Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 7611, James Gulick, New Jersey
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(3-1776)
SERVICE NUMBER
New Jersey
Gulick, James or Gulicke
Elizabeth
W. 7611
B.L.W. 27604-160-55
CONTENTS
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6981 New Jersey
Elizabeth Gulick widow of James Gulick who was a Private in the Revolution
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 30 Dollars 00 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1843. Certificate of Pension issued the 7 day of June '45 and sent to J F Randolph Mansfield N Jersey
[Act of March 3, 1843.]
Recorded in Book A Vol. 2 Page 96

2 Certs
1 act "38
1 " "43 + '44
Repd Set to T L McDowell Dec 11, 1848
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3331. New Jersey.
Elizabeth Gulick widow of James Gulick NJ who served in the Revolutionay war, as a private.
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate f 30 Dollars - Cents per annum, to commence o the 4th day of March , 1848.
Certificate of Pension issued th 25 day of Jany 1849 and sent to Hon W. A. Newel H of R
Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under a February 2, 1848, Page 294 Vol. 4

Reported Jany 24/49
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57.501 Act 3 [illegible] 
April 10/55
Elizabeth Gulick James Gulick widow/private
Pensioner - N.J. Agency
27604 iss May 23/56
Revolutionary War
NJ [illegible] 45 No 3331
AWi 160 Acr May 17/56 Boyton
[illegible]
Aaron Gulick Jamesburg New Jersey

[illegible] A. Gulick Sept 24/55
Febr. 27/57 Sch to James L Street. New Brunswick, N.J. [illegible]
Vol. G. 173.
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State of New Jersey Middlesex County} ss On this Twenty Second day of August in the year of our Lord one thousand Eight hundred and Thirty Eight, Personally appeared before me the Subscriber one of the Judges of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas in and for said County Elizabeth Gulick a resident of the county of Middlesex aged Seventy four years who being 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 7. 1838 entitled " An act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows." That she is the widow of James Gulick who was a Private in the Militia in the Army of the Revolution that she has often heard her husband tell of his serving in Pennsylvania under Genl Washington, and at Morristown, Elizabeth Town, Jersey City Bennets Island, New Brunswick, Cranberry, Spotswood, and also she has heard him say that he was in the Battle of Monmounth and that he served under Captn Joacum Gulick who was his brother also under Captn Neilson and others, but from her advanced age she can not now recollect, the different places that he told her he was at but that he served generally during the war, which she hopes to prove by the Testimony that will be hereunto annexed, She further declars that she was married to the said James Gulick on the third day of February _ Seventeen hundred and Eighty five, that Her husband the aforesaid James Gulick, died on the Second day of November Eighteen hundred and Eleven, That she was not marrid to him prior to his leaving the service, but the marriage took place previous to the first January Seventeen hundred and Ninety four. Viz, at the time above stated.
Sworn & Subscribed on the day and year above written before John Perrine [illegible] Judge Elizabeth Gulicke
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And this declarant further states that after diligent search for the record of marriages of The Revd Thomas Smith the clergyman who married this declarant to her said Husband James Gulick at the time specified and that  she has no record of her marriage nor can any he found _ Except the records of the births of her said children which is attached to this declaration and that the same is in the handwriting of my eldest son David Gulick who wrote the same more than  - Thirty years ago Except the name of Emeline McDowell who is one of my grand children my said son David has been deceased more than five years, and this declarant remembers that in the year 1777 in the month of october George McDowell died and was brought home at the same time the said James Gulick was in the same mess at Elizabeth town when the said McDowell died this declarants husband was brother to capt Joacam Gulick
sworn and subscribed the day and year above written Before John Perrine Jw J. Peace
Elizabeth Gulick
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State of New Jersey Middlesex County } ss On the ninth day of February in the year of our Lord one thousand Eight hundred and thirty nine Personally appeared before me the subscriber a Justice of the Peace in and for said County Abigail Gulick aged Seventy Six years last march a person of Credibility and truth, who being duly sworn according to Law doth on her oath depose and say that she was well acquainted with James Gulick, the husband of Elizabeth Gulick who is now an applicant for a Pension, this deponent has a perfect recollection of seeing the said James on duty in the war of the Revolution, as a private soldier under the Command of Captn Joacum Gulick, while the Militia lay in Cranberry that James Gulick lay at Cranberry she thinks about three months at the time the British lay at New Brunswick which she thinks was in the year 1777, She recollects the facts perfectly well from the fact that Captn Joacum Gulick, and James who was a brother to the Captain used to come to this deponents mothers and Stay almost every week during the three months, this deponents mother then living only about Seven miles from Cranberry and on the Road to New Brunswick, Captn Gulicks company would be guarding the road and neighbourhood toward New Brunswick _ and further saeth not _ Sworn & Subscribed the day and year aforesaid before me John Perrine  [illegible] J. Peace
Abigal Gulick Gulick
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State of New Jersey Middlesex County } ss On this Seventh day of May in the year of our Lord one thousand Eight hundred and forty. Personally appeared before me the Subscriber one of the  Justices of the peace in and for the County of Middlesex Abraham J Gulick a person of Credibility and truth who being duly sworn according to Law deposeth and saith that he is now in his Eighty fourth year of his age and is a Revolutionary Pensioner that he is the Brother of James Gulick the husband of Elizabeth Gulick the Applicant above mentioned this deponent knows that James Gulick served in the Revolutionary war, that he served one month with the deponent at Powles hook, the year he cannot now recollect, but knows it was the time when the British Ship of War Asia & Roebuck lie off Powles Hook, they were Commanded by Col Neilson this deponent also recollects of Serving with him one month on Staten Island under Capt Terhune. he also recollects of serving with him a Tour of a month at the time of the Battle of Monmouth, James returned home with the deponent two days after the Battle of Monmouth this deponent, was also out one month with James Gulick at Elisabeth Town under Captn Williamson he recollects perfectly well of laying with him in a barn at Elisabeth Town, this deponent recollects well of Serving another tour of a month at Powles hook when James & this deponent came to Perth Amboy to draw their pay. he also recollects of James Gulick being with him at Spotswood when the pennsylvania Line revolted He knows also that the said James Served in the Militia under Captn Joacum Gulick and lay Five months in the whole at Cranberry were relieved every two weeks, they lay there during the time the British forces lay in New Brunswick this deponent also recollects of serving with the said James Gulick another month at Elizabeth Town, from the fact that the party that he messed with were about buying a kettle to Cook in & James was selected to buy it, he being a blacksmith was thought to be the best Judge.
Sworn & Subscribed before me the 7th May 1840 } John Perrine [illegible] J.P.
Abraham J. Gulick
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Supplemental
Declaration of Elizabeth Gulick, under the act
of July 7. 1838.

State of New Jersey, Middlesex County, ss. On this 26th day of September in the year of our Lord one thousand Eight hundred and forty three, before the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County aforesaid, personally appeared 
Elizabeth Gulick Widow of James Gulick a resident of the township of South Brunswick in the County aforesaid, and known to said Court as a credible person, who being duly sworn, on her oath maketh the following declaration in  order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress of July 7. 1838. That she is the widow
of James Gulick formerly of all County aforesaid dec. who was a soldier in the war of the Revolution in the militia service of New Jersey.  That he did not survive to receive the benefit of the provision made for his services, but she has heretofore to wit in 1838, made a declaration before the Hon. John Perrine one of the judges
of the Court aforesaid, in order to obtain a pension, but that for the reason, as she is informed, that sufficient testimony could not be
adduced to support her affiliation fully & has
never been forwarded to the Pension Office, that she understands it is still in existence & will be forwarded with this, and that she therefore
refers to that declaration, and to the statement
and proof accompanying it, and makes them
a part of this application, and also to such 
further proof as may have been since collected 
in and of her claim and trusts that she may succeed in obtaining something to smooth 
her downhill path in life.
Subscribed & sworn in open }
Court, the day year aforesaid } Elizabeth Gulick
D. Fitz Randolph, Judge, &c
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I Nicholas Booraem Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Middlesex in the state of New Jersey, do hereby certify that the foregoing declaration of Elizabeth Gulick for a Pension made this day, was duly made and executed before the Court aforesaid.  I further certify that John Perrine & David F. Randolph before whom the several affidavits accompanying these papers were respectively made were at the time of execution thereof, Judges of the Court aforesaid, and also Justices of the Peace duly commissioned & sworn, and that their several signatures thereto are in their own proper hand writing.

In testimony whereof, I have
hereunto set my hand and the
Seal of said Court, this 28th
day of September the year of
in Lord Eighteen hundred and
forty three.  N. Booraem Clerk
[seal affixed at left]
.
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James Gulick was Born 7th July Anno Domini 1758
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Elizabeth Gulick wife of James was born 3rd Sept. Anno, 1764
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David Gulick Son of James & Elizabeth was Born 5th Dec. Anno 1785
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Moses Gulick was born 16th Febr. Anno Domini,  1788
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Aaron Gulick was born 29th June Anno Domini 1790
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Rachel Gulick was born 7th March Anno Domini 1792
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Isaac Gulick was Born 22nd Augt. Anno Domini 1794
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James Gulick was Born 10th July, Anno Domini 1799
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Emeline McDowell was Born 28 Feb. 1812