Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 812, John Dean, New Jersey
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(8-1776)
Service Number
New Jersey
Dean, John S. 812
Contents
Carded
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Service
New Jersey
Dean, John
Number
S. 812
Contents
carded
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Declaration of John Dean
Essex County
New Jersey

17059

Fifth Amendment 
paid
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State of New Jersey
Essex County

On this Eighteenth day of September in the Year of Our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty two personally appeared in Open Court before the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas now sitting at Newark in and for the said county of Essex John Dean a resident of Springfield in the County of Essex and State of New Jersey aged eighty five years who being just 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 1832 - That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated. That is to say in the year 1776, he is confident he served at least four months as a private soldier in drafted militia in the company commanded by Captain Ezekiel Crane: Joined Capt Crane's Company at Walling Haus in Morris County in this State and from there marched to Pompton, Newark, to Snake hill in Bergen County and Hackinsack_Major Hayes commanded the Battallion
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was out again under Capt Condit from Mendham in Morris County he thinks in the year 1777 and lay at Elizabeth Town under the command of Maj William Bott he thinks at least three or four months. 
In the year 1778 was out at least three months at Elizabeth Town in Coll Jaques Regt was there when the battle of Monmouth was fought - was in a battle with the Refugees and British between Elizabeth Town & Newark doesn't recollect his Captain's name - was also out in 1779 and 1780 but cannot say how much, was at the battle of Springfield under the command of Captain Drake in Coll Ford's Regt thinks that during these two years 1779 & 80 he was out as much as three months. Is quite infirm and has lost his recollection to a very great extent so that it is impossible for him to call to mind the particulars of his service in the revolution but recollects that during the whole of the revolutionary war he always turned out when called on so to do in the Militia service except two or three times when he hired a substitute, once hired Hessiah Benjamin as a substitute, once Uriah Pierson and once a Mr Locy each he thinks one month all of whom are now deceased.
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was born in Springfield in Essex County and State
of New Jersey he believes in the year 1747 has no
family record, was living at Strongreen in Union County when
called into service and untill the war was
over and directly after the war was over [illegible]
to Springfield in the County of Essex and State of
New Jersey where he had lived ever since
and where he now lives, was drafted into
the service, never received a written discharge 
from service nor has he any Revolutionary
evidence of his service, and that he has
no person whose testimony he can procure
who can testify to his service

He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever
to a pension or annuity except the
present and declares that his severance
is not on the pension roll of the agency
of any State
Sworn and subscribed
the day and year aforesaid
John Green

Wm Williams Judge
We Joseph Gilderslave & Aaron Shipman
residents of Springfield in the County of Essex & State
to New Jersey do hereby certify that we are well acquainted 
with John Dean who has subscribed and
sworn to the above Declaration that we believe him
to be Eighty five years old, 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 & subscribed the day said
his apresaid
Joseph Gildersleeve
Aaron Shipman
[illegible name]
Wm Williams Judge

and never did duty as a substitute for any person
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and the said Court do hereby declare their
opinion after the investigation of the matter
and after putting the Interrogatories presented
by the war Department, that the above applicant
was a Revolutionary Soldier and
served as he states, and the Court further
Certifies that it appears to them that Joseph
Gidgedace & Aaron Shipman
who have signed the preceding certificate
are resident in Springfield and are credible
Persons and that their patent is intitled
to credit and that the said Joseph Gildersleeve
is a Clergyman
By Order of the Court
E Van Arsdale Jr Clerk

I, Elias Van Arsdale Jr Clerk of the Court of Common
Pleas of the County of Essex do hereby certify that
foregoing contains the original process
of the said Court in the matter of the application 
of John Dean for a pension
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my
hand and seal of my office this fifth of October
in the year of our Lord one thousand 
and eight hundred and thirty two
Elias Van Arsdale Jr Clerk
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And the said Court do hereby declare their
person after the investigation of the matter
and after putting the Interrogatories presented
by the war Department, that the above applicant
was a Revolutionary Soldier and served as he states,
and the Court further Certifies that it appears to them that Joseph
Gidgedace & Aaron Shipman
who have signed the preceding certificate
are resident is Springfield and are credible
Persons and that their patent is intitled
to credit and that the said Joseph Gildersleeve
is a Clergyman
By Order of the Court
E Van Arsdale Jr Clerk


I Elias Van Arsdale Jr Clerk of the Court of Common
Pleas of the County of Essex do hereby certify that the
foregoing contains the original process of the said
Court in the matter of the application of John Dean for a pension
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my
hand and seal of my office this fifth of October
in the year of our Lord one one thousand and thirty two.
and eight hundred
and thirty two
E Van Arsdale Jr Clerk
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To the 5th he answers that he served under Major Hayes
Major Botts. Col Jaques & Col. Ford as he has stated in
his declaration and he recollects seeing Genl Washington
Genl Maxwell Stirling, Lee, and Greending ----------
during said war
and that he cannot by reason of his infirmities & consequent
loss of memory & advanced age relate the circumstances of his
service more particularly that he has set forth the same
in his declaration hereunto annexed, to which he refers
To the 6th he answers that he near received a written discharge
from the service it not being customary to receive
the same from Militia Officers
To the 7th he answers that he refers to the Revd Joseph Gillderelieve, Aaron Shipman, William Stites Esqr Matthis Denman, Daniel S. Briant Esqr Caleb Woodruff
Esqr all of Springfield and to all and any of the respectable
inhabitants of said Township to whom he is generally known.
John Bean

Sworn & subscribed this 30th day of May 1833 before me
William Stites Justice of the Peace

State of New Jersey
County of Essex ss: 
I Elias Van Arsdale Junior Clerk of the Inferior
Court of Common Pleas in and for the said County of Essex Do hereby certify that William
Williams Esq. before whom the several affidavits hereinbefore mentioned
were made & taken was at the taking of the same one of the Judges
of the said Court, residing in said County duly commissioned &
Sworn and that the several signatures "Wm Williams" affixed
to the affidavits aforesaid are genuine I further certify
That William Stites Esq. before whom the above written affidavit 
of John Dean was made and taken, was when the said
affidavit was made & taken and Stites is a Justice of the peace for said County residing
therein duly commissioned & sworn: and that the name ""William Stites"
Subscribed to said affidavit is the proper hand writing of said Justice
In Witness Whereof I have hereto set my hand and the Seal of said Court
at Newark in the County aforesaid the Thirtieth day of May AD Eighteen
hundred and thirty three- (1833)
E Van Arsdale Jr Clk
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Service                                     Number
New Jersey      Dean, John    S. 812
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CONTENTS
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WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
16 May 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: Now 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

A Statement, showing the service of John Dean Essex Co N Jersy
| Period when the service was rendered | Declaration of claimants Service | Years | Months | Days | Rank of the claimant | Names and Rank ot the Company officers under whom he served | Names and Rank of the General and Field officers | Battle in which the applicant was engaged | Country through which he marched | Place of abode when he entered the service, and age at the present period | Evidence by which the declaration is supported |

| 1776 |  |  | 4 |  | Priv | Capts | May | None | N J. | Aged 85 | Traditionary |
| Draft |  |  |  | | " | Cram | Hayes |  | " | " | Morris | |
| 1777 |  |  | 3 or 4 |  | " | Coullet | Gott | " | " | County | |
| 1778 |  |  | 3 |  | " | --- | Col Jaques| Monmoth | "  | | |
| 1779.80 |  |  | 3 |  | " | Drake | Ford| Springfield | "  | | |

I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant
J. L. EDWARDS,
Commissioner of Pension
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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 in
stance, 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
County of
⎬ ss.
On this [blank] day of [blank] personally appeared (a) before [blank]
A.B. a resident (b) of [blank] county and State, Territory or District
[illegible sentence] doth on his oath make the
following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provion 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:  [blank] 
[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 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 proceeding 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 ]blank] & 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 Milita
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
entries 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.
[blank] 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 of
[blank] for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal [blank] 
of office, this day of  [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 ofat 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
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
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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 represent and that the [a crease in the paper renders text not readable]
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 be
fore 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 fall 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 the 
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 a [blank]; and for such service iI claim a pension."
It is important, in all cases, to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law
directs the pension to be paid according in 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 aunthority; 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 and give his certificate in every case.
[i] The Clerk must affix his seal, andif it has no device or inscriptions by which it can be distinguished from any other seal, or if he has no public seal of office, the certificate og a Member of Congress, proving the offical 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 affidavit the time of the claimants 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 to 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.
Oliver Castor

Exam Clerk
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Rev and 1819 wars section

March 9, 1925

Miss Bessie Aspril
Washington D.C.

Madam:
I have to advise you that from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim S.812 it appears that John Dean was born February 28, 1747 in that part of Newark Township which was later called, Essex County, New Jersey. 

While a resident of Shogun, Morris County, New Jersey he enlisted in 1776 and served four months as a private in Captain Ezekiel Orane's Company under Major Hayes in the New Jersey Troops. 

He enlisted in 1777 and served four months as a private in Captain Condit's Company under Major Bott. 

He enlisted in 1778 and served three months as a private in Colonel Jaques' New Jersey Regiment and was in a battle between Elisabethtown and Newark.

He served three months during 1779 and 1780, was at the battle of Springfield, at which time he was
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private in Captain Drake's Company, Colonel Ford's New Jersey Regiment. 

He was allowed pension on his application executed September 18, 1832 while living in Springfield, Essex County, New Jersey. 

There is no data on file as to his family. 

Respectfully, 

Date of [illegible]

acting Commissioner
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Mch 9-1925
Record 7
John Dean
N.J
for B Aspril
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Record DivisOctober 5, 1910.
Mrs. Enoch G. Johnson,
1827 Corcoran Street,
Washington, D.C.
Madam:
In reply to your letter dated the 30th ultimo and received the
1" instant, you are advised that the Revolutionary War pension records
fail to afford any information in regard to any John Dean of the New Jersay
troops other than John Dean, Sur. File No. 812, whose history was
furnished you on the 29"" ultimo,
Very respectfully,
Commissioner.
Letter states that her ancestor died about 1816
was born 1739-1741, Widow Mary Stevens Palmer Dean
d.abt. 1855.
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Record Division,
September 29, 1910.
Mrs. Enoch G. Johnson,
1827 Corcoran Street,
Washington, D.C.
Madam;
In response to your letter dated the 22# and received on the 23#
instant, you are herewith furnished the history of John Dean, Sur. File
No. 848, Revolutionary War, and are advised that owing to the lack of
clerical force available for such a purpose, this Bureau is unable to furnish
the record of more than four pensioners of the Revolution to any one
person, and in order to identify such claims, in addition to the full names
of any other three of the soldiers whose records you desire, some of the
following data is essential: names of some officers under whom they served,
places of residence at enlistment and after discharge, approximate dates
of birth and death, given names of their widows.
Very respectfully,
Commissioner.
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In reply to your request of [blank] received
for a statement of the military history of John Dean
a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired
information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension
on file in this Bureau.
S. File 812
| DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. | LENGTH OFSERVICE. | RANK. | 
OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. CAPTAIN. | OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. COLONEL. | STATE |
| 1776 | 4 MOS. | Pri. | Ezekiel Crane | | New Jersey |
| 1777 | 4 " |  | Condit |  |  |
| 1778 | 3 " |  |  | Jasques |  |
| 1779 | 3 " |  |  |  |  |
| 1780 |  |  | Drake  | Ford |  |

Battles engaged in, Springfield
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Shongum Morris Co. N.J.
Date of application for pension, Sept. 18, 1832.  Allowed.
Residence at date of application, Springfield, Essex Co. N.J.
Age at date of application, b. Feb. 28, 1747 in Newark Co. Springfield, NJ.,
Remarks.
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Sep 26 1910
Commissioner of
Pensions, Washington DC
Will you please inform
me if you have any
record of John
Dean, Deans, Middlesex
Co. New Jersey, who was
a soldier in a
New Jersey regiment
during the war of
the Revolution.
also have you records
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of the following brothers
of said John Dean
Aaron Dean,
Abraham Dean
Jonathan Dean
Daniel Dean
Samuel Dean
Ichabod Dean
the sons of Jehabod Dean
Yours truly
Grace Dean Johnson
Mrs Enoch G. Johnson
1827 Corcoran St
Washington, D.C.
Sept. 12, 1910
[stamp] Pension U.S. Office
Sep 23 1910
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John Dean
#812
Payments to be made at Trenton
by Pt. Trenton [illegible]
Agent for paying Pension
or in the Agency of
New Jersey.
Recorded in the Pension Office, in Book E Vol. 3
Page 108 by Wm R Palmer,
Clerk.
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WAR DEPARTMENT

Revolutionary Claim.

I certify that, in conformity with the law of the United States of the 7th June, 1882, John Dean of the state of New Jersey who was a private in the Army of the Revolution is entitled to receive Forty-two dollars and sixty-six cents per annum, during his natural life, commencing on the 4th of March, 1881, and payable semi-annually on the 4th of March, and 4th of September, in every year.

GIVEN at the War Office of the United States, this Tenth day of August one thousand eight hundred and thirty-three.

Examined and Countersigned.
J. L. Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions.