Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 8,029, Joseph Applegate, New Jersey
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(8-1776)

SERVICE
New Jersey

Applegate, Joseph

NUMBER
S.8029

carded

CONTENTS
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Declaration in order to obtain a Pension the State of Ohio [illegible] County on this 12th day of November in the year 1833 personally appears in open court before the Judge now setting Joseph Applegate a resident of Perry Yukonite or Columbium County and State of Ohio aged seventy three years the 17th day of March last, 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 [illegible] June 7th 1832.

That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officer and served as herein stated. That he entered the service the first time in the year 1776 about the month of June in said year and continued one month, when we were returned by another company and we went home the Commandant of our Regiment (number not known) was Colonel Robert Nixon, the Lieutenant Colonel's
name was Scuddard, the captain of our Company was named Jael Thoons that he recorded when he entered the service in New Windron townshife in the county of Middlesex county and state of New Jersey- we went from there to Hattanfield from thence to Eloby about town from there to Top Pond, from thence to Elizabethtown Port, where the enemy were near being on Stratton Poland, so near that we could hear them "hail their sentry and at which place the enemy killed two of our picket guards and at which time there were sixteen of us (of whom I was one) attempted to take a Privates but we failed Capt. Smock commanded us.

That he entered the service the second time three month after the expiration of the first month and continued one month when we were again relieved by another company that Capt. Chamberg commanded our company during said month and Col. Scudder commanded the Regiment.
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That he resided in the same county and State aforesaid that we marched from thence to Heidestown from thence to head [illegible] at Newark the enemy went then on Lory Island and Stratton Poland of these were some [illegible] firing or skirmishes.
That he entered the service the third time immediately before the battle of Monmouth and continued one month when we were again relieved by another company it being usual for militia company to seclude one another that we marched to Monmouth and got there upon the day of the Battle that General Washington commanded the troops there. That Captain Thoons or Cornby was our Commandants and Col. Nixon commandant of the regiment that he rendered the county state aforesaid. That he entered the service the fourth time in the winter of the year 1777 and continued for the space of four months-that he was engaged during that time in driving "baggage wagons that he loaded at Trenton and drove to Kings Ferry on the North River where we unloaded that Jonathan Shard was our wagon master during the three first months and during the last month William Hale was our wagonmaster when we drove from Trenton toe Philadelphia and part of us were engaged in "casting wood" and others "provisions for the soldiers".
That drove wagon one month more under Samuel Abbot in the year 1778 that were employed in hauling provisions and loaded at Morristown & Trenton and drove to Kings ferry on the North River when we unloaded. That was engaged in the service for one month or more in scouting parties along Yoma River sometimes two weeks at a time and sometimes three weeks we were their minute men and were [illegible] to go whenever warned.
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That he served in all nine months as above stated
That he has no documentary evidence and that he knows
of no person whose testimony he can procure who can
testify to his services
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension
or annuity except the present, and declares his
name is not on the Pension Roll of the Agency of
any State
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid
Coffer Clk
Joseph
his his mark Applegate
We Genl William Blackburn 
Joseph Coffee residing in the County and State aforesaid
hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with Joseph
Applegate who has subscribed and sworn to the above
declaration that we believe him to be seventy three
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, and that there is no Clergyman living in
his neighbourhood who can certify for him
Affirmed to in open Court
Coffin Clk
William
Blackburn

Joseph
Coffee
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion
after the investigation of the matter and after putting
the interrogatories prescribed in 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 William Blackburn
William Foller
Joseph Coffee
who have signed the preceding certificate are residents
of Columbiana County and State of Ohio, that they
are credible persons and that their statement is
entitled to Credit.
Charles D Coffin Clerk of the Court of Common
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Pleas do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the
original proceedings of said court in the matter
of the application of Joseph Applegate for a
pension. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto
set my hand and seal of office this twelfth day
of November 1833
Charles Coffin
Clk Common Pleas
[a stamp of The National Archives of the United States appears here]

Interrogatories
Question 1st Where and in what year were you born?
Ans. In the township of New Windsor in the County
of Middlesex in the State of New Jersey I was born
on the 17th day of March 1760
2nd Have you any record of your age, and if so where is it?
Ans, I have it recorded in a Bible at home

3rd Where were you living when called into service
where have you lived since the Revolutionary war
and where do you now live?
Ans. When called into service of was living in Middlesex
County in the State of New Jersey. After the Revolution
war I moved to Salem County New Jersey where
I lived untill I came to Columbiana County
Ohio, where I now live
4th How were you called into service, were you drafted
or did you volunteer?
Ans. Part of the time I volunteered, and part of the time
was a minute man and was compelled to go
whenever I was warned by an officer
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Pension papers 

Joseph Applegate

Adm. of monthly $30
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Ques 5th 
State the names of some of the Regular
Officers, who were with the troops where
you served, such continental and Malitia
Regiments as you can recollect and the general
circumstances of your service
Ans Genl Washington G Col Robt
Nixon Lt Col Scuddard, and Captains
Combs or Toons, Chambers and Smock

[seal of The National Archives of the United States appears here]

7th 
State the names of persons to whom you
are known in your present neighbourhood
and who can testify to your character for veracity
and their belief of your services as a soldier of
the Revolution
As William Blackburn
William Fetters
Henry Hall, George Barns Esqs
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25,892
Ohio Pittsburgh Agency
Joseph Applegate
of Columbia Co in the State of Ohio
who was a  [illegible] in the Company commanded 
by Captain Koons of the [illegible]
commanded
by Col. B. Nixon in the Pennsylvania Militia.
No. 7 $30.00
N.J. 
Sept 8, 1904
Records corrected

Inscribed on the Roll of Ohio Ct the rate of 30 Dollars - cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 22 day of May and sent to [illegible] J. Thompson troop rep. arrears to the 4th of Sept. 1833 75.00 Semi-anl. allowance ending [illegible] 15.00
$90.00
Revolutionary Claim,
Act June 7, 1832

Recorded by J. Thompson Clerk Bool C Vol. 5 Page 71  v
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November 30, 1939

Mrs. James H. R. Stephenson
23 Buena Place
Red Bank, New Jersey

RA-J/ILL
Joseph Applegate
S. 8029

Dear Madam:

Reference is made to your letter in which you request the Revolutionary War record of Joseph Applegate, S. 8029.

The data which follow were obtained from the papers on file in pension claim, S. 8029, based upon service of Joesph Applegate in the Revolutionary War.

Joseph Applegate was born March 17, 1760 in New Windsor Township, Middlesex County, New Jersey; the name of his parents were not given. He lived there during the period of the Revolutionary War.

Joseph Applegate enlisted first in June 1776, and served one month as private in Captain Isaac Koons (probably meant for Coombs) company, Colonel Robert Nixon's New Jersey regiment, during which he was stationed at Elizabethtown Point and was with a detachment under Captain Smock in the attempt to take a privateer. About three months later, he enlisted and served one month in Captain Chambers' company, Colonel Scudder's New Jersey regiment, during which he was in skirmishes with the enemy. In the winter of 1777, he served four months as teamster under wagonmasters Akard and William Cahill, during which he enlisted and served a tour of one month in Captain Koch's company, just previous to the battle of Manmouth. Later in 1778, he served a tour of one month as teamster under wagonmaster Abbett.  He served on scouting parties, amounting to at least one month, along Toms River.

The soldier moved after his service in the Revolutionary War from Middlesex County, New Jersey, to Salem County where he resided until he moved to Ohio.
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Joseph Applegate was allowed pension on his application executed November 12, 1833, at which time he resided Perry Township, Columbiana County, Ohio. He made no reference to wife or children.

In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension, name of person paid and, possibly, the date of death of this pensioner, you should address The Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, this city, and furnish the following data:

Joseph Applegate
Certificate #25892
Issued January 26, 1834
Rate $30 per annum
Commenced March 4, 1831
Act of June 7, 1832
Ohio - (Pittsburgh) Agency.

Very truly yours,
A.D. HILLER
Executive Assistant
to the Administrator.

2.
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1914 Mch, 7 Hist to Mrs. H. M. Fullerton
letter in W. File 9.706 Benjamin Applegate  (illegible)
1439 - Nov - HIst to Mrs. James H. R. Stephenson - Ill.

Rev War
8029 INVALID
File No. 8029
Joseph Applegate
RQ Rev War

Act:  June 7th 1832
Index: - Vol. [Illegible], Page 10
[Arrangement of 1870]
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State of Ohio
Columbiana County [illegible]
Personally appearance before me
Jacob Snyder a Justice of the Peace in and for said county, Joseph Applegate who being duly sworn according to law deposeth and saith That the fourth time he entered the Service in the War of the Revolution was in the year 1777
That he was ordered into Service by Capt Samuel Chalmers that their first place of randezvous was at Cranberry town, Middlesex County and state of New Jersey - that from thence they marched to Trentonn. There shortly after they encamped there, he together with two others of his company - namely Nicholas Britton [illegible] Richard Thomas received orders from Capt. Samuel Chalmers that they must go and drive Baggage waggoner from which he then said Joseph Applegate continued in this capacity or imployment about four months, and further the deponent [illegible] not

Joseph Applegate
[illegible]
Sworn and subscribed before me this 8th day of January [illegible] 1834

Jacob Snyder
"34
Justice of the Peace
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The State of Ohio
Columbiana County [illegible]
I Charles D. Coffin Clerk of the Court of  [Illegible]
for said county, do certify that Jacob Snyder Esq. before whom the written deposition was made & whole signature it to the certificate of the Same, was at the time there of, @ Justice of the Peace in and for said County, duly  [illegible] and qualified to whose official acts as such full faith and credit are due.

[Illegible] My signature with the Sel of said court at New Liston in said County the 9th Day of Jany 1834

Charles D. Coffin Clk  [illegible]
By James Geoffree Deputy
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Mrs. James H. R. Stephenson
23 Buena Place
Red Bank, New Jersey
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HAS
Nov 7, 1939

Veterans Administration
Washington, D.C.
Attention:
I have information on # S8029 concerning a Revolutionary ancestor, one Joseph Applegate - born New Windsor Twsp, Middlesex Co., New Jersey - March 17, 1760, where he entered the service, after the war moved to Salem Co. N.J., later moved to Perry Twsp., Columbiana Co - Ohio, where he lived - died Nov 12 1833 and was 73 yrs old Mar 17.
His son Samuel & son whom [illegible] deceased lived in Salem Co. New Jersey
Have you any record of the service this man performed 
Thank you for your kind attention
I remain 
Mrs. James Stephenson
23 Buena Pl. Red Bank, N.J.
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In reply to your request of _______, received _______ for a statement of the military history of Joseph Applegate a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his ['(or his widow's)' crossed out] application for pension on file in this Bureau.                   S.8029
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[table below with 5 columns; column headings as follows:]
(1) DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT.
(2) LENGTH OF SERVICE.
(3) RANK.
(4) OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED.  {sub-headings:  a.  CAPTAIN.  
b.  COLONEL.
(5) STATE.

[Text beneath column headings as follows:]
(1) June 1776, [check mark, check mark] Winter 1777, 1776, {check mark]
(2) 1 mo., 3 mos., 1 mo., 4 mos., 1 mo., 1 mo. in scouting parties.
(3) [first 3 rows blank], Teamster, Teamster
(4) [a. written above column.  Combs p385 NJ], Isaac Koons, David Smock; Chambers; Koons or Combs; Akard, William Cahill; Abbott
b. Robert Nixon, Scudder, Nixon, [check mark]
(5) N.J.
[end of table]

Battles engaged in, [check mark]
Residence of soldier at enlistment, New WIndsor Twp., Middlesex Co., N.J.
Date of application for pension, Nov. 12, 1833.  his claim was allowed.
Residence at date of application, Perry Twp., Columbiana Co., Ohio
Age at date of application, born Mch. 17, 1760, New Windsor Twp., N.J.
Remarks:  __________________________ 

Office note:
Battle of Monmouth not referred to because sol. did not state that he was in battle of Mon. but insisted that his 4th tour was in 1777.

Respectfully, Commissioner

N.J. Thomas Combs, Capt. Middlesex
         John Abbott }
        Thomas Acker } Wagonmasters