Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 4686, for Jacob Thompson, New Jersey
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(3-1776)

SERVICE
New Jersey

Thompson, Jacob

NUMBER
S. 4686

carded

ONTENTS
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New Jersey 31,142
Jacob Thompson
of Morris Co in the State of N.J. who was a private in the Company commanded by Captain Cook of the Regt. commanded by Col. Ford in the N.J. line for 10 months

Inscribed on the Roll of New Jersey at the rate of 33 Dollars 33 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 23d day of June 837 and sent Lewis Condict Morristown N.J.

Arrears to the 4th of March 1837 $199.98
Semi=anl. allowance ending 4 Sept 1837 16.66
$216.64

Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832.

Recorded by D.D. Addison Clerk,
Book E2 Vol. 3d Page 165

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New Jersey Morris Co
Jacob Thompson

May 23

Act 1832

10 tours 1 mo. allowed for each.

Admd
10 mo pri
$33.33

Return to Lewis Condict
Morris-town, N. Jersey
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Declaration to obtain the benefit of the act of
Congress, passed June 7th 1832.
State of New Jersey
On this 19th day of April,
1837 personally
John J Ballam E
County of Morris
appeared in open Court before thou
Justice of Peace in said County of Common Pleas of said Court sitting Jacob
Thompson, a resident of the Township of Mendham in the County of James & State of New
dency aged 90 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 act of Congress passed
June 7th 1832. I was born on the 2d September, in the year of our Lord 1746
in the township of Mendham in the State of New Jersey where I have spent the whole
of my life excepting perhaps for 8 years of my boyhood after the second marriage of my
other, when she took me with her to Roxbury. I entered the service of the United States & served
the following named officers as here after states, I belonged to the Morris County Militia, & to the
company commanded by Captain shal act persons in Mindham, in which company was on
Sergeant. My service in the ward the revolution was in the Militia, & was in the
of an orderly Sergeant, regularly appointed as such by my officers. My first part duty in
the war was performed at Elizabeth town point, in August & September, soon after the day and
Captain Peirson command the Company, E. Ford of the Regiment. We
were quartered in tents & employed in theming up fortification & breast works opposite Staten Island
when the enemy were stationed, & who after fined accept the found into our write. A lay it
was sent her under General Heard, & Col. Ford commanded my Regiment, we won
there a month on this duty. I deem provisions & and as one of the act of the
my tour of Militia duty was under Captain Daniel Cook, or Captain Artimes say, I count
certain which of them. It was the month of October, when form were king of &
making case. we were stationed a week or two near Springfield, from whence we marched
Elizabethtown, & in November, when Genl Washington being rules thereof Jos & passed this
Eliztown, in followed his return, as far as N. Brunswick, & thence we returned home to
or by way of Boundbrook Plackenin &e town. I believe it was Captain book
who went out with us on this tour at first, & that when the retreat took place, catted me
he was dismissed in health & went home & Lieutent King, took the command
reached home, the last of November or 1st of December, having been absent 8 weeks
had scarcely reached home before a lay force of the enemy came on from State
and this Elizth town & the whole militia was ordaind down, we met them & had a
were fight at Springfield in December 76 & in January we incountand a body of
Sessions near Connecticut farms, & took 60 or 70 of them prisoners who were sent back
into the County, Captain Day Coleford & Coles commend Head
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Declaration to obtain the benefit of the act of
Congress, passed June 7th 1832.
State of New Jersey
On this 19th day of April,
1837 personally
John J Ballam E
County of Morris
appeared in open Court before thou
Justice of Peace in said County of Common Pleas of said Court sitting Jacob
Thompson, a resident of the Township of Mendham in the County of James & State of New
dency aged 90 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 act of Congress passed
June 7th 1832. I was born on the 2d September, in the year of our Lord 1746
in the township of Mendham in the State of New Jersey where I have spent the whole
of my life excepting perhaps for 8 years of my boyhood after the second marriage of my
other, when she took me with her to Roxbury. I entered the service of the United States & served
the following named officers as here after states, I belonged to the Morris County Militia, & to the
company commanded by Captain shal act persons in Mindham, in which company was on
Sergeant. My service in the ward the revolution was in the Militia, & was in the
of an orderly Sergeant, regularly appointed as such by my officers. My first part duty in
the war was performed at Elizabeth town point, in August & September, soon after the day and
Captain Peirson command the Company, E. Ford of the Regiment. We
were quartered in tents & employed in theming up fortification & breast works opposite Staten Island
when the enemy were stationed, & who after fined accept the found into our write. A lay it
was sent her under General Heard, & Col. Ford commanded my Regiment, we won
there a month on this duty. I deem provisions & and as one of the act of the
my tour of Militia duty was under Captain Daniel Cook, or Captain Artimes say, I count
certain which of them. It was the month of October, when form were king of &
making case. we were stationed a week or two near Springfield, from whence we marched
Elizabethtown, & in November, when Genl Washington being rules thereof Jos & passed this
Eliztown, in followed his return, as far as N. Brunswick, & thence we returned home to
or by way of Boundbrook Plackenin &e town. I believe it was Captain book
who went out with us on this tour at first, & that when the retreat took place, catted me
he was dismissed in health & went home & Lieutent King, took the command
reached home, the last of November or 1st of December, having been absent 8 weeks
had scarcely reached home before a lay force of the enemy came on from State
and this Elizth town & the whole militia was ordaind down, we met them & had a
were fight at Springfield in December 76 & in January we incountand a body of
Sessions near Connecticut farms, & took 60 or 70 of them prisoners who were sent back
into the County, Captain Day Coleford & Coles commend Head
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I recollect I performed a month tour of Militia service at Elizabeth
town, under Captain Daniel Cook & Lieut Constant duty in the
spring season, to march weather, & we lay in a barn at the North end of
the Town. Genl Winds & Col. Suly commanded us, & I think it was in the
year 1778, not many months before the battle of the month. One of
genial son, & one day servant Sidon, then an orderly Sergeant in Capt ward
had a like contest in the choice of half a quarter, each one of us taking hold of
a piece Col. Seely sing us, directed that we should cast lots, by taking a copper
quarter dollar, & I won the prize for my company
or any written discharge nor any commission, unless it may be a certificate
my appointment as a Sergeant, from the Company officers & of this I have no distinct
nance. If such certificate, it has long since been lost.
some weeks past believe, that perhaps I might be able to attend Court, & make my
claration in open Court. I had a fall about I weeks past, which fracture some of my
my left side & have been confined to my room & to my house, & am now unable to
the present militia pension law was passed, I understood that its provisions were limited
papers as the law of 1818. I had a farm & was then able to live by my ancestry & the
of my family upon the land & was unwilling whilst my health permitted me to work.
of our country pension. Others know I have have we something as an
agement of their services in defence of our liberty & I verily believe that my own militia
come as faithfully & as zealously performed as any of my comrades; & know that
for any losses by my absence from house in the public service, & in property which was
taken for the public benefit & for which I realized nothing. I now liest of my County
portion of its County provided by law, for those who in the home of danger depended her
Ephraim Cames a man neighbour has known me for a period of sixty years longer
& Doctor Lewis Condict of Morristown, has also known me many years & a
testify
to my general character
I hereby relinquish every claim whatever to a pension except the present, & declare
my name is not on the Pension all of the agency of any State
surely believe, that I found many more tours of Militia duty that I have stated, but
I am not to particularize any others. In all my services if I could late them, would
as I belie amount to two years of constant & action duty at the least. Whilst in
the presence of my tours, I was not engaged in any civil puments, an absent from
duty, except by permission of my officer.
Sworn & subscribed before me at Mendham, in Morris at the case of Jacob Thompson
who is as I only beliefunable by bodily infirmity to attend any Court, this 19th
day of April, 1837 John J Ballentine Judon

Geo Thompson
of the peace
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we, Ephraim Carns & Lewis Condict, residing in the County of Morris ┃
State of New Jersey, hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with Jacob
Thompson, who has subscribed & sworn to the foregoing Declaration, that we
tion him to be ninety years of age; that he is reputed & believed in the mighbour
and where he resides to have been a soldin of the revolution, & that we concur in ┃
that opinion.
Sworn & subscribed before me, April 19th 1837
John J Ballentum J P
E Carnes
Lewis Condict
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And I do hereby declare my opinion, after investigation of the matter, & after putting
the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant
was a Revolutionary soldier, & served as he states. And I further certify that it appears
to me, that Ephraim Cames & Lewis Condict, who have signed the preceding certificate
in residents in the County of Morris & State of New Jersey aforesaid, an credible persons
& that their statement is entitled to belief.
John J Ballentum J P
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State of New Jersey, Morris County ss:
Before the subscriber, a Justice of peace in & for said County of Morris
personally appeared Job Lors, an aged man, 77 years old, a
man well known to me as a man of truth & good character, & who having been by me
duly sworn according to law, on his oath declare as follows, viz:- I am now in the
8th year of my age since the 16th October last (1836) was a soldier in the war of
the revolution, in the Morris County Militia. I am well acquainted with Jacob Thompson
of Mendham in said County, & have known him from my boyhood. & lived in the same night
bourhood with him, & performed Militia duties with him often, & in some year of the war.
from its beginning to its and form part of which I can yet remember, altho I am confident
I count mention but a very small part of it. I was with him at Elizabeth town
point in the first year of the war, opposite Staten Island, building breast works, in warm weather,
Capt Peirson & Ensign Saml Vance well our officers. Thompson was orderly Sargeant & drew
the provision, we lay in tents, & were continued in this date a month, Col. Ford commanded the 17th
He rode a white home, & I believe it was just after the Long Island battle.
again we lay on duty at Elis town & at the point, in the same fall, under Capt York
when Genl. Washington's army retreated before the enemy through N. Jersey-- we joined him at Eliza
town & followed as far as N. Brunswick, when the militia left the main army & thereby
Bradburn Pluckmin & down to Headlam. Got home early in December, having or on this to
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not less than two months - having been called out early in october. all the militia were out the
this generally called the men march. The enemy soon came on from State
and & advanced this Elizt town to Connecticut farms & Springfield, at which place there was
fight in December & body of a Jo Hessians captured near Connecticut farms
to Morristown & when for safety. Thompson was out with me on this duty under 6. &
Colonel Seely, as near as I remember, & even out a month.
was stationed with him near Quitth town, at Van Malmes, under Gene winds, in
February & Mank, when the enemy were in amber & N. Burmink, in 77 - all the militia at
& on due, watching the movements of the said I believe
we our Captains, & we were not discharged till plowing time in the spring. I believe in April
I remember Thompson one month at Springfield under Capt Dod, on guard duty in ware the
the year not known, it was before the last Spring battle. I was with him on a month at
be under Capt Day or Pinson (uncertain which, it was in the pain of digging potators
months tour of militia duty answer, under Genl Winds in war wether
We rested on our march under a large apple tree, near the line bank, & had a skirmish with
the enemy an the ridge at this time Jabez Bell of Black we was accidentate that the
died on the spot. I this day was Captain. Col July present
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when Springfield Church & village were burnt by the enemy in 1780, I was ment
down there, & did not arrive till after the fight was principally over & the enemy
had returned on the creek. The Church & town were smoking. Thompson was with
me & I believe Captain Ezra Brown was our Captain, & we were out a month.
It is my belief, that said Jacob Thompson was a Sergeant on all his militia tours of
duty. I remember he generally drew our rations, & was then called, Sergeant Thompson
He was about 10 or 12 years older than myself & I have always known him from
one boyhood to the present time.
Sworn & subscribed before me at Morristown, April
Elijah Ward J.P.
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State of N. Jersey, Morris County ss:
John Johnson, of Morris town, an aged man, (80 years & upward) & known by me personally
a man of truth & fair character appeared before according to law
saith as follows, viz: I was a soldier in the war of the revolution- and now 85 years of age have
intimately acquainted with Jacob Thompson of Mendham from our boyhood, & knew him well in
the war of the revolution & performed militia public duties with him at Elizabeth town point, before
Genl Washington's retreat through N. Jus: we lay in tents, opposite Staten Island, early in fall near
throwing a breast works-- the enemy sometimes threw cannon balls among our works, from the Island
Col. Ford of Moss, commanded our regiments. I knew him also on duty in time of Washington's
called the "med counds" & near Quibble town & N. Brunsonk & amber through the
latter part of the winter of 76-- & until in april following, under Genl Winds. I was with him
on duty in the neighbourhood of New Windsor, about the time of Genl. Bargornis capture. & again
town of guard duty at Succes plain, guarding public stores, after Burgoynes captin
I was with him once at Pompton, on a tour of duty, under Genl Winds,-- & one at the thing
of some sessions near Connecticut farms in cold weather, & one tour at Springfield in
the same person when Springfield Church was burnt. None of the town of Militia duty
water than a month. In the time of the mound, that we were kept out not
less then two months; & when ma Quibble town & Amber under Gene wind, be detained
not then 10 weeks. Captains Pinson, Day. Dod. & some others comon officersbut
my memory will not save me to particulars who of these commanded in any one partied
to Jacob Thompson was a Sergeant, & performed Sergeant duty when I was with him.
Sworn & subscribed before me, at Deponent's residence, (he being unable to have his room, in monies
township, this 6th day April 1837
John
Charles Ford
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Johnson
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Before the subscriber, a Justice of peace in & for said County of
Morris, personally appears Ephraim Carnes of Mendham in said
County, personally well have to me as a man of fair character & fully entitled to belief, as
man of truth, & being first duly sworn according to law, on his oath saith as follows
I am in the 79th year of my age, was a soldier in the war of the revolution throughout
was then well acquainted with Jacob Thompson now an applicant for a pension, & have
his intimately, as a neighbor for 70 years past. He is older than myself by
10 years, or thereabouts. Jacob Thompson was a Sergeant in Capt. Thorit Parsons
pany of Morris Militia & his duties which he performed as a militia man in the war of
revolution, were done by him as a Sergeant. My own militia services in the Infant were
one under five different Captains, by
been times performed duty under Capt Pierson. I have seen Jacob Thompson
tour of Militia Juner at Elizabeth town in the fall seas soon after the Long Island
the under Col. Fords command, building forts & spite Staten Island. He was
stationed there on guard duty when Genl Washington army retreated before the enemy things
Elston & N. Burnswink into Pennsylvania. The whole militia of our right
and were on duty & joined in the retreat as far as N. Brunswick. Thompson was in
that at & under Capt. Cook or Capt. Day, as I belien one militia returned home
late in November, or early in December & almost immediately we were all ordand down
to Springfield when we had a severe fit in old corothe, under Col. Ford & Gound Head
& few days after, we fell in with a body of Hepens near Connecticut for &
took a number of prisoners. Genl Wind was stationed with a lay militia four
within a few miles North of N. Brunswick for about the 1st January until some
time in the spring following, during which time there were frequent skirmishes with foregoing
parties of the enemy from Amboy & N. Brunswick Jacob Thompson was with us at
this encampment near Quill town until the busking up of the British quarters in
Brunswick in the spring season which I believe was not until four by an to plow
in April Capt Dodd or Capt Cozad
I believe commanded us. Col. July & Col
Fulghayon & I think Col. Drake do were under Genl Winds orders and
und a month tour of duty man Springfield under Capt. Day in
season & Jacob Thompson was also performing guard duty a month there under
Capt Dod or Capt. Cook.
I also remember him at Aquacanock under
and winds, a month & another month at Succesary plains, guards
I have also seen him in militia duty at Chatham, & at Morris town, guarding
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prisoner at the jail. When the enemy burnt Springfield & Connecticut
farms, toward the latter part of the war, Jacob Thompson was present, the
I cannot tell who were his company officers. I had myself left the Infent
Militia & joined Capt Arnold's house. Falling in & meeting and
neighbor often when in service, we convened together freely & peace & the
nature of one Carder service was such, that we were in all parties, of the char
ing our position, & watching the movements of the enemy. I Jacob Thompson or
duty at Pompton on months tour under Capt. Day
Sworn & subscribed before me, at Mendham, April 19th 1837
John J Ballentine J.P.
Ephraim James
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State of New Jersey, Morris County
Isaac Bedell of Morris County, residing at Mendham, aged 74 years &
personally well known to me as a man of truth & good character, personally appear
before the subscriber a Justice of Peace in said County & being duly sworn according to
law saith as follows. I am in the 75th year of my age was a soldier of Militia
in the war of the revolution, & a fifer at the age of 18 years & performed fifers service in
Capt Laytons company, & sometime under other Captain. I then knew Jacob Thompson
in Militia service as a Sergeant in a company under Captain Day. The first time
I saw him on duty, was at Powles hook in sight of N. York, when the British were
in the bar, & just before they landed their forces.-- I saw him also at Elizabeth
town, with the other of the Morris Militia, in the
encamped in cloth tents, throwing up breast works, under Col. Ford & Eve Heard
I recollect him at Elizt town on further occasion under Gut Winds. Danl Dickson
Sey in another Co Sugh Thompson both got hold of one piece of meat, & made some
was about it, each claiming it. Col. Seely was present & advised them to that a
penny for it, which was done. I remember said Thompson also at aquackan
in 1777 or in the fall season, when I was on a tour of duty as a substitute for the
have Bedell. These tours of Militia duty by Thompson, were none of the less than a
month & some of them I believe were conger. I have been well acquainted with
Jacob Thompson to this day, & now live within two miles of him. He is very helple
& infirm by old age. In the winter of 77. I dest Jacob Thompson also mar Quibble
town under Genl Winds. I was then as a fifer under Capt Layton, Thompson was three till on
the month of April, when far were plowing. Sworn & subscribed at Mendham this 19th
of April, 1837, before me, the alterations of date in the middle of this page having made
before mying & swears
John J Ballenture J. P.
Isaac Bedell
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I, Joseph Dalrimple, Clerk of Morris County, hereby certify that John &
Ballentine Esq. before whom the original Declaration of Jacob Thompson, hereunto
annexed was taken, & before whom also the depositions of Ephraim Carms, Lewis
Condict, John Johnson & Isaac Bedell hereto annexed, were taken, is a magisteth
Justice of the peace in & for said County, duly commissioned & authorized
I also certify that the signature of the name of said John S. Ballentine, to the before
named Declaration & depositions, is genuine. I also certify that Charles Ford Esq
before whom the annexed deposition of John Johnson was taken, is a Judge of the
Common pleas Court of Morris County, duly commissioned & authorized, & that the signa
time of his name "Charles Ford, thereto, is genuine. I also certify, that Elijah Ward
Esqr. before whom the annexed deposition of Job Love was taken, is a Justice of
peace in said County, duly commissioned & authorized, & that the signature of his
name thereto, "Eliah Ward, is genuine. The crasure in live of the names
Lot L. & of John Johnson, were done, before signing
In testimony whereof, I hereunto subscribe my name & affix
my seal of office at Morristown this 18th May, 1837
Jos Dabumple Clerk
into the County, Captain may, Dorson
it
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REVOLUTIONARY WAR RECORDS SECTION.
month
second
for
30
3 -- 525
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
Washington, D. C.
sion on file in this Bureau.
DATES OF
assessed
In reply to your request of
received
a statement of the military history of Jacob Thompson
dier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired
information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pen-
ENLISTMENT OR
APPOINTMENT.
LENGTH OF
SERVICE.
August 1777 served at
various times
┃ during was
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months
RANK.
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OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED.
CAPTAIN.
Shadrack Perison
Daniel Cork
Artemas Day
Dodd
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COLONEL.
Lord
Seeley
Spencer
Battles engaged in, Springfield, Connecticut Farms
Residence of soldier at enlistment, endham Sop Mora C.
Date of application for pension, Apl 3 He was
Residence at date of application, Windham L.
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Age at date of application, am Mendhams Sp N.J. Sep
Remarks: To family data
STATE.
N. J.
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Senate in the only facob Thompson of N.J. form on the Rev. War records of this Bureau
Respectfully,
5-2856
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4686.
INVALID.
File No. 4686
Joab Thompson ┃
Per. Rev. War
Act: June 7, 1832
Index: -- Vol. A, Page 372
Arrangement of 1870.}
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Rev [Revolutionary] War
Decatur Lee
Feb. 10, 1917

Commissioner of Pensions -
Washington, D. C.

Dear Sir: -
Will you kindly inform me as to whether or not one Jacob Thompson from a New Jersey Co. has any American Revolution War record?
The one to whom I refer lived near Salem, N. J. and I presume your records would show it if he had ever been in the service.

Very truly-
Mrs. Will H. Coomadt
1315 N. Edward St.