Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 44321, Samuel Ball, New Jersey
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New Jersey

Ball, Samuel 
S. 44321
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[left column]
499
from New Jersey
to Ohio
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Samuel Ball
Capt Morrison
Private
New Jersey line
in the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War
4
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Inscribed on the Roll of New Jersey
at the rate of 8-- Dollars per month, to commence on
the 7th of April 1818-
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Certificate of Pension issued the 13th of May 1818 and sent the Pensioner care of WS. Pennington Esq. Judge, HR
Newark, New Jersey
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Arrearages to 4 Sep. 1818 -   $39.40
                                                  _______
Addl 28 days                            $39.40

{Revolutionary claims,}
{Act 18th March, 1818,}

nine months
continued
Patterson, Essex Co

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Notification sent to Honor. H. Caffee Esq 1831 Newark Ohio
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Declaration of Samuel
Ball privt
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Formal. J.P.F.

New Jersey line
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Claim April 1818
Correct
D H.

Admitted
J.P.F.
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District of New Jersey
Beith remembered that in the seventh 
day of April in the year of our Lord one
thousand eight hundred and eighteen, personally
appeared before me William S Pennington Esq__
Dest.......of the United States in and for the 
aged....year...in the from of Paterson in New Jersey
New Jersey.....Samuel Ball who being
...sworn defroseth and..... that sometime
in the month of May or June in the year of our 
lord one thousand seven hundred & seventy 
eight this department regularly inlisted as a private 
soldier in Essex County in New Jersey in the 
company commanded by Captain Her....
Morrison of the first Regiment of the Jersey
line commanded by Colonel Matthias
Oyden in the continental establishment 
that he served in said company & Regiment for 
nine month/ bein the term of his enlistment
whom his was honorably discharged at
Elizabeth town in the State of New Jersey &
that he was in the Battle of Mommonth .....
received an honorable written discharge, which 
he has since lost, and believes it is not now in
existence and this department further
.........from his seduced circunstances
he needs the assistance of his county for
support, that he has no other evidence of his said services now in 
his saves except what is annoyed here....
Sworm of ........before
in the day & year first......
Samuel Ball 
William Pennington
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Daniel Condith being ..... sworn accoding
to la on his oath deposeth and saith, that 
he is acquainted with Samuel Ball in the 
foregoing affidavit nameds, that same.......in 
the month of May or June in the year of our
Lord Seventeen hundred & seventy eight.
this deponent and the said Samuel Ball both
enlisted in Essex county in New Jersey, in the company commanded by Captain
Isaac Morrison of the first Regimen of the 
Jersey line in the continental establishment
commanded by colonel Matthias Ogden,
that who said Samuel Ball served in .....
company faithfully for the term of nine
months/ being the term of his enlistment/ at 
the end of which time he was honorably 
discharged at the same time with this deponent at Elizabeth town in New Jersey.
.........further this deponent.....noto
from J..... the day and year.....
Mi.........Daniel Mark
William......Pennington
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I, William..........clerk of the District of New Jersey 
I certify that the signature to this instrument an the 
......handwriting of the William I. Pennington Esq.........
the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey 
......my hand and the seal of the.........
District Court of Newark this seventh 
day of April......
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Saml P. Ball
Licking County
Ohio

Con
on Jersey roll

returned for transfer
(with a proper form)

25 Apr. 1821.

A. H. Caffee, Esq
Newark, Ohio

depd July 5, 1821.
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The State of Ohio Licking County......
on this 2erd day of October 1820 personally appearead in 
from Court of common Pleas holden in Newark, for 
the County of Licking being a Court of Record pro-
ceeding according to the course of common law with 
a jurisdiction unlimited in point of amount and 
keeping a record of its proceedings, Samuel Ball aged
sixty six years, resident in Licking County aforesaid, who
being  first duty sworn, doth on his oath make the 
following Declaration in order to obtain the provisions
made by the acts of Con... of the 18th of March 1818 and 
first of May 1820. that he served in the Revolutionary war
in the company commanded by Captain_____Morrison
in the Regiment commanded by Colonel Mathias Ogden 
1st. regiment in the line of New Jersey and has obtained a 
pension under the act of the 18th of March 1818. his certif
icate being numbered.        (And I do solemnly swear
that I was a Resident Citizen of the United States on the 
18th of March 1818 and that I have not since that 
time, by gift, sale,, or  in any manner disposed of my
...................
property............intent thereby so to diminish...it as
to being myself with in the provision of the act
of Congress Entitled an "............to provide for certain
persons engaged in the land______Naval Service
of the United States in the Revolutionary war
_______on the 18th day of March 1818. And that 
I have not nor has any person in trust for me,, any
property or security contracts, or debts____// me
nor have I any income other than what is con-
=tained in the solu...... here into annexed
and by me subscribed.
Sworm and Subscribed
in open Court of common pleas this 23rd day of
October 1820.
Samuel Ball,
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Schedule

I have no property of any description, besides necessary clothing, and one old set of shoemaker tools. I am indebted in the sum of about forty dollars.- no debts due to me. I have no family residing with me. I am by trade a Shoemaker, but by reason of age and infirmity, and unable to purse that occupation.

Signed Samuel Ball

I Amos, H. Caffee, Clerk of the Court of Common in pursuant of the County of Licking and Seal of Ohio, Do herby certify that the foregoing oath and statement there unto [illegible] and truly true and subscribed from the records of the said Court, and I do further certify that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the said schedule is One dollar as estimated by the said court.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto Set my name and affixed the Seal of said Court this 1st day of Nov 1820

A. Ho Caffee Clk
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[hand-written on side:  'Ann...]
information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension on file in this Bureau. Samuel Ball S.F. 44321

[table follows; column headings are:]
(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 under columns as follows:]
(1)  May or June 1778
(2) 9 mos
(3) Pvt.
(4) {a} Isaac Morrison {b} Matthias Ogden
(5) 1st N. J.

Battles engaged in, ___Monmouth____
Residence of soldier at enlistment, _____Farm Essex Co. N.J.____
Date of application for pension, ___Apl 7, 1818 his cl. was al.
Residence at date of application, ___Paterson N.J. ____
Age at date of application, _____63 years____
Remarks: ____no data as to family 
For date of last payment of pension and possible date of death apply to auditor for Interior Dept, Treasury Dept. citing the following data:  Samuel Ball, Ctf. No. 499, Issue May 13, 1818, Act Mar. 18,1818
agency Ohio

Very respectfully,

OK
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44321
Revy INVALID.

File No. 44321
Samuel Ball
Priv. Rev. War

Act 18th March 1818
Index:--Vol. 3, Page 23

[Arrangement of 1870]
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Samuel Ball
Transferred from New Jersey to Ohio 5 Nov 18(illegible) from 4 March 1820.

Sep 18
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APPLICATION FOR A TRANSFER.
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County of Licking, Ohio ss.

On this 16th day of May 1821, before me, the subscriber, a Justice of the Peace for the said county of Licking-------personally appeared Samuel Ball  who, on his oath, declares that he is the same person who formerly belonged to the company commanded by Captain Morrison--- in the regiment commanded by Colonel M. Ogden--- in the service of the United States; that his name was placed on the pension roll of the state of New Jersey,---- from whence he has lately removed; that he now resides in the state (district, or territory) of Ohio ---- where
he intends to remain, and wishes his pension to be there payable, in future.

Samuel Ball

Sworn and subscribed to, before
me, the day and year aforesaid.

J. Evans J.P.

NOTE. The oath to be taken before a duly qualified magistrate, whose official
character and signature must be properly authenticated.
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State of Ohio Licking County ss
I Amos H. Caffee Clerk of the
Court of common pleas of the
County of Licking aforesaid; do
hereby certify that John Evans
Esquire, within named, now
is and was at the time of taking the
nother Deposition an acting Justice
of the peace within and of said
County duly commissioned & qualified
according to law, and that full faith and credit is due
& ought to be given to his official acts as such  In
testimony of which I have hereunto set my hand
& seal of said County at Newark this 10th day of
June AD 1820
A. H. Caffee Clk
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S 44321
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Newark Ohio
Nov. 28.07

Dear Sir.

Will you give me the time Samuel Ball served in the Revolutionary War for American Independence. He was in N.J. at that time. Got $8.00 pension from in this county as a soldier. Born 1756-died Nov 2nd 1844 this Co.

Yours
Mrs. A.E.Bancroft