Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 11155, for Joseph Ogden, New Jersey
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Service | * | Number
New Jersey | Ogden, Joseph | S. 11155

Carded
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8233
New York

Joseph Ogden
of Steuben Co in the State of New York who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain Chandler of the Reg. commanded by Coe in the N Jersey line for 12 months

Inscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of 40 Dollars - Centers per annum to commence on the 4th day of March 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 20 day of Mar 1833 and Sent to D Cruges Present

Arrears to the 4th of Mar '33 - $80.00
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 Sep '33 20.00
--
$100.00

{Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832.}

Recorded by Ino Cromwell Clerk
Book E Vol. 4 Page 27
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Joseph Ogden Steuben
County  New York

March 15 1833
Oby. 11. 12. 16

[illegible]

D Rumsey clerk Steuben
County Court
New York
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BRIEF in the case of Joseph Ogden
County of Steuben in the State of New York
(Act 7th June, 1832.)

1. Was the declaration made before a court or a Judge? a Court
2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?
3. How old is he? 69
4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed.

Period. |
Militia In 1778 |
" Dec |
1779 June |
Oct |
1780 |
1781 |
1782 |
________________
Duration of Service. |
Years, |
Months, |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
Standby 3 |
2 |
Days. |
________________
Rank. |
As a  |
Private |
" |
" |
" |
" |
" |
__________________
Names of General and Field Officers |
under whom he served. |
Gen. |
Capt Chandler |
" |
" Herriman |
"  " |
"  " |
"  Nichols |
"  Parsons |
__________________
5. In what battles was he engaged?  None
6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Elizabethtown N J.
7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls?  Traditionary evidence
8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? The papers not connected as the regulations require

I Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.

Dyer Castor Examing Clerk.
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In Matter of }
Joseph Ogden }
Pension application }
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declaration &c
service in '80 & '81 estimated
by consent of Mr Creeger
at 6 mo.


domd.
12 mo. Pri
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40 $

I do hereby certify that the
within papers passed
through the hands of the
Clerk within named in
the same manner in
which they now are

Daniel Creeger formerly
Member of Congress
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State of New York
Steuben County Ss.
On this 16th day of October 1832 personally appeared in open Court before the Court of Common Pleas now sitting at Bath in the said County of Steuben Joseph Ogden a resident of South Dansville in the said County of Steuben & State aforesaid aged sixty-nine 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 1832. That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated.
 1778 1M. That he first entered the service of the United States in October 1778 as a Militia man, at Elizabeth town in the State of New Jersey where he then resided under Capt. Samuel Chandler and Lieutenant Stephen Chandler _ don't remember the name of the Ensign and served one month_ was not attached to any Regiment_ did duty on the lines in New Jersey was dismissed at Elizabeth Town New Jersey until further orders in November 1778_ Was called again the same year in December as a Militia man and performed one other months service of the same kind and under the same officers and was discharged on the last of the month of said December 1778_ but did not receive a written discharge; nothing in particular happened in either months service
1779 1M. That he again entered the service of the United States in June or July in the year at Elizabeth Town New Jersey where he then resided under Capt. Samuel Herriman_ don't remember the other officers names, was stationed in the neighborhood of Elizabeth Town, served out the month and was discharged in July or August 1779 and dismissed in the Neighborhood of Elizabeth Town_ No regular Troops stationed
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1 M. 
there _ Served again during the whole month of October under the same Capt. Herriman, and was dismissed near Elizabeth Town_ don't remember the names of any other officers.

1780  6M That he entered the service again as a Militia man at different periods during the Spring, summer & fall of 1780 and was nearly all the time during the said Spring summer and fall, in the Service as a Militia man so that on a first calculation of time this applicant was at least six months in actual service and as he theerby under the command of Capt Herriman_ Don't remember the names of the other officers_recollects the name of Major Craig_ No regulars with the Militia
1781 6M  That he again entered the service of the United States in June 1781 as a Militia man under Capt Samuel Nichols_ don't remember the names of any other officers_ Major Hayes commanded the detachment_ marched to Springfield_ performed a tour of nearly one month and was dismissed at Elizabeth Town in July 1781. Was out at different times for short periods nearly the whole of the summer & fall and winter of 1781, so that he could not follow any other business and thinks he served during  this year at least six months_ Resided at Elizabeth Town and served under Capt Herriman according to his best recollection
1782 2 M. That he again entered the service under Capt Parsons at Elizabeth Town where he then resided in the summer of 1782 and served at different periods in all two months at least_ employed to guard the Army_ was discharged at Elizabeth Town. No regular Troops with the Militia_ don't remember his other officers_ did not received a written discharge. That he has no documenting or other proof of said services, nor does he know of any
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person by whom he can prove them. He was born in the year 1763. Has a record of his age. He resided when called into service as stated in the preceding declaration and was called into service as therein stated
Cannot state the officers or circumstances more particularly than he has already done and was discharged in the manner as already stated. The following named persons are known to said applicant in his neighborhood and who testify to his character for veracity and their belief of his services as a soldier in the Revolution. Viz John Sanford & Caleb W Gray. He was born at Elizabeth Town New Jersey.
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and declares that his name is not on any pension roll of the agency of any state 
He marched from Elizabeth town to Saratoga, from thence to Horns and in Henlen County thence to Dansville whence he now resides, the town of Galloway in Saratoga
Joseph Ogden

Sworn and Subscribed the
day and year aforesaid
M S. Rumsey Dep Clerk
Steuben County

We John Sanford and [Crossed out: Caleb W Gray] Arni R. Rathburn residing within two miles of the above named applicant hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Joseph Ogden above named and who has subscribed to the above declaration, that we believe him to be sixty nine years old; that he is reputed and believed in his neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution and that we concur in that opinion
John Sandford
A R. Rathburn

Sworn & Subscribed the day
and year aforesaid
M S. Rumsey Dep. Clk
Steuben County

And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by
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the war Department, that the above applicant was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states. and the Court further certifies, that it
appears to them that Joseph Ogden John Send
ford and Ann R Rathbone who signed the preceding certificate, are residents within two
miles of Joseph Ogden aforesaid and are credible
persons and that the statement is entitled to credit
Geo. C. Edwards
Ezra Chapin
Henry, Williams
Paul C. Cook
I David Rumsey Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application
of Joseph Ogden for a pension
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my
hand and seal of Office this 16th day of October
1832
D. Rumsey
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11.155

Revhan

Invalid.

File No. 11,155
Joseph Ogden
Pri     Rev War

Act: June 17th 32
Index : Vol. a, page 281

[Arrangement of 1870.]