Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 11,943, James Adams, New Jersey.
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Service New Jersey.
Adams, James 
Number S. 11.943

carded?

Contents
*June. 2, 1760 at Heardwick,Sussex Leo, N.J.
res. at eul. Newtown, Sussex Leo, N.J.
res. ui 1832 Arcadia, Wayne Leo N.J.
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20.124 
N. York
James Adams

of Naper Co In the State of N. York who was a private in the [illegible] commanded by Captain Priec of the Reg. commanded by led. Hawtheson on the N. Jersey line for 9 Mon.

Inscribed on the Roll of N. York at the rate of 50 Dollars - Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 7 7 day of Aug. 1822 and sent to N Sep on Lyons

Arrears to the 4th of Mar 21 $60
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 Sept. 22 15
$73

{Revolutionary Claim Act June 7, 1832.}
Recorded by Go. C. Stiles Clerk
Book E. Vol. 3. Page 41
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9. mo. pre
30$

Wm Sisson Agent
Lyons N.Y.
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State of New York
County of Wayne Ss.

On this second day of October in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty two personally appeared in open Court, before the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Wayne now sitting, James Adams, a resident of the Town of Arcadia in the County of Wayne and State of New York aged seventy two years and upwards, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress, passed June 7, 1832.
That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers, and served as herein stated. In the month of September  in the year 1775 at New Town, Sussex County, & State of New Jersey. I went as a substitute for Wm. Osborn who had agreed to go as a substitute for a person not now recollected by sue for one month, to serve in the militia and did serve as such for one month under Capt. Healey of Sussex County. Peter Hopkins of New Town aforesaid was was Lieutenant in Col. Hawkerson's Regiment. The Col. lived in Hardwick same county. I marched through Morristown & Woodbridge to Amboy, was stained and served there until the expiration of the month and was dismissed there. This service commenced in the month of September in the year 1775 aforesaid. 

At the expiration of the above term, I entered and served for one month immediately after the above months service, as a substitute for the above named Wm. Osborn who was drafted, or whose term it was to serve in the militia for one month. This month's service commenced in October 1775. I served under Capt. Francis Price of New Town aforesaid. Thomas Gustin of New Town was Lieutenant in Col. Hawkerson's Regiment. I was a [lillegible] a/c practice at the time to said Capt. Price and I did not
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return to Newtown until the end of the two month's service's. The [illegible] was on Staten Island & we were engaged in watching them and guarding the lines.

In the beginning of the year 1776 I served at Elizabeth town one month under Lieutenant Benoni Astin of New Town. I volunteered & served in the militia for said month - do not recollect the Colonel's name. We were guarding the frontiers. This service was in the militia of New Jersey. I cannot State the precise time of the service but there was snow of the ground when he was dismissed. In the fore part of the Summer of the same year 1776. [illegible] was drafted at New Town, Sussex County in the State of New Jersey from the militia to serve for one month and did serve the same, under Capt. Cortright (or Kortright) of Minisink same county and State. Lieutenants name was Stgg, do not recollect his given name or where he was from. I was stationed at a place called Paramus in New Jersey, were we camped in the vicinity of an English neighborhood, was engaged in guarding and protecting the frontiers and inhabitants. Col.'s name was Frelinghouse & he was also at Paramus. 

In or about the month of September in the same year 1776, I was drafted at New Town, Sussex county aforesaid from the militia, to serve for the term of one month and did serve the same, under Capt. Henry Kuntrymow of New Town aforesaid. I do not recollect the names of the other officers of the company. Ephraim Martin of Hardistown commanded the Regiment. The company was stationed at Springfield first and there had a battle with the Brittish plundering party. a major had his shot from under him, his name was Mott, or Spencer, not certain which. they then marched to New Brunswick. This was the same time General Washington retreated from New York
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through the state of New Jersey. We were driven from New Brunswick and retreated to Morristown and at the expiration of the term I was discharged at Passaic River, or near it. The next morning after the engagement at Springfield we were reinforced by 200 of the Continental troops from Morristown & we then [illegible] but did not overtake them.

In the month of February (I think) in the year 1777. I volunteered for one in the militia of New Jersey at New Town Sussex County aforesaid, and served the same under Capt. Francis Price of same town. I believe Zachariah Price, a brother of the Captain was Lieutenant was in Col. Ephraim Martin's (of Hardistown, Sussex County aforesaid) regiment. We marched first to a place called Quibbletown, and thence to Westfield, where we had our engagement with the enemy who were plundering the inhabitants and took about forty of the enemy [illegible] overs. At the end of the month's service I was discharged at Westfield. In the fall of the year 1777 about the month of October I was drafted from the militia at New Town aforesaid to serve for the term of one month, and served the same under Capt. Longstreet, who I believe lived in said New Town, do not remember the Lieutenant's name, Isaac Martin a brother of Col. Ephraim Martin, acted as Colonel, but do not think he had a commission. We marched from New Town to Westfield and was stationed there the whole term. were engaged in guarding the inhabitants and preventing the enemy from plundering. was discharged at Westfield. In the latter part of June or forepart of July in the year 1780 there was an alarm that the Indians were doing mischief on the Delaware River, the whole of the company to which I belonged to in New Town aforesaid then commanded by Capt. Jacob Hull of said town
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we're called out into service, and I and among them, being the militia, and were marched to a place on said River called Schapinach, an Indian name, where the Indians had done mischief when the alarm had somewhat abated, I and a good many others of the company then volunteered and served at that place and at Minisink together for the term of two months. This term was served under said Capt. Still. We were employed in guarding and protecting the inhabitants along the river and the property. Col. Rosecrantz of Wallpack, Sussex County, commanded as Colonel and I was discharged at the expiration of said two months.

I have no documentary evidence to prove my services. And I know of no person whose testimony I can procure who can testimony to my services. To the interrogatories required by the Regulations of the War Department, to be propounded by the court to him, the said James Adams, answers as follows. To the first interrogatory, he answers that he was born in the Town of Hardwick in the County of Sussex and State of New Jersey, in the year 1760 in January.   To the second Interrogatory, he answers that he has no record of his age. 
To the third interrogatory, he answers that when he was called into service he was living at Newtown Sussex County and State of New Jersey. That since the Revolutionary War he lived in New Town and in Wall Peck the adjoining town, Sussex County aforesaid until within 16 or 17 years past since which he has lived in Wayne County and State of New York and that he now lives in the Town of Arcadia, County of Wayne, and State of New York.
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null To the fourth interrogatory, he answers,  that
he was called I to service, the two final terms he
went as a substitute, once for William Osborn and for said Osborn, who had agreed serve as a substitute for some other person not now recollection by him. That he was drafted three times and volunteered three times, as herein before stated. And that he served as a private in all the terms of service.
To the fifth interrrogatory he answered that he does not recollect the names of any regular officers at Amboy when was stationed there in 1775, and there were other troops besides his regiment and as much as another regiment or more of the militia. That when he served at Paramont in 1776 these other militias troops in service there and dies not recollect any regular officers except Col. Feelinghouse that springfield in 1776 there were two officers besides that of his regiment, whose names were Mott & Spencer, one was a major and does not know what rank the other held and cannot saÿ whether they were regular officers or whether they belonged to the militia, and there were  other militia there at the time he does not know any of the officers that came to Springfield with the regular troops that he does not recollect the names of any regular officers or any other troops  at Westfield in 1777 except the militia of Sussex County at either time he served there. That in his service in 1780 he does not recollect of any regular officer being stationed where was or any other troops except the regiment he belonged to. There was in that Regiment then under the command of Col. Rosecrants a Capt. Beckwith and that the general circumstances of his service are herein before stated as far as he can recollect them.
To sixth interrogatory he answers that he  never received any written discharge from the service.
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To the seventh interrogatory,  he answers and states the names of the following persons whom he is known in his present neighborhood and who can testify to his character for veracity and their  belief of his services as a soldier of the Revolution,, to wit. George  Van Ostrand, Daniel Marquard, Isaac Newton Clark, Jasper Woodbeck, Levi Van Inwagen and Joseph Crandalll.
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity, except the present and declares that his  name is not on any pension and of the agency of any state.
{Sworn and subscribed the
day and year aforesaid}
James Adams
in open court   John S. Cuyler, clerk

We, Samuel Dunn residing in the town of Arcadia in the County of Wayne and State of Nsuew York and Josiah  St. John residing in the town of Arcadia in the County aforesaid do hereby testify we are well acquainted with James Adams who has Sworn  and subscribed to the above
declaration
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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 futher certifies that it appears to them that Samual Dunn is who has signed the space ceding certificate is a resident inteh town of Arcadia in the County of Wayne and State of New York, and that Josiah St. John who has also signed the same is a resident in the town of Arcadia in the County and State afore said and are both credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.

I John S Cuyler Clear of the Court of Common Please of the county of Wayne and the State of New York do hereby certify that the foregoing contained the original recognized of [illegible] of the Court in the matter of the application of James Adams for a pension.

In testimony whereof I have hereto set my hand and affixed the seal of said office this Second day of October in the Year of Our Lord One Thousand Eight Hundred and Thirty two.
John S Cuyler Clerk
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N. 793

James Adams
Wayne C: N York

16.

p 393

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Wm [Illegible] Lyons 
Wayne Co NY
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BRIEF in the case of James Adams of Waybe C in the State of N York
(Act 7th June, 1932
1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? Court

 2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?

3. How old is he? 72 years

4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed. 

Period. Duration of Service. Rank. Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served.

Years, Months, Days. As a. Gen. 
 (WRITING ILLEGIBLE)

5. In what battles was he engaged? None 1780-

6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? (ILLEGIBLE)

7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditional evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? In a (ILLEGIBLE)

8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? not (ILLEGIBLE)

Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers afree with the evidence in the case above mentioned
(ILLEGIBLE), Examining Clerk.
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Revolution
11943
INVALID
File No. 11.943
James Adams
Priv(ate) Rev. War
Act: June 7th 1832
Index:- Vol. A, Page 3
[Arrangement of 1870.]
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The National Archives Form VAM-51 12-5-41
Bounty Land Warrant Record Card*
Division of Veterans' Administration Archives
Name: Adams, James
Grade, Private
Line, New York
Warrant Number: 6738
Acreage:100
Issued July 24, 1790 to John Lawrence, assigned
*The information concerning the issuance of warrants carded on this form is found in volumes 2 to 4 of "Land Warrants Issued Prior to 1800" which are registers of bounty land warrants issued to non-commissioned officers and privates under congressional resolutions of September 16, 1776, and subsequent days. Other records relative to the applications for warrants appear to have been destroyed in the War Department fire of November 9, 1800. Information concerning warrants surrendered to the Federal Government is to be found in General Land Office records in The National Archives.
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The National Archives Form VAM-51 12-5-41
Bounty Land Warrant Record Card*
Division of Veterans' Administration Archives
Name: Adams, James
Grade: Private
Line: New York

Warrant Number: 6738
Acreage: 100
Issued: Sept. 28, 1790 to Bartholomew and Fisher, assignees

*The information concerning the issuance of warrants carded on this form is found in volumes 2 to 4 of "Land Warrants Issued Prior to 1800" which are registers of bounty land warrants issued to non-commissioned officers and privates under congressional resolutions of September 16, 1776, and subsequent dates. Other records relative to the applications for warrants appear to have been destroyed in the War Department fire of November 9, 1800. Information concerning warrants surrendered to the Federal Government is to be found in General Land Office records in The National Archives.