Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W 7989, for Anthony King, New Jersey
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SERVICE
New Jersey

King, Anthony
Mary

NUMBER
W7989
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New Jersey 984
Mary King
Widow of Anthony King dec'd
who died on the 25th February 1836
of Essex Co in the State of N. Jersey
who was a Corporal in the Company commanded by Captain ------
of the Regt commanded by Col Mayton in the New Jersey line for 7 years
Inscribed on the Roll of New Jersey
at the rate of 88 Dollars --- Cents per annum
to commence on the 28 day of February 1836 
Certificate of Pension issued the 10th day of June 1837 and sent A. Reynolds Paterson N.J.
Arrears to the 4th of March 1837 $528.
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 Sept "
44.00
$572.00

Revolutionary Claim,
Act July 4, 1836,
Section the 3d
Recorded by D D Addison Clerk
Book A Vol. 1 Page 148
by
Let to Moses Wright Sept. 5 '43
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8450
New Jersey
Anthony King
of Essex County in the State of New Jersey
who was a private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Dayton of the New Jersey line, for the term of 7 years
Inscribed on the Roll of New Jersey at the rate of 8- Dollars per month, to commence on
the 30th of March 1818
Certificate of Pension issued the 29th of March 1819 and sent to Abraham Reynolds Esq
Livingston Essex County New Jersey
Arrears to 4th of Mar. 1819  11. 6/31 = 89.54
Semi-anl. all'ce ending 4 Sep 1819 48.
$137.54
{Revolutionary claim,
Act 18th March, 1818.}
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State of N Jersey
Essex County Ss
On the 30th day of March 1818 before me
the subscriber one of the Judges of the Court of Common pleas in and for the said County personally appears Anthony King aged sixty one years resident in the County of Essex
& State of New Jersey who being by me first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the provision made by the late
act of Congress entitled an act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land & naval service of the United States in the revolutionary war That he the said Anthony King in the year 1776 at Newark in the County of Essex & State of New Jersey enlisted in the company under the command of Captain Gifford of the third Jersey Regiment commanded by Col Elias Dayton that he continued to serve in the said Corps or in the service of the United States from the date of his enlistment until after the conclution of peace with Great Britain when he was regularly discharged at Newburgh in the State of New York
That he was in the Battles of Woodbridge Shorthills German Town York Town in Virginia also at shemony under the command of Genl Sullivan and that he is in
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reduced circumstances and stands in need of the assistance of his country for support
Sworn to and declared before me the day & year aforesaid
Abrm Reynolds
Essex County Ss Personally appeared before me Abraham Reynolds one of the Judges of the Court of Common pleas in and for the said County Pierson Green & Silas Parrot who being by me first duly sworn doth depose and
declare that they were both personally acquainted with the aforesaid Anthony King and knew him, and done duty with him, when he was a regular soldier in the service of the United States during the Revolutionary
war and further saith not
Pierson Green

his
Silas X Parrot
mark 

Sworn and subscribed to this 4th day of May 1818 before me
Abrm Reynolds
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examination of
Anthony King Private

Dayton's Regt
N Jersey Line
1776 till "after Peace"
30th March 1818-

I Abrm Reynolds Judge as afsaid do certify that
Anthony King the within applicant is in reduced circumstances and stands in need of the assistance of his country for support
Livingston 12th March 1819
Abrm Reynolds
Adm
The Judge has not certified as to reduced circumstances of Applicant
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I Abraham Reynolds Judg &c as aforesaid do certify that it appears to my sattisfaction that the said Anthony King did serve in the revolutionary war as stated in the preceding declaration against the common enemy and I now transmit the proceedings & testimony taken & had before me to the Secretary for the Department of War pursuant to the directions of the aforementioned act of Congress
May 4th 1818

Abrm Reynolds
State of New Jersey
Essex County, Ss, I, Silas Whitehead Clerk of the Court of Common pleas of the said County of Essex hereby certify that Abraham Reynolds, Esquire the person before whom the foregoing
 affidavit appears to have been taken was at the time of the taking thereof and still is a Judge of said Court as appears by the
Rolls of County officers in my office, and that the foregoing signature is the proper hand writing of him the said Abraham Reynolds
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the seal of said court the fourth day of June Anno Domini eighteen hundred and eighteen
S. Whitehead
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1698 -

Mary King
widow of Anthony
N. J.
Deduct
died 28 Feby 1836
Adm
2 years Corporal
88$

A Reynolds Esq
Paterson
N. Jersey

1698
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State of New Jersey
Essex County ss
On this second day of March in the year
of our Lord one thousand Eight hundred and thirty seven before me Abraham Reynolds a Judge of the inferior Court of Common
Pleas in and for said County of Essex, personally appeared Mary King a resident of Livingston in the County of Essex & State of New Jersey aged eighty ---- years (being unable to appear in open Court by reason of old age and bodily infirmity) who being first 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 Frith AD 1836. That she is the widow of
Anthony King who was a corporal of infantry in the New Jersey line of the army of the Revolution and who was a pensioner under the Act entitled An Act for the relief of certain surviving officers and soldiers of the Army of the Revolution approved the 15th May 1828 and was inscribed on the pension list
roll of the New Jersey agency at the time of his death, And she further declares that she was married to the said Anthony King on the Second day of May in the year 1782. That her husband the aforesaid Anthony King died on the Twenty Eighth day of February AD 1836 and that she has remained a widow ever since
that period, as will more fully appear by refference to the proof hereunto annexed, and she further declares that the certificate of marriage hereunto annexed is the identical certificate delivered to her at the time of her
said marriage, and that she is the identical person named in said certificate as Polly Shores which was her name previous to her said marriage-
her
Mary X King
mark

Sworn & Subscribed before me the day & year first above written
A J Reynolds
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I hereby certify that I have been personally acquainted with Mary King (sometimes called Polly King) more than thirty years and know her to be the widow of Anthony King who within my own knowledge was a pensioner under the act entitled an act for the relief of certain surviving officers and soldiers of the army of the Revolution I also know that Anthony King died leaving no children I further certify that Mary King the present applicant is highly creditable that she is labouring under bodily infirmity and unable to attend in open court
A J Reynolds

Mrs. King thinks that her husbands pension certificate was issued by the Treasurer of the United States in August 1829 and that
it was numbered 225.
A J Reynolds
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South Hanover May 2. 1782
This may Certify all whom it may concern that the Pensioner Married Anthony King to Polly shores
Ebenzr. Bradford N T D
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Essex County
State of New Jersey ss.
On this Second day of March in the year of our Lord one thousand Eight Hundred and thirty seven personally appeared before me Abraham Reynolds a Judge of the inferior Court of Common pleas in and for the said County of Essex Isaac Baldwin and Moses Ely both residents of Livingston in the County of Essex and State of New Jersey who being duly sworn according to law do depose and say
that they were personally acquainted with Anthony King and Mary his wife sometimes called Polly who lived together as man and
wife in the Township of Livingston for the space of thirty five years preceding the death of the said Anthony King, that he was a pensioner of the United States and that he died on the Twenty eighth day of February AD 1836 And they further declare that the said Mary King now applying for a pension
is the widow of the said Anthony King, and that she is now unmarried, and has remained a widow ever since the death of Anthony King her said husband
Isaac Baldwin
Moses Ely
Sworn and subscribed before me the day & year first above written
A J Reynolds

I hereby certify that Isaac Baldwin and Moses Ely are creditable witnesses
A J Reynolds

State of New Jersey
County of Essex 
Ss: I Elias Van Insdale Jun. Clerk of the County
of Essex, and Clerk of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas in the said County Do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings in the matter of the application of
Mary King the widow of Anthony King for a pension; that Abraham Reynolds Esq. before whom said proceedings were had, was then & still is one of the Judges of said Court
residing in said County duly commissioned & sworn,
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that the signature "A J Reynolds" Subscribed to the several Jurals of the forgoing affidavits & wherever it seems said proceedings are genuine
and that full faith & credit may be given to his official acts.
In Testimony Whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal of Office this Thirtieth day of March AD Eighteen hundred and thirty seven
E Van Arsdale Jr Clk
,
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Rev. and 1812 Wars Section
October 13, 1923

Frederick W. Kehl
30 N. LaSalle St., Room 1333
Chicago, Ill.

Sir:
I have to advise you that from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim W. 7989 it appears that Anthony King enlisted in Newark, Essex County, New Jersey in 1776 and served as a private and Corporal in Captain Gifford's Company, Colonel Elias Dayton's New Jersey Regiment and in Captain Joseph Anderson's Company, 1st New Jersey Regiment; was in the battles of Woodbridge, Short Hills, Germantown, Chemung and Yorktown and continued in service until after
the conclusion of peace.
He was allowed pension on his application executeed March 30, 1818 while a resident of Essex County, New Jersey aged sixty-one years. He died February 28, 1836 in Livingston, Essex County, New Jersey.
Soldier married May 2, 1782 Mary or Polly Shores who was allowed pension on her application executed
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March 2, 1833 while a resident of Livingston, New Jersey aged eighty years. She died July 18, 1843.
One Moses Wright of said Livingston on September 1, 1843 stated that his wife was the only legatee of soldier, (her name and relationship not stated),
In order to obtain the date of last payment of
pension and name of last person paid, you should apply to the Pension Section, Civil Division, General Accounting Office, 1800 E. St., N. W. Washington, D. C. citing all of the following data: "Mary, widow of Anthony King, Certificate 984, issued June 10, 1837,
rate $88 per annum, commenced February 28, 1838, Act of July 4, 1836, New Jersey Agency"
Respectfully,
Commissioner.
Miss Wilson said not use the statement that soldier died "leaving no children"

Later, when I had charge of these records
This soldier was pensioned also under the act of May 15, 1828.  This claim was adjudicated in the Treasury.  I found in an old letter work, his pension etc. which was issued Mch. 29, 1819 under act of Mar 18,1818, which
he surrendered with his 1828 application, which with a letter from A. Reynolds dated June 21, 1828, I also found in the same letter book and placed with other papers herein 
MMF
Nov 1935
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Revy WIDOW, &c.
File No. 7989

Mary King

Wid, of
Anthony King
Corpl. N.J. line
Act: July 4/36, Sec 3d
Index:-- Vol. A, Page 401 
[Arrangement of 1870.]
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Frederick Wright Kehl
R1333=#30 N LaSalle St
Chicago

ROOM 4133
30 NORTH LA SALLE STREET
CHICAGO
Aug. 31-1923

Bureau of Pensioners
Revolutionary War Sec
Washington, D.C.

Dear Sir:-
for qualifing in Soc. S A R I am required to furnish certificate of service of my ancester -
Anthony King presumably born in Essex Co. N.J. b. 1755 serving as Pt. in N.J. Line.
Pensioned Essex Co. 1818, Suspended 18- resumed again cannot say
Kindly furnish all data shown on your records in regard to him - name of wife-children, birth and death if shown
Thanking you, Sincerely Frederick Wright Kehl
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Moses Wright
Sept 5. 1843
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Pension Office
Sept 5. 1843
Sir,
In answer to your letter of the 1st inst. I have to inform you that Anthony King dec'd was pensioned under the act of May 15. 1828, at the rate of $88 per annum from the 3d of March 1826. His widow Mary King received a pension under the act of July 4, 1836, at the same Annual rate, commencing on the day
when he died. The vouchers upon which
the payments were many are on file office of the Third Auditor, who may perhaps on application by letter inform you who received the money,
Moses Wright, Esq
Livingston
N Jersey
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Sept 4. 1843
Anthy King
N J roll



Auditor of Pension Office
Washington City 
D.C.
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1 Sept. 1843- Livingston Essex Co N Jersey
Dr Sir - I wish to trouble you so far as to give
me a little information respecting the Pension of the widow of the late Anthony
King dec' of this Township, should like
to know exactly what Amount has
formerly been drawn from your department
by said Anthony King deceased, and Also
what amount by his widow (yearly) who
is deceased since the 16 July last-
Col Abraham Reynolds who was agent
for both these pensioners, held a life power
from them, and has recently failed and
gone to the State of Illinois, and take all
his papers with him, my wife is the only
Legatee for the Balance of such Pension
as may be coming to the decd Mrs King,
and I wish to prevent the Balance from
falling into the hands of Abm Reynolds
you will be so good as inform me what
course I must pursue to obtain the balance
of said Pension
-
I am Sir Your most obt Serv
Moses Wright
Anthy Kind $88 - Dec'd 28 Feb 1836
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To The Hon J.L. Edwards Esq
Commissioner Pensions
Washington
D C
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Paterson N.J.  April 3d 1837
Dear Sir
I herewith enclose the papers of Mary
King (widow of Anthony King decd) for a pension. You will please address me on the subject as soon as convenient
Most Respectfully Yours
A. Reynolds

To
the Hon J. L. Edwards Esq
Commissioner of Pensions
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For the purpose of obtaining the benefit of the Act entitled an act for the relief of certain surviving officers and soldiers of the Revolution approved on the 15th of May 1828 I Anthony King of the Township of Livingston in the County of Essex and State of New Jersey do hereby declare that I enlisted in the
continental line of the Army of the Revolution for and during the war and continued in its service until its termination at which period I was a Corporal in Captain Joseph Andersons Company in the first Regiment of the New Jersey line and I also declare that I afterwards received certificates for the reward of eighty dollars to which I was entitled under a resolve of Congress passed the 15th of May 1778.
And I further declare that I was stricken off the Pension list of the United States in the year 1820 under the belief that I did not need
any assistance from the United States
after having received as a pensioner the seem of ninety six dollars paid by the Agent for paying pensions in the State of New Jersey In consequence of which I was not on the 15th day of May 1828 on the Pension list of the United States
Witness my hand this 16th day of June in the year of our Lord 1828
his
Anthony X King
mark
In the presence of A. Reynolds
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Before me Abraham Reynolds a Justice of the peace in the County of Essex in the State of New Jersey Personally appeared this day Caleb Tichenor and Henry P. Davison of the said County who did severally make oath that
Anthony King by whom the foregoing declaration was subscribed is generally reputed and believed to have been a soldier in the Army of the Revolution in manner as therein stated
Caleb Tichenor
Henry P Davisson
 Sworn and subscribed this 16th day of June in the year 1828 before me
A Reynolds

State of New Jersey
County of Essex ss: I Asa Whitehead Clerk of the Inferior Court of Common pleas in and for said County of Essex do hereby certify that Abraham Reynolds before whom the foregoing affidavits were made was at the time of taking said affidavits a justice of the peace and duly empowered to administer oaths.
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set
my hand and affixed the seal of said Court
this twentieth day of June in the year of our
Lord one thousand eight hundred and
twenty eight.
Asa Whitehead
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Act 1828
Settled at Treasury
Cons'd with A O W wid
File # 7989
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To the Honourable Secretary of the Treasury
Sir
I herewith transmit the declarations of
Anthony King together with the affidavits Court Seal &c for the purpose of obtaining the benefits of a late Law of Congress granting relief to certain surviving officers and soldiers of the army of he Revolution as he was discharged at Newburgh in the State of New York in the year 1783.  It is presented that the public records will fully corroborate his statements
It is his wish that you direct to me at
Livingston Essex County New Jersey
I have the honour to
be Sir Most Respectfully yours
A. Reynolds
Livingston Essex Co. N. Jersey
June 21. 1828
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Sept 10. 1819. Pd  to Sept. 4.1819
May 5. 1820 paid to May 4. 1820
8450
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War Department
REVOLUTIONARY CLAIM.
I CERTIFY that, in conformity with the law of the United States, of the18th of March, 1818,
Anthony King late a private in the Army of the Revolution, is inscribed on the Pension List, Roll of the New Jersey Agency, at the rate of eight dollars per month, to commence on the thirtieth day of March one thousand eight hundred and eighteen
GIVEN at the War Office of the United States, this twenty ninth day of March one thousand eight hundred and nineteen.
J C Calhoun
Secretary of War.
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218
No of orig Pay 218.
REVOLUTIONARY CLAIMS.

TREASURY DEPARTMENT.
19 July 1828

Anthony King of Livingston in the County of Essex in the State of New Jersey, has applied to the Secretary of the Treasury for the benefits of the act, entitled ""An Act for the relief of certain surviving officers and soldiers of the Revolution," approved the 15th of May, 1828. He states that he enlisted in the Continental line of the army of the Revolution, for and during the war, and continued until its termination, at which period he was a Corporal
in captain Joseph Anderson's company, in the regiment of the New Jersey line and that he received a certificate for the reward of eighty dollars, provided by the resolve of the 15th of May, 1778; and further, that he was not on the 15th day of May, 1828, on the pension list of the United States, and that he has received as a pensioner since the 3d of March, 1826, nothing

The Third Auditor is requested to report how far the several statements are corroborated by
the records in his office
By order of the of the Secretary,
A. Dickins

TREASURY DEPARTMENT.
THIRD AUDITOR'S OFFICE,
22nd July 1828
It appears by the records in this office, that a certificate for the reward of eighty dollars has
been issued to Anthony King in the New Jersey line.
It further appears that Anthony King is not now on the pension  list of the any 
agency, and has been so since the 3d March 1826
Peter Hagner Aud