Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 979, Samuel Corle, New Jersey
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State of New Jersey.  County of Hunterdon  SS.

On this 8th day of August in the year of our Lord One thousand eight hundred and thirty two before the court of common pleas of the County of Hunterdon now Sitting personally appeared Samuel Corle a resident of the township of Amwell in the County of Hunterdon and State of New Jersey aged 87 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 act of Congress passed June 7th 1832.  (sentence lined out)  I was born on the 10th day of April old style in the year 1745 near Cranberry in the County of Middlesex and State of New Jersey.  I was 87 years old in April last.  My age was entered in a bible I had it in my possession some time, but it has been gone many years and I do not know what has become  of it. When I was first called out in the Militia of New Jersey in the service of the United States in the revolutionary War, I lived in the township of Amville in the County of Hunterdon where I have lived ever since & where I still live.  I belonged to Captain Cornelius Hoppocks company of militia   I first went out as a volunteer when the militia was called in the year 1776 I think in the month of September under Captain Joshua Corshon, and  John Sequear.  I think was the Lieutenant David Chambers was our Colonel & William Chamberlin was our Lieutenant Col. of the Regiment, we were marched to Woodbridge in the County of Middlesex and State of New Jersey, and attached to a corp of the united troops called the flyby camp.  there was not men enough in
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enlisted in our State to fill up that core & some of the Militia was attached to them to fill up the number with them we were marched backward & forward on account of alarms & to watch the British.  About two weeks then we was marched to a place called Thorntons farm not far from woodbridge where we were stationed to guard a magazine of powder we  staid there til our month was out.  then I returned home and staid at home a month while the other militia supplied our places then I was called out again under the same Officers.  I marched to Thornton farms I remained thre to guard the same magazines  I staid the month out & then returned home, I staid at home about a month & then was called & went out again, and I continued to go out every time it came to my turn as long as the war lasted. - Whenever there was an alarm I went out under my own company officers, and whenever there was a call I went out under other officers who were detailed or attached a month at a time and these tours were genrally every other month while the British were in this part of the United States. - I went out whenever it came to my turn to go to the end of the war. - I was out under Captain Hoppock several times when there were alarms & they called on all the militia to go.  I staid til the alarm or occstion of our being called was over. - I was out several tours one month at a time under Captain Joshua Corshon
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I was out a number of Tours a month at a time under Capt. George Ely before he was appointed a Col:  I was also out in the months service under Capt. John Phillips - whenever I went out I always staid til my time was out and I was discharged. - I was in the battle of Germantown I was then under my own captain Cornelius Hoppock, & we were under General Forman of the Militia from Monmouth County N. Jersey. -  I was at a Battle at Vanness (Vans Nest?) Mills on the millstone in Somerset County New Jersey.  I dont remember under which of the Captains.  One of our Militia men from Brigwood was killed there and John Prale of our company wounded General Dickinson commanded the militia & Col. Fredrick Frelinghuysen was there - I believe the British army lay in New Brunswick & a part of them had come out to forage & plunder.  We took from them all their waggons & cattle & things they had taken & drove the British back. - it was in the winter the Raritan was froze over but would not break - General Dickinson rode through and broke the Ice and we brought the waggons over, we got them up the bank by hand & brought them off. we did not get all them home. - I was up at Pompton; and at Pyrance(?). - and at Kemp ferry on the North River - but was not in any other battles than those I have mentioned - at the time of the battle of monmouth I was on the way going down to join
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the army & met the troops that had been then coming home. -- The Militia of New Jersey was some of them out all the time.  After the British landed on Long Island which they had possession of New New York.  Lay at New Jersey week and on Staten Island & lay in Philadela until after Cornwallis was taken & they evacuated New York. - I was backward & forward watching them I was out every time it came to my turn & on alarms besides as long as the war lasted - I never mis.d going out on an alarm of on a call when I was called and altho I cannot remember the number of times nor the officers I was with every time yet I am satisfied that I was out altogether upwards of two years -
   I hereby relinquish every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and I do declare that my name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any state or territory whatever.

   Samuel Corle
Sworn & Suscribed this
8th day of August 1832
in open court
   Jno Thompson Judge

Hunterdon County Ss:  Samuel Barber being duly sworn before Robert K Reading one of the Judges of the court of common pleas in and for the County of Hunterdon On his oath saith That he is well acquainted with Samuel Corle the above named applicant - that he lived a neighbour to him and was well acquainted with him in the Revolutionary War -
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That the deponent was out on a tour of militia duty with said Corle the first time said Corle was out which was in 1776. they were both in One Mess. - they were out that tour under Capt. Joshua Conton, and were attached to the core of 5 months men, called the flying Camp to fill up deficiencies in their number the latter part of that tour we were first off to guard the powder Magazine at Thorntons farms when that month was out the other half of the militia came down to take our places & we were discharged.  the militia never received any written discharges on those occasions but were discharged by verbal orders of our officers after we had been at home a month we went out again & marched to the same place & took the place of the militia who had relieved us. - at the end of the month we were relieved again by the Other half of the militia & while they were there in the course of the next month the British came to New Brunswick then there was a general alarm & call for the militia & said Corle and myself were out under Captain Conr Hoppock, we marched down towards Princeton.  I do not recollect how long we were out at that time  the next time I recollect seeing him out in the service was after the Battle at Van Nest's Mills on Millstone he was out on that tour & in the battle  I went out when the other half of the militia went to relieve them.  I remember as we were going down we met them on their return, & met them brining home John Paule who was wounded in that battle
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the first winter saw Corle and myself were out together & lay along down the Raritan a month & I recollect seeing him out often afterwards when there was alarms & all the militia would go out at once & I recollect to have understood at that day that he was always out when it came to his Regular turn to go and always out on alarms. - and from what I know of his being out at different times when I saw him & was out with him and what I heard him & others of the neighbourhood say, of his being out at other times I am of opinion that he was out as much two years or upwards. - as there were few of the militia who went regularly when it came to their turns and on general alarms that were not out more than two years.
    Saml Barber
Sworn & Subscribed in
open court Aug. 14, 1832
   Robert K Reading

We Jacob Kirkpartrick, a clergyman residing in the township of Amwell in the County of Hunterdon, and Samuel Barber residing in the same place.  Do hereby certify That we are well acquainted with Samuel Corle who has subscribed and sworn to the foregoing declaration and that we believe him to be 87 years of age - That he is reputed and believed in the neighbourhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the revolution and we concur in that opinion.
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Sworn & Subscribed in          )   J. Kirkpatrick
Open court August 14, 1832  )  Saml. Barber
   Robert K Reading

And the said court Do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogatories presented by the War department That Samuel Corle the above named Applicant was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states. - and the court further certifies that it appears to them that Jacob Kirkpatrick who has signed the foregoing certificate is a clergyman Resident in the Town of Amwell, and that Samuel Barber who has signed the same is a resident in the said township of Amwell and is a credable person and his statement is entitled to credit -
Done in open court August 18, 1832
   George Rea
   John Barton
   Benj. Egbert
   Jno Thompson

State of New Jersey Hunterdon County Ss. -
I, Isaac G. Farlee Clerk of the court of common pleas of the County of Hunterdon Do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings in said court in the matter of the Application of Samuel Corle for a pension  And that John Thompson Robert K Reading George Rea John Barton and Benjamin Egbert whose names are subscribed to the attestation of the above dated
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ration & affidavits and the certificate of the court.  And respectively Judges of said Court duly commissioned and & Sworn to whose official acts full faith & credit is due - In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said court at (?) this 18 day of August AD. 1832.
   Isaac G Farlee Clk
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State of New Jersey Hunterdon County SS I,
John Barton, One of the Judges of the court of common pleas of the County of Hunterdon, present when the foregoing declaration affidavit & certificate was made, do hereby state I am well acquainted with Samuel Barber who made the foregoing affidavit of Jacob Kirkpatrick & the said Samuel Barber who made the said certificate. - And signed the same respectively. - That the said Jacob Kirkpatrick is a (?) & ordained member of the Gospel residing in the township of Amville.  And that the said Samuel Barber is a Credible person whose statement is entitled to full faith and credit
Given under my hand June
AD 1833.
   John Barton

[Left side note]
Application of
Samuel Corle

[Right side note]
Answer to be addressed 
to N. Saxton Flemington
N.J.
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Rev. and 1812 Wars Section

March 30, 1925

Mrs. Morris Leedom
Wildwood-by-the-Sea
New Jersey.

Madam:

I have to advise you that from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim S. 979 it appears that Samuel Corle was born April 10, 1745(Old Style) near Cranberry, Middlesex County, New Jersey.

While a resident of Amwell Township, Hunterdon County, New Jersey he enlisted in 1776, served at various times whenever called upon, to the close of the war, two years in all, as a private under Captains Joshua Corshon, Cornelius Hoppock, George Ely and John Phillips and Colonel David Chambers in the New Jersey Troops and was at the battles of Millstone and Germantown.

He was allowed pension on his application executed August 8, 1832 while a resident of Amwell Township, Hunterdon County, New Jersey.

There is no data on file as to his family.

The above noted is the only soldier by that name.
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found on the Revolutionary War records of this Bureau.

In order to make a proper search of said records for any particular soldier named Lambert, in addition to the full name, as much as possible of the following data is essential- approximate dates of birth and death, places of residence before and after service and given name of widow.

Respectfully,
Hand written note:  Date of death not on AB

Acting Commissioner.
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Mrs. Morris Leedom
Wildwood-By-The-Sea
New Jersey
February 16, 1926.

Bureau of Pensions,
Record Division,
Dept. of Int.
Wash, D.C.

Gentlemen -

I am desirous of joining the D.A.R. and Colonial Dames, would you furnish me with the necessary information concerning a pension, if any, granted Samuel Corle, or his widow for Revolutionary Service.  There is a Samuel Corle, who served with the New Jersey State Troops during the Revolution mentioned in "Officers War" by Stryker but I do not know whether or not Samuel Corle is my great-great grandfather -  my ancestry back to him is as follows:-
Father, Samuel Corle. Born May 27, 1838
Died Jan. 6, 1919.
Grandfather, Samuel Corle Born 1802 & Died 1894
Married Deborah Jones Lambert,
daughter of John Lambert
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Great-grandfather, Benjamin Corle Born 1772-Died 1813
  Married Elizabeth Lambert

Great, great grandfather, Samuel Corle
  Born 1744 Died 1834
  Married - DeReimer?

I do not have any records of the Lambert family altho they were quite prominent in Hunterdon County as my grandmother Deborah Jones Lambert was a Daughter of John Lambert for whom Lambertwille N.J. was named.

Kindly let me know if there is a fee required for searching the records and I will send a check for same.

Thanking you, in advance, for your trouble I am,
Very truly yours
Cornelia Mount Caroles Leedom
(Mrs. Morris)
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State of New Jersey Hunterdon County SS:  personally appeared before me John Berber one of the Justices of the peace in & for the said county of Hunterdon Samuel Corle the person who has sworn to & Subscribed the foregoing declaration who being first duly sworn according to law on his oath deposeth & 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 and in the following grades for the term of two years & upwards  I served as a private and for such service I claim a pension
   Samuel Corle
Sworn & subscribed before
me this 24th day of December
AD 1833
   John Barber

Hunterdon county SS:  Samuel Corle the above named applicant being duly sworn on his oath saith that he never received any written discharges for the service of the United States as a Militia man, his discharges were all verbal.  the other answers to the Interrogatories prescribed by the war department being embodied in the declaration & further saith not
   Samuel Corle
Sworn & subscribed before
me John Barber a Justice
of the peace in & for the said
county this 24th day of
December 1833
   John Barber
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State of New Jersey Hunterdon County SS:  I Isaac G Farlee clerk of the Inferior court of common pleas of the said county of Hunterdon do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the proceedings in the application of Samuel Corle for a pension.  I do farther certify that John Barton who has signed the preceding certificate of the credibility of witnesses was at the time of the doing thereof & now is one of the Judges of the said court of common pleas of the said county of Hunterdon and that his signature to said certificate is genuine.  I farther certify that John Barber Esq before whom the preceding affidavit was taken was at the time of taking the same & now is one of the Justices of the peace of the said county & that his signature is genuine.
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In Testimony Whereof 
I have hereunto set my hand
and affixed the seal of the
said court this seventeenth
day of December in the year of
our Lord Eighteen hundred and
thirty three 1833.
   Isaac G. Farlee Clk