Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 885, William Applegate, New Jersey
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(3-1776)
SERVICE
New Jersey

Applegate, William
Elizabeth

NUMBER
W. 885
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CONTENTS
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New-Jersey 3875
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Elizabeth Applegate
widow of William Applegate
who died on the 26th: May 1823
of Middlesex Co'y in the State of N. Jersey
who was a private in the compy commanded
by Captain Pyatt of the -- commanded
by -- in the N. Jersey
line for 12 months-
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Inscribed on the Roll of New-Jersey
at the rate of 40 Dollars -- Cents per annum,
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
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Certificate of Pension issued the 27th day of April
1843 and sent to C. G. McChesney
Trenton N.J.
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Arrears to the 4th of March '43 - $480.00
Semi=annual allowance ending 4 Sept. 20.00
[sum] $500.00
{ Revolutionary Claim,
Act July 4, 1836,
Section the 3d }
Recorded by Uell [?] Stewart Clerk
Book C - Vol. - Page 137
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Repd Apl " 23d '43
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State of New Jersey
Middlesex County } ss. On this thirtieth day of September Eighteen hundred and thirty seven. Before the subscriber one of the Judges of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas in and for said County Personally appeared Elizabeth Applegate of South Amboy in the County of Middlesex and State of New Jersey in the Eighty sixth year of her age a Person of credability 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 William Applegate who was a private in the militia and State troops of New Jersey in the Revolutionary war. This applicant married the said William Applegate in 1772, who was five or six years older than this applicant. She recollects that he was first called out under Capt Pyatt and marched to Staten Island or Long island Cannot remember which, that was in the latter part of 1775 after the Tories, it as in the month of November or December. In 1776 in the month of April, being moving [mowing?] time, as he then went out to Elizabeth town under Capt Nixon and was gone more than a month, he left this applicant to mow [move?] and take care of two children, he was out a number of times during the year, he was in the Battle of Long
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-Island in September, and while the militia lay at Cranbury and the enemy at New Brunswick, he served in Cranbury three months - two months under Capt David Chamber and one under Capt Perrine. in June he was ordered out by John Sylvester, orderly Sergt under Capt Perrine and marched to Spottswood [Spotswood] and Amboy, and there remained till the month expired, he came home. A cousin of his came down for him to move to a place called Kingwood in Hunterdon County to follow his trade, and believing it would be better for him and the family, we moved there but found the country there in no better condition for his trade - he was drafted and served - two or three monthly tours under a Capt. Anderson until some time in the month of April or May in the year 1778. he and one William Hutchinson got intoxication and both enlisted under Col Beavers for nine months. this applicant done all she could to get him clear, but Col Beavers told her he wanted good soldiers too much to let William go. he continued in the service the nine months out. I do not now remember the other officers except Col Joseph- Beavers, during this enlistment this app't [applicant] moved back again to her old neighbourhood and relatives to support herself and children after his nine months was out he came home and soon after he was drafted in the militia under Capt Perrine and Capt John Dey, he was out at Spottswood, Elizabethtown, Woodbridge & Newark
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Amboy, South River, Cranbury and many other places, this this applicant does not recollect, she fully believes that her husband the said William Applegate, served during the whole war of the Revolution more than two years and a half, including the nine months service. She further declares that she was married to the said William Applegate, on the tenth day of November, Seventeen hundred and Seventy two, by William Jackson a Justice of the Peace. She did not get a certificate of marriage from said Justice, nor has he left and record of marriages, there is no person now living who was present except Lucretia Brown, who now lives down in the County of Monmouth somewhere-- this applicants name before marriage was Rogers, had many years ago an old record of the Birth of the children in an old family bible, both the bible and the record have been for more than twenty years destroyed. That her husband the aforesaid William Applegate died on the twenty sixth day of May Eighteen hundred and Twenty three, and that she has remained a widow ever since that period as will more fully appear by reference to the proof hereto annexed

Elizabeth Applegate X her mark

Sworn to and subscribed the day and year above above written before me

Joseph McChesney Judge

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I hereby certify that Elizabeth Applegate the foregoing declarant is personally known to me as a person of credibility and good standing, and that on account of her great age and Bodily infirmity she is unable to leave her room to appear in open court

Joseph McChesney
Judge
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Declaration of
Elizabeth Applegate
Widow of
Wm Applegate
1837
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State of New Jersey
Middlesex County } ss

On the 30th day of September AD. 1837, before the Subscriber a Justice of the Peace in and for said County personally appeared Joseph Applegate of South Amboy in the County aforesaid a person of credibility and truth & a Pensioner of the United States who being duly sworn according to law on his oath deposeth and saith, That William Applegate whose widow is now making application for a pension was a cousin to dep't [deponent] who served a number of tours of militia duty with said William in the service of the United States during the Revolutionary war. this dep't recollects a tour at Bergen under Capt Pyatt in 1776 thinks it was in the month of June, also remembers as many as three tours at Cranberry [Cranbury] in 1777, under Gen Chambers and Capt Peter Perrine while the enemy were in New Brunswick, deponent heard of his being in the nine months service. this deponent was then in the Continental Service in Pennsylvania when the Pa. line revolted in Jany 1781, recollects seeing the said William at Spotswood. he was called a good soldier, he died in Eighteen hundred and twenty three in the spring, he and his present widow were married four or five years before the Revolutionary war commenced they had a number of children before he was out in the service. his widow is very weak and feeble, also very poor. but greatly respected as a good person and a Christian.

Joseph Applegate S his mark

Sworn to and subscribed the day and year above written Before me

Joseph McChesney J. P.

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State of New Jersey
Middlesex County } ss

On the 30th day of September A.D. 1837 before the Subscriber a Justice of the Peace in and for said County Personally appeared Joseph Mount a person of Credability and truth, a pensioner of the united States resident in South Amboy who being duly sworn according to law on his oath deposeth and saith, That he was well acquainted with William Applegate during the Revolutionary war and served numerous tours of militia duty with the said William Applegate, one tour in June 1776 under Capt Nixon or Pyatt thinks it was the latter at Bergen Point also same year one month at Amboy in the month of September under Capt Chambers, in 1777 two months, January and March in Cranbury under Capt Chambers and Col Scudder also in June believes it was under Cap. Perrine at Cranbury and Cross Roads or Georges road some time after this the said William Applegate his wife and children moved up into the County of Hunterdon that Joins on this county, in less than a year his wife and children returned and moved into a little house near this dept [deponent] at a place called Cedar Brook less than half a mile off, her said husband was then in the regular army he returned in 1779, or spring of 1780. this dept served several tours of duty with him after his return one tour of a month under Capt Dey at Amboy in December, and one tour in January 1781, at Spottswood [Spotswood] under Capt John Dey. Served many tone that dept cannot recollect well enough to specify. Served as many as twelve or fifteen monthly tours with him during the said war. I know distinctly and perfectly well that the said William Applegate and Elizabeth Rogers were married before the
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Revolutionary War commenced, and had two children before the militia were called out. the said William died fourteen or fifteen years age, his widow is still living but is very feeble and has not married since the death of her said husband, and further saith not

Joseph Mount

Sworn to and subscribed the day and year above written Before me

Joseph McChesney J. P.
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State of New Jersey
Middlesex County } ss
Be it known that on the 30th day of September AD 1837, Before the Subscriber a Justice of the Peace in and for said County Personally appeared Andrew Applegate of South Amboy in the County and State afores'd a person of credability and truth, and a Pensioner of the United States who being duly sworn according to law on his oath deposeth and saith, that William Applegate whose widow is now applying for a Pension was a cousin to this dep't [deponent] and served with him in the militia of New Jersey in the Revolutionary war recollects the said William accompanied this dep't in the month of April 1776 under Capt Rob't Nixon to Elizabethtown where the month expired, also in the month of June one month under Capt Pyatt at Bergen point, in the first Fall month, September, the said William was one of the company under the command of Capt David Chambers, marched to Amboy N Brunswick, back again as far as Amboy where the month expired, again the said Wm was drafted under Capt Chambers and with this dep't served the month of November out at Amboy. In 1777, recollects him perfectly well serving in Cranbery [Cranbury] where our head quarters were Col Hyer & Col Scudder commanded the Post. the said William, as near as deponents recollection will serve the said Capt David Chambers Company was there in Jan'y and March, both

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belonged to the same company, we were stationed there both months except when out on scouts In June we both served that month out under Capt Peter Perrine and Col Scudder at Cranbery [Cranbury] and Cross Roads. Soon after harvest believes it was September we both were drafted with many other in the same neighborhood under Capt Perrine marched from Cranberry to Elizabethtown under Maj Egbert and Lt Col Scudder had then till the month was out. Soon after the said William and his wife Elizabeth (who then this deponent recollects had either two or three children) moved up into Kingwood,  when soon after he enlisted in the nine months service as he was then informed by his wife, who came back in this neighborhood, while he was absent in the army. dep't recollects serving with him after his return from the 9 mos. Service, in 1780 in the month of April under Capt. John Dey at Woodbridge one month also in June under Capt Dey or Perrine it was while the enemy were at Springfield and Elizabethtown the last tour they served together was at Spottswood in Jan'y 1781, under Capt. Dey, during the revolt of the Pa. troops. he was a first rate soldier and they were married long before the war commenced, lived near to them before the war, was at his funeral in the Spring of 1823. his widow has not married since his decease she lives near me now and is very infirm.

Andrew Applegate X his mark

Sworn to and subscribed the day and year above written Before me

Joseph McChesney J. P.
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5.654
Elizabeth Applegate
N. Jersey
Act 4 July '36 -
admd [admitted]
12 mo pri [12 months private]
40$

[lined out: "Joseph McChesney Cranberry P I"]
N. J.
C. G. McChesney
Trenton
N. J.
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State of New Jersey Middlesex County ss I Nicholas Booraem Clerk of the County of Middlesex aforesaid do hereby certify that Joseph McChesney Esq before whom the annexed declaration of Elizabeth Applegate was made and the annexed affidavits of Andrew Applegate Joseph Mount and Joseph Applegate he taken was at the date of the making said declaration and the taking of said affidavits respectively a Judge of the Inferior Court of Common pleas and a Justice of the peace in and for the said County duly commissioned and sworn that I am well acquainted with the hand writing of the said Joseph McChesney and do verily believe his signatures to the Jurat of said declaration & affidavits & Certificate are genuine

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of said County this Eleventh day of August AD 1842

N Booraem Clerk

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Additional evidence in the
case of Eliz'th Applegate
of N. J. Act July 4, '36

act of N.J. Dec 20, 1763.
C. G. McChesney
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State of New Jersey
Middlesex County } ss

Be it known that on the 18th day of March 1843 before the Subscriber a Justice of the peace in & for said County Personally appeared Joseph Applegate of Monroe in the County aforesaid aged over Eighty years a person of credability and truth and a pensioner of the United States who being sworn according to law on his oath saith That he was well acquainted with William Applegate of the township of South Amboy (now Monroe) he was in the 9 months Service dept. [deponent] well recolects in 1778 and also in the militia, he was a cousin to this dep't and was the husband of Elizabeth Applegate, who is now also deceased he performed much [?] service. dept knew one William Applegate in the County of Monmouth, one in the County of Burlington and one in Somerset County, the husband of Elizabeth was the one was acquainted with in the Revolution and done the services mentioned above

Joseph S Applegate his mark

Sworn and subscribed the day and year above written before me

Peter Duncan justice of the Peace

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In reply to your request of ___, received ___ for a statement of the military history of William Applegate a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in [lined out: "his (or"] his widow's ) application for pension on file in this Bureau. W. F. 885.

[Table, essentially a single row of data, listed by column]
DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT.
Apr. 1776

LENGTH OF SERVICE.
served at various times until Jan. 1781, amounting to over 2 1/2 yrs.

RANK.
Pri.

OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED.
CAPTAIN.
Robert Nixon
Pyatt
Anderson
David Chambers
Peter Perrine
John Dey

COLONEL.
Scudder [next to "Peter Perrine"]

STATE.
N. J.

Battles engaged in, Long Island.

Residence of soldier at enlistment, Middlesex Co, N.J.

Date of application for pension, Sept. 30, 1837. Her cl. was al. [claim was allowed]

Residence at date of application, South Amboy, Middlesex Co. N. J.

Age at date of application, 85 yrs.

Remarks: Soldier mar. Nov. 10, 1772, Elizabeth Rogers who was 5 or 6 yrs. his junior; he died May 26. 1823 (place not stated) and she died prior to Mch. 18, 1843. They had several children, no names stated.

Very respectfully,
Commissioner.

31793b5m10-07
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1914, Dec. 1, History to Mrs. Nellie V. Bruegge. F.W.
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Revy
WIDOW, &c.
File No. 885
Elisabeth Applegate
widow
William Applegate
Priv. Rev. War.
Act: July 4, 1836
Index:-- Vol. A, Page 16
[Arrangement of 1870.]
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Georgetown, Ohio, 11-23-1914
To The Commissioner of Pensions
Washington, D.C

Dear Sir:

The records of the Adjutant-General's Office of the State of New Jersey show that William Applegate of Middlesex County, New Jersey, served as Private in the Middlesex County, Militia from 1776 to 1781. during the Revolutionary War. Will you please let me know if he received a pension, as I am anxious to find the date of his death, and where he died. Any information you can give me will be thankfully received.

Yours Respectfully
Mrs. Nellie Vor der Bruegge
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Elizabeth Applegate widow
of William Applegate dec'd
Further proof
Nine months & Militia Service
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A list of recruits raised in the Second Reg't of foot Militia in Hunterdon County and State of New Jersey Commanded by Joseph Beavers, who are to serve 9 months from the day of their joining, in any of the four Reg'ts raised by said State in Service of the United States May 21 1778.

[Table, one heading row and one data row, listed by column]
Recruits Names
16. William Applegate

Place of abode
Kingwood

No. of Comp'y
90

Description of person
Fair Complection

Age
33

Stature ft. in
5.7 1/2

Reg't
4th

Company
Cap Anderson

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 from, and Compared with the original now on file in my Office.

In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal of office at Trenton in said State this sixteenth day of September A.D. One thousand eight hundred and forty two.

Charles G McChesney
Sec'y of State
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Receipts for one years interest paid on notes signed by the Commissioners of the several Counties for Militia Services.

[Table with one header row and one data row, listed by column]
No of Vouch.
97

No of Certif:
1199

Date
June 10, 1784

Signed by
Thomson Stelle

Payable to
William Applegate

Amount [pounds]
1.12.1

Amt Int [pounds]
1.11

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 extract from a book headed as above, as taken from and compared with the original now remaining of record in my office. And I do further Certify that Thomson Stelle Esqr. was by the fifth Section of an Act passed, by the Legislature of New Jersey Dec. 20, 1783. appointed a Commissioner for the County of Middlesex for the purpose of settling & adjusting the pay rolls of the militia and troops of this State, and also for signing and delivering out to each and every person a note for the payment of what may be justly due.

In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal of Office at Trenton this twenty second day of November AD One thousand eight hundred and forty two.

Charles G. McChesney
Sec'y of State
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STATE OF NEW JERSEY.

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I, CHARLES G. McCHESNEY, Secretary of State of the State of New Jersey, do hereby certify, that Peter Duncan Esquire, before whom the within affidavit was taken, was, at the time of the doing thereof, a Justice of the Peace in and for the county of Middlesex in said state, duly appointed, commissioned, and sworn; that full faith and credit are to be given to his official attestations, and that the signature thereto is in the proper handwriting of the said Peter Duncan

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed my seal of office, at Trenton, in said state, this Twenty second day of March A. D. one thousand eight hundred and forty-Three

Charles G. McChesney
Sec'y of State.
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State of New Jersey
Monmouth County ss

Be it known that on the tenth day of January AD 1838. Before the Subscriber a Justice of the Peace in and for said Court [?] Personally appeared Lucretia Brown in the Eighty Seventh year of her age a person of credability and truth who being duly sworn according to law on her oath deposeth and saith that some time in the Autumn of Seventeen hundred and seventy two believes it was in November dep't [deponent] was personally present at the marriage of William Applegate and Elizabeth Rogers, they were married by William Jackson a Justice of the Peace, they had children before the Revolutionary war her husband performed much service in the said war he has been deceased many years his widow is still living and has not again married as this deponent well knows.

Sworn to & subscribed the day and year above written Before me

Lucretia Brown X her mark

Jeremiah Newman
Justices

before me Jeremiah Newman
Justices

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Receipts for cash paid the third years interest on notes signed by the Commissioners of the several counties for Militia service

[Table, one header row and one data row, listed by column]
No of Vouch [voucher]
19

No of Certs
1199

Date
10th June 1784

Signed by
Thomson Stelle

Payable to
William Applegate

Amount L S D
1..12..1

Amt of Interest L S D
0. 1. 11.

Receipts for the second years interest paid on notes given by the Commissioners in the several counties for Militia Services

[Table, one header row and one data row, listed by column]
No of Vouch [voucher]
167 [?]

No of Certif
1199

Date
10th June 1784

Signed by
Thomson Stelle

Payable to
William Applegate

Amount L. S. D.
1..12..1

Am't of Int L. S. D.
0. 1. 11.

Receipts for one years interest paid on notes signed by the Commissioners of the several counties for Militia services

[Table, one header row and one data row, listed by column]
No of Vouch [voucher]
97

No of Certif
1199

Date
10 June 1784

Signed by
Thomson Stelle

Payable to
William Applegate

Amount L S D
1..12..1

Am't of Interest L s D
0.. 1.. 11

State of New Jersey

I James D Westcott Secretary of State of the State of New Jersey do hereby certify that the above are true extracts from three books of accounts, now remaining in my office the first of which is headed "Receipt for cash paid the third years interest on notes signed by the commissioners of the several counties for Militia services" and endorsed on the cover "Militia 3rd year No 1"; the second headed "Receipt for
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the second years Interest paid on notes given by the commissioners in the several counties for Militia services" and endorsed on the cover "Militia Notes 2nd year No 3; and the third headed "Receipt for one years interest paid on notes signed by the commissioners for the several counties for Militia Services" and endorsed in the cover "Militia notes 1st year No 2; 

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal of office at the City of Trenton in said State this seventh day of October A.D. eighteen hundred and thirty seven (1837)

James D. Westcott