Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 3782, Silas Crane, New Jersey
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New Jersey
Crane, Silas, Zipporah
W. 3782
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2745
New Jersey
Zipporah Crane widow of Silas Crane
NJ
Who served in the Revolutionary War as a private
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 30 dollars
cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1848
Certificate of Pension issued the 2nd day of January and sent to Hon. W. A. Newell Hofke

Reported 
January 2/49
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State of New Jersey
Monmouth County Ss⎬
On this third day of March one thousand eight hundred and forty five personally appeared before the subscriber one of the Judges of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas in and for said County Zipporah Crane a resident of the township of Stafford in the County and State aforesaid in the eighty second year of her age who first being duly sworn according to law doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress passed July the seventh eighteen hundred and
thirty eight entitled "an act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows"" That she is the widow of Silas Crane who was in the militia and State troops of Monmouth County New
Jersey in the service of the United States during the Revolutionary war. that so far as declarant has been informed and believes he entered the company of Capt Reuben Randolph of said township of Stafford and County of Monmouth in the spring of 1776 and marched to Amboy where the said Company was stationed which said service was either five or three months that he continued to perform militia tours of duty under Capt. Reu. Randolph and others during the year seventeen hundred and seventy seven until May seventeen hundred and seventy eight when he enlisted in the nine months service he belonged to Col. Samuel Formans regiment, during the nine months he was engaged in the
battle of Monmouth after his term of enlistment exposed he continued to serve in the militia till peace was proclaimed and the war ended.  declarant recollects that while her said husband was out in the militia although not married at the time they had an
engagement with the British and Refugees under Capt Bacon at Mannahawkin which declarant recollects was
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in the year seventeen hundred and eighty two in which engagement he received a severe wound in the thigh which disabled him for many months and which year he scar he carried to the grave. She cannot specify his service more fully. She further declares she was married to the said Silas Crane by Amow Pharo Esqr. on the twenty second day of October
seventeen hundred and eighty five that he has left no record of marriages - applicants maiden name was Zipporah Haywood  - her Sister in law Zipporah Courtney now a pensioner of the United States was personally present at her said marriage. She attaches the original record of their said marriage taken from an old book which has always be in the possession of declarant and which is in the handwriting of her said husband
That her husband the aforesaid Silas Crane died on the twenty first day of January Eighteen hundred and twenty nine. That she was not married to him prior to his leaving the
service but the marriage took place previous to the first of January Seventeen hundred and ninety four viz at the time above stated
Zipporah Crane

Sworn to and subscribed on
the day and year above written
before
Benjn Oliphant Judge

I hereby certify that the above declarant is personally known to me as a person of truth and credibility and that she is unable to appear in open Court on account of bodily infirmity
it being fifty miles distant from the County seat for holding Courts.-
Benjn Oliphant Judge
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State of New Jersey
Monmouth County ss

On the eighth day of June AD 1845 before the subscriber a Justice of the peace in and for said County Personally appeared Zeporah C. Courtney a resident of Stafford in the County
and State aforesaid in the seventy seventh year of her age a person of credibility and truth who being duly sworn according to law on her oath deposeth and Saith that she is a sister in law to Zipporah Crane who is making application for a pension - deponent
was present at the marriage of Silas Crane and
Zipporah Haywood in the year Seventeen hundred and eighty five by Amos Pharo Esqr. has always been a near resident to the said widow Zipporah Crane also well knows that the said Silas Crane died on the 21 day of January Eighteen nine and well remembers
his being Silas Crane in the Revolutionary army; and has often heard the said Silas Crane speak of his being a Soldier in the army of the Revolution
Zipporah Crane

Sworn and subscribed on the day and year
above written before
B. Oliphant
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N. Jersey Monmouth County
In the Township of Stafford January 25th
anno do year of our Lord
one thousand seven hundred & Eighty four
1784
Mary Crane was born
1784
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Sons and Daughters
of Silas Crane and Zipporah his wife
Anne Crane born April AD. 1786
Salmon C Crane born Octr 12 A.D. 1787
Hannah Crane born July ye 1 A.D. 1789
10 October 1790 Hannah departed this life
William Haywood Crane born June 10 A.D. 1791
Nathan Crane born January 10 A.D. 1793
Died 2 mo old
Sarah Crane born Decr 24 AD. 1793
Nathan L Crane born  Decr 28th 1795
Courteney Crane born Oct 21st 1797
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N. Jersey Monmouth County in the Township of Stafford January 25th and in the year of our Lord
one thousand seven hundred & Eighty four
1784
Mary Crane was born
1784
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Silas Crane and Zipporah Haywood
was formed in the bonds of Matrimony In
the Township of Stafford in the County of Monmouth in N. Jersey Oct 20th
In the year of our Lord 1785
August 24 1791
Mooved on my place at Man Hawkin where
My Father formerly lived
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Sons and Daughters
of Silas Crane and Zipporah his wife
Anne Crane born April AD. 1786
Salmon C Crane born Octr 12 A.D. 1787
Hannah Crane born July ye 1 A.D. 1789
10 October 1790 Hannah departed this life
William Haywood Crane born June 10 A.D. 1791
Nathan Crane born January 10 A.D. 1793
Died 2 mo old
Sarah Crane born Decr 24 AD. 1793
Nathan L Crane born Decr 28th 1795
Courteney Crane born Oct 21st 1797
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John Gardner Crane, born Decr 30 - 1803
Silas Augustus Crane born September 28th 1807
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Decr 9 1759 Silas Crane born
Zepporah his wife born April 11 A.D. 1764
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Silas Crane
June 12 1786
Began to first to ? a ? @ Mat. Martins
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1
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41
John to Silas Crane
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To Cash 9:6
To ....12: 9
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Recd contents in full
Per Silas Crane
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Revy 
WIDOW, &c.
File No. 8782

Ziipporah Crane ┃
Wid.
Silas Crane
Pvt. Rev. War
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Act: Feby. 2d/48
Index:--Vol. A, Page 152
[Arrangement of 1870.]
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6953
New Jersey
Zipporah Crane widow of Silas Crane who was a Private in the Revon
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of
30 Dollars 00 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1843.
Certificate of Pension issued the 3 day of June '45 and sent to Silas A Crane
Manahawkin
Monmouth Co NJ
[Act of March 3, 1843.]
Recorded in Book A
Vol 2 Page 94
.
2 Certs
1 Act 1838
1 " 1843 & 41
Repo
let to S.A. Crane Jan 13 '47
Duplicate certificate issued March
24. 1847, and sent to Silas A. Crane
Manahawkin, Monmouth Co, N. Jersey
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State of New Jersey
Monmouth County
Be it known that on the Third day of March A.D. Eighteen hundred and forty five before the Subscriber a Justice of the Peace in and
for said County Personally appeared Samuel Bennett of Stafford in the County and State aforesaid in the Eighty eight year of his age a person of credibility and truth who being duly sworn according to law on his Oath saith that Silas Crane enlisted in the nine months service in the Revolutionary war in the month of May Seventeen hundred and Seventy eight
that he has often heard him say that he was in the Service at the battle of Monmouth, and while engaged with the Militia after his return from the regular Army he was wounded in the thigh by a party of Refugees under Capt. Bacon and that he performed much other service in the Militia at different times during the war and departed this life some time in the year Eighteen hundred and twenty nine, and Zipporah Crane Still remains his widow
Samuel Bennett

Sworn and Subscribed on the day and year first above Written before me
J.P. Peckworth Justice
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State of New Jersey
Monmouth County
Be it known that on the third day of March AD Eighteen hundred and forty five before the Subscriber a Justice of the Peace in and for said County Personally appeared Sarah Randolph of Stafford in the County and State aforesaid in the eightieth year of her age a person of credibility and truth, who being duly sworn according to law on her oath saith
that her Father Reuben Randolph was a captain in the Revolutionary war and commanded a Company of Monmouth Militia who was very much engaged in the service deponent well recollects seeing Silas Crane the husband of Zipporah Crane in the company commanded by her Father and well  remembers seeing him march for Amboy this was to the best of deponents recollection in the year Seventeen hundred and Seventy Six deponent thinks he performed much service in the Militia till he enlisted in the nine months service, deponent also well recollects that he was wounded in an engagement with the
Refugees under one Capt Bacon at Mannahawkin which deponent is shure was on the First day of January Seventeen hundred and eighty two and deponent believes that the said Silas Crane was disabled by the wound he received for several months that he was a good Soldier and departed this life some time in the year Eighteen hundred and twenty nine, and Zipporah Crane Still remains his Widow
Sarah Randolph
Sworn and Subscribed on the day and year first above Written before me
J.P. Peckworth Justice
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11859
Declaration of Zipporah Crane
of New Jersey
Act July 7. 1838
Widow of Silas Crane
NJ 85C 2q
W
April 21, 1848.
Silas A Crane
Manahawkin
Monmouth County
New Jersey
See Rolls 2d Regiment
New Jersey
Philips company 9 months
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State of New Jersey
I Charles McChesney Secretary of State of the State of New Jersey do certify that Benjamin
Oliphant Esqr before whom the Declaration of Zipporah Crane and affidavit of Zipporah Courtney were taken was at the time of the doing thereof a Judge  of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas and Isaac P Peckworth Esqr before whom the affidavits of Samuel Bennett and Sarah Randolph were taken was at the time of the doing thereof a Justice of the Peace, both of the County of Monmouth in said State duly appointed Commissioned and sworn, that full faith and credit are due to their official attestations the signatures thereto being in their proper hand writing
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal of Office at Trenton in said State this Seventeenth day of April AD Eighteen hundred and forty five 
Charles G. McChesney
Secy of State
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Return of Recruits from Col. Formans Regt of Monmouth militia for filling the 4 Jersey Regt
Mens names
Silas Crane
age
19
Feet
5
inch,
7
Hair
lite
Eyes
lite blue
Compy
Miilitia
Where born
New England
Place of abode 
Stafford
Except Wm Wade all were d
When entered
May 8th 1778,elivered agreeable to order 
Samuel Furman Colo'l
2d Regt Monmouth Militia
State of New Jersey
I Charles Chesney Secretary of State of the
State of New Jersey do hereby certify the foregoing to be a true copy or abstract of paper headed as above as taken from and compared with the original 
now remaining on file in my office
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of Office at Trenton in said State this sixteenth day of April A.D. one thousand Eight hundred and forty five
Charles McChesney
Secy of State
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Zipporah Crane of New Jersey application for a new pension certificate

Issue a duplicate Certificate
under acts March 3 1843 and June 17 1844 & send it to
Silas A. Crane
Manahawkin
Monmouth County
N. Jersey
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Application for a new certificate
State of New Jersey
Monmouth County ss On this sixth day of March 1847 before me the subscriber, a Justice of the Peace for the said County of Monmouth personally appeared Zipporah Crane who on her oath declares that she is the widow of Silas Crane a private who formerly belonged to Colonel John Burroughs regiment of infantry in the service of the United States, that her
name was placed on the pension roll of the State of New Jersey at the rate of thirty dollars per annum, that she received a certificate of that fact under the signature and seal of the Secretary of War which certificate was sent to Trenton N.J. on or about the fifth day of September last directed to Charles G. McChesney Esqr. with a power of attorney to receive the last semiannual payment due on the same - that the said McChesney states that he received it and on the Seventeenth day of September last enveloped it and put it into the Post Office at Trenton N.J. directed to the care of Silas A. Crane at Mannahawkin N.J.
but that it has never been received by her
her
Zipporah X Crane
Mark

Sworn & subscribed before me the day and year aforesaid
J P Peckworth J. Peace
State of New Jersey Monmouth County Js.
Be it known that on the sixth day of March 1847 personally appeared Silas A. Crane and on his affirmation saith that he well knows Zipporah Crane to be the identical person described in the above affidavit
Silas A Crane
Affirmed & subscribed before me the day and year aforesaid
J.P. Peckworth
J. Peace
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State of New Jersey
Monmouth County Ss
I Isaac P. eickworth a Justice of the Peace for the County aforesaid do hereby certify that I am well acquainted with Silas A. Crane the within last named deponent and know him to be a man of veracity
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand this sixth day of March 1847.
J.P. Peckworth

State of New Jersey Mercer County
Account of Mails sent from the Post Office at Clinton N.J. Sept. 19th 1846
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To Mannahawkin N.J. One unpaid letter portage rated at 15 cents.
I certify that the above is a true extract from
the account of mails sent from there on Saturday Sept 19th 1846. That the regular mails for the way Post Offices in Monmouth Co. of which number Mannahawkin
is one, are made up at this office on the morning of Wednesday & Saturday of each week
L.R. Justice
Assistant Post Master

Sworn to and Subscribed this 17th day of March AD 1847. Before me  Wm C Howell one of the Justices of the Peace in and for the County of Mercer State of New Jersey
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State of New Jersey
Mercer County Ss
On the 18th day of March 1847 before the Subscriber a Justice of the Peace in and
for said County personally appeared Charles
McChesney of the City of Trenton who being duly Sworn according to law on his oath saith. That he received from Silas A. Crane Esq the Envelope hereto attached, enclosing a Pension Certificate and power of Attorney from Zipporah Crane to deponent to receive her pension from the 4th March 1846 to the 4th September 1846, of the Pension Agent
at Trenton. On the 16th of September the papers were received and her stipend of fifteen dollars drawn On the day following (the 17th) he enclosed a letter containing Zipporah Crane's pension Certificate and fourteen 50/100 dollars sealed and directed "Silas A. Crane Esqr. Manahawkin New Jersey"
the same day the letter was deposited in the Post office at Trenton. On the 7th October following deponent received a letter from Silas A. Crane stating neither the Certificate or money had been received by him or his mother, dept. called on the Post Master in this
City and procured a certificate, that he had
mailed a letter on Saturday the 19th of September to the Post office at Manahawkin N.J. Postage unpaid rated 15, cents, (being the first mail day after the letter was deposited for the Post office at Manahawkin) and forwarded the Certificate to Silas A. Crane per mail to the same Office. The endorsement on the envelope was made Sept 17. 1846
Charles G. McChesney
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year above written. before me
 Fred'k Kingman J.P.
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Silas Crane, Manahawkin
Mothers pension Certof & pay
Sep 1746 sent it
$14.50
10
 
Hon. Charles C. McChesney
Secy of State
Clinton, N.J.
Bays River Hotel
Sept 14th
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STATE OF NEW JERSEY
I, CHARLES G. McCHESNEY, Secretary of State of the State of New Jersey, do hereby certify, that Isaac P. Peckworth Wm C. Howell & Fred Kingman Esquires before whom the within affidavits were taken, were at the time of the doing thereof, Justices of the Peace in and for the countys of Monmouth & Mercer in said state, duly commissioned and sworn; that full faith and credit are to be given to their official attestations, and that the signatures thereto are in the proper handwriting of the said Isaac P. Peckworth, William C. Howell and Frederick Kingman
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed my seal of office at Trenton, in said state, this Eighteenth day of March A.D. one thousand eight hundred and forty-seven
Charles G. McChesney
Sec'y of State.
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Act Feb 2. 1848
Silas A. Crane
Mannahawkin
Monmouth, Co
New Jersey
Agent
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DECLARATION,
In order to obtain the benefits of the Act of Congress of 2d February, 1848, entitled ""An Act making further provision for surviving widows of the soldiers of the Revolution. 
STATE OF New Jersey
Monmouth COUNTY.
On this First day of September 1848
personally appeared before the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, in and for said county, duly authorized
by law to administer oaths, Mrs. Zipporah Crane
resident of Stafford
in the county of Monmouth
State of New Jersey aged 84 years, who
being first duly sworn, according to law, doth, on her oath, make the following declaration, in order to
obtain the benefits of the provision made by the act of Congress, passed the 2d February, 1848, granting pensions to the widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary war; that she is the widow
of Silas Crane who was a
Private
iin the war of the Revolution, and that she has drawn a pension at the rate of
Thirty dollars
cents,
per annum, under the Act of 17th June, 1844. She further declares that she is still a widow.
by her mark
Zipporah Crane
 
SWORN TO AND SUBSCRIBED on the day and year above written, before
J. P. Peckworth Justice of the Peace
I certify that the declarant is personally known to me, and that she is the same individual she represents 
herself to be in the foregoing affidavit.
J P. Peckworth Justice of the Peace.
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STATE OF NEW JERSEY.

I CHARLES G. McCHESNEY, Secretary of State of the State of New Jersey, do hereby certify, 
Isaac P. Peckworth Esquire,  before whom
the within affidavit was taken.
was at the time of the doing thereof, a Justice of the Peace in and for the county of Monmouth in said state, duly commissioned and sworn; that full faith and credit are to be given to his official attestations, and that the signature thereto is in the proper handwriting of the said Isaac P Peckworth
 In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed my seal of office, at Trenton, in said state, this ninth
day of September A. D. one thousand
eight hundred and forty-eight
Charles G. McChesney
Secy of State
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9370
New Jersey
Zipporah Crane
widow of of Silas Crane, who was a pensioner under the Act of - and who died on the 21 Jan 1829, of Monmouth in the State of N. J.
who was a Pri in the Co commanded by Captain
of the
commanded by
the Revon for 9 mos
Inscribed on the Roll of N Jersey
at the rate of 30 Dollars 00 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1836.
 
Certificate of Pension issued the 3rd day of June 45 and sent to
Silas A Crane, Manahawkin Monmouth N.J.

 Total amount,

[Act July 7, 1838.]
Recorded by F.L. Swann, Clerk,
book D Vol. 1 Page 193
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No 11859

Zipporah Crane
widow of  Silas
N. J. 
Act 7 July 1838
Admo 9 mo private
$30 per annum
7862
Adm.  3 March 1843 and 7
June 1844 
$30.00per annum
 622
Silas A Crane
Manahawkin
Monmouth Co
N. Jersey
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Jan 13 47
Bass River Hotel
January 11th
Hon. J. L. Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City D.C
C.
Zipporah Crane
6953 - NJ M 43
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Mannahawkin N.J. Jany 11. 1847
Sir
upon the 19th of September last. Charles
G. McChesney Esqr. deposited in the Trenton N.J. Post office a letter enclosing my mother's (Zippora Crane widow of Silas Crane) certificate of Pension
together with the last half yearly payment which
he drew for her from the Pension Agent at Trenton directed to me. but the letter certificate nor money neither never have been received-
There has not been any robbery of the mail
any where upon the route - it has been misforwarded at some of the P.O.s or stolen by some P.M. or his assistants -
Will you please to inform me how I can get
the Certificate renewed?
 
And Oblige
 Your Humble Servant
Silas A. Crane

Hon J.L. Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions