Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 1,002, Abraham Freeland, New Jersey
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New Jersey, Freeland, Abraham, S. 1002
carded
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28.073
New Jersey
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Abraham Freeland
Bergen Co. in the State of New Jersey
who was a private in the Compy commanded
by Captain Post, of the regt commanded
by Col ----- in the N. J. Mila.
line for 2 yrs from 1776
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Inscribed on the Roll of New Jersey
the rate of 80 Dollars -- Cents per annum,
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
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Certificate of Pension issued the 15 day of Feb 1834 and sent to Wm Colfax, Pompton N.J.
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Arrears to the 4th of Sept 1833           $200.-
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 Mar 34     40 -
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                                                                 $240.-
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{Revolutionary Claim,}
{Act June 7, 1832.   }

Recorded by Wm Allison Clerk,
Book E.  Vol. 3.        Page 111
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No 20233
Abraham Freeland Bergen County
New Jersey

from 1776 pr 2
yr $80
['Returned' written and crossed out twice]

only allow as a private
per in Colfax, letter
filed within


Wm Colfax Pompton New Jersey
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WAR DEPARTMENT
Pension Office,
5th June 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.
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A Statement, shewing the service of Abraham Freeland Bergen County New Jersey

[table follows with 9 columns; column headings 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 column headings as follows:]
(1) Augt 1776, ", 1777, 1778, ", ", ", ", 1781, 1782
(2) a. -, -, -, -, -, -, -, -, 1, 1      b. 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 4, -, 1, -, -     c. -, -, -, -, -, -, 21, -, -, - 
(3) private, -, -, -, -, -, -, -, -, Serg
(4) Cap Port, Cap Blanch, Cap Christie, Capt Mead, Capt Romine, ---, Cap Romine, Cap Outwater, Cap Ward
(5) -, -, -, -, -, Genl. Winds, -, -
(6) -, -, -, -, -, -, -
(7) Marched to Elizabeth TowN, Closter
on the lines, Brunswick, British lines, Liberty Pole, Red Mills, Liberty Pole
(8) 77 years, Pompton New Jersey
(9) Documentary and traditionary evidence, witnesses certified, credible Clergiman, certificate & one living witness credible, papers not properly attached
[end of table]

I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J. L. EDWARDS,
Commissioner of Pensions.
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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 Territory, or District of [blank] }
County of [blank] } ss.
On this [blank] day of [blank] personally appeared (a) before [blank] A.B. a resident (b) of [blank] in the county 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] and C. D. residing in (the same) hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with [blank], 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.
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

[following hand-written at bottom:]
Proof of Rank in 1782 not produced. The witness last that claimant was sergeant - which
[illegible]
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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 he 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.
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[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 old age and the consequent 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 [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 herewith 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 as 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.

[following is hand-written at bottom:]
who testifies to this [illegible] makes no allusion to the [cut off] he supported by the best proof is not allowed
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State of New Jersey
Bergen Common pleas

State of New Jersey
Bergen County    } SS.
No. 1.
On the 31st day of October 1832-Personally appeared before the Judges in open Court now sitting, being a Court of Record so constituted by the laws of New Jersey Abraham Freeland a resident of Pompton in the County of Bergen and State of New Jersey, who being first sworn doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act
of Congress passed the 7th June 1832-

That his age will be seventy seven years this autumn.

That he entered the service of the United States
in the month of August 1776 at Pompton in a Volunteer company commanded by Capt G. Post and served one month - was marched to Elizabeth Town & from thence to Bergen

Served one month with Capt. Blanch at Closter NJ
Served one month with Captain [illegible] on the Lines 1777-
Served one month with Capt Christie - 1778-
was marched from Pompton to Brunswick in N. Jersey to aid in intercepting the British army passing from Philadelphia to N. York-- were marched to Woodbridge with Capt Beards Compy where they remained till discharged Served one month with Capt Mead at Hackensack and along the British lines-
Served four months under Capt Romine, during
which time he did duty at the liberty pole, Newbridge and Schraalenburgh  N Jersey-- having been discharged and gone home, he was ordered out the following morning and joined Genl Winds at the Red Mills B. County -from which place the Regt was marched to Hackensack heights- thence to Polifly- thence to High Bridge where the Regt encamped-- a few days after Genl Winds beat up for volunteers, to drive the British from Browns hill- the deponent joined the Volunteers, Genl Winds
had an engagement with the British after which
the
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the Col returned to the Bridge and the enemy
moved of to Hoboken [illegible] River, this service was three weeks--
Served one month with Capt Romine at the Liberty pole B. County-- as Sergeant

He then entered the year service in the year 1781
Served one year with Capt Outwater Lieutenant
Kirkland and Ensign Riker. He was one of a
party of 26 min, which attacked a scouting party of the British of near forty men, who had come up the Hackensack river with a Gun Boat to Monacky point to plunder the Inhabitan[t]s- we retook from them about twenty head of Cattle they were about swimmng the river with they  were attacked, routed with the loss of seven men killed, and one prisoner taken of the Americans there was a number wounded none killed
Recd a written discharge from Capt Outwater and left it with Geo. Cassady atty at Law Hackensack to be used in a Lawfult service which it could not be found

He served one year under Capt Peter Ward in 1782-
Lieut.e Catterlin and Ensign Saml. Van Brick
Elias Brevoort was quarter Master--
was deputed by Capt Ward/ the deponent a Sergeant, to take two men with him viz John Earl and Jesse Parsons to be absent two days and reconnoiter the Enemy lines - returned with two prisoners, (Hessians) he served to the end of the year, was then discharged and not called out again-

That he has no documentary evidence of his services  except an order from Lt Catterlin dated 26 Sept. 1781 directing the deponent to impress from the Inhabitants of Bergen County one beef for the use of the Troops then
stationed at Hackensack-- which order he preserved to shield him against any legal suit that might be brought against him by the inhabitants, on any of the impressment made as aforesaid--

I hereby relinquish every claim whatever to a pension or annuity, except the present, and 
declare that my name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any State--
          his
Abm    X   Freeland
         mark

Sworn to and subscribed the
day and year aforesaid
Abr. Westervelt
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No 2.
Interrogatories by the Court

1st. Where and in what year was you born
answer -  at old Toms River in the year 1755

2d.  Have you any record of your age and if so,
where is it-
Answer  - in the Church book at Toms River

3d. Where were you living when called into service, where have you lived since the revolution, and where do you now live-
Ansr.  - In Pompton Township- live there now and have lived there from the Revolution-

4th - How was you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute, and if substitute, for whom
Ansr - Volunteer'd first- and then enlisted under Capt Outwater for a year and there under Capt Ward for one year

5th - State the names of some of the officers, who were with you, where you served; such continental or Militia Regiments you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your services-
Ansr -Capt Cassad[y] and Capt Ward Lieut. Catterlin-  Major Hays from Newark-

6th. Did you ever receive a discharge from the
service, and if so, by whom was it signed, and
what has become of it-
Ansr.  Did receive a discharge from Capt Outwater left it with George Cassidy atty at Law is now lost--  recd no other discharge-

7th State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighbourhood and who can testify as to your character or to veracity, and good behaviour, your services as a solder of the Revolution--
Answer - George G Ryerson Peregrine Landford
Robert Gould and Wm Colfax

[following is upside down]
in the County of Bergen aforesaid the 31st day of October in the year of our Lord eighteen hundred and thirty two-
Abr. Westervelt
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Bergen County
State of New Jersey } Personally appeared before me William Colfax a Judge of the Court of Common pleas of the County of Bergen in the State of New Jersey, being a Court of Record so constituted by the laws of the State of New Jersey Isaac S Demund a Clergyman residing in Pompton Bergen County and John D Piatt residing in the same do Certify that we are well acquainted with Abraham Freeland who has subscribed and sworn to the within declaration, and we believe him to be about seventy seven years of age; that he is reputed and believed in the neighbourhood, where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion-That the said Abm Freeland is a person of good
repute as to honesty and integrity and full credit
may be given to him under oath 

And the said Isaac S. Demund further saith
that he cannot attend the Court at Hackensack
to sit the fourth the day of this month, as he shall at that time, be attending the general Synod at Albany where he is duly called--  or be otherwise necessarily prevented--
Isaac S. Demund
Pastor of the Reformed Dutch Church at Pompton
John D Piatt

Sworn to and subscribed before me
this 6th Oct 1832-
Wm Colfax

State of New Jersey
County of Bergen } SS:   I Abraham Westervelt Clerk of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Bergen aforesaid Do hereby certify that William Colfax Esquire before whom the foregoing affidavit of Isaac S
Demund and John D Piatt was made and taken
was at the time of taking the said affidavit and now is one of the Judges of said Court residing in said County duly commissioned and sworn, and authorised to take the same That I am acquainted with the hand writing of said Judge and verily believe the signature "Wm Colfax "affixed" to the aforesaid affidavit is genuine. 

[in right margin:] Abt. Freeland

[seal affixed at left]
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto
subscribed my name and affixed the
Seal of said court at New Barbadoes in
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in the County of Bergen aforesaid the 31st day of October in the year of our Lord eighteen hundred and thirty two - Abr. Westervelt Clk

[following is upside down:]
Major Hays from Newark

6. h. Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what as become of it-
Ansr. Did receive a discharge from Capt. Outwater left it with George Cassidy atty at law, is now lost-- recd. no other discharge-

7th. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood and who can testify, as to your character as to veracity, and good behaviour, your services as a soldier of the revolution-]
Answer - George G. Ryerson Peregrine Landford Robert Gould and Wm Colfax
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No 3.   On the 1st of November 1832 personally
appeared in open Court before the Judges now sitting Robert Gould and Jan Susco who being first sworn according to law doth on her oath
declare that they have many years been well
acquainted with Abraham Freeland who is now 
making application to be put on the pension roll-  The said Jan Susco says that said Abm Freeland was an enlisted soldier in the State Troops of New Jersey and served one year 
1781 - that the said Freeland was an enlisted
soldier in the State troops under Capt Peter Ward and served one year 1782. That the said Jan Susco served with the sd Freeland the whole year with Capt. Outwater also the year 1782 under Capt Ward-- and the said Robert Gould testifies that the sd Gould did serve as an enlisted soldier with the sd Freeland under Capt Outwater- and the deponent further saith that the said Abrm was an enlisted soldier for one year 1782 under Capt Peter Ward and served during the year
Robert Gould
       his
Jan   X  Susco
      mark

Sworn in open court and
subscribed, the day and year
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 Isaac  S. Demund who has signed the preceding
Certificate is a Clergyman resident in the Township of Pompton County of Bergen and State aforesaid and that John D. Piatt who has also signed the same is a resident of the
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Township of Pompton County of Bergen and State aforesaid and is a credible person and that their statement is entitled to credit-
Per Curiam           Abr. Westervelt Clerk

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

In Testimony whereof I have hereunto
set my hand and seal of Office this thirty
first day of October in the year of our Lord
one thousand eight hundred and thirty two.
Abr. Westervelt Clerk
[seal affixed at left]
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New Jersey
Bergen County
Abraham Freeland
Militia Service
application
for a pension
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State of Newjersey [New Jersey]
Bergen County
No 4.
On this 19th day of September 1833 personally
apeared [appeared] before the Subscriber a Justice of peace in and for the County of Bergen Abraham Freeland of the Township of Pompton County & State aforesaid aged 77 years and well known in said County and to the subscriber as a man of truth and good standing and being duly sworn saith he is the same Abraham Freeland who on the 31st day of October 1832 made a Declaration under oath of his Revolution services in order
to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress passed June 7th 1832 which was done in open Court then sitting in said County when his original Declaration was made out the presure [pressure] of the business before the Court was such as to prevent him from detailing minutely each tour of duty he performed and specifying as minutely as he has since Seared named is necessary the officers who commanded on
each occation [occasion] and the time and nature of the duty he has endeavoured [endeavored] to refresh his memory by bestwoing man [many] thought and reflections on the subject and desirous that the
Secretary of War and Commission of Pensions will receive this as his amended declaration in which he will endeavour [endeavor] to set forth more specifically and in as much detail as his
memory will allow, the Revolution services he performed
To the Interogatorys he answers and saith that he was question in open Court then sitting on the 31st day of October 1832 and
answered by him that he was born at old second River in the
County of Essex and State aforesaid
of
The Record of his age is Recorded in book kept for that
purpose belonging to the Consistory of the low dutch Church
at second River
He then entered the service as a Volunteer under Capt Gant
part in the month of August in the year 1776 at Pomptown
in the County of Bergen and State of Newjersey and was marched
from thence to Elizabeth town where they were employed in
erecting a fortification and marched from there to Bergen
watching the movement of the enemy who were at this time
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on Staten Island, at which last mentioned place he was Discharged served the time

He then immediately volunteered for one month under Capt Thomas Blanch beli[e]ves it was in latter part of September or the first of October year 1776 stationed at Closter and along the North River his duty was on these stations to guard the shores and landing places and that of defending the Inhabitants the enemy had at
this time all but free access on the north River - served the time and was discharged at Closter

He then served one month being a Volunteer under Capt Abraham Speer beli[e]ves it was in the Spring of 1777 stationed at the Liberty  Pole Newbridge and various other places in the County of Bergen which was at that time called the lines, doing guard duty, such as defending the Inhabitants and watching the enemy in which last Recited services we had a few skirmishes Col Tunis Dey had command of the Regiment to which he belonged  served the time and was discharged at Hackensack

He then served one month being drafted under Capt Christie in the month of June in the year 1778 when he was marched from pomptown [Pompton] to aguaconet [Acquackanonk] in Essex County and from their [there] to Brunswick, their duty was on this occation [occasion] to aid in intercepting the British army passing from Philadelphia to New York from which place they were marched to Woodbridge with Capt Joseph Boards company where they
Remained untill  [until] the expiration of his month

He then volunteered for one month under Capt John Mead beli[e]ves was in September in the year 1778 stationed at Newton said Newbridge Liberty Pole marching from one place to the
other doing guard duty such as Defending the Inhabitants and watching the enemy who had possession of Powles hook which gave them all but free access to the lower part of the County of Bergen Col Tunis dey had command of the Regiment to which he belonged, served the time and was discharged at Hackensack
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He then Volunteered for four month under Capt Elias Romine beli[e]ves it was in the spring of 1779 during which time he was stationed at the Liberty pole Newbridge English neighborhood and along the shores of the North River- their duty was to guard & protect the Inhabita[n]ts Col Tunis Dey Commanded the Regiment to which he belonged  Served his time and was discharged at the Liberty pole

Immediately after his ar[r]ival at home he was ordered out under beli[e]ves it was Capt Ward and joined his company at Red Mills in the
County of Bergen Col dey had the command of the Regiment to which he belonged and General winds of the Brigade, from which place they were marched to Hackensack heights, then to polifly,  and from thence to aquackonet [Acquackanonk] Bridge where they were encamped a few day after Genl Wines [Winds] beat up for volunteers to dislodge the Enemy who had possession of Brower hill in the County of Bergen he among the Rest Volunteered for one, when they when [were] marched from their encampment to the Newbridge op[p]osite the
Enemy there the action commenced in this engagement a Number were killed and wounded on both side Neither side gained the victory after the engagement we where were 
marched off to our place of encampment, and the enemy moved off to Hoboken on the North River in this service he was engaged three week when he was discharged

He then volunteered for one month b[e]li[e]ves it was in the Fall of 1780 under Capt Elias Homine stationed at the Liberty pole and various other places in the County of Bergen
doing guard duty watching the movement of the enemy and defending the Inhabitants served the time and was discharged at Newbridge B.C. in this last mentioned service he state he was a Serg[e]ant

be then entered the service for one year by enlisting under Capt John Outwater Joseph Catterlin Lieut at Hackensack
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the County of Bergen on or about the first day of Jany 1781 Stationed at Hackensack Tenfly English Ne[i]ghborhood Closter and along the north River marching from one place to the
other as necessity required their duty was to guard the shore and landing places and of defending the Inhabitants the British had possession of the City of Newyork and the lower part of the County of Bergen the Refugees and Torys of the block house on
the Hudson River who were constantly committing depredations) which made this duty very fatiguing they had also to guard down the Hackensack River to a place called Munoukee at which place they had and [an] engagement, a scouting party of the British of near forty men who had come up the Hackensack River with a gun boat in which engagement the enemy lost
Seven men killed and one prisoner* at which time the American had but 26 in Number of which, some were wounded he states that he Recd a written Discharge signed by Capt John Outwater which is lost dated Jany 1st 1782 Served the time being in actual service in the field Col Tunis Dey commanded the Regiment to which he belonged, in the above services he states his was a Corporal which will appear by and [an] order signed by his Lieutenant

He then enlisted in the month of January in the year 1782 for one year under Capt Peter Ward Lieutenant Joseph Catterlin Ensign Samuel Verbryke- duty services and stations as above stated he being a Serg[e]ant at this time promoted by his company or Capt which at this present time he cannot explain he then was commanded by Capt P. Ward to take two men
with him viz John Earl and Jesse Parsons to be absent about two days and Reconnoiter the enemy lines at the expiration of the time
they had accomplished their duty and returned with two Hessian prisoners he further states that in this service they had and [an]  engagement with the british and Refugees at Pomrapo near Bergen town, also at Bergen woods in which two engagement they killed and wounded a Number of the enemy he state that in the month of may or June they had and [an]  engagement with the British and Refugees at fort Lee on the north River
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at which time we took two prisoners one a British Lieutenant and a private, in his original Declaration the engagements at Pomrapo Bergen woods and fort Lee were not mentioned
being and [an] error of the drawer

*and Retook twenty head of Cattle which the enemy had plundered from the Inhabitants at the same time

that at the close of the Revolutionary war he returned to Bloomingdale pomptown [Pompton] township County of Bergen where he has resided ever since, and still doth Reside

from the great length of time which has elapsed since the before Recited services were rendered many particular must have escaped
his memory. He has related all which he can remember as connected with his services and which are calculated to explain them. In the order of time and in the name of some of his
Superior officers he may in some instances have fallen into Missteps-   He asks a reasonable allowance for the frailty of human memory whilst he has faithfully endeavoured to adhere conscientiously  to the truth in all the events and occur[r]ences of which he has
spoken, and he verily beli[e]ves that he faithfully served his Country in the war of the Revolution for the full period of thirteen month as a serg[e]ant twelve month a corporal
and six month and three weeks as a private being in actual Service in the field for each term aledged [alleged], for which he claims a pension from the United States under the
act of Congress of June 7th 1832
                 his
Abraham   X   Freeland
                mark

Sworn and subscribe[d] before me 
this 19th day of September 1833
Wm Colfax
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No 5
State of Newjersey
Bergen County }
Personally appeared before the subscriber ['the
Subscriber' crossed out] a Justice of the peace in and for the County aforesaid John Loz.  er of the County of Morris and State of Newjersey
aged     years who being duly sworn on his oath doth declare that he is personally a[c]quainted with Abraham Freeland of the County of Bergen and that the said Abraham Freeland now and [an] ap[p]licant for a pension under the act of Congress f June 7th 1832 perfectly Recollects of serving in the following tours as fellow
Soldiers in same Company and for the full periods mentioned in the war of the Revolution

that he the said Freeland served one month under Capt Garret Post stationed in the City of New York doing guard duty

that he the said Freeland enlisted for one year under Capt John Outwater stationed at Hackensack and se[cut off] other places in the County of Bergen doing guard duty and was the same man who bound up the deponents wound and carried him off the field of action and the deponent further saith that he knows the said Freeland was engaged in the battle with the British and Refugees at Munouckee in the year 1781
John Lozier

Sworn and subscribed before me
this 27th day of September 1833
Wm Colfax
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State of Newjersey
Bergen County  }
No 6
Personally appeared before the Subscriber
a Justice of the peace in and for the County aforesaid John Gould of the County of Morris and State of Newjersey aged 74 years who being duly sworn on his oath doth declare that he is personally a[c]quainted with Abraham Freeland of the County of Bergen and that the said Abraham Freeland now and [an] ap[p]licant for a pension under the act of Congress of June 7th 1832 perfectly Recollect of serving in the following tour as a fellow soldier in the same
Company and for the full periods mentioned as in the the [sic] war of the Revolution

that he the said Freeland served one month in the year of 1779 under Capt Elias Romine stationed at Liberty pole doing guard duty and other services as necessity
Required
John Gould

Sworn and Subscribed before me
this 27th day of September 1833 
Wm Colfax

No. 7
I William Colfax Justice of the Peace of the County of Bergen and one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas of said County do hereby certify to the Secretary of War and
Commissioner of Pensions that Robert Gould and Jan Scisco whose affidavits with their signatures are attached to the original
declaration of Abraham Freeland and sworn to before the said Court on the 1st November 1832- and John Lozier and John Gould whose affidavits with their signatures attached
to the amended declaration of the said Abraham Freeland sworn to before me the 27th September 1833 and all credible witnesses and fully entitled to belief.
Wm Colfax
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No 8.
I also certify that Isaac S Demund is a settled minister in the low Dutch Church at Pompton and that Jno D. Piatt resident in Morris in the same neighborhood  whose name is attached to the same affidavit are men of good standing and credibility & well entitled to belief-
Wm Colfax
4 Nov 1883

State of New Jersey
County of Bergen ss. I Abraham Whitewell Clerk of the County of Bergen and Clerk of the inferior Court of Common pleas in and for said County Do hereby certify that the annexed papers/
half Sheets/marked No. 1, No. 2, & No. 3, contain the original proceedings  of the said Court in the matter of the application of Abraham Freeland for a Pension. And I do further certify that William Colfax Esquire before whom the annexed affidavits were made and taken viz of the said Abraham Freeland marked No 4. of John Lozier marked No. 5 & 
of John Gould marked No. 6 was at the time of taking the said affidavits & still is, a Judge of the said Court and also a Justice of the peace in and for said County, duly commissioned & sworn & authorized to take the same- that I am acquainted with his hand writing & verily believe
that the signature "Wm Colfax" affixed to the Jurat of the aforesaid affidavits, as well as to the foregoing certificates marked No 7 & No. 8,
is genuine.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of the said Court this ninth day of November A.D. eighteen hundred and thirty three.
A. Westervelt Clerk
[seal affixed at left]
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FREELAND, ABRAHAM
(N.J.)
S-1002.
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to Corporal freland you are hereby Commanded
to go and take one Beef where it Can be found
in the County of Bergen for the use of the Troops Stachened [stationed] at hackingsack [Hackensack] under the command of Capt John Outwater

Joseph Catterlin Lieut
Hackingsack 
Sept 26th 1781
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35.0
39.80
_____
74.80

Rev War.    INVALID.     AM
--- -----

File No.  ___ 1002 ____
____ Abraham Freelad ___n
__Priv. N.J. Mil. ___
-------------
Act: __ June 7, 1832. ____
Index: -- Vol. _ A _, Page _ 131 __

[Arrangement of 1870.]
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Bergen County
State of New Jersey } SS
Personally appeared before me ['a Subscriber' crossed out] a Judge of the Court of Com:
pleas for the County of Bergen in the State of
New Jersey Robert Gould aged seventy three years and Jan Sisco aged Seventy two years, resident in the Township of Pompton County aforesd who being duly sworn according to law doth on their  oath declare that they are and have been acquainted with Abrm Freeland 
now petitioning for a pension under the act of Congress of the 7th June  eighteen hundred and thirty three fifty years.  That they
served in the same Compy under Capt
Ward during the year 1782 - That during this year's service the said Freeland was a number of times sent out with small scouting parties  along the lines of the enemy-  
That in these occasions he was deputed  to serve as a sergeant or corporal-

That these appointments was temporary
and did not draw pay as a non Comsd
officer.
           his
Robert  X   Gould   
        mark
   
       his   
Jan   X   Sisco
      mark

Sworn before me
this 22 day Decr
1833---
Wm Colfax
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Bergen County
State of New Jersey } SS
Personally appeared before the subscriber a Judge of the Court of common pleas for the County of Bergen in the State of New Jersey Abraham Freeland aged seventy eight years resident in the Township of Pompton County aforesaid who being duly sworn according to law doth on his oath declare that he is the
identical Abraham Freeland who on the 31st day of October 1832 made a declaration under oath of his revolutionary service, in open Court, then sitting for Bergen County, to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress of the 7th June 1832, and also made his amended declaration on the 19th Sept 1833 before Justice Wm Colfax to which this is attached - further states to the Secy of War and the Commr. of pensions in explanation of the foregoing declarations, that he the deponent did serve as a Sergeant and as a corporal on special tours of duty a number of times, as the service required-   [illegible] when it was thought proper by the com. of officers to find out a scouting party to reconnoiter the enemy in one of their tours with two men he took two persons  The deponent further states that he was out casually, as a Sergeant at other
times, when so ordered by his Captn.

That he served as a corporal occasionally
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will appear by the order of Lieutenant
Callatin herewith attached.

He did not draw pay as sergeant or Corporal, altho' this service might be  months-  and now abandons all claim as a non coms. officer 
and requests the Secy at War and Comr. of Pensions to consider his claim as a private during his whole service for which he claims a pension-

           his
Abrm   X  Freeland
         mark

Sworn and subscribed
before me this 6th
day of Decr 1833
Wm Colfax