Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 7776, for Stephen D Ogden, New Jersey
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Service New Jersey Ogden, Stephen D. number R 7776
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rejected [illegible] 6. P.O. Stephen D Ogden
Service: enlisted: ___, 18 Discharged____, 18 Application Filed: ___ 18__ Alleges: ______ Re-enlisted: ___ Attorney: ___ P.O. _______ Recognized. ___Contract.   ___Cert. of Dis. Searched for ___check, 18 .
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Suspended See letter to Wm. Scott Hillsboro 17. January 1835 7.776
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6856 Stephen D. Ogden Appn. for pension. Ohio Suspended  E William Scott, Agent. Hillsborough Ohio
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The State of Ohio highland County On this 17th day of October AD 1834 personally came in open court before the now sitting Stephen D Ogden a resident of said county aged 78 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 papered June 7, 1832. That he state the service of the United States under the following named officer and served as herein stated. Ans. 1st this applicant states that he was born in Morris County in the state of New Jersey on the 13th day of September AD 1756. 2nd. That he has no record of his age now in his possession. 3rd. That he lived when called into service in Morris County N. Jersey where he continued to reside until 1788 when he moved to Berkley County in the state of Virginia he remained there about 21 years when he moved to Highland County Ohio where he has ever since resided. 4th. That in the past tours of his service he was drafted and in all his other revolutionary services he enlisted. 5th That in the month of June AD 1776 he was drafted for the N. Jersey militia at Morristown under Captain Wade and Colonel Ford. It was rumored that the British army were about to pass over from Long Island to Staten Island and then into New Jersey and the object in this trou was to guard the Jersey shore- That he marched under said officers to Springfield N.J. where they remained until he had served out his term of two weeks when he was verbally discharged and returned home. That in July 1776 he enlisted in the state troops of New Jersey for two year and six months at Morristown in the company commanded by Captain Wade and in the Regiment under the command of Colonel Ford. Soon after he enlisted he marched with his said officers to Elizabeth town New Jersey where he remained about two months and the detachment commanded by General Wines threw up entrenchment in order the better defend themselves and prevent the passage of the East river by the British. From Elizabeth town the detachment marched to New Brunswick in [illegible] where they remained a few days and from there marched to Long Island where they joined the american army a few days after the battle of Brooklin. Soon after he joined the American army they marched through New York to a place called Kingsbridge where they remained some time and amrched then to the White Plain where they had a battle with the British. After this battle the American Army retreated, crossed the North river into N. Jersey and marched through that state and in December a part of the American Army took prisoners about a thousand Hessians stationed at Trenton. He was attached to that part of the army and was present after taking the Hessians
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at Trenton they recrossed the Delaware river where he was attached to that part of the Army commanded by General [illegible]. Soon afterwards he marched under the command of Captain Abram Day and Colonol Edmund Martin to whose company and regiment he had been transferred through Princeton and New Brunswick to a place called Amboy, and soon afterwards marched to a place called Middlebrook on the Raritan river. After remaining a short time at that place the army marched towards Philadelphia and crossed the Delaware riviera. That he was with the army at the battle of Brandywine in September 1777- when the Americans were defeated but was not actively engaged in the battle. He was also present during the battle of Germantown which took place soon afterward but was not engaged- that after the battle of Germantown the American and British armies had frequent skirmished together until about the middle of December 1777 when the American Army encamped for the winter at a place called Valley Forge. The remained at Valley Forge than or four months and about the month of June 1778 marched through New Jersey towards New York. That he served out the remained of his tour of two years and six months marching from place to place in the state of New Jersey and in February 1779- was was marched to Morristown where he got a written discharge from his said Captain after serving two years and one half- and returned home. That in the winter of 1778-9  and before his discharge whilst out on a foraging party he had several of his toes frozen off by the intensity of the cold. This applicant states that he knew General Washington. Wayne Mercer Smallwood, Foreman and Colonel Morgan and other officers whose names he doth not now recollect. 6th That he [illegible] a written discharge after the second tour of his service which has been lost. 7th That Charles B Smith a clergyman and John Smith residing in his neighborhood will testify as to his character for veracity and their belief of his services as a soldier of the Revolution. That he has no documentary evidence nor does he know of any living witness by whom he can prove his services. He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity but the present and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any state. Stephen  D. Ogden Subscribed and sworn to in open court the day and year aforesaid. Samuel Bell Clk. [illegib le] the subscriber residing in Highland County Ohio hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Stephen D Ogden who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be 78 years of age; that he is reputed
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and believed in the neighborhood where he resident to have been a soldier of the Revolution and that we concur in that opinion. Charles B Smith John Smith Subscribed and sworn to the day and year aforesaid. Samuel Bell Clk. And the said court do hereby declare their opinion after investigating the matter and putting the interrogatories presented 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 Chas B Smith and John Smith who have signed said certificate preceding this are residents of said county of Highland, are credible persons and that their statements are entitled to credit and further that said Charles b Smith is a clergyman. I Samuel Bell Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of said county do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the Court in the matter of the application of Stephen D Ogden for a pension. Witness my hand and seal of office this 18th day of October 1834. Samuel Bell Clk.
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Stephen D Ogden Ohio
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State of Ohio Highland County. Be it known that on this 10th day of January A.D. 1853, before me a Justice of the Peace within and for the county and state aforesaid personally appeared Phebe Hand a resident of the county and state aforesaid, and made oath according to law, that she is a daughter and legal heir and representative of Stephen D Ogden Decd. the identical man who was a soldier in the war of the Revolution, and who has heretofore made application for the benefit of the Pension of That the said Stephen D. Ogden died on the 17th day of October A.D. 1841 and that he left no widow surviving him. That she the said Phebe Hand is directly inteseated as a claimant in said Pension, and that she makes this affidavit to be filed with such additional evidence or arguments as [illegible] agent may use in prosenting said claim. Countermanding and remaking all powers of attorney and authority heretofore given. I hereby constitute and appoint  Samuel M. Knight, of Washington City my true and lawful attorney to prosecute the claim of Stephen D. Ogden for any amount of Revolutionary pension, or increase of pension that mey be due; and I hereby authorize my said attorney to examine all papers or document in relation to said claim on file in the Department in Washington City or elsewhere, to file additional evidence or arguments, and to receive for my exclusive benefit the certificate which may be [illegible] for said claim, which certificate I wish made payable at Washington City D.C. agency; to appoint [illegible] or more substitutes under him for the purpose herein expressed; and to do all things that I might or could do were I personally present. Hereby ratifying and confirming all that my said attorney and agent shall lawfully do in the premises. Phebe A Hand.
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Sworn to, subscribed and acknowledged before me the day and year above written, and I hereby certify that I believe the said Phebe Hand to be directly interested in said claim as set forth, and to be the identical party therein alleges. William Keys Justice of the peace. State of Ohio Highland County It is hereby certified that satisfactory evidence has been exhibited before me, Clerk of the Court of Common pleas within and for said county, that Phebe Hand, the party who has sworn to and acknowledged the foregoing declaration and power of attorney, is the identical daughter and child of Stephen D. Ogden dec'd, the reputed soldier aforesaid. I further certify the William Keys Esq before whom the preceding affidavit and powers of attorney were made and acknowledges was at the time of and a [illegible] a justice of the peace in and for said county, duly commissioned and authorised to act, in and for said county, and that the signature purporting to be his, I believe to be genuine. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal of Office, this 20th day of January A.D. 1853. John W Bell, Clk HLP