Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 40,581, for Absalom Timms, New Jersey
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(3-1776)
SERVICE
New Jersey
Timms, Absalom
NUMER
S.40581
CONTENTS
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Clarification sent May 30th 1821 to I Rankin, Esqr Bellefonte Pa.

4643
Pennsylvania Roll
Absalom Timms
Pr 2 Regt N. Jersey Line Capt Dillen in the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War

$

Inscribed on the Roll of Penna at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 23 of May 1818

Certificate of Pension issued the 28 of Nov 1818 and sent to the Hon W P Maclay

Arrears to the 4th of Sept. 1818 | 27.38
Semi-anl. all'ce ending 4 Mar 1819 | 48.00
3 Mo. 9/31 & 4/30 | $75.38
Revolutionary claim, Act 18th March, 1818

6 years 
Wa
Contd
Centre
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I Absalom Timms Enlisted the thirteenth day of June 1777 in Cumberland County State of New Jersey with Ensighn [sic] Johnston in Captn Dillen's Company in the Second Ridgiment [sic] of Jersey line commanded by Israel Sreive Colonel and Dekart Lieut Col Richard Howell Major And served in the Ridgiment till June 1873 when the Army was Disbanded at New Burgh and my Discharge was signed by George Washington Esqr Captn General and Commanding Chief of the Armies of the United States of America and J Trumble secreterry [sic] and it was brought to the Ridgiment and the above Absalom Timms was honored with the badge of Merit for six years faithful service sighned [sic] by Richard Con Major Comdat and Ephraim Whitlock Adjutant and I believe the last Capt commanding the company was Able Hayman
Absalom Timms

written by the applicant
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40581
Revy Invalid
Omm

File No. 40581
Absolom Timms
Pri Rev War

Act: 18th March 18
Index: Vol. 3, Page 571

(Arrangement of 1870.)

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Absalom Timms
4643 Mar: '19
CON
JLE
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Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Centre County ss
Fourth Judicial district of Pennsylvania
On the twenty ninth day of November 1820 personally appeared in open court, being a court of record, by the laws of the United State4s for the said county of Centre, Absalom Timms, aged sixty one years, resident in the Township of Bradford, in the county of Clearfield (attached to the said Centre county for Judicial purposes) who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath declare, that he served in the Revolutionary war as follows: on the 13th June 1777 enlisted in Cumberland county New Jersey under Ensign Johnston in Captain Dillens company in the 2d Regiment of the Jersey line, commanded by Colonel Israel Shrieve Lieut Col. Deckart. Major Richard Howell, was in the Battles of Brandywine, Germantown, Monmouth, was under General Sullivan when following the Indians and was in the Battle fought with them at New Town point and at the capture of Lord Cornwallis in Virginia on the 91th October 1781 and in June 1783 was discharged when the army was disbanded.

That in pursuance of his declaration made before Judge Edmiston of Mifflin county on the 23d day of Ma 1818, he was placed on the pension list, of which he received a certificate, from the war department date of the twenty eighth day of November A.D. 1818 No 4643

And I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18th day of March 1818, and that I have not by gift or in any manner, disposed of my property, or any part thereof, with intent thereby so to diminish it as to bring myself within the provisions of an Act of Congress, entitled "An act to provide for certain persons engaged  in the land and naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary War" passed on the 18th day of March 1818 and that I have not nor has any person in trust for me, any property or securities, contracts or debts due to me, nor have I any income other than what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed and by me subscribed.
viz
1 cow and small calf | $17.00
1 Hog & 2 small pigs | $4.00
[subtotal] | $21.00
2 Iron Kettles | $5.00
1 Dutch oven | $1.00
1 Handsaw | 2.25
[subtotal] | 8.25
1 Drawing knife | 0.50
2 chairs | $1.00
1 Table | 0.50
Table dishes | 3.00
[subtotal] | 5.00
1 Fire shovel | $0.75
1 Mattock | $2.00
[subtotal] | 2.75
[total] $37.00

I have no trade, am old and infirm, have a wife aged twenty seven years nine children, of whom but three reside with me aged, eleven, seven and two years respectively
Absolom Timms
29th November AD 1820 in open court sworn & subscribed before Jno Rankin Proth
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Pennsylvania
Centre County ss
I John Rankin Esquire Prothonotary of the court of Common Pleas in and for the county of Centre in the said Commonwealth of Pennsylvania do certify that the foregoing oath and schedule hereto annexed are truly copies from the records of said court and it is the opinion of the court that the foregoing applicant has property and that the valuation is correct & amounts to thirty seven dollars; And I do further certify that the county of Clearfield in which the within named Absalom Timms now resides is annexed by law for Judicial purposes to the county of Centre aforesaid, and that there is no court whatever held within the said county of Clearfield, the Jurisdiction of the Courts of Record of said county of Centre being coextensive with the county of Clearfield aforesaid

In Testimony where of I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said court, at Bellefonte the 29th day of November A.D. 1820
Jno Rankin Prothr
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Absalom Timms

admitted, on New Jersey Rolls
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State of Pennslvania
Mifflin County ss
On this 23d May AD 1818 Before me the subscriber and one of th4e Associate Judges of the court of common pleas of Mifflin count and State of Pennsylvania personally appeared Absalem Timms aged fifty nine years resident in Armaugh township, Mifflin county who being by me first duly sworn, according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the provisions made by the late act of Congress entitled an act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land & naval service of the United States in teh Revolutionary War. That he the said Absalem Timms, enlisted in the year seventeen hundred & seventy-seven on the 13th day of June in the county of Cumberland & state of New Jersey in the company commanded by Capt Dillen of the 2d Regiment of the New Jersey line. That he continued to serve in the said compy or in the service of the United States, until the month of June 1783 when he was honorably discharged from the service. That he was in the Battles of Brandywine, Germantown, Monmouth, & at the taking of Lord Cornwallis at York town And that he was under Genl Sullivan in the expedition against the Indians And that he is in reduced circumstances, and stands in need of the assistance of his country for support. And that he has no other evidence of his said services now in his power
Absalom Timms
Sworn & declared before me the day & year above written
Joseph Edmiston
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I Joseph Edmiston, Judge as aforesaid do certify that it appears to my satisfaction that the said Absalem Timms did serve in the Revolutionary War as stated in the preceding declaration, against the common enemy. I now transmit the proceedings & testimony taken and had before me, to the Secretary for the Department of War, pursuant to the directions of the aforementioned act of Congress
Joseph Edmiston
Lewistown 23d May 1818

Pennsylvania
Mifflin Count ss
I Ephraim Banks, Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas of the county of Mifflin in the State of Pennsylvania, do certify that the above named Joseph Edmiston, Esquire is one of our associate Judges of the said Court duly appointed and commissioned and that full faith and credit is and ought to be given to all his official acts as well in courts of Justice as thereout. Witness my hand and the seal of said county at Lewistown in said county the twenty third day of May A.D. 1818
E Banks Prothy
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State of Pennsylvania
Mifflin County ss
Before me Joseph Edmiston Esq associate Judge as aforesaid personally came Coll Samuel White well known to me to be a credible witness who being sworn doth say that he is well acquainted with the circumstances of Absalom Timms within mentioned and that the said Timms is very poor having no real property that this deponent knows or has ever heard of and but very trifling of personal property and needs the assistance of his country for support
Samuel White
Sworn and subscribed this 2d day of November 1818
Joseph Edmiston

State4 of Pennsylvania
Mifflin County ss
I Joseph Edmiston associate Judge of the county aforesaid hereby further certify that it appears to my satisfaction that the within claimant Absalom Timms is in indigent circumstances and needs the assistance of his country for support.
Given under my hand at Lewistown in the said county this 2d day of November 1818
Joseph Edmiston