Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 756, for Richard Sopers, New Jersey
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(3-1776)
SERVICE                                                 NUMBER

New Jersey     Sopers, Richard               S756

Carded


CONTENTS
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7774
New Jersey

Richard Sopers
Monmouth Co in the State of N. Jersey who was a Private in the company commanded by Captain Dennis of the Righ (?) commanded by Col. Wykoff in the N. Jersey Mil. live for 10 months

Inscribed on the Roll of New Jersey at the rate of 33 Dollars 33 Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 3 day of July 1833 and sent to P. Vredenburgh Freehold N.J.

Arrears to the 4th of March 1833            66.66
Semi-anl. allowance ending Sep. 1833    16.66
                                                              $83.32

{Revolutionary Claim,
Act June 7, 1832}

Recorded by D. Brown  Clerk,
Book E, Vol. 3  Page 130
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Richard Sopers
Application for Pension




$33.33 per annum

P. Vredenburgh, Eq
Freehold
N. Jersey
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NEEDS TO BE FINISHED


Declaration
In order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7- 1932.

State of New Jersey
Monmouth County ss:}
On this thirty first day of July Eighteen hundred and thirty two personally appeared in open Court before the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Monmouth of State of New Jersey now sitting Richard Sopers a resident of the Township of Howell in the County of Monmouth & State of New Jersey aged eighty three 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 of the United States.
That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers as (?) as herein stated, that the Field officers
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that he has no documentary evidence and that
John R. Johnson is the only person whose
testimony he can procure who can testify to his
service that he has no record of his age & was never discharged.

He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present & declares that his name is not on the pension
roll of the agency of any State - that he is known to John R. Johnson & Abraham Osborn residing in his neighborhood.
             his
Richard  X  Sopers
            Mark

Sworn & Subscribed
the day & year aforesaid
Jehu Patterson

We Abraham OOsbornsborn and John R. Johnson both residing in the Township of Howell in the County of Monmouth & State aforesaid do hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Richard Sopers who has subscribed & sworn to the
above declaration, that we believe him to be
Eighty three years of age, that he is reputed & believed in the neighbourhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the revolution & that we concur in that opinion, that he is a. credible person & his statement entitled to full credit . And the said John R. Johnson for himself saith that he knows to said Richard Sopers to have been a revolutionary soldier he having served in the same company with himself for two months under Captain Dennis.
             his
John R  X  Johnson
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Abraham Osborn

Sworn & Subscribed
the day & year aforesaid
Jehu Patterson
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And the said Court do hereby declare their
opinion after the investigation of the matter
And after putting the interrogatories prescribed
by the war department, that the above named applicant was a revolutionary Soldier And served as he states. And the court further certifies that it appears to them that John R. Johnson and Abraham Osborn who have signed the preceding certificate reside as in their said certificate is stated, that they are credible persons and that their statements are entitled to credit.
Jehu Patterson
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William Lloyd    } Judges
John W Davison }

J.W. & E.R. Bartleson-Printers, Freehold, N. J.
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I, the Subscriber, Clerk of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas, in and for the County of Monmouth, in the State of New Jersey, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the Original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the Application of Richard Sopers 
for a Pension.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court, at Freehold, this thirty first day of July in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty two.
D. H. Ellis
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Richard Sopers'
Application for
Pension

No. 6338.
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State of New Jersey }
Monmouth County  } SS

Be it known that on the Fifteenth day of May in the year of Our Lord One Thousand Eight Hundred and Thirty Three Before me Sam F Allen one of the Judges of the Inferior Court of Common pleas in and for said County personally appeared Joseph Mount who being duly sworn according to Law deposeth and sayeth that he was well acquainted with Richard Sopers the above named Revolutionary Pensioner and was in the Militia service of
the United States of America with him the said
Richard Sopers On Guard on the Sea Board
of New Jersey at least for the space of Six Months a part of which services was performed under Capt Benjamin Dennis at Muck Pond and
Capt Joshua Bennit at the Head of Barnegat
Bay and under Capt Garret Longstreet-
Near Manasquan Inlet and Likewise under
Command of some Capt whose name he does
not recollect but he thinks under Major Craig
at Freehold Court House and that whilst under Capt Garret Longstreet they were together at the taking of a Sloop from the Brittish the
crew of which they took prisoners which was stranded on Manasquan Beach Laden with cheese Sugar Rum Hay &c.
Joseph Mount

Sworn to and Subscribed
before me the day & year 
aforesaid--
Saml. F Allen

I hereby Certify that I am acquainted with the above named Joseph Mount who supports a
Good moral Carature [character] and I Consider his evidence- Entitled to full credit.
Saml F Allen
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I Daniel H. Ellis Clerk of the Inferior Court of
Common Pleas in & for the County of Monmouth do hereby certify, that Samuel F Allen before whom the preceding affidavit was taken & who has signed the preceding certificate was at the doing thereof & shtill
is one of the Judges of the said Court of Common Pleas, duly commissioned & sworn, & enrolled in my office, that I am well acquainted with his hand writing & that the name Samuel F. Allen signed to the preceeding affidavit & certificate is the proper hand writing of the said Samuel F. Allen

Witness my hand & seal of 
office this 7th day of June 1833
D. H. Ellis Clk
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Supplemental Declaration of Richard Sopers in
order to obtain the benefit of an act of Congress of 7th June 1832

State of New Jersey Monmouth County to wit; Personally appeared in open court before the Court of Common Pleas now setting in & for said County Richard Sopers, who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration supplemental to his declaration made before this court of the 31st July 1832 hereunto annexed. That he was born in the Township of Howell in said County of Monmouth in the year 1750, that he lived there when called into service & has ever since & does still reside there, that he was called out under the authorities of the State under what was called the monthly service, that is one half
of the militia were called one month & the other half the next month & on alternately. That he never received any discharge from service, what was owing perhaps to the nature of the service. That during each tour mentioned below & for every & all the times he claims pension for, he served with an embodied corps called into service by the authorities of the states that the he served in the field not in garrison.  That during such time he & the companies with which he served drew their regular rations from the constituted authorities & received their pay generally in Continental money & that during the time the services for which he claims pension were performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit, that by reason of old age & 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 the periods mentioned below & in the grade of a common
Soldier, viz in the 1st part of the war but what year dont recollect he served one tour of one month under Capt Gart- Longstreet stationed at Squan in sd County, Two tours of one Month each under Capt John Buckalers stationed at Shark River in said County, Two tours of one month each under Capt Danl. Hampton along the Middletown shore; then one tour of one month under a Capt he cant recollect the name at Freehold in said County, three tours of
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of one month each under Capn. Benjamin Dennis stationed at Wick Pond in said County, Two tours of one month each stationed at head of Barnegat Bay in sd County. He cannot at this period of time particularize any other tours, but he is certain he served for three years at least, & for such service he claims a pension . That there are no surviving witnesses to detail their knowledge of his services as far as he is 
informed except John R. Johnson, Abraham
Osborn & Joseph mount.  That he never received any discharge. that then the Militia of Monmouth County were not called out of the County during the war as much as they were from the other Counties, owing to the peculiar situation of the County & the disaffected State of the inhabitants.
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Richard  X Sopers
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Sworn & Subscribed in open  
Court this 7th June 1833
William Lloyd
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We                            a clergyman residing in the township of Howell in said County of Monmouth and Samuel F. Allen residing in the same place
do hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with Richard Sopers who has subscribed & sworn to the foregoing declaration, that we believe him to be Eighty five years of age, that he is reputed & believed in the neighborhood
where he resides to have been a soldier of the revolution & that we concur in that opinion.
Samuel F. Allen

Sworn & subscribed in open Court
this 7th June 1833 in open Court-
William Lloyd

And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, & after putting the interrogatories prescribed
by the war department, that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier & served as he states. And the Court further certifies that it appears to them that                         who has signed the preceding certificate is a Clergyman resident in the township of Howell aforesaid and
is a credible person and that Samuel F. Allen who has also signed the same is a resident in the same place and
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is a credible person & that their statement is entitled to credit.
W. J. Bowman
William Lloyd
John Headden

I Daniel H. Ellis Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in & for said County of Monmouth, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original & supplemental proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of Richard Sopers for a Pension.

In Testimony whereof I have
hereunto set my hand & seal
of office this 7 day of June 1833
D. H. Ellis Clk
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State of New Jersey Monmouth County ss. I the subscriber a Clergyman residing in the Township of Howell in said County do hereby certify, that I am well acquainted with Richard
Sopers residing in said Township of Howell & who has applied for a Pension under the act of 7th June 1832 & that I believe him to be Eighty five years of age that he is reputed & believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have
been a soldier of the revolution & that I concur in that opinion.
John Saplin Newman

Sworn & subscribed before me of the
Judges of the Inferior Court of Common 
Pleas in & for said County this 24th day
of June 1833
Saml. F. Allen

I Daniel H Ellis Clerk of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas in & for the County of Monmouth, do hereby certify that Samuel F.
Allen before whom the preceding affidavit was taken who has signed the preceding certificate was at the doing thereof & still is one of the Judges of said Court duly commissioned & sworn & enrolled in my office & that full faith & credit is due & ought to be given to all his official acts as such & that I am well acquainted with the hand writing of the said Samuel F. Allen & that name signed Saml. F. Allen to the said affidavit & certificate is the proper hand writing of the said Samuel F. Allen.

In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set
my hand & seal of office this 27th day of June
1833.

D.H. Ellis Clk
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Rev War          INVALID.
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File No. 76
Richard Sopers,
Priv. N.J. Line
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Act: June 7 1832.
Index: -- Vol. A, Page 332

[Arrangement of 1870.]