Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S 1124, for Joseph Tichenor, New Jersey
Page 1

(3 - 1776)
SERVICE
New Jersey

Tichenor, Joseph

NUMBER
S1124

Carded
------------------
CONTENTS
___________________________
___________________________
Page 2

New Jersey  No. 28,301
=========================
Joseph Tichenor
of Bergen Co in the State of New Jersey,
who was a private in the company commanded
by Captain Beard of the Regt commanded
by----------------------in the New Jersey
line for 8 months private------------$26.66
==========================
Inscribed on the Roll of New Jersey
at the rate of 26 Dollars 66 Cents per annum,
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
==========================
Certificate of Pension ifsued the 2nd day of May 1834 and sent to Abram Westner
Hackinsack NJ
==========================
Arrears to the 4th of March 1834     $ 79.98
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 Sept
1834..................................................................13.33
                                                          ======
                                                          $ 98.31
                                                          ======
(Revolutionary Claim,   )
(Act June 7, 1832.         )

Recorded by Geo. C. Whiting Clerk,
Book E   Vol. 3    Page 933
Page 3

DECLARATION,

STATE OF NEW JERSEY,  )
Bergen COUNTY,           ) SS.

On this first day of November 1832, personally appeared in open Court, before the Judges of the Inferior court of Common Pleas, In and for the County of Bergen now sitting, Joseph Tichenor a resident of the Township of Pompton in the county of Bergen and State of New-Jersey, aged In his Seventyeth 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 7, 1832.

That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated.

That he was born In a Place Called Battle hill Near Chattam in hanover Moris County New Jersey on 19 of July 1763  that he moved from that Place to the Township of Pompton County of Bergen & State of New Jersey, that he was Called upon by his Country at the age of fifteen years and served under the following named officers as a Soldier of the Revolutionary war first under Capt James Cherty one month and under Capt Outwater one month and under Capt Alex Remine one month and under Capt Vanbecks Line one month and under Capt joseph Board one month and under Capt Outwater a Second time one month and under Capt Joseph Board a Second time one month on alarm, Making in all Eight Month Service.  that during that Short term of Service he faithfully done his duty and was only in one Skirmish worthy of Note and that Suddenly being aroused by a Number of Light Dragon of the British when some of his Associates where made Prisoner by the Enemy and that he this Deponent was Commanded to Surrender Immediately holding out and Representing favorable quarters by the Enemy but this deponent would not yield, whereupon in the Chase he received a Cut in his hat and Immediately Returned the Compliment by Discharging his Musket at his Prisner and believes it was fatal to his Enemy [illegible stricken out] and this deponent made Safe his Retreat while his asosiates Some of them when made Prisoner--Particularly Peter Seison & Benjamin Woodruff--Whom he knew, And this deponent further saith that after Stating his Services as above Described he remembers of another two month Services which he done In the Revolutionary war that he Served two month ["under" stricken out]
Page 4

Instead of one month which is altered in the first page of this Declaration from one to two which two month Service he has proved by the avidavit of George G Ryerson who was Lieutenant in the Revolutionary war and under which this Deponent Served under, and the Captain name was Capt Vanburk and when Stationed at Hackensack New Jersey and this Deponent further Saith that his Services which he has done altogether amount to Eight Month Servitude in the Revolution war as a Soldier and further Saith that he has no Documentary Evidence of any of his Services performed In the Revolution war--and that he has proved some of his Services by Abraham Freeland and by John Ryerson & George G Ryerson fellow Soldiers of the Revolution and by Robert Gould whose avidavits are hereunto anexed and further saith not--

[written upside down at bottom of page]
Capt Mead
Page 5

He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a Pension or Annuity except the present, and declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of the Agency of any of the United States.
Joseph X his mark Tichenor

Sworn to, and subscribed in open Court,   )
the day and year first aforesaid.                 )
Abr. Westervelt, Clerk

WE, David Schofield ["a Clergyman" stricken out] residing in the Township of Pompton County of Bergen and State of New-Jersey, and William A. Peelis residing in the Township of Pompton County of Bergen and State aforesaid, do hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Joseph Tichenor who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration,--that we believe him to be about Seventy upon years of age; that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.  David Schofield
William A. Peelis

SWORN AND SUBSCRIBED THE DAY   )
AND YEAR FIRST AFORESAID.              )
Abr. Westervelt Clerk

And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states.  And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that David Schofield who has signed the preceding Certificate, is ["a Clergyman" stricken out] a resident in the Township of Pompton County of Bergen and State aforesaid, and that William A. Peelis who has also signed the same, is a resident of the Township of Pompton County of Bergen and State aforesaid, and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
Abr. Westervelt Clerk

I, Abraham Westervelt, Clerk of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas in and for said County of Bergen do hereby certify, that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of Joseph Tichenor for a Pension.

IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my Hand and Seal of Office, this ["thirty" stricken out] first day of November in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty two.
Abr. Westervelt  Clerk

[Illegible seal affixed to the left of the above paragraph]
Page 6

[written vertically in the left margin at the top of the page]
The names of the Cols. is omitted when the officers are set forth & thus name and it will be found in the Clerk of this said court.

State of New Jersey 
Bergen County SS.
No 1.
Personally appeared before me the Subscriber one of the Justices of the Peace in & for said County Captain Joseph D Tichenor who being duly sworn according to Law deposeth and saith that he served under the following named officers in the Revolution war first under the command of Capt James Chestey one Month
and under Capt Outwater one month and under Capt Elias Remine one month and under Capt Vanbeck two month and under Capt Joseph Board one month and under Outwater a second
time one month and under Capt Joseph Board & second time one month and George Ryerson was Lieutenant when I served as a Militia Leader under Capt Vanbeck at Hackensack New Jersey
During these stated period of months & two months this deponent saith he cannot tell the day of the month & the particular year when
the several services above named was done even the important and hard trial of the skirmish which is more particularly set forth in the Declaration filed by me & Sworn to in open Court and this narrow chance I have & had for the escape of my life I cannot tell in what year in the Revolutionary war at happened  In consequence of the Loss of my memory but I particularly Declare under my oath that I have truly and lawfully under the lawful Command of
my officer done the duty herein contained and also where it is more particularly set forth in the Declaration connect at attach to this to which I was Sworn to before and same my first oath
which was on the first of Nov 1832 I some how thought of another monthly I done under Capt Board. I done some duty in this Last Described Monthly hour and then was ordered by my Captain to pursue a Deserter or traitor and Joseph Woodruff also was ordered to go along with me and after some search we found the said Deserter or Spy in a place called the Greenwood in Pompton Township Bergen County New Jersey Near the York & Jersey line on the west side of a very Large pond near the present Mill Stone and then we took him and it was near night and when Darkness

[along the margin, vertically:]
The name of the Col. is Smith when the officers is set forth & their names and it will be found in the close of them were [illegible]
Page 7

made it appearance we proceeded to take him to Hackensack where our head quarters was all on a sudden he threw a Stone and hit me and my companion in arms Immediately fired at
the Deserter but not untill he was in the full Race of Running  and the Miraculously or Completely got away from us and we had
afterwards he was living as a Deserter- his name was Isaac Alter which will be seen & set forth by the testimony of the witness that was
along with me Joseph Woodruff.  And further I wish to state the name of my superior officers it was Colonel Dye and I Remember his son was a Major at that time and the Rout I traveled under the different Captains I done my services in sd war was done at different at Hackensack English Neighbourhood & so to the York line and back & forth sometime the troops were stationed at Hackensack and similar at the liberty pole Near Hackensack N Jersey and the particulars to further set forth in the Declaration
first sworn to and tell the service done & performed by me as near as I can calculate with certainty is Nine Month Including that month I lately come to remember about and which I have proven by Joseph Woodruff my associate within who now has testified to the same and which is not in the first declaration sworn to by me & further saith not-

Joseph Tichenor
            his
Joseph D Tichenor
            mark
undertook to write his name & failed

Sworn and Subscribed this 25th of July 1833
William A Peelis
Page 8

No 17.081
Joseph Tichenor
New Jersey

['Return in form' crossed out]
Adm 8 months

Rev. Mar. 31 1834

Abraham Westervelt
Clerk Bergen County Court
Hackensack N.J.
Page 9

WAR DEPARTMENT.
Pension Office,
16th May 1833

Sir:

The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has been examined, and the papers are herewith returned. The following is a statement of your case in a tabular form. On comparing these papers with the following rules, and the subjoined notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed, before a pension can be allowed. the notes and the regulations will shew what is necessary to be done. Those points to which your attention is more particularly directed, you will find marked in the margin with a brace, (thus: }). You will, when you return your papers to this Department, send this printed letter with them; and you will, by complying with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your claim.
---------------------
A Statement, shewing the service of Joseph Tickenor Bergen Co N.J.
[table follows with 9 columns; column headings are as follows:]
(1) Period when the service was rendered.
(2) Duration of the claimant's service. {sub-headings:  a. Years. b. Months. c. Days.
(3) Rank of the claimant.
(4) Names and Rank of the Company officers under whom he served.
(5) Names and Rank of the General and Field officers.
(6) Battles in which the applicant was engaged.
(7) Country through
which he marched.
(8) Place of abode when he entered the service, and age at the present period.
(9) Evidence by which the declaration is supported.

[text beneath the column headings:]
(1) [blank]
(2) a. [blank] b 1,1,1,2,1,1,1,2 c. [blank]
(3) Priv., ", ", ", ", ", ", "
(4) Capts Cherty, Outwater, Remine, Vanbruk, Board, Outwater, Board
(5) None mentioned
(6) Skirmish
(7) N.J.
(8) In his 7th year, Bergen Co. N.J.
(9) Traditionary, Living Witnesses
[end of table]

I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J. L. EDWARDS,
Commissioner of Pensions.
Page 10

2

REGULATIONS UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE 7, 1832.

The following regulations have been adopted:

This law has been construed to extend, as well to the line, as to every branch of the Staff of the Army, and to include under the terms "Continental Line," "State troops," "militia," and "volunteers," all persons enlisted, drafted, or who volunteered and who were bound to military service, but not those who were occasionally employed with the army upon civil contracts, such as Clerks to Commissaries and to Store Keepers, &c. Teamsters, Boatmen, &c. Persons who served on board of Private Armed Vessels are also excluded from the benefits of the law, as well as persons who turned out as patrols, or were engaged in guarding particular places at night, and were not recognized as being in actual military service.

Four general classes of cases are embraced in this law:
1. The Regular Troops.
2. The State Troops, Militia, and Volunteers.
3. Persons employed in the Naval service.
4. Indian Spies.

As rolls of the regular troops in the Revolutionary War exist in this Department, all persons, claiming the benefit of this law as officers, non-commissioned officers, musicians or privates, will in the first instance, make application by transmitting the following declaration, which will be made before a Court of Record of the County where such applicant resides. And every Court having by law a seal and Clerk is considered a Court of Record.

DECLARATION.

In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
State, Territoty, or District of [blank] }
County of [blank]  }
On this [blank] day of [blank]  personally appeared (a) before [blank] A.B. a resident (b) of [blank]in the county of [blank] and State, Territory or District of [blank] aged [blank]  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 provion [provision] made by the act of Congress, passed June 7th, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year (d) [blank], with [blank] and served in the [blank] (e) regiment of the [blank] line, under the following named officers:

[Here set forth the names and rank of the Field and Company Officers; the time he left the service; (and if he served under more than one term of enlistment, he must specify the particular period, and rank and names of his officers;) the town or county and State in which he resided when he enered [entered] the service; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged, and the country through which he marched. -->This form is to be varied so as to apply to the cases of officers and persons
who belonged to the militia, volunteers, navy, &c.]

He hereby relinquishes every claim (f) whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency in any State, or (if any) only on that of the Agency in the State of [blank]

Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.                                 A.B.

[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]

And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (g) that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states.

I [blank] of the Court of [blank] do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of [blank] for a pension.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this [blank] day of
& c.

If, on examination of the proper record the names of applicants, making such declaration, cannot be found, they will produce such proof as the rule given in note (j) points out.

Every applicant who claims a pension by virtue of service in the State Troops, Volunteers or Militia, except those who belonged to the New Hampshire Militia and State Troops of Virginia, will make and subscribe a declaration similar to the foregoing, with the following additions, viz:

(k) We, A. B., a Clergyman, residing in the [blank] hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with [blank] and C.D. residing in (the same) who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be [blank] years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.

Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.

[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]

And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that A.B. [blank] who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman, resident in the [blank] and that C.D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the [blank] and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.

I, [blank] Clerk of the Court of [blank]  do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the applicacation [application]  of [blank] for a pension.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this [blank] day of [blank] & c.

Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power. This is the original discharge or commission; but if neither of these can be obtained, the party will so state under oath, and will then procure, if possible, the testimony of at least one credible witness, stating in detail his personal knowledge of the services of the applicant, and such circumstances connected therewith, as may have a tendency to throw light upon the transaction.

If such surviving witness cannot be found, the applicant will so state in his declaration (l) and he will also, whether he produce such evidence or not, proceed to relate all the material facts, which can be useful in the investigation of his claim, and in the comparison of his narrative with the events of the period of his alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person
Page 11

3

will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case. The facts stated will afford one of the principal means of corroborating the declaration of the applicant, if true, or of detecting the imposition, if one be attempted; and unless, therefore, these are amply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be expected.  All applicants will appear before some Court of Record in the County, in which they reside, and there subscribe and be sworn to, one of the declarations above provided, according to the nature of his case.

The Court will propound the following (m) interrogatories to all applicants for a pension, on account of service in the Militia, State troops, or Volunteers, except the Militia of New Hampshire and the State troops of Virginia.
1. Where and in what year were you born?
2. Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it?
3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary war, and where do you now live?
4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute?  And if a substitute, for whom?
5. State the names of some of the Regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served; such Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your services.
6. {To a Soldier.{ Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given and what has become of it?
{To an Officer. {Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what has become of it?
7. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution.

The Court will see that the answers to these questions are embodied in the declaration, and they are requested to annex their opinions of the truth of the statement of the applicant.

The applicant will further produce in Court, if the same can be done, in the opinion of the Court, without too much expense and inconvenience to him, two respectable persons -one of whom should be the nearest clergyman, if one lives in the immediate vicinity of such applicant, who can testify, from their acquaintance with him, that they believe he is of the age he represents, and that he is reputed
and believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and that they concur in that opinion.  If one of these persons is a Clergyman, the Court will so certify, and they will also certify, to the character and standing of other persons, giving such certificates.

The traditionary evidence of service is deemed very important, in the absence of any direct
proof, except the declaration of the party. And the Courts are requested to be very particular in the enquiry whether the belief is general, and whether any doubts have ever existed upon the subject.

Applicants unable to appear in Court by reason of bodily infirmity, may make the declaration before required, and submit to the examination, before a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record of the proper county, and the Judge or Justice will execute the duties, which the Court is herein requested to perform, and will also certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity, attend the Court.

Whenever any official act is required to be done by a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record,
or by a Justice of the peace, the certificate of the Secretary of State or Territory, or of the proper Clerk of the Court or County, under his seal of office, will be annexed, stating that such person is a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or a Justice of the Peace, and that the signature annexed is his genuine signature.

No payments can be made on account of the services of any person, who may have died before the taking effect of the act of June 7, 1832; and in case of death subsequent thereto, and before the declaration herein required is made, the parties interested will transmit such evidence as they can procure, taken and authenticated before a Court of Record, showing the services of the deceased, the period of his death, the opinion of the neighborhood respecting such services, the title of the claimant, and the opinion of the Court upon the whole matter.
-------------------------
[a] The declarant must appear in open Court, unless prevented from doing so by reason of bodily infirmity; in which case the declarant will follow the rule laid down for his guidance.
[b] The declarant must make his declaration in the county where he resides. If he should fail to do so, he must assign a sufficient reason for not
conforming to the rule.
[c] The age of the claimant must invariably be mentioned.
[d] The declarant must mention the period or periods of the war when he served.
[e] Every continental officer or soldier must give the name of the Colonel under whom he served; otherwise a satisfactory examination of the claim cannot be had.  Every claimant must state, with precision, the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the Department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words:
"Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service; but, according to the best of his recollection, he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades:--For  [blank] year [blank] months, and [blank] days, I served as a [blank].  For [blank] months and [blank] days, I served as a [blank]; and for such service I claim a pension."

It is important, in all cases, to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state that they served two years in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours, the names of the officers and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is highly objectionable. It must, in every case, be clearly shown under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit.
[f] The law makes the relinquishment indispensable.
[g] The opinion of the Court is always required.
[h] The Clerk must give his certificate in every case.
[i] The Clerk must affix his seal, and if it has no device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal, or if he has no public seal of office, the certificate of a Member of Congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers.

Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other papers authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.

Proof of Service.
[j] In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimant's entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well is the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
-->The notes from [a] to [i] are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops, The proof required by rule in note [j] applies to continental troops only.
[k] This traditionary evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
[l] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
[m] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.
Dyer Custor
Examg. Clerk
Page 12

State of New Jersey 
Bergen County SS.}
N. 3
Personally appeared before me the Subscriber one of the Justices of the Peace In & for Said County Joseph Woodruff who being duly sworn according to Law deposeth and that he is acquainted with Joseph Tichenor and from what he has personally seen he knows he has been a soldier of the Revolution war and that he was in company with P. Tichenor and done duty
under the following named officers under Capt Vanbeck and no more and that he served one month with the sd Joseph Tichenor and believes him the said Tichenor to have been a soldier of the Revolution.
Joseph Woodruff

Sworn and subscribed before me 
this 15 of July AD 1833.
William A. Peelis
Page 13

State of New Jersey
Bergen County  }
This may Certify that Joseph Woodruff the Subscriber on the within evidence- is a man of respectability and a member of the Methodist Church and a man of veracity & truth and uprightness and a man of about Seventy or upward  Witnessing my hand & seal of office this 25 of July 1833-
William A Peelis Justice
of the Peace
Page 14

for said County Do hereby Certify that William[cut off] whom the annexed affidavits were made and taken viz:  of Joseph D. Tichenor marked No. 1 of Benjamin Cary, John Monroe Daniel Durling & Joseph Woodruff marked No. 2 & of Joseph Woodruff marked No. 3 was at the time of taking the same and still is a Justice of the peace in and for said County, duly commissioned and sworn and authorized by law to take the same, and that the signature "William A. Peelis" affixed to the Jurats of the said affidavits as well as to the Certificates
endorsed on the two last mentioned affidavits is genuine-

And I do further certify that the other papers hereunto attached contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Joseph D. Tichinor for a
Pension & that the signature of William A. Peelis to the certificate thereto and is genuine

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my
hand and affixed the Seal of the said Court this
twenty first day of March A.D. eighteen hundred
and thirty four.
Abr. Westervelt Clerk
Page 15

State of New Jersey
Bergen County
This may testify that Benjamin Cary + Daniel Darling + John Monroe + Joseph Woodruff are men of good standing in [illegible] and men of veracity + truth and are entitled to credit[?] and [illegible] latter[?] on good[?] name in an aged man seventy or [illegible] [illegible] and is a member of Methodist Church and affluent[?] [for] a person be given under my hand + have this 25 July A.D. 1833.
William A. Pulis
Page 16

State of New Jersey 
Bujon County No. 2

Personally appears before me William [last name] one of the ... of the peace in and for our ... county
Page 17

1124
3-068.
(Old No. 3-649.)
6-20
BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
Joseph Tichenor
Nov. 1, 1832 -69
Pompton [Lakes] N.J.
born July 19, 1763
Bergen Co. N.J.
Capt Jas Christie
Cal[?] Dyer 1. Mo
Capt Outwater 1 m [month]
Capt Romain 1 m
Capt Vanburk 2 [months]
Capt Board 1 [month]
Capt Outwater 1
Capt Bent 1
No Bab[?]
No date of service
Page 18

[Written top left corner of letter] O W + N ECL
New York June 24, 1903
Dear Sir,
Will you kindly inform me when the death occurred, on [when] the pensions and names of wives of my Gr. Grandfather
Joseph Tichenor his brother Isaac, Joseph + Josiah of Essex New Jersey in Capt. Person[?] Co.
Very Respectfully
Charles W. Willmot
30 West 84th St.
N.Y. City
[Stamped] O. W & N. DIVISION JUN 27 1903 [ILLEGIBLE]
Page 19

Capt. Jos. D. Tichenor
Certificate
Page 20

This will certify that the Subscriber has been
intimately acquainted with Capt. Joseph D.
Tichenor for the last Eleven years & an half
has frequently heard him speak of his
being a militiaman in the war of the Revolution & tell of times & places, where he was engag[ed]
in skirmishes with the enemy, and has every
reason to believe, from his own conversation
& the Report of others, engaged in the service at
the same time, that he did tho a youth at the 
time, served a length of time, sufficient to
place him within the limits of your County
& the spirit of the law, made & provided, in war
of Revolutionary officers & soldiers - Capt. Tichenor
your petitioner is a Gentleman of good
moral reputation & Christian character much
respected by his neighbours & acquaintances
He is about seventy years of age, and according to
his own & his comrads accounts, entered the
service about the age of sixteen, & continued until
the end of the war, a soldier at the call of his country
[illegible], & service of a month at a time duty
Jacob Tuttle Pastor of [rest illegible]
Page 21

State of New Jersey 
Bergen County SS. } Personally appeared before me Wm. A Peelis one of the Justices of the Peace in & for said County Robert Gould who being duly Sworn according to Law deposeth and saith that he was acquainted with Joseph Tichenor & now a resident of New Jersey Bergen County Pompton Township and that he known him to have been a soldier of the Revolutionary war and that he this Deponent was present In a Certain skirmish with the enemy of British light horse and that In the action some of his fellow associates when [were] made pensioner and that Joseph Tichenor being closely pursued by an English
Light horseman and the enemy represented that he would give favorable quarter, but that the Sd Joseph Tichenor State continued to run until close pursued by an English Light horseman and received a cut in his hat which
the said Joseph Tichenor Returned the Complements by a Discharge of his musket and believes he shot his enemy the British Light horseman, the above named skirmish took place In the English Neighbourhood Bergen
County New Jersey the Deponent further saith that the said Joseph Tichenor is about seventy years of age and that he served to his knowledge two months
Robert Gould

Sworn and subscribed before 
me this 29th of October AD 1832
William F. Peelis
Page 22

State of New Jersey }
Bergen County }
This may Certify that I am 
somewhat aquainted [acquainted] with Rober[t] Gould
he the R Gould is an intemperate
person and guardian & a very Important [?]
Character but when under oath being perfectly sober he
this said witness was very Particular more so than I
would have expected and did seem to agree with
the testimony of others on the same subject which [illegible]
to the same transactions therefore I am [illegible] to
Judge and believe and set forth been Coveniently [?] under
my oath of office that I believe that the testimony of Robert
Gould is Correct [?] Witness my hand & seal this 25 July 1833
William A Pulis Justice
of the Peace
Page 23

State of New Jersey ⎬
Bergen County ss }
B }
Personally appeared before me William
A Pulis one of the Justices of the Peace in
& for said County Abraham Freeland of the
Township of Pompton County of Bergen and
State of New Jersey who being duly sworn according Law
deposeth & saith that he was well acquainted with Joseph D [?]
Tichenor of the Township of Pompton County of Bergen & State 
of New Jersey that he knew Jo Tichenor, and, believes done Service In 
the revolutionary war and the Deponent further Saith that he
knew that he served under Capt Alias Remiine and knows to his  
Certain knowledge that he was in an engagement with
the British Light horse and he this Deponent was also along
and that in that Skirmish he the Jo Tichenor  Received a Cut [?] in his
hat and was not taken Prisoner but a small Number of his asociates [associates]
where [were] made prisoners and this Deponent further saith that he
verily believes that Joseph Tichenor has been a faithful
Solder of the Revolutionary war and that his services where [were] done as
Militiaman M3 the above named Skirmish took place at the Place called the English
Neighborhood Bergen County New Jersey 
Abraham Freeland
Sworn and Subscribed before  }
me this 30th October AD 1832 }.
William A. Pulis Justice of Peace }

State of New Jersey }
Bergen County ss }
(C.) }
Personally appeared before me William A.Pulis
one of the Justices of the Peace In & for said County
John G Ryerson a resident of Pompton Township County of 
Bergen & State of New Jersey Saith that he  was
well acquainted 
with Joseph Tichenor a Resident of the above named Place and Joseph 
duly Sworn according to Laws on Oath deposeth & Saith that 
he was engaged in a small skirmish with the British light horse
and that in the engagement with the enemy  
the sd Tichenor
Received a Cut in his hat and that some of his asociates [associates] where 
made Prisoner and that he the Jo Tichenor Shot his Prisoner
the English light horseman and made his escape and this deponent
further Saith that he verily believes the sd Joseph Tichenor to be
a Soldier of the Revolutionary war and believes him to be about
Seventy or thereabout and that the above stated Scirmish [Skirmish] was in
a Place Called the English Neighborhood in Bergen County New [Jersey]
Capt Alias Remine
Taken before me this 21 of October 1832 John G. Ryerson
William A Pulis
Page 24

State of New Jersey }
Bergen County ss }

This may certify that I am aquaintd [acquainted] with 
Abraham Freeland and believe him to be a
man of veracity & truth and believe him to be
a member of some Church (this is only hearsey [hearsay] 
I have understood Babtest [Baptist]  and believe him to be Seventy add years of
age and he is also an applicant for a Pension and I believe he is
entitled to Credit both witness in this half a [illegible] quoth
to the Secrmush [Skirmish [?] and both appear to have a knowledge of the transaction
and when all fellow associates in the struggle for liberty &
Independence both of these contained in this paper to [illegible] Freeland & 
Ryerson has applied for a  pension - Witness my hand & seal this
25th of July AD 1833-
William A Pulis Justice of 
the Peace                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
-
Page 25

We Jacob Tuttle a Clergyman Residing in the settlement of West
Milford Township of Pompton County Bergen & State of New Jersey
D.and David Schofield Residing in the same place do hereby certify
that we are well represented with Joseph Tichenor of the
said settlement and we believe him to be about seventy
years age that he is reputed in the Neighborhood when
he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution and this
is our opinion. Whereas  I the sd Rev Jacob Tuttle as about 
to learn the above Named settlement and moved to some 
distant Place being requested by said Joseph Tichenor
to give my testimony before a Magistrate as I [illegible] not be
able to appear at Court In consequence of my Removal
from sd place
Jacob Tuttle
David Schofield

Sworn and subscribed before }
me William N Pulis one of the }
Justices of the Peace In & for sd County }
this 3d of Oct 1832 William A Pulis
Page 26

New Jersey
Bergen County
Joseph Tichenor }
application }
for }
a pension }
military service
17081
Page 27

State of New Jersey  }
Bergen County ss }
E.
Personally appeared before me Wm
A. Pulis one of the Justices of the Peace
In & for sd County George J. Ryerson
now a resident of Pompton Township
County of Bergen & State of New Jersey aged about seventy 
Nine years of age who being duly sworn according to
Law deposeth and saith that he was well acquaint(ed)
with Joseph Tichenor now an applicant for a Pension and
the act of Congress passed 7th of June 1832 aged about Seventy
and Saith that Joseph Tichenor served under Capt Joseph Ba[?]
one month stationed at Closter Bergen County New Jersey and
from then scouting down the Hudson River to Fort Lee & 
another place this Deponent Saith that the above named Jos(eph)
Tichenor served under Capt Vanbruk in the Town of Hackensack New Jersey two months and also under the command 
of Lieutenant George G Ryerson this present Deponent
said the service done by said Joseph this  deponent does not 
recolect [recolllect] in what year In the Revolution war then service
when done but believes it where in 1777 or 1778 
his memory being [illegible] he does not Recolect [recollect] Positively 
G G Ryerson
Taken and Subscribed before }
me this 30 October AD 1832- }
Wm A. Pulis }

State of New Jersey }
Bergen County }
This may certify that the above
J G Ryerson on the within avidavit [affidavit] & who has
[illegible] Sworn & Subscribed his name before me I am not 
personally acquainted with but I 
Personally aquainted with but I believe he is no member
of any Church and believe he is somewhat Intemperate as I hear from Common
depont But he appeared to be very Correct and very Particular & I thereto Judge
him to be seventy add and I do understand he also has applied for a Pension
William A. Pulis Justice of the 
Peace
Page 28

I Abraham Westervelt Clerk of the County of Bergen
in the State of New Jersey and Clerk of the inferior Court of
Common Pleas in and for said County Do hereby certify that
William A Peelis Esquire before whom the within and annexed
affidavits marked A. B. C. D. & E. were subscribed and sworn
to was on the respective dates thereof and still is one of the Justices
of the Peace in & for said county  commissioned and sworn and duly authorized
by law to administer oaths and further that I am well acquainted with
the hand writing of the said Justice and verily believe that 
the signature"William A Peelis" subscribed to the Jurat of the said
respective affidavits is genuine.
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set
my hand and seal of Office this first day
of November in the year of our Lord one
thousand eight hundred and thirty two.
Abr. Westervelt Clerk
Page 29

June 30, 1903. Histy to
Chas. W. William N. Y. City

Rev War.
INVALID.
File No. 1124
Joseph Tichenor
Pri. N.J. Line
Act: June 7 1832.
Index: -- Vol. A, Page 375
[Arrangement of 1870.]
Page 30

Payments to be made Jos. Tichenor
at Trenton
by the Prest of Trenton Banking Comp. &
Agent for paying Pensioners
in the Agency of N. Jersey
Joseph Tichenor
#1124

Recorded in the Pension 
Office in Book E. Vol. 3
Page 133 by Geo. C. Whiting
Clerk
Page 31

WAR DEPARTMENT.
REVOLUTIONARY CLAIM
I certify that, in conformity with the law of the United States of the 7th June, 1832, Joseph Sichenor of the State of New Jersey who was a Private in the War of the Revolution is entitled to receive Seventy Six dollars and Sixty Six cents per annum, during his natural life, commencing on the 4th of March, 1831, and payable semi-annually on the 4th of March, and 4th of September in every year.
Given at the War Office of the United States, this Second day of May one thousand eight hundred and thirty=four
[Signature]
Secretary of War.
Page 32

May 30 1834 paid to Mar  4. 1834
Nov 8, 1834 paid to Sept 4, 1834
Mar 17 1835 Paid to Mar 4 1835
Page 33

Mar 11 1836 paid to 4 Mar 1836
Sep 13 1836 paid to Feby 4 1836
Paid to 4 Mar 1837 Paid to 4 Sept 1837
Paid 4 Sep 1839 | Paid to mar 1838
Paid to 4 Mar 1840 | Paid to 4 Sep 1838
Paid to 4 Sep 1840 | Paid to 4 Mar 1839
Paid to 4 Mar 1841
Paid to 4  Sep 1841
Paid to  4 Sep 1842
Paid to 4 Mar 1843
Paid to 4 Sep 1843
Paid to 4 Mar 1844
Paid to 4 Sep 1844
Paid to 4 Sep 1845
Paid to 4 Sep 1846

-