Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 33392, for John Mc Entyre, New Jersey
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New Jersey      McIntyre, John        S33392
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Notification sent Sep 3d 1820 to
John T. Blackwell Flemington New Jersey

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12,791
New Jersey

John McEntyre
of Hunterdon Co. in the state of New Jersey
who was a private in the regiment commanded
by colonel Dayton of the N. Jersey
line, for a term of 1 year  1776

Inscribed on the Roll of New Jersey
at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 9th of December 1818

Certificate of Pension issued the 22nd of July 1819 and sent to Dennis Wychkoff Esq.
    White House Hunterdon Co.
                             New Jersey 

Arrears to 4th of March 1819              $22.70
Semi-anl. all'ce ending 4 Sep 1819      48.00
            2 mo 26/31                               _______
                                                               $70.70


(written VERY faintly at bottom):

died Jan 7 18--  (1824?)
(line too faint to see)
Continued
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John McEntyre,
    private
Hunterdon Co. N.J.

Various services -
Col. Dayton's reg't
N. Jersey line, one
year

9th Decem'r  1818

The testimony of an officer 
as to the service is required

Dennis Wyckoff
judge, White House
(Flemington crossed out) Hunter-
don County, N.J.
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State of New Jersey
Hunterdon County
   On the ninth day of December one thousand eight hundred and eighteen before me Dennis Wyckoff one of the Judges of the Interior Court of Common  Pleas in and for the county of Hunterdon aforesaid personally appeared John McEntyre aged sixty seven years resident in the county of Hunterdon aforesaid in said State of New Jersey who being by me first sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following Declaration in order to obtain the provisions 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 (viz) that he the said John McEntyre  enlisted on the fourth day of February in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and seventy six at New Germantown in the State of New Jersey in said county of Hunterdon under Capt. Thomas Reading in the third New Jersey Regiment commanded by Col. Dayton for the term of one year and that he continued to serve in the said company commanded by Capt. Thomas Reading until some time inn the month of May in the year one thousand seven hundred and seventy seven when he was discharged from the service in the army of the United States, and that he was enlisted on the 4th day of February AD 1776 as aforesaid was remained at Flemington in said state and remained there one month then marched with the company to Amboy remained there three weeks, then marched to Elizabeth Town reminded there three weeks, then marched to to New York remained there one week, then went to Albany remained there three weeks, then went to Johnstown remained there three weeks then went to German Flats remained there three weeks, then went to Fort Stanwick and reminded there until in the fall of the year then went to Ticonderoga  and continued there until the  Ensuing Spring, then marched with the Regiment to Morristown some time in the month of May AD 1777 when he was discharged from the service of the United States which discharge is lost and he has no other evidence of his enlistment in his power except the affidavit here to annexed and that he is in indigent circumstances and stands in need of the assistance  of his Country for support.
John McEntyre his X mark

Sworn to and declared before me the
day and year above written.
  Dennis Wyckoff
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  I Dennis Wyckoff one of the Judges of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Hunterdon and State of New Jersey do certify that it appears to my satisfaction that the within named John McEntyre did serve in the Revolutionary War as stated in the within Declaration against the Commonenemy and that I am well acquainted with said John McEntyre and that he is in very reduced circumstances and very infirm and that he stands in need of his Countrys assistance and I now transmit the proceedings and testimony taken and had before me to the Secretary of War pursuant to the above mentioned Act of Congress.
Witness my hand and seal the 9th day of December AD 1818
               Dennis Wyckoff

Hunterdon - I John T. Blackwell Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in and for said County certify that Dennis Wyckoff, Esquire, before whom the foregoing proceedings were had then was and now is one of the Judges of this Court of Common Pleas in and for said County duly commissioned and sworn and that full credit is due to all his acts as such.
Witness my hand and the seal of the said Court the 12th day of December A.D. eighteen hundred and eighteen.
         JT Blackwell Clk.
                   H.C.P
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State of New Jersey
Hunterdon County
    On the 9th day of December AD 1818 before me Dennis Wyckoff one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for sd. County personally appeared Isaac Amay and being duly sworn according to law on his oath doth say that he has been well acquainted with John McEntyre from the year 1770 and that he well knows that John McEntyre aforesaid enlisted in the year 1776 under Capt. Thomas Reading for the term on one year in the service of the United States and that he had frequently heard Capt. Thomas Reading say that John McEntyre did serve out his time of enlistment under him in the army of the United States.
Witness my hand the day and year first above written.
Isaac Amay

Sworn to before me the
day and year first above
written
     Dennis Wyckoff
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City of New Brunswick
State of New Jersey 
     On the fifteenth day of June in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and nineteen before me William P. Deare
Notary Public duly commissioned and sworn residing in the city of New Brunswick and State afs'd Lewis Durham of the said city Physician to me known who being duly sworn deposeth and saith that he the said Lewis Durham was a Surgeon in the third New Jersey Regiment commanded by Col. Dayton - in the Army of the Revolution  - that he knows John McEntyre the Petitioner who was a soldier in said Regiment and that he verily believes that said McEntyre served in said Regiment at least one year.
Lewis Durham

In Testimony whereof the s'd Lewis Durham hath above subscribed his name and I the said Notary have hereunto set my hand and notarized seal at New Brunswick aforesaid.
                    Wm. P. Deare
                             Not'y Pub.
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State of New Jersey 
Hunterdon County
     On the 12th day of December in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighteen came before me Dennis Wyckoff one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for said County (here entered between the 2 lines:) Christopher Chelhowen... who was duly sworn according to law and on his oath doth say that he has been acquainted with John McEntyre from the year seventeen hundred and twenty five and that he well knows that s'd John McEntyre did enlist under Capt. Thomas Reading for the term of one year in the service of the United States and that said John McEntyre did serve out this time of Enlistment as the deponent verily believes and that he the said John McEntyre did enlist as above said under Capt. Thomas Reading in the year seventeen hundred and seventy six.
Chris. Chilhowen

Sworn befog me the 12th day
of December AD 1818
                 (illegible initials)
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State of New Jersey
Hunterdon County
      On the 12th day of December in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighteen came before me Dennis Wyckoff one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for said County (here entered between the 2 lines): Christopher Chelhowen... who was duly sworn according to law and on his oath doth say that he has been acquainted with John McEntyre from the year seventeen hundred and seventy five and that he well knows that s'd John McTyre did enlist under Capt. Thomas Reading for the term of one year in the service of the United States and that said John McTyre did serve out his time of enlistment as this deponent verily believes and that he the said John McEntyre  did enlist as above said under Capt. Thomas Reading in the year seventeen hundred and seventy six.
Chris. Chilhowen

Sworn before me the 12th day
of December AD 1818
     Dennis Wyckoff
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John McTyre

-?- 12791

Sept. 1819
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(Transcription of handwritten parts)

On this fourth day of August....
John McEntyre
seventy.....the stateof New Jersey

sworn...oath....
.....that he enlisted under Capt. Thomas Reading in Col. Dayton's regiment of New Jersey troops early in the year 1776 for the term of one year that he was reviewed at Flemington soon after he enlisted he marched with the company to Elizabeth Town continued there a short time then went to New Ark then continued there a short time then marched to Albany continued there a short time then marched to Fort Stanwick and continued there until in the fall of the year - then marched to Ticonderoga and continued there until in the ensuing spring then marched to Morristown in New Jersey where he was discharged, agreeably to his original declaration on which I obtained a pension certificate No. 12791 and dated the 22 day of July 1818 and to commence on the ninth day of December AD 1818.

...swear...

John McEntyre his X mark

Schedule of the property of Jon McEntyre of the township of Tewksbury in the County of Hunterdon and State of New Jersey 
(Left side column):
I cupboard                                          $1.00
5 chairs                                                  1.50
1 trunk                                                    1.00
1 rack with crockery                              1.00
4 pails                                                     1.00
1 churn 4 earthen pots                          1.50
4 Baskets                                                  .50
1 bake tray 1 butter tray                          .50
2 spinning wheels                                   2.00
2 reels                                                        .50
2 pots / 1 tea kettle                                 2.00
2 pans 1 grid iron 1 griddle                    3.50
                                                         ____________
                                                              17.00

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Brot -- (assuming previous total)        $17.00
Andirons tongs and shovel                      1.50
Tramel and smoothing irons                    2.00
2 tables                                                        .50
2 bottles - 2 stone jugs                              .50
pair iron wedges 1 ax                                 1.50
1 gun                                                            3.50
                                                            _________
                                                                  $26.00

My family consists of myself aged about 70 years my wife about 71 years both considerably infirm and in indigent circumstances and stand in need of the aid of my country for my support
John McEntyre his X mark

Sworn to and declared, on the fourth day of August 1820 before
         Elnen Stevenson

I John T. Blackwell....... oath
...twenty six.....
on this fourth day of August.......

                     J. Blackwell
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33392

Rev'y  INVALID

File No. 33,392
John McEntyre
Pri Rev War

Act: 18th March '18

Index:- Vol. 2, Page 263

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1925 Nov. 16 Hist to Mrs. W. Zabriskie. WAS
1939 Dec 1 - Mrs. W. Zabriskie ref. to G.A.?.
etc. ADY
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McEuen, James  Private  Pennsylvania 

9973                       January 28, 1795
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