jersey, in May, 1778.
served as a private in Captain Isaac Morrison's Company, Colonel
Matthias Ogden's 14 How Jersey Regiment, was in the battle of Monmouth
and was discharged February 27, 1779.
He was allowed pension on his application executed April 2,
1818, at which time he was aged seventy-eight years and resided in
Belleville, Rasex County, New Jersey.
In 1820, soldier referred to his wife Mary, as aged seventy-one
years but did not give her maiden name or the date of their marriage
and there is no reference to children.
In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension, the name
and address of person paid and possibly the date of death of the Rev
Revolutionary War pensioner, Levi Vincent (S.33858), you should address
the Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division,
this city, citing all of the following data:
Levi Vincent, Certificate No.9780, issued April 7, 1819, rate
per month, commenced April 20, 1818, Act of March 18, 1818, New Jersey
Agency.

Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER
Assistant to Administrator.
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33858
Revy INVALID.
File No.
Index
38858
Levi Vincent
Pri Rev War
Act: 18th March 18th
-- Vol. A
Page 494
Arrangement of 1870.}
1933. Mar 15, Hist to
J. H. Walter, Letter in
case of Amos Tomkins
33812. a2