Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 42551, Abraham Tucker, New Jersey
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Service
New Jersey

Tucker, Abraham
Abram or

Number
S. 42551
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2816
New Jersey
Abraham Tucker, priv
New Jersey line
'78 - 9 months
In the army of the United States during the
Inscribed on the Roll of New Jersey
at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence the 1st of May, 1818.
Certificate of Pension issued the 23 of Sept. 1818 and sent to the care of Wm. S. Pennington, Esq. Newark, N.J.
Arrears to 4th of Sept. 1818 $33.07.
Semi-anl. all'ce ending 4 March 1819 48--
$81.07
4 mos. 6/30
1819.

{Revolutionary claim,
Act 18th March, 1818.}
Continued & Transferred on the 20th December, 1820-
Essex County

Notif: Sent to Isaac Jaques, Esq
White Hall, New York
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pleas to direct to Isaac Jaques White Hall New York
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Richmond County 
District of New York ⎬Ss. On this twelvth day of December 1820, personally appeared in open Court, being a Court of Record, in & for said county of Richmond, Abraham Tucker, aged sixty years, now residing on Staten Island in said county & district, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath
declare, that he served in the Revolutionary war as follows viz.
That he enlisted as a soldier in the month of May or June 1776 in the nine months service in Capt. Baldwin's company in the first N. Jersey Regiment commanded by Colo. Matths. Ogden, and that he served faithfully during the
term of his enlistment, & was regularly discharged from the Army, in the month of February or March 1779 - that the date of his original declaration was in May 1818. & the N. of Pension certificate is 2816.
And this Deponent further, on his said oath, declares, that he was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18th of March 1818, & that he has not since that time, by gift, sale, or in any manner disposed of his property or any part thereof, with intent thereby so to diminish it, as to bring himself within the provisions of an act of Congress entitled "An Act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land & naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary war" passed on the 18th day of March 1818; and that he hath not, nor hath any
person in trust for him, any property or securities, contracts or debts due to him,
nor hath he any income of any kind or description whatsoever.
And this Deponent further on his said oath declares, that he hath no personal or real estate whatever, not so much even as a bed or bedding, but is entirely dependent on his children & the public for support-- that he has no family residing with him, but has lately lost his wife, and has himself removed to reside with one of his children on Staten Island - that he has been a common day laborer, but is now become too infirm to do any work that will produce any thing towards his support.
Abraham Tucker
Sworn to & declared on the 12 day of December 1820 before me
John Garretson
first Judge of the Court of
Common Pleas of sd County
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I Jonathan Lewis Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Richmond do hereby certify that the within oath containing the declaration that the deponent possesses no property of any kind whatever is truly copied from the record of said court; and I
do further certify that it is the opinion of the said court, that he is without property, and in such indigent circumstances as to be unable to support himself, without the assistance of his
country.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court, this twelfth day of December one thousand eight
hundred and twenty
Jonathan Lewis Clerk of the Court of Common pleas in & for the County of Richmond
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Abraham Tucker's
Declaration
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Wm. S. Pennington, Esq.
Judge,
Newark, New Jersey
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Abraham Tucker
New Jersey line,
Revolutionary Claim

found on the New Jersey
rolls for 9 months service
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Returned for the judge's Certificate under the seal of the Court, that he is satisfied from his own knowledge, or the testimony
on oath, of two or more disinterested
and credible persons, that the applicant is
in indigent circumstances and needs the support of his country.
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District of New Jersey Ss:
On this first day of May AD 1818 before me
the subscriber one of the Judges of the Circuit Court of the United States for the said District, personally appears Abraham Tucker aged fifty seven years resident in Essex County in
the said District, who being by me first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the provision made by the late 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, That he the said Abraham Tucker enlisted about the last of May or first of June 1778 at Mount Holly in the State of New Jersey in the company commanded by Capt Baldwin in the first Jersey Regiment commanded by Col Matthias Ogden in the Jersey line, that he continued to serve
in the said corps in the service of the United States untill the last of February or beginning of March 1779 having served nine months, when he was discharged from service
at Elizabeth Town in the State of new Jersey, that he had lost his discharge. That he was in the Battle of Monmouth, 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 now in his power of his said Services
Abram Tucker
Sworn to and declared before me 
the day & year aforesaid
William Pennington District Judge
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I, William S. Pennington Judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey, do certify that it appears to my satisfaction, that the said Abraham Tucker did serve in the revolutionary war as stated in the preceding declaration, against the common
enemy. And 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
Newark May 1st 1818
William Pennington
District Judge
I William Pennington Clerk of the District of New Jersey do certify that the signatures to this instrument are the proper hand writing of William J. Pennington Esqr Judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey.-

As witness my hand and the Seal of the
said District Court at New Ark this
first day of May A.D. 1818.
Wm Pennington
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I William S Pennington District Judge of the United States in and for the State of New Jersey do certify that I am satisfied that the before named applicant Abraham Tucker is in indigent circumstance and stands in need of assistance from his country That my knowledge of the circumstance of the said applicant is derived from the testimony of two credible witnesses under oath to the fact, both personally know to me and who are men of high standing and good character residing in the neighbourhood of said applicant
Newark 29th Augt 1818
William S Pennington
District Judge
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Abraham Tucker
Application for Transfer
From N Jersey to New York, per
4 March, 1820-- on 20 Dec '20
Mar 19
[Illegible] sent to Isaac Jaques Esq
White Hall, N York City
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APPLICATION FOR A TRANSFER.
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County of Richmond SS.

On this Seventeenth day of October 1820, before me, the subscriber, a Justice of the Peace for the said county of Richmond
personally appeared Abraham Tucker who, on his oath, declares that he is the same person who formerly belonged to the company commanded by Captain Boldwin in the regiment commanded by Colonel Matthias Ogden in the service of the United States; that his name was placed on the pension roll of the state of New Jersey from whence he has lately removed; that he now resides in the state (district, or territory) of New York where he intends to remain, and wishes his
pension to be there payable, in future.
Abraham Tucker
Sworn and subscribed to, before
me, the day and year aforesaid
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J Vanpelt, Justice

NOTE. The oath to be taken before a duly qualified magistrate, whose official
character and signature must be properly authenticated, by a certificate &
& Seal of the Clerk of the Court, that the person before whom the above oath is taken is duly qualified.
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State of New York
Richmond County I Jonathan Lewis Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the said County do hereby certify that John A Vanpelt Esqr before whom the annexed Certificate is made & who subscribed his name was at the date of the said Certificate a Judge of the
Court of Common pleas in and for the said County & duly Commissioned & sworn & further that the said court is a Court of record and that I am acquainted with the hand writing of the said John A Vanpelt and verily believe the signature of the subscriber to the certificate is the proper hand writing of the said John A Vanpelt
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my
hand & affixed the Seal of the said Court this
17th day of October 1820
Jonathan Lewis Clk
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42551

INVALID.
Revy
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No. 42,551
Abraham Tucker
In Rev War
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Act: 18 March 18
Index: -- Vol. 3 , Page 517
Arrangement of 1870.}