Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 954, for Nathaniel Looker, New Jersey
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Service
New Jersey
Looker, Nathaniel
Hannah
Number
W. 954
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This page is illegible.
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Declaration
In order to obtain the Benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th July 1838. Entitled an act granting half pay and pensions to Certain Widows State of New Jersey
Essex County SS On this Fifth day of October in
the year of our Lord one thousand Eight hundred and Thirty eight. Personally appeared before the Judges of the Superior Court of Common pleas in and for said County of Essex, Hannah Looker a Resident of the City of
Newark, in the County and State aforesaid, aged sixty seven years.  Who being first duly sworn according to Law doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain, the provision made by the act of
Congress passed July 7th 1838. Entitled an act granting half pay and pensions to Certain Widows. That she is the widow of Nathaniel Looker late of the County of Essex and State of New Jersey deceased. Who was a private
Soldier in the service of the United States In the war of the Revolution, as she has often heard him say and fully believes.  And as the affidavit of Mr Joseph Lyon hereunto annexed, will fully show. And the said Hannah Looker
further Declares that she was married to the said Nathaniel Looker on the Thirteenth day of December In the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and Ninety at
Connecticut farms in said County by the Rev. Peter Fish who was then pastor of the Presbyteron [Presbyterian] Church at Connecticut farms aforesaid And that her husband the aforesaid Nathaniel Looker died on the Fifth day of January in the year of our Lord One Thousand Eight hundred and Thirty
one at his residence in said County of Essex. That she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service. But the marriage took place Previous to the first of January Seventeen
hundred and Ninety four [illegible] at the time above stated. And that she has No Documentary evidence except the family record hereunto annexed sworn to and Subscribed on the day and Year above written before the said Court
[signature] hannah looker
[signature] E Van ArsdaleJr Clr
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I Elias Van Arsdale Junr. Clerk of the Inferior Court of Common pleas in and for the County of Essex in the State of New Jersey, Do hereby Certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of said Court in the Matter of the Application of the Widow Hannah Looker for a Pension.
In Testimony Whereof I have hereunto
set my hand and seal of office this Fifth day of October In the year of our Lord one thousand Eight hundred and Thirty eight.
[signature] E VanArsdale Jr Clk
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THE
NEW TESTAMENT
OF OUR
LORD AND SAVIOUR
JESUS CHRIST:
TRANSLATED OUT OF
THE ORIGINAL GREEK;
FORMER TRANSLATIONS DILIGENTLY COMPARED AND REVISED
STEREOTYPE EDITION.
NEW-YORK:
STEREOTYPED BY E. AND J. WHITE,
FOR "THE AMERICAN BIBLE SOCIETY."
1818.
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Nathaniel Looker and Hannah baldwin Was Married in the year 1790
Keziah Looker Was born October th 9 in the year 1791
Ira Looker Was born August th 28 in the year 1794
Joanna Looker Was born September th 7 in the year 1797
Lavinia Looker Was born June th 22 in the year 1801
Juliann Looker Was born March th 5 in the year 1802
David Looker Was Born February th 17 in the year 1807
Keziah Looker Was Married January 8 1813
Joanna Looker Was Married Feb 3 1816
[illegible]
Ira Looker Was Married January 2 1823
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2355
2527
Declaration and Evidence of the Wid Hannah Looker for a Pension under the act of Congress of July 7 1838
Md to Dec 90
H. died 1831
Cpl Suley
Capt Rob [illegible]
Admitted 
Priate 12 mos & 8 days.

Sam B. Miller
Newark New Jersey
Paid
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In the Matter of the application of the Widow Hannah Looker for a pension under the act of Congress of July 7th 1838.
State of New Jersey,
Essex County Ss Personally appeared before me Mr. Samuel B. Miller a Justice of the peace in and for said County Ira Looker of the County and State aforesaid known to me to be a Respectable person and entitled to Credit as a Witness. And being by me duly sworn on his oath saith that he is Forty four years of age, and is the son of Nathaniel Looker and the son of Hannah Looker of the County and State aforesaid.  And the said deponent further saith that the leaf which is hereunto annexed purporting to be a Record of Marriages and Births relative to the Family of Nathaniel Looker deceased was taken from and old family Bible which has long been in possession of the family and is Now the property of my Mother the Widow Hannah Looker and is In the hand writing of my said Mother. Which record I have seen in said book ever since the Last entry made on said Leaf and that my Father the said Nathaniel Looker died on the Fifth day of January Eighteen hundred and thirty one at his residence in said County and that his Mother the said Hannah Looker is still living in the said County of Essex and has remained a Widow and unmarried ever since the death of her said husband and that if his father was now Living would be as much as seventy eight years of age and further saith not.  
[signature] Ira Looker
sworn to and subscribed at Newark
In said County this Third day of October A.D. 1838 before me 
[signature] SamB. Miller Justice of the peace.
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In the Matter of the application of the Widow Hannah Looker for a pension under the act of Congress of July 7, 1838.

State of New Jersey,
Essex County Ss Personally appeared before me Samuel B. Miller a Justice of the peace in and for said County, James W. Wade Clrk of the Township of Union In the County and State aforesaid known to me to be a respectable person and Intitled to Credit as a Witness. And being by me duly sworn on his oath saith that he is Fifty years of age That he is Clerk of the Presbyteron [Presbyterian] Church and Congregation at Connecticut Farms in the Township County and State aforesaid and has in his possession the papers and Records belonging to said Church and Congregation Which show that the Revd Peter Fish was Pastor of said Church from June Twenty six seventeen hundred and eighty nine until the Month of May seventeen hundred and Ninety nine. And this deponent further saith, that after making diligent search & inquiry he has never been able to find any Marriage record kept either by the Church Congregation or the Rev.d Peter Fish and if any was kept by either it is now lost or destroyed and that the Revd Peter Fish is now dead and further saith not.
[signature] James W. Wade
sworn to and subscribed at Newark in said County this 27th day of September A.D. 1838 before me
[signature] SamB. Miller Justice of the peace
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In the Matter of the Application of the Widow Hannah Looker for a pension under the act of Congress passed July 7th 1838.

State of New Jersey
Essex County  Ss Personally appeared before me Samuel B. Miller a Justice of the peace in and for said County Jeremiah Ball of the Township of Clinton in the County of Essex and State of New Jersey known to me by General Reputation to be a Man of good character and entitled to Credit as a Witness. And being by one duly sworn on his oath saith that he is seventy three years of age. And has been Well acquainted with Nathaniel Looker of the County and State aforesaid ever since the year seventeen hundred and Eighty five and with his wife the above named Hannah Looker formerly Hannah Baldwin ever since she was a Child.  And this deponent further saith, that he was present and saw the said Nathaniel Looker and Hannah Baldwin Married by the Revd Peter Fish then Pastor of the prisbyteron [Presbyterian] Church and Congregation at Connecticut Farms in said County of Essex.  In the Month of December in the year of our Lord one Thousand seven hundred and Ninty [Ninety] And this deponent further saith that the said Nathaniel Looker and Hannah Looker always resided together as husband and wife until the death of the said Nathaniel Looker which took place about [illegible] years age And has left a Widow Named Hannah Looker who is still living in the said County of Essex and has remained a Widow and unmarried ever since the death of the said Nathaniel Looker and is about sixty eight years of age.
[signature] Jeremiah Ball.
sworn to and subscribed at Newark in said County the Eighteenth day of August A.D. 1838 before me [signature] Samuel B. Miller Justice of the peace
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In the Matter of the application of the Widow Hannah Looker for a pension under the Act of Congress passed July 7th 1838.

State of New Jersey
Essex County Ss Personally appeared before me Samuel B. Miller A Justice of the peace in and for said County Saly [Sarah] Young a Resident of the City of Newark in the County and State aforesaid.  Known to me by General Reputation to be a Woman of good of good Character & Entitled to Credit as a Witness. And being by me duly sworn on her oath saith that she is Fifty three years of age That she has been Will acquainted with Nathaniel Looker and Hannah Looker ever since she was a child. That she was present and saw the said Nathaniel Looker and the said Hannah Baldwin Now the Widow Hannah Looker Married by the revd Mr. Fish who was then Pastor of the Prisbyteron [Presbyterian] Church and Congregation at Connecticut forms in said County, she then being in the fifth year of her age. and this deponent further saith that the said Nathaniel Looker and Hannah his wife always resided together as husband and wife until the death of the said Nathaniel Looker who has been dead about seven years Just past and that his widow the said Hannah Looker is still Living in the said County of Essex and has remained a Widow and unmarried ever since the death of her said husband and is as much as sixty seven years of age. And further saith not
[signature] Sarah young
sworn to and subscribed at Newark in said County the Eighteenth day of August A.D. 1838 before me [signature] SamB. Miller Justice of the peace
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in the Matter of the application of the Widow Hannah Looker for a pension under the
act of Congress passed July 7th 1838

State of New Jersey
Essex County Ss Personally appeared before me Samuel B. Miller a Justice of the peace in and for said County Joseph Lyon of the County and State aforesaid to me personally known to be a man of Good Character and entitled to Credit as a witness. - And being by me
duly sworn on his oath saith that he is seventy five- years of age, That he was a soldier in the war of the Revolution In the service of the United States and was well acquainted with
Nathaniel Looker of the County of Essex and State of New Jersey during said War and believes that if the said Nathaniel Looker was now living would be as much as Seventy eight years of age. And this deponent further
saith that he is knowing that in the summer of Seventeen hundred and Seventy seven or seventy eight the said Nathaniel Looker was in the six month service stationed at Kings ferry
in the State of New York but cannot now say what Company or Regiment he belonged to but saw him on duty there, and that in June Seventeen hundred and eighty this deponent is knowing that the said Nathaniel Looker done one half month duty at the time Springfield was burnt under the Command of Captain Elijah Squire. - And this deponent
further saith that the said Nathaniel Looker enlisted as a private soldier in the Month of December Seventeen hundred and Eighty or in the first of the Month of January Seventeen hundred and Eighty one either under Captain Robert Neil or Captain Isaac Gillem the said Captain Neil Resigning before the said Company was completed he cannot say which but the said Nathaniel Looker Served out his whole Term of one year in the same Company with this deponent under the command of the said Isaac Gillen, John Barnet Lieutenant and John Speer ensign.  Stationed at Newark
in said County then at Dobbs ferry in the State of New York. And was then Marched back to Connecticut farms in said County of Essex. Under the Command
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of Colonel Seely & Colonel Eli and was discharged at Newark New Jersey after serving out their full term of one year in actual service and was discharged at Newark New Jersey. And this deponent further saith that the said Nathaniel is now dead and has been dead about Seven years, and has Left a Widow Named Hannah Looker, who is still living in the said County of Essex New Jersey. And has remained A Widow and unmarried ever since the death of her said husband the said Nathan Looker deceased and that the said Nathaniel Looker and Hannah his wife always resided together as husband and wife until the death of the said Nathaniel Looker and was reputed so to be and that the said Hannah Looker is Now about sixty seven or eight years of age And further saith not. 
[signature] Joseph Lyon
sworn and subscribed at Newark In said County August Eighteenth A.D. 1838 before me
[signature] SamB. Miller Justice of the peace

State of New Jersey
County of Essex Ss. I Elias Van Arsdale Jun. Clerk of the County of Essex & the Inferior Court of Common Pleas in and for said County do herby certify that Samuel B. Miller before whom the affidavit hereto annexed of Ira Looker, James W. Wade, Jeremiah Ball Sarah or Sally Young & Joseph Lyon were severally made and taken at the time of taking the same, was and still is one of the Justices of the peace in aforesaid County duly commissioned & sworn: and that the Signatures "Saml.B Miller" affixed to the Jurats of said affidavits respectively are genuine. In Testimony Whereof I have hereto set my hand & seal of office at Newark in County the Fifth day of October AD. Eighteen hundred & thirty eight
[signature] E Van Arsdale Jr Clk
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Mrs. Hannah Looker

Samuel B. Miller
Newark
NJ.
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Declaration
In order to obtain the Benefits of the act of Congress of 2nd February 1848. Entitled an act making further provision for surviving Widows and soldiers of the Revolution
State of New Jersey 
Essex County Ss on this Seventeenth day of August in the Year of our Lord one thousand Eight hundred & Forty Eight Personally appeared before me the subscriber A Justice of the peace in and for said County Hannah Looker. A Resident of Newark in the County of Essex and State of New Jersey Aged seventy seven years Who being first duly sworn According to Law doth on her oath make the following declaration In order to obtain the Benefits of the provision made by the act of Congress passed on the 2nd day of February 1848. granting pensions to Widows of persons, who served during the Revolutionary War, that she is the Widow of Nathaniel Looker who was a private soldier in the War of the Revolution in the six month Service and was also an enlisted private soldier for one year under Captain Robert Niel or Captain Isaac Gillem and was a part of the time under the Command of Colonel Sely & Colonel Ely. And died on the Fifth day of January 1891 at his Residence in said County. And the said Hannah Looker, further declares that she Received a pension under the act of Congress of June 17th 1844 of Forty dollars & Eighty-eight Cents per Annum. And that she is still a Widow.
Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year above written Before me.
[her mark X] Hannah Looker
[signature] SamB. Miller Justice of the peace
I Certify that the above name Applicant is personally known to me and that she is the same individual who drew opinion as stated by her in the foregoing Affidavit [signature] SamB. Miller Justice of the peace, August 14, 1848.
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State of New Jersey
[Seal]
I, Charles G. McChesney, Secretary of State of the State of New Jersey, do herby certify, that Samuel B Miller Esquire, before whom the within affidavit was taken, was at the time of the doing thereof, a Justice of the Peace in and for the county of Essex in said state, duly commissioned and sworn; that full faith and credit are to be given to his official attestations, and that the signature thereto is in the proper handwriting of the said Samuel B Miller
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed my seal of office, at Trenton, in said state, this thirty first day of August  A.D. one thousand eight hundred and forty-eight.
[signature] Charles G. McChesney
Sec'y of State
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90
Mrs Hannah Looker
Declaration for a pension
Under the act of March 3 1843



SamB. Miller 
Newark New Jersey
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Declaration
In order to obtain the Benefit of the act of Congress of the 3rd March 1843. granting Pensions for one year to Certain Widows, Who have Received Pensions under the act of July 7, 1838.
State of New Jersey
Essex County Ss. On this twenty third day of March In the year of our Lord one thousand Eight hundred and Forty three, Personally appeared before me the subscriber one of the Judges of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas, In and for said County Hannah Looker A Resident of the City of Newark in the County of Essex and State of New Jersey Aged Seventy one years. Who Being first duly sworn according to Law doth on her oath make the following Declaration in order to obtain the Benefit of the Provision made by the Act of Congress passed on the 3rd March 1843. granting Pensions, to Widows of Persons who served during the Revolutionary War. That she is the Widow of Nathaniel Looker deceased, Who was an enlisted private soldier, for one year either under Robert Neal or Captain Isaac Gillem and apart of the time under the Command of Colonel Seely & Col Eli, and also served in the Militia & In the six months service. In the war of the Revolution  And the said Hannah Looker, Further declares that she Received a Pension from the United States of Forty dollars and Eighty eight Cents per annum under the act of July 7, 1838. And that she further declares she is Still a Widow.
sworn to and subscribed on the day and year Above written Before me [signature] hannah looker
[signature] SamB. Miller Judge of Common Pleas 
And I do hereby Certify that the Declareant in the Foregoing Declaration named, Is Personally known to me to be the Identical person who Received the above mentioned pension from the United States.
March 23, 1843
[signature] SamB. Miller Judge of Common pleas
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State of New Jersey
County of Essex Ss. I John P. Jackson clerk of the County of Essex and of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas in and for said County do Herby certify that Samuel B. Miller before whom the foregoing Declaration and affidavit of Hannah Looker was made and taken, at the time of taking the same was and still is one of the Judges of said Court residing in said County duly commissioned and Sworn; and that the signatures "Saml B. Miller" to the Jurats of said Declaration and affidavit and the certificate thereund as written is genuine 
In Testimony Whereof I have hereunto set my hand and official Seal at Newark in said County the Twenty Seventh day of March AD Eighteen hundred and forty three. 
[signature] J P Jackson Clrk
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New Jersey  52
Hannah Looker
widow of Nathaniel Looker who was a private in the New Jersey line for 12 months & 18 days.
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 40 Dollars 88 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1843.
Certificate of Pension issued the 29th day of April 1843 and sent to Samuel B. Miller Esq.
[Act of March 3, 1843.]
Recoreded in Book A. Vol. 1 Page 123.
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J. S. Edwards Esq.
Commissioner of pensions
Washington City 
D - C
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Newark N. Jersey March 29th, 1843
J. S. Edwards Esq. Commissioner of Pensions

Sir I herewith Transmit to you Eight Declarations in order to obtain the Benefits of the provison made by the act of Congress passed March 3rd 1843. Viz 1st, The Declaration of Mary Harris for one year, Pension 2nd Mary Speer, 3rd Hannah Looker, 4th Mary Grover. 5th Martha Bowden, 6th Catharine Parker, 7th Joanna Lyon, and 8th Thezia Miller. Which you will please to file in your office to act on the same as soon as convenient and If any thing further is Required In Relation to said Claims, State the same to me by Letter.
With the highest respect and esteem I Remain yours [illegible]
[signature] Saml B. Miller
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J. S, Edwards Esquire
Commissioner of Pensions 
Washington City
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Newark New jersey October 6th 1838
J S. Edwards Esq
Commissioner of Pensions
Sir I herewith Transmit to you the Declaration and Evidence of the Widow Hannah Looker for a Pension under the act of Congress passed July 7th 1838. Your attension [attention] to the same in due time will much oblige yours 
With the highest Respect & Esteem I remain yours [illegible]
[signature] SamlB. Miller
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New Jersey 2527
Hannah Looker
widow of Nathaniel Looker
and who died on the 5 January 1831
of Essex Co. in the State of N. Jersey who was a Private in the company commanded by Captain Neil of the Regt. commanded by Col. Seeley in the N. Jersey line for 12 months & 18 days
Inscribed on the Roll of New Jersey at the rate of 40 Dollars 88 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March 1836.
Certificate of Pension issued the 27 day of April 1839 and sent to S. B. Miller Newark, N.J.
Arrears to the 4th of March '39 122.64
Semi-annual allowance ending 4 Sep" 20.44
$143.08
{Act July 7, 1838}
Recorded by D. Brown Clerk, 
Book A. Vol. 2. Page /28
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Rev
WIDOW, &c.
File No. 954
Hannah Looker
Widow
Nathaniel Looker
Priv. Rev. War
Act: Feb. 2" 1848
Index: Vol. A, Page 440
[Arrangement of 1870.]
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NJ July 1838

James S. Edwards Esq
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City