Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 995, for John Story, New Jersey
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New Jersey
Story, John 
Sarah

W.995
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5019
New Jersey
Sarah Story Poeed widow of John Story
Who died on this
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Declaration of Sarah Story
under act of July 4th 1836
State of New Jersey
Mercer County } S.S.
On the Twenty fourth Day of April one thousand Eight hundred and forty Eight. Personally appeared before the subscriber one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for said County Sarah Story a resident of the Township of Princeton in the County of Mercer and State of New Jersey in the Ninety Second year of her age a person to me known of credibility and truth who being first 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 4, 1836.  That she is the widow of John Story who was a Lieutenant in the Militia of New Jersey in the service of the United States in the Revolutionary war her said Husband resided in Middlesex County and was Elected and Commissioned a Lieutenant in Capt Vincent Wetherells Company in 1775 a short time before declarants Marriage to the said Story in January 1776 That soon after he was called out in two or three monthly tours as Lieut. at Amboy under Capt Wetherell before the month of June 1776 When her
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said husband as Lieut accompanied Capt Wetherells Company to New York under Col.    
and General.     that he was in that service five or six months while in said service Capt Vincent Wetherell was taken prisoner by the Enemy and died while in captivity in the Sugar House in the City of New York. David Chambers was Elected and commissioned Captain of the said Company in the place of Capt Wetherell her husband continued Lieutenant in
said Company.  her husband was out in service
at the time of the Battle of Trenton and Princeton and after the Enemy quartered in New Brunswick in January 1777 he was Lieutenant with his Company under Capt David Chambers was in active-- Service under Col Scudder at Cranberry in the County of Middlesex till in the month of June five or six months when the Enemy left for New York that during the said Revolution he continued to serve as Lieutenant under Capt Chambers till the close of the war
declarant is unable to specify each tour and date-  She well recollects he was quartered at Amboy New Brunswick Elizabeth Town Woodbrige Newark Pollishook Red Bank Spotswood and many other places.  Declarant has heard and believes David Chambers was pensioned as Capt. at the rate of $320.00 per annum under act of June 7th 1832 under whom Said
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Lieutenant John Story served upon enquiry it
appears said Capt Chambers has left no Muster roll which may may be filed with his papers in the pension office to which she would respectfully refer the Commissioner  She further believes that her said husband served more than two years as Lieut in said Revolution. A short time before his death she saw his Commission as Lieut. as she had often seen and read it before. Since his his [sic] death in 1802 he has not seen it the papers of her
husband passed into other hands; nor has she by diligent Search been able to find it. Some years ago she requested an agent to draw her papers for a pension but being unacquainted with the business he never done so-- being
very aged and infirm and dependent on others she makes application at this late day for the bounty of her country justly due to her on account of the services of her said husband

She further declares that she was married to the said John Story on the Seventh Day of January Seventeen hundred and Seventy Six by the Revd Thomas Smith Pastor of the Presbyterian Church at Cranberry and attaches the original record cut from her family Bible which is in the hand writing of John Noble and has been written upwards of fifty years and
has always been in her possession that her husband the aforesaid John Story died on the first day of
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April Eighteen hundred and two and that she has remained a widow ever since that period as will more fully appear by reference to the proof hereto annexed

Sworn to and Subscribed on the day and
year above written Before me-
Alexander M. Hudnut Judge 

           her
Sarah   X    Story
            mark

Henry Van Dyke ⎬Witness

I hereby certify that on account of bodily
infirmity the above declarant is unable to appear in open Court
Alexander M. Hudnut
Judge

John Story Jun. }
Sarah Lake        }    Married Jany. 7 1776

december 1714
February 26 1724
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State of New Jersey
Middlesex County
On this Twenty Ninth day of December AD 1849 before the Subscriber a Justice of the Peace in and for said County personally appeared Isaac Story Esq to me personally known as a person
of credibility and truth, who being duly sworn
according to law on his oath saith that he was well acquainted with Lieut. John Story and often heard him speak of his doing servis [service] 
during the Revolutionary war at Long Island
Powles hook Elizabeth town and Cranberry
Also was well acquainted with Mrs Sarah Story late of the Township of Princeton Deceased
that she died on the Eleventh day of March 1849 leaving only one surviving child that said
deceased was the widow of Lieut. John Story of
the Revolution for whose service the said Sarah Story has made application for a pension.

Sworn to and Subscribed
the day & year above mentioned
Before me Aaron Colby
Justice of the Peace
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State of New Jersey
Mercer County
On this Twenty ninth day of December A.D. 1849 before the subscriber a Justice of the Peace in and for said County personally appeared Jacob Gulick Esq to me personally known as a person of credibility & truth, who
being duly sworn according to law on his oath,
saith that on or about the first of March 1817
he the deponent administered upon the Estate of Joseph Story deceased son of Lieut. John Story deceased, that then and there he saw the commission of the said John Story as Lieut of
the militia of this State during the Revolutionary war, and further saith not
Jacob Gulick

Sworn and Subscribed
December 29th 1849
Before me--
Alexander M Hudnut
Justice of the peace
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State of New Jersey
Monmouth County SS.
John Hull of Freehold Township and County
and State aforesaid personally appeared before the subscriber and who being first duly sworn according to law deposeth and saith, that he in his eighty sixth year of his age, that he formerly lived in Middlesex County and State aforesaid, and that he was well acquainted with John Story who lived in Middlesex County aforesaid and in the bounds of the same company with the said Story, that he was present when the said Story was elected Lieutenant in the Company in which Vincent Wetherel was Captain- and that the said Story continued in said Company until Captain Wetherel was
taken prisoner to the Sugar house in New York, and after Captain Wetherell was taken prisoner the said Story continued to serve in the same capacity in the same company under Captain David Chambers, and he further saith, that he
believes that the said election of the said Story
took place in the year seventeen hundred and seventy five, and that the said Wetherell was taken prisoner in 1776.7-
John Hull

Sworn and subscribed before a Judge of the Court of Common Pleas in Monmouth County aforesaid this eighteenth day of February eighteen hundred and forty eight
James W Andrews
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In the application of Sarah Story
for a pension
State of New Jersey}
Middlesex County ⎬ SS
On the 22d day of March
 848 before me Joseph McChesney a Justice
of the Peace in and for said County personally
appeared Eli Carson residing near Cranberry in the County and State aforesaid aged Eighty nine years on the 4th October 1847, a person of truth and veracity who being duly Sworn according to law on his oath saith that he has resided all his life in the same neighborhood, and near to the residence of John Story who died upwards of forty five years ago. his widow Sarah Story now makes application for a pension. The services of her husband deponent well recollects.  In the Fall of 1775 John Story was chosen Lieutenant of Captain Vincent Wetherells Co. of Militia in Middlesex County deponent served two monthly tour in said company at Amboy with Lieut. John Story in the autumn of 1775 and one in the Spring of 1776. Some time in June 1776 Capt Wetherell and Lieut. John Story with their company joined the 5 months service and marched to New York
deponent did not join the company in that
Service Capt Wetherill was taken prisoner
and died in captivity. Lieut. John Story
returned with the company when their time
expired - after their return the company chose David Chambers of Cranberry
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for Captain and John Story remained
Lieutenant - The company was stationed at Cranberry from January to June in 1777, while the British were at New Brunswick. said company was in service all the time as it was in the Village of Cranberry where the officers and nearly all the men lived the service was nearly
five months for that Company, deponent was a private nearly all that time   Col Wm Scudder
commanded at the post and all the while deponent was on duty Lieut Story was in active service, deponent served one month under Capt Chambers and Lieut Story at Elizabethtown in                  also was under said officers at the battle of Monmouth in June 1778 and one tour of a month at Spotswood dept.
has never applied for a pension. Sworn &c
the day and year above written, before me
Eli Carson

Sworn & Subscribed the day
and year above written
before me Joseph McChesney
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State of New Jersey
Mercer County } ss
On the 4th day of September 1841 before the Subscriber a Justice of the Peace in and for
said County personally appeared William Fisher
resident of East Windsor in the County and State aforesaid in the Eighty second year of his age a person of credibility and truth and a pensioner of the United States who being duly sworn according to law on his oath saith That he was well acquainted with Lieut. John Story
in the war of the Rev. He was first Lieut in 1775
and 1776 in Capt Vincent Wetherills Company in
the militia of this County, and after his death in -
Capt Chambers who succeeded Wetherill, he well recollects Lieut. Story accompanied Capt Wetherell to New York and Long Island in June 1776, in the Flying Camp which service was either 5 or 6 months.  his Capt. was taken prisoner and died. Depts. brother- Charles Fisher was orderly Sergeant in the same Company.  dept. was stationed at Cranbury in January 1777 tiell some time in June during which time the said Lieut. Story was then on duty all that time. While deponent was under Capt. Stout and Conover.  he often met Lieut. John Story at N. Brunswick Woodbridge
Blazing Star. Piscataway Elizabethtown Powleshook Newark Spottswood Amboy-Sourland mountain Steelscape Old Bridge and other places- from 1777 to 1781 when the militia were called out. This deponent cannot remember the month and years specifically except at the battle of Monmouth in
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in June 1778, at Springfield in June 1780. This
deponent believes that Lieut. John Story served in the war of the Revolution (including the 5 months service in 1776) upwards of two years and a half   deponent lived within two miles of said Story all his life-  he died  ['between' crossed out] forty years ago and his widow Sarah Story, is now residing about five miles
off. They were married before the summer of 1776 and further deponent saith not.
William Fisher

Sworn to and Subscribed the day
and year above written -
Before me
John B. Mount J. Peace
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State of New Jersey
Middlesex County  } SS
Be it known that on the twenty seventh day of December AD 1837 before the Subscriber a Justice of the Peace in and for said County, personally appeared Abraham Gulick a resident of South Brunswick in the County and State aforesaid in the Eighty first year of his age a person of credibility and truth, who being duly sworn according to law on his oath saith. That he was well acquainted with Lieut. John Story of Capt Vincent - Wetherills Company of Middlesex County militia in the flying Camp.  Capt Wetherill was taken Prisoner in 1776 and died in captivity in the Sugar House in New York. David Chambers was chosen Capt of said Company and John Story was continued Lieut . he and deponent were boys together and lived near neighbors till his death. Well recollects he was chosen and Commissioned Lieut. in 1775 and served a number of militia tours in that year with Capt Wetherill at Amboy in the Fall & winter of that year. Some time in June 1776 said John Story marched as Lieut. in Capt Wetherills
Company in the flying Camp to New York in what was called the 5 or 6 months service during that time Capt Wetherill was taken prisoner & died after Lieut. Story returned home. In 1777 David Chambers was elected Capt on or about the 1st of January 1777, said company was stationed in Cranberry including January to June. The enemy were in N. Brunwick (17 miles off) Capt Chambers
Company resided in Cranberry and new [knew] all the
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that time on duty. Deponent was their in Capt.
John Gulicks Company and saw Lieut. John Story daily on duty. Deponent also saw him in service with his company afterwards two or three months at Elizabethtown, also at Blazing Star. Woodbridge, New Brunswick, Amboy Steels Gap Newark and Powleshook and other places during said Revolution. Deponent is fully satisfied and believes the said John Story served more than two years as Lieut. during said Revolution; he died about the year 1802, was at his funeral. Sarah Story his widow was married to him before he was in the 5 month
service in 1776. She resides a near neighbor to
deponent and is still a widow. Deponent receives a pension from the U States for his services.
Abraham J Gulick

Sworn to and subscribed
the day year above written
Before Joseph McChesney}  Justice of the Peace

I cheerfully state that I am acquainted with the families of Story & Gulick of this State- that they have ever been amongst our most citizens. That I have a long time known Judge Hull whose name is subscribed to an affidavit heretofore attached, and have practised in the Court of which he is one of the Judges, that he is a quiet man of respectability & altogether reliable-
Dated July 1 1851
Wm L. Dayton -
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7.763
Sarah Story
wid of John,
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New Jersey
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July 4, 1836

See papers of
David Chamber
New Jersey, June 7, 1832

A. Ray
Present.
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State of New Jersey
[seal affixed below]
I Charles G. McChesney Secretary of State of the State of New Jersey do hereby certify that Alexander M Hudnut Esquire before whom the declaration of Sarah Story and the affidavit of Jacob Gulick were made and taken, was at the time of the doing thereof, a Judge of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Mercer in said State, that Aaron Colby Esquire before whom the affidavit of Isaac Strong was made and taken was at the time of the doing thereof a Justice of the Peace in and for the County of Middlesex in said State; that Joseph McChesney Esquire before whom the affidavits of Eli Carson & Abraham J Gulick were made
and taken was at the time of the doing thereof a Justice of the Peace in and for the County of Middlesex in said State; that John B Mount Esquire before whom the affidavit of William Fisher was made and taken, and James W Andrews Esquire before whom the affidavit
of John Hull was made and taken, were at the time of the doing thereof Justices of the Peace in said County of Mercer and Monmouth all duly
elected, commissioned and sworn, that full faith and credit are to be given to their official attestations, and that the signatures thereto are in the proper handwriting of the said Alexander M Hudnut Aaron Colby, Joseph McChesney, John B Mount and James W. Andrews Esquires.

In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal of Office at Trenton this Seventh day of November One thousand eight hundred and fifty.
Charles G McChesney
Secy of State
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AW 16 July [illegible]/50
Rel to case of
Sarah Story

36 [?] NJ

Alex. Ray
Present

F.F.C. Triplet
Adm
Commr of Pensions


3|280
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   3| 40
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      13 1/3
      21.   
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        13
       265
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      | 280
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J.E. Heath Esq.
Comr of Pensions
Washington

Act 1836

Original
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Revy.   WIDOW, &c.
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File No.__995___
__Sarah Story dec'd___
__widow____
__John Story____
___Lieut. Rev. War ___
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Act: __July 4, 1836___
Index: - Vol. _M_, Page _238__.

[Arrangement of 1870.]
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1893 Jan. 23 - Hist to
D.J. Gulick Portsmouth N.H.
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New Jersey,
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Sarah Story, dec
wid of John, who was
a lieutenant New Jersey
troops---

Ad. Act July 4, 1836

for 21 months as his
tenant,
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$280 per month
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Com March 4, 1837,
End March 11, 1849, when
she died
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Payable to
Lydia Gulick
only child &c
Alexander [rest is cut off]
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7.763
Sarah Story
N. Jersey
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July 4, 1836.
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Brief in the case of Sarah Story dcd
Mercer County and State of New Jersey.
Act July 4, 1836
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Claim, "original" or "for increase.)

Proof exhibited, (if original.) Original

Is it documentary, traditionary, or supported by rolls?  If either, state the substance.
Record proof of Marriage.
Record and parol evidence of rank
and service

(If for increase.)
Has additional evidence been filed since the admission of the claim? If so, what?


Name and residence of Agent.
Alexander Ray
Present

Examining Clerk.
Ogden Miles
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S

[stamp:]  {illegible} AND NAVY AUG 30 1892 FILES

[stamp:] J S PENSION OFFICE AUG 27 1892
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Marine Barracks,
Navy Yard, Portsmouth, N.H.

Aug 25, 1892.

Sir,

Will you kindly furnish me from four records any
information relative to Col. John Story of Genl. Washington's army at Monmouth or Princeton.

I am informed that my Great grandmother,  Sarah Story Col. John Story's widow, whose
maiden name was Sarah Lake, drew on a Lieutenant's pension, & I suppose this was his real rank.

Very Respectfully
Your obdt. servt.
D. J. Gulick
1st Lt. [illegible]
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Washington
July 29 1857

F.F.C. Triplett Esq
Act Comr. of Pensions

Sir

In an address of the claim of Sarah Story, act 4 July 1836 for the services of her late husband during the war of the revolution for 21 mo.
reference was made to the case of Capt David Chambers act 37.  New Jersey.  she was allowed at the rate of $320 per annum.

It was not ascertained at the time Mrs Story case was allowed. how long Capt Chambers 
under whom he served, ['how long the captain was in service' crossed out] was in service, since which, I have been informed the case of Capt. David Chambers has been increased to
$480.  No docts on the showing of additional service, by reference to that case it is hoped that sufficient time of service will be shown to increase the case of Mr Sarah Story to 21 months service.

I remain very
respectfully
Your obt svt
Alex. Ray
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State of New Jersey [seal affixed below]
I Thomas S Allison Register of the Prerogative Court of the State of New Jersey holden at Trenton in and for said State do hereby certify that satisfactory evidence has been exhibited
to said Court that Sarah Story widow of Lieut. John Story late of the County of Middlesex and
State of New Jersey died in the eleventh day of March Eighteen hundred and forty nine, leaving only one child her surviving that is Lydia Gulick, wife of Jacob Gulick.

In Testimony whereof I have hereunto
set my hand and affixed my seal of Office at Trenton this first day of July Eighteen hundred and fifty one

Thos P Allison
Register
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At a meeting according to lawfull notes the militia of this place did unanimously chuse  [choose] Vincent Wetherill Captain, John Story Lieut. and Rich'd Griggs Ensign.

Cranberry
August 14th 1775.

Jno Van Kirk Clk
of said Company
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Benjamin Griggs
Cornelius Gulick

State of New Jersey
I Charles G McChesney Secretary of State of the State of New Jersey do hereby certify that the foregoing is a true copy of a paper headed as above, as taken and with the original on file in my office.

In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal of office at Trenton this Seventh day of November One thousand Eight hundred and fifty, 
Charles G. McChesney
Sec of State
[seal at left]
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Washington
July 4. 1857

James E. Heath Esq
Commr of Pensions

Sir,

I herewith present an application in the case of Sarah Story decd late of New Jersey for the benefit of the act 4 July 1836.

By the evidence submitted, it is shown her husband was appointed a Lieut in Captain Vincent Wetherill Company of New Jersey Militia on the 14 Aug, 1775. and by another record, it is shew their Marriage took place Jan 17. 1776.

The declaration was made before the widows
death, and she declares for different periods of Service for upward of two years; She further declares that Captain David Chambers, (the last Captain under whom her husband served, was pensioned during his life time for the same
service now claimed for, as having been also performed by the husband under said Captain for 16 months Militia service) and has a reference to his case act 32.   New Jersey role supposing the rolls of his & her husband service may be filed with his papers.

Isaac Story, who gives an affidavit in the case proves his knowledge and personal acquaintance with the late Lieut. John Story and his widow as the identical woman who was said Lieut. Storys wife & who has made a declaration for a pension.
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Jacob Gulick, testifies that "in 1817 he administered on the estate of Joseph Story, the Son of Lieut. John Story, and had been paid.  John Story commissioned as a Lieut.   John  Hull swears he was in 1841 in his eighty sixth year of his age that he was well acquainted with John Story that he was present when the said Story was elected Lieutenant in the company in which Vincent Wetherill was Captain and that Story continued in said company after Capt Wetherill was taken prisoner."

Eli Carson, testifies (aged 89) that he resided all his life time "in the same neighborhood and near John Story & his widow Sarah Story."  In 
the fall of 1775 John Story was chosen a Lieut. of Capt. Vincent Wetherills company of militia-  deponent served two months in said company at Amboy with Lieut. John Story in the Autumn of 1775 and one month in the Spring of 1776.  The time Capt. Wetherill and Lieut. Story joined the 5 mo service and marched to New York (deponent did not join the company in that service). Capt Wetherill was taken prisoner and died in captivity.  after the company returned 
home when their time expired, Capt. David Chambers was chosen Capt. & John Story remained Lieutenant. The company was stationed at Cranberry from Jany to June 1777
deponent served one month under Capt Chambers and Lieut. Story at Elizabeth Town, also under said officer for one month in
June  1778. At the battle of Monmouth, and one tour of a month at Spottswood.

William Fisher, a revolutionary pensioner act 37. N Jersey
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That he was well acquainted with Lieut. John Story in the War. He was first Lieut in 1775 and in 1776 in Capt. Vincent Wetherills company, after his death Capt. Chambers succeeded 
him; he well recollects Lieut. Story accompanied Captain Wetherill to New York and Long Island in 1776 in the Flying Camp raised  for 5 or 6 mo.  deponents Brother was orderly
Sergeant in the same company.

Deponent was stationed at Cranberry in Jany 1777 till some time in June during this time said Lieut. Story was then on duty all that time, after this saw and often met Lieut. John Story at  N. Brunswick, Woodbridge, Blazing Star from 1777 to 1781. He cannot specify all the tours of service but believed that Lt. John Story served for upwards of two years and a half.

Abraham J. Gulick (aged 81 years) declares that he was well acquainted with Lieut John Story of Capt. Vincent Wetherills left of the Flying Camp Militia of New Jersey, were boys together and lived ['in the same' crossed out] near neighbours, recollects when he was chosen and Commissioned sLieut. in 1777 and served a
number of militia tours.  In the fall of 75 at Amboy, in from 1776 in the Flying camp at New York in what was called the 5 or 6 mo. service, the 1st tour 1777, said company commanded
by Capt. David Chambers was stationed at Cranberry [illegible] Jany to Mar 77.  deponent was then in Capt. Gulick Company and saw said Lieut. John Story daily on duty, deponent also saw him in company afterward the or three months at Elizabeth Town Blazing Star, Woodbridge and fully believes said Lt. John Story served for more than two years, and died in 1802 & that said widow was married befoe he was in the 5 mo. service in 1775. in the Mo. Service in 1775
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4 /
In summing up the periods of served alleged  
been performed, and supported by the testimony of 
some  who knew and was in the service with said Lieut
John Story, I beg to call your attention to the affidavit
of Eli Carson, he served for two months, in Capt. Wetherills
& Liu John Story company at Amboy in the fall of 
1775 and one month in the spring of 1776, In the month 
of June 1776 Capt. Wetherill and Lieut Stony joined the 5 mo.
service & marched to New York & in the service witness did not
serve.

William Fisher swear his brother was an orderly Serd under
Capt Wetherilll and Lieut John Story in at 5 or 6 mos service
in King [?] Camp and served in New York
Abraham J. Gulick testifies to Liu. John Story served in the 
fall of 75 at Amboy and in the King camp in 1776.
making 8 month service before the appointment
of Capt. David Chambers in Jan 1777 to succeed Capt
Witherill who died in a prison [?] House in New York in the
winter of 1776.

This service I hope to remark was not allowed in
the case of Capt David Chambers who was pensioned as
before stated under act of Jun 1832 as $320 per ann[um]
being for sixteen month service at different
witnesses [illegible] then certain other service of Lt John Story
under Capt Chambers
who I thought he might be
[illegible] to refer to their testimony as it is  expected
an allowance 16 month, will also be made in favor of
Liun Story's Widow
this together with the 8 mo service
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5/ before Cap. Chambers commanded Lt John Story
makes the service i[illegible] by said Story 24 months
I very well know that for the service in the New 
Jersey
Militia, raised under the resolution Jun 3 1776 Vol
1. page 362.. to reinforce the Army at New York an allowance
has been made again, and again from Mar to Decr 1776.  the
one [illegible] which I can refer, but do not remember
at this moment and express the hope when this case
come up for examination, I may be permitted to
make the request for the allowance from me Mar to Dec 
1776, and also, for the one month serve at the
Blazen [?] Star.
I am very respectfully
Your most Obt Ser
Alex Ray