Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 39, John Adams, New Jersey
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(3-1776)

SERVICE

New Jersey

Adams, John

NUMBER

R. 29

CONTENTS
B. Apr. 1, 1763 in Somerset Co. N.J. & resd. there after Rev.  res. in Morris & Essex Cos. N.J. & Greenup Co. Ky.  in 1841 res. Troy, Perry Co. Ind.
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[appears to be the backside of document, blurry and illegible]
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State of Indiana
Perry County ss

On this the 310th day of February A.D. 1841 personally appeared before me James Wheeler, an associate Judge of the Circuit court in and for said County and State, John Adams aged 83 years and seven months a resident of Troy Perry County and State of Indiana 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 1 1832.  That he entered the service of the United States under the following Named officers, and served as herein stated, He was born int he county of Summerset and State of New Jersey on the 1st day of April AD 1763, in the fore part of the revolutionary war,  the precise years from loss of memory, he cannot state but he thinks it was in 1776 or 77.  He entered the service in the Militia of New Jersey in Summerset County as a private under the following named officers to with Captain John Parker, Major William Davison, Colonel Frelinghuysen and his General was Hines. And service under said officers to the close of the war according to the best of his recollection, his service was principally on the coast of New Jersey in the defense of the same.  After the war he resided in Morris County and then in Essex both in New Jersey State, and then in Greenup County Ky, in yr. 1813 and remained there until 1840 and then moved to Indiana and now lives in Troy Perry County Ind.  He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present, and declares that his
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name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any state, and he further states that he has no documentary evidence and that he knows of no person whose testimony he can procure who can testify to his service.  He states the reason of his not applying before, they are that he did not need the pension and was able to work for his support and further the lived in a new county and knew not of the act of 32 when it passed, and when he was informed that he was entitled to a pension had no one to get the law for him.

John Adams

Sworn to and subscribed before me the day and year aforesaid

James Wheeler, Associate Judge of the Circuit Court of Perry County Ind.

We Wm McKinley and James Warker a Justice of the Peace and a clergyman residing in Troy, Perry County and state of Indiana hereby certify that we are acquainted with John Adams who has subscribed the above declaration that we believe him to be about eighty three years of age that he is respected and believed to have been a soldier of the revolution and that we concur in that opinion.

Signed,
Wm McKinley
James Warker
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Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid

And I the said james Wheeler, an associate Judge of the Circuit Court aforesaid do hereby declare my opinion after the investigation of the matter and after witnessing the interrogatories prescribed by the war department, that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states and I further certify that it appears to me that James Warker, who has signed the foregoing certificate is a clergyman and resides in Perry County and that Wm McKinley is a credible person and that their statement is entitled to credit.  And I hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings in the matter of the application of John Adams for a pension made before me this day of February AD 1841 and I hereby certify from personal knowledge that the said John Adams is a person of truth and veracity and from old age and bodily infirmity confined to his bed and is unable to attend court.

James Wheeler, An associate Judge of the Circuit court of Perry County Ind.

State of Indiana
Perry County SS.

I William Lamb, clerk of the Circuit Court in and for said county and state, do hereby certify that James Wheeler before whom the foregoing declaration was made and who has thereunto subscribed his name officially
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is his own proper handwriting was the date thereof and now is an associate Judge of the Circuit Court, being a court of record in and for the county and state aforesaid duly commissioned and qualified according to law and to all whose official acts full faith and credit are and of right ought to be given. Through and the United States and elsewhere and that I am acquainted with the handwriting of said Judge and believe the signature to the foregoing application and certificate purporting to be his are genuine.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said court at [illegible] the thirteenth day of March AD 1841

Wm. E. Lamb Clk
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EX'r.  INVALID

[stamped] REJECTED

John Adams
P.O. (blank)
Service:  (blank)
Enlisted:  (blank)
Discharged (blank)
Application filed:  (blank)

Alleges:  List of suspended claims printed in 1852 shows cause of suspension as follows:
"For further proof and specification"

Attorney:  (blank)
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37503
April 17 1841

John Adam
June 7, 1832

Hon. J.L. Edwards, Comm. of Pensions
Washington City, D.C.
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Chardon Grange Co. Ohio
April 8th 1847

Sir

I herewith transmit to your office the application of John Adams for a pension under the act of June 7th 1832, the said [illegible] application for the first time and is undoubted entitled to a pension, since the act of June 7, 1832 has resided in a new County and has not known but little about the Pension laws and was not willing to apply for a pension while he was able to Labor for a livelihood, but has become quite feeble and now needs a pension for his support.  He has given a specific statement of his service and the officers that he served [illegible writing in the crease of paper] duly certified to by a Clergyman and the Judge before whom he made his application.  He also shows by the certificate of James Warker a Clergyman who resides in Perry County and is intimately acquainted with said Adams and by William McKinley a townsman and neighbor of said Adams that the said Adams if refuted and believed int he neighbor where he resides to of been a Revolutionary Soldier, I hope the application of Mr. Adams will receive your early attention, Please to make return to me after your investigation of his statements and the  proofs  in the case.

Very respectfully your
Most O.B/ Servant

James Hathaway

Hon J.L. Edwards
Com. of Pensions
Washington City
D.C.
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Pension Office
May 10 1847
The application of John Adams, claims
a pension under the Act7 June 1832 has
been examined and filed.
In setting up a claim for a certain
[illegible] Service from 1776 to the Conclusion of the war in the Militia, of New Jersey, Adams
shows such an entire ignorance of the course of
that service, which together with the fact that
agreeably to his own statement he was but 
13 years old when he joined his Company ranks
against his having taken any part-therein [illegible] so [illegible] that he will be required, before he can be
granted a pension to establish his service by the 
Claim and most satisfactory proof.  The Militia of 
New Jersey were arranged into Classes, and served
in terms of short duration.  In [illegible] therefore to enable
the department to act upon this claim 
understand 
-ingly the commencement and duration of each term of service with the names of the Company and 
field officers, {word "together" crossed out} also, the affidavit [illegible]
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grounded by his Company, the distance he was [illegible] home at any one time, the [illegible] of [illegible], [illegible] with him, the varies 
battles in which he was engaged, how
called into service, and how [illegible] [illegible]
and paid, should be {crossed out word(Clearly)] specified. And it
should be sustained be the Military 
record as [illegible], only the testimony of two or more 
respectable Comrades, who are [illegible] to have been in the service.
James Hathaway Esq
Chardon
Geaufa Co
Ohio
James Hathaway 
May 10.47
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April 24/ [illegible]
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Pension Office         328
April 24 1854
Sir
I herewith return the letter of G H Sells
Esq and have to inform you that the case
if John Adams of Ind has not been al
lowed because he failed to furnish any
evidence of service in the War of the Revolu-
tion-
I enclose a copy of a letter to James 
Hathaway Esq of the 10th of May 1847,
which he'll [illegible] the condition of the
case,
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John Adams
And [illegible] 32
Court 
Pensions
Wash. 
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W H English [illegible]