Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 1056, for William Mc Teer, New Jersey
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3 - 1776)
SERVICE
New Jersey
CONTENTSof


by
Mc Teer, William 
NUMBER
S. 1056
carded
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New Jersey No 28.356
William Mc Teer.
of Monmoth Co in the State of New Jersey
who was a private in the Compy commanded
by Captain Brewer of the Regt commanded
by Col
line for
in the New Jersey
 7 months
Inscribed on the Roll of New Jersey
at the rate of 23 Dollars 33 Cents per annum,
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
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Certificate of Pension issued the 14th day of May
1834

W. L. Dayton, Fralla, N.J.
Arrears to the 4th of Mar. 1834. 5.39
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 Sept "" 11.66
$81.65
⎨ Revolutionary Claim,
Act June 7, 1832.
Recorded by R. Burdine Clerk,
Book E Vol. 3 Page 122.
Order to pay 12 Sept. 1837.
Edwin Smith

Nov 19 1851
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26182
Wm Mc Teer

suspend

Wm L. Dayton
Freehold
Monmouth Co - N.J
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WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
19 Aug. 33
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: ⎬
You will, when
you return your papers to this Department, send this printed letter with them; and
you will, by compling with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your
claim.

1779
1780
1781
PRIVATE
A Statement, showing the Service of
Duration of the
claimant's service.
4
1
2
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7
Ran
ck of
the
claimant.
Names and rank of the Field officers
under whom he served.
Genl Davis For
Mar
Eve Saml Forman
┃ Lieut Col Elisha Law
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┃ may Wm Montgom
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Age at present,
┃ and place of abode
┃ when he entered
the service.
aged
70
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┃ Abode
by
Upper Free
Fourth
┃ Monro
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I am, respectfully,
Proof by which the declaration is supported.
Appr of Living with
and
Mr Wm Mc Teer
Graditimary Evidence
Your obedient servant,
J. L. EDWARDS,
Commissioner of Pensions.
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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.
2. ┃
The Regular Troops.
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 claim
ing the benefit of this law as officers, non-commissioned officers, mucicians or privates, will, in the first
instance, 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 Distrie of
On this
day of
County of
of
A. B. a resident (b) of
personally appeared (a) before
aged (c)
in the county of
and State, Territory or District
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 provision made by the act of Congress, passed
June 7th, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year (d)
served in the
(e) regiment of the
with
line, under the following named officers:
and
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
Sworn to and subscribed the day
and
And then will follow the certificate of the Court
A. B.
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (g) that the above named applicant was a revolutionary
soldier, and served as he states.
of the Court of
the application of that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of
for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of this
day of
& 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 Militia,
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
hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with
and C. D. residing in (the same)
subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be
who has
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 days 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
putting the interrogatories 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.
who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman, resident in the
and that C. D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the
and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I,
Clerk of the Court of
do hereby certify that the foregoing
contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of
for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal
of office, thisday

of
& 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 of at 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
upon the transaction.
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
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alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person
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.
{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?
(Te has become of it?
Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what
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 the 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 represents, and that he is reputed
and believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and that they concur in that opinion.
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
inquiry 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 for
required, and submit to the examination, before and
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
┃ 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.
The declarant must make his declaration in the county where he resides. If he should fail to do so, he must assign a sufficient reason for not
conforming to the rule.
The age of the claimant must invariably be mentioned.
The declarant must mention the period or periods of the war when he served.
the name of the Colonel under whom he served; otherwise a satisfactory examination
of the
the
length of his service, and the difrent
grades in which he served, in language so
mite 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 in the person, and in the following months, and
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MANIFETCHES --
and for such service I 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 to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months,
in the infinite, 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
every case be clearly shown under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement;
embodied corps called into service by competent au-
Chery; 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
The law makes the relinquishment indispensable.
The minion of the Court is always required.
The Clerk must give his certificate in every case.
The Clerk must fix his seal, and if it has no device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal, or if he has no pubseal
of office, the certificate of a Member of Congress, proving the official 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.
In a case where the name of
Proof of Service.
who are required to set forth in the announcement, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses
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
are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops. The proof required by rule in
note applies to continental troops only.
17) If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
┃ The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.
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Thomas Mc Teer
one child & hereof
William M. Lee
a Pension on the
Roll of N. Jersey
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Claim for an increase
& proof of add. Service
Edwards & Smith
Agents.
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State of New Jersey
Town of Freehold
Monmouth County
S.S.
On this
third
day
of September A.D. eighteen hundred and fifty one
personally appeared before me a County Judge in and
for said County and State at a special term of
said Court held in the County town and State
aforesaid on said day and year, Thomas McTeer
aged fifty eight
years and a resident
of said county and State who being first duly
sworn according to law, doth declare and say that he
is the only surviving child of William McTeer
deceased, that his said father William Mc Teer was a
private in the Revolutionary War, and that
he was a United States pensioner placed on the ┃
pension roll, of the State of New Jersey at
the rate of twenty three dollars per annum
Deponent further states that his father the
said Mc Teer departed this life, on the
twenty fourth December eighteen hundred and
forty eight. Deponent further states that he frequently
conversed with his father, previous to his decease
in relation to his services in said war, that
he stated he was a private in a company,
commanded by Captain James Brewer, that he
entered the service in the month of June
A.D. in the year seventeen hundred and seventy
nine, that he also served under captain John ┃
Conover, John Coward and Nathaniel
Pothers, in monthly tours, and at different
times in all amounting to between
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eighteen and nineteen months that he was
stationed at Nut Swamp near Tinton
Falls, under Colonel Samuel Forman
Deponent therefore makes this declaration
in order to obtain all and every all arearages,
due to his father the said William McTeer the
said
annexed
Sworn to and subscribed
Thomas Archer
before
me on the day
year first above written
 and the words their and interlined before execution.
John T. Woodhall Judge
of the Court of Common pleas
in & for the County of Monmouth
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Town of Freehold
Monmouth County

State of New Jersey D.S.S.
On this Twenty Seventh
day of August Eighteen hundred and fifty
one personally appeared William Applegate a
United States pensioner placed on the Rolls
of the State of New Jersey who being first duly
Sworn makes oath and says that he was personally
acquainted with William Mc Teer a Private in
the Revolutionary War between the United States
and Great Britain; That said Mc Teer entered the
service of the United States during the month
of June and seventeen hundred & seventy nine and
served under Captain James Brewer & Colonel
James Forman & Lieutenant Colonel E. Lawrence
said Mc Teer also served under Captain John
Conover Captain John Cowered and
Nathaniel Polkemus; This Deponent further
States that he saw the said William McKee
several times in the service aforesaid He was
at Middletown and nut Swamp near Finton fall
he also see the said McGee at the Court house
at Fricholo then called the Monmouth and house
Deponent further states that the said McGeer served
in all together as a private in said War Eighteen
months and upwards, or between eighteen & Nineteen
months, that he this deponent saw the said The
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when he returned home from the War; deponent
further states that he is aged Ninety Two years and
a Resident of the Town, County & State aforesaid, and
That the said William Mc Teer departed this life

on the day of December AD eighteen hundred &
forty eight; That Thomas Mc Teer of said County &
state is the only surviving child of William Mc Teer
aforesaid Deceased & that he the said Deponent is disinterested
in the application of Thomas Mc Teer for
arrearages of Pension due his father the said
William Mc Teer (Deceased) at
Sworn to & subscribed before
me on the day & year first
above written
Amos Shaw Justice of the Peace
I also certify that the
foregoing deponent statements are entitled
to full credit and belief
him to be of the age stated by him in
and I believe
his foregoing deposition
Amos Shaw Justice of the Peace
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State of New Jersey
Monmouth County
ss
I Daniel Christopher Clerk
of the said County, do hereby certify, that John F.
Woodhull whose name is subscribed to the Certificate of Proof or acknowledgment of the annexed
instrument in writing and endorsed thereon, was, at
the time of taking such proof or acknowledgment, a
Judge in and for the County aforesaid
dwelling in the said County, and duly authorized
to take the same, I also certify that Amos Shaw
who hath taken the acknowledgment of the owner
ed instrument in writing was at the time of taking
such proof or acknowledgment and now is a
Justice of the Peace in and for said County

and duly authorized to take the same and
that I am well acquainted with the handwriting
of the said John T. Woodhull and Amos Shaw
and verily believe that the signatures to the said
Certificate of proof or acknowledgment is genuine
and that the said instruments are executed and
acknowledged according to the laws of the State of
Testimony whereof, I have hereunto
set my hand and affixed my offi
cial seal this fourth day of September 1851
Daniel Christopher
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applemental affidavit of William McTeer
in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress
passed June 7, 1832
Monmouth Co ss. Personally appeared before the
subscriber a Justice of the Peace in & for said County
William Mc Teer who being duly sworn upon his oath
That he is unable to procure any witness who can swear
to his revolutionary services in detail. That the testimony
of Lewis Compton, who has subscribed the affidavit to his orginal papers is as specific as he can procure. The
he is himself, unable to state much additional to his
original declaration - He is certain that he served
---
serve tours of a month each under Capt James Bran
- Lieut James Cox and Eason David Inlay as
originally stated. That his head quarters during each
of there they were at the Court House &c-- That he
cannot swear positively as to the mouths of service,
but he believes, from the fact of his entering the service in
.
June 1779, and serving his first tour under the
officers above stated that the months were June
Augst Oct & Decr in the year 1779, but he is unwilling
to swear to those months with certainty that his
Marches were as originally stated &c. He is likewise
certain that he served one tour of one month under Capt
John Conover, & thinks that this tour was in the fall
of the year 1780. That this time was in Upper Freehold and this
were marched thence to Freehold, & thence to different points
along the shore, but he cannot specify the precise spots
He is likewise certain that he served one town for
month under Capt John Cowan Lien Bray Leffin
son of Upper Freehold, & they were marched the same
This he was in the summer of the 81 as he thinks (but on the
as in the last tour named
He is likewise certain that he
served one tour of one month under Capt Nathaniel
Pathemas his service was very shortly after the surrender
of Lord Cornwallis and he thinks from that part
that it was in the fall of the year 1781. This town
was performed at the Court House, in the township
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of Freehold. He is satisfied that he served his regton
monthly tours from the time of his entering the service to the
End of of the war, but he is unwilling to swear to any
at the above-- His memory is very much impared
and his bodily vizon almost gone-
Sworn & Subscribed this 30
of Sept. 1833 before me
W
William Mc Teer
I Thomas C. Thornton a Justice the same in for
said County do hereby on that there is no Clergyman
living in the vicinity of William Mc Teer and that
Counselors & Peter Runnel, whose names are as
be to the certificate to his original declaration and
die sons, and their statements are entitled to it
Witness my hand Lt. 5th 1833
Thos C Throckmorton Juster
I William Lean one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas of said County do certify, that there is no Clergy
man resident in the vicinity of Wm Mc Teer the
above applicant for a Pension. That Corley &
Peter Runnels whose names are subscribed to the certifican
to his original declaration and credible persons and
their statements are entitled to credit
Witness my hand ⌨ be 5 1833 William Lloyd
---
David H. Ellis Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of
County, do certify that the annexed paper contain the angel
and supplimental proceedings of said Court in the matter of the applica
tion of William McKenn for a Pension. I further certify that those
Thickmorton is a Justice of the Peace of sd Court and William Lloyd Jay
of said Court of Common Pleas- That thing are duly commissioned & sworn as
such & their names enrolled in my office - That I am acquainted into
their hand writing propectively, and believe their signatures to the above
certificate to be genuine. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set
hand and seal of office this 5th of Sept A.D. 1833
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Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of
the Act of Congress passed June 7th 1832
State of New Jersey
Monmouth County
Personally Appeared on this twenty
sixth day of July
AD 1833 in open Court
before the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in & for
said County now sitting William Mc Teer resident of the township of Freehold
in the County aforesaid aged 70 years, who being first
duly sworn according to law, on his oath doth
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
is herein stated - State he was drafted in the year
1779 in the month of June (as he thinks) and was in
mediately enrolled in the Company of Capt James
Brewer, Lieutenant James Cox and Ensign David
Story of the Township of Pepper Freehold, that he
immediately marched to Allentown in said township
& thence to Freehold (then called the Court House That
by Reason of old age and consequent loss of memory
he cannot swear positively as to the
period of his service; but that according to the
best of his recollection he served not less than the
periods mentioned below & in the following grades - served as a private under the company officers above
named four several tours; on each of which
Deponent marched from Allentown to the Court
House, the place of general rendesvous) and thence
to different points along the shore to wit: Shrewsbury
Highlands, Long Branch & as the exigencies of the service required; that he served as a private one your
under Capt John Conover, in the Township of Freehold
& injuring the shores of
One four under Capt John Coward & Lieut. Benj
---
Jefferson in the Township of upper Freehold. Also one
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Tour under Capt Nathaniel Pothems at the Court House in

the Township of Freehold. The above services were
principally performed in the Township of Freehold
to which his companies belonged he was occasionally
served with them in gaurding the shores in the town
ship of Middletown and Shrewsbury from the incursion
of the British and eager at Shoal Harbour, High
ands, Long Branch & at the various station along
the Coast from Amboy to Long Branch,
that he is unable to specify the particular times at which
his tours and performed. That from the time he entered
the service in June 1779 he served regularly whenever
called upon viz his monthly tours of duty untill the
end of the war during that time he drew rations & received
payment in Continental money, that he never
of
hired a subsitute or paid a fine in the whole period
but now from old age and consequent loss of
memory is unable to specify any except the above
tours of service. That he was born in the City of New York
November 14th 1762, that his birth is recorded
in Trinity Church Book in New York, that he
moved to upper Freehold in the County of Monmouth
in 1776. That he has no documentary evidence to support
his claim. That during the time above specified he served
in an embodied corps called the service under the
authority of this State, that during the time of his service
he was in the fields & not engaged in any civil pursuit
That the periods of service above specified were the
monthly tours.
field officers our Genl David Forman Col. Saml
Forman, Sent. Col. Elisha Lawrence, Major
William Montgomery, Does not recollects of any
Continental regiments with which he served. that he
has no doubt that his services would amount to Eighteen months or two year if he could recollect them, but
from the loss of memory is unable to specify more
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than the above. That he hereby relinquishes every
claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the
present, and declares that his name is not on the
pension roll of the agency of any State
Sworn & subscribed this 26
of July in open Court
William Mc Teer
John Headen
I Lewis Compton aged 76 years residing in the Town
ship of Freehold, do hereby certify that I was well acq
ainted with William Mc Teer who has sworn & subscribed
at the above declaration and having heard it read
believe it to be true was not ever in the same company
with him, but saw him several times during the war
at Monmouth Court House the place of generals
[illegible] acting as a soldier; commit specify
any particular service in which he was engaged,
but know him to have been a soldier of the Revolution and to have performed the Regular tour of duty
as the service require
Sworn & Subscribed this
26th Day of July AD 1833
in open Court

John Hodder
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Where and in what year were you born
Ans. In New York Nov 10th 1762
Qus 2
Have you any accord of your age-
None, except the Trunty Church Book 1
Quis 3 Where were you living when called into service,
where have you lived since the revolutionary war, and where
do you now live - lived in Upper Freehold when called
into service- Has lived in Freehold
in war & now lives in Freehold
Guis 4. How were you called into service; were you
drafted, did you volunteer or were you a substitute.
And if a substitute for whom: DRAFTED
Qued 5 State the names of some of the regular officers
with whom you served, such of the Continental &
malitia regiments as you can recollect and the
general circumstances of your service - all declaration
Quis 6 Did you ever receive a discharge from the
service, and if so by whom was it given & what
has become of it Nothing but a verbal discharge
Quis 7 State the names of persons to whom you are
known in your present neighbourhood and who can
testify as to your character for veracity and
this belief of your service as a soldier of the
revolution Corlis Lloyd Esqr & At Runnels
Sworn & subscribed the 26th of July
in open court
John Headder
William Leon
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Collis Lloyd Esq & Peter Runnels both
residing in the township of Freshed aforesd
hereby certify that they are well acquainted with William
Mc Teer, who has subscribed and sworn to the above
declaration, that we believe him to be 70 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
Sworn & Subscribed the day
& year aforesaid in open court

Corley
Lloyd
John Harden

Peter Runnels

And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion
after the investigation of the matter and after putting
the interrogatories prescribed by the war Department,
the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier
and served as he states. And the Court further
certifies, that it appears to them, that Lewis Compton
Cortis Lloyd & Peter Runnels who have subscribed the needing
resident of the Township of Freehold &
affidavit are credible persons
to credit
& their statement entitled
John Patterson
John Head
John W. Davison
Daniel H Ellis Clerk of the Inferior Court
of Common Pleas of the County of Monmouth,
Do hereby certify that the foregoing contains
the original proceedings in the said
the said Court in
the matter of application of William Mer
for a pension.
the seal
for
further certify that John Headden, John Paterson

Paterson and John W. Cannon and Judge of the
Court of Common Pleas of said County, duly commission
and sworn & that full faith and credit and
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due to their official acts further certify that I am
acquainted with their hand writing inspection and
believe the signatures to the annexed papers to be
genuine - In testimony whereof I have hereunto set
my hand of office this 8th day of
August AD.
D. H. Ellis
in
Petition of William McTeer
Benefit of the Pension
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Rev War
INVALID.
No.
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1056
William McTeer,
Pri NJ Line
Act June, 1832.
1
dex: -- Vol.
A. Page 242
Arrangement of 1870.
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New Jersey

William McTeer
Suspended
see letter
Wm L. Dayton
28 Oct 1833-
Admit as private
7 mo
$23.33
Act 7 June 1832
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Know all Men by these Presents, THAT I
Thomas McTeer a resident of Town of
Freehold Monmouth County and State of New Jersey
have made, constituted and appointed, and by these presents do make, constitute, and
appoint James L Edwards of Washington City D.
my true and lawful Attorney for me and in my name, place and stead, to
collect receipt and give receipt for all arrearages
of pension due to my father William McGeer
deceased for his services, as a private in the Revolution
War between the United States and Great Britain

giving and granting unto my said Attorney full power and authority to do and
perform all and every act and thing whatsoever requisite and necessary to be done

in and about the premises, as fully, to all intents and purposes, as I
might or
could do if personally present, with full power of substitution, and revocation, hereby
ratifying and confirming all that my said Attorney of his
substitute shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
Witness my hand this third
Sealed and delivered in presence of
day
of September in the year one thou-
John Woodhull
sand eight hundred and fifty one
-
M. A. Peirce
Thomas McTeer

Sworn to and acknowledged before me, this third
day of September in the year one thousand
eight hundred and fifty one
John T. Woodhall Judge
of the Court of Common pleas in & for
the County of Monmouth
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State of New Jersey
Monmouth County ⎬ I, Daniel Christopher Clerk
of the said County, do hereby
certify that John T Woodhull whose name is
subscribed to the Certificate of Proof or acknow
ledgment of the within Power of Attorney, was
at the time of taking such proof or acknowl
edgment a Judge in and for the County afore
dwelling in the said County, duly authorize
to take the same, and that I am well acquain
lect with the handwriting of the said John T.
Woodhull and verily believe that the signature
to the said Certificate of Proof or acknowledg
ment is genuine, and that the said instrument is executed and acknowledged according to the laws of the State of New Jersey
In Testimony whereof, I have
hereunto set my hand and
affixed my official seal this
---
fourth day of September A.
1857
Daniel Christopher Clk
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Thos McTeer
Son of Wm McTeer
J. S. Edwards
-
Power of att
the
Col
July 18 1857.
We desire to see the
Revolutionary papers
of Wm McTeer
Fear of
New Jersey
Jul 18,
-
157
Edward Smith
by Mr Smith
July 27, 1857
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State & County of New York, S.S.
Thomas McTeer
a credible person,
son of William McTeer
makes oath he is the
McTeer, who was a
revolutionary pensioner on the Trenton
New Jersey
account of
in
Captain David Bayars co. from
Monmouth County New Jersey in the War
of the Revolution
---
He authorizes
appoints, James
Edward of Washington D. C.

to examine all passes, connected with
said
service, or pension, & obtain all
information in
regard
P.T.
Betts,
to the same,
Thomas McTeer
Sworn to & acknowledged
mark
16th
day
of
July 1857
before me this
Dan Seixas
Notary Public
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Washington Sept. 1851
Sir
Enclosed we send the declaration
of Thomas McTeer, only child thereof
Wm McTeer a revolutionary Pensioner
on the Roll of N.J. with Power of atty,
and affidavit of Wm Applegate & James
Hendrickson, both Pensioner on the N. J. Rolls
who prove the service as claimed by the
Son, & also as originally claimed by the
Father in his declaration, he claim
is for the difference between the amount
allowed, some 23 per anum & that to
which the soldier was entitled for the service
performed, from the commencement of
his Pension at the date of his death the 24
Dec 1848
Very Respectfully
Edwards  Smith
J. E. Heath Esq
Com Pens
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Geo. W. Crump Esqr
Sir: I again take the liberty of forwarding
the Declarations of Wm Mcteer & Peter Patterson applicants
A
under the act of June 7, 1832.
I regretted that they were returned on my hand
for amendment. The whe prepared with as much
can and precision as any others that I had
forwarded to Department a certificate allowed
had hoped that some lot
in recuring or repeating there applications, and put
such may exist although I have been unable to dis
then. Be that as it may I have endeavored to
amend the enclosed in conformity with what
presume it was required by the Department-
Patterson has been more specific in regard to
the place of his service, and to detail more he
cannot-- it is impossible to detail the common
service of Militia in any manner except by stating
time, place & officers, and to require more of this
than he has given, is asking more of memory than
an honest one can supply-
McTeer States with precision the several
tours he has performed, & he testifies that he is
certain as to their performance &c. The best evident
of his truth is, that altho he entered the service
long before the war, and honestly believes that he said
each alternate month to its close, yet as he cannot ┃
swear positively to a distinct recollection of the seven
towns, he claims only for the 7 to which he can distinct
Swan
the witnesses cannot detail the services of the ┃
applicants, and unless there some peculiar fact
to impress it on their memories it is impossible that they
should, neither by the act of Congress, nor the original
rules of the department, was it absolutely spential
that an applicant should have any living witness
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whatever; much lef was it require that each 
witness should give an entire sketch of the revolution
services of the applicant I respectfully submit to
you or to Mr Edward
---
that these applicants are fairly within the provisions
of the law and entitled to the Pensions. Permit me
to beg your earliest attention &c
Freehold, Month Co. N.J.
Sept 5. 1833
very respectfully
Wm L. Dayton
Lynch
Simons
of funds
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State of New Jersey
Monmouth County
S.S.
Personally appeared
before me, on this fifth day of September in the
year A.D. eighteen hundred and fifty one, James
Hendrickson, aged one hundred years a resident of
said County and State, who being first duly sworn
makes oath and says; That he is a United States
Pensioner placed on the pension roll.
of the State of New Jersey. that he was personally acquainted with William McTeer deceased
. That the said McTeer, was a Private in
the Revolutionary War, between the United States
and Great Britain, That the said McTeer entered said service in the month of June
in the year A.D. Seventeen hundred and seventy
nine, under Colonel
Forman, and in a
company commanded by Captain James Brewer
and that the said McGeer, also served under
Captain John Conover, John Coward and
Nathaniel Polkemus, in monthly tours, amount
ting in all, to nearly nineteen months
Deponent also states, that he saw the said
McGeer. several times during the said service
and that he this deponent was in the said
War, at the same time, and from circumstances
which the accused he recollects and speaks
positively in regard to the service performed
by the said McGeer, Deponent further states
that he saw the said McGeer, after the close
of said service, and after his return home from
said war, and often conversed with each other, ┃
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leas
with relation thereto, that the said Mc Teer,
departed this life, on the twenty fourth day
of December in the year A.D. Eighteen hundred
and forty eight. Deponent further states, that
he is personally acquainted with Thomas
McTeer, a resident of said County and State.
and that he is the only surviving child,
of William McGeer, deceased, as aforesaid
and that he the said deponent is disinterested, in the application of Thomas McTeer
for
arrearages of
pension due to his father the
said William McTeer, deceased who died
leaving no widow or other child.
his
James Hendrickson
Mark
Sworn to & subscribed
before me on the
Samuel and
day and year first
above written
Justice of the Peace
---
I also certify that the
statements of the foregoing deponent
are entitled to full credit and belief and
I believe him to be of the age as therein
stated, and from age and infirmity he is unable to appear in open Court
Justice
are
of the Peace
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State of New Jersey
Monmouth County
I Daniel Christopher Clerk
of the said County do hereby
Certify that Samuel Laird whose name is subscribed
to the Certificate of Proof or Acknowledgment of the
witnessd instrument in writing and endorsed
thereon is and was at the time of taking such proof
or acknowledgment and now is a Justice of the Peace
in and for the County aforesaid, dwelling in the said
County, and duly authorized to take the same, and
that I am well acquainted with the handwriting of
the said Samuel Laird and verily believe that the
signatures to the said Certificate of Proof or
acknowledgment are genuine, and that the said
instrument is executed and acknowledged according to
the laws of the State of New Jersey
In Testimony whereof, I have
hereunto set my hand, and affixed
my official Seal, this fifth day of
September A.D. 1851
Daniel Christopher