Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 11080, John Walling, New Jersey
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[form with handwritten entries]
(3-1776)
SERVICE |  | NUMBER
New Jersey | Walling, John | R.11080
  | Mary | 
CONTENTS [remainder of form is blank}
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State of New Jersey Monmouth County ss On this twentyeth day of October in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty six personally appeared before me Francis Murphy one of the Judges of the court of common pleas in and for said county Mary Walling a resident Middletown in the county of Monmouth and State of New Jersey aged about eighty [illegible] old she being sworn according to Law dooth on her oath make the following declaration that she is the Widow of John Walling who was a private under Capt Thomas Walling and others that this deponent does not recollect  She further declares that she was married to the said John Walling about the year 1777 and that her Husband the aforesaid John Walling died in April one thousand eight hundred and eight and that she has remained a Widow ever since that period
Sworn to and Subscribed on the day and year above Written Before me [signed] Francis Murphy  [to the right is a handwritten X] Mary Walling her mark
I do hereby certify that the said Mary Walling is at this time unable through Bodily infirmity to attend court [signed] Francis Murphy
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State of New Jersey Monmouth ss
On this 26 day of October in the year of our Lord 1836 Personaly appeared before me Francis Murphy one of the Judges of the Inferiour Court of Common Pleas in and for Said County Mary Vanderbelt aged Seventy three years who being duly sworn according to law doth on her oath make the following declaration
That she ["is" crossed out] and always has been a resident of the township of Middletown County & State aforsaid and that she was present at the marriage of John Walling & Mary Taylor now Mary Walling who is now making aplication under a Late act of Congress for a pension and that the Ceremony was performed by Peter Lehauk a Justice of the peace in and for said County then resident at Middletown point in the County & State afforsaid and that She has known them as man and wife for many years thereafter  she further saith that the above marriage took place during the war but at what time she does not recolect  She further saith that she knows that John Walling the husband of the ["person" crossed out] above applicant served as a Soldier in the Malitia during the greater part of the war [signed] Mary Vander belt
Sworn & subscribed before me the day & year above written [signed] Francis Murphy
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[handwritten text on the left side of the page] Address your communication to B DuBois Smock Freehold Monmouth County New Jersey
[handwritten text on the right side of the page] V No. 587  3.[illegible]
Application of Mary Walling widow of John Walling decd of Monmouth County New Jersey
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State of New Jersey County of Monmouth ss.
Daniel Walling aged seventy six years a native & resident of said county being duly sworn according to law in open court the court of common pleas in & for the said county deposeth & saith that he is a younger brother of John Walling deceased whose widow Mary Walling is applying for a pension under a late act of congress. That said John Walling served as a private soldier under captain Thomas Walling in colonel Holmes regiment in the militia service performing regular tours of militia duty according to the established regulations of that service from nearly the commencement of the war to the peace, this deponent at this length of time cannot remember to specify under oath the the months in which he served nor the number of months in each year but is certain that he was in service as much as two years and a half continuously. remembers that he was out at the time of the battle of Brandywine, also at the time of the battle of Monmouth that his service was rendered in guarding the shore in the neighbourhood of Middletown New Jersey  that he was married to the present applicant Mary Walling then Mary Taylor during the Revolutionary War, in the beginning of the war. that her husband the said John Walling died in the spring of the year 1808. & that the said Mary Walling has remained his widow single & unmarried ever since  [signed] Daniel Walling
Sworn & subscribed in open court this twenty first day of October 1836 being first read, the word "aged seventy six years" & also "cannot" first interlined [signed] William Lloyd
State of New Jersey County of Monmouth ss
Gershom Walling aged sixty eight years a native of Monmouth County being duly sworn according to law in open court deposeth & saith that he was acquainted with John Walling whose widow Mary Walling is applying for a pension before the
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Revolutionary War, that said John Walling was a private soldier in said war in the militia service that he served chiefly under Captain Thomas Walling the father of this deponent in Colonel Holmes regiment, that he entered the service in the beginning of the war & served faithfully according to the regulations of the militia throughout the war, performing his regular tours of monthly duty & standing ready as a minute man in cases of alarms to repel the invasions of plundering parties of the British & Tories, but he cannot specify the particular months he was out nor how many months each year but believes him to have been out at least as much as two & a half years continuously.  thinks that he served under Captain Samuel Carhart at Mount Pleasant N J in the year 1777 for the space of six months, is very certain that he was there yet dare not swear to it absolutely. that he was married to Mary Walling the present applicant then Mary Taylor, cannot remember the year in which they were married, it was in the time of the war, that the said John Walling died a number of years since perhaps more than 25 years ago leaving his widow Mary Walling the present applicant & that she remains his widow single & unmarried.  [signed] Gershom Walling
Sworn & subscribed in open court this twenty first day of October 1836 being first read [signed] William Lloyd
And the said Court does hereby certify that the said Daniel Walling & Gershom Walling are respectable inhabitants of said county & that their statements as contained in the foregoing affidavit are entitled to full faith & credit - By the Court - [signed] William Lloyd
I Daniel H Ellis Clerk of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas in & for said County of Monmouth State of New Jersey do hereby certify that Francis Murphy before whom the declaration of Mary Walling & the affidavit of Mary Vanderbelt were made is one of the Judges of the Inferior Court
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of Common Pleas of said County duly commissioned & sworn & that full faith & credit is due & ought to be given to all his official acts as such & that the signatures "Francis Murphy" signed to the same are the proper hand writing of said Francis Murphy and also that the foregoing affidavits of Daniel Walling & Gershom Walling were respectively taken in open court, that William Lloyd is one of the Judges of said Court & that the signatures "William Lloyd" are the proper handwriting of said Judge
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal of office this second day of November AD 1836 [ signed] D.H. Ellis clk
[physical seal and ribbons attached to the left]
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[typed letter]
November 15, 1939
JOHN WALLING  R. 11080  BA-J/MLB
Major E. N. Bloomer
Office of The Adjutant General
State of New Jersey
Trenton, New Jersey
Dear Sir: Reference is made to your letter in which you request the record of John Walling, a soldier of the Revolutionary War from New Jersey, as shown in pension claim, R. 11080, based upon his service in that war.
The record of John Walling follows as requested:
The date and place of birth of John Walling and name of his parents were not given.
John Walling married about the year 1777 in Middletown, Monmouth County, New Jersey, Mary Taylor. The date and place of her birth and names of her parents are not shown.  The soldier died in April, 1808.
Mary Walling, while living in Middletown, Monmouth County, New Jersey, applied October 20, 1836, aged about eighty years, for pension which might have been due on account of the service of her husband.  It was stated that John Walling enlisted early in the Revolution, that he served as private in Captain Thomas Walling's company (no relationship stated), Colonel Holmes' New Jersey regiment, also in Captain Samuel Carhart's company in the New Jersey militia, that he was in the battles of Brandywine and Monmouth, that his service was rendered in guarding the shores in the neighborhood of Middletown, New Jersey, and that he served in all not less that two and one half years, no other details of service given.
The claim for pension was not allowed as proof of soldier's service was not furnished in accordance with the requirements of the pension law.
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It is not ["stated" crossed out, "shown" penciled in] whether John Walling and his wife, Mary, had children.
In 1836, John Walling's younger brother, Daniel Walling, then aged seventy-six years, was living in Monmouth County, New Jersey, of which county he was a native.  In the same year, Gershom Walling, son of Captain Thomas Walling, under whom the soldier, John, served, was aged sixty-eight years and a resident of Monmouth County, New Jersey, of which county he, also, was a native.
In 1853, one Elijah Walling, Esquire, was a resident of Middletown, New Jersey, and stated that he was one of the heirs of soldier's widow, Mary Walling, then deceased, but he did not state his relationship nor give names of the other heirs.  The date of death of Mary Walling, soldier's widow, was not stated.
Very truly yours  A. D. HILLER Executive Assistant to the Administrator
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[form with handwritten entries on left side of page]
11.080.
P. O. Mary Walling
Service:  John
Enlisted: NJ  ["REJECTED" stamped across this line], 18[blank]
Discharged: [blank], 18[blank]
Printed List of 1852, Suspended and Rejected clms. shows following cause of suspension:
"Suspended for further proof"
Application filed: [blank], 18[blank]
Alleges: [blank]
Re-enlisted: [blank]
Attorney: [blank]
P. O. [blank]
[blank] Recognized. [blank] Contract. 
[notes on right side of page]
1936, Oct. 12 - Hist to Mr E. A. Bedle (see ltr. no clm. W.171. of John Walling) -- ML.B.
1939 - Nov. 15 - Hist to Maj E.M. Bloomer. MLB
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Rejected [with a V shape above the word]
See let. to Hon G. D. Wall, Dec. 22, 1837,
Let. to Hon G. D. Wall, Aug. 9 - 38.
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N. Jersey [a capital V shape over "Jersey"]
Mary Walling, widow of John 
susp?
[struck out: "See letter 17.Nov.1836 to B. Dubois Smock Let. Elijah Walling 28 May 1853]
11080
4 July 1836
["226230" written sideways to the right]
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Elijah Walling.  May 28/53.
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429
Pension Office
28 May 1833
Sir
Your letter of the 20 January last relative to the claim of ["Nancy" struck through] Mary Walling decd has been received and filed with the papers in the case.
In reply to your enquiry, I herewith send you a copy of a letter addressed to B Dubois Smock on the 17 Novr 1836, which will exhibit the condition of the claim. Since then, no additional evidence has been filed.
Elijah Walling Esq Middletown Monmouth Co N J
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B. Dubois Smock
17. Nov. 1830
P. C.
[fancy scrollwork]
Rec vol 39 Page 239
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War Department Pension Office Nov 17 1836
Sir
The papers relating to the claim of Mary Walling widow of John Walling have been examined and placed on file. The revolutionary service alleged to have been [illegible] by the claimants husband an so indefinitely stated that no opinion can be formed as to their extent - The militia of New Jersey was divided into Classes & served alternately a month at a time - The ["period" crossed out] time in which the service in question was performed, the duration of each tour & the names of the officers in each tour must be specified, before a satisfactory record examination of the case can be had --
Record evidence of the marriage of this applicant should be produced or if not in ["exhis" crossed out] existance, the certificate of the individual who officiated on the occasion & in case neither can be had the affidavit of a credible Witness actually present and can specify the date will be [illegible] who ["can swear as to the date [illegible]" crossed out] Ent.
[to the left} B. Dubois Smock Esq Freehold New Jersey
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Middletown NJ Jan 22
Hon James E Heath
Commissioner of Pension
Washington City 
[notes written on top of address:]
Jan: 24/53
Rel: to case of Mary Walling Decd widow of John
Elijah Walling Middletown Clk

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Middletown Jany 20/53 Monmouth Co N Jersey
D. Sir - the heirs of Mary Walling who was the widow of John Walling Dec who was a Soldier of the Revolution and entitled to a pension is on file in your office and would be very much obliged to you if you would send us the information so that we can procure the same the power of Attorney we will get made out and all other things relating to the matter, as soon as we get the information and feel very thankful
yours respectfully [signed] Elijah Walling one of the Heirs
Hon. J Heath Commissioner of Pensions
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[addressed to: Hon. J L Edwards Commissioner of Pensions Washington City
[written to the left] 
Freehold N J Nov 10th ["Nv 14" written sideways over this]
[also sideways on the left:]
N.J. 
4 July '36
30 Sec
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Hon J L Edwards.
Enclosed you will find the application of Mary Walling widow of John Walling for the benefit of a late act of congress for the benefit of widows of the soldiers &c of the Revolution.
It is hoped that the proof adduced is sufficient to shew that said John Walling was a soldier of the Revolution & served faithfully throughout the war according to the regulations of the militia in the County of Monmouth N J. which was some what peculiar as is well known to you.
The witnesses or affiants have not pretended to specify the particular months of service and indeed that would be morally impossible considering the frailty of memory in sinking age when more than half a century has elapsed since the occurrence was of which they testify. Should this extremely strict particularity be requisite according to the regulations of the department & this claim not hadmitted therefore, or for any other reason the quickest intelligence thereof is desired that the defects may be cured while the life of the applicant prolongs its feeble course & that her last hours may be free from the presence of the chill cold hand of penury - 
Your fellow citizen [signed] B. DuBois Smock
Freehold. Monmouth County New Jersey Nov 9th 1836
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[typed letter]
IN REPLY REFER TO NO. [blank]
STATE OF NEW JERSEY
OFFICE OF THE ADJUTANT GENERAL
TRENTON November 3-1939.
Veterans Administration, Washington, D. C.
Gentleman:  It is kindly requested that this office be furnished with a copy of pension filed by one "John Walling", who served from New Jersey during the Revolutionary War - Rejected No. 11080.
Thanking you for you attention to this and other cases. Very truly yours, [signed] E. N. Bloomer G.
E. N. Bloomer,
Major, Cavalry, N.J.N.G.
Assistant.
Office of the Adj. General
B.H.G. 
Trenton, N. J.
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October 12, 1935
BA-J/MLB
Mrs. E. A. Bedle
114 Maple Avenue
Red Bank, New Jersey
Dear Madam:  Reference is made to your letters in which you request the Revolutionary War records of a John Walling, whose wife was Nancy or Mary Hughes and who died April 7, 1807, aged forty-nine years 9 months; and of John Walling who, you state, was born February 3, 1725, married Elizabeth Roberts who died August 8, 1820, and he died January 31, 1815.
The Revolutionary War records of this office have been searched and no claims for pension or bounty land found based upon service of a John Walling identical with the descriptions given by you of these soldiers; however, records were found of a John Walling, of Middletown, Monmouth County, New Jersey, whose wife was named Mary, and of a John Walling who married Elizabeth Roberts. Their records are furnished herewith.
Very truly yours  A. D. HILLER Executive Assistant to the Administrator
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October 12, 1936
JOHN WALLING
R. 11080
BA-J/MLB
Mrs. E. A. Bedle
114 Maple Avenue
Red Bank, New Jersey
Dear Madam:  The data which follow were obtained from the papers on file in pension claim, R. 11080, based upon service in the Revolutionary War of John Walling.
The date and place of birth and names of the parents of John Walling are not given.
John Walling married about the year 1777 in Middletown, Monmouth County, New Jersey, Mary Taylor.  The date and place of her birth and names of parents are not given.  The soldier died in April, 1808.
Soldier's widow, Mary Walling, applied for pension October 20, 1836, while a resident of Middletown, Monmouth County, New Jersey, aged about eighty years.  It was stated that John Walling enlisted early in the Revolutions, that he served as private in Captain Thomas Walling's company (no relationship stated), Colonel Holmes' New Jersey regiment, also in Captain Samuel Carhart's company in the New Jersey militia, that he was in the battles of Brandywine and Monmouth, that his service was rendered in guarding the shores in the neighborhood of Middletown, New Jersey, and that he served in all not less than two and one half years, no other details of service given.
The claim was not allowed as proof of service was not furnished in accordance with the requirements of the pension law.
No names were designated in the claim as those of children.
In 1836, John Walling's younger brother, Daniel Walling, then aged seventy-six years, was living in Monmouth County, New Jersey, of which county he was a native.  In the same year, Gershom Walling, son of Captain Thomas Walling, under whom the soldier, John, served, was aged sixty-eight years and a resident of Monmouth County, New Jersey, of which county he, also, was a native.
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In 1853, one Elijah Walling, Esquire, was a resident of Middletown, New Jersey, and stated that he was one of the heirs of soldier's widow, Mary Walling, then deceased, but he did not state his relationship, nor give names of the other heirs and state date of death of Mary Walling.
Very truly yours  A. D. HILLER Executive Assistant to the Administrator