Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 32884, for Daniel Loder, New Jersey
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NUMBER
New Jersey

Loder, Daniel

SERVICE
S 32884
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22340
Indiana

Daniel Loder dec'd of Dearborn Co in the State of Indiana who was a private in the com commanded by Captain Foster of the Regt commanded by Col Preston in the N Jersey
line for 8 months
Inscribed on the Roll of Indiana at the rate of 26 Dollars 66 Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 26 day of October 1833 and John M Pike
Lawrenceburg
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Arrears to the 4th of Sept
66.67
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 March 13.33
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$80.00
{Revolutionary Claim,
Act June 7, 1832.}
Recorded by Danl Boyd Clerk
Book E Vol. 7 Page 19
Dec. note within
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No. 20500
Daniel Loder - dec'd
Dearborn Co Indiana
from 1776 private 8 months
$26.66
Hannah Loder widow
of Daniel Loder, who died
14 May 1833, amount due
to time of his death
$58.50
papers rate {?}16
proof satisfactory widow

John M Pike
Atty
Lawrenceburgh, Indiana
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BRIEF in the case of Daniel Loder County of Dearborn in the State of Indiana
(Act 7th June, 1832.)

1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? Court
2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?
3. How old is he? 82 years
4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed.
Period.
In 1776
[Illegible] drafted
Winter 1777 ditto
Ditto------ditto
ditto-------vol
ditto-------drafted
ditto--nothing specific in this tour after [illegible] about eight weeks
Duration of Service.
between 6 & 8 weeks
-----1 - 14 or 6 weeks
six or 8 weeks
six or 8 ditto
a few weeks as he states
6 weeks

Rank.
As a
Private

Name of General and Field Officers under whom he served.
Gen. Dickinson
Col Preston Captn Foster
Captn Hapstead
Col Ogden
Captn Waistcot
Col Hellman
Captn Garrison Maj Lomes

5. In what battles was he engaged? none stated
6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Cumberland Co. N. Jersey
7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditional evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls?
proof,
by
8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? not authenticated
Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
John N Ashton
Examining Clerk.
The precise time of service not stated
but thinks he served between one
years & every time a Militia man
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State of Indiana
Dearborn County Ss
On this twelfth day of November, AD 1832, personally appeared before the Probate Court of Dearborn County, Indiana, now setting, Daniel Loder, a resident of the said County of Dearborn, aged Eighty Two years nearly who being 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 7th.. AD 1832,
 That he entered the service of the United States in December, he thinks, of the year 1776, under General Dickinson, Cap..t Preston and he believes Capt Ephraim Foster and Lieut..t othaniel Davis, and Continued in service the first time between six and Eight weeks, when he was, with his Cap.t and whole Company, discharged by Gen.l Dickinson at or nearly at the head of the Raritan River, the Cap.t moved a litter further up the River, and discharged his men.  the deponent among the rest, that when Deponent was called into service, he lived in Cumberland County, New Jersey, and was marched from there to Princeton, but previously, he thinks to his arriving there, the American and British Armies had a Battle in which the Americans had the advantage, the Americans dislodged the British from the college, that he marched from Princeton to the head of the Raritan where the headquarters of
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the Militia were fixed that winter, when the British were driven from Princeton, they made their way to Brunswick, that his Cap..t discharged his men without a written discharge,
The second time he was in service, he was drafted was in the following year, he things about August and served under Cap..t Samuel Westcoat, Lieu..t George McLaughlin, and Marched from home in Cumberland County New Jersey, to Billingsport fort on Delaware River and there helped to built the Fort opposite Mud Island, fort, Billingsport fort was land out by the French Engineers after serving six weeks, he was discharged by Cap.t Westcoat, at Billingsport Fort, and sent home, he, rec.d no written discharge was in no Battle this time, and has no documentary evidence to prove his service, nor does he know of any person living near him by whom he could prove the service, but thinks he could prove it by Thomas Ogden, and Daniel Souders, both of whom were alive, not long ago, in the state of Ohio
That the third time he was in service, he was drafted in the winter of 1777 he thinks, while living in Cumberland County, N. Jersey, and served under Col.l Ogden, Lieu.t Eleazer Smith, [illegible] Sergeant John Robinson and marched to Tweedsborough on Racoon Creek, in Jersey, near the Delaware River to protect the inhabitants against the depredations of the Tories upon the lives & property for thewhigs, that he served about six or eight weeks, this third time, and was diaharged by Cap.n Ogden, without any written discharge, The Cap.t marched with the Regiment this time, Deponent thinks he
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could prove his service, if they are living, by Jacob Jocelyn, William Casto, Abram Bowen Ephraim Bowen and John Garrison 
the fourth term of service he was drafted and marched to Hallenfield New Jersey, under Capt Samuel Westcoat, and Cap.t Hillman, from his home in Cumberland County af..d  At this time he things the British lay in Philadelphia and their business at Hatterfield was to intercept the British in case they moved toward New York,  He thinks this was the third winter of the war but he is [illegible] of his memory so poor, that gates have generally slipped his recollection.  This time he served six to eight weeks, he thinks and was discharged at Hattenfield, by Cap.t Hillman and Capt Westcoat without a written discharge, he was in no battle this time, and has no documentary proof of his service, but could prove his service, he thinks, if they are living by John Nichol Elwill Nichols Zeenas Loder Reuben Loder his brothers (who are dead) or Daniel Upton Daniel Garrison & Levi Garrison who served with deponent, on this tour of duty.  There was a company of Regulars at Hattenfield at this time from near Egg Harbor, or Tuckyhoe River in New Jersey, but he dose not remember the names of any of the officers at the Regulars, but recollects soldiers in the Regulars, named Samuel Jones, Wm Jones John Cobb, John Mills & Samuel Conklin, The fifth time, if he mistakes not, he was in service, he served under Wm Garrison Capt
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and Major Ephraim Somas, other officers not recollected, This was in the winter pretty near, to the close of the war. but deponent's memory is so poor he cannot recollect the year, still lived in Cumberland County.  This time he volunteered [word underlined] upon a call by Major Somas  or Lumis "for all the whips to turn out and catch the tories" who were plundering round about Hancock Bridge and Quinton Bridge near the Delaware River  this time served a few weeks, but can't say how many, took no written discharge and does not know he can prove the service by any one, now living
The sixth tour of duty he was drafted and marched to Cooper's Ferry on the Delaware River about Glocester to guard the county to keep the people from carrying provisions to the British in Philadelphia, and here stood sentry as much as six weeks, and was such payed & sent home, His officers he cannot remember, but thinks Reverend Foster was his Lieut..t and that othaniel Davis, was there as an officer, He got no written Discharge this time, While standing sentry at Coopers Ferry, he was stationed on the bank at the ferry, when three or four men came to the ferry, with a waggon load of flour, butter, pork & a jacket full of letters, that he stopped there & they went up to Bill Coopers and brought down the officers.  They ordered the waggon load up to the house, but during the night the officers let the waggon cross, which produced
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a great excitement in the camp, or County It was thought the officers were some of them bribed.

The seventh time he served, was at Capt. May but cannot tell the time when he entered the service, nor the time he served or the names of his officers.  It was near the end of the war, Has no evidence of his service, while in this tour he was at Joseph Ludlows on the Cape about seven miles from the Tory Bridge, and acquaintance of deponents, Two of deponents Brothers and Daniel Upton went from the same County, and served at Cape May with him, thinks this tour was about eight weeks.  He lived in Cumberland County during the whole war, to Deponent cannot recollect all the service he rendered in the war, nor the length of time precisely of each tour of service, but has no doubt that he served between one & two years, and every time as a militia man  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 state
Sworn to & subscribed the day & year afo.d
19th Nov~ 1832
In open court
[signed on left] James Dill Clk

[signed on right] Mames Dill Clk
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Mr Robert ray a clergyman, residing in the County of Dearborn, and Thomas Vandolen residing in the same County, hereby Certify that we are well acquainted with Daniel Loder who has subscribed & stown to the above declaration, that we believe him to be eighty two years of age, that he is reputed & believed within neighborhood where he resides to having been a soldier of the Revolution and that we concur in the opinion,
Sworn to & Subscribed the day & year afor..d
[signed on right] Robert Ray  Thomas Vandolah

In open court
12th Nov 1832
Jarvis Dill Clk.

Interrogatories propounded by the Court to the said Daniel Loder, and the answers thereto made under oath, as follows, towit,
1st question.  Where & in what year were you born?
Ans. In Cumberland County New Jersey, in 1756, Jul 11..th
2nd ques.  Have you any record of your age and if so, where is it,?
Ans.  I lived in Cumberland Cy New jersey when called into the service and in the same place till 28 years ago, in New York, 9 years, in Ohio the next 7, & in Indiana. & this county the last 11 years,
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4th Ques, How were you called into service, were you drafted, did you volunteer or was you a substitute, if so for whom?
Ans.
5th Ques, State the name of some of the regular officers who were with the troops where you served such Continental & militia regiment as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your services,
Ans.  I remember the names of some of the soldiers in the regular who were at Hattersfield from near Egg Harbor, but not of the officers, There names were Samuel Jones, Wm Jones, John Cobb, John Mills & Samuel Conklin, does not remember the name of any Regiments only Col Prestons Regiment & Col Ogdens Regiment, & Col Hillmans,
6 Ques  Did you ever receive a discharge from the service & of so what has become of it
Ans.  I never received any, we never thought of asking for any,
7 Ques,  State the names of persons in your neighborhood who know you, & can testify to your character for veracity, & their belief of your service as a soldier of the Revolution.
Ansr  Robert Ray, Thomas Vandolen How, John Watts, Laban Bramble Esq, Wm Fraser, Samuel Fraser & others,
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And the said Probate Court of Dearborn County Indiana do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter, and after pulling the above Interrogatories, prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant, David Loder was a Revolutionary soldier, and served as he states, And the Court further certifies that it appears to them that Robert Ray who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman, resident in the county of Dearborn Indiana, and that Thomas Vandolen is a resident of said County & a credible person and that their statement is entitled to full credit.
[signed on right] John Livingston [followed by word seal in a hand drawn circle]

I James Dill Clerk of the Probate Court of Dearborn County, Indiana do hereby Certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of daniel Loder for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have here unto set my hand & the seal of office this 12th day of November AD 1832
[signed on right] Jarvis Dill Clerk 
[seal affixed on left]
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State of Indiana
Dearborn County Ss.
On this first day of October A.D. 1833 personally appeared before the Dearborn Circuit Court, for Dearborn County, Indiana, now sitting, Hannah Hoder a resident of said County of Dearborn, aged 80 years, who being duly sworn according to Law, doth on her oath make the following Declaration in order to obtain the Pension of her deceased husband Daniel Loder:-
That the deponent was married to said Daniel Loder about fifty six years ago, in the State of New Jersey, and lived together since that time as man and wife until the death. of said Daniel Loder, which happened on the 14th day of May 1833 in the county of Dearborn and state of aforesaid.
That the deponent is now the widow of the identical Daniel whose declaration is hereto attached, for the benefit of the pension Law of June 7, 1832.
[signed on right] Hannah X her mark Loder

signed and Sworn to in open court this first day of October 1833 [signed] James Dill Clk
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Samuel Frazier & John McPike of lawful age being duly sworn in open Court depose & say that they have been acquainted the said Frazier for fourteen years and said McPike for four years last past with Daniel Loder late of Dearborn County dead the same above declaration for a Pension as hereto attached and that they have also for the same length of time been acquainted with Hannah Loder the present widow of the s.d Loder, that the s.d Daniel & the said Hannah have during all that time till the s.d Daniel's death, lived together as man and wife and have always been reputed & esteemed in the neighborhood to be legally married and Deponent verily believes them to have been so.  Deponent also testify that s.d Daniel departed this life about the middle of May, within year 1833, and s.d Hannah Loder whose affidavit is hereto annex in the widow of the s.d Daniel Loder - Deponents are residents of Dearborn County and the s.d widow is also resident of the same County
[signed on right] Daniel Frazier  John McPike

Signed & sworn to in open Court the second day of October 1833
[signed on right] James Dill Clk
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And the said Dearborn Circuit Court of Dearborn County Indiana, do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter, that the above named Hannah Loder as the wife, and is now the widow of the said Daniel Loder decd whose declaration is hereto attached.  And also that the Said Daniel Loder died about the middle of Mar 1833.
[signed on right] M C Eggleston Res in Judge
Isaac Dunn A J D C

I James Dill, Clerk of the Dearborn friend of Court do hereby certify that the foregoing proceedings were had in in the matter of the application of Hannah Loder for the pension of her dec.d husband, In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court this 2..d day of Oct 1833.
[signed on right] James Dill Clerk
[seal affixed on left]
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MMHF [illegible]
Rev. and 1812 Wars Section
June 30, 1925
Mrs. Tempa L. Greenwood Elmer, N.J.
Madam: I have to advise you that from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim S. 32884 it appears that Daniel Loder was born July 111, 1750 in Cumberland County, New Jersey.
While a resident of his native county he enlisted in December 1776 and served at various times on short tours, nearly to the close of the Revolution, about ten months in all, as a private under Lieutenant Jeremiah Foster, Captains Ephraim Foster, Samuel Westcoat and William Garrison, Major Ephraim Lummes and Colonels Preston, Ogden and Hillman in New Jersey Troops.
Pension was allowed on his application executed November 12, 1832 while a resident of Dearborn County, Indiana. He died May 14, 1833 in said county.
Soldier married about 1777 in New Jersey, Hannah (maiden name not stated). She was living in 1833 and aged eighty years.
Respectfully, Wilder S. Metcalf Commissioner.
After Rev. lived in N.J., N.Y., Ohio & Ind.
Has bros. Reuben & Zeenos- he stated in 1832 that they were dead
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Affidavit prepared for D Loder but he died before it could be forwarded to him.
The widow should prove he [illegible] to the deceased and the time of his death before a [illegible] of record, which proceedings should be certified by the court & [illegible] to this office with the enclosed papers. Sep.20, 1832
John M. Pike Lawrenceburg, Ind.
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Personally appeared before me, Laban Bramble to the undersigned, a justice of the Peace of the county of Dearborn and state of Indian Daniel Loder who being duly sworn, deposeth & saith, that by reason of old age & the consequential 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 six weeks, beginning (he thinks) in December 1776, I served in the militia, as a private & volunteer. In the year following, for six weeks (beginning in August) I served in the militia as a private having been drafted. In the winter of 1777 I was drafted and served six weeks, in the militia as a private. The next term of service I think was in the third winter of the war but dates have nearly slipped my memory. In this term I served six weeks in the militia, as a private having been drafted, the next tour I served weeks in the militia as a private & volunteer. The 6th term of service I was drafted & served six weeks in the militia, as a private. The 7th term of service I served weeks in the militia as a private.During the above tours of service I was not employed in any civil pursuit.
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A certificate was issued in favour of Hannah Loder on the 26 Oct which must have been last or mislaid it never having been returned from the War Dept after it was sent to be sealed & signed. A new certificate was therefore issued an the 13 Nov bearing date of 26 Oct & sent to John M Pike Laurenceburg Ind
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free

J.L. Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions,
Washington, D.C.
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Lawrenceburgh, Oct. 4, 1833

The commissioner will receive & have perfected the widow's papers, who claims pension of Daniel Loder, dec(eased).

I would beg least to remind the department that I wish to obtain the pensions, at the Cincinnati office, of Loder, Whetstone & Ramer.
s/ John M. Pike
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32384
Rev(olutionary War)
INVALID.

File No. 32,384

Daniel Loder
Pri(vate) Rev(olutionary) War

Act: June 7th '32

Index: -; Vol. 2; Page 247

{Arrangement of 1870.}

1925 June 30. Hist(ory sent) to Mrs. Tempa L. Greenwood.
Her letter incl(uded) [illegible] of Enos Loder - M.M.H.S.
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The National Archives Form VAM-51 12-5-41
Bounty Land Warrant Record Card*
Division of Veterans' Administration Archives
Name: Loder, Daniel
Grade: Private
Line: New York

Warrant Number: 7388
Acreage: 100
Issued: Aug. 26, 1790 to - not shown -

*The information concerning the issuance of warrants carded on this form is found in volumes 2 to 4 of "Land Warrants Issued Prior to 1800" which are registers of bounty land warrants issued to non-commissioned officers and privates under congressional resolutions of September 16, 1776, and subsequent dates. Other records relative to the applications for warrants appear to have been destroyed in the War Department fire of November 9, 1800. Information concerning warrants surrendered to the Federal Government is to be found in General Land Office records in The National Archives.