Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 7234, John Noble Cuming, New Jersey
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(3 - 1776)
SERVICE
New Jersey

CONTENTS

Cuming, John Noble
or
Cumming,
Sarah
NUMBER
W. 7234
B.L. Wt. 399_500 Lt. Col.
Command
Issued June 11, 1789
No papers
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120
New Jersey

Sarah Cumming widow
of John N. Cumming
Essex County in the State of N. Jersey,
who was a Major & Lt. Col., in the ____commanded by Captain ____ of the sect. regt commanded by Col. Ogden in the N. Jersey Line for three years.
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Inscribed on the Roll of New Jersey at the rate of 600 Dollars __________ Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
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Certificate of Pension issued the 28th day of October 1836 and sent to Hon L. Frelinghuyson Newark.

Arrears to the 4th of Septr. 1836 $3300--
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 March 37 300
$3600.--
{Revolutionary Claim}
{Act July 4, 1836.}
Recorded by Wm. Allison Clerk.
Book_____Vol._____Page 145
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Application of
sarah Cumming
N. 430
3. Sec.

admitted
Maj. & Lt. Col
$600
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The Declaration of Mrs Sarah Cumming of the City of Newark, New Jersey, in order to obtain the benefits of the 3rd Section of the act of Congress of the 4th July A.D. 1836--
State of New Jersey, Essex County ss. O
n this twenty first day of October, in the year of our Lord, one thousand, Eight hundred and thirty six, personally appeared in open court
before the Inferior Court of Common pleas, holden at Newark, in & for said county of Essex, Sarah Cumming a resident of the City of Newark, in said county of Essex & state of New Jersey, 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 July 4th 1836. That she is the widow of John N. Cumming deceased - That when she married the said John N. Cumming, he was a Major in the continental army & he was promoted to the office of Colonel on the death
of Coll. Francis Barber - She understood from her said husband & believed, that he was at the battles of Monmouth & of Yorktown_ & in other battles, which she does not now clearly recollect. She believes that her husband entered the army a Lieutenant - he was a Captain when she first knew him & a Major when she was married to him, as already
stated. This deponent is now seventy four
years of age__ She further declares that she was married to the said John N. Cumming on the thirteenth day of February _ in the year
Seventeen hundred & Eighty two _
That her husband the aforesaid John N. Cumming died on the sixth - day of July, in the year one thousand eight hundred & twenty one; & that she has remained a widow ever since that period, as will more fully appear by reference to the proof hereto annexed.

Sworn to and subscribed, on the day and year above written}
Before the Judges of the said court, above mentioned.}
Sarah Cumming
D. D. Crane Judge
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New Jersey
Essex County ss. Personally appeared in open court James Hedden of the City of Newark aforesaid, aged Eighty one - years & one month  That he knew the said John N. Cumming deceased in his life time &  through the American revolution-  that he is the brother
of the said Sarah Cumming- that she was married to the said John N. Cumming in the month of February, seventeen hundred and Eighty two. She was married by the Revd D. McWhorter, in this deponent's presence- that the said John N. Cumming died on the sixth 
day of July A.D. 1821 - & that the said Sarah
Cumming his widow, has remained a widow
ever since. That this deponent first knew the said John N. Cumming, about the year seventeen hundred and seventy nine - he was then a captain in the regular army of the United States- he was after that promoted to the office of Major & then of Lieut. Colonel- & served to the end of the war of the revolution-  The said John N. Cumming was in the Battles of
Germantown & Yorktown & also at the battle of
Monmouth as this deponent has always heard
understood & believed-
James Hedden

Sworn in open court
the 21st day of October
A.D. 1836- before thise
Judge thereof -
D.D. Crane Judge

New Jersey
Essex County ss.  Personally appeared in open court as aforesaid, David D. Crane, one of the judges thereof who being duly sworn, on his oath saith, that he is
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in his seventy fourth year of age - that he was
in the American revolution & was well acquainted with the said John N. Cumming and in his life time & during the revolution. That the said John N. Cumming was at different periods
to the knowledge of this deponent, in the second Jersey Regiment of the Continental troops- & was reported to be a captain- and Major & Lieut. Colonel in the said line at successive periods & that he served to the end of the war as this deponent always understood & believed.
D.D. Crane

Sworn in open Court the
21st October A.D. 1836.
before the Judges thereof. }
Aaron Coe

State of New Jersey
County of Essex ss: I Elias van Arsdale Junior Clerk of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas holden at New Ark in & for said county Do hereby certify the foregoing to be the original proceedings in the case of Sarah Cumming (in her application for a pension) before said court. That David D Crane before whom the affidavit of James Hedden above made was taken, at
the time of taking the same was & still is a Judge of said Court and that Aaron Coe before whom the above affidavit of David D Crane was made & taken at the time of taking the same was & still is a Judge of said Court and that the signatures, D. D. Crane Judge and Aaron Coe subscribed to the Jurats of said affidavits are genuine-

Witness my hand & seal of office this 24th
day of October, Eighteen hundred & thirty six.
E. Van Arsdale Clk
[seal affixed at left]
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Newark Octr. 21. 1836.

James L. Edwards Esquire

D. Sir:

I send you the application of Mrs. Sarah Cumming, for a pension as the widow of John
N. Cumming and I have no doubt your records will shew his whole service in the Jersey line through the revolution. I have annexed the depositions of Col. Hedden & Judge Crane, who with Mrs Cumming are among our most worthy citizens. I have long known them- and I knew Genl Cumming for many years- was his neighbor & friend. I often heard him relate his active share in the tolls of the revolution. He first went on the northern expedition & served through the war.  You will find his name in your red book of the N. J. Cincinnati & his eldest son Robert H. Cumining was succeeded him in that society-- Please send the results to me.  [illegible]

Yrs,. with great regard
[signature illegible]

P.S. Please send me the forms by which to obtain the pension-&c.
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Mexico, N.Y.
Jan. 31, 1910

Commissioner of Pensions
Dept. of the Interior
Washington, D.C.

Dear Sir:

Please send a statement of the military history
of Hiram Steele ['negative' written above] of Windsor, Vermont, who was born about 1750 and of Colonel Cumings of West Windsor, Vermont, whose daughter, Elizabeth Cummings,
married Eliakim Steele, son of Hiram Steele, in West Windsor, Vermont, Dec. 17th 1815.

Both Hiram Steele and Colonel
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Cumings were soldiers in the Revolutionary War.

Very respectfully yours,
(Mrs.) Mabel V. Simons
Mexico,
Oswego Co.,
New York.

[stamp:] U.S. PENSION OFFICE A FEB 1 1910
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[left side]
1910 Feby 11 Hist to Mabel
V. Simons V.L.M.

[right side]
Revy.  WIDOW, &c.
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File No. 7234
Sarah Cumming
Wid, of
John N. Cumming
Lt. Col, N.J. line
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Act July 4, 1836
Index:--Vol. A, Page 160

[Arrangement of 1870.]
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information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension on file in this Bureau. John H. Cumming Wid. File 7234
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[table follows with 5 columns; column headings follows:]
(1) DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT.
(2) LENGTH OF SERVICE.
(3) RANK.
(4) OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. {sub-headings:  a. CAPTAIN.
b. COLONEL.
(5) STATE.

[text beneath column headings as follows:]
(1) [blank]
(2) [blank]
(3) Lieut., Capt., Major, and Lieut Col. } of N.J. regt., and served until close of War-
(4) {blank]
(5) [blank]
[end of table]

Battles engaged in, __ Germantown, Monmouth and Yorktown _____
Residence of soldier at enlistment, _[check mark] _________
Date of application for pension, ___ Oct. 21, 1836. His cl. was al. ______
Residence at date of application, ___ Newark, Essex Co. N.J. __________
Age at date of application, __ She was 74 years of age ___________
Remarks: __ Soldier Married Feby 13" 1782, Sarah ---- and died July 6. 1821, Robert H. Cumming was their eldest son no other names stated ____
___ James Hedden was widow's brother _____

(office note
His bounty land was issued as John Noble Cumming)