Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 4889, for John D Stryker, New Jersey
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Service
New Jersey

Stryker, John D.

Number [S]. 4889

Carded
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[illegible] 330

New Jersey

John D Stryker 
of the State of New Jersey who was a Private iin the [illegible] commander by Captain [illegible] of the [illegible] commanded by        [left blank]  in the New Jersey [illegible] for 2 [illegible] Private - $80.00

Inscribed on the Roll of New Jersey at the rate of 80 Dollars ____Cents per annume to commence on the 4th by of March 1831

Certificate of Pension issued the 28 day of Feb. 1833 and South H[illegible] [illegible]
Horn R[illegible]
Arrears to the 4th of Sept. 1832 $120.00
Semi - anl. allowance ending 4 Mar 1833 - 40.00
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$160.00

Revolutionary Claim Act June 7, 1832
Recorded by  Vinal Luce Clerk
Book D Vol. 4 Page 175
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4889
Invalid

Rertran

File No. 4889

John D. Stryker
Privt. Rev War

Act: June 7th 1832
Index : - Vol.  M , Page 357
Arrangement of 1870
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Declaration in order of obtain the benefit of the act of Congress [illegible] June 7th 1832
State of New Jersey
Somerset County on this fifteenth day of August eighteen hundred and thirty two personally appeared in the open court before the judges of the Inferior Court of Common [illegible] now sitting at Bridgewater in said County . John D. Stryker Resident of the Township of Hillsborough in the County of Somerset aged seventy four the twenty eighth of this month who being duly sworn [illegible] to law doth on his oath make the following declaration  in order to obatin the benefit of the act of congress papered June 7th 1832. That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated- That in 1776, before the 4th of July. He turned out as a volunteer  at Sourland Church in said County and served a month under Capt B Baird - Marching to New York. Returning  to Elizabeth Town where the declaration of Independence was [illegible]. After this he turned out a little after [illegible] was sick three months, half the time for himself and the other half for his father to be married. [illegible] Capt Lane commandered him a part of the time. And Capt [ illegible] In the winter of 1777 he turned out and remained guarding [illegible] through the residue of the winter in the year of Millstone and Princeton, and as much as two and a half or three months - Volunteered and served another month at Elizabeth Town came home and marched into Pennsylvania. was in the Battle of GermanTown. was out this time as month. After this he turned and served guarding the [illegible] at Millstone . Brunswick and Elizabeth Town  [illegible] a short time before the Monmouth Battle he was [illegible] at this time about a year. Turned out again and served a month under Capt. Baird. [illegible] to MonmouthB
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Was there at the time of the Battles, the returned home. He again turned out and served three months at Griggs Town. Employed on the [illegible]. He again turned and and served about two months in March along the Millstone. Babcock was Captain. He also made 30 pairs of shoes for the soldiers which [illegible] considered the same as a months service. He was born at Hillsborough Township. County of Somerset on the 28th day of August 1758. He has always lived in the County of Somerset. He has no other record of his age than that taken from his fathers birth. He knows of o perseon whose testimony he can procure who can testify to his Serving except John Baird. He hereby relinquishing Every Claim Whatever to a pension or annuity Except the preset and declaring that his name is not on the pension [illegible] of the agency of Army. States, sworn and   [illegible] the day upon aforsaid 
John D. Stryker
Wm gaston

We Peter Labagh a clergyman residing in the Township of Hillsborough in the Country of Somerset and the State of New Jersey and Christopher Van Ardalin of the same place hereby certify that we are well acquainted with John D Stryker who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration that we believe him to be seventy four 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 signed aforesaid in Open Court 
Wm Gaston
Peter Labagh
Christo. V. Arsdalin
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Somerset [illegible] Minard  Wilson being duly sworn in his oath [illegible] that he knew the above named John D Stryker. that said Stryker was out a great deal in the army of the Revolution as a soldier - [illegible] in said service with him. Said Stryker was out off and on during the whole war. 
Sworn and subscribed his open count - dat aforsaid. Mindard Wilson.

W Gaston

And the paid Court do hereby declare the investigations of the matter, and after furthering the interrogating perscribed by the War Department that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier and served as he stated. And the Court further certifying that it appears to them that Peter Labagh who has signed the proceeding certificate is a clergyman resident in the Township of Hillsborough county of Somerset and that Christopher Van Arsdalen who has also signed the same and is a resident of the same place is a credible person and that this statement is entitled to credit. 

W[illegible] Gaston
[illegible] Van Derveer
[illegible] Rogers
[illegible]
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State of New Jersey
Somerset County  I.I. M. Mann Clerk of the Court of Common [illegible] in and for  said County do hereby certify that the foregoing [illegible] the original proceeding of the Court in the matter of the application of John D. Stryker for a pension. In Witness whereof I have [illegible] set my hand and seal of office this eighteenth day of August in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty two. 
I. M. Mann


Application for John D. Stryker 
of Somerset, New Jersey for a pension. [illegible]
No 6488
Forman Certificate
to T. A. Hartman
Somerville New Jersey
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[illegible] Personally appeared before me the [illegible] Presiding Judge of the court of Common Pleasin the same County John d. Stryker who being by me duly sworn in his oath that in addition to the time of service named in the army [illegible] he served a month at Princeton in New Jersey as a soldier under Capt Baird. And an officer from Princeton - Same of the [illegible] under who he served were van Dike, F Frhighmys 2  [illegible]  said John Stryker further saith that by reason of old age. And [illegible] of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service, but according to the best of his recollections he served not [illegible] the period mentioned below and in the following guard. I served two years and two months as a soldier and from which I claim a pension
John D. Stryker

Sworn and Subscribed this 18th febrary 1833 before [illegible]
Wm. B. Gaston

I William B Gaston the Presiding Judge who administrative this forgoing to attendant Wilson do hereby certify that this said attendant is a person of credibility and entitled to full credit and belief. 
February 18th 1833
Wm. B. Gaston
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State of New Jersey Somerset County [illegible] John M Mann Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in aforesaid County do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceeding of said court in the matter of the application of John D. Stryker for a pension. And I further certify that William B. Gaston Esq before whom the affidavit of the said John D. Stryker was that day taken and by whom the certificate of [illegible] was this day made, was at the time [illegible] and still is the Presiding Judge of said Court in full confirmation. 
In Testimony whereof I have [illegible] my hand and said this 18th day of February 1833 at Bridgewater in said county
 J. M. Mann [illegible]
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6488
John D Stryker of New Jersey
21 [illegible] 1833
Obj 4.5.6.14
Mon J Southard 
No [illegible]
Admitted
[illegible]
$80.
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[illegible] 
J. Southard
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3. How old is he? 74.
4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed.
Period Duration of service. rank. Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served 

Years  Months days. As a     General
before 4th of July 1776    1 month   
[illegible] Winter 1777turned out and remainded guarding the [illegible] through the [illegible] of the Winter as much as life allowed this 
served about one year
again and served 1 month
again [illegible] do
again 2 do
made 20 pair of shoes for the soldiers whihc as mentioned a months of service

Names of Generals and Field Officers under whom he served
Capt. Baird
Capt [illegible] Carr
Capt Baird
Capt Babcock

5. In what battles was he engaged? Germantown, Monmouth
6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Somerset County New Jersey
7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence, by incidental evidence or by the rolls? Living
8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? defective dates under whom he served [illegible].
certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned. 
[illegible signature] Examining Clerk
July 17 1833