Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 9,892, for Henry Snell, New Jersey
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Service
New Jersey

Snell, Henry
Hannah

Number
R 9892
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No 14307

Naomi Doughty
child of 
Hannah Snell
widow of
Henry Snell
N.J.

Vespasian Ellis
Atty
Washington
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New Jersey Atlantic County 

The Affidavit of Naomi Doughty of the County of Atlantic in the State of New Jersey who stated that her Father Henry Snell was a Drummer in the New Jersey Militia in the Revolutionary War and was Pensioned in 1833 at the rate of  $32.94 per annum in the County of Gloucester, now Atlantic County aforesaid & that he died 29 March 1842 leaving a widow Hannah Snell, the mother of this affirmant & that said Hannah Snell died on the 30th day of October 1845 leaving this affirmant his only surviving child.   That said Henry Snell & Hannah Snell were married on the 28 day of July 1790 & that by reason of said marriage of said Hannah Snell became entitled to a pension on the death of her husband at the same rate allowed to him to wit $32.94 from 29 March 1842 when said Henry Snell died to the time of her own death.  To wit 30 October 1845 and said Hannah never received any pension whatever and therefore defane? ought to be allowed to this affirmant.  She therefore respectfully claims the pension which is due to her month as aforesaid.  This affirmant stated that she was herself born on the twenty fifth day of December Anno Domini 1804
and is one of ?? children of said Henry and Hannah Snell all of whom are dead except herself.

Sworn and Subscribed this First day of Jany 1851 before me.

Naomi Doughty

Andrew P Hugg Justice of the Peace of the County of Atlantic

New Jersey to the County 
The affidavit of Kesiah Gaskell of the County of Atlantic in the State of New Jersey who states that she was well acquainted with Henry Snell and Hannah Snell his wife, late of said County both of whom are now deceased, that this Deponent Kesiah Haskell is now of the age of 77 years and has always resided in the County of Atlantic (formerly Gloucester)  for the whole of her life. That Henry Shell and Hannah Snell cohabited together as man and wife so far back as Seventeen Hundred & 90 until the death of C. Henry Snell which happened 29 March 1842 and that the said Hannah Snell departed this life October 30, 1845 and that Naomi Doughty late Naomi Snell is the only surviving child said Henry and Hannah Snell decd
 Sworn & Subscribed Jany 1. 1851 before me Andrew P Hugg Justice of Peace
 Keziah Garkell
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State of New Jersey
Atlantic County

I, Joseph B. Walker Clerk of the Circuit Court of said County of Atlantic in the said State, do hereby certify that Andrew P. Hougg Esq who has taken the foregoing affidavit of Naomi Doughty and Keziah Gaskill is now and was at the time of taking said affidavit, a Justice of the Peace in and for said County, duly Commissioned and sworn and residing in said County, and as such Justice of the Peace is duly authorised under the Secy of said State to administer oaths and affirmations and I do further certify that I am well acquainted with the hand writing of said Andrew P. Hougg Esq, and that his signature to the foregoing affidavit is genuine.
In testimony where of I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court at May’s Landing in said County and State this ninth day of January in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty one (1851)

[signed]
Jos B. Walker. Clk
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17.856-17.856
New Jersey

Henry Snell
of Gloucester in the State of N. Jersey
who was a Drummer in the Corp commanded 
by Captain Snell of the [Regtan] commanded by Col Ellis in the N Jersey line for 9 mon:

Inscribed on the Roll of New Jersey at the rate of 32 Dollars and 94 Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1834

Certificate of Pension issued the 28th day of Sep.
[illegible] and [illegible] H Smallwood

Arrears to the 4th of Mar. '33  $xxx.xx
Semi-anl allowance ending [illegible] 33  $xxx.xx
$82.35
4th Mar '34 $16.47    $?2.33

$98.82  
Revoluntionary Claim,
Act June 7, 1832

Recorded by Go Stiles. Clerk
Book E. Vol 4 Page 132.
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Paid at the Treasury under the
Act of the 6th April 1838 from
4 March to 4 Sep 1840. agt
notified 30 Sep 1841.
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Henry Snell

around 9 mo Drummer

J. C. Smallwood
Woodbury N.J.
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Declaration
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June 1832
State of New Jersey. Gloucester County

On this the twenty sixth day of June in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty three, personally appears in open Court before the Court of Common Pleas  of the County Gloucester now sitting, Henry Snell a resident of the Township of Hamilton in the County of Gloucester and State of New Jersey, aged Sixty nine years the first day of November next, who being first duly sworn according to the law, doth on his oath make the following declaration in and to obtain the benefit of the provisions made by the act of Congress passed June 7th 1832.

That he entered the service of the United States under the following named offices and service as herein stated – 
That is to say – in the Month of December 1777, He entered a company Commanded by Captain Samuel Snell in Col. Ellis Regiment.  The Company marched from Mayslanding by Blue Anchor and Longacoming to Haddonfield, where we quartered and remained until discharged in the month of January 1778 – after being
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being in the service one month – during this time whit declarant service as the Drummer of the Company – 
He next entered the service, in the latter part of the month of March or early in April 1779 in Company Commanded by Captain Robert Snell / the brother of the declarant / in Col Robert Taylor’s Regiment  the Company Marched from Mayslanding down the River to Somers Point at the mouth of Great Eggharbor River, where we quartered at the Fort or Battery which had been built at that place.  We remained there and in the service until about the first of December 1779 or till the early part of the month when we were discharged and went home.  this declarant was in the service eight months during this tour – and during all which time he was the Drummer of the Company, a man named John Whily was the Fifer, during all the time aforesaid he was in actual service and performed duty every day, and was not engaged in any other pursuit.  The whole length of time that he Served and while he was engaged in a Regular Organized Body or Corps was nine months at least, and during all which time he was the Drummer and
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and the only Drummer of the Companies to which he belonged – he has no Documentary Evidence, and for the Evidence of his Services he must refer to the affidavit hereto annexed – 

“He was born in the Township of Eggharbor in the County of Gloucester New Jersey in the year Seventeen hundred and Sixty four’
“He has no Record of his age at this time, the house in which his father family lived was burnt down many years ago, and with it all his furniture, papers books and the Family Bible containing the ages of his Children, was burnt at the same time – he has been told by his parents that he was born on the 5th day of November 1764”
“He lived where called into service in the Township of Eggharbor in the County of Gloucester New Jersey.  He has lived at the same place since the Revolutionary War, and now lives at the same place within a mile of the place where he was born – the Township of Eggharbor was divided some years ago, and he now lives in the part of it called “Hamilton”
“He volunteered whenever he was called into the Service”
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Col Paocter was with the Troops where he served at Eggharbor and some other Regular Officers also, a Captain Boyle was there, he thinks that Col Shay or Deshay was also there - they staid but ashort time with us – he does not remember that he ever saw a Continential Regiment, before Col Ellis Regiment of Militia at Haddonfield New Jersey and Col Taylors at Eggharbor.”
“He never received a written discharge from the Service.”
“He is acquainted with John Estell Esquire, Lewis M Walker Esquire, Daniel Baker Esquire, Philip Emmell Esquire, Dr Jonathan Pitney, Dr Mahlon D Canfield, and many others in his neighbourhood”
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension of annuity except the present, and declare that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any State.

[signed]
Henry Snell
Subscribed and sworn in open Court, the date first written
Ephraim Miller
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We Philip Emmel & Archibald Campbell residing in the County of Gloucester in the State of New Jersey, do hereby Certify that we are well acquainted with Henry Snell who has subscribed and Sworn to the above declaration, that we believe him to be more than Sixty eight years of age, that he is reputed and believed in the neighbourhoods where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in the opinion

Philip Emmel and Archibald Campbell from the day and year above written before
Ephraim Miller

[signed]
Philip Emmel
Archibil Campbell

And the Court do hereby declare their opinion after the Investigation of the Matter, and after putting the Interragatories prescribed by the Wars Department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier and served as he states, and the Court further certifies that it appears to the that Philip Emmell Esquire and
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and Archibald Campbell who have signed the preceeding Certificate are resident with the Township of Hamilton in the County of Gloucester, New Jersey and are credible persons, and that their statement is entitled to credit.

Ephraim Miller

I John Smallwood Clerk of the County of Common Pleas of the County of Gloucester in the State aforesaid, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Henry Snell for a pension.
In Testimony where of I have hereunto set my hand and seal of the office at Woodbury in said County  this twenty seventh day of June AD eighteen hundred and thirty three
Smallwood Clk
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State of New Jersey Gloucester County
On the twenty sixth day of June A D 1833 before me the subscriber one of the Justices of the Peace of the County of Gloucester in the state aforesaid, personally appeared James Somers of the said County aged seventy one years and upwards and Jesse Somers of the said County aged seventy years nearly, both of whom are respectable and credible persons and worthy of full credit and belief, and the said James & Jesse each, alleging himself to be Conscientiously scrupulous of taking , were severally duly affirmed according to the law, and do upon their respective affirmation sat that they are well acquainted with Henry Snell and that they knew him during the latter part of the Revolutionary War, and these affirmants further say that in the year 1778, a small Fort was built at Somers Point upon the land of their father,  John Somers now deceased, and within two or three hundred yards of the house where he lived, and in which the said Jesse Somers one of these affirmants now lives, that they remember very well that the said Henry Snell was stationed there the next season after the Fort was built,  they cannot say positively how long he remained.
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remained there, but believe that it was eight months, he was the Drummer of Captain Robert Snell’s Company, which was attached to Col Taylor’s Regiment whilst there they saw the said Henry Snell very frequently sometime they saw him every day, and at other times some days might have intervened without their seeing him, but they saw him pretty much every day during the season. The said Henry Snell was there.  And these affirmants further say that during the time that the said Henry Snell was stationed at the said Fort he was the only Drummer there, and when off of duty, they all being youngsters of about the same ager, were very frequently together – and at their fathers house, and other places in the neighborhood and these are some of the reasons why they remember the said Henry Snell so particularly as they do, they lived at their fathers house at the time.  And further these affirmants say not

Subscribed and affirmed the day above before
Philip Emmell

[signed]
James Somers
Jesse Somers
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State of New Jersey Gloucester County

On the twenty sixth day of June A D eighteen hundred and thirty three before me the subscriber one of the Justices of the Peace of the said County of Gloucester in the state aforesaid, personally appeared John Stewart of the said County aged seventy two years and upwards a person of credibility whose statement is worthy of belief, and who being duly sworn according to the law, saith that he is well acquainted with Henry Snell and knew him during the Revolutionary war, and this affirmant further said that he remembers very well that before the said Henry Snell of Haddonfield New Jersey in the winter of the year 1777. 8. he was their Drummer in a Company Commanded by Captain Samuel Snell which Company was attached to Col. Ellis Regiment of Militia which then lay at Haddonfield, this affirmant does not know how long the said Henry Snell remained in the service at Haddonfield, he this affirmant was there one month, and he supposed that the said Henry Snell remained as long
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long as he did, but is not certain of this.  And this affirmant further saith that he afterwards saw the said Henry Snell at Somers Point and in the neighborhood, he was still Drummer, and was beating the Drum when before him,  this was the during the war.

Subscribed and sworn the day and year aforesaid before me
Philip Emmell

John Stewart

I John C Smallwood Clerk of the Court  of Common Pleas of the County of Gloucester in the State of New Jersey, do hereby certify that Philip Emmell Esquire before whom the foregoing affidavits of James Somers & Jesse Somers and John Stewart, were made is now, and was at the time of the taking of the said Affidavits one of the Justices of the peace in and for the said County of Gloucester duly commissioned and qualified and that the signature of the said Philip Emmell subscribed to the said affidavits is in the proper hand writing of him the said Philip Emmell- 

In Testimony whereof I have here to set my hand and seal of Office at Woodbury in said County this first of July AD 1833
Smallwood clk
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Henry Snell Departed this life March the 29th day 1842 in the 84 yeare of his Age

Hannah Snell Departed this Life October the 30, 1845 in the 77 year of her age
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Marage
Henry Snell and Hannah Robart
was married July the 28, 1790
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State of New Jersey, County of Atlantic 
The affidavit of John W. Smith aged fifty nine years who being duly sworn says he has been acquainted with Naomi Doughty for twenty five years, that in the presence of this affirmant, this day, the said Naomi Doughty, produced the family Bible of her deceased father Henry Snell, of her mother Hannah Snell des, & cut out the family record attached to this
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Affidavit & which the affiant verily believes is the tens family record of the family of said Henry Snell deceased, & from which it appears that said Henry Snell was married to Hannah his wife on the 28th day of July 1790 & that said Henry Snell died March 29th 1842 & that Hannah his wife died October 30th 1845
[signed]
John W Smith

Sworn and subscribed before me this Eighth day of January 1851 by John W. Smith a credible witness New Jersey
Sworn and subscribed before me one of the Justices of the Pleas in and for the County of Atlantic this Eighth day of January one Thousand Eight Hundred and fifty one
John Hogan Justice
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State of New Jersey
Atlantic County

I, Joseph B. Walker Clerk of the Circuit Court of said County of Atlantic do hereby certify that John Hogan Esquire who has taken the foregoing affidavit of John W. Smith is now and was at the time of taking said affidavit, a Justice of the Peace duly Commissioned and sworn residing in said County of Atlantic, and as such Justice of the Peace is duly authorised under the Secy of said State to administer oaths and affirmations and I do further certify that I am well acquainted with the hand writing of said John Hogan Esquire, and that his signature to the foregoing affidavit is genuine.
In testimony where of I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said County at May’s Landing in said County and State this ninth day of January in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty one (1851)

[signed]
Jos B. Walker. Clk
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Memorandum

Henry Snell, drummer, was pensioned in Gloucester (now Atlantic) County N, Jersey under act June 7/32, at rate of $32:94 per annum, which he recd till his death , 29 March 1842.

His widow, Hannah Snell, was not pensioned.  She died Oct 30th 1845 having married 28th July 1790.

She left one child only, to wit Naomi Doughty, formally Snell, who makes application for the pension
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to which her mother was entitled from her fathers to her mothers death, 3 yrs payments at $32.94 per year.

The proof of marriage is from the family Bible, the leaf cut out at my suggestion, sworn to; taken proof of another witness.

Respectfully submitted
Vespasian Ellis
her attorney
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Treasury Department
Second Comptroller's Office
September 22, 1841

Sir:

Under the act of the 6th of April, 1838, entitle "An act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain Pensioners, and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury of the United States," Henry Snell  - a Pensioner on the Roll of New jersey Agency, at the rate of Thirty two Dollars and 94 Cents per annum, under the law of the 7th June 1832, has bee paid at this Department, from the 4th of March to the 4th Sept, 1840.

Respectfully yours, 
Albion K Parris
Comptroller

To the Commissioner of Pensions, 
Present
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No 14.307

Hannah Snell decs
widow of Henry
N.J.

Act 7th of July 1838

Letter to V. Ellis April 23d 1837
[illegible]. 19 May [illegible]

9892
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9892
P.O.
Hannah Snell

Enlisted: _____, 18
[stamped] Rejected

Discharged:  ____, 18

Application filed: _____, 18

Alleges: _____
_____________
Re-enlisted: _____
_____________

Attorney: _____
P.O. _________
_____________
[initials FR]  Recognized.   ______ Contract.
______Cert of Dis.   Searched for _____, 18